God of NBA point guards

Chapter 255 Decision
On the 30th, the Los Angeles Daily published a headline article about Zhou Quan, carefully analyzing the pros and cons of Zhou Quan staying in Detroit.

The article also analyzed the interests of the Pistons, especially pointing out that if the Pistons continue to maintain the current lineup, it will be difficult to renew Zhou Quan next year. At that time, the team may face the dilemma of Zhou Quan entering the free market. The season is the best time for the Pistons to trade.

In short, it directly pointed out that Zhou Quan's continued stay in Detroit, ignoring the Pistons fans, was no longer in the interests of everyone, not even the interests of the Pistons owner.

The conclusion is that Zhou Quan's departure from Detroit and the East is the general trend, and personally speaking, it is a last resort.

At noon that day, Roger Phillips accepted an interview with Los Angeles TV station in Detroit, saying: "So far, Iron Fist has no plan to leave the Pistons. He has just experienced a season of 102 games. He is very tired and has no energy to deal with it. current problem."

In the afternoon, Zhou Quan, who was resting at home, received a call from Philip, saying that an executive from Xiangcheng ATV had contacted him and wanted to visit him. He was very surprised. What did this TV station want him for?
ATV has had a lot of headaches these days, because Liu Fangping, a reporter they sent to cover the NBA, was arrested by the Detroit police and has not been released yet.

The reason for being arrested was to attack NBA superstar Zhou Quan. Isn’t that absurd? Their ATV is not a terrorist. Are they crazy? How could they attack Zhou Quan?The interview with Zhou Quan is almost the same.

ATV hired an American lawyer for Liu Fangping, and the lawyer contacted the British embassy, ​​but it was useless. The British said that Liu Fangping was not British, and this matter had nothing to do with the United Kingdom. They also contacted the Detroit police, who said they were investigating the matter.

ATV had no choice but to send an executive to the United States. Now Liu Fangping was released on bail, but he couldn't leave Detroit. They had no choice but to contact the Chinese embassy.

The embassy couldn't help it, because Xiangcheng hadn't returned yet, so they had to ask ATV to ask Zhou Quan for help, and gave them the contact information of Zhou Quan's agent.

"Did they say anything?" he asked.

"Oh, Zhou, you forgot. On the day of winning the championship, at halftime, there was a Chinese reporter in the player tunnel who wanted to interview you. It was that reporter. He was believed to have the intention of attacking you, so he was controlled by security personnel. He was handed over to the police ... he is currently out on bail," Philippe said.

Zhou Quan laughed and said, "Rogge, you can deal with it and explain to the management and the police that this is a misunderstanding. As for the visit, forget it, it's just a misunderstanding, there is no need to meet."

"OK."

Philip is in the hotel, making phone calls with some sponsors to discuss some contract details. What he needs most at the moment is to deal with Zhou Quan's transaction issues, so these sponsorship contracts can only be discussed on the phone first, and then they will be discussed in person later.

In a hotel in Detroit, just received the news that Zhou Quan refused to meet, Liu Fangping was already restless, and the senior executive sent by ATV was Xu Xiaoming, the senior vice president, who was also very anxious.

Xu Xiaoming does not need to deal with this matter, but now the competition between ATV and TVB is too fierce, and this matter has been used by TVB. The media in Xiangcheng have been discussing the ATV reporter attacking the NBA superstar Iron Fist these days, which made ATV Very passive, and the ratings were affected, so he was sent over as a general and asked him to solve the problem as soon as possible.

But the purpose of visiting Zhou Quan was not achieved. He really didn't know what to do. He had no contacts in the United States.

But half an hour later, the Detroit police contacted them suddenly, telling them that the investigation of Liu Fangping was over and he could leave Detroit.

Liu Fangping and Xu Xiaoming felt that it was too sudden. They didn't know what to do just now. Is this the end of the matter?
"Liu Fangping, be careful what you say in the future. This is America, not Xiangcheng." Xu Xiaoming, who was relieved, warned.

"I see."

Liu Fangping said dejectedly: "I didn't expect that Zhou Quan would have such a great influence here. I just said that he was playing big cards, so..."

