Reborn Industrial Tycoon

Chapter 620: Brainless players are much happier

On the night of the draft, "General" Arenas, the representative of the NBA's brainless players, was watching the live broadcast in a hotel in California.

Based on Arenas's draft pick prediction, he was not qualified to enter the Little Green Room. Draft predictions at the time generally believed that Arenas would be selected at the end of the first round to the beginning of the second round.

Arenas' scouting report is not very good. The only bright spot is his excellent three-point shooting ability, and the rest is relatively average.

Moreover, Arenas is only 1.91 meters tall. If he plays shooting guard, he is not tall enough and will not be able to guard his opponents when defending.

If he plays a point guard, Arenas does not have the talent for organization or passing. When the ball comes to him, he will force the shot at the last second, and then throw the ball in unreasonably. This is probably what Arenas does as a point guard.

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In addition, Arenas's performance in college was not very outstanding. Arenas is the kind of player who needs the ball. His University of Arizona is full of talents, and there is not much room for Arenas to perform.

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After all, times are different. In today's NBA, this kind of offensive point guard is very popular. A player of Arenas's style, under today's basketball system and defensive intensity, may not be weaker than

Curry.

However, at that time, the point guard liked to score but was not good at passing the ball, which was a very bad situation.

Based on the style of play of that era, a point guard like Kidd was the standard point guard template. An offensive point guard like Arenas was a different kind of existence.

Arenas' draft report doesn't even have a template! Because in the previous NBA, there was no offensive point guard who was very good at shooting three-pointers.

It was also because the style of play was inconsistent with that era, which led to Arenas's draft market being directly stretched. No one would choose this future superstar in the first round.

In fact, the Warriors who drafted Arenas in the second round did not make any money, because according to the rules at that time, when the second round rookie renewed his contract, the home team could only offer a mid-level contract.

So when Arenas' two-year rookie contract ended, other teams directly offered Arenas a high salary, but the Warriors were unable to match it due to rules. In the end, they could only watch Arenas go to the Wizards.

It was also because of this incident that the NBA introduced the Arenas Clause to ensure the interests of the home team. From now on, after the rookie contract expires, the home team will have priority to sign the contract as long as it matches the contract.

At this time, on the hotel TV, Kwame Brown put on a Wizards hat and then shook hands with NBA Commissioner David Stern for a photo.

Arenas pouted in envy and hatred in front of the TV screen.

Jordan's hand-picked No. 1 pick, this title alone is enough to make all the rookies in the draft extremely envious.

Afterwards, Arenas stared at the TV expectantly, waiting for his name to appear.

Tyson Chandler, Pau Gasol, Eddie Curry, Jason Richardson, Shane Battier... one name after another came out of David Stern's mouth

After shouting out, one rookie after another put on the team's hat and went on stage to shake hands with David Stern.

Arenas never waited for his name to be called, and he seemed impatient.

When Tony Parker was selected with the 28th overall pick, Arenas was completely desperate!

"Damn it, they would rather choose that French guy than me!" Arenas cursed secretly.

There was only the 28th pick in the 2001 NBA draft because the Timberwolves were deprived of draft rights for five years.

At that time, the Timberwolves took a fancy to the 1995 No. 1 pick Joe Smith, but the Timberwolves' salary space was not enough to give Joe Smith a big contract, so the Timberwolves conspired with Joe Smith's agent to create a yin-yang contract.

As a result, the yin and yang contract was discovered by the league, so the Timberwolves received the heaviest punishment in the history of the league, and they lost all draft picks for the next five years. This also made Garnett never have any good results during his five peak years.

His helper repeatedly failed in the playoffs.

And this unruly agent was Dan Fagan, who passed away in a car accident in the future, and was Yi Jianlian’s agent in the NBA.

Arenas was so disappointed that he was not selected in the first round that he turned off the TV, opened the window, and angrily threw out the window the big gold chain that had been used as a lifebuoy when he was drowning.

A gust of wind blew by, which made Arenas calm down a lot. He stood by the bed for a long time, finally picked up the phone and dialed the phone number of his college coach. He planned to talk to the coach about his depressed mood.

Soon, the call was connected, and the moment he heard about the coaching business, Arenas was instantly possessed by Hisashi Mitsui and began to cry uncontrollably.

"Coach, I wasn't chosen!"

"No, Gilbert, you did a great job. You were selected by the Warriors with the second pick in the second round!" the coach comforted him, and there was even a little excitement in his words.

"I've fallen to the second pick, and you're still excited. I'm still not your dear disciple. It's time to rejoice in your misfortune!" Arenas thought to himself.

However, the coach continued: "Gilbert, let me tell you some good news. Feiyue Sports is willing to give you an advertising endorsement contract! That's Feiyue Sports. Do you know what that means?

