Basketball UFO

Chapter 31 A Lesson

Carter is back, back from Cleveland overnight.

Rasheed Wallace turned around and saw Carter with a smile on his face. He trembled in fright, and his momentum weakened a little, "Why did you come back suddenly?"

"I'm afraid you'll challenge me overnight, so come here and meet you." Carter smiled.

At this time, Kendall Gill also walked in.

Seeing Carter and Rashid, he suddenly understood and smiled slightly, "I'm worried that the boss hasn't come back yet, and I plan to challenge Rashid first. Only the person who beats me is qualified to challenge the boss."

Rasheed Wallace had heard before that Kendall Gill was dissatisfied with Carter. If he wanted to become the team boss, pulling Kendall over would be the best way. Unexpectedly, Kendall had already surrendered.

His plan was declared bankrupt before it even started.

But he couldn't give in. He had to bite the bullet and challenge Carter to a one-on-one battle.

"You are the boss of the team, but you have to conquer me and help you get good grades. You have to show your skills, or I won't accept it!"

"The mouth is quite stiff," Carter smiled, "Kendall, get ready and watch me perform."

Several people went to the arena, turned on the lights and prepared equipment.

Carter tossed the ball to Rasheed to go first.

Rasheed smiled, and used his body to collide, intending to directly insert into the restricted area.Unexpectedly, Carter was not afraid of physical confrontation at all, and blocked it directly. Rashid had no choice but to change to a mid-range shot.

Carter jumped up, dropped the racket directly, and then rushed two steps to grab the basketball.

"Your fake moves are so fake that even I can't be fooled."

Before that, Carter had already observed Rashid's playing characteristics through the edited video. Even if he enters the game now, Carter is sure to pass a good ball for Rashid.When playing as a team player, Carter also has the confidence to limit the opponent.

Rasheed Wallace isn't perfect yet.Including Ben Wallace, they are not perfect, and they have no future strength at all.

Rashid snorted coldly and tried his best to defend.

Carter grabbed the ball with one hand and pretended to make a mid-range shot. Rashid changed his center of gravity.

Get into the restricted area, barely take off, and dunk with one arm.

"Again", Rashid was unconvinced and wanted to finish the whole round.

Carter was very calm. Facing Rasheed's hard defense, he was able to pass easily with just a simple feint.

"It's still too slow, the reaction is not right, and the fake moves can't be seen."

"I've never seen such a real fake action." Rasheed muttered, "Come on, I'm afraid you are a big dog."

"Fulfill your desire for masochism." Carter directly collided with his body, knocking Rasheed away, and then made a simple layup, licking the basket into the net.

Kendall Gill watched from the side and took a deep breath, "Carter's strength has advanced again. Fortunately, I obey his leadership, otherwise I will be tortured to death."

Squeezing the palm of my hand, I felt a little itchy, and wanted to have a game with Carter.He wasn't thinking about basketball, he was thinking about fighting.Kendall Gill has practiced boxing for a long time, and his strength is actually quite strong.

After playing 10 balls, Rashid only scored one goal, and Carter let him.

"I'm still not convinced, I'm going to kill you in other ways." Rashid was still stubborn.

"Do you use fighting skills like Kendall?" Carter waved to Kendall Gill, "I know you have practiced boxing and have always wanted to challenge me to a one-on-one fight. I will satisfy you today."

Kendall-Gill suddenly had the idea that his mind was being seen through. In fact, not many people knew about his fighting practice, but Carter actually knew it.

"Uh...boss, I'm afraid of hurting you."

"Just don't get beaten to death by me. Forget it, go get the gloves, you should have them in the cabinet." Carter kept smiling.I plan to subdue Kendall Gill today. If he doesn’t beat him, he will only obey himself on the court. If he beats him, he will devote himself wholeheartedly, and he will play harder in the future.

Kendall Gill is very strong and can be a strong defensive player if he plays hard. With the addition of Rasheed Wallace and Sam Cassell, this team will become more competitive.

At least the players in the team revolve around Carter and work hard, and they will definitely make it to the playoffs.

Soon, Kendall pulled out his boxing gloves.

"Boss, do you really want to box with me? I'm worried that I won't be able to hold back my strength."

"Just worry about yourself. Rasheed, watch out, whether it's a game or a fight, I'm definitely better than you."

Rasheed Wallace took over the gloves, "How about I try it first? Hahahaha, I also like fighting. When I was in high school, I participated in the National McDonald's Competition. Someone beat me to death, so I beat him to death off the court. .”

Rashid was missing half a word before he was kicked out...

