From today on is the king

Chapter 388 386. I want money, a lot of money!
Time always changes his mind. After a few days of excitement and complicated emotions, Liu Mang really had some special expectations for the start of next season.

On June 6, the Three Eagles, Muhammad Garatliff and coach Kruger decided not to make any comments on this transaction after discussing it in a hotel in Los Angeles. We will see the situation after the training camp starts next season. Whether this lineup can be completed will be discussed at that time.

Now that the Hawks are in their "peak," things can't be changed.

But, not to mention a person's life, a career is still long, and there will always be strange things. Liu Mang and others are also professional players. Although they have not experienced it, they have seen many things. As a few days passed, this matter was temporarily put aside.

Coach Kruger organized this core player meeting mainly to calm down the players. Glenn Robinson is notorious for his big mouth. Sure enough, he started to speak loudly the next day, so he came to appease the players.

Coupled with the fact that the team's veteran Kukoc was traded, coach Kruger also worried that Liu Mang, who had a good relationship with Kukoc, would be angry with the deal.

Kukoc is definitely going to be traded, a big contract with a two-year final year team option, and has rich experience in the playoffs and accurate shooting. It is only because the Eagles must guarantee rebounds inside that they cannot give Kukoc more playing time, so they are planning to exchange for some role players. Both the coach and the boss were worried that Liu Mang would be unhappy.

And Liu Wei didn't care too much about it. At Kukoc's age, he made it clear that with a big contract for retirement, he wouldn't care where he played and changed cities for the right to travel. It's a pity to lose such a veteran who can give himself tactical analysis on the bench, but he also wants playing time at the end of his career. If he can't get it in the Eagles, there is nothing wrong with changing teams.

Seeing that Liu Mang was not dissatisfied, Coach Kruger heaved a sigh of relief.

Among this group of people, the one who needs to be appeased is Liu Mang. The others have been playing for several years. Needless to say, Ratliff and Muhammad both came up from the bottom. Jason Terry and Raheem have a good relationship with Liu Mang. In fact, the main thing is to appease Liu Mang.

The players have been appeased, and Coach Kruger has to go back to Atlanta to get busy.

Coach Kruger originally planned to hand over the summer league to Mike Woodson to coach, and then he could go on vacation. Now he has to take Mike Woodson away and replace the assistant coach who is in charge of scouting to coach the summer league.

Because Coach Kruger has already set the tone for next season, the three eagles are the core of the offense, Liu Mang, Raheem, and Ratliff are the defensive structure of the outside, mid-range, and inside. With Muhammad, even if Jason Terry's defense is unlikely to improve much, the defense is still good. It is almost predictably better than last season.

But now everything is disrupted. There is one more player with the team's second highest salary in the next two seasons, with a salary of $986 million and $1073 million, and his strength is not bad.

This completely broke the team's system. Originally, coach Kruger wanted to exchange Kukoc's big contract for an outside shooter. Who knew that the transaction happened suddenly, and he was caught off guard.

But that's the only way to go. The boss was praised by all the media after the transaction, and happily went to discuss sponsorship projects with investors from China to make money, leaving a lot of things for the coaching staff.

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Liu Mang stayed in Los Angeles temporarily, at least for a month. Both Raheem and Jason Terry rejected the invitation of the Dream Team, and they also found a villa in Los Angeles and rented it to stay in Los Angeles for training and fun. It was just in Hollywood, where there were many starlets...

After devoting himself to strength training, Liu Mang immersed himself in the soreness of his muscles. He trained in the morning, and in the afternoon, if a few women wanted to go out with him, they would go out together. Occasionally, he would take Dana to play. Most of the time, he would drive Kobe’s pickup truck full of gas to the Toyota Center, the Lakers’ training facility, for training.

In a flash, ten days passed.

The free market has already started on July 7st, the transfer of the transfer, the departure of the team, the transaction of the transaction.

Only the Eagles are immobile, because the mountain can no longer move. After the contracts of players such as Alan Henderson, Jacqui Vaughn, and Strickland expired, the Eagles did not renew their contracts with them. Instead, they used the vacant positions to sign contracts with Prince, Barnes, and Boozer early.

