diskusbooks Chapter 204 Sijia
Chapter 204 Sijia
The caller ID on the phone read Zhang Jiani.
"Uncle Li, how did things go with your matter? Did you reach an agreement?"
Zhang Jiani's voice came through the phone.
"It's basically all set. I'm just waiting for Wang Xiucheng to confirm, then I'll fly to New York to sign the contract." Li Jiahua didn't hide anything from Zhang Jiani.
It turns out that Zhang Jiani's current precarious marriage was actually arranged by him.
If he had known it would turn out like this, he shouldn't have done it in the first place.
Now the conflict has strained his relationship with both sides, making it a thankless and exhausting endeavor for him.
"Uncle Li, when are you going to New York? I'd like to go with you," Zhang Jiani asked calmly over the phone.
Li Jiahua sighed.
He knew, of course, what Zhang Jiani's situation was like. He wanted to persuade her, but he was powerless to do so.
Zhang Jiani is a very opinionated woman, and so is her husband.
It's said that if one person in a marriage is slow-witted, they'll be very happy; if both people are slow-witted, they'll also be very happy.
But if both people are shrewd and assertive, then the marriage will be very difficult.
Now he believes it.
"What exactly is going on?" Li Jiahua asked.
“We’ll give each other a month. If the relationship is still like this, we’ve agreed that we’ll get a divorce after a month. We won’t drag things out.” Zhang Jiani didn’t hide anything from Li Jiahua.
Upon hearing this, Li Jiahua sighed again.
"I'm going to New York for a month to calm myself down and think about my future," Zhang Jiani continued.
"Okay, I'll call you before I go to the US."
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The following day, Ma Xiaoxuan met with as many as six Chinese sportswear brands in the business world to discuss Wang Xiucheng's shoe contract.
Wang Xiucheng's first one-year contract is about to expire, which has attracted the attention of all brands, who want to sign him to a long-term contract.
Especially for Anta, who has already tasted the benefits, renewing Wang Xiucheng's contract became the top priority at the recent board meeting.
In the past year, Anta only released one signature shoe for Wang Xiucheng.
But it was this very shoe that increased Anta's expected profits by 30%.
30% may not seem like much, but it's important to understand that such signings have a cumulative effect.
As more and more sneakers are released, newer models are priced higher while older models can be discounted, which is extremely advantageous for capturing different price segments.
Wang Xiucheng's single sneaker design alone is enough to increase Anta's projected profits by 30%.
Moreover, with Singles' Day just around the corner, if we casually give away some autographed photos of Wang Xiucheng and draw a few lucky winners to go to New York to watch a game, wouldn't these sneakers sell out like hotcakes?
Compared to Anta, which has already reaped substantial benefits, other manufacturers are determined to acquire Wang Xiucheng.
Today, Ma Xiaoxuan met with representatives from six companies at the hotel's wheelchair and collected their contract quotations.
Ma Xiaoxuan made no promises to any company.
This is a decision Wang Xiucheng needs to make himself.
And this only includes domestic manufacturers.
When she goes back this time, she will also meet with foreign brands such as Nike.
Ultimately, the decision of who to sign with will be made by Wang Xiucheng.
Based on Ma Xiaoxuan's understanding of Wang Xiucheng, price would be a factor, but not the most important one.
……
Just as Ma Xiaoxuan was busy running around for Wang Xiucheng.
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The Nets traveled to Indianapolis on October 29 to face the Pacers on the road.
This game was not only a matchup between the Nets and the Pacers, but also a duel between two young players, Wang Xiucheng and Haliburton.
In the end, Haliburton had the last laugh.
The Pacers ultimately defeated the visiting Nets 125-116.
In this game, Durant scored 26 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 5 blocks.
Wang Xiucheng scored 25 points and had 11 assists.
The Pacers' Haliburton had 26 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals.
Besides Harry, Pacers' rookie this year, Maserati, emerged as a dark horse, scoring a game-high 32 points and helping the Pacers ultimately defeat the Nets, who have two superstars.
Two days later, the Nets and Pacers faced off in a back-to-back rematch in New York.
The Nets, playing at home, defeated their opponents 116-109.
Durant scored a game-high 36 points, along with 9 rebounds and 7 assists.
Wang Xiucheng scored 28 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, and dished out 9 assists.
Despite being relentlessly guarded by Wang Xiucheng throughout the game, Pacers' Haliburton scored 11 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, and dished out 5 assists.
With Haliburton effectively contained, Mathelin, who had performed exceptionally well in the previous game, had far fewer opportunities in this match, scoring only 16 points.
This is actually quite good for a rookie.
But compared to the 32 points in the previous game, Mathelin was clearly not satisfied.
Pressing down one gourd only resulted in another.
Another player emerged for the Pacers in this game.
