Reborn Almighty Life
[0772 chapter] Cultural influence monthly ticket and
After one Michael came to London, another famous Michael arrived in London with a high profile. His private plane was a Gulfstream G550, and when he left the airport, there was a fleet of stretched Cadillac luxury cars!
The 'God of Basketball' Jordan, even though he has completely retired, has experienced two short-term retirements that were somewhat bad, but it still did not damage his greatness.
Michael Jordan was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the third pick in the first round of the 1984 NBA draft. He played for the Chicago Bulls at the peak of his career and was elected NBA Rookie of the Year in his rookie season. In the 1986-87 season, Jordan averaged
Scored 37.1 points and won the NBA scoring title for the first time.
However, the glory in the early stages of his career was just the beginning of Jordan's great basketball career. In the days that followed, he took almost all NBA records to his own name and became almost synonymous with the NBA and even basketball!
How powerful an athlete is, apart from statistics and honors, the most intuitive form of expression should be influence.
Jordan is known as the "Flying Man" and "The God of Basketball". We Chinese fans are used to calling him "The Gang Leader". No matter which media ranks NBA players, the most undisputed one is the number one candidate. He is the basketball player.
The greatest basketball player in history, he made Nike, which was once unknown, become the largest sports brand today. In a sense, Jordan = basketball.
In 1993, Jordan led the Bulls to three consecutive championships, and he also won three consecutive Finals MVPs. Jordan, who was at his peak, chose to retire. On the one hand, because of the death of his father, he wanted to fulfill his father's expectations for him in baseball.
On the other hand, I think I feel a little overwhelmed by the high altitude.
There are all the honors that players can win, including Rookie of the Year, Best First Team, Best First Defense, Best Defensive Player, Scoring Champion, Steals Champion, Regular Season MVP, Championship, and Finals MVP. Looking back, even if
Jordan will not make a comeback in the future, and his historical ranking is still in the top five or three.
As for the impact of his retirement, it is self-evident. In one day, the Dow Jones Composite Index plummeted 125 points. The stock price of Nike, which he endorsed, fell 4%. Annual sales fell 30%. Annual sales fell by US$250 million. The entire
The unemployment rate in the United States has increased by several percentage points. It is no exaggeration to say that Jordan's retirement has affected the U.S. finance. Looking at the world, who is the leader and who can resist, needless to say.
There has never been any athlete who can compare with Jordan in terms of influence. Although Gu Fei seems to be very influential now, his influence on football and tennis is not enough to compare with Jordan's influence on basketball.
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Now, if Gu Fei quits professional tennis and football, at most the Chinese fans will be a little disappointed and sad. It does not mean that these fans will stop watching tennis and football from now on, because they have other choices.
And Air Jordan is irreplaceable in the history of basketball!
All industries and brands that rely on Jordan have been affected to varying degrees. The Bulls who lost Jordan are no longer the invincible team, even if they still have the "second in the world" Batman Pippen.
After Jordan retired, the Bulls' attendance dropped to 50%. The ratings of NBA games did not avoid this disaster. Attention continued to decline. The Bulls' market value continued to plummet due to Jordan's departure.
The whole world seems to be waiting for God to return, waiting for the Flyers to save the NBA. I still remember two shocking scenes. One is Magic Johnson kneeling in public in front of the camera, begging Jordan to return to save the NBA, and the other is Clinton, the then President of the United States.
The White House stated that it hopes Jordan can return to the NBA to achieve the purpose of reducing unemployment and easing the economic crisis. This is unique in NBA history.
Without Jordan, the NBA's reputation and attention were not as good as before. Until the sentence in 1995: I'm back! The value of the three companies that cooperated with Jordan soared by 2.3 billion U.S. dollars, and the entire U.S. stock market experienced a slight rise. Even
US President Clinton even joked: Michael's return should allow me to continue to stay in the White House! The NBA has become the NBA of the past.
Watching the documentary, we know that Jordan's first game after his comeback was against his old rival Miller's Pacers. Larry Brown, then the Pacers coach, said to the media who were interviewing him: Our Beatles and
Elvis Presley is back, and you still come to interview me? As a legendary NBA coach, I can also feel Jordan's greatness and irreplaceability for the NBA from the side.
Although this superstar has experienced an unpleasant end of his career with the Washington Wizards, he is still the most watched superstar in today's sports, and the huge dividends he receives from Nike every year also allow this retired athlete to transform
, become a small boss in the NBA!
Compared with other black athletes who quickly went bankrupt and were in poverty after retiring, Jordan, who has a good IQ and EQ, established a huge business empire after retiring, and also made himself one of the richest super rich people on the planet!
