Facing a child who was in the rebellious period of youth, Li Dai felt helpless.
Dai Li also grew up at that time. Children at this time were rebellious and sensitive. He knew that in the eyes of such rebellious teenagers, everything adults said was wrong.
Dai Li could predict that with just a few words, it would be impossible to stop Halls from playing football with his companions every night. Moreover, if he continued to persuade him like this, not only would it be ineffective, but he might also cause Halls to become even more angry. conflict.
"You have to think of a way from another angle." Li Dai thought of this and said: "Howles, you know that your father hopes that you will become a professional player and then go to play in the five major leagues in Europe. It’s better to go to La Liga. So do you know what La Liga is like?”
Howles shook his head.
Dai Li then asked: "Have you been to Spain?"
Howles shook his head again.
"Want to go?" Dai Li asked immediately.
Howles nodded this time.
"Well, you go back and prepare. In the next few days, I will take you to Spain." Li Dai continued: "We will go to Real Madrid and Barcelona."
Payton translated this sentence to Halls, and Halls's face suddenly became excited. He couldn't help but ask: "Really?"
"Of course it's true. I'll take you there once the visa is processed, but the premise is that you have to give me serious training in the past few days." Li Dai replied.
Knowing that he could go to Spain, Halls was obviously very motivated and he trained a lot more seriously.
Payton said: "Boss, the incentive you gave him is a tempting carrot. This kid instantly became motivated. But do you really want to take him to Spain?"
"This is not as simple as a reward." Dai Li sighed and continued: "I agreed to take him to Spain because I hope he can understand what he is training for."
"I'm not sure what you mean." Payton said.
Dai Li changed his tone and said, "My car drives well, doesn't it?"
"Uh, of course, Porsche 911, that's my Dream Car. Boss, don't worry, I will maintain it on time and won't damage it," Payton said.
"Then when did you fall in love with this car?" Dai Li then asked.
"When? I can't remember exactly. When I was very young, I saw a rebranded car in a car magazine and fell in love with it." Payton replied.
"Yes, you saw it first, and then you fell in love with it. In other words, if you have never seen this car, it is simply because someone told you that Porsche has a car called 911. How many advantages does this car have? , how excellent it is, will it still become your Dream Car?" Dai Li then asked.
Payton thought for a while and replied: "Probably not, after all, I haven't seen it with my own eyes."
"That's right. The most direct way to form human desires is through intuitive visual stimulation. When something is presented in front of you, it is most likely to arouse your desire to possess it. For example, when you go to a restaurant, the pictures of delicious food on the menu , it is easier to arouse your appetite than the names of rows of dishes. Or if it is a sexy woman, if she appears in "Playboy", you will want to go to bed with her, but if she just appears A name in the phone book might make it hard for you to get hard!"
Dai Li looked at Payton with a teasing look, and then said: "Dreams are actually a kind of desire, so it is like this. Things seen with one's own eyes are more likely to form desires, and then become people's dreams, and people will live forever. A kind of motivation, a kind of motivation to chase and realize dreams, which is why I plan to take Halls to Spain. Halls has never been to Spain and does not know what La Liga is like. He just listened to others saying that La Liga Very well, wealthy clubs like Real Madrid or Barcelona are the places that all professional players aspire to be. But for him, all this is too unreal, because he has never seen it before, and he is not even a professional player. He has no interest in La Liga. His desire is not that strong, and he has no desire for a wealthy club like Real Madrid or Barcelona."
"Is that why you want to take Halls to Spain?" Payton asked.
"Yes, I hope he can see the real La Liga with his own eyes and see with his own eyes what the world's top football giants are like. I want him to know that Real Madrid, Barcelona, or Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Juventus...the world's top wealthy clubs are where he should go, not the small stadium near your home!"
"I hope this can arouse his desire. Once a person has desire, he will have the motivation to move forward and work hard for a goal. If he is satisfied with his current life and is content with the status quo, he will not be able to live forever. There will be great achievements." Dai Li paused, looked at Payton, and then said: "And you, you are going too, I don't know Spanish."
"You don't even want to save money on translation, do you?" Payton said somewhat depressedly: "Boss, you are very rich."
"You idiot, you have the opportunity to travel to Europe at public expense, with salary and all food, accommodation and transportation included. If you don't want to, I will take someone else with you." Li Dai said with a smile.
"Go, I'll go, I'll definitely go!" Payton agreed immediately.
