At this awkward moment, the doorbell rang suddenly, which really made Tang Qian breathe a sigh of relief. He hurriedly went down to open the door, but when the door was opened, he fell into an even greater sluggish state.
Zhou, Zhou Zhiru?
It's his agent Zhou Zhiru.
Originally this was nothing, but now, the situation is very embarrassing.
Zhou Zhiru saw the door opening, lowered her head and said: "Tang Qian, these are some partners I have helped you negotiate for this All-Star Weekend. You have to make time to meet with them. I have already drawn up a timetable.
If you think there's no problem, let's... huh?" After Zhou Zhiru walked in, she noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere. She looked up and was stunned for several seconds.
But soon, she adjusted and recovered.
"It seems like your home is very lively, Tang Qian." Hearing Zhou Zhiru say this, Tang Qian became even more embarrassed. He could only smile and wave his hands: "No, it's not what you think. They, they are all...
"For a while, Tang Qian didn't know how to explain it. After all, these people were standing in their own homes right now, and it was still early in the morning and it was Valentine's Day.
There is a very "thinking" "philosopher" who once said that eating dinner together is not scary, but eating breakfast together is scary.
At first glance, it doesn't sound like much, but when you think about it more deeply, it becomes terrifying.
The current scene had this meaning. Tang Qian could only bite the bullet and said: "They are all my friends, um, friends." "I can see it." Zhou Zhiru's expression did not change much, and she said
: "They are all female friends."
Oh! What kind of answer is this? Originally, four women were enough to form a mahjong table, and now there is a fifth one? Is this a game of Three Kingdoms?
The four big American girls in the room saw another woman coming outside the door, mainly a beautiful woman, and they couldn't help but feel a little wary. Although they all knew that this was Tang Qian's "agent," they knew it.
Seeing it with my own eyes, it feels completely different.
The most important thing is that this person is an Oriental, coming from the same country, province, and even the same school as Tang Qian.
This is a huge "potential threat".
Furthermore, relying on their female intuition, this Oriental woman standing at the door must be "interested" in Tang Qian.
At least there is "interest".
This is absolutely true.
They could feel it, and so could Zhou Zhiru, but she quickly sorted things out, and then said slowly: "Ladies and sisters, hello, my name is Zhou Zhiru, I was Tang Qian's high school classmate, now
You are her exclusive agent. I am very happy to meet you."
Then, without waiting for these people to speak, Zhou Zhiru said directly "on business": "Tang Qian, this matter is very important and related to your future planning and development, so I am sorry that I have to deprive you of your 'date time' today. I think
We should go to the coffee shop to have a good chat about this issue, otherwise I won’t be able to carry out the next work.”
Then, while Tang Qian was in a daze, he was pulled out of the room by Zhou Zhiru. Before going out, the latter did not forget to say "pleasantly": "Ladies, please help yourself. We still have work to discuss, so let's go first. I wish you the best."
Happy Valentine’s Day to you all!”
Bang~
The moment the door to the room was closed, the four American girls came to their senses and looked at each other blankly for a while.
Happy Valentine's Day??? How can you make us happy when you take away the rightful owner!!!
This oriental woman cannot be underestimated. Do I need to re-adjust the "priority" of my opponents???
Huh! Using your job to get a job is such a low-level excuse!!! I will definitely think of a better one next time and make everyone shut up!!!
That’s right! I’m not just an “old woman” yet! With my age advantage, I will definitely have the last laugh! Being young means being invincible!!!
Although the four of them were very unconvinced, they had to admit that they had just been defeated by Zhou Zhiru, and suffered a big "dumb loss". With one against four, they still had the upper hand. Zhou Zhiru's changes over the years were really remarkable.
Tang Qian was surprised, no, amazed. Because this was completely opposite to the impression he had in China.
How did she do it? Ordinary people can't do this, right? Is this a talent for growth?
Tang Qian was a little puzzled. After all, this kind of growth was really different from ordinary people. Sometimes he would wonder whether Zhou Zhiru had also obtained some kind of system. But this matter was quickly forgotten.
Because Zhou Zhiru said while driving: "Are these all your dates?"
"Ah? No, of course not. Are you overthinking it? Am I like this kind of person?" Tang Qian was caught off guard and opened his mouth.
