"That's right, it's the motivation part." Tang Qian nodded.
"Then what kind of incentive do you want?" Kupchak asked.
"In terms of salary in the contract, I can accept it, no problem, but I hope to add a few additional clauses." Tang Qian said: "First, if I can win the block title this season, the Lakers must give me one million US dollars.
Bonus. Second, if I can average 10 or more rebounds per game this season, the Lakers must give me a bonus of $500,000. Third, if I can be selected for the All-Rookie Team this season, the Lakers will
I must be given a bonus of one million U.S. dollars. Fourth, if I can be selected for the best defensive team this season, the Lakers must give me a bonus of one million U.S. dollars." Tang Qian finished speaking in one breath, and then looked at Mitch.
Kupchak said: "How about it, sir? This is the motivational part I need."
It has long been common in the NBA to add incentive clauses to player contracts. Many people have done this, such as the Bulls' Joakim Noah, the former "flower bug" Dennis Rodman, such as "Little
Jordan, DeAndre, etc., a large number of players have used this "power". However, the team management is not a fool. Generally speaking, the motivation part is extremely difficult to complete, or even impossible.
the extent reached.
"That's it..." Mitch Kupchak immediately switched to "Businessman Mode" and then began to bargain with Tang Qian: "It's not impossible, but there are a few details that need to be modified, such as..."
For a whole hour, the office of the Lakers general manager seemed to have turned into a "vegetable market", with words such as "NO, are you kidding me", "impossible" and other words constantly coming from inside.
…
"Okay, perm, let's do it." Mitch Kupchak called in the female secretary, Laurie Blank, and gave her instructions a few times before continuing to talk to Tang Qian: "I'll let Laurie go.
We've drafted a new contract, please wait, it will be done in fifteen minutes at most."
"No problem, sir." Tang Qian said.
Ten minutes later, female secretary Laurie Blank opened the door to the general manager's office again. Tang Qian glanced and saw in her hand a stack of paper documents that had just been printed. No surprise.
"As per your instructions, everything has been done." Laurie Blank replied very skillfully. Looking at her capable look, you can tell that in addition to being a "life secretary", she also does a lot of "work secretary".
Mitch Kupchak looked over it first, and then said to Tang Qian: "Tang, this is your new contract. If you have no objections, just sign your name here."
Tang Qian nodded. After taking the contract, he read it carefully twice and then said, "There is nothing wrong with the contract. It is just as we agreed."
"Good! Then sign it, it's hot." Mitch Kupchak said.
"Yeah." Tang Qian nodded and signed his name on the triplicate contract one by one.
"OK, wele~China hot~The Los Angeles Lakers welcome you~" After Tang Qian signed the last contract, Mitch Kupchak showed a professional smile again and said: "I hope you can play in the next games of this season.
Come on, perform well and contribute your own strength to the Lakers."
"Anytime~ I will work hard, sir." Tang Qian also shook hands and thanked him very professionally.
A few hours later, the Lakers officially released the news that they had successfully renewed their contract with Tang Qian, and also attached detailed contract details in accordance with the standards.
An hour later, China’s basketball website exploded.
The first is the headlines of major portal websites.
China Tower successfully renewed its contract, Tang Qian will play the remaining games of the 2011-2012 Lakers!
See the Chinese again! Long-lost faces in the NBA!
An absolute win-win, this move by the Lakers is a classic!
Victory for the common people! Tang Qian’s announcement: I’m coming to the NBA!
Furthermore, there are professional basketball forums and forums, which are not to be outdone.
Some great masters "jumped over the wall" and directly brought Tang Qian's contract renewal details, one copy each of the original English version and the Chinese translated version.
The general content is as follows:
The annual salary is about 450,000 US dollars, and the contract is valid for the 2011-2012 season. If he is suspended or injured, his salary will be paid according to the number of appearances.
Incentive terms, Article 1, if Tang Qian wins the NBA shot blocking title this season, he will receive a team bonus of 1 million US dollars. Article 2, if Tang Qian averages more than 10 rebounds per game this season, he will receive a team bonus of 500,000 US dollars.
