When Su Feng said he was willing to cut his salary, everyone was extremely surprised. When Su Feng proposed increasing the reward terms, Nike executives immediately started whispering.
Generally speaking, there will be corresponding reward clauses in the contract. These honors mentioned by Su Feng are too scary. They are the standards of a superstar. He sounds confident in himself.
Moreover, judging from his tone, he has a huge appetite, and the bonus he wants is definitely not tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Phil Knight nodded after hearing this, and then he stretched out his hand to indicate to continue.
"If I win the scoring title during the contract period, I demand a bonus of 5 million U.S. dollars. And every time I win a scoring title, I need 5 million U.S. dollars."
"If I win the Rookie of the Year Award during the contract period, I want 2 million US dollars. To enter the All-Stars, I want 2 million US dollars. To enter the All-NBA Team or the All-Defensive Team, I want 5 million US dollars, which can be accumulated. Take it. If I get a regular season MVP, I want 20 million U.S. dollars. If I win a finals MVP, I want 20 million U.S. dollars. If I win the regular season MVP and the finals MVP again."
As soon as Su Feng's words came out, the conference room suddenly became chaotic.
They guessed that Su Feng had a big appetite, but they didn't expect it to be so big.
Phil Knight remained calm, but was still a little shocked inside.
He didn't expect Su Feng to offer such a clause.
However, he then thought about it, if Su Feng can win the regular season MVP, can enter the All-NBA Team and the All-Defensive Team, can win the Rookie of the Year, and can win the Finals MVP, how high will his commercial value be? ah.
Although these bonuses seem very incredible.
However, there is some room for maneuver.
The most important thing is that he is different from those executives. What the executives see is the expenditure, but what he sees is Su Feng's strong self-confidence. He is willing to reduce the minimum contract amount, but wants to strive for more gambling rewards. .
There's a gambling aspect to it, which I like.
"We need to study it." Phil Knight said to Su Feng.
He did not deny Su Feng's proposal.
"Give us two days," Phil Knight promised.
"Okay, thank you." Su Feng nodded.
They finished negotiating, and then they talked about some basketball shoe stuff.
We also had lunch together and the communication was smooth.
Later, Su Feng returned home.
Jason Thomas was a little confused on the way. He asked Su Feng why he was chasing extra rewards instead of taking advantage of the situation and raising the price. He believed that if a six-year, $60 million contract was proposed, Nike would simply not refuse.
Su Feng said: "Because I know I can earn more."
"However, it is too difficult to win the regular season MVP and the finals MVP within five years. The NBA only has one regular season MVP and one finals MVP every season. And this year's best rookie... must be LeBron James or One of those Carmelo Anthony…”
No matter how Jason Thomas looks at it, he feels that the reward terms are too harsh.
Su Feng is very confident.
And, he doesn’t talk to Jason Thomas about it.
…
The next morning, as the Boston Celtics arrived in Chicago, Sufeng met Larry Bird again at the United Center, home of the Bulls. Bird, wearing a loose sport coat, came to fulfill his promise.
At the North Shore Garden Arena, Su Feng's performance impressed him with admiration. Later, Su Feng's highlights of beating Sprewell in Minnesota further impressed him. He felt that Su Feng was a talent, although it was difficult to become a superstar. Bigger, but becoming a regular All-Star won't be a huge problem if he keeps up this improvement.
Larry Bird's teaching was very simple. He asked Pippen to place a lot of pedestrian obstacles on the court in advance, and asked the staff to hold wooden sticks to interfere.
He told Su Feng: "My passing ideas are fast, accurate and smart. Quick means finding an open teammate as soon as possible and passing the basketball to him as soon as possible. Accuracy means judging the distance and the ability to defend. Judgment must be extremely accurate. Being agile means being flexible and adapting to circumstances, and exceeding the defender's thinking inertia..."
Bird samples forward.
Pippen passed the ball to him. Under the cover of the staff, he quickly threw the basketball and hit the pedestrian barrier... Another staff member immediately reported the number on the sidelines: which position, which dummy, and which body of the dummy. Location.
Bird hits wherever he points, very fast, and he has various passing techniques. He can always avoid the defender holding a wooden stick to block him.
