Chapter 978 The Wind Chasing Boy (4000+ chapters~)
There is actually another reason why Wu Jianye chose to go to Greece for vacation, that is, this year's World Youth Men's Basketball Championship is held in Athens!
As the birthplace of modern sports, Greece’s sports environment has always been very good.
In addition, basketball itself is a big ball sport, so even the Youth Men's Basketball Championship has attracted a lot of spectators.
But not every game has a lot of spectators. In such a competition, only the games played by host teams like Greece or traditional strong teams like Australia and Spain will have a lot of spectators, while those from other countries will have a lot of spectators.
Almost!
American teams have never paid much attention to such games.
What Wu Jianye came to watch this time was actually the Chinese team's game.
There are two players in this national youth team who are worthy of special mention. One of them is Wang Zhizhi, who is now known as the young boy who chases the wind. At this time, Wang Zhizhi did not want to look a little fat like later generations, but was thin. Although he played
He has to be in the center position, but his speed is actually not slow at all, otherwise he wouldn't be called the boy who chases the wind.
The other one is Li Nan, who is known as Xiao Li Feidao. As a senior basketball fan, Wu Jianye, when he was reborn, the last news he got was that Li Nan served as the head coach of the national team and led
The national team competed in the World Championships held in China, but I don’t know how the results were!
Wu Jianye and Zhou Huimin were sitting in the first row. This time, Wu Jianye did not say hello in advance, but asked Yaoguang Group's branch in Athens to buy tickets for him.
The competition was not very intense. The strength of the Chinese Youth Team was there. In this competition, they only finished ninth. However, this could not cover up Wang Zhizhi’s brilliance. In this competition, Wang Zhizhi
Ranked second in total points, second in total rebounds, and first in blocks, he was named the best center in this competition. He was also honored as the block leader and was selected to the best team.
After the game, Wu Jianye did not say hello to the team, but went back to the hotel directly. He waited until the Chinese team finished this tournament before Wu Jianye came to the hotel where the Chinese team was staying.
"Captain Kuang, nice to meet you!"
At the hotel where the Chinese team stayed, Wu Jianye saw the leader of this youth team, Team Kuang!
Captain Kuang is 1.93 meters tall. Even when Wu Jianye stands in front of Captain Kuang, he looks a lot shorter. Before becoming the leader of the youth team, Captain Kuang was the main defender of the Bayi team and the national team.
, later after retiring, he served as the head coach of the Bayi Team for a period of time, and then transferred to work in the Basketball Department of the National Sports Commission.
Captain Kuang was actually a little confused about Wu Jianye's appearance. Although Captain Kuang was a sports worker, it didn't mean that Captain Kuang didn't know about Wu Jianye.
So after answering Wu Jianye’s call, Captain Kuang agreed to meet Wu Jianye!
"Director Wu, you are so polite. I didn't expect to see Director Wu here!" Captain Kuang said with a smile. The place where the two met was not in the hotel's coffee shop, but in Captain Kuang's room.
After the two sat down, Wu Jianye smiled and said: "What a coincidence, I happened to be on vacation here in Athens. I heard that there was a game for our national youth team, so I came over to take a look!"
Before knowing Wu Jianye's purpose, Kuang Dui responded with a smile: "I didn't expect Director Wu to like basketball so much!"
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "Of course, Captain Kuang may not know it yet, but I am a senior basketball fan. When I was in the film academy, I was an athlete on our academy's basketball team!"
When Team Kuang heard what Wu Jianye said, he immediately felt friendly, "Really? I didn't expect Director Wu to have such a connection with basketball!"
Wu Jianye said: "The origins don't stop there!"
Captain Kuang looked at Wu Jianye with some confusion.
Wu Jianye said: "Captain Kuang, you should know the North American Los Angeles Lakers!"
Captain Kuang nodded. Although he didn't know why Wu Jianye suddenly mentioned the Lakers, he still replied: "Of course I know, Magic Johnson's previous basketball team!"
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "Captain Kuang, I have nothing to hide from you. I am the boss of the Lakers!"
Wu Jianye originally gave Phantom Media to his daughter Wu Luoxin, but kept the Lakers so that he could better handle the next thing.
