Lin Yu remembered the incident of being almost traded deep in his heart.
With memories from his previous life, he certainly knew that Danny Ainge was not a good person. He traded away the team's heroes Pierce and Garnett for draft picks.
What was done to little Thomas later was even more chilling.
Poor Thomas, who was recruiting Gordon Hayward for the Celtics just a few days before the free market opened, was traded by Ainge to the idle Cleveland.
It can be said that Danny Ainge's operating style is that he does not recognize his relatives, and there is no friendship at all.
With such a management, Lin Yu felt that he should find an opportunity to leave the Celtics as soon as possible.
Lin Yu's contract with the Celtics is a three-year basic salary, with the first year fully guaranteed, the second year partially guaranteed, and the third year with a team option, and the contract is fully non-guaranteed.
It now appears that as long as Lin Yu can maintain his current performance, the Celtics will definitely implement the third-year team option, and even if the contract is fully non-guaranteed, the Celtics will not lay off Lin Yu.
It would be weird if the Celtics didn't keep a top 3D player with a basic salary and use him for themselves.
Lin Yu calculated the time and realized that he had completed the third year of his contract, which happened to be the offseason when the Celtics formed the Big Three.
When the time comes, the Kai team will form the Big Three, and Lin Yu's contract expires. If he pursues a maximum salary, the Kai team will definitely be unable to renew the contract.
The opportunity to leave the Kai team should come when Lin Yu's three-year contract expires.
Taking advantage of the intermission between games and the free time before commercial shooting, Lin Yu accelerated his shooting training.
Of course, at the request of Doc Rivers and Lex Kalamian, Lin Yu's strength training has not stopped.
On the 16th, the Celtics faced the Bucks at home. Michael Reed and Mo Williams jointly scored 11 three-pointers, directly blasting the Celtics.
Lin Yu's defense suffered a big loss due to Reid's explosive touch, and the Kai team lost the game as a result.
After beating the Bucks, Lin Yu received a call from Dayao. After chatting for a while, Dayao revealed the purpose of his call.
"Dayu, in recent days, a reporter named Su Jun has made an appointment with you for an exclusive interview. I heard that you accepted it?"
Lin Yu was stunned for a moment, wondering why Dayao would ask this seemingly irrelevant question: "Yes, I pushed it."
"Why did you push me? Reporter Xiao Su is still very good. I think you should give him a chance."
Lin Yu thought for a while and decided to tell the truth: "Brother Yao, it's like this. You also know that domestic reporters have been blackmailing me before. It was okay if I didn't get results in the past. Now that I have done it, I will definitely get paid."
They took a look at it, so I plan not to give those reporters who are slandering me a chance to interview me in the near future."
"In yesterday's game, I only let reporters from Central Five enter the locker room, and I stopped everyone else."
Dayao was stunned, but he still spoke for Su Jun: "Dayu, I think you should give Su Jun a chance, he wants to apologize to you face to face."
"And if you only give Central Five the right to interview, you won't be able to contact any of the domestic media with real large traffic. Feixun.com can be regarded as the top portal in the country. If you give him a chance, I think he will help
You are quite busy."
After Dayao said this, Lin Yu agreed: "Okay, I will ask my agent to contact him later and arrange an exclusive interview as soon as possible."
The reason why Lin Yu agreed to Dayao was that on the one hand, he had to give some face to the big brother of the national team. On the other hand, Dayao's words also reminded him that Lin Yu now really needs to place some of his own people in the domestic media industry.
On the one hand, his own people in the media can help him control public opinion. On the other hand, the characteristics of the "stealing" system also determines that Lin Yu needs a reporter in the media who can speak out for him, who can help him at critical moments.
Lin Yu quickly stole the designated memes.
And this Su Jun might be the one Lin Yu wants for himself.
Lin Yu called Jeff Schwartz, who then called Su Jun, and the interview was scheduled.
After beating the Bucks, the Celtics played back-to-back away games against the Bulls. Lin Yu once again defended Ben Gordon and Luol Deng, helping the Celtics win the game.
The next day, Doc Rivers gave the team a day off.
On his rest day, Lin Yu got up early again. Taking advantage of this rest time, he wanted to settle matters with his private lawyer and accounting firm.
He made a direct call to Pierce.
"Paul, I'm Lin, nothing's wrong. I just wanted to ask if you have any better private lawyers you can recommend?"
"Do you need a private lawyer? Have you committed anything? If you are in Boston, you don't need to find a lawyer. I can help you solve it directly."
On the other end of the phone, Pierce seemed to be patting his chest.
Lin Yu couldn't help laughing: "No, no, Paul, I didn't commit any crime, I just signed a few endorsements and need a private lawyer to check them."
