Lin Yu is not in a hurry about the brokerage team.
Jeff Schwartz's contract does not end until June 30. Before that, Lin Yu does not need to negotiate a contract extension with the Cavaliers because he will enter the free market, and the free market opens on July 1.
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Lin Yu also canceled all business activities before the playoffs. This is Lin Yu's usual requirement. Before the playoffs, he must free up his time to fully prepare for the playoffs.
Especially, this season, the Cavaliers have a good chance of becoming the protagonist in the playoffs.
Lin Yu is not anxious, but it does not mean that others are not anxious.
William Morris received Lin Yu's promise that Lin Yu, who was undecided for the time being, would regard William Morris as his first choice. However, William Morris was still eager to reach an agreement with Lin Yu.
As the regular season came to an end, William Morris Vice President Henry Kruse, who was leading William Morris' entry into the sports agent industry, personally rushed to Cleveland to meet and talk with Lin Yu.
Under the sincere invitation of the other party, Lin Yu quickly agreed to sign a contract with William Morris, but at the same time, he said: "Cassidy is an excellent Hollywood agent, but obviously she has no experience in the sports industry, so
, I still want to find someone else to take charge of my sports career."
This in itself is one of William Morris's promises. Henry Kruse nodded and agreed: "No problem, but Lin, you don't have much time. In the playoffs, you won't have more time to find a new partner."
You choose an agent who you think is a good fit, so you have to act quickly."
Later, Henry Kruse also made a promise: "We will sign a contract with him with the highest treatment as an agent in the industry."
Lin Yu nodded. Henry Kruse was right. In the playoffs, he will not have much time.
If he is eliminated in the first or second round, it is good to say that he will have at least more than a month to find a suitable candidate.
But if he really makes it to the Eastern Conference Finals, then defeats the more powerful Celtics, and finally makes it to the Finals, Lin Yu will have less than half a month left.
It takes less than half a month to find a suitable agent, so time is really tight.
Thinking of this, Lin Yu also felt that since he had decided to sign with William Morris, he should find a qualified agent as soon as possible.
Recently, there have been quite a few sports agents coming to our door, such as Chris Paul’s agent, Leon Rose from CAA Agency, and Jeff Austin from Octagon Agency.
Guy turned out to be Stephen Curry’s agent…
Even Rich Paul asked Lin Yu about his intention to sign through James.
However, even if Lin Yu considers Leon Rose and Jeff Austin, he will not consider Rich Paul. He just wants to form a team of his own.
There were no independent agents who took the initiative to come to the door. It can only be said that Lin Yu's strength and reputation persuaded those independent agents who were not well-known.
After much deliberation, Lin Yu decided to let some news out.
In Oakland, where Yahoo News and Media is based, Amanda Gray has completed the resignation process.
But at this moment, she received a call from Lin Yu.
"You're looking for an independent agent? Where's Jeff? Is he done with you?"
Amanda Gray's series of questions made Lin Yu a little confused. Didn't she always receive phone calls and only do things and never ask questions?
"My cooperation with Jeff will end at the end of June. We have agreed not to renew the contract. The reason is that I need an agent who serves me exclusively, so an independent agent is the best choice. However,
I also reached an agreement with William Morris, and the independent agent I found must sign with William Morris."
"So, you signed William Morris? Don't they have any agency business in the sports industry?" Amanda Gray was still surprised. She was busy with the move-out and resignation procedures during this period and did not pay attention to this news.
"It didn't happen before, but it will happen in the future, starting with me."
Speaking of starting with himself, Lin Yu thought of Under Armor.
Under Armor used to mainly make football and baseball shoes, covering the field of basketball shoes and the NBA, and it also started with Lin Yu.
He is a bit like a pioneer, constantly bringing in companies or teams that are not involved in the NBA, and then he also goes out and enters Hollywood.
"So, your request is to find an independent agent. In addition, are there any other requirements?"
Lin Yu didn't think about it and said directly: "I have certain connections and connections in the NBA."
That's why he didn't directly use William Morris's agent, because William Morris didn't have an agent that met the requirements in this regard.
There was silence on the phone for a while, or perhaps because of hesitation, Lin Yu was a little confused. This time Amanda Gray was very strange.
After a while, Amanda Gray's voice sounded again: "Lin, do you mind if your agent is a woman?"
"Of course... I don't mind... Don't you know, my Hollywood agent is a woman."
Amanda Gray was startled by Lin Yu's "Of course", but after getting the answer that she didn't mind, she quickly stated her purpose: "What do you think of me?"
"you?"
"That's right, I have resigned from Yahoo Sports. My original idea was to become an agent. I had already contacted Jeff and was planning to join Jeff's excel agency and start from scratch. Now, you can be called
There is a golden opportunity in front of me, and I must try to compete."
Amanda Gray continued: "As for the NBA connections and connections you need, I have them, and there are quite a few."
"Needless to say more about the media, Yahoo Sports are all my colleagues, USA Today and local media in some cities, I also have reporters I am familiar with."
"In terms of teams, management, coaches, and players, I have cooperated with teams in New York, Washington, Minnesota, etc..."
Lin Yu was also silent for a while. He was not hesitating, but thinking about whether Amanda Gray was qualified for this role.
If he appoints Amanda Gray, the problem of personal connections will disappear, and the only question that remains is whether Amanda Gray's negotiation attributes are enough to deal with NBA managers.
But then, he felt that this was not a problem, because negotiation could be done by more professional people.
At that moment, Lin Yu made a decision: "Well, Amanda, I think we can sign a one-year agency contract first and give each other a try."
In this way, very quickly, Lin Yu confirmed his next agent, Amanda Gray.
Amanda Gray also joined William Morris instead, and Lin Yu signed a regular contract with her with a 4% agent share.
At this point, the core of his personal team is determined.
The other candidates in his personal team will need to be slowly filled in the off-season.
Amanda Gray began to deal with Lin Yu's management affairs with Jeff Schwartz, and Lin Yu also freed up his hands and devoted all his energy to the business of stealing stories.
The original plan was that he would steal at least one more joke before the playoffs started.
"Soak wolfberry in a thermos cup", Lin Yu has been implementing it, and reporters have always asked him what is soaked in the thermos cup.
But no one would think about health preservation. In 2007, foreigners did not understand the connection between wolfberry and health preservation. As for the group of domestic reporters, it was entirely because they did not pay attention to health preservation.
The stalking progress bar of Wolfberry Terrier has not moved. The "Four Heroes" will not have the opportunity to further advance the stalking progress until the off season.
Finally, there is the "Zhan Lin pick-and-roll" that may have a chance to steal a joke, or it may not be considered a joke, because the Cavaliers have reduced the number of times Zhan Lin pick-and-roll is used in the second half. Even if it is stealing a joke, it is difficult to push the progress bar quickly.
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Of the three potentially stolen memes, the only one that Lin Yu could actively steal was "soaking wolfberry in a thermos cup". Therefore, during this period, Lin Yu's thermos cup appeared more and more often.