"Hey, old friend, how are you doing? God testify, I forgot how long it has been since I called you guy! When you're free, I'll treat you to a drink when you come to Los Angeles. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Ye Ning took the microphone and said with a smile in proficient Spanish.

There was also a deafening laughter from the other side: "Andrés, I don't believe you would be so kind to invite me for a drink." How can I say that I've been dealing with you for so many years, don't I know what your routines are? I know that you Chinese like to hide things, but there is no need for our friendship to come to these fictitious things, let's talk about something directly, you guy has always been on the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. "Andrés is the name that Yenin gave himself when he played in the Spanish league.

Ye Ning grinned, he knew that he would be broken with a word. However, he was not hypocritical, and said solemnly: "My son is going to participate in this year's NBA Draft, and now he needs an agent." And the only time I came into contact with basketball after retiring was when I coached this stinky boy in my family, and basically didn't intersect with the agent circle in the United States, so I hope you can recommend him a more reliable agent. ”

The voice over there also became cautious: "Hmm...... I've also been paying attention to the NCAA Final Four this year, and the No. 13 at UCLA is your son, right? I have to admit that your guy's genes are still good, your son played quite well in both games, and it looks like the lotto show is not running. Such a young man with both talent and strength really needs a good agent. So I'm reminded of a guy I'll get in touch with later, and I'm sure he'll be interested in your son as well. As for whether you want to choose him or not, you can communicate with yourself, and if not, contact me. ”

Ye Ning made an OK gesture to his son, thanked the other party and hung up the phone. Looking at Ye Feng's curiosity, Ye Ning said angrily: "You kid give me a little calm, people will help us contact the agent he recommended first, and they will come to meet us when the time comes." Don't get too excited now, and stay on training with peace of mind to stay fit and ready for an NBA team tryout. Ye Feng scratched his head, and agreed with a smile, but he was still looking forward to it in his heart. Although my dad swore that he was contacting a big-name agent in Europe, what kind of American counterpart would the other party recommend to him?

Ye Feng's question was answered the next day. He looked at the middle-aged man sitting in front of him in a light-colored formal suit with a smile on his face in surprise, and his heart was a little incredible: how could it be him? Not because the chubby middle-aged man in front of him is a nobody, but because he is too famous, at least for the Chinese basketball circle. Although Ye Feng has been playing in Los Angeles, he has also been known for a long time, and he really didn't expect that the American agent recommended by his father's friend was Bill Duffy, a member of Yao's team, in a sense, this may be the most familiar agent in the Chinese market in the United States.

When Ye Feng looked at Duffy, the other party was also secretly looking at the introverted young man in front of him. At least from the point of view of appearance, Ye Feng is quite good, with the humility and gentleness of the Oriental, and there is a self-confidence and pride that cannot be concealed between his eyebrows. Although I was surprised by my arrival, I was limited to my eyes, not only my body movements, but also my expressions, and I have to say that he was a very polite young man.

Before visiting this prospect, Duffy had already done his homework. Not to mention that Ye Feng, like Yao Ming, is from China, and just from his season at UCLA, he is Duffy's favorite type of player. Duffy himself has a good reputation in the agent circle, he sits upright, sincerely serves his players, and even pays out of his own pocket to compensate for the losses of customers, and he also hopes that his players can also be of good character, for which he has also repeatedly refused some players with bad deeds to join, which may be related to the fact that he was born in a military family.

With the eyesight honed by years of agent career, Duffy is very optimistic about Ye Feng, but it will take a lot of effort to convince this little guy to become his client, not to mention that his parents are sitting on the side, and he is also a former professional player who is quite familiar with various unspoken rules. Seeing that Ye Feng didn't plan to take the initiative to ask questions, Duffy smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Ye, judging from your expression, you already know who I am, but I think I should introduce myself." I'm Bill Duffy, the head of BDA-Sports-Management. Of course, I'm an outlier in the whole broker circle, money doesn't mean everything to me, I don't do this profession for money, I have my own principles. ”

