NBA: Starting with the Devil’s Eyes

Los Angeles, Lu Yu's home.

"Lu, I've already figured out the location of the store."

"When will your goods be over?"

On this day, Lu Yu's agent Jeff Austin came to his house.

Lu Yu said: "Soon, you can get the decoration of the store done quickly, and try to open before 1993." "

"I think it is just right to choose to open around December 20, and by Christmas, there is a high probability that you can make a big profit."

"If we are here, we have already started to ship it here, you get the warehouse in place first."

"When the goods from the Celestial Empire continue to be shipped over, it is equivalent to money, which will continue to enter your wallet."

After hearing Lu Yu's description to himself, Jeff Austin was a little warm.

Lu Yu's popularity in Los Angeles is too hot now.

And now, Lu Yu has also begun to wear his sneakers to fight in the league.

His sneaker design is definitely one of the best sneakers of our time!

If you say, let Lu Yu use which pair of shoes in later generations to describe his current sneakers.

That's pretty much the appearance of Kobe Bryant's fifth generation.

Whether it's performance or design, it's all full!

"By the way, how are the advertisers we contacted?"

If you want to open up the market, you have to advertise.

Because now Lu Yu Sports is only operating in Los Angeles.

Therefore, Lu Yu only plans to advertise near California now.

In this way, advertising costs can be reduced.

"It's connected, we still need to shoot sneaker commercials."

"Plus, the billboards in Los Angeles are ready."

Jeff Austin lists one by one what needs to be done recently.

Lu Yu nodded.

At present, Lu Yu Sports' entry into the United States is steadily advancing.

If it were to others, it would seem that this speed is too fast, right?

But in half a year, it will directly impact the rice market?

But in Lu Yu's opinion, this matter is not fast

All the joints, they have all been unblocked.

As long as the goods are distributed, you can do it.

And Lu Yu still chose someone he trusted to open a franchise store.

And he was already cautious, just opening this one in Los Angeles.

Subsequently, other cities will also open up slowly.

But that will have to wait until half a year later.

Only half a year after the store in Los Angeles opened, Lu Yu would consider opening stores in other cities.

"By the way, Coca-Cola's contract, they raised the offer over there."

"And it's a little higher than your previous psychological price."

"They came up with a contract amount of 1.8 million! I think I can sign it. "

When Lu Yu heard this, he also said: "It should indeed be signed, if it drags on any longer, it is estimated that it will be impatient over there." "

The two of them were discussing things, and the TV and sports channels were starting to broadcast highlights of the NBA games of the last month.

"Hehe, on this episode, your picture occupies a lot!"

Looking at the picture on TV, Jeff Austin turned his head and said to Lu Yu.

"Also, did you give you the trophy of the month?"

Austin asked.

"I don't know, the Lakers' uniform team should handle this matter."

Lu Yu said.

It's December 1st.

November has passed.

In the past month, the Lakers have played 11 games.

Under the leadership of Lu Yu, the Lakers have a 10-1 record.

In these 11 games.

Lu Yu can shoot 52%+42%+91% with an all-around data of 27.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 3.1 steals and 1.8 blocks per game.

The player of the month who competes with him is Michael Jordan.

Danzi's data for the first month is actually quite good.

Averaged 52%%+38%+86% shooting rate per game, and scored 31.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.3 blocks.

Led the team to a 9-3 record.

The score is indeed a lot more than Lu Yu.

But Lu Yu's assist statistics are more than twice that of Jordan.

Moreover, he also led the team to 10 wins.

Jordan led the team to just nine wins.

Moreover, in the game between the Bulls and the Lakers, Lu Yu directly cut a + triple-double to complete Jordan.

In this way, the award of the best award of the month can only remain in Lu Yu's hands.

During the conversation between two people.

Outside, the sound of a car stalling could be heard.

The madman pushed the door in, "Yo, Jeff is here, I haven't seen you for a long time~'." "

Since the beginning of the season, Jeff Austin has been busy on the road, looking for endorsements for Lu Yu and them, and he has to be busy opening a store.

If it weren't for the finalization of the contract with Coca-Cola and the matter of the specialty store this time, Austin would not have come.

"Ratril, I have good news for you."

At this point, Jeff Austin took out two contracts from his briefcase.

One is Lu Yu and Coca-Cola.

The other is for the madman.

"Oh?"

Do I have an endorsement too?

The madman was a little surprised.

You know, as a rookie player, he basically gets a dead salary.

He didn't have the luxury of having an endorsement for himself at all.

So when Jeff Austin came up with an endorsement contract.

The madman was still a little surprised.

"You don't look at my abilities either."

Austin boasted, and then said, "It's better to be a big city like Los Angeles." The exposure is really high. "

"If you go to another team, you don't really get this endorsement contract."

"Like Robert (Horry), I have talked to several manufacturers about endorsements, and people have never even heard of his name..."

The madman shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's all fate, there is no way." "

Then he came to the coffee table, reached out and took the endorsement contract, and took a look.

"Holy?"

"Tackerbell's endorsement??"

The brand Tak Bell, even in 2023 in Lu Yu's previous life, is rarely heard of in China, and even never heard of it.

But in the United States, especially in California, the reputation of this brand is very large.

Let's put it this way, under the Pepsi brand, there is a business unit called Taikang Global Catering Company.

Taikang Catering Company's catering brands include KFC, Pizza Hut, and this Taco Bell.

Compared to KFC and Pizza Hut, Tucker Bell is only slightly inferior!

According to Lu Yu's understanding, in the future in 1998, Taikang Global Catering Company also changed its name to Yum Global Catering Group and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

"Holy! No way! No way! "

The madman looked at the contract and said to Austin: I'm going to your house at night.

