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Chapter 274 Contact

As time went on, the impact of the lockout became more and more far-reaching, and some alarmist remarks even believed that the NBA, which had just passed 50 years, might be coming to an end.

Then someone has a tip.

If the NBA disintegrates, it is suggested to form a new basketball league with Los Angeles as the core, so that there is no need to fly back and forth between the east and the west.

In short, there are too many speculations from the outside world, criticizing the boss, criticizing the players, and criticizing the inaction of the league's top management.

A big pot, no one can escape, it can be said to be a normal appeal negotiation, or it can be said to be a farce staged for mutual benefit.

This kind of thing actually hurts the image of the league. The fans took a closer look and found that it turned out to be a group of multi-millionaires. The billionaires quarreled because of the uneven distribution of spoils.

After Qin Fei went to Seattle and had a chat with Wally Walker, the two parties had a tacit understanding and did not talk about the renewal of the contract.

But privately, Tellem has not stopped contacting other teams.

On September 9th, the movie "High School Musical" produced by Helena officially started shooting.

Qin Fei is the main investor of this film, and also has some other capital investment. On the day when the filming started in Los Angeles, Helena invited Qin Fei to attend.

At the opening ceremony, there were actually not many people, and several main actors came.

The leading actors Helena chose had their own characteristics, and some of them were even her classmates. Knowing that she wanted to make such a movie, the classmates were more supportive.

In this regard, labor costs have been reduced a lot.

The biggest player in the industry at the venue may be director Kenny Ortega.

Ortega himself is a native of California. He has directed films in Hollywood for many years and has a certain reputation. The most popular film may be the film "Witches Are Crazy" he shot in 93. This film finally won the Saturn Award for Best Costume Award, and many actors were nominated.

His greatest specialty is his deep understanding and attainments in dance.

So it is worth mentioning that he is also the general director of the queen concert of superstar Michael Jackson.

Qin Fei didn't know much about the film industry. Anyway, he was capable of making money, so he just showed his face.

Showing his face is the best publicity for his movie, so the media will naturally report on it.

This can be regarded as a typical representative of "doing nothing" during the lockout period.

But having said that, it was the same group of people who reported Qin Fei's establishment of the training camp.

So the fans took it as a pleasure to watch, and wanted to know whether Qin Fei participated in the recording of this movie.

"All of this is possible, who knows? Anyway, this theme is very good, and I think it is very suitable for young people to watch."

Qin Fei originally wanted to say no, but after thinking about it, he made a fool of himself, leaving a little room for himself, and don't say anything to death.

In this way, it is true that the media used the words "possible cameo" when reporting, giving fans a little more room for imagination.

This may be a big event in September. By the end of September, the long-term shutdown still has no meaning of ending, and all aspects of operation have stopped.

Then the discussion with the ticking company was put on the agenda.

Qin Fei's sneaker contract is not long, it's a total of three years, which happens to include his rookie contract, the last year of this rookie contract is also the last year of his sneaker contract.

Last season, Qin Fei won the third team of the best team, the second team of the best defensive team, the most improved player award, and the All-Star award.

In addition to the original annual salary of 450 million US dollars, he received nearly 120 million US dollars in rewards back and forth.

Qin Fei's sales of jerseys and sneakers are rising rapidly, and Nike is planning to launch exclusive sneakers for Qin Fei next season.

This sneaker needs to be confirmed with Qin Fei, and Qin Fei is also required to lead and participate in the design.

So this negotiation is not only about exchanging contract renewal with Qin Fei, but also about the design of exclusive sneakers.

A total of five staff members came from Nike, one of whom is their vice president of operations, one is a sneaker designer, and the other is a legal adviser.

Very sincere, I came to Los Angeles to visit Qin Fei.

There were only two people participating in the negotiation on Qin Fei's side, the agent Tellem and the legal counsel Rob.

Rob Pelinka has grown rapidly in the past two years. He is now an all-around player. Although he has not jumped out to be an agent alone, he has a better understanding of this industry and has a better relationship with many players.

Qin Fei heard that Rob and Kobe have a particularly close relationship.

After the two parties met, the sneaker designer was a middle-aged uncle named Adam, and Qin Fei went to the side to study sneakers, and the agent team negotiated with Nike's operation team.

Adam is very talkative. After meeting, he praised Qin Fei's villa for its beautiful environment, luxurious decoration, prominent location and unique flavor.

"Like what I can sell you."

Qin Fei laughed and made a joke.

He bought a house in Los Angeles, half of which was for vacation and leisure, and half for investment. The price of the house has not increased much now, and it will definitely be sold when it becomes worth more.

Adam smiled and didn't refuse.

Then he talked about some common sense of sneaker design.

The composition of a sneaker is relatively complicated. From the upper, sole, tongue, etc., all aspects can be finely adjusted. Qin Fei only needs to give the direction of the main body and the color scheme he probably likes.

"Generally speaking, the color matching should match the color of the jersey. For example, the classic green jersey of the Sonics, so it looks better with white sneakers."

Qin Fei was surprised: "Basically all colors of jerseys look good with white sneakers."

"Uh, if you have to say that, white shoes are indeed a universal match." Adam laughed.

Then he asked Qin Fei about his thoughts on the design concept and what the overall style of the sneakers should look like.

"My name means "flying". I think my sneakers should be simple and light, and the design should not be too complicated and heavy."

"I used to like to wear the Jordan series of sneakers the most. Needless to say, the classics of Qiao Yi, every other generation has its own characteristics."

When Adam heard what Qin Fei meant, he said, good guy, the finals are over and we have to compete with Jordan.

The spirit of young people is exuberant, surpassing and surpassing, and never stops.

He thought about the design process of Jordan's sneakers. In fact, compared with Qin Fei's current treatment, there is still a gap in various aspects of treatment, but he didn't feel embarrassed to say it directly, and said euphemistically: "Actually, today is just a general idea. Now that computers are popular. After designing sneakers according to your wishes, we will continue to ask you for verification and modification."

"I know, that's what I said, don't be nervous."

In fact, it was the first time Qin Fei designed sneakers by himself, and then Adam took out a computer and several sample design sketches, and asked Qin Fei to choose the one he liked.

Qin Fei carefully selected, and finally selected two sketches named "Flying Wire" and "Silver Color".

On this basis, he made some specific suggestions, such as Qin Fei's request for sneakers to be low-top, and the soles can be relatively thicker, etc.

On the other hand, the agent team negotiated a contract extension with Nike.

Nike gave its own offer, 6 million US dollars in 6000 years, which is twice as much as Qin Fei's previous sneaker contract. This time, he came up with more sincerity. The main reason is that Qin Fei's previous sales of sneakers and jerseys were very good, and he won so many honors last season.

But Tellem felt that Qin Fei’s market value was much more than that, so he agreed without rushing. Instead, he solemnly expressed his gratitude to Nike for your long-term support and encouragement to Qin Fei, and then wrote down the intended quotation first, and then negotiated after the suspension ended.

"You are also very clear about the current situation. The lockout will not be over for a while, although everyone is confident that the NBA

The game will definitely restart, but it is obviously inappropriate to renew the sneaker contract now. "

Tellem's reasoning was very legitimate, and there was absolutely no fault to blame.

Nike also showed enough patience. The vice president of operations said with a smile: "There is no rush. This time, it is mainly about the design of the sneakers. We will launch the "Fei Qin Generation" sneakers next season. This is the really important thing."

Adam said: "Strive to complete the design next month, then complete the promotion in October, and complete the listing before the start of next season."

Probably most people think that even if the preseason games of the new season are not played, the regular season will definitely not be cancelled.

(End of this chapter)