The Championship Is Mine, Li Fei, No One Can Take It!

New York, Midtown Manhattan.

On the top floor of a skyscraper on Park Avenue stood the global headquarters of the "FLY" sports brand.

Beyond the enormous floor-to-ceiling windows lay a dense forest of steel and glass, displaying the city's incomparable prosperity and power.

Yet the atmosphere in the conference room was somewhat grave.

David Falk, the COO of Li Fei Brand and also Li Fei's agent, stood before a massive electronic whiteboard with a solemn expression.

"Li, this is the assessment report our marketing department and the Wall Street analyst team completed over the past two months."

Pointing at the complex graphs and streams of data on the board, Falk spoke in a low voice.

"All signs point to one conclusion: now is absolutely not the best time for FLY to go public."

"The NBA lockout has driven consumer sentiment across the sporting goods market to an extreme low. Nike and Adidas shares have fallen 12% and 15%, respectively, over the past three months. Our primary sales channels, retailers like Foot Locker, have also sharply reduced their orders for basketball-related products."

"More importantly, there's the attitude of the capital market. Our original IPO valuation was based on expectations of the league's continued prosperity and the rapid growth of the FLY brand. But now, the biggest foundation—the NBA—is locked out. If we force an IPO under this uncertainty, our valuation will be cut by at least 30%, perhaps even more. Those wolves on Wall Street will seize the chance to drive down our price, taking the fruits of our years of work at the lowest possible cost."

"My recommendation is to postpone the IPO. We should redirect the funds originally intended for the IPO roadshow and promotion toward product development and publicity for endorsers such as Iverson and Barkley, further strengthening