After listening to this bloody case that made people laugh and cry, Yao Ming almost laughed, and his hand driving was a little unsteady.

Yao Ming said: "Are all the management of NewBalance a herd of pigs?

Yang Lei sighed: "At that time, domestic enterprises were growing savagely, chaos was numerous, and foreigners didn't understand the policies of our Chinese market, so it was normal to lose a lot." ”

The product is good, and it is really important.

But marketing is also very important, Yang Lei trembled all the way, he can only refer to the experience of the previous life, and carefully explore and verify in this life, which may not necessarily be feasible.

Yao Ming is not an entrepreneur who runs a factory, so his thinking is much simpler.

"Kanye is not a player, and I think it's hard to surpass Jordan's accomplishments," he said. Have you ever thought about finding a superstar in the NBA who can rival Jordan to endorse?"

Yang Lei touched his chin: "Who can compare with Jordan in the NBA now? Kobe? Kobe Bryant, he has a problem with his character and his personal image is not good." James is barely okay, his on-field skills and off-court image are very good, but James is Nike's ace brother, I really can't dig it. So what other superstars do you say hasn't signed?"

"You don't necessarily have to look for a superstar, now that the NBA is on vacation, have you ever thought about poaching people?"

"Who are you digging up, all the good seedlings have been robbed......"

"I'll list a few for you, you can take a look. ”

Yao Ming drove and walked a long way along the undulating mountain road, and saw a small fork in the road in front of him, and the car in front slowed down and turned on the turn signal, and he also turned in.

The small walled gate is locked, electronically monitored, and can be opened remotely, and two cars enter one after the other into the courtyard of a large detached house with a garden.

After parking the car, Yao Ming took out an ipad4 from the back seat and handed it to Yang Lei, which are all potential stars that Yao Zhi's team is looking for.

The sun was very strong outside, the two got out of the car wearing sunglasses, and Yang Lei followed behind with an ipad, listening to an intermediary friend introduce this villa.

The mansion district on the Hollywood Hills is just that, it's big for everything.

There is a large garage here, and there are two, plus an empty yard, which can accommodate ten cars, and you can call a group of friends to have a big party at home.

The house is large, with a total area of 1,600 square meters, a house area of 550 square meters, and a lot of high-tech products are decorated, and intelligent interactive products can be seen everywhere.

The swimming pool is large, built next to the cliff, and the top swimming pool of some big city skyscrapers, people lie on the edge of the pool, stretch out their hands on the edge of the cliff, thrilling and exciting.

The back garden is large, standing in the backyard to see the panoramic hilltop scenery, but also to overlook the entire Los Angeles city, the feeling of dominating the world.

"This house is so good, I want to buy it. ”

Yao Ming stood by the guardrail of the swimming pool, looking at the city of Los Angeles in the distance, the wind blowing his clothes, and the air quality in the mountains was excellent, and he couldn't help but admire.

Being able to sit on the scarce resources of such an invincible scenery is itself a symbol of economic strength and social status, and it is very refreshing to buy it even if you can't live it.

When he turned around, Yao Ming saw Yang Lei sitting on a recliner by the pool, brushing his iPad without raising his head.

Yao Ming and his friend glanced at each other and laughed together, I have never seen such a distracted villa buyer, and they are too, the emperor is not in a hurry, and the eunuch is in a hurry, and he is heartbroken for Yang Lei.

On the iPad, Yang Lei saw a familiar face of the player, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors.

In the last life, he once imitated the shoe style, there are Curry shoes, or Under Armour's brand, genuine 1288 yuan, A goods 388 yuan free shipping, profit of 150 yuan, the market is in short supply, it is not too easy to sell.

Yang Lei pressed his temples and recalled carefully.

It's been so long, it's been five years since he's been reborn, and the memories of Curry have really become a little blurry.

It seems that Curry was Nike at the beginning, and finally signed with Under Armour, right?

Could it be that this year, Curry and Nike broke up?

If he hadn't been snatched away by Under Armour, it would have been a chance.

Yang Lei was a little excited, if he could sign Curry like Kanye, it would be to give Nike a combination punch, left hook Kanye, right hook Curry, absolutely can beat Nike.

