NBA: Start with 2 billion, buy the Knicks

Chapter 191: The old horse knows the way and helps Yao Bo!

"Thank you, thank you. Come on, boss, and have another bottle of champagne."

“I’ll pick!”

Marbury got up excitedly and went to find an older bottle of champagne.

Jiang Chao hurriedly filled his stomach because he was a little hungry.

I mean, I'm talking about helping.

But there is no real gang in this world, they are all just using each other.

Jiang Chao, who seems harmless enough to help the former Knicks All-Star guard, has actually turned into a layer cake long ago.

This is the real reason why he went to Lao Ma's appointment so late!

Businessmen pursue profit, but Jiang Chao will also bring benefits to the other party, and win-win cooperation is all.

Now it is estimated that only Jiang Chao knows how valuable Marbury will be in the future, and whether he can really be used by the Super God Group.

"If God closes a door to you, it will open another window for you."

This sentence may be the best explanation of Marbury's life experience.

Before Jiang Chao traveled through time, this star who had made a name for himself in both the NBA and CBA officially became the head coach of the BJ Beijing Enterprises Men’s Basketball Team. Since joining CBA in early 2010, Marbury has experienced from player to movie star.

Then there are many different identities such as special host of the Spring Festival Gala and team coach.

It is not an exaggeration to describe his years in China as "colorful".

Before coming to China, Marbury had become a famous "cancer" for the Knicks.

In a regular season game in 2009, Marbury's Knicks trailed their opponents by more than 20 points most of the time. However, when the "lone wolf" walked back to the locker room angrily in the middle of the third quarter, the team members

However, he showed great power and completed the reversal in just one and a half minutes.

After learning all this, Marbury began to realize that maybe he should really leave.

However, he was proud and arrogant and vowed to prove himself in a new place and then come back in glory.

The funny thing is that before he could resign, his former boss Dolan bought him out and gave him millions more...

Then he went to the strong team Green Army and found that there was no chance for him. It can also be said that the NBA would never give him a chance to prove himself.

In the end, Marbury chose to join the CBA's underdog Shanxi team. After all, Lucas was not as strong as him. With his outstanding performance in the Magic City team, he attracted the attention of many NBA scouts.

However, Marbury's CBA career didn't start smoothly. Although he tried hard to adapt to the rhythm of the Chinese league and try to integrate into Chinese culture, the bad reputation accumulated over the years and the team's less than ideal record still made him questionable.

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The then coach of the Magic City team, Deng Huade, even ridiculed Marbury as "just a shoe seller."

And when he was abandoned by Shanxi and Foshan teams in succession, a contract from the Imperial City team made everything start to change.

Perhaps in order to repay the team's kindness, Marbury was full of motivation after coming to the capital, and even set a goal of "helping the team win the championship."

Marbury often communicated tactics with the then coach Min, and took the initiative to guide Fang Shuo and other young players after training.

His positive attitude and professionalism not only allowed him to get rid of the bad reputation of "lone wolf", but also earned him the nickname "Ma Political Commissar".

"The Imperial Capital team can be without me, but it can never be without Marbury." Min Lulei's sigh is the best affirmation for him.

Under the leadership of "Political Commissar", the Imperial Men's Basketball Team, which has been hovering on the edge of the playoffs all year round, miraculously completed the feat of winning three championships in four years.

After the 2012 Finals, the scene of Marbury being thrown up by his teammates has become a classic in the CBA.

Later, he became the best among non-Chinese basketball players. A statue was erected next to the Wukesong Basketball Stadium, and he was the first foreign athlete to receive a permanent residence in China!

Therefore, Jiang Chao has always felt that this brother is actually an all-round talent. After going to China, his experience was like being pierced by a soul. He no longer engaged in rape or took drugs, and it was as if he had become a different person.

So thinking about it this way, let him accept the socialist iron fist transformation. The big dye vat of New York is not suitable for Lao Ma.

Here, Lao Ma went to the restaurant’s wine cabinet to look around and found a bottle of 1996 Lafite. Jiang Chao, who was sharp-eyed, discovered that he was wearing Green Coconut commuter shoes from Chaoshen. This really wanted to hug Jiang Chao’s thighs.

