Chapter 20 Summer League is over and moving into a new home

Author: Tiamo the Withered

Chapter 20 Summer League is over and moving into a new home

On July 13, after the Orlando Summer League officially ended, the temporarily formed Magic team also announced its disbandment.

Except for Li Chengming, who is about to be signed, Redick, Gortat and Augustin have officially returned to the team, other players have to seek other opportunities.

The Magic's lineup will remain stable in the new season. After all, the cores Howard and Turkoglu have grown up. At the same time, Nelson, Dulin, Arroyo and other powerful role players are all there, as well as Gortat, Li Chengming, etc.

The joining of new talents.

And just the day before, the Magic just announced that they had reached an agreement with the SuperSonics and would acquire SuperSonics power forward Rashard Lewis in a sign-and-trade manner.

After paying a second-round pick and a trade exception of about $9 million, the Magic signed Lewis with a six-year contract worth $118 million, making Lewis the 10th "billionaire" in NBA history.

Mr. Yuan".

When Li Chengming heard the news, he was still in the car on the way back. He looked at his father and didn't know what to say.

"Um, dad, you said I..."

Of course Father Li understands what he means. Before, the father and son were as happy as stupid roe deers because of their annual salary of 300,000 US dollars, but now they realize that compared with others, this is just scraps, not even a fraction.

However, he is a famous football star after all. Li Chengming is not even just starting out. Li's father is not in a position to undermine his son's self-confidence. He can only smile bitterly and say: "Then you should work hard, but this is really a bit too scary.

"

He didn't know the salary level in the NBA before, but the last time he checked, the good guy Dayao actually signed a five-year, $75 million contract the year before last. And seeing this today is even more exaggerated. These people have a lot of money.

Was it brought by the strong wind?

However, with this goal, it is indeed easy to give people the most direct motivation, as if Li's father is now planning whether to quit his job there and concentrate on being an agent for Li Chengming.

Although he has no experience, he can learn, and the agent seems to be similar to the foreign trade sales he did before.

If he had just signed a contract with the Magic, he probably wouldn't have thought of it, but he has received a lot of calls recently about domestic endorsement contracts, and Father Li felt that he might have to change his mind.

After all, Li Sheng is now a player who has been in the NBA. No matter whether his career in the NBA goes smoothly or not, there is always a market for him when he returns to China.

This is like the old "turtle", gold-plated.

Of course, they are still in Orlando at this time and are about to move to a new residence that the team found for them.

Now that the contract has been confirmed, Li Chengming will definitely be able to stay with the team and stay in Orlando for at least the first half of the new season, so he will definitely not be able to continue to stay in the hotel.

Not only a house is needed, but a car is also needed. Li's father has asked people from the team to help make an appointment. He will go to see the car in two days and just buy a second-hand one first and use it first.

Anyway, in the United States, the second-hand housing and second-hand car markets are doing very well, and no one thinks there is anything wrong with this. Especially for young people, many of their first cars are second-hand, so you can drive them first after buying them.

Only then will I consider buying a new car.

However, Li Chengming and his son did so because there were still too many uncertainties in the future, including Li's father's job, which he was asked to shirk only after it was confirmed that he would sign a contract.

It seems that this is also due to Li Chengming becoming famous, and the discussion in the country is very hot now, and many reporters want to dig up the ground to dig up news related to their family.

For example, Father Li said that they are just an ordinary family, but a small leader of a foreign trade company with an annual salary of 500,000 yuan, you tell me this is ordinary?

Li's mother is an ordinary middle school teacher, but she is considered an "intellectual" even though she was born in the previous generation. Although this has made many people understand that their family atmosphere and upbringing are indeed easy to cultivate since they were young.

Furthermore, the company where Li's father worked also benefited. Knowing that Li's father worked in that company even added some orders to their business.

So last time Li's father asked for leave, his boss readily agreed.

Now they are riding in the car of the team's assistant coach. Helping the players settle in is also part of the team's job. The assistant coach has a good cooperation with Li Chengming at the Summer League, so he came to help them during the rest time.

"move place".

In fact, they didn’t have many things of their own, just a few changes of clothes. Considering that the new residence would be indispensable for bedding and other things, and it would be troublesome to run around afterwards, the assistant teacher simply took them to the market to do some shopping first, so that they could directly

Pack up and move in.

However, after arriving at the place, the assistant coach received a call and said that the head coach had something to do and he could only take the first step.

Li Chengming and his son thanked him and told him to leave first, but the teaching assistant still helped them move their things into the house and then said goodbye to them.

The father and son straightened up and looked around, looking at each other and laughing.

