"Ten times the pay?"
Olajuwon was undoubtedly a little moved by Zhao Feiyang's proposal. But after a moment, after thinking about it, he still chose to give up.
"No, Zhao, I can't do this!"
"First, I don't need that much money, and second, I don't want you to waste so much money on Adrian. There is no value in doing so... I have seen too many players, so I can tell..."
This time, before Olajuwon finished speaking, Zhao Feiyang interrupted him again.
"one million."
"One million dollars! The condition is still one week!"
"Mr. Hakim, I know you are not short of money, but I hope you will not refuse. Adrian may be an ordinary player, but ordinary players also have the right to pursue their ideals... Super stars are not the only ones. Only then can we win the championship..."
Seeing Zhao Feiyang say these words and quote such a price, and it would only take a week, Olajuwon was indeed moved.
"I......"
"Mr. Hakim, don't worry, the price of the contract is only 50,000 US dollars. I won't let others misunderstand you..."
After Zhao Feiyang said this, Olajuwon finally felt relieved.
"good."
"In that case, I promise you."
"We will leave for Minneapolis tomorrow. Adrian will be training with me this week. He will not appear on the team for the time being, nor will he participate in the game... You can You have to communicate with the Timberwolves management..."
"Of course not a problem."
After the two negotiated, Zhao Feiyang quickly told Adrian the news.
Adrian was simply ecstatic.
"Zhao, how did you do it? Didn't Mr. Hakim say he didn't want to?"
"Man, don't underestimate me. Yao Ming is my fellow countryman. With him here, of course Mr. Hakim will change his mind... Of course, he values your tenacity more... .”
"Mr. Hakim said that although your talent is not that high, it will not affect your future results. In the future, he will continue to hit you and even deliberately scold you. You have to remember that those are his feelings for you. Test, in fact, he is very optimistic about you..."
At this time Olajuwon had left with his assistants.
Watching the other person's figure gradually retreating, Adrian's eyes became tougher.
"Zhao, don't worry! I will pay you back the money!"
"Brother, thank you for everything you have done for me. Although I know you are also for the championship, our goals are the same... I will always remember your help to me... "
Adrian said to Zhao Feiyang seriously.
Zhao Feiyang patted him on the shoulder with a look of relief, "Don't think too much, all we have to do is chase the championship with all our strength..."
Early the next morning, Zhao Feiyang and Olajuwon's team headed to Minneapolis together.
Originally, the group had done a pretty good job of keeping the information confidential, especially in Minneapolis. Except for head coach Norman Thomas, Zhao Feiyang did not mention this matter to anyone.
Therefore, no one knew what Zhao Feiyang was going to do. Coach Norman's external rhetoric was that Zhao Feiyang was visiting an old friend in Houston, and he used this excuse to prevaricate others.
However, Zhao Feiyang never expected that when he was on the plane, there happened to be a Chinese reporter not far behind him.
The other party naturally knew Zhao Feiyang. Even if he didn't know Adrian, he could tell from Adrian's height that the other party was probably Zhao Feiyang's teammate.
As for Olajuwon, of course Chinese reporters also know him.
Therefore, with the other party's analysis and connection, this matter gradually became clear. Especially the recent news that Dwight Howard of the Timberwolves is absent from the game has spread a lot, which undoubtedly makes people more suspicious of this matter.
The Chinese reporter posted the press release online the night after the two parties arrived in Minneapolis.
At the same time, the photos he took at the airport were also exposed.
In the photo, Zhao Feiyang and Olajuwon were walking together, and then they got into the same car.
Once this news was exposed, even if there was no conclusive evidence, it immediately attracted many fans to watch.
This time, not only fans in Minneapolis, but fans in other cities in the league were also very interested and shared the story on the Internet.
"Olajuwon went to Minneapolis? Does Zhao want to learn his dream moves? Oh, God! Is this guy so hardworking?"
"I don't think so. Zhao's playing style is different. Of course Olajuwon's footsteps are very powerful, but they are not necessarily suitable for him! It seems that he should be teaching other people. Is it possible for Zhao to use Olajuwon's footsteps? Please come to the Timberwolves for special training?"
