June of 1989.

  A world without standardized email where everyone unicates, schedules, chats, and potential business retionships start with an email is almost an impossible cradle for some people in this day and age.

  Practicality! Everything is at a good price.

  The dear bomb of why the ionship closed so quickly and without some dark methods that rge panies usually use to close deals. Adidas came at the end of July with a wide-ranging offer, a point-of-sale ercial retionship, Sm Dunk's ercial image with Adidas, and a four-year high-exposure cooperatioionship. Full sponsorship of 5 million, with earnings from derivatives like the Sm Dunk design brand.

  -I see we lost a more reliable retionship - Billy told Thomas.

  -Yes, exclusivity leaves us with our hands tied; it's impossible to close that retionship unless we pay the tract penalty cuses. It's almost double what we made with their three-year ercial retionship. - Thomas said.

  -Do you think there's foul py? - Billy asked.

  -Yes, strahings happen among these giants; we're just part of their political games of repression. - Thomas said, patting his little son's head.

  -Is it a two-year tract? The series is pnned for about 200 volumes. So far, it's number 16, the st one printed. - Billy replied, that all he wanted was to keep drawing to earn many system points.

  -Sales haven't been very good this month. Your series, although of good tent, ime to build a unity. Selling the ic book is a cost that kids aren't willing to bear, and sales aren't what we expected. - Thomas said.

  -It doesn't matter; I uploaded them as a way to give myself time to tih the other issues of the series. Although I have the design for the entire series, it's not easy. Publishing issues every week for these two months, with alternative publications, gives me space to get ahead and publish until December. - Billy said.

  -Drawing problems? - Thomas asked. - I hadn't sidered it! You're always drawing everything so smoothly, it gives me the impression that it's a very simple task.

  rinted up to issue number 20. Don't rush it; Mike told me it's good to let some time pass so that new readers ehe market and have the opportunity to reend it to their friends. Don't worry, son, it's good to take some reader vacations. - Thomas said.

  -I'm not in a hurry. - Billy said. - I know that, over time, we'll sell. Father, think about it, it's an iment; have you heard of Gee Lucas's case? tehese days are on derivatives; once we have more fame and reition, we start selling YuYu Hakusho/Phantom Report and Sm Dunk stamps. The retionship between basketball and the Uates gee a lot of ine.

  -What's Gee Lucas's case? - Thomas asked Billy.

  -Look, in the 70s, Gee Lucas proposed to 20th tury Fox (now Disney or Star+) that the inal tent's profit came from ticket sales in both North Amerid the rest of the world. At the time of closing the tract, Lucas bet on the merdising rights and derivatives associated with the franchise. At that time, Fox didn't sider the derivatives valuable, so they agreed to give Lucas the rights in exge for lower royalty payments. - Billy said.

  -I had no idea about such a trick. - Thomas said.

  -Yep, he's a brilliant guy; he's a billioh his series, and he pyed Fox incredibly. - Billy told Thomas.

  -However, the key to all this is that your work performs in the North Ameri box office. - Thomas said. - Only high exposure sell rge quantities of products as you have told me.

  -There's truth in your words, but right now, we're getting exposure. By the way, let's go watch the fourth Pistons game against the Lakers, - Billy said.

  -We will; let me sort out some tracts. - Thomas said.

  -Yes, although there's no surprise, the Pistons will win; they're a very plete team. - Billy said.

  -Billy, they're tied 2-2; there were some obvious problems with the Lakers' lineup i few games, but they'll surely win the game- Thomas said.

  -Is it certain? - Billy asked.

  -Yes, everyone is talking about the big eba the fifth game. - Thomas said. - We're talking about the Super Lakers with five championships; they have Magi their team. - he said.

  -I'm rooting for the Pistons; want to make a bet? - Billy asked.

  -Bet! Sure, we'll see, kid. - Thomas said.

  -Okay, 50 that the Pistons win - Billy said.

  -My son, although you're intelligent, leave sports to the more experienced. Let's do this. 100 on the Lakers, don't be disced by losing your lunch savings. - Thomas said.

