"Bill, I'm so happy. I just got back to where I live and I received a call from you." Li Tian answered the call from Bill Duffy.
"Li, I deliberately checked your schedule in advance and know that you should have returned to Memphis by now." As a senior agent, he is very concerned about these details.
"Thank you so much Bill, you're so thoughtful."
"I guess if you called me this time, you must have good news to tell me."
Li Tian knew that agents usually didn't have anything important to do and would not easily choose to call their employer so late.
"Li, you guessed it right. It is indeed the case. I have good news to inform you. The endorsement contract with Nike has been negotiated in accordance with your requirements. I am waiting for you to come and sign the contract at a convenient time."
Bill directly explained his purpose.
"That's really good news. I have time these two days." Li Tian is very rich, but no one would mind having too much money.
"Yes, we will negotiate according to your requirements. Try to sign for a shorter period of time and a smaller amount of money is acceptable."
Li Tian knows that he will get better and better in the future. If he signs an endorsement contract for too long now, he will suffer a lot.
"Gouzi's endorsement is US$8 million over two years, but the basic endorsement is US$2 million per year, and the other US$2 million is some incentive terms."
"Okay, Bill, your negotiation skills are really great. I think about those incentive clauses, I am confident that I can get the money from those incentive clauses."
Li Tian proposed one-team defense for rookies, championships in three competitions, and slam dunk championships. The most incredible thing is that he actually proposed one-team defense for the season and the championship.
If you win the championship in any year during the contract period, you can get the full bonus. If you win it for two consecutive years, it will be doubled.
It all sounded like fantasy. Gouzi thought that Li Tian was just trying to make the contract look better. It was a manifestation of vanity. It would do no harm to them when they came. If they really got it, they would pay so much money. What's the harm.
"So can we sign a contract tomorrow? Gouzi hopes to sign a contract as soon as possible. They will sponsor all your game shoes. After the contract is signed, they will also give you some commemorative shoes. They hope you can wear them in the game. Likewise, In the off-season, there will be some activities such as the Tianchao Tour, and they will pay the corresponding fees." Bill did not forget to remind Li Tian.
"Okay, I have time tomorrow."
"There are also some other endorsement contracts. I will meet and discuss them with you. They are all local endorsements in Memphis. They just need to use your image rights. The endorsements have been screened by me. Some endorsements that will affect your image, I I have already declined it for you."
Bill's positioning of players is quite good. He doesn't want the players he signed to end up damaging his image because of some immediate interests, which is not conducive to subsequent signings and endorsements.
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"Li, why haven't you come to the gym yet? I've been waiting for you for almost half an hour." Lowry arrived at the training hall and found that Li Tian hadn't come yet.
"Sorry, Lori, to disappoint you. My agent contacted me yesterday and will come over to sign an endorsement contract with me today, so I will go a little later."
After listening to Li Tian's words, Lori felt like a knife had been stabbed into his injured heart again.
Lowry is no longer a rookie, but he hasn't received many endorsement contracts yet. Li Tian has received endorsement contracts since he was still a rookie.
"Okay, when can you come over?" Gasol and others urged Lowry to ask.
"I'm not sure when it will pass. It will definitely pass today, that's for sure."
"Li, congratulations, I think today's dinner is settled again, isn't it Conley?"
Lowry and Conley glanced at each other. What hurts them most now is not that Li Tian signed the endorsement contract, but Gasol's invisible follow-up shot by his side. This is the biggest damage.
The two ignored Gasol and walked to the other side of the field, where they started bullfighting.
Gasol was left alone.
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"Li, you need to sign these." Bill handed over some contracts.
Li Tian also called in relevant legal personnel. After careful inspection, there were no problems and he signed his name.
The signee of Gouzi said to Li Tian, "Li, I'm so happy to welcome you to join."
After signing several contracts, Li Tian obtained a total of US$2 million through Bill and using reasonable tax avoidance.
Li Tian deposited all the money from his endorsement contracts into a special account.
"Li, how is life in Memphis?" Since Bill left Memphis last time, he has only contacted Li Tian by phone and has never been to Memphis again.
"I'm doing pretty well. You have to know that Paul is a very good teammate."
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"Li, you should pay for us to have dinner today." Gasol saw that Li Tian didn't come to the training hall until the afternoon, so he came over immediately.
"No problem, brother, I even bought a gift for you."
On the way to the training hall, Li Tian bought some gifts just for this moment.
After accepting Li Tian's gift, the few people stopped embarrassment for Li Tian.
"Li, I like your gift very much. It's very suitable for me who loves music. Your gift is great. Thank you." Gasol suddenly touched Li Tian's head.
"Well, it's still very comfortable." After Gasol succeeded, he ran away from Li Tian.
"Li, I like your gift very much."
Both Conley and Lowry expressed their gratitude.
Li Tian successfully used the gift and the relationship with his teammates became closer.
"Li, come here and start training. You are already a long time late. You must make up for the training you lack."
"Guys, let's supervise Li's training together."
Just because they let Li Tian go doesn't mean they don't care anymore.
He began to train Li Tian and tortured Li Tian crazily.
For example, suddenly when Li Tian was shooting, a ball was thrown towards Li Tian, and Li Tian's shot was suddenly blocked from behind.
In short, there are no tricks that you can't think of and they can't do it.
"Paul, you can't do this to me."
Several people completely ignored Li Tian's complaints.
"Continue to face our stormy defense. You have to speed up your shooting. You have to ensure that your shooting posture does not change and hit the ball steadily when others foul you."
Lowry and the others stopped training and just watched Li Tian train, and then suddenly appeared from time to time to interfere with Li Tian's shooting.
"Come on, man, you can do it. Shit, you missed the shot again. You need to be faster. Your ability to resist interference needs to be strengthened."
Li Tian endured the training and torture of several people, but it was indeed very helpful to his training. From the beginning, every time Gasol blocked shots from behind, he would succeed, and later it was less than 50%; the same is true for anti-interference, too. Keep throwing the ball into the basket.
"Li, what do you think? I'll tell you, you will definitely improve very quickly. You have to thank us. I think you should also come and treat tomorrow's breakfast." Gasol laughed and sat on the ground.
The training continued, and Li Tian gritted his teeth and persisted.