Dai Li took out his mobile phone and dialed Blake's number: "Randy, send a letter to Real Madrid and Barcelona, saying that the head coach of the US National Track and Field Team hopes to visit their clubs.
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After a day's work, the coaches took a shower and then returned to the coaching locker room, planning to change and go home.
"Kenny, after get off work, do you want to have a drink?" A young coach invited his colleague.
"No, I drove here today. Otherwise, you should go find Andrew!" The other party shook his head.
"Andrew, do you have time? Let's go have a drink together?" The coach indeed invited the other party.
"Okay, it's been a tiring day. Where are you going? Is it the same bar as last time?"
"Let's go to the one next door last time." The young coach continued: "I've been really busy recently. I've gained a lot of customers and a lot of workload. I need to drink some wine to relax my mood."
"It's all because of the Olympics. One-third of the athletes from the U.S. track and field team came to our training center to sign up. I heard that the boss gave them a 20% discount. And the results in the Olympics were so good, it also attracted a lot of people. New clients. I thought, in a short period of time, my workload will only increase, not decrease." said the coach named Andrew.
"I think this is a good thing." The young coach continued: "After the Olympics, didn't the boss give us an additional month's salary as a bonus? And I heard that this year's year-end bonus will be doubled. But the boss It will be even better if you take me with you for an inspection trip to Europe for the first time. It’s like traveling to Europe for free, which is also a good employee benefit!”
"Single young people like you must really want to go, but I am different. This kind of benefit is better than discounting the air tickets and hotel room and board fees into city bonuses, so that I can save a sum of money to give my son a school education." College. The tuition for college is too expensive now, and my son can’t get a full scholarship. I’m afraid he won’t be able to repay it for more than ten years if he relies on student loans.” An older coach said.
When it was mentioned that the year-end bonus might be increased, several people in the locker room started chatting, except for the coach named Kenny, who lowered his head and remained silent.
Everyone changed clothes and walked out of the dressing room one after another. Kenny also walked to his closet. He looked around and no one noticed him, then he took out a file bag in the closet, then opened the file bag and took out I picked up the documents inside and read them carefully.
If anyone was around, they would definitely recognize that this document was a resume, and it was the resume of this "Kenny".
Kenny put away his document bag, straightened his clothes, and left the locker room. He got into his car, took out his cell phone, and dialed a number.
"Mr. Hagrid? I'm Kenny Parker. Where should we meet? Okay, I brought my resume and I'll be there right away."
Kenny ended the call and looked at the large signboard of "Coach Li Training Center" not far away.
"I deserve a higher salary, not just a one-month bonus."
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Hager used to be a data analyst on Wall Street. He loved extreme sports. When he was young, he once dreamed of being a professional extreme sports athlete. Unfortunately, he did not have the talent and eventually embarked on the path of finance.
Playing finance on Wall Street often feels like gambling. Hagrid is doing data analysis and has seen through this a long time ago. So after saving a sum of money, he chose to leave Wall Street, leave New York, and return Returned to my hometown of Los Angeles. He used his savings to buy an extreme sports club and start a new life.
For those who engage in extreme sports, in addition to some peripherals to ensure safety, physical fitness is obviously the most important aspect, so Hagrid hopes to hire several better physical coaches to serve as the club's physical trainers.
Soon, he set his sights on Dai Li's physical training center. Dai Li's physical training center is the best physical training center in Los Angeles and even the entire United States. Especially his performance in the Olympic Games has already made Dai Li famous. So Hagrid felt that the coaches there were also top-notch, so he planned to poach several coaches from Dai Li's training center.
Hagrid inquired with the research company and learned that although Dai Li's training center fees were very high, the salary he offered his coach was not high, so he immediately planned to use a high-paying method to poach Li Dai. people.
However, recruiting people also requires strategy. People like Chris Payton was the first coach to follow Dai Li, and he had already taken charge of his own role and could serve as the person in charge of a branch. Dai Li even gave him some shares. Dividends, such as the core members of Dai Li's team, will definitely not be poached.
So Hager targeted those coaches who were relatively young, with low salaries, and had worked for Dai Li for a period of time, but had not become the core of Dai Li's team.
Kenny Parker was Hager's first target, and he was also the breakthrough point Hager chose. He met the conditions set by Hagrid. He was less than 30 years old, and his salary from Dai Li was only average. He had worked at Dai Li's training center for nearly two years, but he had never been promoted or reused. It may be difficult to get a job or salary promotion in a short period of time.
