Dai Li was similar as a kid. In his youth, kids had been just as rebellious and sensitive as they were today. He knew teenagers were rebellious and thought that every word uttered by an adult was wrong.

Dai Li knew that a few words wouldn't prevent Halls from playing football with his friends every night. He also knew that if he continued trying to persuade him, Halls might rebel even more.

I've got to try and solve this problem another way, Dai Li thought. "Halls, you should know that your father wishes for you to become a professional football player. He thinks you can play in the top five leagues in Europe. It would be awesome for you to make La Liga. Do you know what La Liga is like?"

Halls shook his head.

Dai Li continued. "Have you been to Spain?"

Halls shook his head again.

"Do you want to go?" Dai Li asked.

This time, Halls nodded.

"Alright then. You go and prepare. I'll take you to Spain in a few days." Dai Li paused and continued, "We'll see Real Madrid, and then Barcelona."

Payton translated the sentence to Halls, whose face lit up with excitement. He could not help but ask, "Really?"

"Of course. After the visa is approved, I'll take you there. However, you have to train seriously these next few days," Dai Li stated.

The knowledge that he could go to Spain motivated Halls. He became much more serious about his training.

Payton said, "Boss, a trip to Spain sure is an attractive carrot. The kid is suddenly filled with energy. But do you really plan on taking him to Spain?"

"It's not a simple reward," Dai Li sighed. He then tried to explain. "I promised to bring him to Spain hoping that it will help him understand why he should take his training seriously."

"I'm not sure I get what you mean," Payton said.

Dai Li, instead of answering directly, seemed to change the topic. "That car of mine, it's pretty nice, eh?"

"Ugh, of course. It's a Porsche 911. It's my dream car. Boss, relax. I'll keep it well-maintained. I won't break it," Payton said.

"When did you start wanting this car?" Dai Li asked.

"When? I'm not sure when. When I was very young, I saw it in an auto magazine, and I fell in love with it," Payton answered.

"So you saw it before you fell in love with it. In other words, if you hadn't seen the car, and someone only told you that it existed, would it still be your dream car?" Dai Li asked.

Payton paused and thought for a moment before saying, "Probably not, since I wouldn't have seen it personally."

"That's exactly my point. The easiest way to pique someone's interest is through visual stimulation. When something appears in front of you, it's much more likely to awaken your desire. For example, when you go to a restaurant, the photos of the food on the menu whet your appet.i.te more than the words. Or think about women. If a woman appeared in 'Playboy,' you might want to spend a night with her, but if she were only a name in the phone book, you might not even think twice about her!"

Dai Li looked at Payton teasingly and said, "Dreams are a type of desire, so it is the same situation. It is easier to awaken a desire for something one has seen, so that it may become the person's dream. After that, a type of ambition to chase after and realize that dream will appear. That is the reason I'm bringing Halls to Spain. Halls has never been to Spain, so he has never seen La Liga in person. He only heard about how good La Liga is from others. Top clubs like Real Madrid or Barcelona are destinations that professional players dream about. For him, it's all too fictional. He has never seen them before, and he isn't a professional player. His longing for La Liga can't be that strong. Similarly, his desire to join top clubs like Real Madrid or Barcelona must also be weak."

"That's why you want to bring Halls to Spain?" Payton asked.

"Yes, I want him to witness La Liga in person, to see with his own eyes what the best football clubs in the world are like. I want him to know Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, and Juventus. He belongs in a world-cla.s.s football club, not that small field close to your house!

"I hope this can awaken his ambition. Only when a person really desires something will he have the motivation to work hard towards a goal. If he is satisfied with his life now, he will become complacent. Then, he will never achieve greatness." As soon as Dai Li finished his sentence, he looked at Payton and said, "You're also going. I don't know Spanish."

"Why? You know you can afford a translator, right?" Payton said, a bit down, "Boss, you are rich, you know."

"You idiot. I'm offering you a chance to travel to Europe at the company's expense, a trip where you continue getting paid. Moreover, your lodgings and food will all be paid for. If you're unwilling, I'll bring someone else," Dai Li said, laughing.

