Wang Fei has no choice.
He had to send another microblog to express his position: he had never thought of cooperating with Toyota. I hope you don't spread rumors again.
After posting this microblog, Wang Fei didn't want to see the fans' replies. He turned off his mobile phone and began to sleep.
The next day.
After breakfast, Wang Fei planned to go to the rocket base for training.
In fact, no training is scheduled today.
However, he is now the leader of the Rockets, so he must put on a high profile, otherwise it is not easy to convince other players.
As soon as Wang Fei cleaned up, his phone rang.
Wang Fei grabbed the phone and took a look. He found that it was Mo Lei who called.
Wang Fei answered the phone.
"Wang, can you come to the base today?" Morey said on the phone.
"Mr. Morey, I'm going there now," said Wang Fei.
"Really? That's great. I'll wait for you in the office," said Morey.
"All right." Wang Fei agreed.
Soon, he arrived at the rocket base, and Wang Fei went straight to Morey's office.
"Dong Dong!"
Wang Fei knocked at the door.
Morey's voice sounded in the door: "come in!"
Wang Fei pushed the door in.
He saw Murray sitting on the sofa with a man with an oriental face.
The man left a handful of Rendan Hu. At a glance, he knew that he was a Japanese.
Wang Fei said in his heart, can't it be Toyota?
"Aha! Wang, you've come so fast! Let me introduce you. This is Mr. Toyoda, vice president of Toyota. How close you are." Morey stood up with a smile and said to Wang Fei.
The Japanese also stood up respectfully and nodded and smiled at Wang Fei.
"Hello!" Wang Fei said hello to Yingnan Toyoda without expression.
"Wang, Hello, Hello! I've heard your name for a long time. This is the first time to see me. I'm really handsome and admirable!" said Toyoda Yingnan, and he stretched out his hand to Wang Fei.
Wang Fei pretended not to see the hand extended by Toyoda Yingnan. He glanced at Morey and said, "Mr. Morey, what can I do for you?"
Seeing that Wang Fei didn't shake hands with him, Yingnan Toyoda showed a trace of anger between his eyebrows.
He made a ha ha and took his hand back.
Morey naturally saw that Wang Fei was a little unhappy.
He smiled and said, "Wang, sit down. Let's talk slowly. In short, this is a very good thing. I'm sure you will be interested."
"Mr. Morey, I have to train, so I don't have much time, you say." Wang Fei didn't sit.
Morey was a little embarrassed.
"Aha! Well, Wang, Toyota hopes to cooperate with you. They want you to be their global spokesman. Do you think so?" Morey said.
Sure enough, it didn't surprise me.
Wang Fei said, "I'm sorry, sir. I don't have a plan to cooperate with Japanese brands for the time being."
Toyoda was stunned.
This Huaxia boy is too shameful, isn't he?
"Wang, you'd better think about it. What we want to offer you is a big contract. If you cooperate with us, you will earn an additional $30 million a year, which is a lot of money," said Toyoda.
Wang Fei smiled and said, "I've heard from my agent. Thank Mr. Toyoda for his love, but I really can't cooperate with you. Please forgive me."
"Why? I think this cooperation is a win-win for us! If you are not satisfied with the contract amount, we can talk again," said Toyoda.
"There's nothing to talk about. I've never had a plan to cooperate with Japanese brands," Wang Fei said.
"Wang, if you are willing to cooperate, the annual endorsement fee can be increased to $35 million, and it is after tax income! Is that always OK?" Toyoda added.
The personal income tax in the United States is also quite high. For high-income people like Wang Fei, the tax burden is as high as 45% or even higher.
In other words, nearly half of the money is tax.
After tax, $35 million, before tax, the endorsement fee will be as high as more than $50 million.
Wang Fei smiled.
Toyota is really rich.
"No, I'm not short of money, so our cooperation is really impossible." Wang Fei still didn't let go.
The disappointment on Toyoda's face could no longer be concealed.
"Wang, why? Do you have any misunderstanding about Japanese brands? However, our cars sell very well in your country! You can look at the sales volume. The sales volume of Toyota cars has been in the leading position in China. This shows that Chinese people recognize China's automobile brands. If you investigate carefully, you will find that many Japanese brands are sold in China It's very popular. This fully shows that historical issues have become the past, and China and Japan are becoming friendly partners, "said Toyoda.
What Toyoda said is basically true.
Now not only Toyota, but also Nissan, Honda and other brands are very popular in China.
In addition, UNIQLO, a Japanese clothing brand, is also popular all over China. Every time UNIQLO does activities, its products are sold out.
