The home of Lee Mojie in the residential Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

"Yes, Mr. Ross, we'll think about it, thank you for thinking so much of me, but I still need to discuss it with my father and mother. Goodbye," Li Mojie said, shaking hands with a middle-aged white man of medium height in a neat suit.

"Well, okay, remember to call me." Leon Rose then got into the car and left.

Seeing this, Mary was surprised and said, "This Mr. Leon Ross is LeBron's agent, and he also came to our house to invite Mo Jayer?"

"Yes, Mom, I'm the champion this year, of course they're back, oh my gosh, I'm tired, so many agents come every day." Li Mojie returned to the living room, turned on the TV, sat on the sofa and stretched out and complained.

"yes, there have been people here before, but since you announced your participation in the draft yesterday, there have been more people." Mary responded excitedly.

"But you have to be cautious when choosing a broker, you know?" Li Jianguo sat on the sofa and said earnestly.

"Of course." Li Mojie said. I can't count the number of NBA stars who have been cheated by agents, how can I not be cautious. There are about 400 NBA-certified agents, which means that almost every player has hired an agent. It is said that "behind a successful man there is always a woman", and this sentence needs to be changed in the NBA - there is always an agent behind a successful NBA player. Although some of them are considered "unscrupulous", although they may sometimes be "on the opposite side" of the team and the fans.

"Hmm." Li Jianguo nodded, since he was in his senior year of high school, Li Mojie is like a different person, he is a lot more sensible, and he also knows how to work hard for his future and destiny, so that his parents have to worry a lot less, Li Jianguo still trusts his son a lot.

"But this Leon Rose, that's definitely not an option." Li Mojie thought in his heart. Not for anything else, just because he is now the agent of LeBron James, the current No. 1 American professional basketball player, and at the same time, he is backed by CAA, a world-renowned big brokerage company, with superstars such as Anthony and Paul, and his strength is strong, but it is because his strength is too strong and it is too easy to cause a big bully.

And with the fate of sharing an agent with the first person in the league, Savier Mark Daniel undoubtedly has more say.

The best basketball player of the last century was none other than Jordan, and the best agent was naturally Jordan's agent David Falck. Although Ewing's agent is also Falck, Jordan is the absolute NO.1 in Falke's heart. Relying on the big tree of Jordan, Falke's work naturally revolves around the "Flyer", and even when he signed with his players, the first thing he considered was Jordan's feelings.

In the 1991-92 season, the Bulls were forced to win Game 7 by the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals. After the game, Pippen told Jordan that he didn't like the physical Sheavier Mark Daniel's stalker-style defense. So in order to curry favor with Jordan, Falke, who is Mark Daniel's agent, rejected the Knicks' offer of a three-year, $8.1 million contract extension, and instead chose the Celtics' four-year, $9.6 million contract. At that time, the Celtics had gone from being a strong team to declining, and Mark Daniel would not have much impact on the Bulls, while the Knicks with Mark Daniel were likely to affect Jordan's championship.

Mark Daniel could only get $6.4 million in his first three years with the Celtics, but when it came to Falke's mouth, it turned out that this contract was more suitable for him, and he could get $3.2 million in the fourth year. Mark Daniel was also persuaded by Falck, saying that "he (Falck) is the best agent in the basketball world".

Knicks owner Chekez lamented: "The end result of my dealings with David proves that the only rule is that there are no rules. When he has Jordan as a lever in his heart, he can do anything. ”

Falck said of his work: "I don't know how to explain my work, but I have to be clear: my work is not driven by dollars, but by challenges. I have a deep bond with my clients, who trust me with the trust of their professional sporting destiny. It's this feeling that motivates me to work hard all the time. In this world, this affection cannot be measured by money. ”

This kind of example of killing without seeing blood is laid out in front of him, how can he choose Leon Rose. Just as Li Mojie was thinking, the doorbell of "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" suddenly came to mind outside the door.

"Hello, Mrs. Li, you are dressed so beautifully today. I'm Fleicher. "I opened the door and came in a well-dressed white gentleman in his 50s, with a little thinning hair, a pair of black-rimmed glasses, a figure of 180, a thin build, more like a person who works in Silicon Valley. As soon as he came in, he had the exact same posture as Leon Rose, an agent at the peak of his career, and he sat on the couch when he came in, his back straight, very cautious, and he kept watching.

Li Mojie was a little interested, because this Fleicher was still very particular about dressing, and the custom Armani suit he wore was not cheap, not like those poor and white scammers who wanted to paint big cakes and white wolves with empty gloves.

