roccoschili Chapter 333 Renewing Contract Early
Chapter 333 Renewing Contract Early
Chapter 333 Renewing Contract Early
Li Ke is not interested in making movies at all.
However, he still played a cameo role in this movie called "Same Field Showdown"——
In the final battle, a spectator on the sidelines gave Xiao Du the thumbs up.
The person should be a nouveau riche, with gold chains, bracelets, and rings all over his body, plus fancy T-shirts and jeans...
Li Ke actually didn't want to wear it like this, because wearing it like this made him look more like a black nouveau riche, which shouldn't be the case for an Asian nouveau riche.
But helplessly, the director named John Whitesell didn't listen to him at all.
Li Ke thought about it, and felt that the movie was a hit anyway, so he let him go.
Following the camera, he gave a thumbs up to Xiao Du, who was ready to get ready, and cursed: "Shxt! KD, you are a loser, a second child in a thousand years, you can't even beat a kid!"
Li Ke scolded happily, but outside the camera, Xiao Du smiled innocently, seemingly not paying attention.
After the shot was taken, the two walked aside with their arms around each other.
"That's great, Sheldon, you should have arrived yesterday!"
"?"
Li Ke threw a question mark over, and Xiao Du explained excitedly:
"Yesterday the director arranged a kiss scene for me!"
"You still have a kissing scene?"
Xiao Du glared: "Why can't I have a kiss scene? Don't you know that a kiss scene at the end of the film is a must for American-style hero movies."
"so?"
"So, the setting of the movie is like this..."
In fact, what Li Ke wanted to say was: Therefore, maybe Xiao Du didn't drink Scarlett's bath water, but she drank Scarlett's saliva.
It's really... enviable!
"Look, this is Scarlett's WeChat account. We made an appointment for her to watch my game in the new season."
"and then?"
"Then……"
Xiao Du, who wanted to show off, frowned and found that he didn't seem to have anything to show off.
"And then there is no more..."
……
After communicating with Diaosi Du, Li Ke accepted Kobe's invitation and visited Kobe's estate in Orange County.
Since it was Kobe's appointment, when we got to the place, a one-on-one game would definitely not be possible.
In the past season, there were very few one-on-one matches between Li Ke and Kobe, but each had its own outcome.
For one thing, Li Ke couldn't activate the "brave" trait, and he couldn't crush Kobe anymore.
Secondly, after Li Ke's various skills have been improved, it is enough to be able to draw a tie with Kobe in one-on-one.
It's the same for one-on-one this time, you have one goal and I have one goal, and the score rises alternately.
Whoever scores the 11th goal as the end point is actually a matter of probability.
This time, Kobe won...
Swish-!
A fadeaway jump shot hit, Kobe held up his right hand:
"I won!"
"That's right, you won. After this one-on-one match, the total score between us..."
"Shut up, I don't want to hear the word total score!"
If you count the total score, Li Ke won so many times in his rookie season, which is a wall that will always stand in front of Kobe.
"Okay, so the ball is over, what shall we eat today?"
"..."
Li Ke took the initiative to change the subject, and then followed Kobe with a relaxed expression into the manor.
In the manor, Li Ke enjoyed a sumptuous Italian lunch, including steak, pasta, fruit salad and dessert...
Although it is very ordinary, Li Ke is already satisfied.
He and Kobe were communicating like old friends. At this time, he thought of Kobe's friendliness/hostility value in the system.
In the past, Kobe's friendliness/hostility value appeared in the system's address book in this peculiar way.
Later, with the targeted confrontation on the field, Kobe's friendliness/hostility value became pure hostility value.
Now, Bryant's hostile value has risen to 60 points.
But when getting along outside the arena, Li Ke couldn't feel the existence of the 60 points of hostility.
"So, the system separates basketball from life."
"But why, there are Artest, Guagua and other wonderful people who integrate life and basketball?"
Li Ke shook his head, he could only say that the system did not separate basketball from life.
After the finals of last season, An Zhu was added to the ranks of the wonderful.
Li Ke's punches and kicks directly caused Anzhu's hostility value, which was not low, to soar to 89 points.
So, with one final and one summer, Li Ke gained an A-level help defense from Hua's second child, an S-level mid-range shot from Xiao Du who ignored the upper limit of talent, and another skill that Li Ke from An Zhu hadn't chosen yet.
He hesitates between rebounding and blocking shots...
