After striking an agreement with Ryan West, Li Liang went back to the PNY center in the afternoon and told Max that he was going to withdraw from the afternoon tryout.

The trial in the afternoon is mainly shooting training and tactical practice, and then tomorrow morning there will be a confrontation match, and in the afternoon a psychological test will be completed, and it will be over.

Max was busy coordinating affairs in the morning and didn't pay much attention to Li Liang's performance.

He thought that Li Liang realized that his ability was not enough to gain a foothold in the NBA after the morning trial, so he withdrew.

Max patted Li Liang on the shoulder and said, "It's okay, everyone should find their own path." ”

Li Liang knew that Max had misunderstood, so he didn't say anything, just thanked him and left.

Not long after Li Liang left, before the afternoon trial began, several scouts found that Li Liang was missing from the rookie team.

They found Max to ask about Li Liang's situation, why he was missing.

"Bruce Lee? He's gone, out of tryouts, and he seems to have a more accurate idea of himself. ”

"Oh, damn it, someone must have gotten ahead of you." These scouts knew that someone must have contacted Li Liang and asked him to quit the training camp and go to the team for a trial.

These people shook their heads helplessly, comforting themselves in their hearts, but an ordinary small forward with good defense, still a Chinese, no big deal.

Indeed, they quickly left Li Liang behind and focused on other rookies.

After all, they just felt that Li Liang had potential that could be tapped, but it had not yet reached the point where they had to choose him

If you lose this opportunity, you will lose it.

After Li Liang left the PNY center, he and Wei Dazhi took a car back to Zhu Shu's apartment in Queens.

On the way, Wei Dazhi still couldn't hide his excitement, fantasizing about the situation after Li Liang went to the Los Angeles Lakers, while planning his own reporter route.

Facing the noisy Wei Dazhi, Li Liang was silent all the way, just holding his head to look at the scenery.

He is still weighing whether it is safe for him to exit training camp and choose the Lakers for a tryout, which is certainly risky, but it is certainly a lie to say that the Los Angeles Lakers are unattractive.

Passing through Manhattan, the car passes by the Madison Garden Plaza.

Li Liang saw the famous round stadium and thought to himself that in a month, he must be on the NBA stage here.

Back in the attic of the apartment in Queens, Li Liang saw Bai Xiaoting's car parked downstairs.

Zhu Shu and Bai Xiaoting were both back, they were packing up their things in the room, and they were a little surprised to see Li Liang and Wei Dazhi coming back.

"Didn't you go to training camp? How, unqualified, eliminated? Bai Xiaoting asked.

"Hmph, Da Zhi, tell them why we came back early."

Wei Dazhi said proudly: "Ahem, after a wonderful performance in the morning, Gan Liliang... No, Mr. Bruce Lee, has managed to impress Jerry West, a famous scout and famous NBA star of the Los Angeles Lakers, a famous NBA team! son. Who's... Hey, Li Liang, what's that scout's name? ”

"Ryan West!"

"yes, Ryan West's attention, and then he managed to get a tryout invitation for the Los Angeles Lakers, and as a condition, he was going to leave this rookie camp, so we'll be back."

Wei Dazhi said triumphantly, as if he was the one who tried out.

Bai Xiaoting listened, snorted, and did not speak again.

Zhu Shu was a little surprised and congratulated Li Liang on getting the opportunity to try.

From her expression, you can see that she is sincere.

Li Liang asked, "Then what are you doing here, do you want to pack up your things and move out?" ”

Zhu Shu's expression darkened, and said, "Well, my house is a short-term rental, I originally wanted to try to see if I could find a suitable job, but now it seems that it can't be done." So I'm going to move to Aunt Xiaoting's house for the time being, and I'll make the next step later. ”

Li Liang said: "No, you don't have to go to Aunt Bai Xiaoting's house, you will follow me from now on." From now on, you are my broker. ”

Zhu Shu showed an incredible expression, and Bai Xiaoting said: "Li Liang, don't be joking, Zhu Shu didn't promise you yesterday, and besides, you weren't selected, it's just a trial." ”

Li Liang said: "I've mentioned it more than once, is it funny to make this joke all the time." ”

Zhu Shu was a little embarrassed and said, "But Li Liang, I don't know anything about NBA agent work." ”

Li Liang said: "If you don't understand, you can learn, and it's not difficult to learn." You can read legal texts, you can communicate with people, right? You studied accounting, but you also minored in a law degree. In the entire business school, there are not many people who have successfully obtained a double degree. Most of the tomes on jurisprudence are much more complicated than the contracts and terms of the NBA. ”

Li Liang asked Zhu Shu to be an agent on a whim, he had his considerations and ideas.