Rhythm, you must know that Marbury has his own sneaker brand Starbury.

Lao Ma took the initiative to pour wine for the big boss who was 10 years younger than him, and asked Jiang Chao in detail how he could help him.

"First of all, you can't stay in New York anymore. Go to China and bring the CBA players and their coaching staff. The Knicks are not your destination. China may be."

"Okay, is that really not possible?"

"You have a bunch of bad habits that need socialist reform. Only when passers-by in New York stop criticizing you can you change their views on you."

"Okay, anyway, I'm at home, and I've sold shoes, so I can help you with business."

Marbury obviously also knows that he has "bad records" and has nothing to say back.

Now he is infamous and has become a byword for madness and collapse. Like New York, which was in decline in those years, he has become an object of contempt for Knicks fans.

In fact, he had already looked for too many people before finding Jiang Chao, a foreign boss. If he hadn't been desperate, how could he, a New York native, ask "foreigners" for help?

Just look at his "deeds" and you'll feel ashamed.

In 2005, he took the initiative to seduce a Knicks intern, lured her into his car, and had sex with her.

Regarding this, Marbury also described the details in detail when testifying in court and was stopped by the judge in court.

In 2006, he was involved in a sex scandal with his own chef. You must know that he already had a family and children at that time.

In 2009, in front of the camera, he set his wife on fire and swallowed Fanlin alive. He didn't sleep for almost a week. At that time, every fan thought that Marbury was really crazy.

This is also the reason why Jiang Chao feels that he has also been ghost-pierced. After arriving in China, he has not had any scandals off the court. The only ones are the old debts of not paying enough hush money in 2007, and the scolding between Li Chunjiang and Li Chunjiang in 2022.

adversely affecting behavior.

In the hearts of Chinese fans, Marbury has always been a super star with great righteousness, superb skills, and excellent character. Everyone affectionately calls him Coach Ma and even erected a bronze statue of him outside the arena. This is

All foreign athletes playing in China have never enjoyed the highest honor.

This is very strange. In Jiang Chao's opinion, how much willpower it takes to get rid of these bad habits. Of course, he won't care so much. He and Marbury made it clear at the end that once he commits these things again, he will

Will take action before the fans.

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"Haha, I know. This is what I want you to do. You can sign with the Super God Group. With your ability in the CBA, there are teams that want you without me taking action."

"Okay, I'll thank you in advance!!!" Marbury now seems to be talking about both work and cooperation. He is actually a good businessman. As a player, his investment is not bad and he is really there.

Those who work in the industry specialize in making low-priced shoes so that poor children can afford them.

"Okay, let's talk about selling shoes first."

The two first spent half an hour talking about sneakers.

Because Lao Ma started selling shoes before Jiang Chao sold them, and then he went bankrupt and closed down last year. Jiang Chao must learn from his experience.

Looking back at Marbury's career sneaker history, it can be regarded as another kind of legend.

When playing in college, Marbury has always been a loyal fan of Nike sneakers.

After entering the NBA, he became one of the spokespersons of the and1 brand. In the next 9 years, Marbury has been wearing and1 shoes in various games (except for one season with the Timberwolves, where he wore Nike shoes due to contract reasons.

payment).

And1 also launched signature shoes for Marbury.

But after the 2004-05 season, Marbury's sneaker contract with and1 expired, and the two parties parted ways.

During his sneaker break, Marbury always wore Nike or Reebok sneakers.

It wasn't until 2006 that Marbury launched his personal brand "starbury".

Jiang Chao is also very familiar with this. After all, when Lao Ma came to the CBA for the first time, fans knew that he had his own sneaker brand. During interviews, he promoted it without any scruples, making everyone think that he just made a fortune and left.

I didn't expect him to stay for so long.

In order to allow children from poor families to wear his shoes, Marbury did not even charge the manufacturers a penny in endorsement fees, but only hoped that they would lower the sale price.

Thus, a pair of signature shoes for only $14.98 was born.

But the good times did not last long. The manufacturer declared bankruptcy due to the financial crisis in 2008. Marbury lost his most reliable production partner, and the Starbury series of sneakers stayed in the second generation.

