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

Chapter 309 Payton’s Troubles

Although it was only an exhibition match, after the game, it still had a big impact on many players of both teams.

Sakuragi Hanamichi didn't make any waves in the Dragon Kingdom and the United States. Although there were a few wonderful scenes, they naturally seemed unworthy of mention under the halo of Lin Dong and Payton.

However, it became very popular in Japan. The pictorial of dunking a pass from Lin Dong in the air can now be seen everywhere in the streets of Japan. I heard that some large Japanese companies are already looking for him to talk about commercial endorsements. Just according to Anxi's father's instructions, the guy pushed them all away in one breath.

On the one hand, it is certainly because of money. Coach Anzai obviously sees the potential of Sakuragi Hanamichi. Sakuragi, who has not yet started to gain muscle and weight, mostly relies on intuition and opponents' misjudgements of him on the court. It's just to take advantage. Although you have developed a lot of defensive skills, you can't compete with the top superstars like Payton and rely on defense to get ahead, and you haven't won a championship ring yet. Honor, that person's reputation and commercial value are extremely limited. It is most uneconomical for Sakuragi Hanamichi to sign various long-term contracts now, because in one or two years at most, his commercial value will be much higher than it is now. , there is no need to lock yourself in with a low-price contract in advance.

On the other hand, it was also because of his last trip to the United States that Coach Anzai saw Sakuragi's confusion about finances. For such a young boy who has no understanding of money, giving him too much money at once will make him lose his way. It is also impossible to establish correct values ​​​​for him.

To put it bluntly, he has no concept of money, and his own value is at a low period. He does not sign any contracts, does not endorse any products, and focuses all his energy on basketball itself. Mitsuyoshi Anzai feels that this is the best protection for Hanamichi Sakuragi. .

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Of course, Jordan is as popular as ever. At the age of 39, he has maintained the bottom line of the American basketball world. Finally, the Asian little devil who has been praised to the sky in the United States has failed in the game, and everyone except Seattle is paying attention to this game. Fans across the United States were secretly delighted.

The God of Basketball has to take action!

There is no way not to refuse...

For example, some copycat companies, such as the wine industry with the "Maotai" trademark, also boasted that this was the wine for state guests... Lin Dong was speechless. He felt that he was studying abroad and didn't know the Chinese character for Maotai. How to write it?
There are even instant noodle companies such as Master Kong, which paid 600 million for an advertisement, and actually designed a promotional line for themselves, saying that in Japan, they are not used to Japanese food, so they can only eat Master Kong instant noodles, and they unexpectedly grow so tall...

These guys suddenly understand that young people like LeBron who were once sprayed with shit, how many young people in the United States can stand up to such a monster?

What made Lin Dong even more speechless was that it also involved a lot of false propaganda.

In the first game, he encountered a super rookie who could compete with Jordan. He was disgraced and lost all his momentum. In the end, due to his poor overall condition, another rookie who was a defensive geek found his presence in him.

As for Lin Dong, he was able to score 68 points in his first game against Jordan. Although he inevitably became Jordan's background in the end, his performance and data were still enough to make everyone who was waiting to see his jokes Secretly he was frightened.

One is the endorsement of the Bank of Communications, which is a three-year contract. You only need to attend one of the Bank of Communications' commercial activities every offseason and agree to the right of the Bank of Communications to use his likeness for publicity.

Several domestic commercial endorsements came to Lin Dong with contracts and cash right after the competition the next day. Most of them refused.

Frankly, Stackhouse was wronged.

Of course, some people are happy and some are sad.

In the second game of the Wizards, Dayao did not receive strong support on both ends of the offense and defense. This caused Stackhouse to bear a lot of infamy and ridicule, especially many Washington fans who still missed Hamilton. Take the performance of Yao Ming and Hamilton in the playoffs and compare the performance of Yao Ming and Stackhouse this time. They scolded them as worthless. There were even a lot of people who encouraged the Washington Wizards executives to trade Stackhouse. , the sound of finding a new love.

He didn't go to the youth level when he debuted, but to go to the top level in the NBA. How dominant this guy can be in the future is really scary and a bit unimaginable.

Most of the other endorsements were like this, or had various problems. Lin Dong simply rejected it. The market of Dragon Kingdom is huge, but we can wait for development.

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It was just an exhibition game, so losing shouldn't be a problem, but Stackhouse, the unluckiest player in NBA history, still got into trouble for no reason.

The money was neither too much nor too little, and you could accept it or not, but since it was Lao Lin who brought the contract, and he was coaxing his son with a smile... Even if it gave Lao Lin face, he had to sign it if he didn't want to sign it, anyway, it would be one year. It is a one-time business activity, and the time is basically determined by yourself, so nothing will be delayed.

So not surprisingly, it became very popular.

In the end, only one endorsement contract was signed.

Having just joined the WTO, these domestic businessmen have not yet opened their eyes. Obviously they do not understand a mature marketing model, nor do they seem to understand the value of a superstar. Most of them are opportunistic and pretend to understand.

It was Tongyi's fault that the price quoted was too low. He wanted to buy Lin Dong's exclusive endorsement rights in a certain industry for several million dragon coins. There was no concept of year-to-year, it was directly for life. He even felt that he had already given a lot. Isn’t that nonsense… There’s no need to talk about it.

Not to mention that Lin Dong, who lives in later generations, knows Master Kong's background. Even if he doesn't know, he will never accept such false advertisements.

Just let Jordan and Lin Dong use him as a backdrop, but why would an inexplicable second-round pick use him as a backdrop?

