So I am the god of basketball?

Chapter 152 The Second Dream

Transaction veto?

Old Bass had seen the world, but after hearing Jerry West's words, his eyelids still shrank unconsciously, and his face, which was like a dead tree, also had obvious wrinkles.

Sure enough, this request was too much for Old Bass!

This is a person who likes to have absolute initiative.

Of course, the heads of family businesses are often people with this personality.

Without this kind of character, he would not be in such a position.

The right to veto trade means that to a certain extent, the player has more power than he does.

"Is there no other way?" Old Buss asked, "We are the Lakers. We have a more mature fan atmosphere here. We are also backed by Los Angeles. He can get more attention and have more business here. contract."

"Chicago is only one of the top five cities in the United States, but Michael Jordan still became the face of the NBA there!"

The meaning of "logo man" is that when a player's dominance reaches a certain level, the city's bonus to him is already very small, and he can reach a similar status in any big city.

"Do you think he can become the next Michael Jordan?" Bass could see Meng Lang's achievements and his momentum. It is also for this reason that when Jerry West said that he would give a newcomer who has not played a game for the Lakers the right to veto a trade that no one in the league has ever had, he did not stand up directly, but took it very seriously. Discuss the need for this with West.

There has been one "three consecutive championships" in the history of the Lakers, but it was still in Minnesota when McCann led the team to a "three consecutive championships". But because he took the team from Minnesota to Los Angeles. McCann has broken with the Lakers and is not even willing to retire his jersey with the Lakers.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. America does not have this saying, but there are similar proverbs.

"Give me a night!"

For two consecutive years, ABCD camp has allowed well-known players from the training camp to skip the NCAA and successfully enter the NBA, which has attracted huge exposure to the outside world. This training camp has become a training camp that all high school students are fascinated by. ——Most NBA players are black. When it comes to high school leagues, the number and proportion of blacks is even greater. Most black high school students choose to play basketball because they are eager to make money early.

But if his evaluation of Meng Lang does not reach that high level, the right to veto the transaction will naturally be out of the question.

Old Buss was not directly convinced, but Jerry West was already very satisfied. As far as he was familiar with, the old Buss would carefully read Meng Lang's highlights and then give his own evaluation. If he also feels that he can take a gamble, then the right to veto the transaction will be stable.

This is all the "logo man" can do. He is not the owner of the Lakers and cannot make direct decisions.

Seeing that he liked it so much, Old Bass pointed to the servant next to him and brought the whole bottle of wine to West: "If you like it, Jerry, you can take this bottle away. I have two more." bottle……"

This made him have some doubts: "Jerry, do you regret not choosing Dream in the draft that year..." Has this regret affected your current judgment of Meng Lang?

Jerry West is more optimistic about Meng Lang than he expected.

The word "dynasty" touched him greatly.

Jerry West was not polite and asked the servant to put the wine in front of him: "I never want to miss a good wine when it is placed in front of me. The same goes for players. BOSS, I firmly believe that he can give it to me." The Lakers bring a dynasty! Such people... cannot appear two, three or four."

Not to mention anything else, the name "Meng Lang's disciples" alone is enough to keep the outside world looking forward to the children in this training camp.

but……

Adidas is represented by his old acquaintance Vaccaro.

At the same time, Meng Lang received a call from Tai Lun. Their sneaker contract with Adidas was about to expire, and Adidas representatives wanted to sign a new contract with him. Meng Lang did not refuse. Let Tai Lun make an appointment to meet at a tea restaurant near the villa.

The "logo man" expected how difficult this matter would be, so he was not anxious at all. Instead, he picked up the wine in front of him, took a sip, slowly tasted the sweetness on his tongue, and praised: "This The quality is really good!”

After that, the closest the Lakers came to "three consecutive championships" was from 3 to 85. In these four years, they won the championship three times, but "three consecutive championships in four years" is not "three consecutive championships" after all!

Old Bass is also very concerned about "three consecutive championships".

