"You don't have an agent yet, so it's really troublesome to connect with him." Yao complained to him as soon as he sat down.

The last time the team visited Houston away, Yao Ming invited him out for dinner, and the two were familiar with each other.

Since he broke up with Feigan before the draft, many agents have contacted him, but no one can satisfy people.

Li Rong's principle is to be better than to be insignificant, and he has always believed that his business value not only exists in his Chinese identity, but all those who took the initiative to look for him advised him to take this opportunity to make money.

No one believes that he can fight to this point except himself.

In fact, many merchants came to him directly this All-Star weekend, and many of them even came from domestic contracts.

Many people hope that he can accept some commercial endorsement contracts, and the price offered is also very exciting.

However, the difference between Li Rong and many players is that he can resist the temptation in front of him. He believes that his business value is far from being fully valued.

And these require him to perform better on the court.

This is the advantage of not having an agent. He can manipulate his life as he pleases without worrying about things outside the court.

His usual expenses are very limited, he is not interested in luxury cars and houses, and he has no relatives and friends to take care of. After paying the tax, his annual salary of 680,000 yuan is still half left, and he can't use it at all.

Li Rong is considering forming an economic personnel team himself. The team decisions are not affected by any external factors and are completely under the command of himself.

But now there is only a rough prototype in your head, and you still need to wait until the offseason to improve.

Dayao had already booked a restaurant near the hotel before. Soon after the two of them sat down, the waiter served the dishes that had been prepared long ago.

Yao Yao's characteristics were too obvious. The waiter obviously recognized him at first sight. After serving the dishes, he was nervous and asked for an autograph.

Yao Ming agreed very readily, signed the other party very skillfully, and took a photo with him. Only then did the waiter leave with satisfaction.

However, the waiter did not recognize Li Rong, who was also selected as the All-Star. He probably didn't think much of NBA.

This is Yao Ming's influence. He has now become a household name in the United States. Even ordinary people who don't watch football can call out his name.

The two of them were eating and chatting. Yao taught him a lot of things to pay attention to after being selected for the All-Star Game, which benefited Li Rong a lot.

"Now there are some calls in China that will allow you to join the national team. Let me ask you for your opinion in private?" After the food was over, Yao Ming finally put forward the theme of this meeting.

Although Li Rong had expressed his willingness to fight for the country in front of the media, no one knew whether he was just talking casually to deal with the media or was really willing to join the national team.

After all, most NBA players have a rare break after playing a long regular season. Many people will take this opportunity to take care of their bodies and relax their spirits.

Generally speaking, the rewards for participating in international competitions are far less generous than those for NBA games, and there is also the risk of injury.

Most domestic players are trained within the system, and it is an unshirkable responsibility to play for the country. If someone refuses, they will be immediately labeled as "ungrateful" or even "traitorous" or even "traitorous traitor".

Li Rong's situation is completely a matter of jumping out of the Three Realms and not being among the Five Elements. He has not been trained by domestic basketball systems, so the national team is not binding on him.

Moreover, what he now has is American nationality, and the outside world cannot accuse him of being stubborn.

So Yao's mission this time is to confirm whether Li Rong's previous words are true. If he really just made some polite mistakes, the national team is eager to include him, which will undoubtedly be very embarrassing.

Another very important point is that the FIBA ​​has clear regulations on athletes playing for their country. If an athlete has played for a national team, he will never be able to join the national team of other countries in his life.

In other words, if Li Rong agrees to join the national team, it means that he will permanently lose the opportunity to play for the Dream Team in the future.

"I still say the same thing, I am willing to fight for the country." Li Rong said without hesitation.

"You have to think clearly that once you join the national team, you may not get any decent international competition honors in your life. After all, the Olympic gold medal or World Championship gold medal is also a very glorious achievement for many players." Yao Ming said in a deep voice.

“For me, collective honor outweighs individual achievements.”

"Okay!" Yao Ming nodded to him with some excitement.

In fact, Yao Yao is the person who most hopes that Li Rong can join the national team. As the leader of the national team, he has taken on almost all the burdens in recent years.

This time, the Olympics are held in China, and the pressure on every athlete participating in the Olympics is unimaginable.

If Li Rong joins the national team, with his ability to show in the NBA, he can definitely immediately improve the level of the entire team to another level.

Through the last match with the Timberwolves and watching today's rookie challenge, he recognized Li Rong's strength very much. Once he could play for his country, Yao Dayao believes that the strength of the national team in the world will not be inferior to any other country except the Dream Team.

After receiving Li Rong's statement, Yao Ming returned to the hotel and immediately called the country to report the news.

The next day, Li Rong participated in several community activities with the All-Star team, and at night he had to drag his tired body to cooperate with Gerald Green to participate in this year's dunk contest.

The opening was as usual with lengthy speeches, followed by various performances.

The warm-up program was completed before the second day's schedule officially started.

First, the Shooting Star Competition, which consists of a retired veteran, an active NBA player, and a female player.

San Antonio defeated other opponents to win the championship in this event. Their three players are retired celebrity "Admiral" David Robinson, "Big Basics" Tim Duncan and NBA Silver Stars' Becky Harmon.

The Spurs' lineup is very strange. Robinson and Duncan are not the kind of shooters with outstanding touch, but the weird lineup cannot withstand God's favor.

Harmon, Duncan and Robinson's shooting were very smooth, and Duncan finally hit a hit near the center circle, replicating Parker's magic in 2oo6 years. The Spurs took 35.8 seconds to defeat the Bulls, the Suns and the Pistons respectively to win the cup.
Chapter completed!