"Thank you!" Ju An replied with a smile, then turned to the stuttering agent Tom and said: "It's getting late, let's find a place to have a meal and chat. What do you think?".
After hearing this, Stuttering Tom looked at Sanders and nodded and said: "Okay, okay."
After hearing this, Ju An stretched out his hand and motioned for everyone to go outside the training center. When they reached the door, the four people got into Ju An's GMC and started the car. Ju An turned to Tom and Sanders and said: "
There is a restaurant not far from here that serves good steaks, how about going there?"
Tom stammered: "Yes, yes." Sanders restored his dead face and nodded. Seeing that both guys were fine, Ju An drove the car towards the steakhouse.
, why don’t you treat them to Chinese food? The Chinese restaurant I went to was not only expensive but also tasted very authentic. Many foreigners who ate it for the first time may not be accustomed to it. Steak is safer and I eat it every day here in the United States. I’m sure.
There is nothing wrong with everyone.
The car drove very fast along the way, and no one spoke in the car. Even though Ju An tried to stir up topics a few times at the beginning, Stuttering Tom was better, and Sanders asked and answered, and
The language was kept as brief as possible. After talking a few times, Ju An lost interest. When they arrived at the parking lot in front of the restaurant, they parked the car and the four of them entered the restaurant. Following the waiter, they found a table for four, and everyone settled down.
After ordering the meal, we started talking about Malay.
"Mr. An, Dinah, Miss. Sanders, I feel very good about your horse. You know, he is one of the best jockeys in the United States. I think if you think it's okay, it's okay.
"Let's discuss the contract now." Tom handed the order in his hand to the waiter and said to Ju An and Dinah.
Ju An looked at Tom and said: "Mr. Sanders's level is very good. But this is on the training track. The key is that his injury has just healed. I don't know how he will perform when he gets to the track. And his age
I’m almost 40 years old, and if I get injured or something along the way, don’t I still have to find a jockey?”
Although his skills are good, it's really hard to say about his body. I'm telling the truth, and I slightly dislike Sanders with a dead face. Look at his outfit, a simple cowboy hat jacket, if it's more high-end
No restaurant would let him in, first of all
Can't we be a little more formal when we meet others for the first time? And we can't just say what others say about the price. If we give ourselves a high price like today's first-class jockeys, we can't find any kind of jockey to ride with us if we have the money.
?I have to find an old man who is about to retire!
I have become accustomed to it in the United States during this period, and I naturally thought that it is not that I can’t find a good jockey. It’s that the price is not right. If you really like the jockey who is currently ranked No. 1, if you have the money, just buy it.
Double, double is not enough, triple salary, just transfer with the players
It will be like that. Anything that is not for sale is nonsense. If you offer a price that no club has the courage to refuse, see if you can buy it! It’s not that you can’t find it, but that your investment and harvest are disproportionate and uneconomical.
Of course, Ju An must take the initiative in his hands.
Stuttering Tom wanted to say something, but before he could speak, Sanders next to him stopped Tom. Then he said to Ju An: "Mr. An! Yes, I have not only been lying in the hospital bed for more than a year, but also for the past three years.
There are no results that can be achieved. Many people say that I should retire when I recover from my injury. I am an old guy who is thirty-eight and almost thirty-nine years old, but I believe that if I have a good horse, I will still be able to ride.
The best jockey in America!”.
When Tom heard that Sanders was talking so fast, he stopped Sanders from continuing. He just opened his mouth and said: "Sander, Sanders". Before he could even utter the word, Sanders looked at Tom.
Then he patted his shoulder: "It goes without saying, Tom! Since these two are willing to talk to us, and I am very satisfied with the little guy just now, please leave it to me. I am an old friend of more than 20 years.
I have never interfered with you in any way, how about you let me talk this time?"
After hearing what Sanders said, Tom nodded helplessly.
Sanders continued: "I rode your horse just now and you have seen my skills. To be honest, you have a good horse! I really hope to get this opportunity to prove myself again. When Tom called yesterday
When I was there, I was told that there was a horse that was doing very well, but it needed a jockey. He came to talk to the owner, and he told me that the owner was an Asian. To be honest, I didn’t want to come, because you know the Asians in the United States.
"Very few breed great racehorses; they are very talented in science but have little success in the racing industry."
Ju An frowned when he heard this. To be honest, this remark was a bit racist, which not only made Ju An a little unhappy, but also Dinah, who was listening next to her, was a little unhappy. But Ju An couldn't refute what he said.
Yes, although the words are harsh, they are the truth.
"Since I recovered from my leg injury, I told Tom that I wanted to compete again. I wanted to prove myself again on the track and tell others that I am not old yet! At that time, Tom started contacting horse owners for me. I wanted to compete again.
