From today on is the king

Chapter 424. 422. Liu Mang's Influence
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Liu Mang stepped out of the bench now, whether it was a real substitute or pretending to be a substitute, as long as the bench bandits were triggered, the ability value would be 79.

Although Liu Mang’s ability score is only 79, his 79 ability can be equivalent to the performance of other players with 83 and 84 ability values, because his ability assessment is different from others. It is a pure ability assessment, and defense will not be counted in it. His value is a combination of pure ability scores, not the ability assessment of other players based on their current performance. Because Liu Mang’s defense cannot be evaluated. If you don’t want to defend, it’s useless to have a high defensive rating. No matter what the effect is, it counts as entering.

Therefore, although Liu Mang's own ability value is only 75 now, compared with the end of last season, he only improved from 71 to 75, and after triggering the bench gangster, he only increased from 74 to 79, but his growth rate is actually not inferior to most talented players with first-class talent.

From the media's point of view, Liu Mang's progress is in line with expectations, and he is almost reaching the level of a first-class star. For him, scoring more than 30 points is a very common performance for him when he is in good condition.

It's just that the media, like Eagles fans, think Liu Mang's stats are too weird!
When he was a starter, his assists were off the charts, and when he was a substitute, he returned to the king of shooting.

Liu Mang can't help it. Even if his ability value of 79 can be equivalent to other people's ability value of 83 and 94, but it is only the strength of a quasi-first-class star. It is not bad to be able to do one thing well. You have to take into account scoring and assists?It's really difficult.

Eight straight wins!
The Eagles are back among the favorites!
With the inexplicable decline of the Kings this year, the absence of O'Neal of the Lakers for two months due to injury, and the overall sluggish regular season record in the Eastern Conference, the Eagles, which bucked the trend, are on fire again!

The deal between the Bucks and the Sonics is indeed eye-catching, but it has little impact on the league. Not many people think that the current Bucks have the strength to compete with the Nets.

Payton's age is the key. He is almost 35 years old, and he is no longer expected to be the core of a championship team. Although the Bucks are regarded as a new team that wants to disrupt the Eastern Conference playoffs, they can only disrupt the situation.

As for Carter's comeback, who knows what his state will be. Even if the doctor said that Carter is fully healthy, even if he is completely healthy, Carter's ability to lead the team is not very good. The main reason is that he is too talented.

Carter's overall talent may not be as strong as McGrady's, but Carter's NBA skills are already very mature, and he reached the peak earlier than McGrady, but after McGrady is now mature, he has led the team to achieve much better results than Carter.

People's impression of General Carter has gradually taken shape.

As for the fierce Spurs, which are as fierce as ever, they are too stable, and they are not surprised to be No.1 in the regular season. Even because of their too stable and extremely ugly or even dirty style of play, many people choose to ignore them. Except for Duncan's style of play is still the best, at its peak, and its popularity is high. Many people don't want to see the existence of the Spurs team except for Duncan.

If it weren't for Duncan, the superstar who is firmly seated as the most popular power forward in the league, it is estimated that the league would want to kick the Spurs out of the league.

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Since the Eagles are in a hot state, the TV stations that had lost money during the live broadcast before wanted to add the popular game of the Eagles at the airport. This time the Wizards came to Atlanta as a guest, and TNT added another Eagles game. Coincidentally, it was Barkley's turn to explain the game between the two players he hated the most.

According to gossip, Barkley went to a fast food restaurant and ordered a bunch of hamburgers after knowing that the game was going to be broadcast, saying that he wanted to support himself and did not want to broadcast the game live.

But maybe Buckley went too late, the fast food restaurant had sold out all the hamburgers, and Buckley, who was only [-]% full after eating six or seven hamburgers, could only go home angrily.

Although Mr. Joe’s performance this year was mediocre, and the old fans didn’t recognize Jordan anymore, the price of the Eagles’ home tickets increased several times because Jordan came to Atlanta to play the regular season for the last time in his career. The average ticket price of this season’s Eagles tickets was $65.

The most expensive ticket on the sidelines was sold for 3000, 32 dollars, 30 cents to be exact.

Although they didn’t accumulate popularity like Kobe did for 20 years, all the away games in the last year changed to home games, and people bought 20.00 to 100 dollars on the sidelines, but this is the beginning of the century, and the dollars are definitely more valuable than ten years later. The current ticket price is almost 110% cheaper than ten years later. The price is only 87 US dollars, ranking second in the league, and the first is the 91 US dollars of the New York Knicks.

The average ticket price of $65 for the Eagles has been ranked fifth. Except for the Lakers and Knicks, no team has an average ticket price of more than $70.

Therefore, the ticket income that Jordan brought to the Eagles for this game is already horrific. In the finals last year, the highest ticket price for the Lakers sidelines was only $5000, and the Nets' home court was only $[-].

