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Chapter 327 Unsatisfactory Tears

The NBA draft has come to an end.

Two days later, San Antonio hosted a grand championship parade, a fond memory from a smaller city.

Subsequently, the NBA's free market officially opened.

ESPN's annual excellent columnist Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news that the Golden State Warriors have provided Qin Fei with a five-year maximum salary offer.

According to the provisions of the labor agreement, after the opening of the free market, there is still a period of freezing period.

During the freeze period, the team can negotiate with free agents, and the two parties can reach a verbal agreement, but they can't officially sign until the freeze period ends.

During the freeze period, any verbal agreement is still at the negotiation level, neither included in the team's salary statistics, nor legally binding, and both the team and the players can go back on their word.

But under normal circumstances, no one would do anything they regretted, it was too shameful.

Players who have just completed rookie contracts are restricted free agents. Unlike full free agents, the home team has the right to offer a maximum salary qualification offer first.

Such an offer isn't too unexpected, at the same time.

Iverson, Kobe, Ray Allen, Marbury and other outstanding players in the class of 96 have actually received offers from the team, basically all of which are max salary offers.

Including Marbury is also a maximum salary offer.

It's just that the time is different. For example, Iverson and Kobe both offered for six years, and Qin Fei's five years is considered short.

During the freeze period, teams can sign players who have just completed the draft.

On July 7, the Warriors officially announced that they had signed with Ron Artest and Kenny Thomas, who were acquired in this year's draft.

According to the regulations and negotiations, Artest signed a 3-year contract of 430 million US dollars, while Kenny Thomas signed a 3-year contract of 270 million US dollars, with an average annual salary of more than 140 million and an average annual salary of 90.

At the same time, the Warriors also got in touch with Manu Ginobili, who is in Europe.

The Warriors encouraged Ginobili to play well in Europe and hone his skills. When the time is right, he can choose to join the Warriors in the NBA.

The two sides talked very happily, and the Warriors also expressed their appreciation for Ginobili.

Inadvertently revealed that for the sake of Ginobili, he rejected a certain team's request for a first-round pick trade, which was very sincere.

Ginobili originally thought that if he was selected with this pick, no one would care about him. He didn't expect the Warriors to value him so much, which surprised him, and he was also a little moved about going to the NBA to play.

After all, the NBA is the highest level of basketball in the world, and it is also the largest and most profitable basketball league in the world.

At the same time, the Warriors and Dampier's contract renewal negotiations are also underway.

Dampier, like Qin Fei, is a member of the Class of 96 and is a restricted free agent.

What does it mean to be restricted?

Simply put, it belongs to a player who is not completely free. For example, if the negotiation between the two parties fails, Dampier intends to leave the Warriors. At this time, other teams offer Dampier.

It stands to reason that Dampier can go as long as he accepts the offer from other teams, but the restricted player status limits him.

The Warriors have the right to match the offer within 48 hours. If the offer is matched, Dampier still cannot leave and has to stay in the Warriors to work hard.

Dampier is actually very marketable, and the Warriors will match his offer anyway, unless someone else opens a maximum salary contract.

But under normal circumstances, no team will offer a maximum salary. If the maximum salary is really offered, if the Warriors do not match, then they will screw themselves.

These 48 hours will start after the end of the freezing period. During the contract renewal negotiations with the Warriors, Dampier felt that the Warriors did not particularly want to give him a satisfactory contract, which made him a little surprised and angry.

Of course he knew what was going on.

It's nothing more than the fact that the team ushered in a darker and stronger big Ben than him, so the demand for the center position is actually not high. In the latter part of the season, there are many specific games, and Big Ben has more playing time than him.

Even a stubborn coach like Carlesimo would think that Big Ben is really useful, and the defensive end is simply a pillar.

So Dampier entrusted his agent to contact other teams these days.

There are also teams that offered Dampier on the trade freeze day.

On July 7, according to the sports columnist of the "San Francisco Chronicle", the Dallas Mavericks offered Dampier a 5-year $5 million mid-level contract offer, but Dampier has not yet confirmed whether to accept this contract offer.

Once Dampier accepts, then it depends on whether the Warriors don't match.

The Warriors will definitely match. The 5-year 2800 contract is more in line with Dampier's current worth, and it may be a little overflowing, but considering that Dampier is on the rise, it is not unacceptable.

Dampier will also wait for a while, and make a choice after receiving other offers.

New York, Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan.

A number of summer show catwalks have been built. In the hot summer, fashion and life will be more closely integrated.

