One Guard

Chapter 69 : Small contract? Look down on it!

Bill Duffy, who watched the entire game in his office, smiled with satisfaction. Yiyang’s discomfort in the preseason didn’t seem to be sustained. Today, the Mavericks easily defeated the Charlotte Bobcats, and Yiyang also showed a fairly good performance.

Although Kidd’s 12 points and 18 assists are indeed much better than Yiyang, Kidd, not every game can play such explosive data. Yiyang’s performance in the limited playing time is enough to make everyone feel gratified.

Just after the game, when the reporters at the scene all found Yiyang to do an interview, Bill Duffy also received several text messages on his mobile phone.

Bill Duffy knows what these text messages are without having to read it. So far, Yiyang is still playing football by buying sneakers out of his pocket. Until now, Bill Duffy has not discussed Yiyang sneaker contracts with any brand.

In the beginning, domestic Li Ning was willing to give Yiyang a $300,000 a year contract. Bill Duffy refused without even thinking about it. After that, Nike came to the door and offered a price of 500,000 yuan a year. Duffy still waved his hand and refused!

During the summer league, Adidas came to Bill Duffy with a one-year contract of 800,000 US dollars. You know, the value of this contract is more than twice the price Li Ning initially offered!

Bill Duffy invited the visiting Adidas team for afternoon tea, but the final result was still rejection!

At this time, all sneaker brands are a little confused. Normally, the first shoe endorsement contract for a rookie in the lottery area is between $200,000 and $700,000. Adidas’ bid has exceeded this average level. Although Yiyang was the winner of the NCAA Championship last season, he was also the MOP of the semi-finals. But Adidas believes that their offer is sincere enough. The salary that the Mavericks gave Yiyang was only more than $3 million. It’s impossible for Yiyang to have a contract for sneaker endorsement, it will cost millions!

So, various sports brands began to stand still. Bill Duffy is not in a hurry, and they are not in a hurry.

In the preseason, Yiyang’s poor performance allowed major manufacturers to lower their prices and once again offered Bill Duffy. But Bill Duffy’s reply is still firm: We refuse!

Therefore, until now, Yiyang has not signed a contract with any sneaker brand. But when the game was over, Bill Duffy believed. The time is almost ripe.

This experienced and very calm manager picked up the phone unhurriedly and read the text messages from the reader. Now the bids of major manufacturers can finally match Bill Duffy’s expectations.

Duffy got up and took the ticket that had already been prepared. It’s time for his clients to gain some commercial gains.

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“Also! How do you comment on your debut in the NBA!?”

“Is it luck or did you plan to steal Steven Jackson’s goal for a long time?”

“Also, did the mistake against Augustine at the beginning of the game inspired you?”

Just when Bill Duffy left for Dallas, Yiyang in the American Airlines Center Arena had become the most popular Mavericks player on the field besides Nowitzki.

Don’t look at the data of 11 points and 8 assists. It’s not that amazing, but you have to know that Yiyang only played 20 minutes and made five of six shots! The most important thing is that Yiyang, who sent 8 assists, did not make any mistakes!

John Wall scored 14 points in his Wizards debut, but Wall made only 31% of his 6-of-19 shooting in 35 minutes.

76ers second pick Evan Turner also played 20 minutes in his NBA debut. He made 0 of 5 shots and scored no points in the game.

Compared with these two guys, Yiyang’s performance can be described as stunning. It’s no wonder that he will become one of the most popular people in the U.S. Route Arena.

“Mrs., your son is really full of potential.” Mark Cuban looked at the newcomer No. 1 surrounded by reporters, his joy in his heart was no less than Wen Xue. After all, when the transaction came to Yiyang, Cuban was also under tremendous pressure.

“Thank you, Mr. Mark Cuban, thank you for the opportunity you gave him!” Wen Xue’s mother was full of gratitude.

“No, it’s not that I gave your son a chance, but I also gave the Mavericks a chance. We will definitely create greater brilliance in the future!” Cuban looked at the dome of the American Airlines Center Arena, where it was too empty. It’s been a long time. A huge championship pennant should be a good decoration…

After 　　 returned to the locker room, Yiyang was even more praised by his teammates. Especially that guy Terry, who always likes Yiyang’s “bad guy” on weekdays, has become the proudest person today.

“Look, my vision is correct!? If other rookies come, I will not take him to tattoo! What does it mean to take him to tattoo? It means I know he is worth looking forward to! , You made everyone drop their jaws! Keep it well, we can win more games!” Terry is now alive like a scout, frantically “selling” Yiyang to others.

Yiyang sat in front of his cabinet, showing a faint smile. The Mavericks locker room is more interesting than the Chinese boy imagined.

