NBA restricted area bulldozer

Chapter 661 Li, you can do it now!

On the morning of the 30th, the fourth round of NBA labor negotiations began.

The main battlefield of the negotiations is in New York, and the back-line support of the labor side is Greenville, which cooperates with the front-line work of the players union. Early in the morning... Today's base camp is completely open. The most influential group of big-name players in the base camp converged.

Unlike before, Li Shengli's agent, Old Turner, had temporarily hired a team of [-] people from a security company.

The clear-cut burly man, in a black suit, black sunglasses, and well-equipped, looks like a Hollywood professional troupe.

But regardless of whether you can fight or not, this appearance is valuable enough and enough to bluff people. It is no problem to be responsible for maintaining order in the base camp, so it is different from the previous attitude... Li Shengli decided to open the base camp and gather manpower for the frontline The negotiating opponent puts pressure on and supports the players union until the negotiation is over.

Of course, where there are people, there are circles, and circles are also hierarchical.

Li Shengli and other super giant players are the top circle at this stage, and the base camp is only open to the outside areas [-] and [-] for other players to temporarily settle in.

Many people couldn't even enter the third and fourth areas, which are the core of the base camp.

Even the media only arranged for some reporters from newspapers and magazines with relatively large circulation, or staff from TV stations with high ratings to enter.

……

"My God, isn't their ostentation a bit big?"

"Is this a big scene? They are only active players now. If necessary, Li can invite a bunch of old guys out. You have no idea how much energy this person has."

"That's right, the previous 50th anniversary of the alliance...the scene was even bigger."

"Yeah, you can't imagine that almost all the famous players, coaches, and team managers in the league have come here in the past 50 years. It is even more grand than the official awards ceremony. Our place is the original red carpet area."

"Then we won't be able to enter the third or fourth area?"

"Nonsense, you have to be at least an All-Star to get in."

……

The players in the outer area talked about the "organizer" this time in groups, and the players who entered the third and fourth core areas immediately felt a sense of superiority. After all, human nature is aggressive, and there are people everywhere. Class, everyone wants to be superior.

Of course, there are more advanced ones in the core area, which should be Li Shengli and his non-graded immediate gangster team, and this will...

There are two-way live interviews on TNT TV station New York and Greenville outside.

In the reception hall of District [-], live broadcasts were broadcast on the TV. Except for Li Shengli and the Lakers, they were waiting for news from New York, while Jordan pulled people aside to play poker, wasting time.

"How many people are here today? I think the outside is almost crowded." Da Ben scratched his head, feeling that life is really impermanent. Most of his former teammates were blocked in the outer area, but he was in the core area, Following Li Shengli, he entered the top circle of the league.

"The ghost knows how many people, but I feel that it must be more than three or five hundred, because not only the players, but also reporters and fans watching the excitement, there are too many, we can't count!" Kobe explained.

"Okay, then do you think this negotiation can make the team owners make concessions?"

"Isn't Li here? He should know best. You can ask him!"

"How do I know!" Li Shengli rolled his eyes and said, "We have done everything we can, now it depends on the negotiation process of the players union, and... I am not the management of the union, so I don't know the specific details. After all, Ewing is the chairman of the union, and most of the players in the management team belong to him."

Seriously, that's pretty much how the players' union is structured.

Basically, the players serve, and the specific affairs are handled by professionals such as the executive president.

Ewing's election proves that there are many players around him and supporting him. After all, the election of the chairman requires players to vote, so other people who have a good relationship with him are also conceivable.

"Fuck, when will the union change?"

"This time we have to replace our people, Kobe, you go, we support you to be the chairman!"

"Get out, I don't have the time, let Li take care of it, and send one at will."

"Send one up?" Li Shengli was taken aback, "Damn it, who do you think I am? Look at how many of my friends are good people. I really think it's that simple."

"How hard can it be? Democracy is just a voting game, and our votes are...enough."