"As for men, I also understand that it doesn't matter how many women you find. They are not getting married as wives anyway." Zhou Zhiru said: "But I advise you to pay attention to protective measures, and I think some of the little girls are still children. You
Don’t mess around. Here in the United States, each state has different laws for the protection of minors. You have to pay attention to your age, otherwise things will not end well.”
"I, I didn't." Tang Qian said speechlessly: "I found them in my house when I woke up. It's not what you thought at all." "It doesn't matter, I'm not qualified to care about you so much. I
I'm just your career agent, not your personal life agent." Zhou Zhiru said: "I'm just reminding you, Tang Qian, it's normal for athletes to be energetic and it's normal to have needs, but don't overdo it, otherwise it won't be good for you.
Physical blows are fatal. Moreover, the physical fitness, physical functions and recovery capabilities of yellow people are not as good as those of whites and blacks, so for the sake of your career, you should pay more attention to it."
"I told you I didn't..."
"Okay, this problem ends here, let's talk about the official work." Zhou Zhiru began to speak skillfully and fluently: "This All-Star Weekend we will meet with the heads of five corporate brands, among which four are more sincere.
Yes, I suggest you..."
No matter what Zhou Zhiru thought, she finally brought Tang Qian out of the "Devil's Cave" so that he could avoid this "Valentine's Day".
The All-Star Weekend started as usual, and Tang Qian also followed the discussion with Zhou Zhiru and started the non-stop road of "meetings" while watching the game items. This kind of thing, for Tang Qian himself, found it very boring and boring, but Zhou Zhiru was not satisfied
He had no reason to ignore the opportunity he had worked so hard to get. Therefore, he had been following the rules and doing things step by step these past few days.
Anyway, the specific matters are handled by the agent. Apart from meeting, Tang Qian basically doesn't need to think too much.
The first "appetizer" of the All-Star Weekend is not the Rookie Challenge as everyone thinks. In fact, it is the All-Star Weekend Masters Game that starts at 8 a.m. This is a trial program that only started in Atlanta in 2004.
However, due to its good audience and high ratings, it gradually became a regular performance during the NBA All-Star Weekend.
I have to say that David Stern is really a super genius in business. He put the Masters Game at the forefront, which can be said to attract fans from all walks of life to watch the NBA and pay attention to the All-Stars. This is a powerful salesmanship. The Masters Game has also
The original NBA retired stars have become celebrities, celebrities, and even politicians. This has given the All-Star Weekend a shot in the arm. Because these people are usually not seen playing basketball.
. People's curiosity will be satisfied.
As for the rules, there are slight changes from the official NBA games. Before 2011, one quarter was 8 minutes. Starting in 2012, it gradually became 10 minutes. If there is overtime, only 2 minutes will be played. And
The number of fouls is not counted in the game (it's not that there are no fouls, it's just that the number of fouls is not counted), and there is no 24-second attack time limit. It can be seen that the main focus is entertainment and performance, and winning, losing, and competition are not so important.
Originally thought it was just an ordinary game, but on this day, Tang Qian met a person who would have a great influence on his future. This person was called Moses Malone. Yes, it was the legendary NBA superstar, Moses Malone, known as "
"Prophet" guy, the absolute king of offensive rebounds in the history of the league since offensive rebound statistics began! The legendary strongman in the post who once beat "Skyhook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar many times! He was the NBA's best player in the past few years from 1979 to 1984.
The de facto number one in the league.
Why do you say that? Is he better than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
Well, throughout his NBA career, he is certainly not as good as the "Sky Hook", but he has a huge matchup advantage, that is, in his peak period, he has beaten the former many times. And it was the key playoffs. This
This matchup advantage of head-on defeat accounted for a large proportion in the impression flow at that time. Therefore, in the past few years, he only had 3 MVPs and 4 rebounding super honors. In other words, after him, the NBA
We have officially entered the "Black and White Hegemony" era of "Big Bird VS Magician".
The matchup between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and him was at an overall disadvantage. At this point, newspapers at the time wrote, "The Skyhook era is over."
Yes, before 8485, during this period of time, Moses Malone was the proper first center and the first person.
And he has also completed the so-called "proof of absolute dominance", MVP + FMVP in the 82-83 season, first team + first defense + rebounding champion. Whether it is a "modern bragging" or not, you cannot deny this iron-clad fact. With this height
A guy with only 208, he can actually fight physically and dominate the NBA in the "Dark Ages" with the most tricks. If you say he is not a monster, you must be underestimating him.