This means that you are a rookie who is favored by Feiyue Sports! You must know that Feiyue Sports has never failed to select rookie spokespersons. You will become a big star like Kobe Bryant and Tracy McGrady.

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There were many outstanding rookies in 2001, but at least in terms of honors, Arenas was not the best.

Gasol and Tony Parker, the two international players, are obviously the most prominent players in this generation.

Gasol has two championships, six All-Stars, World Championship MVP, European Championship MVP, one World Championship champion, and two Olympic runner-up.

Tony Parker is a four-time champion, six-time All-Star, European Championship MVP, and one-time European Championship champion.

It's just that these two are international players. Before entering the NBA, they had already established their worth in Europe and were already in the pockets of other sports brands. Even if Li Weidong wanted to sign them, he had no chance.

Among American players, Joe Johnson is considered the top player in this rookie class. He has been selected to the All-Star seven times, surpassing Gasol and Tony Parker.

But as far as brand ambassadors are concerned, Joe Johnson was not successful.

Historically, Joe Johnson endorsed the Jordan brand owned by Nike. He did not have exclusive shoes or even an exclusive LOGO. In this regard, Joe Johnson was even inferior to Yi Jianlian. The sneakers Yi Jianlian wore in the NBA at least had his own

Exclusive LOGO.

Obviously, the sales of the sneakers endorsed by Joe Johnson are relatively average. With Joe Johnson's reputation, as long as the sales of the sneakers are not bad, there should be a sneaker with a personal logo.

Arenas is different. The sales of his sneakers are very good. Even though Arenas has caused so many problems, his sneakers are still released in replica versions. This shows that Arenas is very popular in the United States.

Perhaps this is also related to Arenas' style of play. Two or three unreasonable forced shots in each game, as well as two or three zero-second shots every season, are enough for fans to remember this player.

After Arenas made the buzzer-beating shot, the ball was still floating in the air, so he turned around to celebrate. Such a classic shot is enough for fans to remember for a lifetime.

Another reason is that the sneakers endorsed by Arenas are relatively cheap.

Historically, Arenas has endorsed Adidas' mid-to-low-end sneakers.

The so-called mid-to-low-end sneakers are some shrunken sneakers.

For example, if the soles of shoes are made of inferior materials, although the soles are harder, the cost will be reduced a lot, and they will naturally be sold cheaper.

Another example is Nike's SHOX technology, which Adidas also copied, but because it didn't have a patent, it could only shrink the technology and put it on sneakers.

Arenas has endorsed a lot of shrunken sneakers like this one.

For consumers, price is always the most sensitive factor. Cheap things, even if they are reduced in size, will attract more consumers.

When Li Weidong signed Arenas, he also hoped that Arenas would endorse several mid- to low-end sneakers.

Arenas is a well-known idiot. He uses U.S. dollars as toilet paper, raises sharks, drives a truck full of fireworks through the city, rides on the luggage cart with Howard, and threatens his ex-girlfriend with videos to have sex.

Fans are familiar with things like pulling poop in teammates' shoes, players pulling out guns in the locker room, etc.

The most bizarre thing is his "brotherhood" with Nick Young.

Nick Young was selected by the Wizards. As a rookie, he spent 1,000 US dollars to buy a pair of beloved sunglasses, which was almost all his savings.

Then the pair of sunglasses was broken by "team tyrant" Arenas, and Nick Young could only dare to be angry but dare not speak out.

As a result, the next day, Nick Young discovered that there was an extra $2,000 in his cabinet. This was compensated by Arenas.

As a rookie, Nick Young didn't have much playing time, so Arenas deliberately faked an injury and didn't play, thus buying Nick Young some playing time.

This seems like a good boss move.

Yet Arenas slept with Nick Young's girlfriends.

The finishing touch is this "we".

The reason is because Arenas regards Nick Young as his brother, so he wants to tell Nick Young in this way that all the girlfriends you have are just frivolous and not worth your efforts.

You see, as the boss, I am so kind to you! I will sacrifice my body and sell my appearance to help you!

This is probably the joy of a mentally retarded player.

Although Arenas is troublesome both on and off the court and is a typical representative of mentally retarded players, the shoes he endorses are very popular.

Arenas' career is also quite strange. After entering the NBA, this guy quickly reached the top and became a hot superstar in the league.

Until 2010, Arenas could still average 22.6 points per game, which was standard star player data. However, by 2012, this guy had no ball to play with, and it was extremely rare for him to fall so quickly.

The signing between Feiyue Sports and Arenas went very quickly and was completed almost quietly.

When Feiyue Sports signed Kobe Bryant or Tracy McGrady, there were some news reports mocking Feiyue Sports' choice.

