Yang Xu scored more than 30 points in five preseason games in a row and led the Knicks to a perfect victory.
He had also become the most outstanding rookie.
Even in the entire NBA, Yang Xu was the most popular.
However, because Yang Xu had only played five games, the Knicks had not even had time to roll out their jerseys.
Therefore, Yang Xu's popularity and commercial value were not shown in specific data.
However, businessmen had a keen sense of smell. All the major sports brands had their eyes on Yang Xu.
Yang Xu's explosive performance and the huge Chinese market behind him attracted them.
As the biggest sports brand, it was also the fastest to respond.
The company sent Oliver, the person in charge of New York, to meet Yang Xu at the garden.
The purpose of this trip was to sign Yang Xu at the lowest possible price before he became completely popular.
After all, even Yang Xu didn't know what his commercial value was at this time.
At this time, Yang Xu was training. Suddenly, a few people walked in and said that they were looking for him.
Yang Xu was stunned for a moment. He didn't have many friends in New York. Who could it be?
In the end, he saw two middle-aged men in suits and leather shoes. They looked very elegant and could be described as gentle and refined.
However, at the same time, his body displayed an extremely strong control ability. Every move and every word seemed to have the initiative.
They took the initiative to extend their hands and introduce themselves to Yang Xu." Hello, Yang Xu. We are the people in charge of the New York branch of the company. My name is Oliver, and this is my assistant, Jean.”
"Nikes?"
Could it be that he was here to talk about cooperation?
Thinking about it, it was about time. He had been in the NBA for a few months.
"Hello!" Yang Xu stretched out his hand in response with a faint smile on his face.
Seeing Yang Xu's reaction, Oliver immediately realized that Yang Xu was not a simple person.
In the past, players were usually very excited when they saw him, or they pretended to be calm.
After all, endorsement fees were a big part of NBA players 'income. It was impossible not to take it seriously.
However, Yang Xu was too calm. He could not hide his emotions.
"Yang Xu, your recent performance has been too crazy. I've become your fan.”After the introductions, Oliver complimented them.
"I watched the live broadcast of the game you played against the Sixers. That slam dunk at the free throw line was amazing!”
Yang Xu just smiled." I'm glad that someone likes me playing basketball!”
After that, Oliver was even more confused about Yang Xu's thoughts.
His usual trick was to praise the players first, and then wait for the players to let down their guard and trust each other.
They began to pour cold water on the players, saying that the market was not good.
Finally, he would settle the accounts for the players and introduce the benefits of signing with nike. Usually, new players would be eliminated through this process.
They were especially eager to sign the contract and even thought that Oliver was helping them.
However, Yang Xu remained calm even after Oliver praised him for a long time. He didn't show any excitement at all.
Seeing that Yang Xu didn't have any reaction, Oliver suggested finding a quiet place to talk.
But Yang Xu refused." Let's do it here!" There's still a lot of training later."
As Yang Xu spoke, he brought Oliver to a resting area on the training ground.
Oliver was in a passive position and felt a little uncomfortable.
" Oliver," Yang Xu asked with concern," are you not used to talking about serious matters here? If that's the case, I'll take a shower and we'll talk outside."”
"No, no, no, there's no need! Let's do it here!"
"Alright, then let's do it here!"
The basketballs around them were very loud, and the players were running around.
From time to time, players came over to greet Oliver.
However, Oliver insisted on using all his tricks and told Yang Xu that the market was not good.
There were even some star players whose sneakers had poor sales and the company had lost a lot of money in the end.
However, Yang Xu still had a smile on his face throughout the entire process.
"So, Oliver, what's the price you're offering me?”After Oliver finished, Yang Xu asked directly.
Oliver was stunned. Usually, he would be the first to state the price, but he didn't expect Yang Xu to ask about the contract price.
"20 million for five years!" Olly didn't hesitate and confidently stated his bid.
When Yang Xu heard this number, he only nodded slightly.
"Yang Xu, do you know how much Griffin's contract for sneakers is?”Seeing that Yang Xu didn't respond, Oliver continued.
Yang Xu shook his head.
"400,000 a year!" Oliver's expression was extremely confident, as if he was saying that Griffin was only offering 400,000 yuan a year, and he was ten times his price. There was no reason for him not to be tempted.
Yang Xu was silent for a while before he finally said," In comparison, I'm indeed much taller!”
"Right? Our company also thinks highly of you, so we offered you this price. Even in history, this rookie contract is considered high!”Oliver emphasized again.
He was not lying. This rookie contract was not bad.
However, Yang Xu wanted to be the first in history, so the contract had to be the first in history.
He didn't want to be considered high, he just wanted to be first.
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