After everyone from the Raptors had finished speaking, Wang Yi didn't respond right away. Silence fell over the room.
Everyone looked at Wang Yi, waiting for him to give them an answer.
But Wang Yi didn't give them one immediately.
He simply said, "I understand all your terms, but this is a major decision, so I need to think it over. I also need to ask my family what they think."
Tamim replied, "Of course. We can't make a decision like this in a hurry. We need to think it through carefully. But Wang, I sincerely hope you'll come to the Raptors."
"If you come to the Raptors, I can personally add one more offer: a $500 million donation to the Hope Project in China, in your name. And on top of that, as long as you're with the Raptors, I'll donate $100 million to China every year."
Wang Yi smiled and said, "There's no need to make it in my name. Whoever donates the money should get the credit. But honestly, that offer really does appeal to me."
"But I still need to think it over."
When Tamim and the others heard Wang Yi say the offer really appealed to him, their faces lit up.
Tamim knew Wang Yi well. He knew Wang Yi would never pass up an opportunity to do something for China, so he'd made that offer.
He'd donate $500 million in the first year, and as long as Wang Yi stayed with the Raptors, he'd donate another $100 million to China every year.
The other teams had also offered Wang Yi plenty of generous terms.
But their generous offers were all for Wang Yi personally. Only Tamim had seized on Wang Yi's deep devotion to his country and made a promise like this.
And only