Chapter 444 Swimming Event
Soon after, the third quarter began.

He Zhongqiu and Dayao came on the court at the same time. The other three were Zhu Fangyu, who also didn’t play much in the second quarter, as well as Wang Shipeng and Sun Le.

For the US team, Howard played for 18 minutes in the first half and has not played yet.

Bosh plays center, Boozer plays power forward, James, Wade, and Paul.

In this quarter, Jonas’ strategy was for He Zhongqiu to focus on defense and Yao Ming to focus on offense.

On the offensive end, the two used the double tower tactics under the basket, using their strong low-post offensive ability to blow up the U.S. team’s inside line.

On the defensive end, it all depends on He Zhongqiu.

“The American team is attacking, James is serving, Paul is pushing forward, very quickly, and Sun Le is chasing behind.” Yu Jia said quickly.

In the backcourt, at the next step of the free throw line, He Zhongqiu saw that the American team was coming on strong and knew that they would still use the offensive style of the second quarter.

Zhu Fangyu, who was on the middle lane, was defending in the right elbow area. Paul made a skillful change of speed and used the speed and rhythm to break through Zhu Fangyu again.

He Zhongqiu saw through Paul’s breakthrough direction and promptly filled in on Zhu Fangyu’s lower side, forming a closing force with him, blocking Paul and at the same time blocking Paul’s passing angle to the weak side.

At this time Sun Le came to the back, Paul dribbled and turned, trying to escape the triple-team, but He Zhongqiu’s hands were too fast. When Paul turned around, he leaned forward and poked the ball away.

“Steal? Great! It’s Mid-Autumn Festival again!” Yu Jia shouted excitedly.

Sun Le grabbed the ground ball. At this time, He Zhongqiu had already started running fast and waved to him for the ball. He quickly passed it to him.

“Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon!” Zhang Heli shouted.

As soon as the other members of the American team reached the front court, they turned around and ran back to defense.

He Zhongqiu dribbled the ball across the center line, entered the frontcourt from the left side of the center, passed Bosh and Boozer, and went straight to the basket.

James and Wade ran hard from the left and right wings, and flanked from the flanks to the center, but they could not outrun He Zhongqiu. When He Zhongqiu reached the free throw line with the ball, the two of them were just running at the same pace.

“boom!”

He Zhongqiu blew up the Wukesong Basketball Arena with his gorgeous and brutal dunk, which was like a walking-in-the-air tomahawk slam dunk from the free throw line.

Zhang Heli shouted excitedly: “Defense is supreme! Defense wins championships, and defense can also win Olympic championships.”

Xu Jicheng said excitedly: “3 steals and 6 blocks, Zhongqiu’s defense was explosive today. His defense will determine the outcome of this final.”

Yu Jia smiled and said, “In the previous group matches and the two knockout matches, Zhongqiu never defended so hard. The final is different.”

“That’s for sure.”

Zhang Heli nodded and said, “Just now on defense, Zhu Fangyu and Sun Le cooperated well. They did not give up on defense and formed a three-man double team outside the right waist position in time. Just play like this. It doesn’t matter if you get penetrated. Just keep up with them in a hurry.”

At this time, the US team scored a goal. Boozer received the ball in the left corner, faked a shot and then broke through after shaking Yao Ming, made a quick stop jump shot and hit a long two-pointer.

44:54, China attacks.

“Full court press, be careful!” Yu Jia shouted.

When He Zhongqiu ran to the center line, there was some chaos behind him. Wade and Paul were double-teaming Sun Le who had the ball, so he quickly turned around to respond.

Wang Shipeng took the ball first, then quickly passed it to He Zhongqiu, who then passed it to Yao Ming at the top of the arc and quickly ran to the basket.

James left Zhu Fangyu behind and quickly caught up with He Zhongqiu.

“It’s over!” Jordan shook his head after taking a look.

Bosh was underneath Yao Ming, who passed the ball to He Zhongqiu as he ran past.

After receiving the ball, He Zhongqiu took a step forward and jumped up, and James followed him and jumped up from the left.

The two made contact in the air. At the moment of contact, James was bounced away. He Zhongqiu held the ball in his right hand and slashed towards the basket.

“boom!”

“Oh!”

