In the second game of the night, the University of Florida beat the University of Cincinnati to advance.

The next day, the major media reported the NCAA semi-final and predicted the finals. Most people were optimistic about Michigan's winning the championship because of the data on the field. They won too easily. However, Fuda still wasted a lot of strength against opponents who lacked core stars.

During the team holiday, Guo Xu and Richardson stayed in the room to sleep in. They got up at noon to have dinner. As soon as they left the hotel, they were called in.

He was a plain white man in an old brown suit. He looked in his early 30s. He was about 1.8 meters tall and had a big belly. He weighed at least 200 kilograms. His hair was not long and curly. His facial features were very happy and smiling.

He took out two business cards, handed them them over, introduced himself and said, "my name is harpy Walters, a basketball agent. Can I have the honor of inviting you to lunch?"

Guo Xu looked at the business card. The content is very simple. Fat man is a member of independent sports entertainment company (ISE) and a basketball agent certified by the players' Union.

"Do you know us?" Richardson asked

"Jason Guo and Jason Richardson, you played very well on the field. I'm optimistic about your future prospects in the NBA, so I want to talk to you." Said harpy with a smile.

Under normal procedures, NCAA players are not allowed to contact their agents prematurely. But in fact, most of the best players have already chosen their agents early, and there are also black gold deals.

NCAA also has the black curtain of illegal recruitment. The most famous one is the old rival of Michigan State University, the "Michigan five tigers" of Michigan State University.

"Let's go. We're going to have dinner. We're not afraid to eat any more." Guo Xu said with a smile.

Harpy was relieved. He stayed outside the hotel all morning to wait for Guo Xu, which was a test of patience. He has been a broker for two years and doesn't want to get nothing this year.

NBA agents are a cruel monopoly industry. Those who have money and power have everything. Those who have no money or power have no power. If they have no luck, they can't find a player who has a firm foothold in the NBA for a long time. They can't guarantee food and clothing.

Harpy belongs to the agent who has no money and no power. NBA players will not consider him. He can only take a chance among college players and sign those who have the strength to play in the NBA and will participate in the draft.

In order to make a good impression on the players, harpy didn't dare to treat them too shabby, so they went to a steakhouse.

Before dinner, harpy took the time to talk about his own advantages, business ability and self promotion.

The two quickly understood that the only advantage of the fat man at present is to ask for a cheap price. If you give him any money, he will serve you wholeheartedly, because he has no other players to serve.

According to NBA regulations, agents can only get 4% or less of their salary from players. Good agents get 3% to 4% and newcomers like harpy usually get 2%. Some agents are even willing to sign 1% salary in order to get rookies, and then raise their salary after getting achievements.

If a rookie player's annual salary is about $1 million, the average agent can only get 20000 commission a year, which is almost the same as going to a restaurant to wash dishes. It is too low for the agents who are always well dressed and appear in various high-end occasions.

This season, there are only 31 agents with annual salary of 10 million players in the NBA. However, 10 million agents can only be said to be "well-off" and really enter the rich class. At least the annual salary of the players under his banner reaches more than 50 million, and there are only 10 such agents. The competition from NBA agents is obviously more brutal than that of players.

Of course, the player's salary is only a part of the agent's salary. A good agent's real profit is to help players receive advertising endorsement, and they can get about 12% - 15% commission at a time. For example, David Falcao, the agent of Michael Jordan and Nike, was a legend in his life. Jordan and Nike's cooperation, Falcao made a lot of money, at least 50 million dollars.

It's hard for ordinary NBA players to receive endorsements, so agents have to find ways to help players become stars, which tests one's ability. They all want their players to be able to play in high visibility cities like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, etc.

If a player wants to be a superstar with high commercial value, he must have a good agent.

In Guo Xu's previous life, there was a term "Yao Ming effect" in basketball circle. Big city and environment can maximize the commercial potential of players. The agent's income from Yao Ming is 50% higher than that of players of the same level.

Yao Ming's success in the NBA, in addition to their own efforts, the "Yao team" led by bill Duffy also played a great role. In terms of attendance, record and personal honor, Yao Ming is not a superstar in the eyes of many people. In terms of business value, he is on the same level as James and Kobe.

Yi Jianlian is also an example. He chose the famous Dan Feigen as his agent.

In 2007, Yi Jianlian was selected by the Bucks as the sixth place. He refused to go to Milwaukee, and finally compromised for more than a month. Feigen signed an agreement with the bucks on behalf of Yi Jianlian, adding "ensuring the main position" into the contract. From this point alone, we can see that the control of the league by big name agents is far beyond imagination.Because of the Yao Ming effect, Dan Feigen is willing to work hard on Yi Jianlian. The total annual salary of his players has reached nearly 150 million, while Yi Jianlian's annual salary is no more than 3 million. However, Dan Feigen did not hesitate to anger the management of a team for Yi Jianlian. Later, he also let Yi Jianlian join New York (NETs), Washington (wizards) and Dallas (Mavericks), which are good cities. This is the role of big name agents, but the players didn't play.

After eating for a while, harpy asked what they thought.

When Richardson heard that harpy didn't even have an NBA player client, he completely lost interest. He shook his head and said, "Harpy, thank you for inviting us to eat, but I haven't considered whether I'll be in this year's draft, and when it comes to signing agents, I have to talk to my family. Their opinions are very important to me."

"Is it? It doesn't matter. " Harpy said with a wry smile.

He had expected that Richardson would not find himself as an agent. This kind of super physical black player has unlimited potential. If he didn't enter the league, he would attract the attention of big name agents. When Richardson announced to participate in the draft, there would be a lot of people competing for him.

Looking at Guo Xu, harpy was afraid that the other party would decline. He has experienced this kind of thing too many times. Guo Xu is his No.1 target this year. As a player, Guo Xu has a defect in figure and the average field data is not beautiful, but his basketball skills are very good. He is a dark horse in the top four. Big name brokers may not look up to Guo Xu, he has the possibility of "picking up leaks".

Guo Xu swallowed a piece of steak, wiped his mouth with a paper towel, drank saliva again, and said with a smile, "I'm going to take part in the draft this year. Now it's decided. The agent will sign you."

"Is it?" Harpy froze for a moment and widened his eyes. "What do you say?"

"I said the agent signed you." Guo Xu repeated.

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