I'm not a basketball bully

Chapter 285

While achieving outstanding results, Kobe also has a huge amount of traffic. He has almost the largest number of fans in the NBA in the United States and the world.

In this way, he wanted to sign a lifetime contract with Nike, but Nike refused.

It doesn't matter if he doesn't give a lifetime contract. If the contract is big enough, Kobe can accept it.

But the problem is that the contract price given by Nike this time is not particularly satisfactory to Kobe.

Although Kobe is now at the peak of his career, Nike also has something to say. After all, Kobe has had some scandals.

Yes, Nike brought up the Eagle County incident. Their goal is of course not to blame Kobe, but to express that Kobe cannot sign such a big contract.

Kobe thought he could wash away the negative impact of the Eagle County incident, but he didn't expect that the Nike guys were still using this incident as a bargaining chip to keep suppressing.

"Why are you worried about this matter, don't you just don't want to spend so much money to renew my contract?"

Kobe said angrily.

The old foxes in Nike are really stingy, but he does have a problem, so Nike can't let go of it.

Kobe felt that he had seen through the true colors of these old foxes.

It is impossible to sign a big contract without pulling with them a few times.

In fact, Nike's concerns are not unreasonable.

Kobe's debut belonged to Adidas, and Adidas once attached great importance to Kobe's series of products.But Kobe's Eagle County scandal made many sponsors give up Kobe, and Adidas is one of them.

Back then, Kobe, who was embarrassed, didn't even have a sneaker endorsement, and lived a period of wearing shoes indiscriminately.Fortunately, at the end of 2003, Nike signed Kobe for 5 million U.S. dollars in five years, but in order to avoid the limelight, it was not until 4500 that Nike launched its own signature shoes for Kobe.But even when Kobe was at his peak, Nike still insisted on using the renewal route for Kobe, and never provided Kobe with a lifetime contract.

Why didn't Nike give Kobe a lifetime contract?

Still lies in the image problem. Although the incident in Eagle County has passed for a long time, many fans still refuse to forgive Kobe, and Kobe’s paranoid and competitive personality also made him offend many people. On the contrary, you can’t pick James. Out of slot.Loyal to family, conscientious on the court, self-disciplined off the court, stay away from feasting, caring about public welfare, etc. James is the role model for almost all American basketball players, so Nike will naturally choose James instead of Kobe, who is vulnerable.

Now that he has been caught by the tail, Kobe has no way to blame others, so he can only continue to negotiate with Nike.

Fortunately, at this point in time when the contract expires, Kobe's performance on the court is too good, which also gives him a little negotiation capital, otherwise, he would not be able to say anything to Nike.

If another company offers a contract that satisfies Kobe at this time, Kobe will immediately jump back and leave, too lazy to continue to drag with Nike.

It's a pity that in the current sports brand market, Nike is the largest company, and even Adidas is inferior. Kobe can only negotiate with Nike if he wants to get a super big contract.

At this moment, Kobe's phone rang.

"Those bastards changed their minds so quickly?"

Kobe took the phone and found out that it was Su Ye who called. He was very surprised: "Su, why are you free to call me?"

Kobe said curiously.

Although Su Ye had a good relationship with him, there were not many opportunities for the two of them to call in private.

Su Ye's cheerful voice came from the other end of the phone: "I said I miss you, do you believe me?"

Su Ye rarely took the initiative to contact Kobe. After all, if nothing happened, there was a high probability that Kobe would chat with him about basketball, which was too boring.

After the two chatted for a while, Su Ye got down to business: "How is your contract renewal with Nike going?"

Kobe was stunned for a moment. It turned out that Su Ye called over this matter, but even so, he did not expect that Su Ye wanted to sign him.

He said: "It's not going well. Originally, I wanted a lifetime contract, but Nike didn't agree. The price they gave was lower. Nike has been considering the previous Eagle County. He refuses to give me a contract that satisfies me."

When talking about things other than basketball, Kobe and Su Ye spoke in the same tone as buddies.

When Su Ye heard it, it was in line with Nike's style.

He said: "If flies don't bite seamless eggs, I can't speak for you."

Kobe is not complaining to Su Ye, he is just unhappy with Nike: "I just won the championship, but in the eyes of Nike, I may not even be as good as LeBron. It really makes me unhappy."