Along with the extremely powerful sound of the basket bursting, the thunderous cheers of Wukesong also rang out.

Zhang Heli laughed and said, “Haha, James’ physical quality is only seen once every thirty years, but it still can’t compare to Zhongqiu. He is far inferior to Zhongqiu in the air.”

Yu Jia said excitedly: “Zhongqiu’s quality is not comparable to James. He is the king of sprinting, with a 9.59-meter time of seconds.”

“If James is a once-in-30-year event, then Mid-Autumn Festival is a once-in-100-year event.”

Xu Jicheng smiled and said, “Now the score is 44:56. We are leading by 12 points. Let’s see how the American team plays next.”

The US team was attacking, and Bosh received the ball in the low post on the left wing. He backed down and attacked He Zhongqiu, but he couldn’t even stand steadily and had no confidence at all, so he passed the ball out.

James received the ball, glanced at Wolverine who was staring at him in the penalty area, suddenly jumped up and shot a three-pointer over Sun Le’s head.

“Bang!”

Sun Le failed to jump up in time to block the shot, but James’ shot also missed. He Zhongqiu grabbed the backcourt rebound and the Chinese team attacked.

“The hit rate of outside jump shots can never compare to that of low-post offense.” Jordan shook his head.

“If they force their way in, with the Wolverines’ defensive state today, it’s possible that they could block 20 shots in a single game,” said Kenny Smith.

“20 blocks will break even the strongest will,” Barkley sighed.

He Zhongqiu came to the frontcourt and entered the basket. Bosh went around and was easily blocked by him.

After receiving the ball, Yao Ming threw it directly into the basket and then immediately retreated.

“boom!”

The next moment, He Zhongqiu hung on the basket after a slam dunk in the air.

“Ugh!”

“It’s too easy to score. Let’s use Howard quickly. Howard can make Wolverine spend more energy. Bosh is completely useless against Wolverine.”

“Our inside line is too weak! We are completely unable to limit the Chinese team’s low-post attack. If we continue to play like this, with Wolverine’s physical fitness, he can score 50 points in the second half, or even more.”

Barkley, Jordan and Kenny Smith shook their heads and sighed.

44:58, China leads by 14 points, and the US team attacks.

The three forward defenders played at a fast pace, and the Chinese team’s defense was broken down, and they were unable to establish a joint defense formation in time.

He Zhongqiu quickly returned to the restricted area, and faced with the three-line attack of James, Wade and Paul, it was also very difficult.

He did not move easily, determined to let his opponents shoot from outside and guard the basket. He would never attack easily without a good opportunity.

Anyway, the American team’s inside line is too weak, and the points he lost can be regained on the offensive end.

Paul slowed down in the high post, faced the right wing, and made a pass to Wade on the right wing, trying to trick He Zhongqiu under the free throw line.

After seeing He Zhongqiu move one step to the right wing, he suddenly pulled the ball back, passed it with his back hand, and passed it to James on the left wing.

James received the ball, broke into the restricted area from the left waist position, flew towards the basket, held the ball high in his right hand, pulled his body back into a bow, and made a powerful tomahawk slam dunk.

At the same time, He Zhongqiu had returned to the front of the basket and jumped towards LeBron James who was attacking the basket.

In an instant, he arrived first with a faster speed, and was in a dominant position over James in the air. He slapped him with the precision of Eagle Claw.

“Snapped!”

The orange basketball flew high into the sky in an instant.

“Oh!”

A huge cheer immediately rang out.

“Big hat!” Zhang Heli shouted loudly.

Under the huge impact force, James crashed into He Zhongqiu, and the two collided violently in the air.

He Zhongqiu used his strong coordination and flexibility to adjust his body posture in the air without losing his center of gravity. When he landed, he stepped back with his left foot, stood firmly, and then immediately moved towards the landing point of the basketball.

As for James, as the one who attacks the basket, he has a strong impact force, but his flexibility and coordination are not as good as He Zhongqiu, and his aerial confrontation ability is not as good as He Zhongqiu.

So before he landed on the ground, he lost his center of gravity. He landed on his left foot, then felt pain in his left ankle and fell to the ground with a scream of pain.

He Zhongqiu grabbed the basketball, switched offense and defense, passed the ball, and immediately started to run fast.

