Not to mention how ridiculous it is that Lech chose to sign a player because of his commercial value -

Big Ben is obviously not the most commercially valuable quarterback in the league, and even in his rookie years, Big Ben is not the kind of player with commercial potential, he is not handsome, he is even a little bulky, he is not good at talking, and even a little rough. However, Lech still chose Big Ben.

What's more, Lu Ke's commercial value is obviously just a "theoretical" speculation.

Purely in terms of commercial value, among this year's rookies, Cam Newton is the better choice, as a representative of the new generation of running quarterbacks, and a Heisman Award winner, and a champion show, coupled with his handsome black image, Newton's market potential is more optimistic from any point of view. This is an objective fact.

On the other hand, American football has no soil in Asia. If there is at least rugby in the European market, American football is relatively easier to enter; But Asia, which is a barren virgin land with almost no mass base, is like promoting table tennis in the United States, full of too many problems and too many uncertainties.

More importantly, the so-called "commercial promotion" value of Lu Ke must be built on performance. Lu Ke must give excellent performance every week, as a rookie, his foundation and his record are not enough; If the performance starts to drop in the middle of the subsequent races, then it will be even more difficult. The problem is that Lu Ke is not even a sure starter now.

After all, rugby is still different from football and basketball. Football and basketball already have a mature market in Asia, and it is a familiar routine to open up the situation through Asian players; In rugby, people don't understand the position of the field, the rules of the score, or even whether they are kicked or thrown with their hands, and in such a situation, the waves that a Chinese player can stir up are really too limited.

It may be just one piece of news, or it may be multiple pieces of news, in a flash. Just like the promotion of the Dakar Rally, after the Chinese racing drivers participated, the bustling and boiling news promotion finally fell silent, no one paid more attention, and the mass base was still too weak after all.

In the final analysis, for the sake of the so-called commercial promotion value, choosing to sign with Lu Ke is untenable. It may be an additional reason, but it is definitely not the main reason.

Looking at Lu Ke's young and immature face, but showing an old way that did not match his youth, Lehe realized that he was not able to let Lu Ke be fooled, and a trace of appreciation slipped through his eyes again. However, Lech did not continue to speak, but took his wallet out of his pocket, then pulled out a hundred-dollar bill and handed it over, "That's my reason." ”

A hundred dollar bill?

Lu Ke was slightly stunned, and hesitated to end the banknote, but he didn't have time to think about it, and he didn't have time to answer-

"Bambi", at the critical moment, there was a call from the diagonal front, Lu Ke and Lech both raised their heads and followed the sound, Logan Newman held a mobile phone in his hand, stood at the exit behind the hotel with a confused expression, and then showed an embarrassed expression, "Sorry, I didn't mean to disturb." But ......"

Logan shrugged his shoulders, looked at Lu Ke, and continued, "Annie said, you don't answer your phone, and you don't reply to text messages. She called me and asked what the hell was going on. Like, there's something going on in her there. ”

Lu Ke suddenly understood, nodded and signaled that he understood, and there was no need for further explanation, so Lehe took the initiative to say, "Please, there must be something urgent." ”

"Anne is my mother." Lu Ke still explained politely, then apologized, took out his mobile phone, dialed his mother's number, and walked to the side.

Jiang Youning is a calm personality, although he is not surprised when he does not say anything, he is not the type to make a fuss. A few hours ago, Lu Ke had called Jiang Youning in the locker room and reported his safety; If it weren't for the urgency, she wouldn't have called three times or twice, and asked Logan.

"Xiao Ke, why don't you answer your phone?" Jiang Youning picked up the phone and said immediately.

"I've muted it." Lu Ke could detect something abnormal, because Jiang Youning was speaking in a low voice, as if he was avoiding something, faintly, the background sound was still a little noisy, Lu Ke's brows couldn't help frowning, and asked worriedly, "Mom, what's wrong?" Is there anything going on at home? ”

"There's a guest at home." Jiang Youning's footsteps seemed to leave the living room and came to the kitchen, and his voice recovered slightly, "I said that I was a sports agent, and I hope to be able to sign a contract with you." At the beginning, I just wanted to talk to us about your career plan or something, and your dad and I thought, this is also quite appropriate, to understand the situation, Logan was not like this in the family before. ”

Lu Ke smiled dumbly, and gently closed his jaw, he already knew the development that followed, "So, you invited each other to sit at home?" "Hospitable, Lu Zhengze and Jiang Youning are both hospitable, and they like to invite friends to sit at home, and this is how the Newman family became friends.

