Almighty Coach

On the Quora website known as the "American version of Zhihu", there is such a question: As an Indian, how to contain the rise of a certain country.

This is a very ridiculous question, and it is also a very ridiculous idea. I don't want to think about development, but I am thinking about how to play tricks on others every day.

For example, in a class, if your studies are not good enough, then what you have to do is to study hard to improve your grades, or poison your classmates who are better than you to death? Or maybe you were as poor as your neighbor, and later your neighbor became rich through hard work, so should you learn how your neighbor worked hard to get rich, or set fire to the neighbor's house?

A poor student poisons a good classmate to death, but his study is still bad; a poor man burns down a rich man's house, and he is still a poor man, nothing has changed.

But there are really many people like this in the world, worse than "pink eye". For example, Steven, who saw that Li Dai took 20% of his income from Taylor, obviously had pink eye.

Sports agents in the United States are a very special existence. It is said that agents serve athletes, but many agents can directly determine the fate of athletes. For example, it often appears in the news that a certain basketball player in the NBA asked for a high salary according to the instructions of his agent, and finally ended up with no ball to play. Another example is Kevin Taylor, who was cheated of most of the money by the agent, and eventually ended up going bankrupt and liquidated.

And Steven, as an agent, feels he has the right to decide where Philip trains.

...

Dai Li's office.

Steven picked up the coffee, took a sip, then leaned his entire upper body on the sofa, raised his legs, and put on a condescending look.

"Coach Li, I think we should have a serious talk about Philip's training contract for next year." Steven put down his coffee cup.

"Just follow this year's contract. Anyway, this year's contract is based on last year's contract. I have no objection." Dai Li said.

"But I have an opinion!" Steven changed his sitting position.

"Oh, tell me, what new ideas do you have?" Dai Li asked.

"I hope we can renegotiate Philip's training fee next year." Steven said.

"Training fee? I never charged Philip's training fee! Could it be that you want to give me money?" Dai Li showed an innocent expression.

"But you took 5% of his income." Steven snorted coldly.

"That's what you're talking about. Well, if you think it's training fees, then it's okay!" Dai Li had already guessed Steven's intentions in his heart, but he didn't continue to express his position, but picked up his own The cup of tea, taste it slowly.

Steven said: "I hope that this 5% income can be turned into a fixed figure."

"No problem." Dai Li was very straightforward. He took out his mobile phone, turned on the calculator, calculated for a long time, and then said: "This year, I got an income of nearly 600,000 US dollars from Philip. How about it, I will give it to you." Make a discount, I will charge you 500,000 next year!"

"No, it's too high." Steven shook his head.

"Then how much do you think is appropriate?" Dai Li put down his phone and looked at Steven with a smile, but there was a coldness in his heart.

"50,000!" Steven stretched out five fingers.

Dai Li didn't speak, he just looked at Steven with contemptuous eyes.

"Well, I know you must be dissatisfied with the price. How about $70,000?" Steven put on a compromising look.

"500,000." Dai Li said firmly.

"80,000 US dollars, no more. You know, this price is already very high. Other members here, even if you enjoy high-end private customization services, no one will pay you 80,000 US dollars a year for training ’” Steven said persuasively.

"500,000. Not a penny less." Dai Li replied without the slightest hesitation.

"If you keep insisting on this price, then we have nothing to talk about." There was a threatening breath in Steven's words.

Dai Li was unmoved, and he said, "I want this price, of course I have my reasons. With a training fee of 500,000 US dollars a year, Philip can compete with normal people, and even beat most healthy people." As a human athlete, this is the effect of my training, and I can guarantee that there is no other place in the United States that can have the same training effect except here. Therefore, the training fee of 500,000 US dollars is completely worth the money.”

"Really? No physical training center in the United States is as good as you? Even the famous AP training center is not as good as you?" Steven said with a look of disdain.

"In terms of training disabled athletes, they are really inferior." Dai Li showed a confident expression.

"Well, if you think so, if you still insist on 500,000 US dollars, then I can only terminate our cooperation next year." Steven spread his hands and stood up.

Dai Li made a gesture of seeing off the guests, and at the same time said: "I hope you can think clearly, and at the same time let Philip think clearly. The peak of an athlete is only a few years away, so you can't waste your youth. Maybe when Philip wants to come back , his peak is no longer there."

"Really?" Steven curled his lips: "I believe Philip will get better after going to the AP training center!"

...

Looking at Steven's leaving back, Dai Li felt somewhat uncomfortable.

When Li Dai first met Steven, he knew that he was a businessman with only interests in his eyes, and he was not disappointed that he couldn't make friends with this kind of person.

Philip is an athlete discovered and trained by Dai Li. Philip was originally just an American soldier who retired due to disability. It was Dai Li who transformed him into a "Blade Warrior" known all over the world.

And at that time, Dai Li had just arrived in the United States and had just opened this physical training center. He was alone in a foreign country with no relatives, and the surrounding environment was so strange. In a sense, Philip was his After coming to the United States, the first familiar American. It is definitely impossible to say that there is no friendship between the two and it is purely a business relationship.

So for Philip's departure, Dai Li still felt regretful and clear.

"Before I knew it, Philip had been with me for two years. He also used two athlete patches. Originally, he could still use the last athlete patch. It's a pity." Dai Li shook his head helplessly.

500,000 US dollars is not a training fee for Dai Li, but the cost of buying athlete patches. The athlete patches are also a one-time consumable for Li Dai, and the quantity is limited. If you use one less, Li Dai will not be in vain. for others to use.