The management of the Eagles also specially held a farewell ceremony for Jordan. On the rest day after playing the Cavaliers, there was no training for the whole team, but Liu Mang was called to the arena by Schwartz.

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"You said, let me send blessings to the 23rd?" Liu Mang was surprised.

"That's right, you have to come here, Ace. This is an opportunity to pass on the torch of the basketball god!" Steven Price has recently regained his glory and regained the energetic feeling he had before the season.

The Eagles are starting to move in a good direction. He, the executive vice president and general manager of the club, finally doesn't have to bear the pressure from the head office. Now that the Eagles are gaining momentum, they are expected to hit the playoffs. He goes to nightclubs more often when he is in a good mood.

"Boss, shouldn't Sharif go? He's the boss of the team." Liu Mang was very surprised. Although it was a good thing to be able to speak on the national live broadcast, in terms of seniority, it was not his turn to go.

"No, Ace, it's more appropriate for you to go," Steven Price emphasized: "Sharif's personality is too quiet, and your words are not as convincing as Ace... No, you are not as contagious as your words.

Steven Price wanted to promote Liu Mang as the main star of the team for a very simple reason.

In the past, the Eagles lost money. For example, last season, the average ticket price of the team was set at the beginning of the season. The average ticket price of the Eagles was only 29 dollars, ranking fourth from the bottom in the league.

Although it rose a bit in the later period, many fans planned which game to watch at the beginning of the season, so they bought tickets early. American laws are very strict, and the price of unsold tickets can be increased. The sold season tickets and tickets can only earn that little money. People who bring the tickets must show them the game, or they will be sued.

The average ticket price for the Eagles’ regular season this season is $65. Leaving aside some friendship tickets and event tickets, the remaining ticket revenue is expected to reach $5000 million, which is double that of last season, plus last year’s playoffs, plus the league’s broadcast fee of about 800 million, the Georgia local live broadcast fee of $500 million, and some advertising costs of about $500 million. Sports clubs have tax relief, even if the deduction is close With a tax of 2000 million, the Eagles' regular season income this season is also enough to pay the salaries and taxes of the players, and there is still a surplus, which means they are finally going to make a profit!
This is not counting the income from playoff tickets, advertisements, live broadcasts, etc. Last year, because of the Eastern Conference finals, it almost turned around, but it was still a little bit worse. This year, the ticket prices have increased, and sponsors from China have increased the Eagles’ stadium advertising costs from 300 million dollars last season to 1500 million dollars. Even if the playoffs are not counted, the Eagles are already making money.

Counting the possible income of up to tens of millions of dollars in the playoffs, the Eagles have made a lot of money this year because of Liu Mang!

You must know that even the Kings, whose strength is predicted to be higher than that of the Eagles, can only keep neither profit nor loss, and the income of the playoffs must also be counted.

Just like the Rockets lost more than 600 million last year and made it back before the season started this year, they got the Eagles, one of the two stars with the most Chinese market, and Xianyu turned around!
Although there is a huge gap between the Knicks and the Knicks in their annual income of 1.5 million, even if the Knicks have a poor record, even if they have to pay tens of millions in luxury taxes, they are still making profits every year.

But the Eagles have not made a profit for many seasons. The last time they made a profit was from 1988 to 1994, the year when NBA revenue skyrocketed for the first time and player salaries had not yet started to skyrocket.

Therefore, the hotter Liu Mang became, the better he played. Even if he was a little self-willed, even if his style of play was unpredictable, and even if he proposed unreasonable interference in the team's personnel matters, Steven Price agreed immediately without hesitation.

More than two-thirds of the 29 teams in the NBA are losing money every year. For example, the Cavaliers lose money every year, but because their owner is a local nightclub tycoon, there are more than 10 nightclubs in Cleveland. Generally speaking, they can still make up for the team’s losses, but they still want to get a super popular superstar to completely turn losses into profits.

It is unbelievable that the Eagles can make a profit from team tickets and advertising revenue alone!Except for big city teams like the Knicks and the Lakers, it is difficult to find teams like the Eagles and Rockets that can make money by selling tickets and advertising.

Therefore, Steven Price will not let go of any chance to increase Liu Mang's popularity.

Liu Mang saw Steven Price making such a strong request, so okay!He said yes.

Seeing Liu Mang nodding his head in agreement, Steven Price was very happy. He wanted Liu Mang to agree to give a speech, but he was also worried that Liu Mang would not agree because of his strange temper, and worried that Liu Mang would be unhappy, so he was very worried. Liu Mang agreed, and the big stone in his heart was finally let go.

"Ace, this is the content of the speech..." Steven Price gave Liu Mang the copy written by the team press officer.

However, Liu Mang refused!

When Liu Mang agreed, a playful idea came to his head: "Boss, I'll write the speech myself! Don't look at me as a basketball player, I'm a genius who completed the credits in my sophomore year!"