"The guests have come to the door, are you still kicking them out like a salesman?" Jiang Youning replied in the affirmative, "But after they came in, the situation was a little complicated." ”

"Them?" Lu Ke noticed the change in wording.

"Yes, there are three agents sitting at home now, and the atmosphere is really ...... I don't know how to describe it, but the three of them had a good conversation, and your dad was able to interject occasionally, but it felt like it was all nonsense, and there was no content at all. Jiang Youning's big truth made Lu Ke laugh heartily.

San Francisco, located in the Bay Area, is an eight-hour drive from Los Angeles, but if it is a plane, it only takes an hour and 25 minutes to arrive, plus the travel time between the airport and the destination, a maximum of two and a half hours is enough; What's more, many sports agents are also based in San Francisco-

Because there is no football team in Los Angeles, the San Francisco 49ers have the largest fan base in all of California, and the Oakland Raiders and, farther afield, the San Diego Chargers, can't match it. So, a sports agency might be headquartered in Los Angeles, the media capital after New York, but a sports agent might be based in San Francisco.

Despite this, the San Francisco 49ers and the Cincinnati Tigers have only been playing for two hours or two and a half hours since the end of the whistle, and it is obvious that three agents have come to the door, which is completely different from the situation after the rookie training camp.

"And what do they want?" Seeing that Jiang Youning was still nagging, Lu Ke skillfully guided and asked.

"Yes, they want to talk to you. Ask for your opinion and then discuss your career plans. After all these years of cultivation, Jiang Youning has no problem watching the game, but his understanding of the entire sports industry is still relatively limited. Broker? All she knew came from the Newman family across the street.

"Mom, if you don't like it, just send them away. I'm not at home right now, anyway, and there's no way you can make decisions for me. Lu Ke came up with an idea.

Jiang Youning frowned, "Is this really good?" But the words were not finished, "Wait." Jiang Youning walked out again, and there was a commotion in the phone receiver, even if it was separated by the phone signal, even if it was separated by most of the United States, Lu Ke could feel the crowding and liveliness of his home-

Jiang Youning looked at the scene at the door in amazement, and the three professional elites in suits and leather shoes rushed forward, and even began to scuffle and push each other, just to be able to walk up the steps as soon as possible. It's like half a step behind, and you're about to lose something.

But the thing is, there's nothing to lose here.

"Gentlemen! Gentlemen! Jiang Youning shouted, "There are already three of them in the house, so there is no need for you to fight." Then, the three of them were stunned, looked at each other, and someone raised their voices and asked, "Madam, do you know who we are?" ”

"Sports agent, if I'm not mistaken." Jiang Youning's eyes widened and he said what he thought, and then the three of them fell silent, Jiang Youning pointed to the door behind him, "Welcome, please come in, wait in the living room." Lu Ke is not at home now, he is in Cincinnati, I think, you should all know what is the situation, sit down and have a cup of tea first, and then talk slowly. ”

After speaking, Jiang Youning turned around and returned to the house domineeringly, and entered the kitchen with his mobile phone, "Whew, why is a group of adults so naïve as children?" Jiang Youning complained.

Lu Ke smiled dumbly, "Mom, I'm still listening to the phone." Or does Jiang Youning regard the person on the other end of the phone as her friend?

"I know." Jiang Youning wiped the sweat from his forehead, "What should I do now?" What should we know? Sports agent, what's so special? There are several of them, they all look similar, how to choose a broker? You say, should we call Austin and Tiffany over and help us take a look? ”

It's hot, that's what it's really hot.

To be honest, in the sports agent industry, apart from the top big names like Tom Condon, the main component is still small shrimp - there are only a few sharks. At present, there are more than 800 registered brokers in the United States, and there are only about 2,000 customers in the market.

Considering that Tom Condon alone has received contracts with more than a dozen top players, the poor get poorer and the rich get richer. As a result, a typical situation of more monks and less porridge has been formed.

Logan and Marcus are both well-known agents in the industry, and the number of players in their hands has reached double digits. And those agents with little qualifications are bound to serve their players before and after the saddle, just like a personal nanny.

By the way, there are also some assistants, after crawling and rolling, they also become sports agents, and after passing the exam, they become sports agents, which is also a shortcut to establish contacts and relationships.

Now, Lu Ke has become the target of countless agents. In just two and a half hours, six agents came to the door? This is truly extraordinary.