Chapter 98: A New Journey Begins
The draft meeting is over......
"Yikes! I'm so excited! Meng Xiaohao stood up and said to Eddic beside him.
Edik also smiled "hehe", "yes! I still feel a little incredible! ”
At this time, a middle-aged man in a suit came to Meng Xiaohao's side, "Mr. Meng Xiaohao, I am a staff member of the New York Fortune Team, please attend the press conference, our boss and coach are there!" ”
Meng Xiaohao nodded, turned his head to look at Edik, and found that there were also staff members looking for Edik, so he said hello to Eddick and left with the staff.
The scene of the press conference of the New York Fortune Players......
Meng Xiaohao was arranged in the middle seat, which made Meng Xiaohao a little flattered, and he was surrounded by the owner, general manager and coach of the New York Fortune Team.
Meng Xiaohao's mother and high school coach sat in the first row below.
This is Meng Xiaohao's first time attending a press conference, he was frightened by this situation, all the reporters sitting below, holding cameras and cameras, Meng Xiaohao can clearly hear the sound of the shutter pressing.
Meng Xiaohao knows that all his current moves may be recorded by the reporter's camera, and if there is something wrong with his expression, it is very likely to become an emoji.
The boss of the New York Fortune Team looked at Meng Xiaohao's very restrained appearance, smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Young man, take it easy, in fact, it is normal to be interviewed by reporters, you will often sit here in the future." ”
It's good not to be slapped by the boss, but this shot made Meng Xiaohao even more panicked, and his voice trembled a little, "Okay, good...... Target! ”
The boss also saw Meng Xiaohao's nervousness, smiled slightly, and didn't say anything more.
Reporter, start asking questions.
"Hello!" The reporter looked at the owner of the New York Fortune Players, "Why did you put Elser . Dieng was traded in exchange for the No. 9 pick and Meng Xiaohao was chosen, and now Elzer's strength is also first-class in the league, is there some blockage in doing so? ”
As soon as the reporter's words fell, Meng Xiaohao also looked at the owner of the New York Fortune Team, and he also wanted to understand this question why he wanted to trade out a team core and then choose himself.
Just look at the boss of the New York Fortune Team "hehe" smiled, "As for me, it is true that there is an element of gambling, but I believe that Meng Xiaohao will lead the Fortune Team to win the championship!" ”
Being inexplicably trusted by the boss warmed Meng Xiaohao's heart a lot.
"Then Mr. Meng Xiaohao!" A reporter asked Meng Xiaohao, "What kind of mood do you feel when you are selected by the New York Fortune Team?" ”
"Uh......" Meng Xiaohao hesitated, "How to say it, I feel like I'm dreaming, including now, I feel like I'm still confused, maybe it's still yesterday, I should still be sleeping in the hotel!" ”
Meng Xiaohao's words amused a bunch of media, and even the bosses, managers, and coaches of the New York Fortune Team who were beside Meng Xiaohao were amused.
"So what do you think you'll get in the North American League?" The question is still asked to Meng Xiaohao.
"I think it's ......," Meng Xiaohao thought for a moment, "It's still a little too early to say those things now, but I think I can give the New York Fortune Players a championship, or even two, or even more!" ”
"Do you think you can do it?"
As soon as the reporter's words fell, Meng Xiaohao's expression became very serious......
"I think, I can!"
The interview session was not long, and the main reason why the New York Fortune Team held this press conference was to announce that Meng Xiaohao had joined the team, and now it was time to get down to business.
At this time, the boss took out a contract and handed it to Meng Xiaohao, "This is a rookie contract, the rookie contract is a dead rule, $5.6 million for two years, that is, $2.8 million a year, and when the rookie year is over, you can sign a bigger contract!" ”
Meng Xiaohao's hand trembled a little when he took the contract, 2.8 million US dollars a year, converted into RMB, that is nearly 20 million RMB! Meng Xiaohao even began to tremble with the sound of his breathing.
Meng Xiaohao took a deep breath, calmed down the excitement in his heart, and signed his name directly without even reading the contract.
"Don't look at the contract?" The boss was also a little surprised to see Meng Xiaohao sign the contract so quickly.
Seeing Meng Xiaohao shook his head, "I know that any player contract in the North American League is public, so there will be no unfavorable clauses for the player, I am relieved of this!" ”
Meng Xiaohao signed his name on the contract, closed the pen, put it on the table, and handed the contract to the boss of the New York Fortune Team, "Boss, take care of me in the future!" ”
All the reporters applauded, which was the minimum respect for a new player.
Meng Xiaohao stood up and shook hands with the general manager, coach and others one by one.
"Coach, I'll trouble you to give more playing time in the future!" Meng Xiaohao looked harmless to humans and animals, and looked at the coach of the New York Fortune Team with a smile.
The coach also smiled, "Then it depends on your performance!" ”
At this time, the boss coughed his throat, "Meng Xiaohao, when you signed up for the draft, wasn't the number you wrote 11?" ”
Meng Xiaohao nodded, "Yes!" ”
"Then it just so happens that the No. 11 of our team is vacant, so let's use it, after you were selected by us, we are doing it urgently, and now it is done!"
Saying that, the boss greeted the staff, the staff nodded, and brought a black and gold jersey, the New York Fortune jersey is black and gold, and Meng Xiaohao also likes dark colors, so Meng Xiaohao likes this jersey very much.
On the back of the jersey, there is a big No. 11, and the top of the No. 11 is printed with Meng Xiaohao's surname "MENG" in English
Meng Xiaohao took the jersey, looking at this jersey that belonged to him, Meng Xiaohao couldn't hide the joy in his heart, and a sunny smile hung directly on his face.
He took the jersey, showed the back of the No. 11 to the reporters, and stood with the owner of the New York Fortune and posed for a picture.
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After the press conference, the boss and the general manager had something else to do and wanted to go first, so they asked the coach to take Meng Xiaohao to visit the New York Fortune players' locker room, after all, the draft was held on their home court, and they just took Meng Xiaohao to visit it by the way.
The coach took Meng Xiaohao to the players' locker room, and Meng Xiaohao saw a locker room twice the size of the UCLA Arena locker room......
"Oh my God! It's also spectacular! Meng Xiaohao saw that there were names on every cabinet here, and they were all players who were now playing for the New York Fortune Players.
At this time, Meng Xiaohao saw his own wardrobe in a corner, with his name written on it, and a sticker printed on the back of his jersey on the wall of the wardrobe.
Meng Xiaohao can understand why he is on such a margin, after all, he is still a newcomer, so his status in the team is still relatively low, and if he wants to adjust the position of his wardrobe, he has to use strength and performance to speak.
"How? That's where you'll often come in the future! The coach looked at Meng Xiaohao, who was like a curious baby, and smiled slightly, "How do you feel about this place?" ”
"It's amazing!" Meng Xiaohao was very excited, "I am very excited when I think that I will play in this stadium in the future! That's great! It's always been a dream of mine! ”
Looking at Meng Xiaohao's ecstatic expression, the coach nodded slightly, "Young man, come on!" Just now Zil. Smith said well, the future is yours, the future is your young people, you train hard, perform well on the field, sooner or later you will create a world of your own, you have this talent! We made a bloody trade because we saw your talent, and you came to choose, don't let us down! ”
Meng Xiaohao nodded, "I will!" ”
"I'm a part of the North American Alliance! Come on! Let's start making a big splash!