Volume 1 Western Cowboy Chapter 83 The oldest, the youngest
To shoot the commercial, Wayne and Schwartz once again came to the "Big Apple" New York.
At this moment, Wayne, sitting in the hotel room, was looking at the news in the newspaper, feeling a little ashamed of what he saw...
Here it comes, finally the hot man comes.
"Sign-and-trade reached, Stephen Jackson joins the Indiana Pacers!"
NBA's Gene Kelly: "He will fit in seamlessly with a team that plays like him."
Larry Bird: "I'm glad Jackson is here. He's a great addition to us."
Donnie Walsh: "Trust Jackson to succeed in Indianapolis."
Artest, O'Neal, and Jackson.
Well, now it's all done.
The Indianapolis MMA Brigade is officially formed.
In Wayne's previous life, the Pacers traded Harrington for Jackson.
But now, Harrington was traded for Wayne, so Wayne always thought that Jackson could not come.
Unexpectedly, after going around in circles, the "Martial Saint" finally returned to the team.
Damn... The difficulty of preventing the Auburn Hills incident has skyrocketed instantly!
Speaking of which, the Pacers' acquisition of Jackson this time was basically a robbery-style deal.
Bird used white forward Austin Croshere, second-year guard Fred Jones and the 2006 first-round draft pick to lure Jackson over.
Sure enough, Bird got back all the gains made by Wally Walker against the Hawks.
NBA is really a harmonious big family!
Hawks General Manager Billy Knight: Rogue Tears.jpg.
How bad is this deal?
Austin Croshere, you may not have heard of this person at all, you only need to know one thing - he is the second highest paid player on the Pacers, second only to O'Neal Jr.!
But what were his statistics last season? He played 77 games as a substitute, averaging 5.0 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.
It's typical of someone who only gets paid but doesn't do any work, or in other words: high salary but low ability.
Regarding Clohesser's contract, it dates back to the 1999-00 season.
The then third-year player Clohesser averaged 10.3 points and 6.4 rebounds, with a 36.2% three-point shooting percentage. He also played a surprise role in the playoffs, helping the Pacers reach the finals.
The Pacers believed that Croshere was beginning to realize his talent, so they offered him a seven-year, $55 million contract.
Then, all the money was wasted. Closher's business has been getting worse and worse since then, and now he is basically in a state of receiving his pension in advance.
The lessons of history keep telling us: "Impulse is the devil's mother."
Don't just hand over a big contract on impulse.
This contract has made it difficult for the Pacers to move forward in the free agent market, and their trading value is even negative.
Another bargaining chip, Fred Jones, was a lottery pick in 2002. He had few opportunities in the Pacers for two years and was included in the trade as a potential stock.
No one knows whether the fight can be won or not.
The first-round draft pick in 2006 and the draft pick two years later are even more uncertain.
Thanks to this, Bird got Stephen Jackson, who averaged 18.1 points per game last season, has comprehensive offensive skills, is tough on defense, is good at fighting, and was a contributor to the Spurs' championship in 2003.
The typical person who eats people without leaving any bones, and cheats people to the point of cheating them to the end of their lives.
"How... was this done?" Wayne looked at the newspaper and suddenly felt a headache.
He now feels that "Karl Malone's iron elbow" came at the right time, otherwise he might not have survived a week in training.
Although he didn't want to be rude, Wayne couldn't help but complain: "Billy Knight is probably a fool, or is there some kind of PY deal between him and Bird?"
"Hahaha, don't be surprised, Bird has grasped the Eagles' sore spot."
Schwartz waved his hand disapprovingly. The transaction here seemed illogical, but it was actually easy to see the pattern.
First of all, Stephen Jackson expressed his desire to come to the Pacers last summer, but the Pacers had no salary space, so he had to give up.
Therefore, the "Martial Saint" only signed a one-year contract with the Eagles. To put it bluntly, he just wanted to find a place to hang out first and look for another job.
Then this year, the Pacers not only failed to make room, but also took on the garbage contract of Potapanko sent from Seattle.
What to do? Bird can only join forces with Jackson to make trouble.
They forced the Eagles to renew Jackson's contract first, claiming, "You will gain nothing if you let Jackson go elsewhere as a free agent."
The Hawks really don't want to lose a quasi-All-Star player who averages 18 points per game for nothing.
And the rebuilding Hawks do need potential stocks and draft picks.
Thus, the sign-first-then-trade deal was reached.
Jackson got his wish and got a contract that matched his value and came to Indianapolis.
As for the Eagles... well, although the chips they got were of a lower value, it's better to have them than nothing.
Anyway, they are rebuilding the team, so they just hope that the record is bad, and it doesn't matter if they take a big contract that is about to expire.
Terry was sent away, Abdur-Rahim was sent away, and now Jackson has been dealt with. The Eagles can now play badly.
After Schwartz's analysis, Wayne also felt that this was the truth.
He is indeed an old liar. No one understands old liar better than an old liar.
This move by Bird was a good way to vent his anger at being betrayed by Wally Walker.
"Why? I see you seem very interested in Stephen?"
"No, no, I'm just curious." Wayne waved his hands quickly. He was afraid it was too late. Interested?
Thinking about the fact that he would be caught between this group of violent elements in a month... Wayne really thought that he should buy a few more insurance policies.