There were even two men holding wooden sticks to stop him.
Su Feng looked on stunned, Bird's passing was simply superb. It's hard to believe that he hasn't played basketball systematically for more than ten years.
He is indeed a superstar who could dominate the NBA back then.
This is still an inconspicuous weapon in his arsenal, and his best score has not yet been used.
"You come!"
Bird asked Su Feng to practice.
"The left bottom corner, the dummy's abdomen!"
Bird spoke quickly, and Su Feng passed the ball quickly. He quickly passed the basketball and broke through the wooden stick blocker, but the basketball did not hit the dummy and failed.
"Zone, dummy knee."
"Left waist area, dummy chest."
"Left wing three-point line, dummy shoulder."
"..."
Bird read faster and faster, and Su Feng's success rate was extremely low. Bird read 10 goals, but Su Feng only completed one, which was to pass the ball to the knee of the dummy in the penalty area.
It's so hard.
Pippen muttered beside him.
Larry Bird walked over and said to Su Feng: "The speed of the ball is good and he is decisive. It is a good habit not to stick to the ball."
"But the skills are too poor and the ideas are not clever."
"Still needs more practice."
Bird said.
Su Feng nodded.
He realized this training method was effective.
"I'll walk you through it again," Bird said.
He asked Pippen to shout next to him.
Pippen shouted very quickly on purpose. He felt that Bird was a bit perfunctory, and he also wanted Bird to make a fool of himself. But although Bird is old, he is still sharp at work. He demonstrated 10 times and only missed the target once. "
Bird's breath was a little breathless.
He said to Su Feng: "If you follow this method of contact, you will be able to improve quickly within three to five years. Is there anything else you don't understand?"
Su Feng frowned slightly and asked Bird: "Larry, I want to know how you look for reference objects when you pass the ball? How do you determine your accuracy? I found that your sense of distance is just right. You always make thrilling passes within a fraction of a second.”
Bird was a little surprised when Su Feng said this.
He looked at Su Feng, and he did not expect that Su Feng would immediately ask about what he was most proud of: the control of distance accuracy.
Moreover, he actually knew that he would find a reference.
He smiled, reached out and patted Su Feng on the shoulder, and said, "Then what do you think my reference point is?"
"It should be here on the wrist." Su Feng looked at Bird and said.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Very tacit understanding.
At this moment, Su Feng completed the copying of Bird's super passing skills. All of Bird's passing skills, experience and passing consciousness were copied into Su Feng's mind, with a total of 98 points.
In other words, Bird's passing skills are far better than Pippen's layup skills.
Pippen's layup skills are 95 points, and Bird's passing skills are 98 points.
This is not a 3-point gap. After 95 points, every additional point is almost half a step up. The higher the value, the stronger it is.
With the same technology, 95 is a top student and 98 is a god.
Bird shivered, he subconsciously shook the sweat off his body, and then said: "Now that you have found the secret, practice it hard. It may also be good for your shooting."
With that said, Bird walked to the sidelines.
Pippen hurriedly caught up: "Hey, Larry, why don't you teach for a while? You are not one who doesn't keep your promises."
Bird put on his jacket and said: "I have handed over my methods to him. During this period, I have carefully studied my own skills before formulating the training method. If he is a talented player, he will He can practice it. If he doesn't have talent, I can only say that my passing is not good for him."
Bird looked toward the court.
At this time, Su Feng was conducting a new round of training with the staff there.
"Then do you think he has any talent?" Pippen asked nervously.
Bird said: "It's relatively ordinary. He has a good feeling of passing to the inside. He may develop some pick-and-roll skills. If he can master the sense of distance, he may be able to reach the average level among defenders in the league..."
Bird stopped abruptly here, and his eyes became obviously surprised.
Because Su Feng just completed an unexpected pass behind his head: this action replicated his classic move.
Moreover, Su Feng's technique and rhythm have his own charm, and he succeeded, and he reached the established position.
The surprise on Bird's face could not be concealed;
Pippen saw it and asked Bird: "Is it really that ordinary?"
"No!" Bird waved, he came closer, and he began to talk about the passing position.
