Chapter 74 Two Big Agents (5000-word chapter)

Author: 23K Pure Elixir

Chapter 74 Two Big Agents (5000+ words chapter)

Leaving a name on the signature board, Wu Di walked into the Greek palace-style door of the museum.

There have been many guests gathered in the venue, and Wu Di has met many celebrities who have appeared on TV.

Such as the U2 band that was inducted into the Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the future Big Princess, the current supermodel Ivanka, etc.

Almost everyone is greeting him. As a popular rookie at NBA, Wu Di's attention is not ordinary.

Wu Di is going to add WeChat one by one later, no, I need a phone number, especially the eldest princess.

But he had to go to Gilbert's side first.

Because Gilbert waved to him in the middle of the hall, and standing beside him was the current new Ohio governor John Kasich.

The governor is about 1.85 meters tall. Although he is a little older, through his majestic eyebrows, it can be seen that he was definitely a standard American handsome guy when he was young.

He is a famous person from the Russian State and a representative figure of the Russian State's American dream.

His father was just an ordinary courier and was born in a very grassroots place.

But he became a high-powered senator at the age of 36. After the term of the senator ended, he served as a member of the House of Representatives for eight consecutive terms until 2001.

He withdrew from politics in 2001 and joined Lehman Brothers Investment Bank as managing director. In the financial crisis in 2008, Lehman Brothers went bankrupt and the man was instantly unemployed.

Faced with the economic crisis, he did not recover, but chose to make a comeback. Last year, he announced his official election for governor and defeated his competitors this year and was elected.

With his second spring in his life, he was invited to give a keynote speech at the graduation ceremony of Oxford State in May this year.

His ups and downs in the Russian State were talked about by countless students.

Of course, in the singular version of Oxford State, there is one sentence that may be crucial, that is, his wife is the only daughter of Senator Donald Rukens.

In any case, Wu Di has seen a real person this time.

"Hello, Mr. Governor!"

Wu Di smiled and walked up to shake hands, but the four golden flowers around him were obviously a little cramped. It was probably the first time he had seen such a big scene with his own eyes.

"Hello! The big star who broke Chamberlain's record, my mother mentioned you to me before!"

Kasichi quipped, instantly relaxing the originally somewhat restrained atmosphere.

"Haha yes, we met Mrs. Kasich at PierW. Ling Ci not only looks young, but also has a young mentality!"

The old lady who greeted him appeared in Wu Di's mind and praised him with a smile.

"Welcome to the state government office when you have time. I am very interested in business cooperation in China."

Kasich patted his arm and said that he had just been elected and urgently needed to solve the state government's fiscal deficit of $8 billion and the soaring unemployment rate.

It would be great if Wu Di could attract Chinese businessmen to invest in the local area like Yao Dayao.

"no problem."

Wu Di smiled and said that when such a leader meets, he can only say beautiful words. When he really wants to promote business cooperation, there are actually other conditions.

"Wu, this is a senior White House adviser Nira Tanden..."

Gilbert introduced to Wu Di again that this popular hot chicken in the White House has appeared on TV many times and is an important figure in the Aoguanhai Medical Reform Act.

Tanden is one of the rare Indian-American politicians, but she is not very interested in Wu Di, just nodded, saying hello.

Gilbert also took Wu Di to meet several powerful figures who must introduce to face today, including but not limited to Mayor Frank Jackson, Reynolds Randolph and others.

Gilbert is not tall, but as a big lender, his connections are really strong.

Later, I met some senior executives of higher status, entrepreneurs, senior executives of famous companies, museum directors, artists and other celebrities from all walks of life.

The words they say are similar, basically they shake hands and greet each other, say a few words of business praise Wu Di's achievements, or take advantage of the opportunity to praise Gilbert for his thoughtful hospitality.

Wu Di really wants to talk to several bosses and executives, and maybe there is an opportunity to cooperate with the endorsement.

But Gilbert completely mastered the rhythm and introduced it one after another. In less than ten minutes, Wu Di felt that he had seen more than ten people, and he could not remember who was who...

But soon, Gilbert was interrupted by his assistant, and he needed to greet another powerful man who had just arrived.

"Wu, you can go around first, we will talk later."

Gilbert smiled and said, just now he showed his powerful network of contacts in front of Wu Di, and at the same time he also showed his latest value in front of the network of contacts-

A boss of a NBA supernova.

After Gilbert left, Wu Di and the four golden flowers breathed a sigh of relief in an instant.

"Is this the world of fame and fortune? Today I have seen it..."

Aniston stroked his chest and said, except for their beautiful flowers, they are just ordinary people, and they have never seen such a formation.

"It's quite depressing. I feel like everyone is acting, and even say hello is meticulous..."

Zivia took a sip of the red wine in her hand and murmured.

"I think it's very interesting. Everyone is an elite from all walks of life, and every move is very stylish."

Miranda tidied up her skirt and said with a smile.

"Come on, so many chromatic embryos are sneaking into Annie's butt!"

Enya pinched the air for a moment, then spat:

"Will anyone invite us to dance later, right?"

Wu Di smiled and shook her head:

"How is that possible? That's too bloody."

