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Zhuang Yu closed the folder and said, "All the ones you selected are good. The company's qualifications and the quotations given are all good. But I want to emphasize that when we sign contracts with these companies, we should also consider their future development. What we are pursuing is a win-win situation, and it would be best if we can make progress together and achieve mutual success."

Connor was in charge of the review and screening. He immediately said, "I understand. We will investigate and screen these companies again."

Zhuang Yu nodded and said, "Another point is that the contract period cannot be too long. I've seen many companies sign contracts for seven or eight years at any time. This is too outrageous. They are really calculating and taking me as a sucker. Tell them to modify the contract and only sign for three years at most."

Bonner and Connor were both stunned.

They also do not agree with signing for as long as seven or eight years, but they do not understand why it cannot be more than three years. Signing for four or five years is very common.

Seeing the two people's puzzled expressions, Zhou Zhiming asked: "Why can you only sign for three years? What are your plans?"

Zhuang Yu said: "Because I hope to win the NBA championship within three years."

Now all three of them understood.

If Zhuang Yu can lead the Lakers to win the NBA championship within three years, his commercial value will soar again.

If he signs for four or five years, Zhuang Yu will suffer in the next two years.

If he only signs for three years and Zhuang Yu wins the NBA championship within three years, the price for renewing the contract will be different at that time.

Of course, most people don’t have the confidence that Zhuang Yu has. They wish the years were longer so that they would have a guarantee no matter what happens in the future.

Zhuang Yu added, "Including the new contract, I will only sign for three years at most, and I have to be careful to control the number of endorsement contracts. Forget about those with too low an offer."

Scarcity makes things valuable. If you sign too many contracts, the price won’t go up.

In addition to these two things, Zhou Zhiming also mentioned "commercial activities". Now there are many companies inviting Zhuang Yu to participate in commercial activities, and they are all willing to pay high prices.

However, Zhuang Yu said that apart from charity activities and activities organized by brands with which he has signed endorsement contracts (such as Anta), he would turn down all others.

This puzzled Zhou Zhiming, Bonnie and Connor.

Generally, NBA stars will participate in a lot of commercial activities during the off-season. They even prefer this type of activity to endorsements because it takes less time and they can earn more money.

Zhuang Yu didn't explain much, because Zhou Zhiming and the others would know soon anyway.

In fact, it was because An Xin was pregnant, and he hoped to spend more time with An Xin. Women are very sensitive when they are pregnant, and they need companionship the most. Making money is naturally not as important as family, not to mention that he is not short of money at all now.

Although Yao Ming was owed hundreds of millions, once the contract extension with the Lakers was signed, plus the income from various commercial endorsements and the dividends from Anta's "Yu" series of sneakers and peripheral products, the remaining purchase price for the Sharks Club was enough to be paid.

After the discussion, several people left the meeting room.

After Bonnie and Connor left, Zhuang Yu, Zhou An and Zhou Zhiming came to Zhou Zhiming's office.

Now that there were no outsiders around, the three of them felt much more relaxed.

Zhuang Yu sat down on the sofa and instructed Zhou An: "Go, make two cups of tea."

Zhou An obediently made tea and brought it to Zhuang Yu and Zhou Zhiming, while he made a cup of coffee for himself.

"What do you want to eat later? I'll treat you." Zhou Zhiming looked at Zhuang Yu, "Haha, I'm taking advantage of you."

Zhuang Yu knew what Zhou Zhiming meant. Once he signed the contract extension with the Lakers, HT Sports Agency would make a fortune. The agent commission alone would be close to 500 million US dollars.

There are also various commercial endorsements, and together HT can earn at least tens of millions of US dollars.

Of course, it is not a one-time payment, but will be spread over several years. However, 10 million US dollars is enough to support HT Sports Agency for several years.

What's more, with Zhuang Yu as the signboard, HT Sports Agency's reputation will be immediately well-known, and then the money will naturally come in.

Maybe he can really replicate the legend of Ricky Paul.

"We are family, why are you being so polite?" Zhuang Yu said with a smile, then turned to look at Zhou An, "How is your trial training going?"

Zhou An immediately put away his playful expression and answered seriously: "I have received tryout invitations from five teams, including the Jazz, Mavericks, Nets, Magic, and Suns. In the next period of time, I will try out with these teams one after another and strive to enter the joint training camp."

Zhuang Yu nodded, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Do you need my help?"

Zhou An smiled and said, "It would be great if the Lakers could invite me for a tryout, but I want to wait until the tryouts of these five teams are over. If..."

"Do not."

Before he could finish, Zhuang Yu interrupted him and said, "It's not a tryout, but we will directly select you in the draft. This year, the Lakers have one first-round pick and one second-round pick. I can't guarantee the first-round pick, but if I ask, the second-round pick should be no problem."

Suddenly, Zhou An and Zhou Zhiming were shocked.

In fact, they had thought about using Zhuang Yu's connections with the Lakers, but they only wanted to arrange for Zhou An to go to the Lakers for a tryout. They never thought that Zhuang Yu would actually let the Lakers choose Zhou An directly.

Don't underestimate it's just a second-round pick. Maybe the Lakers may not be able to select an outstanding player with a second-round pick, but this matter itself is not just a problem of a second-round pick, but a problem of Zhuang Yu interfering in the team's draft as a player.

To put it in a broader sense, Zhuang Yu is breaking the rules.

Forcing the team to use the second-round pick to select Zhou An would have a more adverse impact on Zhuang Yu than forcing the team to sign a free agent or trade for a certain player.

This is different from Zhuang Yu asking coach Ma Yuenan to take care of Xiao Qingyang. Zhuang Yu is the owner of the Sharks Club. It is his team and he can do whatever he wants.

The Lakers are not his team.

Firstly, he is threatening the team, which will make the team management very unhappy; secondly, once this matter is exposed, it will become a black material and stain on Zhuang Yu.

"No."

Without waiting for Zhou An to speak, Zhou Zhiming immediately shook his head and said, "No, it's fine if we just arrange for Zhou An to go to the Lakers for a tryout, but it's absolutely not okay to let the Lakers directly choose Zhou An." After saying that, he looked at Zhou An with an extremely stern look.

Zhou An was startled by his uncle's stern look. He scratched his head and said to Zhuang Yu: "Brother Yu, thank you for your kindness, but I still want to try it myself."

Hearing this, Zhou Zhiming breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhuang Yu looked into Zhou An's eyes and nodded, "Okay, young people should be ambitious. You might as well try it yourself first. It may not be good for you if you really go to the Lakers."

Not to mention the risks he would take by doing so, even if Zhou An really went to the Lakers, how many opportunities could he, a second-round pick, get in such a strong team that is qualified to compete for the championship?

After all, this is not Zhuang Yu's team. He can't give opportunities to anyone he wants or let anyone play as he wants.

If Zhou An really entered the NBA, it would definitely be better for him to go to a weak team than a strong team, as he would have more opportunities.