The Timberwolves management voted at the meeting, and most people agreed to trade Serge Ibaka. Therefore, the day after the meeting, the Timberwolves immediately sent someone to contact the Oklahoma City Thunder to try to communicate with them about the transaction.
On the other hand, Zhao Feiyang has truly achieved success after the finals. Not only has his fame in China reached his personal peak, he has also become a superstar in the eyes of almost all basketball fans in the United States.
If there were still people who thought he was not a star before, then this time, whether proactively or passively, those people have to admit that Zhao Feiyang is enough to influence the entire league.
After Nike was rejected, Adidas and Under Armor also took the initiative to offer Zhao Feiyang an olive branch.
Compared with Nike's strict contract, Adidas is much more tolerant. It also offered Zhao Feiyang a four-year contract worth US$48 million. In terms of amount, this price is not bad.
However, Adidas obviously did not expect that the contract offered by Under Armor was even more cruel. It directly offered a five-year contract worth 70 million U.S. dollars. Calculated, it is 14 million dollars a year. Such a price is definitely worth it in the NBA. Not bad!
However, despite the enthusiastic attitude of these sneaker brand owners, Zhao Feiyang was not in a hurry to discuss the contract with them. Instead, he left everything to his agent David Stock. The only people who actually met and talked with him in person were from Domestic brand Red Star Sports.
On an ordinary noon, the two parties made an appointment to meet at a private club in Minneapolis.
As soon as Zhao Feiyang entered the box, the person in charge of Red Star Sports who was waiting here took the initiative to stand up. But this time it was different. As if to express sincerity, the other party's boss Wu Aimin personally came to the United States to talk to Zhao Feiyang.
"Feiyang, hello, I'm Wu Aimin."
Zhao Feiyang was somewhat surprised by the appearance of the other party's boss. However, his agent David had explained it beforehand, so he wasn't too surprised.
"Hello, Boss Wu."
The two parties ordered some desserts and drinks, and soon sat together and started chatting. Zhao Feiyang didn't say much, and kept listening to the other party describe their various ideas.
"Feiyang, we know that we are only a domestic brand, and we can't do anything outside. We are not even the first in the country... However, we are very sincere, and we hope to create a very classic Brands, such as MJ’s sneakers..."
"We have also heard about the offers from Adidas and Under Armor. We may be sorry to say that we can't afford that much money now..."
As the other party spoke, he also took out a contract, "Our profit is really limited... so the price we can offer is 50 million for five years, which is indeed too little... "
"However, we can provide you with part of the stock and product dividends... you can get a portion of the money from every pair of sneakers sold..."
Zhao Feiyang was still a little surprised.
It is still rare for the other party to take the initiative to give away stocks and dividends. Of course, it also proves that the other party's stocks are indeed worthless. Otherwise, the other party is not stupid. How could he really give the money to himself?
50 million in 5 years is indeed not much!
From the perspective of their brand value, of course they will suffer a loss by signing with them. It can even be said that signing with them by yourself is to provide them with publicity and help in terms of reputation, rather than helping each other like other brands.
Even so, Zhao Feiyang still took the contract and read it carefully.
He didn't know it until he saw it, but he was really shocked when he saw it, "What's going on? 50 million yuan?"
Zhao Feiyang and everyone were dumbfounded.
He thought the other party offered him a U.S. knife, but he didn’t expect it to be RMB! If you calculate it this way, it will only cost about 7 million US dollars in 5 years! If you say this, wouldn't you be laughed to death?
Instead of spending hundreds of millions of yuan in endorsement fees, I had to find a small brand to sign a contract that didn’t even cost tens of millions of dollars! Isn’t this losing one’s mind?
"I'm sorry! The company's accounts are indeed not ideal right now... We don't want to hide it from you, but we can only offer this price at the moment..."
The other boss, Wu Aimin, spoke.
Zhao Feiyang was really speechless now!
After a while, he spoke to the other party, "Boss Wu, actually you and I both know that there are so many brand owners out there waiting for news from me. As long as I wave my hand, I can find a rich brand owner at any time, but you know , why am I willing to meet you?"
This question really bothered Wu Aiguo.
The other party thought for a while before replying, "I think... maybe part of the reason is that we are from China and are a local brand owner, but this is definitely not the main reason... "
"There are many domestic brands, and there are many who are better than us. They must have contacted you...so I can't guess..."
Zhao Feiyang didn't show off and directly answered the other party's confusion.
"It is true that other domestic brands have contacted me, but I have not decided to meet them... The reason why you are different is because of the domestic news I have seen before..."
"A few months ago, Zhengzhou in the Central Plains Province of China suffered a major flood. I saw that you donated 50 million yuan... In fact, this donation amount is nothing. Other companies can also do it. ....."
"However, your net profit for the year is negative... You can still donate this money when you are unable to protect yourself. Although it is not much, I can see from you that Chinese enterprises should have A sense of responsibility..."
"This is why I want to see you... Domestic brands are developing very fast now, but for ordinary people, domestic shoes are gradually not affordable for us. Some brands are After getting enough support, I don’t think about how to make the shoes better, but only think about how to sell the shoes at a higher price..."
"A pair of sneakers can easily cost thousands, and they are so hyped that they are no longer available... I know they are trying to build brand value, but I still feel that it deviates from the original intention..."
"Sneakers are for wearing. I just hope that more Chinese people can afford to wear their favorite sneakers... instead of starting to forget their original purpose after gaining enough support from Chinese people and just know Use various methods to speculate and make money..."
"So, even if you are willing to offer 50 million this time, I am willing to cooperate with you... However, I still have requirements. You must hire some more excellent designers, not only to create a A better brand should also ensure the quality of the shoes..."
After Zhao Feiyang said a series of words, Red Star's boss Wu Aiguo was stunned.
They didn't have high hopes. After all, Zhao Feiyang had too many choices, and they were the least conspicuous among them.
But now, they actually succeeded in capturing Zhao Feiyang!
"Am I dreaming?"
Wu Aiguo couldn't help pinching his arm, but he still couldn't believe what was happening in front of him.