At this time, James was lying on the floor and did not get up.

Yao Ming strode down from the top of the arc at a very fast speed. After reaching the basket, he competed for position with Bosh and reached out for the ball.

He Zhongqiu took a look and simply stopped at the free throw line.

Sun Le passed the ball to He Zhongqiu, but He Zhongqiu didn’t pass it to Yao Ming. He shot the ball off the backboard in an open position and easily made a goal.

“James must be injured and hasn’t gotten up yet.” Yu Jia said.

“Looking at the player returning to defense, he landed on one foot. His ankle must be injured, possibly sprained,” said Xu Jicheng.

“He has a very good physique and is very strong, so his injuries shouldn’t be serious.” Zhang Heli guessed.

Coach K replaced James with Prince.

“James’ injury does not affect the strength of the US team. We still have Anthony and Prince at the No. 3 position,” said Zhang Heli.

Xu Jicheng analyzed: “Seven blocks, James is also injured. Zhongqiu’s defensive deterrence in the penalty area is expected to scare the stars of the US team.”

Zhang Heli smiled and said: “These NBA stars are different from our players. They probably won’t be willing to injure themselves for the national team’s games.”

Next, just as Zhang Heli and others had expected, the American team’s stars reduced their attacks on the basket and began to focus on outside jump shots.

Rick Carlisle knew there was no chance to make a comeback, he knew Wolverine’s strength too well.

In fact, when he first saw the Dream Team 8 lineup, he felt it was very luxurious at first glance, but at second glance, he knew that the inside line was not good and could not beat Wolverine.

But unfortunately, neither Duncan nor Garnett are willing to join the national team, and the inside line is a major weakness.

This final was still very exciting in the following period.

The performances of the American team’s outside superstars came one after another, and the Chinese team’s outside defense was blown to pieces. But they only had jump shots, no dunks, and they didn’t dare to break through at all.

The most exciting things were He Zhongqiu’s dunk under the basket and the fast break dunk.

During the halftime break, it was agreed that Yao Ming would be the main attacker in the third quarter, but in the end, He Zhongqiu was the main attacker again.

Excited by the gold medal in men’s basketball, he played with great excitement and had endless energy.

At the end of the game, the score was 86:105, and the Chinese team won by 19 points, defeating the American team and successfully defending the Olympic championship, winning the 58th and final gold medal for the Chinese team.

He Zhongqiu played 40 minutes, made 35 of 32 shots, 16 of 14 free throws, scored 78 points, 17 rebounds, 4 steals and 10 blocks, the highest score in the history of Olympic men’s basketball and also the most luxurious triple-double.

“Clap clap…”

“Oh oh…” When the game ended, everyone stood up, applauded and cheered for ten minutes.

Then the awards were presented, the national anthem was played, the national flag was raised, and He Zhongqiu also won his seventh gold medal in the Beijing Olympics.

Spanning two major Olympic events, eight minor events, seven golds and one silver, and breaking six world records and Olympic records, he can be said to be the pride of this Olympic Games.

Phelps, who won eight gold medals, still received praise from the Western media after his last conflict with He Zhongqiu, but the fact that he took drugs legally made it impossible for him to be compared with He Zhongqiu.

“Dad, give it!”

The little girl He Xue returned the 100-meter gold medal to He Zhongqiu. He Zhongqiu accepted media interviews with seven gold medals and one silver medal.

“Crack, click, click…”

Under the media’s flash lights, the golden light on his chest made him particularly dazzling.

“Wolverine, after the Olympics, will you continue to pursue track and field?”

“Yes.”

“Any thoughts on participating in other sports?”

“If I still can’t find an opponent in sprint events, high jump, long jump and other events, I will probably consider participating in other events.”

“Any specific projects?”

“not yet.”

“Zhongqiu, will you increase the development of actors?”

“I’m afraid not. I’m too tall. Acting isn’t really suitable for me.”

The interview lasted for almost an hour. There were still many fans in Wukesong, and countless fans were reluctant to leave. He Zhongqiu interacted with them for a while and took some photos.

“Dad, I want this piece.”

The little girl He Xue grabbed the silver plate on He Zhongqiu’s neck and shouted.

“This one won’t work. Dad only has this one.” He Zhongqiu said hurriedly.

