NBA: Goat is actually me

Chapter 82 Endorsement, Betting with Barkley (Please Subscribe!!)
After returning to Chicago, Meng Jin fell asleep immediately. It was already 12 noon when he was woken up by the phone call.

"Are you at home?" asked agent Falk.

"Just come directly." Meng Jin replied.

Ten minutes later, Falk appeared in Meng Jin's bedroom.

"Wow, there's actually a person lying on the bed. Am I dazzled?"

Falk was not pretending to be surprised, he was truly surprised, because every time he came to Meng Jin's house, there were women on the bed. Some women would greet Falk generously, while some women were more shy and would cover their heads with quilts. Meng Jin didn't care and often talked to Falk in such an environment.

Meng Jin smiled and wrapped himself in a bath towel, then walked to the refrigerator, opened it, and poured two glasses of juice.

Falk pulled out a blueprint from his bag: "Look at this."

"Shoes?" Meng Jin took the blueprint.

"This was given to me by David Zhu. He asked if you had any suggestions for revisions."

One of the conditions for Meng Jin to sign with Nautica was to participate in the design of sneakers. He didn't want to wear a pair of ugly sneakers on the court. Although David Zhu's aesthetic taste is still good in this era, the sample shoes he designed last time are much better looking than most of the sneakers from Converse and Adidas. However, Meng Jin feels that there is still a lot of room for improvement.

Meng Jin carefully read the design drawings and said, "Not bad, our last discussion in the restaurant was not in vain, but the toe box still looks too bulky, and my exclusive LOGO design is not good either."

In the parallel universe, although Nautica mainly produces clothing products, it has also produced basketball shoes. The shoes of All-Star player Glen Rice in the 90s were designed by them. Although this brand is unpopular, its professional quality is good, which is why Meng Jin chose them.

Falk nodded: "I will give them feedback. There is one more thing, which is about endorsement."

After saying this, Falk took out several quotation contracts.

Meng Jin nodded and said that these merchants who came to quote were smart. They knew how to invest in the future. If Meng Jin succeeded in the future, he would get more than this money.

Meng Jin looked at them one by one: Wrigley's gum, Spalding basketballs, and Strong's male potency pills.

When Meng Jin saw the last quote, he was stunned.

Is this acceptable?
Falk observed Meng Jin's micro-expression: "They paid the most money, 80 yuan for the endorsement fee, which is higher than your salary."

This price was really high in the 80s. Meng Jin was confused. Did the outside world know that his kidney was in good condition?

After thinking about it, Meng Jin still rejected the offer. It would be better for him to stay away from such drug endorsements. If nothing goes wrong, it's fine. But if something goes wrong, it will be a big deal. Meng Jin doesn't want to be entangled in lawsuits, and he doesn't want fans in the stadium to hold up signs every time he plays a game: "Unscrupulous Meng Jin, compensate me for my life and give me back my glory!"

"Is that all?" Meng Jin stood up. He was going to have a meal and then do some exercise.

"Oh, by the way, there's also a shampoo endorsement contract. They were originally planning to ask Michael, but that guy's hair has been falling out a lot lately, so he's not really suitable for this endorsement."

Meng Jin nodded: "Shampoo is fine."

In this way, Meng Jin finalized three endorsements in just 10 minutes.

This is just the beginning. You have to know that endorsements are an important part of an athlete's income. As Meng Jin's fame grows, more and more businesses will come to him, and Meng Jin's endorsement fees will also rise.

On December 12, the Bulls continued their regular season journey against the 8ers. The two teams met in the opening game of this season.

Barkley chatted with Jordan for a few words during the warm-up, then turned and walked towards Meng Jin.

"Hey! Chicago boxing champion, those punches were really cool! You defeated Bill Laimbeer, so we are brothers." Barkley said, extending his right hand.

Meng Jin glanced at the muscular Barkley and also stretched out his right hand: "It's just a small favor."

At this time, Barkley suddenly raised his voice: "Oh, Shit! Guess what I saw!"

