NBA: I really just want to be a second-in-command

Chapter 165 The Means of Negotiation

Negotiations with Reebok were scheduled for ten o'clock in the evening.

"No, can't we meet tomorrow?" Lu Yusheng said, "It's so late, do we have to meet today?"

"So you can understand their eagerness to sign a contract with us, right? After watching the game, they specially booked a ticket tonight, and flew from Los Angeles to Houston to meet us." Meng Xia said, "I tell you Ah, your [-] points today, for us, is simply a gift in the snow."

"Oh why?"

"First, such a high score will suddenly increase your popularity. Second, the most important thing is that they have been worried about the position of point guard. If the scoring ability is not enough, it will not be easy to sell shoes. For example, For traditional point guards like Kidd and Billups, the shoes don’t sell very well, but you tell them today with the facts that you are not that kind of traditional point guard, you can definitely sell shoes, that’s why they They are so anxious to meet with us, they know very well that after [-] minutes, you will be very popular, and if they are one step later, they will be acquired by competitors."

"Is it such an exaggeration?"

"It's more exaggerated than you think. Let me tell you, you are the hottest star in the league today. If you can maintain this popularity for another week, we will have everything." Meng Xia said.

Lu Yusheng shook his head helplessly, "This league is indeed a scoring league. Only high scores can attract attention."

"It should be like this," Meng Xia said, "Basketball, isn't it just a game of scoring more points?"

"No, basketball is definitely not that simple." Lu Yusheng said seriously.

Meng Xia smiled, "Of course, I'm definitely not as thorough as you understand, but the problem is, I am the most representative of ordinary fans, and the score must be more attractive to us."

"What you said is not wrong, but the problem is that this is actually a complementary relationship." Lu Yusheng said.

"What do you mean?"

"It means that the splendor of offense is based on a certain level of defense. Without a certain level of defense, no matter how dazzling the goal is, it will become extremely boring." Lu Yusheng said.

"That's not necessarily true," Meng Xia said. "It's like the All-Star Game. Everyone's defensive strength is not too high, but the stars gather together and the big names play together. It's still very attractive."

Lu Yusheng smiled and did not continue to argue with Meng Xia.

As a latecomer, Lu Yusheng has seen how boring and boring those All-Star games are without any intensity at all. Even if there are many stars, even if there are big names, it is so boring to lose defense and become completely reduced to a show. .

Now Meng Xia and the fans still think the All-Star Game is good because there are stars like Kobe.

Kobe said that no matter what the nature of the game is, as long as I play, I will try my best to win. This is responsible for myself and the fans who like me.

It is precisely because of the existence of stars like Kobe, Iverson, and Duncan, and the existence of stars like him who are full of desire for victory, that the All-Star Game can always maintain the intensity it should have and make the game look good.

The saddest thing is that at that time, there were always some fans of other stars criticizing Kobe, saying that he was an All-Star exhibition game, could he be so serious?
But when Kobe really retired, the defensive intensity of the All-Star Game dropped significantly, and it really became a boring exhibition game. Everyone competed with each other for three-pointers and dunks without defense. It was dazzling, but it was so boring.

At this time, they said, since there is no defense, what is the point of the All-Star Game?
Started to miss Kobe and the others again.

……

When we arrived at the meeting place, people from Reebok had been waiting there for a long time.

Seeing Lu Yusheng and the others coming, he quickly stood up to welcome them.

Lu Yusheng took a look, good guy, there are more people here this time than last time.

There are more than a dozen people.

Moreover, what surprised Lu Yusheng the most was that they made arrangements at the hotel where they met.

A lot of ribbons were tied and a cake was prepared to congratulate Lu Yusheng for breaking the record tonight.

In such a short period of time, they can still arrange such an atmosphere, which shows their intentions.

After the meeting, their marketing director Muller, on behalf of Reebok's marketing team, congratulated Lu Yusheng for scoring [-] points tonight.

All applauded for 1 minute, and a blonde beauty presented flowers to Lu Yusheng.

And invited Lu Yusheng to say a few words for everyone.

The whole congratulatory ceremony was so embarrassing that Lu Yusheng wanted to dig out three rooms and one living room.

