one-handed ball

Chapter 89 New Brokers
Zheng Ke officially announced to the outside world that he has changed his agent, and the new agent is Jeff Schwartz, the famous gold medal agent in the NBA!

Jeff Schwartz still has a relatively high status in the agent circle. He was able to sign Zheng Ke, which really surprised some agents.No matter how you look at it, Zheng Ke should not choose this agent who has failed many times with overseas players. Many agents like Dan Fagan and Bill Duffy are more attractive than him, but Zheng Ke just chose him. It seems that, as Zheng Ke said at the press conference, his sincerity really moved him
"Okay," said Jeff Schwartz, who started his work the day after signing Zheng Ke, and he dragged Zheng Ke to the best hair salon in Minneapolis.

"Jeff, why are we here?" Zheng Ke was confused by Schwartz's behavior.

"It's very simple, Zheng," Schwartz took out his mobile phone, and he seemed to start contacting someone, and said: "As a public figure, you should start with your own image first, look at your hairstyle, how dirty , the stylists here are quite famous.”

"What? Change your hairstyle?" Zheng Ke subconsciously touched his somewhat unkempt hair, and looked in the mirror, it seemed a little dirty.
At this time, a woman with an enchanting figure and a mature woman's breath came out from behind. She saw Zheng Ke and Schwartz sitting in the customer's seat at a glance, showed her bright smile, and took two steps forward quickly: "Jie Husband, my good brother, why are you here!"

Um?Zheng Ke's eyes widened. After Schwartz saw the woman, he stood up quickly, and the two hugged each other in a bear hug.Isn't this guy Jeff's old lover?Zheng Ke thought so.

"What? Do you need to trim your hair?"

"No, no, no," Schwartz waved his hand, and he dodged to reveal Zheng Ke behind him, explaining, "It's my little brother who needs a more handsome hairstyle."

oh?The woman looked at Zheng Ke intently.

"Oh! Isn't this Zheng Ke!" The woman obviously also watched the Timberwolves game. She happily ran to Zheng Ke's side and stretched out her slender hand: "Hello, Zheng! I'm Cecil, Nice to meet you! I'm your fan!"

Ah, Zheng Ke didn't expect to meet his fans here, he quickly stood up and held Cecil's hand: "Nice to meet you!"

"Can you take a picture with me?" Cecil asked.

"When" Zheng Ke just wanted to agree, Schwartz interrupted him.

"Cecile," Schwartz said, "We are here to make hairstyles. Zheng needs a handsome hairstyle. Wouldn't it be better for you to help him make the most handsome hairstyle and then take a photo with him?"

"It makes sense." Cecil followed Schwartz's advice, and she began to look carefully at Zheng Ke's head shape, with a thoughtful light in her eyes.

"Zheng, what kind of hairstyle do you think you need?" Cecil asked Zheng Ke.

Zheng Ke was taken aback, he really hadn't thought about this question, but he immediately realized it, and said with a smile: "Let's just cut it short, the handsome guy is the one who dares to cut it!"

"What nonsense?" Cecil didn't understand Zheng Ke's words, but she immediately began to examine Zheng Ke with her professional eyes, and gave a suggestion: "It's not impossible to have an inch, but there are many inches, and there are round inches. , board size, square size, gross size, I think your previous size doesn’t fit your head shape, well, round size is actually more suitable for you.”

"Okay, come on!"

Jeff Schwartz is worthy of being a professional agent. He started to build the image of Zheng Ke. First of all, he started from the external image. He became more energetic, and then Schwartz took Zheng Ke to the mall for shopping, and bought many necessary clothes for Zheng Ke to attend the event.
Then, Schwartz and Zheng Ke went to the Target Center together. Zheng Ke was for the game at night, and Schwartz was to ventilate to the coach and general manager of the Timberwolves team. After all, as a team player He has the responsibility and obligation to communicate with the team's top management.
Today the Timberwolves are playing against the Spurs at home. Although the Spurs are not number one in the league, no one will doubt the strength of the Spurs. As long as the GDP and the three are healthy, they will be a championship-level team. A team that has won four championships in nine years, the Timberwolves are under a lot of pressure.

"Can you take it easy, everyone?" Whitman said to the players in the locker room: "It's the end of the season, and we've already lost the qualification for the playoffs. Against a strong team like the Spurs, we can work hard. Okay, but don't put too much pressure on yourself, okay?"

Whitman's eyes swept over everyone, and fixed on Zheng Ke's face, he suddenly exclaimed as if he had discovered a new world: "Oh, Zheng, you changed your hairstyle and become handsome!"

