NBA: Miller moment at the start

Staples Center parking lot,

"Mom..."

"Don't ask! I don't know if you ask!"

Lin Meilan pulled Wang Lin into the car in a hurry, and left a sentence before leaving:

"Have a good date with my daughter-in-law, I'm leaving."

As expected, it was full of maternal love. Wang Ba could only ask Ilia for help:

"Well, my mother and you..."

"Don't ask! I don't know if you ask!"

"..."

Wang Ba didn't know whether to be happy or not. Looking at the tacit understanding between the two, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflicts that have been unresolved for thousands of years seemed to not exist?

In the car that left,

"Why didn't you tell Xiaoba about Ilia's pregnancy?"

"Ilia said she didn't want Wang Ba to choose her because of the child. Let's get to know each other first. Young people don't want to build love on the basis of children. You old thing doesn't understand."

Wang Lin always felt that the woman's words were weird.

15 minutes later,

Ilia took Wang Ba to a hidden private kitchen, which was small in scale and decorated in a classical Chinese style.

"I didn't expect there was such an antique Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles."

"This is what my friend and I opened together, just to eat authentic Chinese food."

The boss arrived, and the waiter immediately arranged for them, but she was obviously more interested in Wang Ba.

"Ba Wang?"

"It's really Ba Wang!"

"Can you sign for me?"

Her scream attracted the attention of the diners.

All the people eating in the Chinese restaurant are Chinese. As the most popular athlete in China, Wang Ba is naturally well-known.

The diners greeted Wang Ba one after another, took photos and signed autographs.

They had a good sense of propriety and did not disturb Wang Ba and Ilia too much. It was just that the auntie smiles on their faces could not be concealed.

Ilia had a sense of déjà vu like a young wife meeting her parents-in-law, and her little face was flushed.

"You have so many fans now."

"You are so charming, there is nothing I can do."

"Yeah...the girls are all throwing themselves into your arms."

"I smell a strong sour smell."

"No."

"It turns out that the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to lie?"

The two chatted about light topics, and the atmosphere gradually heated up. Ilia gave up her inner resistance to accept Wang Ba and found that this big boy had many advantages.

He was a little handsome,

He was neither thin like an Oriental nor rough like a Westerner. Probably because of exercise, his figure was slender and powerful.

He was humorous and thoughtful, and he talked about many topics but only touched on them. The most important thing was that they seemed to have similar views on many things.

She actually found that Wang Ba met all her standards for a husband, except that his private life was too chaotic, which was unacceptable to her with traditional ideas.

As she thought about it, her eyes were dull, and she was obviously distracted. After a moment, she came to her senses and felt a little embarrassed. Did she seem to have been staring at Wang Ba just now?

Wang Ba smiled:

"I know I'm very attractive, but I'll be embarrassed if you look at me like that."

He said it with a shy look,

Puff!

Ilia was amused by his appearance,

Her smile had the grace of an oriental person, and also the enthusiasm and confidence of a western girl, as if she was shining, and Wang Ba was stunned.

"Idiot!"

Ilia cursed inwardly.

With Wang Ba's deliberate guidance, the two had a very pleasant meal. After sending Ilia back to her residence, Ilia said when they parted:

"I am very happy tonight."

"It is my honor to serve a beautiful woman."

"I will try to accept you."

"It is to fall in love with me."

"The husband in my mind must be loyal to his partner. Can you do it?"

Wang Ba nodded seriously, and Ilia smiled:

"Then Mr. Wang Ba, let's officially date."

It is said that women affect the speed of men drawing swords, but Wang Ba would never agree.

Let's talk about himself.

Ilia agreed to date, and he was as excited as a young man. The next day, he got up earlier than a dog and came to the training hall half an hour earlier than usual.

Sadiq was so surprised that he felt that Wang Ba was as fierce as if he had taken stimulants.

Outside the Lakers training hall, there was a black car parked there. Wu Wanwan inside saw Wang Ba enter the training hall and her last worry disappeared.

Talented, capable, righteous, and hardworking, such a player can definitely become a superstar.

In the next two days, Wang Ba started training early. Wu Wanwan thought that the contract could be signed directly, the sooner the better.

…

On the day of the Lakers and Bulls game,

Wang Ba finished the morning training and came to the hotel where Bill Duffy was staying to meet Wu Wanwan.

After a brief introduction, Wu Wanwan handed over a contract.

Bill Duffy controlled the details of the contract, and Wang Ba looked at it.They are all key points, such as the contract amount and additional terms. ,

When he saw the amount and the additional terms, he was stunned.

"15 million US dollars a year?"

Wang Ba's performance on the court is bound to increase his value, but after all, he is a rookie. Whether he can maintain his form and grow into a superstar is unknown.

Nike is willing to pay 20 million US dollars because they sell sports goods. Signing Wang Ba to sell shoes can directly bring profits to the brand!

Other brands need the star's popularity, and it is unknown how much this popularity affects the product.

For example,

Fans will buy the shoes endorsed by Wang Ba, but they may not buy the car endorsed by Wang Ba.

Therefore,

Other brands' quotations of several million US dollars are considered relatively high. Even a big company like Coca-Cola cannot give 15 million US dollars.

Even superstars who have been famous for a long time, have a huge fan base, and have a basic base cannot give this price.

Moreover, Xia Wei's contract is not the apparent 15 million US dollars, the actual price is far more than that.

When the NBA signs players, there are restrictive clauses, such as the number of games played, and there are reward clauses, such as extra money for achieving certain achievements.

Wang Ba's contract with the Lakers has similar additional clauses. Xia Wei's additional clauses are simply giving Wang Ba money, but there is no restriction.

There are only two restrictive clauses in the additional clauses, averaging 20+ per game and guaranteeing a 70% attendance rate during the season, and injuries are not included.

The reward clauses of the additional clauses are a bit fierce.

During the contract period, enter the All-Star Game and get a reward of 500,000 US dollars.

During the contract period, get MVP\FMVP and get a reward of 1.5 million US dollars.

During the contract period, enter the finals and get a reward of 500,000 US dollars.

During the contract period, enter the finals and win the championship and get a reward of 1 million US dollars.

During the contract period, win the championship as a core player and get a reward of 1 million US dollars.

…

All the additional terms are added together,

That is to say, if Wang Ba can meet all the conditions, the actual contract amount will exceed 20 million US dollars.

Although it is difficult to win the championship, MVP, and FMVP, it is not impossible.

It is not too difficult to enter the All-Star Game and average 28 points per game.

Wang Ba feels that Xia Wei is simply rushing to give him money. He even suspects that Xia Wei has something to do with Lao Wang's family to intentionally give him benefits.