lakers championship

Chapter 137 Jordan agrees
Losing face can be big or small.Besides, Jordan didn't really lose face, because Tianyang didn't meet the other three companies, and then didn't see him alone.

It's just that no special case was made for him. After all, a character like him is basically the protagonist everywhere.

But after Phil Knight promised to give 2% more profits, he was more than happy to attend the meeting.

2% is not a small number, especially considering the annual profit of 1 million.

It can be said that Nike really took pains to recruit Tianyang.

On the special car connecting Tianyang, Eden, the vice president of footwear business, was arranged to accompany him in person.

The interior of the entire car has also undergone a special transformation. In addition to many common Chinese elements, there are also many photos of Tianyangde, all of which are moments of his wonderful performance on the field.

Eden praised Tianyang all the way, constantly explaining Nike's love for Tianyang, saying that there will be a grand and grand display waiting for Tianyang, but he never mentioned the cancellation of the contract at the beginning.

About 40 minutes later, Tianyang and his team arrived at Nike's Los Angeles headquarters.

As soon as the car stopped, Phil Knight was waiting at the gate and immediately greeted him, extending his hand with a smile on his face.

"Hi, first time meeting, nice to meet."

Although it was Nike who recruited him, it was a bit too polite for an old man like Knight to greet him in person. Tianyang quickly stretched out his hand, "Me too. I feel very honored for you to come here in person."

Knight nodded, then turned and pointed to another person next to him, "This is my son, Tera, we prepared a presentation for you. He personally participated in the design. He is a film director."

Tianyang stretched out his hand again, "Hello, please trouble yourself."

Terra smiled. "This is what Nike should do."

After the two shook hands, Knight put away his smile and said seriously: "Before the show begins, I would like to solemnly apologize to you on behalf of Nike. We will make due compensation for the unpleasantness that happened before. It's been dealt with, and I hope you don't have to worry about it."

Hearing this, Tianyang finally understood why Eden didn't mention the cancellation of the contract when he was in the car.Apparently, a formal apology from Knight would have worked better.

Immediately after the apology, the presentation session can also prevent Tianyang from participating with an unhappy attitude, not to mention that the probability of success will be greatly improved, at least it will not lead to a penalty of points.

It can be seen that Nike has indeed made sufficient preparations.

Tianyang nodded in acceptance, and then Eden took the lead, and a group of people walked into the building.

The venue for the exhibition is arranged on the third floor.

As soon as the elevator door opened, a passage full of technological sense came into view.

On both sides of the aisle, there are several LCD screens. The concept maps of Tianyang wearing Nike shoes for shooting, dunking, passing, and sprinting are displayed on the left, and the four generations of superstars wearing Jordan, Kobe, LeBron, and Durant are displayed on the right. Photos of Nike sneakers winning NBA championships, FMVPs, Olympic champions and other honors.

Obviously, Nike wants to tell Tianyang that he can be as great as those four generations of superstars.

Everyone walked through the passage and entered the specially arranged display room.

The room was not big, but it was empty. There was a small box in the middle, and Knight invited Tianyang to open it.

With curiosity, Tianyang slowly opened the box.

Unfortunately there is nothing.

Just when he was wondering, two doors opened in the room, and two people walked out of it.

The two walked towards Tianyang together, and Knight stepped forward and began to introduce:
"This is Ken, the lead designer of the Air Zoom series; this is Mark, the lead designer of the Free series."

Tianyang shook hands one by one and nodded in greeting.

Knight picked up the box, "These two designers will design the latest sneakers and running shoes for you based on your ideas. So this box is empty, and you can personally participate in the design."

Ken also joked: "You can imagine boldly, as long as you don't make sneakers into rockets, I can achieve it."

After the introduction of the main designer, Knight led Tianyang to a room on the left.

"These are the exclusive peripheral products we have prepared for you. Our 300 staff members began to draw concept maps on the evening of the 30th and built them after 78 hours of shifts."

Tianyang nodded and took a closer look. There were towels, shorts, T-shirts, bathrobes, swimsuits, and even underwear. Although it might only be affixed with an exclusive trademark, it showed Nike's level of care.

Seeing Tianyang nodded frequently, Knight added: "Back then, we also did the same thing with LeBron. For more than ten years, his exclusive products have sold very well."

This is equivalent to saying that Nike treats Tianyang and LeBron as the same level.

Tianyang was naturally happy, but he still didn't forget to turn his head and ask, "Do you like it?"

Farage was taken aback, hesitated for a while before saying, "It seems to be pretty good."

It seems to be not bad, that is, it is so-so, and others might feel worried, but Knight smiled and waved to Mark, "We specially designed a pair of running shoes for you and Miss Farage."

Upon hearing this, Mark opened a cabinet in the room, took out the running shoes and handed them to Farage.

"Yeah, I really like this one, look, it has my initials and yours on it..."

Farage's reaction made Knight and Mark look at each other, as if everything was under control.

With Farage's self-restraint, Nike's chances of signing Tianyang are a little higher.

The sneakers and exclusive peripherals were displayed, and the contract should be officially revealed next, but Nike was not in a hurry, but brought Tianyang into another room.

In less than a minute, Jordan walked in, Tianyang stood up, and the two shook hands.

"You're so airy, you don't even see me." Jordan said in a dissatisfied tone.

Tianyang quickly waved his hand, "Why, I don't want to delay the team's schedule because of personal matters."

"Even me making an exception? I heard that your coach allowed it." Jordan crossed his arms and asked again.

This question is difficult to answer, Tianyang thought for a while before saying: "I think if Russell and Chamberlain came to you to discuss personal matters together, but the Bulls had a game to play, you would not affect the mood of the team. I often watch Video of your games, knowing you always put winning first."

Hearing this, Jordan's serious expression slowly disappeared, "Okay, you're a smart kid. I'm here today to help Phil recruit you. If you're still upset, you can sign up to my brand. I will launch signature sneakers for you within a month, and the profit sharing is also negotiable. In addition, I can teach you a little technique in private, and there is a lot of room for improvement in your back hitting skills."

What concepts does Jordan teach 1 on 1?If there is a training class, the players who sign up in the league will be overwhelmed.

But Tianyang seemed unmoved, and simply nodded, "I will seriously consider it, but I also have to look at the plans offered by several other brands."

Both parties have confessed and there is nothing more to talk about, so the staff asked Tianyang to go to other places.

After Tianyang left, Phil Knight's son Terra came out from the room.

"It seems that he doesn't seem to have any signs of being tempted."

The corner of Jordan's mouth curled up slightly, "He is not tempted, but I am even more tempted. We must sign him."

Tera raised her eyebrows and asked in surprise, "Why?"

"When I was still playing, I met a lot of young players at the All-Star Game. When Vince Carter came to me for an autograph, I knew that Carter would never surpass me."

Tera curled her lips, "It seems that it is easy to surpass you? You are boasting..."

Jordan ignored it and continued: "When I met Kobe, Kobe directly said that he would beat me up; when he helped his father recruit LeBron in 03, LeBron was not too excited to see me. Although they both Not more than me, but not much worse than me."

Terra seemed to have guessed something, subconsciously said: "You mean..."

"Yes, you guessed it right. In Tianyang, I saw the same temperament as Kobe and LeBron."

(End of this chapter)