"Phew!"
Lu Yi stretched his back and got up. He picked up his phone and saw that it was almost noon.
The continuous away games had consumed a lot of physical energy. Coupled with the continuous high-intensity points, he was almost exhausted. He had slept for more than ten hours since last night.
Seeing that it was getting late, he quickly got up, packed his luggage, and prepared to catch a flight to Atlanta to continue the away game.
As a rookie, he finally experienced the hardships of a professional player. Just the 40-plus away flights alone were enough to make people feel like they were in heaven.
Downstairs, he bumped into his teammates who were waiting in the hotel lobby. Wade was the first to greet him happily. Finally, he asked with a smile,"Are you exhausted?"
"Yes!" Lu Yi nodded, moved his arms, and laughed.""But now, I'm full of energy again!”
"Hehe, you'd better take it easy. Don't hurt yourself just to get high marks.”Wade's smile didn't fade. He patted his shoulder and said,""The natural enemy of athletes is injury. Once they are seriously injured, their entire career will be affected.”
"For example, I had a portion of my meniscus removed before I entered the league, which affected my athletic ability. Otherwise, kid, what is 67 points? I'll give you 90 points!" At the end of his speech, Wade was extremely smug, as if he could really do it.
At this moment, Rondo's mocking voice sounded behind him.
"Hoho, that's probably the primary school league, right? How can a bunch of brats defeat you?”
"Go to hell, Rajen!" Wade cursed and burst into laughter!
Lu Yi looked at Wade, then at Rondo. He spread his hands and said,""Two childish ghosts!"
Just like that, they continued to drag each other out while waiting for the others to come down. When the elevator opened and Hoyberg appeared, the latter waved his hand and said excitedly,"Let's go catch the plane!"
The dozen of them immediately boarded the bus waiting outside and slowly drove to the airport.
Lu Yi wanted to sit down and squint his eyes, but his phone rang.
"Bill, what's up?"
It was his manager, Bill Duffy.
"Oh, good news! However, you need to sign it personally for it to be considered a good thing!”Bill Duffy said with a smile on the other end of the phone. He sounded like he was in a good mood.
"What good thing? Can you just say it directly?"
Lu Yi roughly understood what the other party meant by asking him to sign, but he still wanted to confirm it.
"Of course there's a big contract for you to sign. Lu, you don't know how much effort I put in for this contract. However, it's not as effective as your 67 points the night before.”
"It's the sneakers contract, right? Nick? Adidas? Or UA?"
"Nick? Let them go to hell, a bunch of arrogant guys.”The voice on the other end of the phone was filled with hatred." You don't know how bad their attitude is. They actually…" Forget it, let's not talk about that."
"It's a contract for sneakers, but it's not for the brand, but for Adidas.”Bill Duffy suddenly changed the topic and asked mysteriously,""Guess…"
"I'm not guessing. 20 million a year is at most. Where else can I guess?”Lu Yi hated making choices the most, let alone guessing riddles. He directly and rudely interrupted the other party.
"Haha, you're so smart!"
Bill Duffy laughed loudly, as if Lu Yi was right, or as if he was satisfied that he had won such a big contract. He continued,"A little less, but it's about the same."
"They gave you the biggest contract in the history of the NBA with Adidas. It's four years and 88 million dollars. They also created an autographed style for you and there's a reward clause. If you won the MVP award in your first season, you would receive a million dollars a year. If they got a one-hit defense or became an All Star, they would get an additional 500,000. The others, such as the king of scoring and the king of assists, were not included.”
"However, the biggest reward is the championship. If you lead the team to win the championship, you will receive an additional two million dollars a year.”
"If you can meet all of these reward standards, your contract will be more than 95 million US dollars for four years.”
"It's a very good contract!" When Lu Yi heard this, he did not have any objections. In order to take down this super scorer who had appeared out of nowhere, Adidas had paid a huge price.
However, in the next second, he thought of Big Yao and James and the other superstars. It seemed that there were more than that in their shoe contracts. He frowned and asked in dissatisfaction,""Is that all? You didn't give me a share of the sales?"
"Uh, this is very difficult." Bill Duffy paused, cleared his throat, and said,""The reason why they gave you such a big contract is because of the big market behind you and the recent popularity. They want to sign you once and for all.”
"I've mentioned it before, but they think you're only a rookie at the moment. If you don't finish a season, it'll be difficult for them to accept a share of the sales.”
Whether it was James or Curry, sneakers were selling well in the United States, as well as at home and abroad. However, if the player did not achieve a result that made the shoe manufacturers excited, it would be difficult for them to take out a share of the sales to the player.
The sales share was not the profit share. The profit share could be falsified, but the sales share could not. It would require a lot of research and statistics, so it was difficult to falsify. This method not only increased the cost but also reduced the profit. Every pair of shoes sold had to be given some money to the players, which was almost like scraping a layer of flesh off them.
How could the shoe manufacturer agree to this condition so easily?
However, Lu Yi did not care about this. He was a rare commodity now. If Adidas was unwilling to give it to him, there were plenty of people who were willing. It was just that the contract price would be lower.
"I still want them to increase their sales share, and it can't be less than 3%.”
“wow!!! Selling a pair of shoes that cost 100 dollars and paying you 3 dollars. I think even if they are willing, they will probably feel the pain for a while.”
"Of course, since they want to profit from our country's market, how can they not pay a little? The unit price could be lower, but the sales share could not be less.”Lu Yi replied straightforwardly.
"Understood. I'll go talk to him now. If it's settled, I'll see you in Chicago!”Bill Duffy received the instructions and hung up.
Lu Yi put away his phone, his heart calm. He didn't think that Adidas would refuse. After all, it was a win-win situation. Think about how many pairs of shoes James and the other superstars sold every year. How much did he earn from it?
Thinking about it, Lu Yi wasn't anxious at all.
"Congratulations, Lu. You're about to get your own sneakers contract. Wow, you're about to enter the billionaire line!”Wade put his arm around his shoulder and made an exaggerated celebratory expression.
"Thank you. When we really sign it, I'll treat you to a big meal!”
"You can't go back on your word!”
"Okay, it's a deal!"
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