When Guo Xu was filming, his agent Harpy Waters was in charge of logistics, so that he only needed to enjoy life to the fullest, and occasionally sign a signed endorsement contract that had been negotiated.

Harpy has become an NBA ace agent, formed a team of agents, and is still busy. Because more and more players have been signed under his name, many rookies and players who have played for several seasons know that he is Guo Xu's agent and come here.

This year alone, he has signed four rookies, three of whom Guo Xu suggested he signed, David West, Jason Capo, and Kyle Korver. Williams took the initiative to recommend himself, he is a fan of Guo Xu, and hopes that he can also become a star in the second round.

Among the players who have already played at a high level, Harpy also signed Warriors center Eric Damppier, who is in a contract year this season, and he approached Harpy in 2002 to change to a reliable economic man and try to sign a long-term contract with a high salary.

Harpy is mainly responsible for Guo Xu, and the second-round rookies signed are handed over to several subordinates to help follow up and report at any time.

Guo Xu alone has more advertising endorsements than others combined, and Harpy is not easy, in addition to selecting new commercial endorsements, Harpy also has to keep in touch with companies that have signed contracts to discuss future development.

Like Chevrolet Cars, Guo Xu must raise the price significantly when he signs a contract, and with the improvement of his status, more and more luxury car companies want to ask him to be an endorsement, and Chevrolet must express enough sincerity to renew the contract.

Harpy also put pressure on Nike, not to reduce the number of years of the contract that has been signed, but in the future, Nike must give Guo Xu a big contract, otherwise Guo Xu will consider switching to Adidas.

LeBron James participated in the draft this year and signed a seven-year, $91 million contract with Nike before he even played a game. And Yao Mingdu, who doesn't sell shoes much, has 60 million in 6 years.

As a result, Guo Xu's previous contract with Nike is a bit insufficient, and now he is Nike's number one brand and the number one star in sneaker sales.

After some negotiations, Nike promised that as long as Guo Xu was guaranteed to be selected as an All-Star when his contract expired and led the Suns to win the championship, he would be offered a big contract that surpassed James. If he has a serious injury and his grades slip, the contract will be negotiated.

Harpy felt that Nike's promise was not enough, and when chatting with Guo Xu, he said: "I'm really sorry I couldn't help you maximize your interests, and the previous Nike contract was still too long." ”

Guo Xu smiled: "It's not your fault, who would have thought that inflation would be so fast two years ago?" And I'm not losing, didn't you buy a lot of Apple shares with me? If I had been indecisive and had not signed a contract at that time, I would have had less money to invest in the past two years, and I would have made a lot less money. ”

"Having said that, you have a good eye for stock trading, not my ability, and I have followed you." Harpy sighed.

"We're friends, why bother to count so carefully? You've done a great job. ”

This year, Harpy carefully selected several merchants for Guo Xu, and the endorsement fees were very high, including men's perfumes, shampoos, jeans, brand-name suits, etc. Guo Xu almost doesn't need to spend money on daily necessities, all of which are sponsored by merchants for free.

He shot a few commercials in Los Angeles and returned to Phoenix on September 3.

He didn't rush to practice, but moved first and lived in a small villa with a garden. At the end of the season, he was already in the process of buying a house, and Harpy helped to do the formalities.

Guo Xu's move immediately made the news, and Suns fans were very happy, if Guo Xu rented an apartment like he did in Los Angeles, they always worried that he would leave the team one day.

Most NBA players don't like to stay in one place, it's an occupational disease, they are used to flying around when they play away, and they will play everywhere during the holidays.

Neither Guo Xu nor Marion had bought a house in Phoenix, and the "hacker" lived in Las Vegas during the "hack" vacation. Guo Xu's original idea was that since he was often away from home all year round, why bother to buy a house in Phoenix? The NBA vacation is still in the summer, and Phoenix is not a good place to spend the summer.

After Meghan lived in the apartment for a while, his mind changed, and the two were ready to live together, and the apartment seemed a little too small. Both of them have relatives, and if they buy a villa, it is convenient for them to come and visit and stay for a long time.

Another point is that the housing prices in the United States are really very cheap during this time period, and only a few big cities such as Los Angeles and New York have higher housing prices.

Phoenix is not a city with high housing prices, a 300-square-meter villa is basically priced at 600,000 to 700,000 US dollars, with comprehensive environmental supporting facilities, including two garages, more than 1,000 square meters of lawn, front and back gardens, and an outdoor swimming pool.

Guo Xu thought that the decoration was too troublesome, and bought a second-hand house directly, a Chinese couple was going to other cities to develop because of their work transfer, Guo Xu bought the house very simply, and the original furniture was left and moved in.

The couple Guo Xu knew each other, worked in a large company, and met them at the New Year's Day party. When looking for a suitable house, he was introduced through the local Chinese association, with a wide range of contacts, and everything will be easier to do, Guo Xu only spent 700,000 yuan.

In contrast, on the other side of the ocean, in the East, some houses are completely made of gold bricks. The amazing thing is that there are many people who still feel that the house price is not high enough, if it can double the rise, they are all very satisfied, on the contrary, if the house price falls by 10% in any month, these people will directly form a group to besiege the sales office.

Of course, American houses are used for living, and houses in the Celestial Empire are used for speculation, with different meanings and difficult evaluations.

In the United States, some poor people feel uncomfortable renting an apartment and want to buy a house, they can enjoy various housing incentives provided by the government, such as applying for a mortgage credit certificate and enjoying personal income tax credit for 10 years.

Rural housing in the United States is simpler, farms with annual sales of less than $100,000 are resource-limited farms and do not pay taxes, while large farmers only pay about 5%.

The American-style gap between the rich and the poor is not that the poor cannot afford to buy a house, but that the area and grade of housing are lower than those of middle- and high-income families.

Megan has a big personality, and she doesn't have any requirements for the decoration of the house, as long as she has a place to live. She came to Phoenix City three days later than Guo Xu, quietly lived in the villa, and the two officially began to live together.

In addition to not getting a license, they both feel that life seems to be no different from ordinary couples, as early as when they were in Los Angeles, they were used to living together, and they had a tacit understanding.

They also have a new family member, a husky puppy from Megan's mother Darrens, who was born shortly after the birth of the husky child raised by Meghan's family in Port St. Lucie. They named the puppy "Buddy", which means friend or partner in English.

Guo Xu had long heard of the prestige of the husky, and suspected that it was a mistake to raise this product, and it was likely to "dismantle" it when it grew up. But Megan likes animals very much, and guarantees that when Guo Xu goes away, she can take care of Buddy and will not have problems, so she can only stay.

In her previous life, Meghan was well-known for liking animals, and she had a lot of animals at home, in addition to cats, dogs, birds, and even a pot-bellied pig. Living in a villa makes it convenient for her to raise animals.

Guo Xu installed a basketball hoop in the backyard to practice shooting, didn't go out much, and swam two laps directly into the pool next to him when it was hot, and soon found an excellent shooting feeling.

On September 26, the Suns held a media day event, and the new season is about to begin.