Chapter 9 Life is so fucking amazing
At this moment, He Zhongqiu swooped down from the sky like a bomber.

"Oh!"

His lower body hit Harrington, and before Harrington could use his arms to exert force, he was knocked over.

"Let me in."

He Zhongqiu roared in his heart and chopped down with all his strength with his right arm.

In this attack, he wants to play with his greatest offensive power. He wants to stay in the NBA. He wants to fight for his life. He can't let his father down.

"boom!"

The next moment, a powerful tomahawk slam dunk was made, and a loud bang sounded instantly. The transparent backboard also instantly bloomed and turned into particles all over the sky.

"Oh!"

There was a cry of surprise in the training hall and everyone was stunned.

"Ah! Mid-Autumn Festival, great, great!"

As if an electric shock had occurred, Xia Song was so excited that his whole body was shaking. He raised his fist and yelled excitedly at He Zhongqiu who was hanging on the basket.

"His beastly style of play is so much like Rain Man! He deserves a first-round pick contract." Layden muttered.

"Dunk proficiency +2."

"Aerial combat proficiency +2."

The moment the ball was dunked into the basket, a system prompt appeared in the corner of He Zhongqiu's eye.

"asshole!"

The humiliated Harrington's brain was filled with blood. He stood up and swung his fist at He Zhongqiu, punching him in the face.

He Zhongqiu dodged sideways and then pushed the other person away with a palm.

At this time, he knew that he couldn't do anything because he hadn't found a job yet.

Harrington was determined to hit He Zhongqiu, but was pulled away by others. He pointed at He Zhongqiu and cursed, "Damn rookie, what qualifications do you have to play in the NBA..."

"Did he scold me?" He Zhongqiu looked at Xia Song.

Xia Song said with an unpleasant expression: "Ignore him, he feels embarrassed to be dunked by you."

He Zhongqiu didn't quite understand and said, "I think his ability is just like that. He has no sportsmanship, right? If I beat him up, they will call the police, right?"

Xia Song was startled and said hurriedly: "Not now, we are in the trial training, don't make trouble, just bear with it."

He nodded. Finding a job was indeed more important than beating someone up, so he said nothing more.

Don Cheney stepped forward and asked Harrington to go to the side and calm down, and the conflict did not escalate.

The training game continued after the rebounds were changed, and He Zhongqiu exposed many shortcomings.

There are too many problems with skills, playing habits, offense, defense, rebounding, shooting, lack of tactical ability, etc. He is completely at the level of an amateur player, with a lot of mistakes and fouls.

But no matter how many shortcomings he has, they cannot cover up his strengths and potential.

For example, there are beast-level dunks that can make people's adrenaline rush, typical violent style that lacks skills, and flying talent style of play.

He also has strong confrontation ability, great strength and explosiveness, defensive attitude, the ability to attack the basket which the Knicks particularly lack, the speed of fast breaks, etc.

"Hans, Xia, He, follow me."

After the training match, Leiden took Lewis, Xia Song and He Zhongqiu away from the training ground.

Lewis was in a very good mood. Judging from Scott Layden's attitude, the Knicks should be planning to sign He Zhongqiu.

But even if the Knicks don't want him, he is not worried. He is an independent scout and has business dealings with more than ten teams. With He Zhongqiu's talent, there are many teams willing to take him.

Xia Song can now basically conclude that the Knicks are going to sign He Zhongqiu, and he is very excited. It has only been a few days since He Zhongqiu was signed, and he can actually join the NBA, which is much smoother than the original Dazhi Daba. He can take three points from He Zhongqiu's professional contract, which is 3%, but the bulk of it is the sponsorship contract, and the contract between him and He Zhongqiu stipulates that it is %.

However, in terms of commercial sponsorship contracts, there was only He Zhongqiu's domestic agency contract. Since he could not find a sponsor for He Zhongqiu abroad, he did not ask for a foreign agency contract.

In other words, if He Zhongqiu wants to stay in the NBA for a long time, he will have to find an agent in the United States to take charge of his agency affairs in the United States.

Back in Redden's chairman's office, he asked his secretary to pour four cups of coffee and then took out a contract from the drawer.

