Double stars shine in Los Angeles

Chapter 8 Press Conference

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In the following week, George started negotiations with the Lakers management on the contract issues of Lin Fengzhe and Li Yifeng.The Lakers mean that they hope to sign Lin Fengzhe and Li Yifeng with a three-year contract. The total contract value is 750 million and 700 million respectively, and the third year is a non-guaranteed contract with team options.

The conditions given by the Lakers management are obviously not in line with the interests of Lin Fengzhe and Li Yifeng, and Lin Fengzhe is more inclined to sign a two-year short contract with the Lakers, and there is a player option for the second year, and the total salary must be at least 700. Ten thousand.

In the end, both sides took a step back, and the Lakers management finally finalized the contract with George:
Lin Fengzhe's contract is for two years, with player options in the second year. The total salary is 580 million US dollars, 280 million in the first year and 300 million in the second year.At the same time, the team owns 30.00% of the jersey sales commission and 40.00% of the income from portrait rights.

Li Yifeng's contract is for two years, with player options in the second year, and a total salary of 560 million US dollars, 260 million in the first year and 290 million in the second year.At the same time, the team owns 30.00% of the jersey sales commission and 40.00% of the income from portrait rights.

At the same time, a very weird clause was added to the contracts of the two of them. Neither Lin Fengzhe nor Li Yifeng could trade alone, otherwise they would have the right to trade otherwise.There are only two active players in the league with such an overlord clause, one is Kobe Bryant, and the other is Dirk Bryant, the head power forward of the Dallas Mavericks who just won the NBA championship last season. Nowitzki.

I have to sigh with emotion that George's ability can make the Lakers' management accept such an alternative disguised overlord clause, which is really incredible.

The Lakers management finally agreed to this clause. One reason is that the level of Lin Fengzhe and Li Yifeng is placed there, and both of them are still young and have impact. They can well make up for the shortcomings of the inside and the point guard position. Lin Fengzhe was actually able to draw with Kobe Bryant in the bullfight.What's more, Lin Fengzhe and Li Yifeng are still monsters with high testosterone values, which means that as long as their competitive level and ability are sufficient, it is no problem to play the whole game with their super physical fitness.

On the other hand, the Lakers management also took a fancy to the huge Chinese market behind Lin Fengzhe and Li Yifeng.This time, I don't want to raise a Chinese player like a mascot in the team like last time, and that mascot doesn't get much playing time, so it doesn't play much role in the team's development in the Chinese market.And Lin Fengzhe and Li Yifeng will be regarded as the main substitutes, especially Lin Fengzhe is expected to enter the starting lineup, and for Li Yifeng's team, it is hoped that he can be used as a substitute for Lamar Odom , preferably the sixth man of the team.

On the day of the signing, the official website of the Lakers announced the news that the team had signed Chinese defender Lin Fengzhe and Chinese center Li Yifeng.This news was quickly discovered by domestic websites and media, as well as netizens in Over the Wall, and was widely reprinted.

Soon the news of Lin Fengzhe and Li Yifeng was dug out again, and then the data of the two people in the Knicks was also quickly found out again, and Lin Fengzhe was in the last game of the playoffs last season. The video was also reposted by people everywhere, and at the same time domestic websites and enthusiastic netizens also edited the wonderful performances of Li Yifeng and Lin Fengzhe last season.

At this time, a video titled "A Man Who Can Compete with Kobe Bryant" appeared on the YouTube website, and the number of hits exceeded 2000 million in just one hour, and it was also reposted to domestic videos website and a professional basketball website.

This video is not very clear, and the picture is not very stable. It is estimated that it was shot with a mobile phone. People are surprised to find that the person in the video can fight Kobe Bryant on a par, especially at the end It's crazy to actually give Kobe Bryant a top board slow, especially that exaggerated bounce.

Soon the identity of the person who fought against Kobe Bryant in the video was exposed. That person was the Chinese defender Lin Fengzhe who had just been signed by the Lakers. veracity of this report.

All of a sudden, Chinese fans went crazy.China has finally produced a good defender, who can even draw with Kobe Bryant, his strength is so-so.Some radical fans have even clamored for the national team to recruit Lin Fengzhe into the national team and represent the national team to participate in the Summer Olympics to be held in London, England next year, to win glory for the country.Everyone has long been tired of watching the defenders of the Chinese team sticking their buttocks through halftime in international competitions. Can you not be excited that a good point guard finally came out this time!

