Nike Can't Sit Still, Nike's Counterattack!!

The question was sharp and direct, targeting the capital market's greatest concern.

Everyone's eyes focused on Li Fei.

Li Fei picked up the microphone, a confident smile curling across his lips. "Excellent question. First of all, I never deny that my friends and I—Charles Barkley, Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant—are the foundation of the brand's success. But the core of Li Fei Brand has never been any one individual. It is a system for discovering value and creating value."

He swept his gaze across the room, his voice clear and powerful.

"To prove this, and to show our investors the brand's future, we launched a talent pipeline strategy long ago called the 'Future Plan.'"

"Future Plan?"

The reporters immediately caught the new term and hurriedly wrote it down in their notebooks.

"Yes." Li Fei nodded. "The plan's list includes not only young superstars who have already proven themselves, such as Kobe and Tim Duncan, but also younger talents whom we are continuously scouting and contacting."

His tone became deliberately casual, as if he were merely making conversation.

"For example, we are closely watching some highly promising high school and college players. Personally, I greatly admire a kid named Allen Iverson from Hampton, Virginia... Oh, sorry, he's already ours."

Li Fei made a small joke, drawing a wave of good-natured laughter from the room and immediately easing the atmosphere.

"What I mean is, there are many more talents like him. For instance, I recently watched some highlights, and there's a kid from St. Vincent–St. Mary High School in Akron who left a deep impression on me."

Li Fei paused, then spoke the name destined to be recorded in history.

"His name seems to be... LeBron James."

For the first time, this unfamiliar name entered the sights of the global media and basketball