杜阿尔特这场比赛15投10中，其中三分球10中5，罚球6中5，拿下了生涯新高的30分。
Fortunately, the Nets team rallied together, determined not to lose to their opponents again in New York, and persevered until the very end, ultimately securing the victory.
But the next day, the Nets faced the Bulls in New York in a back-to-back game.
This is the Nets' third game in four days.
Even with his stamina boosted, Wang Xiucheng felt exhausted.
Wang Xiucheng played for 32 minutes in the entire match.
The first half was alright; he still seemed to have sharp breakthroughs.
However, in the second half, especially in the latter part of the fourth quarter, Wang Xiucheng's three-point shooting percentage was significantly lower than in the first half, even with the "three-point stacking card".
In the end, Wang Xiucheng scored 22 points in this game. With the "three-pointer guaranteed to make card" which had a minimum penalty, Wang Xiucheng got a guaranteed 12 points.
In addition to his 22 points, Wang Xiucheng also contributed 9 assists, 5 rebounds and 3 steals.
Durant once again scored a game-high 32 points, along with 9 rebounds and 6 assists.
但是今天的公牛全队5人得分上双，德罗赞20分4篮板、拉文29分4篮板5助攻。
This helped the Bulls defeat the Nets, who were playing at home.
After the game, the entire Nets team dragged their weary steps back to the locker room.
Wang Xiucheng felt as if his legs were filled with lead, and he didn't even know how he got on the bus home.
This made Wang Xiucheng even more eager to raise his stamina to 100.
After this game, the entire Nets team will have three days off.
The next game will also be at home, which is good news for the already fatigued Nets.
An hour after the match ended, Wang Xiucheng and his group returned to the Four Seasons Hotel.
Speaking of the Four Seasons Hotel, located in the Tribeca district of downtown, it's not far from Barrack Center. If there's no traffic, it takes about ten minutes to get there by crossing the Brooklyn Bridge.
But this is New York, it's impossible not to have traffic jams.
In particular, the road in front of the Four Seasons Hotel is very narrow, and both sides are often full of parked cars.
Upon entering the elevator and pressing the floor button, Wang Xiucheng, unusually, leaned against the elevator to rest.
If we had been stuck in traffic any longer, he might have fallen asleep.
The doors had just closed, and the elevator hadn't even started moving yet, when unexpectedly the doors opened again.
A woman wearing a hat and mask walked in.
Two burly men followed behind her.
Upon seeing the two, Wu Di and Wu Jia immediately stood in front of Wang Xiucheng, almost squeezing him into a corner.
This left Wang Xiucheng, who was still unaware of what had happened, completely bewildered.
"Are you Wang Xiucheng?"
The woman came in and asked a question.
Wang Xiucheng was not wearing a hat or mask, and the hotel's regular guests all knew that Wang Xiucheng had an apartment here.
Because of this, the hotel's occupancy rate has increased significantly recently.
Many fans spend a lot of money to stay in hotels hoping to meet Wang Xiucheng in the restaurant or somewhere else, and get his autograph and a photo.
Wang Xiucheng pushed Wu Di and Wu Jia aside, looked at the woman who had spoken, and remained completely bewildered.
This woman is wearing a mask and hat; who knows who she is?
The woman wore a black, tight-fitting dress that accentuated her curvaceous figure.
It's just that you can tell she's not very tall.
Seemingly realizing her mistake, the woman took off her hat and mask.
A stunningly beautiful woman with a voluptuous figure appeared before Wang Xiucheng.
"Scarlett?" Wang Xiucheng said instinctively.
This woman is Scarlett Johansson.
"Hello, Wang Xiucheng." Scarlett Johansson stepped forward from among the bodyguards and extended her hand. "Wang...Xiu...Cheng, is my pronunciation okay?"
Wang Xiucheng smiled and shook his head, then extended his hand as well, saying, "Very standard."
The moment their hands clasped, Scarlett Johansson felt a strange sensation.
This Chinese man is indeed very strange; no wonder Swift seems to have gone mad.
“I watched your game at Staples Center.” Scarlett Johansson didn’t let go, holding Wang Xiucheng’s hand and looking up at him.
Wang Xiucheng remembered; it seemed there really was such a thing.
Wang Xiucheng then looked at the Wu brothers, Wu Di and Wu Jia, in front of him.
These two guys stood between Wang Xiucheng and Scarlett, like two door gods.
With one kick, Wang Xiucheng sent the two flying, and pulled Scarlett Johansson a little distance away.
“I’m your fan… can I take a picture with you?” Wang Xiucheng asked, taking out his phone.
"of course."
Scarlett Johansson also took out her phone, and the two of them used their phones to capture this beautiful moment.
"Sister, which floor are you going to?" Wang Xiucheng's mouth started taunting again.
