Legendary Basketball Tycoon

This time Bruce called Wang Zhizhi for other purposes besides asking about his recent return to China.

"By the way, don't you probably participate in the draft this year? How about an agent?!" Brewster said about it.

Because Bruce arranged for Wang Zhizhi to play in the United States early in the morning, this is very different from the time when Wang Zhizhi participated in the draft meeting in the previous life. The famous agent Xia Song is now no longer Wang Zhizhi’s agent, so Bruce wants to know where Is there an agent in the United States looking for Wang Zhizhi to run the draft? If not, Bruce can introduce a few agents to him.

"Oh, I haven't decided who will be my agent, but there are still a few people who have approached me from the United States, and someone in China has contacted me, and I am still considering it!" Wang Zhizhi answered honestly.

In fact, after he announced his participation in this year’s draft, some people came to him and asked him to be his agent, but Wang Zhizhi did not agree to it. The reason is that he hasn’t known what happened recently, as if he is particularly popular. Not only did the domestic media scramble to report that they would participate in the 1997 draft, but they also attracted many well-known American agents to talk to them about being an agent. He didn’t know what to do, so I can only hold it off for a while, and wait until I return to the United States again to determine who the agent will be.

Isn’t it popular? In recent times, most of the league has allowed CCTV to report on playoff games and provided them with convenience. This is unique in the history of the NBA. It can be said that the overseas market of the NBA has always been thought to be. China is no longer North America, and Wang Zhizhi is now the first Chinese player to participate in the draft. Can you not arouse the interest of those agents? If you know that signing a Chinese player, then at least on the Chinese side. It has opened up the market, and no one will give up this opportunity to occupy the first overseas market.

(The draft that Song Tao participated in that year does not count, because he still did not enter the NBA in the end, so Wang Zhizhi was the first to enter the NBA)

Wang Zhizhi really doesn’t know the twists and turns in it. Just look at Bill Duffy, Yao Ming’s agent in the previous life. He can’t eat and wear all by Yao Ming. Besides, Bill Duffy is pretty good, at least. I haven’t pitted Yao Ming, right? Yi Jianlian’s agent, Dan Fegan, is different. It’s Yi Jianlian. Both of them are representatives. One is good and the other is bad, but the reason is that they know China. The importance of the market, because they have seen that these Chinese players can open up the domestic market in China, which can make them a pot of gold!

So don’t be surprised at all. These people are now scrambling to be Wang Zhizhi’s agent. When they only see money in their eyes, they don’t care if Wang Zhizhi can play in the NBA or how long they can play. Wang Zhizhi's interests squeezed them out of everything they could do.

"There are domestic ones, who?!" Bruce was quite surprised now.

Bruce knew that many agents in the United States began to contact them during the rookie college years. After they announced the draft, that is when they signed with these agents, besides, few rookies would look for an agent after the draft. Yes, because they need these agents to manage them for a higher order, except for the driver, of course, he is the only player in the NBA who has acted as an agent for him.

The driver's uncle has a high realm. He doesn't play for money but only for basketball. What can you say!

So Bruce was not surprised that Wang Zhizhi would not be approached by an agent when he was in college. He was just curious that someone in the country would actually get involved in this hand, but it aroused Bruce's interest. He just wanted to see who could travel to and from the United States with hands and eyes. To contact Wang Zhizhi, you must know that Wang Zhizhi is not playing in China. People have stayed in Seattle for the past few years. Now a domestic agent has come to Wang Zhizhi. It seems that the sincerity is not small!

"Yes, his name is Xia Song. He is the head of the sports marketing department of Nike Sporting Goods Co., but he is also an agent. If he drags people to find my dad, he wants me to choose him as an agent. Signed under Nike!" Wang Zhizhi told Bruce what he knew.

But when Bruce heard about Xia Song, he was relieved. He knew what kind of person Xia Song was, and Bruce wouldn't comment on this.

And what surprised Bruce the most was that Xia Song actually used the Nike brand to dig Wang Zhizhi, which really made Bruce a bit unbearable. You Xia Song is the head of the sports marketing department of Nike Sporting Goods. Lao Tzu is not rare!

Besides, if Wang Zhizhi signs with Nike, wouldn't his own Habayashi sports goods company have no status in China? Who doesn't know that signing Wang Zhizhi can first gain the domestic market? Your own Habayashi sports goods company is indeed not so famous as Nike. , If you can't get Wang Zhizhi, it will have no place in the country.

No, not resolutely. This Xia Song not only digs Laozi, but also strikes against Laozi's sporting goods company. How can this be tolerated, so Bruce is determined not to let Wang Zhizhi sign Xia Song successfully.

"Then roughly what do you think about it?!" Bruce asked tentatively.

He wanted to know what Wang Zhizhi thought, so that he could make arrangements.

"Well, actually I don’t care about the agent. Both domestic and foreign companies are fine. As long as they can help me run it well, Xia Song is the one that my dad prefers, because my dad said it’s all My compatriot Xia Song will definitely not harm me, and foreign agents are different. They look gentle, but they are very dirty and sinister in their hearts, so my dad belongs to Xia Song as mine. broker."

"Furthermore, if Xia Song becomes my agent, I can still sign with Nike. This is a well-known sports brand. You don’t know the prince. When I was studying, I wanted to buy a pair of Nike or Adidas sneakers. If I can sign with Nike, it would be a dream come true. At least in the future, Nike will design a sneaker for me. It's so wonderful to think about it!" Wang Zhizhi replied very excitedly.

In fact, it is a pity that Wang Zhizhi's father sought a domestic agent for him. After all, in the 1990s, Chinese players rarely went out to play. If a foreigner was used as an agent, what should be done? It is still domestic for insurance. Reliable, after all, they are compatriots, I believe that they will not punish themselves.

Of course, this is not the case of Wang Zhizhi alone. Yao Ming’s agent in his previous life was also domestic. The reason why the little giant Yao Ming was able to succeed in his career was due to his diligence and hard work, but at the same time It is also inseparable from some of the nobles he met in his life. Zhang Mingji can be said to be a noble person in Yao Ming’s life. He gave up his high salary at the beginning and became a 16-year-old Yao Ming’s agent, and has been following Yao Ming all the way since then. And successfully helped Yao Ming build his business blueprint. It can be said that Yao Ming's success today cannot be separated from Zhang Mingji's help and dedication behind the scenes.