NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

"First of all, don't drive your Corvette for the time being. Put it aside for a while. I know it's been with you for almost 10 years, but I helped you get a Mercedes!"

"It's a pity that he is only the global spokesperson for the latest Mercedes-Benz S-Class, not the spokesperson for the entire Mercedes-Benz line! The people at Daimler are so stingy! They won't accomplish anything big. I predict that they will be beaten to the ground by Toyota, Volkswagen, GM or someone else! Just like you beat up the Celtics."

After scolding his sponsor, Pelinka continued: "But the S-Class is also one of their highest-end models, barely worthy of us, a single product series is a single product series. At first, they didn't even want to give us a global spokesperson, and were only willing to give us an endorsement for the Asian region!"

"I just told them to go away and think about it carefully."

"Then there are a series of endorsements provided by Richemont Group! First of all, it's watches, IWC, one of the top luxury brands. Actually, we could have chosen from Jaeger-LeCoultre, Piaget, or Vacheron Constantin."

"But who made IWC the official partner of Lawrence? We have to cooperate in the promotion, right? So we just made do with this one. This is the global full-line endorsement! Comprehensive cooperation! The best treatment."

"You know the levels of luxury endorsements, right? The lowest level is brand friend, then brand ambassador, and the highest level is brand endorsement."

"And these three items can be divided into different levels according to different situations, such as regional cooperation, global cooperation, single product line endorsement, full product line endorsement, and even the kind of cooperation that is just taking a photo and publishing an advertisement."

"Forget it. It's too much trouble to introduce them one by one. In addition to these two top brands, we will also cooperate with Dunhill, Fenix ​​and Arpels, Montblanc, and Cartier."

"But these are either from a certain region or a certain strain, or you just take a few posters and call it a day. They are at most marginal profits, only a few million dollars a year, not worth mentioning."

"In short, after this time, not to mention the extra money you will make each year, your influence and fame alone will usher in a huge leap!"

"And most importantly, we have had fewer endorsements and fewer commercial deals in the past few years, which has helped us raise our prices and status! As long as you do a little market research, you will know our prices. Scarcity makes things more valuable!"

"I said there is absolutely no problem with my strategy, right?"

"By the way, I've also told the people over there that this time you come here, not only will you not return empty-handed, but you will also become the most successful person in the history of the Lawrence Awards, or even in the next few decades!"

"Big harvest! Grand Slam! Big four!"

"Awesome, awesome." Lin Tian felt too lazy to listen to Pelinka's crazy fast speech and endless boasting after listening for a while. It's just about money and endorsements.

Um.
Well, it is true that Pelinka is amazing. No matter how dirty his heart is or how much he likes those despicable and dirty things, his business ability is indeed strong.

Leave the task to him and he will definitely complete it very well and has never let Lin Tian down.

"I'll take that as a compliment." Pelinka said, "Next time you comment on me, just say it in your heart and don't say it out loud."

A dark and petty guy!
It can be said that Falk fell rapidly in the two years after Jordan retired and withdrew from the mainstream NBA stage at a shocking speed. In addition to Stern and other major bosses who targeted him, the person who contributed the most and was the most brutal was Pelinka. Who made Falk throw Pelinka's resume on the ground?

Hey, don’t say that!

The first paragraph of this story, "Don't look down on the young and poor, things will change over time", has appeared now!

This is passion!

……

After more than ten hours of flight, Lin Tian landed in Monte Carlo alone.

Yao Ming and Da Da would like to come, but their series is so intense that the outcome is almost certain. How can they have the time to go to Europe to attend an award ceremony?
Moreover, even if the Nets and Mavericks swept their opponents and had enough time, their status in the team and their position in the league obviously would not allow them to suddenly leave the team at this time and run to Europe to attend some award ceremony.

Even if their team gave them vacation, they would not dare to run back and forth at this time.

What if they come back from a run in a bad state and cause the team to lose? How will they face their teammates? They will definitely be madly criticized by the fans, saying that they are not doing their job, running around, degenerate, and can't figure out the priorities.

Simply put, there is no way!