The acquaintance of Jordan and Gu Fei originated from a business event held by Mercedes-Benz. When Gu Fei, who was only 185 centimeters tall, performed Jordan's famous stunt "free throw line jump dunk" in front of Jordan, Jordan was immediately shocked.
Gu Fei also looked at it differently!
For Jordan, he is very clear about the difficulty of the "free throw line jump dunk" action. With his height of 196cm, he can do it just right. Gu Fei is 11 centimeters shorter than him but can still do it perfectly, which is enough to show Gu Fei's jumping ability.
, factors such as speed and strength surpass Jordan himself!
As the saying goes, dragons only make friends with gods. Gu Fei's outstanding performance and his dominance in men's tennis and European football made Jordan seem to see a shadow of his own back then, even worse.
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Therefore, this time, Gu Fei led Manchester United to hit the unbeaten record in the English Premier League, and Jordan also came uninvited, hoping to have more contact with Gu Fei!
According to various analysis reports by Nike Think Tank, China will become the world's largest sporting goods market and the most dynamic economy in the world.
In this case, both Nike and Jordan hope to be deeply involved in the development of the Chinese market, and Gu Fei has become the best bridge.
Although Anta Sports, endorsed by and invested by Gu Fei, has become a rapidly emerging sports equipment brand in the Chinese market, in Nike's view, there is still huge room for cooperation between the two parties.
Because in recent years, Gu Fei's identity is not just as simple as an athlete. He is an important bridge for the Chinese government to communicate with overseas institutions. He and his 'Universal Investment' and 'Gu Fei Foundation' have successfully
It allowed a lot of overseas capital to invest in China and achieved quite good returns.
Therefore, keeping an eye on Gu Fei has become an important part of the work of Jordan and Nike Group. Jordan has also been a witness to many important moments of Gu Fei.
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Two Michaels from the sports world came to London, and Michael Jackson, who had just held a concert in London, publicly supported Gu Fei during a media interview and believed that Gu Fei was the best superstar in the world.
Compared with Gu Fei's cross-field genius performance, Michael Jackson's performance is not far behind. He made his debut at the age of 10 and became famous at a young age. He is called the "King of Pop Music" and has extremely high achievements in dance.
After becoming famous, Jackson also had great talent in working behind the scenes. Jackson himself was behind the production of many of his albums!
The last time at Wimbledon, the two superstars hit it off and had a heated discussion. Whether it was the development trend of pop music, their experience in playing musical instruments, or various inspirations in artistic creation, the two people who were two different generations had a deep affection for each other.
Gained the sense of identity as a 'confidant'!
When he was at Wimbledon, Jackson was just out of curiosity about Gu Fei and wanted to get to know this superstar, who was called an 'all-around genius' by the global media, but he didn't expect that the two of them would meet so late!
If it were some artists with bad records, their life and death would not have much to do with Gu Fei. After all, such people would not be of any benefit to society or mankind.
Although the European and American media have relatively negative reports on the King of Pop Music, and various scandals continue, Gu Fei believes in his own judgment. A benevolent person who is passionate about charity and has strong humanitarianism will not be what the media thinks of.
Description of the devil.
Gu Fei is more willing to use his own contacts to understand this controversial king of pop music, and also hopes to avoid some tragedies as much as possible!
After all, Michael Jackson's growth experience was like cheating, and Gu Fei did not want to see the star fall.
In the past two years, Michael Jackson has been traveling between China, Europe and the United States. He has deeply studied the essence of Chinese culture and has doubts about many European and American views, thus finding a stronger belief.
Michael Jackson, the seventh child of the family, made his professional music debut in 1964 as a member of the Jackson Five along with his brothers. In 1968, the band collaborated with a local record company to publish the No. 1 album
The album "Big Boy" was released. In 1969, Jackson's family moved to Los Angeles. Jackson's first single "I Want You Back" topped the charts.
In December 1971, Jackson released his first single "Got to be"
there", marking the beginning of his solo career. In December 1982, the best-selling album "Thriller" in Jackson's music career was released. In September 1987, he launched his first global tour. Through stage and video performances, Jackson popularized
Mechanical dance, moonwalk and other dance techniques. Jackson won 13 Grammy Awards and 26 American Music Awards in his lifetime. In his solo career, he had 13 US number one singles.
In addition to his acting career, Jackson is concerned about public welfare and charity. He has held many charity activities, visited impoverished areas, visited refugees, and donated money and materials.
In January 1985, Jackson and his friend Lionel Richie composed and performed "We Are The World" in response to the African famine.
