274 Enter the Knicks

In the finals, the U.S. team defeated the Spanish team and reached the top again, so that they no longer regretted. The U.S. team got the desired goal in China and left with satisfaction. In fact, the most uplifting thing about this Olympic Games is the Chinese men's basketball team and Chinese fans, who went to the streets to celebrate the day after the Chinese team defeated Argentina, and even caused traffic chaos.

Zhang Chen's performance in these days has completely conquered the Chinese fans. On the night of the victory, the Lan Association held a grand banquet next to it. At the meeting, Li Xiaodao, the president of the Lan Association, also toasted Zhang Chen. The slippery fat man smiled and patted Zhang Chen on the shoulder.

Reaching out his hand and not hitting the smiling man, Zhang Chen also smiled at him and drank some wine.

That night, Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming were drunk and cried together. Those who heard it cried. Everyone went up and advised them, "We are the third place. It's unprecedented. You should laugh!"

After listening to this, Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi smiled and said that they should have laughed, but after laughing for a while, they cried again. For a while, Liu Wei and several other old players couldn't help crying. The Chinese men's basketball team's step to this day was really made people happy. After this battle, the Chinese men's basketball team has since stood at the top of the world.

Zhang Chen became the biggest protagonist of the dinner that night. Everyone was toasting him in turn. Zhang Chen was still relatively restrained, but after all, he couldn't control himself after drinking too much. This guy actually played drunkenness and jumped on the table and couldn't hold him down. Finally, after sending him back to his room, Zhang Chen woke up after entering the learning space. Then he broke out in a cold sweat and went crazy in front of so many teammates. What should he do tomorrow morning?

Zhang Chen's worries were reasonable. The next day, Sun Yue and the others saw Zhang Chen getting up and quickly came up to complain. They vomited, which made Zhang Chen feel very ashamed. However, these guys said something, which made him more embarrassed.

However, the end of the basketball game means that everyone has parted ways. In the morning, Zhang Chen saw the bronze medal from the head of the bed, which was not golden but still shining faintly. He was also satisfied. It was a harvest to finally get such a medal in this game.

So far, he has also won two awards, one is the best rookie, and the other is the current bronze medal. Zhang Chen's basketball road has become wider and wider.

After staying in Yanjing for six days, Zhang Chen basically finished the things in China in these six days. As for the shooting of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China", it is estimated that he will wait until the next time he returns to China. After all, the founding of the People's Republic of China is only in preparation now. It is also a good experience for Zhang Chen to compete with many stars.

Zhong Dajun, a famous director in China, has also invited Zhang Chen to participate in the shooting of a new film these days. Anyway, it has something to do with basketball. He has invited Yao Mingyi Jianlian and Sun Yue. Now Zhang Chen is alone, and he is still making financial preparations. It is estimated that the shooting will not start until next year.

Finally, it was time to leave. Zhang Chen had already discussed with Duffy. By the end of the Olympic Games, it was time for him to really start negotiations with New York. Before D'Anthony left, he also said a lot with Zhang Chen. Although he was facing D'Anthony, who had a master and apprentice relationship with him, Zhang Chen still did not disclose his intention to go to the Knicks. After all, D'Anthony is also a member of the Knicks now. And after returning to the United States, Paul and Howard pressured their team's management to get Zhang Chen at all costs.

Therefore, both the Magic and the Hornets have made more favorable offers to Zhang Chen. Now the Knicks are not strange, and they have to face more possible competitors.

However, D'Anthony originally wanted to recruit Zhang Chen under his command. Now that Zhang Chen's strength has made such great progress, his idea of taking Zhang Chen under his banner is becoming more and more mature, so he will never let the management let Zhang Chen go.

Zhang Chen has now become a hot favorite. After the end of the Olympic Games, the number of teams that have made quotations for him has reached 16. Of course, there are about nine of them who really sincerely want to recruit Zhang Chen. However, this is also a quite amazing number. If combined with Zhang Chen's identity as a non-d draft player, Zhang Chen's achievements are truly unprecedented.

"Hey! Chen! I have to say that you did a great job! You're right. You should not start to discuss the renewal of the contract until after the Olympic Games! Look, baby, what kind of offer do we have now: Knicks, 14 million a year, this number is quite close to this year's salary cap, Suns, 12.5 million a year, this is basically their limit, it seems that Cole's stingy is also going to pull hair! Hornets: 11.8 million a year... Oh, I have to say that the Hornets are quite sincere. This salary has basically exceeded their limit and is renewing Chris. It's hard for Paul to imagine that they took out so much money to seduce you. Magic team, 12.3 million a year, which is also a good team. They have good big people... Hey, Chen, I love you so much!" Duffy did not hide his worship of Zhang Chen on the phone, but this made Zhang Chen a little numb, but the imagination is the same. The rise and fall of the agent is tied to the players. They and the players have a relationship of glory and loss. The more players get, the more they get.

