Reinventing the Millennium

When the four major venture capital investors first came to the treasure land, they happened to have important matters at hand.

No matter what they thought in their hearts, on the surface they were still more particular about following Mr. Fang's wishes and did not immediately bring up the ice core issue for discussion.

The villa is very lively. In addition to the Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe from China, there are also arena matters that need to be confirmed by Boss Fang from time to time.

The game between the Rockets and the Pistons has home court advantage. Therefore, in the final game, they hope to win the cup at home in Houston and make more preparations. The league's top brass and news media have already arrived in Houston in advance.

At present, it is difficult to predict the ownership of the championship, and the odds of both sides are basically the same.

According to the rules summarized by sports media ESPN, as long as the first half of the first two quarters is relatively stalemate, then the Pistons will probably win.

Because, in the previous six games, either the Rockets continued to suppress firepower and won by more than double digits, or they continued to be anxious, and in the end the Pistons ended the game with less than five points.

At this point, Fang Zhuo himself has become extremely eager for this championship, but all he can do is to arrange the midfield arrangement or uniformly dress the home fans to watch the game. The incentives for the players are limited to the promise of making championship rings. Not much to wait for.

As the team owner, Fang Zhuo cannot pay out bonuses outside of the contract, which is strictly monitored by the league. However, the championship ring is made by the winning team itself and can cost US$10,000 or US$1 million.

The latter is the number he promised. If it succeeds, it will be the most expensive ring in the history of the league.

In the evening, the venture capital investors who came from far away from home once again saw the very busy Mr. Fang in the first row of the arena. Following their quick meeting in the afternoon, Mr. Fang was in the arena for a pre-game interview, and then went to the arena for a chat. League President Stern shared his views.

When it was about to start, Mr. Fang sat down in his seat.

The best six positions in this row are reserved for Mr. Fang and his friends - the four venture capital CEOs plus Jay Chou, who has watched six finals.

"Lao Xiong, Mr. Xu, Mr. Zhang, and Connor, thank you for coming to support our team."

Fang Zhuo said loudly and enthusiastically.

The four people, including Xiong Xiaoge, all had polite smiles on their faces. Even today's four-person venture capital team didn't look like they liked sports very much.

Looking at Mr. Fang's high-spirited appearance, they suddenly had a similar feeling. The young president was not only a president, he was also really young and had the passion to devote himself to sports.

"Mr. Fang, although we are here for the ice core, we are indeed lucky enough to catch up with Yao Ming in the finals." Xu Kaiwei smiled and mentioned his own goal.

"Haha, thank you for your hard work. Okay, let's talk after the game is over." Fang Zhuo was not shy at all and was extremely magnanimous.

Xu Kaiwei nodded silently, and his eyes inadvertently touched Zang Hongli. Mr. Fang seemed to be obsessed with sports, but he didn't know whether it was true or not.

Before he could think about it, the audience in the arena suddenly became excited.

The game is about to begin.

The uniform jerseys distributed at the home court turned into a red heat wave as the on-site DJ introduced the players, and cheers also swept the air of the stadium.

The last game of the finals!

The Rockets Trident faced off against last season's defending champion Pistons defense!

beep.

The whistle blows, the jump ball.

Yao Ming easily got the ball for the first ball and passed it to Nash. When he got into position in the frontcourt, he set up a solid pick-and-roll for Carter.

Carter gained a short space, received a timely pass from Nash, and attempted a one-step jumper inside the three-point line.

It felt good and got the first 2 points for the Rockets.

"yeah!"

Fang Zhuo clenched his fist and used the Rocket Trident's routine coordination!

There were also cheers at the scene.

Xiong Xiaoge, Xu Kaiwei, Zhang Hongli, and Connor all had blank faces.

They were so preoccupied that they couldn't even take it into their minds. They obviously had something to think about carefully, but the shouts at the scene were deafening.

Fortunately, the Rockets who scored the first goal did not output continuous firepower. The Pistons continued their perpetual motion defense for six games, firmly pulling the Rockets into the swamp of positional warfare.

Except for the opening shot of the Rockets in the first quarter, every subsequent score was extremely difficult.

As the best defensive team in the league, the Pistons did not lose themselves because they were stuck at home.

In other words, the offense will fail, but more than one season of consistent defensive training has made the defending champions particularly calm. They are like springs full of resilience, guarding out and pulling back, squeezing every player on the Rockets.

