Early in the morning, Qiao Hai woke up from his sleep.

Pulling open the curtains, the drizzle outside the window was hazy, Qiao Hai squinted his eyes, and looked up at the sky, the sky was gloomy, and it looked like it was going to rain heavily.

Qiao Hai sighed, I can't ride a bicycle today, walking or taking a taxi, choose one of the two, Qiao Hai thought about it, sped up his movements, he quickly got dressed, brushed his teeth and washed his face, because his final choice was to walk.

Halfway through brushing his teeth, Qiao Hai received a phone call.

"David? What's wrong? Okay, okay, I'm already up. ”

hung up the phone very quickly, Qiao Hai simply made a breakfast and ate it.

It was David Falck who called, David Falck flew to Vancouver to talk to Stu Jackson about Joe's new contract, early in the morning plane, and now David Falke is already in the car and is driving towards Joe's apartment.

So, Qiao Hai sped up his movements.

Now, he doesn't have to walk, just wait for David Falck to pick him up.

With two beeps, Qiao Hai finished breakfast, and David Falke also arrived.

Two car horns honked, Qiao Hai glanced out the door, and David Falke waved at Qiao Hai in the rain.

"Coming soon!"

A moment later, Qiao Hai got into the car with an umbrella.

The rain became heavier and heavier, and Qiao Hai sighed: "The spring rain is coming......"

Today the Grizzlies have a game, playing the Raptors at home, spring is coming, and everything is recovering......

"Joe, do you have any thoughts on this renewal?"

David Falke is asking Qiao Hai's opinion, this time to renew the contract, whether Qiao Hai wants a long contract or a short contract, and what is the psychological price, these have to ask Qiao Hai's personal thoughts, after all, this is Qiao Hai's contract.

Long and short contracts, Qiao Hai has long had his own ideas: "Just sign a short contract for me, and the number of years should not exceed 3 years at most." ”

David Falck nodded, indicating that he understood, although he didn't understand why Qiao Hai wanted to sign a short contract, from his point of view, the Grizzlies had a bright future, and Qiao Hai should sign a long-term contract to ensure that he could stay with the Grizzlies and hunt for enough honor.

Qiao Hai's idea is naturally different from David Falke's.

First of all, Qiao Hai knows that money is depreciating, especially the dollar, which is depreciating very much, in 2000, a coach can get an annual salary of 1 million US dollars, which is already a high salary, but in the next few decades, coaches with an annual salary of tens of millions have abounded.

In history, the first to get a contract of 10 million was the old coach Larry Brown, who became the coach of the Knicks in 2005, and the rich and willful Knicks at that time gave Larry Brown a five-year 60 million sky-high contract.

Therefore, Qiao Hai would rather only have a short-term contract, he has enough self-confidence that he can force the team to give him a salary increase after a short-term contract.

This contract renewal, Qiao Hai estimated that the Grizzlies would only give him a salary increase of about $500,000 at most, and the annual salary would reach $1.5 million, so Qiao Hai didn't have too many requirements for the contract amount, but he gave David Falck a bad idea: "David, let Stu add a few bonus clauses to my new contract." ”

"What bonus terms?"

"Championship bonus, best coach bonus, or whatever......

David Falke made a look like you're teasing me: "Best coach bonus?" Isn't that sending you money? ”

Qiao Haiju Khan: "Then the prize money for winning the championship is always okay, right?" ”

David Falke nodded: "The winning prize is okay." ”

"The prize money for winning the championship will come at 1 million once."

David Falke touched the sweat on his head, but after thinking about it, a bonus of 1 million is not impossible.

So, he nodded again.

David Falck was picked up by car, and it was not far away, so it was very quick to get to the place.

David Falke contacted Stu Jackson in advance, and he went straight up to the second floor.

Qiao Hai went to the stadium, and after arranging today's training, he also followed upstairs.

As a result, as soon as I pushed open the door of the general manager's office, I heard the quarrel between Stu Jackson and David Falck.

Billy Knight, too, smiled wryly when he saw Qiao Hai enter the door.

"3 million a year, no negotiable!"

"It can't be! The highest annual salary of a coach in the league is 3 million! ”

When Qiao Hai heard this, he was immediately unhappy.

The highest annual salary among the league's coaches is Phil Jackson, Qiao Hai feels that what Stu Jackson said is wrong, Phil Jackson can get 3 million a year, can't he? So, with a glare of eyes, Qiao Hai interjected: "The best coach gets the highest annual salary, is there any problem?" ”

Stu Jackson's eyes widened, shocked.

Qiao Hai was also too brazen, and in front of everyone, he bluntly said that he was the best coach.

But after thinking about it carefully, Stu Jackson feels that what Qiao Hai said is also right, Phil Jackson has the highest annual salary of $3 million, but he has lost Qiao Hai three times in a row, and now the Grizzlies are already ranked first in the league under the leadership of Qiao Hai, leaving the Lakers 1.5 wins, and winning 20 consecutive wins, and the winning streak continues.

Looking at it this way, Qiao Hai is really the best coach in the league.

However, Stu Jackson still smiled bitterly: "It's not your problem, Joe, it's our problem, the Grizzlies are just a small team, Vancouver can't be compared with Los Angeles, and Mr. John McCaw is not a big rich man, so we can't give a contract with an annual salary of 3 million." ”

Qiao Hai shut up and stopped interjecting.

The negotiations were left to David Falck.

David Falke is a master of negotiations, and after a long time, seeing that Stu Jackson was sticking to the bottom line, he also knew that an annual salary of 3 million was impossible, so he made a final offer: "1.8 million annual salary, plus 1 million for winning the championship and 500,000 for the best coach, and 500,000 for the regular season championship." ”

As a result, Stu Jackson still disagreed with the final offer: "No, the best coach is already in Joe's bag, so this bonus clause must be removed, the regular season championship does not help the team much, I think it should be removed." ”

Qiao Hai is not convinced again, why is the regular season champion not helpful?

He choked back directly: "The regular season championship means home-court advantage in the playoffs, why doesn't it help?" ”

Stu Jackson was helpless, hesitated for a while, but also pondered, and finally gave a new offer: "Annual salary of 1.5 million, championship bonus of 1 million, regular season champion bonus of 500,000." ”

David Falke glanced at Qiao Hai, and when he saw Qiao Hai nodding secretly, he smiled: "OK, it's decided!" ”

Stu Jackson breathed a long sigh of relief, and it seemed that the pressure of negotiation had completely disappeared, but looking back at the less than an hour of negotiation, Stu Jackson felt that he seemed to have fallen for David Falke and Qiao Hai.

It is said that it is not enough to have an annual salary of 3 million, but the final contract terms add up, isn't it 3 million US dollars?

But the contract has been set, and it is useless to regret it.

Stu Jackson finally made a phone call to team owner John McCaw, and after asking for permission, he signed on the spot.

The contract is worth $4.5 million and is signed to a three-year contract, plus $1 million for the championship and $500,000 for the regular season winner.

Johi signs the redrawn contract and shakes hands with Stu Jackson.

"Once this contract is signed, we will continue to cooperate for at least three years......"