Ace of Diamonds: The Demon King Arrives

Chapter 256 Attention from the Major League (End of this volume)

"Welcome, Mr. Raul!!"

Since the team successfully entered Koshien, Director Kataoka's life can be described as a happy one.

For the supervisor of the Seido High School baseball team, the team's performance is only one aspect of his pursuit.

Compared to team performance, he actually values ​​player training more.

Being able to train an outstanding player will undoubtedly make him feel more fulfilled.

In the past few years, the record of the Qingdao High School baseball team has been poor.

However, even so, Director Kataoka has always insisted on his dream. Facts have proved that the players he trained may not have performed so well in high school.

But in the professional arena, these players often perform surprisingly well.

of course.

As the supervisor of the Seido High School baseball team, the team he coached had a poor record.

This has a huge impact on Kataoka and even the entire Aomichi High School baseball team.

By this year, this has even become the obsession of everyone on the Seido High School baseball team.

Now, this obsession is solved.

The Aomichi High School baseball team no longer has any weaknesses to speak of, and Director Kataoka has trained such outstanding players.

How could he not be proud of this?
Standing opposite Kataoka was a middle-aged man with blond hair, who looked to be in his thirties but less than forty. He was very enthusiastic and took the initiative to reach out and shake Kataoka's hand.

"Dear Mr. Kataoka, nice to meet you! The weather is so nice today, the sun is shining..."

Raul talked about the weather with a smile on his face.

"Yes!"

Director Kataoka smiled and greeted.

Apart from echoing such kind words, he had no interest at all.

He believed that with Raul's identity, the other party would not specifically chat with him about his luck.

As expected, even with a polite word, this professional scout from the major leagues couldn't hold it anymore.

"I want to meet the Shitani players!"

Director Kataoka was not surprised at all when he heard the other party's request.

With the Seido High School baseball team, they successfully entered Koshien.

The enthusiasm of their entire team is rising rapidly.

The players in the team also took advantage of it, and the players' reputation became more and more famous.

Nowadays, there are several well-known players.

There is even more than one famous one across the country.

But even so, which player on their team can attract the attention of major league scouts?

There is no doubt that only Jiangu Xiao.

No matter how good the other players on the Seido High School baseball team perform, they are definitely not qualified enough to attract big shots from the major leagues to be so interested?
"No problem at all."

Director Kataoka immediately agreed.

If possible, Director Kataoka really doesn’t want his players to be interfered with by the outside world.

Most of those children are sixteen or seventeen years old.

At this age, on the surface, there doesn’t seem to be much difference from adults. But in fact, their thoughts and emotions are far from mature.

If you accept too much information from the outside world, the emotions and mentality of the players will be affected.

The high school stage is a critical period for players to lay the foundation and improve their strength.

It's like learning.

Everyone knows that studying is important, but once they leave the environment of high school, who can devote themselves to studying as much as they did in high school?

The answer is, pitifully few.

However, it is one thing not to want the outside world to disturb you. If the opponent is a professional scout from the major leagues, it can bring a better future to his players!
That's another story.

Long before Fangtani, big names from professional teams came to visit Aido, and Director Kataoka was also extremely enthusiastic.

Not that he wanted to curry favor with anyone.

The reason why Director Kataoka is so enthusiastic has only one purpose?
That is for the future of his disciples.

For this, Director Kataoka is willing to give his full support.

When Minister Ohta appeared in front of Fengtani, panting, Fengtani knew something big was going on.

The other kids on the Qingdao High School baseball team are all very curious.

Now, they have all entered Koshien?
All the interviews that I had to accept were completed some time ago.

At this time, what other major events can happen in the team that one must step forward to do?
Friends, I am very concerned.

On the one hand, this is due to the friendship between partners, and on the other hand, it is also because Fukiya is now so important to the Seido High School baseball team!
Although the main players of the Seido High School baseball team often have strong confidence in their own abilities.

But they also had to admit it.

Even among their group of proud men, Jiangu's status is different.

Don't talk about it before...

Even after they broke into Jiaziyuan, the role of Jiang Gu could not be replaced by anyone.

Without this first-year ace, the goals set by the members of the Seido High School baseball team would at best be to perform well in Koshien.

Of course, the more brilliant the results that can be achieved, the better...

But with this first-year ace, everyone's thoughts are completely different.

For example, now, the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team have basically adjusted their goals to dominate the country.

They don't know if they can do it.
But the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team firmly believe that they are definitely qualified to compete for this honor.

"Someone from the big leagues?"

Soon the friends heard the key information.

Fang Gu himself was also very surprised.

Without hesitation, he followed Minister Ohta directly to the office he supervised.

In place, only a bunch of stunned friends from the Seido High School baseball team were left.

"Oh my God! Did you just hear that?"

Some friends raised such questions directly.

"Nonsense, I'm not deaf, how can I not hear?"

The mustachioed senior complained with a smile on his face.

Does this elementary school student have such a bright future?

As a senior on the team, Isashiki Jun is undoubtedly happy for Fukutani.

But it was also because as a senior, Isashiki Jun himself was still thinking about performing well in the Koshien competition.

In his third grade, he had already run out of options.

If he still wants to make a difference on the baseball field in the future, he must seize this opportunity and let professional scouts or coaches see him.

Only under such circumstances can he be insured by participating in the draft.

On his side, he was just thinking.

There is no need to wait for Jiaziyuan to start.

People from the major league came to the door on their own.

What does it mean to compare one person to another? Should I throw it away after comparison shopping?
That's the point.

How could Isashiki Jun not have any ideas in his heart?
The other second- and third-year seniors also have a similar mentality.