It proves that what is missing is a good horse, but the owners of the good horses either already have professional jockeys or think that I am old. Talks between Tom and them are not as smooth as before.
One horse owner even declined politely after receiving the call. For several months, every horse we were optimistic about was rejected. At this time, Tom traveled all over the country to watch such junior horse racing meetings, hoping to find out more.
One of the good ones, when he called me yesterday, he told you that I was drinking, and he was very disappointed by his constant refusal for several months," Sanders said, touching the coffee cup in front of him.
"I almost lost confidence when I refused, but Tom never gave up. He basically spent the past two months on the plane. His wife has complained many times that she only had one or two phone calls in two months.
The whole United States is running around looking for opportunities for me. I’m afraid I’m on the plane when I go to bed at night, looking for outstanding ponies all over the United States.”
The stuttering Tom next to him also smiled bitterly and shook his head after hearing Sanders' words.
"I only have one request! That is to pay Tom a first-class agent's fee. My salary can even be the same as that of a first-time jockey, and it is a one-year contract. If I get injured, the contract will be automatically terminated. Also
That's if I ride an angry naughty bag and get
After winning a Grand Prix, my salary immediately rose to the standard of a first-class jockey, because at that time I had proven that I was worthy of that salary. This is my bottom line. If it doesn't work, then there is no need for us to continue talking.
." Sanders looked at Ju An and said with determination.
Stuttering Tom next to him said quickly: "No! No, Sands, this, yes, it's not fair to you."
Sanders waved his hand: "I don't want to wait any longer for a good horse. I don't have much time. My friend, it's almost April and I can't afford to wait any longer." After speaking,
He took a breath, glanced at the stuttering Tom next to him and said with a wry smile.
After hearing what Sanders said, Tom quickly said to Sanders: "Old friend, friend! I, I have no problem, as long as you, you think, the horse is good, and I have no problem with anything.
”.
Good guy! This guy is so candid in his words. He told everything about this, which made Ju An stunned for a while and he didn't know how to answer. This guy is not talking about business. He just saw red with a bayonet when he came up.
, Ju An only had two choices, either agree or refuse without any negotiation. He shook his head and turned to look at Dinah next to him. Dinah smiled and nodded to Ju An.
Ju An then turned to Sanders and said: "My condition is that it is a one-year contract. If you perform well in the competition, then if you are willing, the contract can be extended for one year. Initially, I agreed
I will pay you the standard salary of the Jockeys Association. As for how much share you give Tom, I don’t care. Once you prove your strength in the competition, your salary will immediately reach the level of a first-class jockey. I can guarantee this! This is a standard
Contract, I don’t want to take advantage of you.”
To be honest, the friendship between this Mexican descendant and this stuttering white man really moved Ju An a little bit. From the perspective of setting foot on the land of the United States, the word friendship is not as important in Ju An's heart as it is in China, no.
It is said that Ju An no longer cares about the friendship between Wang Fan and Wu Ming and has become cold-blooded.
Instead, when dealing with Americans like Mike, interests come first. He doesn’t believe in the friendship these Americans say. Ju An feels that these people are all about giving and giving. Even if they smile at you face to face, it seems
Being friendly is just a courtesy, nothing more, so people who have just arrived in the United States may feel that
When you meet people on the street and make eye contact, they usually smile at you, thinking that they are polite and gentlemen. In fact, they are just polite and nothing else. Teachers have taught you this since childhood. Maybe among ordinary working-class people,
That kind of friendship, but Ju An's current net worth probably doesn't have much in common with the working class.
When I'm with this bunch of old beauties, Ju'an can pop up from time to time! Old friends meet again, they look good, and so on, but when it comes to interests, they will definitely use their own interests as the criterion.
, putting aside the friendship with them, if something happens to people like Wang Fan, Wu Ming, and Liu Chao, Ju An will definitely help as much as possible. If it is Mike, he will probably just lend a hand.
So Ju An really doesn’t have any special feelings about what Americans call friendship. Mike and Miles can only be called ordinary friends at most now, far from being close friends like Liu Chao and Wang Fan. Everyone knows it.
It is inevitable in everyone's mind to classify the criteria for their friends, which ones are close friends and which ones are ordinary friends.
To take a step back, even if the old guy Sanders rides Naughty Bag and has no big achievements in a few years, he will not lose money in his salary, because this old guy is worth the price. At most, Naughty Bag will not produce anything this year.
If the results are bad, then I’ll try again next year with a better jockey. Naughty Bao is only three years old this month. If he doesn’t get injured, he still has about ten years of track career.
After hearing Ju An's words, Tom immediately reached out his hand, smiled at Ju An and said, "Happy cooperation, happy cooperation!".
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