"Swish, swish, swish" all eyes in the locker room were focused on Zheng Ke's face and his head, and everyone began to chatter: "Really! It seems to have changed!"

"Hey," Jefferson on the side poked Zheng Ke, and said, "When did I get this haircut, it looks really cool!"

Zheng Ke showed a dumbfounding expression, what happened to everyone?I make a lot of fuss about changing my hairstyle, but is this hairstyle really good-looking?
"It's very suitable for you, Zheng!" Lian Whitman made a final comment.

target center.

General Manager's Office.

Two mugs with brewing coffee.

Two men in formal suits stared at each other, sitting on computer chairs.

After a long time, McHale let out a long breath and said, "Jeff, I'm afraid I won't be able to answer your request immediately."

"Really?" Schwartz didn't show any disappointment, and he said without any fluctuation on his calm face, "Think about it carefully, Kevin, Zheng's potential is definitely higher than that of Al Jefferson, You were once a super insider, and you should understand that Al Jefferson's talent has determined that his upper limit is at most a second-in-command player."

"No, Jeff!" McHale shook his head. He said, "Ayer is very young, and he still has room for improvement. As for Zheng, I certainly know that his potential is even more amazing, but his strength is not yet Reaching the height of Al, he can only be regarded as a starting-level player, so I will not agree to your request that Zheng Ke be the core of the team."

"Well," Schwartz didn't entangle too much on this issue, he began to change the subject: "I believe that time will tell, I believe that Zheng will definitely play at the All-Star level, just like him Just like what Yao Ming did."

McHale nodded and said with a smile: "Of course, I believe it too."

Schwartz looked at Zheng Ke's game information in his hand, then looked up at McHale and said: "Kevin, Zheng's contract is a 1+1 second-round pick contract, and the second year is the team's option. I think May I ask how you are going to deal with it?"

McHale had already prepared, he said: "Zheng Ke's performance is amazing, the team is very willing, and there is enough salary space for Zheng Ke to prepare a contract worthy of his worth, so if you are willing to sign a new contract with us, We can choose not to implement the contract for the second year, but after all, Boozer’s matter is ahead, so I hope that an agreement can be reached in advance.”

"Really." Schwartz showed the expression I expected when he heard McHale's words, but when he heard McHale finally said this, he showed an angry expression: "No, Kevin, you Can’t say that about my players, me and Goodwin (Boozer’s agent) are two kinds of people, Zheng and Boozer are also two kinds of people, you can’t put us and them together, it’s too hurt for you to say that people"

As soon as McHale said something, he knew he was wrong, and he quickly apologized: "I'm really sorry, Jeff, I was wrong. You are one of the few brokers in the broker circle who put money first. , I shouldn't doubt you, but I think you also need to understand me, I am also for the sake of the team."

Schwartz gradually calmed down, and he asked McHale: "Can you tell me what kind of new contract the team has prepared for Zheng Ke?"

"Of course, Jeff!" McHale nodded and said, "The team is preparing two contracts for Zheng, one is a three-year contract of 3 million yuan, and the other is a five-year contract of 1500 million yuan."

Schwartz shook his head and said, "Kevin, you are insulting Zheng Ke's performance. In your eyes, Zheng Ke is only worth a middle-class contract of 600 million per year on average?"

McHale has a different opinion. He said: "Jeff, judging from Zheng Ke's current performance, he really only has a middle-class contract. I know that Zheng Ke has a high potential, but he has not played at the All-Star level after all." level, the team will not give Zheng Ke a maximum salary, I hope you can understand this."

"Hehe," Schwartz smiled: "Kevin, I know your difficulties, and I also know that the Timberwolves are just a small market team, and every contract needs careful consideration. The team reached an agreement, but I insist that his performance on the court plus commercial factors off the court, etc., he is definitely more than this price!"

"So what kind of contract do you think he should get?"

"At least 1000 million!"

"You're crazy! Jeff!" McHale jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on, stretched his body and said: "Do you know what the level of 1000 million is? It's the level of a quasi-All-Star! It's a field Averaging 16+ points or grabbing 10+ rebounds a night! Are you kidding me!"

"I'm not joking!" Schwartz also stood up, propped his hands on the table, stared at McHale and said word by word.

The two did not give in to each other, and stared at each other for a long, long time.
"Okay," McHale was defeated first, and he sat down on the computer chair and said: I don't think we can reach an agreement for a while, let's talk about it later
(End of this chapter)