Chapter 631 The same conditions as Jordan(1/2)
As we all know, Nike is recognized as the world's number one sports brand, and it has signed a large number of top athletes around the world.
The top NBA players are naturally also the high-quality spokespersons for Nike.
Among the current NBA stars, LeBron James and Durant are both spokespersons of Nike.
Of course, Nike has missed several giant stars due to vision problems or is really unlucky in the past two years. For example, Curry and Harden are not Nike's spokespersons.
What Nike regrets the most now is that he missed a superstar spokesperson like Wang Fei because of his temporary negligence.
It’s not that Nike has never had contact with Wang Fei.
That was after Wang Fei and Li Ning signed the endorsement contract, and Nike also found Wang Fei. However, Nike obviously had not had enough sincerity at that time.
Also, Wang Fei did not want to abandon Li Ning and Nike to sign the contract.
This has led to the popularity of Wang Fei, who is as popular as the first player in the NBA, now the endorsement brand is actually a Chinese brand.
If Nike could have excused himself for his mistakes by not optimistic about Wang Fei's NBA prospects before, Nike was really a little anxious after Wang Fei led the Rockets to win the NBA championship.
Nike has called Wang Fei's spokesperson Alisa many times, hoping that Wang Fei can abandon Li Ning and sign a contract with them.
Of course, Nike once said that if Wang Fei wants to fulfill the agreement with Li Ning, it is not impossible. They can wait for the agreement between Wang Fei and Li Ning to end, and then sign Wang Fei at that time.
They also made various moving promises to Wang Fei: for example, the endorsement fee is 20 million US dollars per year, and in addition, Wang Fei's 3% sales of Wang Fei's signature shoes can be divided into 3%.
But Wang Fei was not moved by the conditions promised by Nike.
Because, Wang Fei and Li Ning are having a happy cooperation now.
Because Feiyi 1st generation sold well, Wang Fei only earned more than 200 million in sales.
Seeing that the sales situation of Feiyi 2nd Generation is also very hot after it was launched, and my share will only increase. Wang Feixin said, how unthinkable am I to give up the current benefits to cooperate with Nike?
Is it just because you are the world's number one sports brand?
But in Wang Fei's heart, he still felt that he should help the national brand rise, develop and grow, so that it would be more fulfilling.
Just the second day after Wang Fei led the Chinese men's basketball team to the finals, Nike's vice president Jonathan Green called Wang Fei again.
It wasn't long before Wang Fei had breakfast, and he had just returned to his room, planning to have a good rest and play two games, and his cell phone rang.
Wang Fei looked at it and found that the call was Nike Vice President Jonathan Green.
Wang Fei felt a little sick.
He knew that Green wanted to lobby himself to abandon Li Ning and choose Nike.
Wang Fei still answered the phone.
"Hello! King, good morning! I am Jonathan Green. Do you still remember me?" Jonathan Green said with a happy smile.
Wang Fei shrugged and said, "Mr. Green, of course I remember you. But, it should be dark at this moment, right? Why would you ask me good morning?"
Jonathan Green smiled and said, "Haha! King, this is because I had already flew to China yesterday, and I am in your capital now."
"So, are you doing something?" Wang Fei asked.
"Of course! I want to have a good chat with you, can you see?" said Jonathan Green.
"I'm afraid this is not convenient for me. You know, I'm preparing for the World Cup final." Wang Fei said.
Wang Fei really doesn't want to see Jonathan Green again.
Goodbye doesn't make any sense.
It's better not to see you.
"I know, of course I know! Congratulations to Wang, congratulations to you and your national team! You played really well in this World Cup. Every game of yours is exciting! Wang, I am outside the hotel where you are staying now, and I will not delay you too much time. If you are willing to give me about ten minutes to chat, I will be very grateful!" said Jonathan Green.
Wang Fei hesitated for a moment.
He thought to himself, it would be better to meet him as soon as he sees him.
Anyway, I won't work with Nike.
But even if you don’t cooperate, it’s OK to maintain a better relationship.
"Okay! Then I'll take some time to see you." Wang Fei said.
"Thank you! Thank you! King!" After hearing Wang Fei's agreement, Jonathan Green was overjoyed.
"Where do we meet?" Wang Fei asked.
"Or what if I go to your room to visit, will it be convenient for you to see?" said Jonathan Green.