US dollars. Article 3: If Tang Qianqian is selected into the first team of the All-Rookie Team this season, he will receive a team bonus of US$1 million. Article 4, if Tang Qianqian is selected into the 1st team of the All-Defensive Team this season, he will receive a bonus of US$1 million from the team.
Receive a team bonus of US$1 million. If Tang Potential is selected for the second team of the All-Defensive Team this season, he will receive a team bonus of US$500,000.
As soon as the content came out, there were heated discussions on major basketball forums and forums.
"The annual salary is only about 450,000? What is this? Is the Lakers' lowest annual salary?" Someone immediately stood up and said.
"It's not that big of a deal. There are two other players on the Lakers who are also getting over 400,000 yuan this season. One is Darius Morris and the other is Andrew Goodlock. If we are more strict, we include the players who were laid off.
, this season there are also Derek Karakot who received 270,000 and Gerald Green who has gone to New Jersey. The latter received less, only 70,000 US dollars. However, he also received a 40-year salary in New Jersey.
His salary is over US$500,000, so to be more realistic, his salary this season exceeds US$500,000." A senior basketball fan stood up and answered.
"But the annual salary of 450,000 is too little, isn't it? It's far worse than Emperor Yi back then! I remember that Emperor Yi had an annual salary of 2 to 3 million in his first season!"
"You can't compare Yi Di and Tang Ji, because Yi Di is a high-ranking rookie, and his first contract is also a serious NBA rookie contract. This starting point is obviously different from Tang Ji, so it can't be like this
Compare."
"You are all competing for the annual salary, but I think those incentive clauses are more interesting." A netizen named "I am Wang Xiaoer" left a message: "To be exaggerated, if you can get all these incentive clauses,
What is Tang Ji’s annual salary this season? I did the math, and it’s close to 4 million U.S. dollars, which is much higher than Yi Di’s salary back then!”
"Brother above, are you here to be funny? It's close to 4 million U.S. dollars. Bah! Most player contracts have this incentive option, okay? But there are very few that can be obtained! One hundred
It would be a blessing if any one of these players can get the incentive bonus. Do you think Tang Qian will get it all? Let me tell you, the biggest possibility is that Tang Qian won’t get even a single incentive bonus!”
"Is it so difficult to get incentive bonuses? Isn't it tasteless, tasteless, and a pity to throw away?"
"Otherwise, what do you think? The team will give you free money? The bosses are not fools, right?"
At this moment, on the other side of the ocean, some Lakers fans are also discussing this issue.
"I think signing this Chinese center for $450,000 is a very good deal. I have to give Kupchak extra points for this!"
"I think so too. At least it will have a great supplementary effect on the Lakers' inside line."
"But it is impossible for a team to hoard so many inside players. In my opinion, one of him and Murphy must leave."
"Let's go with Murphy. I'm so disappointed in him. I originally fully hoped that he could take over Lamar's class, but how could I have known that he would become so decadent! Let's go to another team to cause trouble!"
"I don't know if you have noticed that there are many incentive clauses for perms in China? I counted, there are 4 in total! Aren't you curious about this?"
"What's so curious about this? No matter how many incentive clauses there are, it still depends on whether you can get them or not? I have also read these 4 clauses, and to be honest, I don't think he can complete any of them."
"That's true. Most of the incentive clauses are just decorations, purely for good looks."
"But I am still very happy that the Lakers can renew his contract, because judging from these 6 games, he is definitely an efficient substitute. For a price of about 450,000, the Lakers have made a good profit!"
"But yellow players are prone to injuries. This glass attribute is very scary. If they don't play a few good games, they will be on the injured list."
"It doesn't matter, man, he is just a substitute player anyway. At a price of 450,000, we, the Lakers, can afford to lose it."
Compared with the hustle and bustle on the Internet, Tang Qian is currently in his room talking on the phone with his parents thousands of miles away.
"Yes, Mom, I have signed a contract for your son, um, nearly 450,000 US dollars, uh? How much RMB? Uh, about 3 million RMB, right? What? I won't spend it randomly, Mom, don't worry! Yes
Yes, yes, I know, I know!" Tang Qian said while wiping his sweat.
