Back in 84, he became Jordan’s lifelong enemy!

Chapter 85 This is commercial value!
  At home in Philadelphia, Julius Erving, also known as Dr. J, was lying on the sofa in the living room, watching the sports news boredly. He was quiet the whole time and seemed to be worried.

"Jingle Bell!"

The landline phone next to the sofa suddenly rang. He frowned and reached out to answer the phone, "Hello, this is Irving's home, I'm Julius!"

"Hi Julius, I'm Charles."

Buckley's rather happy voice sounded on the other end of the phone.

"Well, I heard you, Charles." As soon as Dr. J heard the chubby voice, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth for no reason, "Is something wrong, Charles?"

"I have good news for you, Julius."

"Please say."

"I just found out from the club that you will not be suspended and can continue to play in the next game." Barkley's voice sounded excited and he was very happy for him.

"Really? This is good news." Dr. J secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his frown relaxed, and his mood improved instantly.

"Yes, you heard me right, Julius." Barkley replied with a smile: "As soon as I returned to Philadelphia, I went to inquire about the news, and I finally found out this morning."

"Thank you, Charles." Dr. J couldn't help but smile.

"You're welcome, Julius, that's what I'm willing to do." Barkley replied nonchalantly.

"No, that's not what I'm talking about." Dr. J paused and smiled: "What I mean is that you helped me hug that guy the night before, otherwise I might be the one who suffers."

"What about this?" Barkley scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I didn't think so much at the time. When I saw you rushing out, I rushed out too. However, I was worried that I would be punished. After all, I was just a rookie. So I can only hold him."

"No matter what, I have to thank you." Dr. J smiled happily, "It was you who hugged him that made me angry."

Last night, they lost a game against the Celtics.

Dr. J was in very bad shape at the time. He only scored 13 out of 3 shots in the game. He played in a hazy state and was completely restricted by Bird, scoring only 6 points.

This is nothing, it’s a game, and your status will always have ups and downs.

But he wouldn’t be Larry Bird if he doesn’t show off when he has the upper hand.

When this guy was in extremely good condition and could hardly take any shots, every time he scored a goal or scored a point, he would talk about his score with Dr. J, constantly reminding him of the gap between the two.

When Bird made 19 of 14 shots and scored 36 points, seeing that the team was about to win, he became even more complacent and chanted a mantra like Tang Monk. He chanted it more frequently and kept whispering in Dr. J's ears.

"36:6"!
  "36:6"!
  "36:6"!
  "36:6"!
  "."

Big Bird uses this method to stimulate Dr. J and develop the latter's mentality, just like Su Wen's Dantley mentality.

At that time, Dr. J, who was already feeling extremely depressed because of the loss and his poor condition, finally couldn't bear it anymore. During an attack, he faced off against Big Bird. When the arms of the two sides were entangled, he violently shook the opponent away.

Big Bird Bird was caught off guard and fell to the ground.

The two sides immediately disagreed and started fighting, grabbing each other's necks and waving their fists.

At this time, the clever Barkley saw that his boss might be at a disadvantage. After all, the opponent was already in his thirties and was about to retire. He immediately rushed forward and looked like he wanted to break up the fight, but he hugged the big bird tightly. Crazy bias.

Dr. J took the opportunity to punch Big Bird in the face several times, knocking him unconscious.

At this time, other Celtics reacted to help Big Bird, but by this time the fight was coming to an end, and the referee successfully intervened and separated the two sides.

Big Bird suffered two waves of hidden losses from beginning to end.

In the end, the Philadelphia 76ers lost, but Dr. J was in a very good mood. He finally gave the bad-mouthed guy an end.

The only worry is whether the league officials will punish him heavily for this.

Fortunately, at this time, the officials were not strict about arresting players for fighting, and their incident did not have any bad consequences in the end, so it was settled.

The most important thing is that the official may have investigated and found out that it was Dr. J who was the first to tease Big Bird. This may be the reason why the latter got some mercy.

Without being punished or suspended, Dr. J was in a better mood and thanked Barkley repeatedly.

Although the team's superstar center Moses Malone also rushed out to help, he did not help. Instead, he was knocked over by the Celtics.

Only Buckley used his intelligence and wisdom to make Dr. J angry.

