king of defenders

Chapter 790 Discussion
The phrase "I'll raise you" blurted out, Guo Shuyao glanced at him, neither objecting nor agreeing.

Meng Yun was not disappointed either. He knew that Guo Shuyao didn't want to be a "canary". In fact, he didn't really want Guo Shuyao to be a "canary" when he said "I'll raise you".

This kind of thing may be okay in ancient times, but in modern times, if there are really qualified and capable girls, few are willing to live a life that seems to be comfortable but is actually empty.

Meng Yun had an idea in his heart just now, but he was not in a hurry to tell Guo Shuyao, not to mention Zhao Hao was needed for this matter, he is not in Miami now, we will talk about it when he comes back.

Although Guo Shuyao came, Meng Yun didn't have much time to accompany her, and the long regular season was still going on.

At home, Guo Shuyao will come to cheer Meng Yun on the sidelines, but if it's an away game, she doesn't need to go with her, she just stays at home and waits for Meng Yun to come back.

At the same time, the results of the second round of the NBA All-Star voting were released.

In the East, James overtook Meng Yun, ranking first in the East with 1106147 votes, and also first in the league. Meng Yun ranked second with 1021398 votes, followed by Irving with 97 votes and Antetokounmpo in fourth , 96 votes
Wade now has 73 votes, which is still a big gap from Irving.

As for the West, Curry occupies the first place, followed by Durant and Harden. The competition in the West is more intense, and it is difficult to determine until the end, but Curry and Durant should be a certainty.

On January 1, the Heat beat the Rockets 17:109 at home.

The match between Meng Yun and Harden became the highlight of the field. Both of them played very well. Meng Yun even mirrored Harden's signature step back many times, making the fans scream again and again.

Harden scored 33 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists.

Meng Yun scored 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists. They didn't take advantage of it, but they scored more points and won the game.

The next day, Zhao Hao came back.

Meng Yun called Zhao Hao, and soon Zhao Hao arrived at the beach villa.

"Brother Zhao." Guo Shuyao called out.

Zhao Hao nodded with a smile, and looked at Meng Yun: "What can you do with me?"

Meng Yun smiled and said, "Sit first."

The three sat down, Zhao Hao looked at Meng Yun.

Meng Yundao: "Brother Zhao, what have you been up to these days? Has Under Armour looked for you?"

Zhao Hao smiled and said, "Busy talking about various endorsement contracts, business cooperation, and on-site inspections. That's you, you must ask for on-site inspections. If you change to other players, you won't care about these at all, just give them money. Under Armor is looking for me. We have talked several times, and they still hope to persuade you to renew the contract in advance through me. Of course, their quotations are getting higher and higher, and now they are in the hundreds of millions, 8 million US dollars in 1.2 years. Tsk tsk, 1.2 million, converted into RMB Almost a billion."

He looked at Meng Yun, "Are you really not interested?"

"Of course I'm tempted." Meng Yun smiled: "But I have confidence in myself. It's not me who is impatient, but Under Armour. They are more anxious, and the more anxious they are, the more benefits we can get."

"Yes." Zhao Hao nodded: "Based on your current performance, it's not too much to get an endorsement contract worth hundreds of millions. If Under Armor doesn't give it to Nike, Adidas will give it to you. You are the only Chinese player in the NBA right now, backed by China. The market is big, and you are a defender, so the defender has an advantage in the ability to carry goods."

Yao Ming signed with Reebok for 6 years and 6000 million. For this reason, he also rejected Nike's offer of 1.2 million US dollars for a contract.

Everyone knows that defenders’ sneakers have always sold better, because they like basketball, and there are many small men among those who love basketball. They don’t like to play inside, but they all like to play outside. Of course, buying sneakers is also buying guards.At this point, Meng Yun has an advantage over Yao Ming, which is the ability to bring goods directly.

Of course, what Nike and Reebok valued at the beginning was not just Yao Ming's ability to bring goods directly, but his appeal.

In short, Under Armour's offer of 1.2 million US dollars to Meng Yun is not high at all, and even a little low to some extent.

Guo Shuyao was listening to it, feeling very shocked. He knew that Meng Yun made money quickly, but an endorsement contract was worth 1.2 million US dollars, which was close to one billion RMB, which was too crazy.

And looking at the appearance of Meng Yun and Zhao Hao, they are still not very satisfied.

Seeing Meng Yun mentioning this matter suddenly, Zhao Hao frowned: "Do you have any ideas? Are you planning to renew the contract with Under Armour? If so, I think the contract period can be lowered, and the contract amount remains the same , such as 6 million in 1.2 years. I think this is a relatively reasonable contract.”

"Hehe." Meng Yun smiled and said, "I haven't planned to renew my contract with Under Armour. Brother Zhao, do you think it's possible for me to create a sneaker brand myself?"

"Huh?" Zhao Hao was taken aback.

Guo Shuyao also looked at Meng Yun in astonishment.

Zhao Hao pondered for a while, then frowned and said: "It is possible, but the risk is too great, and there is no need. You should know that most NBA players have sneaker contracts, and a very small number of players who do not have sneaker contracts are also actively seeking to sign. Endorsement contracts, and some simply buy their own sneakers. As for creating their own brand, no one has thought about it, but you have to know that this is actually a helpless move. No brand is willing to sign them, they can only find another way. "

"But you are different. You are an All-Star player, a dazzling new star, the new ace of the Heat, and you are backed by the big market of China. It can be said that all sneaker brands are happy to sign you, and you are completely unnecessary. It is not easy to create a brand by yourself, and it is very risky.”

"With Under Armor, or Nike, Adidas and other brands, you only need to perform well on the court, cooperate with some activities during the offseason, and you can get hundreds of millions of dollars in a few years, which is very good. What's more, where do you have time to manage the company?"

Guo Shuyao also felt that there was no need to take risks, and persuaded: "Meng Yun, I think what Brother Zhao said makes sense. Top superstars like James, Durant, and Curry also signed endorsement contracts with big brands. Since so many people It certainly makes sense to do that without saying you’re going to start a brand yourself.”

This certainly makes sense, with low risk and high reward.

As Zhao Hao said, to sign an endorsement contract with big brands like Nike, Adidas, and Under Armor, you just need to perform well on the field, focus on the game, and cooperate with participating in some commercial activities during the offseason. It is tourism.Then after a few years, you can get a huge sum of money, and you can also have your own exclusive sneakers. How cool is it?
Besides, there are only a small number of players with business acumen. Many players have no business acumen, and they don't want to be distracted. They just want to be a pure player, and they don't want to create a brand.

What Zhao Hao and Guo Shuyao said are both reasonable, but Meng Yun also has his reasons for bringing this up.
(End of this chapter)