my golden age

Chapter 18 A Beautiful Day

The night scene in Houston was somewhat inferior to that in Los Angeles. Gao Fei sat in the bus, thinking about the harvest of this game.

The fun of many black players after the game is to go to nightclubs, drink a few glasses of special spirits, and chat with young girls about life.While killing the boring time, enjoy the extravagance of spending money like water.

Since Kobe booked the restaurant, the players couldn't refuse, so they went to have a light meal first, and then several people took a taxi to the nightclub together.

Gao Fei didn't like going to nightclubs, so he took the bus back to the hotel.After taking a bath, lie comfortably on the bed and fall asleep soon.

The next morning, Gao Fei became one of the few energetic players on the team's airliner.

Kobe sat with Gao Fei and told him good news: "Gao, I reported your situation to the boss Jerry Buss, and he decided to advance half of the season's salary to you."

Gao Fei opened his mouth wide in surprise, and asked in confusion, "Isn't salary advance a star's privilege? I've only played two games, so am I entitled to this kind of treatment?"

"God does not owe people who work hard, and neither does the team owner." Kobe said, "There is one more thing, a certain crew needs a special actor and contacted me. If you have nothing to do tomorrow, are you interested in going there? "

"The crew?" Gao Fei was confused.

"It's just making a movie, and we just need some special actors. The most important thing is that you can get paid for participating."

"There's not much money for extras, right?" Gao Fei has watched Master Xing's The King of Comedy, and knows that it's not easy to be extras.

"You are a professional player anyway, and you have a certain appeal. The director has given me a thorough understanding and will pay you tens of thousands of dollars in performance fees."

Gao Fei signed a 2+1+1 four-year contract with the Lakers. Although the contract can be renewed in advance, he still has to wait for the first two years of the rookie contract to be fulfilled.His salary this season is 180 million. After deducting taxes, the cost of hiring an agent, and the part that needs to be paid to the Sports Bureau, there is only about 70 US dollars left.

You can get tens of thousands of dollars just for a guest appearance in a movie, so there is no reason to refuse.And for Goofy, Hollywood is indeed a mysterious and charming place.

After the team plane landed, Gao Fei returned to the rented apartment. After checking his bank card, he confirmed that the team had paid half the season's salary in advance.He calculated in his mind and decided to keep [-] US dollars, and call his parents all the rest.

Sun Feiyang was about to take a rest, when he heard the phone ringing, he picked up the phone and found that it was an unfamiliar number.Thinking it was another boring advertisement, I chose to hang up.

Not long after, the bell rang again.He thought it might be a student looking for him and answered the phone.

"Brother Feiyang, are you free tomorrow?" Gao Fei's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Xiao Fei?" Sun Feiyang was a little unsure and asked again.

"It's me. Are you free tomorrow morning?"

Sun Feiyang glanced at the calendar on the desk, and it was not circled tomorrow: "I'm free."

"You take my parents to the bank to open an international business. I will send them the money I have in hand."

"Okay, I'll write it down." Feiyang Sun has the landline number of Gao Fei's home and knows how to contact his parents.

Gao Fei thanked Sun Feiyang for his help, hung up the phone, and went to the arena for training.Near noon, I took a taxi to Beverly Hills.

Director James Gartner is preparing to shoot a basketball-themed movie that needs strong athletes as supporting roles.Gao Fei was chosen by him to play a strong and somewhat defiant high school basketball star in it.

After James Gartner talked about the general content, Gao Fei immediately agreed.He is not good at acting, but he is not afraid to play basketball in the movie.

After lunch, James Gartner drove Goofy to the shooting location.There is also a crew filming nearby, and they are taking a lunch break at this time.

Gao Fei didn't care, and walked into the studio, immediately arousing cheers.

Since it was a basketball-themed movie, the actors all watched the game, so they naturally knew Gao Fei.His arrival sparked cheers.

"Gao, can I have your autograph?" "Oh my God! Gao!"

The director of another crew was taking a lunch break when he heard yelling and assigned the assistant director to check on the situation.

The assistant director was also very excited when he saw Gao Fei.They often meet film and television stars, and rarely get in touch with football stars in private.

As the saying goes, rare things are precious, and rare things will feel precious.

The news that Gao Fei came to the crew spread like wildfire, and the actors of another crew gave up their lunch break, and several people came to join in the fun.

Anne Hathaway had watched the game at the opening match and was impressed by Gao Fei, so she also came to watch.

Gao Fei was wearing Nike sportswear, smiling, and his profile in the sun was flawless.He is not only powerful, but also quite handsome.

Seeing that Gao Fei was signing autographs for the actors, Anne Hathaway hurried back and opened her backpack, only to find tickets for the opening match inside.She took it in her hand and went back to the studio.

James Gartner knew Anne Hathaway, took her to the front, and introduced Gao Fei: "Gao, this is Anne Hathaway, you sign her first."

Gao Fei never thought that after only two games, he would be recognized by so many people.

He took the ticket for the opening game, looked at the time above, looked up at Anne Hathaway, and remembered that she was sitting on the sidelines.

Gao Fei signed his name in immature English and Chinese and handed it back to Anne Hathaway.

"You look taller than when you were on the court." Anne Hathaway tried to chat with Goofy.

Gao Fei was not humorous, and simply replied: "The reference objects are different. There are centers and forwards on the court, most of whom are over two meters high, and I will look shorter. Ordinary people are not so BT, so the perception will naturally be different."

Anne Hathaway felt that this place was not suitable for detailed discussion, so she handed the ticket to Gao Fei and asked him to write his phone number on it.

After the actors from the other crew left, James Gartner told Goofy about the shooting date.

"There are a few days off during the All-Star weekend, and I will contact you to shoot specific clips."

"Won't it affect other people's shooting?" Gao Fei has never been in touch with movies, so he doesn't know how it works.

James Gartner was amused by Goofy's question, reassuring him to go back and continue playing.

On the way back to the apartment by taxi, Gao Fei was still worried about whether he would be cheated.After all, there is no contract signed, only empty promises, and it is not clear whether it is reliable.

"Forget it, let's count on the endorsement contract." Gao Fei felt that the sneaker endorsement was the most practical.

After a simple dinner, he lay comfortably on the deck chair on the balcony and watched the beautiful sunset.

The coastline in the distance is shimmering, dividing the reflected sunset into several parts, which looks dazzling.

Jingle Bell!
Gao Fei heard the phone ring and walked back to the bedroom to answer the call.

"High, both Nike and Adidas have quoted prices, and the contract is not too small, but don't worry, wait patiently for a while." Dan Fagan also brought good news.

Gao Fei doesn't understand business negotiations. He only knows that the more money he earns, the more reward Dan Fagan will get. Don't worry about him not working hard.

"Dan, let you handle this matter with full authority. After the contract is finalized, notify me to sign it." Gao Fei expressed his trust in Dan Feigen and let him negotiate the endorsement contract without any worries.

(End of this chapter)