Just because their performance on the baseball field is so good, they may also have a future in baseball in the future.

That's why their hearts are so complicated. On the one hand, I am happy for my junior.

On the other hand, I can't help but worry about my future.

Naturally, Jiang Guxiao knew nothing about the mentality of the seniors.

He followed Minister Ota all the way to Supervisor Kataoka's office.

"Oh! What a spirited young man! Hello, dear Fukitani-san, I am Raul."

A middle-aged man with blond hair, his eyes never left Jiang Gu from the first time he saw him.

His mouth kept talking endlessly.

Fang Guxiao smiled awkwardly.

He obviously didn't know what kind of reaction he should make at this time?
Director Kataoka smiled.

The first-year ace of their team is good in other aspects, but he is a little aloof.

Facing familiar companions, Jiang Gu's aloofness will basically not show up.

But only when facing strangers.

Jianggu generally didn't want to talk to the other party, let alone communicate with him so enthusiastically.

"This is a professional scout from the major leagues. He serves more than one team."

Director Kataoka opened his mouth to help introduce.

"I was too presumptuous and didn't even introduce myself. Please allow me to introduce myself."

Raul instantly understood that he had made a huge mistake.

A person's identity can often bring completely different feelings to the person he or she is talking to.

He didn't introduce himself, and he might be so enthusiastic that he might scare the little guy.

Raul, who was very excited, began to patiently introduce his identity.

As Director Kataoka described, he was a great scout.

Not only serving one major league team, but also serving four other minor league teams.

Whether it is a major league or a minor league, there is competition within them.

Even if they are looking for scouts, a team usually looks for several scouts.

A scout serves several teams at the same time!

This is definitely not what ordinary scouts can do.

Scouts with this ability often have very deep connections in the major leagues and minor leagues. Even they themselves may be agents.

That's what Raul is like.

He has previously held positions in several of these teams, and has extremely strong connections and connections within these teams.

After leaving the team, Raul worked as an agent.

It's just that the agent's work is too tiring and does not match his life ideals.

That's why he concentrated on being a scout.

On the one hand, he can fly around the country and discover young talents.

On the other hand, he can also work with his lover to fulfill their dream of traveling around the world when they were young.

It was under this circumstance that he happened to watch Nishi Tokyo's final.

When others see Furiya's pitching, they only see his amazing talent for ball speed.

But Raul is different.

He discovered something even more incredible from Jiang Guxiao.

There are some great fastball pitchers here.

Push forward twenty years, and in the same summer competition, there were two outstanding fastball pitchers who threw the ball at a speed of more than 160 kilometers.

At that time, there was also a big commotion!

But for these two players, Major League Baseball did not immediately extend an olive branch.

They have their own assessment standards!

There is no doubt that throwing the ball at a speed of more than 160 kilometers is definitely an incredible talent.

But it doesn't mean that a pitcher with this kind of talent will be able to establish himself in the major leagues.

Not to mention, in the major leagues, becoming famous all over the world?
Compared with those two players, Fang Gu is only a year or two younger than them.

Fukitani is a first-year player, and he already has a ball speed of nearly 160 kilometers.

Those two players were only in their second or third year when they really started to rise.

However, even so, it would not cause big figures from the major leagues to make a special trip to Qingdao.

"We are very optimistic about Fangtani's talent! If you are willing to sign a contract, we can send a nutritionist to follow you now, as well as a professional personal trainer. Don't worry, you don't have to pay a penny for these, and the team will reimburse you. "

Raul made an offer from the very beginning that was irresistible.

Director Kataoka is still holding it.

Minister Ota's eyes had already begun to shine.

This is a broad road!

As long as Jiang Gu takes this path, no accidents will happen to him in the future.

Then he has everything going smoothly on the baseball field.

It was just like when Ohta first watched Furitani pitch.

Minister Ota at that time had made a prophecy.

He predicted that this boy named Furuya would definitely become a superstar in the baseball world in the future.

Now it seems that his prediction is quite reliable.

It's only been a few months.

That little-known boy back then had grown up enough to be pursued by major league scouts.

After Jiang Gu heard Raoul's words, his expression was obviously stunned.

"Young man, don't be in a hurry to reply to me. You can think about it carefully. This is my contact information. You can search it on the Internet. My introduction is on it..."

Realizing his mistake, Raul immediately began to remedy the situation.

Although his mistakes at the beginning were very big.

But Raul still had confidence and asked Jiang Gu to accept his invitation.

Although this young man's talent is extremely powerful.

Even his personality seems to be outstanding.

But no matter what, he is just a 15-year-old young man.

Can a 15-year-old baseball boy refuse an invitation from the major leagues?

Not to mention that he can't refuse, even if he really wants to refuse, his family, including his coach and supervisor, will not let him refuse so easily.

"After the contract is signed, as long as Mr. Jiang Gu does not breach the contract, not only will you not have to pay a penny, but you will also receive a weekly allowance. Although this allowance is not at all compared to your income of tens or hundreds of thousands a week in the future. It’s worth mentioning. But this is my sincerity and the sincerity of our team. I have already said hello to the team owner and he has entrusted me with full authority.”

"And the salary?"

Minister Ohta asked excitedly.

The major leagues sign players in advance and develop them.

Minister Ohta has heard of this.

But this was the first time he had heard of this kind of early training and repayment of money.

"1700 U.S. dollars a week! This is the largest amount I can get. The team owner is also in a difficult position. Although the outstanding students in the past are so good, no amount of salary is too much. But the team has the ball. Team rules and regulations..."

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(End of this chapter)