Chapter 89: Do You Speak English?

"This sentence is a bit showy and a bit discouraging."

But Li Pei and the others couldn't refute it, so they continued eating skewers and drinking beer while chatting.

Li Pei asked, "Older brother, do you think the three of us can make it to the NBA?"

"Of course not."

Wade Dong said, "But you can buy tickets to watch the games, playing is out of the question."

Li Pei: ψ(*｀ー′)ψ

Tian Zhen: (??へ??╬)

Wang Meng: |??ω?` )

Although they were discouraged, what Wade Dong said was the truth.

Three months ago, the four of them had eaten barbecue here, and now Li Pei felt like it was a lifetime ago. So much had changed in these three months.

Back then, they were discussing what to do after graduation... Now, Wade Dong had won the championship.

It was all so dreamlike!

Li Pei drank beer and pinched his thigh, feeling like he was in a dream, but it wasn't a dream. Wade Dong had really won the championship and even the Finals MVP.

Wade Dong noticed Li Pei's "Ouch~ Ouch~" expression and asked, "Is the barbecue too spicy today?"

"The barbecue isn't spicy, my leg hurts."

Tian Zhen pointed at Li Pei's thigh and laughed, "This guy has been pinching his thigh."

"He must be a bit crazy."

"Either his leg is crazy, or his brain is crazy."

"Hahaha..."

The brothers teased Li Pei.

Wade Dong looked at Tian Zhen and asked, "We three have graduated, what are your plans for the future?"

Wade Dong, Tian Zhen, and Wang Meng were in the same class, all in their fourth year. Wade Dong's thesis defense had been delayed due to the competition, but Tian Zhen and Wang Meng were basically graduates now.

Tian Zhen said, "I plan to take the civil service exam and get a stable job."

Wang Meng said, "I don't dare to think about playing professionally, but I want to do something related to basketball. If that doesn't work out, I can play pickup games to earn some pocket money."

This was their true sentiment.

Li Pei was in his third year, and with his skills, he should be able to enter the CBA and get regular playing time.

Actually, Wade Dong had another important matter to attend to upon returning to China. His salary agreement with Sar was only verbal, and signing the contract wasn't as simple as just signing his name. He needed an agent, or at least a professional lawyer to draft the contract.

Wade Dong had rejected Jeff and Richie not because he thought he didn't need an agent, but because he knew his own value. A big contract didn't need an agent to negotiate; hiring these people would just be giving them money for nothing.

Initially, Wade Dong thought of having Li Jiajia be his agent, but now she was focused on her research, so he needed someone else. It would be best to start his own agency, which would make handling future contracts and endorsements much easier.

Moreover, having a company manage his activities would allow him to focus on basketball.

In his previous life, Wade Dong was a billionaire, and he had no aversion to these business dealings. Who doesn't like money? It was the source of security for his parents, Li Jiajia, and himself.

"Have you heard of Shana Media?" Wade Dong asked, as Li Pei and the others might know more about these things in this life.

"Yes."

Li Pei said, "It's considered the second-largest media company in the world."

"Only the second-largest?"

Wade Dong asked, "Then what's the largest media company?"

Li Pei looked at Wade Dong in confusion, "The largest media company is, of course, Huaxia's Da Niu Entertainment. This is common knowledge."

"Da Niu Entertainment?"

Hearing this, Wade Dong pondered. At this moment, he saw Xu Mei bringing over a large glass of draft beer and joked, "Tonight, we four must get at least two of us drunk."

Wade Dong's time was tight. He had to return to school for his thesis defense, find time to earn talent points, and then prepare for the Olympics. He didn't have much time to set up an agency.

Borrowing someone else's resources was a quick and effective method.

Wade Dong originally thought of using Shana Media's influence because Daisy and Li Jiajia were now very good friends. However, Shana Media wasn't the largest entertainment company. As for Da Niu Entertainment, Wade Dong did know about it. The chairman was Zhang Yang, and they had met before. Wade Dong even had Zhang Yang's phone number.

Besides the agency, Wade Dong also wanted to produce a beverage, which was a business he had done in his previous life. However, this wasn't urgent.

"Congratulations, you've brought glory to Huaxia."

Xu Mei sat down and raised her glass of draft beer to toast Wade Dong, "Sister, I salute you."

Xu Mei was a true Beijing native, very straightforward, but her life hadn't been smooth. She had been married once but was now divorced, raising her daughter alone.

With Xu Mei there, Wade Dong put aside his thoughts and focused on drinking. This matter couldn't be resolved tonight anyway.

"Xu Jie, that's enough."

After three boxes of beer, Wade Dong stopped Xu Mei, "Any more would be too much."

"This is nothing~"

Xu Mei poured herself another bottle of beer, "I can drink ten more glasses without a problem."

This draft beer glass could hold exactly one bottle of beer, so ten more glasses would be at least ten bottles of beer.

Wade Dong shook his head and pointed to Li Pei and Tian Zhen, who were already leaning to the side, "Xu Jie, I'm not saying you'll drink too much, I'm saying they will."

"Then we won't drink with them."

Xu Mei toasted Wade Dong, "Let's drink."

Wade Dong shook his head and said seriously to Xu Mei, "I won't drink anymore either. I'm an athlete, I need to be disciplined. Drinking beer will make me fat."

"It's okay, you can run a few laps afterward and lose the weight."

Xu Mei persisted, trying to get Wade Dong to drink more.

Seeing Xu Mei's personality, Wade Dong suddenly thought that being an agent might not be a bad choice. She was straightforward but also assertive and didn't back down easily. Over the years, eating barbecue at Xu Mei's stall, Wade Dong knew that she was a very upright person. She was divorced and raising a child alone, and she was beautiful. In the past, many hooligans had harassed her, but she had fought back with a knife.

Thinking about this, Wade Dong put down his glass and asked, "Xu Jie, do you speak English?"

"Why would I need that?!"

Xu Mei glared at Wade Dong, "I can't understand a word of that gibberish."

"Sigh~"

Wade Dong sighed softly, "Forget I asked."

"You're so weird."

Xu Mei rolled her eyes at Wade Dong and, seeing that he really didn't want to drink anymore, picked up the draft beer glass and left.