Just look at how badly Carter was treated after he left the team the night before Game 7 to attend his graduation ceremony in North Carolina, and then performed terribly in the Game 7, leading to the Raptors' elimination!

Not only in Toronto, but fans all over the United States are going to criticize Carter for that incident! It was just a few hours of extra flight, but he encountered such exaggerated criticism.

That is to say, Lin Tian, ​​who is one of the league's top stars and has absolute confidence in his own abilities, does not think that flying back and forth for nearly 40 hours will be a burden to him, nor will it affect his performance on the court.

It was his absolute confidence that allowed Lin Tian to leave the team and attend the award ceremony at this time.

Anyway, don’t be afraid!
Monte Carlo, Monaco, this is Lin Tian’s second time here. The first time he came here was last summer when Lin Tian dominated the Golden League and successfully brought back 50 kilograms of gold.

Don’t mention it, it’s very expensive to check in something that heavy!
This time, Lin Tian was able to take back several more little golden men.

After getting off the plane, Lin Tian saw a group of Chinese players, led by Jiang Xingquan, waiting for him at the exit of the airport. Zhu Fangyu, who was the most cheerful, jumped up and down and waved and shouted when he saw Lin Tian. Lin Tian walked over with a smile and asked, "Have you been practicing boxing recently?"

"I've practiced! Next time I get a chance, I promise to deal with all my opponents within 5 seconds!" Zhu Fangyu opened his mouth wide and gestured with his fist, indicating that he had never neglected his main job.

After saying hello to the most cheerful guy, Lin Tian looked at Jiang Xingquan: "Jiang Shuai, just send Xiao Zhu or someone else to pick me up. Why do you need to mobilize so many people to come together?"

"Let's go eat later. It's a good opportunity for us to go together. We're on the same route. Let's go. Now that everyone is here, let's go eat and go receive the award tomorrow! I've heard about Xiao Lin. You coming here this time is a great honor for them. I heard that we can win many awards this time!"

"It's all thanks to everyone's hard work. How could I win the championship on my own?" Lin Tian casually exchanged pleasantries with Jiang Xingquan, and got on the bus with the main group. The car started and began to move towards the city.

A group of people were singing and dancing along the way. They were so happy, especially Daba, whose NBA season had ended long ago, and Zhu Fangyu, the new generation of wine god of the Huaxia team. These two guys leaned on Lin Tian's left and right, put their arms around his arms and said, "You can't run away today! You must drink enough!"

"We must know how much you can drink tonight!"

……

The group came to a private room of a Chinese restaurant in Monte Carlo with great joy. Lin Tian, ​​who was walking in front with Jiang Xingquan, heard a voice coming from inside before he pushed open the door of the private room.

"Director Xin, we won the award this time thanks to your wise leadership! If you ask me, you are the biggest contributor to this team!"

"Not bad, not bad! Director Xin is a rare talent, and he has a good eye for talent. If it weren't for Director Xin, would this national team be able to be formed? Would that group of basketball players have the status they have today? Now they are all so arrogant, but if you ask me, they are just a bunch of uneducated ungrateful bastards!"

"Aren't we having a meal? Why are there outsiders here?" Lin Tian snorted and pushed open the door when he heard the flattering voice inside. Then, without even looking at the few people sitting inside who were obviously from the Basketball Association, he turned around and asked Jiang Xingquan.

"We are all family, we are all family, sit down, sit down first! Sit down." Jiang Xingquan heard what those people said just now, but fortunately, the others were in a state of extreme excitement, so they didn't hear clearly what they said, otherwise, who knows what the scene would be like now.

Jiang Xingquan didn't want the matter to escalate, so he could only laugh it off and then directed everyone to sit down.

As for the officials on the opposite side, they were now obedient. They no longer looked as powerful as before. None of them dared to speak. Two of them even stood up and asked the players to sit down.

"Come, Xiaolin, sit next to Director Xin. You two are the ones who have made the greatest contributions to this team, so you must both sit in the main seats." A middle-aged man pulled Lin Tian and wanted to pull him next to Director Xin.

