In addition to chatting with Min Congda about basketball, James also talked to him about life and business.

James said he wants to get rid of his current agent system and give himself more initiative in negotiations with the team.

Min Congda agreed and appreciated, and said: "Your strength alone is not enough, you have to join forces with some players and no longer cooperate with those vampire agents!" Cultivate your own agent, sign a contract with a big economic company, and join forces to negotiate with the team. ”

"That's right, there will be collective bargaining this summer, and I'm going to try to get as many rights as I can for the labor side," James said. ”

In the summer of 2011, the collective bargaining agreement reached during the 1999 shutdown will expire and new negotiations will begin between the two sides.

At that time, it will be a new bloody storm.

"Fight for more rights for workers? How to fight for it? Can you represent the labor side? ”

Listening to James's words, Min Congda asked.

He thinks that James sometimes speaks and acts strangely.

It's like acting, acting in a great main theme drama.

He is the protagonist of this main theme drama, and he must always maintain his glorious image in words and deeds.

However, in private, he reveals his true feelings, and he is a very funny and funny person.

But once it comes to some serious topics, he can immediately enter the role and become the protagonist of Weiguang's drama.

This contrast often makes people feel unbelievable and quite discordant, which one is the real him?

Or, neither?

However, Min Congda also understands that the NBA is a big show, and people and ghosts have to show.

A lot of words and deeds are acting, including conflicts and fights on the field, and very few of them really get into a fight.

Everyone has a temper, but when they do it, they all know it in their hearts, "It's just a show, don't take it too seriously, you will be unlucky if you break it." ”

Faced with Min Congda's questioning, James said: "Of course! Of course, I will represent the interests of most of the players, the workers, we are opponents on the pitch and we are a community off the pitch. I'm the vice president of the players' union. ”

Min Congda said: "But the gap between the salary and assets between you and the bottom players is bigger than the gap between you and the management, right?" You say you're a laborer, but which laborer has hundreds of millions of assets, hundreds of millions of fans, and many, many endorsement contracts. Before entering the alliance, there is a contract of 100 million yuan, and even if you retire now, you will not have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life. ”

James spread his hands and said, "That's two different things, I make an investment and I make an investment, as long as I'm on the pitch I'm part of the players." I'll stand for everyone's interests. Also, I feel like I deserve my salary and earn it for my performance on the field. ”

Min Congda retorted to him, saying: "You are indeed a part of the players on the court, but off the court, you are actually closer to the management. When you take off your jersey, you'll be on the capital side. Just like Michael Jordan. You say you deserve your salary, it's because you can get so much in the current environment and system. But what if the environment and system are not fair? Will you maintain the system, or will you break it, do you have the courage? ”

Min Congda's words made James speechless for a while, he didn't know how to respond, and his brain couldn't turn.

"Okay, I'm not here today to criticize you, I just want to talk to you. I hope you can always recognize your own position, don't lose yourself, people will be lost, because of interests, reputation. I know you want to get more of a voice for the players, and that's a good thing. But sometimes people can't have both ends, fame and profit, and they have to learn to give up some things. ”

I don't know why, Min Congda chatted with James, and especially liked to tell him some big truths.

It's as if he really became James's stepfather, to prevent him from going astray and wake him up on the road of chasing fame and fortune.

James doesn't like others to tell him big things, and he has come step by step since he was a child, relying on his own choices and efforts.

Only when Min Congda said these things, he could listen patiently and silently remember them in his heart.

Soon, the two ended their meeting, and Min Congda asked James to go back to his room to rest, and sat down for a while to make sure that no one was paying attention before quietly leaving.

It's like an underground party connection, and in fact, no one cares who he sees.

At three o'clock in the afternoon on March 19, the game between the Clippers and the Cavaliers began.

Because of the live broadcast in the United States, the game time was earlier than usual.

Naturally, the Staples Center was full again, and Min Congda was numb to the 100% attendance.

He was thinking that as long as he didn't sell the tickets, he would still be able to accept the box office at the moment.

Tonight, Dunleavy made some changes to the Clippers' starting lineup, with Ricky Davis resting.

The reason for the summer weight gain is that although the ability to fight has increased, the risk of injury has also increased a little.

He was experiencing some water build-up in his knee and the doctor recommended some rest.

So, the elder Deng promoted Paul George to the starting position and spoke directly to James.

George is still a nobody this season, and although he has received some heavy use, he is far from being ranked as James as well.

However, the kid is quite confident, because he was told before the game that he will start tonight, George said in an interview with reporters before the game: "I started against James tonight, I hope to impress James, I'm Paul George from Los Angeles. ”

Min Congda couldn't help but listen to George's interview with the second middle school, the league's No. 3 position started from James down, all of them were talents, none of them felt very normal, it seemed that the people who played this position had the same function as them on the court, and their personalities were very swinging.

Before the draft, Min Congda always thought that George was the kind of shy, introverted, lazy big boy in Los Angeles, who loved his family and was pulled down in the team's gangster days.

I didn't expect this thing to be very sullen, and when I was training in the team, I often said big things, "I'm going to blow you up", "I want to score 60 points on your head", "I must score this three-point shot", and then was slapped in the face by Curry and Ricky Davis.

Of course, it's normal for everyone to joke about training within the team.

In the past, it didn't matter if everyone talked about it as a joke, young people, it's normal not to keep the door open.

Recently, the Clippers have won consecutive games, and George's play is also good, which may make him a little drifting.

Thinking you can play against James in the game?

Min Congda chatted with James a few more words when he warmed up, and said, "LeBron! The young man on the 24th of our team said that he wanted to impress you, how about it, would you like to help him? ”

James laughed and said, "Okay, Paul George, I know, I'm going to impress him a little too." ”

(End of chapter)