Chapter 129 An exciting new season

Author: Lao Ma Jia

Chapter 129 A tough new season

Kongbu was in a great mood, humming a tune and left the office, and happened to run into Glenn.

"Kong, are you in such a good mood?"

"It's not about falling in love, right?"

Glenn asked with a strange expression.

He had previously had the idea of ​​introducing his daughter to Kongbu, but he had a big quarrel with old Thomas at that time, which delayed the matter.

Now that the troublesome fellow of old Thomas has escaped, he has once again had the idea of ​​plotting against Kongbu.

"It's more satisfying than falling in love."

"By the way, old man, I will be returning to China in the next few days. If the team needs me for anything, just call me."

"If it's not a very important matter, try not to come to me. I want to enjoy my vacation."

Kongbu was not willing to delay. He wanted to return to China as soon as possible to take over his team.

He even thought of a team name, but when the team name came up, it would need to be given to sponsors, so the team name he thought of was simply not used.

When the time comes, Kong Bu's team will probably be named Liaoning Panpan, Jilin Tonggang, or Dongguan New Century. There is no other way. Who asked others to spend money to name the team?

Seeing Kongbu leaving in a hurry, Glenn pinched himself and wondered if he was hallucinating.

Thomas Sr. ran away and Combs went on vacation. Doesn't it mean that the Raptors are now his one-man show?

He felt happy that his daughter-in-law had become a mother-in-law after many years. After three years, a full three years, he was finally able to take charge of the family.

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Two days later, Kongbu once again set foot on the homeland of the Celestial Empire.

This time he did not go to the Magic City, but went directly to the capital.

When gathering wool, you can't catch a sheep. Last time I bought so many houses in Shanghai, it almost made the news. This time Kongbu plans to go to the capital to buy some real estate such as a courtyard house.

After getting off the plane, Kongbu was driven to the hotel by someone sent by Xin Lancheng.

In the evening, it was inevitable to have another round of drinking and drinking, and the bus was called over.

Kongbu had only seen Daba on TV, but never in person. When he saw Daba in person for the first time, Kongbu felt nervous.

Daba's face is really too fierce.

He didn't know what a person with a sinister face looked like before, but after seeing the bus, he had a deep understanding of this word.

Coupled with its huge size, it looks like a real no-no to strangers.

Daben also looks more fierce, but standing in front of the bus, I'm afraid he's not on the same level, whether it's his size or the ferocity of his face.

When I first met Kong Bu, Daba was a little reserved. I don't know if it was because of nervousness or some other reason, but he never showed a smile.

After drinking a few drinks, a smile appeared on his face and he looked a little gentler.

We didn't talk about the team that night, we only talked about Bus joining the Raptors, and then we talked for a while about letting Combs be the men's basketball coach.

At noon the next day, Kongbu still found a small intermediary, spent a lot of money, and exchanged all the 4.5 million US dollars for courtyard houses in the capital and old houses with single-family houses outside the third ring road.

In the evening, there was another dinner party. This time Kongbu specially called Dazhi over and asked him to bring his father with him.

Dazhi returned to China early to recuperate after the championship parade.

"Dazhi, have you had any headaches recently?"

"I still have it. I have headaches from time to time recently. The pain is so severe that I can only take some painkillers, but they don't help much."

Dazhi rubbed his head and said.

The old father Wang Weijun sighed.

When he saw that scene on live TV, he was so frightened that he was so alone. If he did something good, it would be of no use to make more money.

"Brother Wang, I'm really sorry for not taking good care of Dazhi."

Kong Bu said to Wang Weijun apologetically.

These words immediately made Lao Wang feel uneasy, "Director Kong, what you said made me unable to sleep for several days."

"It's his blessing that Da Zhi can be chosen by you. You don't even know how many of our domestic players envy Da Zhi."

Daba nodded aside. He was one of the people who envied Dazhi extremely. The annual salary of 13 million US dollars was so shocking.

"Everything that happens on the field is determined by fate. Director Kong cannot be blamed."

"If what Director Kong said just now gets out, people will definitely poke my spine."

Wang Weijun could not be more grateful to Kong Bu, not only because Kong Bu allowed Dazhi to get a contract worth 13 million US dollars, but also for taking great care of Dazhi for more than half a year.

