NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 19 Personal Trainer

Lu Yuanzhi was a little confused, how did this story start, didn't he come out for a drink?How did it get involved in the championship?

Also, how can I be the key as a small substitute?
You can see Stojakovic, Christie, Bibby, Turkoglu, Pollard, and Fonder Burke gradually approaching. . .Excitement was burning in each of their eyes, could Lu Yuanzhi still say no at this time?
"Vlad, what should I do?" Lu Yuanzhi's blood boiled with enthusiasm, wishing to fill up his attributes now and lead the Kings to overthrow the league's overlord Lakers.

"You'd better find a personal trainer, systematically arrange the training plan for you, and then practice every day. Believe me, you will never regret giving up this year's entertainment life, and you will be the last straw that crushes the Lakers !” Divac finally spoke his advice.

The suggestion was good, but Lu Yuanzhi was a bit confused.

The 1+1 contract he signed with the king can only get a basic salary of more than 30 in the first year, and only an 8% increase in the second year. This is all arranged for him by the system before he came to this parallel universe. Law changes.

Some book friends said that driving a big truck can earn 50 yuan a year, so Lu Yuanzhi, an unprotected second-round pick, may not earn as much as a truck driver a year.

In fact, it is not particularly rare. Sun Yue was selected by the Lakers with the 08th overall pick in the second round of the 09-40 season. After so many years of inflation and skyrocketing salary caps, his first-year contract was only 44.

By the way, the more than 30 yuan did not all go into Lu Yuanzhi's pocket. The United States still has to pay federal and state taxes. Unfortunately, the state where Sacramento is located is California, and the state tax is very high. After deducting the two taxes, he The annual income is only about 20.

What's more, the alliance began to pay wages on November 11th, divided into 15 installments, twice a month, and now it's only November 24th, and Lu Yuanzhi hasn't received his first salary yet.

Of course, Lu Yuanzhi can apply for pre-payment of salary from the team, which shall not exceed 80% of his salary this year, which is about 15.

But with this money, I have to rent an apartment, and have daily expenses, and how much can I spend to hire a personal trainer.

This group of people were all selected with high picks in the first round, and they didn't know how difficult life was for players with a minimum salary.

And the only second-round pick, Fang de Burke, because he is a center, the Kings actually offered a contract of 240 million in the first year. Although the salary cap is rising every year, there are reasons for inflation in his first-year contract, but It's also much bigger than most people's first-year contracts.

Rookie contracts are only for first-round picks and are meant to protect high-ranking picks. The contracts signed by second-round picks like Lu Yuanzhi are not called rookie contracts at all.

"I have a junior who has good skills, but is only 175 centimeters tall. His figure is too disadvantageous. He went to Europe to play for a few years. Now he is back to the United States to work as a personal trainer. He has just started and the price is not high. I will call you later. , you can talk about it." Here, Christie had heard that Lu Yuanzhi's salary was not high and provided a suitable candidate.

Lu Yuanzhi doesn't know how to solve the problem of trainer fees now, but it won't be solved in a short while. He can only take it one step at a time. There are always more solutions than difficulties.

"Hey, kid, I'm looking forward to your transformation!" Divac said cheerfully, and then suddenly felt a little emotional.

"I never thought that one day, when I was in my 30s, when I could no longer run or jump, when I was about to retire, I would meet outstanding young people like you. Guys, this year may be our only chance," Divac's voice was a little hoarse after drinking some wine, but his fighting spirit was like a blazing fire, "Let's win that damn championship together!"

"Sacramento, champion!" The Kings players chanted together and drank the wine in their hands.

The drinking party didn't last long and ended. The Kings team had a lot of good babies. Unlike the Portland Prison team, Rotten Tofu could lie about attending his aunt's funeral and hang out in strip clubs until dawn.

On the way back to the hotel, Bobby Jackson seemed to suddenly think of something and asked Lu Yuanzhi: "I remember that many people in the league wear imported shoes, and several brands are from China. Didn't they come to you?"

Domestic sports brand?Did they enter the NBA in 01?Do you have this strength?
Seeing that Lu Yuanzhi didn't respond, Bobby Jackson took out his phone again. Lu Yuanzhi could see clearly this time. The icon of the APP was a dove. Twitter?

what's the situation?This is only 01, how could Twitter appear at this point in time?
Wasn't it established in 06?

Lu Yuanzhi leaned over and looked at the content on Bobby Jackson's phone, oh?Li Ning, Anta, Peak, and 361° have all found many endorsement stars in the NBA, but these stars are all rookies and veterans who are about to retire.

Although the quality of the stars is not very good, they cannot stand up to the large number.

"After I won the Sixth Man of the Year Award last year, all your sports companies found me and wanted to sign an endorsement deal with me and make me signature sneakers. The highest offer from the company was 300 million."

300?Or dollars?This price is not low.

Don't look at Bobby Jackson who won the best sixth man, but he is not a superstar, and he is still in the small market of Sacramento, and the attention is far less than that of Los Angeles and New York. The price of commercial endorsements will definitely be greatly reduced.

In this case, domestic brands are still willing to pay 300 million. How much do they hope to open up the situation in the NBA?Domestic attention to the NBA is high?

In this case, his domestic commercial value is not much higher than that of Bobby Jackson?

Lu Yuanzhi looked down at Bobby Jackson's shoes. Unexpectedly, they were still hooks.

Bobby Jackson saw his action and smiled, "Don't look at it, I refused, and finally signed a 220 million endorsement deal with Hook."

"Why? Are the shoes bad?" No one would have trouble with money, and Lu Yuanzhi was a little strange.

"The shoe is good, I like it, but my agent still recommends that I choose hooks," Bobby Jackson spread his hands, "It's very complicated. Simply choose hooks, they will help you publicize, and they will improve you. Your influence in the United States is very important for my next contract, although the contract year is going to 05."

"If you are a superstar, you can't refuse the hook. Their power in the league is beyond your imagination, and they can even affect the referee's decision. If you sign the hook, at least you don't have to worry about the shot being violated by the cylinder, but the referee will turn a blind eye. .”

"You don't need to consider these factors for the time being, because you are still a rookie, and Hook will not do public relations for you. What you have to do is to sign a contract as short as possible and get more money. When you are successful, you can immediately Got a huge sneaker contract.”

Lu Yuanzhi nodded. Bobby Jackson's suggestion was good, but he still had more ideas. He had to go back and study this parallel world carefully to see how he could gain greater benefits for himself.

Lu Yuanzhi spent the whole night surfing the Internet, working harder than before searching for a series of garbled numbers and English letters on the Internet. When he caught the plane the next day, his eye circles were still red.

He finally figured it out. This parallel world has a very well-developed network. There are live broadcasts of online events in China, Weibo and Hupu, and there are people who specialize in editing videos and posting them on station B. It is no different from the original world of 2023.

What surprised him even more was that domestic sports brands are also very strong, and their share in the country has surpassed that of hooks and clover.

Doesn't this mean that he can get a bigger contract?
Backed by the strong market of his motherland, as long as he can perform wonderfully, money will not be a problem at all, and a steady stream of endorsements will find him.

So why worry about those trivial matters?Personal trainer?Arrange!
(End of this chapter)