24 - Contract Renewals, Part Two

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[00:00] fb
    You're not satisfied with 25 million? Then...
[00:04] fb
    How much do you want?
[00:06] fb
    I want another million.
[00:08] fb
    26 million!
[00:10] fb
    26 million?!
[00:12] fb
    After you hear my argument,
[00:14] fb
    I think you'll be obliged to
    give me that extra million.
[00:18] fb
    Bonda-kun?!
[00:21] bon
    This one million will make a big difference.
[00:23] bon
    It's only one million.
[00:25] bon
    But when I first entered the majors,
    my scout, Yasuda-san, said...
[00:29] (Flashback) yasu
    Being a pro is all about money.
[00:32] (Flashback) yasu
    When it's time for contract
    negotiations, be greedy.
[00:35] (Flashback) yasu
    Even if it's just for a million or two.
[00:37] (Flashback) yasu
    Every year, do everything
    you can to get that boost.
[00:40] (Flashback) yasu
    When it adds up, it'll make a big difference.
[00:45] (Flashback) yasu
    It's important to gradually
    build up those numbers.
[00:48] bon
    If I get over sixty appearances next season,
[00:52] bon
    I can get double my contract to 50 million.
[00:54] bon
    But they'll stop me just short
    of that by about 2 million,
[00:58] bon
    so I won't reach 50 million.
[01:00] bon
    But if I add on an extra million
    now to get to 26 million,
[01:04] bon
    then even if they make that cut,
    I'll make it to 50 million.
[01:07] bon
    Next year, the next year,
    and the year after that...
[01:10] bon
    This million yen now will have
    a huge impact on my earnings!
SIGN    Contract Renewals, Part Two
[02:46] bon
    Do you remember the Jingu Spiders
    4,000th win memorial game in October?
[02:53] bon
    It was against the Mops at Jingu Stadium.
[02:56] man
    R-Right...
[02:58] bon
    We'd reached first in the standings once,
[03:00] bon
    but after that, first place
    kept changing hands each day.
[03:04] bon
    Before that match, the Tempters
    were in first by half a game.
SIGN    Tempters
    
    
    
    
    Mops
    
    
    
    
    Spiders
SIGN    Jingu Stadium
[03:10] bon
    The matchups were us versus the Mops,
SIGN    Koshien Stadium
[03:13] bon
    and the Tempters versus the Wild Ones.
[03:15] bon
    After that, we were going
    to play five games on the road.
[03:20] bon
    In other words, if we'd lost that day,
[03:22] bon
    the chances of getting our memorial
    win at home would've plummeted.
[03:28] bon
    That game, our starter was the
    38-year-old Kawasaki-san,
[03:31] bon
    who had two wins in the seasons so far.
[03:34] kawa
    Haven't started in a while.
[03:37] bon
    At that point, Kawasaki-san
    had reached 149 career wins.
[03:42] kawa
    I'm hitting 150 wins this game for sure.
[03:45] bon
    Everyone wanted to get our 4,000th
    victory and Kawasaki-san's 150th win.
[03:53] bon
    Kawasaki-san is a team legend, after all.
SIGN    1st 2nd 3rd 4th
[03:58] bon
    Kawasaki-san did a great job that day,
    giving up no runs through the fourth.
[04:03] bon
    But...
[04:04] bon
    In the fifth, when he could've qualified for
    the win, he gave up a two-run homer.
[04:10] bon
    In the bottom of that inning,
    a pinch hitter was sent in for him.
[04:13] (Flashback) koz
    Don't worry. You did well today.
[04:15] bon
    But just then, we started hitting
SIGN    1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
[04:20] bon
    and turned it around!
[04:22] kawa
    Maybe I'll get that win after all!
[04:24] bon
    I'm the one who took over after that.
[04:27] (Flashback) koz
    Natsunosuke, just handle two innings for now.
[04:30] (Flashback) bon
    Yes, sir.
