"Hello, uncle and aunt!" Zhou Zhiru greeted Father Tang and Mother Tang obediently as soon as she came in.
"Oh, Xiaoru is here, come on, come on, sit wherever you want, don't be restrained, just like at home!" Tang's mother said enthusiastically. It was really not easy for her to meet an acquaintance in the United States.
Today Zhou Zhiru is dressed very well, and she looks really cute.
But Tang Qian could tell that her expression didn't seem to be too good.
"What's wrong with you? Are you too tired from studying recently?" Tang Qian asked Zhou Zhiru after Tang's mother returned to the kitchen.
"No, I just have a cold." Facing Tang Qian, Zhou Zhiru's tone softened, and this change was very obvious.
"Have I offended you?" Tang Qian said feeling a little surprised.
"Not really." Zhou Zhiru replied simply, even with a hint of professionalism.
"It seems like you've been doing well recently. Congratulations for living in such a big house!" Zhou Zhiru looked around and said. "This is not a house I bought. I temporarily borrowed it from a friend. Wait.
My parents are gone, and I have to return it to her when the time comes." "Oh, is your friend a female?" Zhou Zhiru said suddenly.
"Huh? Well, yes." Tang Qian felt that there was nothing to hide in this matter, so he told the truth.
"You made female friends in the United States so quickly, Tang Qian. It seems that you have grown up a lot compared to when you were at home." After finishing speaking, without waiting for Tang Qian to reply, Zhou Zhiru continued: "Yes, you are now
Now that he is a big star in the NBA, he can no longer compare with his status as an ordinary student before, and this is normal."
Seeing Zhou Zhiru "asking and answering questions" over there, Tang Qian said: "Don't say that, what a big NBA star. I am just a substitute now. I am still far from a star."
"How much money can you make in a year now?" Zhou Zhiru suddenly asked a confusing question.
"Me?" Tang Qian was stunned and said, "The basic salary is only around 400,000, but I received some incentive bonuses this year, which totaled nearly 3 million. However, due to certain circumstances, I was fined 2 million by the league.
, the remaining amount after deducting taxes may only be 400,000 to 500,000 US dollars." "Well, it's about the same as I estimated." Zhou Zhiru said: "Your contract for the new season has not been finalized yet, right?"
"Well, yes, the season has just ended, and it's not my turn to renew the contract yet," Tang Qian replied.
"What is your ideal salary for next season?" Zhou Zhiru continued to ask.
Tang Qian was a little surprised when Zhou Zhiru asked this, but he didn't hide much. After thinking about it, he replied: "Well, probably more than 3 million US dollars a year." "Only 3 million? That's too much.
Is it a little less?" Zhou Zhiru frowned when she heard this and said: "You are also the winner of a season's block leader + All-Rookie Team first team + All-Defensive Team second team, and you only need 3 million US dollars a season.
?This is too low!”
"Then how much do you think is appropriate?" Tang Qian also became interested and looked at this former "senior sister" and asked.
"At least 5 million or more." Zhou Zhiru blurted out without hesitation.
"5 million?" Tang Qian was slightly surprised when he heard this, and said: "The Lakers don't have much salary space now. I'm afraid they won't accept such a high offer, right?" "What kind of high is this?" Zhou Zhiru said unexpectedly and competently.
: "Let me give you an example, take the Lakers themselves. Jordan Hill's salary next season will be as high as 3.63 million U.S. dollars, and what are his statistics this season? It's just 5+4, and
He hasn’t received any personal honors yet, so you can’t be worse than him, right? Look at Josh McRoberts, who will also have a salary of more than 3 million U.S. dollars next season, and Steve Blake, who will have a starting salary of 400 U.S. dollars next season.
Ten thousand U.S. dollars. You are no worse than them, and you may even perform better on the court. With a starting salary of five million U.S. dollars, I don’t think there is any problem.”
Hearing what Zhou Zhiru said so eloquently, Tang Qian was a little confused for a moment. After a while, he said: "How do you know so clearly? I remember you didn't watch much basketball or the NBA before, right?
"
Zhou Zhiru did not answer Tang Qian's question, but continued: "Do you want a long contract or a short contract?"
"Ah? Me." Tang Qian thought for a while, then opened his mouth and said, "Maybe I want a 1+1 or 2+1 contract."
"Really?" Zhou Zhiru said: "But I suggest you, it is best to choose a one-year short contract, because as long as you continue to maintain the level of this season, your strength will be improved next year in the offseason.
With the approval of many people, it is not impossible to sign a big contract."
"And I also looked through the NBA's broadcast contracts. It seems that these few years are about to end. According to the current momentum of the NBA, it is extremely possible to sign a large new broadcast contract in the future. In that case
, According to the regulations of the league, the team's salary cap will be recalculated. I think the chance of doubling it is not small. By then, there should be many large premium contracts. As long as you grasp it well and sign a super fat contract, no
question."
When Tang Qian heard this, he was a little stunned. Is the person in front of him still the Zhou Zhiru he knew?
Isn't she a clone? Or a robot?
"You, are you really Zhou Zhiru?" Tang Qian couldn't help it and opened his mouth to ask.
"Of course, do you want to see my ID card and passport?" Zhou Zhiru said with the same "cold" attitude.
"Why do you know so much about the NBA now? I remember..." Before Tang Qian finished speaking, Zhou Zhiru said: "To prepare for future work, these are hard knowledge that must be mastered.
"
"Preparing for future work? What do you mean? Are you going to work in the NBA? Or working in a sports TV station?" Zhou Zhiru glanced at Tang Qian and said, "No, I'm going to be an NBA agent.
.”
"NBA agent, um, this profession...what? You want to be an NBA agent???" Tang Qian didn't react at first, but when he did, he immediately exclaimed: "Are you kidding me?
?”
"Do you think I'm joking?" Zhou Zhiru said calmly.
"Please, Miss, the circle of NBA agents is not that easy to get along with!" Tang Qian said: "Don't think that you can make money every day in this industry. Maybe you don't know that there are so many NBA agents, but you can really control the situation.
There are only a dozen or so of the big ones, and the annual commission for the rest is not much higher than that of a small worker washing dishes! So, I advise you to think twice before you act!"
"There are currently 119 top agents in the NBA. The league has a total salary of more than 2 billion. The top 20 people account for nearly 2 billion. The remaining 99 will share the remaining several hundred million. I said
Right?" After listening to Tang Qian's words, Zhou Zhiru reported a large number of precise figures. That kind of style clearly showed that a certain amount of effort had been put into it.
"You, since you know the cruelty of this industry, why do you still do this? Why don't you go do something else?" Tang Qian said with some confusion. Unexpectedly, Zhou Zhiru looked at Tang Qian for a long time before speaking slowly.
He said: "What else? I came to the United States just to do this."
"Besides this, I won't do anything else."
Her voice was not loud, but her determination was beyond Tang Qian's expectation.