Chapter 93: Raymond Felton

"My name is Lu Yuan, I have been an agent at CAA before, I am the deputy director of the commercial department of CAA, I have connected commercial resources for many big-name artists. However, you know, Chinese people doing any work in the US has a ceiling. This is the reason why I joined your team without hesitation." The Chinese man named Lu Yuan, who was the leader, introduced himself to Fan Xi.

He would be responsible for Fan Xi's commercial promotion and business negotiations next. CAA is the largest agency in the US, with business scope spanning entertainment, sports, and other categories. Almost all big names abroad have cooperation with them. Lu Yuan can be the deputy director of the commercial department, which shows that his strength should not be underestimated.

You know... before LeBron James promoted his childhood friend as an agent, he specially sent him to CAA to study for a period of time, and then went out to work alone.

"I am Ma Chen, you can call me Jason. I was a PR manager at CBS before. I will be responsible for all your PR work, and do personal image promotion for you, and position your image in business cooperation." The second person to introduce himself was also Chinese.

CBS is a very large TV organization in the US. He can be a PR manager, which shows that his ability is very strong. Moreover, he will have many media resources, and commercial resources will not be few. The PR manager of a TV station is an all-around talent.

Then there is the Wall Street elite named Tang Zhen, who said he would become Fan Xi's personal investment assistant, the kind that is on call.

Then there is the white man named Michael Dawson, who is Fan Xi's legal consultant and will be responsible for all legal issues for Fan Xi next.

And the black brother is a trainer and nutritionist recommended by Nike, who will be responsible for Fan Xi's training and diet, and also act as an assistant.

A professional team centered on Fan Xi was officially produced.

Before this, Fan Xi had been fighting alone, he needed to worry about life aspects and commercial aspects. Now, he finally had a team serving him like other players on the team.

Bird gun changed to cannon (a Chinese idiom meaning upgrading equipment).

Wu Su was very satisfied with this team.

Lu Yuan was also full of ambition. He raised his glass and said: "We must do a big job and promote Fan Xi into the most profitable, loudest, and most well-known sports superstar in the world."

He had been too frustrated before, and now that he had a chance, he was full of energy.

However, becoming the most well-known and profitable sports star in the world is actually very, very difficult. You know, even someone as strong as Michael Jordan might not be able to top the list of sports stars.

After eating.

Fan Xi's parents rushed to the airport to return to the country.

Lu Yuan personally went to send Fan Xi's parents. He was a middle school classmate of Fan Xi's father. They hadn't seen each other for many years and had a lot to say.

Ma Chen also quickly devoted himself to work.

Tang Zhen chatted with Fan Xi for a while about financial management. He didn't take a salary from Fan Xi, he was responsible for helping Fan Xi invest, and if there was a return, he would get a certain percentage of the share.

Legal consultant Michael Dawson and the black brother didn't take a salary from Fan Xi either, they were paid by the Fanx brand.

Only Lu Yuan and Ma Chen would take money from Fan Xi. However, Fan Xi's mother, Wu Su, said that their base salary and share were not high, they just wanted to use Fan Xi's popularity to rush to a higher position and earn more money.

It was equivalent to Fan Xi giving them a perfect promotion opportunity.

The next morning, the black brother Blake sent Fan Xi to the airport.

Fan Xi would join the team and go to Denver to start a new away trip.

"Jack. I never dreamed that you would win so many awards on All-Star Weekend, you are simply the Chosen One." Matt Barnes saw Fan Xi and immediately came over to greet him warmly.

This guy enjoyed a wonderful vacation, and it looked like his belly was a circle fatter than before the vacation.

However, he was particularly happy to see Fan Xi.

He sincerely hoped that his little brother would get better and better.

However, not everyone had a broad mind like him.

Most people can't stand others living better and better, especially Fan Xi, who soared directly from an undrafted player.

Fan Xi walked onto the plane. When the team leader told him he could sit in the back, he clearly felt some jealous eyes.

