331 A lucrative offseason contract!
331 A lucrative offseason contract!
Ultimately, the Clippers signed four players in the draft, but two of them were selected relatively low. With too many new players, the Clippers had to send these two low-drafted players down to the G League to receive more training and development opportunities.
With the successful conclusion of the draft, the Clippers still reaped considerable rewards from this draft.
Despite not going as smoothly as expected, they successfully acquired two players with exceptional potential.
After saying goodbye to the general manager and others, Su Hao returned home once again.
Thus, the off-season vacation has officially begun. Although it's called a vacation, it's not relaxing at all; in fact, the schedule is even more packed than when we're playing games.
Su Hao's agent had already filled his schedule for the next two weeks with activities and sent them to his computer in the form of a spreadsheet via email.
After arriving home and resting briefly, Su Hao couldn't wait to turn on his computer and check the email.
He immediately saw the meeting time with the sports brand from the great Eastern country—tomorrow afternoon.
This news thrilled Su Hao, as the meeting could potentially bring him a considerable amount of extra income. He knew he needed to be fully prepared and present his best self to win the other party's approval and secure a cooperation opportunity.
So Su Hao began to study the detailed itinerary carefully, thinking about how to complete the tasks within the limited time.
He needs to ensure that every meeting, training session, and activity achieves the best results, while also maintaining a good state of mind and attitude when facing partners.
As night fell, Su Hao remained immersed in anticipation for the future, hoping that things would develop as he had envisioned.
"Ring ring!" A sudden cell phone ring woke Su Hao, who was still fast asleep.
Su Hao was about to curse when he wondered who was so clueless as to call him at this hour.
She opened her eyes slightly and realized it was her agent calling!
The call connected! Jeff Augustine's voice came from the other end: "Su Hao, are you still sleeping?! I've called you over a dozen times! Luckily, it's not too late! Hurry up and come to the XX Hotel! We'll be here to discuss the signing of the contract!"
Su Hao rolled out of bed: "I'm off right now!"
After hanging up the phone, Su Hao found that there were indeed more than a dozen missed calls on his phone.
Without checking too much, we drove to the agreed location.
The other party's people were already waiting in the hotel's conference room.
Upon seeing Su Hao's arrival, Jeff Augustine quickly stood up and began to introduce him.
"This is Su Hao, as you all surely know!"
"Haha! You don't need to introduce us! We're old acquaintances! We met back in China, but I wasn't this strong back then, and they didn't choose me as a potential signing!" Su Hao said with a smile.
"Sigh! It's just that we didn't have the eye to recognize talent back then. Hopefully, it's not too late to sign you now!" the person in charge of Anta said awkwardly.
To their surprise, Su Hao's next words left them completely dumbfounded.
"I'm sorry, I'm not ready to sign with any sports brand right now, so you've made a wasted trip!"
Su Hao's words left everyone around him stunned.
Everyone originally thought everything would go very smoothly, since they were all on the same side.
Even Jeff Augustin was very surprised.
The reason he arranged for Su Hao and An Ta to meet was because he knew about their connection.
After all, Anta is a brand from their country, so Su Hao will definitely agree. They just need to discuss the price of the contract!
Unexpectedly, Su Hao changed his mind and suddenly said such a thing.
"Then... won't you reconsider?" The person in charge of Anta was clearly getting anxious.
They originally thought that signing Su Hao was a foregone conclusion and there would be no surprises.
As a result, Su Hao himself became the biggest variable.
After apologizing, Su Hao walked out of the hotel.
The agent and official representatives from Anta were left to explain.
"Isn't this just throwing their weight around? Someone who just won the championship has made us work for nothing! Does he really think he's someone important?" one of the managers at Anta shouted after Su Hao's agent left.
"Sigh! Stop complaining! If you don't want to sign, then don't. We'll just have to settle for other NBA stars!" The leader sighed helplessly.
It's not fair to blame Su Hao for not giving them the opportunity to sign a contract.
Because when Su Hao was playing in China, his former agent tried to broker a contract between the two.
As a result, Anta felt that they were rich and powerful, and that Su Hao's fame was not worthy of signing with them.
This caused Su Hao to hold a grudge ever since.
Su Hao was stopped by Jeff Augustine as soon as he got on the bus.
"Su Hao, why are you just leaving like this? Don't you want to buy yourself a bigger house?" Jeff Augustine said, opening Su Hao's car door.
"Of course I want to, but do we really have to sign a contract with them?"
“Of course not, I have a client appointment with you! Let’s go to the XX Hotel!” Jeff Augustine said, then plopped into Su Hao’s car.
"Is he also the client on the itinerary you sent me?" Su Hao looked Jeff Augustine up and down.
“Yes, it’s also a sports brand. Only this one is much more famous, Nike!” Jeff Augustine
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Su Hao certainly knew Nike; the brand was much more well-known worldwide than Anta, and he wore mostly Nike sneakers.
I also have several pairs of LeBron's autographed sneakers.
"They're looking for you?"
"Yes, did you think I was the one who went to them?"
"Ha ha!"
The car drove through several streets and finally arrived at the XX Hotel!
Upon entering the hotel, the two were quickly led by the staff to the room where they had been prepared to discuss and sign the contract.
Meanwhile, the head of Nike has also arrived.
Just as Su Hao and An Ta's negotiations broke down, Jeff Augustine sent them a message to inform them.
Nike doesn't want to give up on Su Hao, a future superstar.
What they valued was Su Hao's kingly aura; at such a young age, he was already able to produce incredibly explosive statistics.
This is far more commercially and sportingly valuable than any of the star players they've signed before.
For this reason, they were willing to offer Su Hao, who was still a rookie player, an epic contract.
The value of this contract will be unprecedented.
The two sides met in a private room.
"Su Hao! It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm a big fan of yours!" The manager of Nike said to Su Hao with a smile.
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