Chapter 155 The Golden Stone is Open
It is not cold in Tuscaloosa in January, the breeze is blowing, the sun is shining lazily, and the climate in the south seems leisurely and lazy.
Students coming and going at the University of Alabama started a new day step by step. The craze of the Crimson Tide Storm's championship yesterday was still spreading in the school. Traces of parties could be seen everywhere and the air was surging.
However, Donald Yu was highly focused, staring intently at Levi in front of him, and was not disturbed by the surrounding environment at all.
After yesterday's game, Donald saw a certain quality in Levi, a special temperament that he was looking for and desperately longed for.
This convinced Donald that he should sign Levi at all costs.
But it is precisely because of desire and urgency that he needs to be calm, composed and rational. The young man in front of him is not so easy to fool -
He likes this. He likes players who can think and use their brains.
So, Donald met Levi's gaze, still smiling.
"I'm going to tell you, Levi, you're making a bad decision."
"You should choose me."
Donald said calmly, he noticed the smile in Levi's eyes, with a little joking, but Donald didn't mind.
"Do you know why I'm here?"
"Because I believe in you, because I believe in your difference and uniqueness."
"Do you know why I'm not anxious or anxious?"
"Because I know your reason and intelligence. Even at this moment when we are talking, you are not carried away. You clearly know what is happening now and can analyze the situation calmly."
Levi was a little surprised. Even Shaban and Burns didn't have this trust. In their eyes, they always treated him as a child——
It's not that this is bad, Shaban and Burns and his parents are thinking about him; but they don't really see the change in his soul.
But Donald saw it.
Levi pursed his lips slightly and made a joke, "Should I be happy, or should I be worried about a stalker?"
Donald understood immediately and showed a rare smile, "Don't worry, I just watched the Peach Bowl and yesterday's game a dozen times. The best part."
I see.
Donald continued.
"Levi, I don't want to discuss contracts or money with you. Believe me, you will make a lot of money, to an unimaginable extent. You may even break the salary barrier for running backs, so that money is just It’s just a set of numbers, one more zero or one less zero can’t be felt.”
“The truth is, money can buy almost anything, but it can’t buy immortality, because you have to earn it.”
This is an accident.
Levi admits he didn't see it coming.
Donald made a gesture and invited Levi to sit down on the bench with him. His unhurried gesture showed his calmness, confidence and calmness.
Then, Donald looked into Levi's eyes, slowed down his speech and lowered his voice. There was a sense of certainty in his whole body, and his faith was shining.
"Now, I'm going to look you in the eyes and tell you what's going to happen."
"You were a rookie who had never played football before spring training camp last April, but in just one year, you amazed everyone."
"You're going to win the Heisman, you're going to make it through the draft to the NFL, you're going to win a Super Bowl, you're going to shine around the world as a layman."
"Not just the United States, not just China, the whole world likes such stories and is crazy about such stories."
"So, people will put you on a pedestal, God, they will."
Donald's voice was trembling slightly, and the suppressed emotions leaked from his lips, eyes, and clenched fists, revealing a little excitement. "Because when you are in good shape, you are the most dazzling presence on the court. We will love you, we will worship you, and we will surrender to you."
"You are a rookie, you are Chinese, you are an alien, you are a miracle that has never happened on the football field. We will shape you into a god that does not exist in reality, just like Michael Jordan, just like Michael Jordan Be like Tiger Woods, be like Diego Maradona, be like Roger Federer, and then you will completely change the world."
A pause.
"But, you know what?"
"When the world puts you on a pedestal, they will try to tear you down. This is the most predictable pattern. People like to create gods more than they like to destroy them."
"We will shape you into someone you have never been before, which means you have to strive to meet expectations, strive to be the person we expect, and strive to be the perfect existence in the media and people's mouth."
"Persevere every minute, every second, every day, every month, every year, day and night."
"but."
"Once you show a slight flaw, even just a little below expectations, you will be attacked, betrayed, slandered, humiliated and destroyed, and those forces will overwhelmingly try to completely destroy your existence."
"You're going to face that."
"Countless people can climb to the top of fame and fortune, but what really destroys them is the downhill road, the setbacks, difficulties and ups and downs, because that will be the moment when you fight alone, and it is also the moment that tests your soul."
"One general's success will make a thousand bones wither."
"I can't even count the countless bones that fell on the downhill road or in the abyss. But, what will you do?"
“Can you muster up the courage to keep fighting despite the odds and climb back to the top?”
"'Who are you, Levi?' That is the question that will define your life."
"I think you already know the answer, and that's why I'm here. In yesterday's final, you gave the answer with your performance, giving me faith and determination."
Taking a deep breath, Donald's eyes were firmer than ever before, looking straight at Levi.
"Levi, I'm nothing."
"To put it harshly, I am just a broker. I am just an ordinary person without any ability. I have value only when I stand by your side."
"Whether it's me or other agents, we are all nobody. We need your presence to make our lives meaningful and to touch greatness."
"Let me tell you, I'm the same as those agents - those agents who talk about things like crazy. When we die, we will all be forgotten, but you won't."
"You will be remembered because some things are eternal and unchanging. You are Levi, and your story will inspire us to fight and chase our dreams."
"Not just Clark, not just Jacobs, but every human being."
"Now, Levi, I am extending an invitation to you, hoping that you can let me be the person standing behind the greatness and complete this journey with you."
Buzz.
The air was stirring, and the Alabama January sunshine lazily fell on the surface of the skin, but one could clearly feel the golden light burning and boiling in the blood.
Then.
Levi looked at Donald. He was neither impassioned nor foaming at the mouth, but his calm words had a tenacious power. He stretched out his right hand, and the smile at the corner of his mouth rose slightly.
"Please give me your advice, Mr. Agent."
Today’s fourth update.
(End of this chapter)