The Industrial Giant Reborn

Naturally, there was nothing wrong with the acquisition legal documents prepared by the Morgan consortium. In fact, unless these big consortiums wanted to deceive people, they would hardly make such low-level mistakes, but Chen Zhiwen still needed to save it for himself.

In addition, his own people had been investigating the situation of the Lakers very early, and after confirming that there was no problem with the debt, Chen Zhiwen signed it readily.

"Mr. Chen, if you need a super villa in Los Angeles, you can come to me. I will be happy to serve you. This is part of my new Mid-Levels villa real estate in Los Angeles. You can take a look." The former owner of the Lakers, a A middle-aged white man with a big belly said with a smile.

"Okay, if necessary, I will consider it." Chen Zhiwen took the leaflet, nodded and said.

The former owner of the Lakers was the owner of a real estate company. Over the past few years, the oil crisis has caused the U.S. economy to deteriorate and bank interest rates have risen. The real estate market has also fallen into a downturn. In order to keep the main business, he can only sell his favorite basketball. After knowing Chen Zhiwen's identity, he immediately sold his luxury villa.

It's a pity that Chen Zhiwen has no interest in this, mainly because although he often comes to Los Angeles or New York, he only needs to stay in a hotel, because the hotel is in the city center, and it is convenient for business meetings. Various luxury houses are either by the sea or in the middle of the mountain. Unless the whole family often comes on vacation in the future, then you can consider a super villa.

As for investment attributes, the value of luxury houses in big cities like Los Angeles and New York will indeed increase in the future, but the increase is limited, and it is far inferior to Hong Kong. If you only consider appreciation, it is better to invest in Hong Kong, Japan or the Gulf of Bay, and wait for the United States. Buy here when you need it. Anyway, the increase here is not as good as that in Hong Kong, not to mention the property tax.

"Okay, if you like which one you like, you can come to me anytime." The middle-aged man said with a smile. After a while, he said goodbye and left. As an elite figure in the real estate market, he can still tell whether someone wants to buy a house or not. Yes, and know when to go.

"Eric, congratulations on becoming the owner of the Lakers." Henry Morgan said with a smile.

"Haha, it's not a big deal. Come and congratulate me after I acquire Disney." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said, "You also said that basketball is not very popular in the United States, and only a few people like it."

"Eric, based on what I know about you, when you buy a company, you will definitely improve it. Actually, I can imagine Disney. Maybe you have your method to make him stop losses and turn profits, but this basketball? I I really don't understand." Henry Morgan asked.

Although Disney has many problems, as long as you have money, you can solve many problems in a short period of time. At least on the surface, many problems can be solved. The easiest way is to spend some money to renovate Disneyland and use various resources to advertise. For example, Henry's nbc TV station can theoretically attract a large number of people to travel. Maybe this is an opportunity to save the two big parks. In other aspects, the cartoon character and movie business really spend money, please go now There is management and hiring more professional people is also possible to succeed.

Although the probability is not clear, there is always a chance to turn around. Besides, Chen Zhiwen is very accurate in seeing the future opportunities, and he may have his own ideas.

But basketball? It's useless to anyone, right? Even if Chen Zhiwen had the money to poach all the great players from other teams, but in this kind of thing, it's useless to be strong yourself.

"Just wait for the opportunity. Besides, I don't dare to spend tens of millions of dollars. If I lose money, I will lose it." Chen Zhiwen shrugged indifferently.

In fact, he has no ability to actively promote the popularity of basketball. Although Jordan can be dug in advance, the most fundamental reason for the rise of basketball in the 1980s is that the entire league has changed a CEO. The new CEO has very strong operational capabilities and is good at using it. Various policies are used to help various teams discover outstanding talents, and at the same time, they do their best in promoting this area.

Of course, Jordan's contribution is also indelible. His excellent ability has also become a focus of the league's publicity. In the end, Jordan promoted the popularity of basketball. The league took advantage of the opportunity to grow, and at the same time everyone gained very high income.

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After signing the contract and notarizing it, Chen Zhiwen delivered the first tranche of 10 million U.S. dollars according to the contract, and waited for the remaining three months before the transaction. This also gave the acquirer three months to check whether the acquiree had What a hidden problem.

However, due to the signing of the contract, the money was not paid, but Chen Zhiwen already has the ownership of the Lakers.

"Boss, the players below are all members of our team. Only four of them have asked for leave for various reasons. They are not here today." Lakers coach Mike and Chen Zhiwen stood in the stands on the second floor and introduced to Chen Zhiwen .

"I heard that we are going to play against the 76ers soon?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

"Yes." Mike suddenly said with some embarrassment: "We have lost 2 games before, and now the brothers are practicing hard!"