Prince got a 4-year rookie contract totaling 480 million, and Boozer got a 4-year rookie contract totaling 396 million. Both contracts are fully guaranteed.

1998年之后到2011年停摆之前，首轮秀的四年新秀都是全额保障，2011年之后首轮秀的四年合同则变成了2+1+1，两个球队选项。

Barnes got a two-year 96+1 team option contract totaling 1 yuan, which is a little higher than Liu Mang's basic salary, because the salary cap for the new season has increased by more than 400 million yuan, and the basic salary has also slightly increased.

Liu Mang’s salary is 90 for two years, and the next season’s salary is only 55 US dollars. The income reaches the “highest level” stipulated by the US tax law. The combined Atlanta state tax and federal tax is 40.00% 50.00, plus [-]% of the players’ union dues, and only [-]% [-] goes to the players.

For Liu Mang, who will buy a house and a car in the future, he said that he is very short of money, quite short of money, but someone who will help him earn money is coming soon!
Staying in Los Angeles for training, in addition to wanting to stay away from Atlanta where there are now countless domestic media stationed, wanting to spend the summer quietly, and getting the contact information of many well-known agents from Coach Kruger before, and preparing to meet them in Los Angeles.

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July 7th is the day when NBA free market transactions and signings can be officially concluded. All the transactions and signings that have been agreed before have been settled. The first busy period of the agent's busiest offseason has passed. Liu Mang started to meet with his agent in the afternoon after training.

Liu Mang is not very good at this kind of thing, so he called Jordan for advice. Although McGrady and Kobe have been in the NBA for a few years, they definitely cannot compare their connections and knowledge with Mr. Joe.

Jordan gave Liu Mang a call and said to find someone named Uncle Weiss, he would help.

Liu Mang just hung up the phone with Jordan, and was about to call this Uncle Willie, and asked Uncle Weiss to help him when he made an appointment with his manager in the next few days.

Levia, who just heard that Liu Mang had a meeting with his agent in the afternoon, asked, "Ace, do you want the agent you want to meet this afternoon? An uncle I know who relies on the NBA for business is in Los Angeles. He has a lot of skills. I'll ask him to come and take a look for you. Don't be fooled by those third-rate agents."

Uncle again?

Liu Mang thinks not to bother Jordan's friend for the time being, maybe he is not in Los Angeles, so it is very likely that he will not be able to help today's meeting, and it is okay to let someone Levia knows come and see first.

"Okay, Levia, please contact me. By the way, what aspect of the NBA does your uncle work in? A lawyer?" Liu Mang asked curiously.

"It's not uncle, it's Uncle Weiss. His nickname is Uncle Weiss, and he's my father's publicity consultant." Levia said, took out her phone and looked through it, and went out to make a call.

Hearing the name 'Uncle Weiss', Liu Mang thought it was such a coincidence!

But what Liu Mang really wanted to complain about was that Jordan asked him to find Uncle Weiss, not an uncle named Willy for help, but someone named Uncle Weiss for help.

Who is it?Actually called such a cheap name!
And this Uncle Weiss seems to be quite powerful and well-known, from the NBA to companies who don't know what he does, there are big guys he knows.

Liu Mang was a little curious about this Uncle Weiss...

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The first manager to meet, Liu Mang gave face to Wang Zhizhi's wretched middle-aged uncle manager.

For such a thing as an appointment at a business club, it's better not to reveal the news before deciding who the manager should choose.

Liu Mang and Levia arrived at the agreed place an hour before the scheduled meeting time with the agent named Jeff Schwartz, because half an hour before the scheduled meeting time with Jeff Schwartz, they also made an appointment with Uncle Weiss to arrive early.

Liu Mang and Levia went to the clubhouse and chatted about what kind of person this Uncle Weiss was. Levia didn't know, but only knew that Uncle Weiss was very social and had friends everywhere. He especially liked the NBA and knew many big-name players and team owners.

Having said that, Liu Mang became even more curious about Uncle Weiss!

Finally, while Liu Mang was looking forward to it, the waiter walked in with a bald man.

