Adrian, who was as tired as if he had just completed a triathlon, sat on a chair next to the studio and closed his eyes to meditate.
The Lakers' record is so good that even Adidas didn't expect it. Before the start of the season, not many people thought that the Lakers would not be able to enter the playoffs. I guess no one thought that the Lakers would achieve such an impressive result.
Surprising achievements.
Second in the Western Conference, only behind the Dallas Mavericks.
Even within Adidas, most people believe that the Lakers' status may usher in a period of ups and downs after the All-Star Game. Especially at this time, teams that are accustomed to late-game efforts will begin to burst out with their own energy.
The Lakers' final record may be around fourth or fifth in the Western Conference.
But what no one expected was that those teams that were accustomed to playing late did start to explode. However, the Lakers' record did not seem to be affected at all. The entire March passed, and the Lakers' ranking did not drop.
On the contrary, it has become more and more stable, consolidating its second position in the Western Conference.
With only ten regular season games left, the Lakers' position can be said to have been stabilized. It is unlikely that they will surpass the Mavericks, who are in excellent form, but there is no possibility of them falling.
At this time, Adidas' attitude towards Adrian naturally changed. If we say that when they first signed Adrian, Adidas believed that Adrian was a potential stock with unlimited potential, and signing Adrian was for the future.
So now, Adrian can return the benefits for them.
Therefore, the promotion plan for Adrian's exclusive boots was immediately put into action. He almost worked overtime to complete Adrian's first-generation boots. The first thing to do was of course Adrian's cooperation.
For the promotion of combat boots, shoot a promotional advertisement.
There is nothing new in the content of the advertisement, just shoot some beautiful actions and let Adrian dub some voices. For this kind of thing, established giants like Adidas are already familiar with it, and Adrian doesn't have much experience.
The camera's requirements for Adrian's acting ability were naturally not high. However, in order to pursue the best effect, the entire advertisement was completed over and over again seven or eight times.
This version of the commercial will be broadcast before the start of the playoffs. At the same time, Adrian's first pair of personal exclusive boots, 'Sky', will be launched. If the effect is good enough, Adidas also plans to launch it for Adrian.
Another casual version of 'Breeze'.
The shooting of the commercial did not consume much of Adrian's energy. He had shot several commercials before, but this was the first time that Adidas had such strict requirements. But after signing the contract, this is his right.
, Adrian could only grit his teeth and hold on even if he was tired.
Speaking of which, Adrian leaned there and made a small calculation in his mind. He seemed to be worth tens of millions now. He should have escaped from the middle class and barely entered the ranks of the rich.
.
However, do you want to invest in something?
Normally he would not have thought of this, and Adrian had not noticed it. But now that he thought of it, Adrian's heart could no longer calm down. Hell, when you reach the age of thirty and your physical fitness begins to decline, you have to
Ignore the issue of retirement. Only close to 60% of players who retire from the NBA have to face bankruptcy after retirement. The biggest reason is their lavish spending habits.
The minimum salary in the NBA is hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, which is far better than that of the American working class. If you play hard for a few years, it will not be a problem to save millions and tens of millions of dollars. It will be enough for a lifetime. But someone who loves saving so much
There are basically no players. Players are roughly divided into two types. One is the squandering type. No matter how much money you have, you can't afford the kind of squandering that treats it like a piece of paper. Since most NBA players are from the bottom of society, they were used to being poor when they were young and were afraid of poverty.
I lived on the street and didn't go to school for a few days, so once I joined the NBA, I would become rich overnight and spend a lot of money everywhere.
For example, "Three-Point King" Kapono said that he saw a player drive 14 luxury cars a week, two every day, and nothing of the same type. Of course, there are also players who spend a lot of money picking up girls, like Sean Kemp.
He spends a lot of money to buy beauties and show mercy to everyone. He admits to having 7 illegitimate children and pays high child support every year. These people who love to play and spend money usually cannot survive in the second year of retirement.
