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Chapter 158: Done

The next day.

Super otaku Tadatoshi Fujimaki, who is also the author of Kuroko’s Basketball, welcomed two visitors into his bedroom of less than 8 square meters filled with drafts and drawings.

Ma Xun, senior designer of Chaoshen Sports, and cute illustrator and manager of Toei Animation Co., Ltd.

The two of them carried a lot of figurines, sneakers, Nutrition Express, and instant noodles in large and small bags.

Tadatoshi Fujimaki's pupils dilated after seeing Nutrition Express:

"Just come here, why bring so many things with you?"

"A little kindness is what our boss must give!"

"Thank you Mr. Jiang for me, I'm so flattered!"

Tadatoshi Fujimaki is not Inoue, he is just a newbie in the comic circle. He did not expect that a real big boss in the basketball circle would send people to find him, and he almost bowed his head to the ground.

Afterwards, Ma Xun took out five pairs of shoes, Curry's generation, Harden's generation, James 10, KT4, and Pink Coco, and placed them in front of Fujimaki Tadatsuki:

"Cartoonist, let's send you a few pairs of shoes to try on. We don't know your size yet, so let's get a feel for them first."

Fujimaki Tadatoshi is a super otaku. In addition to watching anime, he also draws anime. He has very little personal information. If Weekly Shonen had not had his mailing address, he would not even be able to find him.

And his shoe size was also estimated through this cute girl’s previous visual inspection.

You must know that Fujimaki Tadatoshi did not have a photo of himself spread on the Internet in later generations, which shows how much he stayed at home.

"This is……"

Although Tadatoshi Fujimaki is not a shoe lover, he is a lover of beauty. The beauty of these pairs of shoes and the exquisite design of the shoe boxes made him unable to put them down.

Theoretically speaking, both designers and cartoonists came from the same school, so Ma Xun and Fujimaki Tadatoshi quickly found common topics.

Only then did Ma Xun explain his intention and told the author Jiang Chao's genius marketing strategy.

"Yes! I can even draw a plot to pay tribute to Slam Dunk!"

The author of "Kuroko's Basketball" suddenly had his eyes lit up. First, he was shocked when he heard so much money. Because he was permanently buying out the animation's sneaker brand endorsement and the comic endorsement after today, Jiang Chao offered an impossible price.

Rejected numbers.

The second is that he has been struggling with sneakers for a long time. More than ten years have passed from Slam Dunk to his basketball show, but the sneaker market is still so bad. AJ1 black and red are still the most popular pair of shoes on the market.

Therefore, many of his shoes have been slightly modified with Velcro and other designs of his own design. Otherwise, it would be okay if they all wear aj.

But other sports brands really don’t have any good products, and there are too few products that are globally famous.

"That couldn't be better. That scene is my youth."

"I'm guilty too! Sodis!"

"Kawaine!"

The chat among the few was in full swing. The author was referring to the classic scene where Haruko went to buy basketball shoes for Sakuragi Hanamichi. Bargaining with the boss was so laughable. Through that scene, how many people bought this pair of aj1 to commemorate their own death.

Youth!

However, Takehiko Inoue must have not received any AJ endorsement fees when he drew this scene. He simply had no material, and these were the famous boots of Danzi, the god of basketball at that time.

What happened next is known to shoe fans all over the world. Slam Dunk was out of control, aj1 and Slam Dunk were directly co-branded, aj1 Shohoku color scheme and aj5 Rukawa Maple color scheme were sold out as soon as they were reproduced, becoming the most classic of the aj series.

A joint signature.

Has the company lost money recently?

Oh, okay, I’ll make tens of thousands more pairs in the Sakuragi Hanamichi color scheme!

Complaining about my lack of new products?

Aj1 adds a Mitsui Toshiba color scheme! Another wave of sales!

"But I don't know if my comic will bring such feelings?" Tadatoshi Fujimaki pointed to the retro poster of Haruko Akagi hanging on his wall, and then picked up the Curry Generation and admired it carefully.

I was shocked when I first got it:

"Man, is this the weight a basketball shoe should weigh?"

"Lightweight guard basketball shoes, no need to be so heavy."

5 minutes later…

"It is indeed suitable for Kuroko. Will there be a blue color for Kuroko?"