"Just don't faint." Carter put on the gloves and motioned Kendall to give them to Rasheed first.

Rashid was not yet good at putting on boxing gloves, but as soon as he put them on, he couldn't help but take action.

With a punch, it was really powerful, domineering and fierce.

Carter nimbly dodged the punch and hooked up, knocking Rasheed unconscious to the ground.

One hit kill.

"KO", Kendall couldn't help laughing at Rashid's amateurish look, and finally woke Rashid up and took off his gloves.

"You watch from the sidelines, professional boxing is what professionals do." Kendall looked down on Rashid's boxing skills, it was too rubbish.

Looking at Carter, Kendall bumped his fists together and twisted his shoulders, "Boss, get ready, I won't show mercy."

"I'm afraid you don't dare." Carter also stretched his muscles and let Rashid call to start.

Rashid was still a little dizzy and couldn't stand firmly. He yelled at the side, but then dodged far away, for fear of being hooked by a fist.

Carter and Kendall changed their footsteps continuously, and Carter took the lead, stepped out with a sprint step, and punched.

If no one is hit, retreat immediately.

Kendall felt Carter's tyranny, and his fighting skills were not weaker than his, so he calmed down and faced him.Taking advantage of Carter's retreat, he immediately sprinted and hit.

It's a pity that Carter turned away.

Before he could react, Carter had rushed up again, punched three times in a row, and then retreated.

"The rhythm is not fast enough, your skills are average." Carter immediately stimulated Kendall.

Kendall showed his unique skills and attacked continuously, but Carter easily resolved it.Seeing that the attack was ineffective, he immediately retreated, "Boss, have you ever practiced fighting?"

"Self-taught." Carter would never say that in his previous life, he was a top existence whether he was playing guns or fighting.Before the words fell, Carter had already attacked, bombing with a straight fist with his right arm, and Kendall hugged his head across the gap.

Who would have thought that Carter would play cards out of common sense and punch him with a left uppercut.Kendall was directly knocked to the ground.

Shaking his head, he immediately conceded defeat.It was not a confrontation of the same magnitude. Although the height and weight of the two were not much different, Carter was much stronger than him and could not be stopped at all.

Rashid watched dumbfounded. The beast-like boxing confrontation was outrageous. "No wonder I fainted after one punch. It turns out you are all professionals."

Seeing Kendall knocked down by Carter, the embarrassment of being killed instantly was gone. It was so normal that it was helpless.

"Boss, I'll hang out with you from now on." Rasheed said immediately, "The team will improve, and I'm definitely tougher than Sean Bradley."

"You are 208 tall, but your shooting height is not enough. Practice straight-arm shooting and three-pointers!" Carter took off his gloves, threw them to Kendall, and left the training hall without looking back.

Kendall was convinced and patted Rasheed's butt. "The boss asked me to practice defense and asked you to practice straight-arm shooting and three-pointers. I believe that as long as we play well, the team will succeed."

"Roar...start now, my whole body is full of strength."

"No, I was knocked unconscious just now. If you exercise strenuously again, you may die suddenly. Have a good rest for a day, and the boss will ask you to train with you tomorrow."

"Does everyone want it?"

"It is necessary. In the future, the two of us will accompany the boss in special training. Even if you can't beat him on the court, beating him off the court is very fascinating."

Mucci found Carter. He was in a good mood every day. He hung out with Carter and had money to spend wherever he went. His life was quite comfortable. "Vince, come, sign."

"What are these things?" Carter fiddled with a few small cards.

Printed on it are photos of Carter participating in the Cleveland All-Star Game, each one numbered, 15 in total.

"Star card, this is specially made by me. If it is kept well, one of them can be sold for a lot of money." Mucci handed over the pen and asked Carter to sign it.

Carter thought about it, these gadgets can really make a little money.However, for all the effects, he has to wait for him to become a well-known superstar to have market appeal, otherwise, who would buy a card that has no collection value.

I quickly wrote down fifteen names and the matter was settled.

Mucci continued to report, "Both CK Company and Playboy Company have quoted $100 million. This is the specific situation. Take a look, who is more suitable to sign with?"

Carter flipped through the materials, and at this time the official agent Fei Gen also came over.

"Vince, your performance in the All-Stars was great. Your commercial value has skyrocketed." Fagan was equally excited. He brought a box of cigars and placed them on Carter's desk.

Recently, shotguns have been replaced with cannons, and cigarettes are a specialty of Cuba.

He negotiated with multiple sponsors again, and Carter's commercial value has emerged.Even though he was just a substitute in the All-Star team, his dunks were impressive and the fans bought it.This year's slam dunk contest champion was teased that the dunk was not as good-looking as Carter.

