# 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!*