king of los angeles

Chapter 272. 273. Never play cards according to common sense

Regarding the endorsement contract, Lao Pa has done his best. While keeping Puma steady, he privately contacted Mr. Cheng Zhi, the North American director of Anta.

Lao Pa arranged to meet at a high-end restaurant on the evening of the 22nd. He was very considerate and chose a Chinese restaurant, which would make Mr. Cheng Zhi feel more fond of them.

In fact, the current situation is that Anta does not think that it can snatch Lin Feng from several big brands, especially the rich and powerful German Puma.

So in order to avoid being ridiculed by their peers, they gave up the offer, but Chengzhi received a call from his agent Kiki Perkins, which surprised the whole Anta.

Obviously, they thought that Lin Fengfeng would accept the 5-year 4500 million US dollars given by Puma without hesitation.

In the player endorsement contract under Anta, the highest annual salary is Klay Thompson's pre-tax 800 million a year, and Puma directly gave 900 million.

In Cheng Zhi's eyes, unless it is signing a star of the level of Harden and Curry, Anta will not offer a contract higher than Clay to destroy the endorsement contract of its own players.

From the current point of view, Lin Feng is just a rookie with a bright future, and his talent is visible to the naked eye but has not yet been fulfilled.

Klay Thompson is the core player of the Warriors' four-year triple crown. He holds three championship rings, has been selected as an All-Star four times, and holds the NBA scoring record in a single quarter.

These honors are what Lin Feng admires, at least he has nothing but the youngest "Mr. 50 Points".

There is no doubt that Clay is the leader of Anta, so they will naturally not offer Lin Feng a higher offer than this contract.

Old Pa knew this very well, so when he contacted Cheng Zhi, he made it very clear that Lin Feng could accept an offer lower than that of Puma.

This surprised Cheng Zhi, after all, no one would have trouble with money, and it was Puma who made a comeback.

Puma, who has been away from the NBA for 20 years, has returned to the basketball world, and they have made a lot of signings this year.Even the No. [-] pick Lang Ayton admitted that if he went to Nike, he would have to compete with big-name stars such as James for resources. The same is true for Adidas.

But the empty Puma will leave resources to him, and the competitive pressure is very small, so Ayton accepted Puma's offer without hesitation.

In the same situation, Anta has no reason to think that Lin Fengfeng rejected the temptation of 4500 million US dollars, but the fact is developing in an angle that surprises everyone.

During the normal training with the team during the day, Lin Feng worked harder than anyone else. The scene of Mitchell Gobert playing wild at Staples last night kept coming to mind.

Unknowingly, Lin Feng's competitive spirit was rapidly expanding, and he hoped to defeat all the people standing in front of him.

So I went to the training hall to practice at five o'clock in the morning, and I didn't arrive at the arena until eight o'clock in the other day.

What does five o'clock mean? It was already 02:30 in the middle of the night when he got home last night. He only slept for more than two hours before getting up and leaving.

I thought I would be very sleepy, but I woke up very refreshed, and I was upset when I thought of Mitchell running wild on his own territory.

He posted a status on Twitter, telling that Mitchell guy not to be too complacent, one win means nothing, and they still have three games to play.

And mentioned the Trail Blazers, who were beaten in two consecutive games after winning the Lakers in the first round.

Half an hour after this tweet was posted, the Trail Blazers official replied weakly with a scared expression.

Lillard commented below: Gary, why do you want to send a challenge to Mitchell and bring us?

This tweet quickly attracted comments from many stars, and Mitchell also personally responded to accept the challenge.

However, the next match between the two teams will be on January 1 next year. I don't know if Lin Feng can still remember his current sense of anger.

He thinks he has found a good way to improve his fighting spirit, that is to keep angry, this emotion can make him face the game better.

He has been training throughout the day. He thinks that the next few Lakers opponents, the Nuggets, will suffer. Whether it is Oladipo, Teacher Yue or Jamal Murray, they will all become the background boards of his various shows.

In the evening, the best Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles is a chain restaurant opened by a Chinese catering company. It is the only one in California. It is said that the taste is very authentic.

I saw Mr. Cheng Zhi at the entrance of the restaurant, when he was standing outside with Old Pa and waiting.

Lao Pa told him that although they took the initiative, they should show a low profile at this time, so as to make more money.

I was a little excited to see my compatriots. After all, I am used to seeing Western faces, and the sudden appearance of standard Chinese characters is still very impressive.

"Hi Mr. Cheng."

Lin Feng spoke Chinese, which surprised Cheng Zhi.

"Mr. Smith, you can actually speak Chinese? And the accent is very authentic."

Cheng Zhi thought that Lin Feng had learned a few words of Chinese temporarily for the sake of politeness, so he communicated with him in English.

In fact, Lin Feng's Chinese foundation has not been lost at all, and there is no problem for the two of them to talk in Chinese, but they have to take care of Lao Pa, who can only speak English, and he is the main force in the negotiations tonight.

Lao Pa was not interested in Lin Feng speaking Chinese, and under his influence, Lao Pa also became interested in oriental culture.

The ordering session was the most special, because of the Chinese restaurant, Lao Pa sat aside like a quiet baby watching Lin Feng and Cheng Zhi study the dishes.

Old Pa couldn't believe Lin Feng's expertise in this area. A few months ago, he asked himself to bring him two bags of dumplings. He thought it was just an honest boy interested in Chinese culture, but now it seems that this guy is simply obsessed.

"Gouflé with potatoes, I'm obsessed with this food, especially from Australian beef served with home-grown oriental potatoes."

Lin Feng's eloquent comments surprised Mr. Cheng Zhi.

Not only about food, but when he talked about everything in the country, Lin Feng was very straightforward, whether it was entertainment stars or traditional culture.

Of course, Lin Feng didn't appear too explicit, and occasionally he would pretend to be stupid and listen to Cheng Zhi's explanation with an innocent face.

A good start, they didn't talk about the contract at all, just chatting.

Cheng Zhi asked why Lin Feng was obsessed with Chinese culture. Lin Feng smiled mysteriously, glanced at the equally curious old Pa, and then said slowly: "Sir, there is a Chinese idiom called straight to the point, so I'll just say it straight, I plan to be your a member."

Cheng Zhi didn't react for a while, and also looked at Lao Pa.

Old Pa made a "please" gesture, and then said, "Gary is very adventurous, and there will be more explosive ones in the future."

"Brilliant?"

Cheng Zhi was even more confused, he didn't know what the two people in the sports circle in front of him were thinking.

Lin Feng smiled slightly, "Okay sir, I don't like to be secretive. The thing is very simple, I want to join your Anta endorsement ranks, and then become a planning player to participate in the Basketball World Cup next year."

After listening to each word, Cheng Zhi sat up straight instantly, and Lin Feng could clearly see him gasping for air.

"Mr. Smith?" He thought he must have misheard.

Old Pa was happy, the gentleman in front of him was the same as him back then, unable to understand Lin Feng's whimsy at all.

"He wants to be your planning player, and then participate in next year's World Cup to help you go further. This guy is very ambitious, maybe thinking about winning the championship or something."

Lao Pa said it very easily, and Cheng Zhi didn't recover for a long time.

(End of this chapter)