Reborn since 1993

Chapter 498 Dark Horse
Jory Kings jumped out of bed and had just finished showering when his agent came in with breakfast.

Now Jory's agent basically revolves around him. After all, in the hands of his agent, Jory is the most famous one. Although there is a lot of controversy, he is still famous and can still earn dollars!

Kim Kardashian, who is currently just Miss Hilton's follower, will create the Kardashian family in the future. There will be a lot of negative news in the future. They are taking the black-and-red route. This family makes countless Americans itchy teeth, but it does not prevent them from making money in various ways. The bloody script makes Americans fascinated.

"Jory, you have a lot to do today, and now is your most important time!"

His agent took out a list and said to Jory who was eating breakfast, "Today you have to renew your contract with the Knicks for a two-year, $1.2 million contract!"

"Did the Knicks renew the contract?" Jori couldn't help but ask. Even though he was not that smart, he knew how important NBA players were to him.

"Of course!"

"You are Jori, how many teams want to sign you now!"

Jory's agent couldn't help but laugh and said, there are indeed several NBA teams that want to sign Jory. How good is his performance on the court and how much help can he bring to the team?

Of course not. With Jory's nervous style of play and being a thorn in the side, it is impossible for him to become the cornerstone of a team.

But what exactly is the NBA? Despite all the hype, it is the pinnacle of basketball and so on, but in the final analysis, it is still a commercial league. What is its most important purpose? It’s not some damn championship, but to make money!

Jory Kings is incredibly popular right now. That's why Van Gundy substituted Jory on the court last night. Because the audience wanted to see his performance. This is not just for the New York Knicks' home games. Recently, the Knicks' away games in other states have sold more than 20% more tickets than before, and the price has increased by 10%!

Regardless of whether these ticket buyers are there for fun or his believers, they are obviously going for Jory. He can even sell out away tickets. In addition, the next few Knicks games have been upgraded to be broadcast on television across America, so you can imagine how popular they will be.

Some NBA teams in small places, seeing that they have no hope of winning the championship, might as well sell more tickets, so they think of signing Jory. It doesn't matter whether the game is played badly or not, as long as Uncle Jory is happy, and the tickets and souvenirs are sold, it's enough to make money, it's not shameful!

But the Knicks obviously did not want to give up this wave of traffic, and directly gave priority to renewing Jory's contract for two years, $1.2 million, which is equivalent to the price of a quasi-All-Star player.

"This price is not low, and Ximalaya Radio also "suggests" you to stay under the spotlight of New York."

Jory's agent looked at Jory and said to him, what is the advice? In fact, it means not allowing him to leave New York, a big city with a lot of media spotlight.

"Tonight, another important guest will come to your Jory Sports show."

"Who?"

"Michael Jordan!"

When Jory, who was eating pasta, heard that Jordan was coming to his podcast, he was suddenly choked. As a colleague and a guard, no matter how prickly and conceited Jory was, he understood how big the gap was between man and God.

After pouring a large glass of water for Qiao Li and seeing that Qiao Li had recovered, his agent said, "Jordan, it was Himalaya Radio who invited him here to promote your show. I heard that he spent a lot of money.

Also, Jori, starting today, your podcast show will have advertising sponsorship from Reebok, a local supermarket chain in New York, and a liquor brand, with a total sponsorship of $34, and you can get $17!
Qiao Li, you are going to be rich. These sponsorships are just the first step. Ximalaya said that as long as you perform well enough, your Qiao Li Sports will even be able to get sponsorship from Coca-Cola, cars, and banks in the future. My God, you will become a billionaire!"

Jory couldn't help but grin. From an NBA player who worked at a water dispenser, had a short-term contract and could go bankrupt and become a homeless person at any time, he earned 1.5 million US dollars in less than two weeks. Although Jory could only get one-third or even one-quarter of the money, his experience was enough to be envied by most NBA players and even basketball practitioners around the world!

"Welcome to Jori Sports, I am NBA Knicks shooting guard Jori Kings, welcome to my show!"

The familiar opening remarks were still held in Qiao Li's converted studio, but today there was an additional recording team from a TV station. This TV station would record Qian Li's interview and then broadcast it on TV.

"Today, Qiaoli Sports has invited a very important guest, who is also my good brother, Jordan!"

Jory called out Jordan's name in a DJ's tone and started the interview, but the first question made Jordan, who was smoking a cigar, stuck there. It felt even more uncomfortable than facing Stockton, one of the two elders of the Jazz.

"Jordan, what do you think of the flat earth theory?" Jory asked the flying man with anticipation.

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The public opinion about Jolly Kings and the Flat Earth Theory is still fermenting, and the voices of support and solidarity for Jolly are getting louder and louder. Even some celebrities, such as Bob Dylan, who is considered the greatest folk singer in America and even in the English-speaking world, have spoken out in support of Jolly.

