The Golden Age of Basketball

Before Falk came, he was prepared to get nothing, but he didn't expect to get something this time, that is, he took over Sabonis, a new star, and became his agent.

Before Sabonis came to the NBA, he did not consider the issue of agents. In socialist countries, the role of agents is a typical vampire, so Sabonis did not consider finding an agent for himself.

Some agents also approached Sabonis directly, hoping to handle business affairs for him, but Sabonis was obedient to Gan Guoyang. After asking Gan Guoyang's opinion, he rejected the invitation of those agents.

Gan Guoyang naturally has his arrangements. As early as last season, when Michael Jordan won the regular season mvp and the air-jordan brand was selling well, Gan Guoyang decided to take Jordan one step ahead and form an independent brand of "skyscraper". Such a bold move It's no wonder that Falk came all the way from New York to discuss matters with Gan Guoyang.

However, in recent years, in the confrontation between Falk and Gan Guoyang on business issues several times, Falk lost in the end. .

When Gan Guoyang made this decision, he had fully considered it, because he knew that Jordan's "air-jordan" would become an independent brand in the future, which would have more commercial value than being a sub-product of Nike.

More importantly, Gan Guoyang is very confident in his own strength. He believes that this season, he will achieve a breakthrough.

It is precisely because of knowing this trend that Gan Guoyang made early preparations and negotiated with Nike about the brand divestiture. Of course, although the brand has been divested, "skyscraper" is still a Nike product, but the main logo of the sneakers will be replaced with "skyscraper ” - a towering skyscraper.

In fact, before Falk came, these matters had already started to operate. After all, Gan Guoyang was in Portland, and he was with Nike's headquarters, so it was very convenient to discuss things.

Of course, Falke also knew that Gan Guoyang could not complete these negotiations by relying on only one person. Therefore, Falke quickly thought of Gan Guoyang's famous lawyer's aunt—Qian Hui.

As a well-known Chinese lawyer in the United States, Qian Hui has a wealth of network resources in the legal and business circles. Because of this, Falke, a guy who started to call the shots in the nba agent world, can't be regarded as right-hand man in Gan Guoyang.

The discussion in Gan Guoyang's car this time made Falk feel that he was a little accountant who came to report to Gan Guoyang, not a counselor who decided his future, which made Falk very upset.

Gan Guoyang seemed to see Falke's displeasure, so after talking about the matter, Gan Guoyang invited Falke to his new home, cooked for Falke himself at home, and treated Falke well. With all due respect.

Therefore, when Falk left Portland by plane the next day, he was full of helplessness. He knew that he could no longer control Gan Guoyang. Now, Gan Guoyang will rely on his honor in the nba to open up his own territory.

"These Chinese are really sympathetic. They are surrounded by people from their own families, just like those Italians. I will not cooperate with them if there are Eastern players in the future!" Falke thought on the plane , the United States is a country that pays more attention to business relationships, while the Chinese obviously pay more attention to kinship relationships, so Falk was naturally gradually excluded from the core decision-making circle.

After all, this cunning and shrewd Jew failed to fight against Gan Guoyang, the traverser, and the strangest thing is that although Falke complained, he didn't hate Gan Guoyang at all in his heart. Maybe the table that Gan Guoyang burned was good. The dishes had some effect.

Gan Guoyang also didn't dislike Falk in his heart. He still remembered that when he was arrested that year, Falk's anxious expression was definitely not staged.

There is such a wonderful relationship between the two.

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When Falke left Portland by plane the next day, another guest came to Gan Guoyang's home.

It was rare for Gan Guoyang to go home for lunch after training, not only because Wang Fuxi had a rest today, but also because Wang Fuxi's father had also arrived in Portland, and Wang Zhengmin wanted to see his daughter and son-in-law.

As Gan Youwei's direct descendant of Huaiyang cuisine, Gan Guoyang was also deeply worried about Wang Fuxi's cooking skills. When the father-in-law came, he naturally cooked the dishes himself and cooked a table of good dishes, which happened to be in the refrigerator of Falke yesterday. There are quite a few fresh dishes left.

At the dinner table, Wang Zhengmin and Gan Guoyang drank a few cups, and slowly they began to talk more.

