NBA: I haven't played a game but I'm full of talent

The two were discussing, and seeing that the time was almost up, they came to the meeting room for the appointment together.

For Coca-Cola, there were two people, a man and a woman, both around 30 years old.

The leader was this woman, dressed in a typical western professional woman's dress, her golden hair was coiled up, and she was wearing a gray professional suit that fit just right, fully revealing her plump and somewhat excessive figure.

Seeing Ling Yang and Bill Duffy, the woman stood up quickly, shaking a wave.

"Ling, hello, let me introduce myself. My name is Sinclair Bella. This is my partner Wells Rupert. He is responsible for the cooperation between Coca-Cola and you."

While speaking, Xin Kelai-Bella stretched out his hand towards Ling Yang.

Ling Yang also extended his hand and shook hands with the other party.

Xin Kelai shook hands with Ling Yang, and couldn't help sighing immediately.

so big.

She has also been in contact with other NBA stars, but not every player has such a big hand.

Ling Yang then shook hands with Wells-Rupert, and the two parties entered into a formal meeting.

"Mr. Ling, your agent, Mr. Bill, has had several rounds of contact with us earlier."

Sinclair Bella was the first to speak, "Originally, we planned to discuss whether we can make certain modifications to the contract amount and period during our meeting with you today."

Speaking of this, Xin Kelai-Bella smiled and looked at Ling Yang.

"But before coming, we got in touch with the company's top management, and we fully accept your terms of $3 million for three years.

Because of your performance, you deserve such an endorsement contract. "

Ling Yang also smiled after hearing this. Obviously, in these two games, he faced the two All-Stars of Wade and Kobe respectively, and played a good performance on both ends of the offense and defense, which did not add points for him.

Coca-Cola, as a beverage brand, naturally cannot sign a sports star as big as a sports brand.

And the endorsement fee of 200 million a year, even within Coca-Cola, is a very good offer, especially considering that the term is not long.

Among them, Lingyang's popularity after the slam dunk contest is on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is China's huge consumer market.

At this time, Yao Ming was still endorsing Pepsi, and Coca-Cola had been thinking of poaching Yao Ming to be Coca-Cola's endorsement after Yao Ming's endorsement ended.

And now, there happens to be Lingyang whose popularity is rising rapidly, and Coca-Cola is also more generous.

The two sides negotiated quickly, and even before that, Bill Duffy had already communicated with the other party on some detailed terms of the contract.

So at this time, Sinclair Bella directly took out a good contract.

Ling Yang and Bill Duffy looked carefully, and after confirming that the content of the contract was agreed before and that there was nothing wrong with the terms, Ling Yang signed the contract readily.

"Happy cooperation!"

With the two sides shaking hands and laughing, this simple negotiation can be regarded as a formal conclusion.

Ling Yang will also enter the first year's endorsement fee of 200 million US dollars and more than 1600 million Huaxia coins.

At this time, Ling Yang made the calculations, he seemed to have a lot of funds in his hand, and there was AJ's endorsement fee for the first quarter, as well as the bonus for the slam dunk contest.

Maybe we should find an opportunity and think about how to invest.

But for this part, Ling Yang is indeed not good at it, and he can only talk about it when he has a chance.

The signing of the contract was completed on the same day, and there was still a game ahead of the team, so Ling Yang chose to leave Los Angeles and fly to Phoenix on the same day.

As a person worth tens of millions, Ling Yang naturally chose to fly first class, after all... Coca-Cola paid for it.

Ling Yang sat down on his seat and began to look around. After all, this is Los Angeles, and the first-class passengers all look like celebrities. The seat next to the back seems to be a Hollywood star, but he For a while, I couldn't remember the other party's name.

Not long after, a person came to the seat beside Ling Yang.

Ling Yang took a closer look, this is the real boss.

This guy knows himself, Ballmer.

Steve Ballmer, as the CEO of Microsoft, and later succeeded Bill Gates as the president of Microsoft, is well-known in the business world.

However, for many Huaxia people, knowing each other more is after the other party spent 20 billion to acquire the Clippers.

Ballmer and Cuban are the two bosses who most often appear at their home team games. This face is not unfamiliar to those who often watch the NBA.

Because of the acquaintance, Ling Yang couldn't help but take another look.

Ballmer was about to sit down at this time, probably because he felt Ling Yang's eyes, he also looked over.

