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Chapter 280 The Business Trip Begins——

One month after the finals, Stephen and his group arrived at Tokyo International Airport in a Boeing [-] to promote Lux perfume. This was also the first stop of his trip to Asia. Apart from Modang In addition to Si, there is also a female assistant sent by CAA company, and two staff members from Lux company.

The branch of Lux in Japan had already sent people to pick up the airport. The deputy general manager of the branch came to the airport in person and drove a seven-seater Buick commercial vehicle, just in time to pick up all the people. At that time, Stephen suddenly discovered that there was a very strange phenomenon, that is, the direction of the car was on the left side of the car, but this position was on the outside of the road, which seemed extremely uncomfortable.

Seeing the expression on Stephen's face, Mordance immediately understood, and explained to Stephen with a smile that in Japan, the traffic rule is that all vehicles drive on the left, which is opposite to that in the United States. In this case, the layout of the vehicles must also be Get adjusted.

However, since there are not too many countries that drive on the left, and they are all small countries, American manufacturers don’t bother to spend that time. After Japan was forced to open up the domestic auto market, American manufacturers simply blocked their own cars. Come over, the Japanese government has no choice but to accept it, so this happens.

Later, this kind of situation lessened, but according to Stephen along the way, on average, one out of three American cars has a steering wheel on the left side, which made Stephen feel that the United States is indeed so domineering that no one dares to provoke it, but For Stephen, it was not a good thing.

What makes the United States so domineering is not relying on its unparalleled military strength. Thinking of this, Stephen closed his eyes and thought about everything in the past month.

After winning the championship, it took several days just to celebrate. As the winner of the most valuable player in the finals, Stephen even participated in all the games. After the game, he didn't even have a good rest for a day. , The old historian shop known as "a century-old heritage" also opened.

If you count from Stephen's grandparents, this century is still discounted. After the opening, the entire Spurs team, including the owner Holt, has patronized here. The newly released championship team has nothing to do. Just come here to help out, the effect is naturally very good.

And once they have tasted the food here, most people will like it. Although not every dish can get great popularity, the dishes like Longjing Shrimp, Sweet and Sour Pork and Kung Pao Chicken have all been very popular. Great welcome, and the customers are not mostly Chinese, but all kinds of people, and there are more locals.

This is a very good phenomenon. All the meals prepared on the first day were not enough, and it was useless even for Shi Xiangdong to do it himself, so he had to sign the closing sign early in the morning. The running water of the day also made Stephen's mother almost dizzy with excitement In the past, I earned more in a day than in a month.

Coppard took the role of security guard and helper in the hotel very responsibly. As a black man with a university degree, he could understand the account books. Although Stephen’s mother didn’t remember very well, he could deduce his own income from it. Although it is far less than his income from playing basketball, it is better than the long stream of water. Besides, he does not have to go home and endure the nagging of his parents, but he can also enjoy such delicious food and make money at the same time. There is nothing better than this .

Of course, it would be even better if there is no Stephen to supervise and have to go to training every day. You must know that Coupard has no enthusiasm for training. If Stephen did not force him, he would not participate at all. However, after Stephen left, commission He left his father and Briski to discipline him, and when he left, Coupard had a bitter look on his face.

Stephen's father agrees with Stephen's reasoning. Although he doesn't know the relationship between Coupard and his son, he thinks that Coppard is just a good classmate. He thinks that Coupard earns so much money. If he doesn't train and improve himself, he will be sorry. A job, so I am very concerned about this task.

Although Coupard was not afraid of Briski, he dared not listen to Shi Xiangdong's words, not to mention Stephen, just the short-mouthed words would do, and he felt a lot from Stephen's parents. The rare family affection, which he rarely felt from his own parents, he also missed this feeling very much, so he stayed.

When Stephen was busy with his family, the [-] NBA Draft was held in Madison Garden. Although the live broadcast was broadcast in the hall, Stephen had no interest in paying attention to this. After one season, Stephen felt that he had experienced a lot and had a lot of feelings. Everything that happened at the draft meeting could no longer leave any traces in his heart, and passed by like water.

Brandon Roy, an old acquaintance of Stephen's, was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves and traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, who in turn traded Randy Foye to the Timberwolves with the seventh overall pick from the Boston Celtics. Team, what the two teams did is very confusing, I don't know what it means.

