"27 years old. I think if I hadn't been in jail, my strongest would have been when I was 27." Taylor thought for a long time and finally gave the answer.
"27 years old!" Dai Li immediately began to calculate in his mind.
"Tyler is 32 years old this year. If he uses an age reduction card, he needs to lose 5 years before he can return to the physical condition of a 27-year-old. The duration of a 5-year age reduction card is 240 days. The total of three age reduction cards is 720 days. No, That’s not the calculation. In the process of using the age reduction card, Taylor’s age will also increase.”
Dai Li thought of this and asked, "Kevin, when is your birthday?"
"June 30, what happened?" Taylor looked confused.
Dai Li did not answer Taylor's question, but took out his mobile phone, opened the calendar, and started calculating.
"There is no problem in using the first age reduction card for Taylor to lose 5 years for a duration of 240 days. However, after the 240 days are over, Taylor will become 33 years old and will need to lose 6 years of age. Taylor will not turn 27 until next year, which means that the second age reduction card can only last for 210 days."
"After 210 days, let me see, it is not June 30, and Taylor is still 33 years old. If you calculate it this way, the third age reduction card can also last for 210 days. The combined duration of the three age reduction cards is 660 days. , less than two years. In other words, I can let Taylor maintain his peak condition for nearly two years in the future. Two years later, Taylor will be 34 years old and it will be almost time to retire."
Taylor watched Dai Li keep drawing on the calendar on his phone, and couldn't help but ask: "Li, what are you calculating?"
Dai Li still didn't answer Taylor's question. He said, "Kevin, if there was a way to get your body back to its peak, would you do it?"
"Nonsense, of course I will." Taylor replied without hesitation.
"What if there is a time limit for returning to the top, for example, it can only last two years?" Dai Li then asked.
"I'm willing to do that! Two years is enough for me to sweep the entire boxing world. I will win several gold belts." Taylor replied without hesitation.
"I understand, I will try my best to return your physical condition to that of the 27-year-old." Li Dai said.
Taylor's eyes widened: "Coach Li, you are kidding me, right?"
Dai Li shook his head: "I'm not kidding, I really plan to try my best."
"Coach Li, this is impossible. People will only get older and no one can rejuvenate themselves. Similarly, the physical condition will only get worse and worse. For me, the peak of my twenties has already passed. Gone forever," Taylor said.
"I have my own way." Li Dai put on a mysterious look and continued: "Since I can make Philip run faster than normal movements with sound limbs, then of course I have my special training method."
"Coach Li, are you capable of witchcraft?" Taylor asked with his eyes widened.
"Haha..." Dai Li didn't answer. He still deliberately pretended to be mysterious, but in his heart he was thinking about what price he should give to the age reduction card.
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"Athlete patches and age-reduction cards are both 200 pieces, but I think the age-reduction cards should have a greater effect and be used more widely. Athletes with physical defects like Philip must still be able to There will be quite a few, but in comparison, no one can resist the invasion of time, every athlete will grow old, and every athlete can use this age reduction card."
"Furthermore, the age reduction card can be used for a shorter period of time than the athlete patch. The athlete patch has a fixed use time of one year, but the age reduction card has a limited time of action. The age reduction card has a wider range of use. It is also faster, so the age reduction card is more precious than the athlete patch. The value of the age reduction card should be greater than the athlete patch. I can't just charge 5%, the price has to be increased."
The sound of the electric kettle interrupted Dai Li's thoughts. Dai Li picked up the freshly boiled hot water and made himself a cup of tea.
After blowing the tea leaves floating on the teacup, Dai Li had another idea in his mind.
"Otherwise, I would just put the price clearly. One age-reducing card sells for 10 million U.S. dollars, which is not expensive. 200 age-reducing cards can earn 2 billion U.S. dollars, which is enough for me to go back and marry Xiao Yunan. But Taylor is like this now The situation, let alone 10 million US dollars, he might not even be able to come up with 1,000 US dollars."