This is Marbury's current situation. He is unemployed and his side business has closed down... It is understandable that he came to his boss in the sneaker industry for help when he was confused.

Things should change in the future. After all, it was only after Marbury went to the CBA that he decided to start selling shoes again. Now if he signs a contract with Super God Sports, he won't have to go to the factory to sell shoes directly for Super God Sports.

That's it.

in the hereafter.

At the end of 2009, Marbury bid farewell to the NBA and traveled across the ocean to the Chinese CBA League.

Marbury did not give up his own brand. After signing a contract with BJ Shougang, Marbury launched a joint brand with the knoway brand and sold several casual shoes on Letao, China's largest sneaker website at the time.

Although the basketball shoes have not yet appeared, the Starbury logo has returned to the public eye.

In December 2011, Marbury officially announced that the Starbury official website was back online, and the new basketball shoe series still maintains ultra-low sales prices.

Because of Marbury's own success, the brand has also received more support, and Starbury has been reborn in China!

Everyone knows the story behind it. Marbury led BJ Shougang to create a legend of three championships, and the BJ dynasty was born.

The domestic brand 361° even cooperated with Marbury to promote Starbury, a niche brand, to a greater extent.

It can be said that I have found my soul in Marbury, China, and I have also found my own destination for the brand I care deeply about.

But in fact, that's it. If you have insufficient design capabilities, no matter how good your idea is, it will be useless, even if you are a genius player businessman.

So what Jiang Chao and Marbury are talking about is the way that Internet celebrities will bring goods in later generations.

You have your own purchasing channels, and you get a commission of 0.5% on the goods sold from you.

As for the signing fee for signing Chaoshen sneakers, there is no signing fee. You just said that you can use Chaoshen Sports products for free.

"What about my Starbury's inventory?"

"We'll help you sell it. It's easy to sell Starbury products in China at low prices." This Jiang Chao didn't take it seriously at all. Although the price of 15 US dollars is considered 120 RMB a pair in China, it's not cheap, but now that it's a clearance,

It can be sold for 60 RMB. With Chaoshen Sports as a big company, it will be much easier to sell this kind of English famous brand.

After all, these are not pirated shoes, these are authentic sneakers produced on the American assembly line, which are attractive to those in China who want to flatter the United States.

"Okay, boss, I have a question. I don't know much about China. Is there any CBA team that wants me?"

"Simple, no one wants to give me Jiang Chao face, right?"

Jiang Chao is just pretending. The reality is actually very sad. Even if this player's reputation in the United States is ruined, CBA managers will still be licked. There is no way. There are too few American stars coming to play at this time, and they have to sell it.

Tickets make money.

"That's fine! Whichever team you want me to join, I can do it!"

Lao Ma has no brains to support Jiang Chao in all his decisions. Just helping him sell his sneakers is already his lifesaver.

Although he has done all kinds of bad things, he has also done a lot of good things. After Jiang Chao learned about all his resume through Sean Marks, he felt more at ease.

Young man, he is a good young man who has found his way back after going astray.

Although his playing career was not satisfactory, Marbury, who was born into a poor boy, has always been keen on charity. His favorite words are love is love.

When New Orleans was hit by floods, he generously donated US$1 million, with tears in his eyes, and it was not a show at all.

In order to prevent poor kids like him from having to go to Boracay Island to sell soda to buy a pair of discounted basketball shoes, he angrily criticized the prices of sneakers introduced by some sports shoe companies for being too expensive, so he created a cheap sneaker brand.

Therefore, the Internet violence in the United States was actually earlier, and the anti-horse sentiment was basically caused by black men. You must know that when Marbury first came to the Knicks, he was known as the strongest guard today. He could score 20 points and 8 assists in every game, but

Losing drowned everything...

The main reason is that the Wolf King next door, who is also from the Timberwolves, has such a good record.

"I will also send you to a big city in China. Don't worry. It will be convenient for you to help me sell shoes. Come on, cheers."

"cheers!"