Scarlett Johansson seemed to enjoy it, and even her expression softened.
"76, what about you?"
“I live on the 78th floor,” Wang Xiucheng replied with a smile.
The shock in Scarlett Johansson's eyes was fleeting.
The 78th floor is a huge two-story apartment building with a large terrace overlooking the downtown skyline.
When Scarlett Johansson bought this apartment, she immediately fell in love with the large platform, but the developer told her that it had already been reserved, so she settled for the 76th and 77th floors.
In her view, even though Wang Xiucheng is now a hot young player in the NBA, with a huge market and many sponsors behind him,
But that 78-story apartment building obviously couldn't belong to Wang Xiucheng.
"Why did you come to New York, sister?" Wang Xiucheng continued to ask.
A star like Scarlett Johansson should live in Los Angeles year-round.
“I’m originally from New York, and I love snow. The weather forecast said it would snow in New York these days, and I happened to be free these days, so I came back to stay for a few days.”
Scarlett Johansson took a deep breath and was surprised to smell a faint, pleasant scent on Wang Xiucheng.
Unlike the disgusting body odor of Black people, she felt that Wang Xiucheng had an indescribable smell that was very addictive.
The two chatted as they went, and the elevator quickly reached the 76th floor.
"I'm going back now, goodbye." Scarlett Johansson walked out of the elevator behind her bodyguard.
As the elevator doors closed, and especially seeing Wang Xiucheng's smiling face, Scarlett Johansson felt a little strange.
It was as if I had lost something.
"Oh no, I forgot my phone number." Scarlett Johansson slapped her forehead.
After the bodyguard opened the door and pushed the luggage inside, Scarlett Johansson had no choice but to go inside.
"Honey, I reckon you'll be there soon. Go wash your hands; I made some late-night snacks."
A man's voice rang out in the room.
Upon hearing this, Scarlett Johansson's expression turned strange.
“Colin, how about we go to a restaurant?” Scarlett said.
"Did I cook it badly?" The man looked over, seemingly displeased.
"No, it's just that I'm not very hungry," Scarlett quickly explained, though she unconsciously took a half-step back.
"Eat something," the man said, then turned to the two bodyguards. "You two eat something before you go."
The two burly bodyguards, who had been looking serious, immediately turned pale upon hearing this.
“Mr. Colin, we’re not hungry, and we have things to do when we get back, so we won’t eat. Goodbye.”
After saying this, the two bodyguards fled as if they were escaping, without even saying goodbye to Scarlett Johansson.
Scarlett Johansson closed her eyes as she looked at the black, unidentified food on the plate.
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Wang Xiucheng unusually slept until 11 a.m. before waking up.
Playing three games in four days is really exhausting.
After making a phone call to Ma Wei and the others, Wang Xiucheng got up to wash his face and brush his teeth.
A dozen minutes later, the three, who were also in a daze, appeared in Wang Xiucheng's apartment.
The three of them did not change their shoes before coming in, but waited for a while.
After Wang Xiucheng chose his clothes for the day, the four of them left the apartment and headed to the restaurant for dinner.
Speaking of which, Wang Xiucheng has at least a hundred sets of clothes in the apartment.
And the number is increasing by several sets or even a dozen sets per week.
Jenna bought all of these. She would buy almost any clothes that suited Wang Xiucheng and have them delivered to New York.
Sometimes when attending fashion shows, Jenna would see male models looking good in their clothes and would immediately ask the designer to customize clothes for Wang Xiucheng.
With Jenna taking care of Wang Xiucheng's outfits, there's no need to worry about his fashion sense at all.
Reporters who wait at the Barek Center for every match are most eager to see what Wang Xiucheng will wear.
Upon entering the elevator, Wang Xiucheng habitually stood at the very back.
It seems the elevator stopped as soon as it started moving.
Wang Xiucheng glanced at it; it was the 76th floor.
For some reason, Wang Xiucheng felt a little expectant.
The door opened, and two people appeared outside.
Wang Xiucheng looked over and, sure enough, it was Scarlett Johansson, along with a man.
The two people were holding hands, laughing and talking.
Wang Xiucheng, who had originally wanted to greet Scarlett Johansson, swallowed his words.
The two women naturally saw Wang Xiucheng as well, especially Scarlett Johansson. For some reason, her heart started beating faster the moment she saw him.
The two entered the elevator. The man glanced at them and then asked in surprise, "Are you Wang? The Wang from the Brooklyn Nets?"
"I am Wang Xiucheng." Upon hearing this, Wang Xiucheng nodded first, then asked in return, "And you are?"
“Oh, hello Mr. Wang.” The man immediately released Scarlett Johns’ hand and extended his hand: “I’m Colin, and this is my wife Scarlett.”