All-round Athlete

Chapter 35 Father and Son Double Reed

Chapter 35 Father and Son Double Reed

"I'm afraid I can't sign this contract." Zhang Guan said solemnly.

Manager Wang and Lawyer Zhu looked at each other, both of them looked very calm. They had been observing Zhang Guan from the moment Zhang Guan picked up the contract, and when Zhang Guan turned to the remuneration page and began to read carefully, They have already read the answer from Zhang Guan's expression. People who can be business managers are naturally very good at observing words and deeds, let alone experienced lawyers.

On the contrary, Director Sun was very surprised. He felt that Zhang Guan should not only sign it immediately, but also show gratitude. His tone became a little bit more serious, and he asked sharply, "Why didn't you sign?"

Zhang Guan spread his hands and said, "First of all, I think the money is too little."

"You don't think you have enough money?" Director Sun didn't expect Zhang Guan to use such a direct excuse. He was slightly taken aback. The price was set by the association and Naike, and the association didn't consider Zhang Guan's own appeal at all. Director Sun said, "300,000 per year, 1.5 million in five years. How many people do you know who can't make so much money in their lifetime?"

"I just feel that 300,000 yuan can't reflect my value, and I will run faster in the future." Zhang Guan said.

At this time, Manager Wang next to him said, "The three hundred thousand yuan per year is absolutely reasonable and reasonable. Liu Feiren of the 110-meter hurdles project is also the Asian record holder. We also give three hundred thousand yuan per year. One hundred thousand endorsement fees."

"Liu Feiren's value is more than 300,000 yuan this year, and the price given by your Nike company is also lower." Zhang Guan turned to look at Director Sun, and said, "I think Liu Feiren will be more expensive after next year's Olympic Games. To be able to win the championship is worth at least 3 million endorsement fees, and now the center has helped him sign 300,000 yuan, but he has lost a lot."

At this time, the Athletic Association gave Liu Feiren the task of rushing to the Olympic finals. He didn't even consider a medal, let alone a gold medal. Odds of 1 to 5 to win the Olympic Games, second only to American veteran Alan Johnson, is the second favorite to win the Olympic 110-meter hurdles event. Through its own means, Nike has obtained the odds set by the European Gambling Company, and also knows that 300,000 signings of Liu Feiren every year is a lucrative deal, but the Athletics Association obviously did not grasp this information, and thought it was their own. Made a fortune from Nike.

"It's not that easy to win the Olympic Games!" Although Director Sun said so, he began to secretly calculate in his heart. If Liu Feiren really won the championship, the endorsement fee of 3 million is definitely not enough, at least 4 million. Ke company really gave too little.

People's greed is always unlimited, so the sales of lottery tickets will get better and better. Although Director Sun thinks that Liu Feiren is unlikely to have the strength to win the Olympic Games, it does not affect the obscenity in his mind.

Noticing Director Sun's short-lived strangeness, Manager Wang next to him coughed dryly, immediately changed the subject, and said, "Actually, this is just a preliminary contract, and we can add some other clauses. For example, if you can get the next If you are the 100-meter champion in the Doha Asian Games, we can give you an extra cash reward; if you can guarantee your appearance in the Beijing Olympic Games five years later, our company can also give you a cash reward; these additional conditions can be negotiated again. Please Believe me, our Nike company is very sincere to you."

"Thank you very much." Zhang Guan nodded politely, and continued: "The reason why I don't want to sign the contract is one of the money issues, and there is another issue, I think you have all ignored it."

"What's the problem?" Manager Wang asked.

"I'm only seventeen years old this year. According to the law, I'm still a minor. If I sign the contract, the contract should be invalid, so you should ask my parents to sign it." Zhang Guan said.

After hearing Zhang Guan's words, Lawyer Zhu, who had been silent all this time, frowned fiercely. Previously, Lawyer Zhu's work focused on formulating contracts and striving for the company's maximum interests, but he ignored that the signatory was a minor himself.

Although there are no relevant laws and regulations on the endorsement of minors in this era, Mr. Zhu still quickly thinks about the relevant legal basis in his mind. Although the association doesn't care if they are minors, Nike must care. This is not because Nike obeys the law so much, but because they don't want competitors to catch them.

Sporting goods is a lucrative industry, and the competition among international sporting goods companies is even more brutal. Any scandal may be caught by competitors and then magnified infinitely. If the scandal is to be quelled by then, it may cost tens of thousands of dollars. Funds calculated in units of tens of millions. By signing a minor as an endorsement, competitors can even hype that Naike employs child labor.

Manager Wang leaned close to Lawyer Zhu's ear and asked softly, "Is there a problem with this?"

"The portrait rights, reputation rights and honor rights of minors stipulated in the "Minor Protection Law" are all protected. Without the written consent of the guardian of minors, no one may use minors for profit. Right to portrait. From this point of view, if you want Zhang Guan to speak for you, you really need the consent of his guardian, that is, his parents." Lawyer Zhu said softly to Manager Wang.

"Then he can't sign the contract? Are we looking for his parents?" Manager Wang asked.

"The "Civil Law" stipulates that as long as you have full capacity for civil conduct and can independently conduct civil activities, you can sign a contract on your own and be protected by law." Lawyer Zhu continued.

"Full capacity for civil conduct? How old is it?" Manager Wang asked immediately.

"Citizens over the age of 18 have full capacity for civil conduct, and citizens aged 16 to 18 who rely on their own labor income as their main source of livelihood can also be regarded as persons with full capacity for civil conduct." Lawyer Zhu continued to explain road.