He hoped West was thinking rationally about the matter.

"...Are you serious?" Old Bass's expression changed again.

Although since 06, the NBA has prohibited high school students from skipping the NCAA in advance, and only those who are 19 years old can declare to participate in the draft. But as far as Meng Lang can remember, it seems that no white high school student has chosen to skip the NCAA stage directly and enter the NBA!

The success of Camp ABCD has made Vaccaro more confident that he has the ability to shake the foundation of the NCAA and stop more and more high school talents from being exploited by the NCAA. In the past few years, Meng Lang has also contributed a role that he cannot ignore as a spokesperson.

In addition, the dispute between Meng Lang and Kobe is also a hotly discussed topic.

So even though the ABCD camp has been a great success, Vaccaro is ready to renew his contract with Meng Lang. So he didn't just come with a contract. But two contracts.

One is a renewal contract for Adidas sneakers, and the other is an endorsement contract for the ABCD training camp.

As Meng Lang's influence has soared in the past three years, Vaccaro also showed his sincerity this time, with a four-year endorsement contract and a total salary of up to 4 million!

On average, you can get 800 million yuan in endorsement fees a year!

In this era, the average top-notch person in the entertainment industry can only afford this level of endorsement fees.

Of course, Meng Lang is indeed top-notch in the basketball circle now!

Originally, Meng Lang didn't plan to accept this endorsement anymore, but when he heard the price given by Vaccaro, he was still moved.

There is no other way. Just by showing up at the ABCD training camp every summer, you can earn 800 million for free. Who wouldn't be tempted by this?

Especially since he played 90 games each year in the first three years, his annual salary income was only about 3 million...

He gave too much!

"Little Meng Lang" was about to be born soon, so of course he had to make as much "milk powder money" as possible.

The contract renewal for Camp ABCD is just like that.

Vaccaro looked relaxed, as if this was the most important thing to him. Then he slapped the renewal contract for Adidas sneakers in front of Meng Lang:

"Man, I don't know who has contacted you now, but I'm sure this is a contract you can't refuse!"

Only then did Meng Lang understand why Vaccaro was so relaxed.

Are you sure he will renew his contract?

This look really made Meng Lang a little curious.

In his impression, the greatest sincerity given by Adidas should be Tracy McGrady's lifetime contract. If it was just to this extent, to be honest, Meng Lang would probably refuse.

because……

This is not his ultimate goal.

A lifetime contract for sneakers seems very strange in this era, but after n years, it will be a bad thing. His goal is either to have an independently operated sneaker brand like Jordan, and also own the brand's entire sales share; or...

He did it himself!

Of course, the latter idea is not something that can be achieved in a flash of enthusiasm.

It requires a lot of personnel training and slow layout.

What surprised Meng Lang was that the contract Adidas gave him was not the lifelong contract he originally thought. But...just like Michael Jordan, design a logo specifically for him and put it on his future signature shoes.

As for the signing fee, it is 20% of the profit from his "signature shoes".

In other words, if Meng Lang makes a profit of 100 million from selling, then 20 of it belongs to him.

Although the general "signature shoe" contract also includes profit sharing, most stars can only get 5% to 10% at most. Adidas gave Meng Lang 20% ​​of the profit as a signing fee. Really sincere enough.

Meng Lang also didn't expect that this time Adidas would skip the "lifetime contract" and match him with the treatment that Nike gave to Michael Jordan.

Well, maybe I was also frightened by Nike's offensive.

Now people are saying that Nike is preparing to grab people at a "sky-high price" of 1 million. This matter is considered to be a relatively eye-catching event in recent times before the free market officially opens. Nike had no choice, in the summer of 93. They grabbed Chris Webber and Hardaway, and thought they had a small victory over Adidas.

But as a result, Chris Webber has just chosen to terminate his contract and no longer endorse Nike.

Of the "93 generation", only Hardaway is left.

