The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master.

Chapter 275 One hundred million in seven years (fifth update)

The Washington State NSAA competition continues, but the topic of the Eastern Magician and the Asian Demon King will never go out.

The opponent in the fifth game was the Wild Boars from Leavenworth. As the second best team in Washington State that lost to Spokane by only 3 points in the finals last year, they absorbed all the goals they had played against Lin Dong in the previous four games. Team lessons.

When the Space Needle team and Lin Dong entered the stage, they were given warm applause.

So a good show of the Wild Boars' comeback was staged. The result of the game was 72:65. They only lost to the Space Needle by 7 points.

Compared with the 31-point defeat of their destined enemy Spokane, they are the smiling winners.

You lost to the Space Needle by 31 points, and we only lost by 7 points. We finally beat the pesky Spokane team!

The harmonious atmosphere of the game and the unusual elation made fans across Washington State understand.

So the opponents in the sixth game began to follow suit.

Not only did they applaud Lin Dong's arrival, they also shouted Lin Dong's name at home.

"Lin! Lin! Lin! Lin!"

You can win if you want to, and you can win as many points as you want.

This is the first time they feel something on the basketball court, dignity!

This forced the media to express various emotions in newspapers.

Even Tony and the others are now feeling proud.

With a highly topical rhythm and constant hype from the media, Lin Dong finally returned to Seattle's home court steadily after leading the Space Needle to a 12-game winning streak.

Now let alone Lin Dong's absolute control over this level of competition, even Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede, who were originally deeply afraid of Migao because of Coach Anzai's description, are now completely confident.

——It is a pity that Europe has lost their Jerusalem...

Their star player also scored 12 points on the so-called defensive devil, who defended last year's Washington Basketball Player McArthur on the autistic Lin Dong, giving the kid endless confidence.

All the enthusiasm, all the welcome, all the applause, all the flattery, all that's left is a big red banner saying 'Welcome the distinguished Mr. Lin Dong to come and guide' above the arena!

Although there are always those who are unconvinced and those who want to gain a sense of presence, the result is obviously a ruthless massacre.

——Be strong, Washington State fans will never give in!

This...American high school basketball isn't that good either. You're pretty good at it, so you can play casually!

Everywhere the Space Needle went, the arena was filled with excitement.

——Magicians can’t live without boos, just like Europe can’t live without Jerusalem!

The media is now beginning to talk about making various predictions about whether there will be boos in each game, analyzing the urban environment, fan style...

——The Asian took away all the pride of Washington State fans and made fans in the entire state surrender at his feet.

The result of the enthusiasm was a small-score loss.

So the seventh and eighth games...

Although the media is eager to see the boos at the scene leading to topical reports about the big score, they regret that there are fewer and fewer fans who dare to boo the Space Needle.

——This road to the top has been walked by countless people step by step, but that Asian... He only used a few games to get a Boeing aircraft that is a specialty of Seattle. He flew up. !

Although the team is still applauded wherever they go as last year, can the applause last year be the same as this year?

These home fans undoubtedly tried their best to save their families from losing a few points and to save their children from being hit less hard.

Judging from the current No. 1 record of the Space Needle, they finally don't have to travel to away games in the second half of the season.

When Lin Dong stabilized, various endorsement companies finally arrived as promised.

After the first official offer from Nike, Lin Dong thought that a second and third company would come to him soon. But what was surprising was that not only did Nike make no news after that, but also other sports companies. Brand owners have also stopped working, and no sports brand has approached him to talk about endorsements.

Lin Dong initially thought that this might be a 'blocking' from Nike. For example, although he did not mention it in public, he said some unfavorable things about himself in the circle of sports brands.

But at this time, Nike is still far from being the dominant sports brand in the United States. For example, today's Reebok, Adidas, Skechers, Under Armor, Vans, Converse, etc., these companies are playing sports in the United States. Although it is not as good as Nike in the brand world, it is definitely not afraid of Nike. Players who are basically at the same level, how come no one comes to quote?

It wasn't until he returned to Seattle to settle down during this period and met the first Converse representative who contacted him that Lin Dong roughly understood the reason.

Nike did not go out of its way to slander him in the circle, and obviously did not take the small dispute between him and the Nike representative at the time to heart, but Lin Dong's so-called 'insulting' price guarantee really made Nike, and even let him All the brands across the country that are interested in him are a little unsure.

What if the report is low, and they say you 'insulted him', and they simply stop answering your calls in the future?

But when it comes to reporting high, how high can it be?

The brand has some consideration for Lin Dong's commercial value itself. This must be judged based on his fan base, future achievements, etc., and it must also strive for its own maximum profit space.

In the eyes of all these brands, the commercial value of an Asian Dragon nationality cannot be compared with that of Americans, because there is no precedent for Asians to endorse products that sell well in Europe and the United States, whether in the basketball world or in the United States. In other sports, it is a general rule. The main purpose of signing this Asian is to open up the Asian market. However, Dragon Kingdom has not yet joined the WTO, and they are not particularly optimistic about Dragon Kingdom's business prospects.