In this regard, Dr. J has very good senses about this little chubby guy.

"It's nothing, Julius, I really went to break up the fight." Buckley replied with a smile.

Ghosts believe you.

Dr. J smiled and shook his head, not thinking that the other party was trying to break up the fight.

If it was to break up a fight, why would you hug someone?
  Shouldn't they be separated?
  Dr. J did not criticize him. Instead, he pondered for a moment and looked at the TV screen unconsciously. At this time, the results of the game between the Sonics and the Mavericks were being broadcast.

In an extremely bright and blinding state, Su Wen once again scored 50+ points, which was turned into a game camera and presented before his eyes.

"Charles, your college teammate Su Wen is really good, isn't he? He got 50+ again." Dr. J exclaimed with a strange look on his face.

"is it?"

Barkley seemed to have just learned the news and was very surprised. He exclaimed: "That guy got 50+ again?"

"Yes." Dr. J clicked his tongue while staring at the TV and Su Wen in front of the camera with all kinds of unreasonable scores, "Another efficient performance. This Su Wen is too good."

"Who is their opponent? Is it the Mavericks?" Barkley suddenly changed his tone and said with disgust: "Did they strengthen their teams in the summer? To make up for their loneliness?"

"You actually made that guy so arrogant? He should be very proud now, right? Humph!"

With that said, Barkley hung up the phone and was in a hurry to watch TV or something else.

Dr. J heard the blind voice coming from the other side, shook his head with a wry smile, and sighed to himself: This kid always looks so impatient.

Su Wen?
  How awesome!
  The future is really their world.

He watched TV intently and couldn't help but exclaimed.

Dr. J was born in 50 and entered the league in 71. He is already a veteran and cannot play for more than a few years.

At this time, when he saw Su Wen, as well as the Bulls' Jordan, the Rockets' Dream, and Sampson, these new generations were so vigorous, he couldn't help but think of himself who was already declining, and felt sad in his heart.

If I were a few years younger, how could I be so humiliated by a Mesozoic like Otiao?

He will definitely use his own offense to retaliate, not his fists.

After watching the SuperSonics game results broadcast, Dr. J then saw the results of other games. When he saw the Celtics, who played back-to-back away games, losing to the home team the Washington Bullets 95:112, he felt even better. .

Live it!

Bird, who was so impressive in the last game and scored 42 points, only scored 18 points last night and made 16 of 7 shots from the field. His efficiency was much lower.

It's tit-for-tat.

Although it was not the 76ers who took revenge.

Anyway, no matter what, as long as the Celtics lose and Big Bird loses, he will be happy.

In such a good mood, he was too lazy to continue watching the results of other games. He turned off the TV and called his children to get ready to go out and play.

Their next game is on the night of the 14th, which is their home game in three or four days, so they have plenty of time to rest.

In fact, on the evening of the 10th, in addition to the SuperSonics and Celtics games, there were also other games, such as the Chicago Bulls and Indiana Pacers.

In this game, Michael Jordan was in average condition. He made only 22 of 9 shots. He made 12 of 9 free throws and accumulated his personal score to 27 points.

At the same time, he also grabbed 9 rebounds, 4 assists, and blocked 5 shots.

The best performers for the Bulls were the other two, Orlando Ulrich and Quintin Daly.

前者18投12中，罚球8中7，轰下31分2篮板1助攻。

后者19投14中，在轮换阵容里堪称高达一般的存在，砍下30分4篮板3助攻。

It was precisely because of the efficient performance of these two people that they successfully led the Bulls to a narrow victory over the Pacers, a weak team, 118:116.

Perhaps Su Wen was successful in sowing discord. In this game, Ulrich and Jordan had no communication during the whole game. They almost did it by themselves when they got the ball. There was no cooperation between the two.

If Daley hadn't stood up, they might have lost in the end.

Danzi, who was in average form and scoring average, felt that his game was not smooth enough. When he learned the results of the SuperSonics game and Su Wen's performance this morning, he couldn't say anything. The TV was almost smashed to pieces.

Danzi was in a bad mood, but Su Wen and the rest of the Sonics were in a happy mood. When they returned to Seattle, they were immediately given a two-day holiday by the coaching staff.

