Chapter 233 [Prepare for leaving, if you can't beat you, you will join you]

Guo Xu and Meghan first went to apply for Chinese visas, and then worked with their agent Harpy Waters to recruit accompanying "employees".

Harpy is also going to travel to China together this time, otherwise Guo Xu is likely to encounter some business traps, and he doesn't know that he has advertised for free, which is common in all countries.

Guo Xu knows this kind of thing, for example, the international football superstar Ronaldo has been a spokesperson for the private enterprise Golden Throat Treasure for free, and he doesn't know that he has been smirking on the Chinese screen for several years.

They first recruited two bodyguards, one is a Chinese female bodyguard, named Elena in English and Zhao Qi in Chinese, who can speak Chinese. THE OTHER IS A BIG WHITE MAN, 188CM TALL, NAMED GARY VOSS.

In the end, Guo Xu found a makeup artist and photographer with him, who was introduced by Chinese director Huang Yiyu.

The makeup artist is the apprentice of the old makeup artist of the crew of "Cosmic Pursuit", named Claire Taylor.

How strong is Hollywood's makeup ability? It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a makeover. Guo Xu wants to pretend to be an old man, a middle-aged person, and a woman can easily achieve it. Like the Hollywood comedy movie "Miss is White", the black policemen played by the Waynes brothers are dressed up as white girls to solve cases.

The 25-year-old Claire has a high level of makeup and disguise, she is usually a big beauty, and when she comes home, she is a different person, which is basically the effect of taking photos with the Meitu App in the future.

THE WHITE PHOTOGRAPHER'S NAME IS KEVIN NANCE, 180CM TALL, HIS APPEARANCE IS NOT GOOD, HE IS NOT FAMOUS, BUT HE IS VERY PROFESSIONAL.

Before leaving, Guo Xu went to meet Megan's fat aunt once, and also talked to Megan's parents on the phone about traveling abroad, and they all agreed. Megan's parents stayed in Port St. Lucie and never showed up, afraid that talking too much would affect the development of the two, and they were looking forward to their daughter fishing for a golden beetle.

Guo Xu felt that Megan was quite miserable, and she was alone in Los Angeles like herself, and her family was not around. She left Donglansing at the age of 18 last year, and she was thrown out to fend for herself at the age of 15, which is really rare.

Everyone got their visas and everything was ready, and it was July and the NBA summer free agency market was open.

The league soon had two huge bad contracts.

The Kings signed Chris Webb to a seven-year, $123 million extension, second only to the six-year, $126 million signed by Garnett when the Timberwolves signed a 1998 extension.

Webb has a year longer than Garnett, which may seem like a bargain, but Kings management ignores the fact that Webb has serious injury concerns and is a glass man, and it won't be long before he is gone.

What's even more outrageous is that the Knicks gave Alan Houston, the "king of mid-pitches", a 6-year 100 million contract extension. It's a rotten contract, and you don't know what's going on in your manager's head. A pitcher who can only score, or a pitcher who mainly shoots in mid-range, has an annual salary similar to Webb, one of the four major forwards.

Last season, Houston averaged just 18.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, shooting 44.9 percent from the field and 38.1 percent from three-point range, compared to his previous peak stats of 19.7 points per game.

There are New York fans on the Internet who suggested that the Knicks give up Houston and free up salary space to poach Jason Kuo with the maximum salary in 2002, which has won the approval of many fans, but unfortunately does not include Knicks management.

Then, the Knicks signed a five-year, $27.5 million contract with Cavaliers short and fat power forward Clarence Witherspoon, giving fans with fantasies a hard slap in the face, which proved that management is a bunch of neurotics.

The Knicks management still thinks it's earned, because Witherspoon played 82 games last season, averaging 11.3 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, as for the Cavaliers'-like record, and the fat man is 198CM tall, weighs 120 kilograms, and almost never guards pick-and-roll, the Knicks completely ignored it.

In addition to the above two teams are more in the limelight, the Lakers are the absolute protagonists of the offseason, because almost all the veterans at the end of their careers want to join the Lakers, and some players who are in their prime and can't get big contracts for various reasons also want to join.

It's something like this happens every summer, with veterans making a lot of dollars to play on a strong team before the end of their careers and win championships.

The Lakers won the championship by a landslide last season and broke two all-time record records, and the only team for veterans to choose from was the Lakers, unlike in previous years, when many teams with the ability to compete for the championship were veterans.

In this case, there is a large group of players who have recommended themselves to the Lakers, and they are almost breaking the threshold. The Lakers management only needs to meet and study and select the best players for the Lakers.

This is bad news for the fringe man Pan Persi, who has made it clear that he will not renew his contract, and he will have to go back to the summer league and play in the preseason for other teams in the new season, working hard for a base salary.

In addition, Lakers veteran Ron Harper retired, Grant and Foster left, and the team left a total of four free spots.

The Lakers' first signing shocked the whole league, and their veteran signed "The Rock" Mitch Richmond with a base salary, and will be Bryant's backup in the new season. The swingman is a big name, averaging 20+ per game in multiple seasons and being named to the All-Star Game six times, but he only played 37 games last season with an injury and his form is questionable.

Richmond doesn't care about money for a long time, and everyone on the fringe is willing to play just for a championship ring.

Free man center "King Kong" Patrick Ewing was a little moved after seeing this scene, but he is also one of the four major centers, and as a senior, he really can't pull his face to the Lakers to hug O'Neal's thigh, and the next day he chose to sign with the Magic team with an annual salary of 2 million.

Death wants to save face and suffer the crime, it is a person like Ewing, as long as he recommends himself, Kupchak will sign it, which is a good gimmick, and the two centers fight side by side. Unfortunately, Ewing's last chance to get a championship ring was given up.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Karl Malone was more resolute than Ewing for the ring and joined the Lakers, but unfortunately he was slapped in the face.

The Lakers signed another super-value contract for the second time, and they acquired the No. 9 rookie of the 1996 Golden Generation, power forward Samaki Walker for three million in two years.

SAMAKI is 206CM tall, weighs 109 kg, and has super physical fitness, and because of this, he was taller than Kobe Bryant's pick back then. He played two seasons off the bench with the Spurs, averaging 5.3 points, 4 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 0.7 blocks in 15.8 minutes per game last season.

Although the stats are mediocre, the contract is worth it based on Samaki's athleticism alone, and he can share playing time with Horry.

Samaki was actually abused by the Lakers last season, and the "if you can't beat you, you join you" thing has been around since 2001.

The Lakers' third sign, to swingman Jim Jackson, who is still in his prime, is just a base salary. He can play as a substitute in the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, has three-point accuracy, and also has the ability to attack with the ball.

After the Mavericks and Kidd fell out, Jim became a famous homeless man in the NBA. In Guo Xu's previous life, he did not join the Lakers, and was originally going to wander to other teams, averaging 11.5 points, 4 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game last season.

The Lakers didn't rush to decide the last spot, rejecting Tim Hardaway, and there was no shortage of people in either position.

The No. 1 position Guo Xu and Fisher are the strongest depths in the league, and occasionally Brian Shaw can make cameos, and now the Lakers are strong and strong, which makes people look scared.

Guo Xu did not attend the press conference of his new teammates joining, and flew directly from Los Angeles to Shanghai with two bodyguards, agents, makeup artists, and Megan, and went on a tour.