"Go. I'll go. I'll definitely go!" Payton agreed immediately.

Dai Li took out his phone and dialed Blake's number. "Randy, send a letter to both Real Madrid and Barcelona. Tell them the head coach of the U.S. National Track and Field Team wishes to visit their club."

...

After a day's work, the coaches bathed and returned to the coaches locker room. They were talking about their plans after work.

"Kenny, wanna go have a drink?" A young coach asked his colleague.

"No thanks, I drove here today. Why don't you ask Andrew?" Kenny shook his head.

"Andrew, do you have time today? Wanna go have a drink?"

"Sure. It's been a tiring day. Where are we headed? Same bar as last time?"

"Let's go to the one next to it." The young coach suggested. "It sure has been busy. We've added several clients recently. I have to get myself some alcohol to relax."

"It's because of the Olympics. A third of the track and field team registered at our training center. I heard that the boss gave them an 80% discount. Besides, the boss was amazing at the Olympic Games. He attracted many new clients. I've been thinking, in the short-term, my workload will only increase," the coach named Andrew said.

"I actually think that it's a good thing," The young coach said. "After the Olympic Games ended, didn't the boss give us an extra month's worth of salary as a bonus? I heard that our year-end bonuses will also double. It would be even better if the coach brought me with him on his European business trip. It's like going on vacation in Europe for free, That's a great benefit of being employed here!"

"Single youngsters like you would definitely love to go. I am different. It would be better if we could just exchange these benefits for cash. If I got cash equivalent to the airfare, lodgings, and food, then I'd be close to paying off the cost of my son's education. The tuition for universities nowadays are too expensive, and my son can't get a full scholars.h.i.+p. We're looking into loans and it looks like he'll be paying them off for at least a decade," a slightly older coach said.

As they talked about the possibility of their year-end bonuses increasing, several others in the locker room began to chime in. Only the coach Kenny remained silent, with his head down.

Everyone got changed and left the locker room one by one. Kenny moved towards his locker and looked left to right to make sure no one was watching him. He pulled out a doc.u.ment file from his locker. He then opened the file and took out the doc.u.ments, reviewing them in detail.

The doc.u.ment was a CV, Kenny's CV.

Kenny packed the file and arranged his s.h.i.+rt before leaving the locker room. He got into his car, grabbed his phone, and dialed a number.

"Mr. Hagrid? I'm Kenny Parker, where should we meet? Okay. Yes, I've brought my CV. I'll be right there."

Kenny hung up the phone and saw a sign that read "Coach Lee's Physical Fitness Training Center" not far away.

"I should have gotten a raise, not just a month of bonuses."

...

Hagrid used to be a data a.n.a.lyst on Wall Street. He loved extreme sports and had dreamt of becoming an extreme sports athlete when he was younger. Unfortunately, he was not talented enough so, in the end, he embarked on the journey of finance.

Most of the time, working on Wall Street was like gambling. Hagrid was a data a.n.a.lyst, so he saw through that lens for a long time ago. After earning some money, he chose to leave Wall Street, leave New York, and return to his home in Los Angeles. He used his savings and bought an extreme sports club to start his new life.

When it came to extreme sports, apart from some external equipment needed to ensure safety, fitness was undoubtedly the most important factor. As such, Hagrid hoped to hire a few exceptional fitness coaches for his club.

It didn't take long for him to fix his eyes on Dai Li's physical fitness training center. Dai Li's training center was one of the best in Los Angeles if not the entire United States. The results of the Olympic Games further elevated Dai Li's fame. Hagrid knew that the coaches there were definitely world-cla.s.s. He hoped to scout and pry away a few of them.

Hagrid used an investigative company and discovered that, although Dai Li's fitness center was expensive, the coaches didn't get paid that much. He immediately decided to use a higher salary tactic to pry coaches away from Dai Li's place.

However, scouting required strategy. Take, for example, Chris Payton, a person who had been with Dai Li since the beginning. He worked independently, responsible for a branch of his own, and Dai Li even gave him some of the dividends from the shares. A core member of Dai Li's team like him was impossible to pry away.