The two drank it all. Since Lao Lu had already left work, the two signed a paper agreement. Marbury became the spokesperson of the Super God Group, which can be regarded as a contracted player. The two parties cooperated closely.

To be honest, Jiang Chao wanted to get the veteran Marbury's basic salary when he competed for the championship in the second year, because he knew that Marbury was not really alone and had a lot of gas in the tank. With him, the backcourt would be more stable. Secondly,

Even if he is new, he is not afraid of being sprayed.

Specifically, it depends on how his character has been tempered under the iron fist of socialism.

"Now I'll find a team for you and I'll make a call."

Jiang Chao made a phone call to Dayao, who was now resuming training in the afternoon.

Dayao first congratulated the Knicks for their decisive victory, and then heard a surprising news.

Jiang Chao introduced Marbury to the Magic Sharks men’s basketball team:

"You just bought a team and need a lot of traffic. How about it? Is this foreign player interesting enough?"

"Interesting enough!!! Absolutely enough!"

As an active player, Dayao naturally knows how good the lone wolf is, but he doesn't know much about Marbury's scandal. He only knows that Marbury's style of play is very suitable for the CBA, which needs foreign aid to score like crazy!

"Yao's team! I like it!"

The two reached an agreement over the air on Lao Ma's first CBA contract, with an annual salary of 600,000 and a three-year contract. This was Jiang Chao's guarantee to Dayao. If Marbury leaves the CBA within three years, he will face super if he causes trouble.

Huge penalties for God Group and the Sharks men's basketball team.

This is Jiang Chao's trump card. He returns from his past life. What if he treats Marbury so well in this life that he changes his gender? He still needs a legal treaty to restrict him. This means that he will at least be a super god in China.

The group has been selling shoes for three years, but he doesn't know whether it can lead the Shanghai team to win the championship.

He only expects one thing:

Will Deng Huade and Marbury still quarrel?

After all, when Marbury came to China, he was called out by Deng Huade to sell shoes. In the end, it was discovered that Deng Huade was pretending to be James' coach. In fact, his resume was very average, so Lao Ma stayed on.

Therefore, he did not suggest that Yao Ming fire Deng Huade. No matter what, Deng Huade's enthusiasm for leading the team is still acceptable. Let the two people cooperate.

"Welcome, Lao Ma, you are born for the big city, and the magic city welcomes you!"

"I'll fly over tomorrow, I'm looking forward to it too!"

Jiang Chao also ended the late-night conversation a little tiredly, closed the folder and said:

"Marbury, go to the Knicks office tomorrow and sign the contract with my legal advisor Lu, and then you can go to China. Then, next time we meet, I will probably call you "Guide Ma."

"No matter how dare you, just call me Xiao Ma!"

Marbury quickly stood up, shook hands with Jiang Chao, and called the hotel staff in advance to prepare the car.

"I'm serious. I hope you can connect the two countries and become a ferryman for many people when they face difficulties. I hope that in the future, this Ma will guide us. This time it should not be us Chinese, but New Yorkers' turn."

Yell, I also hope that NBA teams won’t think about inviting you back in the future, haha.”

"clear!"

Although Marbury didn't know why Jiang Chao suddenly said this, he also saw that Jiang Chao had higher expectations for him than anyone else, even his family. What a good person he was!

You know, before tonight, they didn't know each other at all!

This kindness brought tears to Marbury's eyes.

This gave him a second life!

"You go back, I'm going back, goodbye."

"Goodbye!" Marbury hid his face in tears and squatted on the road watching the car go further and further away, and finally cried bitterly.

Jiang Chao, on the other hand, took a deep breath in the car and smiled slightly. It felt good to help others, and he knew that Marbury's business ability was first-rate in selling shoes and basketballs.

Marbury, a New Yorker, should gain enough love and fame in the Magic City. I also hope that he will love these two places deeply. One will watch him grow up, and the other will accompany him to achieve the greatest honor in his life and give him a second chance.

life.

The old horse knows the way, just keep working hard and that’s it!

I just feel a little sorry for the Imperial Men's Basketball Team. Maybe the Imperial Men's Basketball Team's first championship will have to wait for several more years...

There is no way, who put him in an ambiguous period with Dayao now!