In the bustling area of ​​the Bund Commercial Street, another Feiyue flagship store is about to open. This is also the largest flagship store opened by Feiyue Sports in China.

The entrance to the Feiyue flagship store is already packed with people. Countless girl fans gathered here early in the morning. They hold F4 posters in their hands, waiting for the arrival of their idols.

This time, Feiyue's new store opened without inviting NBA stars, because the NBA has not yet reached the offseason. The stars signed by Feiyue Sports are all busy competing in the playoffs, so there is no time to spare.

China.

So Li Weidong invited Chairman Yao to attend.

At that time, Chairman Yao had just helped the Oriental team win the A-League championship, and both Shou and Daba had gone to the United States. In the domestic league, Chairman Yao didn't even have a decent opponent.

In addition, Li Weidong also invited the popular F4 group over.

Although F4 is not the brand spokesperson of Feiyue Sports, coming to participate in the opening of Feiyue flagship store can only be regarded as an ordinary business trick.

But in terms of popularity, F4 obviously crushed Chairman Yao. Although there were many Oriental team fans present, they were instantly overshadowed by the screams of countless female fans.

To put it another way, with so many young girls around, no normal fan would stare at Chairman Yao!

Just like the current NBA game live broadcast, when there is a break, no one really reads any fans' messages, right? It must be to look at the legs!

Finally, F4 appeared in the eyes of fans.

"Ah! Zai Zai!"

"Zai Zai! I love you!"

Many female fans began to scream, and the door of Feiyue flagship store instantly became excited.

In terms of appearance at that time, Zhou Yimin was indeed slightly better, so there were more female fans who liked him.

The scene was even somewhat time-controlled, and police officers patrolling nearby had to come over to maintain order.

As the official spokesperson, Chairman Yao was like a big light bulb. He was completely ignored and could only stand aside with an embarrassed look on his face.

An assistant came closer and said, "Mr. Yao, please go in and rest for a while. We have specially made some new pairs of sneakers for you. You can try them out to see if they fit you."

Any player will be very interested in new sneakers.

What's more, Chairman Yao wears size 53 shoes, which are not available in the first place. The usual sneakers are the ones customized by manufacturers, and new sneakers are basically out of his reach. Now that I heard that there are special new sneakers, I can't wait to buy them.

Gonna give it a try.

In the flagship store, Li Weidong was chatting with an old man.

"Chairman Li, handing Feiyue into your hands was the most correct decision I made in my life! If Feiyue had continued to be in the hands of our Dafu factory, I'm afraid it would have ceased production just like the factory. Now look

I feel relieved now that Feiyue shoes can be made so well." The old man let out a long sigh.

This old man was the director Wang of Dafu Rubber Factory back then.

When production raw materials were in short supply, Director Wang went to Huanghai Petrochemical for help in order to obtain rubber raw materials. He happened to meet Li Weidong. In the end, Li Weidong helped Dafu Factory obtain the raw materials, and Dafu Factory also sold the Feiyue brand to

Li Weidong.

After many years, the Dafu Rubber Factory was finally unable to recover and entered the stage of bankruptcy and reorganization. Director Wang had already reached the age of sixty and lived a retired life.

The Dafu Rubber Factory was built in the Huxi Industrial Zone on the upper reaches of the Suzhou River, which is also the location of Putuo District. Now it is also the central city, not far from the Bund business district.

Therefore, when Feiyue flagship store opened this time, Li Weidong invited Factory Manager Wang here, so that he could witness the re-emergence of Feiyue, a national brand.

Dafu Factory, as the original owner of the Feiyue brand, is now invited to participate in the opening ceremony of the Feiyue flagship store, and it feels like the ancient emperor "abdicated" his throne.

Li Weidong also wanted to take this opportunity to demonstrate his inheritance of the Feiyue brand.

Starting in the mid-1990s, foreign sports brands such as Nike and Adidas entered China and quickly occupied the high-end market. Later, domestic brands such as Anta and Xtep continued to exert their efforts and quickly carved up the mid- to low-end market.

In this fierce market competition, traditional state-owned brands such as Hui Alai and Double Star have begun to survive in the cracks.

If the Feiyue brand remains in the Dafu Rubber Factory, it will probably be buried with the entire rubber factory.

Li Weidong can make the Feiyue brand grow bigger and bigger, which may be a peace of mind for Director Wang.

After exchanging pleasantries with Factory Director Wang, Li Weidong went to receive other guests.

A middle-aged man walked up to Li Weidong and whispered: "Chairman Li, can you lend me a moment to speak!"

"Lawyer Wang, please come over here." Li Weidong pointed to the corner.

This middle-aged man is named Wang Xiaopeng. He is a lawyer and a member of the "Yao Team". He is mainly responsible for legal affairs.

When the two came to the corner, Lawyer Wang said: "Chairman Li, I want to talk to you about Yao Yao entering the NBA."

"Is it because the Oriental team refuses to let him go?" Li Weidong asked with a smile.

"Has Chairman Li guessed it?" Lawyer Wang nodded in surprise, and then said: "Last year, Dayao had planned to participate in the NBA draft. At that time, the Philadelphia 76ers and Wizards also contacted

Pass the Eastern team.

But at that time, the conditions offered by the Oriental team were quite harsh. They asked the NBA team to get Dayao in exchange for a player of comparable strength, so that the Oriental team would not plummet in strength.

At the same time, this team also needs to hire a high-level coach for the Eastern team, and also needs to fund the construction of a basketball school and a modern gymnasium for the Eastern team. After these conditions were met, those who were interested in Yao at the time

The team was scared away."