When he first arrived in Toronto, Dazhi's basic necessities of life were almost entirely taken care of by Kong Bu.

Kongbu specially asked Dazhi to bring his old father tonight. On the one hand, he really wanted to express his apology, although this matter really had nothing to do with Kongbu.

After all, there is no enmity between Kongbu and the Jazz. If Dazhi is injured by a Knicks or Heat player, only Kongbu can be blamed.

But after all, Kongbu is the head coach and the person who brought Dazhi to the Raptors. He should take care of Dazhi's safety.

In addition to expressing his apology, Kongbu also wanted to let Wang Weijun be the general manager of his team.

We talked about this during the dinner just now. The team Kong Bu was assigned to was Shandong team, that is, Qingdao team.

Lao Wang himself was an insider, and because of Dazhi's relationship, he was absolutely trustworthy and would not have stolen hundreds of thousands from Kong Bu.

When he heard that Kong Bu wanted him to be the general manager, Lao Wang agreed without any salary.

It really doesn't matter whether Kong Bu thinks about it or not. According to the current market situation, even the general manager of the team may not have a monthly salary of 10,000. With Dazhi's annual salary, who cares about such a small amount of money.

After everything was settled, Combu did not return to Toronto.

Because the labor wage negotiations have to be discussed until January 20 next year, which is almost half a year away.

In the past six months, even if Kongbu returned to Toronto, he would not have any work to do. The league did not allow signings, training, or any form of transactions.

It was rare to get half a day off in life, so Kongbu simply went to Qingdao, where his team's home stadium is, and gave himself a half-year holiday.

I spent a little money to buy a villa on the beach. I go to the beach every day and sunbathe. From time to time I have a wonderful encounter on the beach.

During the critical six months, Kongbu's salary was guaranteed.

The days of immortality are probably nothing more than this.

Glenn would call Combo from time to time and tell him some of the current status of the league, such as the status of the labor negotiations.

In fact, Kongbu knew everything without Glenn's notification.

The main reason why this protracted labor wage negotiation is so difficult lies in the irreconcilable contradiction between labor and management.

The capital is also the team owner, the party that contributes money. They want to introduce a luxury tax and then limit the salary of superstars.

The labor side is the players union. In addition to not agreeing to these two conditions, they also want to ask the boss to increase the salary of the basic-salary players.

One wants to save money, and the other wants the other to spend money. This is an irreconcilable contradiction.

In the end, the tyrant Stern couldn't stand it anymore and made harsh words. If he couldn't reach an agreement, the next season would be canceled directly.

This threat directly scared Ewing, the head of the players union.

At this age, he can still get another two years of big contracts. If next season is canceled, it means that he will earn at least 15 million US dollars less.

The dead Taoist friend was not the poor Taoist, so he directly became a scab.

In the end, the luxury tax and maximum salary regulations were all released smoothly. In order to look after the players' union, the salary of the minimum-salary players was slightly raised, just from 240,000 to 350,000.

In fact, the only thing Kongbu cares about is whether Jordan will retire.

Under normal circumstances, at this point in time, Jordan would have already held a press conference to officially announce his retirement.

But as the sixth championship was snatched away by Combs, Jordan seemed to be hesitant. Seeing that the labor negotiations were almost over, there was no news from his side.

Kongbu thinks Jordan probably wants to play for another year.

This is a good thing. If Jordan were to leave, Kongbu would really feel a little bit out of place.

If the Bulls dynasty disintegrates, no team in the Eastern Conference will be the Raptors' enemy.

Even the Pacers, who could compete with the Bulls in seven games in the playoffs, are no exception.

As for the Western Conference, the Spurs and Lakers would have taken advantage of the trend to rise.

But now the Spurs are still not interested. They have to get Parker and Ginobili to rise. It is obviously impossible for Combe to let them get them.

As for the Lakers, Kobe is still immature and will have to wait at least another year or two before he can assume the role of the Lakers' perimeter leader.

If Jordan retires, then Kongbu will really lead his team to sweep the league in the new season.

Of course, even if Jordan does not retire and can maintain the integrity of the current Bulls lineup, if they play in the playoffs, there is a high probability that they will still lose to the Raptors.

Last season, Jordan was tired and cramped even in the tiebreaker. Now he is one year older, already 36 years old, and he cannot withstand high-intensity confrontation.
To be continued...