"Okay, I thought you had committed a crime. If you are a private lawyer, I suggest you go to a law firm called McGill at No. 196 Alley Street in Brooklands. My personal lawyer is their chief lawyer.
You can learn more about it and choose a private lawyer that suits you."
"Okay, thank you, Paul."
After receiving the candidate recommended by Pierce, Lin Yu went out directly, took a taxi and headed straight to Alley Street.
On Alley Street, Lin Yu quickly saw the law firm he was looking for, McGill Law Firm. On a high-rise building, a huge billboard had the name of the law firm written on it.
Then there is a photo, the protagonist of which is a lawyer named Jimmy McGill. Below the photo is written the way to enter the law firm: take the elevator to the fourth floor.
Lin Yu got out of the car, took the elevator, went straight to the fourth floor, and quickly arrived at his destination.
There are all kinds of debris piled at the door, a plastic security door, and a sign on the door: please do not knock, ring the doorbell if you need anything.
There was no front desk, and there was no environment that a big law firm should have. When he arrived at the door of this law firm called McGill Law Firm, Lin Yu began to frown.
He confirmed again that the name of the law firm was indeed McGill and the house number was indeed No. 196. There was no problem.
Shaking his head, Lin Yu could only choose to believe Pierce. He stepped forward and rang the doorbell a few times.
With a click, the door was quickly opened.
The door was opened by a slovenly middle-aged white man. When he saw the tall Lin Yu, the middle-aged white man with messy hair immediately straightened his clothes: "Hello, I am Jimmy McGill, the chief lawyer of McGill Law Firm.
,Excuse me, what can I do for you?"
"Uh...Hello, I'm a player for the Boston Celtics. I'd like to find a private lawyer to help me solve some contract endorsement issues."
Jimmy McGill immediately showed a surprised expression, but then he concealed the surprised expression: "Celtics players, you first find a private lawyer, just find the McGill Law Firm.
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Then, he made an invitation gesture: "Come in, sir, let's talk about the charging issue first."
Sitting inside the law firm, Lin Yu discovered that the so-called McGill Law Firm was actually an apartment, and it was a small and messy apartment with paper balls everywhere.
He once again began to doubt the Jimmy McGill in front of him, but again, he could only choose to believe Pierce.
"Sir, please tell me your name. I need to know your position in the NBA first so that I can confirm the payment."
Lin Yu reported his name, and then he looked at the Jimmy McGill in front of him and made a phone call. He didn't know who to call to learn about Lin Yu's status in the NBA.
"Okay, sir, I understand. You are the starting player of the Celtics. Your current contract is a basic salary. Although my fee is very expensive, considering that your salary is currently only a basic salary, I have decided.
Your charge is $500 an hour, what do you think?"
"Uh..." Lin Yu didn't say anything for a long time. He had been thinking about whether the price of $500 an hour was too expensive or not.
Jimmy McGill was the first to hesitate: "If you think it's too expensive, how about $100 an hour?"
From 500 US dollars to 100 US dollars, Lin Yu suddenly saw through Jimmy McGill in front of him. He knew that he was probably looking in the wrong place.
However, Lin Yu decided to give the lawyer named Jimmy McGill a try. If possible, it would be a good thing to find a cheaper lawyer.
He doesn't want to earn that little money, pay some to the agent, some to the lawyer, some to the accounting firm, and finally pay some taxes, so that there won't be much left in his hands.
"Mr. Jimmy McGill, I think before we sign a contract, you should not just make an offer to me. First, I have to see your lawyer qualifications and make sure that your ability meets my requirements."
Jimmy McGill immediately lowered his head, rummaged through the drawers for a while, and found his lawyer's card: "Okay, Mr. Lin, this is my lawyer's card, and it is also proof of my lawyer's qualifications."
Lin Yu took the lawyer's certificate, and then McGill continued: "As for my ability, I think it's just some endorsement contract work. All lawyers can do it, and I won't have any problems."
Lin Yu nodded. Indeed, just to sign advertising endorsements, Lin Yu did not need to hire those well-known barristers. Therefore, this is why he stayed to talk even though he knew he was in the wrong place.
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"Okay, Mr. McGill, I can hire you to be my personal lawyer, but as for the fee, I hope it will be a fixed fee."
This time, Jimmy McGill didn't answer. He was waiting for Lin Yu's bid.
Lin Yu thought for a while: "Well, Mr. McGill, how about you sign an endorsement contract for me and I pay you a commission ranging from US$1,000 to US$5,000?"
The next second, Jimmy McGill stretched out his right hand: "Deal!"