basketball behind the spotlight

Chapter 11
At 08:30 in the morning, Xia Kexin picked up Lu Ziqiu at the hotel on time.

When we arrived at the Wolves club, it was exactly nine o'clock. Apart from Xia Hongfei, the other shareholders and Bai Yufei were also present.

The two sides greeted each other, Xia Hongfei invited him to take a seat, and handed the prepared agreement to Lu Ziqiu.

Lu Ziqiu looked very carefully.

He was not in a hurry, but the shareholders were very nervous, especially Xia Hongfei, who would turn his head and stare at Bai Yufei from time to time.

After Lu Ziqiu left last night, Bai Yufei called the shareholders one by one. At the same time, she obtained the consent of the shareholders and made a slight change to the terms of the contract. A few additional clauses have been added.

Bai Yufei, however, was the old god, as if she didn't see it.

After about half an hour, Lu Ziqiu looked up at them and smiled slightly, "Everyone, I have read the agreement and there is no problem. I can sign it now."

Everyone was a little excited and a little surprised, wondering why he didn't ask any questions.

Xia Kexin frowned, "Mr. Lu, are you sure this is okay?"

The others didn't say anything, but Bai Yufei frowned and looked at her daughter.

Lu Ziqiu shook his head and said, "There is no need to change it, but I need your guarantee that you will strictly follow the agreement during the agreement period."

Xia Hongfei was so nervous that his heart was pounding, he quickly replied: "Of course, if we don't follow the agreement, you can sue us at any time."

Lu Ziqiu smiled and said: "That's not necessary. If you don't abide by the agreement, the most I can do is leave." After speaking, he took out his pen and signed it without hesitation.

The signing process this time was unexpectedly smooth.

Even Bai Yufei found it a bit unbelievable that she changed the terms, and she had prepared to leave room for the other party to bargain, but she didn't talk about the other party's opinions, which caught her by surprise.

But anyway, if Lu Ziqiu has no objection, that's a good thing. If the other party only wants to get some money and doesn't care about grades, then he can only consider himself unlucky.

Only Xia Kexin understood that he was thanking himself for what happened last night.

After signing the agreement, the shareholders were very excited and began to discuss the matter of holding a press conference.

Lu Ziqiu suggested: "Why don't you wait a little later, it won't be too late to wait for the expansion draft to be held."

Everyone was puzzled, Xia Hongfei asked: "Why?"

Lu Ziqiu glanced at everyone, "Do you know the rules of the expansion draft?"

Everyone nodded, Xia Hongfei said: "Each team from the old team must provide a player for the new team to choose from. Of course, each team can have eight protected spots and completely free agents. After the new team is selected, it can be circumvented by applying to become a completely free agent. Of course, he can no longer sign with his former home team.”

"Yes, but this is only superficial. The expansion draft can also use some unconventional methods."

"Is there such a thing?"

Lu Ziqiu nodded, "This kind of situation is not uncommon. Let me give you a simple example. For example, the Bobcats. They may leave a player who makes my heart out of the protection list, hoping to use the player's age, high salary And other factors to scare me away, so that they can protect one more player that they think is more likely to lose but don't want to lose, and even, they will put on a high-priced player, hoping to get rid of it in the expansion draft."

Everyone has heard of this point, and can figure out why, but what they don't understand is why Lu Ziqiu mentioned this well-known example.

Lu Ziqiu went on to say: "The 28 old teams in the league, I know the ability of any player very well. Of course, they also probably know what kind of player I like, so they may deliberately avoid being selected by us. Hiding, or reaching a private agreement with other teams, or using the draft pick to trade with us, so I will not participate in the expansion draft.”

Everyone's eyes widened in shock, and Xia Hongfei shook his head again and again, "How can that be? If you don't participate, how can we possibly choose the player we like?"

Lu Ziqiu smiled and said: "The chairman doesn't have to worry, I will recruit the former Bobcats assistant as soon as possible. She has been with me for two years and knows what kind of player I like. At that time, she and other coaching staff members can come forward. If If there is any unexpected situation, she will notify me as soon as possible."

Since the agreement has made it clear that Lu Ziqiu is free to hire anyone, and this person has been his assistant in Shanmao for two years, he must have good ability, so everyone has no objections.

Everyone started a discussion about the expansion of the draft. After the discussion, it was already noon, and Xia Hongfei proposed to formally cleanse Lu Ziqiu.

Lu Ziqiu had no reason to refuse, so he had lunch with them.

During the banquet, Xia Hongfei was very excited and toasted frequently. Lu Ziqiu couldn't drink enough, and he became dizzy after drinking a little.

Everyone was a little speechless when they saw this, so Xia Kexin could only let Xia Kexin take him back to the hotel first.

On the way, Xia Kexin received an unexpected call from Zhao Yunchao's son, Zhao Fenghui. He said that he came to Yancheng and had just got off the plane, and asked Xia Kexin if he had time to pick him up.

Xia Kexin looked at Lu Ziqiu, who was resting with squinted eyes, and replied after a moment of hesitation: "I'm going to take a guest back to the hotel, why don't I call the company's driver to pick you up, okay?"

Zhao Fenghui was a little disappointed, "Forget it, I'll take a taxi myself."

Xia Kexin felt a little upset when he heard his tone of disappointment, "If you're not in a hurry, can you wait for me at the airport? I'll pick you up after seeing off the guests."

Zhao Fenghui immediately beamed with joy, "Okay, then I'll wait for you."

After hanging up the phone, I realized that Lu Ziqiu had already woken up. Xia Kexin smiled apologetically, "Did it bother you?"

Lu Ziqiu shook his head and said, "If you're in a hurry, just let me go."

Xia Kexin shook her head vigorously, "That's not acceptable, I must send you to the hotel safely."

"I'm fine, you don't have to worry."

Xia Kexin refused, and Lu Ziqiu was helpless, so he didn't say any more, but it didn't hurt so much after squinting his head for a while.

Xia Kexin said suddenly: "I'm sorry, but for what happened last night, you wouldn't have signed that agreement today."

Lu Ziqiu smiled and said: "There is nothing wrong with that agreement, and the signing of the agreement has nothing to do with what happened last night. It is purely within my tolerance."

"Actually, you don't have to sign it at all. Really, if you sign it, it will become me trying to repay the favor."

"Miss Xia, it was indeed because of your relationship that I signed the agreement so readily, but it was not just because you helped me last night. The most important thing was that you and your father's sincerity moved me."

"In the third season, if you can't make the playoffs, you only get half of the guaranteed salary. In the fourth season, you can only get half of the salary if you can't make it to the Eastern Conference Finals. If you can't make the playoffs, you only get [-]%. Alright, you can only get [-]% of it, and you actually signed such an agreement, Mr. Lu, do you really think I'm someone who doesn't understand anything?"

Lu Ziqiu shook his head and said: "You only see the deductions, but what about the bonus? If I dare to sign, I am sure to get the bonus. If I don't even have this confidence, how can I win the championship?"

Xia Kexin bit her lip, "Mr. Lu, this time I owe you a favor."

"The alliance is a business. No one owes anyone. If you act emotionally, you will lose."

(End of this chapter)