Tony Hawk 拒绝了以他的名字命名的 $500K 买断，选择了使他净赚超过 $1.4B 的版税。 Tony Hawk rejected a $500K buyout for his name, opting for royalties that netted him over $1.4B.

滑板运动的传奇人物托尼·霍克拒绝了在1999年Activision游戏"Pro Skater"中使用他的名字的50万美元买卖提议. Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk turned down a $500,000 buyout offer for the use of his name in the 1999 Activision game, Pro Skater. 相反,他谈判了一笔特许权使用费交易, 赚取了每一场被出售的游戏的股份。 Instead, he negotiated a royalty deal, earning a share of every game sold. 这一决定证明是有利可图的,因为Pro Skater特许经营公司此后的销售额已超过14亿美元。 This decision proved lucrative as the Pro Skater franchise has since generated over $1.4 billion in sales. 与现已成为微软公司一部分的Aclivision的许可协议持续了16年,直到2015年。 The licensing agreement with Activision, now part of Microsoft, lasted 16 years until 2015. 霍克的职业生涯进一步得到了游戏的成功. Hawk's career was further boosted by the game's success.