In the newly built venue, fashion masters and celebrities from all over the world gathered together. Some senior teachers who have been engaged in this industry for many years shot demanding fashion blockbusters from multiple angles.

Fashion week is a show, where top models show off their graceful figures and various outfits with their perfect figures on the stage.

There are four major fashion weeks in the world, namely New York, Paris, London and Milan.

Autumn and winter fashion weeks are generally held in February and March, while spring and summer fashion weeks are held in September and October.

This year's fashion show is only a summer show, and the clothing is mainly bikinis or other cool clothing, which mainly reflects the hot summer enthusiasm.

There are some luxury cars parked outside the park, and those who are fashionable are generally worth more than a billion dollars.

Amidst the roar, a red Porsche sports car parked in the parking space.

"Porsche 911GT3!"

"It's a new sports car for this year, and the 3.6-liter 360-horsepower inline-six engine allows the 911 GT3 to get a lot of horsepower without the use of turbochargers or superchargers."

Many journalists squatting on the side of the road, some of them are also sports car enthusiasts, they know the appearance of the red sports car like a treasure.

The car door opened, and a pair of slender legs like white jade stepped on a pair of

Basketball shoes?

The people who were observing secretly were stunned for a moment, and rubbed their eyes to make sure that they were not mistaken.

This is a pair of blue and black basketball shoes, with a 3M reflective tongue on the upper, mesh vents on the side of the shoe, a transparent sole, a small hook on the side of the shoe and a big artistic "F".

"What sneakers are these?"

Everyone who wanted to complain about the outfits, but when they saw the heroine with slender legs stepping out of the Porsche sports car, showing the perfect summer passion in a simple white T-shirt and denim shorts, there was no further discussion.

I could only instinctively take out my camera and take a few photos.

The girl is young, in her early 20s, about 1.7 meters tall, with exquisite makeup, and wearing basketball shoes to show her youthful and athletic vitality.

"This is designer Lin Xuanyi!"

Someone recognized the girl's background. Lin Xuanyi is well-known as an outstanding female designer who founded Simil clothing during college. It is not surprising that she was invited to participate in the fashion show.

"Aren't you going to get out of the car?"

Lin Xuanyi lowered her head and said something into the car.

"Why don't you get out of the car, isn't this still sending messages!"

The man's lazy voice came out, the voice was relatively low, but the tone was gentler.

"Where is so much information all day long?"

Lin Xuanyi couldn't help but complain.

"That said, you don't know what I'm doing at night."

The man pushed open the car door, stepped out of the narrow car space with no effort, looked at the sunlight outside, and couldn't help squinting his eyes.

The reporters were stunned.

This is?

The other person who got out of the sports car was tall, wearing an orange T-shirt and black sports shorts, and covered his round cut with a baseball cap.

"Qin Fei!"

The reporters in New York also knew about the NBA, and they recognized the man who got out of the car at a glance.

Isn't this the star of the NBA Golden State Warriors? The best superstar in the NBA!

Good guy, do NBA stars also come to see the girls show?

Lin Xuanyi is just a designer. In terms of influence and popularity, she is far inferior to Qin Fei. That is to say, these reporters only know about Lin Xuanyi because they are specialized in fashion.

But when Qin Fei got out of the car, everyone recognized him.

Why are you in the same car with fashion designer Lin Xuanyi?

The hearts of gossip surged among the reporters, and they immediately surrounded them.

"Borrowed, borrowed!"

There were too many people, Qin Fei stretched out his hand, helped Lin Xuanyi stop the microphone and camera that were stretched out, and protected her from walking forward.

"You are all fashion journalists, don't cross lines!"

"I just came here today to take a casual look, there is no other meaning!"

"Don't stop me, I want to go in and see the girl!"

It took Qin Fei a lot of effort to break free from the crowd.

The security guards outside the venue were still very strange. The models didn't show up yet. Why are you so excited?

When Qin Fei dragged Lin Xuanyi into the venue, the security guard stopped them.

"What are you doing? There are tickets!"

"It's nothing, can you sign me too, my son is your fan."

The security uncle smiled a little embarrassedly.

The two finally got in.

This time, Lin Xuanyi specially invited Qin Fei to watch the summer fashion show. Qin Fei happened to be in New York, so he agreed to her invitation.

More coincidentally, this fashion show is also Mandy's first summer catwalk performance.

