Looking at Griffin's expression, Lu Yiqi showed a hint of interest, "What, is there something happened to the shareholders' meeting?"

Griffin shrugged and said lightly, "It's okay, it's just that a joint statement was submitted at the shareholders' meeting. I hope the team will renew your contract with you at all costs. All season ticket owners and all shareholders in the entire Green Bay have signed their signatures. Because they don't want what happened in Kansas State last year to repeat, the team's delay in signing you has become a fault for questioning management."

I see.

"Ah..." Lu Yiqi sighed softly. Although he did not appear at the shareholders' meeting or heard any news, he could still feel the emotions behind the incident. The smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

Griffin looked at Lu Yiqi who was not concerned about his own affairs and couldn't help but shake his head, "You are the one who proposed not to discuss the contract renewal for the time being. As a result, the management is now the blame. Even if the contract renewal is successful in the future, their mood will definitely change. They may even suspect that you are inciting shareholders behind the scenes, especially Thompson. Are you not worried that he will wear small shoes for you next season?"

"Even if there is no shareholder meeting, do you think Thompson and I can still be as harmonious as last season?" Lu Yiqi was not surprised at all, and looked at Griffin meaningfully, self-evident.

Griffin was stunned for a moment, then let out a long breath, "Yes."

One of the core conditions for Lu Yiqi's contract renewal is that he has the right to speak in the draft, which is more intuitive to have a place in the management.

The battle for control of the team by the head coach and the team manager has always been the only way for each team. Just look at the Dallas Cowboys. Jerry Jones is a team boss, chairman and team manager, and firmly controls the team's control. The head coach has no management power.

Let’s look at the New England Patriots, Bill Bilicek has both the head coach and team manager, and is completely free to build a team based on his own ideas. Any player’s contract renewal and signing must pass through his nod, which is also a sign of the team’s full trust in Bilicek’s ability.

Green Bay Packers are naturally no exception.

Last offseason, head coach McCarthy and quarterback Favre's position went against the team's manager Thompson, so the team eventually turmoil and ended with Thompson's overall victory, which led to Lu Yiqi's emergence.

Throughout the 2008 season, traces of Thompson trying to interfere in the team can be seen everywhere, but Lu Yiqi's handling is very clever? Not only did he not cause any conflicts? But he also ensured that Thompson always acted as his backer and quickly gained a foothold in the team.

But?    If Lu Yiqi wants to truly build a team according to his own ideas?       Then he needs the right to speak in the draft, otherwise?      The Green Bay Packers are the teams built by Thompson's idea, and Lu Yiqi can only complete the work based on Thompson's idea.

This also means? Lu Yiqi officially competes for power with Thompson? This is a taboo for team managers, especially for Thompson.

Could it be that Lu Yiqi is about to become the second McCarthy?

Speaking of this, Griffin looked at Lu Yiqi? There was a playful speculation in his eyes? "So, how did you tell Thompson?"

Lu Yiqi smiled, "What did he say?"

Griffin shook his head gently, "Totally agree. At least in the negotiation meeting, he doesn't seem to be at all resistant? I can tell that he fully agrees with your conditions? Mark Murphy was still a little hesitant, but he never spoke? Mark didn't say anything more."

"So, did they agree?" Lu Yiqi was concerned about the result.

Griffin used his jaw to signal the contract documents on the desktop? "You only need to sign it." But he still couldn't help but curiosity? "How did you convince Thompson?"

Lu Yiqi is a smart person? He knows that his foundation is not stable. If he wants to continue working in Green Bay Packers and successfully establish his own tactical system, he needs Thompson to stand on his side, but slightly different from last season. He no longer needs Thompson as a backer to support him, but needs Thompson to stand on the same front with him and fight side by side-

What is the difference?

The so-called side-by-side battle means that the two sides may raise differences and objections to each other, but they can eventually reach a consensus; and in the 2008 season, Lu Yiqi basically agreed with Thompson's opinion on the surface, secretly guided it, and made changes behind the scenes. The key difference is that Lu Yiqi also made his own voice in the front, and slowly established the head coach's voice in the management.

Therefore, before the team management meeting was officially convened, Lu Yiqi took the lead in private visiting Thompson and had a long talk for the whole afternoon.

"I told him that I needed to establish authority in front of the team, so what I asked for was the right to speak in the draft and make suggestions in my voice, but the decision-making power of the draft was still Thompson." Lu Yiqi summed up in a simplified manner, answering Griffin's curiosity and doubts.

In Thompson's eyes, Lu Yiqi's request actually did not actually challenge his authority, because the decision is still in his hands; and the head coach has the right to speak for the draft, and even the team manager needs to interfere with the head coach before he can formulate a draft plan.

But in Lu Yiqi's eyes, the right to speak "default" and the right to speak "black and black-paper" are two different things. He is making his voice step by step, and then let the management team know that Lu Yiqi has the right to speak on major matters, which is very important.

Moreover, Lu Yiqi also believed that when his voice was heard, Thompson could not shut up arbitrarily. He could slowly implant his ideas into Thompson's mind, just like "Inception", making Thompson think that it was his own idea, and finally completed the team's construction according to Lu Yiqi's idea.

Therefore, the first step is that Lu Yiqi needs to ask for "right to speak" in black and white.

However, looking at the entire league, there are actually not many head coaches with the right to speak and decide the draft. With Lu Yiqi's qualifications and resume, it is indeed very, very difficult. Except for the Kansas Chiefs, no other teams have such ideas. But even the Kansas Chiefs are just talking about it in a vague way. What is going on when it is really done on paper? It still needs to be considered for a long time.

It was also officially because of this that Lu Yiqi knew clearly how difficult things were, and the Green Bay Packers would definitely not agree so easily.

Ultimately, this is a struggle for management authority and a trade-off between power and interests.
Chapter completed!