The University of Connecticut was a big hit in this draft. They had a total of six players selected, including four players in the first round alone. This year, since the Spurs' first-round pick had been traded to the New York Knicks, the second-round The lottery at the end of the lottery picks a European player.

Hassan Adams, Ryan Hollins, Leon Bowie, Jordan Farmer were all Stephen's enemies, but now many Stephen have forgotten what they look like. For some reason, Nick Young still did not participate in this year's draft, Stephen When he saw him, he didn't say why, but his attitude towards Stephen was more respectful than before, but he also lost his intimacy.

In the past few days, among Stephen's teammates, Muhammad took the lead to leave the Spurs. He joined the Spurs' opponents, the Detroit Pistons. After Stephen heard the news, he could only sigh. The contract, the five-year contract of the Pistons is naturally attractive, and Stephen can only send a congratulatory text message.

Later, it was reported that Ben Wallace, the main center of the Pistons, switched to the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls paid him a four-year $6000 million contract, while the Pistons only planned to offer him a five-year $5000 million contract at most. Yes, it goes without saying how to choose, Stephen would also make such a choice.

If players want to be loyal, the team also needs to express their sincerity, and sincerity is nothing more than salary. At this time, Stephen still has not received the notice of early contract renewal negotiations from the Spurs, which makes people feel a little Uncomfortable, but Stephen didn't know that the Big Three of the Spurs were still evaluating his future, and they had very different opinions, so they ignored him.

After leaving home, the team disbanded, and Stephen came to Los Angeles. On the one hand, the school sent him an invitation, welcoming him for winning honors for the school, and hoping that he would come back to the school. His student status has been retained to this day. At school, at the same time, after the Trojans, an alumni organization of the University of Southern California, officially included Stephen in their list, this is not the same as the students of the University of Southern California being called Trojans in a broad sense. Knowing what a huge organization this is, only one tenth of the graduates can join this organization in the end, and in this organization, there is a high-end class, Stephen's aunt Shi Xianghua is also one of the members.

The University of Southern California attaches great importance to Stephen, a student who swept away their decline in basketball. If it weren’t for the amazing Bill Sharman, some people proposed to erect a bronze statue of Stephen in the basketball hall. Stephen After his arrival, the school held a jersey retirement ceremony. Although the bronze statue was not erected, Stephen's huge photo remained in the Trojan Memorial.

When he came to Los Angeles, Stephen’s itinerary was naturally inseparable from the CAA company. The company established a sports agency department. After Mordance resigned from this position, he dedicated himself to working as a full-time agent for Stephen. Stephen, as the first important client of the sports agency department, The rest are two or three big cats and kittens, so although Mordance is not the head of the department, he has more power than the head of the department, which makes him very satisfied.

After re-signing a new agreement with the company, Stephen's body level has been improved again. At the same time, Stephen also took over the endorsements of the two brands of Pepsi and Ford, one for 60 US dollars per year, and the other for 110 million US dollars per year.

The scope of endorsement of the two brands is only in North America. If it is extended to other countries and regions in the future, the endorsement fee must be increased. After joining this contract, Stephen will say goodbye to other brands of cars, and he can ride in other cars. brand car, but I can no longer drive it by myself.

Including drinking Coca-Cola, you must never drink any beverages from the Coca-Cola Company in public. Although his endorsement is only Gatorade, this is an inevitable price, and Stephen knows it. Fortunately, this does not make Stephen too uncomfortable. It's just that there is no freedom to drive, which makes people a little uncomfortable.

In the city of Los Angeles, it is very convenient to do anything. It took only one week for Stephen to complete the signing of the two brands and the shooting of commercials. If it was in San Antonio, this task may not be completed in a month. become.

Seeing her aunt again, Stephen felt that her aunt looked much better, but Shi Xianghua still chose to refuse Stephen's invitation. She was unwilling to go to San Antonio, saying that she had adapted to the climate here.

Then Stephen went back to Texas and spent a week here, going to every city. This was to pay off the endorsement of the William Action Company. Fortunately, the whole trip. Karen William has been with Stephen, so that Stephen will not be so boring or lonely.

Even with such a busy schedule, Stephen did not interrupt a day of training. Fortunately, with his current income, he can afford the cost of the training ground there. At the same time, William Company has also prepared for him. After finishing these, Stephen sees There was still no movement from the Spurs, and they started their own business trip to Asia.