Learning in the NBA can make you a god

Chapter 571 Godlike endorsement contract!

After finishing talking with Li Ming, half an hour later, the two drove to the place agreed with Duffy.

Recently, because of the sneaker negotiations, Duffy can be said to be physically and mentally exhausted. If he doesn't sign the contract, he may be directly exhausted.

"Li, get straight to the point. I still have the same opinion. I hope you can sign a new sneaker endorsement contract as soon as possible." Duffy thought about two years ago, when Yao Ming recommended him to become Li Tian's agent.

He was still a little dissatisfied. After all, a person who had suffered serious injuries and would never enter the NBA would only waste his time. However, because of Yao Ming's face, he couldn't refuse, so he could only agree in the end.

It was only when he went to various teams for trial training that he really realized how terrifying he was.At that time, he only had the ability to defend and three-pointers. He would definitely be able to enter the NBA and hope to become a team's starter in the future, so he really started to care.

In the draft, he was given up by the promised team several times in a row. He was not discouraged. It can be described as Furui Wubo. There was no change in expression, and he was always so calm.

He was finally selected by the Trail Blazers and then traded to the Grizzlies to start his NBA journey.After being selected, many rookies are busy on vacation, but Li Tian chose to train in Los Angeles, which surprised him. This is different from most of the newly drafted players he met before. He took a favor from him and invited the well-known trainer Mike for him. After the training, Mike spoke highly of him.

Mike's evaluation, this is also an important reason why the Lakers asked to add Li Tian when trading. Because of Kobe's attention, the team management will trade him to the Lakers, and then focus on training.

After the tepid performance of the Grizzlies at the beginning, especially after conflicts with the team's head coach, they were still able to insist on themselves and did not give up their pursuit of basketball.

He participated in the Rookie Challenge for the first time, won the MVP of the Rookie Challenge, and won the three-pointer contest championship. Then he was traded to the Lakers, and his value was greatly improved.

In the finals, he won the championship for the team and made great contributions. Since he was mentioned as the starter in the finals, he has been firmly occupying the starting small forward position.In the second season, he entered the All-Star starting lineup and released the first pair of signature shoes at the same time. After more than two years of growth, he grew from a second-round pick to a star. If he leaves the Lakers, he will even hope to become the next player. Jordan.

Of course, becoming the next Jordan is all Duffy's own imagination. Jordan is the result of the times!
"No problem, I have decided to finalize the new endorsement contract in the past few days, and will not drag it on any longer. This is not in my interest either!"

Hearing this, Duffy also breathed a sigh of relief, this matter is finally coming to an end, and Li Tian will not have such tedious negotiations in the future.

None of the three mentioned the recent suspension, because they all believed that this suspension would not only not affect his reputation, but would be more beneficial. This would definitely attract a lot of female fans.

"For the five companies we have left now, I suggest that the Jordan brand be excluded first. After all, it is only a brand of Hook Company, and it will have a lot of influence on your promotion and marketing in the future!"

Duffy hoped that Li Tian's height would be even higher in the future. If it wasn't for Jordan's status in the league, he might refuse directly, even unwilling to negotiate.If Jordan is signed, it will definitely limit his future development.

"Well, I will explain this matter to Jordan, after all, he is a senior!" Somewhat helpless, on the one hand, it was recommended by Kobe, and on the other hand, he also helped him. Every time he played a good game , or when encountering slander, Jordan is the first to stand up and support him, and Jordan must be taken seriously.

"That's good, it will be easier for me." Duffy is very familiar with these companies. He has many players under his banner and often has to deal with them, and he doesn't want to offend these companies.

"Then there are only four companies left, namely Hook, Three Stripes, Andema, and Anta from Tianchao. For other companies, Mr. Li Ming and I have communicated with each other, so we directly rejected them. A contract cannot maximize your benefits."

At that time, Duffy also wanted to directly veto Anta, thinking that this company did not have a big market in the beautiful country, which was not conducive to his future development.However, he had to pay attention to the conditions offered by Anta, because this condition is too attractive. Li Ming also told him that this is his own country's brand. If he can sign the contract, the future income may be even better. Li Tian The main group of fans is still in China.

Duffy also knows that Yao Ming's sneaker contract can be said to have opened up a huge market for this company in China. This is a center player. If it is an outside player, it may be even crazier.

"Let's talk about the companies in the beautiful country first!" Li Tian still wanted to see what kind of contracts these companies would offer.

"No problem, these four companies have already promised to launch a pair of signature sneakers for you every year, and if you encounter some special times, there may be an additional pair!"

As for the signature sneakers, there is no company that will not promise this. If there are no signature sneakers, it means that the management of this company must have a bubble.

"Hook company, after you got four pairs, also changed their sneaker endorsement contract offer from 10 million in 1.5 years to 7 million in 1.2 years, and also increased the dividend of signature shoes from the initial 4% to 6%."

Don't underestimate the increase in dividend ratio. If your reputation is getting bigger and bigger, sales will surge, and dividends will also surge.

The reason why Hook Company gave such a big contract was mainly because it coveted the market of Tianchao.After the humiliating contract was issued to Yao Ming, Hook Company was somewhat unpopular in China.

If it weren't for Kobe's huge fan base in China, it's really hard to say what Hook Company would look like now.In these two seasons, Li Tian's sudden emergence has greatly increased the sales of Hook Company in Tianchao, and the effect is not weaker than that of Kobe.