So Hagrid targeted coaches who were younger, whose wages weren't as high, and who had worked at Dai Li's place for a while but did not make it into Dai Li's core team.

Kenny Parker was Hagrid's first target. He fit every condition and requirement Hagrid set. He was not yet 30 years old, his wage at Dai Li's place was below average, and he had been working at Dai Li's training center for around two years without any promotion or any important tasks.

As such, Hagrid held out a helping hand to Kenny Parker. He made an appointment with Kenny and, as expected by Hagrid, Kenny was dissatisfied with his current salary. After talking to Hagrid, he accepted the salary given by Hagrid.

For Hagrid, it was a great start. Next, he wanted to propose even better conditions. He hoped that he could pry away at least one or two skilled coaches who had more experience.

In the morning, Hagrid drove to his extreme sports club. He pa.s.sed the CV to the head coach in charge of training at the club.

"Thomas, I plan to hire this person to strengthen our fitness coaching team," Hagrid said.

The coach named Thomas was a veteran employee of the place. The club had three owner changes throughout the years, but Thomas always stayed on. Every owner was willing to keep him in his position. Although he wasn't exceptional, he was robust and, moreover, he had a reputation and connections in the extreme sports industry. He was regarded as an important and experienced consultant.

Coach Thomas took the CV and reviewed it. It didn't take long for him to notice a column in the work experience section that read "Coach Lee's Physical Fitness Training Center."

"Boss, this Kenny Parker. Did you personally hire him?" Thomas asked immediately.

"Yeah, nowadays, you talk to the bosses when looking for a job," Hagrid said with a smile.

"Then, a contract hasn't been signed, right?" Thomas asked.

"No, but we've agreed to a salary. Once he's here, we can sign the contract," Hagrid answered.

"Phew!" Thomas breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. As long as the contract isn't signed yet, it's fine."

"Coach Thomas, what do you mean? 'As long as the contract isn't signed, it's fine?'" Hagrid asked, a little annoyed. It wasn't easy for him to finally get someone, but now his success was greeted with Thomas' objection. He was annoyed.

Thomas immediately said, "Boss, you've just returned to Los Angeles, so there's one thing you don't know. In Los Angeles, as long as you're in the sports industry, there is one thing that's taboo."

"What is it?" Hagrid asked.

"Never pry people away from Dai Li's place!" Thomas said.

"Why?" Hagrid snorted coldly. He then said, "I know that Dai Li is the head coach of the U.S.track and field team, but he shouldn't be that selfish, right? He doesn't think his employees are his private property, right? They can only work for him? Even if I were to headhunt people from his place, what can he do?"

Hagrid sounded angry, so Thomas explained. "Boss, you've misunderstood. Coach Li doesn't restrict people from approaching or hiring people from his training center. Many training centers or large-scale gyms have actually signed several coaches from Dai Li's place, but it resulted in them losing a lot of money."

"What do you mean?" Hagrid asked, puzzled.

"They got coaches from Dai Li's place, paid them better salaries, and gave them important jobs. However, those coaches never showed had the necessary abilities. In other words, those coaches did not deserve those salaries. Clients do not like low-level coaches, so some training centers had to pay an exorbitant salary and also lose customers," Thomas answered.

"That's because they didn't have a good eye!" Hagrid said. "Thomas, don't worry. I was a data a.n.a.lyst on Wall Street. Before deciding on a target, I conduct a lot of data a.n.a.lysis. This Kenny Parker is really good. He has coached several famous athletes; those athletes all improved, so the salary that I proposed to him is definitely worth it."

"Boss, perhaps I didn't explain clearly enough. What I mean is, the performance of every single coach headhunted away from Dai Li's training center showed that they did not have the ability to match their salaries. In other words, every single one of them was outstanding under Dai Li, but, upon leaving, they were terrible." Thomas then intentionally emphasized, "I'm talking about every single one. not a single exception."

Hagrid finally took this seriously. As a data a.n.a.lyst, he was naturally great at calculating, so he understood what "every single one, not a single exception" meant.