SIGN    Other Games
SIGN    Tempters 0-7 Wild Ones 5th Purple Shadows 2-2 Oxen 4th Jaguars 1-2 Savage 6th
[04:32] bon
    Around the same time, we learned
    that the Tempters at Koshien
[04:35] bon
    were losing 7-0 in the 5th.
[04:40] (Flashback) man
    Whoever wins here will take first place!
[04:42] bon
    I pitched well again that day,
[04:45] bon
    and I held them to no runs
    in the sixth and the seventh.
[04:48] (Flashback) man
    Natsunosuke, you're on fire today.
    Handle another inning, won't you?
[04:52] (Flashback) bon
    What?
[04:54] bon
    In the end, I pitched the 6th, 7th,
    and 8th innings to secure the hold.
SIGN    3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
[04:58] bon
    And of course, Segawa-san was all set
    to go in as closer in the 9th.
[05:02] bon
    But leading off that inning
    was their cleanup, Norman,
[05:06] bon
    whom they weren't going to pinch hit for.
[05:08] man
    A left-hander, eh?
[05:10] (Flashback) man
    Natsunosuke, stick in through
    Norman, would you?
[05:15] bon
    I struck out Norman.
[05:20] bon
    Now Segawa-san will finish the game, huh?
[05:22] (Flashback) man
    Well, I'd prefer not to change
    in the middle of an inning...
[05:26] (Flashback) man
    Have Natsunosuke handle the last two.
[05:36] bon
    I was still on fire, so I easily
    got the last two outs also.
SIGN    Celebration!
SIGN    Jingu Spiders 4,000 Total Wins
[05:42] (Flashback) mat
    The Spiders land their record 4,000th win!
[05:48] (Flashback) mat
    Kawasaki gets his 150th win in the pros!
[05:51] (Flashback) mat
    And with that win, the Spiders also take
    first place in the league standings!
[05:58] bon
    The point I'm appealing on is that I
    contributed to our memorial win at Jingu,
[06:03] bon
    and that I also got
     Kawasaki-san his 150th win.
[06:07] bon
    And although we played seven games after that,
[06:11] bon
    we ended up remaining in first the whole time.
[06:16] bon
    In other words, the moment we secured
    our eventual first-place ranking,
SIGN    Spiders
    
    
    
    
    Tempters
    
    
    
    
    Mops
[06:20] bon
    I was the one on the mound.
[06:24] man
    But, Bonda-kun, we knew all that.
[06:27] man
    That's why we offered you 25 million yen.
[06:30] bon
    You're saying you took that
    fact into account already?
[06:33] man
    That's right. So we can't
    add on another million.
[06:40] as
    We heard you out, so that's that, right?
[06:43] as
    Do you accept?
[06:44] man
    I'm so glad. Well, I have
    some things to take care of...
[06:47] bon
    Wait a minute! My appeal isn't over yet!
[06:53] bon
    There's actually more to the story than that.
[06:56] bon
    If you hear me out to the end,
[06:58] bon
    you'll understand the logic of
    giving me the extra million.
[07:02] man
    B-Bonda's hanging in there!
[07:06] man
    You contributed to us getting our 4,000th win
[07:09] man
    and Kawasaki-kun's 150th win at home.
[07:12] man
    That was also the moment our team
    rose to its lasting first place position.
[07:17] man
    In other words, you contributed to
    the team's record, and to its legacy.
[07:24] man
    But as I said before, we've factored
    all that into your 25 million.
[07:27] man
    We can't offer any more.
[07:29] bon
    But at that match—
[07:31] man
    I'm afraid we're just
    running in circles like this.
[07:34] man
    Let's take an hour break and cool our heads.
[07:39] as
    Yes, let's do that.
[07:40] as
    Time for a break, a break!
[07:43] as
    Break time, break time!
[07:44] man
    I really do have to see to something.
[07:52] bon
    It's a standard club trick. Buy time
    by saying, "Let's cool our heads."
[07:57] bon
    Most players will use the break time
    to reflect on their weak hand,
[08:02] bon
    regret being stubborn, and fold like that.
