my golden age

Chapter 89
Goofy rented a car, drove Austin back to the apartment, and returned to the Beverly Hills Hotel with Tyler.

"Do you have an agent?" Taylor sat on the sofa and asked Goofy who had hung his suit on the hanger.

"Yes, Dan Fagan." Goofy sat beside Taylor.

"How much profit can he get from you?" Taylor was the one who made up his mind very early on, and wanted to help Gao Fei confirm whether it was necessary to continue hiring an agent.

"4%, this is the maximum amount stipulated by the league." Gao Fei said truthfully.

"That endorsement deal you signed with Nike, how much did he get?"

"Millions of dollars."

"He's got too much." Taylor didn't want to lose money to outsiders, "My father was a bond broker, why don't you cooperate with him?"

"Has Mr. Swift ever been in sports?"

"Honey, your level is there. There must be too many endorsement contracts, and it has nothing to do with the connections in the sports circle." Taylor has a clear mind, at least better than Gao Fei who is not involved in this field.

"Of course, but Dan Fegan and I did some things during the draft. If we terminate the contract with him, it may be exposed." Gao Fei basically never talked about it with anyone.

Taylor became curious and asked, "What about the draft?"

"Dan Fagan thought I had No. [-] talent, but didn't want me to go to a small city, so he taped two versions. One version showed a lot of flaws, and the other showed talent."

"Where did both versions get sent?" Taylor asked.

"The shortcomings were not concealed and were sent to the top teams in the draft. The second version was sent to the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers."

"Did he manipulate the draft results for you?"

"It can't be considered manipulation, but it does affect the final result. The Lakers made a draft commitment, so I didn't participate in individual trials, and other teams may feel cheated. What do you think?" Goofy asked Taylor.

"Very good, you want to go to New York or Los Angeles, and it just so happens that the Lakers want to choose you. It's a hit, what's there to worry about?"

"If he ends his collaboration with Dan Fegan, he may expose the situation at that time."

"So what? You are still you, the omnipotent player on the court, the artist loved by fans all over the United States." Taylor felt that it was more important to be himself.

"let me consider it."

"He has earned millions of dollars and will understand you." Taylor encouraged Goofy to make a decision.

"Okay. It's Christmas, and I'll speak to Dan Fagan about it tomorrow."

"Honey, do you know? You live for the fans, but you also have to live for yourself, enjoy training, enjoy the game, and more importantly, enjoy life." Taylor dispelled Gao Fei's concerns.

At noon the next day, Gao Fei contacted Dan Fagan to discuss the termination of cooperation with him.

Dan Fagan knew that the big head endorsement contract had basically been signed, and the remuneration would still be received. Although it was very difficult, he still agreed to terminate the contract.

Goofy reserves a restaurant box in Beverly Hills and invites Dan Fagan to a breakup meal.

"Dan, you are a very good agent. I will call you about the remuneration of Spalding's endorsement contract, thank you for your help during this time."

"I didn't help much. The person who changes your destiny is yourself." Dan Fagan said truthfully, "In fact, there are many people who are not optimistic about you. So what, after a few games, you swelled those people with your performance. s face."

"I'm pretty good. When Dayao first came, he was knocked down, and the opponent's bench players laughed heartily. That feeling may be more uncomfortable than mine."

"So you are doing the right thing. Bruce Lee (Bruce Lee) is popular and respected, doesn't it come from his professional level and personal charm?" Dan Fagan said, "Although you are in a different field, you can also To that extent."

"Thank you." Gao Fei thanked him sincerely.

"I will send an announcement to the media, but you are still the biggest player I have ever signed." Dan Fagan picked up the coat on the chair, shook hands with Gao Fei, and then walked out of the box without looking back.

ESPN released the news very quickly, and in an instant, the news of the termination of cooperation between Goofy and Dan Fagan became known to everyone.

Major professional brokers called Gao Fei, wanting to strive for new cooperation opportunities.

Gao Fei had no choice but to decline the agent who came to him, and it was not until three o'clock in the afternoon that he finally regained his composure.

Mr. Swift looked at Goofy lying on the sofa, and praised, "You are really welcome."

"Maybe they think I have good commercial value." Gao Fei put down his phone.

Mr. Swift sat on another sofa and asked, "Gao, do you have any plans to accept entertainment endorsements or commercials?"

"If you can find it, I can take it, but if it involves products, you have to be cautious."

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ESPN smelled the gossip and invited Dan Fagan to be a guest in the studio to talk about the cooperation with Goofy.

Rachel Nichols and Steven Smith sat on the left, throwing some questions.

Dan Fagan spoke out the details without reservation, and threw the blame on Gao Fei: "I am very confident in Gao's talent, he will at least be a lottery pick, so I turned down many teams' trial training Invitation, and then give the videotape to each team. To tell you the truth, the high target is the New York Knicks (the eighth pick) or the Los Angeles Lakers (the tenth pick).”

Steven Smith asked, "Dan, how do you make sure that the team in front doesn't take Gao?"

"We prepared two versions of the tape, so each team got a slightly different one." Dan Fagan was not afraid of rumors, and brought out the truth.

"Wow!" Rachel Nichols was very surprised and asked, "Is Gao so confident about being selected? He is a Chinese defender, so he may not be selected?"

"It's okay to say that during the draft. After playing so many games, don't you understand his talent?"

"Simply speaking of talent, high is indeed the highest level." Stephen Smith knew where Gao Fei's confidence came from.

"This is big news!" Rachel Nichols beamed.

Steven Smith, a Knicks fan, asked: "Why didn't the Knicks pick high?"

"At first I expected the Knicks to pick high, but in the end it was the Lakers who made the draft commitment. As for what happened, I don't know."

"Damn it, the Knicks! You deserve it for so many years!" Stephen Smith didn't expect that Goofy was the closest superstar the Knicks got, and he finally missed it for some reason. It's hard not to be angry.

After the show was broadcast, the evaluation of Gao Fei by fans in the small ball market plummeted.New York fans scolded James Dolan.They have a higher draft than the Lakers, and a specially customized video tape, but they still missed the "Jordan" that should belong to them.

Taylor checked the sports news, saw the column article, and said, "Gao, Dan Fegan has leaked all the details of the draft."

"I have done all these things, and it will be a matter of time before the water surface, but it will be interesting to play against the Knicks tomorrow night." Gao Fei didn't know how the Knicks fans would feel when they learned that he had the opportunity to join .

(End of this chapter)