World Basketball Championship: First Victory

The draft was held on June 28th at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City and broadcast live by ESPN. Notable players in this year's draft included LaMarcus Aldridge and Rajon Rondo.

There haven't been any superstars this year, but it's still a good opportunity for Li Chen and the Knicks, because he can pick up some underdogs.

The Knicks have two first-round picks acquired in trades from the Lakers and Rockets.

The Knicks first used their 20th overall pick in the first round to select Kyle Lowry, who later won a championship with the Raptors.

It's worth noting that Lowry's ability in 2006 would have placed him at least in the top three in this draft class.

He has strong offensive capabilities, fast breakthrough speed, and a high three-point shooting percentage. Although he is short and thin, he has excellent mental fortitude and is good at playing in crucial moments.

Li Chen chose him because of his mental fortitude and three-point shooting ability.

They then traded another first-round pick for two second-round picks, and then used those two second-round picks to sign Paul Millsap and PJ Tucker.

Chris Paul Millsap may not have the best physical gifts, but he excels at grabbing offensive rebounds, has a strong drive to the basket, and is very good at putting back the ball up for a score. He also has a decent mid-range jump shot.

On the offensive end, Millsap's Passing Ability is not good enough, and his ability to back down the basket needs to be improved.

However, Li Chen knew that this guy later developed a decent three-point shooting ability with a very respectable accuracy rate, and with Li Chen's [Assist Master] buff, he would definitely be very good.

Millsap also has good shot-blocking and stealing abilities. Millsap has a long wingspan, great strength, excellent jumping ability, accurate anticipation, and is especially good at Rebounding Ability (he was a three-time NCAA rebounding champion).

Millsap needs to improve his fouls; controlling fouls is a weakness for Millsap, but he's still a good substitute.

PJ Tucker is a reliable corner three-point shooter who can play multiple positions. He is the team's defensive closer and can guard anyone. If necessary, he can even guard the opponent's interior, especially the wings. He is also a very strong rebounder among wing players.

These three players are exactly what the Knicks need.

Most importantly, he knows that an even stronger opponent will emerge in the Eastern Conference next year: the Celtics, who have assembled an epic roster. Therefore, if he wants to defend his title, he must plan ahead.

Meanwhile, Kyle Lowry, Paul Millsap, P.J. Tucker were ecstatic to learn that they had been drafted by the Knicks and would be playing with Li Chen.

Li Chen's ability is one aspect, but that's not the main reason. The main reason is that there's a legend circulating in the NBA circle right now.

The legend is that anyone who plays ball with Li Chen will make a lot of money.

For example, Andre Miller, 2003 rookie Korver, JR Smith, Crawford, and Ariza, especially the latter three former Knicks, were the ones who forced the league's strong team, the Spurs, to barely eliminate the Rockets with a game-winning shot. They were all sought-after by teams all over the league.

After the talent show ended, Li Chen was speechless because Avril hadn't returned for more than three months. Although she said she forgave him, she had made him stay away for more than three months.

So Li Chen tactfully asked Avril if she wanted to go back to China with him.

However, Avril was preparing for her new album, so she didn't have time to spend with Li Chen.

Left with no other choice, Li Chen had to return to China on his own. After returning, he went home to visit his parents, but Li Chen mother was disappointed to find that Avril hadn't come back.

Then, Li Chen arrived at the Village BA and gave his Village BA a boost in advertising.

During his visit to the Village BA, Li Chen also noticed that some foreign tourists wanted to participate.

Seeing this, Li Chen had an idea, so he called Li Ruping and asked her to discuss with the local government a temporary basketball game for tourists, with a prize for the winner.

At this moment, Li Chen thought of Pinduoduo and asked, "Sister Ping, how's our online shopping platform going? Will it be able to open for business this year?"

"Li Chen ..." Li Ruping hesitated.

"What's wrong, Sister Ping?"

"If the platform starts promoting itself at the end of this year, it will be too expensive, and we won't be able to afford it," Li Ruping said frankly.

Li Chen stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and said, "Why don't you ask Tencent, Baidu, and the major banks if they're interested in investing?"

Hearing this, Li Ruping said with some heartache, "Li Chen, can't we handle this ourselves?" Li Ruping asked, expressing her confusion.

Actually, Li Chen did this to suppress Taobao. He couldn't stand the island nation making money off their country, so he wanted to spend some money to inflate the profits in e-commerce.

