Chapter 228 Comeback

"Mr. President, I don't think it is in line with our established development strategy to conduct a urine test on Feilong alone."

League Vice President Lanier Prova said at this time.

"What do you mean?" Stern nodded slightly.

Seeing Stern's nodding action, Lanier Prova knew the other party's attitude and immediately said: "Racial discrimination cannot be brought to the table. Since we want to develop the Chinese market and the Asian market, we must not use it in Feilong." He showed this horrible ideology, so I think a urine test could be done on all players participating in the playoffs..."

"This won't work." Xiao Hua shouted instinctively.

Lanier Prova was very dissatisfied with Xiao Hua for interrupting him. In fact, Xiao Hua was promoted to special assistant to the president. It is almost certain that Xiao Hua will be promoted to vice president in the future, and has become his competitor, so he directly criticized road:

"Mr. Xiao Hua, please pay attention to your identity. You are not qualified to interrupt me."

"..." Xiao Hua was stunned for a moment, feeling very embarrassed.

He glanced at Stern, who didn't look at him, which made him a little anxious.

In fact, Lanier Prova knew the reason for Xiao Hua's objection. Regardless of whether Zhao Dong took medicine or not, he can be sure that once all urine tests are conducted, many people will fail. By then, he will offend those players and The team, but Xiao Hua can't escape.

Therefore, when he made this suggestion, he did not really mean to conduct a urine test for all employees.

Moreover, the NBA is a business alliance and an entertainment company. Its attitude towards drug prohibition is far less important than other professional sports competitions. It does not conduct daily urine tests and does not accept the leadership and management of the World Anti-Doping Agency.

In fact, who cares whether you take medicine or not, as long as you can play a beautiful game and help the team sell tickets.

What he means is that through this suggestion, blow some wind and exert some pressure to silence the stars who have come forward to ask Zhao Dong to take a urine test, otherwise many of them may not pass the test.

After Xiao Hua shut up, he expressed his consciousness and gained Stern's approval.

In this matter, Stern acted decisively and agreed to Lanier Prova's suggestion, and he carried out the plan.

Therefore, when the Knicks just arrived at the hotel, an unidentified NBA management member revealed to the media that the league would consider conducting urine tests on all playoff teams.

The news spread throughout the league within half an hour.

Rainman Shawn Kemp was panicking. He knew he would definitely not pass the test because he was already addicted to drugs and was addicted to drugs.

He immediately took the initiative to find the media and said excitedly: "I drank in the morning. In fact, I don't agree with what Manley said. He is slandering Feilong. Yes, he is slandering Feilong. I support Feilong in suing him..."

Throughout the afternoon, no other star came forward to ask for a urine test.

Not everyone can pass the urine test, but they know that once the league really does that, those of them who come forward may be blackmailed by those players who cannot pass the test.

The public opinion storm that was gradually taking shape was stopped.

"Mr. President, our stock price has stopped rising." In the Nike president's office, an assistant came in and reported to President Philip Knight.

"knew."

Philip Knight waved his hand and signaled the assistant to go out.

"It's very difficult!"

Staying alone in the office, he murmured: "Perhaps we can bribe the executives of Feilong Sports Company and ask them to support the company's listing in the United States, and then..."

…

Although the public opinion storm has been stopped, it is still very detrimental to Zhao Dong because the league did not conduct a urine test on him, so the media is still questioning whether he has taken banned drugs.

Especially the Postman's agent Manley stood up again and expressed his opinion for the third time: "I really think Feilong has been taking banned drugs for a long time. If his quality is really so good, why did he lose the selection? Why did he just When he entered the league, his quality was not as good as it is now? So I think this is the result of his long-term use of banned substances."

This view is recognized by many media and fans.

"boss……"

At the hotel, Zhao Dong received a call from Wang Xin, general manager of Julong Venture Capital, telling him about some recent large investment actions, including investment in a certain wave.

A certain wave established the company in February, and Julong participated in the first round of financing. It was a very generous move, allowing Julong to obtain 45% of the equity with voting rights and priority rights.

Zhao Dong has already talked with Lindsay and will increase investment in several domestic Internet companies through the Storm Investment Fund in order to control the right to speak in these companies in the future.