So Li Mojie straightened his back, stared at Fleicher's eyes, and asked straight to the point: "You should also be an agent, how are you going to convince me that you choose such an unknown guy as you as this year's top pick?" ”

"Actually, I'll tell you the truth, I'm still a little famous in the NBA." Fleicher's accent was clear, and he said unhurriedly.

"Oh, then why haven't I heard of it." Li Mojie wondered.

"Well, maybe it's because you practice diligently every day and don't pay attention to us little agents. To introduce myself, my name is Eric Fleicher, and I used to be Garnett's agent. Fleischer touched the heart with his right hand and bent down slightly.

"Garnett's Homo Economic?" Li Mojie was surprised.

"Yes, the former Garnett agent."

"Once, that means not now?"

"Well, he's fired me since I negotiated a contract with him."

"Haha, then you still talk about this experience, it must be Garnett who thinks it's too little." Li Mojie picked up the teacup and laughed.

"No, it's too big." Fleischel said calmly.

"What?" Li Mojie almost didn't hold the teacup in his hand. "How big?"

"A '98-year, six-year, $126 million contract." Fleischel was not shocked, but kept saying a message that stunned the three members of the Li family.

"Garnett's sky-high contract, which you are going to negotiate?" Li Mojie opened his mouth wide, and forgot to drink the tea.

On April 30, 1997, the Timberwolves' season ended, when it was reported that the Timberwolves offered a six-year, $106 million contract extension to Garnett's rejection.

In the three or four months that followed, the two sides engaged in difficult negotiations. Timberwolves owner Taylor once used the opportunity of an interview with a radio station to vent his bitterness: "Garnett's agent Fleischer is really ruthless, completely ignoring the difficulties of our team's operation, blindly opening his mouth. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry to say that Mr. Fleischler and his client are forcing us to raise the price of our tickets! ”

Fleischl also unceremoniously used the TV show to fight back: "My client has always been honest and undeceiving, he just reasonably demands what he deserves and sticks to his principles. He had heard Mr. Taylor on the radio the other day that his personality had been unjustly tarnished. He told me that there is no need to force anything, and if the Timberwolves think the asking price is too high, there is no need to be embarrassed. Next season, he will definitely fulfill his contract wholeheartedly, never compromise, and then enter the free agent market. "Undoubtedly, this is a hard ultimatum in the soft.

The negotiations were lengthy, and the intrigues between the two sides were at all extremes. Oberly, a reporter who followed the interview at the time, used a very clear adjective to describe the talks between the two sides in his report, saying that the atmosphere of the negotiations in the past few months has been very volatile, and even talked about stalling and procrastinating. Just as the two sides are in a tug-of-war, the NBA's deadline of October 1 is approaching.

At 7 p.m. on Oct. 1, the office of Timberwolves general manager McHale in the Target Center gymnasium was brightly lit, and reporters expected something big to happen, so everyone gathered in the press conference room to wait for news. At 8 o'clock, Garnett walked out of McHale's office and went to the press room with McHale.

After a flash of flashes, a smiling Garnett said after greeting reporters one by one: "I'm happy to stay here for the next six years and play for the Timberwolves." ”

McHale then explained that the six-year, $126 million contract should be a win-win because "at our insistence, Garnett no longer asks for any option to become a free agent during the duration of his six-year contract, in other words, the contract guarantees no salary increases for six years!" ”

In the end, the Timberwolves put all the blame on Fleischer in order to maintain Garnett's image. Garnett was offered the lucrative long-term contract in sports history, while Fleischer became a demon in the minds of fans while receiving a 4% commission on $126 million.

Garnett left Fleischer shortly after receiving the contract, and now Fleicher has only two rookie players under his rookie.

Li Mojie recalled that there was indeed such a sky-high contract in history, which directly affected the situation in the NBA. How big is that contract, Garnett's annual salary alone accounts for 60% of the total salary cap, which is what Jordan only enjoyed after Pippen signed a cabbage price contract, and Garnett is a rookie in '95, and the second contract has reached the salary of Jordan, who built the first dynasty.

If you think this is not enough, take two superstar examples, Kobe Bryant renewed his contract with the Lakers for 6 years in 1999 for 70.9 million, and the Los Angeles Lakers are notoriously not bad for money, but Kobe Bryant and Garnett's salary is really a drop in the bucket. and Allen Iverson renewed his contract for 6 years and 72 million in 1999, Iverson is the son of Philadelphia, and the core can no longer be a core figure, and Iverson's commercial value of 1.83CM is liked by fans all over the United States, but when he encounters Garnett's sky-high salary, he has to kneel down and sing about conquest.

"That's you!" Li Mojie said immediately. Capable and willing to take the blame, and now there are no big-name stars under his command, he can serve him alone, and that is him.