Choose rebounds, when the team focuses on five small offenses, he will be able to maximize his ability to protect rebounds.
If you choose to block shots, then Li Ke has been promoted to A-level defense, and he will be even stronger.
Between the two, each has its own advantages, which is why Li Ke has never had a choice.
However, with the new season approaching, this choice has become imminent.
"It's still a rebound..."
After leaving Kobe's house, Li Ke measured his height in the hotel.
The height of wearing shoes is already a full 2 meters 03. Before, it was not enough.
The wingspan has also increased a little, and it has reached 2 meters.
"Anzhu's rebounding was originally A-level, but because of the gap between talent and proficiency, it was weakened to C-level. After some practice, it should be able to reach B-level."
"Combined with the current height and wingspan, it may be difficult to play a normal guest center, but a guest power forward is no problem at all."
So, in the end, Li Ke gave up the blocks of the same level and chose the rebound that was most suitable for him at the moment.
Of course, there is another reason.
Regarding blocking shots, he has already aimed at a clear goal——
Dwyane Wade, who just joined the Cavaliers, has the top shot-blocking ability among defenders, and should be the most suitable shot-blocking player for Li Ke. With luck, the talent gap may not even exist.
When he left Los Angeles, Li Ke was already almost completely in shape for the new season, the details are as follows——
"Host: Li Ke, position on the field: forward and guard swingman,
Height: 203cm, Weight: 101kg, Armspan: 204cm,
Birthday: August 1988, 8. "
"Skills already possessed: S-level single defense, S-level breakthrough, S-level back-up, S-level steal, A-level assist defense, B-level layup, B-level air cut, B-level three-pointer, B-level mid-range shot (S), B-level low-post offense, C-level rebound (B), D-level steal, D-level block, D-level ball control."
"Already have talents: S-level speed, S-level strength, A-level jumping, A-level endurance, B-level explosiveness, and B-level flexibility."
"Already have traits: B-level steel will, B-level big heart, C-level bravery, C-level competition, C-level anger, transformation environment."
"Already possess the title trait: Mamba."
As long as the CIC is raised to the S level and the rebounding is raised to the B level, Li Ke will be truly perfect.
"The mid-range shot can reach the top, and the three-pointer is almost there, but I'm not in a hurry anymore, but the pass..."
Li Ke's organizational passing is still his weakest link, but he can't help it. He really can't find a suitable candidate for copying.
Fortunately, Li Kewu understands one thing: When he is not strong enough, he will try to make his teammates stronger.
Therefore, he advocated that the team draft Lance Stephenson.
It seems that there is only one more organization point. In fact, what the Bobcats lacked last season was a player who can defend and organize, and it would be even better if he could attack independently.
Curry is short of defense, Earl Watson is short of defense and independent offense, and there is no one else.
And the peak Lance Stephenson is a strongman with excellent defense, organization and independent offense, so it is not inappropriate.
……
Leave Los Angeles and return to Charlotte.
After a few days of rest, Li Ke resumed the regular-season breakfast club.
The team's pre-season training also started a few days later.
The Lynx training hall is getting old, and Old Joe originally planned to use part of the proceeds from the previous season to renovate the training hall.
As a result, at the team's shareholders meeting, Robert Johnson vetoed the proposal.
The rationale: Instead of spending millions of dollars fixing up the old gym, save that money and build a new one.
Old Joe didn't believe it, but because Robert Johnson had more equity, he could veto it with one word, so he could only take it as a letter.
Afterwards, no one mentioned the so-called idea of building a new training hall.
Old Joe knew that Robert Johnson vetoed the renovation of the training hall just to let him know who was the major shareholder of the Bobcats.
At this time, Joe Sr. would have a strong desire to buy out the remaining 70% of the Bobcats that Robert Johnson still holds tightly in his hands.
He also asked about the price, and Robert Johnson was willing to negotiate, but then he made a sky-high price.
Although Old Qiao is rich, if he really wants to pay such a sky-high price, he is a well-known fool in this league.
He didn't want his reputation that had just improved not long ago to go back to stupidity again, so he could only give up the buyout and let Robert Johnson continue to disgust himself.
To be honest, Li Ke can also understand Robert Johnson's behavior of not selling the remaining 70% of his shares.
Selling the 70% of the shares is the most foolish thing to do when the Bobcats are rising rapidly.
As for vetoing the renovation of the training hall... You know, going to Ji Shanmao to fight to the end only earned tens of millions of dollars.