Wang Fei thought to himself that the national team did not completely enclose the hotel, but only enclose the first floor of the hotel. Because the national men's basketball team performed well, the enthusiasm of the fans was greatly mobilized, so fans slipped into the hotel from time to time to have close contact with their idols. There were also a large number of reporters who were also in and out of the hotel.
Meeting Jonathan Green elsewhere in the hotel is really very private from time to time.
It is easy to be disturbed by fans and reporters.
Wang Fei thought so and said, "Okay! Do you know which room I am in? Just come here."
"I know, of course I know, Wang! I'll be here soon," said Jonathan Green.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door outside.
Wang Fei went over and opened the door. He saw Jonathan Green standing outside the door, smiling at him.
In addition to Jonathan Green, there was another person who surprised Wang Fei and stood beside Green.
This person is Wang Fei’s own agent, Alisa Prince.
"Alisha? Are you finished your business?" Wang Fei asked in surprise.
"Yes! I've finished my business long ago. Wang, I've been taking care of some commercial matters for you. Jonathan Green hopes that I will accompany him to China to see you. I thought about it and thought I should come here." Alisa said.
"Okay! Then come and sit down." Wang Fei shrugged and asked Alisa and Jonathan to enter the room and sit down on the hospitality sofa.
The room where Wang Fei lives is a suite.
This is also a small amount of preferential treatment given to Wang Fei by the Chinese men's basketball team.
Sit down on the sofa.
Wang Fei said to Alisa, "Alisa, why don't you call me in advance and talk to me?"
Alisa said with a little twisted voice: "Actually, I was just planning to come over and see you quietly, and I don't want you to know that I've been here."
"Oh? Why?" Wang Fei was stunned.
"Because, I don't want to affect your life. Your family and fiancée are all here. If I appear next to you, will it cause a misunderstanding?" said Alisa.
She turned out to be thinking about herself.
"Haha! What are you afraid of misunderstanding? Only by hiding and hiding will you be misunderstood? You are my agent and our relationship is innocent, so don't worry about others talking nonsense!" Wang Fei said with a smile.
"Oh? Really?" Alisa was obviously a little surprised.
"Of course it's true! You should be more open-minded in life." Wang Fei said.
"Oh! I understand." Alisa felt relieved.
Wang Fei looked at Jonathan Green: "Mr. Green, what are you going to say?"
Jonathan Green said: "Wang, I want to share with you the story of Michael Jordan. You know, Jordan is the most successful basketball superstar in history, and he is also the most successful brand spokesperson signed by Nike! He can still receive more than 100 million US dollars in money from Nike every year! What I want to say is that if you are willing to reach an endorsement agreement with us, you can still get hundreds of millions of US dollars in investment returns every year like him after retirement."
Sure enough, I tried to come and conquer me with the example of Jordan!
Wang Fei is a little fucked.
"Mr. Jonathan Green, I seem to have said to you very clearly: I will not abandon Li Ning Company." Wang Fei said.
"What I mean is that when you fulfill your contract with Li Ning, you have signed a five-year contract and will be completed soon." Jonathan Green said.
"Then let's wait until 5 years later, okay?" Wang Fei said.
No one knows what it will be like in 5 years.
Jonathan Green was stunned.
He smiled bitterly in his heart. If he didn't negotiate well now, Wang Fei might not be able to sign it in five years.
For superstars like Wang Fei, you should start in advance.
Moreover, five years later, Wang Fei was only 24 years old, which was his peak period.
According to Nike's evaluation, Wang Fei has already replaced LeBron James as the first active player. Moreover, with Wang Fei's current strength, Wang Fei can dominate the NBA league for at least ten years!
This is why Nike hopes to renew Wang Fei as soon as possible.
Even if you sign a promise agreement first, it's OK.
"Wang, why can't we sign a secret agreement now? We can talk about the cooperation agreement in five years." Jonathan said.
Wang Fei smiled and shrugged, and he said, "So, what conditions will you give me?"
"We can give you the same endorsement agreement as Michael Jordan," said Jonathan Green.
"I'm sorry, I don't know what kind of agreement Michael Jordan signed with you." Wang Fei said.
"I can tell you that we have great sincerity. King, we can give you an endorsement fee of $30 million per year. At the same time, we are willing to build a sub-brand named after you, "Flying King" that can give you 5% of the sales share. Do you think it's okay?" said Jonathan Green.
Wang Fei smiled.
To be continued...