In fact, Liang Wenhao had already arrived in Oakland on June 25th and reported to the general manager's office.
This was an entire week ahead of the appointment on the phone.
This was because he was in a hurry to return to the country. After the talent show ended, the school had no reason to keep them in school. They had to leave early because they were forced to.
Before they left, the head coach of the University of Houston, Guy Lewis, personally sent them off.
During this period, apart from expressing his congratulations, he also felt regret for Liang Wenhao's early participation.
"Next year will be the year you shine. If you compete again next year, you will definitely be in the top five, at least in the top ten.”
Liang Wenhao was over two meters tall and could play the third or fourth position. With such conditions, coupled with his value, he would definitely be a hot pick in the draft.
The popularity of people above two meters and below two meters were on completely different levels.
What else could Liang Wenhao say?
He could only give his blessings to the stubborn old coach and decline his kindness.
After parting ways with Olajuwon, Liang Wenhao flew nonstop to San Francisco and took a taxi from San Francisco to Oakland.
Just the journey alone took more than half a day.
He had already made an appointment with the team's management to report in advance, so he went straight to the general manager's office as soon as he arrived at the headquarters.
When he entered, the general manager, Altos, and the general manager's assistant, as well as some higher-ups, were all waiting for him. When they saw him, they all smiled and welcomed him.
It seemed that they still attached great importance to him.
The two sides exchanged some pleasantries, and the other party introduced the other higher-ups to him one by one.
When he sat down, Artes smiled at Liang Wenhao and said,""Liang, the ability and talent you displayed in the NCAA finals has been unanimously recognized by us.”
"In order to get you, we made a deal with the Philadelphia 76ers and selected you with the first round draft pick.”
"In the future, you will be the most important part of our team!”
This meant that they wanted Liang Wenhao. They were even willing to trade with the 76ers for the first round of signing. They thought highly of him.
As expected!
After Liang Wenhao heard this, he understood why the 76ers had chosen to draw number 10 differently from the past.
It was all for him. Kevin Willis was just a side character.
em... That was it.
"Thank you for your recognition. At the same time, I am honored to contribute my talent to the Warriors. I will definitely work hard for the team in the future.”
Since the other party had expressed his welcome, Liang Wenhao naturally had to show his loyalty and express his wishes.
"Alright then!"
Altos was very satisfied with Liang Wenhao's attitude.
He took out a contract from the drawer and handed it to Liang Wenhao. The smile on his face did not fade." This is the contract the team gave you. Take a look and see if you're not satisfied. If you're satisfied, em…"
He looked at the latter." Due to your age, you still need a guardian to be present to witness our contract signing.”
"If you're not satisfied, we can talk about it.”
"Thank you!"
Liang Wenhao expressed his gratitude again. His attitude was humble and gentle, making people feel like they were bathed in a spring breeze.
Artes and the other higher-ups looked at each other. They were more satisfied with his humble attitude.
Liang Wenhao skimmed through the contract, focusing on the duration and amount of money.
This was something that all rookies would pay attention to.
600,000 USD for two years;
250,000 for the first year!
Liang Wenhao was very surprised when he saw the time limit.
An annual salary of 250,000 dollars was nothing. In the 1980s, this was the standard annual salary for a rookie who was not popular, or rather, a rookie in the middle.
In this era, the eighth to sixteenth picks were all around the same annual salary level. The annual salary was not so strictly determined according to the order.
It wasn't until 1994 that the new labor contract strictly required annual salary to be linked to the position.
According to the rate of the economy, this would be an annual salary of more than a million yuan in the next three years.
Moreover, as long as you had the ability, you could even sign a contract as big as you wanted. There were no hard restrictions at all.
For Liang Wenhao, an annual salary of 250,000 yuan was already considered high.
One had to know that Michael Jordan, the flower show, only had 550,000 dollars in his first year.
The second-place winner, Sam Bowie, had 310,000;
Top scorer Olajuwon 780,000;
Fourth pick, Sam Perkins, 500,000;
Charles Barkley was only 310,000.
Next up was the seventh-ranked Elvin Robtson, who had an annual salary similar to Liang Wenhao's, at 230,000.
Even the seventh pick was 20,000 less than him, so what was there to be dissatisfied about?
At the end of the first round, it was only about 130,000 to 150,000 dollars, which was only two places behind him.
An annual salary of 250,000, according to the current exchange rate, was about 2.5 million Hong Kong dollars.
This was more than the current hottest Hong Kong stars, Fa Ge and Fatty Hong, and it was close to Uncle Long's standard.
Currently, a 100-square-meter house in Repulse Bay, a wealthy district in Xiangjiang City, was only worth 500,000 to 600,000 yuan!
In the year 2021, a 100 square meter house in Repulse Bay would be worth more than 100 million yuan.
What surprised him was the age.
Since the team dared to bet on him with a first-round signing, it should be because they valued his potential more. This way, they would definitely give him a multi-year contract.
However, after thinking about it, he understood.
Two years.
If he was smashed in the hands and the team misjudged him, it would be easy to give up and it would not be heartbreaking.
If Liang Wenhao's performance, talent, and potential met the team's expectations, then two years would be the time for him to grow and gradually exchange for talent.
When the time came, he could even sign a new contract.
Jordan's rookie contract was only three years.
Olajuwon and Sam Bowie, both two years.
If they wanted to sign a long-term contract, they would need a second contract extension. They could sign a ten-year contract or even a lifetime contract.
For example, Magician had signed a $26 million lifetime contract.
Of course, Liang Wenhao wasn't stupid enough to sign such a long contract.
The future salary increase would completely exceed the imaginations of these superstars. What they thought was the highest salary now would be nothing in the next ten years.
That was why Jordan had asked for such a high price after the 96 season.
Damn it, he had to pay for it!
(Brothers, where are your flowers? Today's flowers are pretty good, but there are too few comments. I'll vote more. I can only hold on to this little data. My collection is really too pitiful!）
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