However, Feiyue Sports signed Arenas, and even the local media in California didn't bother to report on it.

Because Arenas is only a second-round pick, second-round picks don't get much attention in the NBA.

What's more, this year is a big year for the draft. There are many young people with potential in the lottery, including Kwame Brown, the number one pick selected by Jordan. In this case, who will pay attention to a second-tier pick who has no topic?

Rookie round!

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At this time, "Meteor Garden" has been aired. After all, there are only 20 short episodes. Even if it is filmed and aired at the same time, with a few days of delay in between, more than a month is enough for the finale.

Historically, the ratings of this drama reached 6.99%, setting a ratings record for Taiwanese dramas. This ratings record was not broken until 2005 by the overbearing president plot of "The Prince Turns into a Frog".

Now that "Meteor Garden" has Li Weidong's investment, the budget has been tripled compared to the original version, and the production is more sophisticated. At least the male protagonists are wearing branded clothes, and they look more handsome.

With more sophisticated production, the ratings of "Meteor Garden" directly exceeded 7%. F4 has also become the hottest star on the other side, with various advertising endorsements coming one after another.

However, Li Weidong's investment in "Meteor Garden" was not just for the market of 20 million people on an island, he wanted the whole of Asia!

In the office of the general manager of Fulong Production Company, Zhou Rugui found Chai Pingzhi again.

"Ms. Chai, I hope to introduce "Meteor Garden" to Japan for broadcast." Zhou Rugui explained the purpose of his visit.

"Playing it in Japan? That's great! "Meteor Garden" was originally adapted from a Japanese manga, and Japan has also adapted anime. If the broadcasting rights can be sold to Japan, you will definitely make a lot of money."

Chai Pingzhi looked happy and then asked: "It's just that it's not easy for TV series from other countries to enter Japan. Does Mr. Zhou have any way?"

"Our company has some channels, but the other party's funds are not sufficient." Zhou Rugui then said: "So I hope Ms. Chai can lower the selling price of the broadcast rights!"

"Lower prices? This may be a bit difficult. Popular dramas like "Meteor Garden" are the focus of the company's profit. If the broadcast rights are sold at a reduced price, I can't explain it to the company!" Chai Pingzhi said.

Zhou Rugui continued, "Ms. Chai, to tell you the truth, we contacted a Japanese TV station and they were willing to introduce "Popular Garden", but they couldn't provide much funding.

So our boss hopes that we, Puppy Entertainment, will buy the broadcasting rights and then broadcast them to the Japanese TV station for free. Our purpose is not to make money from the broadcasting rights, but to open up the Japanese market."

Chai Pingzhi pondered for a moment and then said: "You Puppy Entertainment are the investors after all. If you are the one buying the broadcasting rights, of course you should have a discounted price."

Zhou Rugui continued: "Our boss believes that the drama "Meteor Garden" is not important, but F4 is important. Their commercial value is far greater than that of a TV series.

Ms. Chai, the right to broadcast a TV series is only a short-term benefit. If we can create an idol group, that will be the real long-term return.

Japan is the largest market in Asia, and in the world, it is second only to the United States and the European Union. If F4 becomes famous in Japan, they can accept a few advertising endorsements in Japan and earn no more than selling the broadcast rights of TV series!

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Zhou Rugui's words immediately moved Chai Pingzhi's heart.

Even if the broadcast rights of a 20-episode TV series are sold, how much can it be sold for?

But if we build F4 into a top idol star and go to Japan to accept a few commercials or hold a few concerts, we will definitely make more money than selling TV series copyrights!

More importantly, although "Meteor Garden" is produced by Fulong Production Company, F4's manager is her, Ms. Chai.

If "Meteor Garden" sells well, it is Fulong Production Company that makes money, and if F4 accepts advertisements, it is her agent who makes the money.

Obviously, for Chai Pingzhi, it is more beneficial to him if F4 becomes popular.

Historically, Ms. Chai set up her own business after the hit "Meteor Garden" and founded Komi Ruizhi. With the traffic of F4, she quickly became the top entertainment company on the other side and produced a series of high-quality idols.

drama.

It is obvious that Ms. Chai is ambitious. She does not want to be a wage earner all the time. She wants to start her own business.

Zhou Rugui's suggestion was obviously very tempting.

After all, Japan was the second largest market in the world at the time. If F4 could enter the Japanese market and bring more benefits, Ms. Chai would have the capital to start her own business.

Now, Zhou Rugui said that he has a way to introduce "Meteor Garden" to Japan, which is also a golden opportunity for Ms. Chai.

Thinking of this, Chai Pingzhi stretched out his right hand and said, "Mr. Zhou, I wish us a happy cooperation!"

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