"Okay, I know! Mr. Duffy, please calm down your mind. You should know that this is a very important thing. We need to discuss it in the most calm state... I'm more inclined to the Knicks."

"Oh, it's good, it's not bad! You're absolutely right. Knicks can give you more salary and better treatment. That's a big city! Think about it, you will have a lot of money because of this, and you will have all kinds of opportunities. That intoxicated city will not let you down!"

"Well, that's what I think, but I hope you can negotiate with them, and it's better to raise the salary space." Zhang Chen said this.

"Of course I know that this is the quality that an agent must have!" After saying this, the two casually talked a few words and hung up the phone. Duffy happily went to contact and negotiate with the senior management of the Knicks. Zhang Chen was waiting for the good news of Duffy.

And Zhang Chen finally set off for the United States. The plane landed at Phoenix Airport, dragging his tired body. Zhang Chen has been returning to his residence. Along the way, the scenery of Phoenix is full of cuteness. After all, he has lived in this city for three years, and now he is finally leaving completely. Zhang Chen felt a little uncomfortable.

The scenery along the way is extremely familiar. It is summer, and the air is full of a midsummer flavor, which is flexible and ethereal. Zhang Chen also began to auction his car on the Internet. It is estimated that someone will buy it soon. After all, Zhang Chen came to auction it in his own name. It is estimated that some of his fans will even buy this car at a higher price than buying a new car.

I talked to Roberts, the owner of the team. Roberts had the idea of empty gloves and constraining Zhang Chen with the feelings of Zhang Chen and the Suns. Although Zhang Chen despised this practice, he could not deny his love for this city and the team. It's just that the NBA is just a business field after all. Everyone should correct their attitude and plan to become a commodity at any time and turn other people and teams into commodities.

Zhang Chen later visited Xiao Si and Nash. When he heard that Zhang Chen was probably leaving the Suns, Xiao Si was also a little sad. Zhang Chen also went out to accompany him for a drink in the bar. In the end, the two were drunk. Xiao Si was drunk and said, "Chen, in fact, I still want to play ball with you!" I miss the feeling that there is a person on the outside line who can catch my pass at any time and then hit the three-pointer... Really, I miss it very much."

Zhang Chen had to use a glass of wine as an answer. In fact, why doesn't he miss these things? It's just that once many things go through some qualitative changes added by external forces, they lose their original appearance, and the rest are difficult to return to the past. When Zhang Chen visited Nash, although Nash had been smiling, everyone could see that he was not in a good mood.

"Can't you stay? Maybe we can still work hard."

Nash asked Zhang Chen with some pleading, but Zhang Chen could only shake his head cruelly. Nash's little twins also came out to call Uncle Zhang. Zhang Chen kissed them in the face and suddenly felt infinite sadness.

Well, Phoenix's own real most remembered thing is about to be seen - Sean and Lena.

Zhang Chen was very complicated when he raised his leg to see Lena. After all, he was going to leave Phoenix like this. Thinking of what he had done with Lena before, the way Lena and Sean helped him live, and the warm smile on the kind girl's face, Zhang Chen raised it several times. The legs left footsteps later.

It's just that things really can't be put off. On September 2, 2008, at the beginning of the summer league, Duffy was still negotiating on salary. At this time, the Magic and the Hornets could only retreat from the stage of competing for Zhang Chen. After all, they were not strong enough, and that was the only way. The rest of the team is only the Suns and the Knicks, and the negotiations with the Suns are finally concluded because of the agreement with the Knicks!

On September 5, 2008, the soap opera about Zhang Chen finally came to an end. Zhang Chen finally fell to the Knicks, ending this long farce.

On September 7, 2008, the official website of the NBA and the official website of the Knicks announced the specific details of the contract signed between Zhang Chen and the Knicks: Zhang Chen and the Knicks signed a three-year valid contract, which is a contract with a gradual salary increase. His first year's salary is the league's top salary 14. 280,000, an annual increase of 13% from the previous year, which is already the greatest sincerity of the Knicks. Zhang Chen also officially held a press conference to confirm the news, which suddenly attracted onlookers and various praises.

And the Knicks also made the decision to welcome Zhang Chen at this time - they sent away the unruly potato Robinson, and also confirmed the news of buying out Marbury's contract, which is all revealing a message - the New York team is going to change, and they will focus on A 20-year-old young man started to rebuild, and they have undergone earth-shaking changes from the head coach to the players.

After confirming this message, Zhang Chen also said that he would go to the Knicks to start his new career on September 10. On the night of the final confirmation of the contract, Zhang Chen and his teammates of the Suns met for the last time, and then they dispersed. That night, there was gossip that Zhang Chen burst into tears at the scene, but it was just gossip.