"It's... How did you get here? "

The madman asked.

Austin smiled: "When Lu Yu played the Bulls before, didn't he eat that called... Pancakes..."

"Pancake fruit." Madmen are already very familiar with these four words.

"Yes, yes, the pancake fruit looks a lot like taco." Austin said: "So Tuckerbell originally wanted to find Lu Yu to endorse him. "

However, Lu Yu has the endorsement of Coca-Cola, and Tuckerbell's parent company is Pepsi. There is some competition between the two. "

Lu Yu naturally understands taco, and in his previous life, James often called Taco-Tuesday this Taco.

It is a Mexican-style burrito.

Austin continued: "And Tuckerbell didn't offer as much as Coca-Cola, so I turned down Tuckerbell's endorsement offer. "

"But I'm bringing it up again, let you do the endorsement. They eventually agreed. "

Hearing Austin say this, the madman understood:

"I co-authored this endorsement not because I'm in Los Angeles." (If you read a violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!) ）

"It's because I'm following Lu Yu! As long as I follow Lu Yu, I can row Lada without slipping and rowing Lamane!! "

Austin spread his hands and said, "You're not wrong when you say that~"

The madman flipped through the contract and found the amount.

"100,000? Or after tax! It's not bad~"

After paying all kinds of taxes and fees for a whole season, he has 400,000 left.

With this endorsement contract, he can have one-quarter of his annual salary, which is very good in his opinion.

Then he reached out and looked at Lu Yu's Coca-Cola endorsement contract.

"Haha, I'm not much worse than Lu Yu."

"He's only 180,000~"

The madman laughed happily.

Then he found that Lu Yu and Austin were looking at him with the eyes of fools.

He lowered his head and counted again: "One, ten, hundred, thousand, thousand, ten thousand, one hundred thousand, million..."

Then he looked at the ceiling with a glazed eye.

After a while, he wailed aloud:

"Woo woo, 1.8 million??"

"I'm not alive!!"

Austin said: "It's good to have 100,000, Robert [Horry] is worse than you." "

"You still have manufacturers who are willing to give a quotation."

"When I went to Robert to talk about endorsement two days ago, people were reluctant to give out 50,000 yuan."

With such a comparison, the madman immediately had a balance in his heart.

As for Lu Yu?

He really couldn't reach it.

It's nice to have 100,000.

"By the way, how much did Tuckerbell give Lu Yu before?"

Austin looked at the madman and asked, "'Are you sure you want to hear it?'" "

"I'm scared you'll jump off the building."

Lu Yu said on the side: "It's okay, this is the first floor, and he can't die if he jumps off the building." "

"Hahahaha~"

When Austin heard this, he smiled and said to the madman, "Then I'll tell you." "

"What Tuckerbell gave Lu Yu before was 500,000."

The madman felt his heart be clenched hard.

It hurts, it hurts!

Give Lu Yu 500,000.

Come to me, give me 100,000!

After saying that, Austin clapped his hands and said:

"Okay, you guys have all the contracts closed, and after the people from these two companies come in two days, we will sign the contract in person."

The madman put away the contract and looked at the one in Lu Yu's hand again.

1.8 million, 1.8 million!

However, he was still very grateful to Lu Yu.

"Lu, when you let me eat two pancakes, you let me paddle 10 of them."

"I'm going to follow you for the rest of my life!"

The madman immediately swore an oath of allegiance.

Lu Yu said with a smile: "Don't eat pancakes and fruits in the future, you have to eat Taco instead." "

"I see if there is a clause in the contract that in the future, if there is a photo of you appearing with pancake fruit, you will lose money?"

The madman sighed: "Actually, it's still the pancake fruit that is delicious." Taco didn't mean anything at all. "

"But for the sake of money, I endured!"

Regarding the signing of the madman, Lu Yu has no opinion.

His signing will definitely not be able to have an impact on the pancake and fruit industry.

Where is there a catering company that makes pancakes and fruits in the United States now?

There are no more than 5 pancake stalls in Chinatown...

......

November has passed.

The Lakers ushered in December with a 10-1 record.

At the same time, Wang Zuxian's Christmas holiday is getting closer and closer.

On this day, after making a phone call with Wang Zuxian, Lu Yu came to the refrigerator and looked at the schedule posted on the refrigerator.

On December 3rd, they're going to play the Rockets on the road.

It's the evening of December 1st, and the team will most likely leave for Texas tomorrow.

Lu Yu thought about it for a while, and still called Horry.

"Robert, how are you doing?"

"It's pretty good, after our Alabama Sanjie entered the NBA, they are all proper main starters~"

That's true.

Since entering the NBA, Lu Yu, Madman, and Horry have all started the game.

Horry is on the Rockets' side and plays at the starting small forward position.

Unlike other NCAA players who don't have a lot of ideas.

Horry: He really has the ability to swing up front.

His projection ability is also the reason why the Rockets put him in the starting lineup.

"We're going to Houston tomorrow."

"You'll have to entertain us then."

"Hospitality?" Horry on the other side of the phone shouted, "I'm a! "

"Don't think I don't know, Jeff told me, the two of you signed the endorsement."

"Come to Houston and help the poor, I'm dying of poverty!!"

Horry began to cry on the phone.

After chatting for a while, Lu Yu hung up the phone.

The next morning, the Lakers set off for Houston.

However, this trip to Houston was a bit easier.

Because they don't need to play three away games in Texas, just one away game against the Rockets.

When I saw this schedule, the old players of the Lakers were very happy.

Presumably they have been very uncomfortable by Texas Sanlian for so many years.

After landing in Houston, Lu Yu and the madman went out of the hotel to find Horry.

"You're here."

"Rich dude, V50! Take the poor buddies to have fun! "。