"Forget it, let's share the income. If Taylor, the world's top boxing champion, works harder, it should be easy to earn 100 million US dollars a year. Then I want 10% of his income? It seems a bit small. "
Dai Li frowned and thought for a while, then finally picked up the phone and dialed the number of the law firm.
"Hello, I would like to inquire about the income sharing contract..."
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What is playing on the TV is the men's 400m final of the World Championships.
The three players sent by the US team in this event all entered the finals, including of course "Blade Runner" Barron Phillip.
There is no doubt that Philip is the absolute focus of the scene. A disabled person who has lost both feet competes with normal people and then reaches the finals. Being able to reach this point is considered a success for Philip, even if he If he finishes last today, he will get more applause and cheers than if he comes first.
In fact, when it came to the World Championship finals, Philip was really at the bottom of the eight in strength. After all, he was a disabled person. No matter how hard he tried, he could not be faster than those world champions with sound limbs.
The starting gun sounded, and Philip worked hard to accelerate, but his speed was indeed slower than the other seven runners.
Philip has been lagging behind. Even in the second half of the race, his advantage began to come into play. He ran faster and faster, but he was still far ahead of the top three players.
In the end, Philip was indeed the last player to cross the finish line...
Philip was in last place, and he was far away from the medal. However, he was not depressed. There was an expression of great satisfaction on his face. He was able to appear on this track, which was already a victory. self.
The surrounding audience gave Philip the warmest applause. At this time, no one paid attention to the first, second and third place. Those who won medals were not so important. People's eyes were still focused on Philip.
The player who won the championship shook his head helplessly. He knew that he had become Phillip's background.
Now that you have become the background board, let’s go find the protagonist to get popular!
So the champion walked towards Philip with a smile on his face and congratulated him.
The first place congratulated the last place, which sounded more like ridicule, but the champion had an expression of respect on his face.
Whether it is done from the heart or shown to the media, showing respect to Philip is at least politically correct. Even the simple-minded big-mouthed athlete would not show any ridicule towards Philip at this time.
"It's over!" Dai Li sighed with relief. Philip was the result of his training in the past few months, and now he finally reaped the rewards.
Dai Li turned off the TV, picked up a folder in his hand, walked out of the office, and walked in the direction of Taylor.
"Kevin, look at this contract." Dai Li handed the document to Taylor.
"What is this?" Taylor took the document, frowned, and said at the same time: "I hate looking at these dense things the most. It gives me a headache."
"This is the training contract with me." Li Dai said.
"Haha, there's another debt. How much do I owe you?" Taylor sounded like he had too many lice.
No matter how good the relationship between Americans is, the accounts are clearly divided. Although Dai Li said that training fees should be paid on credit first, there must be a specific figure for the credit account. If Taylor doesn't have money, he doesn't have money, but if Dai Li doesn't mention money at all, it will be difficult for both parties to cooperate. So when he saw this formal training contract, Taylor was very calm.
"My contract is a bit different. It is different from ordinary training contracts. There is no specific amount written on it. What I ask for is a percentage, a percentage of your income." Li Dai continued: "I will give you a simple explanation. Come on, don't you owe the bank 20 million US dollars now? So the contract stipulates that in the next two years, after you pay off the 20 million US dollars in debt, I will take a 20% share of all income. As your training fee. For the detailed details, you can find a lawyer to take a look at it for you."
"Do you want to take 20% of the money I earn?" Taylor looked at Dai Li blankly, and then said: "Li, I can't sign this contract, do you still specify a detailed number? "
"Why? Do you think you lost money?" Dai Li asked cautiously. He felt that Taylor thought the 20% income share was too high.
"I think you will lose!" Taylor shook his head: "I owe 20 million US dollars! I am no longer a boxing champion. In my current situation, I will not be able to pay 20 million US dollars in two years. ! So you said that in the next two years, 20% of my income after I pay off my debts will go to you. The result is that you may not even get a cent. Li, even if you can’t make any money from me, I don’t want you to make a loss-making deal either.”