They were in the mood to win eight consecutive games to start the season, but at the same time they received the news that the Boston Celtics had lost. There was simply no better mood than this.

Now, they have become the only team in the league with a complete victory, dominating the regular season record list. What makes people feel even more happy is that the Phoenix Suns, who have been clinging to their butt, are also losing.

After a fierce battle with the Atlanta Hawks for 48 minutes last night, the Suns finally lost to their opponents 107:114 and suffered their second defeat of the season.

The only regret is that the Houston Rockets also won.

They defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 117:92 and won their sixth victory of the season.

Currently, the Rockets have 6 wins and 1 loss, clinging to the SuperSonics.

During the two days of vacation, Su Wen was very busy personally. While running back and forth with the agent, looking at houses, he was also negotiating contracts with other vendors who came to visit him.

In last night's game, he scored 50+ again, making it two consecutive games with 50+.

This extremely ferocious performance naturally set off a wave of enthusiasm and public opinion again.

During this week, his name appeared on the headlines of sports media and newspapers almost every day, and major sports stations also took turns to praise him. He has become the most popular and popular player at the moment.

The limelight is so strong that some manufacturers who were still waiting on the sidelines can no longer sit still and have given out the latest quotations.

Especially various car brands.

Passenger car brands such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Ford, Honda, and Toyota, as well as supercars such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Porsche, almost broke through the threshold of his apartment, giving various offers as if giving money.

There are also some underwear, down jackets, snacks, drinks, etc., which are also collecting their quotations in the hands of Funing Valante.

Su Wen was so busy these two days that he never stopped to rest.

Every day I was either negotiating the contract or on the way to negotiate the contract. Even the time to look at the house was squeezed out at night.

When negotiating with the Ferrari manufacturer, Su Wen and Valante learned that they had contacted Danzi first and failed to agree on a price, so they turned back to them. Their moods instantly deteriorated and they directly rejected the other party's offer. Instead, they have more frequent contact with Lamborghini.

Either they have any objections to Ferrari, or they want to go against Danzi.

Ferrari looking for help?

They look for Lamborghini cattle.

It just so happened that after Lamborghini was acquired by the Swiss Mimran brothers, it plans to launch a new off-road vehicle LM200 and supercar LP500S early next year. It is preparing to enter the North American market, especially the LM200. They are looking for orders from the US military, so I need a spokesperson for a very conspicuous bag.

Su Wen has been so popular recently, his playing style and characteristics, coupled with his outstanding talent, and his recent conspicuous package, it looks like a wild and powerful LP500S, which fits this car very well. The two parties hit it off immediately and immediately settled the deal.

Su Wen also didn’t know that it was not enough that Lamborghini endorsed the supercar LP500S for Mao, but also wanted him to also endorse the off-road model LM200.
  But when the offer given by the other party was very considerable, he signed his name.

Four years of 4 million US dollars, an average of 400 million per year, the unit price is higher than the contracts of Su Wen and Reebok.

They also worked hard to get military orders.

Su Wen had no reason to refuse.

Because the other party said that not only would he get so much money every year, but he would also receive a new LP500S directly as a gift.

Although it is not a supercar, Su Wen is happy as long as he can compete with Danzi.

Immediately afterwards, he negotiated a three-year, US$3 million contract with Adam Clothing Merchant to endorse their underwear, underwear, etc.

Coupled with some endorsements of down jackets, sunglasses, snacks, etc., he once again collected about US$250 million in first-year endorsement fees in these two days.

Combined with the 250 earned a few days ago, his income from endorsement fees alone has reached 500 million a year, which is five times more than his contract with the team.

Although compared with the future tens of millions of dollars in sky-high endorsements, it has shrunk by nine-tenths, but in this era, it is already considered the off-site income of a top star.

You must know that Su Wen is just a 19-year-old rookie, and his net worth has already caught up with the most popular super giant Magic Johnson, who has been famous for many years.

Magic Johnson has the convenience of Los Angeles, an international metropolis, and Hollywood. In the [-]s and [-]s, he earned nearly [-] million US dollars in endorsement income almost every year, which was much better than Danzi who had not yet become a god.

If Su Wen led the team and achieved better results, and even won the championship and became a god, he would probably reach the level of a magician.

