Chapter 214 War

Latest URL: "For a 115kg guy to smash a backboard in a fly dunk, that's unbelievable!"

Lakers boss Shaquille O'Neal was interviewed. As a rookie who smashed backboards and knocked down the basket, he also seemed very surprised in the face of Zhao Dong's super dunk.

Then he said: "Obviously, his strength is not very good. The standard I am referring to is a powerful center inside, not a small forward. He can only rely on strong explosive power to smash rebounds when he is not strong enough.

This really surprised me, the explosive power that can smash the rebound, and his impact on the inside can kill people. I think he is too dangerous, the league should make rules to limit his impact. Well, at least he is not allowed to sprint more than ten meters. "

At the league headquarters in New York, Stern didn't want to waste this opportunity. He wanted to take this opportunity to start his plan to promote the NBA to the world. He wanted to create stars.

And Zhao Dong, and Jordan, are the stars he wants to create in this plan, and they will be the two big names in this league.

Of course, there is still a difference in the publicity between the two. Zhao Dong’s most important region is Asia, while Jordan’s is Europe.

But before that, he needs to do some work, get the support of all the teams, get the support of important sponsors, including brands like Adidas and Nike.

He is sure of the team's support, because it is good for the team and does not require them to spend money.

But for some companies, he is less sure, mainly companies such as Adidas, Nike, and Reebok.

The reason for this is that besides being a player, Zhao Dong has another identity, the owner of Feilong Sports Goods Company, and this is a company that sells basketball shoes.

Although the first generation of Silver Devils has not been released yet, with the rapid expansion of Zhao Dong's influence, fans' expectations for Silver Devils will also increase. Once it is released to the public, it must be able to seize some of the market share of companies such as Adidas.

According to his estimate, companies like Adidas will never support their competitors, they will only suppress them.

In fact, he has already felt the pressure from these companies.

For example, in the MVP rankings, these companies do not support Zhao Dong being ranked first.

But there is less pressure in this area, because Zhao Dong's data is too good, and the reasons for these companies' opposition are hard to say.

At the same time, the New York Knicks are not easy to mess with.

But now that the alliance wants to promote Zhao Dong to the whole world, these companies will definitely oppose it with all their strength.

The objection of these companies means that the players under them will object, just like they stood up to question the Silver Devil some time ago.

So now he has a headache and can't find a proper way.

He will also face a difficult problem this year, that is, the labor issue. Now there are more and more discussions on this aspect, and it is likely to cause another lockout.

And precisely because of labor issues, he needs to expand the alliance's influence and operating income, so the global promotion plan is imperative.

"Once it starts, there will be many stars who will stand up to oppose the league's decision. If you oppose it, you should oppose it. It happens to be resolved together with the labor issue."

Stern was very bold, and after thinking about it for a while, he still insisted on his plan.

Jordan is old, and the league needs a new king. Zhao Dong's appearance, regardless of his negative news, such as violence, actually seems to him to be a perfect connection.

"If Nike and Adidas use league players, then I will unite with all the bosses to suppress these rising stars."

He was sure of that.

Because this plan is attractive to those bosses, and what Nike and Adidas are going to do is a kind of harm to these bosses. Their interests are not consistent with Nike, nor are they consistent with the interests of players.

As long as you join forces with the bosses, you can completely fight against Nike Adi.

"Feilong, don't let me down, fight less and play more good games." He murmured.

Next, the Knicks will host the Bulls on the 13th and then go away to challenge the Pacers.

On the 12th, the Bulls arrived in New York and held a press conference at the hotel.

At the press conference, the Bulls announced that Ewing and Rodman were sidelined due to injuries.

"They're definitely preparing for the playoffs, they gave up the regular season."

After getting the news from the media, Nelson Sr. discussed with Van Gundy and Thibodeau and came to this conclusion.

"Jordan has always been victorious, and he doesn't want to give up every game. I didn't expect to accept giving up the regular season now. This man has a lot of pressure, and his mentality has changed. It can be seen that he is just an ordinary person."

Old Nelson laughed.

"It can also be seen how much pressure the dragon put on him, forcing him to give up the regular season." Thibodeau laughed.

"Don, what do we do?" Van Gundy asked.

The old God Nelson said: "They let Ewing and Rodman rest and conserve their energy. We will seize the opportunity and hone our rookies."

The other two couldn't help but nodded. In addition to offense, Ben Wallace's performance on the defensive end made them very satisfied. If he can practice well, he can help the team in the playoffs.

"In addition to defense, he has to strengthen passing training." Old Nelson said.

In his tactics, the first choice for the person who grabs the rebound is to pass it directly to the teammate who is about to go down, and the second choice is to pass it to the point guard. This requires that Ben has good passing ability and vision.

Vision cannot be changed. Big Ben is so high, but passing can be trained, improved, and mistakes can be reduced.