"Hehehe..." Dai Li laughed. He didn't expect that Taylor's refusal to agree to the contract was for his own sake. At this time, he couldn't help but feel touched.
"Kevin, believe me, I won't lose. On the contrary, it's you. I'm afraid you will feel that I made too much from you!" Li Dai said.
…
Dai Li knows how powerful the super boxing champion is in making money. In terms of appearance fees, Taylor's appearance fees for a game back then could reach up to 20 million US dollars, and that was still the standard ten years ago. Now, if Taylor can return to the position of super boxing champion and fight a boxing match, It is normal for an appearance fee to exceed 50 million.
In addition to appearance fees, competitions also have bonuses. For top boxing champions, the bonus for a game must be tens of millions of dollars. In addition, if the game attracts a lot of attention, the boxers can also ask for various shares, which is another income of tens of millions. Therefore, even if the top boxing champion earns 100 million U.S. dollars in a highly publicized match, it is not considered too much.
Based on this calculation, it is definitely not out of reach for Dai Li to extract a share of tens of millions of dollars from Taylor a year.
Taylor finally signed the contract and returned to training. He was getting closer and closer to the end of his suspension. At this time, Taylor could not wait to return to play as soon as possible and then pay back the 20 million U.S. dollars owed.
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"Lee, I'm back! I just got off the plane." Steven's familiar voice rang from the phone.
Philip went to Europe to participate in the World Championships, and Steven also went, of course at his own expense. Steven knew that once Philip reached the World Championships, his net worth would increase significantly, so he decided to go to Europe to look for business opportunities.
Opportunities always favor those who are prepared. Steven actually contacted Philip for several advertising endorsements in Europe. Therefore, after the World Track and Field Championships, Philip did not return to China with the US team, but finished shooting commercials in Europe. just came back.
Steven came back later than Phillip. Phillip had started to return to training, and Steven had just returned to Los Angeles.
"You came back later than Phillip. I heard that you found another business for him?" Li Dai asked.
"Yes, the big business is Adidas. They are willing to design a sneaker specifically for Philip and name it after 'Blade Runner', so I went to the Adidas headquarters in Germany to discuss this matter." Steven He opened his mouth and introduced.
"Designing sneakers for Philip, it sounds ridiculous to me! He doesn't even have feet..." There was a slight sarcasm in Dai Li's tone.
"But Adidas is willing to pay! This can make us make a lot of money!" Philip continued; "Looking back now, I admire you more and more. The income from your 5% income share is estimated to be I can buy your training gym."
"You also changed to a bigger house, didn't you?" Dai Li said with a smile.
"Yes, we all have to thank Philip." Steven changed his voice and said, "I'll go home first and put my luggage down, and then I'll go to the training hall to meet you. Are you free in the afternoon?"
"I'm free, but you, don't you need to get jet lag?" Dai Li asked.
"When I think about the huge endorsement fee from Adidas, I'm so excited that I can't sleep at all! Just wait for me, I'll be at your place soon." Steven said and hung up the phone.
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Steven walked into the training hall happily, and the boxing ring that had just been built not long ago immediately attracted his attention.
"We haven't seen each other for a few weeks. New equipment has been added. It's a boxing ring. I really want to go up there and throw a few punches." Steven looked at the boxing ring. After walking closer, he found that the man practicing above looked very familiar. .
"That's Kevin Taylor! The Taylor who bit other people's ears during the game!" Steven blinked to confirm that he saw it correctly.
"I haven't seen news about Taylor for a long time. He seems to have been suspended. Calculating the time, the suspension period should be over soon. I didn't expect that he would train here. Coach Li has found another big client. Ah! I seem to have heard before that Taylor fired his agent. Who is Taylor's current agent?" Steven's eyes couldn't help but wander as he thought.