Ling Yang was not sure whether the other party recognized him, so he smiled immediately, and then politely looked away.

"Ling?"

At this moment, Ling Yang suddenly heard a voice that seemed to be coming from Ballmer.

Ling Yang looked over again, and while he was still confirming whether it was Ballmer who spoke, Ballmer had already taken a small step forward, then stretched out his hand towards Ling Yang and said:

"Introduce yourself..."

"The famous Steve Ballmer, I still know."

At this time, after confirming that Ballmer knew him, Ling Yang also said Ballmer's name directly, and then stood up and shook hands with the other party.

Seeing that Ling Yang recognized him, Ballmer put a smile on his face, and then said again:

"Sorry to bother you, I'm an avid NBA fan and I liked your performance in the dunk contest.

Oh, by the way, I was at the game at Staples last night.

I have to say, you did a great job yesterday! "

"Oh, you were also watching the match yesterday." Ling Yang was slightly surprised when he heard that.

Ballmer nodded, "Every time I go on a business trip, if it happens to be a city with the home of the NBA, I will basically choose to watch the game live, and I was originally planning to go to Phoenix to watch the Suns game.

It's a pity that I have something to leave early tomorrow, and you have to play the game the night after tomorrow. "

"That is indeed a regrettable thing." Ling Yang picked up the words, and remembered the situation that Ballmer often watched the game from the sidelines in later generations, and immediately smiled:

"So, Steve, you should buy an NBA team so you can have more opportunities to watch NBA games."

Ling Yang just recounted what Steve Ballmer did in later generations, but at this time, Steve Ballmer said in surprise:

"Hey, Ling, you and I have exactly the same idea.

Honestly, I do think about having my own NBA team after I retire. "

Ling Yang is not very clear about business matters, but because Ballmer is very interested in the NBA, around this topic, the two suddenly had a lot of common topics.

Even after the plane took off, the two were still chatting together in a low voice, and then the topic turned to the performance of each team this season and the playoffs.

"Let me talk about the West first." Ballmer eager to try.

"The San Antonio Spurs are undoubtedly the leaders. In terms of absolute strength, I think the Western Conference Finals should belong to the Spurs and the Mavericks. It is only because of the season rankings that the Spurs and Mavericks are likely to win in the second round. run into.

So in the end, there is a high probability that the Spurs will enter the Western Conference Finals, and then your Phoenix Suns are also very likely. Of course, if the Los Angeles Clippers have a neat lineup, it will not be easy for you to win. "

Speaking, Ballmer glanced at Ling Yang.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to look down on the Suns, but the playoffs are a game for star players, so I think it is difficult for the Suns to reach the top in the playoffs without Amare Stoudemire. season level."

Ling Yang just smiled, did not interrupt the other party's speech, but signaled the other party to continue.

Ballmer then went on to say: "However, whether the Suns or the Clippers enter the Western Conference Finals, they are unlikely to be the opponents of the Spurs, so I think the Western Conference champion will still be the Spurs."

"Let's talk about the Eastern Conference. Considering the recent state of the Cavaliers, there is a 60.00% probability that the Eastern Conference Finals will be the Detroit Pistons against the Miami Heat, and the other 40.00% probability is that the New Jersey Nets will replace the Heat. They have been performing better and better recently. "

When Ballmer talked about this, he stopped and thought about it seriously, and then he continued:

"Similarly, neither of these two teams can compete against the Detroit Pistons, so I predict that this year's Finals will still be the Pistons against the Spurs.

Moreover, the Pistons will be even better this season, and they will have the last laugh to win the championship trophy. "

After finishing his prediction, Ballmer glanced at Ling Yang and asked, "Ling, what do you think of my prediction?"

Ling Yang smiled and shook his head, "Steve, you just said a result that 80.00% of the media or fans could predict.

The first place in the Eastern and Western Conferences entered the finals, and then the Pistons with the highest record won the championship. Of course, this is true most of the time, but there are often many surprises in competitive sports. "

Ballmer raised his eyebrows after hearing Ling Yang's words.

"Oh Ling, you think the Suns can beat the Spurs? I understand you want to support your team..."

Ling Yang shook his head, "No, I think the Spurs may not be able to eliminate the Mavericks."

"As for us and the Mavericks, let's go 55, so I think it will not be the Spurs who enter the finals in the West, but the Suns or the Mavericks."

Ballmer just smiled and shook his head when he heard it, and asked again: "What about the East?"

