Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Problem of Brokers

"Oh, Sora, I don't think you have to worry too much about rent." James smiled and shook his head: "Have you read the nearest newspaper?" It's all about you, 'the most underrated rookie of all time,' that's what they call you, and Barkley's fat guy says, 'If you're the last pick in the second round then Jordan should be lost.'" Now you've earned a lot of eyeballs, brother, didn't your agent tell you that there are countless companies that want to negotiate endorsement contracts with you? If not, I advise you to fire him. ”

Zhang Kong smiled awkwardly: "Actually, I don't have an agent. ”

Creak......

James slammed on the brakes.

"Hey!" The sudden impact made Zhang Kong rush forward defenselessly, but fortunately, his body control was good, and James's speed was not fast, so he finally didn't hit the glass headlong.

James turned his head, his face full of surprise: "Sora, what did you just say, you don't have an agent yet?!" ”

"Well, I really don't." Zhang Kong carefully tied his seat belt, sure enough, it was a bit dangerous to sit in this car, and the seat belt was still fastened early, and he would regret it when he had a car accident.

"How is that possible, empty? You really don't have an agent! LeBron James asked aloud, a look of disbelief on his face.

"What's this?" Zhang Kong frowned and said, "I'm just a rookie who has just entered the league, and it's normal to have no agent." ”

"No, it's not normal at all, empty. I can tell you that in this league, even free agents who can't play basketball will find themselves an agent. James shook his head: "All in all, you have to find yourself an agent, like now, with your performance, no agent will make your life embarrassing." ”

After thinking about it, James suddenly dialed a call: "Hey Richie, it's me." There's one thing I'm looking for your help with, it's a rookie on our team, yes, the guy you guessed. He doesn't have his own agent yet, so you need to think of a way to get a few small contracts first, and let him see what you can do. ”

After talking for a while, James hung up the phone, turned his head and said to Zhang Kong: "Just now I have been a friend who has been playing since I was a child, and he is also an agent, a very good person, and worthy of trust." I asked him to help you get a few contracts, and it was very easy, you only need to sign a few words, and then spend a little time to shoot the advertisement and get millions of dollars. ”

"Millions?" Zhang Kong was surprised, his two-year contract added up to only more than two million, although it seems to be a lot, but if he spends a lot of money, it will simply disappear, and now, James can make himself earn millions just by making a phone call?

He also knows that although the big stars who have become famous have high salaries, most of them do not live on their salaries. Otherwise, it is simply impossible to support themselves with their salary. However, it is precisely because of this that many stars will quickly embark on the road of bankruptcy after retirement, and they who are accustomed to spending lavishly, after losing their income, they who are still accustomed to spending lavishly will quickly make ends meet, and eventually can only file for bankruptcy.

But he didn't know until today how easy it was for NBA players to make money. A phone call, a few signatures, and millions of dollars in hand?

"Do you think it's a lot, it's just a small amount of money. You're going to have to sign big contracts in the future, and that's nothing compared to those contracts. James raised an eyebrow: "You know, I wasn't in a good family situation when I was a kid, but I already had this Hummer when I was in high school. You know why? Broker. They discovered my business potential, and I only needed to shoot some commercials to make a good living. But don't be too grateful to those guys, you're a win-win cooperation, and he's going to take money out of your contract too. ”

"But after retiring, I've heard that a lot of retired NBA stars have gone bankrupt."

"Yes, we all have a short professional lifespan, and it starts to go downhill in about 10 years after you enter the NBA, after all, you're already 30 years old by then. At that time, as your on-court performance deteriorates, there will be no eyeballs to pay attention to you anymore. If you don't have eyeballs, you won't be able to sign a big business contract, and if you don't have strength, you won't be able to get a high salary. Therefore, if you are an athlete, you must earn more while you are young, and you must also do a good job in financial management. Although it can be troublesome at times, don't be afraid of those troubles, after all, your income after retirement may be zero. It is precisely because of this that I persuaded Boozer to be a knight. Since the Jazz were willing to pay a higher salary, he should certainly go to the Jazz. If you stay, you might get a good reputation, but ten years later, when you can't play anymore, who cares what your reputation is. LeBron's face didn't have that kind of complaining look, but seemed to tell a fact.