The current James is still the little emperor of Kecun, so it is okay for Kobe to say this.

After hearing Kobe's complaints, Su Ye understood how upset Kobe was with Nike.

If it weren't for money, given this guy's character, he would have blocked Nike already.

Sure enough, Kobe went on to say: "Sometimes I am a little envious of you. You can start your own brand, which is better than old man McCoy."

After experiencing the troubles of negotiating with Nike, Kobe was a little envious of Su Ye's ability to go it alone.

If he had his own brand of sneakers, Kobe wouldn't have to fight with Nike all the time.

Of course, it is impossible for Kobe to build a brand by himself. He is still a little self-aware. In basketball, he can still compare with Su Ye.

But in business, he is not as talented as Su Ye.

Even Jordan was developed with the help of Nike.

Only Su Ye, besides playing basketball, started a brand by himself, and developed to the current level all the way. He can only grasp the game and sneakers with one hand, which makes people only envious.

Su Ye simply followed the trend and said: "If you really envy, then join. Don't talk to Nike if you don't like it. Do you want to come to my place? I'll give you more money, how about [-] million in eight years?"

Although Kobe still owed him a favor, Su Ye's asking price was also very generous, directly giving Kobe a big contract of [-] million in eight years.

He believed that even if Kobe wanted to get such a big contract from Nike, he would have to wait for a long time.

After Su Ye finished speaking, the phone went silent.

Kobe was immediately stunned.

and so……

Is Su Ye joking or serious?

Ke Suye's tone of voice, and his identity, it doesn't look like he's joking.

The man he tried to defeat, the brother on a banana boat, actually wanted to be his boss?

No wonder it was so rare to take the initiative to contact him. It turned out that it was to sign him.

After a while, Kobe said: "Are you kidding me? When I'm my boss, you're not as old as me."

"Why are you so stubborn? Why am I younger than you? What's wrong with being your boss, and we don't call it the relationship between the boss and the employees, it's called corporate cooperation, we are a cooperative relationship."

When Su Ye heard Kobe's tone, he knew something was going on.

Of course, he emphasized again that they are just a cooperative relationship, Kobe is not his employee, this is to dispel Kobe's concerns, and he does not want Kobe's paranoid employees with various problems.

Hearing the cooperation, Kobe was relieved.

It has to be said that Su Ye is already much higher than Kobe off the court.

Kobe had to argue with Nike for a long time about contract renewal, and Su Ye had already offered him a contract as his own boss.

This made Kobe feel a lot of pressure. If Su Ye's attitude was too tough, maybe he would refuse directly when his temper came up.

Of course, Su Ye also understood Kobe's character, so he didn't adopt a strategy of pressing every step of the way, but guided Kobe slowly.

Now Kobe is indeed not that resistant to Su Ye's brand. After all, his brother's company is much more generous than Nike, and there is no need to drag it, as long as it is as much as it wants.

But business is not a child's play, and Kobe will not only look at feelings, he continued: "Your Ace brand is developing well now, but it can't compare with Nike Group. You just have more money than them. No advantage."

Nike's accumulation in the field of sports cannot be defeated by an emerging brand like Ace. Although Nike has all kinds of disadvantages, its strength is that people like Kobe can patiently talk to it slowly.

Su Ye also knows this. He didn't say you owe me a favor from the beginning, but first told Kobe about the advantages of the Ace brand: "Because our brand is now in the growth stage, and we are Violent growth period. When you enter the field at this time, the benefits you get will explode. And you know, Lao Tzu’s Ace sports brand started out specializing in the production of basketball shoes. Have you seen my basketball shoes? Technology and comfort It absolutely beats Nike, the main thing is a conscience and cost-effective. If you come, I promise you will give you signed sneakers in the first year!"

Kobe didn't speak, because Su Ye was right, Ace's sneakers were awesome.

It is of course impossible to make a breakthrough in the field of sports brands where the pie has been divided long ago, relying only on Su Ye's popularity. Ace's black technology is very hard.

Just the exclusive black technology of the Ace brand that Kobe knows, there are such things as full palm boost, large carbon plate and so on.

From Kobe's perspective, it can be seen that Ace's exclusive black technology is at least ten years ahead of Nike.

"You are right, you Ace still have some advantages. I admit that although Nike is a giant in the industry, it is not as good as you in terms of technology, but..."

