I hacked my son's basketball system

Chapter 24 Functions and the Structure of Wages
Because... this place is too far away.

To what extent?Partial to "seeing everything at a glance", partial to Liu Baoqiang needing to "look" in order to "visually detect" his neighbors....

The environment here is completely beyond Liu Baoqiang's imagination.

It may be the habit of living in the domestic environment.I am used to the next door is the next door, and the opposite door is the opposite door.I am used to being separated by a wall and a street.

But the United States, here is a typical country with many people and few people.

Maybe it's okay in the city, the population can be denser.

But when they leave the city, there are really "barren" batches.

This property in Les is actually pretty good.It is a quite large three-house (the three-house here refers to a house connected by three buildings, just like several large tile-roofed houses in China. A tile-roofed house does not mean that there is only one room, so in the United States The construction area of ​​three houses is quite large).It is also a typical small courtyard-style building in the United States.It can be regarded as a small villa.

This can be seen from the fact that the front courtyard is 30 meters long and the backyard is nearly 20 meters long.

In addition, the left and right itself are not restricted by the building.

The house looks like it was built in the middle of a football field.It's really "focused".

And it may be because Rice has been driving to and from get off work.It's a bit sloppy in terms of time and distance.

Given the location of this property, it is absolutely impossible to reach Moda Center by bus for more than an hour.

Because there is no bus station at all in this place.If you want to take a bus, you have to walk for at least half an hour to get to the bus stop.

Based on the above reasons, Liu Baoqiang now knows why Rice's property cannot be sold?Not inconvenient, but extremely inconvenient.

"Sorry buddy, I didn't think carefully! How about renting a suite for you next to the arena!"

Rice probably also wanted to sell the property.In order to persuade others to buy, I also beautified the property in my heart...These shortcomings are also ignored.

Now to the place.Only then did he suddenly wake up.All we can do is "bring it up again."

"...It's okay to go far away, at worst, I'll overcome it in time..."

...Continuing with the same sentence, the poor have no choice...

If he could save money, Liu Baoqiang would endure anything.

Only after he entered the house.

I really couldn't help it.

"Brother, although your property is vacant, it can't be this empty. You have to give me a bed, right? If you don't have a bed, why don't you give me a mattress?"

Since it was said earlier that this is a vacant property.In addition, the place is so remote.Of course, it is impossible for Rice to put any furniture here.

Now the whole house is empty.Not to mention the bed, not even a stool.

"...Mistakes, hehe, oh, by the way, there should be some sundries in the warehouse at the back. I remember there are a few mattresses that are still usable. You can deal with them first. There seems to be an old Harley. Although it has been idle for many years, there should be no shortage of parts, and it should be usable after maintenance, and you can use it for transportation temporarily!"

It's also fortunate that Rice still has a little wealth here.It can be used to deal with the current embarrassment.

Otherwise, he would be really embarrassed and let Liu Baoqiang live here like this.

Another nearly an hour of tossing.

Liu Baoqiang has a place to sleep.

Liu Baoqiang also saw the old Harley.It's not a big problem, he can fix it himself.

In this way, his "housing and transportation" has been stabilized.

Later, Les also left here.

Tell Liu Baoqiang before leaving.Come pick him up tomorrow and show him the way.By the way, go to the team to help him complete the entry procedures.

And when Rice left.It wasn't quite dark yet.

Liu Baoqiang did not feel sleepy for the time being.

Just at 4 weeks the house started to turn around.

"Actually, this is a good place. The ground in the backyard is so flat, you can play basketball with a basketball stand! There are also some simple fitness equipment in the warehouse! In such a closed environment, even if I practice badly, I am not afraid of it." Disgraceful..."

Everything has pros and cons.

Liu Baoqiang's new residence does have many inconveniences.

But such an inconvenient place is more conducive for him to concentrate on doing what he wants to do.

It's a peck and a drink, right?

...............

Day 2.

Les came very early.

At the same time, he also brought some necessities to Liu Baoqiang.Of course, these things are basically eliminated by his family.Not exactly new but definitely works.

