212 Sneakers Contract
Gibson, Jon, Delia!
Gibson is responsible for diplomatic matters at Nike. He has seen all kinds of people, is very good at guessing other people's psychology, and he also knows Angelina. Because of the family environment, Angelina is usually very strong. Rich daughters like her rarely take everything for granted when considering others, but Angelina today gives him a different feeling. Although it is a very subtle thing that Chamberlain and others cannot feel, it becomes a signal in Gibson's eyes. There are many reasons for a strong person to learn to think about others. If the other person is a peer, then the reason can be ruled out. If the opposite sex is added, the reason will be obvious.
"I'm glad to see you, beautiful..." Gibson's words got stuck. He held Angelina's hand and wanted to give a kiss. He bent over and stopped there...
"Angelina." Angelina reminded her face without changing her expression.
"Yes, I'm glad to see you, the beautiful Miss Angelina. How damn it, I actually forgot your name." Gibson's reaction was also quick, and he instantly connected his movements.
"This shows that Mr. Gibson is very dedicated and has ignored the name of a young lady like me for work. Please sit down, Mr. Gibson, and you all." Gibson was not alone, and six or seven people were following him.
Under Angelina's guidance, everyone sat down. The conference room of the Hilton Hotel is very professional, the facilities are quite complete, and the sound insulation is very good. Outside the busy window, there is no sound here.
"Okay. I believe you all know the purpose of coming here today. Since you have all arrived, Mr. Gibson, please get to the point." Everyone who arrived did it, Angelina looked around for a week and saw that everyone was basically ready, and announced the formal start of the negotiations in a very stylish way.
"Okay. Zhang is a great athlete. A star in the sports world has a great market with great potential. We are very optimistic about his future and very hope to cooperate with him. This is a contract we have drawn up, and we can take a look at it according to the contents of our agreement before. If there is no problem, let this matter end as soon as possible. The All-Star Game is coming. Our time is already very urgent, because it is very troublesome to make a pair of shoes, especially special sneakers that can provide players with sufficient protection." At Gibson's signal, a Nike staff member took out a contract from his briefcase and sent it to Angelina. According to Nike's intention, they wanted Chamberlain's sneakers to appear in the All-Star Game. After all, capitalists are chasing profits. They cannot miss such a good publicity opportunity as the All-Star Game.
Angelina took it and pushed the contract to Chamberlain without looking at it. In fact, everyone here knows the content of this contract, except for Chamberlain. Over the past few days, Angelina has been busy with this matter except watching Chamberlain's game. Originally, the contract was signed before Christmas, but from the schedule of the Supersonics, Angelina keenly realized the intention of the league. So she dragged it again and again, until today. Don't underestimate these days. It was in about half a month that Angelina increased Chamberlain's annual income by more than three million US dollars.
In 2003, Nike signed James with a 7-year, $94 million in the sky-high endorsement contract. This is no longer a secret in the sports world. There is also the later generations of Ross who signed a ten-year contract. Although some things vary from person to person, at least they gave Chamberlain a reference object.
After taking the contract, Chamberlain did not look at the details carefully, because these were all handled by Angelina. Compared to his two swords, Angelina and others were obviously more professional, and he believed that Angelina would not lie to him. So after he browsed it roughly, he turned the contract to the most critical page.
"Ten years! One hundred and fifty million US dollars!" These golden words instantly captured Chamberlain. The long period of time and huge amount were the endorsement contract that every basketball player dreamed of mobilizing.
Centers don't sell shoes. James, Ross and others can get huge contracts. This is because their position is more attractive to fans, such as O'Neal, and they cannot be compared with them in this regard. Therefore, Chamberlain never thought of being on par with their contract. His psychological price is only about nine million a year, and he never dreamed that Nike would be so big.
Every year, although Chamberlain tried hard to remain calm and had no expression on his face, his unconscious skin still betrayed him deeply. This is a dreamlike moment. Money does not represent everything, but money is the most intuitive manifestation of measuring a person's value and an identification with a person's value.
