Chapter 661 Li, It’s Time to Take Action!

Early on the morning of the 30th, the fourth round of NBA labor negotiations began.

The main battlefield for negotiations is in New York, and the back-line support for labor is in Greenville, cooperating with the front-line work of the players union. And early in the morning... today's base camp is completely open, and the army of players who stayed in downtown Greenville the night before officially joined forces with Li Shengli. The most influential group of big-name players in the base camp gathered together.

Unlike before, Li Shengli's agent, Old Turner, had temporarily hired a team of 100 people from a security company.

A clean-cut burly man, with a black suit, black sunglasses, and complete equipment, he looks like a professional Hollywood supporting cast.

But regardless of whether he can fight or not, the appearance is valuable enough and bluffing enough. There is no problem in maintaining order in the base camp, so his attitude is different from before... Li Shengli decided to open the base camp and gather manpower to give to the front line Negotiating opponents exert pressure and support the players union until the negotiations are concluded.

Of course, wherever there are people, there are circles, and circles are also hierarchical.

Li Shengli and other super giant players are the top circle at this stage, and the base camp only opens the first and second areas outside for other players to temporarily settle in.

Many people can't even enter Areas 3 and 4, the core of the base camp.

Even the media only arranged for some reporters from newspapers and magazines with relatively large circulation, or staff from TV stations with high ratings to enter.

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"Oh my god, aren't their arrogance a bit grand?"

"Is this a big scene? We are still only active players. If necessary, Li can invite a bunch of old guys out. You have no idea how much energy this person has."

"Yes, the previous 50th anniversary celebration of the alliance... that time was even bigger."

"Yeah, you wouldn't have thought that almost all the famous players, coaches, and team managers in the league over the past 50 years were here. It was even grander than the official awards ceremony. Our place was the original red carpet area."

"Then we won't be able to enter areas three or four?"

"Nonsense, you have to be at least an All-Star to get in."

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The players in the outer area were talking in groups about the 'organizer' this time, and the players who entered the third and fourth core areas immediately felt a sense of superiority. After all, human nature is to be aggressive, and it happens everywhere. Class, everyone wants to be superior to others.

Of course, there are higher-level ones in the core area, which should be Li Shengli and his unclassified direct gangster team, and this will...

There are two-way live interviews from TNT TV stations in New York and Greenville.

In the reception hall of Area 3, a live broadcast was played on the TV. Apart from Li Shengli and a few people from the Lakers waiting for news from New York, Jordan was playing poker with others and wasting time.

"How many people are here today? I think it's almost crowded outside." Ben scratched his head, feeling that life is really unpredictable. Most of his former teammates were blocked in the outer area, but he was in the core area. Following Li Shengli, he entered the top circle of the league.

"You know how many people there are, but I feel it must be more than three to five hundred, because it's not just the players, but also reporters and fans watching the excitement. There are too many, we can't count them!" Kobe explained.

"Okay, then do you think this negotiation can make the team owners make concessions?"

"Isn't Li here? He should know best. Just ask him!"

"How do I know!" Li Shengli rolled his eyes and said: "We have done everything we can. Now it depends on the negotiation process of the players union, and... I am not the management of the union, and I don't know the specific details. After all, Ewing is the president of the union, and the players in the management are basically his people."

To be honest, the structure of the players union is probably like this.

Basically, the players serve, and specific matters are handled collaboratively by professionals such as the CEO.

The fact that Ewing can be elected proves that there are many players around him and supporting him. After all, the presidential election requires players to vote, so other people who have a good relationship with him can also be thought of.

"Damn, when will the union change?"

"This time it has to be replaced by our people, Kobe, you go ahead, we support you to become chairman!"

"Get lost, I don't have the time. Let Li take action and send anyone up at random."

"Send one up?" Li Shengli was stunned when he heard this, "Damn it, who do you think I am? Look at how many good friends I have. You really think it's that simple."

"How hard can it be? Democracy is just a voting game, and our votes...are enough."