"Yes, you can design and draw it." Ma Xun expressed Jiang Chao's opinion, that is, since there is a joint name, let Heizi's basketball author come up with the shape and pattern himself, and Heizi's color matching!

"Okay! I took it!"

Fujimaki Tadatoshi had to admire Jiang Chao's unbridled imagination and the space for his imagination. This allowed him to create a pair of super sports basketball shoes unique to Kuroko!

It’s not that there are no two-dimensional endorsements, but he is very excited if they can take a fancy to him!

Moreover, cartoonists are all unique. He doesn’t want to be the next Takehiko Inoue, he just wants to be Tadatoshi Fujimaki!

If the comic hadn't been published before, he would have wanted to change the shoes he drew before, but it's okay, just add a plot. From today on, he will be a super sports person!

"Wait a minute, Mr. Tadatoshi Fujimaki, let me remind you one last time, are you sure that everyone will not be disgusted with the advertisement placement?" In order to sell the plan, the cute girl from the animation club made the final confirmation.

"If I'm disgusted, it's because of the plot. The Chaoshen Group's logo is not ugly. I won't say it alone, because my character has to wear shoes. He has to wear shoes. Nike doesn't give money, and I don't.

Fire, it’s okay.”

Ma Xun said quickly:

"Our boss specifically told us that there is no need to print the Tai Chi Fish logo of Super God Sports on it. We should try our best to put the design first."

Jiang Chao knew that it was better to go too far than to go too far, just like when Red Bull was suddenly given a close-up in Transformers. He specifically stated that these shoes were from the Super God Group, but the effect would not be good, allowing comic fans to look for these shoes on their own because they look good.

Wouldn’t the source be better?

Otherwise, if the word "Super" flashes on the screen all the time, it will declare an army to seize the throne.

Jiang Chao didn’t want his advertising placement to affect the animation’s subsequent popularity.

"Okay." Fujimaki signed quickly.

A young man like him has a stubborn streak. He has been paying attention to this player named Curry recently, and he is a little excited when he thinks that he might actually meet Curry in the future.

"Then I would like to thank Kuroko and Kagami for wearing our shoes, and I wish Master Fujimaki's comics a great success. Our company will transfer the endorsement fee to your card later and pay it off in one go." Ma Xun was very proud at this time.

, Chaoshen Sports has been booming recently, and it doesn’t matter how many endorsements it has.

He reported the good news to Jiang Chao on the spot. Jiang Chao, who had just woken up from the beauty's arms, received the call and came to the bathroom with his shirtless upper body and six-pack abs to wash up:

"Yes, well done Ma Xun, the super god generation will become the sentiment of this generation of young people in the future."

"That would be great!"

Here Fujimaki also greeted Jiang Chao politely, and said that he bought the pairs of shoes sent to him at the original price and would wear them for a few days to finally determine who wears which pair of shoes. After all, every player in his comics

The locations are all different.”

"No problem, you need to have such a rigorous spirit when making comics, Fujimaki-san." Jiang Chao gave him a thumbs up, but he was also full of confidence in himself. The final result was 100% Vulcan wearing James 10th generation.

Those shoes, those are their awesome first-generation boots!

Later, while eating sushi, Ma Xun and the two listened to the comic master talk about the reasons for creating this comic and his true thoughts in the face of doubts from the outside world. They also answered the cute girl's question about whether this is a rotten comic:

"Actually, "Kuroko's Basketball" is indeed demonic and exaggerated and makes people unable to complain, but in the face of the big mountain of "Slam Dunk", is it still necessary to follow the old path of realistic basketball?

Many elements of Kuroko are similar to hot-blooded comics such as Naruto. As for whether it is rotten or not, even if the sports series has a normal narrative, some girls will watch it as a rotten drama.

Moreover, it is impossible for an anime to have a bunch of people with Akagi gorilla style get together to play basketball. If they all looked so tough, there might not be a problem of whether they are corrupt or not, and even the audience would be scared away, hahaha.

"

The author's personal explanation can be summarized in one sentence:

"I just made the characters look more handsome. What you think is up to you."

In fact, his idea is quite brilliant. Jiang Chao believes that this kind of anime, in which the author does not deliberately create erotic stories, is the best gay anime, and will have a wider audience. Boys will view the anime as a passionate brotherhood, and girls will enjoy it as if they are licking their faces.

