Chapter 1878 - 692: Extreme Tug-of-War with Isabella! (Super - )

Chapter 1878: Chapter 692: Extreme Tug-of-War with Isabella! (Super Chapter)

Isabella was thoroughly persuaded by Zhang Jingdong.

She thought over it seriously and then replied: Okay, since Mr. Zhang, you are so sincere, I will accept your invitation.

As for the fee, you offered too much, so let’s discuss it after Laura finishes the competition.

Zhang Jingdong saw she was so cooperative and promptly replied: I knew you would agree, thank you for your support.

Isabella: Actually, Laura and I should be thanking you.

Zhang Jingdong: Tomorrow I’ll come to photograph you and Laura. Do you have a darker-colored dress? I think you’d look even better in that on camera.

If not a dress, then shorts paired with a short T-shirt will work too.

Isabella didn’t expect Zhang Jingdong to know this. In fact, she too believed the dress made her look best on camera, and she always wore a dress whenever she accompanied Laura to competitions.

But then she quickly realized Zhang Jingdong’s request seemed a bit odd, after all, he was an adult man, and she was an adult woman, and him making such requests...

However, she then thought Zhang Jingdong is the client, and he must be very knowledgeable about various business matters and demands excellence, wanting everything to be perfect.

Thinking of this, she immediately discarded that thought and secretly gave Zhang Jingdong another point of approval.

She then replied: I have a black dress, is that okay?

Zhang Jingdong was delighted, swiftly replied: It’s okay.

They chatted for a few more moments, and Zhang Jingdong skillfully concluded the conversation.

He turned to look at Sophia and He Jieyu.

Seeing both of them quietly admiring the distant scenery not far away, he mischievously asked, "Ladies, would you like to eat first, or have some pre-meal fruit?"

Sophia and He Jieyu, seeing Zhang Jingdong finished his work, both sweetly smiled.

Sophia: "I want to eat a banana."

He Jieyu: "I want to eat pineapple."

Zhang Jingdong saw they both wanted to eat fruit, so he approached: "No problem..."

As he spoke, his left hand wrapped around Sophia’s waist, and his right hand hugged He Jieyu’s shoulder, leading them to the washroom.

"Congratulations, Host, for successfully completing the teaching in a special environment, rewarded with 10 million Yuan!"

...

The next day at 9 AM, Zhang Jingdong, along with Sophia, He Jieyu, and the contract team, arrived at the Royal Olympic Hotel near the Olympic Village.

This is a five-star hotel, and Zhang Jingdong and the others opened a suite as a temporary office.

They waited for about half an hour before the deputy head of the Olympic delegation, along with people from Zhang Yining’s team, arrived in the room, though Zhang Yining herself did not come.

The deputy head explained: "Comrade Zhang Yining has a competition in the afternoon, so she didn’t come."

Zhang Jingdong very much admired this table tennis queen, so he wasn’t displeased at all: "No problem, I understand."

After negotiations, Zhang Jingdong successfully signed Zhang Yining at a price of 2 million Huaxia Coin per year for 5 years.

Zhang Yining’s team was initially not very interested in Zhang Jingdong’s advertising invitation during the Olympics, especially since Zhang Yining was highly likely to win the Olympic singles championship this year.

Her previous endorsement fee was about 20 to 30 thousand a year, and after winning the championship, it could rise to at least 1 million a year, which is the standard price for domestic advantage projects involving female Olympic champions.

But unexpectedly, Zhang Jingdong directly offered 2 million per year. Although the contract was with two subsidiaries of their group company, meaning Zhang Yining had to shoot two commercials, the total contract value reached over 10 million, making it the biggest commercial contract for their table tennis team.

The deputy head of the Olympic delegation was also very pleased.

He originally thought people from the domestic relevant departments contacted him intending to sign athletes at low prices during the Olympics, which had happened before.

He usually didn’t want to do such things, because it meant helping others save money at the cost of his face.

The money saved wouldn’t go in his pocket, and after the Olympics, the team members of the athletes who won would surely curse him in private for causing them to earn much less.

This time it’s because the connection Zhang Jingdong found was too strong, so he reluctantly made an exception.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Jingdong gave him a big surprise, not only didn’t ask him to press down the price, but actually raised the price for the athletes, which really boosted his standing.

He couldn’t help but think it’s no wonder Zhang Jingdong has such deep connections; even this kind of gesture isn’t something an average company can manage.

Then Zhang Jingdong met with Lin Dan and Guo Jingjing’s teams in succession, where the contract for Lin Dan was 3 million a year for 8 years, and for Guo Jingjing, it was 2 million a year for 5 years.

The last group to come was Liu Xiang’s team, and Liu Xiang himself also arrived.

The reason Liu Xiang was the biggest dark horse at this Olympics was his best performance before the Athens Olympics was 13.06 seconds, and many domestic insiders hoped he could make it to the 110m hurdles final and get a decent rank.

So even during the Olympics, Liu Xiang remained an almost unknown athlete.

Zhang Jingdong, in his past life, truly admired two athletes: one was Kobe, and the other was Liu Xiang.