Alpine pasture

Chapter 201 The Bottom Line
"Thank you!" Ju An replied with a smile, then turned to the stuttering agent Tom and said, "It's getting late, let's find a place to eat and chat, what do you think?".

After listening, Tom stuttered, looked at Sanders, nodded and said, "Okay, okay."

Hearing this, Ju An stretched out his hand and motioned everyone to go outside the training center. At the door, the four of them got on Ju An's GMC and started the car. Ju An turned to Tom and Sanders and said: " There is a restaurant not far from here that does a good job of steak, how about going there?".

Tom stammered, "Yes, yes."Sanders regained his dead face and nodded.Seeing that the two guys were fine, Ju An drove the car towards the steakhouse, why didn't you invite them to Chinese food? It is not necessarily the habit of eating. It is safer to return steak. I eat it every day here in Laomei. It must be no problem for everyone.

The car drove very fast along the way, and no one was talking in the car. Even at the beginning, Ju An tried to provoke a few topics. It was better to stammer Tom, while Sanders asked a question, and The language was as brief as possible. After speaking a few times, Ju An became less interested. He arrived at the parking lot in front of the restaurant, parked the car, and the four entered the restaurant.Following the waiter, they found a table for four, everyone finished and ordered a meal, and they started talking about Malay.

"Ann, Mr. Ann, Dinah Jr., Miss. Sanders, yes, feel good about your horse, you know, you know, he's one of the best jockeys in America, and I think if you feel like it, you can , let's discuss the contract now," Tom said to Ju An and Dina after handing over the order list in his hand to the waiter.

Juan looked at Tom and said: "Mr. Sanders' level is very good, but this is on the training track. The key is that his injury has just healed. I really don't know how he will perform on the track, and he is old. I’m almost 40 years old, I have an injury or something in the middle, don’t I still need to find a jockey?”.

Although the technology is good, but this body is really hard to say, buddy is telling the truth, and I also don't like this dead face Sanders a little bit, look at that outfit, a simple cowboy hat jacket, if it is more high-end The restaurant won't let him in, so can't you be a little more formal when you meet someone for the first time?And you can't just pay what other people say about the price. If you charge yourself a high price for a first-class jockey, what kind of jockey can you find for riding with this money?You have to find an old man who is about to retire!
I got used to it in the United States during this period of time, and naturally I thought that it was not that the good jockey could not be found, but the price was not suitable. If you really like the current number one jockey, if you have money, you can directly pull it up. Double, double, not triple the salary, just like a player transfer. Anything not for sale is nonsense. You can offer a price that a club has no courage to refuse. See if you can buy it!It's not that you can't find it, but that your investment and harvest are out of proportion, and it's not cost-effective.Of course, Ju An must take the initiative in his hands.

Stuttering what Tom was talking about, Sanders next to him stopped Tom before he could speak, and then said to Ju An: "Mr. There is nothing to take a shot. Many people say that I should retire when I recover from my injury. I am a 38-year-old guy who is almost 39 years old, but I believe that with a good horse, I am still the best in the United States. jockey!".

Tom heard Sanders speak so fast, so he stopped Sanders from the sidelines to continue talking, and just opened his mouth: "Sand, Sander".Without even uttering the words, Sanders looked at Tom and patted him on the shoulder: "Needless to say, Tom! Since these two are willing to talk to us, I am also very satisfied with the little guy just now. Next Just leave it to me, I have never interfered with you as an old friend of more than 20 years, please let me talk this time."

After listening to Sanders' words, Tom nodded helplessly.

Sanders continued: "I rode your horse just now and you've seen my skills, and honestly you have a good horse! I'd love to have this opportunity to re-prove myself when Tom called yesterday. , told me that there was a horse that was doing really well and that there was a lack of a jockey, come and talk to the owner, and told me that the owner was Asian, and to be honest I didn't want to come because you know Asians in America Few produce great racehorses, they are gifted in science, but have little success in the horse racing industry."

Hearing this, Ju An frowned. To be honest, there was a bit of racism in these words, which not only made Ju An unhappy, but even the face of Dina who was listening next to her was a little unhappy.But Ju An couldn't refute that they were wrong. Although the words were harsh, they were the truth.