Yao Ming walked over, sat on the chair next to him, and whispered: "This house is really good, I asked, the total price is less than 5.8 million US dollars, if you don't want it, I will recommend it to a few domestic friends, who also want to buy a house in the magnesium country." ”

"5.8 million?"

Yang Lei calculated, this is only 40 million soft girl coins, a total of 10,000 US dollars per square meter, which is quite cheap.

He asked, "Which of your domestic friends would like to buy a house in Los Angeles?"

Yao Mingdao: "I met Feng Xiaogang during the Chinese New Year, and he said that he wanted to buy a villa in Los Angeles and asked me to help introduce a few friends from the magnesium country to help. He's a director, so of course you have to be closer to Hollywood to buy a house, right? Director Feng has money, and they can afford $5.8 million, so if you don't want it, I'll recommend it to him. ”

It seems that this is likely to be the Hollywood mansion that Director Feng bought in his last life?

Yang Lei stood up and walked around the villa quickly, looking at the scenery of Los Angeles, and he was quite satisfied.

"Bought it. ”

Yang Lei only said two words.

Cutting off the beard, it's so handsome.

Yao Ming smiled and said, "It's decided so soon?"

A friend's intermediary asked, "Mr. Yang doesn't have any questions?"

Yang Lei asked them rhetorically: "What is there to ask, just buy what you like when you see it." If we can't buy and buy as we please, what are we doing with so much money? Money is for spending. ”

"That's right, brother, I appreciate your carelessness, money is for spending. ”

Yao Ming gave a thumbs up and winked at his friend.

The friend's intermediary immediately patted his chest and said, "Mr. Yang, please rest assured, I will definitely help you complete the procedures for this suite as soon as possible, and ensure that there are no follow-up worries." If you have any problems during use, call me directly and I'll take care of it. ”

Yang Lei smiled with satisfaction: "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, I appreciate a refreshing person like you." ”

My friend's intermediary was a little excited, to be able to have a relationship with a rich man like Yang Lei, it was definitely beneficial and harmless, maybe Yang Lei was comfortable, and all of Yang Lei's real estate investments in North America could be handed over to him to be responsible.

The follow-up work of the house transaction was handed over to the intermediary, and this suite was given to Chen Bingni by Yang Lei.

Being able to live in the Hollywood Hills, a well-guarded rich area, Chen Bingni is of course very satisfied.

For a few days, she and Yang Lei asked for it to their heart's content, and the two of them went out, so they made a person here and was born in Los Angeles.

The NBA playoffs ended half a month ago and entered the vacation period.

Los Angeles has two NBA teams, the Lakers and the Clippers.

The Lakers and the Rockets are mortal enemies, so Yao Ming is not relentless, he privately contacted several players of the Lakers, and encouraged them to jump ship to the CBA.

As for the Clippers, there is Griffin, the No. 1 pick in 2009, and Chris Paul, who joined in 2011, two superstars who have led the Clippers to become a strong team, and there are also a lot of interesting people in it.

In the next three days, Zhang Mingji and Yao Ming stirred this pool of muddy waters in Los Angeles, and took Yang Lei to fish in troubled waters, which was quite rewarding.

Especially Chris Paul of the Clippers, won the favor of Yang Lei, and Yang Lei also invited him to a meal.

Of course, Chris Paul is a Nike person, signed with the Jordan brand, and the contract has not expired, which will be explained in detail later.

After the Lakers and Clippers dug a corner, Yang Lei and Yao Mingzhang Mingji prepared to fly together to Oakland, the home of the Golden State Warriors and the home of Curry's current team.

Yang Lei's target is Curry.

………………

During the NBA offseason, rookies and free agents still need to strengthen their training and improve their strength.

But Curry, a major player who has already become famous, does not need to use the offseason to participate in various business activities.

Curry was born in 1988 and is only 25 years old this year, a fourth-year NBA student, at an age when he is experienced, strong, and just in time for results.

But Curry was not very lucky, he was injured in the 2011-2012 season, he was reimbursed for most of the season, and his performance was very sluggish, and in the just-concluded 2012-2013 season, after he recovered from the injury, his performance began to be active.

Of course, it's just active, and it's not a superstar statistically, averaging less than 20 points per game.

But Yang Lei knows that in a few years, Curry's golden explosion period is coming, he has become the MVP of the regular season many times, has been selected to the best team many times, and has been on the All-Star list several times.

