i am legend

Chapter 223 The Strange Bastard

In the office, Bruce kept drinking cups of coffee so that he would not fall asleep!
Because of the time difference and the urgent situation of the team, he had to force himself to work like this!
"What should I do?" Bruce rubbed his cheeks hard, closed the document in a daze, leaned back in the chair, and muttered in a low voice!

As the teams have basically completed the tasks of signing and trading, it will be very difficult to trigger transactions again!

Now there are only two ways in front of Bruce. One is to trade certain players to complete the release of salary space, and the other is to exchange for an All-Star player to further enhance the competitiveness of the Warriors!
The reason for choosing the first one is that the NBA is about to conduct another labor negotiation. If it follows the previous life, the NBA will formally put the luxury tax on the bill and implement it in the 01-02 season.

This makes this method bring a lot of room for the Warriors to operate, but if this is done, if the Warriors have injuries or other accidents to these players in the next one to two years, it will be very difficult for the Warriors. Bruce fell into great passivity!
If you choose the second method, in the next one and a half seasons, they will get at least one of the strong teams in the playoffs. This is also thanks to the final agreement reached by the two sides in the shrinking season!
According to the provisions of the original labor agreement, rookies who enter the league after 98 will not be renewed as before. After playing for a certain team for three years, they will get a contract extension, and the signed contract will be executed in the fourth year!
Instead, after a rookie player has played for his home team for three years, the new rule that the home team can get a team option whether to implement the rookie player's fourth-year contract will not be the same as before. After the contract renewal is reached, it will be directly implemented in the fourth year!

The appearance of this rule makes all bosses get a very important option!

Because of the contract issues between Carter and Nowitzki, the Warriors have given the Warriors a huge room to operate after this labor negotiation, so that even if they trade for an All-Star player, they will not immediately lose due to The problem of renewing the contract of the two is in a difficult situation!

This approach basically occupies Bruce's heart now, but those stars in the league basically will not suddenly appear in the trading market.

Unless there are some accidents and disharmony between them and the team or themselves, it will be very difficult and difficult to get one of them!
"Jingling!~"

Bruce, who was in deep thought, was suddenly awakened by the ringing of the phone.

"Hi, I'm Bruce Young!"

Wilkens put the last page of documents on the table into his briefcase, and said to the phone while walking: "Bruce, what you should do now is to rest!"

Hearing Wilkens' voice, Bruce couldn't help showing a wry smile: "Lanny, do you think the current situation of the team can make me rest at ease?"

Although Bruce's words are very correct, Wilkens still said: "Son, this kind of thing can't be solved in a while, and it's just the beginning of this season, so you don't have to work so hard!"

"Thank you!" Bruce said with a smile. It really meant what Wilkens said. Although the team is currently in a situation where problems may arise at any time, it can be seen that this kind of worry is still a bit early!

After hanging up Wilkens, Bruce put all the documents back in the drawer, and after calling Charlize Theron who had returned to his residence, he returned to his home in the wee hours of the morning in Oakland with some expectation. Inside the villa!
Cole Chris was sitting in the office, looking at Peter Jackson, who looked a little tired, and said excitedly: "Peter, is the second part of "The Blair Witch" really the production you took the time to complete?"

"Boy, are you doubting my ability?" Peter Jackson looked at Cole with some displeasure, and angrily picked up the coffee and drank it!
"That's so exciting!!" With Jackson's confirmation, Cole almost jumped up for joy!
Since the first "The Blair Witch" was a huge success, Bruce asked Cole and Jackson to continue this series!
With the excellent production team of Miracle Entertainment and the participation of some excellent screenwriters, this thriller film named "The Blair Witch 2: The Book of Shadows" suddenly became the "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter", "The United States". After the three series of films "Pie", they are the most valued film series!

With the participation of a more professional team, the film is more mysterious and horrifying in terms of visuals and effects, and it is even more exciting and frightening than Bruce's previous life!
With the completion of this film in the summer, its post-production has become the most important part of Miracle Entertainment besides the two films!
If it wasn't for Peter Jackson's continuous filming of "Lord of the Rings", this film will definitely arrive in October to meet the audience in advance!
When Peter Jackson finally found time to complete the post-production of the film, Cole finally let go of his worries and anxieties!
"Peter, you are so cool!!" Cole looked at Jackson excitedly. For him, this film will have a very important role.

Because of the huge investment in "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter", although after Bruce's dealings and the appearance of some sponsors, the two-step masterpieces can continue to be filmed without any worries, but after all, this state of financial stagnation makes Miracle Entertainment suddenly fell into a state of stagnation!
Now, with the final production of this film completed, under Cole's estimation, with the huge influence of the previous film, he believes in the great success of this film!