"Rough! This didn't even go in! Rashid committed a foul! Are you blind, referee?!"

"Hey! Look at Prince's elbow, look at it, look at it! You can't blow it!"

The four venture capital team sat obediently in the front row and inevitably focused most of their attention on Mr. Fang. They saw an emotional young CEO who was completely different from what they thought he was. .

No, he is not the president on this occasion, he is the team owner.

It is hard for them to imagine that this is the calm, cunning, cunning, and bottomless venture capital hunter who was the mastermind behind the overt and covert fight between BOE and the LCD Alliance just a while ago.

Also, is the person next to him who is chiming in with the curse really a popular pop star from China?

Was it sports, basketball, or the intense atmosphere at the scene that alienated them?

At halftime, the Pistons scored a rare three-pointer at the buzzer, leading by 6 points.

"Shit luck!"

The unwilling Rockets boss Fang threw away the towel he was waving in his hand from time to time.

"The offense is not open." Jay Chou said worriedly from the side.

The Pistons scored 47 points in two quarters, while the Rockets scored 41 points.

"The defensive action was too big! But I didn't even blow the whistle!" Fang Zhuo said angrily, "Whose home field is this? I thought we were at the Palace of Auburn Hills!"

The Palace of Auburn Hills is home to the Detroit Pistons.

Fang Zhuo looked at his friends again: "Old Xiong, isn't it! It's so annoying!"

Xiong Xiaoge felt that she was getting old and couldn't get angry.

During halftime, Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe appeared.

Different from the cheerleading teams in the past, the Oriental Acrobatics really refreshed the fans and media at the scene, and the exclamations and applause never stopped.

Fang Zhuo was slightly comforted by this, with a smile on his face and applauded along with him.

The four venture capital groups enjoyed a wonderful acrobatic performance together. Except that the crowd was still too loud, they gradually got used to this occasion.

The third quarter of the second half begins.

Perhaps because the coach reviewed the deficiencies in the locker room, the Rockets came up with a strong shot from Yao Ming and chased two points.

"Huh? It seems to be more determined and faster."

Fang Zhuo vaguely felt the difference in rhythm.

Soon, the next few rounds proved his opinion as a ball-savvy boss.

Yao Ming's shot was more determined, not letting himself get into a physical fight with Rashid and Ben, but tried a slightly distanced mid-range shot.

The effect was good, and the Rockets caught up to one point.

"Okay, okay." Fang Zhuo praised repeatedly from the audience, "Just fight like this!"

However, before he could be happy for too long, the Pistons made mistakes and the Rockets dropped the ball repeatedly. Yao Ming got a good shot. At this time, Ben, who came to help defend, made an unconventional defensive move. Knocked Yao Ming to the ground from behind.

Yao Ming fell to the ground, and his teammates gathered around him with concern. There were also two Pistons players, Ben, who went straight to hit him, but were blocked by the referee.

The situation has changed suddenly, and the suspected injury of a core insider undoubtedly marks a bad change in the situation.

Fang Zhuo, who was off the court, watched this scene with helpless eyes. He jumped up in anger and pointed at the referee who called a common foul.

"Hey, Mr. Fang, Mr. Fang, goodbye."

Fearing that something might happen, Jay Chou pulled Fang Zhuo from behind as he was about to go on stage.

The four venture capitalists looked at each other, not knowing how to react.

Jay Chou glanced at it and said angrily: "Pull Mr. Fang!"

Xiong Xiaoge and Xu Kaiwei woke up from a dream and quickly stood up and grabbed Fang Zhuo.

The referee couldn't understand Chinese, but he could obviously guess that he was being greeted, so he came over and warned: "Fang, pay attention to your wording, don't interfere with the game."

"F, u!" Fang Zhuo calmed down slightly and turned into English that the other party could understand, "What the hell, do you know how to call a foul? Isn't this a criminal? Are you calling an ordinary foul? Are you blind? Are you blind? "

The referee warned again.

However, Fang Zhuo still greeted the other party angrily.

beep.

The referee blew the whistle and gave a technical foul.

Rockets head coach Nelson repeatedly gestured to the boss to calm down, because... according to the rules, technical fouls cannot be called on the boss, but will be recorded on the team's assistant coach.

Fang Zhuo reluctantly sat back down calmly.

However, when center Nazr Mohammed, who was replacing Yao Ming, ran from the edge, he shouted loudly: "Nazir, did you see how they treated Yao? Did you see it? Saw it. ?"