"Theoretically speaking, there is a possibility that everyone made a mistake in scouting, but that's almost impossible. Why is that? How can that be? To be fine under Dai Li but not after leaving?" Hagrid asked.

"No idea. No one knows why it happens." Thomas shook his head, "Perhaps it's Coach Li. Maybe he knows some witchcraft from the East!"

"There's no such thing as witchcraft!" Hagrid shook his head. However, Thomas' serious expression made Hagrid nervous. He couldn't help but ask, "Is everything you said true?"

Thomas nodded seriously.

"Then we can't hire this Kenny Parker anymore." Hagrid wasn't stupid. He was able to stand on his own on Wall Street, so he naturally kept away from risks when it was possible.

On Wall Street, if he gambled without considering the risks, he would have jumped off the Empire State building more than a dozen times.

"I'll call him immediately to tell him that I won't hire him!" Hagrid said.

面對一個正處於青春叛逆期的孩子,李戴心中盡是無可奈何.

　　李戴也是那個時候成長過來的,這個時候的孩子叛逆,敏感,他知道在這種叛逆期青少年的眼中,大人說什麼都是錯誤的.

　　李戴能夠預測到,單憑自己三言兩語,是不可能阻止豪爾斯每天晚上去和同伴踢球,而且如果自己繼續這樣勸說下去,非但起不到效果,還有可能引起豪爾斯更大的牴觸.

　　"得從另一個角度想想辦法才行."李戴想到這裡,開口說道:"豪爾斯,你是知道的,你父親希望你成爲一個職業球員,然後去歐洲的五大聯賽踢球,最好是去西甲.那麼你知道西甲是什麼樣子麼?"

　　豪爾斯搖了搖頭.

　　李戴接着問道:"那你去過西班牙麼?"

　　豪爾斯再次搖了搖頭.

　　"想去麼?"李戴馬上問.

　　豪爾斯這次點了點頭.

　　"那好,你回去準備一下,就在最近幾天,我帶你去西班牙."李戴接着說道:"我們去皇家馬德里,還有巴塞羅那."

　　佩頓將這句話翻譯給豪爾斯,豪爾斯的臉色頓時一片興奮,他忍不住開口問道:"真的?"

　　"當然是真的,等辦好了簽證,我就帶你去,不過前提是,最近幾天你要給我認真的訓練."李戴開口回答道.

　　得知可以去西班牙,豪爾斯顯然是受到了很大的激勵,訓練也認真了很多.

　　佩頓則開口說道:"老闆,你給他的這個激勵可是一根誘人的胡蘿蔔,這孩子瞬間有了幹勁.不過你真的要帶他去西西班牙麼?"

　　"這不是獎勵這麼簡單."李戴長嘆一口氣,接着說道:"我答應帶他去西班牙,是希望他可以明白,他到底在爲了什麼而訓練."

　　"我不太清楚你的意思."佩頓開口說道.

　　李戴卻話音一轉,開口說道:"我的那輛車開起來還不錯吧?"

　　"呃,當然,保時捷911啊,那可是我的Dream Car.老闆,你放心,我會按時保養,不會弄壞它的."佩頓開口說道.

　　"那你是什麼時候喜歡上這款車的?"李戴接着問.

　　"什麼時候?記不太清了,在我很小的時候,在一個汽車雜誌上看到轉款車,就喜歡上它了."佩頓回答道.

　　"是啊,你是先看到了它,然後才喜歡上了它,換而言之,如果你沒見過這車,單純是別人告訴你,保時捷有一款車叫911,這車有多少的優點,有多麼的優秀,那它還會成爲你的Dream Car麼?"李戴接着問.

　　佩頓想了想,開口答道:"應該不會吧,畢竟沒有親眼見過."

　　"這就對了,人類慾望的形成,最直接的方式就是直觀的視覺刺激,一件東西呈現在你面前時,才最容易勾起你佔有的慾望.比如你去餐館,菜單上美食的圖片,相比起一行行菜品的名稱而言,更容易勾起你的食慾.又或者是一位性感女性,如果是出現在"花花公子"上,你會想着跟她上牀,但如果只是出現在電話號碼本上的一個名字,你可能連硬起來都很難!"

