Chapter 233 [Prepare for departure, join you if you can't beat you]
Guo Xu and Meghan first applied for a Chinese visa, and then recruited accompanying "employees" with their agent Hapi Watels.
Hapi also wants to travel to China together this time, otherwise Guo Xu may encounter some commercial traps and he doesn't know if he advertises for free. This kind of thing is common in all countries.
Guo Xu knew this kind of thing. For example, international football superstar Ronaldo has been the spokesperson for private enterprise Jinxun Throat Bao for free. He didn't know that he had been giggling on the Chinese screen for several years.
They first recruited two bodyguards, one was a Chinese female bodyguard, named Elena in English and Zhao Qi in Chinese, and could speak Chinese. The other was a white man, 188cm tall and named Gary Voss.
Finally, Guo Xu found a accompanying makeup artist and photographer, introduced by Chinese director Huang Yiyu.
The makeup artist is the apprentice of the old makeup artist of the crew of "The Cosmic Chasing Order", named Claire Taylor.
How strong is Hollywood's makeup ability? It's not an exaggeration to describe it as a makeover. Guo Xu wants to dress up as an old man, middle-aged man and woman can easily achieve it. For example, the Hollywood comedy movie "Miss is so white", the black policeman played by the Waynes brothers all put on makeup and turned into white girls to handle the case.
25-year-old Claire has a high makeup level similar to disguise. She is usually a big beauty, and when she takes off her makeup, she will be another person. She basically takes photos with Meitu Xiuxiu in the future.
The white photographer is named Kevin Nance, 180cm tall, not very famous, but very professional.
Before leaving, Guo Xu went to see Meghan's fat aunt once, and also talked about traveling abroad with Meghan's parents on the phone, and they all agreed. Meghan's parents stayed in Port St. Lucie and never showed up, for fear that too much would affect their development, so they both hoped that their daughter would catch a rich son-in-law.
Guo Xu felt that Meghan was very miserable. He traveled alone in Los Angeles like himself, and his family was not around. He left East Lansing at the age of 18 last year. She was left outside and fend for herself at the age of 15. This kind of education is really rare.
Everyone got visas and everything was ready. It was July at that time, and the NBA summer free market was opened.
The league soon showed two huge bad contracts.
The Kings renewed Chris Webber for 7 years and 123 million yuan, second only to the 6-year 126 million yuan signed by the Timberwolves' contract for Garnett in 1998.
Weber's age is one year longer than Garnett, which seems to be cheap, but the King's management ignores the fact that Weber has serious injuries and is a glass man. He will be ruined soon.
What's even more outrageous is that the Knicks gave "China Investment King" Alan Houston a 6-year contract extension. This is an ultimate bad contract, which makes people completely confused about what the manager is thinking about. A pitcher who only knows how to score or a pitcher who mainly invests in China Investment has an annual salary of about the same as Webber, one of the four forwards.
Last season, Houston averaged only 18.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 44.9%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 38.1%. His previous peak data averaged only 19.7 points per game.
A New York fan online suggested that the Knicks give up Houston and spared their salary space to poach Jason Guo with maximum salary in 2002. This suggestion won the approval of many fans, but unfortunately it did not include the Knicks management.
Then, the Knicks signed a five-year, 27.5 million contract with the Cavaliers' short and chunky forward Clarence Witherspoon, which slapped the fans with beautiful fantasies, which favorably proved that the management was a bunch of psychosogues.
The Knicks management also felt that it made a profit, because Witherspoon played 82 games last season, averaging 11.3 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. As for the Cavaliers' shit record, and the fat man was 198cm tall and weighed 120 kilograms, he almost never defended against pick-and-roll, the Knicks completely ignored it.
In addition to the above two teams being more popular, the Lakers are the absolute protagonists in the offseason, because almost all veterans at the end of their career want to join the Lakers, and some players who are in their peak period and cannot get big contracts for various reasons also want to join.
This happens every summer. Veterans are willing to make a lot of dollars at the cost of making a lot of dollars, and they also have to join a strong team to play before the end of their careers to win the honor of the championship.
The Lakers won the championship with an overwhelming advantage last season and broke two historical records. The only teams that veterans can choose from are the Lakers, unlike in previous years, many teams with the strength to compete for the championship were divided into veterans.
In this case, there is a large group of players who recommend themselves to the Lakers, which is almost like a rush to break the threshold. The Lakers management only needs to hold a meeting to study and select the most suitable players from the Lakers.
This is bad news for marginalist Pan Pessi. The Lakers made it clear that they would not renew his contract, so he had to participate in the summer league again, and play in preseason games for other teams in the new season, working hard for a basic salary.
In addition, Lakers veteran Ron Harper retired, Grant and Foster left, and the team vacated a total of four places.
The Lakers' first signing shocked the entire league. Their veteran signed "Rock" Mickey Richmond with a minimum salary, and will be Kobe's substitute in the new season. This swinger is famous, averaging 20+ games in several seasons and is selected for the All-Star Game six times, but he was injured last season and only played 37 games, and his condition is doubtful.
Richmond has long no longer cared about money, and he is willing to fight on the fringe, just for a championship ring.
Liberty center "King Kong" Patrick Ewing was a little moved after seeing this scene, but as the four major centers, he really couldn't bear to face the Lakers and hugged O'Neal's thighs. The next day he chose to sign the Magic with an annual salary of 2 million yuan.
He is willing to suffer with face. He is talking about people like Ewing. As long as he recommends himself, Kupchek will probably sign. This is a good gimmick. The two centers fight side by side. Unfortunately, Ewing gave up the last chance to win the championship ring.
In Guo Xu's previous life, Karl Malone was more determined than Ewing to join the Lakers for the ring, but unfortunately he was slapped in the face.
The Lakers signed the second time again with a great contract, winning the 1996 Golden Generation No. 9 rookie, power forward Samaki Walker, for 3 million in two years.
Samachi is 206cm tall, weighs 109 kilograms, and has excellent physical fitness. Because of this, he was even higher than Kobe's pick at that time. He played for two seasons with the Spurs, averaged 15.8 minutes per game last season, scoring 5.3 points, 4 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 0.7 blocks.
Although the data is average, the contract is worth it based on Samaki's athletic ability alone, and he can share his playing time with Horry.
Samaki was actually abused by the Lakers last season. "If you can't beat you, join you" happened in 2001.
The Lakers' third signing was given to Jim Jackson, who was still at the peak of his body, and it was just a basic salary. He can play as a substitute at 2 and 3, with accurate three-pointers, and also has the ability to take the ball offensive.
After the Mavericks and Kidd fell apart, Jim became a famous homeless man in the NBA. In Guo Xu's previous life, he had never joined the Lakers. He originally wanted to wander to other teams, averaging 11.5 points, 4 rebounds and 2.9 assists last season.
The Lakers were not in a hurry to decide the last place and rejected Tim Hardaway. There was no shortage of people in any position.
Guo Xu and Fisher are the strongest depth in the league at No. 1. Bryan Shaw can also play guest roles occasionally. Now the Lakers are strong, which makes people scared to watch.
Chapter completed!