i'm really an insider

Chapter 82 080: Raising Wei Price 2.0

The next afternoon, Wayne met with Nike's negotiators in a five-star hotel room in New York as planned.

Wayne is actually quite unaccustomed to this kind of occasion. In the past two days, various interviews and talks have basically filled Wayne's life.

Running around in suits and leather shoes made Wayne feel extremely tired.

Old Sutton was right. With an agent, Wayne didn't need to spend time worrying about off-court matters.

But Wayne's time has been packed to the brim.

Among them, Chinese media interviews accounted for the majority. It is said that CCTV is preparing a documentary about Wayne's participation in the draft.

I haven't played a game in the NBA yet, so the attention is just like this. Is this the power of the MOP+Chinese market in the semi-finals?

"Wayne, it's a pleasure meeting you. We have been preparing to sign you for a long time, and your influence will definitely continue to expand under the Nike banner."

In front of Wayne, the representative of Nike shook hands with Wayne cordially, and then looked very warily at the smiling Schwartz.

As we all know, this seemingly harmless middle-aged man is today's big boss.

After the simple greetings, the two sides cut to the chase.The representative of Nike came up with a contract called "no one can be more sincere than us"-a 5-year 1000 million, cash contract.

Sneaker contracts are generally divided into three types: signature shoe contracts, cash contracts and merchandise contracts.

As the name suggests, the signature shoe contract means that the company will launch a special signature shoe for you, which is usually exclusive to superstars.

Commodity contracts mean that the company does not pay you wages, but will provide you with free equipment. Most people on the fringes of the alliance sign this kind of contract.

Most players in the NBA sign cash contracts, which means they can get endorsement fees and use equipment for free, but they haven't reached the point of signing shoes.

In fact, for an ordinary No. 12 rookie, this contract is really not bad.

It's less than 200 million a year, which is about the same as the annual salary of a rookie contract.

But in the eyes of Schwartz, Wayne is not an "ordinary" No. 12 rookie.

Ordinary 12 picks, can the market behind them be as big as Wayne?

The price of the sneaker contract has nothing to do with the pick, it purely depends on how capable you are.

"Well, let me tell the truth about this contract. It's far from what we expected." Schwartz shrugged without beating around the bush.

"Mr. Schwartz, you know the market."

"Of course, but I think you should also remember how you missed Yao." Schwartz played his first hand.

Sure enough, as soon as the words came out, the Nike representative paused.

In 2003, Chairman Yao originally planned to renew his contract with Nike.

As a result, Nike's offer to Chairman Yao was only a ridiculous 4 million for 160 years

Obviously, Yao Ming's team rejected such an offer, and Nike was surprised at the time that they would.

After that, Reebok took advantage of the situation and snatched Chairman Yao away with a 7-year 5000 million contract.

In this way, Nike passed by the most commercially valuable athlete in China.

This incident has been extremely annoying to Nike executives.

Therefore, when Schwartz brought up the matter, the Nike representative was not calm.

This is a step on Nike's sore foot, warning them not to make the same mistake with Wayne again.

"We can add another $100 million signing fee, which is the biggest concession, Mr. Schwartz."

Wayne on the side has long been stupefied, and you are talking about tens of millions of dollars, and you are talking about a 100 million signing fee, just arrange it.

No, after becoming a professional player, I still have to keep up with my temperament in the future, ahem, I can no longer be as stupid as Tony.

"Well, let's think about it again, okay?" Schwartz pretended to be thinking about it, but in fact he didn't think about it at all.

"Of course, of course, don't worry."

"Okay, Wayne really needs to take a break. Tomorrow, he has to meet with Adidas. By the way, there will be Reebok the day after tomorrow." Schwartz said, turning his head to Wayne.

"Yes, yes, I'm a little tired, let's go back and think about it first." Wayne nodded in agreement.

Schwartz played the second card, continued to press, and told Nike: "You don't raise the price, and some people are willing to raise it."

The representative of Nike looked solemn, although he knew that Wayne and Schwartz were singing together on purpose.

But Adidas and the others are really willing to spend their money and grab people from Nike.

Nike just missed Chairman Yao, and Adidas missed James last year!

Of all the sports brands, Adidas was the closest to James, and they were even close to signing.

But then Adidas suddenly withdrew the offer due to disagreement with high-level officials, causing the cooperation to end embarrassingly.

Now, Adidas must be regretting their intestines, and they also deeply understand the truth that they are reluctant to let go of the knife but not the wolf.

Therefore, Adidas' offer will certainly not be lower, at least not lower than Nike.

They can no longer let any potential player slip away from them, let alone a player who is sitting on the Chinese market.

This is the competition in the sneaker market.

After David Stern, another one who raised Wei's price came.

Schwartz looked at the expression of the Nike representative and smiled smugly.

Yao Ming's commercial value is so great that even a fool can see it now.

Although it is said that the insider does not sell shoes, his influence is still there.

You don't have to believe that Wayne can become the next Yao Ming, but you have to bet.

You don't gamble, some people gamble.

What's more, what Schwartz has been emphasizing is: "Wei plays on the outside, and his sneaker sales will never pull his hips like ordinary insiders."

Sure enough, the next day, the news that Adidas offered 3 million for 1000 years spread throughout the circle.

Although they are all 1000 million, but Adidas is only a three-year contract.

