Although in the NBA, Anta lacks competitiveness compared to Nike and might be affected in various award selections.
However, due to national factors, Zeng Xingyang can’t choose Nike, and he has confidence in his own abilities. He believes that when it cos to awards selection, he can have an absolute advantage.
What is their talent worth? He’s got luck on his side!
Anta’s developnt montum in the coming years looks promising and will beco a mainstream sports manufacturer dostically.
"Xingyang, I’m very sorry for being so late in eting you here."
"Because the contract offered to you is quite complex, we took a long ti to discuss. This is our final offer."
Zhang Yang politely said upon seeing Zeng Xingyang.
Zeng Xingyang took the contract and pretended to skim through it.
Before it was given to him, his agent team and legal team had already reviewed it. He was just double-checking it.
The price of the contract was noticeably higher than the initial talks, thanks to Zeng Xingyang’s increasingly stable performance recently.
His agent team negotiating with Anta were also very confident.
Seeing Zeng Xingyang not speaking, Zhang Yang continued, "Although our current market scale is not as large as Adidas and Nike, we have been deeply rooted in the dostic market for years. We have no issues with capital reserves and brand recognition."
"A four-year contract worth 100 million US Dollars, plus a lifeti 5% commission on sub-brand sales, this is our final cooperation proposal."
Zhang Yang was a bit nervous when discussing these numbers.
This is the first ti Anta has offered such a high price to an athlete!
It’s worth noting that in 2014, Anta signed a contract with Thompson for just 18 million US Dollars over 6 years.
And the amount of 100 million over four years to Zeng Xingyang is huge and quite extre for Anta.
"This represents our utmost sincerity, and we believe in your future comrcial potential to work together on long-term cooperation and developnt."
Zhang Yang’s tone was very humble; if Zeng Xingyang signs the contract but doesn’t reach an All-Star level, it would be considered a failed investnt for Anta.
Certainly, their courage to offer this high price to Zeng Xingyang is also due to his Chinese identity.
Even if Zeng Xingyang doesn’t beco an independent All-Star player in the future, as long as he survives in the NBA, he is the sole standout among dostic players.
Such comrcial value wouldn’t devastate them too much.
In other words, unless Zeng Xingyang encounters major injuries, his minimum comrcial value is still high.
If it were a foreign player, they wouldn’t dare to offer such a price.
Even in this era when sneaker endorsent prices are skyrocketing, the price Jas Harden signed with Adidas was just 200 million US Dollars over 13 years.
The top three NBA players in sneaker deals currently are Durant with 300 million over 10 years, Curry with a base of 5 million plus a 4.5% sales commission, totaling 300 million over 10 years, and Jas with a lifeti contract with Nike averaging around 36 million annually.
As long as Zeng Xingyang signs this contract, his base price will leap to beco the fourth highest in the league, and if the sneakers sell well, surpassing Jas is also possible.
For a rookie who has played over twenty gas, receiving such an offer is unprecedented.
After reading through the contract, Zeng Xingyang finally said, "I feel your sincerity, the contract is fine, let’s sign it."
Anta offering such a price even without being sure of his superstar potential is indeed impressive.
Zeng Xingyang is emotionally very willing to support the developnt of dostic goods.
As a promising player, becoming a superstar is just a matter of ti, no problem flying high with them.
Moreover, the base price will need to be redefined after four years.
"Whew!!"
Seeing Zeng Xingyang finally agree, Zhang Yang took a deep breath.
Soon, Zeng Xingyang signed his na on the contract.
"Click click click!!"
After taking photos, it was ti for a dinner gathering.
Though Zeng Xingyang doesn’t like attending social gatherings, he wouldn’t be so rude when soone cos all the way to offer him a billion US Dollars.
"Xingyang, my son loves watching you play, could you sign a jersey for him?"
"Of course."
"Xingyang, my daughter is also a fan, it’s her birthday tonight, could you record a birthday greeting for her?"
"Skip the voice ssage, let’s do a video instead."
"Alright alright, thank you."
"Xingyang, you played brilliant against the Warriors. I’ve never been so excited...."
The dinner gathering beca an absolute fan et.
These high-ranking executives, all well-versed and articulate, had Zeng Xingyang drinking a few extra glasses.