In terms of personality, Zhu Shu is more introverted, not good at communicating with people, and she is also a girl.

It doesn't seem like a good fit to be a sports agent at all.

However, Wei Dazhi seems to have the potential of an agent.

Li Liang didn't think so.

What Li Liang wanted was an exclusive agent, and he didn't want to waste too much time and energy on signing the contract.

Generally, brokers will toss and turn Li Liang's little mosquito meat for that commission, but Li Liang doesn't need it.

Wei Dazhi has a lively temperament and is sociable, and he is a good hand at being a press conference.

But if he is Li Liang's agent, not to mention that his ability to read professional English legal terms is not up to par, his character that is easily influenced and dominated by others can annoy Li Liang to death.

Zhu Shu, on the contrary, a novice, starting from scratch, will encounter some trouble, but will never toss Li Liang.

With her learning skills and legal and financial background, negotiating contracts is a breeze.

Then, Li Liang communicated more ideas with Zhu Shu, telling her that the NBA is not without female agents, and female agents can be successful.

Li Liang's words were very demagogic, and Zhu Shu was a little shaken by what he said.

At this time, Bai Xiaoting stood up and said, "Then what good will it do you to let Zhu Shu be your agent?" Zhu Shu has no experience, and you may not be able to enter the NBA, why don't you find an experienced agent to help you? ”

Bai Xiaoting's question mentioned the point, and Kemi also understands the ball.

Li Liang said: "That's right, letting Zhu Shu be my agent is really not beneficial in the short term, or even no benefit." But in the long run, I need an agent like her, and a media friend like Wei Dazhi. ”

Bai Xiaoting said: "I don't understand. ”

Li Liangdao: "Bai Xiaoting, let me ask you, your aunt lives in a wealthy area on Long Island, does she really become the upper class in New York?" ”

Li Liang's words made Bai Xiaoting fall silent.

Her aunt and uncle have been engaged in the financial and advertising industry for many years, and they have invested in dividends and earned millions of dollars a year, and they can be called successful people among Chinese Americans.

Their villas on Long Island, worth tens of millions of dollars, are quite affluent in living conditions.

But Bai Xiaoting knew that on Long Island, her aunt and uncle were not really upperclass.

The real upper class is the political families of New England, the tech nouveau riche of the West Coast, the industrial trusts of the Middle East, and the old farmers of the South.

Yellow-skinned and black-haired Chinese, who have reached the top in the United States, are worthy of the title of "rich people".

It's like the great Gatsby, who is just an upstart in the end.

"Then what do you mean, to become the true aristocracy of America?" Bai Xiaoting asked.

"Of course not, I'm not interested in aristocrats or anything. I just hope that by my side, my compatriots and friends, something can be done, a better life, and something worth mentioning. The NBA is a place that can change people's lives, and I can and so can you.

I know that several of us have a way out behind us. I can go sell tractors with my father, Zhu Shu and Wei Dazhi can return to China and find good jobs, Bai Xiaoting, you don't need to talk about it. But a retreat is a retreat, and if a person doesn't want to move forward, how can there be a retreat? And who wants to start preparing for a retreat without going any further?

I don't know what will happen in the future, but I know that I have to go down this path, and it is not enough for me alone, I need partners, I need friends, I need people like you who trust me and I trust. ”

Li Liang stood in the center of the attic, his eyes were burning, and when he said these words, the whole person seemed to exude a layer of brilliance.

That is the brilliance of an idealist, and the brilliance of ambition.

Of course, there is also a strong desire to survive without wanting to sell tractors.

Li Liang showed his unusual side, which made the three of them feel a little strange.

They looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

As a young man who still has ideals about life, Li Liang's words really tug at the heartstrings.

A good life, a leap of classes, and a circle of their own, which young person who has just entered the society does not yearn for it?

It's just that this society is cruel, and for many people, the end of their runway is just the starting line for some people.

The same is true in the United States, if not more so.

To break through this barrier, there are several narrow passages.

Professional sports are undoubtedly one of them.

Several of them did have a way to retreat, but as Li Liang said, who thought about not taking a step forward and began to prepare to retreat?

Even the most incompetent and weak people have had fragile and beautiful dreams of success.

Wei Dazhi, as a friend of Li Liang, was immediately moved, and said: "You are right, the Chinese always have a ceiling in the United States, why, because the Chinese are not united!" Why do those Indians form gangs, and we Chinese are always said that one person is a dragon and a group of people are worms. Look at those black players, looking for their buddies and friends as agents, making tide brand records, why can't we Chinese! ”

Wei Dazhi is right, many black players in the NBA are selected, and they are all one of them who has won the chicken dog to ascend to heaven.

The friends around them have stepped into the sports circle, working as agents, doing business, and simply eating, drinking, and having fun as social people.

Anyway, relying on the NBA, they are out of poverty, out of the bottom of society.

They huddle together to keep warm, and use the influence of the NBA to make themselves live a better life.

And most Chinese seem to be working diligently and diligently, saving a little money, but they will inevitably be bullied.

'The Chinese are not united, the Chinese are good at infighting,' such a label is difficult for even the Chinese themselves to deny.

But not all Chinese and Chinese people think and do this way.

Many of them love their fellow citizens and their homeland.

This is the case with Li Liang, who has never shied away from his status as a Chinese student during his four years at the University of Kentucky.

Especially on the basketball court, he will always take the initiative to tell people that he is Chinese.

Chinese basketball is also very powerful, starting with Wang Zhizhi, Battle, Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Sun Yue, and Chinese Jeremy Lin, they have all proved themselves more or less on the court.

Li Liang believes that he can be the next one, and he is a very good one.

"Da Zhi is right, we should unite, you have to believe in me, but also believe in yourself. Moreover, it is very easy to be my agent. The income is not low, the time is free, the workload is small, and it does not delay you to play games. There is no better job in the world. Well, promise me. Li Liang looked at Zhu Shu with burning eyes, and after saying his ideals, he began to tempt her with treatment.

Zhu Shu sorted out her mood, in fact, she had already been convinced.

Although it is a good choice to go to Bai Xiaoting's aunt's house, it is a parasitic fence after all.

Now that there is such an opportunity, it seems unreliable, but she is willing to believe Li Liang.

Zhu Shu trusts Li Liang, and has trusted him since he danced at that ball.

Zhu Shu nodded vigorously and said, "Okay, I promise you to be your agent." ”

"Good! Yes！ That's great! ”

Li Liangjian persuaded Zhu Shu and felt that he had taken another step towards his goal.

Wei Dazhi and Zhu Shu both looked very happy, only Bai Xiaoting was silent on the side.

Li Liang said to Bai Xiaoting: "Hey Bai Xiaoting, why don't you quit your job at the advertising company and help me advertise?" ”

Bai Xiaoting snorted coldly: "Don't be too happy, enter the NBA, you haven't skimmed the eight characters, who knows what will happen?" Besides, can you afford to pay my salary? And my daily expenses? Where do I live? Where do you want to work? How do I sign a contract with you? Besides, how many years can you play on the basketball court? Can I guarantee a long career? ”

Li Liang was speechless by Bai Xiaoting's question, so he could only give a thumbs up and say, "See, this is professional!" ”

In fact, Li Liang has taken these issues into consideration, but everything has to wait for him to be elected in the draft and sign the contract before it makes sense to consider it.

"Bai Xiaoting, when I sign the contract, if you don't want to do it in an advertising agency, come to me. I'll give you something to do. ”

"You just brag! If you want to be the president and form a cabinet, you will start to be crowned king......"

Bai Xiaoting's sarcastic words hit Li Liang all at once.

He frowned, and remembered something important in his heart: "By the way, the president, I am going to see the president!" I almost forgot about it! ”