Chapter 203: Great, I

"My stupid brother!!"

Jeanie Buss lay obliquely in the huge office chair of the Lakers club president's office. Facing the report from the vice president, her body swayed leisurely, feeling proud and having her dreams come true.

This position, she had watched her father sit here since she was a child, managing all the club's affairs. This is the sense of control she has been pursuing, and now she has finally achieved it.

After Fan Xi hit that buzzer-beater, she realized with frustration that she might have to stay away from the Lakers' core management forever. However, fate gave her a counterattack.

She expressed her views frankly in front of her father, and then Old Buss directly convened a board meeting to appoint her as the president of the Lakers club, with a term of five years, and let her and her eldest brother Johnny Buss jointly manage the family foundation.

This made her directly become a person of real power in the Buss family. Although Jim Buss is still one of the vice presidents of the team, he... no, it should be said that he will never be able to be promoted in these five years.

Jeanie Buss is very confident in herself; it is time for the Lakers to start the Jeanie era.

"He thinks that doing this will highlight Jack's merits and force the surging public opinion of the fans to keep Jack. However, he is too naive; he doesn't understand professional sports at all."

Jeanie said calmly: "The public opinion of fans is fluid. As long as the Lakers achieve new results, people will soon forget Jack's existence. Moreover, Jack's injury will cause everyone to question him over time; everyone will think he can't return to the state he was in when he was the Finals MVP. Believe me, tonight there will be a large number of articles describing things like 'peaking at debut'."

"And, most importantly. He publicly announced Jack's injury, which will irritate Jack's sensitive self-esteem. He thinks he knows Jack very well, but in fact, he doesn't know Jack's true personality."

"What personality?" The vice president asked at the right time, not letting the president's words fall to the ground.

"Jack is a proud person. At critical moments, he doesn't even put Kobe in his eyes. Can he accept this kind of 'charity-style', 'curved-saving-the-nation' style of retention? He will definitely leave, and may even actively apply for a trade."

Jeanie Buss said in a firm tone.

"No way, Jack will actively leave?" The vice president asked incredulously.

"Of course. Jack should thank me. Even if he wasn't injured, he would leave after his contract ends next year. Based on my understanding of him, he can't stay in a strong team like Los Angeles. He is different from people like LeBron; he is a Jordan, Kobe-style player, with a very old-school tough backbone. However, he is no longer suitable for this era, and he doesn't have a clear understanding of his ability boundaries. He will hit walls everywhere outside, especially now that he is injured and his athletic ability is greatly reduced."

Jeanie Buss said lightly, feeling like she had everything in her grasp: "After he hits walls everywhere outside, maybe in two years he will beg to return to Los Angeles, hehe. At that time, if we accept him again, it will instead achieve a good reputation."

Hearing Jeanie Buss's analysis, the vice president suddenly realized, and he admired her immensely. No wonder she is Old Buss's favorite daughter, this IQ, this operational ability.

"Next, release the news that the Lakers intend to trade Jack Fan. Now is the time when his trade value is at its highest. We want to make the whole league chaotic for him, and then take the opportunity to lower Orlando's chips. This time, we want a triple-win."

Jeanie Buss sat up straight and said domineeringly: "Triple-win, that is, the Lakers win three times."

This senior vice president named Harry Brown has served the Lakers for most of his life. He worked his way up from the grassroots and has seen all kinds of winds and rains and all kinds of big trades. At this moment, he was conquered by Jeanie's domineering aura.

He felt that the Lakers' future was bright.

Only, in the bottom of his heart, he still couldn't forget that decisive turn and buzzer-beater.

Perhaps, it can only end here.

Such a big event, in itself, does not exist in a state of wavering.

The attic of the villa was swaying. The attic where Fan Xi lived was a wooden structure, which was the previous owner's ingenious design, intended to be closer to nature.

There was indeed a faint smell of wood in the room, forming a beautiful balance with the sea breeze blowing slowly from outside.

However, this was a balance under quiet conditions.

When an external force intervened, it would become swaying.

Jenner was this external force.

She had quickly changed from shy to wild. On Fan Xi, she could always get the happiest scene in her life. Therefore, she almost ignored Fan Xi's half-hearted refusal.

In this villa with very poor soundproofing, the people busy below heard some happy sounds, and the scene of the attic shaking.

At first, everyone just smiled knowingly.

But as time went on, some people began to sit and stand uneasily.

Because they saw the envious look in the eyes of the ladies at the scene.

Kanye West said after twenty minutes that he wanted to take a walk on the beach with Kim Kardashian to chat about ideas for a new album.

Lamar also joined the escape team afterwards, holding Khloe's hand to the beach.

But Khloe's complaint had already drilled into his ears: "Why are they both Lakers players, but the gap is so big?"

This made Odom speechless. He wanted to reply: "Jack is the Finals MVP, I'm not," but he was afraid of causing a bigger dispute, so he simply shrank his head and pretended he didn't hear anything.

Khloe is a girl who likes to compare.

