Standing pretty old

Chapter 220 The All-Star Ticket King
The first news was of course within Ruan Erniu's expectation. Looking at the essence through the phenomenon, with the emergence of the APP mall, the mobile phone empires of Motorola and Nokia are likely to collapse in the shortest possible time. These traditional "aircraft carriers" They will not understand that they are not about to face a novel "toy", but an emerging platform.

In fact, it is not that there are no smart people inside these two giant-level companies who have insight into this life-and-death crisis.

But unfortunately, there are big difficulties. The reflex arc of big companies is too long, and it is impossible to adapt to the rapidly changing market environment.

The CEO of a company is always the last to know that the business is going out of business, and all he can do is announce it.

None of the above is the key point. The point is that WhatsApp has been built into the first batch of apps on the APP-STORE, which is the most exciting part of Erniu's ride with Apple.

Android will definitely continue to occupy the IOS market in the future, but it doesn't matter, Apple's first-mover advantage is enough to make WhatsApp popular in the world. This time, the only one that can't keep up with the speed is SKYPE.

The second news made Ruan Erniu a little confused, because in his opinion, why should a pair of sneakers be specially arranged for the All-Star Game? Isn't this a waste?
Ouyang Haotian on the other end of the phone covered his head and said, "Erniu, Brother Niu, you are also an NBA superstar, please check the information about ALL-STAR, okay? This will increase the commercial value of your players. The best stage, if Adidas doesn't even have this business sense, then they can withdraw from the US market as soon as possible, because they can't compete with Nike at all.

And, let me tell you by the way, judging from the latest sneaker sales statistics, you are the NBA player who sells the best sneakers among active players except James and Kobe. Now Adidas is really relying on you to support the scene! "

Ruan Erniu said disdainfully: "If you count the retired Jordan, then the total sales of our remaining top 20 players will be higher than the sales of Jordan brand sneakers."

Ouyang Haotian said: "After you retire, how do you know that your sneaker brand must be worse than Jordan? Okay, do your best. If you can win the championship, I will immediately go to the Adidas headquarters with Leon to block the door and demand They give you your own sneaker brand, like AIR-Jordon!"

Ouyang Haotian hung up the phone, but Ruan Erniu's mood was not calm. Counting from joining the NCAA, Ruan Erniu has been in the industry for 2 years. Since he fell in love with this sport, he naturally longed for recognition.

Being comparable to Jordan is not only a consideration of interests, but also a huge honor, which is particularly attractive to Ruan Erniu.

If it's just money, Er Niu's keen intuition on the Internet is enough to allow him to achieve financial freedom.

But the real driving force that can make the people of Tianchao devote themselves wholeheartedly must be the infinite desire and expectation for honor.

What Ouyang Haotian said is right, the All-Stars are a platform to show themselves, and Ruan Erniu should seize this opportunity to show himself in front of people all over the world.

Strange to say, as early as mid-January, the three rounds of voting for the All-Star starting qualifications ended.

Ruan Erniu, as the biggest dark horse of this season, coupled with the support of crazy Chinese fans, naturally was elected as the top voter in the 08 All-Star Game without any suspense.

In fact, as long as the league's eating situation is not too ugly, this vote leader will not have the turn of other players to sit.

Ruan Erniu's total number of votes was 3050271. His number of votes broke the record of individual players and became the number one in history. Of course, with the development of technology, his record is destined to be broken by others.

However, according to the analysis of most experts, it is more likely to be broken by himself.

And Kevin Garnett, who came in second, had a total of 2399148 votes. No one would have thought that the gap between the first and second votes had also set a record—651123 votes.

Unlike Dayao, there are not many doubts about Er Niu winning the vote, because this super rookie's performance this season is really shocking.

Coupled with the fact that California, a large ticket warehouse, supports their "insiders" so much, Ruan Erniu's election is indeed well deserved.

Yi Jianlian of the Kings received the most doubts. Judging from the votes in the first round, he should be the most powerful contender for the starting power forward in the Western Conference. However, in the second round, Stern missed too many games due to injuries. The reasons for excluding him from the starting All-Star list in the West.

Deng Daida and the driver are both kind people, and they didn’t say much. The Suns’ Xidi (Amale Stoudemire) was not so easy to talk about, “We must limit the votes of the Chinese people, Kraft* Ruan, Yao Ming does have the strength to start, but why do some guys who have neither record nor strength occupy our starting qualifications? Long live Chairman Stern!"

It's actually a good thing that Alian was not selected in the end, at least he didn't have to bear the embarrassment of being unworthy.What's more, he was finally selected for the All-Star Rookie Game, which is also a big affirmation for him.

As the pioneer, Dayao may enjoy some privileges, but if successors like Er Niu and A Lian want to inherit these rights, it is not such a simple matter.

Without superior strength, why do these proud Americans give you a chance to grab your job?There are only so many players in the league, and more and more good players from around the world are going to the NBA. One can imagine the cruelty of the competition.

On the way from Atlanta to Houston, apart from thinking about his own future and business development, Ruan Erniu had the most important meeting with Dayao for the first time.

The two established a relationship a long time ago. Without Dayao's help, Ruan Erniu would not have been able to join the national team so smoothly.

Even though there is a lot of luck in it, such as the luck bonus of the 08 Imperial Capital Olympics, such as Chairman Li's open attitude, Dayao's sponsorship role in it must not be forgotten.

After more than three hours of flight, Ruan Erniu and other players finally arrived in Houston dragging their tired bodies.

They entered the hotel with drooping eyelids. After cleaning up briefly, they lay on the bed and continued to sleep soundly.

For the time being, no one will go to the nightclub before the game, because after this away game, they should stay in Houston for a day, waiting for the next flight.

Besides, going to the nightclub before the game, if Woodson finds out, it will be troublesome.

As soon as Er Niu woke up in the morning, he received a call from Dayao.

"Er Niu, how does it feel to come to Houston? We will meet tonight, don't rush to leave after the game, I will treat you to dinner, let's have a good chat!"

"Brother Yao, let me treat you this time. I have known you for so long, and I don't have time to visit you to thank you. I'm being rude!" Er Niu said humbly.

In fact, Er Niu should have no less right to speak in the national team than Dayao, but in front of this big brother, Er Niu is still willing to lower his stance.

Dayao laughed and said, "Don't forget, I have Yao's Restaurant, so if you go there, you can help me gather popularity!"

Yao Ming's success is not unreasonable. Insights into the world are knowledge, and understanding of human feelings is the article.As a traditional Chinese, Yao Ming can gain a foothold in the United States. In addition to his own strength, his high EQ is also an indispensable help.

(End of this chapter)