MTL - NBA Backer King-Chapter 610 League execs need a purge
"The old man is back."
"son…"
Wang Aiguo and Erya, smiling all over their faces, appeared at the door, and Erya was holding a baby in her arms.
"Dad, Mom, Second Sister. Haha, come on, Tiantian, call me Uncle."
Pharaoh quickly strode over and saw the little guy in the arms of the second sister, who was born at the end of February, just in early March, less than 100 days old, staring at him with big eyes, and quickly stretched out his finger to poke it gently. I poked the little guy's face, but I didn't expect to use too much force, and the little guy burst into tears.
"Neither light nor heavy."
Erya slapped Pharaoh's hand angrily.
Sister Liu said with a smile: "It's just in time to come back. In a few days, it will be a hundred days every day and every year."
"That's right, I picked a day to come back." Old Wang said quickly.
Erya gave Old Wang a blank look and said, "I thought you were suspended, old man, so you came back to eat the hundred-day wine from your two nephews!"
"It's the same... Come on, Second Sister, let me give you a hug."
"Forget it, don't fall."
Old Wang let out a haha, put Zhou Zhou down, and wanted to reach out to hug the little guy, but Erya didn't dare to let him hug him, so he quickly avoided it.
"Where's Eldest Sister?"
Old Wang took a look, but there was no movement in the room.
"Your eldest sister is not free, she said she will come back the day after tomorrow, and she is not here every year, and her grandparents will take it with her." Sister Liu said.
Several people entered the room together, Lao Wang asked: "Elder sister is already at work?"
"I'm busy. I only had two months of rest at home before going to work. We don't know where the two of them work. The unit couldn't find out, and they didn't say anything." Sister Liu said with some complaints.
"Mom, don't ask around nonsense. The unit of the eldest sister and brother-in-law is confidential. It's not like you don't know it. If you inquire outside, you will be arrested." Old Wang warned.
"Huh?" Sister Liu was taken aback.
"Bang bang bang..."
Not long after, Dabao came back with his schoolbag on his back. He was sweating profusely and ran fast. His feet seemed to be on hot wheels, and he was still dribbling a basketball in his hand. He was very skilled in dribbling.
"Hey, Dabao, you came home after school today? You're so good!" Sister Liu said pleasantly.
"Grandma, where's my dad?" The bouncing Dabao cheered.
"Here." Old Wang appeared at the door.
Seeing the old queen, the big BMW yelled: "Dad, you have been suspended? My second aunt said that the NBA doesn't want you to win the championship, right? Don't worry, when I grow up, I will help you avenge and get ten A championship is back, and they will be mad at them."
"You know how to boast, but you don't go to the United States. The domestic basketball level is not as good as there. In the future, you will even lose the NBA draft. What championship will you win?" Old Wang said.
"I'm not going now, I'll go later. Dad, how do you think my dribbling skills are? Let me tell you, now I have beaten all the invincible players on Fengshen Street, and all the kids under ten are defeated by me. In half a year, I will challenge the twelve-year-old, haha..."
"Dribble is okay, and I can run fast. It seems that I have inherited my talent more or less." Pharaoh nodded triumphantly, a little relieved!
"Let's go, Dad, come with me to the court. I have an appointment with a group of twelve-year-old boys to play, and it happens that my helpers are not available, so you go and help me." Dabao threw down his schoolbag, and pulled Lao Wang to go out.
Old Wang said angrily: "Are you asking me to play ball with a group of twelve-year-old kids?"
Dabao was stunned, took a few steps back and looked at his father with his neck up. It seemed that he was a little too tall. He couldn't help but said distressedly: "What should I do? I didn't get any help today, so I'm doomed? One-on-one with them."
"Dabao, eat, go play after eating." At this moment, Brother Fei shouted hastily.
"You can only play after finishing your homework and reading extracurricular books." Erya added.
"Yes, yes, yes." Fei Ge quickly agreed.
Dabao became even more distressed when he heard it, but he couldn't resist. He sat down next to Lao Wang and whispered, "Dad, did Second Aunt care about you before?"
"That's impossible, I don't care about your second aunt." Old Wang immediately boasted.
