The next day, Taylor did not come to the training hall. He went to visit the legendary boxing coach, Iris, nicknamed the 'White Devil'.
Aires can be regarded as the godfather of boxing. In his decades of coaching career, he has trained dozens of world-class boxing champions and dozens of world-class boxing coaches. In today's four major boxing leagues, Aires's disciples and disciples are everywhere.
Five years ago, Aires chose to retire. In fact, in the later stages of Aires' coaching career, he was no longer the fixed head coach of a certain professional boxer. He became a freelance professional boxing consultant. Professional boxers paid him for brief technical instruction. Although this job is not fixed, many first-line professional boxers are lining up to wait for Iris, hoping to get some advice from him.
In terms of coaching level, Iris is undoubtedly the best, and in terms of experience, Iris is also unmatched. If he can be coached by Iris, Taylor will really be like a tiger.
The next day, Taylor arrived at the training hall early in the morning.
"How was it? How was the conversation with Iris?" As Li Dai spoke, he observed Taylor's expression, but Taylor did not appear optimistic.
"Iris and I just had a preliminary conversation. We haven't talked about the price in detail yet, but I'm afraid his price won't be very low. I estimate that if I want to hire him, I'd have to offer at least five million. Annual salary." Taylor said.
"An annual salary of five million is really high." Dai Li nodded silently.
Coaches in different sports also have different incomes. For example, world-class tennis coaches, those who can coach Grand Slam players, generally have an annual salary of less than 500,000 US dollars, which is considered a relatively high income in the coaching industry.
NBA head coaches generally earn an annual salary of three to four million U.S. dollars. Those who occasionally receive an annual salary of five million U.S. dollars are considered top coaches in the NBA. The so-called famous coaches who have won championships can earn an annual salary of six to seven hundred U.S. dollars. Wan, the kind of head coach with an annual salary of more than 10 million is rare in the NBA. They often also serve as team management. As the saying goes, the more you work, the more you will earn, and you should earn more.
The number one sport in the United States is football, and the salary of football coaches is relatively high. In the NFL, the professional football league in the United States, the average annual salary of a head coach can reach more than six million US dollars.
The salary difference among boxing coaches is quite serious. A low-level boxing coach may not be paid as much as a better sparring partner, while a top-level boxing coach can still earn an annual income of two to three million. But the boxing coach who dares to ask for an annual salary of five million is the legendary coach Aires.
"To be honest, I think the five million annual salary is worth it if I can hire Iris. I trust his coaching ability very much. But when we talked, he also revealed another piece of information. ." Taylor said with some melancholy.
"What information?" Dai Li asked immediately.
"According to what Iris said, it's not just me, but other boxers have also approached him." Taylor replied.
"It's not surprising. After all, Iris's name is there, and everyone hopes to invite this legendary coach to come out." Li Dai replied.
"The other boxers I'm talking about include Hopkins," Taylor continued.
"Hopkins, doesn't he already have a coach? Is it possible that he wants to fire the current coach and hire Iris?" Dai Li said, shaking his head to himself, but then he immediately guessed Hopkins' thoughts.
"I understand. Hopkins probably doesn't want you to hire Iris. He doesn't want you to become stronger. As for Iris, he deliberately revealed this information. He probably wanted to raise the price and make more money. Some. I guess you have gone to find out about him, and he must have told Hopkins. He is now waiting for the bidding from both of you." Dai Li analyzed slowly.
"Then I have to move faster." Taylor raised his head and asked: "Coach Li, I need your help now. You have to accompany me to meet Iris. In terms of the training environment, he may There will be some other conditions put forward.”
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"Sure enough, Taylor found Iris. Iris deliberately revealed this news to us. He wanted a higher price. Now it seems that with an annual salary of five million, I'm afraid he won't be able to get him," the agent said. .
"Then increase the price!" Hopkins said without hesitation: "If I'm not wrong, Iris will definitely tell Taylor that we have found him. He hopes that we will bid, and Taylor should also Give a higher price.”
Hopkins lowered his head, made some calculations, and said, "Give him an annual salary of eight million!"
"Eight million annual salary, the price has risen so high? No boxing coach has ever been able to get an annual salary of eight million! Do you need to do this?" the agent said in a very surprised tone.
"Of course it is necessary. I hope to finalize this matter as much as possible and not let Taylor steal Iris. An annual salary of eight million, this should be a price that Iris cannot refuse! Moreover, we can also first Paying him the salary for the next year is something Taylor cannot do." Hopkins paused and then said:
"Tyler was in debt trouble before. He owed tens of millions to the bank, and he just paid it off not long ago, so Taylor couldn't advance him a year's salary. Doesn't Iris need money now? Yes. This 8 million US dollars should be able to help him solve his troubles! I don’t think he will refuse.”
"Okay, I'll go talk to him." The agent spread his hands and continued: "Sometimes I feel that you are more of an agent than me."
"Forget it, let's go together." Hopkins stood up: "Iris is a legendary coach after all. I want to go to him personally to show him my sincerity."