  A whole new world of possibilities doesn't know much about NFL outes, but if there's something he knows, it's about the golden age of basketball during Michael Jordan's time. The Pistons will tinue winning; year, they'll also be ed champions, and then it will be the hegemony of the Chicago Bulls, winning three tours and achieving the same feat after retiring to py Baseball in 1995.

  Knowing the winner of the World Cup between Germany and Argentina, 1-0, how much could he win with sports betting in this dream life? He o be of legal age to go to betting houses; he 't wait six years to start betting, he's fotten some games. But he'll never fet great moments in sports history. Unfortunately, he only knows basketball and football results, two golden sports in Spain.

  On the night of June 21, 1989, Billy could be seen receiving 100; he upped the bet after the sed quarter when the Pistons' start wasn't very threatening, but their explosive physique and staunch defense ended up drowning out the Lakers' warm game.

  -I still 't believe it! - Thomas said.

  -Believe it; they'll wi year in the East and also the final against the West - Billy said.

  -Are you boasting again, Billy? - Thomas said.

  -Not at all; they'll certainly wi year. - Billy said.

  -What are you basing that on? -

  -How do you think a team sustain Michael Jordan, one of the best pyers in the East, who in my opinion is one of the best iire league? In the West, there's no other Michael Jordan, so as long as they win in the East, they win the West, simple. - Billy said.

  -Sure, but they'll wi year in the East; it's two in a row. - Thomas said.

  -Yes, they'll win because... Want to bet again? - Billy said.

  If there's something his father 't stand, it's losing; he'll certainly lose again and fall into a vicious circle, typical of gambling.

  -Yes, how much do you want to lose? - Thomas said - How about 1,000, now that you're making some ih your ics, in a year, it's certain you'll have that money. - Thomas said.

  -Better, Dad, if I lose, I won't go to the graphiimation school and I'll immediately study business at Stanford Uy. - Billy said.

  -Wow, Stanford! We have moo pay for it. - excimed his father.

  -There's the sale of the ics, - Billy said. - Anyway, it's an iment for the future.

  -Deal, Billy, although you're very intelligent, this bet will cost you dearly - Thomas said.

  He had always wanted his son to go to a good uy, but he wastes his talent for business and doesn't go to not-so-good uies here in California. - Thomas thought.

  -And if I win? - Billy said.

  -Well, what do you want? Ask for anything you want; it's not possible that you'll win anyway. - his father said jokingly.

  -We have 400,000 in the pany's savings at. With the ic sales and the 1 million that Nike owes us, it's possible to make transas. I want 30,000, to bet in three betting houses, that the Pistons will win the 1990 season, both in the East and the final championship. - Billy said.

  -I still don't uand what all this is about. - Thomas said.

  -Easy, the bet is 30,000. If I lose, we lose 30,000, and I go to Stanford. If I win, I keep all the betting money. - Billy said.

  So far, there hadn't been a distin in ine, and his father handled all the ats. He was even the owner of Lux ics, Billy had all the chts, but he did nothing but present id sell them. Like a good worker, his father was very austere in his expenses, and all the money went to single purchases for the pany and household expenses, also sustained by the pany.

  But he didn't have financial freedom; although he had 90% of the pany, he trusted his father, what if something happeo him? What about his grandparents, his uncles, or worse, a new woman ing into the house? Money is the root of all evil; it bring happiness, and fort, but for money, people are willing to do anything.

  -You're crazy! 30,000 isn't a trifling sum; you o know when to stop. - Thomas said.

  -e on, Dad, it's 30,000 to go to Stanford. - Billy said.

  -Okay, deal, I'll check with the notified betting houses, - Thomas said. - I hope you don't regret it; you'll go to Stanford, study two basic courses, and then an MBA in ma.

  -Sure. - Billy said.

  -Why are you so sure? Retly, we argued about your hurry to enlist in the animation school. Now, you're saying that because of some bets, you're willing to postpone for five years. - Thomas said.

  -I'll win. - Billy said.

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