On the day of September 9, Zhang Chen still began his own journey. He walked continuously and came to the outside of Lena's welfare home.

There were children's laughter from inside. These voices used to sound extremely pleasant in Zhang Chen's ears, but now it sounds like a sadness of parting, which makes him unconsciously stop outside the door.

Several mountain tigers quietly climbed up the gate of the welfare home and became a strange welcome object. Zhang Chen seemed to see him, Lena and Sean here. Zhang Chen pushed Sean, and Lena smiled beside him. The three slowly walked into the door and closed it. From then on, he said goodbye to a familiar life.

He raised his legs and walked in. Zhang Chen came to a small basketball court in the welfare home and heard the cheers of the children. Facing the hustle and hustle and hustle in the morning of Xia Day, Zhang Chen could clearly see that Sean was shooting. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was a confident smile on the corners of his mouth.

The basketball left his hands and flew directly towards the basket with a quite beautiful and perfect arc. After flying for less than a second, it flew into the basket. Suddenly, the sound of the net was connected into a string of the most wonderful and touching notes, circle after circle, becoming a melody of missing.

Zhang Chen took the lead in clattering, and the children suddenly cheered again. Sean also secretly clenched his fist. When he accidentally turned his head, he saw Zhang Chen's figure.

Sean pushed the wheelchair to Zhang Chen's side, and then the two of them came to a morning land inside the welfare home. The grass was green and the sun was like fire. Zhang Chen was lying on the ground, while Sean was sitting in a wheelchair, as if he was catching the sun in the sky.

"Chen, I heard that you are leaving?" Sean squeezed his lips and asked in an astringent voice.

"Well, do you know all about it?" Zhang Chen said, and then said, "I'm going to start a new life. Sean, remember to work hard in the future. Maybe I can see you in the New York stadium in the future."

Sean shook his head, and tears suddenly overflowed from the corners of his eyes: "But, Chen, isn't it good for all of us to be together? Me, Lena, and Steve, we're all together. Isn't that good? Why are you leaving?"

Zhang Chen picked up a straw from the ground, bit it in his mouth, then looked up at the white cloudy sky and said, "You are still young, you won't understand."

"I know, I know! Is it because the Knicks can give you more money? There was already a kind of anger in Sean's tone. Zhang Chen opened his mouth in consternation: "Why do you think so?"

Sean didn't say anything, just turned his head and looked into the distance.

Zhang Chen said to himself, "Actually, the reason for money is not the most important thing. More importantly, the person who asked me to play professional basketball in the world has gone to the Knicks. I must go with him. Moreover, you know, the current Suns are no longer the former Suns. They will change A new coach, I stay here as Mike's confidant, can't be conducive to my development... Besides, stay here..." Zhang Chen's eyes flashed: "I want to fly freely!" Do you understand? Sean?"

Sean shook his head, but the anger in his heart dissipated a little, and he also understood what kind of person Zhang Chen was. Moreover, he was angry with Zhang Chen only because he couldn't see this guy, so he quickly looked at Zhang Chen and said seriously, "Chen, you must come back here more often in the future. I want to see it often. It's your turn."

Zhang Chen smiled, nodded, and then asked, "Where's Lena? Why haven't I seen her today?

Sean said, "Lena has been out for almost an hour. She said she was going to solicit sponsorship. After all, more children have come in our welfare home now, and there is more pressure to survive."

Somehow, Zhang Chen suddenly had an unclear and ominous premonition in his heart and asked, "Do you know who she is looking for? Do you know where it is?"

Sean said, "That man's name seems to be Williams, and the address seems to be..." Sean told Zhang Chen the address, but when Zhang Chen heard Williams's name, he instantly felt a kind of annoyance in his chest and lingered. Because he happened to hear about Williams, and not many people knew about these things. Zhang Chen also heard it in the ears of his teammates. This guy often uses his identity as a philanthropist to seduce those girls who need money, and also forces some organizations that need more money to contribute some beautiful girls to him. .

Thinking of Lena's appearance that made the stars gloomy, Zhang Chen was so anxious that Sean stayed there and rushed out alone.

Zhang Chen ran out of the welfare home, found a taxi next to him and rushed to that address. He always had an ominous feeling in his heart.

In fact, today, Lena instinctively found something wrong when she just met the old man named Williams, because the old man always stared at his chest with a lustful look, and he turned back and let them all go outside to guard, and he stayed in the hotel with Lena. It is said that it is a specific matter of negotiating funds. Regarding the funds, the old man was relieved. He said that he would inject a fund into the welfare home, and at the same time, there will be a certain amount of funds every year in the future. In excitement, Lena temporarily relaxed her vigilance.

However, after all the talks, when the old man was waiting to sign the contract, he suddenly stopped his movements and looked at Lena, with a malicious smile on the corners of his mouth.

An instinctive fear appeared in Lena's mind...

(To be continued)