The Pioneer of the Rebirth Era

In the restaurant of Xinghai Hotel, a giant figure attracted the attention of many guests. A young man sitting by the window and a foreigner beside him stood up smiling, and shook hands with the giant and a middle-aged man beside him.

"Yang Dongxu?" Zhang Lang looked at Yang Dongxu with some uncertainty, wanting to make sure.

"If there is no second person with this name here, I think it will be me." Yang Dongxu smiled and asked to sit down.

To be honest, standing with Yao Ming is too oppressive. Because he was a child, he was able to keep up with the nutrition in this life, and he has grown a lot to a height of 186.

In front of Yao Ming who is 2.26, it is like the cutest height difference in many shots. You have to keep your head up when you smile at Dayao, lest the other party can't see it.

"Sorry, you really are" Zhang Lang smiled apologetically, and looked up and down Yang Dongxu curiously.

To be honest, it is not a secret that the owner of the American 76ers is a Chinese. After all, as an official of the Basketball Association, he has done a good job in his own job, and naturally has a lot of understanding of the NBA, the temple of global basketball.

Even now, the Basketball Association or the General Administration of Sports has the voice to let Chinese athletes go out, and wants to expand the influence of Chinese athletes in the world. Among them, basketball and football are the focus of the General Administration of Sports.

As an official of the Basketball Association, it is natural to pay attention to the NBA, and be always ready to see if you can send the good seedlings in your hand. Even if you cannot be selected to train with them, it is a kind of improvement.

So when someone from the General Administration of Sports came to him to send Yao Ming to the NBA draft, his first reaction was disbelief, and his second reaction was what a joke? Thirdly, when it is confirmed that the other party's identity is real, the ecstasy can't be restrained.

But everything just ended, and when he was asked to bring Yao Ming to meet the master, he actually saw Yang Dongxu, a young man. It seemed that he was not much older than Yao Ming, who was only 20 years old, right? Is this the boss behind the 76ers?

What are you kidding? That's the favorite team to win this year.

"Hehe, I understand. Although young people sometimes lack experience, we are also more aggressive, aren't we?" Yang Dongxu said with a smile.

In fact, it wasn't just Zhang Lang's reaction. When he was planning to invest in the domestic sports business, many people from the General Administration of Sports were surprised to see him.

Let alone cockroaches, whoever knew that the boss behind the 76ers is a Chinese is already very surprised, not to mention that this Chinese is still so young, like a college student at school.

"Yes, young people will be more aggressive." Zhang Lang's face was still a little stiff, and he didn't know how to speak to Yang Dongxu, who was too young but had a mature feeling of the older generation.

"Did you bring the information?" Yang Dongxu started the topic.

"I brought it here. Everything you prepared is here." Zhang Lang took out a file bag.

Yao Ming is not an American and belongs to a foreign international player. He has never played in an American high school, let alone in an American university. Therefore, the first thing he has to do to participate in the draft is to submit his personal information to the NBA headquarters before April this year, and then he can only participate in the draft trial after obtaining the permission of the other party.

Yang Dongxu took the portfolio and handed it over to the middleman Coulson introduced to him. The other party took the portfolio and opened it and checked it carefully. Because he applied to the NBA headquarters, the materials were all in English. After checking, he clicked Nodding to make sure there is nothing wrong with these materials.

Then Yang Dongxu waved his hand. The white man got up and left. He came here to get Yao Ming's information and then return to the United States to hand it over to the NBA in person to ensure that Yao Ming can participate in this year's draft.

For this reason, Yang Dongxu paid an intermediary fee of 200,000 US dollars to ensure nothing goes wrong. Of course, the job of the intermediary is to submit the materials and get the application form for the draft of foreign international players in the NBA. As for who is selected by Yao Ming in the draft, that is the matter of the NBA team. At that time, if he wants to win Yao Ming, he needs to fight these teams with wits and courage.

"Let's talk about the upcoming Yao Ming's personal contract." After the middleman left, Yang Dongxu leaned back on the chair and knocked on the table.

This is the focus of Zhang Lang bringing Yao Ming to negotiate this time. Yao Ming is a member of the national basketball team. Although he has the support of both the General Administration of Sports and the Basketball Association for the operation of good seedlings to play in the NBA, everything is given the green light all the way.

But there is a limit to national athletes. Of course, those who have a game recall to play or something will not be mentioned now. Just the athlete's personal advertising endorsement and the distribution of commercial interests need to be discussed carefully.

Yang Dongxu spent so much money on so many things, and decided to let Yao Ming, the first basketball player to go abroad, be selected by the 76ers, a favorite team to win the championship, and promised to take care of him and give him Enough playing time.