[08:09] bon
    But what a time to call for a breather...
[08:12] bon
    I'd worked myself into a frenzy,
    and now it's all gone.
[08:18] rep
    It's Bonda!
[08:19] bon
    Let's see...
[08:23] bon
    Wh-What is it?!
[08:25] bon
    I-I haven't signed anything yet!
[08:27] rap
    No, it's not about
    the contract negotiations...
[08:30] bon
    The fact that the news reached me then
    was a massive stroke of luck.
[08:35] bon
    Or at the very least,
    it gave me the push I needed.
[08:43] man
    Boy, you are stubborn...
[08:46] man
    He certainly is determined.
[08:48] man
    I thought that after the break,
    he'd sign the contract just like that.
[08:54] man
    But I'm afraid you're just wasting your time.
[08:57] as
    It's a fair amount, no matter how you slice it.
[09:01] as
    Can't we come to an agreement?
[09:03] bon
    I'm telling you, hear out
    the rest of the story or—
[09:07] as
    Listen.
[09:07] as
    This isn't all about you.
[09:09] as
    We have negotiations with
    a lot of other players today.
[09:12] as
    We can't indulge your selfishness forever.
[09:15] bon
    If you refuse to hear me out,
    can we at least delay the negotiations?
[09:20] bon
    We can resume another day.
[09:22] as
    How dare you?!
    You're not a star player, you know!
[09:25] as
    Be reasonable!
[09:28] as
    We can't afford to take that kind of time.
[09:30] as
    All the negotiation slots are filled
    for at least the next ten days.
[09:33] bon
    So us players in the 20 millions are
    supposed to shut up and do as we're told?
[09:38] bon
    Whether we make 20 million or 100,
    we players are our own advocates.
[09:42] bon
    We're all desperate here!
[09:44] as
    Don't quibble with us!
[09:45] man
    Hey...
[09:47] as
    S-Sorry.
[09:49] as
    I'm sorry. Forgive me.
[09:51] as
    I went too far.
[09:52] bon
    No... as did I.
[09:56] man
    I suppose you leave us no choice.
[09:59] man
    But all we're doing is hearing your pitch.
[10:01] man
    We can't promise you anything.
[10:03] bon
    Thank you very much.
[10:05] bon
    That game was in all the sports papers.
[10:09] bon
    But would our 4,000th victory and
    Kawasaki-san's 150th win have been
[10:14] bon
    that big a deal on their own?
[10:19] bon
    That day, there was another reason
    the game was in all the papers.
[10:24] bon
    Because of showbiz gossip.
[10:28] man
    Showbiz gossip?
[10:32] bon
    Yes!
[10:45] man
    Showbiz gossip?
[10:48] bon
    Yes!
[10:50] (Flashback) fan
    Bonda!
[11:00] man
    Behind home plate at #Jingu.
[11:02] man
    I think the couple next to me is...
SIGN    1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
[11:12] (Flashback) bon
    And there we go!
[11:14] (Flashback) man
    Bonda held on through the 8th, too!
[11:16] (Flashback) man
    Segawa will be the closer in the 9th!
[11:18] (Flashback) girl
    A one-run game!
    You think we'll make it out?
[11:21] (Flashback) man
    This is bad, though...
[11:23] (Flashback) man
    We need to leave the stadium this inning.
[11:24] (Flashback) man
    Once the match ends,
    the crowd will come pouring out...
[11:27] (Flashback) girl
    I want to see the end, but I guess we gotta go!
SIGN    Meiji Jingu Stadium
[11:31] (Flashback) girl
    We'd better get a taxi fast...
[11:40] bon
    A singer and an actor.
[11:42] bon
    That young star couple's
    relationship was exposed.
[11:46] bon
    Those two Spiders fans had come
    with all their defenses in place,
[11:50] bon
    yet a sharp-eyed fan tweeted about it online,
[11:53] bon
    and that tweet went viral...
[11:56] bon
    It was major news.
[11:58] bon
    There had never even been rumors
    about the two of them before then.