He knew that his future in ATV was over. He didn't interview any heavyweight stars in the NBA, and he was arrested by the police.

At this time, Philip called again and asked, "Mr. Xu, I just contacted the police. Have you received the news?"

"Thank you Mr. Philip for your help..."

Xu Xiaoming said happily: "The police just informed us that the matter is over."

"That's good, this is what Iron Fist told me, and I just obeyed."

"Please thank Iron Fist for me, and hope to have the opportunity to visit him."

"Iron Fist has just finished playing the finals and participated in two more days of celebration. He is very tired. He is currently resting and does not want to be disturbed. However, he will go to Xiangcheng to participate in some business activities this month. If your TV station can pay attention, I will Thank you so much."

"Really, that's great, Mr. Philip, I will report this to the ATV executives. If possible, Mr. Philip, I still hope to visit Iron Fist first and express our thanks in person."

"Well, I'll contact him again."

"Thank you."

Zhou Quan received Philip's call and didn't want to see him at first, because it was really unnecessary, but Philip wanted him to meet because he was going to Xiangcheng for business activities. ATV is one of the two major TV stations in Xiangcheng. The trip to Xiangcheng is beneficial, and he agreed.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, he received Xu Xiaoming, who was accompanied by Philip, at home.

When he saw Xu Xiaoming, his eyes widened, and he blurted out, "One-armed old man?"

Xu Xiaoming was startled, hehe laughed, stretched out his hands and said: "Hello, Iron Fist, I'm Xu Xiaoming, I'm very glad to meet you, I didn't expect you to like Huo Yuanjia's play, it's a great honor!"

Zhou Quan said excitedly: "I didn't expect that the executive from ATV was you. If I knew it, I would have visited you. I was only ten years old when I followed Huo Yuanjia. It has been 13 years in a flash. Now that I think about it, I can still sing a few lines that the Great Wall will never fall..."

Xu Xiaoming is a patriotic native of Xiangcheng. The two met very happily. Zhou Quan invited him to dinner tonight and made an appointment to meet in Xiangcheng.

……

That night, the NBA held the 93 draft.

The Magic selected Chris Webber with the No. [-] pick, but then traded to the Golden State Warriors for Anfernee Hardaway, the Warriors' No. [-] pick.

The Magic wanted to trade weekly rights, but couldn't, so they chose Hardaway, a very famous college sports star in the United States, and assigned O'Neal an outside line.

The Pistons were traded to the Heat in the first and second rounds this year for Ronnie Secali, so this year's draft is just a bystander.

The Heat selected Allan Houston with their No. 9 pick in the first round.

Zhou Quan doesn't care about the draft. Philip has already made an appointment for him. He will meet with the Pistons management tomorrow afternoon, and the owner Bill Davidson will also participate in this meeting.

The next day, on the morning of July [-]st, Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, and Rodman came to Zhou Quan's house.

"Tekken, do you really want to leave?" the assassin said sadly.

He has now forgotten the past conflicts with Zhou Quan. The elimination of the Bulls in the second round of the Eastern Conference and winning the championship means a lot to him. Originally, because the Bulls swept the Eastern Conference Finals in 91, his historical status dropped sharply, but now His status is back, as the historical point guard at the core of the three crowns, two of which, he has regained his due historical status, and even a higher historical status, all because of Zhou Quan.

Zhou Quan said frankly: "Now you are also aware of the problems in Detroit, the ball market here can no longer support our pursuit of the championship.

And the league and all the sponsors want me to leave the East, even Mr. Bill Davidson has the same attitude, otherwise he would not arrange for me to talk with Mr. Stern after winning the championship.

So, guys, you don't want me to sign a cheap deal with the Pistons next year, do you?That's not fair to me. "

The assassin and Joe Dumas looked at each other and nodded helplessly.

But they quickly lost these emotions, because they have already won three championships. To be honest, even the assassins are very satisfied, and their pursuit of honor is gone.

Moreover, the assassin himself has not yet decided whether to retire. If the next recovery is not ideal, he will probably choose to retire.

Rodman smiled indifferently: "That's just right, Iron Fist, you go, maybe the team will be willing to give me a big contract."