"It would have been better to be ten centimeters taller. But if it's too tall, it won't be fast. Not everyone is a flying dragon." Old Nelson sighed.

"Fortson's training must continue. As long as he changes some of his rebounding habits, he can reduce his fouls and turnovers. His rebounding ability is stronger than Ben's. He has a natural sense of rebounding. As long as he controls fouls And temper, that's a big Rodman," Thibodeau said.

"This kid has a bad temper. If Feilong and Oakley can suppress him, leave it to them." Old Nelson said with a smile.

The other two nodded repeatedly.

A team has the most stable locker room, a strong core, and a boss who can suppress everyone, which can minimize the pressure and workload on the coaching staff and management.

Zhao Dong is a well-deserved boss now, both on the field and in the locker room. Oakley is only a support in the locker room. Old Buck is about to retire, and he is basically not needed to take care of things. The Knicks are very stable.

In the afternoon of the second day, the team training began.

Zhao Dong and Oakley accepted the task given by the coaching staff and went off to train with Fortson in person.

In the last life, Fortson had too many fouls, bad temper, and often took T, so his playing time became less and less. After several transactions, and the death of his father a few years later, he was further hit. A generation of rebounding monsters died halfway, and with leg injuries, they didn't grow up.

In this life, he met Zhao Dong, and he didn't know if his fate could be changed.

However, Zhao Dong accompanied him to train, which made Fordson's eyes turn red.

"Danny, it was you who bumped into me, why are you still staring? Put away your bad temper!" Zhao Dong punched Fortson on the head.

"Understood, boss."

Fortson held his head and was very aggrieved. Boss, I just looked at you, how dare I stare at you?

"Do you know the pre-judgment card position? If you don't know, start learning from now."

"Learn right away, boss, you teach me."

"The movement of the card position should be smaller, and there should be no unnecessary fouls."

"Yes, boss."

"Unable to control fouls and your temper, you can only play as a substitute forever, and you will never get a high salary from the boss, understand?"

"Understood, boss."

"Don't argue with the referee after the foul, that's my business, do you want to take my boss position?"

"I dare not, boss, you will definitely beat me to death, and I will never ask the referee again next time."

"It's good to know, I will definitely do that. Remember, keep your mouth shut when you're on the stage, and you can only talk after the stage. This will save you from eating T, understand?"

"understood."

During the training, Zhao Dong's roar rang in Fordson's ears from time to time, making him sweat profusely, his face pale and his hands and feet bewildered.

"Ha ha……"

Seeing Fortson being tortured like a quail by Zhao Dong, Oakley and the others laughed and collapsed on the floor.

"Violent people have to be tortured by wicked people." Thomas, the team reporter, complained while filming.

In the evening, the Knicks once again defeated the Bulls who were hiding their strength and killed the Bulls for the second time.

"Michael, didn't you say at the beginning of the season that you would kill the Knicks four times?" At the Bulls press conference, a reporter sarcastically said.

"The team has injuries, which no one can control." Jordan prevaricated.

"Facing Feilong's dominance, you didn't show enough desire to win. Are you old?" asked a New York reporter.

"NO, I'm not old yet." Jordan yelled angrily.

Does he not want to win? He wants to win every game.

However, between the championship and the regular season, he can only choose the former.

Both Ewing and Rodman are old and cannot withstand the excessive wear and tear of the regular season. The last bit of oil can only be used in the playoffs, and he can't change this.

"Flying Dragon, double-killing the Bulls, what do you most want to say to Jordan?" At the Knicks press conference, the reporter asked.

Zhao Dong said: "This season is Jordan's last chance to defeat me. If he loses this time, the Bulls will definitely collapse. The management will definitely trade Ewing and Rodman, and want to build another championship around Jordan. The lineup is difficult, and even coach Phil Jackson may choose to leave.

From the perspective of personal strength, I will become stronger and stronger, and my peak period has not yet arrived. And Jordan, he's slipping. Who knows how far he will slip after a season?

So go for it, Mr. Jordan, your chances are running out. "

Jordan heard Zhao Dong's words in the hotel, and a Chicago reporter repeated it in a telephone interview.

His mood was angry, but also very complicated.

After two seasons, facing Zhao Dong's Knicks, his record is 2 wins and 9 losses. This record really made him feel the pain of the collapse of the last dynasty.

"Is this season the last chance?"

His fists were tightly clenched, his jaw was clenched tightly, his eyes flashed sharply, and he uttered a murderous sentence: "Then kill you this season."

On the 14th, at 10 am, Zhao Dong and Lindsay officially signed a contract with the New York Jets, completed the acquisition, and officially entered the NFL team.

The two did not hold any positions in the team, and the team's operations continued to be carried out by the original team.

"It's a pleasure to be the owner of this team, and as a fan of this team, I want it to be even better than it was before..."

