Jordan: I thought he was there to help me!

Chapter 520 The Knicks' intra-squad dunk contest begins! The most...

"Spike, your words really hurt me." Lin Tian looked at Spike Lee and said, "Do you remember how you complained that our talent show was boring and uninteresting? Do you remember how unwilling you were to participate in that project back then?"

"And what was the result? Look what you got! Countless dollars and countless accolades! I've heard some call you the father of reality TV? Others say you introduced a completely new format to the public eye and are the leader who sparked a new generation of television revolution!"

"Look, without me, could you have received such high praise and honor?"

"No! Absolutely not!"

"As for this time, I can give you another opportunity! Another chance to lead the era, create a new generation of revolution, and become a pioneer and founder in everyone's eyes!"

That's all I have to say. I'll give you the footage in a bit; whether you cut it or not is up to you.

"Cut! We're friends! We won't talk about benefits or outcomes. You've already asked, so of course I'll help! It's my duty!" Spike Lee said this righteously, then suddenly lowered his voice and whispered in Lin Tian's ear, "What kind of good stuff is it?"

"You'll find out later," Lin Tian said mysteriously, patting Spike Lee on the shoulder. "Let's watch the dunks first! Who wants to go first?"

"Me!" Smith stretched his limbs and walked onto the court with great enthusiasm.

"We have the same rules as the dunk contest, but there are no preliminary rounds. It's straight to the final. Each person gets two dunks, and each dunk is worth a maximum of 50 points. Each person has three attempts. If they don't dunk, the referee will decide the score."

"If there are no problems, let's begin!"

After Lin Tian finished speaking, he signaled to Smith that they could get started. Smith didn't hold back. After stretching his muscles, he suddenly accelerated, rushed to the basket, and performed a 360-degree spin followed by a windmill dunk!

"Wow!" Barkley exclaimed dramatically, standing up and brandishing a "10" sign, grinning from ear to ear. "Are all young people these days this aggressive? Coming in so fiercely right off the bat?"

"Only the kids here are this fierce!" Lin Tian laughed as he gave him a 9. "Josh, I need to leave one point for flexibility. If someone else scores better than you, I'll give them a 10. If they score worse, I'll give them an 8. Is that okay?"

"Of course!" Smith said confidently, even making an eagle gesture with his hands to celebrate.

"Well then, let's see Josh's total score for this dunk. Charles 10 points, Spike 10 points, Patrick 10 points, I 9 points, Carmelo... 2 points?! FUXX!! Carmelo, where did you find that 2-point sign?!"

"Isn't the lowest score a fucking 6 points?"

"I'm willing." Anthony pouted, looking at Smith with eyes full of envy and longing. "If you're not satisfied with my score, then let me participate as well."

"I love dunking too! I can be a dunker too!"

"Stop embarrassing yourself. Just be a good judge. Your moves, like left-handed axe, right-handed axe, double-handed axe, and back-handed axe, are best left in the competition."

Lin Tian rolled his eyes, too lazy to say anything more to this guy who had no self-awareness and a very unclear understanding of his own dunking ability: "Josh's total score is 41 points."

"The second one, Amaree?"

Next, Stoudemire and Wallace took to the court one after the other. Both of them dunked well, and the score given by the crowd was quite high. There were also many Knicks players on the sidelines acting as cheerleaders and atmosphere-setters, constantly cheering and encouraging the crowd.

Barkley, Lin Tian, ​​and Spike Lee kept joking and teasing each other, while Anthony seemed out of place and sullen. Apart from Ewing, who didn't say much but just kept laughing, the show was quite entertaining.

Everyone was having a great time and was very happy.

The only exception was Anthony, who was given 2 points five times in a row, emphasizing fairness and impartiality.

It wasn't until the very last dunk of the night, when Smith was making his second dunk, that Anthony finally gave a completely different score.

Logically speaking, Stoudemire and Wallace had both dunked twice, but because of Anthony, the team's score wasn't high at this point.

Stoudemire scored 80 points in his first two dunks, while Wallace scored 79 points.

Smith scored 41 points on his first dunk. If he can get 40 points on this dunk, which is in the normal sense of a dunk of 47-8 points, he will be able to represent the Knicks in the dunk contest.

Logically speaking, this dunk doesn't need to be too difficult; as long as it's decent and somewhat interesting, it'll be fine.

But not Smith!

Smith wanted to go all out with this dunk, but he went too far and failed to dunk the ball three times in a row, losing his second dunk score.

Normally, this dunk would only get a 6 or 7 out of 10, and he would only get around 30 points as encouragement. He would also lose the opportunity and qualification to represent the Knicks in the All-Star Game to dunk.

But this time, the other four players scored 6 and 7 points respectively, while Anthony pulled out a sign with 11 points from somewhere and held it up.

"You fucking came here to do magic tricks for me today?" Lin Tian rolled his eyes. How come he never knew this guy was so entertaining? He even brought his own props?

"If I were to dunk, I would definitely make that shot!" Anthony was still quite unconvinced.

"That's all you can do, dunks. That's all you're good for." Lin Tian ignored him and read out the scores to the players again: "Josh's score: two 6s, two 7s, one 11, total 37 points!"

