On October 22, 2010, just after the Mavericks preseason ended, Lin Hao welcomed a very special guest. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"Hey, Mike, why did you find me all of a sudden without notifying me?" Lin Hao said to Mike that it was Lin Hao's agent who had not seen him for a long time.

"This time there is really something, Reebok and Adi's sneaker signing intentions, not those messy endorsement advertisements last time, so I came to the door in person. Speaking of distinguished guests like me, do you have a feeling of being full of brilliance? Seeing Lin Hao suddenly go from losing the draft to today, and even sneaker advertisements came up, Mike also had a feeling that things were wrong, and he couldn't help but joke.

"You still don't want to be stinky and beautiful, and you are an agent like this, you don't care about me for months, and you don't know where you go to be chic." After all, Lin Hao and Mike have been friends for several years, and they talk more casually between them.

"Sit down, take whatever you want to drink." Lin Hao beckoned Mike to sit at will.

"What do you have here?" Mike turned his head and observed Lin Hao's habitat, "It's not bad, it's clean, you live alone?" ”

"Two people, Dominic Jones, my good friend, the brother who played side by side with me in the preseason," Lin Hao paused slightly, "It's a pity that Sam was not selected, last time I called him, I could hear the loneliness in his tone." ”

Lin Hao was slightly gloomy, he was a very emotional person, although the three of them had only played side by side in the summer league for a few games, but Lin Hao really regarded Sam as his brother.

Mike was silent when he heard this, Lin Hao pursed his mouth and changed his relaxed tone, "Jones and I are not in the habit of purchasing, so at present, there is only boiled water here, and when I am thirsty, I pour it myself." ”

"Where is your attitude as a host, you should feel honored that a distinguished guest like me is willing to take care of your humble house." Mike laughed at himself, pouring water. "Well, the letter of intent is on the table, you can read it yourself."

Mike sat and drank water by himself, Lin Hao flipped for a few minutes, and couldn't help frowning,

"$2 million?"

"Yes." Mike was succinct.

"Five years?"

"Yes." Mike nodded.

"I'm not going to sign it, and I'm not going to make any further contact with Reebok." Lin Hao was very calm.

"Why?" Mike obviously didn't understand, and asked, "Your rookie contract is only $1 million before taxes, and less than $500,000 after removing miscellaneous taxes, I think Reebok's offer is quite reasonable." ”

Mike thought that Lin Hao thought that Reebok's sneaker advertising offer was too low.

"If I'm not mistaken, Reebok just signed John Wall, didn't it?" After all, Lin Hao was drafted in the same year as John Wall, and Lin Hao did not pay attention to the advertising contracts of other players, but Lin Hao of John Wall is still very clear.

"Yes." Mike hesitated, "Even if Reebok signs John Wall, it won't interfere with them continuing to sign you." ”

"Well, if you don't want to be in the same advertising agency as John Wall, you can take a look at another one, but Nike's offer is a bit low, and obviously they are just testing the waters, and even I can feel that they are not sincere." Mike thought that there was a contradiction between Lin Hao and John Wall, shook his head and said helplessly.

"$1 million? And it's also a long sign, a sign is 5 years, and I won't accept Nike's. Although Lin Hao is as calm as water, his heart is hot.

Mike was silent, "I want to know your reason, after all, I came to you across thousands of mountains and rivers." ”

"Mike, I know you need money, you're my friend, of course I want to help you." Lin Hao said to Mike very sincerely, "As my agent, you need to understand that money is not the most important thing for me, respect is." ”

"Why do I say that, I and John Wall are the same NBA draft picks, he is the top pick, so Reebok gave him a five-year, $25 million shoe contract, and I, hehe, lost the draft, shit luck or luck or because of my skin color because of the Chinese market behind me or because of some luck to get into the NBA, maybe they think give me a five-year, $1 million or five-year, $2 million shoe contract, it's already very much worth looking at me."

Lin Hao paused here and looked at Mike seriously, "My friend, my brother, with my current performance, if it is another talented black player, 1 million?" 2 million? No, it's several times more than these, who doesn't like money, I like it too, but my heart doesn't allow it, they can look down on my talent, they can look down on my complexion, but I have to look down on myself, if even I look down on myself, then who else will look down on me? ”

"Mike, you have to believe me, before the draft, you took me to ask my grandfather to tell my grandmother to try out so many NBA teams, but in the end I still lost, is it because I don't have the ability to play in the NBA, from the summer league to the Mavericks preseason, someone has begun to understand my value, the Mavericks' Donnie Nelson manager gave me a chance and finally signed me, and Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle didn't despise me because I was a rookie who just entered the NBA or I was a Chinese player, he gave me the most important trust. Reebok or Nike or other NBA teams can still despise me, thinking that I am not talented or will be eliminated by the fierce NBA sooner or later, but, Mike, as my agent and my most important friend, I have always regarded you as a brother, you should stand with me, and firmly trust me, believe that I will play better and better, and believe that the future that I have lost now will reward us more generously, right? ”

After a moment of silence, Mike silently asked, "Have you really thought about it?" Seeing the money that was about to arrive leave him was really heartbreaking for Mike, a money fan.

"Yes." Lin Hao was very determined.

Mike swept all the materials on the table into the trash, sighed and said helplessly, "It's good if you don't regret it, anyway, I only have the right to suggest and not decide, right?" ”

"But then again, now it's time for dinner, and I came all the way here, and I haven't done anything, so you won't say it." The microphone came in the dust, and by now my stomach was growling.

Lin Hao grabbed Mike's shoulders and walked as he spoke, "Good brother, of course it's no problem to have a treat, but the guest is as you please, and I just introduced my roommate to you." ”