It's just that he has made many transfers in his career, and his NBA career started with the ABA, so he is often ranked low in the league's promotional brochures and does not get the respect he deserves.
Furthermore, this guy is also a "wonder". His physical hardware is extremely "poor" among the super insiders in NBA history.
Or this "bad" can be used without the quotation marks.
He was short in height, not very tonnage, and had small hands (very small, look at the picture with Dr. J, it really makes people blind), and his offensive skills were also praised by the "amateur football king" and "professional" at that time.
The "King of Football" can't stop complaining. But he has become the first person to enter the ranks of super scorers with "rough skills"!
In the 1981-82 season, he averaged 31.1 points per game. You have to understand that this regular season scoring data has never been achieved by the No. 5 position in the regular season since him. Well, including the four major centers. So this guy is a
This miraculous figure, given his height and size, could actually become the dominant inside player for a period of time in the so-called "NBA Dark Age" and the number one player in the league. This is really unbelievable.
Rebounding is even more amazing. In that era of brutal fighting, he was able to win the title of "Invincible Frontcourt Rebounding King" as the strongest player in history. This is even more amazing than his ability to average 30+ points per game. Because as mentioned before, the former
The field rebounds are several times more difficult to compete for than the backcourt rebounds, but he is good. He actually handed over abnormal data of 12+ offensive rebounds and 9+ offensive rebounds in the playoffs. Although those are both the same.
Many people criticized the rotation data for being insufficient and too random, but he was able to complete it twice, and he is also the NBA's historical offensive rebounding leader, which speaks volumes.
It is impossible for others to come close to this honor.
Perhaps only Chamberlain and Russell back then had this qualification.
Moreover, I want to say here that in that era, the competition for offensive rebounds was far more intense than it is now. Because the three-point line had just appeared, many people and many teams still played the same way as before and did not pay attention to three-pointers at all.
Therefore, the accumulation of heads inside is a very normal phenomenon. Refer to the peak moment of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 16+ rebounds, his offensive rebounds were only 3.3 times. You will understand the cruelty of this.
Moses Malone, 2.0cm tall, weighed 215 pounds as a rookie, and never weighed more than 250 pounds in his peak period. This kind of person with "average hardware" could become the number one player in the league in those years. He didn't score anyone, no.
, is a superhuman place, absolutely impossible.
Tang Qian happened to bump into him in the VIP tunnel. He had just finished playing in the Masters Game, or was just playing casually. He only played for less than 10 minutes, but he still got close to 10 rebounds. This ability is astonishing.
After all, how old he is. A man born in 1955 is almost 60 years old. He can still play like this. This is really a powerful body.
Just like Dr. J who can still show off a dunk at the age of 60, his physical fitness is terrible.
Tang Qian said hello politely, and when he was about to leave, he was stopped by the latter and said, "Dongfang boy, have you really learned rebounding from Dennis?"
Tang Qian was stunned and replied: "Yes, what can I do? Sir?"
Moses Malone's voice seemed to have been slowed down by 0.5 times, and he said slowly and leisurely: "He taught you well, but there are still some small problems, which he can't teach you."
Tang Qian didn't understand the meaning of this sentence. He didn't speak and still waited patiently for the next sentence.
Moses Malone seemed very satisfied that the former was not anxious, urging or impatient. He continued to preach in his own "super slow speaking speed": "I once gave Dennis guidance when I was young, but of course he didn't admit it at all afterwards.
, to some extent, I may like Charles better. Dennis only focuses on grabbing rebounds, and his offensive end is like a dead wood, which cannot be carved at all."
Dennis Rodman once received rebounding guidance from Moses Malone? This is a rare "secret", at least Tang Qian has never heard of it before. But this is also normal, the NBA has been in the NBA for so many years
, some stories are not widely spread and are not uncommon. For example, how many people know that Jordan once performed the dangerous activity of "cutting watermelon with a samurai sword" in public? And because of this, he was cut on the waist and abdomen, leaving
Of course, this was a very popular "act of courage" in the United States in the 1980s. It's not unusual for people like God Qiao to go crazy.
But what happened next shocked Tang Qian. Moses Malone said without any foreshadowing: "Do you want to learn from me? I only charge 5 million."
Moses Malone wants to teach me? This...
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