This move dragged in the American record and entertainment circles, followed by many famous American universities and highly educated doctoral professors. They may not all support Jory's crooked ways, but they think they are people who support truth and oppose authority, and they think that what they have not seen with their own eyes, how can they talk about the truth?

Geography and physics teachers in many American schools are so eager to shoot Jory with a shotgun. They don't believe in Jory's evil ways, but their students do. Jory has distorted the values ​​of many Americans, especially the rednecks, African Americans, and people from slum communities, who believe in him without a doubt.

There was even a doctoral student at the University of Southern California who submitted a flat-Earth paper. It was a serious paper that claimed that the Earth was round, flat, stationary, only 13500 years old, and the center of the universe.

The key point is that this paper was not written from the perspective of religious belief, nor was it a prank or hype, but was written from a serious academic perspective. Once this paper came out, it directly caused a sensation in the entire American academic community, and finally this fire ignited many industries in America, including folk science, sports, records, entertainment, and academia.

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“Let’s look at this picture. This is Jory Kings’ podcast account on the Himalaya website. Currently, there are more than 25 users following him, which means that people have directly become fans of his show!
According to Jolly Kings's agency and some channels, the contract fee for his podcast contract with Himalaya is about US$100,000 per year, and he has just reached a new contract extension with the Knicks for US$1.2 million.

In addition, his Jory Sports Podcast has just received advertising sponsorships from several companies, with the sponsorship fee exceeding $300,000, and this number is still increasing.

In just one month, Jolly Kings earned $1.7 million. In addition, some TV stations, newspapers, etc. wanted to invite him to participate in their programs. It is said that his invitation fee has increased to $ per show.

He is becoming one of the most profitable players in the NBA this year!"

CBS Los Angeles TV station, in its latest report, revealed the income of Jolly Kings, who is currently under public opinion. Although it is called a revelation, the information was basically provided by the Himalaya website.

But the news reported still shocked the entire NBA and North American sports world. Those stars who were previously more famous than Jolly Kings only earned a few dollars a year? It was still less than what Jolly earned in a month. Is there any justice in the world? Is there any law in the world? Where did Himalaya get the signing fee from?

It’s hard to say about other industries, but after Jory’s income from joining Himalaya Radio was exposed, the entire American sports industry was excited. Players from the NBA, football and other industries began to contact Himalaya Radio, wanting to join the platform to do podcast shows!
It's not just the sports industry. After seeing how fast Jolly Kings made money, a large number of academic fighters who supported the flat earth theory suddenly emerged. They were against NASA, the American Space Center, questioned the American moon landing, and suspected that the world was a huge scam.

These people frequently appear on TV and in newspapers. After all, who doesn't want to earn invitation fees, advertising fees, and sponsorship fees? Who doesn't want to make one or two million dollars a month?
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"Welcome to this episode of the Joe Rogan Experience interview, and see you next time!"

After finishing today's interview, Joe Rogan said goodbye to today's guest, Beyonce, a new member of the newly formed girl group "Destiny's Child", and walked towards his agent.

"What's going on?"

Logan walked over and asked his agent. During the interview just now, his agent ran back and forth several times, obviously he had something important to discuss with him.

"It's NBC TV. NBC has invited you to be the host of a show!"

"You did it Logan, you are the next Oprah!" the agent said to Logan excitedly.

Logan frowned and said, "I don't like Oprah. I hope that the people who participate in my talk show can let Americans see their true side and let the audience see the experiences of the interviewees over the years.

Eliminate the misunderstandings of the outside world about him, and we can still be friends after the interview. Three, five, or even ten years later, he can come back to my talk show again, instead of being like the people who participated in the Oprah show, where the scars they were most reluctant to mention were revealed in front of everyone and they burst into tears on the show!"

"I understand, I understand." The agent quickly raised his hands. He didn't dare to offend Logan now.

"One more thing. Himalaya Radio is negotiating with the American Satellite Radio Company. Your Joe Rogan Experience interview program has a good chance of being selected for the American Satellite Radio program!"

Hearing this, Logan couldn't help but take a deep breath. The American Satellite Broadcasting Company now has more than 3320 million subscribers. Once he is selected into the satellite radio program, it means that Logan will officially become one of the famous hosts in America, and money will continue to flow into his pocket!

The reason why Logan caught the attention of the American Satellite Broadcasting Corporation is, of course, that his program has the potential to become a big hit.

Now it seems that Jory is the most well-known podcaster among Himalaya podcasts, but in fact, Logan is the one who makes a fortune in silence.

After all, the stickiness of people who pay attention to entertainment gossip and celebrity fans is always far greater than those who are interested in the flat earth theory or the sports industry. Logan’s current podcast account is the one with the most followers on Himalaya Radio!

Moreover, Himalaya Radio took his program and tested it with a number of radio stations, and the number of plays was quite good...

(End of this chapter)