Take his pair of signature sneakers as an example. Not long after it was launched, the sales in Tianchao have surpassed James' sales in the same period, and Hook Company has also made a fortune!
"Three stripes have also increased their chips again, 6 million in 1.3 years, but their sales dividend ratio has not changed at all."

For this company, Duffy doesn't have much good opinion either. The current situation of this company is purely because they played themselves to death.

"Okay, what about Anderma?" After listening to it earlier, Li Tian was still looking forward to what kind of endorsement contract Anderma would give him.

"I have to say that the company Andema is also working hard. They have paid more to get you. Of course, this will also bring greater benefits!"

"Andema, in order to reduce their risk, also shortened the contract period to 6 million in 1 years. At the same time, your equity also increased by 1 percentage point, from the initial 3% to 4%."

"Of course, they also have new conditions added, that is, they have the first right to sign your next contract, and at the same time, you only own the shares of the company, and you only have the right to share dividends, but not the right to operate!"

"Of course, if you don't renew your next contract with them, they will take your shares, because there are shares for you. The premise is that you have to sign a lifetime contract with them, otherwise they will lose your shares. take away!"

This kind of feeling is a bit empty-handed. If they can't bring them enough benefits, they will definitely reduce the next contract, and eventually they will not be able to sign a lifetime contract. In short, this contract is more beneficial to them.

"Andema also requested that if you sell these shares in the future, they will buy them at the market price, and you cannot sell them to others at will!"

This condition seems a bit disgusting, but they can't be careless, because once these shares are sold to a competitor's company, they will lose everything in the future.

Duffy doesn't know how to evaluate the conditions of Anderma. Now their company has long been in crisis, let alone dividends. If they cannot sign influential stars in the next few years, they may directly collapse.

"They are really willing to take out so many shares!" Li Tian also felt that the crazy capital, such conditions are a big gamble for this company.

"Xiaotian, I don't think Under Armor has any sincerity. The current situation of their company requires you to save them. If they do not develop well in the future, they are likely to go bankrupt. In this way, they will have nothing. There will be so many messy terms."

Li Ming's idea is very simple. If this contract is signed, how much money he can get in the end is unknown, and Li Tian's interests cannot be maximized.Compared with the income that can be seen, the invisible money in the future is more realistic to choose the income that can be seen. The illusory things are invisible and a bit illusory!

"Cousin, I will seriously consider this matter."

Regarding Li Ming's opinion, he has also considered that with the system, his future achievements will only be higher, and these promises will not become illusory.

What he values ​​is the future. Many people think that the future of an athlete is uncertain, but his future is not like this. His future is certain.

"Li, I don't know these three companies, what do you think?" Duffy asked Li Tian habitually after introducing the conditions offered by the three companies.

In his thinking, the companies like Meiliguo are more powerful and have the best marketing. Only by signing contracts with them can he maximize his benefits.

More importantly, no matter which company he signs, he can earn a lot of money.

"Duffy, why don't they agree to build a sub-brand for me?" Li Tian still wants to get a promise in this regard. For this, he can give up some benefits a little. This is a recognition of his status and can also improve His status in the world basketball world complements each other.

"Sorry, they don't have this idea now. Hook Company has clearly rejected this proposal. They already have Jordan, and it is impossible to create a new brand. For them, their income will be reduced a lot."

"Similarly, the company with three stripes feels more thorough. They will not set up a sub-brand for any player. No matter who they are, they will do this!"

"Andema has indeed considered this matter, but they promised that they will seriously consider this issue when the next contract is renewed."

Well, out of the three companies, two directly refused. Andemar, still their old habit, issued a new empty check, that is, the master who sees the rabbit and does not cast the eagle.

As far as money is concerned, he is already very rich. Even if he lives like Harden every day, there will be no problems. What he needs more now is reputation and status.

"Well, it seems that they still don't pay enough attention to me, and still think that my future is full of uncertainty!" Hearing Duffy's explanation, he couldn't help shaking his head.

"It is true. Although your growth in the past two seasons is staggering, they believe that you have not yet reached Jordan's level. The most important reason is that your nationality is China. The beautiful country will gain more benefits!"

Duffy was also very helpless. Many people could see that Li Tian's future was limitless. He stayed with the Lakers and failed to show his ability to lead the team alone.There is a world of difference between the second child of a team and the star of the team.

"Okay, let's talk about domestic companies!"

Duffy sorted out the information and began to introduce him to the conditions offered by Anta.

"Li, your compatriot's company has indeed offered the condition you dreamed of, that is, they will open a new sub-brand for you. Of course, these are not without prerequisites."

"Preconditions, what are the conditions?" It is a good choice to have a sub-brand, or to establish your own brand, because you don't have time to run and manage the company, otherwise he would have acquired a small company and created his own The brand speaks for itself.

After thinking about it for a while, I understood why. Now he still has a lot of uncertainties. It is understandable that the sneaker company has some concerns.

"Although they gave you the same treatment as Jordan, but at the same time put a lot of risk on you. Of course, there is also a considerable drop in your annual endorsement contract."

"Duffy, these are not problems. You tell them all their conditions first, and we can talk about them later. These are small problems. Negotiations, just communicate a few more times!"

Now he is not short of money, and he is so sure about the future, even if this company wants to bet on his future, there is no problem.

"It seems that you are very interested in this endorsement." When Duffy said this, he was not that interested. Obviously he was not willing to sign this endorsement, but players have a lot of autonomy in this regard , he can only give suggestions, but can't control the final result!

"Indeed, I care more about how these companies treat me than how much money I actually get." Quickly explained.

Duffy is also very clear about this statement, as are many of Yao Ming's decisions.

(End of this chapter)