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Senior talents definitely have requirements in terms of working environment. If the working environment is not good, no matter how much money you give, you may not be able to hire people.
For example, those university professors with relatively strong scientific research capabilities can be regarded as scarce senior talents. Any university will definitely need such talents. There are not as many talents as there are in universities. However, if the school's overall scientific research capabilities are relatively weak, it will give them a lot of money. People are not willing to condescend. If a third-rate university wants to recruit a Nobel Prize-level scholar, no matter how much money it offers, the scholar will not go because it cannot afford to lose that person!
The same goes for the coaching profession. The athletes being trained are of too low a level, or the training environment is not good, and even if they pay more, they won’t come.
With Taylor's boxing level, he would not be looked down upon by Iris, but Dai Li's training gym was not a specialized boxing training gym, so Taylor called Dai Li to join him. If Iris made any demands on the training environment, If so, Li Dai, the owner of the training gym, would be able to make a decision right away.
Dai Li had seen a photo of Iris on the news. Iris was born with little white hair. He had a lot of white hair when he was young. When he was in his fifties, he was already full of white hair, so people gave His nickname is "White Devil".
Today, Li Dai met Iris in real life. He was much older than in the news photos. Li Dai could even feel the tired aura exuding from Iris.
"But it can be seen from the appearance that he is probably troubled by something, so he needs money to solve the problem." Dai Li thought to himself.
Iris invited the two of them to the living room, made coffee for them personally, and then said in a very apologetic tone: "Kevin, if you don't come, I will also call you. Yes. About the last time you came to see me."
"Have you made a decision?" Taylor looked at Iris expectantly.
Iris nodded: "Kevin, I'm very sorry. I have promised Hopkins to coach with him, and he gave me a price that is hard to refuse."
"How much? Six million? Or more?" Taylor asked immediately.
"Eight million US dollars in annual salary." Iris said.
"I can also give you eight million. So please consider it again." Taylor replied without any hesitation.
"Not only that, Hopkins is willing to pay me one year's salary in advance, can you do the same?" Iris asked.
"I..." Taylor suddenly looked helpless. He had just paid off the more than 20 million dollars in debt from the bank. Although he had a little money now, he really couldn't afford 8 million US dollars to give to Hope. Kings. If Taylor were allowed to play a few more games in a few months, $8 million would not be a problem for Taylor.
"Okay, I understand." Taylor nodded helplessly: "In that case, I won't bother you. I hope I can cooperate with you if there is a chance in the future."
"Kevin, I'm really sorry. I have no choice. I need money now, and Hopkins' conditions are equivalent to solving my urgent need." Iris then explained: "My wife died because of a The accident left her completely paralyzed, and she is still lying on the bed, unable to move her arms and legs, so I need money.”
"It turns out that the follow-up treatment will definitely cost a lot of money. I hope God will bless her and let her recover soon." Taylor expressed understanding.
"The cost of treatment is only one aspect. The key is that I need to find someone, an Indian rehabilitation practitioner." Iris continued: "He is a very powerful rehabilitation practitioner. He can make paralyzed people stand up again, and even You can move around freely!”
"What!" Dai Li was shocked in his heart. This ability is very familiar to Dai Li. Allowing paralyzed people to stand up and move freely again is not what the upgraded rehabilitation massage has. Is it effective
"Besides me, is there anyone else in the world who has this ability?" Li Dai thought of this and subconsciously asked: "Mr. Aires, what is the name of the Indian rehabilitation practitioner you mentioned? I’m also good at sports rehabilitation, and maybe I’ve heard of his name.”
"His name is Lithium-Day!" Iris continued; "A very strange name, isn't it? Anyone who has heard this name will definitely remember it. But I can't find him now. I passed a Friends in Sweden know the name of this rehabilitation practitioner. Lithium-Day appeared in Switzerland two years ago. As for where he is now, I don’t know. If he returns to India, it will be even more difficult to find him. India has a population of more than one billion. So I plan to hire private detectives to search for this Lithium-Day around the world, and this will require a lot of money."
"Appeared in Switzerland two years ago? I was in Switzerland at the time. Why didn't I hear about this guy? He couldn't be the kind of liar who sells Indian magic oil!" Li Dai thought of this and kindly reminded: "Iris Sir, Indians always talk a lot but don't do much. They like to brag, and a little achievement can put themselves in the sky. I suggest you find out more."
"Coach Li, thank you very much. I know what you mean. Are you worried that I have met a liar? But this Lithium-Day is definitely not a liar. He has had successful cases." Iris lowered his voice and continued: " You must know the car king Helheim. He was seriously injured and paralyzed in a skiing accident three years ago. This Lithium-Day helped him recover. Now Helheim has recovered as good as ever. He even participated in the A classic car race in Switzerland!”
"What? You mean Helheim?" Dai Li's expression suddenly became exciting.
"This is my job! When did I change my name to Lithium-Day? When did I become an Indian?"