Strength smells shameless.

"Uh..." Steven Price was a little surprised. He knew that Chinese people are very good at reading, but he didn't expect Liu Mang to write it himself, but seeing the eagerness in it, he didn't have any objections: "Then Ace, write it yourself. Your appeal must be better than that of the press officer."

Having said that, Steven Price felt that something was wrong, especially when he saw Liu Mang smiling a little strangely, it felt even more wrong...

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After Liu Mang received the job from the team, he had nothing else to do. He left the arena to buy some new game discs. This early in the morning, everything came out, and it would be boring to go back immediately. Dinah and Alexia were reviewing and guiding the review before the end-of-semester exam. The importance of sports in American schools was very high, especially for elementary school students like Dinah, whose grades in sports accounted for one-third of the final grade of the entire semester!Even the important scientific practice and manual courses are not as important as the subject of physical education.

So although Alexia's salary is low, she is one of the hardest teachers.

Levia is looking at houses everywhere recently. This year’s All-Star Weekend will be held at the home court of the Eagles. Levia plans to move before the All-Star Weekend. During the All-Star Weekend, Liu Mang will definitely have many friends coming, and he must be a landlord. If he is in the apartment, it’s too embarrassing for Liu Mang. There is still more than a month left to look at houses, buy a house, move, etc. The time is still very tight. ball.

It's better to exercise in winter. The humid and cold air in Atlanta makes your body stiff if you don't exercise.

Just as he was about to ride his bicycle to the Computer City, Liu Mang's phone rang.

Liu Mang picked it up casually and put it next to his ear.

"Ace, this is Michael, let's have lunch together."

Before Liu Mang could react, the other end of the phone hung up the phone!

Liu Mang realized that after Jordan called to ask him out for lunch, his head was covered with black lines, as if he had come to a crow's nest.

Where are you going to eat?Just such a nonsensical remark!
I know that you famous people like to play cool and deep clothes, and people in the 60s are such virtues, but it’s good to say the name of the store anyway!

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After going through a lot of twists and turns, Liu Wei learned from the team staff the hotel where the Wizards players will be staying tonight. Liu Wei finally found Jordan. Fortunately, the Eagles knew where they were staying because they were going to send a bus to pick up the Wizards players for the game tomorrow.

Call and ask Jordan?Liu Wei thinks it's better to forget it. He is 40 years old, and he finally pretended to be aggressive and played some cool behaviors of the older generation. Liu Wei still did not destroy Jordan's final nature. After all, if he wants to win against the old man tomorrow, he must save some face.

Liu Mang first rode his bicycle home, and then drove an aggressive red Lamborghini to the newly opened Hilton Hotel in Atlanta, where the Wizards stayed. He checked the time, and it was already eleven o'clock.

Because of Liu Mang’s appearance, Atlanta has become one of the most popular cities for domestic tourists to travel to the United States. Atlanta’s tourism is very developed. As the ninth city in the United States, compared with other cities in the top ten in the United States, the rhythm here is too slow.

Because of Liu Mang's appearance, it became more popular, and the entire city's economy was driven by Liu Mang.

This is a bit different from what Yao Ming brought to Houston. Yao Ming mainly helped the Rockets make money, and his impact on the city of Houston was average.

Of course, many people in China who don’t know much about the United States know about Houston because of Yao Ming. However, Houston is positioned as a city of high-tech talents with very advanced technology and few tourism resources. It only has a reputation among basketball fans and has no impact on the city.

Liu Mang is different. The role of the star effect is quite obvious. Because of his rise, Atlanta’s tourism revenue in 2002 increased by 2001% compared with 5. Compared with the normal annual increase of two to three percentage points, it almost doubled. These are all contributed by Chinese tourists.

Therefore, Hilton International Hotel, a world-renowned hotel industry giant, also opened a new store here. Due to the popularity of Hilton Hotel, this hotel has become the five-star hotel with the best business in Atlanta in just a few months.

When Liu Mang came to the front desk, he was about to ask the young lady at the front desk, who was so excited that he was about to jump up, which room was in, and wanted the front desk to contact her, when he saw Qiao Dan, who was surrounded by everyone, coming from the direction of the elevator.

"Oh... Ace, it seems that my estimated time is very accurate!" Jordan greeted Liu Mang proudly after seeing him.

Liu Mang was stunned to see a group of people beside Jordan. Some of them looked like white-collar workers and executives. They were mainly two beauties. One of them Liu Mang knew was Ivanka dressed as a hotel manager. The other seemed to have a little impression, but it seemed that she didn’t wear clothes in the small movie. Now that she was wearing clothes, she couldn’t be sure.

After thinking about it carefully, this person with a little impression seems to be the princess of another American real estate tycoon besides Ivanka!
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