"Thank you for everything you have prepared for me, Mr. Muller," Lu Yusheng said, "But you also know that I just finished a difficult game and I am really a little tired. Let's make a long story short."

"But, Lu, the cake hasn't been cut yet."

"I'm not hungry."

"That's... alright," Mueller laughed, and he gestured, and Reebok's marketing team quickly put away the celebration.

The two sides sat down.

Muller first said, "It's like this, Mr. Lu and Ms. Meng, the last time we met, there was some disagreement. We are mainly responsible for this. Here, on behalf of our team, I would like to express my apologies to you.

You also know that although I am the marketing director of Reebok, many things need to be decided by the higher authorities, and I really can't make the decision. This is a problem with our system.

So after we went back, we carefully studied your proposal. After careful analysis and discussion, we think you are a very potential NBA star with great potential for advancement and development prospects. And because you are of Chinese descent, you will Join hands with Mr. Yao Ming to help us open up the Asian and Chinese markets as soon as possible,

So we decided to agree to the $500 million per year, $[-] contract for three years that you proposed earlier. You see, in order to show our sincerity, we flew directly from Houston to Los Angeles this time, and we even brought the contract with us. . "

With that said, Mu Le raised his hand, took the contract from the blond beauty, and handed it to Meng Xia, "Ms. Meng, please take a closer look at the details of the contract. If there is no problem, let's sign it tonight."

Meng Xia concluded the contract, glanced at it hastily, then frowned and closed it.

Seeing this, Mueller hurriedly asked, "Ms. Meng, what's the matter? If there are any unsatisfactory details in the contract, you can bring them up at any time, and we can negotiate and revise them."

"I'm afraid it's too late to negotiate. You are such a big international company, and you have to go through layers of approvals. You can't make the decision. When the decision is made, it won't be until next month?" Meng Xia said.

Muller smiled and said, "How could it be? In fact, we broke up last time. We have been thinking about it since we went back. In order to cooperate with us better, I have already fought for absolute rights from above. Let's put it this way, you I can completely decide this contract, if you don’t believe me, you can ask them.”

Members of Mueller's team nodded frequently, and the beautiful assistant hurriedly said, "That's right, Ms. Meng, Mr. Mueller is solely responsible for Mr. Lu's contract."

Meng Xia nodded, "Since you said so, I fully believe that you came here with sincerity this time."

"This is for sure," Muller said, "We really want to cooperate with you. Our entire team is very optimistic about Mr. Lu Yusheng's prospects in the NBA. We will create exclusive signature shoes for him, not only that , we will also arrange a series of commercial promotion actions for him. At that time, we will make him the hottest superstar in the NBA and have greater commercial value. So, if you have any questions, feel free to ask them, we are here today Here's the deal!"

"Okay," Meng Xia said with a smile, "Since you are so sincere, then we won't bother with the details of the contract. Regarding this contract, I think there is only one place that needs to be revised."

Muller and his team couldn't help but smile when they heard this, "That's great, what is it?"

"It's very simple. The endorsement amount is 500 million. I think it has to be 800 million." Meng Xiayun said calmly.

The face of Muller and his team quickly turned from sunny to cloudy.

For a moment, the joyful atmosphere of celebration in the house stopped.

The beautiful assistant immediately said reflexively, "Ms. Meng, aren't you kidding us? Aren't you just sitting on the ground and raising the price?"

Meng Xia smiled and said, "How could it be? You are being serious. We are just a normal business negotiation. Why are you talking about it?"

"But you clearly said 500 million last time."

"Lisa."

Seeing that the assistant was obviously a little angry, Mueller quickly stopped her.

Lisa complained, "Mueller, we have made so many preparations, but they..."

"Okay, you go and stay aside, don't talk."

After Mu Le scolded his assistant angrily, he turned around and smiled at Meng Xia, "Ms. Meng, didn't we talk about 500 million last time? I thought we had already discussed it. Why did it suddenly become 800 million again?"

Meng Xia smiled and said, "The last time was the last time. It has nothing to do with this time. The last time it cost 500 million, but you have repeatedly struggled, saying that my employer, Mr. Lu, as a shooting guard, may not have enough scoring ability. It’s great to sell shoes, but it’s different now, he scored [-] points in tonight’s game, dispelling all your worries, so do you think this price can still be the same as last time?”