They have won Howard, the No. 04 pick in [-], and they are already strategically ahead of Nike. Now facing Wayne, they are chasing fiercely and pursuing the victory.

Three years is also a very bad time. If you lose the bet, you can let go as soon as possible to stop the loss in time.If the bet wins, Adidas also has the right to match the offer.

On the third day, Reebok stated that he was willing to pay 3 million for 1300 years.

After you sing, I will appear on the stage. This wave of price wars is very lively.

Nike's offer was completely suppressed, and the situation has gone from bad to worse.

Finally, they couldn't hold back any longer and invited Schwartz and Wayne for a second meeting.

But unexpectedly, Schwartz did not agree!

The reason: "We are in deeper communication with Adidas."

In fact, Wayne didn't go anywhere that day, but took his parents for a walk in New York.

What "deeper communication" is just a trick played by Schwartz.

Such a small game lasted for 24 hours before Schwartz told Nike: "The second meeting is okay, but the price must be sincere, because Wayne and Adidas are close to signing."

In other words, this is Nike's last chance.

Wayne capitalized clothes.

Schwartz's showmanship made Wayne take the initiative in the whole thing.

This feels really cool, because in the previous draft, the initiative was in the hands of the team, and Wayne could only be selected.

Now that I have taken the initiative once, I know what it means to call my own territory.

The main reason is that Wayne himself didn't worry about anything, he should eat and sleep every day, just sit and watch his worth go up.

If a small agent were to handle this matter, they would probably be paralyzed when they heard the first 1000 million offer.

After all, 1000% of 15 million is not a small amount.

So when they met for the second time, Nike couldn't hold back anymore, and directly showed his cards.

3 million for 2500 years, plus 100 million signing fee, plus two bonus clauses:

The reward for being the best rookie is 100 million, and the reward for being selected as the best rookie is 100 million.

Zero Zero finally calculated, 3 million in 2800 years, which is not much different from the 3 million in 3000 years of the No. [-] Scholar Spark.

This is a full stud with Adi!

The Chinese market + drive up the price of Wei, it is so valuable.

This time, Nike's quotation directly surpassed Adidas and Reebok, and they were also telling the other two companies: "If you hold back, you will hold back. This man is going to be settled! Yao Ming missed it, and Wayne must not miss it again."

Schwartz also knew that this was Nike's final offer.After all, they have already been forced into this, which means that this is their highest price tag.

If you force it again, people may not play directly.

Take it when you see it, if you are too greedy, you will end up empty-handed.

Schwartz nodded, and Wayne signed the contract.

3 million in 2800 years, Nike's twists and turns, and finally Wayne income.

The Nike rep was on the verge of tears.

If he misses Wayne after continuing with Yao Ming, it is estimated that he will lose his job.

Although it is 200 million less than No. 12 pick Howard, for a rookie with the [-]th overall pick, this contract is almost sky-high.

Wayne's endorsement fee will start from the next month and be paid on average every month for three years.

But the 100 million signing fee was immediately given to Wayne.

After seeing off the Nike representatives, Schwartz loosened his tie and drank a large glass of cool water, looking relieved.

Don't look at Schwartz who is always calm when negotiating, but he is actually under tremendous pressure.

It's just that he can't show his stressed side.

"Phew, I'm sorry Wei, it still didn't reach 3000 million in the end."

"This is already very good, Jeff, much higher than expected." Wayne could see that Schwartz had indeed tried his best.

"Haha, as long as you are satisfied. Now, you have 100 million dollars in your hand, and you can buy those things you want."

Schwartz smiled. Generally, players of Wayne's age would go to buy themselves a sports car or something first.

Well, definitely going on a shopping spree with the family tonight.

But Wayne's next words echoed Schwartz's expectations: "Then I will give you the fees you paid before the draft, and Tony's share will also be mine.

By the way, Jeff, the trainer named Mike Mancias, can you still contact him?I want him to be my personal trainer, preferably for five years.

And a press officer. I need a press officer. Experienced ones are best. I don't want to write press releases myself.

Also, I think we can sign a long-term contract, I am very satisfied with your performance this time, Jeff. "

After Wayne finished speaking, he found that Schwartz was looking at him with puzzled eyes.

"Uh, I'm sorry Jeff, you should also rest for a few days, it's been a hard time."

"No, I didn't mean that. It's just Wayne, you're really special. Rest assured, what you need is on me. As for the long-term contract, thank you for your trust."

Schwartz smiled and took another sip of water. He didn't know if he made the right bet this time.

But he felt that he had a high probability of winning the bet!

Early the next morning, the news that Wayne signed with Nike for $2800 million exploded.

Everyone exclaimed: "What stimulated Nike Jie?"

"2800 million, sign a No. 12 rookie? Who can do such a thing!?"

"Wayne is ready to retire. He has received money that many NBA players can't get in their lifetime."

"The mysterious oriental power is too scary!"

And while people were still discussing such nonsense, Wayne had already done two things.

First, take care of Mancias and the press officer.

The press officer is a 31-year-old girl named Jenny, um, big sister, let’s call her Aunt Jenny

Second, Wayne resumed training in preparation for the upcoming summer league.

As a result, Wayne has also become the rookie with the most hot topic besides Howard.

Everyone wants to know whether the No. 12 rookie who signed a sky-high contract with Nike is a joke or a myth.

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