　　李戴用調侃的眼神看了看佩頓,接着說道:"夢想實際上也是一種慾望,所以也是這個樣子,親眼所見的東西,更容易形成慾望,然後成爲人的夢想,人則會長生一種動力,一種追逐和實現夢想的動力,這也是我打算帶豪爾斯去西班牙的原因.豪爾斯從來沒有去過西班牙,也不知道西甲是什麼樣子,他只是聽別人說,西甲很好,皇家馬德里或者巴塞羅那這種豪門俱樂部,是所有職業球員嚮往的地方.但對他來說,這一切太虛幻了,因爲他從來沒有見過,他甚至連職業球員都不是,他對西甲的渴望,並不是那麼的強烈,他對皇家馬德里或者巴塞羅那那種豪門,也沒有渴望."

　　"所以你纔要帶豪爾斯去西班牙?"佩頓開口問.

　　"是的,我希望他可以親眼看一看真正的西甲,親眼看一看世界上最頂級的足球豪門,到底是什麼樣子的,我要讓他知道,皇家馬德里,巴塞羅那,或者是拜仁慕尼黑,切爾西,尤文圖斯...那種世界頂級的豪門俱樂部,纔是他該去的地方,而不是你家附近的小球場!"

　　"我希望這樣可以勾起他的慾望,人一旦有了慾望,纔會有前進的動力,纔會去爲了一個目標而努力.如果他滿足於現在的生活,安於現狀的話,他一輩子都不會有太大的成就的."李戴話音頓了頓,望向了佩頓,接着說道:"還有你,你也要去,我可不會西班牙語."

　　"你不會連翻譯的錢都想省吧?"佩頓有些鬱悶的說:"老闆,你可是很有錢的."

　　"你這個白癡,公費去歐洲旅遊的機會,帶薪而且吃住交通全包,你要是不願意,我可就帶別人去了."李戴笑着說道.

　　"去,我去,我肯定去!"佩頓立馬答應下來.

　　李戴則拿出手機,撥通了布雷克的電話:"蘭迪,給皇家馬德里和巴塞羅那發一封信函,就說美國國家田徑隊主教練希望可以訪問他們的俱樂部.

　　...

　　結束了一天的工作,教練們洗了個澡,然後回到了教練更衣室,打算換好衣服後回家.

　　"肯尼,下班了,要去喝一杯麼?"一名年輕的教練邀請自己的同事.

　　"不了,我今天開車來的.要不你還是去找安德魯吧!"對方搖了搖頭.

　　"安德魯,你有時間麼,一起去喝一杯?"這名教練果然邀請了對方.

　　"好啊,累了一天了,去哪?還是上次那個酒吧麼?"

　　"去上次隔壁那家吧."年輕教練接着說道:"最近可真夠忙的,增加了不少的客戶,也增加了不少的工作量,我得喝點酒舒緩一下心情."

　　"都是因爲奧運會啊.美國田徑隊的運動員,有三分之一都來咱們的訓練中心報了名,聽說老闆給了他們八折的優惠.而且奧運會的成績那麼好,也吸引了很多新客戶.我琢磨着,短時間內,我的工作量只會增加,不會減少."那名叫安德魯的教練說道.

　　"我覺得這反倒是好事."年輕教練接着道:"奧運會結束後,老闆不是給我們增發了一個月的薪水作爲獎金麼!而且我聽說,今年的年終獎也會翻倍.不過老闆這次去歐洲考察,要是帶上我的話,就更好了.等於是免費去歐洲旅遊,這也算是不錯的員工福利!"

　　"你們這種單身的青年肯定很想去,我就不同了,這種福利還不如折現,把機票和酒店的食宿費折現城獎金,讓我可以攢一筆錢,給我兒子上大學.現在大學的學費太貴了,我兒子又拿不到全額獎學金,指望助學貸款,他恐怕十幾年都還不清."一名年紀稍大點的教練開口說道.

　　提到了年終獎可能會有所增加,更衣室裡的幾人都打開了話匣子,唯獨那名叫肯尼的教練,低着頭默默不語.