"By the way, his father, please tell me a few words. Why do you look like a dull gourd? Your son has made a lot of money, why don't you react at all?"
After a while, Tang's father's voice came over the phone: "Be careful and don't spend money randomly."
"Well, I know, Dad." Tang Qian said, "When I get paid, I will remit it to you so that you can enjoy the happiness too."
"No, although your mother and I don't earn much, we have enough for daily expenses. You should keep the money for yourself. It's not a bad thing to have more money when you are alone in the United States." Just after Tang's father finished speaking, Tang's mother
He said loudly: "Son, listen to your dad, the United States is a capitalist society, and we can't live without money! I have to talk to your uncle and aunt about this later. You don't know. They keep talking about it.
What future can basketball have?"
"Well, okay." Tang Qian said, his uncle and aunt are both people with relatively superior economic conditions, and their son also works in a state-owned enterprise, so they have been "cynicizing" and "hypocritically polite" towards Tang Qian's family. For this matter, Tang's mother
She was holding her breath for a long time. This time it made her look good again, so Tang Qian let her go.
"Oh, by the way, son, since you have signed the contract, don't work too hard in the following games to avoid injury! Anyway, with these millions, you don't have to worry too much about the future. Come back and be a
I think it's a good idea to open a small business and open a small store." Tang's mother has always had the idea of "doing it once and then coming back." Tang Qian couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this, so he could only hum and haha for the time being, and was vague.
Not long after I hung up the phone, another domestic number called.
Tang Qian lowered his head and saw who the number was if it wasn't Li Qiuping? He pressed the connect button and said, "Hello, Coach Li."
"Xiao Tang, first of all, congratulations on your official signing with the Lakers." Li Qiuping said on the other side of the phone.
"No, this is all due to you, Coach Li. If you hadn't sent me to the United States and funded my training, how could I, Tang Qian, be where I am today? Taking this opportunity, I want to sincerely say thank you to you!"
Tang Qian added: "Also, if you lend me the money, I will transfer it to you as soon as I pay your salary."
Li Qiuping shook his head and said, "No, this is all the result of your own efforts. I just played the role of a guide. It's not a big deal."
Tang Qian wanted to say something more, but Li Qiuping on the other side of the phone preempted him by saying: "Xiao Tang, although you have entered the NBA, you must not relax and become a rotation, a sixth man, or even a ball player."
Your goal is to be the main player of the team."
"Well, I know, Coach Li, I won't let up." Tang Qian knew that the other party was doing it for his own good, so he listened patiently.
"As for the national team, I will contact you as soon as possible." Li Qiuping said: "After all, you have become an NBA player. This is an extremely powerful weight. Many things will not be so difficult."
"Well, I know, Coach Li, I'll leave it to you at home." Tang Qian said.
"It doesn't matter. As a member of Chinese basketball, this is the responsibility I shoulder." Li Qiuping said: "Okay, then I won't disturb you. There will be a game tonight. Come on, perform well!"
"Okay, I will, Coach Li, please excuse me." After saying that, the two hung up the phone.
And almost at the same time, someone in the basketball center said.
"Have you done what I asked you to do?"
"I'm sorry, the information manager, we can't contact Tang Qian at the moment. Few people know his American number."
"What a loser!!!" The message manager sat in the big Sharpei chair and yelled: "Aren't you going to contact his parents? Don't his parents have his American number either???"
"This..." said the man in a suit: "According to the rules, we cannot harass the players' families, otherwise..."
"What bullshit rules!" the information manager said angrily: "This is no longer the era of Li Yuanwei! I'll give you another week. If you don't make any progress, just get out of here!"
"Do you understand???"
"Listen, I understand." The man in the suit was holding his breath, but what could he do? This is the basketball player, and the person sitting in front of him is the number one boss. Apart from lowering his eyebrows, he has no other solution.
Unless he wants to lose his job.
Seeing the man in a suit retreating "submissively", the credit manager looked gloomy. He looked up at the "2012 General Task List" on the wall and whispered to himself: "This Olympics is the perfect opportunity for me to re-establish my prestige.
Opportunities, so I have to eliminate any adverse factors!"
"Guarantee eight and fight for four, we must complete it!"