"No, I can just sit with my buddy. People will know who has made the greatest contribution." Lin Tian snorted coldly: "Everyone knows who has made the greatest contribution and who has made the least contribution. It has nothing to do with whether you sit in the main seat or somewhere else."

"How can that be! If you don't sit in the main seat, who among us dares to sit there?"

"Then leave it empty." Lin Tian didn't give these people any face and sat down directly between Zhu Fangyu and the bus.

"You..." The official had never met such a disrespectful person before. He glared and was about to explode, but before he could say anything, he was dragged away by someone next to him.

"A bunch of idiots are just trying to come up with some unspoken rules in the workplace culture." Lin Tian's voice was not at all reserved, and he said to the two people beside him: "If we rely on them, our basketball team will really be finished."

"Alright, alright, be quiet, sit down, sit down! Sit wherever you want. We're just having an internal dinner, no need for all the pomp and ceremony." Director Xin stood up quickly and waved his hand to signal everyone to stop talking and to sit down obediently.

As the only person who had been slapped at the scene, although it was not Lin Tian who slapped him, Director Xin was not stupid. He asked his men to give Lin Tian a slap in the face and see if this guy would fall for it.

If you eat it, that would be the best. If you don’t eat it, Director Xin won’t find fault with you.

Director Xin knows clearly in his mind who can be provoked and who cannot be provoked, just like a mirror!

Anyway, he knew very well that Lin Tian was someone he couldn't afford to offend in any way!
As for the others, wait until Lin Tian is gone before bullying them!

There wasn't much to say about the drinking party that followed. It was just a routine departmental team-building dinner. We said a few auspicious words, toasted each other, and praised each other. The whole atmosphere was quite lively.

The only thing that made Lin Tian unhappy was that he was holding back some anger and was ready to explode if someone provoked him!

After all, according to reason and routine, at this time there must be little Karami who thinks he is trying to flatter the leader and will stand up and say something like, "Xiao Lin, toast to Director Xin and thank him for his efforts and selfless dedication to the team over the years, and so on."

Or if it was even more extreme, someone might even point at Lin Tian’s nose and scold him: “You’re a semi-illiterate person who practices sports, and you really think you’re so great?”

Lin Tianke is looking forward to this scene!
After all, Pelinka didn't bully the young and poor boy, and he beat Falk so hard that he was left with a broken teeth.

Then I, Mr. Lin, as the son of luck and the king of the plane, have a chance to show off. It’s not too much, right?

But Lin Tian was waiting anxiously, just waiting for someone to run into the muzzle of the gun.

But he drank from beginning to end, and not only did he run into the gun, but no one even dared to glare at him or make sarcastic remarks at him.

Let's not even talk about all that. The guy who just pulled Lin Tian to sit in the main seat, stood up with a wine glass in his hand and apologized to Lin Tian, ​​saying that he shouldn't have brought that here and it was impolite. He asked Lin Tian to drink a glass as a punishment. I'll drink it. Xiaolin, you can do whatever you want.

Now that things have come to this, what can Lin Tian do?
Apart from taking a sip of coconut milk to show that he was really casual, he didn't chase after the other person anymore.

You shouldn't hit someone who smiles at you.

But Lin Tian was still very confused. What those people were talking about in the room just now was not so friendly. Why did they disappear completely now because of their rebelliousness just now?
Disappointed! Sad! Unconvinced!

I just want a clip where someone shows off and gets slapped in the face, don’t bully the poor young man, the urban soldier king returns to the city, and the hidden medical genius cures the richest man’s chronic illness. Why is it so difficult for him?
so tired!

As the atmosphere became more and more harmonious and the dinner was almost over, Director Xin finally stood up. He looked at everyone with a smile and said, "It's like this. According to my sources, the award ceremony will be held tomorrow."

"We have a great chance of defeating the Brazilian football team and becoming this year's Laureus Best Sports Team! This is the most prestigious sports award we have ever won!"

"What I want to say is, first, when you receive the award tomorrow, everyone should go up and have fun together, raise the trophy, and everyone should pass it over."

"Secondly, we need someone to speak. We are a great country, and we can't just rush in, right? Someone must stand up and speak! I think the person should be none other than Mr. Jiang! He works hard, eats and sleeps with the team, and is truly the biggest contributor! His position is also suitable, right?"

