Jordan: I thought he was there to help me!

Chapter 49 Stern wouldn't be thinking of taking me in as his godson, would he?

As Stern was speaking, Xiao Hua, who was standing next to him, suddenly bent down and took out a poster that had been prepared in advance from under the table!

Lin Tian's poster!

"Lin Tian, ​​a Chinese! A rookie with an excellent playing style, high team exposure, skill level, and team status. What's most remarkable is that in a league where most stars are average-looking, Lin is incredibly handsome! He can definitely become a new generation idol! A national star who can help us enter the world of China!"

"I believe that Lin's addition will be the most important opportunity in the history of our league! An opportunity for us to step out of North America and bring the game and the league to China and even the whole of Asia!"

"My personal plan is to fly to China again in the next few days! I want to have another good talk with the people in charge there and try to get them to start broadcasting our matches every week! I want to really make our name known!"

"Using Lin and the Bulls as the most important promotional points and targets, we aim to promote our entire league and get the whole of China to stop watching football and start watching basketball! Gentlemen, that's the real reason I invited you here!"

"I want you to start preparing, start preparing for the publicity. Use all your means and connections to find a way to promote our league to China and even the whole of Asia! Promote our league and make our name known! What I can do is get the people in charge there to agree to broadcast our matches."

"What you need to do is get the Chinese people to sit in front of their TVs and watch our games! To look forward to our games! This will be a long project, and we may not make much profit in the short term."

"But when the NBA becomes an indispensable part of life for Chinese people, when its importance to them surpasses that of the top five European football leagues, we will definitely make a fortune! And it will be a huge profit!"

Stern's speech got the entire league's top brass fired up!

As Stern said, their globalization efforts in recent years have not been very successful. Although the Dream Team, including Jordan, received superstar treatment in Barcelona, ​​the NBA has not actually captured much of the overseas market.

Their progress has stalled.

But now, they have indeed waited for an opportunity!

Lin Tian might actually become the most crucial figure!

So, thanks to Stern's motivational speeches and promises, everyone quickly forgot about the fight and threw themselves into their new jobs!

After everyone had left, Stern said, "Adam, book me the fastest flight to China. I need to get this done as soon as possible!"

"Hmm, never mind! No rush. I think I need to talk to Lin first. If we can reach some consensus, it might be more beneficial for our publicity! Are they coming to New York for a competition soon?"

"They'll be coming to New Jersey a week from now to play a game against the Nets."

Stern nodded and said, "Then let's book the flights after this match!"

At this moment, Lin Tian, ​​far away in Chicago, had no idea that he had become Stern's most important pawn in his expansion into Asia. He was fast asleep in bed, having been dragged to a nightclub by Rodman the night before and drinking himself into a stupor.

But the more he suffered from his hangover, the more the phone rang! Lin Tian felt that from the moment he got home and closed his eyes, the phone hadn't stopped ringing, constantly ringing!

Finally, Lin Tian simply unplugged the phone line and then fell into a good sleep again.

When Lin Tian woke up again, it was almost noon. After tidying up at a leisurely pace, Lin Tian found the telephone line he had unplugged and plugged it back in.

Almost the instant the phone line was plugged in, Lin Tian's phone rang again!

"Lin, have you seen the news? Your suspension result is in." The call was from Bulls general manager Krause, whose tone was clearly excited.

"Not yet, how many games am I suspended for?" Lin Tian asked, yawning.

"Five games, plus fines."

Klaus excitedly continued, "But that's not the point. The point is, this morning Stern called me and got your number. He'll probably call you, so you'd better keep an eye on the phone!"

"Why would I stand by the phone? He's not the one who pays my salary! Not only does he not pay me, he also takes a lot of money from my paycheck!" Lin Tian's interest immediately waned when he heard that it was Stern who was calling him.

If it were Stern's daughter contacting him, he might be somewhat interested, but as for this cunning old man, Lin Tian was simply too lazy to have any further interaction with him.

So after hanging up with Klaus, Lin Tian didn't stay by the phone at all, and he was too lazy to even listen to the dozen or so voicemail messages. Instead, he turned around and went to find something to eat. As for why Stern wanted to see him, Lin Tian was equally too lazy to think about it!

Unless Stern is going to take him in as his godson, promising that Lin Tian will never be called for traveling, that he will be called for touching any of his body hairs, and that he can freely draw fouls with wide-angle shots, guaranteeing him 15 free throws per game, then Lin Tian might consider having a godbrother!

Well, at most it's my godfather!

I, Lord Lin, have very strong principles!

Lin Tian was leisurely eating while watching the news and programs on TV. Less than 30 minutes later, his phone rang again.

"Hi, Lin, this is David Stern. I think Klaus told you, I'll call you back." Stern's naturally friendly voice came through the phone.

Even without a video or seeing Stern in person, just hearing his voice, Lin Tian could picture Stern's bespectacled, smiling face!

This was actually the first time Lin Tian had spoken to Stern!

During the previous draft, Lin Tian was only a second-round pick. The person responsible for calling out his name and taking a photo with him was the league's vice president, not Stern.

"Yes, Klaus told me. Mr. President, is there anything I can help you with?" Lin Tian remained polite, not knowing what Stern was up to.

"You're a top student from Penn, so I won't waste time with pleasantries. Can we get straight to the point?" Stern said, not waiting for Lin Tian's response, and continued, "I hope you can be more friendly and cheerful in the time ahead!"

"Pay attention to your image. We hope you can cultivate yourself into a gentleman like Grant Hill, a truly well-educated elite, instead of acting like a scoundrel like you do now. This is very detrimental to your future development."