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Chapter 128 Good News

The day after the game ended on April 4, "USA Today" immediately published a report on the finals.

"In the NCAA finals of the 2014-2015 season that ended last night, Duke University defeated the University of Wisconsin 61:60 and won the fifth championship! Surprised, the audience contributed 24 points to the University of Wisconsin! But this still failed to prevent the University of Wisconsin from losing at the last moment. Because Duke University has a better player than Kaminsky in the team! 30 points and 6 assists With 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots, one person scored half of Duke University's points. Without Zhang Zifeng, Kaminsky is very likely to lead the University of Wisconsin to win the championship! But it is precisely because of Zhang Zifeng's Existence, the dream of the University of Wisconsin championship has been completely shattered! Zhang Zifeng is the well-deserved MOP of Duke University in the semi-finals this season!"

The "New York Post" also praised Zhang Zifeng's performance in the finals as much as possible.

"The confrontation between Kaminsky and Zhang Zifeng made people feel extremely excited, but although Kaminsky played well on this night, there is no doubt that Zhang Zifeng performed the best. It is precisely because of Zhang Zifeng, Wisconsin's 74-year dream of winning the championship failed to come true, and Duke University was able to win the final victory in this anxious game!"

You must know that the NCAA has a special status in the hearts of Americans. Zhang Zifeng's performance in the NCAA has greatly increased the confidence of the Chinese and the yellow race.

Jeremy Lin performed well at Harvard that year, but the Ivy League where Harvard University is located belongs to a small division in the NCAA, and Harvard University did not perform well in the championship.

Now Zhang Zifeng is the first Chinese in the NCAA league to break into the finals, and also the first Chinese to win the championship.

More importantly, as the core of the team, he won the MOP of the semi-finals. He created countless records and firsts.

Chinese people in the United States talked about March Madness with their colleagues, and they all proudly bet, and then said arrogantly, "We bought Duke University, they are the most capable to win the championship!"

why?
Because our Chinese Zhang Zifeng is there, he is the strongest in the league.

And it's not just the national newspapers that praised Zhang Zifeng's performance in the general competition. On the second day, the media all over China also reported Zhang Zifeng's performance in the NCAA finals this season, and praised Zhang Zifeng as the future leader of the Chinese men's basketball team. figure.

This is not only the first time a Chinese player has led a team to the finals, but also the first time a Chinese player has won the league championship as the core!
Today, the 20-year-old Zhang Zifeng is already the hope of all Chinese basketball.

When Yao Ming retired and Yi Jianlian was unable to adapt to the NBA, Zhang Zifeng, the No. [-] NCAA star in particular, may become the first Chinese guard to gain a firm foothold in the NBA.

Zhang Zifeng will undoubtedly be the greatest hope of Chinese basketball.

After the finals, the NCAA successively announced the winners of various awards.

Zhang Zifeng was selected to the 2015 All-American First Team, the Best Defensive First Team, and won the Best Shooting Guard of the Year (Jerry West) Award, the Wooden Award, and the Oscar Robertson Award.
On April 4, the Associated Press (AP) announced the candidates for the NCAA Player of the Year and Coach of the Year. Zhang Zifeng and Duke University coach K won these two honors respectively.

Zhang Zifeng has won almost all the honors he can get.

For a while, Zhang Zifeng became the hottest topic in the United States. Almost all discussions about basketball in the United States revolved around Zhang Zifeng and Duke University.

With the NCAA finals coming to an end, those players who are confident of gaining a foothold in the NBA have expressed their intention to participate in this year's draft.

Zhang Zifeng also officially announced on April 4 that he will participate in this year's NBA draft.

虽然15-16赛季NBA乐透抽签是在2015年5月20日才举行，但也架不住球迷们对今年准新秀们的热烈讨论。

Everyone is talking about Duke University, everyone is talking about Zhang Zifeng, everyone is talking about which team Zhang Zifeng will join this season, everyone is talking about how Zhang Zifeng will perform in the NBA.

The call for rookies this year is very high. Although it is not a big year in the draft, there are many players with full potential among them.

There are five or six players who are strong enough to compete for the No. [-] pick. Towns, D'Angelo Russell, and Emmanuel Mudiay, who have been very popular before, are of course indispensable for this year's NCAA championship team. A team of shooting guard Zhang Zifeng and center Okafor.

