"Did they really agree?" Holtz said in disbelief as he watched the three people disappear into the private room.
"Isn't this normal?" There was no cigar now, so Li Hao would definitely have one in his mouth.
"How could they agree?" Holtz still couldn't believe it.
"Because they need me." After Mr. Ding introduced himself, Li Hao felt that he was likely to succeed. If Anta didn't value itself, it would be impossible for the CEO to appear.
Furthermore, after Li-Ning signed Wade two years ago, its influence has far surpassed that of Anta. If Anta wants to catch up with Li-Ning or even overtake it, it must sign a superstar, and a superstar in his prime.
However, all the superstars in their prime have long-term contracts, and even if their contracts expire, they may not necessarily like Anta, because Anta cannot compare with Nike and Adidas in terms of popularity, and there have even been rumors of shoe quality issues before.
Over the years, Anta has also been committed to improving the quality of shoes. To this end, it has not hesitated to acquire well-known foreign sports brands to support and increase its own heritage.
If the quality of Anta shoes could not be compared with Nike and Adidas before, then through the acquisition of national brands and its own research and development, the quality of Anta shoes has changed qualitatively.
Of course, even so, there is still a gap between Nike and Adidas, but this gap is actually visible to the naked eye.
When the quality gap is not big, cost-effectiveness will become very important, and at this point, Nike definitely cannot compare with domestic products. If nothing else, you will know what to choose just by looking at the price.
But now Anta has a problem, that is, how to show the quality of its shoes to the world and how to tell everyone the cost-effectiveness of its products.
So Anta once again set its sights on the NBA. This was also influenced by Li Ning. Over the years, Anta has been suppressed by Li Ning because Li Ning was able to sign players from the NBA. Especially after signing Wade, who was at the end of his peak, Li Ning even more Dumped Anta a few streets.
However, after a round of contact, Anta received very unsatisfactory feedback. At this time, Li Hao appeared, but Anta did not really regard Li Hao as a target at first.
If Anta wants to sign a Chinese player, then CBA has too many choices and there is no need to choose Li Hao, even if Li Hao has been selected by the Lakers.
But all this changed after the official start of the regular season. A crazy triple-double in his first show, the first player in the NBA in 50 years, and consecutive 20+ points. Li Hao used his wonderful performance to attract everyone's attention and rekindle domestic basketball. hot.
That's how they met, but what people didn't expect was that Li Hao wanted more than they thought, but Mr. Ding was also a courageous person.
Make a decision after just a few minutes of thinking.
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"I know what you want to say?" Back in the car, Anta CEO spoke first.
"Have you ever thought about whether we need Li Hao more or Li Hao needs us more?" Mr. Ding asked.
"We really need a superstar to help us expand our reputation and get out of China, but Li Hao is still just a rookie," the general manager said.
"So what? Don't NBA stars grow up from rookies? As long as Li Hao can grow up, it will be us who make the most money in the end. It's just a matter of making more or less," said Mr. Ding.
"As for risks, there is a guaranteed profit in investment, but once successful, Li Hao will help us break the current deadlock." The most important thing for Anta now is to open up the international market and let everyone know that they have enough technology and strength to support it. .
"The contract details will be finalized as soon as possible," Mr. Ding finally said.
"What about that Golden State Warriors player?" The person the general manager mentioned was Klay Thompson, the spokesperson of conscience.
"Keep talking." Anta's ambition is not just a player.
"What I want to say is that if they knew about our contract with Li Hao, they might ask for a price increase," the general manager said.
"Let's take a look first and then talk," Mr. Ding said.
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"Then I'll leave the rest to you." During the meal, the two parties talked about many things, such as the quality of the shoes. This time I brought shoes to Anta. Li Hao tried them on on the spot and felt not bad.
Anta has spent a lot of money improving the quality of its shoes over the years.
Anta has also sent word that it will have the best team to protect Li Hao's shoes.
"Don't worry, I will form a legal team immediately." The value of the contract between Li Hao and Anta is inestimable, and there must not be any mistakes on Holtz's part.
After handing over the contract matters to Holtz, Li Hao returned his attention to the upcoming game. The Lakers returning home will face the challenge of the Nuggets at Staples Center.
"New shoes?" Inside the training ground, Li Hao's new shoes immediately caught Kobe's attention.
After Li Hao signed with the Lakers, he changed his sneakers to Kobe's. Later, after meeting Jordan, he also bought a few pairs of AJ. After that, Li Hao basically wore Kobe and AJ in turns.
Although Li Hao is only a rookie, his popularity is astonishingly high. He is the only Chinese player in the NBA. He had a triple-double in his debut. Since then, he has performed 20+ in many games. He is the boyfriend of Marvel's new superheroine Scarlet Witch. .
There is no doubt that Li Hao is the most watched rookie this year, and his popularity is even higher than that of the big stars in small ball markets.
"If nothing else, I will probably pass on shoes from this brand in the future," Li Hao said.
"Is this a Chinese sports brand?" As a superstar, Kobe has a certain understanding of major European and American sports brands.
"Yes" Li Hao nodded.
"Here, let me try it on," Kobe said.
"Isn't this bad?" If he was photographed, it would probably be a major accident.
"It's okay, we are all our own people here." Kobe didn't care.
"Well, they gave me several pairs, and the rest are in my car. I'll take a pair back to try them on after training. I'll go have a meal and see Natalya and Gianna." Although everyone present They are "one of our own", but the turnover of players in the NBA is too great. As for the current Lakers, apart from Li Hao and Kobe, I am afraid Kupchak doesn't even know how many players will stay next season.
"Okay." Kobe didn't insist anymore, because he knew that Li Hao was completely thinking about him.
Although Kobe did not try them on, Li Hao still attracted everyone's attention when he wore the new shoes to the training ground. After all, there are many rumors about Li Hao's sneaker endorsement. Major sneaker manufacturers have already quoted prices, and the quotes are quite high.
Not every player can endorse sneakers, and even if they do, the endorsement fee is not high. Take Li Hao’s college teammate LaVine. LaVine signed a contract with Nike for three years, which averages out to more than one million a year. Beautiful knife, no exclusive sneakers.