Although the four golden flowers have top-notch appearances, he also understood one thing after attending today's cocktail party.

For the people in this room, the essence of the four golden flowers is no different from the four vases.

Will these people ruin decency for a vase?

Will Sicong and Qin Fen end up fighting for an internet celebrity?

In this case, it will never happen unless there is a personal grudge.

Speaking of personal grudges, Wu Di suddenly remembered Williams.

During the preseason, their grudges became fierce. On the surface, it was because of Meng Chao, but in fact, the real reason was that the two were competing for the position of the team's boss.

I've long seen the other party feel unhappy, so I just find a reason to snatch the fire.

In this house, there are people who can afford vases, and in this world, there is never a shortage of more beautiful vases.

But not all beautiful women are vases.

He looked at the other end of the room. A woman like the eldest princess, who was both beautiful and influential, probably the goddess in the minds of these people.

In fact, this is true. The eldest princess is surrounded by all kinds of young talents.

Haha, these men will not destroy each other's decency for the sake of the vase, but if there is a conflict of interests, then decency will definitely be thrown aside.

After all, Kasich's example is there.

Huh? Wait, why is Arina here too, and she is still standing with the eldest princess and chatting and laughing?

Is it a common topic for women with high education?

Or...

Before he could think about it, he was interrupted by a familiar voice:

"Wu, I finally found you!"

Wu Di turned around and was from teams such as Jamison and Scott.

"Damn, Wu, you have simply lived the dreams of countless men!"

When Grant saw the four golden flowers beside Wu Di, he laughed and scolded with envy.

However, the next moment, his expression suddenly became sour and refreshed. His wife Modaidi pinched the soft flesh on his waist.

"Haha I seem to see the next MJ!"

Scott smiled and said, "The Magician and Jordan are both romantic figures, surrounded by a bunch of beauties. As the Magician's teammate, he had also encountered the Magician in the locker room."

"It's really a laughing boy who plays Bruce Wayne."

Williams snorted coldly and mocked him, obviously Wu Di's appearance made him very sad.

His annual salary is more than twice that of Wu Di, and Wu Di has no commercial endorsement, so he can only find compensation in this regard.

He raised his hand to sort out the big gold chain around his neck, and by the way, he "inadvertently" exposed the gold Bulgari cufflinks and the big gold Lao who was covered with diamonds on his wrist.

One move shows off a suit worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Let’s look at Wu Di again. She was just an ordinary evening dress, and she had nothing except a handsome face and four beauties!

But Wu Di was too lazy to pay attention to him, so he was poor?

When he was spending 7 million US dollars a night, Williams even took advantage of the game of his mortal enemy in order to get free drinks. Who is the poor?

"Wu, I heard you are looking for an agent. This is Arn Taylor. He is my agent and Kobe's agent. He is very experienced. You can talk about it."

Jamison changed the subject and smiled, pushing out a middle-aged man in a plaid suit next to him.

Wu Di's eyes lit up. Of course, he had heard of the legendary agent's deeds. He introduced Kobe to the Lakers' general manager Jerry West at the time. Unexpectedly, he happened to be Jamison's agent.

"Haha, it's better to see it at first sight than to hear it. Schwartz really blinded his dog eyes!"

Taylorm smiled and said that Schwartz has become a laughing stock in the industry because he gave up Wu Di, and he took a high commission of 15%. As a result, he proposed to terminate the contract in order to be unwilling to pay his own resources.

However, such things are common in NBA. Everyone has misunderstandings. Even worse agents will cheat players, such as Joe Smith's agent Andrew Miller.

"Mr. Taylor, I want to get a big contract. What are your opinions?"

Wu Di's current identity is no longer the same as before, so he asked directly.

And he didn't want to mention Schwartz's pussy at all, especially recently when he discovered that Love was actually under his name.

Taylor was ready, so he pulled Wu Die to a corner and talked:

"Start from three aspects, first, we must lock in the position of the best rookie (ROY) and prove your potential, second, lead the team into the playoffs, prove your value, third, negotiate with multiple brands at the same time, let them compete with each other, force them to come up with the best contract for us, specific practices..."

Wu Di nodded. Taylor's idea was very clear, but there was a problem. The Best Rookie and the Playoffs were all next year. With such a strategy, if you want to sign a contract, you probably have to wait until the second half of next year...

"Yes, if you want to get a higher price contract, you have to learn to wait."

After Taylor said that, his brow frowned instantly. When he saw an unexpected person, he immediately added another sentence:

"Otherwise it's a wrong way!"

Wu Di's eyes moved slightly. He followed Taylor's gaze and instantly noticed a familiar eastern hole.

Yao!

"We finally met, brother!"

"Hello Brother Ming! Wow, you are really tall!"

Wu Di held Yao Da’s hand. Jordan Jordan was not short in NBA center, but Yao Da was at least half a head taller than Jordan Jordan…

This static talent is really invincible!

The Wenban Yama who was hyping up later should not be as good as Yao Gao!

"You are quite strong... Wait, have you been so strong all the time?"

Yao asked with a smile, Wu Di's tendon flesh is rare among Asian players.