"That's right, Chiang Kai-shek has to come!" Zhu Fangyu, who was already drunk, was the first to raise his hand in agreement.

"Lao Jiang! Lao Jiang! Lao Jiang! Lao Jiang!"

The players were almost all drunk at this point, and they immediately started to make a fuss, saying it was your turn!
This made Director Xin's face look a little unhappy.

Isn't this wrong?

Isn't the plot different from what he expected?

Why don't you be more humble and give in? Why don't you just shirk responsibility and be polite to each other?

That's not what he originally thought!
He had originally thought, but passing by his home three times without entering, isn’t that... Bah!

Emperor Xian of Han tried to offer the throne three times but was rejected every time. Then he changed the subject and said, "Then I will take on this responsibility and burden!"

For this, he practiced English hard for a long time so that he could give a speech!

How come it was passed unanimously at once? Fortunately, Jiang Xingquan was not completely drunk at this moment. Although the old man had a bad temper, he still knew what was going on. So he waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, stood up and said, "I can't do this."

"I'm not good at English, it would be embarrassing to go up there and cheat people, and I'm old now, I won't show up at my age, I'll just go up there and have some fun with everyone, so don't try to take advantage of me!"

Director Xin was relieved by Jiang Xingquan's words. He decided to call on Lin Tian next. The atmosphere was good tonight and Lin Tian must be in a good mood too. This guy had basically secured the title of Best Male Athlete. Logically speaking, he only needed to give a speech!
Right?

You go up and say you're the best male athlete, and as for the best team, then give it to me. Is that okay?
Lin Tian: Nothing wrong!

Well, there is really nothing wrong with it!

Lin Tian stood up and motioned for everyone to be quiet, then said, "I think we need to trust the director about this matter!"

"Except for him, no one else can come to this! Being our team leader is very hard work. This responsibility of being in the spotlight should be shouldered by Director Xin. The rest of us brothers can just take pictures holding the trophy!"

After Lin Tian finished saying this, no one dared to respond for a while, especially the players. They all looked at Lin Tian, ​​wanting to see whether this guy was serious or was deliberately speaking in a sarcastic way.

Then after almost dozens of seconds without any response or new information, everyone began to confirm that Lin Tian really thought so!

"No, no, no, I can't do that. I just made a small contribution. I can't compare with you! Then who, Weidong? You come! You have the most experience, you go."

"Alright Director Xin, don't give in." Lin Tian continued, "It's you. I've chosen you on behalf of the organization! You're the one! Prepare your award speech well. Tomorrow night, the brothers are waiting to see your performance!"

As soon as Lin Tian said this, the people at the scene knew that Lin Tian was serious, so they stopped being serious and immediately applauded to show their support.

Jiang Xingquan looked at Lin Tian with a bit of gratitude and nodded at him.

After all, who goes on stage to give a speech has no impact on Lin Tian, ​​but for this group of domestic players, the impact can definitely be big or small. God knows how long Director Xin can hold a grudge.

If he causes trouble with the league's funding, schedule, reform, etc. because of this, these people will be really uncomfortable when they return home!

Anyway, Jiang Xingquan believed that Lin Tian must have taken this into consideration, so he controlled his temper and did him a favor.

This guy is really good!

Director Xin was thinking the same thing as Jiang Xingquan at this moment. He also thought that Lin Tian was a very good little brother! It seemed that he had been looking at people with tinted glasses before.

Reflect! You must reflect on yourself!

Besides, Director Xin also fell for this. Mr. Lin, you gave me face, so I will give you face too! Looking back at the various awards in China and the future of these people at the scene, we must open up some conveniences for them and let them live more comfortably.

It's a good thing to return a favor!
As for Lin Tian?

Sorry, Mr. Lin hasn’t thought so much about it. He is too lazy to think about it. Why bother?

As for whether Lin Tian really wants Director Xin to give a speech?
Yes, really!

Is that a good intention?

That's bullshit!

It is impossible for Lin Tian to have any good intentions in his life!