Then he drove Liu Baoqiang to the arena.

.........

The Moda Center Arena was formerly known as the Rose Garden Arena.

Built in 1995, the name was just changed a few years ago.

This is a multi-purpose arena that, in addition to basketball games, can also host ice hockey, indoor track and field, gymnastics, rodeos, boxing, figure skating, concerts and expositions.It is the 6th largest arena in the league.It can accommodate more than 2 spectators.

And the Trail Blazers are stationed here.

A native of Portland.Rice is very proud of his team and the arena here.

So along the way, Rice kept introducing Liu Baoqiang about things related to the team.

It seems that they want to stimulate Liu Baoqiang's "collective sense of honor"....

But obviously Rice has a high opinion of Liu Baoqiang.

This guy only has two things in his mind: playing basketball and making money.As for the history of the Trail Blazers.At most, he just listened to the excitement.

Fortunately, in the next life, he didn't blindly talk about these things for Liu Baoqiang.

Rice, who is closely related, has not been left behind.

"Our industry seems to be relatively high-end to outsiders, but the real situation is very difficult. So you have to be mentally prepared. Also, outsiders think that our industry is very profitable, but in fact this is relative. , you also have to be confident!"

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Since I want to talk about things related to my own life.Then Liu Baoqiang naturally had to listen carefully.

The first thing Rice said was as a scout, its functions and income issues.

Generally speaking, NBA scouts are divided into 4 categories.The status and income of different categories are not the same.

The lowest level is amateur scouting.These include downline scouts and international amateur scouts.

To put it bluntly, it is a part-time job.

Not a team employee, nor a team salary.

It's just a commission on a single basis.

It's what you usually do.As long as a player worth digging is found.You can contact your "upline" (any scout above him), and the upline will give an equal commission rate according to the actual situation.

Similarly, the online will also assign some tasks to the offline.For example, long-term observation records for certain players.These jobs are also paid for.It's just that the money you can get is very little.

At the beginning, Rice wanted to give Liu Baoqiang such a job.

Next go up.

That's it for the "Development League scouts".

And such scouts began to belong to the team's employees.

As the name suggests, this is a kind of professional scouting.

Most of their work content is wandering between the development leagues of various teams.

Provide accurate "reserve" information to the team at any time.

For example.The home team suddenly had a player injured.A player on the big list or on the registered list needs to be filled in time.Then the Development League scouts must provide accurate information in a timely manner.If there is one under your own flag, you will make up for it immediately.If not, trade or poach from other teams.This is their main job content.

And their wage structure is base salary plus commission.The amount of the commission is tied to the accuracy of the information and the player's performance.

Further up there are scouts with some status.This kind of scouting is called "college scouting."

Still as the name suggests.They just hang around in various university leagues.

It could be an employee of a certain team.It could also be a non-staff employee for multiple teams.

Recommendations are still made based on the needs of the team and the quality of college players.If you have money, you can continue to recommend it.There is a certain right to speak, but definitely not the right to make decisions.

Finally, there’s “Advanced Scouting.”

Such a scout must belong to a certain team.Its work content is also very complicated.

He is not only responsible for finding players.Also have to be responsible for "spying intelligence".Such as the tactics of other teams.The player characteristics of other teams, the injury situation, and even the locker room situation.It's all within the scope of his work.

And such a large workload.Combat alone is definitely not possible.

So most senior scouts have their own teams.But these teams are not teams.

Responsibility to senior scouts only.

Most of the employees in the team are also down-line scouts, that is, mainly amateur scouts.It may be one, or it may be several.

Just like Rice, his senior scout has an assistant scout and a dozen downline scouts.

He gets the salary and commission of the team.But I only need to pay the scout assistant.More than a dozen offline scouts.It is from him to get the commission.

Speaking of this, Rice did not hide his income, and told Liu Baoqiang directly.

