Chapter 16: A Fierce Rookie
Herbert Heiner, as the helmsman of the Adi Empire, does have a lot to consider. Adi has been following Fat Man since he was still in Kentucky, and he has been breaking various records and creating records that are unique to him, and the previous evaluation of Fat Man by the Adi Observation Team is that he (Yang Yi) may set a record in basketball that does not belong to Earthlings. No matter how outrageous this evaluation is, at least the fat man is different.
Heiner was a decisive man, so it didn't take him five seconds for him to make a decision. Whether you win or lose this bet, Adi is the winner and gambles.
"I can promise you a bet, but your appetite is too great, and the parent company of the subsidiary's shares must take the initiative, at most half of each share."
"Deal!"
Adi's lawyer quickly drafted the contract, which contained the wishes and determination terms of both parties, and the fat man asked him to bring a personal lawyer to check that there was no problem. The two parties then complete the contract under the notarization of the law firm.
When Yang Yi's name fell on the contract, both parties to the contract breathed a sigh of relief. However, this is only the beginning of the impact of this shocking contract.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Adidas convened more than 200 news media around the world to announce a shocking press conference that is about to change the landscape of basketball shoes.
Herbert Heiner, the current chairman of Adi's executive board and CEO, personally presided over the press conference, at which he announced in a high-profile manner: "Adi and Yang Yi have reached an agreement on the basketball shoe contract, and Adi will make every effort to create his own basketball shoe brand for Yang Yi, which is the same as the Jordan brand jointly created by Nike and Jordan." ”
Herbert Heiner's words instantly ignited the audience, is this hype or is it true? But anyway, it's a super big news that blows up the eyeballs! It's shocking.
Words such as unbelievable, unbelievable, unreasonable, and crazy instantly caused a storm in the sky over Los Angeles, with Los Angeles as the center, and the frenzy spread everywhere, and caused all kinds of public opinion.
Heiner looked at the madness of the reporters in the audience, and then looked at the fat man who was sitting calmly on the side, he suddenly had an inexplicable confidence in the fat man, maybe he could really do it!
When it was time for the media to ask questions, the reporters in the audience raised their hands frantically, and Hainer randomly selected a reporter from the Los Angeles Times.
"May I ask Mr. Heiner, is the content of your press conference true?"
"Totally true, next!"
The press officer selected one at random, and this was a reporter from Sports Illustrated.
"May I ask Mr. Haina, do you think you are right to sign Yang Yi? The NBA has more stars than Yang Yi, why just give him branded sneakers? ”
the groove. The fat man was originally sitting on the stage silently, watching Haina deal with reporters from all walks of life, but he didn't expect the reporter's fire to burn to himself so quickly. His face turned from white to black in an instant, why did Sports Illustrated specifically hack me? It was black last time, this time it was black, and it's easy to bully honest people, isn't it?
Fortunately, Heiner blocked most of the reporter's firepower for him, and only sporadic stray bullets hit him.
The press conference continued, and this time the press officer targeted a person of the same skin color as the fat man.
"Hello Yang Yi, I'm a journalist from China......"
"You're from China, where are you?" The fat man interrupted him before he could finish his sentence and asked in Mandarin, with a side effect on the topic.
Sure enough, when the fat man spoke Mandarin, the reporter's train of thought was instantly deviated, and he followed the fat man's words and talked to the fat man's nonsense. It wasn't until the press officer reminded him that the time had passed that he remembered his purpose, but it was already the turn of the next reporter!
"Yang Yi, first of all, congratulations on getting a contract with a brand comparable to Jordan, but Jordan signed a sneaker contract after he became famous, and you signed it when you were a rookie, is this good for you and Adidas? You're going to be the public enemy of the whole league! ”
"Thank you for the reminder, but my dad often told me that if you want to bear the crown, you must bear the weight, which basically means how much ability you can do, and I'm sure I'm doing what I can!"
"Yang Yi, you signed a brand of sneakers without any honor in the league, aren't you afraid that your shoes won't sell?"
"It's useless to say that now, time will tell."
"Yang Yi, do you think you already have the same status as Jordan? You're just humiliating yourself, even James is signing an endorsement contract, do you think your status and influence have surpassed James? ”
Until the end of the press conference, the audience was criticizing Yang Yi, which made the originally festive scene a little disturbing.
Herbert Heiner was watching from the sidelines, he had been prepared for this since the press conference was held, and the fat man's unfazed performance made him even happier. He believes that a fat man who is psychologically strong and can crush the backcourt players is terrible, and the fat man still has room to grow, although he is strong enough now!
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The next day, the American media was overwhelmed with news about Young's sneaker contract, suppressing the news of the Lakers' Big Four vs. Captain Paul that was broadcast live in the United States. All kinds of headlines emerged one after another, and all kinds of celebrities expressed their opinions. In short, the news of No. 6 was completely dominated by the news of Yang Yi and Adi.
What's even more unexpected is that the official website of the alliance published a blessing to Yang Yi, hoping that he will get better and better.
Later, Michael Jordan also expressed his opinion on the bombshell that detonated the basketball circle under an interview with an ESPN reporter.
"I think the most important thing for a rookie to do is how to show himself on the court, rather than increase his popularity with some exciting news. Yang Yi's performance is very good, and his performance in the NCAA Finals is even more satan-possessed, scoring an unattainable five-double, but now he has not surpassed the top stars in the league in terms of strength, nor has he won any honors. Oh, and this past week he won the Western Conference Weekly and Rookie of the Year, but I think that's nowhere near his contract with the brand, and maybe his contract will go down the drain! ”
The clever reporter went to interview Phil Knight, the founder of Nike, and the seventy-year-old man replied with a smile: "Maybe he will be the next Jordan, who can say for sure!" ”
The Chinese media also reported on Yang Yi's signing, and Yang Yi's name then became popular all over the country, even more popular than last season's Lin Madness. The Fat Guy is now abusing all of the league's current stars in terms of sneaker contracts.
Whiteness stickers.
"I'll just say that the fat man, as the champion show, how could he not have a sneaker endorsement, it turns out that he played such a big move and deceived everyone!"
"The fat man is so beautiful, he deserves to be a fierce man who can carry Ross hard."
"What's the point of you discussing this here, the fat man is just a banana man, he doesn't even speak Chinese!"
"It's too dark upstairs! The fat man's Mandarin is more slippery than most of the people here, and there is a video to prove it! The video link is about the fat man teasing reporters at a press conference.
"Damn, the fat man is really a god! I heard that his girlfriend and agent are Chinese, and the fat man still likes China very much! ”
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The landlord summed up: A tough fat man