Let’s wait and see tomorrow!

……

The next day, Lin Tian finally met up with Pelinka at the Lawrence Awards Ceremony. Then Pelinka took him to meet several senior executives of Richemont Group and the person in charge of Daimler.

After some introductions, Lin Tian was disappointed again.

Several people were very polite to Lin Tiandao, and there was no "Who do you think you are? You actually won the grand prize tonight and cheated so many endorsements from us. You are such a bastard!"

Absolutely not!

Hey, I am the son of luck, do I really not even have a chance to show off?

so disappointed!
These executives were more polite to Lin Tian than the others, and even started to schedule a time for Lin Tian to shoot a commercial...

As for why you are so polite?

In addition to the fact that Lin Tian has already been tied to them and the parties will be collaborating a lot in the next few years, it is also because the popularity of the Lawrence Awards has exploded!
In just a few days, it exploded!

Ever since they announced that Lin Tian would come to Morocco to attend the awards ceremony, and the United States confirmed that Lin Tian had really left the team and boarded a plane to Europe, the entire public opinion exploded.

People from all corners of the world, including those who didn't know much about basketball or track and field, couldn't help but pay attention to the NBA and the Lawrence Awards that Lin Tian was going to attend.

Even people who don't know much about or have no interest in basketball and track and field have started to pay attention. Needless to say, people who already like these two events are even more curious about this award and are paying even more attention to it!
The huge traffic, unprecedented attention, and Lin Tian's behavior of suddenly running to Europe to receive the award during the playoffs have made countless people curious.

What on earth is this Lawrence Award?
Countless people began to inquire, investigate, pay attention to and learn about this emerging award.

This level of attention and discussion is something that Lawrence has never achieved even with the huge amount of real money and publicity expenses he spent in the past two years!
I have to say that the level of topic and discussion surrounding Lin Tian himself is truly astonishingly high!

Again, the achievement he is accomplishing has never been achieved or even approached by anyone in the entire history of sports!
His influence has already reached the point of "breaking the circle" long ago. Countless people outside the circle also know him and understand him. He is becoming a real business card and symbol, not just an athlete!

However, no matter what, Lin Tian’s original idea was that the organizer would award the two most important awards, Best Male Athlete and Best Sports Team, to Lin Tian and the Chinese basketball team.

This is almost equivalent to a movie winning both Best Actor and Best Picture at the same time, an absolute grand slam and a complete victory.

But Lin Tian really didn't expect that the organizer's sincerity and the desire to maximize Lin Tian's popularity were so ruthless!
Really pulling it to death!
What did that sentence say?

As the nocturne sounded, he went on stage to receive the award.

Lin Tian was almost the same that evening.

"Rookie Athlete of the Year: Lin Tian (Track and Field)!"

"Male Athlete of the Year: Lin Tian (Basketball, Track and Field, Fighting)!"

It was expected that Lin Tian would be awarded the Player of the Year award, but it was unexpected that the Best Newcomer award, which Yao Ming had won, was also given to Lin Tian.

However, you really can't find any fault with this thing given to Lin Tian.

As far as track and field events are concerned, Lin Tian is a complete newcomer.

And this year, all the newcomers in all events lined up one by one. Can anyone see the taillights of Lin Tian’s achievement in the 100-meter event?
No, not a single one can fight!
Although it is a bit strange to give him this award, there is no controversy at all!

Originally Lin Tian thought that was about it, but what he didn't expect was that the organizer of Lawrence actually specially created an additional award for Lin Tian that had not existed before!
"Most Breakthrough Athlete of the Year: Lin Tian!"

Who is the most breakthrough athlete?
As the name suggests, it is the most breakthrough athlete.

Well... this may be nonsense, but Lin Tian feels that this breakthrough definitely does not refer to the breakthrough of dribbling past opponents on the court.

If that breakthrough happens, then I will have to continue to win until I retire, right?
However, this is not important. What is important is that when the award for the best extreme athlete of the year was presented, Lin Tian almost stood up reflexively.

I'm sorry, I really can't win this award.

Mr. Lin cherishes his life. He cannot participate in activities such as flying in the sky, dancing on graves, tsunami surfing, and swimming in volcanoes. He really cannot participate.