He still remembered that Ma Yun had already started planning to develop his Asian Yellow Pages. He would officially start his business in March next year, but the initial funds were extremely tight and he would receive the first financing in the second half of next year.

Later generations believe that Masayoshi Son saved Lao Ma, but the real first person to save Lao Ma was Ms. Lin Xiaru, the head of Asia at Goldman Sachs at the time.

Lin is a friend of Cai Chongxin, and Cai will give up his million-dollar annual salary next year to join Lao Ma's entrepreneurial team.

Lin Xiaru later came into contact with Lao Ma and his investment philosophy, and expressed Goldman Sachs' investment desire.

Lao Ma's initial hope was to sell 10% of Alibaba's shares for US$5 million, but unfortunately, Goldman Sachs and Lin were too strong. The final investment was US$5 million, and he sold 50% of his shares.

However, Lao Ma only sold the dividend rights, but did not give voting rights and priority financing rights. This was something Goldman Sachs regretted very much in the future, because they lost the right to continue financing, and their equity was subsequently diluted layer by layer.

"It's time to send someone to get in touch with Lao Ma. I'll give him $10 million next year. I wonder how much stock price I can get?"

His investment strategy for Alibaba is still the same. He just invests, but he needs voting rights and priority financing rights. The investment amount can be generous, and it is okay to suffer some losses. If ten million US dollars is not enough, just twenty million US dollars, let Lao Ma Let’s taste the big sweetness first and use money to stun the capitalist who will later say that 996 is a blessing.

At the same time, Storm Investment can also join the investment to further expand the investment amount and make Lao Ma suffer a hidden loss.

There are very few businessmen in this world who can avoid being stunned by money, at least not the old horses and ponies in the early stages of entrepreneurship.

In his previous life, Xiao Ma encountered the bursting of the Internet bubble in 2000 and almost sold QQ to Guangdong Telecom. The reason why the deal failed in the end was that he wanted 1 million yuan, but Guangdong Telecom was only willing to pay 600,000 yuan. He didn't. Sell, so that during that period he almost relied on selling blood to maintain the operation of QQ.

Think about that time, if you throw millions or tens of millions of yuan in front of Xiao Ma, you might even be able to buy his life.

That evening, Ringo Wells rushed to Cleveland and first talked with Zhao Dong about the current situation.

"Feilong, what's your attitude on the urine test?" he asked.

Zhao Dong knew what Wells meant, and was also worried that he had taken banned drugs. If he failed the urine test, he would be in trouble. If he did not accept the urine test, the doubts about him would not stop and would always be with him. .

"I will never accept a urine test from a single person. That to me is an absolute form of racial discrimination." He said very seriously.

"What do you mean?" Wells asked immediately.

From Zhao Dong's words, he heard some meaning. Zhao Dong was not afraid of urine tests, which made him relieved.

"You just need to convey what I mean. I don't care how you do it. That's the alliance's problem. But those guys who dance happily should undergo the most stringent urine test with me." Zhao Dong said coldly. road.

Wells nodded and immediately went to find Neil Grant.

An hour later, it was dark, and the Knicks' press conference began.

At the press conference, Grant publicly conveyed Zhao Dong's meaning. If the media forced him to take a urine test alone, it would be racial discrimination.

If the media suspects that Zhao Dong is taking drugs, they can conduct a urine test using a method acceptable to everyone.

This attitude was supported by some media, while others continued to question him. Public opinion began to become polarized, and Zhao Dong's pressure began to decrease.

That night, Stern discussed with several senior vice presidents and made the relevant decision.

The next day was the 3G competition day.

At 9 o'clock in the morning that day, the league announced that it would randomly inspect a group of playoff players, including Zhao Dong.

Stern's approach is that no matter what the random inspection results are, they will pass.

Anyway, the people doing the random inspections are all members of the alliance, and whatever results they want will come out.

Urine testers flew to major cities early in the morning and began the urine test. The preliminary results of the urine test will be announced before tonight's game.

At noon, the league announced a batch of regular season personal honors, major data kings, plus the best defensive player dpoy, best rookie and best rookie team.

Zhao Dong won two personal honors: dpoy and scoring champion in the 1997/98 season.