"Miami Heat!" Ling Yang answered directly.

"Also, I think if I had to rank the championship team, I would put the Suns first, the Heat second, and the Mavericks third."

Ballmer laughed after hearing this, "Ling, I understand that you ranked the Suns first, it is your team after all, but the Heat have a higher probability of winning the championship than the Pistons and Spurs..."

"Steve, how about we bet whose prediction is accurate?" Ling Yang said at this time.

Ballmer also became interested at this time: "How to bet?"

"See whose prediction is more accurate. If the Suns, Heat or Mavericks win the championship, I will win. If the Pistons and Spurs win the championship, you will win."

"What are you betting on? Dude, don't tell me you want to gamble money." Ballmer said with a smile.

What are you betting on?Money is definitely not enough, the boss on the opposite side is not short of money at all.

At this moment, Ling Yang thought for a while, and happened to think of the investment he had been thinking about before, so he tentatively said:

"Steve, how about this, if I win, you can help me recommend a better investment team and help me refer to some investment projects.

You know, NBA stars can earn a lot of income during their careers, but often the money will be squandered after retirement, so I want to invest my income.

Of course, this amount of money may be too small for you..."

"Okay, I promise you." Ballmer agreed at this time.

"Honestly, you're the first player I've ever seen who can think of investing in his future in his first year in the league, and for that alone, I'm willing to take this interesting bet.

If you win, the funds you need to invest will be directly handed over to me. I personally have an investment team that can put your funds into my investment fund to operate together. "

Ling Yang was a little surprised when he heard that Ballmer agreed so readily, but after thinking about it, he was right. For Ballmer, this is indeed not a problem.

Ballmer, as a well-known figure on the world's richest list, of course not only has shares in Microsoft, but it is not surprising that he has his own investment team. He just absorbed his own funds in by the way. Might not even be able to beat the blisters.

"If I win..." Ballmer spoke again at this time, and then said to Ling Yang with a smile:

"The next time Microsoft launches a new product, you can help make an endorsement in China for $1."

"Okay!" After Ling Yang heard it, he agreed without any hesitation.

Don't say that you are sure, even if you are not sure, this kind of bet is quite interesting.

Both of them thought it was quite interesting, but they didn't sign any agreement, they just agreed verbally.

After getting off the plane, Ballmer took the initiative to exchange contact information with Ling Yang.

Then, after arriving in Phoenix, Ballmer specially sent his own car to take Ling Yang to the apartment where he lived.

Back in the apartment, Ling Yang saved Ballmer's number on his mobile phone.

If the butterfly effect I brought was not that great, then I would basically win this bet, and I wouldn't have to worry too much about the investment.

I didn't expect to stay in Los Angeles for a day, and besides gaining the endorsement of Coca-Cola, I also had such unexpected gains.

Of course, this was a small episode, and it didn't affect Ling Yang too much.

Back in Phoenix, Ling Yang refocused on training and competitions.

On the third day of the game, the Suns played against the Orlando Magic led by Howard at home and won again at home.

In this game, it was not easy for the Suns to win, and the most important thing was that there was a problem with the defense.

Perhaps the first two games against stronger teams like the Heat and the Lakers, and the sudden match against the Magic made the Suns slack off a bit.

In the whole game, the Suns allowed the Magic to score as high as 115 points.

Fortunately, on the offensive end, the Suns team blossomed and scored 123 points. In the end, they defended a victory at home and extended their winning streak to 5 games.

In this game, the scores of the Suns were relatively average. Six players scored in double figures. The highest was Marion's 6 points, followed by Ling Yang's 24 points, and then Nash and Barbosa each scored 20 points. Diaw also scored in double figures.

What's interesting is that in this game, four of the Suns scored double-doubles.

Nash sent 18 assists while scoring 13 points, and Diaw, who stood up from the bench, also scored 12 assists while scoring 11 points.

Although the number of rebounds in this game is not high, it is relatively concentrated, so Ling Yang and Marion both got 10 rebounds, and both got 20+10 data.

Ling Yang also relied on the 20+10 in this game to get 20+10 data in three consecutive games.

At the same time, this kind of data also made Ling Yang well received by the media and fans, and many people even predicted that Ling Yang would pose a great threat to Paul in the next official rookie ranking list.

By convention, the league generally releases the rankings for the previous month at the end of the first week of the following month, which is the day after the Suns defeated the Magic.