Xiao Yang then went to New York and learned that Marvel had successfully taken back the rights to Iron Man and Hulk. Universal had no intention of shooting these two movies at all. When Marvel approached them, they even found out that Universal had already planned to sell the rights to Iron Man.
When Marvel approached Universal, they expressed their intention to take back the copyright at a high price. Universal immediately agreed. Selling it to anyone was not a big deal. Selling it to their own father could also earn them a favor.
Five million yuan, the package price, Iron Man, Hulk, and Namo's copyrights successfully returned to Marvel.
On the other hand, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four's copyrights were not so smooth. 20th Century Fox said that they already had filming plans, and they even wanted to buy the rights to Iron Man.
Xiao Yang directly expressed that if Fox did not agree to Marvel taking back the copyright, Marvel would just kill off all the X-Men in the comic. He would not earn any more money from the comic. At most, he would open another mutant comic. Anyway, it would be enough to avoid the mutants. He would ask Marvel to raise the price and then contact Fox. If it did not work, he could only do so.
Soon, it was February. The All-Star Weekend had arrived. Xiao Yang went to Cairo alone. He had no choice. Charlizards and the others had to follow the production team of Charlie's Angels to various major cities in the United States to promote themselves. Valentine's Day was about to be released, so he had to take advantage of the week before the release to cram.
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On February 7, 1997, at Gund Stadium, the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest was about to take place.
Due to the low viewership ratings of the previous slam dunk contests, the Alliance had released news before this slam dunk contest that the 1997 slam dunk contest would be the last one. They wanted to attract the big star players to participate in the competition and use the big star players to stimulate the low viewership ratings. Unfortunately, the star players all expressed that they were not free. If the star players participated in the competition, it would be natural for them to win. If they lost, it would be a slap in the face.
However, for newcomers, this was undoubtedly their last chance to showcase themselves to the world.
This was especially true for shoe manufacturers, who couldn't wait for their signed endorsers to participate in every All-Star game.
This year's contestants included the Nuggets 'rookie, Davon Hamm, Michael Finley, who had just been traded from the Suns to the Mavericks, Chris Carr from the Timberwolves, Ray Allen, the Bucks' fifth pick, Bob Sura from the home Cavaliers, and finally, Kobe Bryant, the new star of the Laker who was selected as the starter of this year's All-Star.
They were all rookies in their first and second years. Other than Kobe, who was a newly-minted All-Star, and Ray Allen, who was a little famous, no one would recognize the rest except for the fans of the team.
The current rules of the slam dunk contest were different from the past. Although there were still two rounds of competition, each person would be deducted three times in the first round. The top three people with the highest points would enter the second round.
However, the difference was that in the first round, each person would be deducted three times in a row before being replaced.
Such a setting was a pain in the ass. It could not be like in the future where players could take turns dunking. Players could also borrow inspiration from other players 'dunks between each slam dunk. The tension was far less intense than in the future.
Moreover, if the same person deducted all the moves at once, the judges would also feel aesthetic fatigue and could not objectively give marks.
Xiao Yang looked at Kobe, who was sitting on the sidelines. He could feel that he was still a little nervous. After all, this was the first time a rookie had faced such a situation.
The slam dunk contest officially began!
The cameraman was probably very nervous as well. When the host introduced Ham, the camera was focused on Finley.
Felix looked at the big screen with a headache. I'm Felix, alright? He pointed speechlessly at Ham, who had already stood up. He meant that the camera was filming him. He was Ham.
Just as he was feeling a headache, the host began to introduce Finley. Finley did not react in time. He should have stood up, but Finley sat in his seat as steady as a mountain and did not move at all. It was only when a fan behind him could not stand it anymore and patted Finley that he reacted and hurriedly stood up.
Only then did the few contestants behind start to act a little more normally. After they had appeared on stage, the competition officially began!
The first player to go on stage was Carl of the Timberwolves. Xiao Yang did not know who this b * stard was, but Garnett, who was on the sidelines, was applauding and cheering for his teammate.
The first ball! Carl had chosen to do a 360-degree turn and slam dunk with both hands. Xiao Yang sat on the sidelines and did not feel anything. If this slam dunk had happened in a match, he would have scored five goals. But this was a slam dunk contest, and you were showing me this…
Garrett bounced up as if his butt had been lit on fire. He swayed his thin body, shook his head, and muttered non-stop.
"Is there a need? You're so excited!" Xiao Yang glanced at Wolf King. No wonder he could influence his teammates on the field. He had no idea how he managed to maintain this passion.
Then came Karl's second spike. He threw the ball into the air, then caught the rebound ball in the air and spiked it in with one hand.
There seemed to be a little gliding distance. Carl was very proud, and Garnett was very excited.
However, the joy turned into sorrow. On the third spike, Carl knocked the ball away... Shit... Xiao Yang heard Carl curse.
Finally, the judges gave Carl a score of 44 points.
The second player to play was the Nuggets 'Davinham. He had once smashed a rebound in the NCAA. If he could smash a board here, the championship would be in his hands.
Hamm's first shot!
A powerful and majestic right hand windmill!
Before the audience could digest this stunning slam dunk, Hamm's second slam dunk was completed.
However, due to the rush, the height of the dunk was not high enough, and the movement was not very smooth. Ham was not very satisfied with the dunk. He shook his head and hesitated for a long time before starting the third dunk.
He held the ball in one hand and turned 360 degrees to dunk!!
"Dig!" Xiao Yang sat in his seat and smacked his lips. This force was very strong. Looking at the basket that was still shaking, he was indeed someone who had smashed the rebound before. However, he did not have enough time in the air and seemed to be in a hurry.
Of course, the slam dunk contest was not about strength. Otherwise, Shark would definitely win the championship. The final score given by the judges was only 36 points.
However, the audience was obviously not satisfied with this score. There were some boos from the crowd, and Xiao Yang shook his head." It's shady. Why do I feel like this guy's score is much better than Karl's?!"”But he didn't say much. He wasn't a player of the Laker, so he didn't have to stand out.
Even the live commentator was fighting for justice for Ham." It's too crazy. It's a blatant conspiracy! Ham's slam dunk was obviously better than Carl's. Carl didn't even complete the third slam dunk!”
However, the judges were unmoved. The scores that had already been given would naturally not be changed by external influences. Otherwise, the subsequent scores would not have any authority.
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