Almighty Coach

"This is the result of my European trip, several new advertisements and endorsements." Steven handed a document to Li Dai.

Li Dai took over the document and said at the same time: "I heard that Philip's popularity in Europe is even higher than that of the United States?"

"Yes." Steven nodded. "The Europeans really like Philip. He is no less popular than any top sports star there. Otherwise, we won't receive so many advertisements."

Steven finished, as if inadvertently followed: "I saw Kevin Taylor outside just now?"

"Yeah, my new customer." Li Dai said vaguely, without revealing how he met Taylor.

Steven obviously wanted to mention this topic, and he then asked: "How did you know? Did he find you, or did you find him?"

"That should be considered a coincidence." Li Dai said, he still did not want to talk about entering the police station.

Steven also noticed that Li Dai was giggling, and he finally asked directly: "What I want to ask is whether it was Taylor himself or his agent who first contacted you?"

Li Dayun suddenly realized, he asked: "Do you want to ask Taylor if there is an agent?"

"Yes, that's what it means." Steven continued: "I heard that Taylor fired his agent, but that was two years ago. As for who Taylor is now, I really don't know. . But I think there should be no shortage of agents for sports stars of the Taylor class. "

"Taylor does not currently have an agent." Li Dai replied.

"He doesn't have an agent now!" Steven's eyes flashed with joy.

"Do you want to be his agent?" Li Dai asked directly.

"Of course." Steven didn't hide, he nodded: "That's Kevin Taylor! Ten years ago, he was the most famous sports star in the United States. When he mentioned boxing, no one in the world didn't know his name. His business value is in the hundreds of millions. For the broker, this is the most coveted customer. He can bring huge wealth to the economic man! "

"Is it?" Li Dai smiled slightly, and then said: "Do you think Taylor can still have hundreds of millions of commercial value? Don't forget that he is no longer young, he is already thirty-two years old."

"Uh, it's also said that in that game, he bit Heyfield's ear under the eyes of everyone, which made him lose all his sponsors. Even now, those advertising sponsors are afraid of him. No, no one wants to find someone with a stain to endorse their products. "Steven analyzed reasonably.

"Then do you still want to be his agent?" Li Dai asked.

"Of course!" Steven gave an affirmative answer: "Even if he does not have the income of advertising endorsements, he can earn a lot even if he fights by punching. He is a bit old, maybe He wo n’t be able to retire in a few years, but the boxer ’s playing fees and bonuses are still very high. Even if he ca n’t win a game, he can earn 10 to 20 million in the future by playing fees. For me, it is a share of one or two million! This is a huge sum of money, and many people may not be able to make so much money in their lifetime. "

Li Dai nodded. In the United States, a job with a monthly salary of more than 3,000 US dollars is either a decent job or a heavy manual job that the average person is unwilling to do. The supermarket salesperson and the restaurant must not wash the dishes. According to statistics, the median annual income of American households is about 53,000 US dollars, and 1 million US dollars is equivalent to the income of American households for 17 or 8 years. If it is a personal one, it is almost the same as earning so much money in a lifetime. .

However, Li Dai is not optimistic about Steven, he said: "Taylor is outside, you can ask him if he intends to make you an agent, but you should not report too much hope."

"Why?" Steven asked.

"Taylor was deceived by his agent before, and it was the agent he fired before. Taylor told me that the agent hacked him a lot of money, a towel of a few dollars, and his agent reported him $ 8,000. In this way, his agent almost polarized all his money, so he does not believe in the agent now. "Li Dai explained.

"There are indeed a lot of non-professional ethics in our business. In fact, every profession has a scum. The main job of our brokers is to help customers make more money. I believe no one wants to live with money. Wen Taylor needs a broker if he wants to make more money. Steven said

"Well, in that case, good luck."

...

"I don't need an agent!" Taylor shook his head firmly.

"Mr. Taylor, I know that you have been deceived by a broker before and lost a lot of money, but I am not that kind of scum without professional ethics. I can guarantee that if you choose me as your broker, I will Your interests come first. Your choice of me will definitely be a very correct decision, "Steven said.

Taylor was not moved, still shaking his head without hesitation: "I really don't need a broker now."

