Chapter 893 Don't come to me if you don't have 1 billion
Xie Kai returned to the United States on July 28 and signed his name on his three-year contract. After the official signing, everything was completely settled, and the hearts of Thunder fans were officially put in their stomachs.
Xie Kai has not officially met with Nike's senior executives. In fact, he has not met with any star merchants. All meetings are left to his agent team.
Obviously, Nike made a lot of money in Xie Kai's previous contract, and it was basically impossible for them to continue renewing the contract at such a low price.
They want to lower the price, but there are many competitors who can raise the price. If they play the emotional card, it is obvious that Xie Kai will not take this trick.
This is a business society. If you want to get my wool, then first prove whether you are the only one company on the market. If not, I'm sorry, I can choose not to cooperate with you.
Xie Kai's "playing hard to get" trick was very good. He actually wanted to renew his contract with Nike. Whether it is Adidas or Under Armour, there is a gap with Nike in terms of company size or R&D strength. If a superstar of his level does not sign a contract with the largest company, he will indeed not be able to maximize his commercial value to some extent.
But if you want to sign me at a low price, you don’t have to think about it. No matter what, I am also the number one person in the NBA, whether it is the achievements or popularity. Nike is not stupid, and will not let such superstars not renew their contracts and sign contracts with young people or ordinary All-stars who have not yet made a name for themselves.
Nike has the most and largest superstars in the NBA, including Xie Kai, James, Durant, and retired Jordan and Kobe.
If Xie Kai goes to Adidas or Under Armour, it will change the current situation. Adidas currently has Harden and Lillard under their jurisdiction. If Xie Kai is added, they will definitely compete with Nike. Under Armour is considered a newcomer, with MVP Curry, and Xie Kai will definitely rise.
For Nike, signing Xie Kai is the most important operation of the group in the NBA in the past 10 years. No matter how much the price they pay, they must win Xie Kai!
Nike's senior executives have issued a deadly order. Can the officials below not implement it?
Xie Kai felt that as his contract expiration time approached, Nike's offensive became stronger and stronger. Instead, he sat firmly on Diaoyutai, without agreeing or not, but kept asking his agent to talk to Nike, and at the same time he did not reject contacts between Adidas and Under Armour.
Xie Kai has the capital to choose publicly, because he is the current popularity king in the NBA and everyone wants to sign him.
Nike had already made a big deal before. In 2015, they signed a lifetime contract with James with a total amount of more than $600 million!
Before that, in 2013, Nike and Durant signed a 10-year contract with a total of US$300 million, which was ranked first in history at the time.
Also in 2015, Harden and Adidas signed a 13-year contract with a total of $200 million.
After Xie Kai hung Nike for more than a month, the offer they made was 450 million in 10 years.
Of course, this contract has surpassed Durant and Harden's, second only to James's lifetime contract.
But thank you for your attitude, you don’t accept it!
Nike's side was defeated, but they were always so easy to retreat. Both sides were still playing games, and it was obvious that Xie Kai occupied an absolute dominant position.
In the last day of July, Xie Kai and Zhou Jing were at their home in Los Angeles, USA. The two drank a bottle of red wine from the 1980s and lived a comfortable life.
Zhou Jing's cheeks flushed, and she smiled and said, "Boss Xie, I really want to know, how big is the contract amount of Nike to accept it?"
Xie Kai did not directly answer: "Actually, they still don't know me enough. Of course, I don't think it's too much money, but I'm not short of money. For me, money is often just a number. But my performance last year made me dislike it."
Of course, Zhou Jing knew that Xie Kai was not bragging. Xie Kai’s current value has exceeded 500 million US dollars and has a strong ability to attract money. Now, according to his trend, his annual income is conservatively estimated to be more than 100 million US dollars.
Xie Kai continued: "If they could pay more attention to me before, maybe I wouldn't have made more trouble for them in the contract. But now, I just want to make things difficult for them and let them know that I am the person with the strongest money-making ability in this alliance!"
Zhou Jing compared "8", which means 800 million, but Xie Kai still shook his head.
"1 billion, if it reaches this number, I will sign it!" Xie Kai answered very calmly.
"1 billion?" Zhou Jing never thought that Xie Kai had such a big appetite. You should know that Nike never gave such a big contract to an NBA superstar! However, considering the times, Jordan was much more valuable at that time than now, so it cannot be generalized. Take the recent example. James' 600 million lifetime contract is already the ceiling for the signing of an NBA superstar.
But Zhou Jing knew that his man had this strength.
"Boss Xie, there is one more thing I want to ask you." Zhou Jing's voice suddenly became very gentle.
Xie Kai was a little surprised, but he said calmly: "You are allowed to report."
"Zha——" Zhou Jing deliberately acted very obedient, "Oh, it's Zhou Bin, you know, he just graduated in the first half of this year, but he didn't find a suitable job and stayed at home. His aunt kept asking me to help him find a job, but I don't have much job to introduce to him."
Xie Kai understood, and it turned out that he was helping his cousin find a job.
Zhou Bin and Xie Kai came into contact with each other several times, and felt that this young man was quite extroverted and serious. Although sometimes speaking makes people feel a little careless, his nature should not be bad.
"I said Mr. Zhou, do you still need to ask me about this kind of thing? I asked you to create a company in China and let you be fully responsible. It is not a matter of one word to recruit who is not a challenge. Why can't your cousin join my company?" Xie Kai looked at Zhou Jing and said word by word.
Zhou Jing suddenly realized that she had been thinking about helping her cousin find a suitable job, but she never thought that she was in charge of the company that Xie Kai opened. Such a large company is currently in the expansion stage and requires a lot of talents. Zhou Bin is a college student at least, and she can still use it.
It’s really a matter of self-related trouble, and it’s a matter of self-related trouble!
After a troubles were resolved, Zhou Jing felt much more relieved: "I said thank you, boss, if I recruit my own relatives into the company, will people say they are nepotism?"
Xie Kai asked back: "Is there any provision in the company system that cannot appoint relatives and friends?"
Zhou Jing shook her head.
Chapter completed!