The Lakers' special plane has more spacious and comfortable seats in the back.

This is provided for the team's special players to rest.

Phil Jackson would sit in the back, and Kobe Bryant would too.

Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, and Andrew Bynum all had this treatment.

Fan Xi was arranged by the team leader in the position that was originally Bynum's.

These details were all showing the improvement of Fan Xi's status.

However, the team leader whispered to Fan Xi afterwards: "Jack, your agent team is really amazing. They fought for many rights for you. But, you deserve it."

Fan Xi understood.

Lamar Odom arrived late. After boarding the plane, he hurriedly said to Fan Xi: "Hey, Jack. Let's go play golf this weekend. My wife found many commercial resources for you, some nightclub activities are willing to pay to invite you to participate."

Since Odom married Khloe Kardashian, he had also stepped into the entertainment circle with half a foot.

He got many small commercial activities in Los Angeles, and his off-court income rose with the tide.

He hoped Fan Xi could earn more money. But the Kardashian family behind him was obviously trying to bind more closely with Fan Xi in this way.

Fan Xi said he would discuss it with his agent.

Odom looked very surprised: "Jack, you actually have an agent. Wow, this is a good thing. As long as you give out your agent's phone number, there will be an endless stream of merchants in Los Angeles. You are our Lakers' super rookie, your shine in the Los Angeles All-Star Weekend is unique in history."

Kobe interrupted Odom's words.

"Lamar, don't always talk to Jack about these things. He is a player, his agent will handle these things well and make the best choice for him. What he needs to do now is to play well. If he can't maintain efficient output on the court, these things will soon stay away."

Kobe always said some things that made people sober.

Fan Xi agreed with Kobe very much.

Fan Xi couldn't wait to show his skills on the Colorado Plateau. Although the Denver Nuggets traded away their soul Carmelo Anthony for the past few years, they became stronger.

They were now ranked fourth in the West, even exceeding the results when Carmelo Anthony was still there.

This kind of thing often happens in the NBA.

Some teams become better after losing their leaders.

The reason is that their leader players occupy too much ball possession. When the core players who occupy ball possession leave, some team players produce better chemical reactions.

Now the Denver Nuggets are in this situation.

Fan Xi received the Nuggets' video the day before. The main opponents he would face next were Ty Lawson and Raymond Felton.

Both of these are strong point guards in the NBA, although their fame is not very big.

But they are elite players in their prime.

Fan Xi could see from the video that they were not easy to deal with.

When the plane entered stable flight, Kobe Bryant said to Fan Xi: "Next, your game will not be easy to play. Because you have gained too much honor and fame on All-Star Weekend, more and more players want to get attention by defeating you."

This is human nature.

Fan Xi nodded seriously.

Then, he told Kobe: "I am ready to meet all challenges."

Lu Yuan was stunned.

When he officially announced that he became Fan Xi's agent through the media and released his email.

His mailbox was "full" in less than half a day.

He couldn't read them at all.

Local merchants in Los Angeles sent their quotes tirelessly. They were too eager to have a relationship with their new city hero. A small restaurant even told Lu Yuan in the email that as long as Jack Fan went to their restaurant for a meal and left a photo, they were willing to pay 20,000 US dollars.

Heavens.

This is too crazy.

Lu Yuan must quickly distinguish the value composition of these emails, whether it is this kind of short-term interest that is easy to get, or the long-term interest of cooperating with big brands.

In addition to local merchants in Los Angeles, there were more greetings from domestic brands.

Fan Xi's influence in the country was already the number one sports star in reality. Fan Xi became everyone's sports hero through two months of performance. Merchants naturally didn't want to let go of this healthy and explosive popularity spokesperson.

Therefore, endorsement news flew in like snowflakes.

Fortunately, Lu Yuan still had a very strong perception of Chinese.

Others included greetings from brands in countries like Japan and South Korea. They obviously also valued Fan Xi's popularity and influence.

