NBA: Goat is actually me

Chapter 36 A new round of training, Lao Meng's anger

"Hey! Meng!"

Meng Jin and Falk ran into Grant as soon as they reached the door.

Grant greeted Meng Jin warmly. The two had met during the tryout.

Meng Jin was stunned for a moment before realizing that it was Horace Grant, because he was not wearing glasses today.

"Hey! Horace, long time no see!"

Grant also brought his agent with him, and it was obvious that he was also here to sign a contract.

The two of them said hello briefly and then parted ways.

Grant hadn't walked a few steps when he suddenly came back: "By the way, Meng, do you want to watch a baseball game together tonight? The White Sox game, I just happen to have two tickets."

"Of course, I love baseball." Meng Jin accepted it readily. He was happy to have more contact with honest and kind guys like Grant.

After Grant walked away, agent Falk glanced at Meng Jin and asked, "Have you ever watched baseball before?"

Meng Jin shrugged and said, "I never reject new things, and the same goes for girls."

Falk rolled his eyes and said, "I really admire you, guy."

That night, Meng Jin and Grant watched the Chicago White Sox game together.

Although he didn't quite understand it, Meng Jin enjoyed this kind of life surrounded by new things.

Meng Jin didn't relax for too long and went back to training the next day.

Again, triple experience cannot be wasted.

Meng Jin has already started training according to the second phase plan developed by Tim Grover.

In the first phase of training, Tim Grove mainly stretched Meng Jin's muscles. He told Meng Jin that most training either stretches your muscles or contracts your muscles. If you want to further enhance your explosive power, you must complete both types of training at the same time.

Tim Grove's training plan is to do a set of muscle-enhancing exercises immediately after completing a set of weight training.

Tim Grove's goal was to adapt Meng Jin's muscles to greater explosive power so that they could attack instinctively.

This concept can be said to be very advanced in this era.

Meng Jin has also completed the training plan designed by another trainer, Greg Sam, very well. Now Meng Jin's shooting hand shape is very fixed and the core of his shooting is also very stable. He no longer looks as scattered as he did a few months ago.

Everything is moving in a good direction, and Meng Jin has been in a very happy mood these days.

Until I got a call.

An international long distance call.
The call was from Meng Jin's father.

As soon as Meng Jin picked up the phone, his father started scolding him.

It turned out that he already knew that Meng Jin participated in the NBA draft and successfully joined the NBA.

Lao Meng learned about it through a program called "Sports Window".

In fact, it was seen by an employee of Lao Meng. Lao Meng is usually too busy to watch the sports channel.

This show broadcasts NBA content every Thursday, lasting about one minute.

That day, the program was extended to 1:30 seconds specifically to introduce Meng Jin.
Meng Jin was also very angry. The reason for his anger was not because he was scolded by his father, but because CCTV did not take him seriously enough.
Shit, it’s been a week since I was selected and it’s only now making the news?

But if you think about it, it makes sense, given that news in this day and age is lagging behind.

Moreover, the NBA has not been widely spread in China. It is not that CCTV does not take itself seriously, but that it does not take the entire NBA league seriously.

Thinking of this, Meng Jin felt that he had to stand up and become a bridge between the NBA and China, otherwise it would be no use if his popularity did not increase.

Meng Jin doesn't want to be known by the Chinese people as an ancient mythical beast in the years to come.

Taking on this responsibility actively will definitely attract David Stern's favor, and at that time the two of them might even be able to do some PY transactions in private... Meng Jin was distracted for a few minutes, and when he came back to his senses, the old man over there was still scolding him.

Lao Meng is the only person Meng Jin dare not trash talk to, and he has to endure whatever he says.

"What on earth do you want to do? You want to give up college and go play basketball? You must quit that basketball team today and go back to college!"

What made Lao Meng angry was not that his son went to play professional basketball, but that his son dropped out of school without saying a word.

I could vaguely hear my mother's voice on the other end of the phone: "Calm down, why are you shouting so loudly? Is this how you communicate? Can the child accept and listen to you?"

Meng Jin refused bluntly: "I can't withdraw, the contract has been signed."

Old Meng was so angry that he was shaking all over: "You bastard, are you deliberately going against me?"

Meng Jin: “I really signed it.”

Lao Meng: "Return! I'll pay the penalty!"

"You can't afford it."

"What? I can't afford it? Tell me the amount."

To be honest, Meng Jin didn't really pay attention to how much the penalty was, but given the nature of America, it would be normal to pay 10 or 8 times the salary.

Meng Jin's salary for four years was 305 million, which would be 3050 million if it was increased tenfold, all in US dollars.

The exchange rate of US dollar to RMB is 1:4. Meng Jin estimated that it was at least hundreds of millions of RMB.

Although I am a billionaire, assets of over 100 million and cash flow of over 100 million are two different concepts.

Meng Jin sighed: "Dad, I really don't know how much the penalty is. I only know my salary, 305 million US dollars."

There was silence for three seconds on the other end of the phone: "How much?"

"300 million US dollars."

Lao Meng fell silent again.

What surprised him was not the number, but the fact that his son could earn it.

"Oh, it's four years' salary." Meng Jin added.

Lao Meng muttered quietly on the other end: "Oh, that's not much."

My mother's voice came over again: "How come there aren't many left? Please don't undermine the child's self-confidence."

Lao Meng thought about it and decided to just let him go.

This kid won't be able to earn that much in his lifetime except inheriting the family business. He has always believed that making money in any industry is a skill.

"You play basketball in the United States, but never forget that you are Chinese. When the country needs you, you must come back to serve the country, do you understand?" Lao Meng said sternly.

"understood."

Meng Jin said he knew it, but he thought the country didn't need him to serve at the moment.

The Chinese basketball team has a strict selection mechanism, selecting from the local level. Even if Meng Jin is an NBA player, it is impossible for him to be parachuted in directly.

This is a good thing for Meng Jin, as he does not have any extra time to play for the national team during this period.

He is still in his developmental stage, so he will talk about serving the country after he grows up.

"Once you are on the field, you have to fight hard, just like in life and work, don't be careless." Lao Meng continued to warn sternly.

"I understand." Meng Jin continued to answer mechanically.

"Also, take care to protect yourself, don't act recklessly, and don't hurt yourself." After giving the final instructions, Lao Meng hung up the phone.

(End of this chapter)