[12:02] bon
    In all the sports papers the next day,
SIGN    Sports Morning Star Couple's Relationship Exposed Shiraki Yugo x Shinoyama Chie
[12:05] bon
    "Star couple's relationship exposed!
    Shinoyama Chie, Shiraki Yugo!"
[12:09] bon
    And below that, it talked about
    the Spiders' 4,000th memorial victory
[12:13] bon
    and Kawasaki's 150th win as a pro.
[12:17] (Flashback) rep
    Um, are you two dating?
[12:20] (Flashback) girl
    Um...
[12:21] (Flashback) man
    No, we're just friends.
[12:24] (Flashback) rep
    But you seemed quite close while
    you were watching the game.
[12:27] (Flashback) rep
    Like a couple.
[12:28] (Flashback) girl
    What? Where did that come from?
[12:30] (Flashback) rep
    A fan tweeted about you online.
[12:33] (Flashback) man
    What? Online?
[12:37] (Flashback) man
    What are those cheers for?
[12:39] (Flashback) rep
    Apparently, Bonda took the mound in the 9th,
[12:42] (Flashback) rep
    and struck Norman out.
[12:44] (Flashback) girl
    Bonda did?!
[12:46] (Flashback) man
    Will they be okay without Segawa in the 9th?
[12:49] (Flashback) rep
    Well, Norman's a left-handed hitter...
[12:52] (Flashback) rep
    It looks like Bonda is pitching
    to the next batter, too!
[12:56] (Flashback) man
    Then Bonda's hanging in to the end today?
[12:57] (Flashback) girl
    Are they going to be okay?
[13:00] (Flashback) rep
    Are you two fans of the Spiders?
[13:03] (Flashback) girl
    Yes, we are!
[13:04] (Flashback) man
    That's how we started...
[13:06] (Flashback) rep
    They admitted it!
[13:07] (Flashback) rep
    They're dating!
[13:11] (Flashback) girl
    What?
[13:14] (Flashback) rep
    Time to celebrate, you guys!
[13:16] (Flashback) rep
    Bonda got us through the inning!
[13:18] (Flashback) girl
    Yes!
[13:19] (Flashback) girl
    Now we're in first place!
[13:22] (Flashback) man
    Great job, Bonda!
[13:24] bon
    ...he shouted out, they say.
SIGN    In that moment... "Great job, Bonda!"
[13:28] man
    But that all happened outside the stadium.
[13:32] man
    Our evaluation only takes into
    account your play on the pitch.
[13:36] bon
    But it put our memorial
    victory on the front page.
[13:41] as
    But that had nothing to do with you.
[13:44] bon
    But it's not unconnected, is it?
[13:47] bon
    That match, fans started
    tweeting about the game,
[13:50] bon
    and it took some time
    for the reporters to catch on...
[13:55] bon
    I bet that big couple hadn't planned
    to watch the game to the 8th.
[14:00] bon
    The longer they stayed there,
[14:02] bon
    the more likely it was that
    they'd be spotted by the fans.
[14:06] bon
    In the end, by the time
    they left the stadium,
[14:08] bon
    the reporters had already
     caught up with them.
[14:10] bon
    There wouldn't have been
    an article if they hadn't.
[14:15] bon
    What kept them rooted to
    the stadium until the eighth
[14:18] bon
    was watching me hold onto
    that 3-2 lead with my pitching.
[14:22] bon
    And I'm pretty sure things would've been
    a lot different if they hadn't been found.
[14:29] (Flashback) fb
    Great job, Bonda!
[14:32] bon
    That moment was played
    repeatedly on TV, too.
[14:35] (Flashback) rep
    The match they'd gone to see was the
    Jingu Spiders' memorial 4,000th victory.
[14:41] bon
    Each time the gossip story
    was played in the media,
[14:44] bon
    our 4,000th victory was mentioned, too.
[14:47] bon
    As was Kawasaki-san's 150th win.
[14:50] man
    In other words,
[14:51] man
    you want a million yen as a performance
    fee for making the memorial game exciting?