Wu Di nodded. He was originally prone to losing weight and it was difficult to develop muscles in his previous life. But now, after adding strength talent, the bone mass and other attributes have increased, so he became so strong.

But Yaoyao is different. Yaoyao is actually not suitable for gaining weight, especially when the Rockets have not had a reliable substitute at No. 5. He gained weight and played for a long time, so he was cheated by the trainer and Coach Van Gundy.

Thinking of this, Wu Di said with some regret:

"Is it a little too late to advise you to lose weight?"

However, Yao made Yao's expression of embarrassing smile:

"Hey, this is fate, I have accepted it... Actually, it's pretty good, because I can eat fried chicken soon, haha!"

Wu Di raised his left hand wrapped around the wrist joint fixing belt:

"I'm just starting."

Yao shook his head and cursed:

"Bogote is really a scum, but NBA's confrontation is really strong. You are still young and you must learn to protect yourself and let the team's trainers teach you more skills in this regard..."

Wu Di nodded. In his previous life, Yao Yao had reached the end of his career due to injury, but in fact, Yao Yao was only 30 years old this year, and it was the year of fighting...

Damn injuries!

"Brother, this is my agent Bill Duffy. I heard you are looking for an agent..."

Only then did Wu Di notice that there was a round-faced man next to Yao. It seems that this is why Taylam frowned just now.

Bill Duffy took out a stack of documents from his briefcase and handed them to Wu Di, which made Taylam frown even more.

"Wu, this is a business cooperation plan I specially formulated for you. Although we have not officially started cooperation, you can just take it and see it!"

Bill Duffy smiled and said that Yao Yao's career may end soon, and he is determined to win the client Wu Di.

He turned to look at Taylorm. Facing this agent with more qualifications than him, he had no intention of avoiding it at all, but instead mocked:

"Tylham, is Kobe still working with you?"

Taylor snorted coldly. After three consecutive championships, Kobe and Nike had a contract of only 5 years and $45 million, which was not as good as James' rookie contract in the same year. This is also a stain on his practice.

However, Bill Duffy has more stains than him. Because of negligence, this guy actually caused the player to lose more than $4 million in salary, and almost went to court. He had to pay more than $3 million in compensation to settle the matter:

"Duffy, if I were you, I would quit the industry, or I would go bankrupt sooner or later."

"you……"

Bill Duffy almost didn't come up in one breath. Taylor's words were like shrimps and pigs.

The compensation incident was an indelible pain for him. He forgot to reply to the team's execution options. Not only did he not get a commission, but he also compensated Anthony Carter for more than $3 million, making him happy to be the title of the most cheating agent that year.

Wu Di quickly browsed the materials given to him by Bill Duffy and found that it was just some clichés, but the format was quite exquisite.

But after taking this material, he owed Bill Duffy a favor. He had long heard that Bill Duffy was good at playing emotional cards, and this time he had seen it.

He thought about it and decided to announce his goals:

"To be honest, my current sneaker endorsement contract price is about US$30 million in five years, but I want to increase it to at least more than 13 million per year, and before the end of this year, do you think it can be done?"

Taylor frowned even more when he heard this. It's only less than two months before the end of this year. Honors, playoffs, etc., Wu Di actually wants to double the price directly?

Bill Duffy thought for a while and pondered:

“Can you accept a contract with a two-year or shorter term?”

Wu Di's eyes were slightly brighter, and this direction could be tried, after all, the one he lacked the most was this year.

If he could really negotiate a 13 million US dollars this year, he would be able to directly use the endorsement fee to get his static talent at the level of James by the endorsement.

And after he won the championship and got the injury-free badge, he was still afraid that there would be no big contract?

"Not appropriate! This will lose Wu's value in the minds of the brand owners, and doing so is risky. You may not even get a contract of 30 million in the end!"

Taylam immediately retorted that Bill Duffy sounded fine, but it was simply not feasible to actually implement it!

Because the brand owner gives this price, it is not because of the total contract amount.

In other words, if Wu Di is given 13 million every year now, a large number of players such as Wall and Ross will have opinions, and this is the crux of the problem!

He thought about it and quickly gave another direction:

"You can first accept endorsements from other categories, such as McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Sony headphones, and sneaker contracts. The price of sneaker contracts is generally two to three times the price of this endorsement. If you can receive endorsement contracts from other categories with higher prices, it will be very conducive to increasing the price of sneaker contracts..."

Wu Di nodded. He had thought about the direction Taylorm said before, using contracts from other brands to carry the shoe contract sedan chair.

However, in the actual situation, the maximum contract endorsement of other brands is not more than US$1 million...

"That's light, Taylor, you don't know what the wishful thinking are about those brands?"

"If there is no traffic in sneaker contracts, how could they give Wu a contract worth millions of dollars?"

Bill Duffy waved his hand and retorted that although Wu Di was handsome, he was not a Hollywood star after all, and traffic still had to be injected with sneaker contracts.

In other words, the sneaker contract is a chicken, and other endorsements are eggs, and there is no chicken. Where does the egg come from?
Chapter completed!