I’m Really Playing Basketball

"Is this villa really more than 100 years old?"

"Yes, Ms. Sun, most of the townhouses in the Upper East Side of New York were built more than 100 years ago. Now it is impossible to build a villa in the Upper East Side of New York. This single-family townhouse was built in 1870, but , after a comprehensive renovation, basically there will be no traces of history, please see, the original wooden beams of the villa are replaced by steel beams, and the interior decoration is all modern and elegant European style.”

"Mr. Chen, Ms. Sun, please look here. Every floor here has been carefully designed, including floor-to-ceiling windows and six usable fireplaces."

"The kitchen on this side is connected to the garden at the back of the house through French doors."

Floor-to-ceiling double-opening glass doors, this door is really magnificent!

Moreover, the kitchen and dining room are connected to the back garden, and the view and scenery are also very good.

Mr. Chen and Ms. Sun nodded repeatedly under the manager's introduction.

After Chen Ling came to this villa, he was stunned by the luxurious and elegant atmosphere exuding here.

This is a five-story townhouse with 18 rooms, including 7 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms. The indoor area is as high as 1,000 square meters, and there is 250 square meters of outdoor leisure space.

"Mr. Chen, Ms. Sun, please look, this is the master bedroom suite, which also includes a bathroom with a free-standing bathtub and a steam shower room."

This white and spacious bathroom is not inferior to the bathroom in the presidential suite of the five-star hotel where Chen Xiao lives now.

But, this is the Upper East Side of New York!

"Mr. Chen, Ms. Sun, we have reached the roof now. This is our well-planned roof terrace. The biggest highlight is the green landscape and wide view. Standing here, Mr. Chen and Ms. Sun can enjoy the charming city scenery around New York. "

Chen Xiao and the two sat down in front of the coffee table on the roof, overlooking the scenery of Central Park not far away, it was really special.

"That oversized single-family townhouse over there?"

"Mr. Chen, that is the investment villa that Wall Street investment tycoon Jeffrey Epstein bought two years ago for 20 million US dollars. The total construction area is close to 3,000 square meters, with 7 floors and 40 rooms. It is the largest single villa in New York City. A few days ago, a rich man from Oros was willing to bid 25 million US dollars to buy it, but Jeffrey Epstein has no plans to sell it.”

Chen Xiao was speechless after hearing this.

Earn 5 million US dollars in two years?

Is real estate investment so powerful?

"Mr. Chen, if you only invest in single-family houses in the suburbs of New Jersey or New York State, it will be difficult to increase by 10% even in ten years, but this is Manhattan in New York City, the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and the wealthy area of ​​the Upper East Side. Here It's different from anywhere in the world, in the future world, there will be more and more rich people, but there are only so many lands here, do you understand what I mean?"

The explanation is so clear, of course Chen Xiao understands.

That's why Fagan recommended him to buy a single-family townhouse here.

Perhaps the villas here are not as spacious as the villas in the suburbs, and the air is not as fresh. However, after spending 5 million US dollars, the villas here may sell for 20 million or even 30 million in 10 years.

But the detached houses in the suburbs may only have 4 million or 3 million left.

This is still lucky to be able to sell, bad luck, no one buys...

Fagan told him that Jordan's super villa would not be sold at half the price in the future.

It can't be sold at half the price. What a loss, tens of millions of dollars.

For Jordan, though, it was drizzle.

But for him, he really lost so much, so he couldn't be more distressed. He loves money, loves money very much!

"Chen, unless you want to settle in a certain place permanently in the future, it doesn't matter the preservation rate, liking is the most important thing. Now, you are only in the initial stage of your career. You are a soaring eagle. What you need is a person who can leave at any time." habitat."

Chen Xiao felt that Feigen was right.

Although there are 5 floors of 1,000 square meters, and each floor is 200 square meters, it is indeed a little less than the luxury houses of NBA superstars, but with the 250 square meters of garden outside, the ground floor area is actually 450 square meters. It's small.

"Mr. Chen, you are satisfied."

"Satisfied, David, please."

"You're welcome, Danny and I are classmates, and it's an honor to serve someone like you."

Um?

Am I something big now?

Chen Xiao was a little surprised by what he said.

"Danny can see your future, and of course I can too, Miss Sun, are you right?"

Miss Sun nodded gracefully after being taken aback for a moment.

right!