Su Feng hits the ball quickly. Although his hit rate is not very high, it is obvious that Su Feng is more spiritual and imaginative. Moreover, Bird increasingly found his own shadow appearing in Su Feng.
The most important thing is that Su Feng's progress is extremely fast.
From the beginning, it was one out of ten, then slowly three out of ten, and an hour later, it reached five out of ten, and it is still improving.
If other Bulls players hadn't come over and needed court training, Bird would have continued training.
Because he found great joy.
Just like a teacher, he definitely has no enthusiasm for ordinary students.
But for a top student, a student who looks exactly like me, that kind of enthusiasm cannot be concealed.
Pippen found his original feeling in Bird.
"This guy is very talented. He will become a magical passer. I didn't expect him to find the charm I had so quickly. He has my temperament in every move he makes." Bird was very happy on the sidelines. He excitedly said to Pippen: "Do you know this feeling?"
At this time, Su Feng on the court did a layup training.
Pippen nodded repeatedly, his face full of relief: "I understand, I understand very well."
A fatherly smile appeared on both of their faces at the same time. This son Yingguo is just like me.
These two NBA superstars found comfort and satisfaction in Su Feng. They both sincerely look forward to Su Feng's growth in the NBA.
At this time, Su Feng was also very happy, and he was so happy that he could not suppress it. Ever since he copied Bird's talent, his smile has never faded.
After more than an hour of study and Bird's words and deeds. His rapid integration and absorption of super passing skills have reached 82 points. This kind of super technology can be integrated and absorbed very quickly in the early stage. Later, it needs to be practiced and improved in actual combat.
Su Feng is not worried about this at all, because there are too many NBA games. He is now like buying a lottery ticket that is sure to win, and is waiting for the lottery day to come.
"Tony! I heard that before our formal training, Larry Bird used a special training method to train you. It was just like juggling, with dummies and sticks. How about it? Have you found the feeling of Chinese acrobatics? . How about putting a plate on your head and riding a bicycle?"
Kirk Hinrich chatted with Su Feng during a break in training.
This joke is a bit 'yin and yang'.
However, Su Feng had no time to care.
He immersed himself in improving his passing skills.
He said: "It's not acrobatics, it's really effective. I feel like my understanding of passing has improved to a new level."
"Really?"
Hinrich smiled and said: "Is it really so magical? It seems like I have to pass the ball to you more tonight."
Although Hinrich said so, he actually didn't believe that Su Feng could master the pass in such a short time. If qualitative improvement can be achieved in one hour, Larry Bird's nickname should not be called Big Bird, but should be called Magician. No, he should be called Magician.
Hinrich had no sense of crisis at all.
It happened that their conversation was heard by Coach Bill next to them.
Coach Bill's love for Su Feng is well known.
He said happily: "Tony, your passing has really improved? Has Bird taught you everything he has learned throughout his life?"
"Yes." Su Xi nodded seriously. He had indeed copied all the passing skills and experience from Bird. "You can probably say that."
Pfft.
Hinrich couldn't help laughing. He thought Su Feng was so funny. He had never seen such a confident person.
However, Coach Bill said: "Okay, let everyone see your coping ability tonight. I will develop some tactics for you."
Coach Bill loves Su Feng infinitely.
This made Hinrich particularly jealous.
He's tired of Coach Beal being so unfavorable, which is why he had a long talk with general manager John Paxson last night. He told John Paxson: Coach Bill has no tactical ideas at all. He has been experimenting with various tactics, which is not helpful to the long-term construction of the team.
This is a black case.
John Paxson was very angry at the time. He believed that Hinrich should completely submit to the authority of the head coach.
However, he took no other action today. This shows that John Paxson actually agrees with Hinrich's statement.
This pleased Hinrich.
So, after feeling jealous, he simply said: "Coach, let Tony play point guard tonight. I think Tony has the potential to play point guard."
Although Hinrich is not Chinese, he is very good at learning and playing.
Coach Bill is really simple-minded and loves Su Feng infinitely. He said at that time: "I think it's okay."
hey-hey.
Xinrich was overjoyed: spoil her, spoil her to your heart's content. Let Su Feng play point guard. Does he have the ability? Sure enough, if God wants to destroy people, he must first make them crazy.
