Basketball Myth: Super Guard

Chapter 563 Broker Martin Ryan
The next day, Yao Ming called Qin Hao back and introduced him to an agent named Martin Ryan from the BDA Sports Management agency.

The founder of this brokerage company is Bill Duffy, a very famous broker, and also a member of "Team Yao", Yao Ming's American broker.

At the same time, Bill Duffy is also Carmelo Anthony's agent.

So Yao Ming told Bill Duffy that Qin Hao and Butler needed an agent to participate in this year's NBA draft, and hoped that he could help.

As soon as I heard that it was Qin Hao and Butler, this year's draft was very hot. If he hadn't been the manager of the company, he already had many players in his hands. Bill Duffy wanted to be the agent of Qin Hao and Butler himself.

In the end Bill Duffy recommended Martin Ryan.

Martin Ryan was very efficient. Less than half an hour after Yao Ming notified Qin Hao, he called Qin Hao, saying that he had arrived in New York, and asked Qin Hao when he was free to meet.

Qin Hao made an appointment with him at a coffee shop in New York at three o'clock in the afternoon.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, lucase cafe.

BDA Sports Management is not in New York. Qin Hao can almost guess that Martin Ryan probably flew to New York last night or early this morning.

But it seems that Martin Ryan does not have a busy look. He is wearing a black professional suit, carrying a briefcase, a pair of black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and neatly combed hair, which reminds Qin Hao of Syracuse University. Scout George Kleiman.

Both of them pay great attention to details, at least they are meticulous in dressing.

This is actually a very good habit, because such people are generally more rigorous in doing things, and they can always complete the work well when entrusted to them.

"Qin Hao, Butler, hello." Martin got up and shook hands with the two.

Although his Chinese pronunciation was not standard, he was not called "Qin" like everyone else, but Qin Hao's full name, which made Qin Hao's impression of him a little better.

This guy is really strict.

"Hello, Mr. Ryan." Qin Hao smiled and beckoned Martin to sit down.

Butler greeted Martin, then ordered a cup of coffee and sat on the side to concentrate on tasting his coffee. He was just here as a tool man, and everything was left to Qin Hao anyway.

Qin Hao just ordered a glass of soda, he doesn't like coffee, the last time he tricked Butler into drinking coffee is not good for his kidneys, it made Butler struggle for several days, but finally he couldn't help it.

But soon he knew that he had been cheated, and wanted to challenge Qin Hao one-on-one. Of course, in the way of basketball.

But in the end Butler lost, and the loss was miserable.

"Mr. Ryan." Qin Hao said with a smile: "Then let's start. Frankly speaking, we just know that we need an agent, but we don't know exactly what we need an agent to do. These professional matters should be left to professionals. Do, I believe Mr. Bill Duffy's recommendation is correct, let's talk directly about the employment contract."

Martin was a little surprised.

Generally speaking, the two parties will meet first, communicate with each other, and ask the broker what to do before deciding whether to use the broker.

Didn't expect Qin Hao to be so straightforward, isn't he afraid of being cheated?
You know, there are quite a few entertainers and stars who have been cheated by their agents.

Of course, Qin Hao is not a fool. Martin Ryan didn't find him casually. Yao Ming found Bill Duffy, and Bill Duffy recommended him. Qin Hao didn't believe in Martin Ryan, but the reputation of BDA Sports Management brokerage company, and Word of mouth for Bill Duffy.

The two most important reasons why Bill Duffy can start from scratch and achieve a career after experiencing various setbacks are sincerity and kindness.

In 2003, the contract of Anthony Carter, a player under Bill Duffy, was about to expire, but Bill Duffy forgot to negotiate with the Heat before the deadline for contract renewal, causing Anthony Carter to automatically give up the remaining year worth 400 million dollar contract.

At the same time, based on Anthony Carter's performance on the field at this time, it is difficult for other teams to be willing to sign him. He will lose 400 million US dollars and will face a situation where he has no ball to play.

In the end, Bill Duffy took up his own responsibilities. On the one hand, he helped Anthony Carter sign a one-year $100 million contract with the Spurs, allowing Anthony Carter to stay in the NBA; Out of his pocket, he paid $300 million in compensation to Anthony Carter.

This mistake at work cost Bill Duffy $300 million, but it earned him a good reputation.

The character and professional quality of the person recommended by Bill Duffy should be quite guaranteed. In addition, Qin Hao has been observing Martin just now, and he has a good impression of him.

As for what the agent should do, Qin Hao will not ask too much, let alone interfere. There is a specialization in surgery, which is not his field.

What's more, Qin Hao will hire a team of lawyers to review the contract with Martin, and every contract signed by Martin, Qin Hao, NBA teams, and advertisers.

Seeing that Martin was still looking at him, Qin Hao smiled and said, "Why, is there any question?"

"No." Martin shook his head, "You can just call me Martin from now on."

"Yes." Qin Hao nodded, "You can also call me Qin."

Martin smiled and said, "Then let's talk about the employment contract." Then, he took out a contract from his briefcase, "This is the general agent contract of our BDA Sports Management company, if you have any questions, you can ask Come out, and I will be responsible for answering your questions. In addition, if you and Butler have any other requests, you can also ask them."

Qin Hao looked at Butler, but Butler waved his hand: "You decide." After speaking, he shouted at the waiter: "Order me another cup of coffee."

Qin Hao rolled his eyes helplessly, how can I be such a bastard, my heart is big enough, so I am not afraid of being tricked by me?

Then Qin Hao briefly looked at the contract, and then asked Martin if he could keep the contract, and Martin agreed with a smile.

Qin Hao will hand over the contract to a professional lawyer and let the lawyer check it out.

Afterwards, the two began to communicate about participating in the NBA draft. Not only the agent must be busy, but the players also need to participate, such as participating in the draft training camp and so on.
Generally speaking, players who sign up for the draft will first participate in a draft training camp. Of course, it is not a real training for the players, but to gather them together and give them a platform for them to perform. The scouts of each team are responsible for the draft. People will be watching.

Those who perform well may be favored by that team.

Players are only responsible for playing, and agents are responsible for communicating with the training camp organizers, and even communicate with some NBA teams in advance.

(End of this chapter)