: Four hundred and thirty-nine: Christmas gifts

　　 No training, no competition, no basketball court, for Link, this is almost equivalent to depriving him of the main things he does every day.
　　 But fortunately, Jeff Austin, who had just rushed back to the United States from Greece, "saved" Link.
　　 "On Christmas Eve, Nike needs you to participate in a business event. I was about to call you. I didn't expect you to call first. By the way, I brought you a Christmas gift. Don't forget to thank me."
　　 On the phone, Jeff Austin sounded like he was in a good mood. Link didn't think much about it. After all, it was about to be celebrated, and maybe everyone except himself was in a very good mood.
　　 "What kind of business activities? Don't let me shoot an ad with Kevin Durant again." Link curled his lips and signed the same sports brand with the enemy, which is really quite distressing.
"Hahahahaha, don't worry. We will first go to Los Angeles to attend a fan meeting, and then you will shoot an ad for Nike with Kobe and James. How about? The top three people on the All-Star voting list are gathered together, it is fun, right? ?"
　　 When Jeff Austin said this, Link let out a sigh of relief. As long as it's not with Durant, Link and anyone are willing.
　　 "Then, you can go to Los Angeles tomorrow morning. By the way, I can also give you Christmas gifts. You will love it, trust me."
　　 After speaking, Austin hung up the phone.
　　 Link wondered, why does this guy always mention Christmas gifts? For NBA players, most of the Christmas gifts are sentimental, after all, everyone is not bad money.
　　 For example, when Nate Robinson and O'Neal played for the Celtics, O'Neal gave Nate a mink coat at Christmas.
　　Of course, the size of this coat was bought according to O'Neill's physique. "Little Tudou", who is less than 1.75 meters tall, puts on this dress is simply funny. O'Neill originally gave this dress to spoof him.
　　 But Nate is also very entertaining, not only happily accepting the gift, but also wearing it and posting a funny photo on the Internet. Of course, this matter was finally missed by the people of the animal protection organization...
　　 Kobe gave away headsets and computers endorsed by his teammates, and James gave his teammates sunglasses.
　　 So, the NBA stars mainly express their feelings about Christmas gifts. New 81 Chinese network update the fastest computer terminal: https://
　　 Link guessed that there is nothing he really wants. How can Jeff Austin be so confident in his gift?
　　 In addition, Link also remembered that he hadn't bought gifts for his teammates yet. It seems that this year's Christmas shopping, I have to personally participate.
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　　 December 24, the day before the Christmas war, Christmas Eve. Early in the morning, Link appeared at Los Angeles International Airport.
　　 Link went directly to the hotel under the reception of Nike staff, and today’s business activities took place in the hotel’s conference hall.
　　 Link sent a text message to Kobe when he arrived at the hotel. Kobe said he was in the gym on the 15th floor... The 34-year-old Uncle Snake was like a 24-year-old, and he was really good enough.
　　 James arrived at the hotel at noon, and gave Kobe and Link gifts as soon as they met.
　　 "Merry Christmas buddy, this is the latest customized headset. If you wear it for training, you can become an MVP!" James kindly appeared at the door of Link's room and delivered the gift to Link. First release https://https://
　　 For a moment, Link felt like James was selling headphones...
　　 Kobe gave Link a customized ring. According to his words, "I hope one day, you can wear a real championship ring."
　　 Link was a little embarrassed. He didn't expect the two Uranus superstars of the Alliance to prepare gifts for himself, and he came completely empty-handed...
　　 So Linktor Jeff Austin asked someone to get two boxes of good cigars over, and Link paid back the gift.
　　 At noon, Link participated in Nike's business activities sandwiched between James and Kobe. The content of the event is very simple. In summary, it is a show on stage.
　　 answered some questions from the host, interacted with the fans, and finally performed a few shots and slam dunks.
　　Link is boring, so he did his best to this event. And Kobe and James, two people who are going to fight the Christmas battle tomorrow, are also fully engaged in the event.
　　 Link can't help feeling, it seems that wanting to be a superstar like the two of them is more than just playing basketball well.
　　 In the afternoon, the event ends. After James said goodbye to Kobe and Link, he immediately boarded the plane to Miami. Tomorrow, James will have to fight the Thunder at home. Sure enough, Uranus superstars are not so good.
　　 After the event, Kobe went home to accompany his wife and children. Tomorrow, the United States will rest, but Kobe has to work overtime. Because of the Christmas War, the Lakers can't escape every year. So today is Kobe's only chance to spend the holiday with his family.
　　 Kobe also invited Link to the house for the holidays, but Link thought about not disturbing the family reunion, so he politely refused.
　　 In the end, Jeff Austin was the only one left beside Link. However, until the evening, Link did not see where the gift Austin prepared for him was.
　　 "How does it feel to participate in business activities with James and Kobe?" Jeff Austin, while eating tender steak, cast sympathetic glances at Link, who can only eat black pepper boiled chicken breasts.
　　 "It feels like they are so busy, as if they can't stop for a moment." Link shrugged, and behind the glamorous and glamorous back, it was hard work that no one knew.
"You will become like this in the future, trust me. But fortunately you have a manager like me, I will arrange the most reasonable schedule for you, hahahahaha. By the way, you don’t care what I told you Christmas presents?" When Austin talked about Christmas presents with gray hair, he immediately showed a triumphant look.
"Let me guess, did you forget you in Greece and didn't bring it here? Then I'll give it to you first. Here, I have worked hard for you this year, Merry Christmas, Jeff." Link took it out of his pocket. A small box with delicate packaging.
　　 Austin was a little surprised. He didn't expect Link to bring himself a gift. So Austin opened the gift box directly. In the United States, it is not impolite to open the gift in front of the other party.
　　 Then, Jeff Austin got a custom Rolex worth $40,000. On the back of the watch, a few words of appreciation from Link to Austin are engraved.
　　Although Jeff Austin is always jokes, Link must admit that as a well-known basketball manager in the United States, he is still very reliable. Every summer, he arranges Link's vacation properly. Link only needs to play seriously, and other things will follow.
　　 These are all thanks to Jeff Austin. Even at the beginning, if it hadn't been for Jeff Austin, Link would not have been able to stay in Memphis so smoothly.
　　 Therefore, Link has always been grateful to Austin. He has not forgotten that when he was impoverished ~EbookFREE.me~ it was Jeff Austin who paid for Link's expenses so that he could focus on basketball.
　　 Although from Link's current economic level, the money that Austin paid back then was not called money at all. But others give you ten dollars when you are destitute, and one hundred dollars when you are soaring, they are completely two concepts.
　　 Although the 100 yuan of Feiteng Huangda is more than 100 yuan, it is of little significance. Although ten dollars in poverty is not enough, it can change a person's destiny.
　　 "Thank you, Link, I like your gift very much. Then, I won't be in circles with you anymore, I hope you can like my gift too." So Jeff Austin stopped joking with Link. His expression became serious.
"You know, this summer, your contract with Nike is about to expire. As a free agent in the sneaker market, Nike has the right to match the offers of all other brands. But as soon as I communicated with Nike, they said Will not give other brands the opportunity to quote. After I negotiated with them, they decided to give a price that other brands absolutely cannot offer."
　　 "What's it?" Link asked as he forkped a tuft of chicken.
"$200 million in 13 years, signed shoe contract! Your position in Nike will be equal to Kobe, James and Durant! They will make an official offer to you when the summer contract comes! How about this Christmas gift? ?"
　　 "200 million dollars!?" The chicken breast fell back onto the plate. Even for Link now, 200 million dollars sounds too exaggerated.
　　 Austin did not lie to himself, this Christmas gift is indeed heavy.