Wang Yi and Nicole had just walked out of the airport and were about to get on the special car that picked them up - of course, this car was also contacted by Nicole.
It seems that she has much wider connections in China than Wang Yi.
At this time, Wang Yi's phone rang.
Wang Yi took out his mobile phone and saw that it was Luo Lin's number.
"Sister Luo, is something wrong?"
Wang Yi asked.
Luo Lin said: "Wang Yi, you...were traded."
"..."
At this moment, the smile on Wang Yi's face disappeared instantly.
Although he has been traded many times, Wang Yi never thought that the Lakers would trade him.
Especially since Pelinka cut his salary twice before, he obviously doesn't intend to trade him.
Because if the salary is reduced, it is equivalent to reducing the player's trading value.
To use a simple analogy, you can exchange a five-dollar pen for someone else's five-dollar notebook.
But if you say your pen costs two yuan, others will only exchange it for two yuan.
Pelinka can't be that stupid.
There must be a deeper reason behind this.
But as for what the reason is, Wang Yi is not in the mood to know.
Nicole, who was next to her, vaguely heard that Wang Yi was being traded, and she couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in her heart.
Subconsciously, he turned his head and looked at Wang Yi.
Wang Yi's expression froze for a moment.
But just a few seconds later, Wang Yi's expression melted.
"Sister Luo, which team will I join?"
Wang Yi asked.
Rowling responded: "It was a five-team deal and you ended up being sent to the Kings."
Wang Yi's heart couldn't help but feel a little tingling.
The Lakers sent him away and he endured it.
After all, the NBA is just a business in the final analysis.
It is understandable that owners and managers trade players out for the benefit of the team.
But before the trade, the Lakers actually asked themselves to cut their salary by US$8 million.
If you had known that you were going to be traded, how could you have taken a salary cut?
And they actually sent themselves to a small-market team.
After joining a team in a small market, your market value will shrink a lot.
The most important thing is, what kind of team is the Kings?
It has not received any attention at all in the past ten years.
Moreover, there is no winning culture at all in the lottery every year.
Pelinka and owner Jeanie Buss sacrificed their own interests for their own.
Haha, that's awesome.
However, Wang Yi quickly accepted his new identity - he has always been very adaptable.
He has already made up his mind.
Small ball market?
He just doesn't believe in evil.
I also want to create the greatest value in the small ball market.
Lottery team?
I still want to lead them to the playoffs and even win the championship!
No matter what the reasons are for the Lakers to trade him, one day, he will make the Lakers regret it!
Make Pelinka and Jeanie Buss feel sick to their guts!
"king?"
Nicole asked next to her.
Wang Yi slowly shook his head: "I'm fine. It's normal to be traded."
Nicole saw that Wang Yi was not hit as hard as she thought, and she relaxed a little.
"Let's go."
Wang Yi said.
Nicole nodded obediently and silently followed Wang Yi out of the airport.
Meanwhile, at the Los Angeles Lakers Arena, in the general manager's office.
The person sitting in the general manager position at this time is not general manager Pelinka, but team owner Jeannie Buss.
As for the team's general manager Pelinka, he was pacing back and forth in the office with a very solemn expression.
"I don't understand, why do we have to be a trading king? Everyone will think we are crazy!"
His hands were waving rapidly, somewhat exaggeratedly.
Jenny Bass shook her head and sighed:
"I don't want to either. But now the league is in a recession, and the revenue of each team has plummeted. Some small-market teams have even suffered losses. Other team owners are okay. They each have other industries, and they do not mainly rely on the team.
Make money. But I don’t have any other industry except the Lakers."
"So for long-term considerations, I invested in a high-end technology industry. Unfortunately, the investment failed and I was in debt of nearly US$1.2 billion. If I can't pay back the money before November, I will go bankrupt!"
Pelinka stopped and looked at the beautiful female boss in front of him.
Jenny is beautiful, but doing biology is not based on your face at all.
In terms of business, Jenny's talents are somewhat lacking.
Jenny lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and puffed out a puff of smoke:
"Fortunately, I contacted a buyer who was willing to spend 1.5 billion to buy 49% of the team's shares. With this money, I can pay off the debt. But this buyer is a deep-rooted... In short, he won't
He is willing to see any Orientals in the team. The only condition for him to acquire the equity is to eliminate all Orientals in the team..."
"What nonsense!"
Pelinka was so excited that spittle flew out.
"Trade Wang just for such a reason? What kind of idiot buyer made such a ridiculous request? What's even more ridiculous is that you actually agreed. As long as you can persist for two more seasons, the market value created by Wang will be
, and the huge Chinese market behind it, will completely turn you around!"
Jenny took a deep breath of cigarette and smiled bitterly:
"I can't wait for another season. If I don't trade Wang, I will go bankrupt in more than three months. And no matter how great Wang's commercial value is, can he get me 1.2 billion US dollars within a year? Don't care too much, players.
It’s just a tool for the boss to make money. Without this tool, can’t we just change it to another one?”
"I think Westbrook is good. After trading him, his and LeBron's market appeal will be enough to ensure that we can make money next season."
Pelinka kept shaking his head: "But we still need to strengthen. Trading Wang now will damage the credibility of our team, which will make it difficult for us to recruit outstanding players."
Hearing this, Jenny laughed: "Pelinka, you are also an experienced general manager. As long as we let the public relations team let out the news, saying that Wang Yi went back on his word, was not satisfied with the 20 million annual salary, and took the initiative to ask for a trade. Our
Can’t your reputation be preserved?”
"But...this is unfair to the king."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Jenny laughed: "Pelinka, as an experienced general manager, you shouldn't be so naive. In business, there is no fairness, only interests. I know you can't do it, so you don't need to worry about this matter, let me take care of it."
make arrangements for."
"But……"
What else did Pelinka want to say.
But Jenny had already stood up and twirled the remaining half cigarette heavily in the ashtray.
"That's it."
After saying that, he strode towards the door.
Half an hour later, news of Wang Yi's trade quickly spread throughout the networks of the United States and China.
Everyone is in disbelief about this.
“Are the Lakers crazy?”
"Here, what's going on? Are the Lakers out of their minds?"
"I don't believe in this world anymore."
Both American fans and Chinese fans have very consistent attitudes towards this matter.
More than two hours later, another piece of news came out: After Wang Yi signed with the Lakers, he went back on his word. Because he was dissatisfied with his annual salary of US$20 million, he actively asked the Lakers to trade him. The Lakers had no choice but to do so.
As soon as this news came out, the trend on the Internet changed instantly.
Chapter completed!