Chapter 463 Sakuragi's Determination

Although they lost again in the finals, the runner-up result in the Asian Championships made Japanese fans applaud their team.

——Ah, after all, it is Dragon Country, it is normal that we can't beat them.

——I know, but Lin Dong didn't participate in the competition, I thought...

——What did you think? Even without Lin Dong, they still have Yao Ming. Don't forget, since entering the Asian Championships in 1973, there have been a total of 16 Asian Championships in 2005, and Dragon Country has won 14 championships. It is unavoidable to lose to such a team.

——That's right, I think everyone has performed very well, and when playing against South Korea, didn't they make the captain Park Bu-sung cry? It was so exciting!

——This is the first time they lost to us by 50 points. Poor Park Bu-sung, he finally has to go to military service, hahahaha!

The excitement in Japan made Sakuragi enjoy the highest treatment after returning home. However, no matter how supreme the treatment was, he had no intention of staying for long. After all, Haruko's belly was already very big, and it was difficult for her to walk now. She had to support her waist with her hands when doing anything. She was still waiting for him to come home in Seattle.

After reporting back to Japan and leaving the national team, Sakuragi Hanamichi took the return flight as soon as possible. When he got off the plane, he was still thinking about family matters. He was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. He was walking at full speed when he was suddenly stopped by a figure.

"Hey, man, didn't you see that I was carrying a lot of things?" Sakuragi Hanamichi carried a lot of gifts and hurriedly said to the guy in front of him: "If you want an autograph, let's do it next time!"

"Hello, Sakuragi Hanamichi." The other party handed him a business card politely: "I am a scout for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Your performance last season made us feel quite amazing. I think you are completely worthy of a contract that is more in line with your worth. We have opened a contract for you..."

Cleveland Cavaliers?

Sakuragi Hanamichi had no time to deal with him, and when he heard the name, his ears pricked up, and his face was full of disgust. He walked around him and said, "I don't talk to enemies, go away!"

"Listen to our offer, we..."

Sakuragi Hanamichi didn't bother to pay attention to him, but before he took two steps, he was stopped by another person.

"Sakuragi, is there no one to pick you up at the airport? I'll help you pick it up." The one who came was Mark, the executive representative of Nike. He was in charge when Sakuragi signed with Nike before. He looked quite gentlemanly and always had a polite smile on his face. He smiled and said, "I brought Marcus here, which also represents the wishes of Nike. We hope you can get better development. There is a cafe next to it. Let's sit down and chat?"

"You are also in the same group with the enemy?" Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at him with wide eyes. He actually always had a good feeling about Mark. In the more than one year since he signed with Nike, Mark cared about him very much, and they often played together and got along well.

Mark was stunned, and then he didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "What enemy? The league is just a business entity, the stadium is just a stage, not the battlefield you imagined, and basketball is just a show on this stage. The Cavaliers and the Supersonics are just performers. Don't always be enemies! You are going to be a father, this is just a business, don't be so naive."

"Besides, you will always be the second or even the third child in the Supersonics. Do you want to stay under the aura of Lin Dong for your whole life? Don't you want to become a super leader like Lin Dong? Get a better income, give your wife and children a more comfortable environment and starting point. When your children grow up, don't you want them to say 'he admires his father's elder brother Lin Dong' instead of saying that his father is the most powerful hero in his mind? And now, the Cavaliers can give you this opportunity, I think..."

"Oh oh oh!" Sakuragi Hanamichi laughed.

The formation of the Cavaliers and Lakers super lineup, the league's targeting of the Supersonics, and even the dissatisfaction of almost most fans in the United States with Brother Gaoren, or Asians, etc....

Sakuragi actually knows a lot.

The noise is just on the surface. Since he met Haruko because of basketball that summer, he has experienced so many things in Hidaka, Lloyd, NSAA, and NBA. Now he is even about to become a father and become a family.

No matter how innocent a child is, he has already shed his innocent coat.

Perhaps because of his personality, he always looks noisy and a little out of tune, or like Payton always joked, "immature" and "easy to be deceived."

But in fact...

"So, you found the Cavaliers contract for me?" Sakuragi Hanamichi said with a smile: "How much can you give? One hundred million a year?"

Mark laughed twice, and Marcus, the Cavaliers scout next to him, frowned. Is this a joke about himself and the Cavaliers? One hundred million a year... Do you think you are Michael Jordan? Michael Jordan couldn't take so much!

"That's a lot of money." Sakuragi Hanamichi deliberately put down the things in his right hand, then stretched out his five fingers to grab it, as if he wanted to grab the money, then smiled and shook his head, looking at his palm: "I also want to take it, but this hand is not obedient... Sorry, there's nothing I can do!"

After spending more than a year with Sakuragi, Mark actually knows this guy's character very well.

He knew that this guy would not betray easily, and he also knew the relationship between this guy and Lin Dong, but he thought that if he used his wife Qingzi and his unborn child to persuade him, he would be able to change his mind and attitude. There is no need for Nike to force him, and everyone will not be at odds with each other.

But now listening to this guy's tone, he's not unmoved at all, right?

Then we can only use some tough measures.

Of course, unlike the method used to force Shane, Sakuragi's contract was originally signed with Sakuragi under Lin Dong's legal team.