Carter took out two cigars and threw them to Mucci.Mucci cleverly helped Carter cut it, and then baked it for a while before handing it to Carter.Then it was his own operation, and he also wanted to taste the taste of the cigar.

Fagan put down his cigar and said, "Pepsi-Cola and Coca-Cola's quotes are similar, US$5 million over five years, with additional terms. In addition, McDonald's and KFC's quotes are US$500 million over five years. I believe it will not be lower than this price."

After the sneaker contract, beverage and food endorsements are the most profitable.

PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, and KFC are all options. If you sign one, you cannot sign the other.But in any case, when the two brands sign, there will be more than 200 million US dollars in endorsement fees.

Carter thought for a while and said, "The price is not a big problem. We will sign the contract for 2 to 3 years first. If we achieve better results, we will have more room for negotiation."

"Signing a short-term contract is not easy, but I will do it." Fagan took a deep breath, and Carter really had his own ideas every time.

This kind of player is different from other black players. Most black players will jump on them if they have money. Carter has a plan and won't be dazzled by money.

Carter thought about it for a long time, "focus on negotiating with the Pepsi and KFC teams, I believe they will agree."

Not to mention other things, Carter has demonstrated a strong ability to bring goods, and the sales of Adidas and Converse sneakers are still rising rapidly.The agreement between Adidas and Carter, Carter has already completed one of them - being selected as an All-Star.

He was selected as an All-Star in the first three years, and then scored more than 25 points per game in one season. This season may be completed. Currently, Carter's scoring average is 26.1 points per game. If there is no major decline, the completion is certain.

The three conditions proposed by Adidas, as long as Carter completes two of them in the first three years, he can get the full endorsement fee.The last one is that the total sales of shoes in the first three years exceeded 3000 million US dollars, and now it has exceeded 600 million US dollars, which is also very promising.

Converse sneakers can sell for 400 million US dollars, not to mention sports shoes.The chewing gum endorsement made Wrigley a lot of money, and he had long thought about renewing his contract with Carter in advance.

"No problem, I will take care of it. You just wait to collect the money." Fagan was full of confidence.After winning these two orders, he also has an income of millions of dollars. Thinking of this, he is full of strength.

"This guy took it too, it's too useless, let him find a training team, and it hasn't been established for me yet." Carter pretended to kick Mu Qi.

Found a specious reason.Fagan had recently intentionally or unintentionally not wanted to take Mucci with him, but unexpectedly Carter still pushed him over.

Stealing from masters is a must.Mucci has talent in the business world, but he still needs a veteran to lead him, otherwise he won't be able to make waves.

It is impossible for him to use his influence to help Mucci all the time. If he wants to become a high-quality agent, he has to go his own way in the future.

"John, you need to pay more attention." Feigen was pleased to see Mucci being taught by Carter.If he can't even find a training team, he will definitely be kicked out soon.

After Feigen left, Carter directly pushed the integrated cigar to Mucci, "Study well at SFX, don't embarrass me."

"What about the training team?"

"Don't worry, we'll sort it out in the offseason. You have to follow up on the recent sponsorship negotiations." Carter is currently studying with the team's technical coach Martinez. He is still digesting the technical transformation and is not in a hurry to take care of his body.

"I understand."

"You know shit." Carter rolled his eyes at this idiot. "Now that we have signed contracts with Pepsi and KFC, Coca-Cola and McDonald's will definitely spend a lot of money to poach people in the future. This is the negotiation space. In addition, since the other party wants to renew the chewing gum contract you tinkered with in advance, If you make an appointment, you can hang on."

"Why are you hanging? They have already quoted a contract of US$50 per year." Only the chewing gum contract was negotiated by Mucci himself. He can get points, but other endorsements cannot get points.

"Wouldn't it be better to sign directly? This is a big contract."

Carter tapped the table, "Don't just think about making a one-shot deal. Since chewing gum can be an endorsement, can xylitol also be an endorsement? Even if the endorsement fee is used as a share, isn't it good to buy a share?"

Mo Qi opened the toilet, and then said, "If Coca-Cola and McDonald's want to sign with you in the future, will they have to pay a price similar to the shares?"

"It's not that simple. The shares of big companies are generally not sold. It's almost enough to get some second-tier brands." Carter can become the richest man before he is arrogant enough to talk about it.

While the Carter team was negotiating the endorsement contract, the American media began to hype the major deals of the All-Star League.

The trade deadline has passed, and the teams in the league basically have a neat lineup.

(End of this chapter)