Liu Mang looked at the round head, wearing a long-sleeved suit with a shirt inside but not tucked into the trousers, a pair of sneakers on the soles of his feet, and a big diamond watch on his hand in hot weather. He looked like a nouveau riche.

But this person, Liu Mang has an impression!And it is the kind of impression that cannot be underestimated!

This guy is William Wesley, a well-known image promotion master in the NBA. His most successful image promotion is LeBron James. He signed a 7-year 9000 million endorsement contract before entering the NBA after graduating from high school. Later, the lifetime endorsement contract with a total value of nearly 10 billion dollars was promoted by this guy.

Not only that, but in the NBA, it is said that everyone who has been to a nightclub has met this guy who looks like a rich man. 80.00% of them know him, but they don’t know why he can chat so happily with superstars, because just looking at this look, it is basically impossible for young players to pay attention.

Liu Mang finally remembered why the name Uncle Weiss made him so curious, and he still felt a little impressed, because James also called him Uncle Weiss!

Mr. Joe is such a good man!Levia is also great!
Liu Mang looked at William Wesley, almost staring at him, this guy was like a pile of money to the NBA players he helped promote!The amount of money is directly proportional to his size!

William Wesley entered the conference room and was observing Liu Mang's performance. Seeing Liu Mang's expectant look, William Wesley was very satisfied.

Dressed like this, William Wesley, in addition to pursuing loose and comfortable, also wants to observe what kind of person is the person who wants to cooperate with him and who may become a work partner.

Sometimes geniuses have quirks, and William Wesley had a quirk.

If there is any slight dislike in the first meeting with his clothes, he refuses to help.

William Wesley doesn't care much about money. He is a social madman. He knows too many big stars. Many people ask him for help. He may not necessarily help, and he may not necessarily collect money if he helps. On the contrary, sometimes, because he has [-]% of the shares of the Air Jordan brand under Nike...

Anyway, in nightclubs everywhere, as long as there is trouble, William Wesley can settle it...

"Hi, Levia, long time no see. This is Ace. Nice to meet you. My name is William Wesley. You can call me Uncle Wes. I am 42 years old. Is it okay for you to call me Uncle, Ace?" It is said that the fat man is familiar with him. After William Wesley came in, he was very satisfied with Liu Mang's reaction, and he got acquainted immediately.

"Uncle Weiss, I'm also very happy to meet you. With your help, I won't be afraid of being cheated by a third-rate manager." Liu Mang said enthusiastically.

Suddenly, William Wesley's expression became very serious: "Before this, Ace, tell me, why did you find an agent?"

Why are you looking for an agent?When Liu Mang heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

Is this a test?
How would you answer the test?

I heard that this big fat man loves basketball very much, and he especially likes that kind of pure basketball player. He once offered Nowitzki countless opportunities to help him build a European basketball boot brand, but Nowitzki rejected them all, but this big fat man liked Nowitzki even more than Jordan and James.

Liu Mang thought for a while and said, "There is an agent who can help me solve all the off-court matters, so I can devote myself to basketball!"

"Is that so? Ace, if you don't tell the truth, I won't help you!" William Wesley snorted.

Liu Mang was stunned. Could this answer not reflect how "pure" he loves basketball?

Wait, Liu Mang felt something was wrong, thought for a while, thought about it and said: "Okay, I want money, I want a lot of money, I have a good manager, relying on my strength and popularity, I can make more money!"

"Haha, I just like people like Ace who dare to speak, don't worry, Uncle Weiss, I will definitely help you!" William Wesley laughed.

Liu Mang also likes William Wesley's character very much. Liu Mang and William Wesley are like a bastard who met mung beans, and their eyes met!
The two feel that the other is too suitable for their own tastes, and they are so shameless!
One pretends to be a gentleman, the other pretends to be deep...

"Ace, tell me which agents you have met with. I'll help you screen them out. If you don't have the ability, you'll cancel them. If you're a good agent, I'll help you lower the commission!"

"The person meeting today is Jeff Schwartz. I don't know if you know Uncle Weiss..."