Stackhouse was holding his breath and wanted to prove himself in the second game.

But after Jordan stopped playing, he was targeted by Lin Dong and Payton who had nothing to do. The former is a monster who can compete with the God of Basketball in the first game of his rookie season, and the latter is the best defensive point guard in history who once defended the God of Basketball to the point where he almost doubted his life.

The two of them, one on the left, one on the right, one behind the other, made Stackhouse almost feel like he was being fucked by them. There was also a red-haired guy next to him from time to time to tease him, pinch him, and choke him. He clicked or something.

Damn it... how can he still perform like this? He's not Jordan!
He received the most severe beating from the Sonics, and finally received the most vicious scolding from the fans, and had to take the blame, but he was just a third-in-command of the Wizards...

Stackhouse has just come to the Wizards and already has a feeling of being hopeless. He even feels that his butt is not yet hot, but he seems to be at risk of being traded to another club. The title of the most unlucky tough guy in history is indeed Well deserved.

As for the Supersonics...

"I know, I know, strengthen, strengthen, strengthen! A quasi-all-star insider, okay?!"

Schultz patted his chest and assured Payton: "DeAndre from the Suns? Rasheed from the Trail Blazers? I'll talk about it! As long as the team produces results, even if it's the Jazz's postman, I'll get it for you!" "

As soon as he heard what Schultz said, Payton knew it was unreliable.

...Although Payton is well aware that the future of the Sonics has unlimited possibilities, he is already quite old after all, and he doesn’t know how many more seasons he can play or how long he can maintain his peak form. He wants to win the championship with his own hands. Trophies, and even more championships, rather than waiting for this young Sonics to grow up and himself to retire.

Therefore, using the SuperSonics' poor interior performance in this exhibition game, allowing Lin Dong to score 68 points in the first game as an excuse, this is the best opportunity for Schultz to strengthen the team.

Both DeAndre and Rasheed performed very well last season, at quasi-All-Star level, but those two are now the core players of their respective teams, and you will be lucky if you can poach them.

The Postman is even more ridiculous. The 39-year-old Postman is just a pension for the Jazz. Although he still performed well last season, it was due to his familiarity with the Jazz system, his style of play and the proportion of possessions. Wait, it's completely incompatible with today's Sonics. What's more, with the postman's style, there is a high probability that someone who wants to be a Jazz player forever will not come to the Sonics for a little money.

To say this is to make it clear that it is perfunctory.

From a team perspective, what Payton wants most is the Pacers' O'Neal.

Last season, when that guy was two points ahead of the Wizards, he was beaten by Yao Ming, who led the team with one core, and was stopped in the first round. It happened to be during the contract period, which obviously caused some salary disputes between the team and O'Neal Jr. The conflict is that now that the new season is about to start, but the contract has not been signed yet, this is the corner that can be leveraged.

But Schultz didn't mention it at all, apparently because he thought O'Neal was too expensive, and since the Sonics currently have no exchangeable assets, if they want to get O'Neal, they may need more cash support.

Schulz is now aggressively expanding his business territory in the Dragon Kingdom. The capital chain is tight, and he is simply reluctant to spend more money on the team.

Speaking of which... two or three days after the exhibition game, the team basically followed Schulz's "rush". In addition to two local business activities in Yanjing, they also went to Lin'an City. That was when Schulz had already The renovation is completed and the second store is preparing to open.

Thanks to Lin Dong's current fame, the store was even more popular on the opening day than the Guomao Building in Yanjing. It is said that many fans lined up outside the store as early as the night before.

The terrifying sales of millions of dollars not only kept the more than 20 store clerks busy all day long, but also many fans went crazy buying in order to get an event ticket or a signed commemorative card, which was not fashionable in the Dragon Kingdom at this time. Coffee beans', Starbucks moved several large trucks of inventory the night before and emptied them all...

Frankly speaking, Schulz has opened so many coffee shops in Seattle and across the United States that he has never seen this kind of popularity.

This made him so excited that he had completely forgotten about the "transaction reinforcement" that Payton talked about every day. He also raised the original plan of expanding 50 stores this year to 150 stores.

Because this involves another step of his plan, which is to be listed in Longguo as soon as possible. If he wants to obtain the listing qualification of the exchange, he needs to have a large enough store scale in Longguo.

In short, the unprecedented success of the two stores made him realize the potential and hugeness of Longguo's consumer market, and he wanted to do something big!
So much so that when the team returned to Seattle after the vacation, Schultz did not return with the team. He had to fly to Shanghai, Guangzhou and many first-tier cities for on-site inspections. Although he did not need to personally handle the site selection and operation details, After traveling from city to city, Payton estimated that by the end of this season, his boss might not be able to return to Seattle.

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Seeing that his boss is completely indifferent to the team, Payton is also filled with emotion.

This season, we can only count on ourselves and Lin Dong to lead a large group of newcomers.

Entering the playoffs, with Lin Dong's competitive spirit, Payton doesn't think it's a big problem, but if he wants better results or a championship... I'm afraid it's a bit difficult.

What's even more irritating is that I am one fucking year older, but I still have to wait for first and second graders like Chandler, Sakuragi Hanamichi, and Iguodala to grow up.

Hey... Is there any rich man willing to buy the team? Let Schultz, a financial fanatic, stay in the Dragon Kingdom and earn his money without any worries. If the whole team can't even see their boss all year round, what kind of team are you playing?
Waiting online, very anxious!

(End of this chapter)