With the box office revenue of this film and the peripheral products that have been sold one after another, Miracle Entertainment will have a lot of room for the arrangement of some films and the operation of the company while making huge profits!

"Don't worry, boy, this movie has improved a lot compared to the last one!" Peter Jackson shook his head helplessly, drank the last sip of coffee, and stood up at the same time: "I think the crew already needs me! "

Seeing Jackson's anxious figure, Cole suddenly jumped up when the other figure disappeared, and cheered loudly: "Cool, this is so exciting!"

As the film was finally confirmed to be released on November 11th in the midnight slots of major theaters across the country, Bruce, who was far away in Oakland, still slept earth-shakingly.

"Jingle Bell!!"

When the bell rang suddenly, Bruce turned over and groped over with some displeasure: "Hello, who is it?"

Wilkens looked at the document in his hand with a smile, and when he heard the voice from the microphone, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Mr. Boss, you should be working!"

Listening to the joke-like words in the microphone, Bruce couldn't help being smart, then took a deep breath, turned over and leaned on the back of the bed: "Haha, Lanny, when will you be so humorous?"

"Okay, Bruce, I'm in the arena right now, do you want to come?" Wilkens couldn't imagine that Bruce would say that after he finally made a joke, so he could only smile helplessly.

"Okay, please wait for me!" Bruce smiled, and then hung up the phone!

When he came to the arena, Bruce greeted the passing staff one by one, then opened the door and walked into his office!

"Come on, kid!" Wilkens smiled and looked at Bruce, who was much more energetic, and nodded secretly, took out a document, and put it on the table!

Bruce watched Wilkens' movements curiously, and then walked over!

"This??" Looking at the contents of the document, Bruce couldn't help being surprised!
"Elgin is a little tired!" Wilkens looked at Bruce playfully, and then pointed to the conspicuous name "Elgin Baylor" on the document.

"Tired?" Bruce asked curiously!

"That's right, as far as I know, Elgin has been completely disappointed in Donald Sterling!" Wilkens looked at Bruce, his eyes flickered, and then said: "If it weren't for Donald's stingy way of operating, Elgin will be a very good manager, and his ability to select rookies is very special despite a few obvious mistakes!"

After listening to Wilkens' words, Bruce couldn't help but listen quietly in surprise!

Since Baylor completed the draft pick deal with Bruce last time, he had the idea of ​​leaving, but with Sterling's persuasion and change, he couldn't help being very entangled!
When he discussed this news with Wilkens as a friend, he didn't know that it was this thought that suddenly aroused Wilkens' great interest!
"You mean, us?" After hearing Wilkens' words, Bruce couldn't help but feel excited when he thought of Baylor's previous position!
"Yes, Elgin must be very suitable for the position of director of scouting affairs. He has a unique keen eye. Remember Amal Odom and Mike Olowokandi?"

Thinking of the two of them, Bruce nodded very clearly.

"If according to Elgin's original idea, the No. [-] pick of the year would not have chosen Mike, but one of Antawn Jamison and Vince Carter, and Antawn's chances would be much greater!"

When Bruce heard Wilkens say this, he was shocked beyond words!

According to Baylor's choice, no matter what, he would not be ridiculed like that in his previous life, and from what Wilkens said, it is obvious that Olowokandi is not the player he will choose in the end.

"The one who insisted on choosing Mike was the guy who was so stingy that he asked his head coach to be the team doctor, coach and masseur!" Wilkens said with great regret. If it weren't for Sterling's stinginess, Elgin Baylor would have Some good choices and transactions can be completed, but with his participation, the Clippers linger in the lottery year after year, but he has no idea of ​​​​changing at all!

"This..." Bruce suddenly heard this rumor, and he was speechless in astonishment and asked the sky!

Sterling's stinginess, what impressed Bruce the most was the fact that he was sued for arrears of wages to Baylor in his previous life!
But now hearing everything Wilkens said, Sterling can no longer be described as stingy. He is simply a virtue of the bosses who withheld the hard-earned money of migrant workers in his previous life.

"Coach, team doctor, masseur???" Bruce looked at Wilkens dumbfounded, and couldn't help but exclaimed strangely when he saw the other party's clear nod!
"If you knew that the current Clippers team only has two assistant coaches, you would laugh like crazy!" Wilkens said bitterly when he thought of the situation of the Clippers coach.

"Can he be more weird??" Bruce couldn't smile at all this time, he had never seen such a weird person before, what kind of stinginess made him do such things that everyone despises, Could it be that for the sake of profit, face or something has been put under the buttocks as a cushion? ?
"Wonderful?" Wilkens said suspiciously, and when he got Bruce's explanation, he burst into laughter: "Yes, this guy is a complete bastard, a weird bastard!!"

　The last update, I hope my son gets well soon! ~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)