"En." Chen Zhiwen nodded, not paying too much attention to it.

Since he had already decided to acquire the Lakers, he had already done the investigation for the most basic information.

The NBA has existed for a long time, but before the 1980s, it was not well-known, and it was almost unknown outside the United States.

But this reputation is actually only relatively speaking. It is not comparable to baseball and rugby in the United States, but it also has many fans. Various popular playoff games and draft games in the 90s have been around for a long time. .

Even last year, the Lakers were considered one of the overlords of the league. After all, the headquarters is in Los Angeles, and the boss behind here has strong financial resources. The long-term poaching or other means include buying rookie rights, etc., which naturally made the Lakers become not weak. team.

In fact, no matter what sports, in the long run, they are still fighting for money. A few cases are like the rise of Bull Jordan, which is a special case.

The Lakers have been in the era of strong lineups over the years, but the league has not yet risen, resulting in much lower popularity and value.

"When does the rookie competition start?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

"It's going to be another two months or so, usually during the summer vacation!" Mike replied.

"Can we bypass the rookie competition and go directly to college or high school to scout people?" Chen Zhiwen asked again.

"Of course, it's just that it's difficult for us to really investigate so many potential players. Generally, we can only look at the player's ability during the rookie game. But if someone is already optimistic, we can directly ask him to sign. As long as he agrees Okay." Mike asked a little strangely.

In fact, the league basically does not manage how each team finds high-quality rookies, but it is difficult for each team to do it independently. The United States is so big, with so many high school students and college students, how to find them? A long time ago, each team communicated with the university's internal personnel to find suitable seedlings, but this efficiency was too low, and they needed to send people to the university to investigate.

Afterwards, the league held a rookie competition, which was recommended by various schools or basketball-related celebrities. Everyone gathered together for a round-robin game, allowing all league teams to watch and find suitable seedlings.

However, high-quality seedlings are always fiercely contested. At the beginning, the league didn't care about which team was willing to pay, and they were free to choose. After being complained, they began to manage formally. The right to choose rookies was also won by their own strength. It is also very reasonable. A strong team is naturally qualified to select high-quality seedlings, and vice versa. Those with strong ability are willing to join a strong team.

But outside of the rookie game, the choice of players and teams is still free, but it is generally difficult to find the right one.

"I once saw a college student at the University of North Carolina. I thought his game skills were very high, so I wanted to recruit him to the Lakers. What do you think?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

"University of North Carolina, boss, I don't know what this person's name is?" Mike asked.

"My name is Michael Jordan. He is either a freshman or a sophomore this year. He is a very good potential star. If you send someone over there, you can find him just by name." Chen Zhiwen replied.

In his impression, Jordan was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the rookie game in 1984, and he started his legendary basketball life. This is more than a year away from now, which means that he is still a free agent, but like him They are excellent seedlings, and they must be top-notch in the university's internal basketball game. With a name, it is easy to find them.

"Okay, I'm not very busy in a few days, so I'll go there in person. As long as this Jordan doesn't object, I will definitely sign him to our team." Mike said hastily.

In fact, it doesn't matter what Jordan's ability is. The important thing is that the boss has spoken, so I have to go there myself.

If he is capable, then he will focus on training in the future. If he succeeds, the boss will be happy and he may get more bonuses. If he is not capable, the boss has misjudged him, so he can just sit on the bench for the team. This is also normal, after all, ordinary When people watch football, they only watch the movements of showing off. And for such a big team, it is easy to raise an idler. He also knows the details of his own boss. He is the owner of a Costco supermarket. If the Disney acquisition is successful in the future, it will become one of the entertainment giants in the United States. , for others, it may be just a hobby toy.

Chen Zhiwen nodded and said: "Okay, thank you for your hard work. Try to sign a long-term contract with this Jordan. You should carefully examine his ability. If he is really strong, then the signing bonus and annual salary should be paid according to the normal amount. Don't think that the other party is a newcomer, so you can lower the price at will."

This is very common in any industry, but Chen Zhiwen needs Jordan to serve him in a long-term and stable manner. As long as he can really achieve international fame, he will definitely not be stingy.

"Okay, don't worry." Mike agreed, but he felt in his heart, does the boss know this person? How else could it be so good? He doesn't believe that there are any good capitalists who can choose to treat players fairly when they squeeze the players. Even for them, the previous boss always tried to save costs on them.

"There is another thing. I want to choose a few Chinese to join the team in the whole United States. I don't need to specify who, as long as they are Chinese, what do you think?" Chen Zhiwen suddenly asked.

PS: There is a contradiction in the rookie game. I checked the encyclopedia and it started in 1994, but Jordan encyclopedia has his participation in the rookie game, so I am not sure, so I will stick to the latter.