Lu Yu glanced sideways at Reed: "You also have seven years and thirty million?"
"Of course, we come here with sincerity." Reed chuckled and said, "I've heard of Anta. It's just a small company. It can't be compared with our Nike."
"But they also have thirty million in seven years." Lu Yu said.
"Money is not the measure of everything." Reed pulled up a chair and sat down: "We have official cooperation with the NBA, and our promotion channels are more beneficial to you. What's more, with their way of playing, they might go bankrupt soon.
,What will I give you the money for then?"
Only Yi Jianlian was speechless in the room. It seemed that Reed was right. According to Anta's operation, the profits earned in seven years would not be enough to cover Lu Yu's endorsement fees for one year.
There is no need for Nike to exert its efforts. Anta cannot handle it on its own. This is why Reid is not optimistic that Lu Yu will sign with Anta.
Before coming, he was worried that Lu Yu would meet with companies such as Three Stripes or Reebok.
When he heard that the other party was Anta at the door, he was even stunned for a moment. After thinking for a long time, he remembered this little-known Chinese sports brand.
Reed immediately thought that this was just Lu Yu's price-cutting behavior.
"Mr. Ding, what do you think?" Lu Yu turned around and asked.
Mr. Ding took a bite of food with his chopsticks and said with a smile: "Nike is indeed a better company than us. If you want to choose them, I will definitely support you."
Although he was very nervous, he still kicked the ball back calmly.
"Mr. Ding, what you said is wrong. Their prices are the same as yours. We have already negotiated. I, Lu Yu, am not someone who changes my mind casually."
Lu Yu snorted and a touch of arrogance appeared on his face: "We are compatriots, brothers. If you want me to change my mind, you have to pay more."
Reed stared at his face and nodded secretly. Sure enough, the other party's purpose was to increase money.
"Of course the price can be negotiated. I'll call and apply." Reid pretended to walk out of the room. Before leaving, he turned to Lu Yu, smiled, and asked him to wait for two minutes.
Lu Yu saw Reed walking out of the room.
"Mr. Ding, he is out now. As expected, he didn't call at all. In five minutes, he will come in and tell me that after his hard work, he can give me US$35 million over seven years." Lu Yuxiao
He said.
Only then did Ding Shizhong's expression darken.
Not to mention a price increase of five million US dollars, even if the hook company only increased its price by one million US dollars, he would be in pain for a whole year.
If the price increase was really five million dollars, he would faint in the bathroom crying.
Ding Shizhong put down his chopsticks and sighed: "Sitting here today, I have to be honest, Lu Yu, if Nike takes over forcefully, I really can't take them over."
Lu Yu shook his head: "I don't like Nike. To be precise, I am more optimistic about Anta's development prospects, just like Michael Jordan was optimistic about Nike's development prospects."
"???" Ding Shizhong was stunned.
He lowered his head and pondered for a moment, thinking carefully. After a while, he raised his head, looked at Lu Yu and said, "What I can promise is that I can only give you 5% of the shares..."
Lu Yu nodded: "I can also promise you that the first endorsement contract is two million US dollars per year, the contract period is two years, and subsequent contracts will be signed every two years."
At this time, the door of the box was pushed open, and Reed walked in from the outside with a smile on his face.
Ding Shizhong didn't allow Ding Shizhong to think twice, so he immediately agreed: "Deal!"
"make a deal!"
Lu Yu's sentence "deal deal" is in English.
Reed, who was originally smiling, suddenly froze up.
Lu Yu's words were like a slap in the face, which made him a little confused.
"Hahaha." Lidpi smiled and said, "Congratulations to Mr. Lu for signing the endorsement contract. I hope that one year from now, when Mr. Lu can't get the money, he will still think of us at Nike."
"Maybe I won't think of you." Lu Yu glanced at him sideways.
"It's so hard for you not to want to hear our prices?"
Reed was heartbroken and said directly: "Our offer to Mr. Lu is US$100 million over seven years!"
"hiss……"
In the room, Ding Shizhong and Yi Jianlian gasped at the same time.
Ding Shizhong looked at Lu Yu worriedly. After all, the contract between him and Lu Yu had not been officially signed yet.
