168. Super Carnival

In order to show that he is not completely out of the sports world, Zolin only went to Los Angeles after playing the curtain call of the Shen Leopards in the league this season. Nike sent out a thick stack of things like a picture album at the same time as the invitation to the first sports carnival in history, probably too thick, Zuo Lin didn't look at it.

Zuo Lin traveled to Los Angeles with Zhang Ling, Su Weixin and Emile, as well as Sophie, the principal of the Watchmen. Sophie told Zolin that one of the athletes invited to the Super Carnival this time was a druid "Mantis" Chirom to whom the Watchers belonged, playing in the NBA, and Chirome's agent was also a druid "Leech" Alexander. It would be nice for other agents to take a 3 to 4 percent of the athletes' commission, and the split between Alexander and Chirome is 8 and a half percent, which really lives up to his job title. And Chirome trained hard and did well on the field. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't be so arrogant that he exposed his identity as a druid, I'm afraid this guy is already a superstar in the NBA and not just one of the All-Star players now, an extremely typical, but any coach likes to be a sapper-type character, and Chirome doesn't like to lose, so occasionally he will play some scenes where honest people are forced to transform.

And Zhang Ling, Su Weixin and Emile came to the United States together, but their purposes were different. Zhang Ling is doing research and preparation for the "Xinlian" series of products to enter the U.S. market, and also auctions off the World War II war bonds that were originally used for global touring. There are a total of four complete sets of bonds, except for one set of Zuo Lin's collection. Except for one set that was sold to the Shanghai Museum at a reasonable price, the other two sets were auctioned off to raise funds. Because I've been spending too much money lately, I can only use my brain on this.

In addition to taking into account the channel construction of the "Xinlian" series of cosmetics, Su Weixin made a special trip to watch this super carnival.

Emile was more relaxed, as she was going to the Appalachian Mountains to see the woods there. It's a technical job, but it's a technical job for a guy like Emile. It's not that difficult. This is the preliminary work of the Shanghai Municipal Government to prepare for the construction of a primeval forest park in the central urban area. Since the Appalachian Mountains are also a coal storage belt in the United States, American coal mine owners have developed over the years a mining method that does not dig tunnels but blows mountains open to create artificial open-pit coal mines. The damage to forestry is severe. The most expensive place to build a primary forest belt in Shanghai is the flora and fauna, and even if the ratio of tree species is appropriate, it will take time to develop. If you can contact a coal mining company directly from the Appalachian Mountains, you don't have to spend the cost of procuring tree species and the long time you have to wait for a forest belt to form. This proposal was proposed by chance by a young man who was looking at a panel of experts from National Geographic. But now everyone thinks that it seems to be worth discussing.

Zuo Lin didn't have so many things to think about, and when he arrived in the United States, the Nike company came to pick him up and sent him directly to the camp of the Super Carnival, introduced him to the situation, let the planner and director explain the entire carnival process to him, and let him get acquainted with the people from all over the world who participated in this grand event in a limited time.

"Zuo Lin. You're finally here. Before an assistant could say a few words to Zolin, Murray popped out of the corner and said, "It's good to come, go, come with me for a drink." ”

Looking at the sun in the sky, Zuo Lin rolled his eyes and said, "What kind of wine do you drink in broad daylight?" The assistant has something to ask me for. ”

Murray smiled and looked at the assistant who was holding a large pile of papers, and said, "Mr. Dresden, don't be so disappointed. Anyway, I can't understand how to study the schedule, anyway, I just obey your arrangement this month, okay?"

Looking at Dresden's wryly face, Murray patted him on the shoulder in a friendly way, and with his usual excellent speed, pulled Zolin away.

On the way to the bar, Murray gave a general overview of the lineup for the Super Carnival. Originally, it was just two sports brands preparing to engage in a relatively "friendly" confrontation, after several months of research and expansion. In addition, many brands and many industries are looking for ways to join this event, which is bound to have high ratings around the world. By now, this super carnival has definitely lived up to its name. A wide range of international first-line brands are very complete. And the spokespersons of these brands put together, and the luxury of the lineup is jaw-dropping. The need to balance all aspects of the relationship, as well as the spectacle, competition and drama of this event that straddles sports, fashion and entertainment, has resulted in a super complex schedule and schedule that not many people have fully understood except for the chief planner and director of the event.