Although she is not as famous as Kim Kardashian and her appearance is very ordinary, even a bit fat. But she always likes her husband not to be too far behind her sisters' husbands.

This is also human nature.

When Lu Yuan brought Chen Ye over, he saw the attic above the villa swaying rhythmically. He couldn't help but sigh: What is your limit?

Fan Xi gained everyone's respect. When he came down from the attic, he didn't even use crutches. His right ankle could already exert force lightly, although it was still wearing a thick protective device.

Fan Xi became more and more confident in the recovery of his injury.

Lu Yuan brought Fan Xi's phone and told him the news outside.

Just as Fan Xi and Jeanie Buss predicted, after ten or so hours of fermentation, many basketball experts appeared in the media to analyze the injury. The decline in athletic ability brought about by the ankle ligament tear made many people conclude that Fan Xi would lose his sharp breakthrough technique.

Among Fan Xi's many weapons, his breakthrough is considered the sharpest. If Fan Xi doesn't have a sharp breakthrough, he is just an ordinary point guard, and he no longer has the strength to compete for a superstar status.

In fact, there have always been people questioning that Fan Xi won the Finals MVP relying on the Lakers, or attributing Fan Xi's success to luck.

Some malicious guys even said that Fan Xi overdrawn his good luck, so God took away his ligaments.

Fan Xi had long expected these voices.

Therefore, when Lu Yuan reported to him, he was very calm.

Lu Yuan subsequently told him: "Some sponsors who were actively contacting us have also stopped working. They are watching, waiting for your performance after you recover from the injury."

Fan Xi raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and then relaxed again.

He still said calmly: "Write down their names. If they want to cooperate with us in the future, they must be 30% higher than their competitors."

"This is a respect fee."

Fan Xi said calmly.

He was not knocked down by the waves in front of him at all.

This was beyond Lu Yuan's expectations. Lu Yuan thought Fan Xi would panic, be uneasy, or even be furious, denouncing himself for being betrayed by a group of stupid people.

But now, he is so calm and full of confidence in the future.

Is this the legendary romantic sentiment?

Jack really is a great man.

Lu Yuan sighed in his heart. If it were him, he would have collapsed long ago.

He hesitated for a while, but finally told Fan Xi the thing he found most unacceptable: "Jack, there is one thing, you have to be mentally prepared. I know you will be very hurt, you will be very sad, you will even feel that all the previous efforts were not worth it. However, we must face it..."

Lu Yuan gave a long preventive shot.

Fan Xi frowned and interrupted him: "Just say it."

"Just now, Lakers senior vice president Harry Brown called me. He told me that Jeanie Buss has become the club president. She wants to trade you and asked me what your preferred team is, and whether you will accept surgical treatment."

"My idea is to accept surgical treatment. According to NBA regulations, players with injuries cannot be traded..."

"The Lakers are too much. They are simply killing the donkey after it has finished grinding the grain. I have never seen such a disgusting team. They claim to be righteous, but they trade the player who risked his career to win them a championship. They will be spurned by all fans, and Jeanie Buss will definitely be written into the Lakers' history of shame!!"

"They are just betting that your ligaments are torn, they are betting that you won't return as a king, they are bullying people too much!!"

Lu Yuan became more excited as he spoke. He felt he had been sold out and shot in the back.

However, Fan Xi looked at him with a smile until Lu Yuan stopped.

Fan Xi held Lu Yuan's shoulders with both hands: "This is a good thing, Lu Yuan. Tell Jeanie Buss that I am willing to be traded. I hope to go to a city with a pleasant climate. I need to go to a team without a leader. I can finally stand on my own."

Fan Xi was very excited.

Huh?

Lu Yuan didn't react for a moment. He looked at the excited Fan Xi: "Jack, you're hurting me."

Fan Xi awkwardly loosened his hands that were tightly gripping Lu Yuan's shoulders.

"You announce to the outside world immediately that Jack refuses to accept surgery, and tell everyone that Jack's injury is not as complicated as imagined, and that if Jack is traded, he can definitely pass all the team's physical examinations."

Fan Xi continued to say to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan didn't react. He said to Fan Xi: "Not accepting surgery? How will you treat it if you don't accept surgery?"

"TCM, we should believe in the medical technology left by our ancestors. I feel I can be cured immediately. Do you know anyone who is good at massage and acupuncture?" Fan Xi asked Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan felt Fan Xi was joking.

Then, Chen Ye beside him felt his opportunity had come. He raised his hand: "Boss, I know acupuncture, I know massage."

Fan Xi glanced at Chen Ye. Chen Ye had regular features and a tall, straight figure. Although he was wearing a security uniform, he looked heroic.

"Very good, it's you!"

Fan Xi appointed Chen Ye on the spot.

Chen Ye clenched his fists excitedly. He felt he had leaped over the dragon gate.

Lu Yuan shook his head helplessly. He still felt Fan Xi was joking.

But Fan Xi ordered him to execute it immediately.

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