Wu Jianye said it calmly, but when the words fell into Captain Kuang's ears, he did not hesitate to break the explosive news. Although there is no live broadcast of the NBA league in China, it has been recorded and broadcast, and for Captain Kuang's generation
People, they started to know the NBA from the black and white confrontation between the Lakers and the Celtics.
It can be said that their generation has the deepest feelings for the Lakers and Celtics.
In their hearts, the NBA has always been the top basketball league in the world. Now the director Wu Jianye actually told Wu Jianye that he is the owner of the Lakers. This kind of thing sounds like a joke no matter how you hear it.
"Director Wu, you can't make such a joke!" Captain Kuang couldn't believe what Wu Jianye said.
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "Captain Kuang, there is no need for me to make such a joke with you. If you don't believe it, I can ask the Lakers to send you an official statement!"
"Director Wu, are you telling the truth?" Captain Kuang stood up excitedly. Although he didn't know why he was excited, Captain Kuang was very excited!
Wu Jianye nodded and said, "More real than pearls!"
"No, I have to slow down on your matter!" Captain Kuang said somewhat exaggeratedly.
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "Captain Kuang, you don't have to think too much, just treat it as a normal business activity!"
After a while, Captain Kuang came to his senses and said, "Director Wu, you really surprised me!"
After finishing speaking, he continued to ask: "I think Director Wu told me the news this time because he probably had other things!"
Wu Jianye nodded with a smile and said: "That's right. Ming people don't tell secret words. Captain Kuang, I want to discuss it with you. I have watched our national team's games these days and I admire Wang Zhizhi very much, so I want to
Let's discuss it with Team Kuang and see if we can bring Wang Zhizhi to the NBA!"
This is another reason why Wu Jianye came to Athens this time, that is to bring Wang Zhizhi to the NBA!
At this time, Wang Zhizhi was just 18 years old, which can be said to be the fastest age to learn things. If Wang Zhizhi could join the NBA early, I believe his career would definitely have different results.
Originally Wu Jianye was very confident about this matter, but he didn't expect that Captain Kuang would raise objections after hearing Wu Jianye's idea!
"Director Wu, first of all I have to thank you for your appreciation of Da Zhi, but I'm afraid this matter won't go as you wish!"
Wu Jianye was slightly stunned at first, and then he remembered what happened to Wang Zhizhi in another time and space. In fact, in another time and space, Wang Zhizhi was spotted by the Dallas Mavericks in 1998. At that time, the owner and head coach of the Mavericks, Old Nelson
He personally came to China to talk about this matter, but China would not let him go. It was not until Wang Zhizhi was 24 years old that he officially joined the Dallas Mavericks!
You must know that NBA scouts were very optimistic about Wang Zhizhi's scouting report at the time. They believed that Wang Zhizhi was very talented, had good inside footwork and coordination ability, and had excellent mid-range shooting. More importantly, he also had 2
With a height of 13 meters, he can make very flexible movements at this height. There are not many players even in the NBA. His shortcomings are lack of confrontation and average defense.
When Wang Zhizhi participated in the NBA draft in 1999, his scouting report was so good, but he was not selected by the Mavericks in the first round because neither the Bayi Team nor the Basketball Association agreed to let him go. The Mavericks were not sure that he would be in the NBA.
After selecting Wang Zhizhi, will he be released? So I just used the second round pick as a guarantee!
In fact, China did not release it in that year...
As a senior fan, Wu Jianye has always been very sorry for such a situation. If Wang Zhizhi could join the NBA in advance, maybe Chairman Yao would not be the only well-known Chinese player in the NBA!
In addition, because Wang Zhizhi did not return to China, the national team lost the Asian Games championship that year...
Fortunately, Wang Zhizhi later came back and led the national team back to the top of Asia. The scene that impressed Wu Jianye the most was that in the subsequent Asian Cup, after the national team won the gold medal, all the athletes put their
The gold medal is hung around Wang Zhizhi's neck, and then everyone worships him!
"Captain Kuang, is there something wrong?"
There have always been different opinions on why Wang Zhizhi was not able to enter the NBA in advance, but generally it should be attributed to the fact that the domestic CBA league had just started a few years ago, and it was necessary to have its own star to attract the audience into the arena to watch the game!