“Yes, yes, I want this one. This one is the most beautiful one!” He Xue refused and twisted her little body.

“Good good.”

He Zhongqiu couldn’t resist his daughter’s coquettish behavior and agreed immediately.

Next, the athletes returned to the Olympic Village, had dinner, and headed to the Bird’s Nest for the closing ceremony.

The closing ceremony started at eight o’clock and ended at midnight, lasting four hours.

The next day, August 8, as the Beijing Olympics came to an end, athletes from various countries began to leave the Olympics.

The Beijing Olympics left a very deep impression on the athletes, and when the day of departure came, many athletes were reluctant to leave.

He Zhongqiu returned to Qiuxue Building to rest for a day. On the 26th, he attended a celebration banquet, which was also a state banquet.

Hong Kong has invited the Olympic delegation to visit Hong Kong on the 28th for three days, ending on the 31st. He Zhongqiu will also accompany them.

On the 27th, a party was held in Qiuxue Garden to celebrate Zhongqiu.

Athletes and coaches of the Chinese delegation who did not leave Beijing, commentators and reporters such as Zhang Heli and Li Hong were all invited.

Hundreds of people attended, dozens of tables were set up, and the whole day was lively.

On the 28th, the delegation’s special plane flew to Hong Kong.

This is He Zhongqiu’s second visit to Hong Kong. The last time, there were some tensions due to conflicts with the Hong Kong entertainment industry, but this time, there was only welcome.

In the evening, Hong Kong held a welcome dinner. After the dinner, there was a grand cultural performance, and dozens of big stars from Hong Kong were invited to participate.

Late at night, He Zhongqiu came to the hillside villa he bought in Hong Kong.

Tang Yan’s due date is still a month away, and she is still living in the villa.

On the 31st, the delegation left Hong Kong. He Zhongqiu stayed in Hong Kong for a few more days and returned to BJ on the 4th.

Next he will take some time off to relax.

Time quickly came to mid-September, and Bai Bingbing discovered that she was pregnant.

After making arrangements for Bai Bingbing, He Zhongqiu went to Hong Kong first. On the 27th, Yang Xue also came to Hong Kong with her two children.

At three o’clock in the afternoon on the 28th, Tang Yan successfully gave birth to a boy.

The child was born in Hong Kong and He Zhongqiu named him He Jiang, which is quite simple and in line with his educational background.

The adoption procedure was no problem for him, and a week later, the family returned to BJ and completed the relevant procedures.

Tang Yan breathed a sigh of relief only when her son legally became He Zhongqiu’s son.

Next, He Zhongqiu resumed track and field training and, starting in November, participated in various track and field competitions around the world.

On April 2009, 4, He’s High-Tech Company launched its first assembled brand mobile phone.

The first generation of the Tianying series.

The price is 1999 RMB, which is a mid-range phone.

He Zhongqiu was naturally the spokesperson. Pre-sales reached 370 million units. One month after its launch, sales reached 750 million units, with sales reaching 150 billion.

At this time, Lei Jun’s Xiaomi is still in preparation, but it will take at least a year before the company is established. It would be considered fast if it could be established by the end of this year or early next year.

The explosive popularity of the Tianying phone dealt a heavy blow to Lei Jun’s partners, because the phones they were going to make had a similar positioning to the Tianying phone.

With He Zhongqiu’s influence in China, coupled with the financial resources of the He Group and the strength of He’s high-tech company, Tianying Mobile Phones will most likely dominate the mid-range phone market, and it will be difficult for Xiaomi to stand out.

Seeing that his team members were in a panic, Lei Jun could only use his personal charm to retain them, cheer them up and make them stay.

However, even so, more than a dozen partners withdrew from the cooperation and withdrew several million RMB in funds.

Lei Jun was in big trouble, but He’s High-tech Company was celebrating.

The success of Tianying mobile phone has strengthened the confidence of company members in the brand, and everyone has devoted 200% of their energy to their work.

However, Yang Xue knew clearly that Tianying’s profit margin was not high. In order to improve the quality of mobile phones and pursue high cost performance, profits were kept very low. The net profit after tax should be only 5%.

With sales of 100 billion and a profit of only 5 million, it is far less than brands like Apple and Samsung that have their own core technologies.