[15:00] man
    Well, I think I see what you're getting at.
[15:03] man
    All right, we'll boost you 500,000.
[15:06] man
    How about 25.5 million?
[15:09] as
    GM!
[15:10] man
    Please, let that be enough.
[15:12] as
    You can't do that! You can't
    be the first one to fold!
[15:16] as
    Bonda-kun's the one who will fold!
[15:18] as
    You're hurting our position with the players!
[15:22] man
    No, this won't hurt us.
[15:24] man
    I'm making a judgement call.
[15:26] man
    And I'm moved by your appeal.
[15:28] as
    GM!
[15:30] bon
    Excuse me. 500,000 is nice,
[15:33] bon
    but the truth is, there's more
    to the appeal than that.
[15:38] man
    There's more?!
[15:39] bon
    It's actually still unfolding...
    Or you could say, it's been revived.
[15:44] bon
    Oh, so you haven't heard yet.
[15:46] bon
    Could you open that computer
    and look at the top trending topics?
[15:51] as
    Let's see...
[15:52] man
    What does it say?
[15:55] as
    "Big couple announces engagement.
[15:58] as
    Ceremony set for next spring.
    Shiraki Yugo, Shinoyama Chie.
[16:01] as
    Two months pregnant."
[16:03] as
    What?!
[16:04] bon
    That news went live one hour ago.
[16:07] bon
    I suspect it's the top story
    on all the talk shows right now.
[16:12] fb
    Great job, Bonda!
[16:16] rep
    Their relationship was made public
[16:17] rep
    when the two went to see a
    baseball game at Jingu Stadium.
[16:21] rep
    That game was the Spiders' 4,000th victory,
[16:25] rep
    and the two are apparently big Spiders fans.
[16:28] rep
    Thus, Bonda has sent the couple
    a message of congratulations.
[16:32] bon
    Hey, this is Bonda Natsunosuke
    with the Jingu Spiders!
SIGN    A congratulatory message
    from
    "Great job, Bonda!"
SIGN    Jingu Spiders Player Bonda Natsunosuke
[16:35] bon
    Shiraki-san, Shinoyama-san,
    congratulations on your engagement!
[16:39] bon
    Keep cheering for the Spiders, okay?
[16:42] rep
    That was Bonda's congratulatory message!
[16:45] bon
    They came to interview me
    during the break earlier.
[16:50] bon
    The story will probably be played
    repeatedly over the next few days,
[16:54] bon
    and it'll be picked up by
    newspapers and magazines...
[16:54] man
    Their relationship and wedding would've
    come to light eventually anyway.
[16:58] man
    But the timing of the exposure
    was so convenient for Bonda.
[17:02] man
    Y-You've got us.
[17:05] man
    An appeal like that...
[17:07] man
    All right. We'll make it 26 million.
[17:12] man
    Thank you!
[17:15] man
    I'm sorry for all of my rudeness.
[17:18] man
    It's all right. Do your best
    for us next year, all right?
[17:21] bon
    Excuse me, then!
[17:26] man
    Goodness me...
[17:27] man
    Well, seeing a baseball player
    appeal his heart out like that
[17:31] man
    is a sign of his professional spirit!
[17:33] man
    It's a good thing.
[17:35] man
    And they're expecting him to be
    our ace middle reliever next year.
[17:39] man
    I'm glad we left him feeling happy.
[17:43] as
    Besides, it's not as if it makes a
    big difference to us whether it's 25 or 26.
[17:49] bon
    Yes!
[17:50] bon
    18 million to 26 million!
[17:53] bon
    I got me an 8 million yen pay raise!
[17:56] bon
    For a guy who didn't play for four
    months due to injury, that's fantastic!
SIGN    Yakiniku Jolena
[18:02] shi
    To all three of us for securing
    our contract renewals!
[18:05] shi
    It's great that we know
    we'll be playing here next year.
[18:09] bon
    Ohno Yukio got a 19 million
    raise to 39 million.