So Hager extended an olive branch to Kenny Parker. He bypassed Hager in the interview, and the result was just as Hager expected. Kenny Parker was not satisfied with his current salary. After the interview with Hager, he decisively accepted the salary offered by Hagrid.
For Hagrid, this is a good start. Next, he plans to offer better conditions, hoping to poach one or two more capable and experienced coaches from Li Dai.
Early in the morning, Hagrid came to his extreme sports club and handed his resume to the club's head coach in charge of training.
"Thomas, I plan to invite this person back to enrich our physical coaching team." Hagrid said.
This coach named Thomas is an old employee here. This extreme sports club has changed its owners three times, but Thomas has always worked here, and every owner is willing to reuse him. Although his ability is not very outstanding, he is better at being steady in doing things, and he also has some fame and connections in the field of extreme sports. He can be regarded as a mature figure who seeks the country.
Coach Thomas took the resume and opened it. He quickly saw that in the work experience column, there were the words "Coach Li Training Center".
"Boss, did you personally recruit this Kenny Parker?" Thomas asked immediately.
"Yes, when looking for a job now, you always talk to the boss directly." Hagrid said with a smile.
"The contract shouldn't have been signed yet, right?" Thomas then asked.
"No, but the salary has been negotiated. When he arrives, he can sign the contract directly." Hagrid answered.
"Phew!" Thomas let out a long breath: "Fortunately, I didn't sign a contract. It's fine that I didn't sign a contract."
"Coach Thomas, what do you mean by this? What do you mean by not signing a contract?" Hagrid asked a little unhappy. The person he had finally recruited was met with opposition from Thomas, and he was naturally very unhappy.
Thomas said, "Boss, you just returned to Los Angeles not long ago, so there is one thing you don't know. In Los Angeles, as long as you are engaged in the sports training industry, there is a taboo that you must not touch."
"What taboo?" Hagrid asked.
"Never poach people from Dai Li!" Thomas replied.
"Why?" Hagrid snorted coldly: "I know that Dai Li is the head coach of the American track and field team, but he can't be so domineering! Does he regard his employees as his private property and his slaves? He can only do that. Working for him alone? Even if I poach people from him, what can I do!"
Hagrid's expression looked very angry, and Thomas immediately explained: "Boss, you misunderstood. Coach Li did not restrict others from going to his training center to recruit people. There were many physical training centers or large gyms before, starting from Dai Li. They poach coaches there, but as a result, they all lose money.”
"What do you mean?" Hagrid asked confused.
"They poached coaches from Dai Li, paid them better salaries, and entrusted them with important responsibilities, but those coaches did not show the corresponding abilities. In other words, the training level of those coaches was not worthy of that. A salary. Customers don’t like low-level coaches. Some physical training centers not only have to pay an expensive salary, but also lose a lot of customers because of it." Thomas answered.
"That's because they have poor vision!" Hagrid continued: "Thomas, don't worry, I used to do data analysis on Wall Street. I also conducted a lot of data analysis before locking the target. This Kenny Parker is really He is very good. He has coached many well-known athletes at Coach Li's training center, and those athletes have improved to varying degrees, so the salary I offered him is definitely worth it."
"Boss, I probably didn't explain it clearly just now. What I mean is that every coach poached from Dai Li has not shown the ability to match his salary after leaving Coach Li's training center. That is to say, , each of them performed very well under Dai Li, but after they left, they all became very bad." When Thomas said this, he deliberately emphasized: "I'm talking about everyone, no one An exception."
Hagrid's expression finally turned serious. As a data analyst, he was naturally good at calculations and knew the meaning behind the so-called "everyone, without exception".
"Theoretically, although it is possible for everyone to make a mistake, from a probability perspective, this is impossible. Why? Why is there such a result? It can be done with Dai Li, Is it okay if you leave?" Hagrid asked.
"I don't know, and no one knows why this is happening." Thomas shook his head: "Maybe it's Coach Li who knows some Eastern witchcraft!"
"There is no witchcraft in this world!" Hagrid shook his head, but Thomas' serious expression made Hagrid's heart tighten. He couldn't help but continue to ask: "Is what you said true?" "
Thomas nodded seriously.
"Then we can't have this Kenny Parker." Hagrid is not stupid. He can gain a foothold on Wall Street and naturally knows how to avoid risks as much as possible.
Working on Wall Street, if you were the kind of fool who only cared about taking a gamble regardless of the risks, you would have jumped off the roof of the Empire State Building dozens of times.
"I'll call him immediately and tell him that I won't hire him!" Hagrid said.