Unless Lin Tian's cheat next time he is reborn is 'Nine Lives', otherwise, Lin Tian said it would be very exciting to just look at these things.

enough.

After a series of awards were announced, we finally arrived at the finale of the evening.

Sports Team of the Year!
According to the rules, there should have been no suspense about this award.

The Brazilian football team, the World Cup champion, is recognized as the most awesome sports team of the year!

If Lin Tian remembered correctly, the organizers of Lawrence also did the same thing. In addition to this year, the event was given to Italy in 07, Spain in 11, Germany in 15, France in 19, and Argentina in 23.

Every four years, the football team that wins the World Cup will inevitably dominate this award. There is no way around it, because the Football World Cup is the most awesome, most watched and most profitable sport and event in the world.
But this year, firstly, it is the first time that the Laureus Awards are held in a World Cup year, so there is no precedent to refer to; secondly, the exposure rate of the Chinese team this year is too high because of Lin Tian’s presence!

Coupled with the sudden official announcement of the cooperation between Lin Tian, ​​Richemont Group and Daimler, many people now feel that this best team may also be given to the Chinese basketball team!
Besides, he is worthy of the Chinese basketball team!
Two consecutive championships in the World Series, plus an invincible mode in the Asian arena, multiple NBA players in the team, and one of the world's number one basketball players.

Although the number of fans of the Chinese team cannot be compared with that of the Brazilian team, Lin Tian is very popular and has many fans!
Even if the number of people who like to watch Lin Tian play basketball is not as many as the number of people who like to watch the Brazilian team play football, what about the people who like to watch Lin Tian boxing and running?

Well... maybe more people still like the Brazilian team.

What about those girls who don't like sports but like handsome guys? After all, Kaka was just a little Karami who could hardly play in the Brazilian team, and the main players of the Brazilian team were still Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and other Cassell-level guys...

Maybe there are a dozen of them, after all, Lin Tian is so handsome.
In short, such a team led by Lin Tian has really brought a lot of pressure to the Brazilian team. It is really hard to say who will win the prize!

The most important thing is that, although ordinary people don’t know it yet, it is visible to the naked eye that this Chinese team, or Lin Tian, ​​has reached a lot of dirty PY deals with the organizers.

After some back and forth, at least those sports people who are knowledgeable and have certain connections at the scene are most optimistic that the Chinese team will win the honor of the best sports team of the year.

Then, the presenter of the final grand award came on stage and began to announce the winners of this year's best sports team.

"Huaxia Men's Basketball Team!"

There was a burst of exclamations from the audience, which was then quickly replaced by applause. Even the Brazilian players who failed to win the award did not show too much shock or dissatisfaction.

Again, the Laureus Award is still a semi-fake award today. Its biggest label for now is that it is rich, but it does not have much other meaning.

It’s good if you got it, but if you didn’t get it, then you didn’t get it!
The entire audience's camera was immediately turned to the Chinese team. The players, coaching staff, and Director Xin, who claimed to be the team leader, all stood up, straightened their clothes, smiled, and walked straight to the podium.

Director Xin took the lead, acting as if he was the core and most important member of the team. He was the first to receive the trophy, then held it above his head and waved it a few times with great excitement.

Then he didn't even hand the trophy to anyone else, but just held it in his arms, walked to the microphone and began his speech.

"I am very happy! I am very happy to receive this award, and I am even happier to work with such a group of outstanding athletes and receive these honors! This is my honor, the honor of the entire country, and the honor of all of Asia!"

"We have endured countless hardships and pains along the way, but I am grateful for them! It is those hardships and pains that keep us moving forward! I remain humble about everything. I am often with my players. Whether we win or lose, we are always united."

"Although I have never played for the team, my heart and eyes have never left this team. Here, I want to say something! I want to say something to my players, my team, my country, my fans, my people and everything about me, a word that has been hidden in my heart for a long time -"

"The Earth is flat!"

"I firmly believe that the earth is flat! Our common sense is wrong, all wrong. The earth is absolutely flat!" (End of this chapter)