It is not too early for 19-year-old Mandy to join the modeling industry, but she has relatively good conditions, and with the help of Qin Fei's contacts, she soon reached the standard for becoming a teacher.

The big show is definitely not qualified to leave for the time being, but some small shows have already gone, and gradually gained a certain reputation in this circle.

The summer show is relatively cool, and it will test the girls' ability to control their figure and aura.

If Qin Fei hadn't found it difficult to watch this summer show, he might not have agreed to Lin Xuanyi's invitation.

In his words, it is "the kindness is hard to turn down".

It turned out that reporters who were involved in the fashion industry were so concerned about the sports industry, and they encountered post-match interviews before entering the door.

The two found their seats and sat down. When they arrived at the venue, everyone calmed down a lot.

There are many big names in the fashion industry sitting here. Some of them don't watch sports and don't know Qin Fei at all. Seeing how tall Qin Fei is, they think that Qin Fei is some late model.

"The sales of Simil clothing are very good. We have recently launched some T-shirts and sweaters for couples, focusing on young trend elements."

Lin Xuanyi sat beside Qin Fei, sprayed a famous brand of perfume on her body, and lightly penetrated into Qin Fei's nasal cavity.

Her voice was not loud, and she whispered in Qin Fei's ear to discuss with him.

"Uh-huh"

Most of the time, Qin Fei just listened.

The accumulation of wealth is getting faster and faster in the later stage. He doesn't need to deliberately strive for it, and his value has already skyrocketed. After signing a maximum salary contract with the team this year, his wealth will further increase.

The commercial contract with Simil Clothing expired this year, and the two parties will sign a new contract starting next year.

What Lin Xuanyi meant was to give Qin Fei a certain share of the sales, while Tellem still wanted to make a fuss about the one-time salary.

Of course, Qin Fei supported Boss Lin, so in this contract negotiation, Tellem basically did not make any effort, but directly reached a new agreement with Lin Xuanyi.

The new agreement is still signed for three years. In addition to the endorsement fee of 100 million US dollars per year, he will also get 5% of Simil's equity.

"For boys, you can shoot, but for girls, we haven't found a suitable model, so we came here today to find a girl who fits our brand temperament."

Lin Xuanyi explained in a low voice the true meaning of this observation.

Qin Fei nodded, and gave a suggestion directly: "Otherwise, it's better to be Mandy, you have seen Mandy before."

Lin Xuanyi smiled after hearing the words: "Of course Mandy is an important candidate, but this matter cannot be judged by human feelings. After all, I am the chairman and I have to be responsible for hundreds of employees."

Qin Fei laughed loudly.

"Okay, Lin Dong, you have the final say."

The two whispered there, and after sitting for a while, the venue gradually filled with people.

Afterwards, many cameras fell from the sky, several water jets sprayed from both sides of the stage, heavy metal music played, and laser lights scattered.

"Welcome to the 1999 New York Summer Fashion Show"

Under the guidance of the narration, an illusory fog emerged on the stage, and then the music switched to relaxed and dynamic.

When the fog gradually dispersed, a slim figure slowly appeared.

She stepped out from behind the mist with confident steps.

Protruding front and back, blond hair and blue eyes, a pair of slender high heels under the long legs, and a black bikini under the light gauze, showing the charm and temptation in the middle of the night.

There were some exclamations at the scene. Although I didn't know who the model was, it didn't hinder the occasional applause and cheers.

This is the same as the NBA arena, the audience is always the most excited.

"Is it a swimsuit show at the beginning? So exciting?"

Qin Fei stared blankly at the stage, carefully admiring the wonderful catwalk brought by the models.

"Hey, he's a public figure after all, so pay attention to your image!"

Lin Xuanyi couldn't stand this guy.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with my image?"

Qin Fei wiped his mouth.

Damn, disappointing tears flowed from his mouth again.

He explained it right away.

"You may not believe it."

"When I think about Sister Mandy's hard work to achieve today's brilliance, I feel very entangled in my heart. It is normal to shed a little tears. Hey, I am such an emotional person. I am really distressed. Chiliu~"

Lin Xuanyi patted him with a smile, her eyes curled up.

this guy really is

"Mandy hasn't played yet!"

"Really? They're all about the same. Look at this model. I can see that it's at least 31.5, 23, and 33. It feels on par with yours."

Bah, dead rascal

Lin Xuanyi blushed when Qin Fei said that, does she have such a good figure?

After giving Qin Fei a blank look, he couldn't help reaching out and touching himself secretly.

well, almost

(End of this chapter)