Looking at Liu Mang who shamelessly said that he loves money, then at the fat uncle who pretends to be serious and looks obscene, and then the two men who started to despicablely want to take advantage of it, Levia said that she didn't know these two guys!
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Jeff Schwartz came to the appointed club. Things are not going well for him this year!
Odom's early contract extension was unsuccessful, and the Clippers estimated that they planned to give up Odom after the end of the rookie contract.

On Wang Zhizhi’s side, Jeff Schwartz wanted to let Wang Zhizhi go to the national team to report later, and try to find a good team in the summer league first. After all, the World Championships are still early, who knows, he was blocked immediately. In the end, he had to rely on the help of Liu Mang and Yao Ming to find a suitable team for Wang Zhizhi.

Jeff Schwartz did not do well in his early years. He belonged to the kind who has accumulated a lot of money. In his early years, he was digging out some buried talents. It was not until 2007 that he signed Jordan, who was not optimistic about him after falling to the second round from the small green house, and signed Love in 2008. Then he became a popular agent and started to make money.

It would be great if Liu Mang could be signed!

Jeff Schwartz stood at the door of the meeting room for a long time, and finally knocked on the door when it was exactly three o'clock.

The three people who were chatting happily inside stopped, and the three of them came to open the door together and welcomed Jeff Schwartz in.

Basic courtesy is required.

"Hello, Jeff, long time no see." Liu Mang greeted Jeff Schwartz first, and stretched out his hand.

"Hi, Ace, long time no see... This is Mr. Wesley?" Jeff Schwartz was saying hello, and suddenly exclaimed.

Others don't know how powerful William Wesley is in helping players promote their popularity. Can his agent not know?I didn't expect to come to meet with a player, but this famous promotion master actually came!
At this stage, the most successful promotion case of William Wesley is helping Jordan negotiate with Nike to obtain the ultimate operation of a sub-brand, so he also got 2015% of the shares, and Jordan only took [-]% of the dividends. By [-], the dividends will be [-] million.

Although generally speaking, the company does not pay dividends and cannot get as much money every year as Jordan does, but William Wesley's worth has risen. When the contract expires, he can completely sell Air Jordan's shares.

At this time, William Wesley came up to greet Jeff Schwartz warmly: "Mr. Schwartz? Long time no see, Ace, why didn't you tell me that it was Mr. Schwartz. Mr. Schwartz is a very powerful agent. His vision is better than scouts, and he can always dig out those buried newcomers."

"Sorry, I forgot to tell you earlier..." Liu Mang showed an embarrassed expression very cooperatively.

"Let's go in and sit down and talk. I'll ask the waiter to bring up drinks and snacks. What would Mr. Schwartz want to drink?" Levia wanted to get away, so she started to make excuses. These two shameless guys are too shameless!
After getting a response, Levia left, and the waiter was in the tea room next door. Each conference room has a dedicated waiter, and it costs hundreds of dollars an afternoon here.

Levia couldn't help but escape because these two shameless guys were still talking about how to lower the price with Jeff Schwartz, but when they came out, they pretended not to know that they really graduated from the Georgia Drama Academy!

William Wesley knew Jeff Schwartz's ability, and looked at Liu Mang's meeting list for the next week. William Wesley found that most of them seemed to be well-known but could only sign contracts based on the personal worth of the stars.

On the contrary, Jeff Schwartz, who has not been in the NBA for a few years, is the most powerful one in it. Some players are completely unwanted. He can find a way to play in the NBA or other sports, and then sign a new contract with a high price.

If it weren't for the Wang Zhizhi incident, Jeff Schwartz would have ruined the good reputation he had accumulated over the past few years, and he wouldn't have become a popular agent until after Love and Jordan came out.

Jeff Schwartz entered the meeting room with a nervous mood. He felt that whether his agent career could continue would depend on this meeting!
If you fail, it is estimated that the future will be sad...

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　　I didn't sleep well last night, and I kept thinking about a question. Journey to the West has been performed for more than [-] years: what exactly is Monk Sha's burden?If it is clothes, the four of them have never changed clothes; if it is food, but every time they either go to Huazhai, or the senior brother goes to pick wild fruits;Now I finally have a rough idea of ​​what it is, they have been four for so long. . .Therefore, I suspect it is mahjong.

　　


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