In this way, the day before his birthday, Chen Xiao and Ms. Sun carried their bags and moved into this first commercial house in his life.

A total of 5 million U.S. dollars was spent, which emptied all of Chen Xiao's income from regular meals for the year.

Most of Chen Xiao's endorsements are from China and South Korea.

Chen Xiao's endorsement fees in China, such as China Mobile, Life Insurance and other companies, are all 500,000 US dollars after tax, because Chen Xiao is very strict in selecting large companies that will not have sequelae. There are 5 companies in total, 2.5 million US dollars .

And Chen Xiao's international endorsement prices are different, because the tax rates are different in different countries, Chen Xiao's international endorsement fees are basically around 600,000 US dollars including tax, and Chen Xiao gets 600,000 in his hands. At least $1.2 million must be paid.

For that matter, the domestic tax rate is low and companies pay much less.

The price of Chen Xiao's international endorsement was almost double that of domestic ones.

Like Yao Ming, it is a friendly price.

Generally speaking, Chen Xiao's endorsement threshold is high, the price is more expensive than Yao Ming, and the grade is also higher.

Although it is much more expensive than Yao Ming, those big companies at home and abroad are also willing to choose Chen Xiao.

In order to buy a house this time, Chen Xiao threw in all the current income from endorsements and business cooperation.

Of course, NBA wages have not moved.

But Chen Xiao didn't regret it too much, Feigen was still working hard to get endorsements for him, and there would still be money.

After holding it in for so long, isn't it just to hold back a big item for yourself?

With his own basketball court, he is very happy, and Miss Sun, who is playing heads-up with him, is also very happy!

"This is just the beginning for us. In the future, we will have such big houses in Suzhou, Nanjing, BJ, Shanghai, and Gangnam District in Seoul!"

After Chen Xiao finished thinking excitedly, Ms. Sun, who was fighting him one-on-one, became even more excited.

I don't know how long it took, the entire basketball court was soaked by the sweat of the two of them, it was too intense.

In the early morning of November 11, 2002, Ms. Sun was still asleep because she was too exhausted.

And Chen Ling was awakened by a bunch of blessing text messages.

In fact, Chen Ling didn't fall asleep either.

Bought a new house, so excited.

If Miss Sun was not too tired, she would not be able to sleep because of excitement.

Both of them are teenagers and girls in their 20s. The big house of 5 million US dollars is more than 40 million when converted into RMB, and more than 5 billion when converted into Korean won.

This house is really something they could only imagine in their dreams before.

Now, everything has become a reality.

Chen Xiao was actually not the most excited.

The most excited is Miss Sun.

Ms. Sun's film salary in South Korea is 50 million won before tax, which is already considered the top level among Korean actresses. A film of 50,000 US dollars can't afford it until she dies, and she can't afford such a big house. ah.

Especially when Chen Xiao said that she would buy such a river view villa with the same price in Jiangnan District in the future, at that moment, Miss Sun had the urge to not want to fight anymore.

Life seems to be complete.

Thinking of Miss Sun's cute expression of not wanting to fight and letting herself go completely empty just now, Chen Xiao looked at the blessings from relatives and friends on the phone, and smiled while watching.

It was her 20th birthday, which meant that Chen Xiao had truly grown up.

However, Chen Xiao didn't intend to make a big deal, and he didn't even plan to do a small one.

Now that the NBA regular season is in full swing, how could Chen Xiao have the nerve to let his brothers lose the game and ask for leave to wish him a birthday?

It's also very unprofessional.

What's more, with Miss Sun by her side, Chen Xiao wasn't so lonely.

After playing the away game against the Bulls on November 9, the Nets' next opponent is the Western powerhouse Spurs on November 13.

Therefore, Chen Ling had three days of rest in the middle.

Because of Chen Xiao's birthday, the Nets also gave Chen Xiao a three-day vacation in a very humane manner.

In the rare rest time of these three days, Chen Xiao was training strength in the gymnasium of the villa in the morning, and he could not relax for a moment in the confrontation training.

And in the afternoon and evening, it was Chen Xiao and Miss Sun's time.

Ms. Sun's fans would never have imagined that the perfect pure goddess in their minds is not only a good actor, but also a good basketball player.

He has gone from being jerky at the beginning to being proficient in all duel skills.

No matter how long the happy time of teenagers and girls is, it is short.

After spending three days together day and night, Ms. Sun still reluctantly left New York.

