Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Zhuang Yu came here today for two things.

One is his contract renewal with the Lakers, and the other is other business contracts.

As soon as he sat down, Zhuang Yu got straight to the point: "I have decided to sign with HT Sports Agency and fully authorize HT Sports Agency to be responsible for my contract renewal negotiations with the Lakers, as well as other commercial contracts."

As senior executives of the company, Bonnie and Connor naturally knew about this a long time ago.

But at this moment, Zhuang Yu’s personal announcement still made their hearts beat faster and they were very excited.

Regardless of what will happen to HT Sports Agency in the future, just holding on to Zhuang Yu, this cash cow, is enough for them to make a fortune.

Zhou Zhiming laughed and said, "Then let's talk about the contract renewal with the Lakers first. You have activated the 'Rose Clause' and can get a super-max contract. The Lakers will definitely not refuse it. This is a foregone conclusion. But besides the super-max salary, do you have any other requirements?"

Bonnie and Connor also looked at Zhuang Yu.

If he just asked for a super maximum salary that included the "Rose Clause", it would be too simple and there would be no need for negotiation at all. The Lakers must have been ready and just waited for Zhuang Yu to sign his name on the contract.

Of course, this contract will not be officially implemented until 18 years later.

However, with Zhuang Yu's current popularity, strength, and achievements, he can definitely ask for more from the Lakers.

If you don't make a request at this time, you are a fool.

Zhuang Yu had thought about this issue a long time ago and said, "In addition to the super-max salary, I hope the Lakers can promise to strengthen the team and build a championship team. If necessary, I hope to make some requests."

Hearing this, Zhou Zhiming, Bonnie and Connor looked at each other, and all three of them laughed.

Only Zhou An looked confused, not knowing what Zhuang Yu meant. He was just listening today and not participating in the discussion.

"hehe......"

Zhou Zhiming smiled and said, "This request is reasonable. After all, you want the team to win the championship, right? I think the Lakers will agree to it."

Bonnie added: “There’s no reason for them to say no.”

Connor shrugged. "We will convince the Lakers management. Of course, as long as they are not stupid, they will know what to choose. Zhuang, are you really not going to make some more conditions? For example, arrange for your friend to work for the Lakers."

This request did not surprise them.

When a player reaches a certain level and status, he is not just a player, his influence will cover every aspect of the team.

For example, LeBron James has never admitted that he was the one who asked the Cavaliers to sign players such as JR Smith, TT and Shumpert.

But anyone who is not a fool knows that the reason why the Cavaliers signed JR and Shumpert and were willing to give TT an 80 million contract was definitely because of James.

The Cavaliers are not stupid or rich.

For example, a player threatens management that he will leave if they don't sign an All-Star player and build a championship-contending team.

For example, if a player wants to arrange his friend to join the team to take up a position, it is actually a white-collar salary.

For example, a player hopes that the team can sign a player under the same agent as him...

This kind of thing is everywhere, superstars have privileges.

It’s just that some people do it more covertly, while some do it blatantly, and there are even cases of openly threatening the team and interfering in management affairs.

Originally, Zhou Zhiming was worried that Zhuang Yu was too naive and would feel it was not good to interfere in the affairs of the management and would be embarrassed to make the request.

Now he feels relieved.

In fact, Zhuang Yu originally thought that since he was a player, he should do what a player should do. As for others, such as the coach and the team management, everyone should do their own job well and not interfere with each other.

Later, it was Kobe who woke him up.

Kobe told him that he was now the star player and the boss of the team, and he was fully qualified to raise some issues.

This is a privilege and also a reflection of his influence, and it is very necessary. He reminded Zhuang Yu not to trust the management too much. It’s not that the management doesn’t want to win the championship, but they are businessmen and will always weigh the pros and cons first.

He also gave Zhuang Yu an example.

At first he hoped to join forces with Paul, and later news came out that the Lakers were close to reaching an agreement, but was finally stopped by the league.

But in fact, the Lakers are not without the opportunity to do so, and the league's suspension is not an insurmountable obstacle. If the league does not allow stars to form groups, then how did the "Celtics Big Three" and the "Heat Big Three" come about?

In fact, the Lakers were not resolute and were unwilling to pay too much, which ultimately led to Kobe's failure to join forces with Paul, which made Kobe unhappy for a long time.

Kobe told Zhuang Yu that as long as you think doing this can help the team win the championship, then insist on doing it and put forward your request. Don't be afraid of offending anyone or the team not agreeing. The NBA only looks at the results. As long as you win the championship in the end, everyone will only praise you. But if you fail to win the championship, no matter how obedient and responsible you are, you may still be traded.

This is the NBA, a commercial basketball league!

Since even Kobe said so, Zhuang Yu had nothing to worry about. Besides, he didn't really want to be a ball hog or get involved in everything. He had only one goal - that was to win the championship.

Of course, this kind of thing is impossible to write into the contract extension, but they must get the commitment of the Lakers management.

"We will definitely get this done. It shouldn't be a big problem." Zhou Zhiming said with a smile, "After all, compared to some other stars, your requirements are already very low, not excessive at all."

Zhuang Yu nodded.

This is not a problem. After all, his strength, popularity, and achievements are all there for him.

For a 23-year-old superstar, any hesitation on the part of the Lakers would be disrespectful to him.

Next came some other business contracts.

This is a bit more complicated.

During the three years of cooperation between the two parties, the companies that signed Zhuang Yu can be said to have made a lot of money.

Therefore, no company does not want to renew the contract with Zhuang Yu, even if the payment now required is several times or even ten times the original contract amount.

But the choice is not theirs. Zhuang Yu still needs to review and screen them, and also compare the quotations given by other competing companies.

Shop around.

"Bonnie." Zhou Zhiming shouted.

Bonnie understood, opened the folder, took out the information he had prepared long ago and handed it to Zhuang Yu.

These materials are all about companies that want to renew contracts with Zhuang Yu or sign a contract with him. HT has already done a preliminary screening.

Zhuang Yu nodded and browsed through it carefully.

He read very seriously and it took him half an hour to finish reading all the information. Zhou Zhiming and the others did not seem impatient and waited quietly.