Chapter five hundred and eighty seventh Liu Lang's approach
"Liu, how many potential fans do you think there are in China?"
Stern wanted to meet Liu Lang before because he wanted to see the kid who designed those beautiful sneakers. Now he has changed his original idea and took the initiative to ask for advice.
"Fans? I think there should be about 20 million in ten years, 50 million in fifteen years, and one hundred million in twenty years. As for thirty years later, I will only be in my thirties then.
, two hundred million may not be reached, but there is no problem with one hundred and fifty million!"
Stern swallowed after hearing this.
One hundred and fifty million? What is the population of the United States?
Liu Lang is not talking nonsense. Thirty years later, official statistics once counted the number of basketball fans in the country as many as 200 million. This figure should be a little inaccurate, but 150 million is still very close. For a country with a population of 1.3 billion
For a large country, this number is actually not much.
But for Stern, this number could scare him to death.
"Mr. Stern, sooner or later, China will have the largest number of basketball fans in the world. There is no doubt about this, so the league should prepare in advance now. For example, you can have people contact our sports committee and provide them with some game videos.
Let them play it on TV; you can also invite our country's basketball team to have friendly matches to enhance communication and even help our players improve their level.
Perhaps the alliance will not make any profits in the first few years. After all, we are still very poor and not many people have TVs. But within five years, TVs will be rapidly popularized and people's incomes will be greatly increased.
And our country is a country that values human relationships. Whoever helped us when we were poor will repay the favor when we become rich. And the Chinese people who have tens or even hundreds of millions of fans will give you a far greater reward.
If it is higher than your initial investment, by that time, everyone will settle the bill.
Liu Lang was not polite either, he spoke so eloquently that Stern couldn't help but nod his head.
As the boss of Nike, Knight couldn't talk to him at this time. In his opinion, Liu Lang was more like the boss of the NBA, and Stern became his deputy who was willing to learn from him, but he was used to it.
"That's great, that's great. It's such an honor to meet little friend Liu Lang today!"
Stern has made up his mind that the Chinese market must be laid out in advance. By the way, the idea Liu Lang proposed just now to provide game videos to the Chinese Sports Commission is a good one. As long as the Chinese see American basketball games, they will immediately "surrender"
", and there are many exchanges between China and the United States to leave a good impression on the sports committee. Of course, these are free of charge.
"Your Nike company is now a partner with us. We are all one family. Our goals are the same. I believe our cooperation will last forever!"
By the way, Lin, you are an excellent lawyer. I can hire your law firm to become the legal partner of the NBA league. How about it? Are you interested in joining us? "
Stern not only wants to invest in the Chinese market, but also invests in Liu Lang. He is such a monster at the age of six. How can he still be successful when he grows up?
Maybe he will be the richest man in the world twenty years from now. It is a good thing to have a good personal relationship with him.
Lin Zequan was also very excited after hearing this. In his eyes, the NBA is also a giant company. Which of the 23 teams does not have a multi-millionaire behind it? Cooperating with his own law firm is equivalent to having a
Not only does the towering tree serve as a backer, and the network of contacts has increased by several orders of magnitude, but this sign alone can make the Lin family famous. It can be said that this cooperation can save them twenty or thirty years of struggle.
Liu Lang smiled and expressed his gratitude to Stern. With Stern's words, Lin's Law Firm should be able to prosper. Stern may not look like a smiling person, but he is actually a powerful figure.
Those players are commodities in his eyes, and every team must listen to his orders. Whoever dares not to listen will be unlucky. It can be said that in the NBA, as long as he is under his protection, underdevelopment is impossible. Of course, the premise is
You are really capable.
At noon, a few people had a sumptuous lunch in the cafeteria on the 19th floor, including hamburgers, hot dogs, Coke, and, yes, fruit salad. A meal was eight dollars. Yes, even the NBA headquarters itself
In the canteen, employees have to spend money to eat here. Stern wanted to pay for the meal himself, but Liu Lang immediately stopped him. In the United States, you have to do as the Romans do, and he didn't want to break the original rules.
At seven o'clock in the evening, several people were sitting in the Madison Square Garden Arena in New York City. The deafening sound around them seemed to shake this oldest stadium with a history of more than 100 years.
Madison Square Garden was built in 1879. It is not only the home of the Knicks, but also the home of the New York Rangers, New York Liberty and other teams.
It is also the venue for large-scale indoor events such as solo concerts and political rallies. The history of Madison Square Garden is actually the life history of American sports, literature, art and politics.
Liu Lang knew this place in his previous life because it is the "Basketball Holy Land" of the NBA and the NBA league was born here.
Soon, players from both sides entered the field and began to warm up. Liu Lang, "accompanied" by Stern, sat in the second row, only two meters away from the sidelines.
"Michael!"
Liu Lang stood up and shouted to Jordan who was warming up.
"Liu!"
Jordan recognized Liu Lang and immediately came over, lowered his body and chatted with Liu Lang for a few words. Because of his sneakers, Jordan was much more famous than at the same time in his previous life.
He knows that this is all Liu Lang's credit. He designed the sneakers that even he likes. And at the beginning, Liu Lang vowed that he would be the number one player in the NBA in the future. This became his goal, both in public and in private.
I am very grateful to Liu Lang.
"Michael, give them a good beating!"
Liu Lang pointed at the Knicks team opposite and shouted.
"Don't worry, we will definitely win today!"
After Jordan finished speaking, he stretched out his fist and bumped Liu Lang's fist.
Of course, the Bulls at this time were not the imperial team that swept through thousands of armies. Liu Lang only knew Jordan. No, Liu Lang also knew a guy named Oakley, who was also a ruthless man and was one of Jordan's subordinates.
"Thug" No. 1.
The current head coach of the Bulls is not the "Zen Master", but a man named Collins. Pippen, known as the "best second-in-command" in history, will not be able to join the Bulls until tomorrow's draft.
There is also "Big Bug" Rodman, one of the Red Bull Trident. He has just entered the league this year, but he is with the Pistons. He will have to wait ten years to become Jordan's assistant, and it will be five years before the Bulls win the championship.
thing.
As for New York Knicks player Liu Lang, he only knows Ewing. This tall young man who looks very similar to a gorilla has also become the core of the New York Knicks and will be one of the "four major centers" in the future.