"Really? Dad, you really deserve to be my father!" Dabao said with admiration.
Two days later, Lao Wang and his eldest sister and brother-in-law brought their little nephew back home every year. They set up a table of Baitian wine at home. They were just family members and no guests were invited.
…
In the United States, this morning, O'Neill suddenly received a notice from the K Times Club that his VIP qualification was revoked. This made him so angry that he scolded Old K for being stingy.
"Kobe, old K has canceled my club VIP qualification, you can help me buy some medicinal oil and medicinal bath ingredients, and I will pay for it." He immediately called Kobe.
Kobe was packing his luggage. He was going to have an operation. When he heard O'Neill's call, he refused directly: "Shaq, I'm afraid it won't work. I use it every day. If the dosage suddenly increases, the club will definitely suspect it. If old K really If he wants to target you, he will not allow it."
"This cheapskate!" O'Neill said angrily.
Kobe hung up the phone and said to himself: "Who asked you to do that kind of action on the field? In the G1 game, the old K let you go, and you continued to do it. The old K was lucky that he didn't get injured, and he didn't target you. Who? "
To be honest, he doesn't like O'Neill at all and is unwilling to help him.
The NBA Finals continues. After the Nets won the G1 game, No. 3 won the G2 game and won the second consecutive victory at home. The advantage is in hand, and the championship is in sight.
However, the ratings of the finals are still sluggish.
"Mr. Stern, your punishment of old K is terrible. We could have had 30 to 40 million ratings, but you ruined it with your own hands. I want to congratulate you, you killed your own facade with your own hands , destroyed your most popular superstar, you are the best manager."
The president of ABC TV directly called David Stern and it was a rant.
"David, I think the league needs to purge a group of executives who are dissatisfied with old K. Yes, I am referring to your special assistant Xiao Hua. I know that he took the lead in punishing old K. But please remember , David, we handed over the league to you to help us make money, not to destroy our most profitable facade star."
"Mr. Stern, I am very disappointed. What did our management do? Did you ban the old K and let those fans watch a group of role players play? I demand a board meeting. The league needs a purge."
Then, David Stern began to receive calls from the team owner, all complaining that the league had punished Old K too severely and that his head was as big as a bucket.
However, he is still insisting, but he has to agree that he will hold a board meeting after the finals and before the draft.
No. 5, Los Angeles, the final G3 battle continues.
At noon this day, under the special arrangement of the league, O'Neal, who was still wearing a protective mask on his face, passed the return process before the G3 game.
But O'Neal, who had just come back, was not in shape, and the Nets played a slashing tactic. He made 4 of 15 shots, 6 of 14 free throws, and only scored 14 points and 11 rebounds.
The strength of the Lakers is not complete. Kobe's knee injury broke out, and the force of the outbreak was no match for Dayao and Kidd. They lost again. The Nets won three consecutive victories, won the championship match point, and basically locked the championship.
As for the ratings of the G3 game, because the Lakers couldn't resist the Nets, the ratings were only 17.5 million, which was lower than the 18.1 million of the G2 game.
On the 7th, on the morning of the 8th in the capital, the G4 game of the finals started.
Lao Wang watched the game at home, and it happened that a group of national players including Da Zhi and Hu Weidong came over to watch the game together.
Unfortunately, Kobe endured a knee injury and broke out. He scored 41 points and shot 45.5%. He also played top-level defense and stole 4 times. One match point, leading three to one.
After the game, Pharaoh received a call from Dayao.
"Brother, I lost, and I have no chance to sweep the Lakers." Dayao said regretfully.
"Don't think about sweeping, it's good to win. I think that fat man O'Neill is still in mediocre state. You have to seize the opportunity and win the next game. Don't delay. If you delay his state to come back, your troubles will be even worse. Great." Old Wang warned.
"I see." Dayao said in a deep voice.
On the 9th of the US time, in New Jersey, the final G5 game started.
In this game, although O'Neal has not yet returned to a 100% state, he is better than the previous game. Unfortunately, he is still subject to the Nets' slashing tactics.
By the way, Kobe's performance was mediocre, scoring only 21 points and shooting only 36%. His knee injury troubled him more and more.