Anyway, his requirements are very low, as long as he doesn't lose money. Besides, he has other projects besides this one. Obviously, Li Chen is a typical troublemaker.

In his previous life, Li Chen was an ordinary person who knew how wicked capital could be. Now, he had more money than he could spend in several lifetimes, and he was already content.

Although he became wealthy, he was not corrupted by capital; he clearly knew what he wanted to do and what he should do.

Seeing that Li Chen had made up his mind, Li Ruping stopped trying to persuade him.

Afterwards, she called Tencent, Baidu, and other companies and major banks one by one to inquire.

Based on their collaboration on the VX chat software, these companies are very willing to invest.

Because the projects undertaken by Star Investment Company are all extremely attractive, especially their planning, which sparks their imaginations.

Take the Pinduoduo online shopping platform project as an example.

First, they launched a membership card. By purchasing Pinduoduo merchant membership card, customers can enjoy free shipping on goods under 1,000 yuan.

This business model can greatly attract merchants to join. Without shipping costs, the cost of goods will decrease, and naturally, the prices will be cheaper. With cheaper prices, consumers will naturally be more willing to shop on Pinduoduo. Clearly, Li Chen is pursuing a strategy of low profit margins and high sales volume.

Of course, counterfeit goods are not allowed.

Moreover, it involves investments from many companies, so even if they don't make money, they won't lose much.

Furthermore, Li Chen gave all the profits from the installment payments to the banks, which was also what attracted them.

As for Tencent and Baidu allowing them to invest, it's purely because of their massive user traffic.

After finishing these tasks, Li Ruping then approached Lei Jun, who is now the CEO of Kingsoft.

Li Ruping is now quite famous in China and can be considered a prominent figure.

After exchanging pleasantries, Lei Jun asked, "Ms. Li, what brings you here?"

Li Ruping smiled slightly, a smile that momentarily stunned Lei Jun, but only for a fleeting instant.

"Mr. Lei, are you interested in getting into the mobile phone business?"

Lei Jun fell into deep thought.

At this point, Li Ruping continued, "Smartphones have already appeared in the United States, and I bet they will be the mainstream in the future." Then Li Ruping gave a series of examples.

At that moment, Old Lei, a man with ideals and ambitions, was somewhat moved. But what he couldn't understand was, out of millions of people in China, why did Li Ruping choose him, Old Lei, specifically?

So, "Ms. Li, your project is really tempting. I have to admit, it gets my blood pumping."

Li Ruping smiled without saying a word, quietly listening to what Old Lei would say next.

Old Lei then said, "But what I don't understand is, why is it me, Lei Jun, and not Zhang Jun or Li Jun?"

Lei Jun really wanted to understand the reasons behind this.

Li Ruping thought to herself, "I want to know the reason too!"

But she couldn't say that! So she could only repeat what Li Chen had told her.

"Mr. Lei, you are a capable, courageous, ambitious, and adventurous person. You are destined for success."

Old Lei was a little embarrassed by the praise.

Finally, both parties reached an agreement that Star Investment Company would invest and hold a 50% stake (Star Investment Company would not participate in company decision-making and would permanently stand with Lei Jun).

In other words, Star Investment Company only needs to distribute dividends, while the company it established belongs to Lei Jun.

It's fair to say that Li Chen essentially gave Lei Jun money to start his company, which was a huge act of kindness and recognition. This is also the reason why Lei Jun and Li Ruping reached an agreement.

Li Chen's decisions are always driven by a clear goal: to make money. Zhang Yiming of ByteDance is the same, as is Lei Jun.

Lei Jun's role in setting up the company was also a test of his abilities.

On June 19th, the first match of the 2006 FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup National Team began.

The first group stage match of the first National Team tournament kicked off in Sapporo, an island nation.

The first match was between the National Team and Italy Team.

It's worth mentioning that when the new National Team head coach Jonas saw Li Chen, he seemed about to cry.

This team, without Li Chen, Yao Ming, and Wang Zhizhi, is unimaginably bad.

Jonas gave Li Chen a big hug, "Chen, you're finally back with the team."

Li Chen smiled and said in a low voice, "Coach, my other teammates are pretty good too."

"Hehe! "Jonas didn't reply. Jonas then greeted Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi, but he wasn't as enthusiastic when he saw them. This made the two Jonas bewildered glances with wry smiles.

Shortly after, the first quarter began, and the National Team quickly took the lead.