OK.

As for him, he can just rely on the influence of this comic to make money.

Later, this chatty otaku started complaining mode. Why are sneakers nowadays getting thicker and thicker, and more and more stuffed with technology. As a result, sneakers can only be worn on the court, and street shoes can only be worn as commuting running shoes.

Then we all scolded Converse. Converse sneakers were the shoes that appeared most in anime in the last century. They were also a brainless brand in the sneaker category that had sales exceeding Nike for a while.

Even though they are trendy shoes now, what are the high-tops used for? But they are used to protect the players’ heels.

If a rubber outsole is used all over the world, it will always feel like rubbish on your feet, but there will always be people who like it.

Jiang Chao: "Yes, it can be regarded as a brand that signed contracts with Magic and Bird. It's not a good idea to just make money."

A dozen years ago, many players indeed wore canvas shoes to play, and the rubber soles were as stable as the Zoom air cushions at that time.

But now these retro shoes are constantly being reproduced and are worn by young men and beauties on the street. They have long since broken away from the category of sneakers and become fashionable models that are easy to wear. They are completely separated from the basketball shoe circle and focus on the fashion circle for commuting.

The presence of aj1 in the shoes has an unparalleled variety of colors.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chao looked at the Air Force Ones that Liu Yan was putting away at the door. This pair of shoes actually debuted as basketball shoes and later became Nike's fashion shoes.

The idea of ​​the four people is why these pairs of sneakers have been eliminated from the basketball shoe market. That is, the times will choose shoes that are more comfortable for the feet and more suitable for ordinary fans to become the mainstream. You must know that AJ and Adidas were the icebreakers of the last century. Their

Join us to make basketball shoes truly flourish.

Slam Dunk happened to happen around that time. Details are that Takenori Akagi was wearing Converse and Coach Anzai was wearing Adidas. However, they were overshadowed by Nike, which was very popular at that time.

Finally, the cartoonist and cute girl said a few words that were of great benefit to the owners and designers of Chaoshen Sports, that is, lightness and stability always come first.

Fashion shoes are just fashion shoes. Why do you want to make basketball shoes to mislead people? How many people have sprained their feet.

Have you ever considered the feelings of people with flat feet?

Their advice to Chaoshen Sports is to not forget the original intention of basketball shoes. The first priority is to prevent players from getting injured, and the second priority is to make money if they jointly brand or not.

Of course, this is purely from a customer perspective.

Later, Converse apparently realized that they could no longer make money from basketball fans. They did not make new basketball shoes at all, and they were unwilling to make progress and sold retro models until they died.

20 minutes later.

The chat came to an end. After Fujimaki praised Harden, Fujimaki also gave the final answer, that is, he would definitely draw a scene of Kuroko and the others buying sneakers, but the ones they bought might not be from Super God Sports.

The main color is orange and blue, maybe sky blue and bright red.

"Whatever, don't forget that my motherland has a bright red color, no problem." Jiang Chao likes bright red the most. If the Knicks weren't used to orange and blue, Jiang Chao would also like a sea of ​​red.

Ma Xun also nodded:

"New Year's Red, this color is no problem, North Carolina Blue is no problem. We also have a North Carolina captain on the team. When his contract expires, let him wear our North Carolina Blue color boots."

To be honest, he personally thinks that orange and blue are too flashy. Most people cannot wear colors like Hermès orange because the focus is on the feet. In fact, red shoes are okay and not so bright.

Then he said that the characters who appear later may not all wear basketball shoes. He will try on all the shoes of Chaoshen Sports and make reasonable arrangements. Some commuting running shoes may be suitable as basketball shoes.

"Toei Animation will use Super Sports sneakers from the first episode, and I will change them myself."

"That couldn't be better." Jiang Chao got excited in advance when he thought that Super Sports sneakers would appear in the first episode of the animated version.

"Ma Xun, come back after you finish everything. I'll have breakfast."

Here Liu Yan sleepily rubbed her messy long hair, wearing a transparent silk pajamas that showed off her looming beautiful figure.

Jiang Chao hung up the phone and went to fry love-poached eggs.

Beautiful people cannot be let down~~

…

2 hours later.

Jiang Chao, who was in the office, received Ma Xun's final phone call.