Apple’s net profit last year was as high as 70%, Samsung’s was 20%. Compared with these brands, Tianying’s profit margin is too low.

Even Huawei, which had just started to develop mobile phones, had a profit margin of 10%.

But this is the consequence of not having core technology. Assembling a brand means earning hard-earned money. All hardware and software have to be purchased, and most of the profits are taken away by the companies that master the core technology.

She has developed two five-year development plans for the company.

In the first five years, we will focus on branded machines and invest all profits into technology research and development, aiming to invest RMB 200 billion within five years.

In the second five-year period, we will strive to develop our own core technologies and enter the high-end machine market.

At present, although Apple is gaining momentum and has begun to threaten Nokia’s market, it will still be difficult to shake Nokia’s position in the short term.

Nokia is still the world’s top-selling smartphone manufacturer. In 08, its global market share exceeded 38%, and its shipments reached 5 million units.

Samsung is second, accounting for nearly 20% and its shipments exceeded 08 million units in .

The third is LG, which should have 10%, and Apple now only has 5%.

However, the momentum of smartphones is too strong. She believes that in the next few years, Nokia’s mobile phone brand’s market share will definitely decline significantly.

A large part of the market share will be snatched away by mid-to-high-end brands such as Samsung. Apple is a high-end brand and it cannot snatch away all the market share.

Tianying Mobile’s goal is to seize the opportunity in the next five years, a period of major market changes, to grab as much of the huge mid-range market vacated by Nokia as possible, accumulate strength, and invest in the second five-year plan.

Next, Tianying mobile phones will be sold globally.

She believes that with Sanjin’s influence and the cost-effectiveness of Tianying mobile phones, it will definitely occupy a certain market share in a very short time, just like He’s Sports.

Currently, the first generation of Tianwang basketball shoes has occupied 30% of the global market, and in China, this proportion is 78%.

Sales of Nike and Adidas basketball shoes in China have plummeted, and even the number of OEM factories has been reduced by half.

The current generation of superstars will be the future generation of Tianying mobile phones.

She gave a target to the sales department of He’s High-Tech Company that by the end of 09, within nine months, the shipment volume of Tianying mobile phones should reach 9 million units, making it one of the top ten mobile phone brands in the world in terms of sales.

This year’s sales volume is expected to reach 1000 billion RMB, which means a net profit of 50 billion RMB, providing enough funds for R&D investment.

He Zhongqiu started to sweep the track and field competition.

He can control his qi and blood and adjust his condition, so that he can reach his peak every time he competes.

Other athletes cannot; even the best track and field athletes, like Bolt, have their ups and downs.

In the first half of 09, He Zhongqiu won 65 world championships of varying sizes, from 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, to high jump, long jump, triple jump, six track and field events, all of which he won.

As he became invincible on the track and field, his interest in athletics began to wane.

A group of American swimmers were dissatisfied with him and had been attacking him in the media, so he wanted to add another sport, swimming.

He has already done some consultation and learned that the talents needed for swimming are, first, broad shoulders, second, explosive power of the lower limbs, third, big feet, and fourth, lung capacity.

Feet are propellers. Phelps’ feet are size 48, and his are size 50, which are not small.

In terms of lower limb explosive power, he now says he is second and no one dares to claim to be first.

His shoulders are broad enough, his upper limbs are strong enough, his shoulder joints are very flexible, and his flexibility is level 98, so his underwater movements are absolutely smooth.

Lung capacity and physical fitness are off the charts, so this function is not bad either.

That is him, his physical fitness can basically meet the physical talents required by this sport.

His only weakness is that his muscles are too strong, and his body weight is greater than that of an average person, so he may need more fat to increase his buoyancy in water.

He likes swimming, and he has built large swimming pools in his villa in New York, Qiuxue Garden, and on the top floor of Qiuxue Building.

Moreover, he has loved swimming in Hongluo Lake since he was a child and is very good at swimming, but his skills are not professional.

He quickly formed a first-rate swimming team, cut back on track and field competitions, and began swimming training at BJ.

After learning the news, the swimming center of the General Administration was overjoyed.

Although China’s swimming strength is not bad, if He Zhongqiu really joins the swimming team, it will have a huge impact on this sport.

(End of this chapter)