He modified it a few times, thought about it and modified it again, then put it in front of Xia Song and said to him:

"Xia, actually, before the competition just now, I was only going to give him a contract comparable to the minimum salary, but some of He's performances in the competition impressed me, so I decided to give him a bigger contract."

"Great! I believe your decision is right. He's potential will not disappoint you." Xia Song said, suppressing the excitement in his heart.

Leiden smiled and nodded, pointing at the contract and said, "This is a 1+1 fully guaranteed contract, take a look first."

Lewis was sitting at the very edge. When he heard about the fully guaranteed contract, he immediately laughed. The higher He Zhongqiu's contract, the more income he could get.

Xia Song opened the contract with some anticipation and went straight to the page at the back where the contract amount was stated.

The contract period is 1+1, with a player option in the second year, which is the current second-round pick contract model.

But the contract amount is at the scale of a first-round pick, with a starting salary of $85 and $115 million in the second year, with a total contract amount of exactly $200 million.

At this time, Layden explained: "This year, the Knicks traded for a rookie, the 25th pick in the first round, Frank Williams, who was also at the training ground just now. He is a guard with a two-year contract and a total of $172 million.

In the NBA, inside players are more valuable, especially centers, whose contracts are generally higher than those of outside players. Nenad Kostic, the center selected by the Nets with the 24th pick in the first round, has a four-year contract worth $492 million, with an average annual salary of $123 million.

Xia, I am very optimistic about He's potential. He is very powerful in the low post, tough in confrontations, and has offensive power under the basket. I believe he can adapt to the NBA.

I hope he can become a big mountain in the Knicks' low post. The average annual salary of this contract reaches 100 million US dollars, which is the level of the end of the first round. I hope you are satisfied with this contract. "

Xia Song's palms were a little sweaty. This contract was much higher than Dazhi's.

At most he was the No. 7 pick in the second round, and he had very good results and data in international competitions and a record in the CBA, but he only made $47 in the first year.

It's even higher than that of Daba, who played 27 games last season and only got $8.1, a standard minimum salary contract.

After dealing with Leiden for a few words, he told He Zhongqiu the contract amount. He Zhongqiu's eyes widened. Two million US dollars, how much RMB would that be? How many houses could he buy in Yanjing?
Xia Song didn't ask He Zhongqiu whether he was satisfied with the contract. He Zhongqiu had no such knowledge at all, so it would be useless even if he asked him.

To be honest, he himself is satisfied. What else could an amateur player be dissatisfied about getting such a rookie contract in the NBA?
Yao Min got $24 million for four years, but he was the No. pick, while He Zhongqiu was just an undrafted player and an amateur player who had never received professional training. A contract comparable to that of the th pick in the first round is already very good.

But as an agent, he knew that the contract could still be negotiated. The fact that Leiden offered such conditions for the first time meant that he could help He Zhongqiu get a better contract.

After some negotiations, Reiden, who was mentally prepared, took a step back and modified the contract.

He did not change the contract term, it is still one plus one.

This is because of the three major Chinese centers. Even the No. 1 pick Yao Min has not yet confirmed that he can play well, and the other two are even worse.

That is to say, up to now, no Chinese has truly proven himself in the NBA, so he is not very willing to offer a bigger and longer contract.

It doesn't matter if the contract is too short. If He Zhongqiu performs well after a year, he is not afraid that He Zhongqiu will leave, because the Knicks are not short of money and can keep him with a big contract.

Two years, starting salary 110 million, 130 million in the second year, player option, total amount 240 million, average annual salary 120 million US dollars, a direct increase of %.

Xia Song accepted the contract, discussed the details, and then signed the contract with the Knicks.

Taking the pen handed over by Leiden, He Zhongqiu excitedly signed his name on the contract.

From this moment on, his identity underwent a gorgeous transformation.

From a small extra, a small martial artist, and a small actor who could barely make a living, from an amateur player playing street basketball, he became an NBA professional basketball player who could earn 2.4 million US dollars in two years.

"Life is so fucking amazing! You never know what's going to happen around the corner."

It has been less than a month since he decided to change his career. This change makes him feel like a dream and he can hardly believe it.

(End of this chapter)