"How do you define those who rely on their own labor income as their main source of livelihood?" Manager Wang immediately grasped the key point.

Lawyer Zhu thought for a while, then sighed and said: "If it is normal labor employment, it is relatively easy to define, but it is difficult to define athletes in our country. Professional athletes in Western countries are recognized as laborers, but In our country, the understanding of this aspect is relatively vague, and it is not easy to identify."

Manager Wang felt that he was getting involved, so he asked, "What do you mean? Can you be more specific?"

Lawyer Zhu thought again for a few seconds, and said: "For example, football players in League A, who sign contracts with clubs and receive salary from clubs, can be regarded as laborers; while those sports that are not commercialized, active players basically It belongs to the nature of being recruited. There is no formal labor contract signed. The sports team has all the food and lodging. The salary is also issued in the name of living allowance. The unit has no clear non-labor income and enjoyment, and the athletes have no clear labor property. Therefore, in the legal sense, such athletes have not formed an employment relationship and cannot be counted as laborers, so naturally they cannot be defined by labor income as the main source of livelihood." A)

Mr. Zhu's words made Manager Wang fall into silence. As the business manager of the most famous sports brand, he naturally understands the current situation of domestic athletes. Especially in those non-commercialized sports, the so-called living allowance of only a few hundred yuan per month for the athletes during active service is all-inclusive. There is no living allowance.

Those well-known athletes have the opportunity to enter government agencies and institutions after retiring, and they almost got a coaching position, while the vast majority of athletes can only take a small amount of severance pay to seek self-employment. Athletes these days have no social security or medical insurance, and the vast majority of athletes are not well-educated and have little skills. It is not uncommon for athletes to be destitute after retiring.

Athletics is obviously not a commercial sport, and Zhang Guan cannot be recognized as a laborer, and Zhang Guan is still a high school student with a formal school status. No matter from which point of view, Zhang Guan cannot be said to have full civil capacity.

Manager Wang raised his head and said to Director Sun: "It seems that we are going to visit Zhang Guan's parents."

"No problem. My family lives in the provincial capital. How about I call my dad now and ask him to come over?" Zhang Guan said immediately, trying to show a very cooperative look.

Zhang Guan made a phone call, and soon after, Zhang's father came in a hurry.

Director Sun handed the contract to Zhang's father. Zhang read it quickly and said, "I can't sign this contract."

"Are you dissatisfied with the amount?" Director Sun asked immediately.

"That's not true." Father Zhang picked up the contract, pointed to the number of years on it, and continued, "I think the number of years is too long, and it's not appropriate."

"What's inappropriate?" Director Sun asked immediately. One of the two fathers and sons thought the money was too little, and the other thought it was too long, which made Director Sun very dissatisfied.

I only heard Zhang's father say: "Zhang Guan's child will be eighteen years old next year. His mother and I have always felt that he should make his own choice on how to go after he becomes an adult. As parents, we all want our children to be good, but It’s impossible to follow him forever, isn’t it? It’s important for children to grow up and learn to be self-reliant. So it’s fine if I sign this contract. I can only sign for one year. When he becomes an adult next year, I don’t care about anything. It's up to him to choose whether to renew or not."

Manager Wang and Lawyer Zhu frowned at the same time. Signing long-term contracts for some young athletes who have not yet become famous has always been an advertising strategy of a big company like Nike, which can also be regarded as an investment. Nike spends a lot of money every year, signing hundreds of thousands of potential young athletes around the world, and giving them long-term contracts. When the athletes become famous, it will bring dozens of times or even hundreds of dollars to Nike. Double the advertising effectiveness.

But if it is only signed for one year, this kind of complaint will become meaningless. In case the athlete is unwilling to renew after one year, or the lion opens his mouth, this is not in the interests of Nike, and what Nike hopes to get It is a potential stock held for a long time, not a short-term investment full of uncertainties.

But the more important thing is that both Manager Wang and Lawyer Zhu can see that the father and son are deliberately looking for excuses to shirk, it looks like they are playing a double act, and they don't want to sign this contract at all. Both of them are human beings, and they made a decision immediately.

Attorney Zhu turned his head and said to Director Sun: "We didn't consider Zhang Guan's age. He is still a minor, and our contract needs to be revised. I think it's better to go back today and wait for us to revise the contract." talk about it later."

Director Sun naturally heard that Lawyer Zhu's so-called revision of the contract was probably just an excuse, and that the signing of Nike's spokesperson this time was probably a sham.

Director Sun has no way to refute the funder who is funded by Nike Company, and this kind of matter is not something he can make decisions at his level, so he can only say: "Okay, we respect your opinions. But I will also ask Reported by the leader."

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Father Zhang sent the three of them away with a smile on his face, returned to Zhang Guan and said, "How about it, you cooperated well!"

"It's okay, a little worse than me." Zhang Guan joked.

"Although our family is not a millionaire, it's still not bad for their hundreds of thousands." Zhang's father looked at Zhang Guan, and then said, "But what I just said is true. In the past, Both your mother and I want to train you to become a talent. Now that you have grown up and broke the Asian record, you have become a talent! You chose the road of being an athlete. Maybe this road is not easy to walk. Maybe in the future you There will be more trouble, but no matter what happens, your mother and I will fully support you."

"Thank you Dad!"

"I'm going first, by the way, your mother has stewed braised pork tonight, remember to go home for dinner..."

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