Hmm... Although he was too lazy to pay attention to Anthony, Lin Tian still included his 11 points in the calculation!

Lin Tian: Our rule tonight is no rules at all!

"You can do that?" Barkley exclaimed in shock, spreading his hands. "What if I made a sign that said '100'?"

"What are you thinking, Charles? Of course, 100 points doesn't count." Lin Tian shrugged and said, "Carmelo holding up a sign randomly doesn't affect the result of the game. Even if he holds up 11 points, Josh will still be in last place. Let him do whatever he wants."

"What if he affects the outcome?" Spike asked curiously.

"Then I'll kick him out and let him go up there and slap two idiots."

"I'll go!" Anthony immediately got excited when he heard Lin Tian ask him to dunk.

He stood up and said, "I'll have two too! You guys rate them!"

"Knock knock knock knock!" Lin Tian waved his hand helplessly and said, "Josh, Amare, and Gerald, you guys give the scores! Let Charles and Patrick rest for a bit."

After a period of chaos, the scene turned into five people—Lin Tian, ​​Stoudemire, Smith, Wallace, and Spike—giving Anthony a score.

Eager to try, Anthony ripped off his jacket, revealing a close-fitting vest underneath. After warming up on the spot, he grabbed the basketball and prepared to dunk!

For his first dunk, he opted for a sprint followed by a 360-degree spin and powerful dunk! This is one of his signature moves, which he often performs during fast breaks in games!

Run-up, slow down, find your rhythm, jump, rotate, and slam dunk!

"boom!"

After a loud bang, Anthony grabbed the rim with great force, and the basketball bounced high into the air before he slammed it home.

"puff!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"You're hilarious, Messi!"

"You should stick to shooting; dunking isn't for you!"

"We understand your dream, but your stage shouldn't be the Slam Dunk Contest."

"How about I lower the height of the basketball hoop a little?"

"10 points!" After a brief commotion, Wallace, who was usually quiet, was the first to give the score, emphasizing revenge and settling scores.

Another cunning and secretly lecherous guy!

"10 points!" Smith, Stoudemire, and the others burst into laughter and followed suit as soon as they saw Wallace's score.

Then?

The first 50-point scorer of the night has been achieved!

Anthony scored the first perfect dunk of the night with a one-handed dunk.

As for the second deduction?

Not important anymore.

Everyone was ecstatic.

Anthony himself was too embarrassed to dunk a second time.

Put on your clothes and retreat.

If we can't afford to mess with them, can't we at least run away?

Let's have a couple more drinks tonight, and pretend what just happened never happened. After a good night's sleep, I'll be a hero again!

Anyway, this isn't the first time he's missed a dunk.

Or rather, the number of times Anthony missed a dunk is arguably in the top tier of NBA history.

This will happen many more times in his future career!

The most famous example is the 06-07 season, when Anthony was at his peak and averaged 29 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists per game in the regular season, with a field goal percentage of 47% and a free throw percentage of over 80%.

Then?

Then this season, Anthony's dunking percentage is only 89%!

What does an 89% dunk percentage mean?

Aside from those who only managed one or two dunks by accident, Anthony ranks last in the league among all players who have dunked more than five times!

Aside from him, there are very few people whose dunking percentage is below 95%.

A commanding lead by a wide margin!

It's important to understand that because it's impossible to determine whether a player was attempting a dunk or a layup when their shot is blocked, blocked dunks are not considered dunks, and the same applies to fouls that don't result in a dunk attempt.

In other words, this 89% shooting percentage is based entirely on statistics of when a player slams his fist into the basket but the ball doesn't go in.

Carmelo Anthony definitely deserves the title of one of the most iron-clad dunkers in history.

Deserved!

With Anthony leaving first, the Knicks' internal dunk contest preliminary round of the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest has officially come to an end.

Because Smith missed his final dunk, Stoudemire successfully stood out and will represent the team in the New York All-Star Slam Dunk Contest in two weeks!

Having secured the right to participate, Xiao Si was naturally delighted and treated the whole team to a nightclub that evening.

Apart from Anthony and Lin Tian, ​​almost everyone else, including Barkley and Ewing, came to the nightclub to celebrate and have fun with Stoudemire.

Nobody knows where Anthony went to drown his sorrows and cry.

But Lin Tian had his own things to do.

He handed over all the footage he had shot that day to Spike Lee, asking him to edit it into several 2-3 minute videos based on the coherence and entertainment value of the story.

As for its purpose, Lin Tian still didn't tell him.

"It should be done in a week, right? This is quite a lot of work." Lin Tian said as he handed the materials to Spike Lee, "If it's too troublesome, I'd better hand it over to a professional."

"What did you say? I'm asking you what you said!" Spike Lee's eyes widened, and he said with displeasure, "Is there anyone more professional than me? You're insulting my professional skills! Can you finish it in a week? This is such a small amount of work, I'll give it to you by tomorrow afternoon!"

After Spike Lee finished speaking, he picked up his things and staggered away.

He decided to work overtime tonight and deliver the items to Lin Tian first thing tomorrow morning!

