novelhk Chapter 51 Lin Tian's Demand! An Equal Cooperation Relationship!
Chapter 51 Lin Tian's Demand! An Equal Cooperation Relationship!
"My family is from China, and we have some connections. Compared to people here, they understand the situation in China better, they understand what Chinese fans need and want, and they know better how to get Chinese fans to enjoy watching the NBA!"
"You want your people to take over our publicity work?" Stern, that old fox, immediately realized Lin Tian's ambition!
If this requirement is met, the resulting benefits and profits will be an absolutely staggering figure!
This young man's ambition and appetite are terrifying!
Stern then realized that he had unknowingly fallen into Lin Tian's trap and entered his rhythm!
This kid is much scarier than I imagined!
"Lin, your request is far too outrageous. There are too many interests and relationships involved. I simply cannot agree to it!" Stern rejected Lin Tian without any hesitation!
Even if Lin Tian were to retire now, or become the league's number one problem player due to drug addiction or illness, Stern would not easily relinquish this enormous benefit.
He's just the president of the alliance, not a dictator.
Even if he agrees to Lin Tian's request, his word isn't 100% guaranteed!
Stern was even quite certain that if he dared to agree today, he would be kicked out of the league tomorrow!
"Don't rush to reject me, Mr. President. You'll need us! You need to think about our advantages first, and what things you can never learn, before you refuse me!" Lin Tian said confidently. "You'll never know what the Chinese want to see or hear!"
"If you can't grasp our pain points, your advertising is destined to be inefficient! I'm not trying to make money off you, I'm helping you save money!"
"Okay then." Lin Tian suddenly slowed his tone and said, "Let me give you an example. How are you planning to publicize my fight?"
"Publicity? No publicity!" Stern said decisively. "Let's downplay this, and let it fade away quickly. This incident damages the league's image and won't be well-received by the middle class and those with purchasing power!"
"But you can't do that in China!" Lin Tian said with a smile. "I'll give you some headlines and ideas. If you want to promote the NBA in China, this is how it should be done: Lin Tian beats up three Americans to show our national power! He escapes unscathed from a one-against-three situation! He knocks out three people to demonstrate the spirit of Chinese Kung Fu!"
"What do you think of this?"
"Would people over there like this?" Stern was somewhat puzzled by Lin Tian's statement.
"Of course, and most people like it!" Lin Tian said with a smile. "But don't rush, we don't need to be in a hurry. You can try it out first, and then we can talk more. I guarantee that you won't regret cooperating with us, and you'll achieve success you've never known before!"
"David, you are already the most successful commissioner in NBA history. You saved the league from gangs and contraband! You saved the entire NBA with your drama of Michael versus the underworld, but compared to the leaders of other leagues in North America, or even the top five European football leagues, you have no advantage! What I am giving you now is an opportunity you have never had before."
"An opportunity for you to become the top president of all sports leagues in North America! An opportunity for you to elevate the NBA to the world's number one sports league! An opportunity for you to make basketball surpass football and become the world's number one sport! Think about it, some opportunities truly only come once in a lifetime!"
What is reverse brainwashing? What is it to fight fire with fire, or to respond to someone's clichés with their own?
Magic can only be defeated with magic!
Lin Tian had no idea what Stern was thinking when he hung up the phone, nor did he know if Stern believed his promise.
But he was certain that Stern had taken his words to heart, and that even if his proposal ultimately failed, Stern would definitely consider it!
After all, in Lin Tian's previous life, Stern did his best, working hard from 1989 until 2002, when Yao Ming entered the league. With the rise of the Internet age and the economic boom in China, the NBA finally managed to snatch a big piece of the pie from China, away from the siege of the top five European leagues!
But that was more than ten years of hard work, and the hardships and countless futile efforts must have left Stern physically and mentally exhausted!
Lin Tian believed that his proposal would be incredibly attractive to Stern! This was his chance to truly become the top figure in the history of North American sports!
Lin Tian didn't believe Stern wouldn't want to eat such a big pie!
In addition, Lin Tian clearly has no intention of taking over his family business in this lifetime, and he still feels somewhat indebted to his parents.
Therefore, the main purpose of this proposal was certainly not for Stern. In the end, Lin Tian still hoped to make up for his parents in some ways.
Even if his parents don't understand anything about media, publicity, sports, etc., it doesn't matter, Lin Tian does!
More importantly, Lin Tian knew who understood!
He has quite a few names in his head!
Of course, all of this is still far from being finalized!
Whether it will ultimately succeed, whether Stern can convince the NBA board, and whether his parents will get a chance are all questions for another time!
Now, Lin Tian should enjoy his rare vacation!
A five-game suspension means that for about 10 days, Lin Tian won't have to play a single game; he can just be a VIP spectator in the front row!
Of course, even though he was resting and not playing games, Lin Tian didn't slack off in his daily training. He still went head-to-head with Jordan in training, repeatedly facing off against him and trash-talking him.
After gaining his new stealing ability, Lin Tian made Jordan suffer a little in their matchups on several occasions, as he was able to steal the ball directly from Jordan's hands every now and then!
Another area that has shown significant improvement is Lin Tian's ability to judge and intercept passing routes during training!
He always manages to appear in the right place, intercept the opponent's pass, and launch a fast break!
But every advantage has its disadvantage. Sometimes he will fail to make a steal, which will cause him to lose his defensive position and allow the opponent to score easily.
Because of this, Lin Tian was often taught a lesson by Clemens and Jackson, who told him not to gamble on steals, but to pay attention to his defensive positioning. Making the opponent miss their shots is far more helpful to the team than a gamble on a steal!
How to make the right choices, and how to improve his steal success rate while minimizing losing his position, is the direction that Lin Tian needs to focus on and improve in the coming period!