"Since I recovered from my leg injury, I told Tom that I wanted to race again, that I wanted to prove myself on the track again, and tell others that I was not old! At that time, Tom started to contact the horse owners around for me, and I wanted to re-enter the race. It proves that what is lacking is a good horse, but the owner of a good horse either already has a professional jockey or thinks I am old, and Tom's talks with them are not as smooth as they used to be, and one owner even received a call He politely declined. For several months, every horse we were optimistic about began to be rejected. At this time, Tom ran across the United States to see this kind of junior jockey club, wanting to find the good seedlings, yesterday he gave When I called, I told you that I was drinking, and I was disappointed by months of non-stop refusals," Sanders said, touching the coffee cup in front of him.

"I almost lost my confidence when I refused, but Tom never gave up. He basically spent the two months on the plane. His wife has complained many times that there are only one or two phone calls in two months. All over America running around, looking for opportunities for me. I'm afraid I'm going to bed at night on planes, all over America looking for great ponies."

Stuttering Tom next to him listened to Sanders' words, and shook his head with a wry smile.

"I only have one request! It's to pay Tom a first-class agent fee. My salary can even be the same as that of a beginner jockey, and it's a one-year contract. If I get injured, the contract will be automatically terminated. And It's like if I win a Grand Prix on the Angry Naughty Bag my salary immediately goes up to the standard of a first class jockey because then I've proven I deserve that salary. That's my bottom line, if If it doesn't work, then we don't need to talk anymore." Sanders said with a resolute look at Ju An.

The stammering Tom next to him said quickly: "No! No, San, Sanders, this, yes, it's not fair to you."

Sanders waved his hand: "I don't want to wait for the next good horse, I'm running out of time, my friend, it's almost April, I can't wait."After speaking, he let out a sigh of relief, looked at the stuttering Tom next to his eyes and said with a wry smile.

After listening to Sanders' words, Tom quickly said to Sanders: "Old friend, friend! I, I'm fine, as long as you, you think, that horse, the horse is good, I'm nothing, nothing, no problem. ".

good guy!This guy speaks so bluntly, this big deal was revealed, and Ju An was stunned for a while and didn't know how to answer.Where is this guy talking about business? It's like a bayonet as soon as he comes up. Ju An has two choices, either agree or refuse. There is no negotiation at all.Shaking her head, she turned to look at Dina next to her. Dina smiled and nodded to Ju An.

Then Ju An turned to Saunders and said: "My condition is, a one-year contract, if you have a good performance in the competition, then if you want, the contract can be extended for one year. At first I still follow the The standard salary of the jockeys' association is paid to you. I don't care how much you give Tom. Once you prove your strength in the competition, your salary will immediately reach the level of a first-class jockey. I can guarantee this! This is a standard The contract, I don't want to take advantage of you."

To be honest, the friendship between this Mexican descendant and this stammering white man really moved Ju An a little bit. From the perspective of stepping into the land of the United States, the word friendship is not as important in Ju An’s heart as it is in China, isn’t it? It was said that Ju An no longer cared about the friendship of Wang Fan and Wu Ming, and became cold-blooded.

Instead, dealing with Mike and this group of Americans is all about interests first, and I don't really believe in the friendship among these American people. Ju An feels that these people are all about paying and repaying.Even smiling at you face to face and looking friendly is just a courtesy, nothing more, so people who have just arrived in the United States may think that when people meet eyes on the street, they usually smile at you, thinking that People are very polite, gentleman, it's just polite, nothing else, the teacher taught him this way since he was a child.Maybe there is still that kind of friendship in the ordinary working class, but Ju An's current worth is probably not that much of an intersection with the working class.

With this group of old beauty, Ju An can also pop up from time to time!The old friends met again, and they looked good. Such words, but when it comes to interests, they will definitely take their own interests as the criterion and put their friendship aside, just like Wang Fan, Wu Ming, and Liu If there is something wrong with these people, Ju An will definitely help him to the greatest extent possible. If it is Mike, it is probably just reaching out.

Therefore, Ju An really has no special feelings for friendship in the American population. Mike and Miles can only say ordinary friends at most, far from the relationship of close friends such as Liu Chao and Wang Fan.Everyone will classify their friends in their hearts. Those are close friends and those are ordinary friends. It is inevitable in everyone's heart.

Taking a step back, even if this old guy Saunders rides the naughty bag for a few years without great achievements, then his salary is not a loss, because this old guy is worth the price, at most, the naughty bag has nothing to do this year. If the results are good, then come back next year with a good jockey.Naughty Pack is only three years old this month, and if he doesn't get hurt, he still has a career on the track for more than ten years.

Hearing Ju An's words, Tom immediately stretched out his hand and said to Ju An with a smile: "Hey, happy cooperation, happy!"

(End of this chapter)