100 million over 3 years means 33.33 million per year.
This is higher than Adidas's offer, and the contract length is shorter.
High price and short duration are all advantages, plus Nike has a larger market and more resources.
Suppression.
This offer from Nike completely overshadowed Adidas's, causing fans who learned about it for the first time to fall into a state of shock.
Nike Tower.
Endorsement Department Manager's Office.
"Hmph~"
Jordi Harris sneered, "Fighting me? You're dreaming. As long as the price is consistently higher than yours, even if only slightly.
My advantage is infinite.
So what if we compete openly?
We aren't just messing around; we genuinely want to sign Su Yan, this 'hot commodity'.
What makes you think you can compete with me?
Kobe, LeBron, Kevin, and the otherswe can snatch them all up. Su Yan is naturally the same!"
Adidas Tower.
Endorsement Department Manager's Office.
Manager Bertram Raelf's face immediately turned ugly after seeing Nike's offer.
"That's ruthless. Only signing for three years? Aren't they afraid that after three years of hard work packaging him and boosting Su Yan's popularity,
he'll just walk away?!
However... the higher-ups have given instructions. No matter what, no matter the cost,
we must sign Su Yan.
Since you offered 100 million over three years, we have to match it. And... if we're going to play, let's play bigthe kind of offer that makes you quit."
Raelf narrowed his eyes, glanced at the timeit was almost 10 PM.
He decisively followed up with a document, writing: "Our company is willing to sign Su Yan for 3 years, 100 million, plus a 15% Personal Commission.
Furthermore.
Our company promises to create a 'Signature Sneaker' for Su Yan this year, during his rookie season!!!"
*Buzz~*
The moment this news broke, it ignited the league once again.
A complete explosion.
Adidas's greatest madness lay in the 15% Personal Commission and the creation of a "Signature Sneaker" in the very first year.
First, the 15% Personal Commission means that as long as Su Yan is excellent enough, influential enough, and shoe sales are good enough...
...then.
His annual salary has no ceiling.
The current 33.33 million could potentially become 40 million, 50 million, or even 60 million per year.
This is the terrifying potential of a Personal Commission.
Generally, sneaker companies rarely give players Personal Commissions, even for superstars of the caliber of LeBron, Kobe, and Duncan.
Currently, they don't even have personal equity.
Now... Adidas is willing to give this to an Undrafted Player just entering the league; it can only be described as utterly insane.
Second, the Signature Sneaker.
Looking at the NBA up to now, the players who have their own Signature Sneakers are few and far between.
Those who get one in their rookie season are even rarer.
Throughout NBA history, only eight players have received a Signature Sneaker in their rookie season.
They are: "The Dream" Olajuwon, "god of basketball" Jordan, "The Big Shark" O'Neal, Grant Hill, Stackhouse, "the answer" Iverson, "The Lone Wolf" Marbury, and "The Little Emperor" LeBron.
This is something that even "genius players" like Kobe, Durant, Garnett, and Duncan never achieved.
Now.
Su Yan is about to become the ninth person.
This promise from Adidas was too fierce. Once released, it left the fans, who were already snacking on several pieces of late-night gossip, utterly shaken.
Nike was also stunned.
"What?!"
Manager Harris had a massive headache and a face full of confusion: "Giving an Undrafted Player a Signature Sneaker in his rookie season...
...the risk is already huge.
And yet... you also added a 15% Personal Commission, and the entire contract is only three years long.
Insane, insane.
Adidas must be crazy!!!"
"Sh-Should we match it?"
The assistant beside him asked timidly, looking terrified.
"Absolutely not!"
Harris shook his head. "They are lacking in star resources, and now they are gambling the entire company. There's no need for us to be serious about this fight.
Su Yan is certainly excellent.
But without him, the company will still operate and still be the best sneaker company in the world.
If we force the competition, we might win, but it might not be worth the cost."
"Understood."
The assistant nodded and immediately called Jeff Augustine, informing him that they were dropping out of the competition.
*Doo-doo-doo~*
The moment the call ended.
Augustine laughed excitedly, "That... that's Adidas!
Although Nike has a larger market and wider resources, Adidas's offer is too high, too astonishing.
And Boss Su Yan will definitely prove his worth.
In that case... this contract will definitely allow the boss to make a fortune!"
...10 PM.
At Su Yan's home.
The two of them were still tidying the house. Rebecca was in charge of directing the organization, and Su Yan was in charge of the moving.
When men and women work together, the work is not tiring.
Another half hour passed before they finally finished tidying up.
There was quite a lot of stuff, but compared to Su Yan's small villa, it was a drop in the bucket.
After the items were scattered and organized.
The small villa still looked very spacious.
"Phew~ It's finally finished!"
Su Yan leaned back on the sofa, panting heavily from exhaustion.
He had been working hard all afternoon, and then spent the entire evening moving things. This wasn't just moving items from one bedroom to another.
Rather... it involved running up and down the stairs.
Rebecca hadn't intentionally overworked him; she organized everything neatly, knowing exactly where each item belonged.
Otherwise, after tidying up a carload of stuff, the small villa wouldn't still look so spacious, as if nothing had changed.
However.
The little girl had been using "tiredness" as an excuse to just boss him around.
That's why Su Yan was so exhausted.
Seeing Su Yan tired, Rebecca chuckled, jumped onto him, and gave him a loud "smooch" on the cheek as a reward.
"Thank you~"
Rebecca, wearing only a small sports vest, said thanks, her beautiful eyes darted around, and she mischievously added, "If you don't think my thanks were sincere enough, you can have anything you want, you know."
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