The most famous among them is Allen Iverson. He has too many friends, but his friends are a group of blood-sucking parasites that tangle around Iverson. After retiring, Allen Iverson
The little property they had was quickly squandered by them.
Adrian has heard and seen many situations like this, and it is obvious that he definitely does not want to be one of them. Adrian is not the kind of person who likes to spend money like crazy, but he does not want to retire even more.
Life will become difficult after that.
To avoid this situation, Adrian has two choices. From now on, control his consumption, and work hard to earn money by playing basketball, so that he can earn a huge family fortune that is enough for him to spend his whole life before retiring.
But after Adrian made some calculations in his mind, he felt that it was unlikely that he could do such a thing. If he just maintained an ordinary middle-class life, it would certainly be enough, but Adrian tried his best to hope that he could live a more comfortable life.
Some.
For this reason, the only choice is the second path.
Invest and make money.
But there are also things to pay attention to when investing to make money. There are also some relatively smart players in the NBA. They all know the ancient and simple truth that "money can make money", so they use huge sums of money to make various investments. Unfortunately, they
Many people choose their aunts, or investors with unknown origins introduced by friends. The most famous one is Jordan's close comrade Scott Pippen, who handed over his assets to an investor.
Invest in a company, and then...
No one in the world is better at turning customers' money into their own money than Wall Street bankers!
Adrian has his own ideas, but he knows better that random investment is definitely a taboo. What's more, this year is already 2007. Adrian vaguely remembers that it won't be long before a new round of subprime mortgage crisis breaks out in the United States.
You must be cautious when investing at this time, especially now that there are some signs that more and more people cannot afford to pay off their mortgages.
Therefore, Adrian cautiously asked Leon's opinion.
"Your caution is justified. Adrian. There are many examples among NBA players that have failed due to careless investment results. My opinion is that it is best to find a professional and well-reputed investment bank to handle it." Leon
He was also very cautious on such issues, which satisfied Adrian. His suggestion was also good. Professional matters should be left to professionals. However, due to his limited vision, his opinions were still nothing new.
Adrian searched hard for his memory, and suddenly a noun popped out of Adrian's head: "Leon, have you ever heard of the name Riot Games?"
"Rist Games?" Leon was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "Sorry Ed, I've never heard of it."
"Well, it should be just a small company. It seems that the founder was founded by Du Li from Blizzard Company. Please check it for me."
"Okay Ed, I'll let someone check it out for you. But I personally suggest you don't invest in such a game company. There are a lot of these small game companies in the United States, and most of them can't get it out in the end.
For any good game, you can only choose to close down." Leon said earnestly: "If you want to invest, I think the catering industry is a safer investment direction."
Leon has no good impression of this small company whose name he has never heard of.
But he still did as Adrian asked.
Leon had a lot of connections, and three days later, a piece of confirmed information appeared in front of Adrian.
"Sorry Ed, I asked my friend to check for help. There is no game company called Riot Games, but there is a game company called Riot Games. Their company logo is indeed a fist. Ed, you
Do you want information about this company?".
"Well, let me see, it should be." Adrian was not sure, but seeing the familiar logo, Adrian felt that this should be the Riot Company in his memory. Is the actual name called Riot?
Adrian didn't know it. When he saw the company's logo was a fist, he naturally called it Riot Company. Now that he thinks about it, he really doesn't know the real name of the company.
"How are they doing now?"
"What else can we do?" Leon shrugged his shoulders: "It is a newly established small company with less than forty people in the whole company. It has no money, no one, no connections, and no development prospects. Brandon, on the other hand,
He made a game, but all the funds were used up while it was still being developed. Now he is looking for funding injections. I think it won’t be long before they can’t sustain it.”
"Is that so?" Adrian put his hands together and held his chin: "Approximately how much funding do they need?"
"About eight million, which is not much." Leon paused: "Ed, you don't really want to invest in them. This is just a small company that has just been established, and it is a newly established company that is about to go bankrupt.
Small company!”
"Why not?" Adrian laughed: "I think they are very worthy of investment." (To be continued.)
