In the second game of the night, the University of Florida defeated the University of Cincinnati and successfully advanced.

The next day, major media reported on the NCAA semi-finals and predicted the finals. Most people were optimistic about Michigan State's championship, because of the data on the field, they won too easily, while Fozan University's match against opponents who lacked core stars, still squandered a lot of strength.

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

This is a white man with a bad appearance, wearing a brown old suit, looking in his early thirties, about 1.8 meters tall, with a big belly, and weighing at least 200 kilograms. His hair is not long, very curly, his facial features are very festive and smiling.

He took out two business cards and handed them over, introduced himself and said, "My name is Hapi Watels, and he is a basketball agent. Can I be lucky enough to treat you to lunch?"

Guo Xu looked at the business card and the content was very simple. Fatty is a member of the Independent Sports Entertainment Company (ISE) and a basketball agent certified by the Players' Union.

Richardson asked: "Do you know us?"

"Jason Guo and Jason Richardson, you performed very well in the last game. I am optimistic about your future prospects in the NBA, so I want to talk to you." Happi smiled.

According to normal procedures, NCAA players cannot contact their agents too early. But in fact, most high-quality players have already selected their agents very early, and there are also many black gold transactions.

The NCAA also has the dark side of illegal recruitment. The most famous one is the old rival of Michigan State University in the Top Ten leagues, the "Michigan Five Tigers" of the University of Michigan.

"Let's go, we're going to have a meal. There's no food, just eat something casually." Guo Xu said with a smile.

Hapi breathed a sigh of relief. He stayed outside the hotel for the whole morning, just to wait for Guo Xu, which was a very test of patience. He has been working as an agent for two years and does not want to get nothing this year.

The NBA agent is a cruel monopoly industry. There are everything for those with money and power. If a person without money or power is no longer lucky, he cannot find a player who has gained a foothold in the NBA for a long time. He will be able to do nothing and have no food or clothing.

Hapi is an agent with no money and power. NBA players will not consider him. He can only try his luck among college players and sign those who have the ability to play in the NBA and are about to participate in the draft.

In order to leave a good impression on the players, Hapi did not dare to treat her too shabby, so the three of them went to a steak restaurant.

Before the meal, Hapi seized the time to talk about his own advantages, business capabilities, and self-promotion.

The two of them quickly understood that the fat man's only advantage at the moment is that he has a cheap price. If you give him some money, he will serve you wholeheartedly because he has no other players to serve.

According to the NBA regulations, agents can only get 4% or less of their salary from players. Good agents will get 3%-4%, while newcomers like Hapi are generally 2%. In order to win rookies, some agents are even willing to sign 1% of their salary, and they will first achieve results and then increase their salary.

If a rookie player has an annual salary of around 1 million US dollars, ordinary agents can only get a commission of 20,000 yuan a year, which is similar to going to a restaurant to swipe plates. It is too low for agents who have been well-dressed and appearing in various high-end occasions all year round.

This season, the NBA only has 31 agents whose annual salary reaches 10 million, and 10 million can only be said to have entered a "well-off society". If you really enter the wealthy class, at least the total annual salary of its players will reach more than 50 million, and there are only 10 such agents. Compared with players, the competition for NBA agents is obviously more cruel.

Of course, the salary of players is only part of the agent's salary. The real money of an excellent agent is to help players receive advertising endorsements, and they can get about 12%-15% commissions at a time. For example, when the agent David Falcao matched Michael Jordan and Nike, it can be said that a business has made a lifelong legend. In the cooperation between Jordan and Nike, Falcao made a fortune, at least 50 million US dollars.

It is difficult for ordinary NBA players to receive advertising endorsements, so agents have to find ways to help players become stars, which tests a person's ability. They all hope that their players can play in cities with high exposure, such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, etc.

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

In Guo Xu's previous life, there was a noun "Yao Ming Effect" circulating in the basketball circle. Large cities and environments can maximize the business potential of players, and the income obtained by agents from Yao Ming is 50% higher than that of players of the same level.

In addition to his own efforts, Yao Ming's success in the NBA also played a great role. Judging from the game attendance rate, record and personal honor, Yao Ming is not a superstar in the eyes of many people. In terms of commercial value, he is the same level as James, Kobe and others.

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

In 2007, Yi Jianlian was selected by the Bucks with the sixth pick and refused to go to Milwaukee. After more than a month of delay, he finally compromised. Feigan signed an agreement with the Bucks on behalf of Yi Jianlian and wrote "guaranteed the main position" into the contract. From this point alone, it can be seen that the big-name agent's control over the alliance is far beyond imagination.

Because of the Yao Ming effect, Dan Feigen is willing to work on Yi Jianlian. The total annual salary of his players has reached nearly 150 million yuan, and Yi Jianlian's annual salary is only more than 3 million yuan. Dan Feigen does not hesitate to anger the management of a team for Yi Jianlian. Later, he also asked Yi Jianlian to join New York (Nets), Washington (Wizards) and Dallas (Mavericks), which are both good cities. This is the role of big-name agents, but unfortunately the players did not play.

After eating for a while, Hapi asked about their thoughts.

Richardson lost interest when he heard that Hapi didn’t even have an NBA player client. He shook his head and said, “Happy, thank you for treating us to eat, but I haven’t considered whether to participate in this year’s draft yet, and when it comes to signing an agent, I have to discuss with my family, their opinions are very important to me.”

"Is that true? It's okay." Hapi smiled bitterly.

He had long expected that Richardson would not find himself to be an agent. Such a black player with super physical fitness had unlimited potential and would attract the attention of big-name agents if he didn't enter the league. When Richardson announced that he would participate in the draft, there would be many people who would compete, and it would not be his turn.

Hapi looked at Guo Xu for fear that the other party would decline. He has experienced such things too many times. Guo Xu is his number one target this year. As a player, Guo Xu has a defective figure and a poor average data per game. However, his basketball skills are very good and he is a dark horse in the semi-finals. Big-name agents may not look down on Guo Xu, so he has the possibility of "picking up bargains".

Guo Xu swallowed a piece of steak, wiped his mouth with a tissue, drank another sip of water, and smiled and said, "I will participate in the draft this year. Now I have decided, the agent will sign you."

"Is that true?" Hapi was stunned for a moment and widened his eyes. "What did you say?"
Chapter completed!