Yao played well, making three three-pointers, scoring 33 points and 12 rebounds, and his shooting percentage was as high as 54%.
In the end, the Nets defeated the Lakers at home and won the championship in the 2002/03 season with a score of 4 to 1. Yao was elected as the FMVP of the finals.
Lao Wang heaved a sigh of relief, specially opened a bottle of red wine at home, and celebrated with Lao Hu Dazhi and the others across the Pacific Ocean for Dayao.
Dayao is only in his third season. He has led his team to the finals for the second consecutive year, won the championship, and won the FMVP. His career is quite successful.
At this time, Dayao called and said excitedly: "Brother, I helped you kill the Lakers."
Old Wang said with satisfaction: "Well, yes, it is worthwhile for me to train you, haha!"
Speaking of this, he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Dayao, your rookie contract is three years, right?"
"Yes, it's over. The team hoped to renew my contract early during the season. I haven't signed it yet, but I still plan to stay. The team treats me well and invests a lot." Dayao said.
"If you can continue to invest and have a good contract, you can stay in the Nets." Lao Wang said.
After chatting for a while, the two ended the call.
"Old K, don't you want to form a team in the CBA? You have your own stadium, and you have trained so many people in your summer camp. Let alone one team, two teams are a matter of one sentence. It's very easy." At this time Hu Weidong asked.
"CBA?"
Old Wang thought for a while and said, "How is the Aoshen team doing?"
"I don't really listen to greetings, and the national team of Aoshen people can't move at all." Dazhi said.
"The relationship with the top is very stiff, and the completely privatized team has no national interests in its eyes." Hu Weidong said.
A few people chatted about the Aoshen team. This team was established in 1997. Because the owner of the Aoshen team was rich, the K era basketball stadium was just built, and it was leased as the home court until now.
Old Wang shook his head and said, "Forget it, let's talk about it in two years."
Dazhi said: "Old K, Zhu Fangyu and Wang Shipeng will participate in the draft this year. They are twenty years old. Do you think they can be selected?"
"Zhu Fangyu should be able to do it. That kid has some talent. Wang Shipeng, it's hard to tell. In the United States, there are too many good outside shots, which are not as popular as inside shots. It doesn't matter. With Wang Shipeng's strength, he can't play in the NBA. He can go to Europe to play. "Pharaoh laughed.
"Sun Le and Yi Jianlian will also participate in the draft next year, old K, your summer camp has produced a lot of talents." Hu Weidong laughed.
Old Wang suddenly excitedly said: "Next year's Olympic Games, I want a gold medal, I hope these little guys can help me."
Hearing this sentence, Hu Weidong, Dazhi and other members of the national team immediately became excited.
Lao Wang suddenly sighed again: "I will be 31 years old next year, and I will still be at my peak. If I don't win the gold medal next year, I will be 35 years old at the next Beijing Olympic Games, and I will definitely not be at my peak. Dayao has come to carry it, and the result is hard to say, so next year is our best chance."
"Old K, you won't be able to come back until a few days before the All-Star next year. There is still half a year left. Do you have a plan? Why don't you come to our team?" Hu Weidong said with a smile.
Old Wang laughed, waved his hands and said, "Forget it, I'll make another plan, how to live these few months."
At this time, David Stern was almost annoyed by ABC, because ABC wanted him to compensate for the loss. Isn't this nonsense?
Five finals, with an average viewership rating of 16.1 million. The following G4G5 games were worse than the first three games. The game lost suspense. The lowest G5 game was only in the early 1400s.
Because of a knee injury, Kobe only performed well in one game in the finals. He played averagely and could not attract many fans, not to mention others such as O'Neal, Dayao, and Kidd.
“Lifting a rock and shooting yourself in the foot.”
After knowing the average ratings of the finals, Old Wang complained.
A few days later, Dayao came back from the United States, along with Zhang Lili and his team from CCTV.
A group of people came directly to Lao Wang's house after leaving the airport. When they saw Lao Wang, Dayao Xianbao took out the FMVP trophy like a treasure, and Lao Wang also praised him a few words.