To make matters worse, they failed to acquire Hill in the summer of 94. With Hill's popularity in the All-Star voting in the past two years, they have no way to ignore the "disastrous failure" in recruiting players.

The two most phenomenal rookies in the past two years are now owned by Adidas. For Nike, this is definitely a stone on their chest. Leaving them completely breathless.

Now there is a chance to get Meng Lang. You said this 100 million contract is still outrageous?

Let alone 100 million, even if it is a more outrageous contract, as long as there is a possibility of getting Meng Lang, then they will never give up.

Their expansion proves the influence of a star on a brand. Nike has its current market share thanks to Jordan, and Adidas can also complete the same "counterattack" through Meng Lang and Hill.

Adidas also learned through its own intelligence network that the rumors from the outside were not groundless. But it is true. In order to beat Nike to death with one punch. Adidas, which has been brewing for a while, gave a "heavy punch":

A contract extension that made Meng Lang comparable to Michael Jordan came into being.

Mainly because of Meng Lang's attitude towards the media in recent times, they saw the man's pride and inability to get rid of the dirt in his eyes. If they act coyly, they will lose this "super rookie" who is currently in the limelight of the league and has the momentum to "one-up the world" with Michael Jordan.

In the next ten years of Adidas' struggle with Nike, they chose to put their treasure on Meng Lang. ——The choice of Adidas as a spokesperson in the basketball field is like Nike’s choice in the football field, which always involves some inexplicable and weird manipulations. But the light on Meng Lang's body now can blind even the blind. Even the top management of Adidas cannot do something stupid.

This is equivalent to a "clear card"!

Meng Lang did not refuse. This was definitely a good opportunity. Having his own logo was equivalent to testing his own sneaker brand in advance. He can also take advantage of this opportunity to arrange in advance for his staff to become familiar with the sneaker brand's operating model.

So he signed his name on this 10-year contract without much hesitation.

Based on the profits from his signature shoes in the first three years, he can probably share 2500 million in profits from Adidas every year. This dividend is still about 1 million less than Jordan's. But after all, Jordan has been in the league for so many years. He is not a "rookie" who has just finished his third grade.

Moreover, as far as his current dividend is concerned, it is already "more than ten thousand people and less than one person".

Of course, Meng Lang's goal is to compete with Jordan in the future. ——He also wants to surpass Jordan, but he knows very well after traveling through time that even 20 years after Jordan retired, AJ's sneaker sales are still far ahead. Even Jordan can get hundreds of millions of profits from Nike every year. The sneaker business has come to an end for him. Now that Nike has begun to take shape, competing against each other is a more realistic goal.

After achieving his goal, Vaccaro stood up and said goodbye. He was preparing to go to New York, where this year's ABCD camp was held.

"You can take care of your own affairs first and then come over to join us."

The training camp opened on July 7, when the summer free market had just begun. Vaccaro was not sure whether Meng Lang had signed a new contract with the new club, so he reminded him very thoughtfully before leaving.

Meng Lang said that he would arrive in New York on time.

After finishing this matter, Meng Lang returned to the peaceful "accompanying the childbirth".

Coincidentally, on June 6, Madonna felt like she was about to give birth. Meng Lang rushed to the hospital with her and a group of bodyguards. At about 30 o'clock in the evening, Madonna opened her finger to 10 fingers and then entered the operating room.

At 7 a.m. on July 1, Meng Lang watched as the lights in the operating room changed color, and a nurse appeared in front of Meng Lang holding a crumpled baby.

This is……

My child?

Meng Lang looked at this extremely ugly face, but felt extraordinarily warm. He carefully looked at the baby, took it from the nurse into his arms, carefully handed it back to the nurse, and walked towards Madonna in the ward.

Madonna, who had just had a big fight in the delivery room, looked a little pale and lacked blood. But her face was also filled with a happy smile: "Have you ever thought about his name?"

The name here refers to his nickname.

This Meng Lang opened his mouth and said very gracefully: "Second dream!"

(End of this chapter)