Basketball injuries only make me stronger

Chapter 39 Two Contracts
A little earlier, Lian Feng, accompanied by Zhuo Mei, went to Philadelphia to sign a 70+1 short-term contract with a total value of $1.

What does one plus one mean?That is to say, in the first year, the team must fulfill its contractual obligations, but in the second year, either the team chooses whether to renew, or the player chooses whether to renew.The former is called team option and the latter is called player option.

As for the 76+1 two-year contract provided by 1, the second year is of course a team option contract.

Unlike LeBron's 1+1 contract with the Cavaliers in the later period, it is very rare for a second-round pick to get a contract of more than one year. How can he have the right to choose player options?
This means that the team can fire Lianfeng at any time in the second year, but it can also let him play for two years, and he can't refuse.

Unlike the first-round picks, there are clear restrictions when the second-round picks sign. In theory, the contract can be adjusted arbitrarily without violating relevant regulations.But second-round picks often expect the longer the better, even if the next year or two is a team option.

On the one hand, rookie players need more time to prove themselves, on the other hand, unlike the first-round picks, they have huge unemployment pressure.

Too many second-round picks sign sky-high contracts, get cut, and disappear.

But there is also a hidden benefit of signing a short contract with a second-round pick, that is, if you really have the strength, you can get out of the shackles of the original contract as soon as possible and sign a bigger contract after you show your worth.For example, the No. 0 general Arenas was a second-round pick that year. He earned his worth early and successfully escaped poverty in the third year.

For Lian Feng, a two-year contract is better.

In the first aspect, he believes in his own strength (system^_^), and he will definitely be able to make a name for himself in the short term!

In the second aspect, he has not forgotten the original intention of coming here... to be teammates with the AI ​​at the end of the peak period!But according to the development of history, AI will be traded out next year without exception.Then if you continue to stay here, you will lose the meaning from the beginning.

Maybe... I will make more friends here, such as the first brother who is recognized as having a high EQ, but at least for now, they are not enough to support me to stay.

Lian Feng hopes to give his career a little more uncertainty.

Although Zhuo Mei felt that Lian Feng's decision was not in line with the option of maximizing benefits, she respected his decision.

……

Let's talk about the latter thing.

A few days before the 76ers' pre-season team training notice came, Lian Feng also signed a contract with a little-known sports brand.

Anta.

At this time, Anta is not the No. [-] sports brand in Huaguo and the third sports brand in the world, which will kill Adidas in the future. It is just a low-end domestic sports brand.

In fact, Zhuo Mei was a little puzzled.

"It's... um, do you like the brand? Our advice is, wait until after you've shown your face in the NBA before talking about endorsements... it's just so cheap... if you play well, We had the opportunity to get you signed with big brands like Nike and Adidas."

Of course, Lian Feng would not tell her that Anta, which is very cheap in her eyes now, will expand at an incredible speed in the next 10 years.

According to the operation mode of CAA, Lian Feng does not need to intervene in commercial matters at all.

Zhuomei said: "According to our model, once a player joins CAA, the commercial interests and exposure rate will continue to increase. In addition to representing athletes, CAA also provides services in franchising, commemorative sales, speeches, charity, computer games, etc. In this way, the interests of the athletes can be maximized.”

"Our original plan was to take advantage of your first game to operate well. If you perform well, you can provide bargaining chips for big brands to sign. If you don't perform well, it doesn't matter. We will also find a way Eliminate negative effects."

"A big brand like Nike is what you should aim for!"

Lian Feng did not respond to Zhuo Mei's words, and shook his head with a smile: "In this matter, you can help me deal with the specific matters of the contract."

Zhuo Mei had no choice but to agree.

Recall the details.

Of course, it was Lian Feng who Anta took the initiative to find.

In fact, although Lian Feng only entered the NBA as a second-round pick at this time, the major sports magazines in Huaguo and the NBA Pioneer have already rushed to report on this matter.

He hasn't played a single game and is a second-round pick. Even though his physical test data is amazing, no brand has contacted Lianfeng for a long time.

Choosing a spokesperson is a very important thing, and it can even rise to the level of strategy.Major domestic brands are watching.

At this time, only Anta bet on Lianfeng with full sincerity.

Anta showed great sincerity in the contract, but it also showed the courage and wisdom of the relevant decision-makers.

Sincerity and courage are due to the fact that Anta was able to offer a 3-year endorsement contract of 400 million yuan when Lian Feng was not well-known at all. It's a gamble!
And wisdom is because of...a clause in the contract, that is, because of this clause, Lian Feng made up his mind to sign this contract.

In the terms of the contract, in addition to the relevant incentive regulations, there is also an impressive article, to the effect: "If you can win the best rookie in your rookie year, Anta will create a sub-brand under the name of Lian Feng, and Lian Feng will own 30% of this brand for life. Dividends on sales profits."

Of course, Anta also has reservations about this clause.The contract only stipulated his dividend right, but did not stipulate the annual resource investment in this brand.

If Lian Feng can't play the next step, Anta will not waste resources on this brand, so there will be no big loss.

On the contrary, if Lianfeng gets better and better, Anta's investment in the "Lianfeng" sub-brand will naturally continue to increase... Maybe one day...

Seeing this clause, Lian Feng couldn't help but think of Jordan and AJ.

While Zhuo Mei was still thinking about the contract, Lian Feng laughed.

"Do you know Jordan and Nike?"

"Huh? You... nonsense."

"In 1985, Jordan was a rookie and Nike was a small brand on the brink of bankruptcy."

"This year, Nike made a huge bet on Jordan, and later founded AJ under Jordan's name. You know the subsequent story, Jordan won two three consecutive championships."

"And AJ... well, what's AJ's market value now?"

"Also...how much dividend can Jordan get from Nike every year? Tens of millions or hundreds of millions? That's US dollars!"

Zhuo Mei stared blankly at Lian Feng.

This guy... seems to be glowing when he is confident, but he didn't expect him to be so confident!

That story...was he comparing himself to Jordan?

Jordan and Nike are mutual achievements.

The success of both of them cannot be replicated.Because in this era, it is impossible to find a player who is likely to reach the height of Jordan, and it is impossible to find a sports brand with the potential to reach the height of Nike.

Anta?

Lian Feng?

One is a domestic low-end cheap sports brand.

One is a second-round pick who hasn't played a game.

Zhuo Mei felt that this was really crazy, one dared to bet, and the other dared to accept the move.

But looking at Lian Feng's strong self-confidence, why did she feel...wasn't she joking?
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In response to some doubts, a Huaguo genius who has a lot of attention can at least be compared to Zhou Qi, right?Not worthy of a one-year $10,000+ contract?Let me list a set of data for you to compare yourself.

海延斯，ESPN球员排名：第278。2013-2014赛季数据：45场场均2.2分3.6篮板0.6助攻。中国乔丹年代言金额：30万美金+。

Udonis Haslem, scoring 2.6, rebounding 4, assisting 0.6, Li Ning endorsement money: $20+
Love, there is no clear product use clause in the contract. In other words, Love plays in the NBA and can wear other brands of sneakers. The spokesperson of 361 degrees, but playing in Nike, endorsement money: 200 million US dollars.

Therefore, a future star with Huaguo's historical physical fitness must have far more attention than people like Haiyans who don't know how many times, and even let Anta get the equivalent of US$10,000+ a year, which is half of Haiyans' small money Don't you even have the qualifications to gamble?
(End of this chapter)