"Tie Jun, how is the preparation for the basketball school?" After the excitement, Lao Wang and Zhang Lili sat down and chatted together, Lao Zhang asked.
"My second sister is almost ready." Old Wang smiled and nodded.
"That's great!" Zhang Lili said happily.
He has been managing Wang Tiejun's summer camp all along. This is his interest and a good source of income, so he cares a lot.
Since last year, Wang Tiejun has wanted to upgrade the summer camp and turn it into a basketball school, similar to a sports school, but only basketball, and he wants to set up his own agency.
He said: "Brother Zhang, you will be the first principal, but the school and the brokerage company operate on their own and are not affiliated to each other."
Zhang Lili said excitedly: "Do you really want me to be the principal?"
"If I don't let you do it, then I will do it myself?" Old Wang said.
"Forget it, I will come, how can you manage the school?" Lao Zhang said quickly.
Old Wang laughed and said, "The investors of the brokerage company are not in my name, so I'll find someone else to act as a face, what do you think?"
"Should, you are still playing, you can't set up a brokerage company, the NBA has this rule." Zhang Reasonable said with a smile.
Dayao had been listening to the conversation between the two, and now he said: "Brother, my contract extension hasn't been signed yet, and David Frank hasn't had a good time in the past two years. Do you think I still want to cooperate with him? Or you After the establishment of your brokerage company, I will come over?"
"David Frank?"
Old Wang thought of this top agent who was considered a man of the day in the NBA a few years ago. With Jordan's retirement in the past two years, he has indeed been worse than before. He has been unable to sign good stars. Yao, maybe he has withdrawn from the NBA circle.
The biggest reason is that the league is suppressing this agent, and David Stern is not satisfied with David Frank's influence on the league.
This is the same reason as the alliance suppressed him.
He thought for a while and said: "The freeze period will end at the end of July, there is still time, you wait, my side is coming soon, I have already contacted several NBA agents, as long as the company is established, I can sign you."
"That's fine." Dayao nodded happily.
Zhang rationally said with a smile: "Then let's hurry up and sign Zhu Fangyu and Wang Shipeng together."
"Of course, I haven't asked them to sign agents, I just plan to sign them in." Old Wang nodded.
He said: "We set up a brokerage company ourselves, and we have contacts from the K Times Club. There is no shortage of commercial sponsorships at all. However, we need to develop in China in the future. The main commercial income of the people we train is still in China."
The reason why he wants to set up a brokerage company is not only to maximize the benefits, but also to increase his importance in the NBA.
In the future, as more and more Chinese players join the NBA, he believes that this can be done.
Even, after he retires, he can still buy an NBA team.
After the negotiation is settled, this matter will start to work.
On June 15th, a sports agency company named "Ace" was established in the United States, and the investor was an investment company from China.
Subsequently, Ace Company announced three signings.
The first two signings were Wang Shipeng and Zhu Fangyu who participated in the 2003 draft. They did not attract much attention in the United States, and there was little attention, but they received a lot of attention in China.
But the third signing has attracted widespread attention from the American media, and there has been a lot of excitement in the NBA, because it is about the signing of Yao Min, the latest FMVP winner of the championship.
Hoxman immediately began to pay attention to Ace Company, because the three people signed by this company are all Chinese players. He was worried that Old K would abandon him and choose to join this company.
In the evening, when it was morning in China*, he couldn't wait to contact Lao Wang.
"Old K, do you know Ace Company? An investment company from China, have they contacted you?" He asked quickly after the call was made.
"Oh, they contacted me many times, invited me to join their agency, and gave a lot of conditions, but I rejected them." Old Wang said.
"Huh!"
Hawksman breathed a sigh of relief.
Lao Wang is not planning to leave CAA for the time being. CAA has always treated him well, and the cooperation with Hawksman is also very smooth. In addition, he stays in CAA and can continue to maintain contact with CAA, which is also very important to him.
The most important reason for him to open a brokerage company is not to make money. Companies such as the K Times Club, the K Times Trading Company, and the K Times Construction Company have already made enough money for him. A basketball agency can’t make much money at all. The purpose is to better operate the players he has trained, and to increase his voice in the NBA in the future.
