The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 43
"Which brand did you say you are?"

"Anta! Although you haven't heard of our brand, we are a domestic sports brand that is growing extremely fast! We just acquired Fila's brand in China last year!"

The slightly affluent Chinese man in front of him spoke excitedly to Li Pu, speaking southern mandarin that was not guaranteed.

Looking at the two people named Ding Shizhong and Wu Yonghua in front of him, Li Pu still feels a sense of unreality until now.

Do you finally have a sponsor?
After the game against the Houston Rockets, he arrived in Oklahoma City. As soon as he got off the plane, Li Pu received a call from his agent, Roger Montgomery.

A brand owner from China found him and wanted to cooperate with Li Pu.

Now, Li Puke regained his spirit.

What kind of brand owner is this? It's clearly the patron's father!
I'm already so poor that I can't get rid of the pot right now, it's a bad luck, isn't it?
However, when he saw that the person who came was actually Anta, it still made Li Pu sober.

In China right now, the No. 1 sports brand is undoubtedly Li Ning. They even signed this year's No. 9 pick Evan Turner in September this year.

Of course, after the draft, I also contacted Li Pu, but the offer he gave was somewhat humiliating, not a fraction of Evan Turner's.

The brand most closely associated with the NBA is Pique. They couldn't help signing Dayao's teammate Shane Battier, as well as the French sports car Tony Parker.

The well-known Pique naturally looked down on the rookie Li Pu, and the price he offered couldn't satisfy Li Pu either.

Therefore, at the beginning, Li Pu decided that he would rather die poor and die outside than accept their humiliating offer.

Compared with those two brands, Anta is a little less obvious and more unknown.

However, Li Pu knows that Anta is not as unknown as before. Compared with the random expansion of other brands, Anta has been practicing hard and accumulating a lot.

Later generations were able to surpass Li Ning to become the number one sports brand in China, surpassed Nike (China), and beat Li Ning and Adi, relying not only on patriotic brands.

"Hello! I know a lot about domestic affairs, and I've heard of the Anta brand!" Li Pu said after shaking hands with the two.

"Really? It's really great!"

As the boss of a listed company, Ding Shizhong's humble appearance at this time is somewhat inappropriate in Wu Yonghua's view.

The opponent is just a rookie who has just entered the NBA, what qualifications does he have to make his boss humble?
But Ding Shizhong didn't care at all.

Last night's competition had just ended. Ding Shizhong and Wu Yonghua, who were still inspecting Nike, received feedback from domestic public opinion. Ding Shizhong made a decisive decision. He took himself, the person in charge of a professional sports brand, and immediately chose to fly overnight to Oklahoma City.

But is it really worth it?
You must know that Li Pu's data at this time is almost the same as Dakongyi's rookie season.

With such achievements, I am afraid that it will be very difficult to gain a foothold in the NBA in the future, but it is hard to say how much commercial value is left!

However, after Wu Yonghua told Ding Shizhong his thoughts, he did not move Ding Shizhong.

Therefore, Wu Yonghua didn't understand, even if he wanted to sign a contract, wouldn't it be good to directly sign a mature NBA star?Why do you have to sign such an unknown rookie?
Even if the other party is from Huaxia!
"Honestly speaking, I am very happy for your company's favor, but I want to know why you chose me, and what can you give me?"

For Li Pu's question, Ding Shizhong was clearly prepared, and he looked confident.

"We all know that your career has just started and your previous performance was not good. However, we believe in your potential and are willing to pay for the future!"

Hearing the previous words, Li Pu still frowned a little, but Ding Shizhong's sudden turn of events made Li Pu's face turn cloudy.

Can you stop panting so much when you speak?
"So? How much are you willing to buy?"

"3 million in 2700 years!" Ding Shizhong said a number!
When Ding Shizhong finished speaking, the excitement on Montgomery's face was beyond words.

After all, he was a small agent, and he really didn't make much money in his life.

Hearing what Ding Shizhong said now, he wished he could agree immediately.

But in Li Pu's case, only Li Pu can make the decision.

After all, he also knew that the reason why he was willing to take Li Pu with him was because of Lin Shuhao.

Therefore, he didn't think much of Li Pu, and Li Pu didn't necessarily trust him too much.

"U.S. dollars?" Li Pu emphasized.

"U.S. dollars!" Ding Shizhong affirmed.

"This is indeed not a small number!" Li Pu exclaimed.

That's $900 million a year!Much higher than his annual salary!
You must know that Nike usually offers sneaker contracts for the rookies they are optimistic about, and the sneaker contracts are all more than 500 million US dollars. When Dayao was a rookie season, he wanted to ask Nike for a contract that did not have 500 million US dollars, but Nike flatly refused.

As for Li Pu, he asked Montgomery to inquire before the start of the competition, but the other party offered him 4 million yuan for 120 years. I have to say, this is really insulting.

However, although Li Pu was emotional, he still said: "However, Boss Ding, please come back!"

With that said, Li Pu was about to get up and leave.

"Wait, wait! Mr. Li, don't be impulsive, what's the matter, we can talk about it!" Ding Shizhong hurriedly stopped Li Pu.

"I don't think we have anything to talk about! To be honest, based on the data I have shown now, your offer is no problem, but I don't think I am only worth this little money! Therefore, there is no need to talk any further!"

Although Li Pu loves money very much, he is not stupid.

Especially after seeing so many sky-high sneaker contracts of stars in later generations, it is impossible not to feel itchy!
Therefore, Li Pu, who has raised the threshold of expectation, can't help but refuse even if he loves money again.

However, if he refused to agree, Ding Shizhong was different. He hurriedly said: "Then Mr. Li, how much do you think is appropriate?"

"It must be at least twice the endorsement of Brother Yao's Reebok, right?" Li Pu made some calculations and gave an answer.

The sneaker contract signed by Dayao and Reebok is 7 million in 5000 years, so Li Pu's answer is that it must not be less than 7 million in [-] years.

This number, not to mention the ugly face of Wu Yonghua on the side, even Ding Shizhong, who has always been kind, had a stiff smile on his face.

Good guy, it's twice as big as Dayao, who is Dayao?That's the No. 1 pick, the No. [-] Kaijiang team that brought the NBA to China. You are inferior to Dayao in all aspects. How can you compare with Dayao?or double?
In this regard, Li Pu did not think so.

When Nike heard that Reebok offered Dayao a 7-year 5000 million contract, they backhandedly gave Dayao a 7-year 1.2 million contract. However, the emotional Dayao rejected Nike and chose Reebok.

As for Anta, its global reputation is not as good as Reebok.

If I choose Anta, I will give up other global markets. If there is no price increase, why should I choose him?

Choosing a sneaker contract has never been based on price alone, but also on the strength behind the other company.

As for Anta, it is inferior in every aspect, and it can only be reflected in the price.

Just like that, the first meeting between the two parties ended without accident.

(End of this chapter)