A large number of people think that this year's No. [-] pick is Zhang Zifeng from Duke University. His performance in the NCAA this season is too good.Scored sharply, defended well, and was a great leader.

Among them, Alex Kennedy, the editor-in-chief of "Basketball Insiders" and a famous basketball reporter, supported Zhang Zifeng's election as the No. [-] pick.

Of course, there are many people who oppose this view.

In the eyes of the opponents, although Zhang Zifeng got the MOP, in the past ten years, only Melo Anthony and Noah can get the MOP and make a name for themselves.The success rate is not high.

And the most important thing is that Zhang Zifeng's physical fitness is considered good among people of the yellow race, but it can only be regarded as average in the NBA. Whether he can adapt to confrontation in the confrontational NBA is also a big problem.

The editor-in-chief of the sports section of "Washington News" made it clear that Zhang Zifeng definitely does not have the strength to be elected as the No. 13 pick, and the 18-[-] pick in the first round is the most suitable.

All of a sudden, fans and experts were divided into two camps, arguing endlessly about whether Zhang Zifeng had the strength and qualifications to be elected as the No. [-] champion.

While everyone was discussing Zhang Zifeng's pick, Zhang Zifeng was having a sweet candlelight dinner with Chen Wei, preparing to fill up his... desires, when suddenly there was a bang on the door.

Zhang Zifeng opened the door angrily, and shouted: "Fatty man, if you have nothing important to do, I will stab you to death with a knife!"

Isn't this bastard looking for an endorsement? How come he has time to come to my side.

After Zhang Zifeng announced that he would participate in the NBA draft, he signed an agent contract with Zheng Xinguo on the same day.

Without a basic salary, Zheng Xinguo can only take 4% of Zhang Zifeng's basic salary, 5% of the endorsement fee in the first year, and 10% from the second year onwards.

Since signing the contract, Zheng Xinguo has been full of energy and has been helping Zhang Zifeng find endorsements all day long.

Zheng Xinguo didn't care that Zhang Zifeng was on fire now.Excitedly ran and shouted, "Feng, good news. Pico, who has been in touch with us before, I have already negotiated with them. 1+1 contract, the second year is Pico's option. The first year's endorsement fee 600 million, of course there is a bonus. The first team of the best team is 2000 million, the second team is 1000 million, and the third team is 800 million. The best rookie is 800 million, the best rookie is 500 million, and if he can enter the All-Stars, it is also 500 million. But These cannot be superimposed! That is, as long as you perform well enough, you can get up to 600 million endorsement fees in the first year!"

Zhang Zifeng was surprised when he heard that, "It has risen so much!"

Zheng Xinguo said proudly, "You don't even think that your performance is better than last season. Of course, the price will also increase!"

"I'm just a little curious. They haven't made it to the NBA yet, and they haven't made any achievements yet. Are they willing to pay such a high endorsement fee?"

"If you perform well, it will be their turn. Adidas and Nike are still desperate to sign you. Don't even think about it. Now the whole world is staring at the Chinese market. How long did they regret when they missed Yao Ming. What's more, you are still a defender, the easiest way to sell shoes. They only dare to bet on you after seeing your hard work and struggle this season!" Zheng Xinguo helped explain.

Zhang Zifeng nodded and said, "Okay, sign with them when you have time! Anyway, after being selected by the team, I still have to consider the house, just when I need money!"

Zheng Xinguo bustled his chest and shouted, "Feng, you don't have to worry about money. As soon as you are selected, more endorsements will come right away. I have already negotiated with several big brands of Life Insurance. You just need to play well. Just do it!"

"Okay then, tell me at the right time! Do you have anything else to do?" After speaking, Zhang Zifeng stared at the door, if it's nothing, get out of here.

"Oh, Chen Wei is here too. Then keep busy and don't bother you. I also have appointments with a few merchants!" Zheng Xinguo found out that Chen Wei was there, and ran away in a hurry.

Zhang Zifeng was rolling the sheets with Chen Wei, and when Zheng Xinguo was dragging his fat body around to discuss endorsements, an undercurrent was surging.

Overnight, suddenly many tabloids published that Zhang Zifeng had an old knee injury, cartilage damage, and that he might become Oden's second.

For a basketball player, knees mean everything. No matter how amazing his talent and skills are, without a pair of healthy knees, it is useless.

The news of Zhang Zifeng's knee injury immediately shocked the whole United States.

(End of this chapter)