Chapter 913 912. All-Star Weekend

I had a brief chat with Paul about the agent issue, gave Schwartz contact information, and sent Schwartz a text message, but didn't discuss the issue in depth.

Paul's Wake Forest University has made it to the NCAA top 64 and will start the knockout rounds at the end of February. At this stage, it is not possible to sign an agent, and even being found to have met with an agent in private will be punished.

Although Paul is a hot favorite for the top five picks in this year's draft, he still has concerns about this aspect.

James didn't communicate with Paul in advance because he was concerned about this aspect, but he didn't expect Liu Mang to be so shameless that he would steal business just to earn a few percentage points of commission for his company!

After the four of them returned to the hotel, Liu Mang didn't play with them. James took Paul and Jiada shopping, and Liu Mang went back to the room to catch up on some sleep.

At noon, Anthony, as the host, invited some players to attend the luncheon at noon, mainly the rookies, sophomores and some players in the main competition who participated in this year's All-Star Weekend. Liu Mang's family was also invited.

Liu Mang took the three girls into the restaurant that Anthony had booked at the Crawford Hotel where they were staying. All-Stars McGrady, Rasheed Wallace, Kwame Brown, and two Hawks players who participated in the Rookie Game, Andre Iguodala and Josh Smith, were invited.

"Hey, Carmelo and Garnett are here, why don't I see Kobe?" Liu Mang asked when Anthony came up to hug him.

When he came in, he saw two No. 21s desperately putting food on the plate, seemingly competing to see who could pile it higher, but he didn't see the little blacksmith.

Garnett is a man with fighting spirit written on his face, and even off the court, he still carries the grudges on the court. Although Duncan seems to have no emotions, he is also a man who refuses to admit defeat. The two are competing on and off the court.

Anthony looked at Liu Mang, what should he say? Did Kobe not participate when he heard that you wanted to participate?

Anthony could only laugh: "Kobe can't come because of something."

"What a pity..."

After Liu Mang greeted Anthony, he went to meet the others and didn't talk too much. The main reason was that the others saw Liu Mang coming with his family, so it was not easy to talk about sexual matters. Especially in the morning, the teammates who brought Liu Mang the nightclub bills for the past few days and asked him to pay the bill didn't bother Liu Mang.

Liu Mang still remembers that he was drunk for more than 50,000 US dollars in three days. Fortunately, it was Rasheed Wallace and Kwame Brown's turn to treat him next. The girls who were packed away were paid by McGrady. McGrady was the worst. Now they all looked like they were dying.

Liu Mang found an empty table and started to eat with the three girls, as if he was going to eat back.

After eating something, James, who came with Paul and his wife to eat, came over again after greeting a group of big guys, and brought the other four of the 03 generation.

"Hi, Levia, Aida, and the beautiful girl Dinah." James came up and greeted them.

The three girls all responded, especially Dinah, who happily high-fived the uncle who looked too old when she heard the name of the beautiful girl.

"LeBron, Dinah is only 10 years old." Liu Mang stared at James and said.

"Go to hell, Ace, I'm here to ask you something, I have something to ask you." James smiled and said seriously.

"Hmm? Tell me, I will definitely help if I can." Liu Mang did not refuse. Seeing that James was so serious, the others were also very serious.

James looked around and saw that there was no one else, so he asked: "Ace, I heard from Dwyane that you chose to sign a 5-year contract so that you could renew the contract directly with the veteran-designated clause at the end of the fourth year?"

This matter? Liu Mang understood that Wade will be in his third year next year, and it is time to renew his contract in advance. If he waits until his fourth year, he will have to renew his contract directly. Renewing a contract in the fourth year is very risky. What if he doesn't play well in the fourth year? Even if he is a very outstanding rookie, he will have such doubts. Therefore, Kobe and Garnett all renewed their contracts in advance after playing for two years. Garnett's early renewal of his billion-dollar contract at the end of his second year in 1997 also caused the NBA to shut down.

Schwartz must have discussed it with Wade, but such matters are not decided by agents. It is mainly decided by the players. The opinions of agents are mostly for reference. For example, Pippen, his agent, Jordan, the Bulls general manager, and the Zen Master all wanted him to sign a short contract, but he signed a 7-year 20 million contract. No one could stop him. He turned himself into the cheapest first-team star in the 1990s.

