Chapter 977 The Perfect Blueprint
Levi looked at Vicky quietly, with a faint smile in his eyes, "Give me a little surprise."
Vicky immediately realized Levi's vigilance , but he didn't panic, "Oh, relax, you can say any number, believe me, I won't be frightened."
General players often use the donkey on the slope to express their thoughts at this moment. .
Even if it is ridiculous, it doesn't matter if you deliberately say an incredible answer like "a salary of 100 million US dollars per year", because it means a crack or a window, and Vicky can immediately follow up and open up the situation.
However, Levi was different.
Vicci could read Levi's ridicule from the slight smile in his eyes:
I refuse to follow your game rules.
Levi, "Mr. Vicky, we all know what this is about."
Vicky, "No, I don't understand. Why don't you remind me."
Levi, "No matter what number I say, you will push it down; no matter what number you say, I will push it up. No one is satisfied."
Vicchi, "Are you sure? Even if I Tell me a perfect number?"
Levi, "The point is here. If you tell me a perfect number that is just right, you will have a second question about the number. Is it too high? Maybe my psychological number is not that big?"
Vitch, "So we are stuck here?"
Levi, "No, Mr. Vicky, take the initiative. The power is always in your hands.”
"Have you forgotten that you were the first to propose an early contract extension? You have already shown your sincerity, so now you should propose a reasonable number and convince me. This is the team's greatest sincerity. I hope I can accept it. , and then we work together to win three consecutive championships.”
Vicci, “Will you agree?”
Levi, “No.”
Vicchi:… …
You can see the helpless expression on Vicky’s face at a glance, which is slightly funny.
Levi laughed directly, "Mr. Vicky, I said that my ambition is not so easy to satisfy. I am waiting for a contract that makes history."
Vicky deliberately took a deep breath and frowned Clenching his head and shaking his head repeatedly, as if he had a headache, "You should stop calling me Mr. Vicky. Every time you call me that, I get scared and always feel that something bad is about to happen."
Levi's face was calm. , "I think this should be added to my skill list, I always seem to have the ability to irritate my opponents and make them lose control."
Vitch:...
Pause, Vicky Looking at Levi, "You did it on purpose, right?"
Levi asked with a serious face, "I thought this was the essence of negotiation."
Vicci tried to remain serious, but couldn't control it, and smiled, "Indeed, it is true. But I didn't expect that you are so If you are good at it, your agent may need to worry about losing his job."
"Haha." Levi can taste the ridicule and sarcasm in Vicky's words -
Obviously, Vicky. Not happy with where the whole conversation was going.
Levi looked at Vicky, "Mr."
Levi deliberately emphasized his tone. This time he didn't call "Mr. Vicky", just "Sir". His triumphant expression surprised Vicky.
On the field, they rarely see this side of Levi; do they often see it in the locker room?
"What are your expectations for the chief?" Levi countered and asked a question.
Vicci concentrated, because he knew that this was not only a counterattack, but also a signal for Levi to open up possibilities.
“Dynasty,” Veitch said.
Levi, "Like the New England Patriots?"
Veach nodded.
Levi, "I don't think so. The New England Patriots eventually evolved into a Brady and Belichick team, but all of us knew that they could win the championship five times in more than a decade. The Super Bowl championship definitely relies on more than just Brady and Belichick."
"They have a dynasty, but they are not a team." "They will never be like the Pittsburgh Steelers or Dallas. Like the Cowboys, they also have a large number of fans outside the city; they will never be able to be like the Green Bay Packers, where the team and the city are closely connected and never leave each other through thick and thin.”
"Sir, do you know the charm of European football?"
Vic: His face is full of black lines.
Squinting his eyes, he glanced at Levi.
Levi laughed heartily and said, "Put it another way, the charm of NCAA football?"
Vitch already understood what Levi was saying, but he still stayed attentive and continued to listen. Go down.
Levi's thoughts also fell into memories, "To this day, I still cherish the years spent in the Crimson Tide Storm. The whole city and the team are completely connected. The game is not just a game, nor is it just a victory or a championship. It’s just that, but it’s also part of those residents’ lives.”
“Our wins, our championships, our culture on the court, everything is part of our lives. Their hopes and dreams, we become their idols and role models, we pass on their beliefs and spirit, that is something rooted in the blood and soul.”
Then.
Levi looked at Vicky, his eyes bright and his face full of sincerity.
"Indeed, I'm expecting us to build a dynasty, three consecutive championships? No, no, no, no, we're aiming to surpass the Pittsburgh Steelers' seven Super Bowl championships."
“But it’s more than that.”
“I look forward to us becoming a symbol of a city, part of its culture, its spiritual compass, and the center of its life. We laugh and cry together, we face challenges together and thrive together. , we face setbacks together and laugh through the wind and rain together.”
“A real team should not only have wins and championships, it should also have a soul.”
Just like those college teams in the NCAA. The same, just like those teams in the European Football League.
A smile crept up to the corner of his mouth, shining brightly on Li Wei's clear face.
"I hope to be part of this process."
"You know what? Now that I'm back in Tuscaloosa, it still feels like I'm home."
Calm, but passionate.
Indifferent, yet surging.
Vicci had to admit that he was stunned. Standing in front of the magnificent picture painted by Li Wei, he felt his own insignificance.
Of course, Vicky still remains rational -
He knows that there are no dreams in the professional league. He knows that players are just a group of pawns in front of capital and wins and losses. He knows that the dream described by Levi is vulnerable in the face of cruel reality. , he knows that the ending of idealism is often like Don Quixote, either becoming a madman or being shattered into pieces.
He knows all of this.
He is the team manager, and he will not get carried away because of an illusory dream. He has long passed his passionate youth.
Calm down. objective. reason.
He didn't throw these away.
However, Levi was so sincere and so bright. Standing in front of him, Vicky couldn't help but feel excited, describing the beauty and magnificence of the dream in his mind.
Even if he still remains rational, Vicky has to admit:
Dreams, so beautiful and gorgeous, always make people yearn for them; at the same time, they also project their own distortion and evolution in the face of reality. Ugly and hideous.
At a certain moment, in a small corner deep in his heart, he began to realize his own insignificance and humbleness.
Since when did he use the cruel reality as an excuse to kill the dawn of his dream, and told himself over and over again that the dream did not exist at all.
Over and over again, until the lie becomes the truth, hypnotizing yourself.
(End of this chapter)