"Smack!"

Catherine raised her head and kissed Zhou Quan, and then glanced at her again: "Think beautiful." ”

"Well, Catherine, don't talk crazy, and you should think about having children in ten years' time. But if it's true, it can only mean that your boyfriend's potential is favored by that company, very optimistic. ”

"Zhou, I'm going to rub your popularity, the agent said that you are a little famous now, don't rub it for nothing." Catherine put down the phone and said helplessly to Zhou Quan.

"Haha, if he looks up to me, let's go, let's go outside and meet the media." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"Let's explain what a signed sneaker contract is." Catherine said.

"It's my sneaker brand." Zhou Quan said simply.

"Wow, honey, you're going to have your own brand?" Catherine said with a look of envy.

Zhou Quan pinched the girl's little face and said with a smile: "You are so beautiful, you will definitely get ahead in Hollywood in the future, and you will also have your own brand." ”

"I hope you're right."

Catherine happily offered a fragrant kiss.

The two then walked outside the community hand in hand, but were stopped by several reporters.

"Iron Fist, is this your girlfriend? She's so beautiful! ”

"Iron Fist, your girlfriend is so beautiful, what's her name? Is it a star? ”

Several reporters asked while taking pictures.

Her name is Catherine Zeta-Jones, a dancer from the United Kingdom, who is also a film actress, who has made a French film of "Beauty Lamp", and this time she came to the United States to prepare for a career in Hollywood. He introduced.

"Click, click, click......" The reporters slapped violently.

"You guys help make it pretty." He hurriedly admonished.

"Don't worry, Iron Fist, your girlfriend is so beautiful and has a good face contour, she must be very photogenic, no matter how you shoot it, it's no problem."

A reporter laughed.

In the evening, the two rushed to Los Angeles, where Roger Phillip picked them up, while Catherine's agent, George Freeman, was there.

Freeman was Catherine's agent in the UK, who followed her from Wales all the way to the US, where she was trusted.

The two of them each introduced their agents, and the four of them left the airport.

Zhou Quan did not stay in a hotel, and stayed directly in Catherine's home in Los Angeles.

……

On the 9th, All-Star Game Day.

At 9 a.m., he and Philip went to Skechers to meet with McNathan and the company's management, as well as to tour the company.

His signed sneaker contract is still 5 years and 10 million US dollars, with three bonus conditions, the first two years of the contract are unconditionally enforced, and the second three years of the contract must be fulfilled if all the bonus conditions are fulfilled.

These three conditions are: All-Star and Rookie of the Year in the two seasons after signing the contract, and sneaker sales of at least $8 million in the two years after the signing.

During this period of negotiation, Philip's main focus was on these three conditions, and the contract amount was secondary.

In particular, the third condition, the sales of $8 million, took a lot of effort to negotiate.

At the beginning, Skechers shouted that the sales were 15 million per year, almost 8 times the annual endorsement fee, but he cut it to 4 times, and he couldn't cut it anymore.

Skechers drafted this payment because Jordan's first contract with Nike also had this bonus clause.

At the beginning, Nike's contract to Jordan was 2.5 million for 5 years, 500,000 a year, and annual sales of 4 million US dollars, exactly 8 times, which can ensure that Nike will not lose money.

But Skechers President Mark Nathan considered Zhou Quan's status as a point guard, not as popular as Jordan's point guard, and he planned to gamble on it, so the conditions could not be too harsh, so he agreed to a $8 million sale.

Philip estimated that a pair of sneakers in 84 was a few dollars, and now the average ordinary basketball shoes are about 30 dollars, and the sales of 8 million are about 300,000 pairs of sneakers.

There are about a million people in Detroit at the moment, and with Zhou Quan's current popularity in Detroit, it's a bit difficult, but with other cities, it's not an impossible task.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, at the Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, Skechers invited some media and held a signing conference.

"Is this fledgling company crazy?"

"Although Iron Fist is a little famous, it is not even an all-star, this company is crazy, and it dares to spend a lot of money on Iron Fist."

The news was announced, and the media was in an uproar.

"Click, click, click......"

Witnessed by the media, Mark Nathan and Zhou Quan each signed their names on the contract, and the contract was officially completed.

The interview session begins.

A local reporter excitedly asked, "Mr. Nathan, your company has just been founded, why did you choose Iron Fist to be your signature star?"

While he does have a certain amount of popularity right now, it's because of the violence, not because of his prowess, and he's not even an All-Star bench.

Even in the Los Angeles area, he's just a little bit of a celebrity as the NCAA's No. 1 executioner, and he can't help your company. ”

Maknathan shook his head and said, "That's your perception, just as the world we see with our vision is different, so we see the future differently."

You don't think he can help the company, but I think he can, he has a future that you can't see, I'm sure of that. ”

"Mr. Nathan, Nike bet on Michael Jordan and they won the bet, and now you think you're betting on Iron Fist? What do you think are the odds of winning? The next reporter asked.

"There's no denying there's a bit of a gamble, and while I think he can help the company, and I'm sure he has a promising future, there's a lot of uncertainty about the future," McNathan said.

You go and ask Nike if they were sure to win the bet back then, no, if they were, they wouldn't have added those three conditions to the contract. The same is true for us.

However, because of the uncertainty of the future, I am excited about signing today, because we have the potential to create a successful and exciting future. ”

Immediately after the question ended, another reporter said: "Mr. Nathan, I want to remind you that Iron Fist and Jordan are already mortal enemies, they are both defenders and they are in the East, and he will face the most powerful and terrible competitive pressure, from the court to the commercial competition, their competition will be everywhere."

From the analysis of the strength and qualifications of both sides, as well as their social status, Iron Fist is the one who has been crushed. So, how do you secure your investment? ”

"You're right, the current Iron Fist, in terms of personal strength, status in the NBA league, as well as commercial value and social status, is far inferior to Jordan, and even not comparable."

Maknathan couldn't help but laugh and said, "So we, like Nike, put three conditions in the contract, which can basically ensure that our investment will not be a big problem." Yes, we have set a stop loss line. ”