January 24

  After renewing its tract with Lux ics for a four-year duration, the NBA itself wao get in oion and made some calls to o be part of the projeore accurately, to earn some dolrs by lending their association Nike's suggestion, basketball stadiums on game days now feature a small se of trading cards uhe gss dispys, thanks to the rading card distributor. This partnership also includes a lisihat costs the NBA 6 million.

  Is it fair? Yes, it is. The NBA, as a group, has a massive market that not only allows o domihe North Ameri market but also build stroions with the NBA. Let's not fet that there's a signifit event ing up around 1992.

  In the wake of the unfortunate loss of the U.S. basketball team in the Olympics, the Uates is eager to turn those defeats around with a ory. It begins with improving the curreion team, with the premise that NBA pyers ot be part of the team. So far, the only firmed name is Larry Bird, but there are rumors that some other veterans who feel their time is running out need visibility, and there's nothier than the 1992 Olympics.

  The famous Dream Team is ing together, and more and more sports stars are ied in being part of these basketball teams. The sele process has rexed, and they aim to create a team of stars that domihe basketball tour as much as possible. History is being written, and there are many sports fans around the world, some closely following the NBA in some of its most important games. They will know the caliber of pyers we are talking about. Among the names in this glorious team are Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, Scottie Pippen, Karl Malone, John Sto, and...

  It's a dream lihat tains the best of the best from the golden era of basketball associations, ranking far above the U.S. teams from different eras.

  The NBA was uhe leadership of David Stern, the league's issioner, who had a lot on his pte in the ing years. At the request of the sele ittee, efforts were made t in a team of veterao provide the young ones with better ways to excel. Stern never anticipated the avanche of requests aings he would have with the many pyers who wao be part of this project.

  One of those who made proposals for the basketball team was Rod Thorn. He was ied in the iations to invite professionals from the Ameri basketball league. The goal was to secure dominan the Olympic games, the event that pitted the best against the best, in this case, the best try against the best try.

  Therefore, there was no time to waste. Nike had been aodating to the NBA as a whole, allowing them to get their way in some iations. Money kept flowing in, and spending a little more or a little less was of little to them because their annual revenues were through the roof.

  Philip Knight himself had annouhat they would provide all the equipment the U.S. basketball team needed, along with calls to friendly brands that would bring in sponsorship funds for the association. They estimated that they would even make the team's uniforms, a special outfit for a special occasion, as Philip Knight put it.

  The head of Nike had been making strategic moves to establish themselves in the market, much like a chess pyer moving pieces delicately and dug business here and there with all the expertise o excel in the world of erce.

  Now was the time for them to make a lot of money in the uping years.

  Therefore, the arrival of Suzanne Becker, a sports fashion designer for both men and women, at Lux ics was just another move of capital, extending its loacles. Suzanne was one of the most practical and amiable designers at Nike, makihe best fit to work with Billy, an artist who knew little about fashion. She would teach him the boundaries of fashion, emphasizing that good design should go hand in hand with good aesthetistru. Even a poorly designed but well-executed piece is better than a well-designed one executed poorly. The most crucial factor is the final product, where designers not only create the clothing but also evaluate the perfect possibility ing it to life.

  -I agree, Billy. I'll send Carl Bkeslee to work on the men's clothing line. He's eager to create this new line of clothing, and with my guidance, you should have no issues w together. But enough talk; you'll be w with me on the women's and unisex jackets in the uping days, - Suzanne Becker mentioned.

  -These are the designs I currently have, - Billy said, recalling the many differences he had noticed in fashion. He had somewhat gotteo the '80s style.

  During some free time, Billy made adjustments to the clothing designs he believed would work best. tally, the clothing in this era was not as tight-fitting as in future geions, except for the famous yoga pants. He modified the designs using his fuzzy fashion memories, adapting them to the characteristic colors of the new Sm Dunk fashion.

  In total, there were about fourteen models of pants, shirts, jackets, sweatshirts, and shoes for women. However, the designs were a bit outdated in terms of the way clothing designs were created, as uood by Suzanne Becker, the fashion desighere were quite a few mistakes in deciphering silhouettes and cuts.