Due to the fact that there were so many brands involved, the original situation of the two teams against each other could not operate normally. In the end, the event headquarters decided to divide into small teams to participate in the competition, like an adventure group. There are 10 people in each adventure group, and they are not necessarily all athletes, but there will also be movie stars, super models, well-known show hosts, and so on. Even if it is an athlete, due to the complexity of the brand, there are many sports brands involved, and there will be players in a variety of sports. As for how to divide the team, it is completely up to the draw of lots.

Needless to say, the content of the competition is extremely rich, with more mainstream sports and even some less popular sports all appearing, and even e-sports projects, and those who are masters of e-sports are players sponsored by brands such as Microsoft and Logitech. The events in which each squad participates are also not fixed. The event command designed a super giant chessboard that resembled a strong hand chess...... Maybe it's more appropriate to say that it's some kind of metamorphosis Monopoly game. Everyone rolls the dice to determine the number of advances on the board, and when other teams are in the same square, the slot machine is used to decide what game to play. The loser is set back two squares. Naturally, in this kind of game, there are all kinds of cards used to avoid trouble and trap opponents, basically ensuring that no team can reach the finish line far ahead. With the setting of the board itself, the leading squad is also more troublesome, and it is responsible for clearing obstacles for the other squads. Basically, it's a battle of wits and power, a perfect combination of competition and entertainment, and the only trouble is that it's too complicated.

Even those competitive events are specially designed, basically the exercise intensity is not too large, to ensure that some of the usually pampered star models are tired and drag down their teammates, such as the longest running event is only 3000 meters, football is a 7-person half-court, four-quarter basketball, each quarter is only 6 minutes. As for athletes, no matter which sport, the basic physical fitness is there, but there is no need to worry about them. And this competition system also ensures that this show can be carried out on a rolling basis, without thinking too much about everyone's rest.

"Uh...... Do you think this is fun?" Zuo Lin looked at Murray, whose eyes were twinkling, and felt a little incredible. After listening to his basic explanation, such a complex game system, coupled with the fact that everyone has to cooperate with the director, with the TV broadcast, and with the activity arrangement, this month's continuous activities are not easy, which is really contrary to his original intention of coming to relax and relax.

"Hehe, of course. Murray said happily, "Although the competition between brands is downplayed. However, the Brand Contribution Award was still set. The bonus of the team's achievements and the ranking bonus of individual achievement points are nothing, so many sponsors, good things can be stoned to death, but this brand contribution award is enough to taste. Now only the brand points total can overwhelm the competition, both of us are signed by Nike, and if Nike takes the first place in the total points, we will have a $5 million bonus plus an advertising contract. If anyone takes the first place in the total individual points, although the specific prize money is not disclosed, the number should be very good. What's more, with so many opportunities to appear, the value of personal advertising has gone up. ”

"That's what your agent told you?" Zolin looked at Murray obliquely. Murray is not much of a penchant for money, and at least half of his income goes to children in African countries. The remaining half is a considerable part of the subsidy for some druids who are not very good at earning money and managing money, and the adoption of a number of stray animals, especially those smuggled and sold and then abandoned. In the druid's community, almost no one cares much about material comforts, although Zuo Lin's net worth may now exceed 2 billion, and the cheap purchase of 12,000 square kilometers of land in Brazil has made his assets swell like a balloon, but his usual life is still very simple.

"No, but anyway, you're going to take the first place overall. Murray said very seriously, "I put 5 million euros on you. You're the least obtrusive of all the contestants this time, and the odds are really ...... It's drooling. 1 in 99. ”

"you. Zuo Lin spurned, "I'm here for leisure." ”

"I don't care if it's casual or not, 5 million euros multiplied by 99, even if you deduct 40% of the tax, how much will you have left? …… Moreover, this 5 million is also the largest amount of money I can come up with. Murray explained his motives seriously.

Zuo Lin thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll do my best." By the way, I'm looking for someone to put some more pressure on myself. The latter sentence fully exposed Zuo Lin's bad intentions.

Hearing Zuo Lin say this, Murray said with great satisfaction: "Great. The draw will be made tomorrow night. Now most of us have arrived, and we were playing cards and drinking together. Just to introduce you to some friends. ”

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