Chapter 262 Generous Boss Shen, George Curry is heartbroken!
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the system task - a bold attempt."
"Task reward: 90% controlling interest in the sports brand Under Armour, which is being distributed, please pay attention to check..."
Not long after, Shen Fei received an email. The content of the email was about Under Armor's equity transfer.
After taking over 90% of the shares, the Asian young man suddenly became the boss of this sports company.
In fact, after the system mission was promulgated, Shen Fei learned about Under Armor online.
Under Armor (under.armour), referred to as ua, was founded in 1996, but it is not a professional basketball brand.
Its business involves multiple sports, including basketball, football, rugby and other games, where Under Armor can be seen.
In the original time and space, it was widely known to fans after signing Curry.
Shen Fei clearly remembers that in 2013, Curry placed three pairs of sneakers from three brands: Adidas, Nike, and Under Armor on the ground for his one-year-old daughter to choose from.
After his daughter chose Under Armor, Curry made a decision that shocked many people - signing with Under Armor!
After that, Curry established the Warriors dynasty in Golden State.
One man attained enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascended to heaven, and Under Armor also relied on Curry's light to increase its market value several times, becoming one of the largest sports brands.
And Curry became the second basketball player with a personal brand after Jordan in Under Armor!
To put it simply, Curry and Under Armor have a mutually successful relationship.
But today, Shen Fei has become Under Armor's big boss, while Curry is still only a second-year rookie.
[I don’t know if Stephen’s contract with Nike is over, I need to sign it as soon as possible.]
Shen Fei thought in his mind.
In addition, there are many young and potential players in the team, all of whom have great commercial value.
Shen Fei plans to "break them one by one" and sign as many as possible.
"This counts, the wealth should not go to outsiders, the people who are near the water and the towers should get the moon first..."
The Asian young man murmured to himself.
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Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
While Shen Fei was enjoying the system rewards, the Rockets players were celebrating wildly in the locker room.
Oden and Jeremy Lin, two young players, were soaked in ice water by their teammates.
Curry laughed the most, but inexplicably became the third "victim".
But even if his famous suit got wet, he didn't care and continued to play happily with his teammates.
The two big guys, Yao and Mai, were watching all this with smiles.
Nowadays, there are many newcomers in the Rockets. Although the two of them are young, they are the big brothers in the team.
Yao Ming looked at the beaming Oden and said, "With Greg here, the Rockets' inside line will be solid for the next ten years, as long as he can stay healthy."
McGrady smiled when he heard this: "The tone of your words makes it sound like you are giving up. You are only 30 years old, and you still have several years to reach your peak."
Yao Ming smiled and did not answer.
In fact, during the offseason, before Shen Fei joined the Rockets, he had already made some career plans.
Officials from the Chinese Basketball Association also had in-depth exchanges with Dayao.
For example... after retiring, he entered politics and joined the Chinese Basketball Association.
In the words of that official, it is: "With your qualifications, you must be the future chairman of the men's basketball team. If you can bring back the NBA's advanced basketball concepts and methods of training players, it may be better than if you were to fight alone there." it works!"
"In the NBA, you can break the world's inherent perceptions and raise the upper limit of Chinese individuals. But when you return to China, maybe you can help more Chinese people and create history in the NBA!"
However, because of the emergence of Shen Fei, Yao Ming's career was able to continue, and those plans were temporarily shelved.
Dayao is not an ordinary basketball player.
It can be seen from his eloquence and conduct that his dual intelligence is definitely unique in the NBA.
But this also makes Dayao not as pure as ordinary players to a certain extent.
[In any case, let’s win the championship this season first, and then compete for the Olympics again in 2012.]
[Where to go from now on, I’ll decide when the time comes...]
Yao Ming thought in his heart.
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The game between the Thunder and Rockets caused a huge response on major social media.
Shortly after the game ended, the entry #Rockets narrowly beat the Thunder, Oden blocked the shot# became trending on Twitter.
Tens of thousands of fans excitedly expressed their opinions under this entry as soon as they watched the live broadcast.
Some lamented the power of rockets.
"The biggest surprise of this game - Greg Oden, the omnipotent emperor, is finally back!"
"The Rockets' strength is so terrifying! They rested all the starters, but they were still able to defeat the Thunder, which has won ten consecutive games!"
"Before the season started, everyone was asking, who can beat the Heat and who can stop LeBron. But now, I just want to know, who can compete with this Rockets team?"
"Oden is amazing, but the one who impressed me the most in this game was Jeremy. In a game of this intensity, he became a more trusted point guard. His determination at the last moment impressed me. profound!"
"Roy is still the same Roy who can stand alone. It's too humiliating to let him play as the sixth man. He should go to a place where he can prove himself, instead of being subordinate to others in the Rockets!"
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Some people feel sorry for the Thunder.
"Although the Rockets won today, the Thunder's progress this season is very obvious. Durant, Westbrook, and Harden, these three people will have their own era!"
"The talents of the three young men are almost off the screen. The Thunder only need to add a good center in the future, and they should be able to join the championship competition."