Angelina, who was sitting beside him, could clearly realize that this was exactly what she expected. Angelina was born in a wealthy family and had a high business talent. She was not very interested in money. In her eyes, this was just a number. The reason why she worked so hard and cared about it, and she took out her precious entertainment time to sit here was just to witness the excitement of seeing Chamberlain at this moment.
"How is it, my dear? No problem?" Feeling the excitement in Chamberlain's heart, Angelina's mind was filled with satisfaction. Of course, no matter how satisfied she was, Angelina's heart was still very clear. When she was very young, her father told her that the most important thing in the business world was calm. So when Chamberlain was so excited by the huge surprise that he could not extricate himself, in order to prevent him from losing his composure and doing something that made people look down upon, Angelina reminded Chamberlain with inquiries.
"No, no, no problem." Chamberlain instantly returned to reality and woke up from the hysteria of money.
"That's good." An unexpected answer, Angelina smiled and pulled out the tightly clenched contract from Chamberlain's hand: "Jon, the rest of the job is yours."
Jon is Angelina's personal lawyer, and in this team, he is responsible for finding possible pitfalls and adverse clauses in the contract.
"No problem." It took about half an hour before the concentration of Jon gave his answer.
"Okay, Mr. Gibson, Zhang is very satisfied with this contract and is very willing to cooperate with your company." After Jon's accurate reply, Angelina said this to Gibson as seriously.
"That is to say we can sign a contract now, right?" Gibson shrugged, with an amiable smile on his face.
“It’s OK at any time.”
Next is the contract between the two parties. Negotiation is very troublesome, but the signing of the contract is very fast, just every minute and every second.
"Happy cooperation, Zhang!"
"Happy cooperation, Mr. Gibson." Chamberlain and Gibson held their hands together.
Gibson and others who signed the contract and completed their mission quickly said goodbye, as well as Jon, Delia and others. However, this does not mean that things have ended silently. According to the agreement between the two parties, in the near future, Chamberlain must attend a signing ceremony held by Nike for this contract, which is a press conference.
"Thank you, Angelina, thank you very much." After everyone dispersed, Chamberlain followed Angelina back to her room. It was a bit pretentious to say thank you at this time, but apart from thanking, Chamberlain really didn't know what to say.
"No, no, I don't need your thanks." Back in her room, Angelina took off her cold eyes and stereotypes, and smiled like a little girl who was not well-versed in the world.
"But I have to thank you, right? I never thought they would give me such a generous contract, and it was all your credit." The amount involved in this contract made Chamberlain feel like he was in a dream now, which was very unreal.
"Yes, but you've paid me a reward. Don't forget that you promised me that I'll be the heroine in the advertisement."
"But what about Jon, Delia and the others? They will need it. They won't want to be a supporting role in the advertisement." No matter how good a friend is, he is just a friend. If he doesn't show any of it, Chamberlain will feel that he owes Angelina. The debt of favor is the most difficult to repay, so although Angelina refused again, Chamberlain still insisted on expressing something.
"They don't need it, but if you persist..." Angelina suddenly turned around and hooked Chamberlain's neck with her hands, raised her ***'s face, stared at Chamberlain's eyes, and for a while, she continued to say, "How about accompanying me to the beach?" Angelina opened her lips lightly and invited her softly.
Chamberlain's neck was hooked by Angelina's hand, and Chamberlain's neck was unconsciously bent downward. This curve just allowed him to see something he shouldn't have seen: "Okay, let's go quickly!" Chamberlain didn't hear what Angelina was saying at all. He hurriedly agreed when his eyes were shining with white flowers.
The leisure time is always short. After spending a day with Angelina, the Supersonics race day soon arrives. The Supersonics will face the Los Angeles Clippers. Because it is a away game, the Supersonics set off on the 11th. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!