After Zhang Qi arrived, Wang Yi briefly discussed his work with him.
Zhang Qi only needed to handle Wang Yi's agency work in China.
Zhang Qi had been responsible for dealing with clients at his former foreign company, so he was familiar with that sort of work.
However, Zhang Qi had an objection to the commission rate.
"As far as I know, your NBA agent only takes 4% from each deal. You're offering me 15%—that's too much."
Wang Yi shook his head with a smile. "Overseas, we go by overseas rates; here, we go by domestic rates. Agents for CBA players take between 10% and 15%, so offering you 15% isn't excessive. There are also more contracts overseas, and each deal is bigger. Even though overseas agents only take 4%, they still earn plenty. There are fewer contracts here, and each one is smaller, so your 15% won't earn you as much as Sister Luo makes."
Hearing this, Zhang Qi shook his head. "Even so, 15% is too much. I'm still a rookie as an agent, after all. Other agents can bring clients to their players. I don't have any connections yet, and I'm relying entirely on your fame to get by. I wouldn't feel right taking 15%. It's settled: 10%. I won't do it if you offer more."
Wang Yi didn't argue further. He nodded. "Then 10% it is. Once you have more domestic contracts, I'll raise your rate."
With the agent's commission settled, Wang Yi and Zhang Qi went to discuss the contract with the production team for his appearance on This! Is Basketball.
China had recently introduced limits on celebrity pay.
Guests on variety shows couldn't be paid more than 800,000 per episode, or more than 10 million per season.
Lin Shuhow and Guo Allen had previously