If it costs another 500 million US dollars to repair the training hall, there will not be much left in the final profit.
Don't even think about dividends or something.
If they don't spend this money, they can still share a little bit. The investment in Bobcats for so many years can be considered as a return.
"At the end of the day, Robert Johnson is greedy, and he doesn't think he's earning enough!"
Li Ke didn't want to take care of the team's shareholder disputes, but he sensed very keenly that maybe in the near future, Robert Johnson would cheat Old Joe.
Li Ke's Bobcat career may also end because of this...
……
On the first day of the training camp, Li Ke, who had just finished the breakfast club, was pulled away by the old Qiao who had just started working.
When he arrived at the office and saw David Falk, Li Ke knew——
"It's time to talk about contract renewal."
That's right, Lao Qiao decided to talk about contract renewal with Li Ke earlier, anyway, he had to renew the contract sooner or later.
Li Ke was also straightforward. He asked Old Qiao directly: "Okay, the contract renewal is actually very simple. You just need to tell me whether you are willing to give me a maximum salary!"
These days, the super giants don't renew their contracts according to the maximum salary, but drop them to a reasonable range to renew their contracts, which can be regarded as a routine operation.
The main reason is that the salary cap and luxury tax line are not high at this time, but the maximum salary is ridiculously high.
This led to KG's sky-high contract renewal with the Timberwolves, which led to his lack of outstanding teammates in the following years. Let alone the championship, the playoffs were very dangerous.
However, in recent years, there have been quite a few super giants who have renewed their contracts at the maximum salary. The main reason is that the new labor agreement is approaching and the players urgently need a salary increase. In this case, the current maximum salary is not too high.
For example, Brandon Roy, who renewed his contract with the Trail Blazers this summer, signed a five-year maximum salary contract with a starting salary of 1352 million U.S. dollars and a total value of 8200 million U.S. dollars. The salary in the last year has exceeded 2000 million U.S. dollars.
You know, this year's salary cap is only 5800 million U.S. dollars. Four years later, Roy alone will take up more than 2000 million U.S. dollars, which is still terrifying.
When Li Ke asked, Old Qiao hesitated.
All he could think about was to renew the contract with Li Ke in advance, and when it came time to renew the contract, he was really a little undecided whether to pay the maximum salary or not.
David Falk, on the other hand, was more straightforward than Li Ke: "Don't hesitate Michael, it's not the maximum salary, we won't sign it!"
Li Ke raised his hands, meaning that he didn't say this.
To be honest, after he sold his shares in WeChat for more than 180 billion US dollars, he no longer cares about those with a maximum salary or not.
If he really asked him to learn from the driver's salary cut and renew his contract, he could accept it.
David Falk told Li Ke: "Don't think about cutting your salary. In today's league, salary is equal to status!"
Salary equals status...too!
So, the hesitant old Qiao and the indifferent Li Ke were persuaded by a third party.
"Then according to this year's maximum salary, the starting salary for players with less than seven years of playing experience can only be 1352 million US dollars..."
In other words, what Li Ke will sign is a maximum salary contract roughly similar to that of Roy.
However, in terms of the number of years, it still needs to be discussed.
"Starting salary is $1352, signed for five years, player option for the fifth year..."
When Old Joe was talking, David Falk waved his hand: "No, I won't sign for five years."
Li Ke followed David Falk and nodded. He also believed that he could not sign for five years.
If Robert Johnson has nothing to do and there is no player option for five years, he is also willing to sign.
But now, it is better to be more flexible in this renewal contract.
"Signed for four years, with a player option for the fourth year, a total of $6500 million over four years..."
Old Qiao frowned, obviously hesitating, maybe even suspicious.
After all, there are Lebron, Wade and others in the front. Lebron, Wade and Bosh are all rookie contracts followed by a 3+1 contract, and then they jumped out and joined forces.
The Raptors are okay, but the Heat have suffered a heavy blow.
The Bobcats, whose ball market is smaller than that of the Heat, have to be cautious. ,
David Falk smiled: "Don't think too much about Michael, do you think I'm a rule breaker? Do you think Sheldon is?"
David Falk and Li Ke are not, Lebron, Wade and Bosh are, a very simple judgment.
Old Joe quickly made a decision: "Okay, it's 3+1!"
Li Ke did not expect that his contract renewal would be completed so easily.
(End of this chapter)