[18:15] bon
    Shibuya Akira got an extra million,
    taking him to 37 million.
[18:19] bon
    Boy, Yukio, you've really left me
    in the dust now.
[18:22] yuki
    I still don't feel like I've earned
     that number 3 jersey, though.
[18:26] shi
    No, you've made your way
    into the regular lineup.
[18:30] shi
    Your contract's going to keep
    going higher and higher.
[18:33] yuki
    I can't be sure of that just yet.
[18:34] yuki
    If they bring in a foreigner who
    can hit, they'll drop me in no time!
[18:39] bon
    Yukio's started climbing the pro
    baseball ladder at a nice pace.
[18:44] bon
    I can't say I'm not a bit envious,
[18:46] bon
    but I'm also proud of him as
    a fellow Yamanashian.
[18:48] shi
    By the way, who's paying the check today?
[18:52] bon
    Yukio's, since he earns the most now.
[18:55] yuki
    But I'm the youngest!
[18:57] shi
    You and I are the same age, Natsunosuke.
[19:00] shi
    But I was born in October,
    and you were born in September.
[19:03] shi
    That makes you the oldest here.
[19:04] bon
    Hey, I make the least money of all of us!
[19:08] shi
    What's the big deal?
[19:09] shi
    The three of us won't even break 50,000.
[19:12] yuki
    It's okay, Senpai.
[19:13] yuki
    I'll pay today.
[19:15] yuki
    Yukio...
[19:18] yuki
    But just for today.
[19:22] wait
    That will be 48,500 yen.
[19:24] yuki
    Sure thing.
[19:26] yuki
    I'd like a receipt, please.
[19:28] bon
    That Yukio... Is it just my imagination,
    or does he look taller today?
[19:34] bon
    One way or another, we all
    got great contract increases.
[19:39] bon
    I'm glad we got to celebrate with that party.
[19:43] bon
    By the way, once I was by myself...
[19:45] bon
    Argh!
[19:47] bon
    But, but, but... Maybe I shouldn't
    have said all that to the management!
[19:52] bon
    That's right!
[19:53] bon
    I'm sure I upset them!
[19:55] bon
    I bet they thought I was just splitting hairs!
[19:59] bon
    But, but... I really did want a better salary!
[20:05] bon
    What do I do? What do I do?!
[20:05] bon
    At any rate, I managed to make it
    safely to the end of the year.
[20:12] bon
    This is my workplace.
[20:15] bon
    I'm Bonda Natsunosuke, twenty-seven
    years old and entering my ninth season.
[20:19] bon
    I make 18... I mean, 26 million yen a year!
SIGN    1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
[20:25] mat
    The Spiders lead three to two!
[20:27] mat
    Top of the 8th, Carnabeats at bat.
[20:29] mat
    With runners on first and second with
    two out, they're in position to tie the game!
[20:33] ann
    Bonda will be pitching for Ichioka.
[20:37] ann
    Jersey number 39!
[20:41] bon
    Well, I guess it's time to get to work!
[20:44] bon
    This hitter's contract is 22 million.
[20:47] bon
    As someone making 26 million,
    I can't possibly lose.
[20:51] toku
    This is gonna be your season, Natsunosuke!
[20:54] mat
    Now Bonda takes the mound.
[20:56] mat
    There are hopes that he'll be
    the season's ace middle reliever.
[20:57] yuki
    Bonda-san...
[20:59] koz
    Natsunosuke...
[21:01] man
    We're counting on you!
[21:02] shi
    You can do this easy!
[21:04] yuki
    Let him hit it if you have to!
    I'll catch it for you!
[21:07] yuki
    Show us the new Bonda
    with his improved contract.
[21:10] bon
    Money Pitch...
[21:12] bon
    "There's money buried under the pitch."
[21:15] bon
    That's a phrase I made up.
[21:17] bon
    I'm going to keep digging it up,
[21:20] bon
    for as long as I'm a pro baseball player!
[21:26] bon
    Money Pitch!