There is no way, Lin Dong takes good care of his Japanese little brother. Even Lin Dong's team helps him with his annual tax return. They are almost equivalent to Sakuragi's agent. Nike uses to restrict some of Shane Battier's The loopholes in the contract were simply unworkable in front of this guy. They had been argued and revised word for word by his team of lawyers as early as when the contract was originally signed.

In fact, Nike really doesn't dare to push him too hard. After all, if Nike wants to divest Lin Dong, then Sakuragi Hanamichi will be Nike's last guarantee in Asia. This guy is now very popular in the Japanese market and Southeast Asian market, and even if he doesn't look at it again The Dragon Kingdom, Japan's enemy, also has a lot of popularity. This cannot be lost at the same time. If you want to lose it, you have to do it slowly. Otherwise, Nike will be independent of the Asian market.

but……

"Sakuragi," Mark said calmly, "This is what Phil Knight meant. Don't forget that Nike has the right to terminate the contract with you at any time. This is clearly stated in the contract. This son 3 A contract of 40 million per year is already close to the contract between Kobe and Nike. With your current worth, no other brand except Nike will be able to give it to you. And if you refuse, Nike will immediately terminate the contract with you, and even Because the second year of the contract has not yet been completed, not only do you have no follow-up, but you also have to spit out a lot from your pocket..."

"I know you are usually careless and don't care much about money, but have you ever thought about Qingzi and your child? When you were born in the United States, you have to spend money in so many places. This is the confinement center I took Qingzi to. , it’s 140,000 US dollars a month. With your rookie contract this season, can you afford it? To be honest, after tax, it is almost impossible to provide Haruko and her children with good living conditions..."

"Mark, you still don't know me well enough. Do you know what environment I grew up in?" Sakuragi smiled and directly interrupted Mark's persuasion.

"My family conditions were not very good when I was a child. After my father passed away in junior high school, my mother and I have been living in a government low-rent housing in Kanagawa. Throughout my adolescence, I drank expired milk and ate kimbap. I can’t even eat meat a few times a year! But I still grow up, and I am very grateful for the hardships I have experienced. It is because of the hardships I have experienced that I am fearless and have become the outstanding person I am now!”

"You don't understand Qingzi either. She is not with me for money at all. She can go to a confinement center that costs 140,000 yuan, but if I don't have money, she will happily live in an ordinary delivery room!"

"Why, without your 40 million from Nike in three years, with my income, would my wife and children be worse off than I was before? I'm not dead yet. Even if I do, I will be very happy. I and I Qingzi can enjoy the best life and face the most difficult days with positivity and optimism, and so can my child! ”

"So don't use this to argue with me. If Nike wants to terminate the contract, then terminate it." Sakuragi Hanamichi said with a smile: "This is not a breach of contract on my part. It is just a refund at most. The contract year has been implemented for more than half a year. , It’s only a few million to get back, I never spend money frivolously, I can get it out.”

"Besides, are you sure that Phil Knight really dares to give up on me while giving up Brother Gao Ren?"

"Don't treat people as fools. The only one who will suffer is Nike itself. Unless you want to completely withdraw from the Asian market, so if you continue to say this to me, then what you should worry about is whether I will stop talking to you." Renew the contract for next year!”

Mark was stunned.

Frankly speaking, Nike really didn’t dare. It’s just that he thought this guy didn’t understand this, so he had to take Marcus to the airport to block him. Otherwise, if he had an in-depth exchange and analysis with Lin Dong’s legal team, his Threats may not work.

But he didn't expect... Hearing the usually carefree Sakuragi Hanamichi suddenly talk about this, his thoughts were so clear. This really made him feel very uncomfortable, as if this guy suddenly changed. Similar.

"Let's go." Sakuragi Hanamichi picked up the gift bag that he just put down and said to Mark coolly: "For the sake of being friends, Mark, I advise you, if you advise me one more word, I will never I will not renew my contract with Nike, and I will keep my word, so before you speak, you'd better go back and discuss it with Phil Knight."

Mark's face turned green. He knew that this guy had a bad temper, and he really didn't dare to continue to persuade him. Even if he really wanted to give up Sakuragi, it would have to be Phil Knight who made the decision. He didn't have the power yet.

"By the way, there is one more thing you said wrong." Sakuragi took two steps and then turned back and said to Mark: "If my children really worship Brother Takato when they grow up, then I will be very happy. Because I admire it too!”

"But if I really follow you for money and betray Supersonic and Brother Gao Ren, hahahaha, then I will become a bad guy."

"I don't care if my children think of me as a hero, but I don't want to be a villain in their eyes, and I don't want my children to be as mercenary as you!"

"The court is just a show for you guys, and basketball is just a tool for you to make money, but for me, for Brother Gaoren, and for everyone in the Supersonics... it's not!"

"Basketball is our dream, and the court is our battlefield!"

"I don't know what means you used to force Battier away, but even Battier would never go to the Cavaliers. He is our brother and a member of the Supersonics, so we believe in him! If the league wants to target us Supersonics, then try to target us, whether it's a super team or a super referee... I will accompany Brother Gaoren to take on all the challenges you set."

"This season's championship, our Supersonics have won it! Even God can't take it away!"

"You... take care of yourself!"