In the sprint event, Philip is indeed very talented, but he is a disabled person after all. He can compete with able-bodied athletes. It was after Dai Li used the athlete patch on him. There is no athlete patch. Help, Dai Li doesn't know if Philip can keep up with the rhythm of able-bodied athletes, not to mention that in addition to the athlete patch, Philip also enjoys the bonus of the explosive aura.

As for the training effect, Li Dai thinks that he is the best in the United States, not bragging. He is now a well-known coach, and the training effect is already very obvious. In addition, his various auxiliary methods, such as relaxing massage, can relieve Muscle pressure, such as warm-up square dancing, can quickly bring athletes into the training state. These are things that other coaches do not have, and Li Dai's training efficiency is also high enough.

However, during the two years that Philip has become famous, he has also accumulated a lot of wealth. He has a mansion, a sports car, and he has found a beautiful model girlfriend. Too much, and it can take a lifetime. Therefore, Dai Li is not worried about Philip's future life.

"There is always a feast that never ends, Barron, I wish you good luck!" Dai Li sighed silently in his heart.

Dai Li didn't know that, in fact, Steven and Philip didn't reach any consensus on the issue of training fees, and Philip didn't even know about it.

And when Steven left the training center, he immediately went to find Philip, and he wanted to persuade Philip to leave Dai Li's training center.

...

"Steven, I don't plan to change places. I've been here for almost two years. I don't want to go to any AP training center. Besides, Coach Li's training level is very good." Philip shook his head and said.

"I admit that Coach Li's training level is very good. Can it be compared to the AP Training Center? The AP Training Center is the most famous physical training center in the United States. There is the most professional training team in the United States. No matter how good Dai Li is, It's just one person, how can one person be better than a whole team." Steven said.

"But it is because of Coach Li that I have achieved what I am today. It is his training that allows me to compete with able-bodied athletes." Philip said.

"Then how can you be sure that the AP training center can't do this?" Steven asked back, and then continued: "Barron, the main reason why you have achieved today is your talent and what you have learned. The effort you put in, the coach is just one of the insignificant factors. Change a coach, maybe you will be better than you are now."

"But Coach Li helped me when I was in trouble. At that time, I was still living on relief money and doing odd jobs. I couldn't afford training fees at all, and I couldn't get professional training. Only Coach Li, he was willing to help for free. I'm a disabled person," Philip continued.

"But he's got what he deserves now. 5% of your income has fallen into his pocket, and the total amount has reached millions of dollars. Isn't it enough to repay his previous efforts?" Shi Steven paused, and said earnestly, "Baron, now you can earn tens of millions a year, and 5% of your income is 500,000 US dollars. It takes ordinary people more than ten years to earn this much money. And as a training fee, don't you think $500,000 a year is a bit too high?"

"What do you mean?" Philip frowned.

"I have consulted with the AP training center. Their private customized high-end physical training costs only 50,000 US dollars a year, and the higher-grade ones only cost 100,000 US dollars a year. Even if more additional training items are added, The annual fee can also be controlled within 150,000 US dollars. You used to pay Li Dai at least 500,000 US dollars a year, that is to say, if you choose the AP training center, you can save at least 350,000 US dollars a year. What's more , Li Dai takes more than 500,000 US dollars from you every year!" Steven said, spreading his hands together: "Barron, we can enjoy higher-end services at a cheaper price, why do we have to to be hanged from this tree."

"This..." Philip showed a trace of hesitation, he was a little moved.

"Barron, at least 350,000 U.S. dollars per year is a lot of money. You lost your legs in the Iraqi battlefield. Didn't you only get 200,000 U.S. dollars in compensation? And the athlete's career is only a few years, Don't save more money when you are young, what will you do when you are old? Look at those disabled elderly living on the street. They can only rely on subsistence allowances and food stamps to get by. You don't want to be like that people?" Steven continued to persuade.

"Then... okay!" Philip thought for a long time, and finally made up his mind for the sake of money. He continued, "But you should go and talk to Coach Li about this matter."

"I understand that you don't want to face Li Dai, so I'll be the villain. I'll talk to him!" Steven said solemnly, but there was already a sense of accomplishment in his heart.

"Dai Li, just wait and see. You will soon know that you are not that important. Without you, Philip is still a 'Blade Warrior'!"

...

AP Physical Training Center.

A middle-aged man is leading Philip and Steven to visit the entire training center.

If Dai Li was there, he would definitely be able to recognize this middle-aged man. He is David Mills, the head of the Los Angeles branch of the AP Training Center. Dai Li had met him when he came to the AP training center to study, and even approached him for the matter of Alan Hampton.

Philip is now a well-known athlete known all over the world, so his arrival will be received by David Mills in person.

Philip looked around suspiciously. Speaking of which, the scale of the AP training center was indeed much larger than Dai Li's training center, and the equipment was more advanced, so Philip's doubts were gradually disappearing.

"Barron, you've seen it all. The scale here is much larger than Dai Li's, and the equipment is more advanced. I think their coaches will be more professional." Steven pointed around with a smile on his face.

Next to it, David Mills, the head of the AP training center, also said: "As for the coaches, you don't have to worry, we have a professional coaching team here, who can customize the training plan with the best effect for you. By the way, Where did Mr Phillips train before?"

"Coach Li Physical Training Center." Steven replied, "A personal training center run by Chinese."

"Personal training center, or a Chinese? Hehe..." David Mills laughed, and he continued: "We rely on teamwork here. An experienced team must be much better than an individual. What's more, the other party is Chinese. Mr. Philip, I am really optimistic about your future now. You can achieve today's achievements with a Chinese trainer. I think you can stay in our AP training center for a while, maybe you can get Olympic Gold Medal!"

David Mills said, and made a gesture of invitation: "Mr. Philip, Mr. Steven, please go this way, I will take you to meet the coaching team of our center."