I just play ball

Chapter 79
After Eliot finished speaking, the atmosphere in the meeting room fell to freezing point.

Li Yue looked around at everyone, wanting to laugh but reluctant to destroy this delicate feeling.

Obviously it was a remark that was said without thinking, but that was just enough to hurt.

Jordan is indeed the first basketball player to turn his signature shoes into an independent brand. At present, it is not possible for others to have the same possibility. LeBron James has potential, but he has to wait at least ten years to ensure that he still has the shoes after retirement. Just super influential.

The odds are indeed low, but no one wants to admit to being underestimated, especially at this moment when they need to be bragged about wildly.

Eliot himself regretted it very much, his eyes wandered and he didn't dare to look directly at Li Yue, and tiny beads of sweat oozed from his forehead.

If Nike is out of the game because of one sentence, even if it is because of excessive demands, it will definitely be punished.

Seeing that everyone dared not gnaw their voices, Li Yue snapped his fingers, "The NBA slogan is where miracles happen. Even if I can't accomplish a feat like Michael Jordan, I can at least try to become China's NBA No. 1, don't you think?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Elliott nodded, "You can definitely become China's Jordan."

Li Yue got up and left his seat, looked at Taylor and signaled to send him off, "Then today's meeting is over, if you have new ideas, we will see you in Los Angeles, I wish you all the best!"

"Okay." Elliot stood up tremblingly, "I wish you an even more exciting performance in the future."

Nike staff waved to Li Yue one after another, and Li Yue silently nodded in response.

After everyone left, Li Yue began to pack up the documents, and then called for a special car service.

After about 10 minutes, Taylor returned to the meeting room, "I don't think you should make such excessive demands. The nature of independent operations is not as simple as admitting that you are very powerful, but also involves more profit distribution."

"Why didn't you mention it when you talked with Adi?" Li Yue was curious, "I had the same request at the time."

"I thought you were deliberately making fun of Adidas, and that's Nike, whose influence in the NBA is much higher than Adidas. Even if you really think so, you should take your time. Now it's completely blocking the way."

Li Yue frowned, "You are my manager, you should help me think about how to meet the requirements."

"I understand what you mean, but your request makes it difficult for others to handle. They don't have to sign you."

"I don't have to sign with them either."

"I understand what you mean, but these two companies can provide you with the best contracts, and other companies have major flaws."

"No, you don't understand."

"What do you mean?"

"That's it for today, I have to go to the gym." Li Yue didn't answer the question directly.

Taylor was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said: "If I said something wrong just now, I apologize to you now, but in any case, my starting point is for your sake. Nike is the best sneaker company in the world. I suggest you Work with them."

Li Yue waved his hand, "You didn't say anything wrong, it's just that your ideas are more popular, otherwise you wouldn't think that my way of doing things is very different from other players, and I happen to be a person with relatively small ideas."

"I understand what you mean, I hope you will allow me to continue to follow up on this meeting until July 7th."

"Yes!" Li Yue nodded.

July 7th is the date when the brokerage contract of the two will end, and the partnership between the two will be terminated by then.

No one owes anyone, since the opinions are very different, let's just settle down and don't renew the contract.

...

It was five o'clock in the afternoon when we returned to the hotel. Li Yue put down his schoolbag, changed his equipment and went straight to the gym.

I met Goodlock at the door, and he was about to go in after saying hello, but Goodlock grabbed him.

"Your sneaker contract conditions are being discussed on Twitter, and the reviews are relatively poor. You'd better see if there is any misunderstanding."

Li Yue heard that it seemed that he had been given sunflower acupuncture. The meeting had just ended for an hour, so there was a leak so soon?

A total of three parties knew the content of the conversation. He immediately thought of Taylor and suspected that the other party broke the news because of his displeasure.

But this kind of thing needs evidence, he immediately took out his mobile phone to check Twitter

The topic #李越thinks he can be as awesome as Michael Jordan, and can also own an independent brand of sneakers# ranked third on the hot list, generating a total of [-]+ related discussion tweets, NBA players, well-known commentators, fans, and the media flocked participate.

The first relevant tweet was sent at 04:30 pm, from an account that has not been used for a long time and lacks sound data.

The topic was also created by this account, and the content only mentioned that he was negotiating with a certain sneaker company, requesting that he could independently operate his own sneaker brand like Jordan in the future, nothing else was involved, and the meeting time and place were not even mentioned.

But the title is misleading, giving the illusion that he is better than Jordan, and changing the wording 'hope' to 'demand'.

It is impossible to determine who leaked the secret based on this revelation alone, he can only check how bad the reputation is.

[Lear Wayne: This guy got a 40-point triple-double and thought he was number one in the league?He is not even qualified to shine shoes for Jordan. The NBA brothers must seriously defend him when they meet him, and let him know that basketball belongs to blacks. 】

[Scott Pippen: It’s understandable for young people to think so, but you have won at least 6 championships first, I didn’t praise you yesterday. 】

Charles Barkley: Wow, Li Yue is close to the headlines again. I'm glad I didn't bring me this time. 】

Magic Johnson: The boys in our team are a little excited, I hope everyone can understand. 】

Bill Simmons: Don't be surprised. If Adidas talked with him, they might agree. After all, they missed the real Jordan back then, and now they may want to make up for the regret. 】

Mark Stein: I don't think Li Yue's request is too much. He already has more than [-] million fans on Weibo, and the number is growing at a rate of at least [-] per day. It is hard to distinguish between Jordan and Jordan in terms of commercial value. 】

WOJ: According to inside sources, Li Yue made this request when he was negotiating with Nike, and Nike was going to offer him a five-year, $5 million contract. 】

Li Yue smiled knowingly, he might have to rely on WOJ to find out who leaked the secret, but for now, Adi's suspicion is minimized.

He put away his mobile phone and said to Goodlock, "Thank you for your reminder, come to play games at night."

"The team is currently in a heavy atmosphere, so don't make everyone unhappy." Goodlock waved his hands again and again, his face full of irritability.

"What's wrong?" Li Yue looked puzzled.

"You still don't know? Nash's leg muscles are sore, and Kobe's calf strain has been repeated. The two of them will miss at least two games in the future. We may lose consecutive games." Goodlock shook his head and sighed.

Li Yue was dumbfounded when he heard this, no wonder Nash and Kobe performed poorly in the second half of the last game.

The Lakers struggled to win the first away game, but they injured two generals in a row. What a pity!
(End of this chapter)