Wang Fei smiled and said, "I have no misunderstanding about Japanese brands. Mr. Toyoda, I just think it is inappropriate to cooperate with your company out of my own consideration. Please forgive me. If there is nothing else, then I will leave."
Wang Fei said and was about to leave.
Morey shook his head.
He thought it was a good thing to promote the cooperation between Wang Fei and Toyota.
Wang Fei will happily cooperate with Toyota.
This is a good thing for Wang Fei.
Unexpectedly, Wang Fei flatly refused Toyoda Yingnan!
This is a endorsement contract worth tens of millions of dollars!
How many NBA superstars want it.
Wang Fei refused.
What the hell does the boy think?
As we all know, the home of the Rockets is called Toyota Center Stadium. This stadium was built under the sponsorship of Toyota. Toyota is also the largest sponsor of the Rockets. The cooperative relationship between the two sides is very good.
The Rockets certainly want to help with the requirements of the big financiers.
After Wang Fei left.
Morey shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Mr. Toyoda, I'm sorry for this. I can't help you. It's really a pity."
"Ha ha! Nothing, nothing, Mr. Morey, I know. You tried your best." Toyoda said with a smile.
"I think maybe you can change your partner. James Harden is also well-known all over the world. He is also a superstar with high recognition rate," Morey said carefully.
"No, if we can't reach cooperation with Wang, we won't go back to second place." Toyoda shook his head.
Morey rubbed his nose a little depressed.
"Mr. Toyoda Yingnan, you especially want to sign Wang in order to develop the Chinese market, don't you?" Morey asked.
"On the one hand, you know, now Huaxia is the largest single automobile market in the world. If we want to significantly improve our performance, we must strengthen the development of Huaxia. If we can sign Wang, I believe our sales in China will be greatly improved in a short time," said Toyoda.
"But it seems that Wang doesn't intend to cooperate with your company," said Morey.
"Wait and see, I hope we can continue to express our sincerity to him! Then, he will finally regard us as a reliable business partner!" said Toyoda.
Toyoda decided to attack Wang Fei again.
He will never stop until he signs Wang Fei.
It has to be said that the Japanese are sometimes really tenacious.
In the twinkling of an eye, it was April 26.
The Rockets went to Los Angeles to play the sixth game of the series with the Clippers.
This game, for the clippers, has been a wreck.
If they lose, their playoff trip is over.
If they can win by chance, they can continue to survive and have a big fight with the Rockets.
Doug rivers also made great efforts to prepare for the game.
He is eager for another miracle to turn his team around and finally win the sixth game.
That would be a great honor for Doug rivers.
Everyone knows that the clippers have been rebuilding this year, but even if the team has entered the reconstruction period, they can play hard with the Rockets with the best record in the league, which will make the outside world highly evaluate Doug rivers's work.
Unfortunately, there was no miracle in the end.
Under the leadership of Wang Fei, the Rockets won the sixth game cleanly.
Wang Fei easily scored 57 points, 22 assists, 16 steals, 7 blocks and 4 rebounds in this game.
In the four games, Wang Fei scored 251 points, averaging more than 60 points, which is unprecedented.
Even the God like Jordan, at its peak, averaged only more than 30 points in the playoffs.
Before Wang Fei appeared, LeBron James, who was regarded as the first person in the NBA by the league and even the whole world, had only a little more than 30 points per game in the playoffs.
In the top eight, the Rockets won the Clippers 4-2 and advanced into the second round.
The second round is against the Spurs.
The Spurs lost Leonard this year, but their record is still very stable. They rushed into the playoffs and eliminated the Nuggets in the first round.
What about the Spurs?
In the last 20 years, under the leadership of coach Bobo, their performance has been very stable. Before, they took the GDP Troika as the core and won the championship four times intermittently.
Later, Leonard, a talent trained by them, began to rise.
In the post GDP era of 2014, they also advanced to the finals, killed the heat and won the championship trophy of that year.
It was in that year's finals that Kawaii Leonard was in the limelight and showed the style of a superstar. Finally, Leonard won the MVP of that year's finals.
Now Leonard has left Toronto.
Without such a strong player, the strength of the Spurs has also declined.
However, they are still not to be underestimated.
After all, they have guy, Aldrich and drozan.
All three of them are all superstars at the all star level.
In addition, they also have some strong players on the bench.
Overall, the Spurs are more than a little stronger than the Clippers.
What's more, the Spurs have such an old coach as Popovich?