"Our income is incomparable with those of the stars, and even with those players with minimum salary contracts. Players with minimum salary contracts can get at least 30 to 10 after tax, and I, for this team I have been playing for 6 years, and my annual salary is less than [-] US dollars. Including commissions, it is not more than half of the players with the minimum salary! That’s why I said that our income is not as glamorous as it seems..."

As the saying goes, the status is different, and the vision is different.

When Rice was a little bit unfair about his income.I don't know if I have thought about it.

He said this to guys who earn 700 a month and whose annual income is less than 1 yuan.Isn't this a shabby person...?
It was this shabby guy who asked shamelessly.

"That? Can I get so much as a scout?"

$1000 is considered Liu Baoqiang's annual income. What is the concept of $1?The guy didn't even think about it.And Rice makes $10,000+ a year?

Suddenly, Liu Baoqiang felt that the job of scouting was very promising...What kind of system, basketball, etc. are not fragrant in an instant...

"Haha, I believe you will be able to get this much in the future, even more than these, but now? You can't be a senior scout yet!"

Want to be a senior scout.Ability is one aspect, but qualification resources are more important.and trust in the team.

Obviously, apart from Liu Baoqiang's "ability" that looks perverted...but no one will believe it when he says it out.None of the others are available.

Plus it's a newcomer.There are no successful operation cases.Then it is even more impossible to get it right in one step.

It is also because Rice's status in the Trail Blazers is not low, his qualifications are old enough, and he has the right to recommend within his purview.

This allows Liu Baoqiang to become a scout for the Trail Blazers.But at most he can only recommend Liu Baoqiang to the position of "Development League scout".

And Liu Baoqiang wants to continue to go up, so he can only talk about "achievements".

"How about the salary of this kind of scout? How much is the basic salary?"

Fantasy is just fantasy after all.Liu Baoqiang also has to face reality.So he definitely has to ask himself the questions he cares about most.

"The development league scouts can only be regarded as junior scouts in the team, so the basic salary is not high, only 2200 US dollars, and the commission is calculated at 1.5 to 2.5 times the salary. If the recommended players are played, the team also has Corresponding rewards. But this aspect is not dead, if you can find potential players in other places, you can still get commissions.

And you can also work part-time in my team, you are responsible for "finding" people, I am responsible for "getting" people", and the commission will be distributed according to the difficulty."

He had thought about it when Rice was stupid.

Incorporate "talents" like Liu Baoqiang directly into his team.Instead of "contributing" him to the team.

But this idea was quickly rejected by Rice.

Because he knows that gold always shines.

And he is also afraid that Liu Baoqiang's success is only a prediction and it is not absolute.

Instead of not being able to keep people afterwards, and the unknown risks.

It's better to go with the flow.Find yourself a partner who could be very strong in the future.

This is why Liu Baoqiang was directly recommended to the team.

Then the two can collaborate offline.

"More than 2000 US dollars a month? It's more than my income in two years. Oh my God? How should I spend it? How much should I send to my family? Should I pay off the debt first? The house in my hometown should be repaired. What? Or just build a new one?..."

Liu Baoqiang, who agrees or not, has no time to think about it now.

After increasing his income more than 20 times, he suddenly fell into fantasy again.

There is no way, I am so poor, where did I make so much money...Even now, I haven't got a cent of the money.Then try to think about how to spend it...

...............

In Liu Baoqiang's vision of the future, he arrived at the Blazers' residence in this way.

Since it's the offseason now.Plus just finished summer league.So the whole arena seemed very empty.Hardly anyone.

But the team's office area is different.It still looks very busy here.It seems to be preparing for the new season.

And this busyness has directly affected Rice and Liu Baoqiang.

Rice had just completed the check-in procedures with Liu Baoqiang.

They met the team's general manager John Nash.

Originally, Rice wanted to introduce Liu Baoqiang to the general manager.I want to make Liu Baoqiang familiar.

Keles never had the chance to speak like that.

"Go and observe Joel Przybilla's condition right now. I got news that he has a potential injury. He will sign a contract soon. I'm afraid we will sign another trash...!"

(End of this chapter)