The next morning, after finishing all the training, Wen Hao took a quick shower and then came to Toyota Center with his agent, Yu Song. Today was the day for them to negotiate with the Rockets' top brass.
In order to obtain more benefits for Wen Hao, Yu Song has been constantly checking the information for the past two days and has thoroughly understood every alliance regulation. He is sure that if he goes there today, he can get at least 3 million US dollars in annual salary for Wen Hao.
When they arrived at Toyota Center, general manager Morey, owner Alexander and head coach McHale were already waiting for them in a conference room.
Yu Song first greeted these people, took a deep breath, and planned to use his expertise and his sharp tongue to persuade these three people to give Wen Hao a good contract. But before he spoke, General Manager Morey
He put something that was more than ten pages long in front of him and Wen Hao and said, "Take a look first."
Yu Song and Wen Hao opened it and saw that it was a contract. The two of them read it carefully. Signing a contract was not a trivial matter, and they had to study every item in it carefully. Especially Yu Song, who included almost every item in it.
Read each article three times and think carefully about whether there is anything else behind these regulations.
Wen Hao didn't read it so carefully. He took a rough look at the contract first. When he saw the salary item, he couldn't help but stop and looked at the number again and again to make sure it was correct. He used his hand to
He touched Yu Song next to him and pointed at the string of numbers for Yu Song to see.
Yu Song looked along Wen Hao's hand and saw it written there: Play with the Rockets until the end of the season, salary is 8 million...
"Eight million US dollars!" Yu Song said in surprise, looking up at his boss Alexander, "It's almost the same as Jeremy Lin Asik's annual salary!"
"To be precise," general manager Morey said with a smile, "their average annual salary is 8.37 million. We originally planned to pay this number for Wen Hao, but the Rockets have limited salary space. If it exceeds 8 million, they will have to pay extravagant salary."
Tax, so it can only be 8 million."
Yu Song and Wen Hao looked at their boss Alexander in surprise at the same time. Yesterday, the two of them thought that they would stay with the Rockets as long as the Rockets could pay no less than 00,000. For this reason, Yu Song also specially prepared a set of rhetoric to impress the Rockets.
, I didn’t expect it to be used today. Before the two of them said anything, the Rockets offered a contract that was far higher than their expectations, which really surprised them.
"How is it? Are you satisfied?" Morey said still smiling.
"Yeah." Wen Hao nodded.
"As long as you are satisfied, you can sign it at any time," Morey said.
Wen Hao glanced at Yu Song, who nodded and said there was no problem with the contract. Wen Hao felt relieved and signed his name on it.
After signing, Wen Hao and Yu Song felt a little excited. It was like a dream to get such a big contract. The day before yesterday, they were only players with a short contract. Today, they suddenly changed and got a good big contract.
.Although it is not as big and abnormal as those superstars, it is quite surprising. I really didn’t expect it to go so smoothly.
After saying a few more words, the two were about to stand up and say goodbye. But before going out, Wen Hao stopped, turned around, and looked at General Manager Morey: "I still have a question..."
"I know," Morey interrupted Wen Hao before Wen Hao finished speaking, "You think a smart person like me could sign such a big contract with a short-term player, right?"
Wen Hao nodded, that's true. Morey's shrewdness is well known to the world. If nothing else, just by trading a bunch of ordinary players for Howard through operation, you can see how shrewd this person is.
Morey and the boss looked at each other and smiled, and then replied: "Of course I am very smart, so I will use a big contract to keep you in the Rockets. You also know that I mainly play numbers. You have six consecutive games, each game
The player efficiency value of all players ranks first in the team. According to the analysis of your efficiency value, if you are given more playing time, your performance will exceed everyone's expectations. Signing you for 8 million, others think it is a loss.
And we feel that we have actually made a profit. But..." At this point, he looked at McHale next to him, "Whether you can get more playing time depends on your performance."
Wen Hao listened, nodded, said "I understand", took one last look at the three people, and then walked out of the conference room with Yu Song.
As Wen Hao walked away, he suggested that he invite Yu Song to dinner. Although Yu Song was his agent, it was his responsibility to negotiate the contract. But they were also friends, and his previous short-term contract was the result of Yu Song's hard work.
Signed. If it weren't for those two ten-day short contracts, there wouldn't be the big contract now, so he was very grateful to Yu Song.
But Yu Song refused. He smiled and shook his head and said, "Forget it. There is a game tomorrow night. You can't be too tired. And you haven't received your salary yet. If you want to eat, wait until you are paid."
"That's fine." Wen Hao nodded, said goodbye to Yu Song, and walked towards his residence.
Walking on the street in early winter, Wen Hao was in a particularly good mood. This was the first time in two years that he had such a mood. The 8 million contract greatly exceeded his expectations. Although money is not what he cares about most, at least he will
There is no need to worry about money anymore. The next step is to concentrate on playing the game and moving towards your ideals.
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The game between the Rockets and the Mavericks was held at the Toyota Center at 7 p.m. the next day.
The two teams are both Texas teams and have similar records. The Rockets have 16 wins and 7 losses, and the Mavericks have 15 wins and 8 losses. This game between the two teams can be said to be a close contest.
When the game started, Wen Hao, as a substitute, naturally sat on the sidelines. Feeling the warm home atmosphere of Toyota Center, Wen Hao really felt like he had returned home. When playing away games, the fans booed overwhelmingly and the home team cheered.
, it all makes people feel like the whole world is against them. Now back at home, the fans’ enthusiastic cheers are heart-warming.
Although many people don't care about home field advantage, it does exist. The fact that the winning rate of home teams in NBA history is much greater than that of away teams is proven by this.
In the warm atmosphere at home, the game between the Rockets and the Mavericks went into the last three minutes of the first quarter. At this time, the two sides were tied at 18-19, and the Rockets were 1 point behind. Coach McHale called a timeout and said a few words:
Then put the substitutes on the field.
But when considering the candidate for the backup shooting guard, he encountered difficulties. Brewer, who was injured before, has now recovered. His position overlaps with Wen Hao's, and they both play shooting guard.
Originally, the head coach wanted Wen Hao to play directly, but Brewer performed well before he was injured. If he is suddenly not allowed to play now, it will have a great impact on his self-confidence and may ruin his career.
Thinking of this, McHale sighed and made a gesture to Brewer to come on. Let Brewer play first, and if it doesn't work, switch to Wenhao.
When Wen Hao saw Brewer on the court, he knew that he was probably out of the game in the first quarter. He smiled bitterly and didn't say anything. His mentality is much better now than in the past.
He knows that he has been valued by the Rockets front office, as evidenced by his 8 million contract. Sooner or later, they will let him play, and there is no way they can keep sitting on the bench for 8 million. Unless they are crazy.
