Nov. 30, the Cavaliers' day off.

Ye Feng didn't have time to rest, he and Zhang Mofu sat down at the negotiation table together.

On the other side of the table is Under Armour's founder and CEO, Kevin Planck.

The two sides exchanged simple greetings and got straight to the point.

"We intend to sign Mr. Ye Feng as our spokesperson, I don't know what Mr. Ye Feng thinks?"

Kevin Plank was a little nervous, after all, he heard that Nike had recently approached Zhang Mofu and wanted to restart the second round of negotiations.

In Nike's absence, Under Armour was still competitive.

But compared to Nike, Under Armour is nothing, after all, it is just a small company established in 1996, small in scale, not very famous, and even unable to give Nike a big contract.

You know, to this day, Under Armour hasn't signed a decent sports star.

If it weren't for Nike's previous regret and leaving, Under Armour wouldn't even dare to come to the door.

Ye Feng understood what Kevin Blank meant, it was nothing more than being afraid of his sincerity, and he was simply going through the motions.

"If I could, I would like to sign Under Armour on a lifetime endorsement contract."

Ye Feng expressed his sincerity.

Only in this way will there be a basis for negotiations between the two sides.

“......”

But Kevin Purrank was shocked, and the whole person was skeptical.

In fact, let alone him, even Zhang Mofu on the side was startled, and wanted to stop Ye Feng several times.

Where is there such a negotiation?

Even if you really think so, you can't say it, isn't this telling others all your wishes, letting others know the details, how can you negotiate?

"Suefushi, call Nike now and decline their invitation!"

However, Ye Feng's next sentence scared Zhang Mofu even more.

In any case, even if the negotiation with Under Armour collapses, signing with Nike is a way out.

Moreover, in Zhang Mofu's view, signing a contract with Nike is a back road that is a hundred times better than Under Armour, how can it be cut off directly.

"Boss, this ......"

Zhang Mofu was a little hesitant and wanted to persuade Ye Feng, but he didn't know what to say.

"Do as I say!"

Ye Feng said expressionlessly.

"Yes!"

Zhang Mofu could only agree.

He understands Ye Feng, Ye Feng either doesn't make a decision, and once he does, he will say the same.

In any case, he only worked for Ye Feng, and he had to do what Ye Feng wanted, even if he thought it was wrong.

So, Zhang Mofu really picked up the phone and dialed Nike's phone.

Kevin Planck wanted to stop it, but was stopped by Ye Feng.

At this moment, he understood Ye Feng's sincerity, and it was really enough.

The call was quickly over, although the person at Nike on the other side looked confused and in a state of disbelief.

"Nike has always rejected others, and now there are people who take the initiative to reject Nike?"

The other side of the phone couldn't believe it.

Ye Feng took the phone in Zhang Mofu's hand, turned it on to the hands-free state, and said calmly: "I want to remind you that this is not the first time. Just this year, Yao Ming also rejected your four-year contract of 1.6 million. As for the reason, you should know. ”

After finishing speaking, without waiting for any reaction from the other side, Ye Feng hung up the phone directly.

Yao Ming's rejection of Nike also caused a storm in the city.

To put it simply, as the champion in 2002, Nike gave Yao Ming a four-year contract extension of $1.6 million in 2003.

At the same time, they signed Bryant to a five-year, $45 million contract, compared to $90 million for James in 2003.

Well, we can't compare to Kobe, we can endure it, there is a gap in strength and fame.

But as for James, they are also champions, Yao Ming has already established himself in the NBA, and James has not even played a professional game.

Yao Ming's rookie season was not very tough, but he was also the second best rookie in the world, and he had already made a name for himself in the West, and he was only worth $400,000 a year, which was simply an insulting offer.

Don't say that Yao Ming doesn't agree, even if Yao Ming agrees, Huaxia fans don't agree.

Why, our champion in China is TM inferior?

Without saying a word, Yao Ming directly rejected Nike.

Later, Yao Ming was selected as an all-star many times, and even became the all-star ticket king, showing a huge Chinese market. And Yao Ming himself surpassed the aging O'Neal and became the NBA's No. 1 center.

At this time, Nike regretted it and once again offered Yao Ming's team a seven-year contract of $120 million.

This contract can be called one of the biggest contracts at the time, chasing Jordan, equal to James plus two-thirds of Kobe's contract, almost no one can do it without being impressed.

However, Yao Ming directly refused and announced that he would never sign a contract with Nike.

"It's not about money, you have to be honest with me!"

This was Yao Ming's explanation to the media, which made countless Chinese fans excited at that time, and even the Western media praised Yao Ming.

This is our Great Wall of China, representing the backbone of the Chinese movement. Money, it's a fart, no matter how much it is, it can't overwhelm this little Chinese giant.

Besides, you Nike is not willing to give a big contract, and you are willing to give more companies.

Just after Yao Ming rejected Nike's insulting offer, Reebok immediately saw the opportunity and offered Yao Ming a big contract.

It's a pity that Reebok was not doing well and would not take advantage of the huge market behind Yao Ming at all, and was completely acquired by Adidas in 2006.

The follow-up will only be known to Ye Feng.

But Yao Ming's rejection of Nike's insulting contract was known to Zhang Mofu and Kevin Plank.

At this time, the two finally understood Ye Feng's intentions.

In fact, when Nike took advantage of Ye Feng's poor performance and stranded negotiations, Ye Feng had already decided never to sign Nike.

There is no emotion in the mall, but the athletes themselves need to be respected.

Understanding Ye Feng's intentions, Zhang Mofu was full of emotion.

Such a boss may not be a boss who can make a lot of money, but a boss who is convincing and a boss that people are willing to follow.

In one word, it is cool.

Do you look down on me? Then I still look down on you!

What about Nike, if you don't sign it, you won't sign it, what can you do with me?

But at the same time, Zhang Mofu was a little worried.

As a professional broker, he knows how to negotiate.

Ye Feng was cut off like this, which was very unfavorable to the negotiations, and Kevin Plank was likely to take the opportunity to lower the price.

However, "Mr. Ye, I agree to sign a contract with you for four years and $4 million. Kevin Planck said with a painful voice.

4 million for four years, which is not too big a contract, but for Under Armour at this time, it is already the price of meat.

Zhang Mofu's previous estimate was about $500,000 a year, and it was unlikely to exceed $800,000 at most.

Unexpectedly, Kevin Blank was able to offer a price of $1 million a year, which completely exceeded Zhang Mofu's expectations.

Could it be that Kevin Plank was moved by Ye Feng's sincerity.

There may be some such reasons, but it is absolutely impossible to be the main reason, the mall is the mall, what kind of feelings to talk about.

"Kevin Plank is very smart, he knows that if I break the path of Nike, I don't have a way back. Adidas, Reebok, Converse, And1...... There are many companies willing to give big contracts. Even, Mr. Qiao's flying man brand may be willing to give a contract, although he is a sub-brand of Nike, but making money is more important than anything else, so he will not consider Nike's face. ”

Afterwards, Ye Feng explained to Zhang Mofu like this.

Zhang Mofu's eyes were filled with countless small stars at that time.

This boss, where he doesn't know how to negotiate business, is completely well versed in this!

(End of chapter)