Chapter 58: How Much Is Emperor Wu Worth?
"The wind is coming, the rain is coming. USC is coming, the Chinese are coming! The next day, the Los Angeles Times used the headline to report another victory for USC, with a 35-game winning streak that made USC the top seed in this year's national championship.
USC continued their unbeaten streak, and after a victory over the University of Arizona, Wu led the team to the regular season championship and the regional championship of the Pacific 10 Conference, and entered the national championship with a winning record, and USC became the first team in NCAA history to win all 35 games of the season.
If USC does win, they will have a 41-0 record for the season, which will be a great achievement. The last time an NCAA team won the NCAA undefeated championship was in 1976, when Indiana University won the championship. However, due to fewer games played at the time than now, Indiana University had a 32-0 record.
Just a year ago, Derek Rose led the University of Memphis to a 33-1 record, which was already the best NCAA record in recent years, but he didn't expect that just a year later, this result was broken by the USC led by Wu Huang.
USC is now the top seed not only in the Midwest region, but also in the nation. With six games to go, they will become the first team since Indiana University in 1976 to go unbeaten and finish the tournament, and Wu Huang will have more chances of winning the title than any other talent.
"We have the best team and the best players, but does that mean winning? No, when it comes to the knockout round, each team's record is 0:0, and one game decides the fate! USC coach George Floyd said, "What I want from the team now is that everybody is to be the best version of themselves."
Wu Huang scored 26 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists in the finals of the Big Ten League, once again proving his worth as the best player in the Pacific League.
Throughout the 2008-2009 season, Wu Huang played a total of 35 games and started all of them, playing an average of 33 minutes per game, contributing 26.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 8.1 assists, 2.9 steals, 0.9 blocks and 3.6 turnovers, shooting 51.6% from the field, 43.3% from three-point range, and 86.4% from the free throw line.
In his post-match interview, Wu Huang appeared confident that he had his sights set on his opponent at the National Championships.
"I've got to face this test, because I think I've got what it takes, and I think I have it, but I have to be more aggressive and play smarter." In his post-match interview, Wu Huang expressed his self-confidence while maintaining appropriate humility, and his words also satisfied many Americans, believing that Wu Huang had both European and American self-confidence and Chinese humility, and that he was a true genius with the merits of two national personalities.
Wu Huang first spoke to Brandon Moretz on the phone after the game and entrusted Nike and Adidas with the shoe contract
The trash talk he said to Harden in the game was not all nonsense, the two giants have indeed been in contact with him, but he is really confused about this aspect, Wu Zetian also said that "he is good at catching thieves, but signing a contract worth tens of millions of dollars for his son", which is also inadequate.
"It's more than tens of millions." Brandon Moretz accepted Wu Huang's commission on the phone, and although the two have not officially signed an agent contract, Wu Huang has already appointed Brandon to negotiate with the two sports giants on his behalf.
Mr. Wu's father had previously represented him in preliminary talks with Nike and Adidas, two sports giants that have heated up their rivalry around the world in recent years.
As we all know, football equipment is Adidas' world, and basketball equipment belongs to Nike.
Adidas originated in Europe, and football is the number one sport in Europe and the world, so Nike's football stars can't compete with Adidas. But on the other hand, Nike originated in the United States, and basketball is the strength of the United States, so Adi's NBA stars are completely unable to compete with Nike.
Speaking of which, Adi's advantage in football is far less obvious than Nike's advantage in basketball, although Nike is inferior to its opponents in football, but it also has a lot of football superstars. But in the United States, Nike's market share is seven or eight times that of Adi, and it can be seen that the Yankees are also patriotic.
At this stage, the two sports giants are attacking each other's fields, Nike has a market value that is twice that of Adi, and in recent years, with its deep pockets, they have begun to gradually eat away at the market share that originally belonged to Adi.
Of course, Adidas also has to resist, but they are not rich enough for the Yankees, and the money in their hands is only enough to attack the PK with Nike in the football world, and other sports have long fallen behind, and now in the face of Nike's pressing step by step, Adidas has insufficient power.
The Chinese market, which is growing exponentially every year, is a huge emerging market that will grow into a land of wealth comparable to Europe and the Americas within a decade. The developed regions of the world have basically been developed, and if there is no new market, Adi is in a weak position that is difficult to change in the short term, and the cost of gambling in Europe and the United States is too high, and both are a little unbearable.
Then it is obvious that China, which has just taken off, is a new battlefield and a must for the two giants.
The emergence of Wu Huang has made both giants see a key to open the Chinese market, and it may sound whimsical that one person can influence the two giants, but it is not without precedent, and Jordan was an example in the first place.
Adidas didn't grab James and Durant back then, this time they plan to fight Nike to the end on Wu Huang, their plan now is very simple, since they don't have the extra energy to cast a wide net in the basketball field, it is better to bet on a few people, and use quality to fight the quantity of Nike.
Wu Huang and Rubio are the two rookies that Adidas values the most, but they are in Europe, so they naturally know how good Rubio is that the European media is frantically touting. Not to mention this golden boy, many players who are well-known in Europe will not adapt to the NBA. On the contrary, Wu Huang, who plays in the United States, has become stronger and stronger, and after leading USC to make history, as long as he can help USC continue his winning streak in the national championships, each victory will make Wu Huang more dazzling.
Who is more likely to play in the NBA between the NCAA genius and the European golden boy, as long as you really understand the ball, you will know after watching the performance of the two in their respective teams that Wu Huang has a much smaller chance of becoming an NBA bug than Rubio in terms of playing style, physical fitness, technical characteristics and NBA adaptability.
At this time, Adidas has long been determined to bring Wu Huang into its umbrella at all costs, of course, the main reason is the Chinese market behind Wu Huang. Such a young rookie with outstanding strength, a rare idol temperament, and the world's largest market behind him, is simply the best weapon they can use to attack Nike.
Nike naturally doesn't plan to let go of Emperor Wu, these things are not only seen by Adidas, they are not blind, but Nike already has too many superstars, after all, it is not as desperate as Adidas.
Wu Zetian previously contacted the two giants for the first time on behalf of Wu Huang, and Nike offered Wu Huang a 7-year contract of 50 million US dollars, which directly scared Wu Zetian and Zhang Meiqin.
However, the surprise is not over, Adidas didn't know how to learn about Nike's offer, and directly added 10 million on the basis of 50 million, and they quoted a real contract of 60 million US dollars for 6 years for Wu Huang.
"Our son is so valuable!" Wu Zetian now feels that it is too wise that he did not object to Wu Huang playing basketball, even if he is corrupt, I don't know how many years it will take to be greedy to 60 million, it is incredible!
Zhang Meiqin also said that she recently took over the pet business raised by actress Julia Roberts and several Hollywood stars, and only made more than $1,000 a month. But her son now receives a subsidy of $3,000 for every game he plays, and now he is about to get a contract of up to $10 million, even if she takes over the pet business of all Hollywood stars, she will only earn a fraction.
Brandon Moretz was not frightened by such a contract, he knew very well that the current offer of the two giants was only in the tentative stage, and the commercial value of Wu Huang had not fully exploded, Wu Huang would be more valuable when he reached the national championships, and what he wanted to fight for Wu Huang was a contract like James back then, even more than James back then, because the Chinese market alone is far more than worth 90 million.