Gan Guoyang now knows that his father-in-law is definitely not simple. The owner of the electrical appliance store is just a cover for his identity. Otherwise, how can a Chinese survive in a chaotic community like Inglewood, and Wang Fuxi can still be healthy No. Learning and growing in school?

In the past, he must have been the No. [-] person in Taiwan, which can be seen from Wang Zhengmin's conversation and insight.

Seeing the two chatting, Wang Fuxi obediently packed up the dishes and went to the kitchen to wash the dishes. Except for two bodyguards, Gan Guoyang's family did not hire servants, only the hourly labor union came to clean up on time. Gan Guoyang didn't like family members too much.

"Fuxi, just like her mother, is too strong. Once she starts to do things, she will be around day and night, and you are similar, even stronger than Fuxi, otherwise you will not be able to gain a foothold in the United States. The ground is so stable. So, sometimes I still worry about you two, don’t forget to care for each other.” Wang Zhengmin is most concerned about the happiness of the two people’s lives, but these two guys are too competitive in their careers.

"I understand that the two of us are indeed getting busier now, but she has improved a lot since she moved to Portland, and she has been here for so many years. If I win the championship next year, I will marry Fuxi." Gan Guoyang once said , As long as he wins the championship, he will marry Wang Fuxi.

"Haha, now many media are optimistic about your team. If you can win the championship, it will be the pride of our Chinese. You have to know how many Chinese teenagers in Los Angeles are proud of you and wear your jersey. Playing on the street. In the past, most of the basketball courts were filled with dark-skinned children, but now there are more yellow-skinned children." Wang Zhengmin lives in a black district like Inglewood, where street basketball courts can be seen everywhere, and he can see many changes. in the eyes.

"This is a good thing. Being in a foreign land, it is also right to make some contributions to the people in your hometown."

"Guoyang, people often say that when Chinese are abroad, one person is a dragon, and together they are worms. They intrigue each other, and it is the Chinese who entrap the Chinese the most. I have been in the United States for so many years, and I have seen many Such an example, sometimes I wonder why this is? There are many reasons, and I can’t figure it out, but there is one reason I know, the Chinese do not have their own heroes in the United States! Look at those white people, their cartoons , How many white heroes are there in their movies? Look at the blacks, the leaders of the civil rights movement, and those sports stars are all heroes in their hearts. A nation without heroes is sad. Of course, the Chinese have heroes, but In the United States, we don’t have any! Without heroes, there will be no sense of honor, and you will not be respected. Look at those film and television works, which yellow-skinned people are positive characters? So, Guoyang, Forrest Gump! You Be the hero of the Chinese in the United States! Let those whites, blacks, and Latin Americans see that the Chinese are not easy to be bullied in the United States! They can also make great achievements!"

Wang Zhengmin, who seemed gentle and gentle, after drinking, actually spoke with a sense of arrogance. Gan Guoyang, who had always been calm, felt his blood burn when he heard this.

Gan Guoyang took a sip of wine, and then said: "A person without roots is not a complete person. I drifted to the United States, and now I have these things. It was a coincidence at first, out of my love for basketball; now, I I still love basketball, but I also love the blood flowing in my blood, and the roots on the other side of the ocean. Now, whether it is for myself or to win the reputation of the Chinese in the United States, this year, I will get that trophy. !"

"Okay! To be a man is to have such arrogance! Although I am from Los Angeles, I support you! You lost the Western Conference Finals last year, but do you know how many Chinese in Los Angeles are sad about this? By the way, you will immediately fight with the Lakers I’ve already bought tickets for the match, and I’ll go to the scene to watch it, I must show my momentum, go all out, rush from beginning to end, let them see the strength of Chinese heroes!”

Wang Zhengmin seemed a little excited, although his suggestion was not necessarily right, but his emotion was sincere and strong, Gan Guoyang felt it, and had another big drink with Wang Zhengmin.

As opponents in the same district, the Blazers will meet the Lakers early every year, and this year is no exception. There are still 10 days before the first game of the regular season between the two teams, and the pre-sale tickets for the Great Western Forum arena have all been sold out. , the major TV stations have already booked this game, and it will be broadcast live across the United States.

At this time, the Trail Blazers had only played two games in the regular season, but looking around, until the start of the game against the Lakers, no team could stop the Trail Blazers.

A battle with the Lakers will be the first touchstone for the Blazers in the new season.