And Chen Xiao also returned to the team.

On November 13, 2002, when Chen Xiao returned to the Nets training hall, he felt a sense of excitement that he hadn't seen for a long time.

Although he has been touching the ball these days, Chen Xiao still has a very different feeling when he touches the basketball in the Nets training hall.

"Boy Chen, open your belly and let me see if you have a belly."

After Chen Xiao smiled and opened Richard Jefferson's hand, Pug and Boozer walked over.

"Mr. Chen, I'm not used to the absence of you in the team's training hall these days. The sound of water is rarely heard in the team's training hall."

"Brother, are you the boss of Heiji?"

"Hehe, I dare not, I am very happy to see Mr. Chen, just kidding."

Battelle and Boozer were really happy to see Chen Xiao.

With Chen Xiao, they are valuable in the team.

Without Chen Xiao, their value on the court would be greatly reduced.

Take Boozer as an example. Without Chen Xiao, he can't play his role as a cover. No matter how strong his mid-range shot is, the Nets dare not use him. The value created by his mid-range shot may not be as good as his Defensive loss.

With Chen Xiao, he can create scoring opportunities for Chen Xiao, and his positive effect on the court will outweigh the negative effect.

It's not just Battelle and Boozer who miss Chen Xiao, but Kidd, the boss of the Nets, also misses Chen Xiao.

In the past few days, without Chen Xiao as the team trainer, Kidd felt that he was not used to it, and it became difficult to collect assists again.

Of course, the one who misses Chen Xiao the most is naturally the team's head coach, Byron Scott.

After the start of this season, how beautiful the Nets' offense is.

You can get what you want, but in the past few days without Chen Xiao, the team's training games, and the Nets' offense are so constipated that he doesn't want to watch them.

What is this all about?

I am used to eating delicacies from mountains and seas, so I really don't want to eat those simple meals anymore.

In the three days since Chen Xiao left, not only has his position in the Nets not been replaced, but it has become more stable.

At this point, Houston Mosaic star Francis has a lot to say.

"I didn't expect Chen to be firmly established as the main attacker of the Nets now."

After disappearing for three days at a time, some players on the team who had complaints about Chen Xiao completely stopped complaining.

When you have him, you don't appreciate it.

When you lose him, you will know how precious he is.

Chen Xiao naturally didn't know about this.

The only thing he knew was that after he came back this time, he felt that many players in the team were more enthusiastic about him.

For example, Kenyon Martin, who hadn't talked to him for a long time, actually talked to him again.

"Chen, we can cooperate more in the future."

Does this mean you are willing to play a pick-and-roll for me?

Although Martin's pick-and-roll effect is not that good, any star willing to pick and roll for an offensive player is something to be thankful for.

In the NBA, most star players are unwilling to give pick-and-rolls to others, and they are not willing to ask others to pick-and-rolls.

This point, Bryant and O'Neal is the most understand.

"Since Chen is back, let's play another halftime team confrontation this morning."

It's okay to use this method to get acquainted with Chen Xiao's existence again.

Ten minutes later, the Nets' smooth offense this season appeared again in the Nets' training hall.

And at the same time, the hotel where the Spurs stayed.

As the head coach of the Spurs, Popovich is now watching the Nets game video, frowning all the time.

"The Nets' offense this season is very good. Compared with last season, the Nets not only have fast breaks, but their positional offense no longer depends on luck."

"Chen and Boozer both have very good shooting ability, Martin's ability to create opportunities one-on-one is also very strong, and Richard Jefferson's ability to cut and rush, they have a lot of different styles of offensive players, and These offensive players are integrated very well under the tandem of Kidd."

"Maybe, the only weakness of this team is their interior height and defense."

Mike Budenholzer finished speaking seriously, and the frowning Popovich suddenly smiled and shook his head.

"No, their biggest weakness is that their offense is all centered around Boy Wonder. As long as there is a problem with Boy Wonder's offense, the team's offense will go wrong."

"So, in addition to the inside height and defense, they also have a weakness, the offensive core is too single."

"..."

Mike Budenholzer looked incredible. This season's strongest offensive team in the NBA, the biggest weakness is actually offense?

Bobo, you are really a logic genius!

"Mike, call Bruce in for me."

After Popovich finished speaking, Budenholzer was shocked, and finally nodded and turned to go out.

Fantastic Boy, you, it's over.

In this game, Bobo is going to be black!

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