It is worth mentioning that there were some European luxury brands sending greetings to Fan Xi. They wanted to cooperate with Fan Xi. However, they were very cunning and didn't quote prices, wanting to maintain their high-and-mighty image.

Interestingly, Ferrari's PR department also contacted Lu Yuan. They said they wanted to customize a sports car for Fan Xi, in the form of half-selling and half-giving.

Because they heard that Fan Xi got Kobe's gift, they wanted to use this matter to do some marketing.

Although Ferrari didn't need to do much promotion, having some "stories" with the most famous sports star in the emerging market could always improve the brand image invisibly.

Whoosh!

Lu Yuan exhaled a long breath, he became very happy, he realized that his spring had finally come.

Raymond Felton thought so too.

Raymond was a point guard at the University of North Carolina. He created a great reputation during his college days and was once the pillar of North Carolina.

Later, in the 2005 draft, he was also taken by Michael Jordan with a high pick and entered the Bobcats.

He thought he would become a superstar in the league smoothly.

However, as time went by, he became a part of people's ridicule of Jordan. Since Jordan picked Kwame Brown in the Wizards, and then picked Morrison and a series of high-pick water goods in the Bobcats, Jordan's vision in the basketball world became a causal weapon as magical as Pele's mouth in the football world.

Frankly speaking, Felton played quite well in the NBA.

It's just that the 2005 draft produced two super, super point guards, Deron Williams and Chris Paul.

They became enemies for life, fighting to the death for the competition of the NBA's number one point guard.

As a result, both of their reputations soared, becoming representatives of peers who shine equally bright.

Raymond Felton seemed to have disappeared from this world.

This once again shows a truth: when the boss and the second-in-command fight, the one who dies is often the third.

Raymond Felton bumped all the way, from the Bobcats to the New York Knicks. He firmly believed that people move and trees die (a Chinese idiom meaning moving can bring new life), not to mention New York also had D'Antoni.

D'Antoni is known for cultivating point guards.

Who knew... before his butt was hot in New York City, he was sent to Denver as a trading chip.

Arrived in Denver.

Raymond Felton actually had a bit of a "moving brings life" feeling.

Denver was waiting to be rebuilt after sending away Carmelo Anthony, and he successfully mastered the ball. He began to run wildly, leading the team to rise in the ranking.

More and more basketball commentators praised him for having the style of a general, and media began to treat him as the goalkeeper of the Nuggets' post-Anthony era.

Everyone felt that he would take on the position of "Nuggets caretaker cabinet leader" until the next superstar arrived.

However, a temporary leader who doesn't want to be a boss is not a good boss.

Raymond also had ambition. He couldn't forget the glory when he was at North Carolina. At that time, he was the absolute leader of the team, and that style made him fascinated even in his dreams.

He wanted to be the team leader.

He had to be the team boss.

He felt that point guards were all late bloomers, and now his era had come.

He looked at his former opponent, Deron Williams, who had once pressed him, being shaken away by that rookie who appeared out of nowhere in the All-Star Game, very embarrassed.

He looked at Chris Paul, who had once pressed him, being snatched away from the Western All-Star Game starter position by that rookie who appeared out of nowhere, and he felt extremely comfortable.

His revenge was finally reported by that rookie.

However, now he had to point the knife at this rookie.

Because he wanted to rise.

He wanted to tell the world that thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, the era belonging to me, Raymond Felton, had come.

The blue sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand.

The golden bodies of Chris Paul and Deron Williams had been broken by that rookie.

And I, as long as I defeat that rookie, can produce an advantage in comparison.

I can sit firmly in the position of the Denver Nuggets leader, and I can become famous in the 2005 point guard class.

Raymond Felton prepared carefully for this and was ready to go.

His opportunity finally came.

When Fan Xi arrived at the Colorado Plateau, he had a slight altitude reaction, but it was not a big problem.

Kobe asked him if he wanted to start, and he said no problem.

Then, he ran into Raymond Felton at the airport.

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