Early the next morning, Yiyang received a call from Bill Duffy. The manager informed Yiyang that he had arrived in Dallas. Yiyang thought that Duffy came this time to solve the problem of Yiyang’s accommodation. After all, staying in this rented house with his mother was not a long-term solution.

“Where to live is not in a hurry, also. When I finish talking about this, you can choose a larger and more luxurious house!” Duffy on the phone seemed very excited.

“So, what are we talking about today?”

“Sneakers contract! You are about to have your own brand endorsement contract! Are you ready? Big star!”

When Duffy said that, Yiyang was stunned. He remembered how difficult it was to buy a pair of decent basketball shoes before. Wen Xue must be frugal in order to barely afford to buy sneakers for her son.

But now, Yiyang can wear all kinds of sneakers at will without spending money. For a boy who loves basketball, this is almost like a dream!

“Also, are you listening?” Seeing Yiyang didn’t speak for a long time, Bill Duffy thought it was a bad signal.

“I’m listening, come on, Mr. Duffy, just right, mom is cooking lunch.”

“Hahaha, then I really have a good taste! Waiting at home, I will be there in half an hour!”

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Yiyang, Wen Xue, and Bill Duffy sat around a small dining table. On the table, the food plates have been “swept away.” Bill Duffy stroked his stomach contentedly, then opened his briefcase.

“Do you know how much they are willing to pay you?” Bill Duffy smiled at the Yiyang thief.

“Pay the money?”

“Yes, why don’t you be their spokesperson without paying?”

“Oh…I thought…I thought that using their equipment for free was the only reward.” Yiyang replied innocently, making Bill Duffy smile and shook his head, from the Wood District Silly boy…

While talking, Bill Duffy has put four or five contracts on the table. Yiyang glanced at it, and the contracts of Nike, Adidas, Under Armour, Li Ning and Jordan were all on the list.

“So many?” Yiyang was a little surprised.

“Many? This is what I screened. Otherwise, my eyes can show you flowers.” Bill Duffy knew that this kid hadn’t realized how great his commercial value was! The Chinese market behind him is simply an inherent advantage!

Yiyang picked up his favorite Jordan, but the dense professional vocabulary in the contract made Yiyang a big deal.

“Jordan is willing to offer you a $950,000 commodity contract for one year, and they are willing to sign you for five years!” Bill Duffy summed up the core content of the contract in one sentence.

“950,000!” Both Yiyang and Wenxue’s eyes widened. After all, in the Wood District, a few thousand yuan is already a big number for them.

“However, I don’t recommend you to choose Jordan. Although I know that you are a big fan of the Jordan series of sneakers.” Duffy finished speaking and withdrew Jordan’s contract from Yiyang. Then, he handed the Adidas contract to An Jie.

“I have screened for you, Adidas, among these contracts, the bid is the highest and the most sincere!”

For Adidas, Bill Duffy is very clear about their bottom line. In recent years, due to the aging or switching of many Adidas spokespersons, they have been completely unable to compare with Nike in the lineup of sneaker spokespersons.

As far as Duffy knows, Nike currently has contracts with more than 300 NBA players. Adidas currently has only 70 NBA spokespersons! Among these 70, not all of them have enough weight.

They urgently need some fresh blood to join, because they missed things like Jordan and Kobe, and Adidas didn’t want to let it happen again.

Because of this, Adidas is now willing to offer very high prices to potential newcomers just to keep them. Therefore, after Yiyang’s outstanding performance, Bill Duffy has the capital to open his mouth.

“Adidas?” Yiyang looked at Duffy blankly.

“They are willing to offer a three-year $3.3 million merchandise contract! Not only that, but the award terms in the contract are also quite sincere. They will be awarded $300,000 for the All-Star rookie lineup and $350,000 for the rookie game MVP! Enter the team’s starting lineup A reward of 500,000 US dollars and a reward of 800,000 US dollars for the best rookie…” In addition to the huge extra in the contract itself, the reward terms mentioned by Bill Duffy made Yiyang even more dizzy.

“Combined, signing with Adidas, you can even get a salary equal to the team’s salary! After signing this contract, you can choose a house in Dallas with your mother at ease, and then settle down. I live in Dallas safely. Living in a rented house every day is not a long-term solution. “Now thinking about the contracts that were only worth hundreds of thousands of dollars at the beginning, Duffy couldn’t help but want to laugh.

He has always had this confidence, Yiyang, will get more! Therefore, he is never in a hurry!

“Is this the best choice?” Regarding business matters, Yiyang can only trust Duffy.

“There is nothing better than this, and after the execution of this commodity contract, I think Adidas should give you a high-value signed shoe contract! This is the best from now and in the future. Choice.” Duffy took out a pen from his suit pocket.

Adidas’s already somewhat stretched lineup of spokespersons has since then had a shining star.

Yiyang, a poor boy from the Wood District, has officially started to move in the direction of the star!