Back in New York, Wang Jun received a Christmas gift in advance, and Ryan Hughes showed him an endorsement contract prepared by Nike, and if there was no objection, he could officially sign the contract in the evening.

The contract was significantly increased to $15 million over three years and a share of the business.

Wang Jun shouted when he saw the numbers: "Why has it improved so much? I'm not dreaming, am I? ”

He twisted himself, not a dream.

Hughes plucked his ears and smiled, "Be quiet, you earned it yourself." These four games are so beautiful, many people are optimistic about your future, and it is easier to raise prices if there is competition from merchants. ”

"Ray, thank you." Wang Jun knew that it must not be that simple.

"I also want to thank you for your trust."

An experienced broker is very crucial. If Wang Jun's agent is a rookie, it is possible to persuade him to sign the contract as soon as possible, and it is possible to earn 10 million less.

Wang Jun didn't play well against the Grizzlies, and it didn't seem to be in a stable state, so Hughes chose to drag it out and be more patient with the merchants.

Of course, it is very risky to do this, the key depends on whether Wang Jun can play well next, and if the state declines all the way, it will scare the merchants away.

Hughes was optimistic about Wang Jun and was willing to gamble, but he won the bet.

Wang Jun rebounded in a row, and Adidas raised its offer, optimistic that he would become another zero star after Arenas, who had just signed an eight-year, 40 million long-term contract with Arenas.

Reebok also stepped in sideways, willing to provide Wang Jun with a big contract, the value is lower than Yao Ming, but it is also very sincere. Yao Ming is the champion. Wang Jun is the second round.

Nike has already lost its name and doesn't want to suffer a second time. immediately raised the price, and also promised to create exclusive combat boots for Wang Jun.

As long as he can be selected as an All-Star within these three years. He will definitely renew a high-value long-term contract, and the exact amount depends on his data at that time.

Hughes explained the consequences of the previous and also specifically mentioned James.

"You have to thank LeBron for saying nice things about you to the head of Nike. With the same endorsement fee, Nike believes that it is better to invest in you than Arenas because you have high emotional intelligence. ”

"I have high emotional intelligence? Just kidding, right? Abby often says that I can't turn my head and am a fool. Wang Jun spoke without scruples.

Hughes guessed that they were flirting and shook his head: "As long as I can be interviewed, I don't talk nonsense." Even if you have high emotional intelligence by the standards of the merchant, except for the elbow at the beginning, your image is very good, you have a good relationship with your teammates, and you have become friends with James and Odom. ”

"I'll keep it up." Wang Jun felt that this was normal and easy.

When you see a big-name player, even if you don't ask the other party to "take me to pretend to be B and take me to fly", you should do enough to save face, just say hello and smile. Who wouldn't answer what others ask?

If this is called high emotional intelligence, Wang Jun can't even think of how low emotional intelligence should be.

Is it ignoring your teammates?

Or who to see provoke whom?

Even James and Anthony don't dare to play like this, it's not emotional intelligence. It's that the IQ is too low.

He still has too little knowledge, and there are many mentally handicapped people in the NBA, and there are many strange people.

For example, before the 1984 NBA Draft. 76ers management decided to select Charles Barkley and told him to lose weight. And the latter in order not to let Philadelphia choose himself. Hu ate Haisai, and gained more than a dozen pounds in a week.

His thoughts were naïve: "As long as I'm fat." 76ers won't want me." But in the end, it was inevitable to escape fate, and the 76ers still chose him.

Another example is one night in 2002, Yao Ming, who was resting in an away hotel, had his doorbell rang, and when he opened the door, he saw a Chinese-American with heavy makeup leaning on the door, with an apricot face and a spring face. It was a big gift from his teammate at the time, Griffin, who thought he was giving to Yao Ming.

In another example, the fledgling Kobe Bryant yelled at Malone at the All-Star Game: "Get out!" I'm going to go head-to-head with Jordan! ”

In short, Wang Jun is very happy to be praised for his high emotional intelligence, and he has no opinion on the details of advertising endorsements, and he can't wait to become a rich man.

He immediately called Abby in Cleveland to report the good news, chatted for a while, and then called James to thank him.

James was very calm: "I didn't actually do anything, Nike called and asked if I thought you could become a star in the future, and I said yes, you are better than Hamilton." ”

"Your two sentences will work, next time we meet, I'll have a treat and go to the best restaurant!" Thank you! ”

"You're welcome."

Hamilton is a good benchmark, averaging 20+ per game in a single season, and has not been selected as an All-Star, so he is considered a quasi-star.

James suddenly said, "There's something I have to apologize to you." ”

"What's the matter?"

"This Christmas vs. Cavaliers has a game, Abby has to spend the holiday here, you must be very depressed, right?" James teased.

On the 26th, the Nets had a game against the Bulls, and now it is snowing everywhere in the eastern United States, Wang Jun can fly to Cleveland, but if the flight is delayed due to heavy snowfall, he may miss the game, and he can only stay in New York.

Wang Jun smiled bitterly: "There is no way, I can only live at home by myself, if Abby encounters difficulties over there and needs help, you need to worry more." ”

James proposed: "You're on a two-year contract, move to Cleveland next season, and everything will be settled." ”

"I'm happy in New York......"

After chatting for a while, Wang Jun hung up the phone.

Wang Jun is very afraid of James's poaching offensive, he has no opinion on being a teammate, but he can't go to Cleveland, that city is too bad.

Cleveland's label in American culture is that of a gathering place of losers, a natural joke, the poorest city, the garbage of the garbage, and the most miserable city in the country.

The status of this city in the United States is roughly equivalent to that of Tieling in China, which is not small, but it is very poor.

When James was interviewed, he insisted that he was an Akron, not a Cleveland, and that he really didn't want to "become" a Cleveland.

Anyone who says they are "Akronians" in public will simply say, "Oh, people from a small place, it's not easy to get to this point today." ”

But if you say you're a Cleveland, that's over.

Tieling's joke was just mentioned by Zhao Benshan, and Cleveland? It is what many jokers call "the worst place on earth", "a place where everyone wants to escape", and "a place where it is more difficult to escape than North Korea".

Not long ago, a Russian stand-up comedian improvised a joke: "Clevelands, don't be too sad that everyone is laughing at you in America, you know, everyone in every country laughs at some cities." In Russia, for example, we laughed at Cleveland. ”

Although the team contract and advertising endorsement contract cannot be compared with James, compared to the team he is in, Wang Jun is suddenly balanced, and he still has a sense of superiority.

After playing the Bulls on the 26th, the Nets will challenge the Pacers back-to-back.

The Pistons, one of the main rivals in the East, are obviously not the Nets' opponents, and the game against the Pacers is more crucial, as long as they can win easily, the Nets' playoff road will be easy.

Wang Jun is not interested in Christmas and just wants to start the game quickly, and he can't wait to compete with the Pacers. (To be continued.) )