There are very few people who can win these two honors in one season, which means that this person is truly invincible offensively and defensively.

In other words, there is only one such person in the history of the league, and that is Michael Jordan in the 1987/88 season. He won the DPOY that season and also won the scoring title with an average of 35 points per game.

Now, there is one more Zhao Dong.

This season's Rookie of the Year, unlike last season which was somewhat controversial, Duncan was undisputedly elected as the Rookie of the Year and was selected to the All-Rookie First Team.

After getting dpoy, Zhao Dong got 5 skill points, plus the 1 point left before, for a total of 6 skill points.

With these 6 points, he improved his interior defense from level 90 to level 93.

"Sean Canby."

At three o'clock in the afternoon, three urine testers came to the Cavaliers' training base, and Rainman Shawn Kemp was tested.

"Aren't I against Manley? I don't want to pee in front of a man. I'm not used to it. I can't pee." Kemp's voice rose with excitement.

"come in."

A urine tester opened the bathroom door and motioned for Rain Man to enter.

To be honest, Yuren was a little desperate at this moment. He thought he was finished and his career was finished.

He has become addicted. He just took a shot two hours ago and his urine test failed.

"I, I, I can't pee!"

After shushing at the test tube for a long time, the pale Yuren shook his head and said to the three urine testers.

The three urine testers didn't know that this was just a formality. They stared at Rainman and his second brother very seriously, not taking their eyes away for a second.

One of the people standing in the front said: "Would you like a drink of water?"

"No, no, I just drank ten bottles." Rain Man said quickly.

"Then drink ten more bottles." The man said.

"..." Rainman was desperate.

Five minutes later, his bladder was about to burst. He finally couldn't hold it in any longer, and the test tube in his hand was almost flushed away by urine.

"I will never believe that he passed the urine test."

"He was scared to death."

"I bet Rain Man ate something he shouldn't have."

The three urine testers started chatting after leaving the training base.

At the same time, in the hotel where the Knicks stayed, three urine testers took away Zhao Dong's urine.

In addition to Zhao Dong and Rainman, the Suns' Pippen also underwent a urine test, and several players stood up to support Zhao Dong's urine test.

A total of sixteen people were randomly tested, exactly one from each team.

At 6 p.m., the league announced that the results of the preliminary inspection came out and all players passed the test.

The media has nothing to say about this result. If they keep shouting, Zhao Dong may not find anything, but others may have problems. This is not the result they want to see.

In their opinion, this matter can only be left alone.

"call!"

After receiving the news, Yuren's nerves instantly relaxed and he felt almost exhausted.

"Okay, everyone, listen to me."

At seven o'clock, after entering the visiting team's locker room, Zhao Dong clapped his hands and said to his teammates: "Take the urine test thing to heart. This is a conspiracy against me and the Knicks. In order to fight back, we need a big game tonight." Win, we will defeat the Cavaliers."

"Smash the knight!"

A huge roar erupted from the visiting team's locker room.

The media outside felt itchy and wanted to rush in immediately.

The game will be broadcast live by CCTV and tnt.

In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lijia said with a worried face: "Zhao Dong is impatient and forced to come back. What if the wound collapses?"

"That's right..." Sun Zhenping kept echoing.

Zhang Lili added: "Look, from yesterday to today, because of the commotion caused by Zhao Dong's comeback, so many people in the league have stood up, as well as the media, our country, alas, let's not talk about it, he wants to make a name for himself in the NBA, it's really The land is full of thorns!"

"Yes, in the beginning, he was only allowed to take the urine test alone. Fortunately, Zhao Dong had a tough attitude. If he really took the urine test alone, he must not be bullied to death in the future?" Sun Zhenping said.

At eight o'clock, the substitutes came on, and the starting lineups of both sides were also announced.

Knicks: Ben, Zhao Dong, Oakley, Alan Houston, Billups.

Cavaliers: Big Z, Shawn Kemp, Henderson, Person, Brett Knight.

In the silent corridor, the footsteps of many people sounded, and Zhao Dong led his teammates out of the locker room.

He opened the system again to see if there were any tasks.

Last season, there were tasks for every series, but this season, until now, the system has not issued any playoff tasks.