Zhao Dong gave a speech in front of all the management and all the players, saying that he will invest more money to build a better lineup to make the Jets more competitive and strive for the Super Bowl.

All Jets fans in New York know that Zhao Dong is a fan of the Jets and often appears in home games. Not only did he not resist him becoming the owner of this team, but he was very supportive.

After all, Zhao Dong is now the number one sports star in New York. Having such a super giant owner is also good for the Jets.

Zhao Dong also did what he said. After signing the contract, he spent 20 million US dollars on the spot to supplement the team's operating funds, which made him even more supported by the management and fans.

News of his and Lindsay's acquisition of the Jets shocked the United States and the world.

A rookie who has just joined the league for one and a half seasons has the ability to acquire an NFL team. No one would think that these two people have no background.

The background of Zhao Dong's royal children has been exposed by the media, and now the media are frantically looking for Lindsay's background, even crazier than last time.

New York, Adidas headquarters, therefore specially held a meeting.

In fact, in the past few days, special discussion meetings have been held continuously because of Zhao Dong and Feilong Sports Goods Company.

After the alliance communicated with the company because of the global promotion plan, the management of Adidas became very anxious.

It's not just a question of a basketball shoe, but a question of how the league is going to promote Zhao Dong and turn him into a global sports superstar.

With Zhao Dong's current strength, coupled with the global promotion of the league, and the charm of the Silver Devil, it's hard to say what the result will be, maybe the next Jordan will appear.

The last Jordan made Adidas lose half of the share of basketball shoes, but what about this one?

Next door, Nike is even more anxious than Adidas, because Jordan is their signature, and they came back to life because of Jordan, because Jordan occupies half of the basketball shoe market, but now Jordan has ushered in the strongest challenge opponent, and this opponent is also their own Carrying a Silver Magic basketball shoe.

"Stern insists on carrying out a global promotion plan. We must prevent this from happening. We must, absolutely not let that Chinese become a world-class sports superstar."

Nike President Philip Knight said in a resolute tone.

Everyone who participated in the meeting nodded, and there was no objection to this point.

"The Chinese is involved in the NFL now, and may be involved in the NBA in the future, and all our American sports industries. This is absolutely not allowed."

"We can mobilize the media, besiege the Chinese, discredit him, slander him, suppress him, expose all his negative news, and force the alliance to abandon him."

"It's just that the New York media is difficult to deal with. The Dowland family has the right to speak in the TV media industry. When we use the media, we must pay attention to this and try to use media outside New York."

"We can also join forces with Adidas and Reebok. The Chinese is also their enemy."

"I agree."

"We can let many media in China attack that Chinese, use China to control China, we can do it."

"Then inform them quickly, they are very obedient and must be more active than us."

"But the most important thing we need to do is to prevent the Knicks from defending the championship, prevent Zhao Dong from becoming the MVP of this season, and prevent him from winning all the honors. This is the most fundamental thing."

"But his data..."

"Shet, why is he so strong?"

"If, if the Knicks succeed in defending their title this season, then next season, we must use our greatest strength to prevent him from becoming a dynasty."

"The meaning of the dynasty is different, and he must not be allowed to surpass Jordan's honor."

"We can weaken the Knicks and operate our stars to leave. For example, Marcus Camby, let him apply for a trade. At the same time, we can also strengthen the strength of other strong teams to stop it. Bulls, Lakers, Spurs, Pacers, Heat , These are the current strong teams.”

"Yes, prevent our stars from joining the Knicks, and at the same time use our superstars to these teams, and then use these teams to form layers of resistance to the Knicks and consume all their energy. No matter how strong they are at that time, All must fall at our feet."

"It can be done together with Adidas Reebok and the others."

"I think it can be done this season, you don't need to wait until next season, that's too passive."

"The trading window of this season is not long, and the time is a bit tight, but you can try."

"agree."

"agree."

"But the league will not allow us to do this, and those team owners will not allow us to do this. Once the league and the boards join forces to oppose us, we will be very passive and even forced out of the league."

"Try the bottom line of the league first, starting from within the Knicks. If there is no response, expand the scope."

"agree."

"agree."

"In addition, we bought a few people from Feilong Sporting Goods Company in China, but we couldn't get any useful information. They actually have more than 8,200 patents for sneakers, which is incredible!"

"What about buying the company?"

"No, this company only has three shareholders, Feilong, his fiancée Lindsay, and his brother."

"The Chinese are good at knockoffs, so we can learn from it and let the R&D room develop similar sneakers immediately. They are called Silver Devils, and we can be called Gold Devils."

"What if they go to court?"

"This is in America, drag them down."

"Just do it."

"Plus, it's time to bring out some of the advanced technologies we've stockpiled."

"agree."

Without Zhao Dong's knowledge, a war started by several sneaker brand companies quietly started.