Nazr Mohammed said nothing.

The referee cast a warning look and considered whether to expel the boss, but this was the Rockets' home court after all.

The game continues.

In just one round, Nazr Mohammed, who also played tough defense, made a similar unconventional defensive move while fighting for rebounds.

Ben fell to the ground, trying to calm down.

However, when he saw Nazir, who had fouled him fiercely, shrugging his shoulders indifferently and walking back, he instantly became angry, got up and rushed towards the opponent.

Nazr was not afraid, and without moving his hands, he directly hit Ben's forehead with his forehead.

Ben punched out, and Nazr punched back.

Players from the Pistons and Rockets all gathered around.

Beep, beep, beep!

The referee's sharp whistle sounded!

Both Ben and Nazir were pulled away by their respective teammates.

There was blood on Nazir's face, but he just grinned provocatively at the Pistons nonchalantly.

The finals were broadcast live across the United States.

There is no doubt that both players were sent off.

The referees gave a stern warning to the eager remaining players from both teams, and the game restarted.

"Mr. Fang, why are you so quiet?" Xu Kaiwei was also attracted. When he came back to his senses, he found that Mr. Fang was sitting quietly next to him, without the excitement or anger at all.

"You are stupid. If I tease you again, I will definitely be kicked out." Fang Zhuo said, "I was kicked out in my home stadium, for what reason."

Xu Kaiwei finally found a little bit of Mr. Fang.

The restarted game had significantly different penalty standards than the previous ones. The referees were afraid of causing trouble again and were much stricter on physical contact between players. This was obviously not conducive to the Pistons, who started out as defensive players.

By the end of the third quarter, the Rockets had gone ahead by 5 points.

The better news is that Yao Ming only suffered a minor injury and was able to return to the court after examination and rest.

The Pistons are still tenacious, but they are missing one of their main players. The formation change caused by Yao Ming gave his teammates more comfortable space.

With two minutes left in the game, as Yao Ming took the board and passed a long pass to Carter, who made a signature tomahawk dunk, the Rockets extended their lead to 10 points for the first time tonight.

The Pistons did not give up, but Nash stabilized the rhythm and firmly controlled the point difference.

The whistle sounded.

At the end of the game, the Rockets defeated the Pistons 96:87, defeated the defending champion, won the tiebreaker, and won the 2004-2005 season championship.

"Oh ho!"

Fang Zhuo cheered with joy.

Prepared red ribbons are scattered in the arena!

The whole place was filled with loud cheers from the fans!

Seeing this grand formation, the four venture capitalists couldn't help but applaud.

Fang Zhuo took out the microphone from somewhere and directly guided the fans passionately, saying first in English: "We are the champions!"

The whole stadium shouted - We are the champions!

Immediately afterwards, Fang Zhuo said in Chinese: "We are the champions!"

This time, the fans' voices were not uniform. They had strange tones and could barely make out Chinese.

Fang Zhuo didn't mind and guided the fans over and over again.

Until the end, the accent of "We are the champions" in Chinese can be clearly heard.

Fang Zhuo put down the phone and laughed heartily.

This scene was faithfully broadcast by the cameras, including China CCTV Sports, which also broadcast today's game live during the day. Seeing this scene, many fans in front of the TV followed Mr. Fang and repeated this sentence repeatedly.

League President Stern handed out the championship trophy, and the Finals Most Valuable Player was awarded to Carter, who had better statistics.

"It's a pity that it wasn't given to Dayao." Jay Chou felt a little regretful.

"It'll be early in the future." Fang Zhuo smiled and stepped forward to take a photo with him, and even pulled his friends along with him.

The four members of the venture capital team were confused and took photos together. They even shook hands with the out-of-touch league president, and there was a vague feeling of inspecting the work.

"Don't say anything else at the celebration party tonight. We won't come back until we get drunk."

Fang Zhuo did not forget to tell his friends.

"Mr. Fang, let's..." Zhang Hongli felt Mr. Fang's enthusiasm for sports and suddenly felt a little uneasy.

"It's about the ice core, right? Oh, don't worry, what's the rush?" Fang Zhuo said happily, "We have to discuss with Houston tomorrow the championship city celebration parade."

He emphasized: "The activities of hundreds of thousands of people are not a small matter! This is not only the honor of the team, but also the honor of the city! Do you understand? Hahaha, don't worry!"

Fang Zhuo waved his hand and went to the head coach to celebrate, still shouting "champion" and "champion".

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