  The clothing was created to be used by people of different sizes, frer to smaller, with wide or narrow shoulders, long or short arms, and long or short legs. It aimed to adapt to the human body through 2D drawings, using cuts, patterns, and perspective. The same garment was drawn in different ways. The existing teology for sports clothing hadn't evolved much.

  -I don't quite uand what you mean by pants with zippers, - Suzanne said.

  -Well, it's about making the boot fit the leg more closely with yers. Using zippers is for accessibility, but the zippers should be thin and made of pstic, you know, to avoid issues with ankles. Metal zippers be quite painful, - Billy expined, remembering the metal zippers from his previous life.

  -Zippers have been used before, but their implementation be challenging. ging the material could indeed be beneficial, but we don't have that teology yet. However, pants with yers sound iing; let's think about making them practical, - Suzanne said.

  -Adapting sounds somewhat plex, - Billy remarked.

  -Well, I like this design; the jacket has a certain fresho it. Let's work towards the best while you get the hang of what be made to manufacturing standards, - Suzanne replied.

  She took out a notebook with small fabric swatches, each about half a sheet long.

  -Take a look and choose whie you think suits the clothing style better, - Suzanne said.

  The entire drawing process took nearly five hours, resulting in three specific clothis. Billy watched Suzanne leave in a taxi. She was undoubtedly refined, with her slow walk and an aura of beauty that radiated from her being. Her fident and charismatic demeanor, along with her subtle smiles, were quite impressive.

  That's how designers are; how would models behave, Billy pondered.

  -Anne, you drive me home tonight? - Billy asked.

  -Of course, you're my boss! I 't refuse your requests, - Anne replied graciously. - By the way, Jim Waitt called while you were in your design css. It seems yetting some money for the Terminator script. There's a royalty agreement, 0.5% of the North Ameri box office gross, - she said.

  -0.5%? That's fantastic! - Billy excimed.

  -Yes, it's good to receive more money, even if it's a small pertage. Moalks, - Anne replied.

  -Anne, do you know how much the North Ameri market has grossed? - Billy asked.

  -I haven't been keeping track of those things. I have a lot of work. My boss decided to handle a lot of busiely, starting a new pany, expanding food and toy franchises, searg for a new ic distributor, buying stocks, filing taxes, iating the agreement for the presumed purchase of the neighb nd and some vat lots in Los Angeles, - Anne expined.

  -Well, I feel the same way. You need a secretary, and I need someoo help me with the process of my ics. Put it on the list for the secretary to handle all our mess, - Billy said.

  -That would be fantastic, but it's not necessary. I'm the one handling those tasks for you. What I need is an ating specialist and a iator to assist us with real estate purchases and various pany dealings, - Anne replied.

  -Let's hire an atant and a iator then - Billy agreed.

  -Just the atant will do, - Anne said.

  -Well, the st time I checked, the box office was at 249 million, which would be a million in pertage, - Billy replied.

  -My God! That's a lot of money! How a movie make so much money? - Anne excimed.

  -Well, attendaes are through the roof, - Billy said.

  -Perfect, let's pay the bills for the year in advance, - Anne suggested.

  -No, let's buy stocks and the neighb nd, - Billy said, getting up from his chair. - Let's i in General Electrid Cisco Systems. -

  -All the money? - Anne asked.

  -No, just one million. The rest will go toaying the bills. With that in mind, let's stop iing for now. We have three loans totaling 14 million dolrs. It's better to reach the bubble without liabilities in the bank, - Billy expined.

  -That sounds reasonable. Let's aim to pay off the oldest loans of 6.5 million and three million as much as we , -Anne suggested.

  -Have you called Warner? - the young man excimed. - They owe us money. I've heard that royalties for Yu Yu Hakusho are sky-high. -

  -I've tried three times, sent two letters, and in all of them, I've received silehey have 30 days to respond ohey deliver the financial statements in March. I think they're avoiding us, - Anne said bitterly. Warner had closed their participation in Hanna-Barbera for the tinuation of Ghost in the Shell/Yu Yu Yakusho and were now denying royalty payments.

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