"Fuck, you still have this kind of consciousness?" Kobe glanced at Big Ben in surprise, "But you're right, let Crotty come on, no, Crotty is too fierce, let... let Fisher Your Excellency, he is fine, as long as we support him!"

"Okay, why are you talking about this." Li Shengli interrupted the gossip between the two, and glanced at the situation in New York during the live broadcast. "Just wait for the news of the negotiation and prepare to cooperate with the work of the union."

……

The negotiations on the morning of the 30th did not seem to be going well.

It stands to reason that the content of the negotiation is really not much, it is just a question of who will make concessions, and from 9:12 to [-]:[-] noon, there is no news from the New York headquarters...'War Reporter' immediately broadcast live broadcast to all players in the league The message conveyed was that the negotiations were unsuccessful, temporarily suspended, and continued in the afternoon.

Is this still in stalemate?

Li Shengli smelled something different, but he could also understand that the negotiations would not come to a conclusion in one morning or three hours, and this would...Jordan, O'Neal and other influential big-name players gathered together, and everyone knew that Now is the time for Greenville to serve as a support for the rear.

It’s just that before the support, Li Shengli, as a representative of the rear, still has to communicate with the front line, but not with Ewing, who is a bit like an “honorary chairman”, but with Billy Hunter, the current executive chairman of the union.

I also want to know that there are specialties in the art industry, and players definitely don’t have to talk about it, but negotiations require professionals to intervene, and the players’ union must not only be composed of players, but also legal advisors, negotiators, etc., Billy Hunter He is a professional who participated in trade union work in 96 and is responsible for advancing this negotiation.

It is no exaggeration to say...

Borrowing his own territory to create momentum, Ewing would not be able to figure out what role Billy Hunter played in it, and Li Shengli can probably guess... He is basically a think tank of the trade union, the 'behind the scenes', after all It was Billy Hunter who the union contacted him before the 28th to the 30th.

……

Just after 12 o'clock in the morning, as soon as the negotiations were suspended, Billy Hunter called to communicate with Li Shengli's rear base camp.

"Li, let me confirm with you, did Stern's phone call last night really ask you about news from our rear?"

"Obviously yes, my attitude is very clear, have you encountered problems before?"

"It's unrealistic for them to let go of such a small problem. Now that the negotiations have been postponed, we can't determine the restart time. Maybe it's this afternoon, maybe it's clear, maybe it's next week, we can't be sure, so now..."

"Okay, I see, let's do it now!"

"Okay, thank you for your dedication to the union, and I will convey your kindness and support to all members of the union."

"Let's talk about it after we finish talking. My side... I'm going to let people go."

"Great, thank you again for cooperating with us, I hope we can end this negotiation as soon as possible!"

"Then it's up to you!"

After hanging up the phone with Hunter on the front line, Li Shengli went out with a group of super giants. At this time, Old Turner came in time, and Li Shengli said something to him.

"Turner, let people go. Let all the reporters outside come in. Now open areas [-] and [-]. We are ready to be interviewed."

"Okay, I'll let you know."

"Thank you for your hard work. In addition, the outside players are also invited in. The interview areas are all in the third and fourth areas."

Old Turner nodded and walked out quickly, and this time... everyone scattered and walked out, and Li Shengli glanced at Jordan who was next to him at the end.

The 3300 million contract is too sensitive.

Unlike anyone, Jordan shouldn't be talking at this moment.

Li Shengli didn't want Jordan, the big brother, to be attacked by the management again, so he pulled Jordan and said, "Brother, just stay here if you have nothing to do. Your situation is special, so don't open the interview."

"Are you sure Henry and the front line don't need me to speak?"

"Why do you care about them?" Li Shengli whispered on Jordan's shoulder: "Stay there, I'm hiding Thompson's wine...under the third sofa on the left hand side of the door."

"Fuck, didn't Thompson call the police?"

"Hey, old Turner did it this time." Li Shengli patted his head and smiled coyly: "You go first, Shaq and I will go out and scold for a while and come back. Anyway, it's just such a small thing, and it will be very fast."

(End of this chapter)