"What the hell, do you still have this consciousness?" Kobe glanced at Big Ben in surprise, "But you're right, let Crotty go, no, Crotty, he is too fierce, let... let Fisher It doesn't matter to you or him, as long as we support him!"

"Okay, why are you talking about this?" Li Shengli interrupted the two people's chat and glanced at the situation in New York during the live broadcast. "Let's wait for the news of the negotiations and prepare to cooperate with the union's work."

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The negotiations on the morning of the 30th did not seem to go well.

It stands to reason that there is really not much content in the negotiation, it is just a matter of who gives in, and from 9 o'clock to 12 noon, there is no news from the New York headquarters...'War Reporter' immediately broadcast to all players in the league The message conveyed was that the negotiations failed, were temporarily suspended, and would continue in the afternoon.

Is this still a stalemate?

Li Shengli smelled something different, but he could also understand that the results of negotiations could not be achieved in one morning or three hours, and this time...all the influential big-name players such as Jordan and O'Neal were gathered together. Everyone knew that, Now it was time for Greenville to serve as rear support.

But before providing support, Li Shengli, as a rear representative, still had to communicate with the front line, but not with Ewing, who was a bit like an 'honorary chairman', but with Billy Hunter, the current executive chairman of the union.

You know, there are specialties in the art industry, and players certainly can’t say that, but negotiations require professionals to intervene, and the players union is definitely not only composed of players, but also includes legal advisors, negotiation experts, etc., Billy Hunter They are professionals who joined the trade union in 1996 and are responsible for advancing this negotiation.

It's no exaggeration to say...

Using his own territory to build momentum, Ewing, who is not very smart, would definitely not be able to figure it out. As for what role Billy Hunter played in it, Li Shengli can probably guess... He is basically the union's think tank and 'the mastermind behind the scenes'. After all, The person the union contacted him between the 28th and the 30th was Billy Hunter.

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Just after 12 o'clock in the morning, as soon as the negotiations were suspended, Billy Hunter called to communicate with Li Shengli's rear base camp.

"Li, let me confirm with you. Was Stern's phone call last night really asking you for news about our rear?"

"Obviously yes, my reply was very clear. Did you encounter problems earlier?"

"It's unrealistic for them to relent so quickly for a small problem. Now that the negotiations have been postponed, we can't determine the restart time. Maybe it will be this afternoon, maybe it will be understood, maybe it will be next week. We can't be sure, so now..."

"Okay, I get it, let's do it now!"

"Well, thank you for your service to the union, and I will convey your goodwill and support to all members of the union."

"We'll wait until the discussion is over. I'm going to release him."

"Great, thank you again for cooperating with our work, I hope we can end this negotiation as soon as possible!"

"Then it's up to you!"

After hanging up the phone from Hunter on the front line, Li Shengli and a group of super giants walked out. At this time, Old Turner arrived just in time, and Li Shengli said something to him.

"Turner, let them go. Let the reporters outside. Now open areas three and four. We are ready to be interviewed."

"Okay, I'll go notify you."

"Thank you for your hard work. Also invite the outside players in. The interview areas are all in areas three and four."

Old Turner nodded and walked out quickly, and at this moment... everyone dispersed and walked out. Li Shengli glanced at Jordan who was beside him at the back.

The 33 million contract is too sensitive.

Unlike anyone else, Jordan shouldn't be talking at this time.

Li Shengli didn't want his big brother Jordan to be targeted by management anymore, so he pulled Jordan away and said, "Brother, just stay here if you have nothing to do. Your situation is special, so don't do interviews in public."

"Are you sure Henry, are you sure the frontline won't need me to speak?"

"Why do you care about them?" Li Shengli said secretly on Jordan's shoulder: "Just wait, I hid Thompson's wine...under the third sofa on the left side of the door."

"Damn, didn't Thompson call the police?"

"Hey, it was Old Turner who did it this time." Li Shengli touched his head and said with a smile: "You go first, Shaq and the others will go out and scold for a while and then come back. Anyway, that's all it takes, it'll be quick."