Meng Jin looked puzzled and followed Barkley's gaze, and saw Emmanuel Bear.

"I think I saw the heroine of Angels on Earth. This movie was just released a few days ago. Have you seen it?"

Barkley's eyes were drawn to Emmanuelle Beasi.

Meng Jin: "I think I have seen it."

Emmanuelle Béart noticed that Meng Jin was looking at her. She had originally wanted to give Meng Jin a surprise, but now that she was discovered, she had no choice but to wave and say hello to him.

"Shit! She's waving at me! The angel is waving at me. The great Barkley has been favored by the angel!"

Emmanuel Béa almost gave Barkley a climax with a wave of his hand.

Barkley turned around and asked Meng Jin: "How is it? Does my hairstyle look good today?"

Meng Jin glanced at the top of his head and said, "I don't know if he's handsome, but he's quite bright."

Barkley nodded with satisfaction: "If I go up to her and chat with her, what do you think the chances are that I can pick her up?"

"0%."

Meng Jin spoke very directly, which made Barkley a little unhappy: "0%? How do you think of yourself?"

"100%."

Barkley laughed after hearing this: "Boy, I admit that you are quite good-looking, but it's not the same when it comes to picking up girls. The most important thing when picking up girls is your personality and your generosity."

Meng Jin looked at Barkley with a complicated look and asked, "Are you teaching me how to pick up girls?"

Meng Jin: "Let's make a bet, Charles."

Barkley: "What's the bet? Can you strike up a conversation? OK, if you can do that I'll give you $100."

"Bet on whether I can kiss that angel within one minute."

After Meng Jin finished speaking, Barkley even suspected that he had heard it wrongly: "What!? You are crazy, you are a madman, and I will not care about you when you are escorted out by the security guards later."

Meng Jin patted Barkley on the shoulder and said, "This is Chicago, the security guards are all my people." Barkley shook his head and said, "Whatever, if you succeed I'll give you $500, if you fail just give me $100."

Barkley felt deep down that this was an impossible task.

"It's a word."

After Meng Jin finished speaking, he walked straight towards Emmanuel Bear. Barkley even took a few steps forward. He wanted to know what this kid would say.

As a result, Meng Jin said nothing, he just hugged Emmanuelle Béa and took a bite.

This is similar to the scene where Zhizunbao kisses Zixia at the end of A Chinese Odyssey.

Barkley was stunned. No way, Sir, is this even possible?
Barkley's eyes were wider than his head, he was shocked for ten thousand years!

What was even more shocking was that as soon as they separated after the kiss, Emmanuelle Béar hugged Meng Jin's neck and kissed him again, still unsatisfied.

Barkley has a smart head and he knows that he has been fooled by Meng Jin.

"OK, I admit defeat. I didn't expect that Angel is actually your girlfriend." Barkley took out 500 US dollars and handed it to Meng Jin. He is much more honest than Jordan, at least he will not default on his debt.

"3Q, I will tell her when we have dinner later that this meal is invited by Sir Charles. By the way, she is not my girlfriend. We are not a couple. I am a staunch single person."

Barkley: "You were not a couple and you just kissed her?"

Meng Jin: "What era is this? Can't we have sex with friends?"

These words left Barkley completely speechless. If he had known Meng Jin was so extravagant, he would not have told him the secrets to picking up girls. He was simply pretending to be someone else's expert!
Meng Jin thought Barkley was an interesting person, and he could get along better with him than with Jordan.

Jordan likes to show off and has a bad temper, while Barkley is more down-to-earth, less arrogant, and what he says is much more interesting than Jordan. The key is that he will admit his losses, unlike Jordan who is so shameless. Last month, he still hasn't paid back the money he owed to Meng Jin and Grant from playing blackjack.

Meanwhile, the Bulls were warming up at halftime, and the players were discussing Meng Jin and Emmanuel Béa.

"Fuck! Meng, he actually started biting me right on the sidelines!" Grant spoke first, his tone full of jealousy.

"This kid is so lucky." Veteran Gilmore smiled. Although his aesthetic taste is different from that of young people, the beauty of Emmanuel Béa is basically recognized by people of all ages.

