NBA big yellow bird

Chapter 96 The sneaker contract is finalized
To be honest, Michael Jordan gave such a contract that he gave enough cards.

Especially now that as long as Zhu Wan agrees, he will be the first player signed after the official establishment of AJ.

It's still quite historic.

But he chose to refuse: "Sorry, Happy, I have no plans to sign with AJ!"

Although before the Cotton incident, owning a pair of AJs was the dream of every basketball boy, the identity of the AJ spokesperson is also full of glory.

But the problem is that this identity itself carries some "curse". From Carmelo Anthony to the latest signing of 077 before Juwan crossed, except for Wade, one counts as one, and they are all unlucky guys without a championship.

Even in the matter of sneaker endorsement, Michael Jordan's "poisonous milk" skills are fully reflected, and the word "stable" stands out.

Zhu Wan really couldn't afford to provoke such "poisonous milk".

Besides, it's still the same problem. Yao Ming's team had just had a disagreement with the Nike team over the issue of contract renewal. In view of the special relationship between Nike and AJ, it's better for him not to get involved with these two brands.

Although he knows that AJ and NIKE are the relationship between the subsidiary company and the parent company, they are actually two independent operating systems, but domestic fans don't know it!
They can't even tell Jordan from Jordan Sports!
However, after all, Jordan has taught him so much, and it can be regarded as a relationship between a teacher and a friend. After Zhu Wan refused, he expressed his worries, and Jordan was so angry that he repeatedly scolded, "Those stupid guys at NIKE misunderstood me!"
No way, the "NCAA duo" plan can only be shelved.

"Come on, let's get on with it!"

Although Zhu Wan refused to sign with AJ, Michael Jordan was not angry and continued to guide.

A few more days passed like this, and Zhu Wan had to complain: This "God of Basketball" is indeed a good player, but as a teacher, among the legends he has come into contact with, he is the worst at teaching. .

But it's no wonder, with his physical fitness, it's really hard to understand why they would be so tired when doing some movements that seem ordinary to him...

Just like Wei Dongyi felt that there was nothing wrong with his lectures, and those who listened to the lectures only needed to follow his train of thought, but some students just didn't follow his train of thought.

Just... very wronged!

Fortunately, Zhu Wan himself has a foundation, so although Michael's teaching is not very good, he still learned a lot in a week.

Then Michael Jordan left New York, and in about three days, the media broke the news that AJ had signed Carmelo Anthony.

Now the only "fish that slipped through the net" left in the "03 generation" is Zhu Wan.

Nike didn't want to give up just like that. They then offered another offer. They should have gotten the news from Michael Jordan. They gave the same offer contract as LeBron James.

But Zhu Wan still chose to refuse.

This Happy is so anxious, he is about to get angry, and there are a few big bubbles at the corners of his mouth.

But before the froth at the corner of his mouth disappeared, he excitedly brought good news to Zhu Wan: "Dude, the representative of Adidas just contacted me and said that he is willing to provide an endorsement with a total value of 7 million for 8500 years contract."

Sure enough, another 5 million less.

This Adidas urine is still the same as before!
No matter who the quotation is for, the total value of the quotation contract they give will always be about 5 million to 1 million less than that of Nike. They seem to want to use this method to tell Nike that our contract can rely on the charm of the brand , spending less money than you, you can sign the players you want!

It’s just that Zhu Wan isn’t used to their problem: “Nike9 million won’t be able to sign me, where did you get the confidence that you can sign me with 8 million?”

"Brother, the two leaders refused, what on earth do you want to do?" Hapi really couldn't understand it now.

Juwan didn't explain much.

If he had to say it, he was actually not in a hurry to sign the contract so soon. He believed in his strength, and if he went to the NBA for one season, the contract might be even bigger.

He remembered that his idol signed a contract of 1500 million per year this year.

You know, at this time his idol is the "second head" of the team!Therefore, his sneaker contract actually has room to grow.

So he has nothing to worry about. When the time comes to wear Michael Jordan's AJ shoes, he can still play the ball. It's not like he can't live without his signature sneakers.

But what he didn't expect was that he was not in a hurry to return it. In less than a day, the representative of Adidas called Happy again, and they were willing to offer a contract like LeBron James.

Not to mention Happy was surprised, even Zhu Wan was surprised!

Adidas actually didn't carry out their urination to the end this time, and actually compromised?
This is really...

"It's unexpected!"

"But they won't let us go, will they?"

Zhu Wan was a little worried. After all, LeBron James had just experienced such a thing. Judging from the exposed news, there were actually many different opinions within Adidas. He didn't want to experience LeBron James-style embarrassment.

As a result, the representative of Adidas came to New York to sign a contract with Zhu Wan after hearing this!

This surprised Zhu Wan even more.