　　大家換好了衣服,陸續走出了更衣室,肯尼也走到自己的衣櫃前,他看了看左右沒有人注意到他,纔在衣櫃裡拿出了一個文件袋,然後打開文件袋,取出了裡面的文件,仔細的看了一遍.

　　如果有人在旁邊的話,一定能夠認出,這文件是一份個人簡歷,正是這位"肯尼"的個人簡歷.

　　肯尼收好了文件袋,整理了一下衣服,然後離開了更衣室.他上了自己的車,掏出手機,撥通了一個電話號碼.

　　"海格先生麼?我是肯尼-帕克,我們在哪裡見面?好的,我帶了簡歷,馬上過去."

　　肯尼結束了通話,看了看不遠處"李教練訓練中心"的大字招牌.

　　"我應該得到更高的薪水,而不是區區一個月的獎金."

　　...

　　海格曾經是華爾街的一名數據分析師,他平時酷愛極限運動,年輕的時候也曾經夢想過去當一名職業極限運動的運動員,可惜他沒有那個天賦,最終還是走上了金融這條道路.

　　在華爾街玩金融,很多時候都像是在賭博,海格是做數據分析的,更是早就看透了這一點,所以他在攢了一筆錢之後,選擇了離開華爾街,離開了紐約,返回了老家洛杉磯.他用自己的積蓄,買下了一家極限運動俱樂部,開始了自己新的生活.

　　搞極限運動的,除了一些保障安全的外設之外,體能顯然是最重要的一個方面,所以海格希望聘請到幾位好一些的體能教練,作爲俱樂部的體能訓練師.

　　很快的,他就盯上了李戴的體能訓練中心.李戴的體能訓練中心是整個洛杉磯,乃至整個美國最棒的體能訓練中心,特別是奧運會的成績,早已讓李戴名聲大振.所以海格覺得,那裡的教練也是能力一流的,所以他打算從李戴的訓練中心裡,挖走幾位教練.

　　海格找調查公司打聽了一下,得知李戴的訓練中心收費雖然非常高,可他給自己教練所開出來的薪水並不算高,於是他馬上打算採用高薪的方法,從李戴那裡挖人.

　　不過挖人也是要講究策略的,像是克里斯-佩頓這種,是最早跟隨李戴的教練,而且早已經獨當一面,可以作爲一個分店的負責人,李戴甚至給了他一些乾股的分紅,像是這種李戴團隊的核心成員,肯定是挖不走的.

　　所以海格將目標鎖定在那些比較年輕,薪水不高,在李戴那裡工作了一段時間,卻沒有進入到李戴團隊核心的教練身上.

　　肯尼-帕克就是海格鎖定的第一個目標,也是海格選擇的突破口.他符合海格所設定的條件,年紀不到三十歲,薪水在李戴那裡只能算是中下,在李戴的訓練中心工作時間也接近了兩年,但一直沒有得到升遷和重用,短時間內怕是很難得到職務或者薪水上的提升.

　　於是海格向肯尼-帕克遞出了橄欖枝,他越了海格面談,而結果也正如海格所料,肯尼-帕克對自己目前的薪水並不滿意,他和海格面談之後,果斷的接受了海格給出的薪水.

　　對於海格來說,這是一個很好的開始,接下來,他打算再開出更好的條件,希望可以從李戴那裡挖走一兩個更有能力和經驗的教練.

　　清早,海格來到了自己的極限運動俱樂部,他將那份個人簡歷遞給了俱樂部負責訓練工作的主教練.

　　"托馬斯,我打算請這個人回來,充實一下我們的體能教練團隊."海格開口說道.

　　這位名叫托馬斯的教練是這裡的老員工,這家極限運動俱樂部已經更換了三個老闆,但托馬斯卻始終在這裡工作,每一位老闆也都願意重用他.他的能力雖然不是非常的出衆,但勝在做事情穩健,而且在極限運動的領域也有一些名氣和人脈,算是一個老成謀國的人物.

　　托馬斯教練接過了這份簡歷,打開看了看,他很快的就看到了,在工作經歷的那一欄裡,有着"李教練訓練中心"這幾個字.

