Lu Cheng didn't know about being videotaped.
In the following days, he received calls from several companies asking him to be a product spokesperson.
He was not familiar with this area, so he did not dare to agree immediately.
He discussed it with his father, Lu Tianming.
Lu Tianming made a call and contacted "Oriental Sports Agency Co., Ltd."
This is a national chain sports agent service agency. When they received the call, they sent someone to contact Lu Cheng.
Lu Cheng saw two people, a man and a woman. The leader is a man in his forties named "Huang Guangjing"; there is also a young woman named "Li Hong".
Huang Guangjing was born in the legal profession and did not go to court seriously, so he changed his profession to work as a sports agent. He was dressed in a crisp suit and his hair was slicked, making him look like an elite man.
Before arriving, he had already understood the basic situation of Lu Cheng. He knew that this young man had won three marathon championships in a row, broke the national record, and had a certain reputation, so he attached great importance to this business.
After meeting Lu Cheng, he first introduced himself with a smile: "I am mainly responsible for the agency business of some sports elites in the area 200 kilometers around Quancheng. I currently have three assistants and represent more than 20 athletes. I am responsible for brand packaging. , contract signing and intangible asset development. Specific details such as business planning and competition activities are handled by my assistant Li Hong..."
Lu Cheng listened to the other party's conversation and gained a lot of information.
"As early as more than ten years ago, the commercial value of athletes was already very high. For example, Liu Xiang, whose income from 2003 to 2014 was as high as 535 million yuan; tennis player Li Na, whose career income was 450 million yuan; Yao Ming's 9-year NBA Total career income of 2 billion yuan; badminton star Lin Dan, in his 20-year sports career, earned 41 million U.S. dollars, not from competition bonuses, but mostly from brand endorsements. Another example is Sun Yang, who undertakes advertising for cars, insurance, and sportswear, and earns 41 million U.S. dollars every year The income is over 100 million...
In recent years, with the continuous development of the domestic sports industry and its continuous integration with the international community, the commercial value of sports resources has grown rapidly. The domestic transfer value of some male football players is close to 50 million yuan, and the annual advertising revenue of many sports stars exceeds 50 million yuan. 100 million yuan.
Mr. Lu, given that you have broken the national marathon record twice, you have high commercial value. I have made a preliminary assessment for you. After our packaging, if planned properly, the annual income will be more than 50 million yuan. According to international practice, the commission ratio of sports agents is generally 10% to 30%..."
Lu Tianming was afraid that his son would suffer a loss, so he was also listening at the side.
Lu Cheng stared at the other person and said in a deep voice: "Let me tell you the truth, the current marathon record of 1 hour, 59 minutes and 15 seconds is not my best result. If I let go, I can run under 1 hour. 50 points."
Huang Guangjing and Li Hong both looked suspicious and couldn't believe what he said.
From 1 hour and 59 minutes to 1 hour and 50 minutes, the difference is huge! How is this possible? Who can improve the marathon time by 9 minutes can only be a god, right?
Lu Cheng added: "Moreover, I can not only run marathons, but also run 100 meters and 200 meters. You have also seen that in the final sprint stage of the marathon, my 100-meter time was around 9.5 seconds."
Huang Guangjing praised: "We are very clear about this. Mr. Lu, your competition results are dazzling, and I am honored to serve you."
Lu Cheng said: "The problem is that I am not a professional athlete and I don't want to spend too much time and energy on this. I can run up to 4 marathons per year, plus 3 sprints. I don't want to participate in the others. Let alone because of I endorse brands and participate in all kinds of boring activities. I like clean days, freedom, and don’t want to be restricted.”
Huang Guangjing muttered: "Every athlete is different, and everyone has their own way of playing. We can plan and arrange according to your requirements."
After some detailed discussions and bargaining, Lu Cheng finally signed a brokerage agreement with the other party. The brokerage fee was 7% of his endorsement income and did not involve competition bonuses.
In Lu Cheng's opinion, this number is already quite large.
But in Huang Guangjing's view, the failure to negotiate a 10% commission can only be regarded as unsatisfactory. The good thing is that Lu Cheng is a big dark horse, and his future "money prospects" are infinitely bright.
After that, Lu Cheng handed over all matters to Li Hong, who negotiated with major brand companies. The final agreement had to be reviewed by Huang Guangjing.
In this way, Lu Cheng himself can have some free time. Otherwise, there will be so many things to do, you will be busy, you will not get any rest, and you will not even have time to practice.
Moreover, if he does not hire an agent, he will easily fall into various contract traps unless he obtains a bachelor's degree in law.
Lu Cheng looked at the competition schedule and felt that there were too many races that he had signed up for at once, so he canceled the Shanghai Horse and Fuma, leaving only the Guangzhou Horse.
Guangma is on December 12th, and there are still about twenty days left.
Lu Cheng wanted to spend more time studying "The Great Witch Chant".
Moreover, he also wanted to go to the "Wulian Tomb" to take a look in person, because in recent days, the aura of heaven and earth has improved again, increasing by 0.5% almost every month. He thought this was very strange and didn't know what it was. reason.
It has been proven that the improvement of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth will promote the awakening of human bloodline and give birth to superpowers.
For example, the suspect in the burglary and murder case who emerged a few days ago, or the recent dark horses in the marathon, such as Hong Yanming, whose original time was 2 hours and 30 minutes. After awakening, the time suddenly improved to about 1 hour and 50 minutes.
In addition, in the recent sports news, outstanding athletes in javelin throw, discus throw and middle distance running are constantly appearing.
Lu Cheng believes that these people may be the beneficiaries of the improvement of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
However, there are still potential problems here. Is there any harm in increasing the spiritual power of heaven and earth? Will it cause the awakening of wild animals, resulting in results similar to "demonization"? Will it resurgence? Will there be new and more powerful viruses emerging?
Also, are there any unusual changes in the plant world? Could there be an atavism of modern plants? What about the resurrection of extinct plants?
Lu Cheng looked at the "shujin grass" he planted by the river and found that they were growing well. They were a little wilted at first, but recently they became full of vitality. They were not like other weeds that withered in winter. It's mid-November and it's still green!
Lu Cheng also took advantage of the situation and thought: "Can the grain seeds I brought back from another world be planted here? If they can be re-cultivated, it can improve people's physique and will be a rare tonic..."
After all, he has studied traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture for four and a half years, and he still wants to make a difference in this area.