Our main focus is on professionalism, speed, and competence!

You dare question me, you bastard! Watch me slap you in the face!

In order to humiliate Lin Tian, ​​Spike Lee refused Little Spike's invitation and went to the studio alone to humiliate Lin Tian.

As for Lin Tian?

He has more important things to do.

He arrived at a private place Pelinka owned in New York, where several people were sitting in front of him, including Chinese, white, and a middle-aged Mexican.

"Steven, how's the new website coming along?" Lin Tian asked the Chinese man facing him.

"With your financial support, everything is progressing very quickly and smoothly! The website is in the final debugging stage and can be launched at any time!" Steven was quite excited, his face flushed, clearly in a state of extreme excitement.

"I still can't believe it! Lin, really, I still can't believe it! Three months ago, I was a poor wretch who had just lost my job and owed more than 100,000 US dollars, but now, I've actually gained the favor of someone as important as you. I never thought you would invest in my dream!"

"It's all fate." Lin Tian waved his hand and said, "I've already prepared the first wave of buzz and content after the website is built. It's a series of videos of our team's first internal dunk contest, personally edited by Spike Lee."

"Stern will definitely start promoting this in the next few days! I will also cooperate with you in some promotion."

"Based on my estimates, within six months at most, we will become the most visited website in the entire United States, and even in North America! Countless people will join this website and become our members, and countless people will become your fans!"

"And by this time next year at the latest, we will all be able to become millionaires or even billionaires!"

"So what you need to do now is stabilize the server, debug everything, and prevent the website from crashing on its first day due to too many visitors. I don't want our opening day to become a joke because of our own mistakes! How about that, no problem?"

"As long as you have money, none of these problems will arise!" The group was clearly fed a lot by Lin Tian's simple promise, and they were all extremely excited and full of energy.

Afterwards, they chatted with Lin Tian for a few more minutes about the website launch, the various preparations needed, and the potential problems they might encounter. Then they all left the scene, saying they had to go back and work overtime to prepare for their own work.

After they all left, Pelinka appeared in front of Lin Tian almost seamlessly.

"You really think highly of them? It's not just because Stephen is from your hometown that you're willing to invest money, is it? We spent a fortune renting servers for them this time!"

"They—no, it's us! We're definitely going to succeed! Every penny we spend now will return to us tenfold, a hundredfold, in the not-too-distant future," Lin Tian said confidently. "Did you invest with me?"

"Of course," Pelinka shrugged matter-of-factly. "Although I don't trust this project or these guys, I trust you. You never lose money on your investments."

"By the way, what's this new gadget called again? I can never remember."

"YouTube!" Lin Tian calmly uttered the name of the website that was about to become world-renowned and the world's largest online video browsing and sharing site, and confidently said to Pelinka, "I suggest you also apply for an account after the website is built and share some of your daily life."

"Who knows, maybe you could become a star too?"

"I'm not interested in being a star," Pelinka shook her head. "I just like making money!"

Lin Tian didn't say much to this guy, but instead stretched.

Another money-making opportunity has been secured!

Ah, that feels good.

Those people were the founders of YouTube, but they're all pretty broke right now. The Chinese-American Stephen is Dr. Steve Chen, who just lost his job and is also the founder and lead figure of YouTube.

As for the remaining few people, some were the original founders who started the business with Chen Shih-Chun, while others were professionals recruited by Lin Tian and Pelinka.

But regardless of their background, all these people share the same identity.

loser.

They are either young people who have graduated but can't find jobs, unemployed people who have been laid off, or frustrated corporate slaves who feel their talents are not being recognized.

Each one is worse off than the last.

This is why they were so appreciative and excited when Lin Tian ended up with Chen Shih-Chun by chance and was given this opportunity.

That's just like Jiang Ziya meeting King Wen of Zhou at 70, Sun Wukong meeting Tang Sanzang at almost 1000, and Van Gogh becoming a top painter 200 years after his death.

Having finally met someone who understands her and is willing to invest in her, wouldn't she give her life to Lin Tian?

Work like crazy! Get the website ready to launch as soon as possible!

As for Lin Tian's own plans?

There's no need to say more.

Get Stern to help with promotion, use the Knicks' intra-team dunk contest to launch the website, and leverage his celebrity status and the Knicks' huge influence to quickly attract the first wave of new users!

If Lin Tian remembers correctly, YouTube officially launched on Valentine's Day in 2005, and then in November 2006, the website was acquired by industry giant Google for $16.5 billion.

It's only been less than two years!

In the years that followed, aside from the initial years when Google needed to spend a lot of money on promotion, YouTube brought Google huge profits of over 10 billion US dollars, or even several billion US dollars, every year!

Absolutely a sure-fire way to make a fortune, an absolutely fantastic business!

As for this time, with his involvement, Lin Tian is confident that he can make the world's largest website develop faster and more rapidly, and will definitely make more money!

As for whether to sell the website next year or follow the old path of YouTube.

We'll see when the time comes!

What's the rush? There's still plenty of time!

What we need to do now is to make the All-Star game a success and a spectacular one! (End of Chapter)