Chapter 950: Reaction

After 20 years, the NBA once again broke out a four-double record, and the whole league was boiling!

Chamberlain had just come down from the press conference, and the phone call from Champion CEO Carvalo came first, and the old man said excitedly: "Boy, I really didn't misread you!" Well done! Quadruple-double, the last time David Robinson's bastard got a quadruple-double, I was still his agent! ”

"And this relationship?" Chamberlain was surprised.

Carvalo snorted angrily and said, "Do you think that I had so many players that I could scare you to death back then!" Without further ado, I'm going to launch a commemorative sneaker called 'King Almighty', what do you think? ”

The more the old man talked, the more excited he became, and a bunch of numbers were thrown out, meaning that as long as the sneakers were launched, they would definitely make a lot of money.

Chamberlain blamed the old man for all the business and promised to help him with publicity.

In the end, Carvalo was silent for a while, and said seriously: "Z, I have thought about one thing recently, that is, we are going to enter the cheap sneaker market, and I want to make the 'Almighty King' the flagship of our cheap sneaker market, and the price is positioned between $12-15." ”

Chamberlain was a little surprised, and said, "The money you get, don't you make money?" Man, that's not what I think of you. ”

The cheap sneaker market is not so easy to do, everyone knows that the more expensive things are, the more profitable, the price of genuine sneakers in the United States remains high, so there will be a thing that Xiao Si, Marbury, and Kwame Brown can't afford to wear sneakers to play when they are teenagers, and the first gift Jermaine O'Neal received from his high school coach was a pair of Nike basketball shoes, and O'Neal Jr. was excited to tears.

This is the status quo of the capitalist market, exploiting the poor and fattening the rich.

The cheap sneaker market is almost a loss of money to do business, because after the launch of sneakers, you can't smash your own signboard, even cheap sneakers have to ensure a certain quality, so, this market is not what outsiders imagine, rough work can be called cheap sneaker market.

Those copycat sneakers or shoddy sneakers from small processing factories are not products of this cheap sneaker market, just like there is a group called 'intellectuals' in Chinese politics, not that you can be called 'intellectuals' if you can read and write.

Now in the American sneaker market, the best cheap sneaker is Marbury's brand, the 'champion lone wolf' he endorses.

Hearing Chamberlain's words, Carvalro smiled and said, "Yes, it's not who you think I am, and it's not what I think I am, but I think we really need to do it." I used to think that money wasn't enough, but when I went to Mexico and Brazil in the summer to make a lot of money, I realized that our sneaker philosophy was wrong, shoes are the basics, like hamburgers, everyone should be able to wear them, sneakers should not be a luxury. ”

"You know, if we go into the cheap sneaker market, then Nike and Adidas, Reebok and other manufacturers are going to besiege us," Chamberlain said. ”

After all, Marbury's influence is limited, so what kind of cheap sneaker sports he does, in the eyes of these big capitalists, it is a child playing at home, the championship is different, this is already a mature brand, and after this year's World Championships, it officially became the first basketball brand in Asia with the influence of Chamberlain.

It's a predator!

Cavallo laughed heroically and said, "Z, do you have the impression that I am a person who is afraid of things?" Lao Tzu and his mother dominated the NBA draft rules back then, who were you afraid of? ”

Chamberlain said firmly: "Then do it, Mr. President, I support you!" I will do my best to support you! ”

This was the end of the matter, and Carvalo began his new round of sports product market reshuffle.

But Chamberlain was about to start a sleepless night, and Carvalo hung up the phone, and Griffin called again, excitedly saying: "Z, are you really a genius, my God, you got four pairs!" Four pairs! The last time there were four pairs, I wasn't even born! Hey Chauncey, it's your turn. ”

Billups is now paired with Griffin, and the combination of the two is very successful, one is good at passing, the other is good at flying, and he can't do anything other than flying, so when they are paired together, Griffin is more suitable for Billups than Chamberlain.

In fact, except for the first season, Chamberlain didn't need Billups much later, and he could solve the ball problem on his own, Griffin couldn't do it, so it was especially important for Billups.

Billups's temperament is still so calm, and he smiled: "Z, congratulations, you can achieve such an achievement, and it has not exceeded my expectations, it is a pity that I am not in your team at this moment, and there are always many regrets in life." ”

Chamberlain laughed and said, "We can organize a charity tournament next summer, and I'll have four doubles at that time." ”

Yes, this four pairs is just his journey to test the waters, and in the future, this kind of number will continue to show.

Of course, one qiē will not be as simple as the words say, the requirements of four doubles for the player's body are very large, summing up the first four quadruple doubles can be found that all four people won this result at the beginning of the regular season, Chamberlain also scored four doubles in the third game of the regular season, if it is the penultimate game, he can't do it.

OTHER PLAYERS SUCH AS GASOL, DUNCAN, NOWITZKI, YAO MING, YI JIANLIAN AND OTHERS HAVE CALLED TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON THIS FEAT, AND ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK, THERE ARE COUNTLESS PRAISES FOR CHAMBERLAIN.