It is impossible for the money tree cultivated by oneself to always be eaten by others to pick peaches, and if they are not happy, they may not only eat peaches, but also pull up your tree.

Although he is very optimistic about Yao Ming's future in Shangyanshang, he also wants to help domestic basketball develop better. For example, in the future, he will recruit more domestic players to play in the NBA. I got it in my hand.

Especially the cash cow planted by myself, although you helped cultivate the first half, so I have no problem with you eating the fruit. But I worked hard to make the money tree bear fruit, so the fruit is shared with you. You can’t say that this tree is yours, it’s yours. I also want to get a certain amount of autonomy, right?

"Before I came here, the General Administration of Sports had informed me of the general framework, and Yao Ming and I basically had no opinion. However, the issue of the ownership of the contract needs to be negotiated again." Zhang Lang said.

In fact, the General Administration of Sports currently hopes that more players can play in top international clubs and learn more experience to strengthen themselves. The issue of Yao Ming's contract ownership is not as troublesome as Yang Dongxu imagined.

In other words, Yao Ming is an excellent basketball player, but at that time he ushered in a qualitative leap after arriving in the NBA. Now he is just an ordinary national team player in China, not even a real core.

To put it bluntly, when something is not very valuable, naturally there is not so much wrangling. What's more, this is a decision supported by the above, so everything is very smooth.

But although most of them are going well, there are always some people who will jump out to find things. It's like a broken rock. No one wanted it when it was thrown in the corner. Everyone knew it was a broken rock, but suddenly someone said that they wanted to move that broken rock. Someone always wanted to use this broken rock to take advantage of it.

Therefore, Zhang Lang's contract needs to be negotiated again. Yang Dongxu heard the meaning of it. In fact, it is very difficult for Zhang Lang to negotiate again.

According to him, someone helps domestic players move to the NBA, and also guarantees that there will be someone in the draft, and a team that can win the championship, and guarantee playing time. This is simply a good thing.

Not to mention Yao Ming's contract, he is willing to pay for it. Besides, Yang Dongxu's demands on the contract were not too excessive, which gave the General Administration of Sports and the Basketball Association enough face, and also took into account Yao Ming's personal interests. It's not that Yao Ming is operated as a commodity just to make money, but really wants to create a good player.

But this is obviously a contract that benefits all three parties, but it didn't go well during the negotiation. Some people think that since you have given so many benefits, can you still give some more? This is undoubtedly a temptation that makes people want to curse, but although Zhang Lang works in the Basketball Association, he is still the representative of this negotiation, but he does not have the decision-making power, so he can only bite the bullet and talk.

"The contract can't be changed at all according to the previous draft. This is the premise. Otherwise, you will run the draft by yourself, and the cost of helping the application before will be regarded as my contribution to the domestic basketball association." The smile on Yang Dongxu's face remained unchanged. said.

Zhang Lang couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed, but he didn't dare to say anything more. Young people have a common characteristic, that is willful self. The boss of the 76ers in front of him is not only a young man, but also a very successful young man. Maybe you disobeyed his intentions, and he just slapped his ass and left.

If it's just one draft pick, let alone one, even a few are fine. After all, where are the NBA's declaration rules? International players can apply. It's just a matter of success rate.

The key is the draft picks you have worked out, and whether anyone has picked the players you sent out. Even if you are selected, do you have a chance to play as a player?

If you don't even have time to play, what are you talking about? What are the political achievements without achievements? How to appreciate without achievements? How to make money from business without appreciation?

So although draft picks are the beginning, this beginning is just a stepping stone, and the team career is the focus later. So if Yang Dongxu takes back those promises to slap his ass and leave, the one who sits on the wax must be the Basketball Association.

After all, there is no precedent for Chinese players to enter the NBA before, so naturally there is no experience in operating players, and even the owners of NBA teams are not familiar with them.

So although Yang Dongxu didn't like anyone, he just looked at Yao Ming, a big man, and seemed to be very optimistic about his future, which is a place he can handle.

But in the same way, without the support of the 76ers, a strong NBA team, everyone doesn't know what the future of Yao Ming will be. Will he be selected and even have no chance to play? Even if there is a chance to play, it is only a marginal role player?

Therefore, because of the contract between Yao Ming and the national team, they certainly have a certain point. But Yang Dongxu's backing was a choice they couldn't refuse.

"This... needs to be discussed slowly." Zhang Lang smiled awkwardly.

"Give me a reply as soon as possible. After all, my team's performance last season was not bad. It once again reached the semi-finals and ranked third among all teams in the league. Although it is not as good as last season's performance, but This year I have a greater chance of winning the championship," Yang Dongxu said.

Although the words were not explained, the meaning was very obvious. He still had to be busy with the championship. He didn't have time to waste time here because of a rookie who hadn't entered the NBA yet.