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Chapter 278 I Don't Have Time To Drink With You

6 month 13 day.

Los Angeles, Jordan Carver's villa.

On this day, Li Lai fully realized how popular Jordan Carver is in the entertainment industry.

Formally signed a contract with Wilhelmina Modeling Company, was invited to shoot the cover of the fashion magazine "Teen Vogue", the sexy brand Triumph entered the female star, the female guest starred in the song "Blacklight", ranked first in the hot list of eating and broadcasting programs, and even received many The film script is ready to enter Hollywood next.

Jordan Carver took off his clothes and jumped into the pool, and invited Li to come down for a swim.

Li Lai quickly raised his hand to reject the other party, and moved his gaze to the TV next to him.

Jordan Carver pursed her mouth and saw the displeasure in Li Lai's expression. She knew that the other party didn't like her like this, so she put on her clothes again and went ashore and said.

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be the hottest female star in Los Angeles. I should still be living in the slum streets of Los Angeles, suffering all kinds of bullying and bullying."

Li Lai shook his head and said: "Without me, you will become a hot star. I can only speed up the process for a day or two."

"It's all your own effort."

Jordan Carver naturally didn't believe this sentence, she asked something about the Bucks that had been circulating on the news these days.

Li Lai naturally knew everything about her, but he just omitted Holloway's matter.

After hearing this, Jordan Carver was very angry. She bluntly said that Li Lai was tricked by the clown, and the two current owners of the Bucks were setting him up to let him hand over the Bucks.

With the current market value and potential of the Bucks in the NBA, this team can earn tens of millions of dollars a year, and it was sold at a market value of only 5 million, which is a big loss.

Li Lai didn't say much about it.

Garcia had talked about how dangerous this matter was, involving thousands of lives, so Li Lai didn't want Jordan Carver to get involved.

Jordan Carver asked curiously: "Then what are you going to do now? Or just stay with me?"

After saying this, Jordan Carver looked at Li Lai expectantly.

Since she became popular, many men in the entertainment and business circles wanted to contact her and date her.

But Jordan Carver refused all of them, because she never forgot the teenager who saved her in the Milwaukee bar.

I was finally able to realize my dream of being a star, and I also received a lot of help from the other party.

So, Jordan Carver is waiting.

As long as the young man can answer a yes or a good word at this time, she will immediately swoop around the other party's body and blend tightly with the other party's body.

"I still have a lot to do."

Li Lai replied seriously.

Jordan Carver, who couldn't wait for an answer, lowered his head slightly regretfully.

She knew that Li Lai had a factory in Milwaukee, and that the courier company he co-founded with a business tycoon had become well-known throughout the United States. Even Jordan Carver himself had experienced the convenience of one-day express delivery by the Kulai courier company.

Knowing that the young man in front of him looks handsome but actually has a tiger in his heart, Jordan Carver knew that it would be difficult for him to keep him, so she said with her arms around Li Lai at this time.

"As long as you need me, anytime, anything you want."

Li Lai nodded, understanding what the other party meant.

From Lee's point of view, Jordan Carver is also for the girl he can do everything for.

Her goodness was different from Holloway's.

Jordan Carver still hasn't forgotten the Bucks trade at this time, she said slightly annoyed: "But is this the case?"

"That's the only thing your father left you, and that's the only thing he left in this world for you."

Upon hearing these words, Li Lai's eyes were fixed at this moment, and a very majestic expression appeared on his face.

Herb Kerr owed huge debts and did not choose to sell the Bucks. Even though his predecessor, the dude, was so timid and afraid of being lazy, he also did not choose to sell the Bucks.

On the first day he came to this world, he vowed to help the two fathers and sons keep this last legacy, but now for various reasons, he still hasn't kept it.

Although Li Lai made a deliberate choice here, no matter what he promised the two father and son, he must do it.

Li Lai said without hesitation at this time: "I will get back what I lost, and there are still a group of bastards waiting for me."

"Of course, not now."

Jordan Carver saw that Li Lai had something to hide from her in this matter, and she knew that the reason why the other party chose to hide from her must be that he didn't want her to get involved.

After all, there were no secrets between the two of them.

Jordan Carver said: "I know you belong to the NBA. Whenever you mention these three words, your eyes have betrayed you."

"That kind of look is like a general who has obtained permission to finally go to the battlefield, it is Alexander the Great, it is Napoleon."

"The factory in Milwaukee can't keep you, and neither can Kulai Express."

"I can't keep you either."

After finishing speaking, Jordan Carver hugged the boy in front of him tightly.

In the past year, except when the Bucks played away games in Los Angeles, Jordan Carver was able to get along with the teenager for a short time, and they were always difficult to see each other the rest of the time. Even if she went to Milwaukee, it would be difficult to meet each other.

So Jordan Carver is even thinking selfishly at this moment, she hopes to keep the boy by her side forever.

But when she thought that the other party had the same desire for the NBA as she did for the star dream, Jordan Carver quickly stopped this idea. She knew that the teenager had a great dream.

At this time, an emergency news break happened to be playing on the TV by the swimming pool.

"Today, the NBA headquarters and the players union conducted a new round of discussions on the collective bargaining agreement. At the same time, Spurs owner Holt and Celtics owner Grossbeck were present."

"League chairman David Stern handed over a revised collective bargaining agreement proposal to the players union. Stern said that this is the biggest concession that the management can make at this stage."

"After three hours of talks and voting by the players' union, Chris Paul, the vice chairman of the union, finally announced at a press conference that the player representatives voted unanimously to reject the revised labor agreement proposal proposed by the management."

