NBA: Miller moment at the start

Bill Duffy could understand his idea, but he didn't agree with it.

Countless talented players thought they could perform better, but who knew they would reach the peak as soon as they debuted.

Countless proud players thought they were chosen by God, but who knew they would eventually lose to injuries and be teased by fate.

"I suggest you sign for at least two years, at least there is a guarantee, and many brands want to sign long-term contracts, even if the contract is broken for at least two years, and one year is rare."

Brand signings are a bit like picking up leaks.

For example, the contract Nike offers is 45 million US dollars for three years, which is the optimal solution based on the risk-benefit ratio.

If Wang Ba can perform 20+ in the next playoffs, the contract will not lose money.

If he can maintain 25+ next season, the contract can at least bring 5 times the profit.

If they maintain high efficiency for two seasons, they can earn 10 times, or even more.

They benefit from three years at the lowest cost. If they only sign for one year, the risk and benefit are not proportional, so they either refuse or reduce the signing fee.

Wang Ba didn't say much, just let Bill Duffy put forward the conditions, and the brand's reply would be discussed later.

Bill Duffy called the brand in front of Wang Ba and said almost the same thing as he did. The brand was unwilling to sign the contract.

Pepsi and Coca-Cola still hope to sign a two-year contract, and the annual contract fee will be increased to 1.8 million US dollars.

Dunkin' Donuts Coffee and Walkers said they would consider it, but did not give a direct reply.

Other brands basically refused or reduced the contract fee. Only Nike agreed to sign a one-year contract for 15 million US dollars, with the right of priority signing in the second year.

Nike's sales in the Chinese market accounted for 22% of Nike's global turnover. With the rise of domestic brands, Nike's market share in China has dropped from 43% to 36%.

They urgently need to sign a weighty athlete to inject a shot in the arm to the Chinese market.

Wang Ba is the best choice, which is why Nike is willing to give 15 million US dollars and is willing to sign a one-year contract.

"Neither Nike nor Adidas will accept it."

Bill Duffy was confused:

"Why?"

"I want to accept a domestic brand."

Is he going to tell Bill Duffy that Nike and Adidas caused the Xinjiang cotton incident?

Although Wang Ba is not an extreme nationalist, he will never accept the contract with Adidas and Nike.

Bill Duffy frowned, but did not persuade him again.

He is Wang Ba's agent, and he must first consider the interests and decisions of his employer, even if this will cause him to lose money.

"In that case, I won't consider Nike and Adidas for now, but Sony..."

"No,"

"..."

Bill Duffy used to be Yao Ming's agent, so he knows a little bit about history, but Sony's conditions are very generous:

"They said they can make a bet agreement, sign a one-year contract, and as long as you score 20+ in the playoffs, you will get 5 million US dollars in the second year. The contract term is optional, so..."

"As long as it is Xiao Ri Zi's endorsement, I won't accept it!"

Wang Ba's attitude was tough and his tone was firm.

If Nike could consider signing a two-year contract to avoid that matter, or directly sign a long-term contract and create a trap in the contract to kill Nike,

Then Xiao Ri Zi is a national hatred and family feud. His great-grandfather died in the war at that time, so he would never cooperate with Xiao Ri Zi.

If he dared to agree, that cheap father and grandfather would probably enforce the family law.

Bill Duffy was silent for a moment, Finally, he had no choice but to compromise:

"Nike and Sony didn't accept, so only Pepsi, Coca-Cola and Dunkin' Donuts are left to negotiate."

"Provide Coca-Cola and Pepsi a bet agreement, the contract is for two years, 1.8 million US dollars in the first year, and 30 points per game in the second year based on my data this season and next season, 8 million US dollars per year, 25+5 million. They want future benefits, I believe they will not refuse. If they want a longer term, we can also negotiate."

If it were up to Wang Ba's temper, he would just sign or not. Who made him short of money now?

Athletes make a lot of money, but they also spend a lot of money.

Take James as an example, the food cost alone is 2,000 US dollars a day, not including the salaries of trainers, nutritionists, physical therapists and other personnel.

There is also the purchase of high-tech liquid nitrogen freezing chambers and other equipment. It is said that he spends 1.5 million US dollars on body maintenance every year.

Wang Ba's current salary of 2.5 million US dollars after tax is considered good, which is really not enough to spend.

Pepsi and Coca-Cola are still quite sincere. We can sign one of them and wait until the end of this season. Then we can sign a big contract next year. There is no need to rush.

…

In the marketing department meeting room of Sony North America, a meeting is being held.

Masao Sakata, the head of the marketing department, is sitting in the main seat, listening to the report of his subordinates. His brows are furrowed, and he is obviously a little dissatisfied.Let him be satisfied.

The situation in the North American market is not optimistic and must be improved. The last report was from Matsushita Belt, the head of the advertising business department.

"We contacted Wang Ba, and he explicitly refused to cooperate."

"Oh?"

Masao Sakata narrowed his eyes:

"Did he explain the reason?"

"Bill Duffy said there was no reason, he just didn't want to cooperate."

Masao Sakata sneered:

"Tell Bill Duffy that our artists in North America can transfer part of their contracts to him. As long as you help us deal with Wang Ba, there will be other cooperation."

Sony Group has many companies, among which Sony Pictures is one of the six largest film companies in North America. The artist contract alone can bring huge benefits to Bill Duffy.

Matsushita Belt whispered:

"What if Bill Duffy doesn't agree? You know, he was Yao Ming's agent back then."

When Yao Ming was in the Rockets, Toyota once found Yao Ming through the Rockets management, hoping to get Yao Ming to cooperate.

As a result, Yao Ming refused. No matter how much benefit Toyota gave, he either didn't agree or gave no reason.

The outside world does not know the inside story of the Toyota incident, but Sony knows it. Toyota once hoped to persuade Yao Ming through Bill Duffy, but ultimately failed to achieve its wish. Bill Duffy refused. Sakata Masao was very confident: "What Toyota can give, we can also give. What Toyota cannot give, we can still give. You should know that it is more useful to give what they want than to give money directly. After all, taking money directly is very risky." "What if Wang Ba still doesn't agree?" "There is an old saying in China that people die for money and birds die for food. I believe that not everyone is Yao Ming. Ming, as long as we give them enough benefits, we can impress them. If 5 million is not enough, then 8 million! If 8 million is not enough, then 10 million!"

"In this way, our risk is too great."

"Hahaha! It is indeed not worth spending 10 million US dollars to buy a player like Wang Ba, but his status cannot be measured by money. As long as Wang Ba signs, it will break the backbone of the Chinese people, and it is not a loss."

Masao Sakata is full of confidence. He believes that people do not care about loyalty, but they just don't have enough chips to betray loyalty.

He is confident that he can kill Wang Ba with money.

If Wang Ba knew, he would definitely give him the middle finger.

He has only heard that people die for money and birds die for food, but he doesn't know that it is better to die in glory than to live in disgrace.

There is still room for Nike, but he is irreconcilable with Xiaori.