Griffin had no way of knowing the value of this forty-man roster, because all of them were college players. Even if they were exposed to the intensive gaze of scouts, they still could not confirm their future abilities and development - most importantly, market value.

Although there are not many talented players, there are also many.

But there are very few players with commercial value.

Not every player can become Michael Jordan, and not every player can become David Beckham. The relationship between commercial value and competitive sports is complicated. Among the 100,000 top and outstanding players, only one may ignite the value of the commercial market.

This is even more true for the rugby stadium.

Compared with basketball and football, the commercial value of rugby is more reflected in the team, and the players themselves are unfavorable due to the large number.

A basketball team, eleven people; a football team, twenty-five people; a football team, fifty-three people.

The difference in the base number of players is destined to focus on attention, the difference in attention and promotion difficulty, and the market value of rugby players is indeed greatly reduced.

Therefore, it is obviously impossible for Griffin to estimate the value of this list now.

But Griffin knew Lu Yiqi.

He knew that Lu Yiqi would never be aimless, and he also knew that since Lu Yiqi listed this list, it meant that Lu Yiqi had enough confidence.

The densely packed forty names, which were placed in the hand, was a piece of light paper, but it was heavy in Griffin's hand.

Griffin was really curious about how Lu Yiqi "find" these forty names, but his thoughts were just surging in his mind for a moment, and then he braked urgently and did not continue to pursue it. Instead, he carefully collected the list and his brain was heading towards the next question:

How should we convince these players to sign the contract?

Trust and curiosity.

Both things are absolutely not that simple, especially after growing up and entering society, especially after entering the world where money is paramount on Wall Street, this is even more so.

But Griffin was willing to trust Lu Yiqi. Because that person was Lu Yiqi, things were so simple.

"What do you think about the name of the brokerage company?"

Griffin had already folded the list, but his thoughts did not continue to stay here. He got to the point with a familiarity, and his quick and neat performance surprised Lu Yiqi.

"Are you sure you are ready to start your own business? I think you have always been yearning to stay on Wall Street, and that is what you are always pursuing your hard work."

Whether it was the previous life or this life, the Griffin in Lu Yiqi's memory was like this.

Faced with Lu Yiqi's concern, Griffin complained directly without hesitation, "So, it is best for the agency to succeed, otherwise this friend would have nothing to do."

"Haha." Lu Yiqi laughed happily.

After pausing for a moment, Griffin's expression also fell a little lonely. "I know everything is business. They don't mean to target any independent individuals, but that's true. In the Wall Street system, we are not humans. We are just a series of numbers, and even if we climb to the highest peak, we still cannot get rid of."

Just recently in September, Lehman Brothers, the fourth largest investment bank in the United States, filed for bankruptcy, and Merrill Lynch, the third largest investment bank in the United States, was also acquired. Goldman Sachs Group and Morgan Stanley were subsequently converted into commercial banks, which also announced that Wall Street's investment banking has officially become history.

Once upon a time, they always thought that as long as they climbed high enough, they could become "chess players" and get rid of control; but after going around in circles, the so-called "chess players" eventually became another set of numbers.

Numbers can be sacrificed, ignored, eliminated, and liquidated at any time.

It's so simple.

Little shrimp like Griffin and Hansen are the bottom layer and the first set of irrelevant numbers to be liquidated in the torrent storm.

It seems to be incredible in normal times, but it is unarmed when disaster strikes.

This storm that swept the entire Wall Street allowed Griffin to witness the destruction of countless families. He was also a little discouraged between pain and struggle.

Although thanks to Lu Yiqi's early warning, Griffin was not involved and even made a small profit, which could become the start-up capital for them to set up a brokerage company next; but in many cases, the harm is not just economic losses, just as life cannot be measured by numbers.

"I...huh, I'm a little tired."

In front of friends, Griffin did not be honest with all his moods, but was still willing to expose his weaknesses. "Maybe it's only temporary, but it does take a little time for me. Then, you appeared, you, the guy who took advantage of the situation, just caught my fatal weakness."

The self-taught words made Lu Yiqi laugh.

"Then, we'd better run the work before you regret it so that you won't run away." Lu Yiqi said deliberately and grimly.

"I knew you were a cunning guy." Griffin protested strongly.

"Foresight Blueprint." Lu Yiqi did not continue to joke, but gave an idea, "What do you think of the name of this as an agency?"

Griffin raised his eyebrows and thought for a while, then he understood the profound meaning behind the name, "Build a magnificent blueprint with profound and open-minded prophets' insights? Wow, Mr. Archie, you are really confident about yourself. Do you believe that these players will definitely become successful in the future?"

Lu Yiqi pursed his lips and said seriously, "I always have hope and belief."

Griffin rolled his eyes and expressed his complaints, but nodded afterwards, "Well, I must admit, this is an attractive name."

"I look forward to us to truly build a magnificent blueprint, otherwise Archie will go bankrupt." Griffin raised his hands, his index finger and middle fingers made cross-praying postures. The funny tone made Lu Yiqi laugh.

Night falls slowly.

Griffin and Lu Yiqi were busy until late at night. Jiang Wenjin specially prepared a midnight snack for the two and went to bed early. A small yellow light supported the rich night of the night. The cold moonlight projected on the lake outside the window, and the quiet and chilly mist slowly surrounded the world.

While waiting for all the work to come to a certain end, Griffin couldn't help but stand up and stretched his waist, "I feel like I'm almost falling apart."

"After graduation, you probably haven't insisted on exercising, right?" Lu Yiqi glanced at Griffin's slightly protruding belly and complained.

But Griffin waved his hand indifferently, "I still maintain the charm of a man, this is the most important thing."

Standing up, his eyes were attracted by the storm of smoke outside the window. Griffin and Lu Yiqi couldn't help but fall silent, just staring at the fog surging quietly.

for a long time.

"No wonder people always say that sometimes we should slow down and look up at the sky above, or look down at the road below, only then can we not lose our way."
Chapter completed!