The major sports media even put Chamberlain's four pairs of deeds on the front page for reporting, and the night news of the central government of the mainland changed the news manuscript in time to insert the miracle of Chamberlain's creation.

"The NBA has entered a new era, and Chamberlain is redefining the league." - "ESPN-Sports" "The heroes of the world compete for the deer, and the god of war Chamberlain dominates the Central Plains." - "People's Daily-Overseas Edition" "This is the best era, and fans will see the best games; This is the worst of times, and the players will be subjected to the most brutal oppression. - USA Today......

"NBA Slam Dunk" specially published a special issue, recording the quasi-quadruple doubles and quadruple maniacs in history, in the prologue, the reporter wrote: "What is a quadruple double? Is it a double-double in a score, rebound, assist, block, or steal? No, it's Thurmond's strength, Roberson's speed, Olajuwon's confidence, Robinson's selflessness, that's the quadruple-double, that's the miracle of the league. ”

"Among the active players, there are countless talents, such as Kobe Bryant, the second-best shooting guard in history, James, the most versatile small forward, the terrifying scoring machine Qì Durant, and the rising interior big man Greg Oden...... With so many superstars competing to shine, they shine even brighter in the NBA's night sky! ”

"However, none of these people will be the miracle of the alliance, Oden has a lot of power, but he is not fast enough; James has great strength, speed, and selfless style of play, but he lacks the confidence of a superstar! Durant has a myriad of merits, but he's on a whole new path - focusing on scoring, he's going to be a terrible scoring machine, but he's not going to be an all-around king, as for Kobe? He had missed the best time to take this kind of number. ”

"Only Chamberlain, a man with the strength of Thor, the fighting spirit of the god of war, the speed of the wind, the indestructible self-confidence, and the selflessness that only brothers have, only he can create such a miracle, and he is still young, we can assert that the next person who can get four pairs is still him!"

For some time after that, sports media reports and fans talked about Chamberlain's quadruple-double and their invincible Warriors.

But in the NBA and related sports circles, there is another topic worth talking about - the day after Chamberlain won four pairs, Champion Sports announced its entry into the low-cost sneaker market, with the slogan: "Put on our sneakers and wander." ”

The slogan seems to be pretentious, but it actually has an implicit meaning, which is shown in their advertising video: they want to make sneakers that even homeless people can afford to wear.

Just like Chamberlain had thought, Champion Sports' approach caused an uproar, with major sports brands such as Nike, Reebok, and Adidas criticizing Champion Sports, and they also directed their ace stars to attack it.

LeBron James, Nike's No. 1 superstar, said: "I have a lot of respect for what Chamberlain has achieved on the court, but that doesn't mean I agree with everything he has done. For example, cheap sneakers, I don't dare to endorse such cheap sneakers, Nike and I are pursuing high standards. ”

The latest James signature shoes cost $150 each, and a T-shirt endorsed by him sells for $55. According to a rough estimate, the total value of James' current sponsorship contract reaches 1. $200 million, of which $90 million is worth the contract with Nike, occupies the most important place in all his sponsorship contracts.

It is for this reason that James will not and does not dare to endorse the "cheap sneakers" sport with great fanfare, taking into account the image and interests of sponsors in every word and deed, so that he offends his friends for this.

But cheap sneakers are a good thing, and fans living at the bottom of society rejoice about it, and some politicians praise Champion Sports and Chamberlain for doing a good thing.

To this end, Ralph Nadel, a well-known American political activist, wrote several letters to James, asking him to publicly state his stance on the pursuit of maximizing profits by sneaker manufacturers through guò overseas "sweatshops", in order to win championship sports.

The price of the first generation of the 'Almighty King' is 14. $98, and this product also continues the consistent public welfare initiative of Champion Sports, that is, every pair of sneakers sold will be donated to the Z Foundation for charity, but this sneaker will only donate 0 to a pair of shoes due to profit problems. $28.

Carvalo told reporters: "We have to ensure the quality of the sneakers, which is far more important than the price, so our shoes have a poor profit, and even no profit at all, if it weren't for the fact that the shoes are from overseas factories, we would have lost all our money!" ”

Chamberlain also spoke publicly: "I'd rather be in control of the brand than be in the hands of the brand." I understand LeBron's situation, he's doing what he's supposed to do, but I don't think it's right, man, when you retire, you find yourself with nothing, and then your kids ask you, 'Dad, what did you do that makes me and Mommy proud?' Moreover, our products are not inferior in quality to the products he endorses, but the price is much cheaper. ”

Finally, he repeated: "I can understand why LeBron said that, he's just part of a big industry." ”

Reebok also wanted to attack Championship Sports, but their trump card was Iverson, and when Reebok's new president, Rick Shoreman, called Iverson, he was reprimanded by the latter: "I'm not obligated to help you do this little bird thing, Rick, I advise you to have the energy to do these tricks, it's better to think about how to improve the quality of your shoes, tell you, my ankle is very uncomfortable right now, damn it, I'm only averaging 18 damn minutes per game this season, do you think the team is suppressing me?" Shit, it's fucking my ankle that's uncomfortable, my ankle hurts every time I run and walk! ”