"Hello? Are you going to make a commercial appearance recently~" Chen saw that it was his agent and immediately picked up the call. I thought it would be nice if I could get some extra income~

"It's time to wake up Chen, and besides, I have a few things to ask you." There was a bit of restlessness in the calm voice on the other end of the phone.

"What's the matter? Is it still a question of public opinion? I'm getting used to it, so let them say go......"

"I'm asking you if you went to see the Hornets after your fight. Have you had a good chat? ”

"You're stalking me?" Chen's voice suddenly sank, and he asked.

"Do you watch the news? I don't have to follow you, and it also appeared in the news."

"I don't see much, what's wrong? I'm on the news? Chen said absent-mindedly.

"You're involved in returning to Charlotte as an assistant coach, putting Griffin under house arrest, and going to nightclubs with the players to get drunk, right?"

"This reporter is quite 'evil' in making news~ dare to say anything~ That...... What are we going to do? At this time, Chen felt that he knew why the agent called him.

"Maybe you don't know this, or maybe you don't see the work we do and think I took a lot of money but didn't do anything."

"I didn't mean that, let's have a meal someday, we haven't seen each other in a while"

"Do you know Chen Yinan, public opinion has appeared until now, in fact, your management is also under pressure in this regard"

"It's not me who caused it, these people outside them are discussing and discussing to the point where they are today, I can ......"

"I'm definitely on your side first, but right now you're limited in who you can be and what you can do. You're just like Wharton a few years ago. The outside world has a lot of criticism about him, but the Purple Lakers led by him are not so bad. ”

"I know this"

"But Wharton is older than you, and he is deeply loved by the Zen master Jackson. He is sometimes treated as a son. And his father, athletes, all kinds of signs are giving him a bonus, and you don't have much. ”

"If only I could be appreciated by the Zen master~"

"The video he sent you was a bit of a joke when it was bad. Although there is no malice, it does not have a good effect on you. You have the appreciation of some coaches in the league like Atkinson and the Hornets, but their influence is still limited. If you can win Popovich's appreciation, then I didn't say anything today."

"It would be nice to be able to get Popovich's appreciation and feelings......"

"So what I'm saying is that while you're not putting pressure on the Nets right now, your actions are forcing the Nets management to make a quick final decision. You've seen Brooklyn do it over the years, so you're a special presence on this team."

"What's so special? I'm also playing game by game."

"I didn't say anything about you, one is your identity, and the other is that you and Welch are the two people on the coaching staff who haven't been fired so far. Look at the coaching staff, when they first came in all these years, those coaches are gone, right? ”

"You've been quite careful in this regard...... Chen thought back to this was indeed the case, and at the same time felt that this agent had indeed studied himself and the Nets in a professional and in-depth manner...... A man who has never been on the team, in the gym, in the dressing room or on the field knows this about himself......

"There have been a lot of changes in the last few years, except for a few players, and Lopes was traded last season. Even your management has had some personnel changes. Don't worry, I'm just asking about some things you need to know professionally, your personal life, etc. I'm not going to do that. ”

It seemed to know the meaning of Chen's sudden short silence. The agent immediately responded to Chen.

"Well, I got it. So what do I do? ”

"If you want to continue to develop according to your current behavior, it is estimated that the management will fire you directly in order to cut through the mess quickly. You're on a non-guaranteed contract this year, right? ”

"Yes, the money is not less, I remember to tell you about it."

"Then the chances of expulsion are much higher"

"The Nets are also quite short of money, I know"

"It's not just that. You're going to put Griffin on the ring first."

"Stop, it's okay to say anything else. Not at all. Chen immediately said righteously.

"Oh, the Nets spent so much money to invite this big name over, and you were killed directly? What do you make the management think? A star-level player who gets 10 million+ in a single year just sits on the bench and watches the game? It's distressing to think about it, it's a waste of money."

Again, this is a matter of my personal principle. If I'm a player and Griffin and I have a conflict then I can only communicate with him, but I'm the manager in the team now and I'm managing the players. He defended me against the wind, can I spare him?! ”

"Is it irreconcilable?" The voice on the other end was noticeably lower.

"It's something he doesn't want to reconcile with me. I didn't say I wouldn't give him a chance. I'm betting on my career with the Nets to get low with him. How else do you want me to lead the Nets in the future? Who still listens to me? I'm going to be out of Brooklyn soon. ”

"Alright then, that's it for now. But you have to go out and play with the players and have less contact with the outside players, you know? You're still on the cusp. We need to try to reduce the current momentum of public opinion. It is nothing to wait for such public opinion to pass or to say that it is weak, and then participate in some such activities. ”

"Okay, I see. When to have a meal? ”

......

We still talked a lot between dinner with my agent the next night. It was learned that the last three commercial paid attendance events had been cancelled. The previous events were basically all canceled.

Indeed, there has been considerable impact in this regard. Fortunately, the team is still paying its own salary, and some advertisers have not cut ties with them.

The next game is more interesting, Orlando Magic. Now their head coach is a former Brooklyn coach. For Atkinson, Chen actually communicates with him more with a learning mentality.

In the end, who is powerful, Chen's heart is still somewhat bottomless. In many previous games, Chen's views were not at the same as Atkinson's, but his boss still won the game after communicating with the coaching staff and taking some of the players' opinions into account.

The reason why Atkinson appreciated Chen's tactical drills during his time with the Nets was because there were a lot of Chen's own ideas and unique interpretations of the court. What makes Chen uncertain is that Atkinson won a lot of games when he was the head coach of the Nets, and his thinking is also different from Chen's.