"In addition, the players union has planned to hire two famous lawyers during the NFL lockout to file a lawsuit against the management in antitrust law."

"Celtics owner Grosbeck claims that the players union is negotiating with management in a desperate way, which can even be described as funny and stupid.

"The sports news program team is here to remind everyone that with the collapse of the negotiations between the labor and management, there may even be scenes of the two sides going to court in the future, and the start of the 2011-12 new season is very likely to be in the foreseeable future."

The show then aired an interview with league commissioner David Stern.

David Stern hopes that both the labor and management can calm down as soon as possible. The matter is far from reaching the point of going to court. He also stated that he will arrange a time for the next meeting and negotiation with the labor and management as soon as possible to avoid the continued escalation of the incident.

While the news was playing, Li Lai's right hand kept tapping on the table next to him.

In fact, what he has been waiting for is this labor negotiation, which is why he is not in a hurry even if he loses the Bucks.

As early as when the Bucks renewed Yi Jianlian's contract, Li Lai vaguely reminded the other party of the coming of this incident.

Because of this labor incident, the salary structure of the league will be reshuffled, and the era of skyrocketing player wages is coming.

Of course, this does not mean that the wages of the players will immediately change greatly after the negotiation between the labor and management, but because of the upcoming new TV contract in 2014.

Chris Paul sees the long term, and he can foresee how profitable that new upcoming TV contract in 2014 will bring to the entire NBA.

If Li Lai remembers correctly, in 2014, the NBA in his previous life won a nine-year, 9 billion US dollars TV broadcast contract, and the new contract will also take effect in the summer of 240.

Compared with the original contract, this contract has more than tripled. This is also a manifestation of the increasing value of the NBA. The salary level of players should naturally be further improved.

Therefore, in this case, every percentage point of struggle can bring particularly large economic benefits to both labor and capital.

For players, the salary cap will rise significantly, the basic salary of players will also be raised, and pensions and pension insurance will also be greatly improved.

For the team owners, there are still a small number of teams that are losing money every year. They hope to take advantage of the new TV broadcasting contract spring breeze to make everyone earn a lot of money, so that they can buy the team. They are not just to enhance their reputation in the local area.

"What surprised me was that the labor negotiations this time were more intense than in previous lives."

Li Lai's thoughts were still stuck on the news just now.

If he remembers correctly, in his previous life, the entire NBA was suspended for 149 days because of the collapse of the labor agreement.

This is a lockout time that ranks among the top in NBA history.

Judging from the current situation, the current situation may be more violent than this time in the previous life.

Of course, it is hard to tell whether the strong reaction and firm attitude of the players union this time is a good thing or a bad thing for fans and the entire NBA.

But what is clear is that it is precisely because of this labor negotiation that future labor negotiations will become extremely smooth.

This is due to Chris Paul. His toughness has won a very good position for all the players. It is precisely because of this negotiation that the players can finally sit face to face with the management on an equal footing.

"But the lockout is not a good thing for fans, players and even the team after all."

"No one insider can break this matter, except me."

6 month 13 day.

Xiao Hua is getting ready to head to New Orleans.

Because of the collapse of the labor-management agreement this time, both the management and the labor have a lot of resentment, and such resentment will also make it difficult for the entire labor-management agreement to continue smoothly.

Stern is ready to do the bosses' work and negotiate a new deal.

And Xiao Hua was naturally assigned to the player side, and David Stern also gave him a death order, he must do a good job on the player side so that he can let go of some agreements, so that the labor negotiations can proceed smoothly.

Xiao Hua had a headache when he thought of this task.

This is also a test for David Stern.

If this matter cannot be resolved smoothly so that both labor and management can sit down calmly, then Silver's ability to handle matters will be a big question mark for Stern.

After all, as long as he becomes the president of the league, he will definitely face labor negotiations in the future. If Xiao Hua can't handle this matter well, he is doomed to be incapable of being promoted to the president of the league in the future.

Of course, in addition to this matter, Xiao Hua has another equally important thing to do when he goes to New Orleans this time.

That's about where the Hornets belong.

Because of the team's annual losses, many team owners in the league have become dissatisfied.

This time it is the two poorest owners in the NBA, Spurs owner Holt and Celtics owner Grossbeck, and the next time it is likely to be Thunder owner Clayton Bennett and Suns owner Robert - savor.

Ding!Ding!Ding!
Xiao Hua's cell phone rang, and when he was frowning tightly when he saw that it was the call from that guy, he was finally in a better mood.

After all, it is precisely because of that guy that Silver has received special praise from David Stern and various team owners in recent years.

"Brother, I haven't heard from you for a long time. How are you doing recently?"

"Oh, by the way, the Bucks have been traded, you must be having a hard time now."

"But if you want to ask me for a drink, forget it, because now I am not only uncomfortable but also in trouble, far less leisure than you."

Li Lai smiled lightly on the other end of the phone and said, "I'm not as uncomfortable as you think, and I'm not as free as you think."

"I want to talk to you about something, where are you now?"

Xiao Hua said with a bitter face: "You must have seen the news yesterday. I am now preparing to rush to New Orleans and plan to have a good talk with the leader of the players union, Chris Paul."

"Of course, by the way, I will also solve the Hornets' affairs."

"You also know that this team has almost lost hundreds of millions of dollars in the league in recent years, and some poor owners have great opinions on this matter."

Hearing this, Li Lai couldn't help having a coincidence of fate, he said, "Then you go to New Orleans first, and I'll come over right away."

Xiao Hua was at a loss when he heard it and said very puzzled: "Are you coming to New Orleans?"

"Hey, I said I don't have time to drink with you now, hello."

(End of this chapter)