Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 253 Undercurrent surging
"Levi?"

Mahomes stood at the passenger door, carrying a red shoulder bag, waiting for Levi to open the door, only to find that Levi was on the phone.

Li Wei gestured to the phone and mouthed, "Agent."

Then, Levi took the keys out of his pocket and threw them to Mahomes. He walked towards the passenger seat, while Mahomes went around to the driver's seat.

Levi and Mahomes, both rookies and neighbors, have very regular daily lives, the same biological clock, the same work content, help each other, and are adapting to the professional arena.

Levi is the starter, but his knowledge of football is just superficial; Mahomes is the backup, but the quarterback has a lot to learn.

Therefore, in addition to daily training, the two would also study tactics together. Mahomes helped Levi understand football more deeply, and Levi helped Mahomes analyze the team's tactics in an all-round and three-dimensional manner.

After a few visits, the two of them now simply come to training together and go home together. One week they drive Levi's car and the next week they drive Mahomes' car. The two take turns being drivers to maintain a regular routine during the season.

In fact, not only Levi and Mahomes, but other rookie players also go to Levi regularly every week to learn tactics, including Hunter.

Mahomes still remembers Hunter's bewildered expression when Levi invited him to participate in the rookie tactical seminar.

In Levi's opinion, although they are competitors, everything is laid out on the table, and they are facing each other head-on, upright and aboveboard. He neither disdains nor needs to take any small actions. Competition is also a kind of motivation.

In just half a year, the progress among the rookies is indeed visible to the naked eye.

Although Mahomes is still a substitute, because of Levi, he also actively participates in every game and is slowly getting into the role of quarterback. He stands behind Smith and beside Levi, studying hard and truly feeling the confrontation and game in the professional arena.

Now, the rookie tactical seminar has become famous within the Kansas City Chiefs. Some second-year players and free agents who just joined the team during the offseason expressed their interest today. They will see what the seminar is about next time if there is a chance.

The season has just begun and everything is positive.

Mahomes was not surprised by this scene. He opened the car door skillfully, as if it was his own car, and then opened the passenger door for Levi.

"LeBron?"

"Yes, there was indeed such a call. Am I supposed to know this LeBron?"

Hearing Levi's words, Mahomes chuckled in the driver's seat and immediately remembered the complaints that had just happened in the locker room.

Levi shrugged slightly to show his innocence.

"But how do you know? He shouldn't be an important person, right?"

Donald: …

However, Donald has gotten used to it. "He's just the current NBA star. It's okay. You don't need to take it too seriously."

Levi is a bold man and Donald is a reserved man, so the conversation was unusually calm.

LeBron: ???

In fact, Donald was indeed calm.

Just ahead, LeBron found Donald's phone number - Levi's agent, and started to question him fiercely. Donald was also confused, holding the phone in a mess.

Although he didn't understand what was happening, Donald stood firm and defused the bomb in a few words, not only calming LeBron, but also conceiving a new plan for subsequent marketing.

After the crisis was resolved, Donald was not in a hurry.

He called Li Wei, but he didn't answer. He didn't continue calling, but switched to work mode and quickly dialed other numbers to make plans.

By the time Levi called, Donald had already made all the arrangements.

"He hopes to make your acquaintance."

"I think this is a good thing. Obviously, he also realizes your market value. So, I agreed to it on your behalf. Next week in Los Angeles, he will go to watch the game in person. After the game, you will have dinner together." It was just a dinner. Levi didn't think it was a big deal.

"it is good."

Levi agreed without hesitation; his real focus was not here.

“So, he’s really an NBA superstar?”

Donald, “known as the Emperor.”

Levi raised his chin slightly, "He is the emperor, what about Michael Jordan?"

Donald: …

In the Bible, there is a character called "King-James", so when LeBron James became famous in high school, reporters called him "king".

The so-called "Little Emperor" is mainly a special name from the Chinese mainland. Because people generally believe that Jordan is the real king of basketball, naturally a prefix representing the successor is added in front of LeBron's nickname.

However, Levi was just joking and did not expect Donald to respond. "I'm more curious, is there no game in the NBA? He looks very idle. I thought the NBA has more than 80 games a season, which is much busier than us."

Obviously, this is still a joke.

Donald automatically filtered and answered seriously, "The season hasn't started yet. Their preseason will start in two weeks."

"I guess LeBron went to Los Angeles this time to negotiate privately with a free agent, hoping that the other party would transfer to Cleveland, but they needed to hide it from others, so they used you as a shield."

Levi suddenly realized, "A show. Sure enough, it can't be Hollywood."

But Levi wasn't surprised, "You agreed to this, so that means we are also planning something?"

Donald is a fox.

If you assume that he is a good person just because of his honest appearance, you may suffer losses next.

Since Donald has seen through LeBron's plan to divert attention and agreed to it, it means that Donald also has his own calculations.

Donald was not surprised by Levi's sharpness, and he gave a direct answer.

“Nike.”

In 2015, after twelve years of long-term cooperation with LeBron, Nike offered LeBron a lifetime contract worth one billion US dollars, which became another peak in Nike's business history second only to Michael Jordan.

The reason is very simple. LeBron's signature sneakers, jerseys, etc. can bring Nike $600 million in revenue every year, making him the undisputed number one active player.

So Nike showed enough sincerity.

The partnership between Nike and LeBron has become another successful case of competitive sports expanding its territory in the commercial field and establishing a new business empire.

On the other hand, LeBron tried to use Levi as a shield just for free market negotiations.

Meanwhile, Donald is planning to use LeBron to increase Levi's market recognition and popularity, and what he is really seeking is a commercial contract worth real money.

I have to say that Donald is the real master.

Levi immediately grasped the point, "You mean, Nike offered a contract?"

Donald nodded. "Not only Nike, but Adidas and Under Armour also offered a contract each."

It turns out that the big news is here.

(End of this chapter)