Chapter 176 Sneaker Sponsorship
Liu Yifei didn't know whether Yang Mo really didn't hear or was just pretending to hear, but she was too embarrassed to ask a second time, so she pointed to the water cup in front of her and said, "Please pour me some water."
Upon hearing this, Yang Mo immediately went over and poured a glass of water.
In the evening, after making a lot of noise for a while, everyone went home, and Yang Mo also returned to the room that Lu Xueman had opened for him.
The next day, Yang Mo had just finished washing up when Lu Xueman rushed over and started talking to her seriously about the sponsorship of sneakers. Talking with Lu Xueman was a very pleasant thing. She never talked in a roundabout way and went straight to the point: "Regarding the sponsorship of sneakers, I have received four contracts so far, and I have roughly figured out the highest price the other party can afford. Nike offered 30 million US dollars for five years. Adidas is a little more expensive, 35 million for five years. Jordan has not been discussed yet. Michael Jordan asked me to give him a price. I estimate that with his love for you, 40 million is achievable. There is also a domestic company. Their price is the lowest, but they also require the highest, so I decided to ignore them."
"Domestic companies offer me the lowest price?" Yang Mo was a little unpredictable. In his impression, the contracts that domestic companies offer to foreign stars are very high, even if the other party is no longer popular.
"Yes, it makes me so angry. I have never seen that kind of manager. You talk to him about the market, but he talks to you about feelings. You talk to him about commercial value, but he talks to you about brotherhood. No matter what you talk about, he can always bring it up with brotherhood. I don't want to deal with them like that. They are very generous in giving contracts to those out-of-date stars, but their faces of preferring to deal with outsiders rather than their own slaves are really disgusting." Lu Xueman said unhappily.
"Then ignore them." Yang Mo shook his head and continued, "How about this lower the base salary a little bit? But every time I win an honor, they have to pay me more. For example, best rookie, selected as an All-Star, making the playoffs, winning the Player of the Week award, etc. This way, they won't lose out, and neither will I."
"Yeah." Lu Xueman nodded, and then said one more thing: "In the negotiations with these sneaker representatives, I found that they prefer outside stars, because signature shoes of inside players are difficult to sell, whether it's Shaquille O'Neal or Yao Ming. So, if you can, you should try to develop outside players."
"I will." Yang Mo nodded. "Then you go and negotiate first. If the conditions are not right, continue to wait until I have fully demonstrated my worth. I am not afraid that they will not give me top treatment. Of course, it would be best if you can follow my advice and try to get them to pay more salary in terms of bonuses."
"Are you so confident in yourself?"
"Of course." Yang Mo shrugged and said confidently. He added, "Tell them that I will complete the transformation within two years and become a true player who can play from the second to the fifth position."
"Within two years? Are you sure you can do it?" Lu Xueman said in surprise. She felt that completing the transformation in two years was too fast.
"In fact, it can be even faster. This is just a conservative estimate." Yang Mo was extremely confident.
After he got up and dressed, he rushed to Staples Center. He had to play a game against the Clippers tonight and then a big game against the Lakers the next day.
When they arrived at the stadium, the Heat teammates had already gathered there. When they saw Yang Mo return, no one said anything. Only Spoelstra complained unhappily: "Yang, you are too bad. Even Dwyane would not delay his return to the team because of attending a business event. You are not busier than Dwyane, are you? If everyone is like you, then we might as well disband our team..."
Yang Mo was too lazy to listen to him blabla, muttering in her heart, "Everyone is still in casual clothes, can you tell me what's the delay? Isn't it common for Dwyane to stay out all night ? Do you dare to intervene?"
He walked to the side and found a team staff member, asked him to get a courtside ticket and send it to Liu Yifei. After all, it was promised.
When the game started in the evening, Yang Mo kept searching the bench, but he couldn't find Liu Yifei. He couldn't help but panic. Could it be that she was really angry because of that?
She finally arrived at the end of the second quarter, when the Heat were already trailing by 25 points.
The reason why the game was 25 points behind was not because Yang Mo was distracted and not strong enough. Yang Mo worked very hard and scored 12 points and 6 rebounds. But the other players were not in good shape at all. Moreover, the Clippers were led by Yang Mo's old brother Eric Gordon, and they were all in full swing, whether it was the old Baron Davis, the young Ben Gordon, or Thornton, Chris Kaman, and Makuri Camby.
Except for Yang Mo, the other four positions of the Heat were completely defeated.
How can we fight this?
Although the Clippers' record is not good, their players are much more complete than the Heat's. At least the point guard is a point guard, the shooting guard is a shooting guard, and there are players in all five positions. What about the Heat? The old, the young, the sick, and the disabled! Add to that the low morale, what's the point of playing?
When they returned to the locker room, Yang Mo kept encouraging everyone and boosting their morale. The players' mental state finally improved, and Spoelstra said, "If you can be with your teammates day and night, your tacit understanding on the court will be much better."
Yang Mo was so angry about this. Is this what a head coach should say? The teammates played like shit and in the end they blamed Yang Mo for not sleeping with them all night? Do you think Yang Mo is taking care of a child?
Yang Mo was very unhappy, but thinking that she did not go home last night, she did not argue with him.
However, morale continued to decline because of Spoelstra's words.
In the second half, Yang Mo tried to connect the team's fighting power with assists, but unfortunately, they still couldn't score. In the end, Yang Mo had to take over the game, constantly throwing the basketball into the basket one by one with mid-range turns and back-to-the-basket singles.
Yang Mo's power is always limited. After all, he is not Kobe Bryant or Allen Iverson, who can win the victory by relying on his own momentum.
However, through two quarters of competition, Yang Mo's back-to-the-basket skills have become more and more comfortable.
In the end, the game was lost 88:102. Yang Mo scored 28 points and 12 rebounds. Still an All-Star level statistic. Although his shooting percentage was a bit off, only 11 of 27, that was also the result of practicing post-up singles. At least Yang Mo made all three of his last shots.
After the game, many Heat players walked back to the locker room chatting and laughing. Only three or four people, including Yang Mo, looked unhappy. Obviously, most of them had accepted the fact that the team had lost. Perhaps in their hearts, they themselves thought that they were the bottom of the team.
