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Chapter 51 Preliminary Contract
Chapter 51 preliminary contract

Li Shihao rubbed his fingers unconsciously on the back of the phone, thinking about the importance of this news.

For basketball players, contracts are the most important, especially sneaker contracts, which are closely related to your career and can determine your achievements to a certain extent!

A good sneaker contract may bring you a great increase in popularity. Brands and players have a mutually beneficial relationship.

Li Shihao still does not have his own sneaker contract. He did not easily choose a long-term contract with an annual salary of several million. There are two reasons for this. One is that he does not want to have a long-term contract prematurely to bind him. The aggressiveness, and the second is that he does need to be up for grabs, and his contract could be better.

Li Shihao was able to enter the NBA, and he naturally had his own pride in his heart. How many famous and powerful basketball teenagers in the American high school league, how many of them can go with him to the present?

This is a rate no less than that of ocean waves scouring sand.

Now even China has established its own basketball system. Although it is not perfect compared with the United States, under this system, there are still many powerful players of the new generation, such as Zhou Qi, Wang Zhelin, etc., they may be Is the next Chinese basketball superstar.

He was able to fight to this day, no less than a classic inspirational story.Those who can always maintain their aggressiveness are generally firm-willed and have strong self-confidence in themselves.

The same is true for Li Shihao. He was able to become a leader in Minnesota step by step from a well-known basketball high school student in a small American town. He is also a firm-willed person.

He also has a dream of Michael Jordan in his heart, becoming the strongest player in the basketball field.

However, there is still a world of difference between him and Michael Jordan. He still needs to be aggressive, move forward steadily, and God rewards hard work. As long as he keeps working hard, he firmly believes that he can become the strongest.

Li Shihao moved the microphone to his mouth, and whispered to Duffy on the other end of the phone: "Duffy, how sincere is Adidas this time?"

Bill Duffy heard the words: "7 years 6500 million, they hope to use this contract to tie you up."

"Seven years, 7 million? This contract is really lucrative, and they paid a lot of money. For a rookie like me, they are willing to give such a large share of the contract. Are they going to concentrate their resources on building me?"

"No, Bruce, they are still hesitating. Derrick Rose's performance is not worse than yours, and Chicago, where he lives, is a big city, far more commercially valuable than Minnesota. They want you two to compete for a period of three years. The winner will become the next brand spokesperson of Adidas, just like the competition between Kobe and Tracy McGrady!"

"Hey, these German guys are really rich enough. Just to stabilize me, they even offered a big contract of 6500 million US dollars. It seems that Adidas' ambition in the United States has not diminished!"

Duffy smiled: "Bruce, this is a good thing. If the Germans want to take the lead in the North American sneaker market and compete with Nike for the leading position again, they need more influential stars. Now, you And Derrick Rose are among the options in front of them!"

Li Shihao nodded and continued to ask, "Duffy, what's your opinion?"

Duffy thought about it, and said slowly: "Bruce, I know what you think, you don't want a long-term contract to bind you, what you want is a short-term contract to keep you improving! I suggest you sign three contracts. For a one-year or four-year contract, the amount may be much lower than the previous contract, but after three or four years, you can have greater autonomy, and you will have stronger strength at that time."

"Duffy, you really understand me. Help me try to communicate with Adidas. I hope the contract will be limited to 4 years, and the amount can be compromised to a certain extent."

Bill Duffy nodded, and after discussing the recent situation of the Timberwolves in detail with Li Shihao, they ended the call.

At the beginning, he was only invited by Yao Ming, and he became the manager of this Chinese boy. After Yao Ming was reimbursed for the season, he urgently needed new potential players to cooperate with him. Yao Ming, who has always been a good friend with him, introduced him to Li Shihao .

Bill Duffy, who was just trying to give it a try, is extremely satisfied now, and now he has the same enthusiasm in his work as when he started from scratch. When he thinks that he will have a future superstar employer in the future, his heart is full of excitement. .

Since Li Shihao wanted to seek a satisfactory contract from Adidas, he naturally had to be very careful as an agent.

On the evening of December 12rd, when the Timberwolves slaughtered the Memphis Grizzlies, Lee Se-ho scored 3 points, 33 assists and 7 steals. His runaway performance shocked the local fans in Memphis.

In the third quarter, scoring opportunities were continuously created, leading the Timberwolves to a 15:3 offensive climax, quickly killing the suspense of the game, and the Grizzlies suffered a disastrous defeat at home.

When the game ended, Al Jefferson greeted everyone in the Timberwolves. Although he looked a little tired, he still couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes.

In this game, he fought against Marc Gasol and Kevin Love at the basket alone, and he did not lose the wind. He scored a double-double of 28 points and 12 rebounds. He resisted the two potential big men of the Timberwolves inside alone .

Although he lost the game tonight, it seems that Al Jefferson is very popular in Memphis, and the treatment of the core of the team has given him the strength to fight again.

Li Shihao smiled slightly, stepped forward to say hello to Al, with heartfelt blessings in his eyes: "Al, it seems that you are doing well in Memphis, this is your team, I wish you good luck !"

Al Jefferson touched the top of his bare head and said with a simple smile: "Thank you for your blessings, Bruce. The Timberwolves have played well recently. I believe you have a chance to enter the playoffs!"

After the game, Al and a group of Timberwolves players got together at a local restaurant in Memphis. The NBA is a business place. Friends get together as little as possible and leave as much as possible. A point that can be cherished is a point.

When the party was over, it was already one or two o'clock in the morning. Li Shihao received a call from Bill Duffy, the manager, saying that Adidas personnel had arrived in Memphis and were waiting for him in a clubhouse.

Duffy couldn't hide his joy in his tone: "Bruce, the contract was initially proposed to be 4 million for 3200 years. Adidas' top management is very optimistic about your performance. After inspecting you, their inspectors think that your playing style is suitable for Adidas. Style concept, they decided to use some resources to cultivate you."

Li Shihao couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, the way of playing matches Adidas' philosophy?What kind of weird reason is this? Isn't the German philosophy rigorous, rigorous, and rigorous!

(Chapter 1 is here, there will be another chapter later, spare time on the weekend to add another chapter, save some character~)

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