Chapter 64: KFC's Olive Branch

The efficiency of the basketball association was fast, and they quickly finalized the problem of Li Shihao.

Since some problems in the Basketball Association have been gradually exposed, they have also carried out internal rectification, and they are no longer as tough as before on the issue of dealing with Li Shihao.

First of all, Li Shihao was not trained in a domestic sports school, his basketball skills in junior high school, and his height was the kind of thin man who would disappear from the crowd. It does not meet the standards for domestic basketball talent selection.

Second, Yao Ming was reimbursed for the injury season this year, maybe the fans don't know very well, but these officials of the Basketball Association have received a detailed medical examination report from the little giant, and the injury is not optimistic.

This injury has a great impact, and it is very likely to jeopardize Yao Ming's career, and whether he can continue to play after recovering from the injury is a question.

The directors of the Basketball Association saw Yao Ming lying on the hospital bed with red eyes, the little giant has really paid too much for Chinese basketball, people's hearts are long, and they all understand the efforts made by the little giant.

For the sake of national glory, he gave up his summer rest to let his already overwhelmed feet move awkwardly again, and now Yao Ming's difficult career can be said to be partly responsible.

There is only one news that Yao Ming left to the Basketball Association: if Chinese basketball wants to maintain its current results, it needs to reduce talents without sticking to one pattern, Li Shihao is very young and very strong, and Chinese basketball needs him to contribute!

It is very clear in this reply that Chinese basketball wants to maintain its current results!

The directors of the Basketball Association understood that Yao Ming's words were no less than looking for a successor. If the little giant retires due to injury, then the defeat of Chinese basketball in Busan will be a very likely thing, and what awaits the Basketball Association will be a purge at that time.

This is what prompted the basketball association to make such a quick decision, Li Shihao played well in the NBA, and Chinese basketball may still be able to get stronger after joining this young man.

Everyone knows the importance of a good point guard! China has no shortage of internal lines, what is lacking is good defenders!

In this way, the news of the Basketball Association was transmitted to Houston on the other side of the ocean, and they hoped to reach a cooperation agreement with Li Shihao through Yao Minglai.

However, Li Shihao did not know that he was sitting in a café in Minnesota at the moment, receiving an important guest from New York, because this visitor was carrying the sincerity of a global fast food giant.

The smoke is enveloping, and the tip of the nose seems to be intoxicated by the rich aroma.

Minnesota may be remote, but this café is the most authentic, and the Blue Mountain coffee sold here is made by grinding real Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee beans with the highest quality ingredients and craftsmanship, which is very popular in Minnesota.

Li Shihao took a sip gently, and the rich aroma was accompanied by the four tastes of sour, sweet and bitter alcohol slowly flowing between his mouth, and the aromatic, mellow and smooth taste was that he, a person who does not drink coffee often, could faintly taste the wonderfulness of it.

The guest who came was called Luo Yifei, a Chinese-American, one of the heads of KFC in the Asia-Pacific region, with strong personal ability, and a very important voice within the company.

"Mr. Li, I've been famous for you for a long time, if you don't dislike it, let me shout at you!" Luo Yifei said with a smile, and the words were affectionate and familiar, and he was not half unfamiliar at all.

Li Shihao smiled: "This should be my honor, Mr. Luo is the person in charge of your company in the Asia-Pacific region, and many outstanding business activities are from your hands, you must know that I also participated in the national three-person basketball tournament organized by your company, but at that time the strength was not good, and I was eliminated." ”

Luo Yifei's eyes lit up, and he was surprised: "You also participated in the three-person basketball game we held at the beginning?" Oh yes, you studied in China before high school, and you met the original competition conditions. Don't call me Mr. Luo, don't dislike calling me Brother Luo! ”

Li Shihao nodded, did not refuse, the other party is a high-achieving student who graduated from Harvard, and won a Harvard scholarship in his sophomore year with his own ability, but he was the number one on the Harvard campus at that time.

Later, Luo Yifei gave up a high-paying position on Wall Street in New York and joined KFC, a global fast-food giant, and became the head of the Asia-Pacific region, planning many classic business battles.

It's also good for him to be able to meet such a cow person!

Luo Yifei didn't rush to explain his intentions, but sighed: "Haozi, you don't know, I'm a loyal New York Knicks fan, when you became famous at Syracuse University, I was still wondering if you would be selected by the New York Knicks!" It's a pity that the Timberwolves picked you out! ”

Li Shihao smiled slightly, didn't say anything, although New York is a big city, with great influence and exposure, but the Timberwolves are not bad to themselves, and the general manager McHale is even more kind to himself, and he established himself as the core of the team in the first year.

Although Minnesota is remote and cold, its economic strength is not bad, and there are several Fortune 500 companies here, which is much better than Cleveland, where the little emperor James stayed.

The fans here are enthusiastic, and he doesn't feel the cold at all when he plays here, which is the reason why he doesn't want to leave!

He politely refused Luo Yifei's kindness, and Luo Yifei didn't force it, he smiled, and began to talk about the signing matters.

KFC is very generous, with a 3-year $1,200 contract, the fast-food giant, which competes with McDonald's in the world, is difficult to compete with McDonald's in the North American market, but KFC in Asia still has a lot to say.

China is KFC's most important market in Asia, so it is very important to find a suitable spokesperson!

After the contract was negotiated, Li Shihao flew to Salt Lake City with the Timberwolves to play away against the Utah Jazz, or the famous devils in the league retired from the Utah doubles at home, and the team experienced a brief low ebb, and ushered in a revival under Sloan's coaching, once again ranking among the strong teams in the West.

At the beginning, when the Timberwolves walked out of the players' tunnel, they were booed from the audience, and the whole Timberwolves team understood that it was just an extremely anxious game, and the Utah would not let them win easily!

From the very beginning of the game, Derlon, the leader of the Jazz team, set a provocative eye on the Timberwolves' bench, firmly locking on Li Shihao, who was surrounded by everyone, sharp and awe-inspiring!