Hearing Duffy's unique self-introduction, Ye Feng's eyes lit up, but he was not in a hurry to make a statement, but waited for Duffy to continue. Duffy took a sip of water and said, "My brokerage philosophy is to make myself a coach in the life of the players and develop their potential; While developing players, it is also important to care about their lives. I've been in this business for over 20 years, but I've recently discovered that my role is more like a life guide for a player. Business is one thing, but that's not the only thing I'm tasked with. I'm going to be there for them when they need me, to help them, so that they don't make mistakes that they shouldn't make. ”

Ye Feng smiled, such an agent is rare. He asked curiously, "Then you haven't gone wrong for so many years?" Before Duffy could answer, Ye Ning's eyes widened and he said angrily, "How do I usually teach you, stinky boy?" Not to mention whether we can cooperate or not, at least now Mr. Duffy is our guest, and it is very rude for a guest to ask such a question. Duffy waved his hand and said calmly, "It's okay, there's nothing that can't be said." One of my players, Anthony Carter, had to notify the Heat of exercising his option by June 30, 2003, but an employee at our agency forgot about it, and Carter lost $4.1 million. Later, in order to appease Carter's desire to go to court, I found him a position with the Spurs for less than $1 million, and the loss was all borne by my company. Of course, I'm glad I had a chance to make amends. ”

Although Duffy's voice didn't fluctuate, as if he was talking about other people's things, his style made Ye Feng's eyes widen. Good brokers are mercenary and eager to scrape more money from their customers? This is completely unscientific! However, Ye Ning on the side knew that this was not a show, his "old friend" quickly notified him after successfully contacting Duffy, and also told him some things about Duffy, of course, including this incident of subsidizing his players, and it was regarded as a "typical case", after all, there are very few agents who can do this.

After talking about some big things, Duffy began to introduce Ye Feng to some rules of the agent industry. "According to the rules of the NBA, agents can only take 4% or less of the amount from the player's new water as a commission, the best agent can generally take about 3% to 4%, and the medium is only 2%, and some have just entered the industry or to grab new people, and some people have even taken 1% of the ultra-low price. Where good agents really make money is to find endorsements and advertisements for players, and they can get about 20% commission at a time. For example, David Falke connected Jordan and Nike back then, and he made at least $50 million from this partnership."

Ye Feng frowned and said, "So Mr. Duffy means that he will increase his remuneration by giving me a lot of advertisements?" Duffy nodded, shook his head again, and said word by word: "Of course I will find you some advertising endorsement contracts, after all, your pedigree, ball skills and appearance are destined to make you a good gimmick." But please trust my professional ethics, I will screen before signing a contract, and then let you decide, and in the process of your selection, I will only tell you my personal judgment and advice, and it is up to you to decide which one to choose. When screening, I will weed out those businesses that don't have a good reputation or whose products don't match your personal style to protect your public image. ”

"You can leave it to me as far as you can negotiate with the team, I've seen the footage of this year's NCAA Final Four, and you've done a fantastic job, and it's like seeing a rising star and you're going to be the best in the NBA. Since you have such conditions, I will naturally fight for better treatment for you, and you can rest assured that I will never force players to turn against their own team, and if I do, I will be ruining my own job. In addition, as Yao's little fellow, even if you can't sign a contract with our BDA company, we can have more opportunities for cooperation in the future. I can see the virtues of Chinese in Yao, not to mention that you have an American basketball background that Yao does not have. ”

Ye Feng had already made up his mind in his heart, but he still planned to ask one last question: "So Mr. Duffy, what do you think about the tryout before the draft?" Duffy said calmly: "Except for the NBA joint tryout, as long as you want to go to any other team, I can ask them to send you an invitation to tryout." You know, while the NCAA performance is convincing, many coaches and general managers prefer to look at the performance of the rookies during their tryouts. ”

Listening to Duffy's words, Ye Feng glanced at his father, and Ye Ning motioned to him to make his own decision with his eyes. Ye Feng turned his head and smiled, and stretched out his hand: "Mr. Duffy, I hope we have a happy cooperation, and my career will be entrusted to you!" ”