I just play ball

Chapter 77 The Peak of Life
After a short period of stupefaction, the Lakers rushed towards Li Yue regardless of whether they were on or off the court.

Howard arrived the fastest, and hugged him tightly without any explanation, as excited as seeing a savior.

Li Yue patted Howard on the back lightly, knowing that Ruju was sincerely thanking himself.

The Lakers lost so many defensive rebounds in the end. If they lose because of this, Howard will definitely be criticized by netizens.

Kobe arrived second and excitedly raised his right hand to give him a high-five, emphasizing that he would continue to play midfield shots in the next training.

Gasol and others arrived later, bumping shoulders and hugging him one by one, and even members of the coaching staff came forward to interact with him in greeting.

The entire Lakers team cheered in a circle, and TNT team reporter Maggio waited beside him until the crowd dispersed before walking up to Li Yue and holding up the microphone.

The content of the interview is still the old routine, congratulations, how do you feel, how do you do it, and what are your plans for the next step.

Li Yue answered skillfully by citing the formula, and the interview ended in a blink of an eye, making Artai, who was holding two bottles of water and preparing to trick him, full of doubts.

Back in the locker room, he took a shower and changed clothes for only 3 minutes, and then declined the press conference to arrange to leave the arena early.

It wasn't that he was playing big names and there was no special reason, it was just that he was exhausted from the night of the big battle and didn't have the heart to play the game of reciting formulas with reporters.

After boarding the team bus, he turned on the Do Not Disturb mode, leaned back and listened to light music, and made a post-match summary by the way.

Leonard's defense is quite strong. The playoffs are much higher than the regular season. He made several strong shots tonight, especially the last three-pointer from the center line.

Howard is almost invisible on the offensive end, Nash has not played his due role, and even Kobe is struggling, how can he help his teammates find their status?
Not yet come up with countermeasures, the team bus arrived at the hotel.

Back in the room, Li Yue declined the invitation to play at Howard's nightclub, and sat in front of the computer to check and send emails as usual.

Taylor sent three consecutive emails with the same title and content, and the red letter reminded Hong to reply as soon as possible.

He clicked to view the details. It turned out that after the battle with the Spurs, the terrifying performance of 40-point triple-doubles finally moved the hearts of Nike and Adidas. The two companies almost simultaneously requested to meet tomorrow to discuss endorsement contracts.

Taylor mentioned at the end of the email that he has entrusted internal friends to inquire. The first double-teaming of the two companies is 5 million US dollars in 5000 years, which also includes incentives such as the amount of rewards for reaching a round. As long as the success rate exceeds 50%, it can be achieved. 1200 million US dollars per year, if you get MVP or FVMP within 5 years, you can re-sign!
$1000 million equals financial freedom, let alone $5000 million in total?
And judging from the requested meeting time, he realized that the two companies were so anxious. Apart from taking the opportunity to defeat each other, it also meant that they were almost determined to complete the contract with him. Most of the meetings were just a formality.

Thinking of this, Li Yue checked the team's itinerary and found that the coaching staff did not request joint training, so he immediately typed the keyboard to reply.

[We will meet at [-] o'clock tomorrow afternoon, first Adidas and then Nike, one hour for each company]

Just 1 minute after the email was sent, Taylor replied that he had received it and read it, and started to arrange it overnight.

After replying a few more emails, Li Yue closed the email and opened Twitter, browsing the news related to tonight's game as usual.

Not surprisingly, the 40-point triple-double became the top topic on the hot list, with a total of more than 5 related discussions on Twitter.

[Charles Barkley: Wow!I was brought to the headlines by Li Yue, Yao Ming did this last time! 】

Scottie Pippen: Li Yue made a fatal mistake in the last defense, but it would not be better for me to deal with it. 】

Wilson Chandler: After watching tonight's game, I am convinced that the Nuggets lost to a better opponent! 】

Bill Simmons: In the competition of who loses first, the Lakers won the final victory! 】

Magic Johnson: @JamesWorthy, your wish will definitely come true, Li Yue will become the best small forward in Lakers history, he will win the championship with Kobe, we just need to wait until June! 】

[Mark Stein: I think Popovich is 8% correct in evaluating Li Yue as a small forward. If you don’t believe me, just look at the four games played yesterday and today. Li Yue is the leading player among the [-] small forwards. . 】

Seeing all kinds of compliments and the upcoming big contract, Li Yue felt elated and felt that he was about to reach the pinnacle of his life.

But he quickly calmed down, the matter has not yet been determined, the 1000 million US dollars did not come from Tiandi Bank, it is not so easy to get it!
Putting away his excitement, he opened the NBA official website to check the details of the latest games and confirm how other small forwards performed.

The Clippers, which reversed the Grizzlies 4-3 in the first round, actually lost to the Thunder, which lost Westbrook in the first game of the semifinals, but it was only a two-point loss, and it was a super god-level encounter with Durant's 35 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists play.

Many commentators believe that the Thunder won by fluke, the reason is that Durant cannot continue to guarantee the fiery touch, and when the Clippers recover from the tiebreaker and fully recover their physical strength, the Thunder will inevitably lose consecutive games.

Li Yue thinks it makes sense. Durant's biggest shortcoming is that his physical strength is not as strong as Kobe and LeBron. He played 44 minutes in the first game against the Clippers.

After watching the west, he turned his attention to the east again, and clicked on the details of the first game between the Knicks and the Pacers.

Paul George made 14 of 5 shots in total, made 4 single turnovers, and got 6 fouls that led to his end.

But even so, the Pacers still beat the Knicks by 7 points, only because Carmelo Anthony made 28 of 10 shots, and JR and Iman Shumpert combined to send 26 of 8 shots. The others were efficient but had no possession.

It was difficult for him to arouse his interest in detailed research on this kind of chicken pecking, so he switched to check tonight's Heat vs. Bulls.

LeBron James, who just won the MVP, made 17 of 8 shots and scored 24 points, 7 assists and 8 rebounds, but the Heat lost at home to the Bulls without Derrick Rose, which was beyond the expectations of the entire network!
Looking at it comprehensively, he found that the well-known commentator Mark Stein was not talking nonsense. He was indeed the best small forward in the league after the first game of the second round of the playoffs. .

Time soon came to the early hours of the morning, Li Yue finished washing and was about to go to bed, when the phone rang for a new text message.

Taylor sent a message, informing that the arrangement of the meeting was completed, and the relevant materials and procedures were sent to the mailbox. It is recommended to read them in advance.

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At 7:1 p.m. on the [-]th, the conference room of the Riverside Hotel in San Antonio.

Li Yue flicked the mouse with his right hand frequently, browsing the business plan and sneaker concept design drawings provided by Adidas and Nike at a glance, occasionally shaking his head, nodding and smiling, and devoting himself to reading comprehension.

The reason for doing this is mainly to save time and prevent the two companies from talking for a long time.

"Why did you choose to meet Adi first?" Taylor asked suddenly.

"What do you think?" Li Yue asked back.

　Sorry for the delay in the dinner party, just an update today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)