"You are all wrong! I just searched and the big man next to Zhao is called Adrian Ennis. He is the team's backup center... I have a bold guess that Zhao will definitely not Learning from Olajuwon's footsteps, he might go to Olajuwon to train this guy..."
"Huge gift crab! If this is the case, what does it prove? Is Zhao already disappointed with that guy Dwight?"
"Isn't it normal to be disappointed? If you lose contact with the team and don't come to participate in the game, such a person will not be liked anywhere, even if he was once a superstar! The Timberwolves management gave him 26 million yuan Not for him to go on vacation to Minneapolis..."
Fans are buzzing.
The topic of Olajuwon going to Minneapolis quickly became a hot topic.
This was something that Zhao Feiyang and his team did not expect at all.
When they learned that it was a Chinese reporter on the same plane who broke the news, they all felt helpless.
"Fuck it! It's really hard to hide something like this... Now that it's happened, so be it!"
"Zhao, help me find a place for special training, and just leave Adrian to me for the next week..."
Olajuwon also did not want to be disturbed by the outside world, so he quickly lived in seclusion after arriving in Minneapolis.
Adrian also officially asked for leave from the team's head coach Norman Thomas, and then suddenly disappeared along with Olajuwon.
At the same time, after this news continued to ferment on the Internet, it was naturally seen by Howard, the main center of the Timberwolves.
When he learned the news for the first time, he was so surprised that he was speechless.
He opened the news page and browsed it over and over again, and even called his agent to confirm.
"Dwight, I don't know the specific situation, but I heard rumors that the backup center named Adrian did take leave..."
"He didn't come to the recent training. He probably went to train with Olajuwon..."
When Howard heard this, he put on a very serious smile on his face, and the hand holding the phone trembled a little, but on the surface he still pretended to be very calm.
"Stupid behavior!"
"I also learned from Olajuwon when I was in Houston... If it was really that useful, I wouldn't come to the Timberwolves now..."
"Since they are going to do this, just wait! I can't wait to see them fail..."
After hanging up the phone, Howard still felt unhappy. After careful consideration, he finally decided to call head coach Norman Thomas.
"Hello."
"Coach Norman, this is Dwight..."
"Oh my god! Dwight, you are finally willing to call me! Young man, I even wonder if I am hallucinating..."
"Coach Norman, I'm sorry for my absence from the game before, but I have some family matters to deal with recently...I may have to take a leave of absence for a while, two weeks...No, a month, I have to take a month. The fake..."
Coach Norman on the other end of the phone almost shouted.
"Are you kidding me? Dwight, you're going to take a month off?"
"What on earth are you going to do?"
"I can't make the decision on this kind of thing, you'd better talk to Manager Sam!"
Coach Norman was very rude this time and hung up the phone before Howard finished speaking. Seeing that the head coach who used to be polite to him had changed his attitude, Howard became more and more anxious.
"no!"
"I can't give in... If I give in, they will look down on me in the future... I am a superstar, a super center in the league, they should be the ones to accommodate me..."
Howard thought and called general manager Sam Mitchell again.
"Oh! Dwight? You guys are finally willing to call me! What have you been doing recently? Why didn't you come to team training? Nor did you participate in official games?"
"Manager Sam, I have some personal matters to deal with, so I would like to ask you for a month's leave..."
"Dwight, are you kidding me? Do you know that the regular season is only a few months away? And I think you also know that if you miss too many games, your salary will be reduced a lot...think about it How much do you lose by playing one less game?”
Of course Howard was heartbroken, but what he said and his strong self-esteem made him have no choice but to continue to persevere.
"I'm sorry too, but I really have something to deal with...Mr. Sam, I promise you, I will definitely be back in a month..."
"Please believe me..."
Of course, Manager Sam refused.
After all, it is not a trivial matter for a superstar to take leave, and Howard has been involved in scandals recently, and I have not heard that he has anything else.
But Howard's call was a notification rather than an application, so in the end, Manager Sam had to be forced to agree to the matter.
"Alright alright!"
"Dwight, I still hope you can return as soon as possible... To tell you frankly, the team signed you with the hope of competing for the championship. If you can't play your value, I'm afraid you may not be able to continue next season. Leave......"
"Man, I hope you can understand... You are indeed a superstar, but you are no longer in your prime. The team can tolerate you, but you can't continue like this..."