"These are not harsh conditions. It's clear that I deliberately don't want to let him go!" Li Weidong said with a smile.

"You are right, so Dayao did not participate in the NBA draft last year." Lawyer Wang continued:

"But it has always been his dream to play in the NBA, and he is already 22 years old this year. According to NBA rules, if he does not participate in the NBA draft, he can only join the NBA as a free agent.

Moreover, in this year's A-League, Dayao also helped the Oriental team win the championship, which can be regarded as an explanation to the team and fans. But the Oriental team is still unwilling to let him go!"

"What conditions did the Oriental team put forward this year?" Li Weidong asked.

"They want a buyout fee of 30 million," Lawyer Wang said.

"30 million is not too high for a player of his level. If you put together the advertising and endorsement fees, you should be able to make it. If it doesn't work, I can also pay an endorsement fee in advance." Li Weidong said.

Li Weidong obviously thought that Lawyer Wang was here to ask for money, so he was not stingy and expressed his willingness to sponsor a sum.

However, Lawyer Wang said: "What the Eastern Team wants is U.S. dollars!"

"30 million U.S. dollars? This is too much! O'Neal's salary this year is just over 20 million U.S. dollars, and he is the number one center in the NBA and has won two championships, so he has such a worth. Yao hasn't gone there yet.

As for the NBA, the Oriental Team just asked for 30 million US dollars, so they don’t intend to let him go!"

Li Weidong smiled and shook his head, and continued: "But this is understandable. The team has established a youth training system and put great effort into selecting and training athletes. Naturally, they will not let them go easily, not to mention that Dayao just helped the Oriental team get

Champion of League A.

But in business matters, everything has a price. Of course, 30 million US dollars is a bit excessive, but I think we can negotiate with the Oriental team! Let them give them a 45% discount, which is more than 10 million US dollars, which is equivalent to one

billion RMB.

With the current income from the A-League, I don’t know how many years it will take to earn 100 million yuan by selling home game tickets. Instead of holding onto Dayao and letting him play in the A-A league, it is really more cost-effective to exchange it for 100 million yuan.”

"What you are saying is that we have been bargaining with the Oriental Team. Now the price has reached 18 million US dollars, and the Oriental Team is not willing to lower the price any more." Lawyer Wang said.

"Eighteen million US dollars is still too high, exceeding his current worth." Li Weidong frowned and continued: "What does the Basketball Association think about this matter? Aren't they always encouraging players to go abroad to play and improve their level?"

"The Basketball Association said that if it is a matter at the national team level, they will definitely take care of it, but if it is an internal matter of the Eastern Team, they will not be able to interfere. After all, they have been promoting the professionalization of the League A in recent years.

As the makers of the rules, the Basketball Association is not in a position to take care of the team’s affairs." Lawyer Wang replied.

"That's right, you can't be a referee and a player at the same time!" Li Weidong continued: "Besides, this matter will also impact the youth training system of each team. If the Oriental team does not get enough benefits, it will

If you let people go, who will develop the youth training system in the future, and there will be no successors for Chinese basketball!"

"But the price of 18 million US dollars is really too high. The key is that we simply cannot afford that much money. The largest endorsement contract signed by Dayao in recent years is with Feiyue Sports. What is the price? Director Li

The president must know best. Where are we going to collect the 18 million US dollars?" Lawyer Wang let out a long sigh.

"That is to say, in terms of price, the Eastern Team must continue to make concessions." Li Weidong said.

"Last year, the Oriental team refused to release him. We feel that if we still can't reach an agreement this year, the chance of the Oriental team releasing him will be even slimmer in the future. Dayao even said that if he couldn't go to the NBA, he would rather

Retire and go to college!" Lawyer Wang said.

"This is just an angry talk! Even if Dayao doesn't want to play for the Eastern Team, the national team still needs him." Li Weidong thought for a moment and said, "But it's a good idea to go to college."

Lawyer Wang was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Although there is a college league in the university, it is still several levels behind League A. Dayao has no rivals in the country. It would be a waste to go to the college league to play.

!

Furthermore, the training level in the college league is definitely not as good as League A. If he really goes to college to play for a few years, his level will not only not increase, but will also decrease."

"I didn't say that I really wanted Dayao to go to college, but I used this excuse to negotiate with the Oriental team and force them to lower their price," Li Weidong said.

Lawyer Wang thought for a while and then said: "This strategy will most likely be seen through by the Eastern Team. The best years for athletes are only in these few years. If you miss it, you will never get back!

Dayao is 22 years old this year and is beginning to reach his peak. If he misses this period, more than half of his sports career will be directly destroyed. In the end, he will suffer the biggest loss.

So even if we tell the Eastern team that Dayao Yao will go to college, the Eastern team will think that we are deliberately scaring them, and they will not relax their stance."

"I didn't say go to a Chinese university, but an American university." Li Weidong replied with a smile.

"Is there any difference?" Lawyer Wang asked.

"Of course there is a big difference." Li Weidong continued: "If you go to an American university to study, you can receive basketball training from American universities and you can also play in the NCAA league of American universities.

I don’t need to introduce the strength of American basketball. It is no exaggeration to say that the overall level of American college basketball is definitely much better than our A-League, and the NCAA league is also higher than our A-A league.

I can find a way to help Dayao get an admission letter from a famous American basketball school. You can take this letter and go negotiate with the Eastern Team to force them to make concessions.
To be continued...