", sung by 45 singers led by Michael. This single brought 50 million US dollars in relief to the victims. From "We Are The
World", humanitarian themes began to appear repeatedly in Jackson's works; in March, "Thriller" sold 25 million copies and was included in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "best-selling album of the year".
His handprint is on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
On February 3, 1992, the "Save the World" Foundation was established to help patients suffering from AIDS and juvenile diabetes.
In 2000, the Guinness Book of World Records certified that he has funded 39 charities and donated more than US$300 million to charities in his own name. He is the artist who has made the most donations in his own name.
"If it's convenient for you, if you have the opportunity to come to China during the Yanjing Olympics next year, I will sweep the bed to welcome you!" Gu Fei happily sent a sincere invitation to the king of pop music, and also hoped that the Chinese pop music circle could borrow the opportunity.
This opportunity will enable you to have more contact with the world's popular music circles, and ultimately have greater influence around the world!
"I will definitely go to China to watch the Olympic Games. If possible, I even hope to participate in the Olympic promotion work!" Jackson was very interested in Gu Fei's invitation. He even hoped to be more integrated into Chinese culture and learn more from it.
The power of.
Over the years, although Jackson, who became famous at a young age, has enjoyed the treatment of a superstar, many troubles have followed. The pressure from fans and the media has also made Jackson miserable!
Usually, it is very difficult for Jackson to travel, because the media and fans' pursuit and obstruction often cause many negative effects, but the media will habitually put all the blame on Jackson, leaving him speechless!
"When Mr. Gu Fei goes to New York to attend the US Open, welcome to my 'Neverland Manor' as a guest!" Facing the friendly Gu Fei, Jackson seemed very happy and specially invited Gu Fei to visit his manor.
In 1987, Jackson spent US$19.5 million to buy a vast 2,700-acre property in Santa Barbara, California. Due to his status, Jackson could not go out at will, so he named the place after his favorite fairy tale "Peter Pan"
"Neverland" (n.d.), imitation
It was built in the form of Disneyland, adding facilities such as a zoo, an amusement park, a train station, a movie theater, and a game hall, and invited sick children and poor people to play here for free on several occasions. There are two isolation rooms in the theater in the manor for those who are currently working.
Children who are undergoing chemotherapy and have low immunity watch movies to prevent them from getting bacterial infections.
He once entertained people attending expensive fundraisers, local students and sick children at Neverland Ranch. It is precisely because of these actions that some media reports on Jackson tended to be negative.
"It's a deal!" Naturally, Gu Fei would not refuse Jackson's invitation. He also wanted to get to know the King of Pop in depth.
You know, this superstar's influence around the world is even wider than Pele, Maradona and Jordan. His fan base spans several eras, and his words and deeds will affect many people!
In 1987, Jackson released his seventh solo album "Bad". This album occupied the top spot on the US music charts for six weeks and produced 7 best-selling works, 5 of which were championship songs, with sales of up to 22 million; in September,
Jackson began his first global tour, visiting 15 countries on four continents and performing 123 performances, attracting audiences
4.5 million people; in October of the same year, Jackson held a concert in Japan and took advantage of his free time to go to China for vacation. He visited Hong Kong as a tourist, visited Shaw Brothers Studios and Wireless Video Studio, took photos with TVB artists, and later visited
He went to Zhongshan, Guangdong, took photos with local villagers, and spent eight hours in total. This was also his only trip to mainland China in his life.
The short experience in China gave Jackson a deep and good impression of China, which was also the fundamental reason why he did not have much resistance to Gu Fei's invitation.
Over the years, through certain books and historical classics, Jackson has developed a strong interest in Chinese culture, and has also been exposed to the views of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, and found that this may be an important force to solve his inner restlessness.
Originally, Jackson didn't have much thought about getting in touch with these Chinese cultures, but when Gu Fei appeared in front of people all over the world like a comet, even Jackson was very interested in the genius Gu Fei!
Although he only met Gu Fei on TV and in newspapers, Jackson could clearly feel that Gu Fei had a temperament that was completely different from that of European and American superstars. It was peaceful, elegant and contained infinite power!
If possible, Jackson also hopes that he can be like Gu Fei, who can calmly face the troubles in the world!
Gu Fei and Jackson were chatting happily in a corner of the banquet hall. The young people around them looked at Gu Fei with admiration. Even Jordan and others would cast their eyes towards this corner from time to time.
Perhaps because of his aura or personality, Michael Jackson does not seem to be an approachable person to the outside world. Although he generously donates large amounts of money and materials to various charitable foundations, he is not so approachable in private.