"I have a hunch that Harden will become the starter soon. I don't mean that he is at the bench level now, but... Harden will be so good that the coach can't bear to put him on the bench."
"Upstairs, Manu Ginobili of the Spurs is also very strong. In order to win the championship, he is willing to be a substitute and act as the sixth man..."
"I love Manu, but Harden will be better than Ginobili, and much better. Maybe in the near future, he will become an MVP-level player!"
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Of course, the most discussed topic is "if the 2007 draft is rearranged, who will be the No. 1 pick, Oden or Durant?"
In this discussion, a Trail Blazers fan came forward and shared his views in a long article.
"To be honest, I had tears in my eyes watching today's game."
"Oden and Roy stepping onto the court together is something I have been looking forward to for the past two years. Unfortunately, this scene will never appear again in the Rose Garden Arena."
"Oden, Roy, and Aldridge, the three of them only played 62 games together with the Trail Blazers, but they won 50 of them, with a winning rate of 80%."
"At that time, they were far from reaching their peak, and they had not even reached the best level of integration. It is hard to imagine what level the three of them would have reached if they had developed normally."
"Perhaps, we can see something in Team Rocket..."
"Many people today are asking who will be the No. 1 pick in the 2007 draft. I just want to say that as long as the No. 1 pick still belongs to the Trail Blazers..."
"If you pick another 100 times, Oden will still be the top pick!"
As soon as this tweet appeared, it immediately attracted a lot of attention.
The number of likes and dislikes was ridiculously high, and there were constant debates in the comment section.
Later, this blogger was harassed by many Thunder fans in private messages, and finally closed the comment area altogether.
But in the end, he did not delete this tweet, which shows his love and expectations for Oden.
It is worth mentioning that Durant, who loves surfing the Internet, also saw this tweet.
He did not comment under the article, but sent a tweet: "You can compare me with anyone, I only like basketball."
I have to say that Durant's pattern during this period was still very big.
This tweet is all about praise or encouragement, and Thunder fans even praised him to the point of high praise.
This can be seen from the most favorable comment - "I don't know who should be selected as the No. 1 pick, but if I were the owner of the Thunder, neither Oden nor LeBron would be able to get KD from me."
Overall, there was no loser in this contest. Whether it was the Rockets or the Thunder, Durant or Oden, they all performed well enough for the fans.
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Two days later in the morning, Shen Fei came to the Rockets' training facility.
As the saying goes, there is no need to go to the Three Treasures Palace.
In addition to observing the training, the Asian young people came here for other purposes.
He asked his assistant to conduct back-up reviews and found that two rookies on the team were suitable to sign with Under Armor.
One is Curry and the other is George.
Both are rookies.
When Curry joined the league, he signed a short-term contract with Nike (unlike the original time and space, Nike only provided a one-year contract).
Moreover, because Curry suffered from injuries at the beginning of the season, Nike was worried that his future would be affected, so it did not discuss contract renewal with Curry as scheduled.
It is said that it was not until a few days ago that Nike made its first offer.
Although George was also a lottery pick, due to his lack of fame, he did not get a contract with a sports brand immediately after joining the NBA.
Shen Fei came here today because he wanted to sign both of them and make his first shot after joining Under Armor.
He watched the team's daily training in its entirety.
It wasn't until all training programs were over that Shen Fei called Curry and George and took them to the office on the second floor.
"You are all my favorite players, I shouldn't need to say more about this."
"Recently I invested in a sports brand called Under Armor."
"I am here today to sincerely invite you to become the spokesperson of Under Armor."
Shen Fei said straight to the point.
Both of them were stunned when they heard this, and they were both surprised at the financial resources of their boss.
Not long ago, he just acquired a number of teams owned by Alexander, and now he has invested in another sports brand.
Although Under Armor is far less famous than Nike and Adidas, as athletes, Curry and George both know that this brand is not something to be taken lightly.
George immediately showed an excited expression, while Curry was a little hesitant.
Last week, Nike just negotiated with Meng Shen to renew the contract.
In view of Curry's recent outstanding performance, Nike still wants to continue to cooperate with him.
However, they are still worried that Curry's ankle injury will affect his future development.
Therefore, the skeptical Nike team did not want to pay too much.
They offered an endorsement contract with an annual salary of $2.5 million, and clearly informed Curry that he could only get a second-level endorsement contract.
What made Curry even more speechless was that during the meeting to discuss the new contract, the Nike team not only mispronounced his name, but even used a ppt that was a template made by the previous recruitment of Durant!
The careless Nike team left countless bugs when making changes. Curry didn't take a closer look and found a bunch of "Durant traces."
This made Curry feel disrespected.
But his agent kept persuading him: "Nike is a big company, and signing with it will be of great benefit to your future development in the NBA! In the field of basketball, Adidas can't even beat them!"
Therefore, when Shen Fei proposed to sign him, Curry inevitably hesitated.
"Let me also tell you about my conditions. Both of you have a first-level endorsement contract, with an annual salary of 5 million."
"If you get MVP in the future, I promise to help you build your personal brand."
Shen Fei said with a smile.
As soon as these words came out, both Curry and George showed expressions of disbelief!