Joe Montana agreed, and Bill was no longer polite, and directly described the scenes mentioned by Yevgeny to the quarterbacks of four or nine.

"There is no problem at all, how can the reporter contact him? If you are an ordinary media reporter, you can use any TV station, but if you want to increase your exposure in the sports journalist circle, you have to use a little brain. ”

Mr. Montana's words made Bill a little puzzled, and he took out his notebook and pen and asked in detail, "Is there anything else to pay attention to?" ”

Bill's gesture made the other two laugh, and Joe Montana waved his hand, "You don't have to write it down like that, we just have to talk about it." ”

After putting away the pen and paper on the eighty-eighth, the NFL professional star gave his opinion, "That's right, the three major TV networks have their own sports channels, but the influence is slightly different. Personally, I prefer ABC Sports, they are more professional in rugby. You can ask your broker to contact ......"

He was halfway through his sentence before he remembered that college athletes were not allowed to sign brokerage contracts.

"Let's put it another way, you ask people to contact the more mediocre reporters at ABC Sports to carry out these tasks."

Famous reporters have their own style, and it is easy for their peers to see some details, so they are not needed.

At the beginning of '83, the most influential sports TV network, ESPN (Entertainment and Sports Programming Network), had only been on the air for more than three years, and it was even in the stage of burning money. Its take-off came after Cap city acquired ABC, an ABC broadcaster, under Warren Buffett's operation in '85.

"Do you have any other advice for me? Except for those measures that my coach said earlier. ”

Towards the end of the conversation, Bill checked in again.

"Hmm...... You're from New York State, right? You can return to your high school during the summer vacation to share some experience in getting college admission letters, playing on college teams, and career planning with the players on the high school varsity team, and let reporters follow along, which will increase some exposure. ”

Joe Montana gave his final opinion, and Bill, expressing his gratitude, left the Montana estate with Sophia.

"By the way, why didn't you see his wife, Cass Montana?"

Eighty-eight driving a Volvo 760 asked Sophia, who was sitting in the passenger seat.

"I don't know whether to say it or not." The Italian-born girl's gossip heart burned, "From what I've heard from my friends, Cass basically spent Joe Montana's money, and the two didn't get along. What I don't understand is that Joe is also a top superstar, everyone who watches rugby games knows him, how much did Cass spend? Is it millions? ”

Bill estimated and denied the millions.

"How could it be. As a quasi-professional footballer, I will give you a description of Joe Montana's professional income in these four years. ”

As he drove, he told Sophia the doorway.

"Joe Montana debuted in the 79 draft, and the pick at that time was a total of 82 in the third round, according to the market four years ago, the annual salary was three or four hundred thousand, and a contract is four years, even if he wins the MVP in 82, at most the bonus is more, and the contract salary can not change at all."

Rookie players who are drafted by professional teams in the NFL draft camp generally sign a four-year contract, also known as a two-plus-two contract, and can only become free agents after four years, which can be freely circulated among professional teams.

"And 40% of the player's contract salary, in addition to the physical expenses, the agent's commission, and the majority of the IRS, state tax bureaus, local tax agencies, etc., actually gets 40% even if he hires an accountant. Most people have just over 30 percent of the money they can get. ”

After the implementation of the Economic Recovery and Taxation Act, the top tax rate was changed from October '81 to 45 percent, and from July '82 to 4.5 percent, professional athletes still had to pay huge taxes.

Even after forty years, the athletes still have less than half of their contracted salaries.

Sophia's mouth opened openly, "Then the money he got in four years is only seven or eight hundred thousand US dollars?" That house cost a lot! I feel like you're not right, how can it be so little? He's a national celebrity. ”

"That's the way it is, the NFL league has been expanding rapidly in recent years, and last year, for example, the Super Bowl set a record for the highest ratings ever, but the players didn't make much money, and they took as much money as their contract salary."

In '72, the professional players of the NFL held a strike, and the result only increased the voice of the players' union, and even the free transfer of the players was not negotiated, and the huge income of the NFL league had nothing to do with the players.

The same is true for football-related professions, for example, Paul Bryant, the former head coach of the University of Alabama, who won more than a dozen SEC Southeast Conference championships with their Red Tide team, and when he retired, he was paid $450,000 a year, and the school gave him a car and a mansion. Do you know what the rumors of his successor's salary are? ”

Sofitel shook her head cooperatively.

"800,000, not a car or a house, this is the first year. There is even the head coach of the D-1 varsity team, who gets an annual salary of $60,000 a year, but as soon as he jumps to the USFL league, he can get a salary of 300,000 to 500,000 yuan. ”

Bill also shared the gossip he heard.

Today's rugby industry is growing wildly, and players' wages are rising. In the newly formed USFL Pro League last year, more than a dozen owners have formed their own teams to prepare for the regular season in the NFL offseason to attract fans who don't have games to watch.

As a result, USFL owners are using high salaries to recruit high-level players from NFL professional teams, and NFL professional teams are also rapidly raising prices in order to retain free agents, and in just a few months, a player may increase his salary by 50%.

There are also many internal conflicts in the NFL, with President Rozel at odds with Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, and some teams wanting to move to big cities, which has exacerbated the turmoil in the football industry.

Sophia sighed, "Which rich people are playing professional teams, how can they hire people for hundreds of thousands of dollars, and ordinary people can barely earn so much money in their lifetime." ”

The more famous owner of the USFL may be the well-known real estate dealer in New York City, who bought the New Jersey General's Army for $10 million, and joined other team owners in trying to seize the NFL's monopoly on professional football. But I'm not optimistic about him, this man will only sell his apartment. ”

The Big Golden Retriever can even lose money in casinos, and there is almost no possibility of running a good professional team across borders.

In fact, as far as Bill knows, his investment in the sports industry has also been successful with WWE.

PS: Ask for a recommendation ticket and ask for a monthly pass.

(End of chapter)