"Players, after all, rely on the strength on the pitch to show themselves."

"Well, let's not talk about that. You're only in the league, and unless it's an injury, you can play in the league for at least fifteen years, and it's useless to think about things that are far away from you. After talking about some heavy topics, James also seemed to notice that the atmosphere was a little wrong, so he smiled and said: "Richie's hands and feet are very fast, it is estimated that you will receive a call from him in five days at most, how about it, now that you have money, do you want to rent what you want?" Or just buy it? ”

"Well, let's just buy it." Zhang Kong smiled: "I just liked the villa just now." ”

"You're in charge."

James stepped in and quickly settled on the issue of buying a house in the open air, which is a small single-family villa with a separate swimming pool and basketball court, in addition to a fully equipped gym and a small bar next to it. The small garden in front of the door is particularly in line with the taste of Zhang Kong, and the environment is very good.

James's influence in Cleveland is indeed very high, the owner of the house is a middle-aged man in his forties, as soon as he heard that James brought Zhang Kong to buy a house, he immediately promised to give Zhang Kong the best discount, and the final negotiated price was $1.8 million. In addition to leaving all the equipment in the gym to Zhang Kong, the silver Mercedes-Benz in the garage was also left to Zhang Kong. In terms of these supporting facilities, plus the price of the house itself, this price is indeed the best offer.

But that silver Mercedes-Benz, Zhang Kong really doesn't need it. Although Zhang Kong can drive, he doesn't know much about the traffic laws in the United States, and he is really not used to driving a car with the right steering wheel. And that model, for the current Zhang Kong, is really a little small.

The house problem was finalized, but it still took a little time to go through various transfer procedures, and Zhang Kong couldn't move in immediately, and the piston team had already arrived.

As for the Pistons, this is an ancient team that has been part of the NBA since its inception, and their history could be written to the thickness of a book if Yao recounted it in detail. More recently, the fight between the Bad Boy Army, led by Chuck Daley and led by Bill Ranbier, in the 90s, and the basketball god Michael Jordan is still talked about by older fans.

In recent years, the Detroit Pistons have completed a revival, and with a set of civilian lineups that no one is optimistic about, they have reached the finals and won the O'Brien Cup, and I don't know how many glasses were broken.

But just when everyone thought the Detroit Pistons were going to be out of control and team basketball would become mainstream, a massive crowd beat them up.

The Pistons are still struggling to continue their glory and rebuild, and they have sent away championship hero Ben Wallace, supported mid-career king Hamilton as the new core, and focused on developing promising rookie Rosicky. For a moment, no one knew what they were trying to do.

The game was very anxious from the start, and the shooting percentage of both sides was high at the beginning, Hamilton continued to run to catch the ball and shoot, and Larry Hughes couldn't keep up with the slippery and fish-like Hamilton. Defensively, Prince Prince's long and disturbing arms also made LeBron uncomfortable.

But on the inside, Antonio Mike Days only felt that his scalp was numb and he looked old in the face of Ilgoskas. Antonio McDyce, who is 34 years old in recent years, seems to be older than Ilgoskas in front of the equally decrepit Ilgoskas, and has been successfully singled by Ilgoskas on the inside.

In the second quarter, when the shooting percentages of both sides began to drop, Zhang Kong began to control the game.

In the first seven minutes of the second quarter, Zhang Kong completely controlled the rebounds in the front and back courts, and for seven minutes, Zhang Kong did not let any rebounds fall into the hands of the Pistons.

With the domination of Zhang Kong's rebounding, the Cavaliers also quickly opened the score, and James, who was entangled by Prince in the first quarter, began to use the pick-and-roll offense, bombarding the basket again and again with the dislocation after the pick-and-roll, but the Pistons did not have any good way to organize James.

In the end, the game was the last laugh of the Cavaliers, James scored 33 points and handed out nine assists, while Zhang Kong once again scored 7 points, 28 rebounds, 5 assists, three blocks, and 1 steal.

In addition to the two of them, the best player was Ilgoskas, who faced McDyce, who is also a veteran, and Ilgoskas scored 20 points in a row, showing what it means to be a veteran.

PS. Do you want a beautiful agent?,Kotaku really hesitated.。