"Could it be Emmanuel Béa?" Paxson asked.

"Who?" The Bulls players said they didn't know. They couldn't find a single person who loved watching movies.

"The actors from 'Angels on Earth', which is the movie I went to the cinema with my girlfriend yesterday," said Paxson.

"Did he really get a Hollywood chick for him?" Oakley was shocked. He had said before that Meng Jin would be able to get a Hollywood actress soon, but it was just a joke.

“Is this guy in love?”

Jordan rolled his eyes when he heard Paxson say this: "If this is called falling in love, he would drown every day."

The teammates all laughed, and laughed very loudly.

At this time, Meng Jin came over and said, "I heard everything. You guys should not insult my pure love."

"That's not called dating, that's called fucking dating, fuck dating."

Jordan threw the ball to Meng Jin and said, "Warm up quickly, or you'll embarrass yourself in front of your little lover later."

Before the game started, the on-site commentator Johnny Cole stopped Meng Jin at the commentary desk and said, "Meng, thank you."

Meng Jin looked puzzled: "Thank us for what?"

"Thank you for helping me realize my dream of becoming a boxing commentator. That match was amazing," said Johnny Cole.

Johnny Kerr had wanted to say this to Meng Jin for a long time, but after playing against the Pistons, the Bulls had to play seven consecutive away games.

Meng Jin smiled and said, "If I knew you had this hobby, I would have taken action during the opening match."

The two commentators burst into laughter after hearing this. Before they could finish laughing, Meng Jin threw the magnesium powder in his hand into the air, choking them in the face.

From this game on, Meng Jin's habit of throwing magnesium powder to prank the commentator continued throughout his career until he retired.
The game started quickly, the 76ers attacked first, Barkley got the ball and turned back to attack, then turned around violently and pushed away the defensive player to score two points.

赛前输钱没有影响到巴克利心态，他这场比赛的发挥依旧高效，全场15投9中，罚球17罚13中拿下32分7篮板2助攻。

It’s not hard to tell from the number of free throws that this flying pig really wants to win tonight!

After getting the ball, Barkley just drove in, using his big butt to push in. He did it in any way that was efficient. Tonight, Oakley's crotch was almost sparked by this guy.

克里夫-罗宾逊拿到19分5篮板，奇克斯19分8助攻、杰拉德-亨德森16分3助攻。

The 76ers' core players played well, and the role players also played well, so the question is, how the hell did they lose this game?

Barkley roared to the sky after the game. If he could blame his teammates for losing the opening game, then he really had no one to blame in this game.

He and his teammates tried their best, but the Bulls were just too abnormal, and Meng Jin and Jordan's counterattacks were too unstoppable. For the current Bulls, a fast break lasting more than 5 seconds is considered a mistake!
Barkley can keep up with the two players, but his teammates can't. Even if his teammates can keep up, it is useless most of the time, because if these two people rush forward, it will take at least 2-3 people to defend them. When defending a fast break, you can't expect all 5 people to get to the defensive half of the court at the first time, right?

There was no parkour in this era, but the playing styles of the two players were indeed very similar to those of parkour players. The combination of extreme speed and basketball was very exciting for the fans to watch.

Jordan scored 33 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds. He did not pass the ball deliberately, but his assists accidentally reached double digits. Half of them were passed to Meng Jin. It is indeed easy to get assists when playing next to Meng Jin. His steps are too big, and he often starts at an incredible distance in fast breaks and then smashes the ball into the basket.

孟进这场比赛11中10，罚球7中5，以超高效率拿下25分外加7篮板5助攻2抢断。

Scoring high points efficiently means giving teammates more opportunities to shoot. Oakley scored 17 points, Grant scored 16 points, and Paxson scored 14 points.

Looking at the performance of the Bulls' main players and role players, you will understand why the 76ers lost.

Barkley didn't smash the locker room this time, not because his temper had improved, but because after smashing the locker room last time, the Bulls made Barkley pay ten times the price, which scared the fat guy.

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