Pick Westbrook

Chapter 18 Make me easy to connect to organize?

For several days in a row, the Bucks' ticket sales have been extremely bleak.

Especially for the monthly and season tickets that can best see the fans' support, the sales of the Bucks can only be described as horrible.

This result is the worst compared to the last ten years!

It can be expected that even when it comes to the future regular season game day, I am afraid that the ticket sales situation on that day will not be very good.

Hammond sent several messages to Yi Jianlian in a row, but the results were all gone.

Neither his agent nor himself responded to requests for comment.

Obviously, Yi Jianlian really does not intend to return to the Bucks.

"The current transaction value of Yi Jianlian is very high. He is very young and the Chinese market behind him is also huge. Presumably there must be many teams willing to take over him."

Hammond said helplessly.

In his opinion, the team's only way to deal with Yi Jianlian now is to trade.

Holloway pushed open the door of the office and barged in. She gasped for several breaths before saying unevenly, "Most of the sponsors from China have withdrawn their capital!"

The news surprised both Hammond and Li Lai.

Since the selection of Yi Jianlian last season, the Bucks have received some sponsorship from China, all of which add up to a total of 500 million US dollars.

Although compared with Yao Ming's Mosaic team, this sponsorship amount is still far behind, but compared to the remote and extremely cold Bucks, this is a good part of the few sponsorships.

"The current situation of the Bucks is inherently difficult. These sponsors should have plans to withdraw their funds after hearing some of the current situation of the Bucks.

It was only because of Yi Jianlian that I waited and watched for a while. "Li Lai thought about it.

Hammond smiled bitterly, agreed and said: "I think they should have known about Yi Jianlian's application for a transaction, so they left without any scruples.

Businessmen are all about profit. "

Holloway looked at Li Lai and continued: "Although we didn't plan for this part of the previous team funds, judging from the team's current ticket sales, we may have to urgently need this fund."

Li Lai was silent for a while, and finally said with a long breath: "Let these sponsors withdraw their funds!"

Holloway parted her lips slightly and gasped.

Hammond turned his fat face and squinted at Li Lai and said, "So you still decided to trade the key link?"

Li Lai shook his head and said: "No, I still want to win Yi Jianlian, it has nothing to do with sponsorship.

Today they chose to divest the Bucks when they were most in danger, and I will ask them to pay more when they want to come back in the future. "

Hammond said not very clearly: "Boss, why do you have to keep Yi Jianlian?
As long as we are willing, I believe that we can also find players with the same function as him in the free market. "

Li Lai smiled slightly.

He remembered the picture of the Chinese men's basketball team missing the Olympics for the first time in 2021 years in 37.

At that time, the crying of countless fans and all the emotions of hating iron and steel came to him one by one, and Li Lai was one of them at that time.

He even thought about why the strength of the Chinese men's basketball team plummeted after Dayao retired. If Yi Jianlian was still able to play without injury at that time, would everything be different.

"No matter where I am now, as long as I have the opportunity, I always want to contribute to the Chinese men's basketball team. This is my feeling."

Li Lai stopped his inner thoughts, looked at the two people in front of him again, and said seriously: "Yi Jianlian's strength is not as weak as you think!

The reason why he failed to fully demonstrate his strength in his rookie season was the team's tactics and emphasis. Of course, he did have some problems getting along with the American players.

But as long as these problems are solved one by one, Yijianlian will definitely show a different self. "

Holloway pouted and said: "Then you shouldn't let those sponsors withdraw their funds, if Yi Jianlian is really retained by you, their funds will solve our urgent needs.

How about I go talk to them again? "

Hammond nodded again and again.

Although profit-seeking businessmen are always disgusting, they are rich!

However, after hearing Holloway's words, Li Lai didn't want to talk to those sponsors anymore.

If you can bring benefits to these businessmen, they will come back on their own initiative, so there is no need for you to find them.

Otherwise, why does Yao Ming's Mosaic team always get a huge amount of sponsorship, while the Bucks with Yi Jianlian only have 500 million?
Isn't it just that the Mosaic team's record and Yao Ming's data are better.

Li Lai said: "So how to say that sentence, it is quite suitable for this group of businessmen.

If you are in full bloom, will butterflies come by themselves? "

Holloway pursed her lips and rolled her eyes, and said, "Deng Tuzi pretends to be an educated person."

Li Lai got Yi Jianlian's contact information from Hammond, and he planned to have a good talk with him.

The good thing is that the other party has already connected the phone the moment the call is made.

"Hello, who is it?" A low-pitched teenager's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Li Lai said straight to the point: "Hi, Yi. I'm Li Lai.

Let Hammond send you messages continuously before, wanting to chat with you face to face. "

Yi Jianlian was silent for a while, he really didn't expect the owner of the Bucks to call him in person.

It's just that at this time, Yi Jianlian has already despaired of the Bucks last season. Whether it is training or tactical system, he is almost out of the team.

Especially coach Larry Kriskoviak, he even hopes that he can become the core of the team's defense like Garnett.

How could he be Garnett!
The key is that Yi Jianlian doesn't want to be Garnett either!

"Sorry, I have made up my mind not to play for the Bucks anymore, so please trade me." Yi Jianlian said still politely.

Li Lai smiled and said, "Then can you tell me your reason?"

Yi Jianlian said frankly: "I am not valued, I have not been trained correctly, and I don't like the environment in Milwaukee."

These questions are just like what Hammond said before, Li Lai was not surprised, but he was prepared to answer.

"Larry Kriskoviak has left, and the team will have a new tactic in the new season. This tactic must be suitable for you.

Don't worry, I will give you the best training.

As for the environment, sorry, I have seen the coldness of Milwaukee, but would you really choose to leave a team because of the environment? "

Yi Jianlian was stunned for a while, and he was a little at a loss for the other party's series of answers.

Does he really dislike the environment in Milwaukee?
That's not.

Yi Jianlian, who was born in the south, has rarely seen snow since he was a child. He still remembers that when he first came to Milwaukee, he was almost stunned by the snow-covered sky.

"But I have decided to leave the Bucks. The 21-year-old Yi Jianlian said immaturely.

Hearing this, Li Lai couldn't help but smile to himself, he was already fully sure that he would keep Yi Jianlian.

So the icing on the cake said: "Yi, think about it, which team will you go to after leaving the Bucks?

Let me tell you, no one knows!
Will the other party train you seriously?You don't know either!

I know you are good at offense. Many people say that it is meaningless to shoot inside like floating outside, but it is different here.

I need your outside shooting, your offensive ability with the ball, and I even need your organization, just like you used to play for the Hongyuan team. "

Yi Jianlian said incredulously, "Are you joking?

When I was in the Hongyuan team, I would be scolded bloody by the coach because I occasionally wanted to play a guest role in the organization. Now you actually ask me to organize it? "

(End of this chapter)