Chapter 1118 Yao Ming Joins the Suns as a Middle-Class Employee

"You kid, you didn't tell me earlier when you asked me to come over. I'm still very upset." Dayao complained as soon as he came into Li Ba's house.

"Didn't Yuanyuan tell you?" Li Ba asked doubtfully.

"No?" Dayao shook his head.

"Maybe I'm afraid that the news will leak out to you. Yuanyuan is now in New York and has already signed with the Knicks. She is negotiating a contract with Adi." Li Ba said.

"Your sponsorship contract is less than three years, isn't it six years?" Dayao asked doubtfully.

"Adidas wants to sign a lifetime contract. I don't really want to sign it. It probably takes a long time to negotiate." After explaining, Li Ba asked: "Your Reebok contract expires next year, right?"

"Yeah, I signed it in 2003, seven years and fifty million dollars. I also signed with Nike when I was in the CBA, and it was $200,000 for four years. Later, after the 2003 draft, Nike gave me $1.6 million for four years. The contract, I almost died. You can give me less money, but your attitude must be sincere, right? Then they gave me US$120 million for seven years, and I refused to sign it." Dayao said.

Li Ba chuckled and said: "Reebok is cheap, but Reebok will definitely not give you a contract now. That's it, Dayao, if you sign with the Suns, you will get a basic salary, so Yuanyuan wants to negotiate a contract with Adidas for you." , as compensation for you, what do you think?"

"Really?" Dayao said in surprise.

Li Badao: "Let's negotiate the contract first. When your contract expires next year, we can formally sign it. You can communicate with Bill Duffy here. In addition, it is actually very embarrassing for Yuanyuan to interfere in your affairs, because your appointment was not there." In her hands."

Dayao nodded and said: "I know this, I know this, it is indeed troublesome for Yuanyuan. In this way, I will communicate with Bill Duffy and Zhang Mingji immediately, and then sign a joint agent agreement with Yuanyuan, including me What do you think of the business contract?”

Li Ba nodded and said: "This is best. After all, the team under her can't work in vain, right? And she is very capable and will not let you suffer."

"Of course." Dayao nodded and smiled.

Li Ba asked: "Are you staying here for at least one year, renting a house or buying a house?"

"Let's rent it first," Dayao said.

The next day, Bill Duffy rushed back to Phoenix from New York.

He participated in the new contract negotiations between Li Ba and Adidas, but he and Zhang Mingji were only assistants, and Gao Yuanyuan's team took the lead.

On the afternoon of the 23rd, Li Ba accompanied Dayao and Bill Duffy to the Suns headquarters. Dayao joined the Suns with a mid-level salary of US$5 million a year.

After the transaction was announced, the media claimed that the Suns had created a giant lineup this season. The Big Three lineup of Li Ba + Yao Min + Iverson, plus Grant Hill and Ginobili, was a quasi-Big Five lineup.

In the evening, Li Ba made an appointment with Dayao and Ah Lian to have dinner at home, drank some wine, and found an opportunity to use 10 million bone nanoworms on Dayao's injured foot.

He has 1.25 billion for this thing, and he can still afford to spend 10 million.

This is also the reason why he asked the Suns to only sign Dayao for one year. As long as Dayao performs well in the new season, there will definitely be a team willing to offer him a new big contract.

Early the next morning, Gao Yuanyuan called and informed him of the negotiation status.

"Iron Hammer, Adidas still has sincerity. In addition to the sales share, the endorsement fee has reached two billion US dollars, which should not have reached their upper limit. What do you mean?"

"I may not be willing to fight until I'm forty. Have you told them this?" Li Ba asked.

"said."

"Let's talk about it then."

"Okay, I understand. In addition, they are willing to give Dayao a sponsorship contract of five years and fifty million, and they will sign an intention contract first. What do you think?"

"If Dayao can perform at the maximum salary this season, can this contract be negotiated again? Dayao is very influential in the country." Li Ba asked.

"Of course we can negotiate. This contract must be linked to your contract, and they must implement it, and we have the initiative." Gao Yuanyuan said.

"Then you sign a management contract with Dayao first, I've told him about it," Li Ba said.

"Okay." Gao Yuanyuan said.

After hanging up the phone, Li Ba told Dayao the situation and said, "If we play well in the new season, we can negotiate the contract again."

Dayao smiled and said, "I'll give Yuanyuan a call to thank you."

Ah Lian said with a smile: "Sister Yuanyuan is strong in everything she does!"

Most of Gao Yuanyuan's players are signed by Adidas, and his sneaker contract is the same.

Li Ba smiled and said: "Now the three of us are tied to Adi, we must successfully defend our title this season."

Ah Lian smiled and said: "Now that Dayao is here, we are invincible inside."

He was not exaggerating. In the two Olympic Games, the Chinese team relied on its inside line to win the championship. As long as Dayao recovers, the Suns' inside line can beat all the inside lines in the league. There is no discussion at all.

Dayao asked: "Hammer, should I be the main player or the substitute?"

Li Badao: "The team will be back tomorrow, and we will decide then. But your playing time must be controlled. No matter whether you are the main player or a substitute, you average 20 to 25 minutes per game."

Dayao nodded, stamped his foot and said, "I feel like my foot is fine. It will take thirty minutes."

Li Ba shook his head and said: "I only play for about 20 minutes. If I play for a few more years, I would like to win another Olympic championship and win three consecutive championships."

"Okay, let's work hard together!" Dayao said happily.

After analyzing the situation, Li Ba smiled and said, "The current situation in the league, although the Lakers have added Odom, their inside line has not improved, and they are not our opponents.

The Heat will have to see how they run in. The three team bosses are together, and they have to figure out who is the boss first.

The Mavericks have not changed much either. Shawn Marion can increase some mobility, but it can't solve the big problem.

The Grizzlies have increased their inside strength, but their speed has slowed down. They can't play the small ball style of last season, and they won't be our opponents.

In addition, there are the Celtics. If O'Neal goes, it must be a traditional positional battle, and it will be difficult to beat us.

In short, this season, the inside lines of several strong teams are still positional battles, and the so-called small ball era is far from coming."

Dayao smiled and said, "Tactics need players to execute. Without suitable players, small balls can't be played."

Ya Lian smiled and said, "Then we can also play traditional positional battles in the new season, and we are not afraid of them at all."

"Of course." Li Ba smiled.

The next day, Yao Ming went to New York and signed a joint agent contract with Gao Yuanyuan and Bill Duffy, and then signed a letter of intent with Adi.

Yatou accompanied Ye Li to find a real estate agent, sorted out the house problem, rented a three-story villa, and settled Yao Ming's parents.

On the 25th, the Suns held a press conference for the new season.