Centers like Yao Ming don't sell shoes, but guards like Jordan, Jeremy Lin, and Curry sell shoes.

This is the best spokesperson for sneaker sports companies, if Yang Lei can really sign Curry, it will definitely be a leak, a shocking leak!

Oakland is right next door to San Francisco, and the two cities are connected by the Golden Gate Bridge, 500 kilometers from Los Angeles.

It's still too tiring to drive, and it's still comfortable to fly more than 500 kilometers.

Considering that Yao Ming was only comfortable in the business class of a large plane, the three of them gave up the Gulfstream, a small private plane that is easy to put their heads on their heads, and patiently waited at the airport for the Boeing flight from Los Angeles to Oakland.

In the lounge of the airport waiting hall, Yang Lei opened his laptop and received information from QQ.

Xu Shiwei left a message: "I have completed the information sent to me by Zhang Mingji, the relationship between Curry and Nike, family, coaches, partners with a very good relationship, etc., all the information." I suggest you focus on Curry's family relationship, he is a very family-loving person, more emotional, maybe the breakthrough is here. ”

Xu Shiwei packaged and sent the information collected by the hackers, detailing what kind of girl Curry likes, who is usually responsible for spending money at home, and what video games he likes to play the most, basically everything that can be searched is here.

"Shiwei is very attentive. ”

Seeing the specially made key catalog, Yang Lei praised it, and he could understand the main characteristics of Curry and know this person in almost three pages.

The situation is not encouraging.

Curry's godfather is a veteran Nike employee, working in his hometown in Ohio, where Nike's headquarters is located, and he is an out-and-out Nike.

In the magnesium country, the importance of godfathers is only a little lower than that of parents, and in some families and churches, godfathers are more like a life coach, and the godfather's three views have a great influence on children.

Curry's father's name is Dell Curry, and he played in many NBA teams such as the Hornets and Raptors, and to this day, he is the Hornets' all-time scoring champion record holder and the best three-point shooter.

His father was a three-point shooter, his godfather was a Nike, and Curry was influenced from an early age in this environment, he grew up wearing Nike casual shoes, and played in Nike basketball shoes, just like eating and drinking, Nike culture was integrated into his body and became part of his blood.

Curry was also a shoe collector, and the godfather of Nike gave him every new pair of shoes, and every pair of Nike shoes he wore himself was also collected to remember his career.

"This kind of hardcore Nike fan, how can I dig into the corner......"

Yang Lei saw a photo of Curry's shoe library, this kid showed off his own shoe photos in high school, not to mention after entering the NBA, he has collected at least 100 pairs of Nike shoes over the years.

Yao Ming and Zhang Mingji read part of the information separately and scratched their heads.

"Do we have any good way to break through?"

"I think the best course of action is to contact Curry's agent directly, or to his dad, to see if there's a breakout opportunity. ”

"Brother Yao, I want to try not to show my face first, in case Nike knows that I am coming, maybe they will still shoot my black gun, we are not familiar with each other, I am afraid of danger. ”

"Well, you stay in the hotel first, and command it remotely. I'll arrange for someone to be approached by Curry, and my identity is also convincing, and if Curry is interested, I'll arrange for you to meet with him. ”

The three of them discussed the preliminary plan and soon boarded the plane.

At this time, Curry was hanging out at the Golden State Warriors' training base.

Today, he is negotiating an endorsement contract extension with Nike, accompanied by agent Alex and his dad David Curry.

Alex and Curry Sr. were talking in whispers.

Curry is more honest, looking at the court intently, thinking about the game side of things.

In fact, Curry doesn't pay much attention to his career plan, as long as he plays well, there is a father and agent off the court.

He doesn't care how much he is worth or how much he earns, his family is not the same as LeBron James's poor black family, his father's income is very rich, and his living conditions are very good since he was a child, so money is not so important to him.

Seeing the training hall crowded, those rookie players younger than him, college tryout players, bench players sweating on the court, Curry in a formal suit can't wait to take off his clothes, change into a jersey, and play for a while.

Old Curry asked impatiently, "What time is the meeting?"

Alex looked down at his watch: "It's about 3 p.m., and it's still half an hour." Don't worry, the meeting place is on the second floor, we don't even have to take the elevator, just go down. ”