Finally, on the third day after the official signing, the Lakers held a press conference for Lin Fengzhe and Li Yifeng.

On the day of the press conference, in addition to local reporters, there were also many media from mainland China, and a large part of them stood.At the press conference, Lin Fengzhe and Li Yifeng showed off their new Lakers jerseys.Lin Fengzhe chose the No. 23 jersey this time, while Li Yifeng chose No. 34.

When the reporter asked whether it was meaningful for the two to choose such a number.Li Yifeng said that his favorite league center is Hakeem Olajuwon, who led the Rockets to two championships, and hopes that he can become a great player like him.Lin Fengzhe talked to the reporter, "My two favorite players are Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. As you all know, Kobe Bryant is the top guard among active defenders, and his state is maintained. Very good, I don’t think it’s possible to wear the No. 24 jersey, so I had to choose the No. 23 used by Michael Jordan who has chosen to retire. In this way, I encourage myself and always remind myself that I still need to work hard. Far from it.

Both Li Yifeng said that the Lakers are a team with an excellent tradition and one of the two teams that have won the most championships in the history of the league. He is very happy to be honored to join such a team.At the same time, the two also said that the Lakers are a championship-level team with the league's top center Andrew Bynum, technically comprehensive power forward Paul Gasol, and the league's top shooting guard Kobe Bryant. There is a strong forward defender Charity·World·Peace, I am very happy to play with such excellent teammates, and I am willing to contribute my strength to the team's championship.

Halfway through the press conference, Lakers star Kobe Bryant actually came to the scene to cheer for the two.

Immediately, a reporter asked Kobe Bryant, "Kobe, I'm surprised you came back to this press conference. Do you have anything to say to your new teammates?"

"I am very glad that Lin and Lee have joined the big family of the Lakers. I am very happy that the team can get such two excellent players. I believe they can bring great help to the team in the upcoming new season. At the same time, I Kudos to the front office for signing these two great guys."

"Mr. Kobe Bryant, the bullfight video between you and Lin Fengzhe is widely circulated on the Internet. Do you have anything to say about Lin Fengzhe's competitive level?" A Chinese reporter got the opportunity to ask questions.

"Oh! I have to say that Lin is a very good guy. I am very surprised by his offensive skills and defensive skills. When I was his age, there was no way to compare with him, at least in my opinion. Like this. I can’t believe that I can have such a good guy as a teammate. Lin definitely has the strength to be the team’s starter, but what Lin has to do now is to get familiar with the team’s tactical system as soon as possible and better integrate into the ball Team." Obviously, Kobe Bryant is very happy to get a teammate like Lin Fengzhe.

The press conference lasted for more than an hour. In a friendly atmosphere, the press conference ended perfectly.

"Hey, Kobe, do you have time?" Lin Fengzhe stopped Kobe Bryant after the press conference.

"Huh? Lin, do you have anything to do?" Kobe Bryant didn't know what Lin Fengzhe was going to do.

"If there is time, I think we can have a cup of coffee. I have something to tell you. It's about you." Lin Fengzhe issued an invitation.

"Uh, okay. I wanted to go to the arena to train for a while. The new season is about to start, and I need to recover." Kobe Bryant said.

Lin Fengzhe thought to himself, "As expected of a paranoid, he trained for a holiday and now he still talks about recovering. It seems that there is no such thing as a holiday recovery for Kobe."

Los Angeles, a high-end coffee shop.

"Lin, what's the matter with you?" Kobe Bryant asked proactively.

"Kobe, what I want to say is related to you, and I have already told you about it just now." Lin Fengzhe took a sip of coffee and said.

"About me?" Kobe Bryant was a little puzzled, "What will be related to me."

"Your injuries." Lin Fengzhe stared into Kobe Bryant's eyes and said seriously, "Especially your knee injury, and other injuries, including old injuries you have suffered. I believe your Not all old wounds have healed."

"My injury is not a big problem. After all, I want to play for a few more years." Kobe Bryant said, "After all, I am getting older, and I will definitely pay more attention to my body..."

"That's not what I want to say." Lin Fengzhe interrupted Kobe Bryant and said seriously, "I think I can treat your injury."

(End of this chapter)