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Chapter 54 Four Brokers and the Media
Agent, the most important task for Lin Yi now is that he is about to face more and more tedious things after participating in the draft. He cannot and does not have time to deal with these cumbersome things, so he must have a qualified agent to take care of it for him.

The main business of the agent is to act as the personal representative of the player, responsible for handling the player's transfer, advertising and business operations, planning large-scale events and other matters.With the professionalization and commercialization of the NBA, agents came into being. Over half a century, the agent system has developed to a fairly perfect level.The quality of agents is very high. They must be proficient in the NBA and have extensive contacts in this circle. They must also understand the law, economics, and even several languages. In addition, the agent must have considerable financial strength.

When he was still worrying about how to choose an agent, a call from old Chuck came directly.

Lin Yi, who received a call from Old Chuck and returned home, looked at a strange middle-aged man in front of him, a little confused.

"This is my eldest son, Roger. You should have an agent of your own by now. My eldest son happens to be a sports agent. If you don't have a better choice, I suggest you talk to him." Old Chuck's words directly revealed the other party's identity to Lin Yi.

"Hello, I just want to know what I need to do." Since there is someone who can solve this annoying problem for him, Lin Yi is of course happy to accept it, let alone he is the son of Old Chuck.

You must know that many NBA agents are well-known "vampires". If they also pay their salaries to each other, why not hire one of their own.

Rogge looked at the tall young man in front of him. He had already evaluated the value of this child from the information he had obtained earlier.In addition to the fact that his father greeted him personally, he also had to consider whether this person is worthy of his promotion. After watching Rogge for a while, he said

"My main area of ​​responsibility is actually rugby, but I also have a few representatives for basketball. If you are interested in hearing about my contract terms, let's talk in the study."

Rogge talked with Lin Yi in the study for nearly an hour before coming out. Lin Yi's smile had already told Old Chuck that everything was going well.

"From now on, you are my employer, and I will be responsible for all your business operations. My task is to maximize your interests." Roger took out a contract full of details and handed it to Lin Yi. in front of.

"You don't need to rush to sign it first. It's better to find a lawyer to consult these documents now. The legal provisions involved here need a professional person to guide you. I don't want disputes on the contract, so my father will ask for it. My life." Roger said with a smile, from the conversation just now, he understood why his father valued this child.

"I believe that the people around me are friends." Lin Yi signed his name without hesitation, because Old Chuck's family would not be enemies, and he knew this better than anyone else.

"In the NBA, don't trust others like this. Remember that there is a commercial battlefield, and there is invisible gunpowder everywhere. You can directly hand over issues such as contracts to me in the future." Rogge reminded Lin Yi, because all the years As he circled around in this circle, he understood what kind of circle it was.

"Now I will start to take full charge of all your affairs including the draft. The first thing, I need you to increase your exposure. This is a good way to improve your draft position. You must know that you have only participated in the NCAA once. In competitions, your data may not make everyone recognize your potential, and the role of the media is very important. And you seem to dislike other people's interviews with you. It is best to get rid of this problem, because you are entering an extremely A commercial alliance, where everything has to be exposed to the public because they like it.” After Rogge put away the contract, he began to perform his duties, and he wanted to use all his relationships to improve Lin Yi’s own value. Undoubtedly an important move.

"Uh, I just don't like others to disturb my life. In fact, can't I just play my own basketball well?" Lin Yi's biggest headache is facing strangers' questioning.

"In the NBA, commercial value determines everything. You must know that there will be a very powerful media effect behind a superstar. And you have a very big advantage, because your skin color determines the size of the market behind you. You must know YAO’s popularity in the United States is no worse than that of Jack Chen. That’s because there are hundreds of media in a country behind him, which is a force that even David Stein cannot ignore.”

"As far as I know, some media in your country have begun to pay attention to you as a potential stock, I think you'd better use this opportunity to push yourself out. Do you understand?" Rogge Those words have made Lin Yi no longer have the strength to refute. According to old Chuck, this is the rule of the game, whether you are willing to accept it or dislike it.

"Everything is up to you, you are the manager, you are the master." Lin Yi helplessly raised his hands in surrender.

"There is an interview tomorrow morning. You should prepare well. It's a reporter from your country. I didn't take this interview, but my father did it for you." Rogge reminded Lin Yi.

"...I'm going to cut it first and play it later. It seems that I don't have any right to make decisions, so why ask for my opinion? Old Chuck can just make the decision. Alas, there is really no human rights." Lin Yi thought about tomorrow morning. Interviews are a headache.

When Lin Yi quietly waited for the reporter at Old Chuck's house the next morning, he realized that the interview was definitely not just a headache, because the reporter he saw was the one he locked outside the college basketball hall that day. woman.

Seeing Lin Yi's speechless expression, Fan Ling's mouth showed a slight smug smile.

Let’s see how you avoided my interview this time. I still remember the two closed doors. Now it’s in my hands. Can you still escape?
Lin Yi had a premonition that danger was approaching, just like the sly smile he showed when he was playing on the field, this woman's smile also carried a dangerous signal.

Why bother?Why bother?Let me go please.

Lin Yi was praying in his heart for God to cast the light of salvation.

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