No wonder Wade often ends up exhausted at every China trip.
After the dinner gathering, Zeng Xingyang didn’t drive under the influence, but stayed at the hotel.
At night, with a full belly, inevitably thinking about desires.
A bit lonely.
Headache, not having a girlfriend is also bothering.
Zeng Xingyang took out his phone, scrolling through contacts to see if there’s any suitable girl to call out.
At this mont, it had to be soone familiar, safety first.
Seeing Song Xue’s na, Zeng Xingyang paused.
Hmm, let it be her.
About 40 minutes later.
Song Xue appeared in Zeng Xingyang’s hotel room.
"Why are you so drunk?" As soon as she ca in, Song Xue saw the slightly drunk Zeng Xingyang and quickly helped him.
Song Xue was dressed differently than the work attire Zeng Xingyang usually saw her in, wearing a white long dress tonight, her slender waist gracefully elongated, her long hair tied in a ponytail resting on her right shoulder.
Seeing Song Xue up close like this for the first ti, Zeng Xingyang noticed she had a delicate oval face, lightly made up, with bright eyes under long eyelashes, sparkling with a hint of reproach.
Her high and straight nose, slightly red lips combined with the lavender fragrance emanating from her body, continuously assaulted Zeng Xingyang’s senses.
Zeng Xingyang half-hugging Song Xue felt her extrely soft waist, acknowledging her both physically and ntally.
It was the first ti Song Xue saw Zeng Xingyang a bit drunk, and being half-hugged like this made her heart race uncontrollably.
"Don’t talk."
With his left hand, Zeng Xingyang nudged Song Xue against the wall and bent down to kiss her lips.
Although she knew sothing would happen this late at Zeng Xingyang’s hotel room, Song Xue still felt a bit panicked.
If she chose to push away, she believed Zeng Xingyang would stop.
But, she didn’t.
Despite being 1.75 ters tall, Song Xue still seed a little short in front of Zeng Xingyang. She raised her heels slightly and wrapped her arms around Zeng Xingyang’s neck, trying to respond.
Her actions were clumsy, leading her to accidentally bite Zeng Xingyang’s lip.
Zeng Xingyang was not a seasoned veteran in romance, but he wasn’t a novice either, as he gradually guided this awkward girl.
.....
Deep in the night, Zeng Xingyang dreamt of playing one-on-one with a female co-player.
After playing an hour-long match, Zeng Xingyang and Song Xue had another overti ga at three in the morning...
....
The next day, around 10 AM, Zeng Xingyang drove Song Xue back to her rented apartnt complex.
Although they broke a personal boundary, their relationship didn’t imdiately heat up. After all, outside of work connections, Zeng Xingyang doesn’t know much about Song Xue’s life.
Last night was largely due to the lower body controlling the brain.
However, Zeng Xingyang’s judgnt of her kindness and temperant proved correct.
Song Xue had sound character, not using this matter to pressure for becoming his girlfriend.
"Xingyang, the outside world is very complicated. Not everyone genuinely cares for you. Don’t call other girls after getting drunk in the future." Song Xue reminded when leaving the car.
"Okay, then I’ll call you next ti." Zeng Xingyang smiled.
"Humph, just don’t rember to call only when you’re drunk!" Song Xue grumbled.
Saying that, she got off the car, slamming the door hard, seeming to vent her dissatisfaction about being used as Zeng Xingyang’s tool.
"Got it, I’ll pick you up tonight and we’ll have dinner." Zeng Xingyang shouted through the rolled-down window.
Hearing Zeng Xingyang’s words, Song Xue’s legs trembled a little.
Are NBA players’ stamina so intense? Want to go again?
....
The news of Zeng Xingyang signing with Anta quickly got exposed.
"Damn, 100 million US Dollars over 4 years, Anta must be betting all its reserve cash!"
"Aweso, aweso, support dostic products."
"Nike and Adidas must be crying, but they couldn’t offer this much."
"I wonder how much has Zeng Xingyang’s value increased with the current exchange rate?"
"Xingyang, my sister is pretty, I want you to beco my brother-in-law."
"Endorsent price is second only to Jas, Durant, and Curry, aweso!"
....
There were nurous discussions online, with fans chatting excitedly.
Zeng Xingyang’s endorsent as a star player has reached sky-high!
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