　　"老闆,這個肯尼-帕克,是您親自招募的麼?"托馬斯立即問道.

　　"是啊,現在找工作,都是直接和老闆談."海格笑着說道.

　　"那應該還沒有籤合同吧?"托馬斯接着問.

　　"沒有,不過薪水已經談好了,等他來到以後,直接可以籤合同."海格開口答道.

　　"呼!"托馬斯長出一口氣:"還好,沒簽合同,沒簽合同就好."

　　"托馬斯教練,你這話是什麼意思?什麼叫沒簽合同就好?"海格有些不爽的問,他好不容易挖來的人,卻遭到了托馬斯的反對,心情自然是非常不爽.

　　托馬斯卻開口說道:"老闆,你剛回洛杉磯不久,所以有一件事情你不知道,在洛杉磯,只要是從事體育訓練行業的,有一條禁忌,是絕對不能觸碰的."

　　"什麼禁忌?"海格開口問道.

　　"決不能從李戴那裡挖人!"托馬斯開口答道.

　　"爲什麼?"海格冷哼一聲:"我知道這個李戴是美國田徑隊的主教練,可也不能這麼霸道吧!他難道把員工當成是自己的私產,當成是他的奴隸麼?只能爲他一個人工作?我就算是從他那裡挖人,又能怎樣!"

　　海格的表情顯得很憤怒,托馬斯則馬上解釋道:"老闆,你誤會了,李教練並沒有限制別人去他的訓練中心挖人,之前也有很多的體能訓練中心或者大型的健身房,從李戴那裡挖走教練,但結果就是,他們都虧慘了."

　　"什麼意思?"海格不解問.

　　"他們從李戴那裡挖走了教練,付給了他們更好的薪水,對他們委以重任,但是那些教練卻沒有表現出相應的能力,也就是說那些教練的訓練水平,配不上那份薪水.客戶可不喜歡水平低下的教練,有些體能訓練中心不僅要支付一筆昂貴的薪水,還因此失去了不少的客戶."托馬斯開口答道.

　　"那是他們眼光不行吧!"海格接着說道:"托馬斯,你放心,我之前是在華爾街做數據分析的,我在鎖定目標之前,也進行過大量的數據分析,這個肯尼-帕克真的很不錯,他在李教練的訓練中心,執教過多位很知名的運動員,那些運動員都有不同程度的提高,所以我給他開出的薪水,是絕對值得的."

　　"老闆,我剛剛大概沒有解釋清楚,我的意思是,從李戴那裡所挖走的每一個教練,在離開李教練的訓練中心以後,都沒有表現出和他薪水匹配的能力.也就是說,他們每一個人在李戴的手下,都表現的很優秀,但是他們離開以後,卻都變得非常糟糕."托馬斯說到這裡,故意的強調道:"我說的是每一個人,沒有一個例外."

　　海格的表情終於嚴肅起來,他作爲數據分析師,自然是精於算計,知道所謂的"每一個人,沒有例外"的背後含義是什麼.

　　"從理論上說,雖然存在着每一個人都看走眼的可能,但從概率上說,這卻是不可能的事情.到底是爲什麼?爲什麼會有這種結果.在李戴那裡能行,離開了就不行了?"海格開口問道.

　　"不知道,也沒有人知道爲什麼會這樣."托馬斯搖了搖頭:"或許是那個李教練,懂得什麼東方的巫術吧!"

　　"這世界上哪有什麼巫術!"海格搖了搖頭,但托馬斯那副認真的表情,卻讓海格心中一緊,他不由自主的繼續問道:"你說的這些都是真的?"

　　托馬斯很認真的點了點頭.

　　"那這個肯尼-帕克,我們是不能要了."海格可並不傻,他能夠在華爾街站住腳跟,自然懂得儘可能的規避風險.

　　在華爾街混,若是那種見了利潤不顧風險只知道賭一把的愣頭青,早就在帝國大廈的樓頂跳下去幾十次了.

　　"我馬上給他打電話,告訴他,我不會僱傭他!"海格開口說道.