Lu Yu just smiled indifferently.
"Next time, next time I will definitely sign a contract with you. Forget it this time. I'm afraid I won't be able to get so much money."
Reid's chest heaved with anger.
next time?
Can't lift it?
Isn’t this nonsense!
…
At around ten o'clock in the evening, Reed left angrily, while Ding Shizhong happily went to prepare the contract.
Yi Jianlian and Lu Yu stood under the street lamp. The night breeze blew, which made people feel a little refreshed. Yi Jianlian wondered: "Brother Lu, if you didn't sign for 100 million, why did you sign for 2 million instead?"
"If I reject Ding Shizhong, will Reid regret it?"
"……meeting."
Yi Jianlian thought for a while and nodded in reply.
"Tsk, tsk."
Lu Yu smacked his lips and said, "I didn't expect you to become smarter after watching it all night. In fact, there is another reason. Even if Reid really has the authority to sign a 100 million contract with me, I will not sign it."
"what reason?"
"Reed and I are talking about business, and Ding Shizhong and I are talking about feelings of compatriots."
"Then you still want 5% of their shares?"
Yi Jianlian pouted.
Lu Yu found that Yi Jianlian had really become smarter now. At least he dared to say what he thought of directly, but... what he said was all the truth, and it didn't sound very good.
…
When Ding Shizhong left, Lu Yu asked Ding Shizhong where he borrowed the money.
"Borrowed from a company in Pengcheng. Their boss Ren just sold his subsidiary."
Boss Ren?
Huawei?
Lu Yu was stunned for a moment. He couldn't understand that the Internet bubble crisis swept the world in 2001, and the communication equipment industry was greatly impacted. Even as strong as Motorola, it also declined during this crisis, and Huawei would not fare better.
Where did he get the money to lend to Ding Shizhong?
After Lu Yu returned to the restaurant, he went to Lu Chaoyang's room. Lu Chaoyang's room contained the only computer at home.
After turning on the computer, Lu Yu started searching, and when he found the information, he was stunned.
It turns out that what Huawei sold this year was one of its subsidiaries, Huawei Electric, also known as Ansheng Electric.
In the end, Emerson purchased the company for a whopping US$750 million.
If Huawei had not set its sights on the communications market, if Huawei had not been trying to survive the winter of crisis, if Huawei had not sold Accent Electric this year, then in 20 years’ time the market shares of Schneider, Siemens, and ABB would not be the same in China’s inverter field.
will be so high.
You know, after Accent was sold to Huawei, the original employees resigned one after another.
Among the employees who resigned, no less than ten domestic inverter brands have been established. Among them, three companies, Innovator, Blue Ocean Huateng and Megmeet, have become inverter giants in the new energy field.
I have to admit that any company Ren Lao sells will be an enterprise that affects the structure of an industry.
Of course, if he hadn't sold it, Ding Shizhong wouldn't have been able to borrow the money.
In front of 750 million US dollars, just throwing in a small change is enough for Ding Shizhong to pay Lu Yu's endorsement fee.
…
In early June, Lu Yu and Anta signed an endorsement contract. As soon as the news was released, it caused an uproar in China.
All major media and newspapers in China have reported this matter. In addition, Lu Yu is about to participate in the draft, and he will soon become the second player to enter the NBA, and has a chance to become the first Chinese lottery player.
When their children want to buy hooks, their parents will say: "What kind of hook should I buy? Anta is so affordable. Even Lu Yu wears Anta."
Children in the stadium are not ashamed to wear Anta. In the past, they would pass the hooks to show off.
Now there will be words like: "My pair of sneakers are endorsed by Lu Yu."
Anta even sponsored this year's Chinese men's basketball team. As a result, the call for Lu Yu to join the national team has become louder and louder. Several senior basketball commentators, including Zhang Weiping, Sun Yiping, and Xu Jicheng, have expressed their support for Lu Yu in public.
The idea of entering the national team.
Lu Yu also received a call from the national team coach Wang Fei: "Let's have a chat after the draft is over?"
This time Lu Yu did not refuse.
…
On June 27, the 2001 NBA Draft was held in Madison Square, New York.