Seeing that Kobe was a little moved, Su Ye smiled knowingly, and then his voice became louder, showing impassioned: "Although our brand is not as big as Adidas, there is nothing difficult in the world, as long as you are willing to climb, right? .My goal is to create a sports brand bigger than Adidas and Nike, and I have our business empire here!"

"This road is difficult, but if you want to complete it, it will be absolutely brilliant. Don't you think that our brand is a bit small and you don't dare to join us? We don't dare to compete with Nike and Adidas, right? No, no, great little Fei Xia is so scared! He doesn’t even dare to fight against powerful forces!”

"If you are really scared and give in, then there is nothing I can do, and there is no need for me to use the trick I used to convince you in the end!"

Kobe: "Sack of bridge beans!"

Su Ye's series of words made Kobe dizzy.

The prospect of the Ace brand is indeed extremely bright. If he joins in, it doesn't seem to be a bad thing.

And when Su Ye said that he was scared and scared, then Kobe would quit immediately!

You can say that I can't do this or that, but you can't say that I'm cowardly!

Kobe had already complained a lot to Nike, but he was tempted by what Su Ye said. Now is the time not to be cowardly.

Don't dare to fight against Nike?

Just kidding, I have long been unhappy with Nike!

Afraid to build a business empire together?

Even Su Ye dared, why wouldn't I just cooperate?

Against a strong enemy, when did I, Kobe, ever persuade? !

Kobe's inverse scales were touched, and he said in a serious and heavy voice: "Let me declare that, whether I promise you or not, I have never been afraid of Adidas. I have never been the kind of person who will shrink back in the face of difficulties."

He strongly emphasized that he was not cowardly!

Seeing this, Su Ye smiled inwardly.

It's that simple to handle small subjects. Negotiations, the most important thing is two words: human nature.

At this moment, Su Ye had already invisibly taken advantage of the negotiation.

Kobe gritted his teeth. Although he was indeed persuaded by Su Ye and hated Nike, he couldn't just agree to Su Ye. This was a big deal.

"By the way, what do you mean by the trick of pressing the bottom of the box just now?" Kobe asked suddenly.

Just what Su Ye said now has already made Kobe intend to cooperate with Ace Company.

But he was very curious, what tricks did Su Ye use to suppress the bottom of the box?

He shouldn't have done anything to Su Ye in the past few years, right?

Seeing that the time was ripe, Su Ye said leisurely, "Didn't I give you a trick to play against the Suns? Didn't you promise to owe me a favor and grant me a wish? This promise of yours is convincing you."

"Hey... But since you are really afraid of Adinike, you really don't want to challenge the difficulties, and you don't want to keep your promises, then I have nothing to do."

"Hey... It's not nice to meet people, I'll call Ai or Chris, they shouldn't be the kind of people who break their promises..."

Kobe's body was trembling: "I promise you! Can't I promise you!"

Kobe was already sweating at this point.

You're numb. It's true that the mall is like a battlefield. Su Ye is ten times stronger in the mall than on the court. He can't resist it at all!

Especially when he heard that he owed Su Ye a promise in the game against the Suns. Kobe, who is a football fanatic, may not be good in other aspects, but his character in basketball is definitely good!

You can't just keep your promises!

Therefore, before Su Ye could finish speaking, Kobe quickly agreed.

"You have even said this, what else can I say, can't you promise?"

Kobe is now relaxed.

No matter what happens to the Ace brand in the future, at least he doesn't have to look at Nike's face anymore, and he also gave Su Ye a favor by the way.

The point is to return Su Ye's favor.

If there is no such thing, Su Ye has been tied to a favor, who knows what kind of excessive demands this guy will make later?

Facts have proved that you can't owe favors even if you owe money.

Especially you can't owe a big bastard like Su Ye!

In this way, it seems to be pretty good.

Su Ye laughed heartily.

It's so easy to handle Kobe!

Kobe always felt something was wrong?It seems that he was manipulated and tricked.

But it's not a loss for him, so let Su Ye do the trick.

Kobe sighed: "Promise cannot be given randomly..."

"Now that I'm on your bandit ship, you have to work hard, make a big deal, and try to get rid of Nike."

Kobe admitted.

It's better to work with brothers and return favors by the way than to pull with Nike's old foxes.

Now that you're on the boat, hide Ace and beat Nike!