By then, endorsement fees, net worth, etc. will no longer depend on the size of the club's market.

Didn’t you see that before Lao Zhan even entered the league, he had already signed a sky-high contract with Nike that was as high as the ceiling at the time?

Did Nike at that time dislike Cleveland as a small ball market?
  As long as you are popular enough and the popularity and traffic are large enough, manufacturers can give you money regardless of the size of the football market.

The introduction is your worth!

That is the so-called commercial value!
  With another large amount of income coming in, Su Wen's requirements for purchasing real estate have increased accordingly.

I originally only wanted to buy a house with about three bedrooms, but I upgraded to four or five bedrooms.

The relaxed requirements for real estate conditions also meant that it was easier to find a house. On the 12th, Su Wen followed the local real estate agent around.

Finally, he settled on a mansion located on the shores of Puget Sound, next to Seattle Harbor.

Although it is not on the shores of Lake Washington as he had requested before, Puget Sound is considered an inland sea, no different from a large lake. You can take a boat up to Vancouver, Canada, and down to Tacoma City, with well-developed maritime transportation.

This mansion is located right on the bay, and you can directly see the vast sea from the large swimming pool in the backyard.

It is only twenty or thirty meters wide from the edge of the beach, and there is a green belt belonging to this mansion in the middle.

This green belt looks like a small apartment, with trees, flowers, shrubs and grass planted by the homeowner.

The mansion has three floors, with a special red brick gate. The gate is two iron doors, which separates the road.

Entering the gate, on both sides of the road, there are also neatly trimmed and rounded trees, flower beds and shrubs.

Then a few steps ahead is a low-rise building with triangular eaves. This building is a parking garage.

Further inside, there are houses where people live.

The entire three-story mansion has a total of five rooms, four halls, and five bathrooms, with an internal area of ​​nearly 650 square meters and an area of ​​nearly 1000 square meters.

It perfectly fits Su Wen’s dream of a seaside villa.

Best of all, this was still the 42s, and the owner only wanted $[-].

Su Wen took a tour and fell in love with this mansion.

Especially its large swimming pool that is [-] to [-] square meters in size and [-] meters deep. You can see the sea when you look up.

And the almost floor-to-ceiling windows, the living room facing the sea, the open and clean structure, Su Wen felt relaxed and comfortable just looking at it.

The viewing balcony from the room on the second floor has an unobstructed view of Puget Sound.

With such scenery and views, Su Wen had no hesitation and asked the agent to contact the homeowner.

"What did you say? Is it Su Wen?"

The homeowner is a local furniture factory owner. When he heard that Su Wen was going to buy his mansion, he immediately jumped up with excitement and exclaimed, "He actually took a fancy to my house?"

"Yes, Mr. Field, he is looking at the house here now and is already planning to buy it and live in it," the agent replied.

"Okay, you guys wait there, I'll be there soon."

"Tell him not to leave yet, we can discuss the price later!"

As if he was afraid that Su Wen would run away, just to keep him, the landlord desperately said that there was still room for negotiation on the price, and kept asking the agent to keep him by force.

The intermediary can only agree.

In fact, when the agent first met Su Wen, he was in the same mood as the homeowner. He was so excited that he almost rear-ended his car.

He had to take deep breaths for several times before he could calmly entertain Su Wen.

The homeowner did as he said, and within about twenty minutes, his car appeared at the gate.

He drove here specially from Bellevue just to chat with Su Wen in person and show that he was his fan.

The homeowner even said excitedly that it was an honor for Su Wen to take a fancy to this mansion.

What's even more outrageous is that he also brought his whole family, including his wife and children, with him, as if he wanted to not only buy a house for Su Wen, but also make friends with him, which made Su Wen feel dizzy.

I was forced to sign a series of autographs and take photos before I managed to get rid of them.

In the end, the owner of this luxury house, with the unanimous consent of the whole family, reduced the price by US$2, and sold Su Wen for an overall price of US$40.

After signing the name with the homeowner, going to a bank in the city center, and going through the formalities with the relevant departments, Su Wen finally had a real place to stay in Seattle.

　I wanted to attach a picture of the house, but I couldn’t do it in a long time. I cried to death!

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)