In the eyes of many people, Jackson is a high-ranking king who rarely interacts with ordinary people.
Gu Fei, who met Jackson for the first time, was actually able to talk and laugh with Jackson. This undoubtedly surprised many people. Many people even thought that Gu Fei was really amazing!
For this reason alone, people have raised Gu Fei's affinity to a higher level. It is not for nothing that this superstar has such a huge influence despite his short debut.
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Michael Jackson suffers from severe vitiligo and familial hereditary lupus erythematosus. The former caused most of his skin to lose melanin. The condition over the years has caused his skin to turn white, and he must use a lot of foundation when making up.
When Gu Fei communicated face to face with the King of Pop Music, Gu Fei clearly saw severe skin lesions under the foundation, which may be one of the fundamental reasons for the King's untimely death in the future.
The autopsy report provided by the FBI after his death also clearly mentioned that he suffered from vitiligo, with a large number of white spots and some black skin visible on his body. The latter made it difficult to repair his injuries several times, and he had to undergo several surgeries to repair his injuries.
Repair and corrective treatment.
According to media reports, Jackson used white skin transplant surgery to make himself look "white" because he hated his black heritage. This also made Jackson extremely controversial around the world!
In fact, in Gu Fei's view, the so-called controversy is purely caused by huge wealth. Western financial groups cannot see a self-made black man with a wealth of more than 2 billion U.S. dollars, and they are even less willing to see a black man speaking from a black standpoint.
Black people with huge influence all over the world!
Don't look at Jordan, Tyson, Tiger Woods and many NBA stars. They are all black and have extensive influence and huge wealth around the world. However, their influence is only limited to the sports world and cannot reach a cultural level.
Give more impact to others around the world.
In addition, these black superstars have black skin, but in their bones they are refined and self-interested white elites. This is not harmful to the white-dominated European and American societies. On the contrary, they will be confirmed by the European and American media because of their skin color.
The existence of the 'American Dream' also proves that lighthouses are real.
If it were Gu Fei in his previous life, he would never be able to understand such a twists and turns and bizarre inside story. Only by standing at a certain height, having access to more internal information, and having more independent thinking can he come up with such a conclusion.
in conclusion.
In the 1980s, MJ bought the copyright of the bankrupt ATV (APPLE Records). Mijac Music Copyright Company was founded by Michael Jackson himself. In addition to owning the copyright of all the songs in his solo career, it also owns the copyrights of "Elvis Presley",
Aretha Franklin, "The Beatles" and other song copyrights. In 1995, he merged ATV and Sony Music's publishing library to create a joint venture Sony/ATV
The music publishing company owns the song copyrights of many artists. In the following years, both parties continued to invest in acquiring more music libraries. However, there were numerous twists and turns and bloody events surrounding the copyright of these works. In 2002, the two parties fell out, until
Jackson, who was angry that Sony wanted to take away half of the song copyrights, began to encounter various legal troubles. He began to believe that some people were going to attack him because he owned the music library. He denounced racists at fan gatherings.
A black man owns the rights to a white man's song.
At the beginning of the 21st century, Jackson used this music library as a mortgage for a loan of US$200 million to maintain his expenses and make other investments. However, due to huge expenses and failed investments, Jackson was deeply in debt, and the mortgage debt for the song copyright also changed hands with many companies.
Banks and investment firms, debt and interest are spiraling higher, Jack
However, Sony's cash flow was stretched. During these years of borrowing money, Sony continued to acquire other music libraries. Since he was also a joint venturer with half of the shares, he was forced to continue to invest the same amount as Sony.
He needed a lot of money to keep his shares unchanged, which also added a heavy financial burden to him.
Jackson owed $500 million in debt when he died, but it was all paid off shortly after, because he earned a total of $1.1 billion during his career ($1.9 billion when accounting for inflation).
His pre-tax income has exceeded US$1 billion, and his total wealth after including the amount earned after his death has exceeded US$2 billion. If inflation is included, this amount will rise to nearly US$3 billion.
Surrounding the dispute over Jackson's wealth during his lifetime and after his death, it is not difficult to see that Sony and the consortium behind him adopted a desperate strategy to kill Jackson. Ironically, after Jackson, who was heavily in debt during his lifetime, died, all the debt disappeared like a bubble.
end!
After Jackson's sudden death in 2009, Wall Street, which was affected by the financial crisis, was also interested in his assets. Many investment companies frequently contacted his family and began to consider purchasing 50% of the shares of Sony ATV Music Publishing Company, an asset owned by Jackson.
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On March 15, 2016, Sony Music announced that it had signed a legally binding memorandum of understanding with the Jackson Estate to acquire all of Jackson’s equity interests in Sony/ATV Music.
