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Chapter 725: 712: Brand Endorsement?

Chapter 725: Chapter 712: Brand Endorsement?

“Of course! I’m free anytime!”

“Ok!”

After hanging up, Doll looked at Zhang Lin, who was turning his head to look at Yue Feng.

“Fengfeng, what’s going on?”

Yue Feng spread his hands. “Lawrence heard about my competition and wanted to invite me to join the American Fishing Club, something called the Flying Fish Club! I turned him down. There’s so much to deal with back home, how can I afford to stay here all the time?”

Hearing this, Doll didn’t react too strongly, but Zhang Lin’s hands started to tremble.

Zhang Lin said excitedly, “You turned down an invitation from the Flying Fish Club? That is the most badass fishing club in the United States! They’ve won the championship of the top American fishing competition for three years in a row!

“Almost all of the top fishing gear brands, at least one-third of them, are their sponsors. The somewhat famous anglers in their club, not to mention competition prize money, just with endorsements and advertising fees, earn a few million US dollars each year!”

Yue Feng: “So what? I don’t have the time, nor am I interested! Just a few million! Although that’s not little, but wait, a few million US dollars?”

“Of course!”

In an instant, Yue Feng hesitated slightly. A few million RMB didn’t affect Gong Zheng much, but in US dollars, that was at least an eight-figure salary, over ten million a year!

“Still, forget it! It’s definitely a lot of money, but I can make it in China too!” After a brief hesitation, Yue Feng still passed on the tempting offer.

No sooner had they casually chatted than Yue Feng’s phone rang again.

This time, it was a completely unknown number!

Yue Feng’s temporary number in the United States was known to very few people—only Lawrence, David, Zhang Lin, and a handful of others.

After a moment’s hesitation, Yue Feng still answered the phone.

“Hello? May I ask who you are looking for?”

“Is this Mr. Yue Feng? I’m Daimler, Marketing Director of Willcraft Shipbuilding Company, and a friend of Lord Lawrence. It’s very presumptuous of me to call you like this!”

“Willcraft Company? I’m Yue Feng. Is there something I can do for you?”

Upon hearing this name, Yue Feng instinctively glanced at the various colored flags outside the competition venue. Willcraft is a very well-known shipbuilding company in the United States and also a sponsor of this event. Their logo and English name are printed right there on the flags!

The competition wasn’t even over yet, so what was so urgent that they needed to call him?

“Well, on behalf of the company, I am very sincere in discussing a partnership with you. Would you be interested in becoming our brand ambassador?”

At this, Yue Feng’s entire worldview was shattered. He had only won two not-so-large-scale competitions, and already a big brand approached him for an endorsement deal? Were Americans always so hasty?

But in reality, they unjustly blamed the company. Regularly, Willcraft Company’s brand ambassadors were almost all from the top contenders for the national championship. However, this year, there was an unexpected situation.

The fishing celebrity they had previously worked with, after winning the top event championship for three years in a row, demanded a renewal fee that was almost double when his contract expired, which significantly reduced the cost-effectiveness of the endorsement.

Right at this critical juncture, Yue Feng emerged, causing a huge stir in the American fishing community in just a week’s time.

After a simple background check, Willcraft Company discovered that this young Chinese angler had quite an extraordinary origin, already holding four world records for different fish species with the World Fishing Association.

That was already impressive, but in less than a week of arriving in the United States, he had achieved two new world records!

In addition, he held a series of titles such as the Chinese Fishing King, a live-streamer with millions of followers, and a special content collaborator for China Central Television.

The videos of his fishing adventures in the Amazon and Palau that were previously broadcast in China had been shared by American anglers over the firewall to various major forums, receiving very positive feedback.

Fishing is extremely popular in the United States, but Willcraft Company’s business growth had gradually slowed down in recent years, and now they desperately needed to find new growth points,

And China, the world’s famous populous country, was a very large market. Even if the price of fishing boats was steep, there would always be wealthy individuals who could afford them in such a vast population.

Based on these considerations, at this critical moment, Willcraft Company extended an olive branch to Yue Feng.

“Hello? Are you still listening? Is the signal not very good?”

Yue Feng was momentarily startled, “I am here! I can’t respond to your proposal right now! If you are sincere, please present a specific plan, and I will make a judgment after reviewing it!”

“That’s fine, I will have an endorsement proposal ready within 12 hours at most. I hope you can keep your phone line open!!”

“Ok!”

After hanging up the phone, Yue Feng was met with the attentive gaze of the baby and Zhang Lin.

“It was some manager from Willcraft Company! They want me to endorse their company’s brand!” Yue Feng didn’t wait for the baby to ask and relayed the contents of the conversation verbatim.

At this point, Zhang Lin felt like his twenty-some years of knowledge were completely inadequate.

Being a promising angler favored by the club was acceptable and understandable, but for a Chinese person to be valued by America’s top fishing shipbuilding company—that was rather fantastical!

But since Yue Feng took the call without any attempt to hide it, the likelihood that it was true was over ninety percent!

This was a major collaboration that could involve an endorsement fee with seven figures! Just like that…

No wonder Lord Lawrence treated Feng Brother with such esteem—this ‘big thigh’ was even thicker than Zhang Lin had anticipated.

“Contract matters can’t be taken lightly! You’d better get a professional! Americans can be a hassle, and if you overlook the details of the terms, it could lead to a loss!” Baby reacted not as dramatically as Zhang Lin, simply giving a reminder.

Yue Feng: “Lawrence has arranged a dinner tonight; I’ll ask him for help. He should have the right talent for this!”

Hearing Yue Feng and Baby talking it over with such nonchalance, without a hint of excitement, Zhang Lin exclaimed, “Brother Feng, you’re too awesome, even Willcraft Company is seeking you for endorsement!”

Yue Feng chuckled, “Don’t be so humble! American companies are nothing special! If they show sincerity, I don’t mind signing an endorsement deal; if the terms are too harsh, I don’t care either! Businesspeople aren’t stupid; they come to me because they see the commercial value behind me, knowing that they can earn more money through us!”

While Yue Feng’s words reflected the rationale of a mature businessman, to Zhang Lin they carried a different significance.

Facing a potential endorsement worth over a million US dollars and he didn’t care—just how much was Brother Feng’s net worth?

Now, Zhang Lin admired his own decision to contact Yue Feng for the verification issue even more. Being acquainted with such a tycoon, even if he didn’t work for Lawrence’s company, his prospects were looking great.