"This is the house that Mr. Smith helped us contact. How about it? It looks good, right? I think according to their rules, you have to get to know the neighbors first when you go to a place. Let's go and say hello."

As soon as he put down his things, before he could put them away, Father Li turned around and said something to his son.

Li Chengming naturally had no objections and was quite satisfied with the house.

In the process of moving things, Li Chengming took a look around the general environment of the house. It is not the kind of villa that takes up a lot of land. You can basically see it at a glance. In addition to the small garden in the front and the small yard in the back,

In the middle is a small three-story building.

The living room is downstairs, there are about two or three living rooms on the second floor, and the rooftop should be the rooftop. Overall, the environment is very good.

The conditions of the Li family are certainly not bad in China. Although the house is not big, there is a court in the backyard, which was where Li Chengming got his start in basketball since he was a child.

There also happens to be a court in the yard behind this house. Although it is only half court, Li Chengming can usually train and play here.

Next, the first thing they visited was a family named McGilton next door. There were seven members of this family, both men and women. When Li Chengming and the others came over, they saw the hostess playing with the yard.

There were flowers and plants, and an eight or nine-year-old girl was playing with the puppy next to it.

Seeing them chatting, the girl stood up, ran over and looked at Li Chengming with her head tilted for a while, then suddenly made a face at him.

Li Chengming was listening to the conversation between his father and Mrs. McGilton. Mrs. McGilton obviously recognized Li Chengming. After all, as an Orlando native, even if he doesn't like basketball, he still knows that there is such a basketball team. Li Chengming will be the leader of this year's basketball team.

draft, summer league, and his picture was in the newspapers.

Now that Otis Smith has decided to sign him, he will naturally not hesitate to promote him. His "exotic" face is attractive enough once it is revealed, and the team can also take the opportunity to develop Dayang.

Business on the other side.

Win-win!

So now that Li Chengming is in this city, it doesn't matter if he is recognized or not. It all depends on whether the other person pays attention to him.

The McGilton family obviously pays more attention to basketball. Mrs. McGilton can still speak eloquently, mainly expressing her welcome to Li Chengming and his family, and hoping that Li Chengming can help the Magic achieve better results in the new season.

I wish him success.

Father Li thanked her for her blessing and invited the family to their housewarming party in the evening.

He knew that this rule existed abroad, and in fact it existed in China as well, but it was mostly about inviting relatives and friends, while overseas people took this opportunity to get to know new neighbors, which was also a wonderful thing.

At this time, Li Chengming saw the girl's grimace, and his childlike innocence grew, and he also made a grimace.

Unexpectedly, when the girl was provoked by him, she seemed to have lost her temper and stuck out her tongue like a Shiba Inu. Li Chengming smiled instead and was about to "fight back" when his father patted him on the shoulder.

Father Li said angrily: "What are you doing?"

Mrs. McGilton also noticed her daughter's indecent behavior and turned around to teach her a lesson: "Sheila! Have you forgotten what I said to you?"

Before the girl said anything, Father Li put his hand on Li Chengming's shoulder and smiled at Mrs. McGilton: "I'm sorry, this kid is so rude and may have disturbed you..."

"Oh, I forgot to introduce, this is my daughter, Sierra."

"Hello, Sierra!"

Facing Li's father, the girl seemed very polite. She even held up her clothes and made a princess gift, which made the adults laugh, and Li Chengming also laughed.

He wasn't angry at first. After all, facing such a cute girl, it would be too rude of him to get angry just by making a face.

So then Li's father asked him to take the initiative to apologize and he admitted his mistake directly. But Mrs. McGilton also asked Sheila McGilton to apologize to him. The girl was soft-spoken and said sorry to Li Chengming.

, a little friction disappears immediately.

Later, when Li Chengming and others were cleaning the house, Mrs. McGilton also came with her family to help. The housewarming party hadn't even been eaten yet, but the two families were already living in harmony.

The McGiltons have two sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Jon McGilton, is 16 years old and currently in high school.

He is very interested in basketball, and his favorite team is of course the Magic. So when his neighbor moved in, Li Chengming and his family were most happy. Li Chengming asked him to teach him how to play.

Sierra is the second daughter, only nine years old this year. Surprisingly, she is a children's clothing model and has already started "supporting the family" at a young age.

The age difference between the three children is relatively large, and the youngest son is still in his infancy.

Mr. McGilton runs a photography studio with his parents. Speaking of which, Sierra’s modeling career started when she helped take promotional photos for their photography studio and was spotted by an advertising agency.
Chapter completed!