Steven straightened his chest, and then persuaded: "I am still Barron Philip's agent, Barron Philip, the Blade Warrior, you must have heard of him! Since I became Philip's economic man, He has won more than 15 million advertising endorsements for him, so my professionalism is totally worthy of your trust. "

Taylor looked at Steven's earnest expression and sighed helplessly: "I'll tell you the truth, I'm bankrupt!"

"Bankruptcy?" Steven suddenly looked surprised. Of course he knew exactly what bankruptcy meant.

"How much do you owe the bank?" Steven asked immediately.

"More than 20 million dollars." Taylor did not conceal.

"Twenty million! So much!" Steven's expression suddenly looked very dignified.

Taylor nodded bitterly: "So you understand now? I can't afford the agent at all."

Steven suddenly felt a little lost in his heart. He thought he had caught a big fish, but he didn't expect it to be just a big fish bone. There was no meat on it, and he wanted to throw it away and pay an extra sum Garbage disposal fees.

No broker is willing to take over a bankrupt athlete. A bankrupt athlete means no profit to the broker, not to mention that Taylor owes more than 20 million dollars to the bank. This is also true for most American athletes. All are astronomical. If calculated according to after-tax income, even in nba, players with a career income of more than 20 million US dollars are rare.

"Kevin Taylor is 32 years old this year. He is no longer at the peak. Now he is not the super boxer of that year. How long will he be able to pay off the bank's 20 million after his comeback? Three years? Five years? At that time, he was afraid that he could n’t move anymore! It ’s definitely unprofitable to be his agent. No wonder he does n’t have a new agent now, everyone is not a fool, who would n’t make money. dry?"

Steven calculated it in his mind, and immediately dispelled his previous thoughts. He didn't plan to take a customer who could not make money.

...

More than half an hour later, Steven returned to Li Dai's office.

Seeing Steven's mysterious look, Li Dai couldn't help but ask: "How is it talking to Taylor? He is willing to let you be his agent?"

Steven didn't answer, but took a step forward and lowered his voice and asked, "Kevin Taylor is bankrupt. He owes more than 20 million, do you know?"

"Of course I know." Li Dai nodded.

"Then you let him train here? Can he afford the training fee?" Steven continued: "You are not an American and may not know much about bankruptcy protection. Taylor is now in bankruptcy protection period, many consumer items It will be restricted, and according to the repayment plan after the debt restructuring, his money must first be paid for the tax owed, and the rest must be given back to the bank first. "

"I know, he can't pay a cent of the training fee now, and sometimes I have to help him pay for the lunch." Li Dai said calmly.

"My God, Coach Li, you should understand that you are opening a training hall ~ www.readwn.com ~ you are not doing charity!" Steven said.

"Of course I am not doing charity, but I believe that Taylor owes me the training fee, and I can certainly pay it back. This is like an investment. Wasn't it the same with Philip at the beginning. Not to mention that Philip started a career Athletes are not counted, and Taylor is after all a super boxer. "Li Dai answered easily.

"Coach Lee, Taylor owes the bank 20 million dollars!" Steven reminded.

"More than 20 million." Li Dai corrected: "I know what you said."

"You know, dare to do this? You are crazy!" Steven shook his head: "Lee, you are a professional sports coach, you should know that now Taylor is much worse than before, he has already passed the peak age And his condition will get worse with age, and he will not make much money in the future. As a friend, I must remind you that if you do this business, you will definitely lose money. "

"I have confidence in my athletes." Li Dai smiled on the face: "I believe that under my training, Taylor will definitely return to the top!"

"Well, I don't know where you came from. You're so stubborn, I can't persuade you!" Steven shook his head helplessly and turned to leave.

"Wait, you haven't told me, did Taylor agree to let you be his agent?" Li Dai stopped Steven.

"Even if he agrees, I won't agree! I'm not like you, I found myself a loss-making deal." Steven shook his head: "Okay, I'm going first, I will run to you when I get off the plane Here comes, now I have to go back to take a bath and take a good sleep. "

"Selling at a loss?" Li Dai looked at Steven's back and shook his head.

"Who did a loss-making transaction, not necessarily!"