As soon as the screen opened, a hint of joy appeared on his face.

Dominance-level sniper mission: Ask the host to perform a dominant performance in the next two games, and you will be rewarded with a fragment of dominance.

The content of the task was very simple. Even if it was completed, the reward would not have an immediate effect, but he was still very happy. He only had one fragment of dominance, and the system did not issue any related tasks.

Starting the game, the two met.

Zhao Dong was walking at the front. The five starters of the Cavaliers, including Rain Man, all had a trace of unconcealable fear in their eyes when they saw Zhao Dong.

"Rainman, you look a little ugly. Have you been raped by some violent girl? It seems that you have been hurt. Do you want me to call the police on your behalf?"

When he saw Rain Man, Zhao Dong said coldly.

"Pfft!"

Some people laughed on the spot, including Rainman’s teammate Big Z.

Although Rainman has a brutal playing style and a fiery personality, and he dares to target Zhao Dong, he really doesn't dare to stab Zhao Dong in front of him.

Now Zhao Dong's violent beating of Ma Long is nothing. After taking one shot, he subdued two armed gangsters, took another shot, and finally killed one person, which is the most deterrent.

This is a guy who has really killed people. Yu Ren thinks that he dare not provoke Zhao Dong.

Seeing Rainman lowering his head and ignoring him, Zhao Dong was not interested in paying attention to him anymore. He was a brainless guy.

Coming out, the Knicks received fierce boos.

"We have to calm them down and shut up all of them!" Zhao Dong turned around and yelled at his teammates.

"yes."

The other four roared in unison.

Ten minutes later, the game started. Big Z won the jump ball and the Cavaliers attacked.

"Idiot, hurry up and get the ball. Are you like the cake-eating postman, incapable of attacking with the ball?" Zhao Dong spat beside Rain Man.

"I'm going to get the ball, and I'm going to blow your mind."

Rainman's back spray looks very weak because his offensive ability with the ball is really not good.

Zhao Dong sneered twice, as a template for Stoudemire later, you have a shitty offensive ability with the ball.

At this time, he deliberately let Rain Man go and gave him a chance to catch the ball.

Then, Rainman seized the opportunity, immediately cut inside, and the ball was passed in.

"I'm going to blow up his basket!"

Rainman catches the ball, takes a big step forward, his body full of explosive power rises into the air, and pounces towards the basket.

"Flat basket dunk!"

The moment Rainman caught the ball, the commentator roared crazily.

"..."

All Cavaliers fans clenched their fists and opened their mouths, preparing to burst into cheers for Rain Man at the next moment.

"ah!"

Rainman held the ball with one hand, his head flat against the basket, and when he screamed strangely and was about to slam it down with all his strength, a big hand stopped him from making a brutal dunk.

"Snapped!"

Zhao Dong caught up from behind, waved his hand and made a more ferocious chasing shot, sending the ball into the sky.

"oh!"

The stadium suddenly erupted in exclamations of surprise.

At this time, Zhao Dong blocked Rain Man and grabbed the basketball above his head, and the Knicks attacked.

"Wow, look at Feilong's actions, is his gunshot wound really healed?" Bill Walton said in surprise at the TNT live broadcast.

"Do you think you called me Iron Man for nothing? This is Superman's physique, and the healing speed is much faster than ordinary people." Matt laughed.

"Oh, if Feilong is really good and can be 100%, no, as long as he plays 70% or 80% of his strength, the Knicks will have no problem beating the Cavaliers." Bill Walton said with a smile.

In the backcourt, Zhao Dong handed the ball to Billups, reached outside the three-point line on the left wing, asked for the ball again, and then made a pull gesture.

This time, he was the only one on the strong side. Billups was at the top of the arc. Ben had no ability to stretch and stayed at the basket. The other two were all on the weak side. He formed a singles situation against Rain Man. , and it is difficult for the Cavaliers to help defend.

This style of play was the isolated singles tactic that Jordan was best at back then, forcing the league to introduce anti-isolated singles rules.

Now, the alliance is basically going to introduce rules to restrict him anyway, so Zhao Dong has no worries. Today he will use this isolation singles tactic to completely blast the Cavaliers.