To reassure his fans, they also emphasized that the deal would not affect other music assets owned by Jackson, including his own master recordings, music videos and Mijac Music Company, which owns his own songs and his favorite
copyright of some of the works of singers and creators).
In addition, the Jackson Estate continues to retain its stake in EMI Music Publishing Company valued at $200 million. Regardless of Sony's final valuation, Jackson's shrewd investment in acquiring ATV in 1985 will provide a
He and the estate brought in a total of $1.31 billion. Since then, whatever love-hate relationship there was with Sony/ATV has come to an end.
Now Gu Fei and Jackson have had their first contact, and Gu Fei has already thought of various measures to use Jackson and Sony and other consortiums to compete head-on in the future. After all, the cultural war will be an important battlefield in the future!
China's economy continues to develop rapidly, but the influence of Chinese culture in the world is not strong. In the future, if the Chinese Empire wants to become the world's number one power, it must defeat the United States in the cultural field before it can be called a real power.
In July 1944, representatives of major Western countries established the "Bretton Woods System" at the United Nations International Monetary and Financial Conference. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade served as a supplement to the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference, together with various agreements adopted by the Bretton Woods Conference.
, collectively known as the "Bretton Woods System", that is, a multilateral economic system with foreign exchange liberalization, capital liberalization and trade liberalization as its main contents, forming the core content of the capitalist group.
Through this financial system and the rapidly expanding military strength of the United States after World War II, the "American Dream" has become an important driving force for the United States to remain at the top of the world with the help of American cultural export.
Because the impression of the "American Dream" is deeply rooted in people's hearts, high-end talents from all over the world are flowing to the United States, which also makes the United States reap the talent dividends from all over the world. This is why the biggest beneficiary of the third industrial revolution is the United States!
In Japan, before the Second World War, due to the advocacy of Harold Palmer, a well-known British foreign language educator, English teaching in Japan had always been based on British English. After the war, the influence of the United States quickly changed this situation.
English has gradually become the mainstream of English teaching and use in Japan.
Some countries that originally only taught British English, such as Brazil, Chile, Turkey, Indonesia, and Algeria, have now switched to teaching American English. It is worth noting that in recent years, other Commonwealth countries, such as Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, and South Africa
, India, Singapore, Malaysia, etc. have set off the "American English learning craze".
In addition to language, movies have also become an important part of the American dream. Americans first regarded movies as a form of artistic expression during the silent film era. Since then, movies have become an important part of the American dream for millions of people around the world.
The best entertainment provided by people. Since the silent film era, movie actors have been international celebrities. The American elements presented in Hollywood movies that are popular around the world have given teenagers around the world a better understanding of the United States.
Much yearning.
If you look carefully at American movies, you will find that many movies are actually linked to heroes and superhumanism. We like Thor's handsomeness, Spider-Man's cuteness, and the unforgettable Iron Man...
Just think about it, when you see such heroic colors in it, will you be yearning for it? After all, everyone has imagined that they are a superhero and can save the world. This coincides with American movies.
, which makes people feel a so-called admiration for American culture.
The rapid development of economy and technology has provided prerequisites for the globalization of cultural industries and has also allowed cultural homogenization to sweep the world.
This homogenization and standardization of global culture is dominated by American values and lifestyles, driven by free market interests based on consumerism, and is also under the conditions of large-scale production in the American entertainment and cultural industry.
It has penetrated into every corner of the earth. It has had a huge impact on the culture of various countries, crushing cultural diversity like a steamroller.
Whether it is advertisements, cartoons or magazines, the free and comfortable American lifestyle has a certain allure to people all over the world. The American media connects the American lifestyle with the daily lives of ordinary people in many countries around the world. It
Its further development may affect and restrict the international behavior of these countries and even the world order.
Gu Fei joined the professional tennis world just to find a suitable entry point. Gu Fei's method was very good. He achieved a breakthrough with the help of a solo project such as tennis, and also made "Universal Investment" step by step internationalization.
Later, the acquisition of Manchester United was also a useful attempt by Gu Fei to strengthen China's soft power. From the current point of view, the combination of tennis and football is still excellent for improving Gu Fei's personal influence!
Now, with the help of sports, Gu Fei has begun to establish good relationships with superstars such as Jackson and Jordan who have huge influence in the United States and even the world, which will also help Chinese culture begin to promote the world.
Manchester United's great success over the past year or so has allowed many of Gu Fei's plans to be realized one by one. This is the greatest compliment to Gu Fei for his diligent training and competition!
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