Su Yan's tip was too generous, and since it went straight into their pockets, they felt too embarrassed to charge him a fee.
"Then I might have to trouble you again in the future."
Su Yan stated frankly.
The two movers smiled and agreed, "It would be our pleasure!"
The two movers waved the $500 in their hands at Su Yan, thanked him again, and happily got into their truck and drove away.
$500.
That was several days' worth of wages for them, and receiving it unexpectedly would make them happy for days.
But for Su Yan.
He could earn that much just by walking about 100 steps.
If taking two steps could make people who were helpful to him happy for days, Su Yan was willing to do it.
Returning to the villa.
Su Yan glanced at the living room, which was piled high with boxes, shook his head, and chuckled, "We have a lot of organizing to do now."
"No rush, no rush!"
Rebecca's happiness was written all over her face. She pulled Su Yan around, dashing from place to place, giving him a tour of the entire small villa.
She couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow~ this place is really huge, Su Yan! Don't you feel like it's a waste to live here all by yourself?"
Waste what?!
I actually feel like the space is just barely enough. It's fine at first, but after living here for a while, I might feel that bigger would be better.
That's right.
No one is ever permanently satisfied with the status quo.
The prerequisite is: having the ability to change the status quo.
Su Yan smiled, patted Rebecca's head, and said affectionately, "It is a bit big, and a little lonely, so... I was hoping you'd come over and keep me company."
"Wow~"
Rebecca was touched, but then she noticed the catch and playfully scolded him, "You clearly said you wanted me to come over and cook for you.
You weren't lonely."
"Why choose?"
Su Yan chuckled, "Both reasons are true, and moving you out of that small house with the long commute is also a reason."
"Oh, oh~"
Rebecca understood, and her eyes were once again full of joy and happiness.
She stood on her tiptoes, looped her arms around Su Yan's neck, pulled him down slightly, and pecked him on the cheek. "Thank you~"
...Now, let's talk about Adidas.
After Nike offered the "sky-high contract" of $100 million over four years, or $25 million per year, Adidas remained silent for several hours.
Nike felt they had a sure thing.
Jeff Augustine was not in a hurry; the deadline was 12 AM tonight, so he decided to wait a bit longer.
But at 6 PM.
Adidas directly posted on Twitter: "We hope to sign Su Yan for $120 million over 4 years!"
If the competition before was covert.
Now it was overt.
Was there a difference?
Of course there was.
In a covert competition, no matter the price offered, it was just one side's word, and if they truly wanted to back out, there would be no cost.
Overt competition was different; whatever price was offered had to be honored. Although they could still renege and succeed.
However.
Their credibility would be greatly diminished, which would negatively impact the company.
Adidas, determined to secure Su Yan and fight Nike to the bitter end, decided to compete openly.
To see if Nike dared to keep matching.
As soon as the tweet was posted, it quickly topped the Twitter trending list, and the fans immediately exploded.
This feeling was like a major celebrity who maintained a single persona, with no scandals, no official announcements, and no wedding.
And then.
Suddenly posted: I have a child.
Buzz~
In an instant, the sky collapsed.
The fans' world collapsed.
Adidas' official tweet had a similar effect.
In the fans' perception, they only knew that Adidas intended to sign Su Yan for $100 million over 7 years.
Over $17 million per year.
This was already considerable, a contract surpassing those of Durant and LeBron James, and could already be called "sky-high."
Yet.
After a few days of silence, when everyone thought it was false news or a gimmick, they suddenly announced: $120 million over 4 years.
Not only was the term more than halved, but the price increased by $20 million.
Originally over $17 million per year, now it was $30 million per year—nearly doubling the price, and doing so on an already sky-high contract.
My goodness.
Who could handle this?
"On what grounds?!"
That was the first reaction of many fans upon seeing the news.
Exactly.
On what grounds?
Su Yan was just a rookie. Even if he wasn't an Undrafted Player, even if he were a number one draft pick, he wasn't worth a $30 million per year shoe contract.
That was the kind of treatment reserved for superstars like Kobe and Jordan.
For example, this year's number one draft pick, the "White Beast" Blake Griffin, was one of the few rookies to sign a shoe contract.
And it was with Nike.
It sounded pretty good already.
What about the price? $400,000 per year.
Yes.
You didn't hear wrong. Not $40 million, not $4 million, but a $400,000 per year shoe contract.
If Su Yan signed a $120 million over 4 years shoe contract.
Blake Griffin, the number one draft pick, whose shoe contract he could have been slightly proud of, instantly became a joke!!!
It wasn't that Su Yan wasn't great; he had already outperformed Griffin's college performance.
But this "sky-high contract" of $120 million over 4 years still dropped too many fans' jaws.
"I know Su Yan is a Top-tier 3&D Player, he's at rookie of the year level, and his potential is limitless.
But.
I still want to say... Adidas, are you crazy?!"
"That's insane!"
"Have Adidas' Five Tigers all retired? Why are they paying such a huge price to sign Su Yan?!"
"The Stone Buddha Tim Duncan, The Big Ticket Kevin Garnett, T-Mac Tracy McGrady, The General Gilbert Arenas, and... FMVP Point Guard Chauncey Billups.
They're still doing fine.
They all have popularity right now.
Although McGrady's performance has severely declined, he accumulated enough popularity previously that he can definitely capitalize on it for many years to come."
"Then why?!"
"Why what? Do you need a complicated reason?!
Su Yan has strong personal ability, two consecutive player of the week awards, the youngest 50-point man, led the team to 12 consecutive wins, is backed by the Dragon Country market, and is a potential star of the small ball era!
So many reasons?
Aren't these enough to show that Su Yan will be a sought-after prize in the shoe market in the future—the extremely sought-after kind?!"
"Indeed!"
"Even so, I still think... it's too exaggerated~"
"..."
The fans were still immersed in shock and confusion.
As a result... Nike hesitated for a moment, watched the time tick by, and couldn't wait any longer.
Gritting their teeth, they followed up with an official tweet: $100 million over 3 years to sign Su Yan!
Buzz~
Before the fans could recover from Adidas' "sky-high contract," Nike came out with an even bigger "sky-high contract"!
Stunned.
Countless fans were stunned.
But many people also realized that Adidas and Nike were fighting tooth and nail to secure Su Yan.
Therefore.
Everyone quickly bought watermelons and started furiously "eating melon"—the kind where you eat until you're full!!!
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