Are you really in such a hurry?
In fact, Zhu Wan did not pay attention to the current situation of Adidas. The "03 generation" is recognized as the "golden generation", but because of their internal reasons, LeBron James was easily taken down by Nike. Before they could react, Anthony was taken down by AJ again, and the remaining rookies like Wade who had a good style of play were also taken away by Converse.

In the blink of an eye, Zhu Wan was the only one left in this large "fish pond"...

As Nike continues to communicate with Zhu Wan's team, if they are not in a hurry, the "03 generation" will have nothing to do with them at all!
Of course, the reason for Adidas to make up its mind is not just the fierce pursuit of the Nike family. They also received tips. AND1, which has been developing rapidly in recent years, also intends to provide an offer to Zhu Wan, and is already preparing for it. !
In view of the fact that the latter has continuously shot Vince Carter, Steve Marbury, Kevin Garnett, Latril Sprewell and other NBA stars from various brands in recent years Under the banner, they are really not sure that they can compete with and1, so they must make a quick decision.

This is why there is such a straightforward price increase, and the positive attitude of coming to New York to sign a contract with Zhu Wan in person!

Zhu Wan finally let go when he learned that the representative of Adidas was going to come to New York to find him on his own initiative.

In fact, considering the current situation and the future cooperation between Adidas and NBA jerseys this year, the best choice in his heart is Adidas!

It's just that Adidas didn't show enough sincerity at the beginning, and he couldn't do the "dog licking" behavior that Jordan took Nike's sneaker endorsement contract to find Adidas representatives, so he chose to refuse.

But he did not forget that the initiative is in his hands, not the brand chooses him, but he chooses the brand!

Now Adidas’ sincerity is good. Anyway, no NBA star has allowed them to do this step. They have been satisfied in terms of face and contract, so Zhu Wan let go!
The next day, the two parties met smoothly, and Zhu Wan, accompanied by Happy and a lawyer, began to consider each stipulation of the contract one by one.

To say that there are so many rules and regulations in this sneaker contract, if you don't think about each of them, you might be caught in a trap.

"During the performance of the sneaker contract, Zhu Wan must maintain his current style, including his attitude in front of the media!"

When seeing this, Zhu Wan almost couldn't hold back his laughter!
He has always heard that Adidas has a fixed image requirement for the players they sign. For example, they later signed James Harden. They asked Harden not to shave his beard off!
It's just that Zhu Wan didn't expect that Adidas' requirement for his image was "continue to fill the cup"!
In other words, Adidas spent 9 million yuan to watch me "fill the cup", right?

Zhu Wan also couldn't help but muttered in his heart: This is too flamboyant!

But it's normal to think about it. After all, he is the "second generation of big bird", can he do without a cup?

He didn't raise any objection to this, anyway, he's addicted to drinking now...

After reading all of them, Zhu Wan raised some objections with the help of Happy and his lawyers. Most of the objections were accepted by representatives of Adidas, and only a small part of them chose to insist.

Fortunately, the part they insisted on, for example, the 3 million reward clause that can only be triggered by taking the "scoring champion" is not harmful, Zhu Wan said: "Then I will suffer a bit!"

These words almost made the representative of Adidas mad, you are still at a disadvantage!The quotation for the newly revised contract is almost 7 million in 1 years, and you are still at a disadvantage!
But it's a good thing to be able to talk about it. Anyway, the "03 generation" is a big fish pond, and they can be regarded as a relatively big harvest.

Within a day, the representative of Adidas came to meet with Zhu Wan with the revised signing contract.

I'm really in a hurry!

Zhu Wan said: "It's really fast, the representative of AND1 just said that he would come to New York to find me!"

This is the truth, Hapi really received a call from the representative of AND1, but the truth frightened the representative of Adidas, so he quickly opened the contract, and the ancestors signed it quickly!
After about an hour, after reading the new contract and confirming that there was no problem, Zhu Wan signed his name on it, and the representative of Adidas immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

In about two days, the news about Adidas' signing of Juwan was discussed in the United States.

When I heard that Adidas had given an offer of 7 million yuan in seven years, it really shocked the major media in the United States.

It was at this time that Zhu Wan actually discovered that he had actually signed a contract worth nearly 1 million yuan.

Adidas is too anxious, right?
In this way, the record of the largest sneaker endorsement contract signed by an unofficial NBA player, LeBron James, was snatched away by Zhu Wan before he held it for a long time.

Most importantly, it was Adidas that released LeBron James' pigeons to Juwan's sneaker contract.

In an instant, various conspiracy theories appeared in the media reports in the United States.

"Bleacher" bluntly said: "Adidas probably wanted to sign Juwan, so they let LeBron James dove!"

Even before the draft, Zhu Wan became the focus of heated discussions again!

Zhu Wan himself couldn't help but muttered: "This is the hottest physique!"

After another week of waiting, the 03 Draft has finally officially arrived...

(End of this chapter)