Zhou Quan laughed and said, "It's possible, but Coach Chuck Daly may also choose to leave."

"Really?" Rodman was surprised.

"It's possible." Joe Dumars nodded.

Rodman felt a little frustrated, and Iron Fist left. If Papa Chuck left again, he felt that being in the Pistons would be meaningless.

The assassin said to Zhou Quan at this time: "Iron Fist, which western team are you planning to go to? The Lakers have always wanted to trade you. Are you going to the Lakers?"

Zhou Quan shook his head and said, "That's a matter for the management, I can't decide."

The assassin shook his head and said, "No, Iron Fist, you made a mistake. It's not you who want to leave the Pistons, it's they who want you to leave, so you will have a lot of say in the transaction, isn't it your agent? Don't people know this?"

Zhou Quan smiled and said, "He did mention it."

"That's right. If he doesn't have this understanding, he is incompetent. You can consider changing your agent." The assassin laughed.

Zhou Quan said with a smile: "Actually, I don't really want to go to the Lakers. Now I don't feel very good about the Lakers."

"But Los Angeles can increase your business value." The assassin reminded.

Zhou Quan shook his head and said, "I'm not an American, and my commercial value in the United States is limited. After winning the championship, my agent received some sponsorship contracts from international brands. I think I can turn the direction of business development to the international market in the future."

"But only international metropolises can get you more attention and exposure, and only big teams can get more national live broadcasts. Think about it, how many national live broadcasts do we have this season?" Joe Dumas said.

Zhou Quan nodded and said: "There are still other international cities in the west, such as San Francisco, Seattle, Houston, and Portland, but I have no specific intentions, including Los Angeles, let's see how the management trades, and of course being traded to the Lakers Acceptable, and I will not reject the Lakers."

"In other words, you won't intervene too much in this transaction?" the assassin asked in surprise.

Zhou Quan nodded and said, "I'm still very good in the Pistons. I won the championship here. It can be said that I have achieved great success here. I hope that through the transaction, I can leave something for the Pistons. As for the future..."

When he said this, he said excitedly: "The unpredictable future is more attractive."

But that being said, the future team will definitely promise him a big contract. Even Stern tempted him with a billion-dollar contract, so he has no reason to give up.

……

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Quan and Roger Philip came to a business hotel and had a meeting with the boss, Bill Davidson, and a group of management.

This time the meeting was not arranged at the headquarters, but temporarily changed to a hotel, because there were angry fans outside the headquarters, afraid of causing trouble.

Yesterday's Los Angeles media reports made the Pistons management a little embarrassed, as did Davidson, and some fans were also irritated.

Fortunately, the Pistons have won three championships, and the people of Detroit also know that the ball market is not good. They don't support the team much financially, so most fans can still look at Zhou Quan's problem with a rational attitude.

However, there are also some extreme Pistons fans who are unhappy with Zhou Quan, thinking that he chose to leave Detroit for a big contract.

Anyway, there is everything to say, and neither the management nor Zhou Quan paid any attention to these public opinions.

The reporter was not notified of the meeting, no media was present, and the meeting ended after only half an hour.

The two sides mainly decided that the Pistons need to respect Zhou Quan's wishes and make transactions based on this.

Then Zhou Quan quietly left Detroit and flew to Los Angeles.

Arriving in Los Angeles at 10:[-] p.m., Christina came to pick her up and checked into the hotel she had booked.

On the morning of the 2nd, the Pistons officially announced that due to operational pressure, the team will trade Zhou Quan.

Although the fact that Zhou Quan will leave the Pistons is almost a fact, when the news was officially announced, it still caused shock.

The Pistons made it very clear that they would only send Zhou Quan to the West, and hoped that the bargaining chip would be future draft picks, or young potential players in the rookie contract period.

The western teams were excited, and the general managers or owners of many western teams immediately contacted the Pistons management and Zhou Quan's agent.

Everyone in the industry understands that Zhou Quan has a great say in this transaction, and they hope to use Zhou Quan to put pressure on the Pistons and strive to take advantage of the transaction.

However, some teams sent quotations directly to the Pistons without contacting Zhou Quan and his agent.

(End of this chapter)