Chapter 468: Curry's Contract

In the 2011 general election, the fierce competition between Atsuko Maeda, Mai Oshima and Yuko Oshima was very rare in the entire history of idols, and the votes of the three aces all exceeded 200,000. Mai Oshima was reversed by Atsuko Maeda with a lead of 10,000 votes in the middle, and the opponent's revenge was fulfilled. Also put on yourself the laurel crown of the uncrowned king. Girl with such regrets graduated from AKB48. In addition to Mai Oshima, there was another thing that impressed everyone in that general election that was that Mariko Shinoda unexpectedly fell out of the top ten, breaking out the biggest upset since the general election.

There is no doubt that the 3rd General Election is an unsurpassable peak for AKB48, it was the best time for AKB48, and it was after the 3rd General Election that AKB48 began to slow down its dominance of the music scene.

The 2012 general election was a star-studded general election, and the reason why it was said to be starry was that Atsuko Maeda and Mai Oshima were absent from the general election. In fact, this year's general election is also quite fiercely competitive, with the rise of two young girls, Nami Okujin and Ma Watanabe, the strength of Tomomi Itano, the return of Mariko Shinoda, and the scandal of Rino Shihara. Of course, Yuko Oshima finally won the championship of this year's general election without suspense, thus tying Atsuko Maeda's record. However, what makes people feel in this general election is the statement made by Mariko Shinoda to the juniors, no matter what the juniors think in their hearts. Mariko Shinoda established a strong queen image in front of them.

This year is the fifth general election, as the general election of the era of Yuko Oshima, the biggest suspense is basically nothing to guess in the eyes of the outside world, although Mayu Watanabe and Nami Okuzhen are excellent, but they can't shake the throne of Yuko Oshima. In addition, Tomomi Itano has graduated, and basically no one among the other members can pose a threat to Yuko Oshima.

Compared to the championship battle with no suspense. The competition for the selection position seems to be more concerning, the graduation of Itano Tomomi, Akimoto Saika, and Kawanishi Tomomi has left a lot of vacancy in the front positions, and whether the junior members can seize this opportunity to climb to a good position depends on their popularity accumulation in this year.

Aya Yamamoto, Haruka Shimazaki, Miyuki Watanabe, Yuria Muki, etc., the girls who have received more attention in this year, whether they can prove their strength and femininity depends on this year's general election

At the time when AKB48 was gearing up for the general election. Kagawa Yu focused his work on Stephen, who had already signed a secret contract with him. Curry's body, in the just-concluded NMB playoffs Western Conference semifinals, Curry's Warriors faced the spicy Spurs, and the Warriors lost in six big games.

Stephen. Curry has excelled in the game, especially her dribbling and three-point skills that have caught the attention of many American sports brands. Of course, these businesses do not include sports tycoon Nike.

Nike is one of the most successful sports brands in the world, especially in the NBA, starting with Jordan, Kobe, James, Durant, Anthony, Paul, almost all the best players have been included in them, although Curry is also a member of them. But in reality it is not favored. Basically, it belongs to the kind of unwillingness, and another sports brand, Adidas, is more cautious in this regard, and the recently signed screw has been reimbursed for two consecutive seasons, which can be said to be bitter.

The third largest sports brand is UA. This highly successful company was founded in 1996 by former Maryland football star Kevin Plank. Tired of the painful feeling of sweat-soaked cotton TEE after a workout, Kevin Plank invented a prototype material that would allow athletes to keep their bodies fresh and light during intense exercise. He immediately persuaded two college soccer teams in hot-climate cities to buy his gear: Georgia Tech (in hot and humid Atlanta) and Arizona (in Phoenix, near the desert). Then the NFL team Atlanta Falcons also wore this brand of equipment. Since then, the number of teams that have opted for UA equipment has increased, including most of the NCAADivision1-A soccer teams. At the same time, the company also designs and manufactures a lot of equipment for other sports.

UnderArmour's headquarters are in Baltimore. In 2003. The company began advertising with the theme of "Warriors", and their slogan was "Wemustprotectthishouse" (this slogan is still used today). In 2004. UnderArmour designed the uniforms for the Maryland Terrapins soccer team, as well as an ad featuring the team's coach, Ralph Friedgen. On November 18, 2005, UA conducted its initial public offering. On the first day of trading, UA recorded the second-highest first-day increase in history, with its stock price doubling from $13 at the opening to $26 at the close.

So far, UA has been ambitious to enter the NBA market, but they are far from the start. So far, there hasn't been an NBA All-Star caliber player, and the total number of players is not enough time. With Curry's performance on the court and the expiration of his contract with Nike, UA finally set its sights on Curry. It was a gamble for them, because Curry's performance on the court was very convincing. But one of his biggest drawbacks is that he has too many injuries.

If Curry can't make a similar performance after spending a huge amount of contract money, then their investment is considered a failure. But if Curry's health is better and his performance goes to the next level, then if he wants to sign a contract with Curry at that time, he will definitely face the two sides of Nike and Adidas.

Now that the UA executives are in a dilemma, even though this is the case, they still sent an invitation to Kagawa Yu to negotiate decisively to test Kagawa Yu's tone.

Kagawa Yu himself also attaches great importance to this matter, if he helps Curry win this huge sneaker contract, then his name will really start! (To be continued.) )