James has an agency team, but he found that his agency team was not so good, at least not as good as Liu Mang's ideas. When he saw Liu Mang signed a five-year contract at first, he didn't think too much. Later, after hearing what Wade said, he remembered that Liu Mang was a second-round pick and had deliberately worked for an extra year at the minimum salary, directly upgrading his contract from the original middle-class renewal to the maximum salary renewal.

James's agency team trained him well in high school and rookie years, but it was not good later, so James later formed his own agency.

Before Liu Mang answered, Anthony spoke first: "LeBron, I don't think this is a good idea. Signing a long-term contract is more conducive to the team building around us."

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Bosh and Milicic are fine, Liu Mang, Wade and James are speechless.

Isn’t it enough to save the team so much money with a four-year rookie contract? Still thinking about the team? Moreover, isn't it possible for his side to take the initiative to make the team more oppressive and force them to continuously strengthen the team?

"Carmelo, your idea is not bad," Liu Mang did not deny the other party's idea, and then continued: "But I love money more, I want to earn more, so LeBron, you are not wrong, I want to earn more point, so I want to trigger the designated veteran clause as soon as possible.”

What makes Liu Mang most praised by other stars is the key to his unbelievable good relationship with so many stars in the eyes of fans. Apart from his strength, it is the way he speaks. He will express his own opinions, but will not immediately deny others. Views.

If someone comes to ask for advice and Liu Mang thinks something is wrong, Liu Mang will say it, but if it is to express his own opinion, Liu Mang will not deny it.

Negating others will definitely make others feel dissatisfied, and there is no benefit in denying others. Just let it go and express your own thoughts. Whether the other party accepts it or not is one thing. This is a matter of politeness.

What Liu Mang said was fine with the other five people.

James nodded: "I understand, thank you Ace."

Wade, Bosh, and Milicic were also thoughtful.

Anthony didn't speak, but he seemed to have disagreements with the other four top five picks of the 2003 generation. He didn't take Liu Mang's words seriously and seemed to be prepared to follow his own ideas.

Liu Mang didn't say anything. He probably knew why the original four top five picks of the 2003 generation, except Milicic, had such a good relationship. In the end, only Anthony did not play together. The gap in thinking and philosophy was too big.

Anthony is more of a traditional player, while the others have more modern thinking.

After confirming Liu Mang's behavior, there was a forerunner, and the four of them, Jianweibomi, all had plans.

After saying sorry, James took a few brothers to eat some healthy food. There were some league activities in the afternoon that required them, the rookies.

Wade left last, and Liu Mang was left behind, and it was time for a private conversation.

"Dwyane, if you are sure that you like Miami and want to stay there for a long time, you can leave the contract issue to Jeff. You don't want to always think about saving money for the Heat. That's what you deserve." Liu Mang Said to Wade.

"Boss Ace, I know you do your best for me, but if I cut my salary a little to have more opportunities to get good teammates, I can accept it." Wade was a little touched.

"No, I'm not thinking about you, I'm here to get more commission. The commission on your salary is the company's money. When I retire and hand over the company to Jeff, I will get a share." Liu Mang said It was serious, Wade sounded like he was joking, but he was serious.

Wade can earn almost 200 million in salary and 6 million US dollars in commissions during his career, and there is a lot of money after tax. Although he can only get one-third of it from the agreement with Schwartz, and one-third is One-third of the company's funds were Schwartz's commission. The final estimate Liu Mang received was seven to eight million U.S. dollars, but it was still money... Liu Mang couldn't bear to let Wade be cheated so much by Pat Riley. , I have my own share of the pitted money...

Wade felt it was funny and heartbreaking at the same time, how could there be such a company boss!

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After lunch, Levia, along with Dinah and Christine Wagner who were protecting Alexia, went shopping together. They all came to Denver and had to buy something. All-Star Weekend brought more than just It is a competition and peripheral sales, and many big brands are taking this opportunity to make a wave of money.

