the great gatsby

Chapter 272 The Most Important Thing!
"Gatsby, you did a great job!" Planck, the boss of Under Armour, came to see Gatsby the next day.

"Hey, Kevin, why do you have time to come to New York?" Gatsby laughed.

Kevin Plank laughed: "Of course it's for your record."

Gatsby laughed: "You know it too?"

Kevin Plank shook his head and smiled: "You are my most important partner, and now the great Gatsby (the name of the great Gatsby has been bought by Under Armor) has grown into a brand with Under Armour. It’s the same giant. It has become the most important asset of Under Armour, and its development is closely related to your performance. This time we can take advantage of your record-breaking opportunity to launch Gatsby II. What do you think? ?”

The Gatsby generation has become one of the classic sneakers. Although it is still one of the best-selling sneakers, it is something every sneaker manufacturer will do to introduce new ones in a timely manner.

Gatsby nodded and said, "It's been a long time since Gatsby's generation. It's just the right time to launch it. Do you need my cooperation?"

Kevin Plank smiled and said: "Your record-breaking thing is the best cooperation. I have asked the marketing department to make a publicity plan based on your record. You can give me your opinions when the time comes."

Gatsby nodded and agreed. There will be many classic publicity plans in the future, and it will not be difficult to provide some opinions at that time.

"Gatsby, I heard that you are cooperating with Uber?" Kevin Plank's eyes flickered.

Gatsby glanced at him and said with a smile, "That's right, I'm also a major shareholder of Uber."

Kevin Plank said: "Uber's recent development in North America is very fast. Many customers like the unique services. Now Uber is already the best among taxi software. Uber's valuation is close to 100. The valuation of the billion-dollar mark, the speed of this growth is really jaw-dropping!"

Gatsby smiled. In the original history, Uber developed very rapidly. There is a reason for this. The per capita car ownership in the United States ranks second in the world, with 1000 cars per 812 people. There is no shortage, there are limo services, and traditional car rental companies such as avis to meet various car rental needs.

Uber's innovation lies in creating a platform that provides high-end, real-time services.

Uber first aimed at high-end users, as a car rental platform for high-end vehicles, with drivers and cars on one side, and users on the other.

Therefore, this model is very light in the early stage (of course, the investment in the later stage will be large), and there is no need to buy a car or hire a driver, which is different from the traditional car rental that is heavy on assets.

Under Gatsby’s advice, Uber also focused on improving user experience.The driver appears wearing gloves to create a superior service and user experience.For example, someone wants to rush to a business negotiation or date with a girl and needs a high-end car.

Uber focuses on real-time, for example, when a car is needed temporarily and cannot be booked, it will appear instantly. This is the core value.

In a short period of time, Uber has woven a huge business network, which currently covers more than a dozen of the largest cities in the United States, employs tens of thousands of drivers, and serves millions of customers.As of today, the company's overall valuation has increased to $70 billion, making it one of the most valuable technology startups in history.

Gatsby looked at Planck's hopeful eyes, and he knew what this outstanding businessman was thinking. He wanted to take this ride. Sure enough, Planck said next: "Gatsby, can you Get me an appointment with Kalanick and Camby, I want to invest in Uber too."

Gatsby has everything he can do, Plank is pretty good, and the sneaker business is well organized. The dividends that should be given to Gatsby are all in place, and the business reputation is still very good. For Uber to grow, it is imperative to introduce capital. It is better to let people like Planck in than to let in those blood-sucking capital. However, Gatsby can’t say anything about this matter, and it will ultimately depend on Kalanick. With Camby, but Gatsby agreed to help Plank introduce the two founders of Uber.

Earning money is important, but what Gatsby wants more is to improve his golf skills. With the improvement of his physical fitness, many skills and skills can enter the stage of improvement, and Gatsby's current shortcoming is the middle school. This is also the point he wants to break through in the near future.

CIC is a double-edged sword.

——Coach Doug Collins always likes to say this: the long-distance two-point jumper is the most uneconomical.

——George Karl has always emphasized that he doesn't like to play mid-range shots. His ideal is the 10-30 principle-10 each of the basket, three-pointers and free throws, which is the most balanced.

——The "magic ball theory" that Morey has insisted on since he took charge of the Rockets. In the 17-18 season, the Rockets gave up mid-range shots and focused on three-pointers and the basket. strong team.

From this point of view, CIC seems to have reached the end of the road. It does not seem to be worthwhile to learn such backward technology?

But Gatsby knows that in the regular season, sticking to three-pointers and the basket can make him the sharpest weapon in the regular season, but in the high-level arena of the playoffs, mid-range shooting has become the most indispensable. A surefire move!

Because in the playoffs, targeted defense will make it very difficult to score three-pointers and baskets. CIC is the best punishment for opponents to block three-pointers and baskets!

CIC is so necessary, but why did Gatsby wait until now to learn, because CIC is too difficult!

Yes, the mid-range shot is too difficult!
——The mid-range shot must be fast and high;

——The range of the mid-range shot must change at any time and the position may change at any time.

Last season, Gatesby was physically weak. It is not realistic for him to force his shots in such a highly competitive area as the mid-range. This is why Gatesby practiced other things first, but the reason why he did not practice mid-range shots.

But this season, not only the hardware conditions have matured - the overall physical fitness has improved, but the height has also surprisingly increased to 195cm.

And this season, the team's demand for CIC is even stronger. Last season, the Knicks may have made it to the playoffs, but this season's failure to win the championship is a failure in Gatsby's view. The addition of Stoudemire made The strength of the Knicks has greatly increased, and the addition of Anthony and Chauncey Billups in the middle of the season will greatly increase the strength of the Knicks. In history, the Knicks were defeated by the Heat, but now this Knicks is different. , with Gatsby!
(End of this chapter)