Especially big brands like Nike and Converse are consumer-friendly products in Europe and the United States, but in Asia and Dragon Country, they are considered high-end luxury goods.

How many people in the Dragon Country in 2001 could afford a normal pair of Nike sneakers? Not to mention limited editions involving specific stars. Therefore, even though they can see that Longguo has a large underlying market, this market does not match their consumer groups, which further affects Lin Dong's reputation in their hearts. of commercial value.

They need more time to weigh all this. They want to observe more and see what their opponent's offer is. He is just a high school student, so there is no rush.

But it wasn't until Lin Dong's 'magic storm' set off in Washington State that it became a hotly debated topic across the country, when the Asian was warmly welcomed in every away game he went to in Washington State.

These companies finally couldn’t sit still...

This is a potential stock without a doubt. Judging from the dominance he has shown so far on the court, even if he enters the NBA, I feel that as long as he does not get injured and retires early, he will definitely be able to prosper. This guy has Such potential.

At the same time, his ability to create topics is also super strong.

It is foreseeable that this young man can not only bring a large number of Asian markets to everyone, but also the local market is not something that cannot be expected.

In the end, the value of Lin Dong secretly judged by several companies is probably similar, just like the price quoted by Converse this time.

7 million US dollars in 8000 years, and from the tone of the Converse representative, Lin Dong could clearly feel that the other party's offer left him some room for counter-offering.

Frankly speaking, this price can be called sincerity. Although it is slightly lower than the sky-high price of 'LeBron's 7 million in 9000 years' that was reported last year, if you carefully understand the madness that LeBron caused in Ohio and the United States last year, In terms of popularity, you should understand that the reason why people can get that 9000 million is because the market itself is big enough.

What’s more, LeBron didn’t sign the contract, and now Converse’s offer of 7 million over seven years has set a record for a sports goods endorsement for high school students in the United States and even the world.

Lin Dong was not dissatisfied with the offer, but a condition he proposed put Converse in trouble.

Not 8000 million, just 2500 million, and only sign for 2 years!

………………

Portland, Nike headquarters.

Mark Parker is listening to the secretary's report.

Nike has gone through a lot of changes in the past two years. Since the decline in sales in 99, the once legendary boss fired the original president Clark and took charge of the company again. As the most famous and eccentric boss in the world, anyone under him You have to be careful in everything you do.

He is the CEO who was just promoted by boss Phil Knight this year, and his predecessor was just fired. The reason was that he wanted to sign LeBron last year and spread the news to make the big boss feel that the brand reputation Therefore damage related...

Now that he has taken office as a new official, Mark is naturally ambitious and wants to make some achievements, and the Asian Lin Dong is one of the many targets he has set his sights on.

"Converse has quoted Lin Dong a seven-year, 7 million contract."

“安德玛报价为7年8200万，锐步报价7年9000万，阿迪达斯则是7年8100万……”

The secretary reported everything in detail.

Mark waved his hand and interrupted: "They were all rejected?"

"Yes," the secretary said, "He only accepts a two-year short-term contract, worth 2 million in two years."

Mark frowned.

"This is a contract that neither company can accept."

A short-term contract obviously means that the players have full confidence in their own abilities and want to achieve higher results quickly before getting higher chips.

But the companies on all sides are not stupid. They are willing to pay such a high price to sign you. They have enough evaluation of you and think that you can make a difference.

For example, a 7-year 9000 million contract itself includes a kind of 'buyout' for your future.

After all, you have no commercial value in the first two years, but compared to the long-term period of 7 years, the company has enough time to extract more profits from you, and there is no doubt that all these profits None of them could have been born in the past two years!

So, 2 million in 2500 years?

Now you are just a high school student, why should you get this 2500 million?

If your reputation, exposure, influence, etc. are not enough, how can the company earn back 2500 million from you, a high school student?

The secretary added: "According to the Asians, if the contract is renewed, the contracted company will be given priority if the price is the same. At the same time, if there is any quotation that exceeds the contracted company, the contracted company will be informed first and the contract will not be signed privately."

"So, the 2500 million is just to buy his priority renewal license?" Mark couldn't help but laugh.

Although he already has a high opinion of Lin Dong, is already very optimistic about his future, and is fully prepared sincerely.

But... this is still too arrogant and too self-righteous.

He's just a high school student, there's no reason for him to do this kind of business!

"Then let's..."

"Give him a quote, don't wait any longer." Mark said: "There is absolutely no need to consider a short-term contract of 2 years. The quote is 7 million for 9000 years. The bottom line is 7 million for years. Get me the best negotiating team." , report any questions at any time, I will personally handle all the details!"

(End of this chapter)