Chapter 958 I want to hug Liu Lang's big thick leg
After settling the official matters, Liu Lang and Knight discussed the development of Nike this year. In fact, Liu Lang is not needed for these matters. Nike is now strong and full of talents, and the design team has also mastered Liu Lang's design skills.
Every shoe can lead the trend, but you still have to ask every time you get to the main brand.
Liu Lang, Liu Lang will also give each other several shoe design plans. He has dozens of future styles in his mind, and every one of his designs will immediately become a model for Nike's design team to learn from.
, in the hearts of these designers, Liu Lang will always be the founder of Nike spirit, and his status is equal to that of Knight, the founder.
Knight found that Liu Lang not only had an unparalleled feel for the design of sports shoes, but also was extremely professional in analyzing players. After all, he was the one who selected Jordan as Nike's top brand. Now Jordan has really become the main player in the NBA.
Stars, in addition to Jordan, Liu Lang has also appeared from time to time in recent years.
From time to time, they would find several rookies to endorse sneakers for the company, such as the guy named Pippen in 1987. This person was the fifth pick of the year. After being selected by the SuperSonics, he was traded to the Bulls and became Jordan's teammate.
Lang specifically called Nike to sign him. The price was very cheap, only 100,000 US dollars per year.
Pippen's performance in the 1987 season was average, but his ability exploded the following year, and his cooperation with Jordan became increasingly better. Especially since this man's playing style was very elegant, Liu Lang specially designed a game for him called "
Batman's shoes, these shoes are also selling well.
Also last year, Liu Lang asked Nike to sign a guard named Richmond, who was the fifth overall pick that year. Because he was also a rookie, the price was very cheap, with a salary of 150,000 US dollars per year. As a result, this guard entered the league.
If everything goes smoothly, he will become the best rookie that year and his future will be limitless.
Also in May of this year, Liu Lang called Knight and asked him to sign a player named Sean Kemp. Knight did not hesitate and immediately complied, signing for five years for $150,000 a year.
The big man was very happy, but this player's skills are very rough, and there is a big gap between him and Richmond from the previous year, but this player's skills are very rough.
There is one thing that this guy is very good at, which is his strong body. In the first week of the game, he showed his unparalleled jumping ability. When he is under the basket, he can just say: dunk. His dunks on the rim make a clanging sound, even though his skills are not good.
, but his dunks alone made fans remember him, and he was quite popular, receiving more attention than the previous draft players.
Liu Lang's ability to select players is really amazing. With such a person with such an accurate vision in charge, Nike does not need special scouts at all in selecting players, and the players he selects are all rookies, and the prices are much cheaper than those of famous stars.
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Can Liu Lang be sure? All the famous NBA players in the future are in his mind. It is not easy to choose a few to endorse sneakers. If he has the opportunity in the future, he will want to buy a team to play. With him here, it will not be possible at all.
There is no need to spend big money to buy stars, you can build an all-star team through the draft.
Stern also knew Liu Lang's ability. He felt that Liu Lang knew basketball and athletes better than he did. I'm afraid it was this ability that allowed him to create such a passionate comic as "Slam Dunk" and thus change the world.
A country's view of the NBA.
Stern has been trying to enter the Chinese market for so many years but was unable to do so, but Liu Lang helped him through a small comic book. It would be fine to say that this incident was purely accidental, but this is not the case. Two years ago, Liu Lang
Lang told Stern about this method. Stern didn't believe it at the time and even felt that Liu Lang was perfunctory. But two years later, Liu Lang kept his promise and he couldn't afford to repay the favor!
Stern will not be entangled in repaying a favor. Nike has Liu Lang's shares. He just needs to use his position to help Nike a little more. Of course, in Stern's view, this is a win-win situation.
Business is booming, Nike continues to expand the influence of basketball in the United States with millions of sales every year, and the NBA makes people remember the ball on their feet through star-making campaigns.
The only thing that makes Stern "unsatisfied" is that Nike seems to be more famous than the NBA in China, because sneakers appear much more frequently in the comics "Slam Dunk" than the English word NBA, so that even the Chinese
Officials will also buy a pair of shoes for their children, but there is nothing they can do about it.
Stern has long discovered that Liu Lang's status in China is very transcendent. The director of the national television station should also be a big official, but they respect Liu Lang very much when they see him. Stern has experienced these people.
Arrogant, there is only one way to make them respect you, and that is if you have greater power than he does.
Even Knight doesn't know what Liu Lang is doing now. This kid is very mysterious, but Stern doesn't care about these things, even if Liu Lang is from some secret organization in China, it doesn't matter. The relationship between the two is business.
In order to thank Liu Lang for his great contribution to the NBA, Stern specially brought him a gift this time. It was a championship ring made of pure gold, with a few words written on it: To Liu Lang, the best friend in the NBA.
, this ring is specially customized for Liu Lang, the only one in the world,
Of course, Stern and several senior NBA officials awarded the ring to Liu Lang when he was alone with Liu Lang. He did not want those on national television to see this. Those who have truly contributed to the NBA are
Liu Lang, as for those people, he actually looked down on them in his heart.
This is the fifth time Stern has come to China. He has finally completed a major event. Next, he and Knight will go to the island country to promote the NBA. The island country has a very good relationship with the United States and has close exchanges in all aspects. The year before last, Stern
They signed an agreement with the island nation. Each season, the island nation will broadcast ten NBA games, five of which are for the Bulls.
This year, the island nation took the initiative to increase the number of games from ten to thirty, especially Jordan’s games. They wished that all the games broadcast would be the Bulls. Stern knew that this matter was also related to "Slam Dunk", but he could only
Pretend not to know, otherwise he will feel inferior when he sees Liu Lang in the future, and let Liu Lang do all his fucking work.
Liu Lang witnessed a historical moment. Of course, this historical moment had little to do with him, but it was caused by him. Perhaps his role will not be known to most people, but in Stern's heart, Liu Lang deserves the most credit.
, is an important promoter of this historical moment, and his contribution is no less than that of Stern himself, especially this time in China.
Only then did he realize that Liu Lang's energy was much greater than he thought. He guessed that there were some big figures behind Liu Lang, but if he thought carefully, Liu Lang's Shengtang Company was in the United States. What did this have to do with his background? Why?
What makes Shengtang so powerful is Liu Lang's own ability. He is at home in the American environment, let alone in China.
Thinking of this, Stern feels a little lucky because he has such a big and thick leg like Liu Lang. The future development of the NBA in China will really need Liu Lang's energy.