At that time, the dominant player in the domestic CBA was the Bayi Team, and Wang Zhizhi was the most dazzling star of this team, although there was also the God of War Liu Yudong in this team!
But it is undeniable that Wang Zhizhi is the most popular star of this team and one of the most popular stars in the country!
But at this time, Wang Zhizhi had just started to become famous, so he shouldn't have considered this?
But Wu Jianye always underestimated how much the national team and the Bayi team valued Wang Zhizhi at this time. In the end, the answer given by the Kuang team was that Wang Zhizhi, as the core figure of the team in the future, whether it is the Bayi team or the CBA
The league needs players like this to improve the influence of the team and the league domestically!
"...Director Wu, I'm really sorry about this matter. You also know that our domestic basketball career has just begun, and we need our own basketball stars to enhance the influence of the league. Da Zhi is our most promising team now.
Player!" Team Kuang politely rejected Wu Jianye's suggestion.
But Wu Jianye had no intention of giving up just like that.
"Captain Kuang, can you let me meet Da Zhi first?" Although Wu Jianye really wanted to bring Wang Zhizhi to the NBA, but the prerequisite is that Wang Zhizhi himself has plans in this regard. Otherwise, Wu Jianye has no need.
It’s hard work!
As for Captain Kuang's rejection, Wu Jianye didn't intend for the other party to reject him even once, so he just exposed the matter himself. The solution is always more difficult than it is!
Captain Kuang showed a look of embarrassment. His apprentice knew that if Wang Zhizhi knew that he had been spotted by the owner of the NBA Lakers and wanted to take him to the Lakers, Wang Zhizhi's heart would probably not be in China!
But there is no way to refuse this matter. After all, even if Wu Jianye can't see Wang Zhizhi now, he can still see him after returning to China. He can't restrict the meeting between the two parties!
"Director Wu, I know your thoughts are good. In fact, I personally admit that if Dazhi goes to the NBA, he may have better achievements, but we can't always think about individuals, we should also think about the country.
Our country has just established its own CBA league this year, and we need stars to drive the basketball industry across the country..."
"Captain Kuang, I naturally understand your thoughts. In fact, I personally think that the two things are not contradictory. If Da Zhi can really land in the NBA, it will definitely cause a huge sensation in the country. By then, the country will definitely
There is a basketball craze, and I have discussed it with Luck Sports. Starting from next year, Luck Sports will hold three-on-three basketball games across the country, which will definitely provide more basketball talents for the country!"
Wu Jianye also has his own plans.
In fact, if it is out of team and national considerations, Wu Jianye does not think that their approach is wrong. After all, they are considering the overall plan, but if it is from a personal perspective, Wu Jianye cannot accept it.
Yes, this is achieved at the expense of personal interests.
In fact, the same was true for Chairman Yao later. Chairman Yao joined the NBA in 2002. But as for the specific situation, Chairman Yao had also been spotted by the NBA a long time ago. But at that time, the Sharks hoped that Chairman Yao could play more games in the country.
In two years, he would also help the Sharks win a CBA championship, so it was postponed to 2002!
At that time, Chairman Yao also had many restrictions when joining the CBA. For example, he had to be the No. 1 pick. This was a rigid rule!
if......
If Chairman Yao did not have so many games to play and some unnecessary national team games could not be recruited, Chairman Yao's career would definitely not be so short, and his achievements would not be limited to those...
However, no one can say who is right or wrong in this kind of thing. In the face of personal achievements and national honor, it is not easy to strike a balance.
“I didn’t expect Director Wu’s relationship with Luck Sports to be so good!” Captain Kuang said.
Naturally, I am familiar with the Luck Sports Kuang team. The CBA league started this year, and Luck Sports also got the naming rights of the CBA!
In fact, in another time and space, the naming rights for the first year of the CBA League were obtained by 555 Cigarettes, but in the second year, they were replaced by Hilton, then Motorola, China Unicom New Time and Space...
"Well, I have a good relationship with their chairman!" Wu Jianye said with a smile.
Team Kuang didn’t have to give face to Wu Jianye, but he had to give face to Luck Sports. In the end, he had to call Wang Zhizhi and call him to his room!