They attacked aggressively, and with the addition of NBA players Li Chen, Wang Zhizhi, and Yao Ming, their accurate shooting and excellent defense kept the Italy Team on the back foot.

However, the Italy Team was not willing to fall behind. They demonstrated excellent teamwork and individual skills, and gradually caught up.

The competition intensified in the second quarter.

The National Team continued to adhere to their aggressive attacking strategy, cooperating closely and constantly looking for weaknesses.

Italy Team, relying on its consistent outside shooting and accurate passing ability, engaged in a fierce offensive battle with Li Chen's National Team.

The course of the game kept changing, with the lead alternating between the two teams.

The third quarter became the turning point of the game.

Li Chen performed exceptionally well in this quarter, frequently opening up opportunities on the offensive end. His passing and inside-outside combinations broke down the Italy Team's defense.

The National Team's defense has become increasingly strong, constantly putting pressure on opponents and maintaining an absolute advantage in terms of tempo.

Italy Team struggled and attempted to turn the tide through pressing and rapid counter-attacks, but without much success.

Entering the fourth quarter, the National Team maintained its lead, but the Italy Team did not give up easily.

They went all out to find attacking opportunities and tenaciously resisted the National Team's defense.

The two sides were neck and neck in the score, making every point crucial.

With three minutes remaining in the match, they held their defensive line firmly, completely shutting down the Italy Team's attack.

At the same time, Li Chen also began to show his fangs. He first made three consecutive pull-up three-point jump shots, and then he drew fouls from the Italy Team with consecutive layups, scoring 2+1 plays.

In the final three minutes, the Chinese team outscored the Italy Team 15-2. Thanks to Li Chen's incredible performance at the end, the Chinese team finally defeated the Italy Team 93-80.

Li Chen scored 28 points and dished out 12 assists in this game.

Wang Zhizhi scored 20 points, Yao Ming scored 21 points.

But this match was just an appetizer, because the real showdown is in the next game.

The next big game will be the one featuring the USA Team.

The USA Team has fielded a strong roster for this year's FIBA World Championship.

The head coach is Coach K basketball coach at Duke University.

The team captaincy is shared by Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade.

Their player roster is as follows.

Carmelo Anthony, Shane Battier, Chris Bosh, Elton Brand, Kirk Hinrich, Dwight Howard, LeBron James, Antawn Jamison, Joe Johnson, Brad Miller, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade.

They also defeated Puerto Rico 111-100, demonstrating their strength, and thus they were dubbed the Dream Team VII.

The match kicked off in Sapporo at 6:30 p. m. on June 20.

The starting lineup for the USA Team in this match is:

Chris Paul (Point Guard)

Wade (Shooting Guard)

Carmelo Anthony (Small Forward)

LeBron James (Power Forward)

Dwight Howard (Center)

The starting lineup for the National Team is:

Li Chen (Point Guard)

Wang Shipeng (Shooting Guard)

Zhu Fangyu (Small Forward)

Wang Zhizhi (Power Forward)

Yao Ming (center)

Before the match, Li Chen also greeted his friends and opponents.

In particular, Li Chen asked Elton Brand about his recent situation. He said he was still the same as before and even said he would aim for the Western Conference Finals next year and win the championship.

Yes, the Clippers have the confidence now, after all, they have Dwight Howard on the team.

After greeting Elton Brand, James came over and reached an agreement with James, in which James praised Li Chen's character.

The two had now developed a good relationship. At this moment, James bumped chests with Li Chen and said, "Chen, I'm not fighting alone this time. You'd better watch out."

James smiled broadly, like a pitiful child who had been suppressed for a long time, finally able to turn the tables and achieve his goal.

"Hey LeBron, I have teammates too!"

James disagreed with Li Chen's words, which is understandable, given how strong their USA Team is.

The game began shortly afterward, with both teams' players arriving at the center line to prepare for the jump ball.

Meanwhile, Li Chen's random S-rank Skill in this match is [Fake Accident].

Li Chen didn't like this skill at first, but now he really likes it.

As he played longer in the NBA, he discovered that the referees were really unfair when the team was playing away.

So he quite likes this skill.

He then began equipping skills, with the [Assist Master] skill being a must-have.

The [Pull-up Jumper] and [Miracle Shot] skills are also essential.

Finally, he considered equipping the [Iron Wall and Bronze Barrier] and [Divine Shooter] weapons, which had just been upgraded to S-rank.

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