In addition to chatting with Min Congda about basketball, James also talked with him about life and business.
James said he wants to get rid of the current agent system so that he can gain more initiative in negotiations with the team.
Min Congda expressed his agreement and appreciation, and said: "Your power alone is not enough. You have to unite with some players and stop cooperating with those vampire agents! Train your own agents, sign with big economic companies, and join forces. , to negotiate with the team.”
James said: "Yes, labor negotiations will be held this summer. I will try my best to fight for more rights for the labor side."
In the summer of 2011, the labor agreement reached during the 1999 lockout will expire, and new negotiations between labor and management will begin.
By then, there will be a new bloody storm.
"Strive for more rights for labor? How to fight for it? Can you represent labor?"
After listening to James' words, Min Congda asked.
He felt that James sometimes spoke and acted strangely.
It's like he's acting, a drama with the main theme of Wei Guangzheng.
He is the protagonist in this main theme drama and must always maintain his glorious image in words and deeds.
However, in private, he shows his true feelings and is a very funny and funny person.
But once it comes to some serious topics, he can immediately enter the role and become the protagonist of Weiguang's drama.
This contrast often makes people feel incredible and quite inconsistent. Which one is the real him?
Or, neither?
But Min Congda also understands that the NBA is a big show, where both humans and ghosts can show off.
Many words and deeds are just acting, including conflicts and fights on the field, and very few of them actually get angry and get into fights.
Everyone has a temper, but they know it well when they do it. "It's just a show. Don't take it too seriously. If it breaks, you will be unlucky."
Faced with Min Congda's questioning, James said: "Of course! Of course I will represent the interests of most players and workers. We are opponents on the court, and we are a community off the court. I am the vice chairman of the players union."
Min Congda said: "But the gap in salary and assets between you and the bottom players is bigger than the gap between you and the management, right? You say you are a laborer, but which laborer has assets worth hundreds of millions? There are hundreds of millions." He has many fans and many endorsement contracts. He has a contract worth 100 million yuan before entering the league. Even if he retires now, he will have nothing to worry about for the rest of his life."
James spread his hands and said: "Those are two different things. I am an investment. As long as I am on the court, I am a part of the players. I will safeguard the interests of everyone. Moreover, I feel that my salary is what I deserve." , I earned it due to my performance on the field.”
Min Congda refuted him, saying: "On the court, you are indeed a part of the players, but off the court, you are actually closer to the capital. When you take off the jersey, you will be a member of the capital side. That's it. Just like Michael Jordan. You say you deserve your salary because you can get so much salary in the current environment and system. But what if this environment and system are unfair? You will maintain this system, Or go and crush him, do you have the courage?"
Min Congda's words made James speechless for a moment. He didn't know how to respond and his mind couldn't move.
"Okay, I'm not meeting you today to criticize you, I just want to chat with you. I hope you can always understand your position and don't lose yourself. People will lose it because of interests and reputation. I know you want to It's a good thing for players to have more say. But sometimes people can't have the best of both worlds, fame and fortune, so they have to learn to give up some things."
I don’t know why, but when Min Congda was chatting with James, he especially liked to tell him some great truths.
It was as if he had really become James' adoptive father, trying to prevent him from going astray and enlighten him on the road to pursuing fame and fortune.
James doesn't like others to talk nonsense to him. He has grown up step by step and relied on his own choices and efforts.
Only when Min Congda said these things, he could listen patiently and silently remember them in his heart.
Soon, the two ended their meeting. Min Congda asked James to go back to the room to rest. He sat there for a while and made sure that no one was paying attention before leaving quietly.
He acts like an underground party contact, but in fact no one cares who he meets.
At three o'clock in the afternoon on March 19, the game between the Clippers and the Cavaliers started.
Because of the national live broadcast, the game time is earlier than usual.
The Staples Center was naturally full again, and Min Congda was already numb to the 100% attendance rate.
He is thinking that as long as no tickets are sold, the box office is still acceptable to him.
Tonight, Dunleavy made some adjustments to the Clippers' starting lineup, and Ricky Davis rested.
Because Ricky gained weight in the summer, although his resistance ability has increased, his risk of injury has also increased.
There was some water accumulation in his knee, and the doctor recommended a period of rest.
Therefore, Lao Deng mentioned Paul George to the starting position and had a direct dialogue with James.
George is still an unknown player this season. Although he has been used in some important ways, his level is far behind James.
However, this kid is quite confident, because he was told before the game that he would start tonight. George said in an interview with reporters before the game: "I will start against James tonight. I hope to leave some deep impression on James. I am Paul George from Los Angeles."
Min Congda couldn't hold back when he heard George's second-string interview. Starting from James, all the third positions in the league are talented, and none of them feel very normal. It seems that people who play this position are as good as They function the same on the court and have very swingy personalities.
Before the draft, Min Congda always thought that George was the kind of shy, introverted, lazy Los Angeles boy who loved his family and fell behind after hanging around on the team.
Unexpectedly, this guy is very sultry. He often talks big words during team training, always saying "I'm going to beat you up", "I'm going to score 60 points on you", "I'm going to score this three-pointer". , and then got slapped in the face by Curry and Ricky Davis.
Of course, it is normal for everyone to joke around during team training.
In the past, it didn’t matter if everyone just treated it as a joke. It’s normal for young people to keep their mouth shut.
The Clippers have won consecutive games recently, and George's performance has been good, which may have made him a little distracted.
You actually think you can compete against James in the game?
Min Congda chatted with James for a few more words during the warm-up and said: "LeBron! The young man No. 24 on our team said he wanted to impress you. What do you think? Do you want to help him?"
James laughed and said: "Okay, no problem, Paul George, I know, I will also leave a deep impression on him."
(End of chapter)