"Hahaha, take a good rest. We'll start the commercial shoot this afternoon. This shoot is quite important, so get yourself in good shape."
"Well, the theme of this ad is to showcase Nike's young rising stars. I didn't expect that the one invited by the basketball team was me."
Wayne touched his chin. The plan said that this time, new stars from football, tennis and basketball were invited to shoot the commercial together.
This can be considered as Nike showing off its muscles to the outside world.
James is actually a rising star, so it would be more appropriate to invite him to play basketball.
But he is busy shooting his own exclusive commercials... As expected, shooting commercials also requires status.
In the afternoon, Wayne went to the advertising shooting site accompanied by Schwartz.
It was Wayne's first time shooting a TV commercial, and he felt a little surprised to see the huge filming crew.
After entering the dressing room, Wayne saw two people who had already started putting on makeup, apparently a man and a woman.
Hearing some noise at the door, they turned their heads to take a look.
Then, Wayne was petrified.
Why do I feel like... I am the smallest one here.
"Hello." The man first greeted Wayne with a smile. Look at the beautiful hairstyle and delicate face.
Well, it's him.
Cristiano Ronaldo had just arrived in the Premier League and had been with Manchester United for only one season.
Now, people still don’t like to call him Cristiano Ronaldo, and of course, they don’t call him Diving Ronaldo...but they prefer to call him Little Ronaldo.
Uh, next person.
The woman on the other end was obviously not as enthusiastic as Ronaldo, but she also raised the corners of her mouth politely and said softly, "Hi."
Of course, Wayne also knew this woman.
She is Maria Sharapova, who had just defeated the American star Serena Williams at Wimbledon and won the championship unexpectedly, and has since become an unstoppable star in the tennis world.
One was a man who would go on to become the top football player, and the other was the most successful female tennis player in history.
One... is the MOP of the NBA's semi-finals, which has not even been played properly .
Wayne waved his hand mechanically: "Hello, bosses."
Although it is true that Ronaldo and Sharapova are newcomers now, especially Sharapova, Wayne remembers that when she won the championship for the first time this year, she was only 17.
But Ronaldo has already joined the Premier League powerhouse, and Sharapova has also won the first Grand Slam title of her career.
Only Wayne made a name for himself in college basketball.
As soon as Wayne sat down, Ronaldo started chatting with him enthusiastically.
Compared to the one who just made his debut in Barcelona at this time, Ronaldo's personality is indeed much more lively and outgoing.
Of course, Wayne and Ronaldo were basically having an awkward conversation. Wayne estimated that Ronaldo didn't know him at all and might have just looked at his information ten minutes ago.
But maybe it was to show friendship, or maybe it was to liven up the atmosphere, anyway, he just chatted with Wayne about all sorts of things.
Wayne and Ronaldo were having a "very pleasant conversation", but on the other side, 17-year-old Sharapova remained silent.
She didn't seem to like forced conversation and would rather keep silent than pretend to have a good relationship. She would just politely agree with a few words from time to time, or smile, or nod.
You know what, Maomei does mature quickly.
Wayne observed for a while and found that although Sharapova was only 17 years old, she looked no different from a young woman in her twenties.
If you hadn't told me, Wayne would never have guessed she was only 17.
After putting on makeup, the advertising shoot officially began.
In fact, the idea of this advertisement is very simple, which is to combine three people and three sports together.
First, Ronaldo ran with the ball, and then made a long pass.
The camera turned and Ronaldo's long pass turned into a tennis ball, which was hit away by Sharapova.
Then the tennis ball gradually turns into a basketball during the flight. Wayne catches the ball and dunks it into the basket, and the advertisement ends.
After the end, the three people have to put their hands on their hips and pose.
Finally, the screen went black and a check mark appeared, with the words "Gasteduit!" below it.
The shooting of the entire advertisement was also very simple, because the connecting parts between the three sports were basically completed with special effects, and each player only needed to do his own part.
The only time the three of them really needed to cooperate was the final pose.
The workload was not heavy, and Wayne still found it quite fresh and interesting, so he didn't feel tired at all.
That's it? Just shoot these fancy things and you can get 28 million in three years?
This is probably what the legendary making money while standing still means.
After the filming was completed, C. Enthusiastic Young Man Luo suggested that everyone give a fist bump to celebrate the completion of the commercial.
"Long live youth!" Ronaldo shouted while bumping fists.
Wayne then realized that he seemed to be the oldest among the three...
It hurts my heart, my friend.
While bumping fists, Wayne and Sharapova inadvertently looked at each other.
Wayne admitted that he was looking at the girl at the time, but he didn't expect the girl to suddenly look up...
Wayne didn't know whether to continue watching or look away like a loser.
In the end, Sharapova eased the embarrassment with her signature polite smile.
And just like that, Wayne's first TV commercial shoot ended.
Of course, there is no bloody plot here where three people become good friends from then on.
After the breakup, everyone basically went their separate ways. After all, the relationships between them were only slightly better than strangers.
This advertisement will also enter the Chinese market by then. Now Wayne knows why basketball chose him.
Wayne had just returned to the dressing room and was about to pack up and leave. When he picked up his phone, he saw an unread text message from an unfamiliar number.
The content of the text message made Wayne think that he had offended someone.
"You came to my place without saying hello? Contact me when you're done. Just call me and we'll meet up."