In the afternoon, Liu Mang went to promote Facebook, which was about to launch business across the United States.

Facebook's publicity has basically not aroused any response. Now it is only commonly used by college students. Before the server was opened, only those with university student IDs could use it.

Liu Mang promoted it and invested another two million US dollars this year for equipment expansion. He didn't care about the rest. When Facebook reaches its peak market value in the future, he can just sell the shares before it declines.

In the evening, Liu Mang took San Niu and his bodyguard to watch the rookie game.

This rookie game is a bit boring. Most of the first-year players didn’t want to play when they saw the opposing starting lineup of James, Wade, Anthony, Bosh, and Milicic. There were four All-Star substitutes in it. What a fart!

The first-year players who performed best were the players from the Hawks and Bulls. The starting lineup of Iguodala, Ben Gordon, Luol Deng, Josh Smith, and Howard performed well. The Hawks The two rookies showed off their excellent physical fitness, and Howard also wanted to join. Unfortunately, neither the Bulls players nor the Eagles players took Howard to play.

Ben Gordon is also from Liu Mang's company, and has a good relationship with Iguodala and Josh Smith. The grievances between the two teams on the court did not extend to off the court. Even if they were together, Liu Mang did not affect these relationships.

However, the other four top five picks in the 2003 generation played very hard because Anthony did not enter the All-Star Game. The point difference opened to more than 20 points from the beginning, in order to help Anthony win the rookie game MVP.

In the end, the second-year team defeated the rookie team 152-129. Anthony, who scored 38 points, won the MVP of this rookie game as expected.

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When it was time for the three events on the second day, Liu Mang participated in the roundtable meeting at noon. In the afternoon, he was assigned with Tracy McGrady, James, and Wade to visit a school for disabled youth in Denver.

In the evening, I went to see Bosh make a miracle shot from the middle line in the Shooting Star Challenge.

Bosh is really suitable for this game. The shooting star was originally very interesting, but now he feels like he will be destroyed by Bosh.

The championship of the three-point contest was won by Quentin Richardson of the Suns. Without the participation of Liu Mang, Payton, and Peja, the attention of the three-point contest plummeted.

The skill challenge championship was contested between Nash and Kidd. Nash won the victory with an absolute advantage. As for the layup, Kidd made it 4 times... In other aspects, the two were almost the same.

The slam dunk contest championship was won by Liu Mang's teammate Josh Smith. The three girls were resting in the hotel, and Liu Mang came to watch the event alone just to cheer for Josh Smith.

After Josh Smith won the dunk contest, the Hawks became the only team in NBA history to have three dunk champions.

However, because of the previous duel between Carter and Liu Mang, this year's slam dunk contest was once again not worth watching. The fans' response after watching it was not high.

Carter once again destroyed the dunk contest...this time with Liu Mang.

During this year's All-Star Weekend, Liu Mang was really on vacation. Except for the day of promotion, the rest of the time was very relaxing. This was the first time in four seasons. It was very tiring in the previous three years.

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Finally, on February 16th, the highlight of All-Star Weekend, the All-Star Game is coming!

After getting up in the morning, Liu Mang called Prince, and the two made an appointment to have breakfast in the restaurant.

"Tyshawn, how did you do what you were asked to do?" Liu Mang asked with a stern expression.

"Boss, don't worry, I'll take care of things." Prince said with rare excitement.

"Very good. You are really prudent in your work. How is your teaching?" Liu Mang continued to ask.

Speaking of this, Prince, who usually stood aside indifferently even when fighting, suddenly became very excited: "Boss, you don't know, the big shark looks bloated, but his dancing skills are so good! He is so talented, he will definitely do it. It plays a very good publicity role for our NBA court dance..."

As the "promoter" of NBA court dance, Prince has a sense of mission and is teaching O'Neal very carefully. When O'Neal heard that Yao Ming could dance this, he had some basic knowledge and studied hard, so he was waiting to find him today. Dance with Yao Ming.

Liu Mang listened to Prince's chatter and thought of the scene at night. It was interesting to think about it!

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Asking for a monthly ticket. Sorry for the slow update. I'm working very hard on writing. I'll try to finish the next chapter before seven o'clock.