Mueller nodded, "What you said makes sense, but Ms. Meng, even if you want to talk about it, there is no way to increase it by 300 million at once? This is too exaggerated. It is enough to raise 300 million at once. Sign another star."

"Fifty points, Mr. Muller, a rookie scored [-] points in his seventh game, and if he wants to, scoring [-] points in this game is more than enough."

Meng Xia said, "If you don't understand what I mean, I can tell you a story, but I believe that, as Reebok's marketing director, you must have heard of this story a long time ago, that is the relationship between Jordan and Adidas. story."

It is well known that Adi missed Jordan and a money empire because he refused to give Jordan a signature shoe.

Mueller shook his head helplessly, "Needless to say, this is a well-known case in our sports circle, and it is a compulsory course for every marketing director. How about it, Ms. Meng Xia, this 300 million is not a small sum, you let me go back... "

"So, Mr. Muller," Meng Xia interrupted him, "what I want to tell you is, in fact, if you really trust my employer, Mr. Lu, last time you signed him to your Rui Rui with a price of 500 million. Bu’s name is signed, or last time, you signed him with a preferential price of 300 million, and you don’t have to do this celebration part for him here today, right?”

Muller gritted his teeth, yes, if I knew it was like this, why bother with 300 million?

"So, I think you are still struggling now, because you haven't fully understood your compulsory course, the story of Jordan and Adidas." Meng Xia smiled, "So, why not... let's make an appointment next time? You should understand, Lu Sir is very busy now."

"Don't," Mu Le hurriedly stopped Meng Xia, "Ms. Meng, don't be in a hurry, I think we can have a good talk."

……

After the meeting ended, Lu Yusheng and Meng Xia walked out with the contract.

After the two solemnly shook hands with Muller's team and said goodbye.

After Mueller and his team left, Meng Xia sighed and complained, "Hey, who told you to let go? I can talk about 800 million after I said 800 million. If you let go, you will directly lose money every year." 50."

"750 million is already an exaggeration. Basically, it can be regarded as the top five sneaker contracts in the NBA." Lu Yusheng said, "We have to forgive others, and the most important thing is that they agreed to only sign for two years. It is the best condition for us, after two years, it will be the time when the endorsement contract will increase, and we will be able to pay whatever price we want."

"How do you know that the sneaker contract will go up in two years?"

It was only then that Lu Yusheng realized that he was a descendant, and Meng Xia didn't know that the star's salary and endorsement contract would increase in an exaggerated manner in two years' time.

"I guessed it." Lu Yusheng smiled, "The sneaker contract is finally settled, and I can concentrate on playing. You can figure out other things. I will start special training tomorrow. By the way, Last time I asked you to help me contact the special training class of Dameng, did you contact me?"

"I've contacted you. I think it's better to forget about it," Meng Xia said. "It's seven thousand dollars a day, and you don't need to take a penny with you. It's too expensive."

"It's settled, there is no need to save this money, and let him arrange classes for me as soon as possible."

"Okay, but you have to sign a few contracts with me tomorrow."

"What contract?"

"The contracts of two beverage companies, a security door chain store, and a courier advertisement." Meng Xia said.

"So much?" Lu Yusheng asked in surprise, "Your professional ability is too strong, right?"

"Then you really misunderstood. I really didn't talk about it. They took the initiative to find me." Meng Xia said, "Brother, you may not know how much money your fifty cents brought you tonight. If You want more money, remember, more points."

Lu Yusheng thought about it for a while. After calculating it this way, he might really have a lot of money right away. Maybe it's time to plan and make some investments.

It's not easy to be reborn, but it's not bad to be a rich man by the way.

"Also, your apartment is too unsafe, you can't live in it anymore, you have to hurry up and change houses..."

Meng Xia was talking, when suddenly a notification sound came from the phone.

When I opened it, I found that it was a text message from Kobe: Wait for me at the arena at nine o'clock tomorrow, and I will take you to meet an important person.

Important person?

Lu Yusheng wondered to himself, who could it be?

(End of this chapter)