Once the money and contract are settled, Toei's animated version and the subsequent manga version of "Kuroko's Basketball" will be exclusively sponsored by Chaoshen Sports, and all the two-dimensional characters in it will endorse Chaoshen Sports' products.

Ma Xun: "Boss, this is not a small amount of money. Just give us 2 million US dollars. Will anyone really read Neon's new generation of basketball comics?"

In his opinion, although the characters are handsome, they no longer have the same feeling as "Slam Dunk".

"You naturally don't feel it when you are older. Time will prove everything."

Later, time really proved everything, but it was not the direction Jiang Chao imagined.

Jiang Chao never thought that "Kuroko's Basketball" would still be a hit in this life.

But what he may not have expected is that everyone later thought that it was Super Sports that made "Kuroko's Basketball" possible.

Because after being sponsored and endorsed by Super God Sports, "Kuroko's Basketball" has been rising all the way, and after the animation was launched, its output has exploded, becoming a cross-industry work for sports fans in the 21st century!

The Japan Federation of Japan published an article saying that all this is thanks to the Chinese sports brand’s investment in this work!

Later, Jiang Chao directly refused the credit, saying that the animation was also very interesting and that I didn't do anything. I just wanted to advertise.

Modesty, Brother Chao is too humble! Too much!

As a result, the original author felt that it was Jiang Chao who made him angry...

…

This is all a story for later.

Jiang Chao, who had taken care of everything, took Liu Yan to watch a stage play on Broadway that night.

After watching it, I went to the car and put on a Zhang Yusheng tape that I bought at the KTV entrance when I returned to China to sign Shu Siyao.

I don’t know why, this year Zhang Yusheng suddenly became popular in Tianchao KTV, but he just wanted to taste it.

Jiang Chao opened all the windows and hummed with Liu Yan and roared:

"If the sea could

take away my sorrow

like taking away every river

all the injuries

all the tears shed

my love

Please take them all away!!!”

Just thinking about it makes me happy.

The super god generation is the concept of the 10th generation of shoe king James!! It’s hard to imagine that Vulcan will attract more fans wearing these shoes, not to mention Heizi. He has already predicted that the North Carolina blue color scheme of Curry’s generation will be popular among girls.

The sales are booming.

What is the concept of James 10th generation?

There was no domestic advertising promotion in later generations, but because of his domineering and cool appearance, he became the shoe king surpassing the Kobe series to dominate the Chinese basketball shoe market and the world!

At this time, Nike and James' exclusive designer had actually gone to the Super God Sports flagship store and saw this pair of Super God generation boots that are still unknown in the corner. After watching them, they silently went to the toilet and cried for a long time.

This is the shape he worked so hard to design!

Why did Chaoshen Sports get all the goods so quickly???

Damn it, if he continues to study it, Nike will plagiarize it, so he just deletes all the original documents in his concept and starts from scratch.

At this time, Dahai on Jiang Chao's side had just finished singing when he switched to a voice that was not Zhang Yusheng's:

“No matter how hard it is, you must be strong, just for those expectant eyes.

If the heart is in the dream, it is there, there is true love between heaven and earth

Seeing success or failure in life is just a matter of starting over from scratch!!!"

"Teacher Liu Huan's song?" Liu Yan could tell that it was obviously not Zhang Yusheng's voice.

"Bootleg tape!!! Holy shit!"

"Hahahahaha, you will be tricked too!"

"Stop talking about it, music is going online, it starts with me..." Jiang Chao didn't cut the song, the song was also very high, he brightened his voice, stepped on the accelerator, and got high again.

"Jiang Chao, you sing so beautifully!"

"What did you say?"

"You sing so beautifully!" Liu Yan shouted loudly in his ear.

"How about I hold a concert at Madison Square Garden in the future?" Jiang Chao laughed loudly.

"Okay, I feel like you can sing a lot of weird songs."

"Then I'm sure I can still write songs for you."

"Forget it, forget it... I'll be your secretary with peace of mind, I'm tone deaf." Liu Yan waved her hands repeatedly.

However, she heard that Jiang Chao seemed to have another plan.

"The film and television entertainment company you want to build will have the rhythm of a music department?"

"It's a must! There's also a girl group department, do you want to join?"

"You big~ pervert~ ghost! You only know the young little sister!"