NBA Dynasty Sniper

Chapter 250 Elimination of Bulls
"One to three, the Bulls are about to be out in the Eastern Conference Finals."

"The dragons played brutally, and Jordan is about to be out of the Eastern Conference finals."

"The bulls are fighting among themselves, the collapse is a foregone conclusion!"

"The bulls are in conflict, and reconstruction is imperative."

"Jerry Krause, the founder of the Bull Dynasty, regretted the expulsion of the Dragons that year. He accused Jordan of participating in this matter."

"The coach of the dynasty wants to give the founder of the dynasty a book called a fool can be a manager."

The next day, the media across the United States frantically hyped the Bulls' imminent elimination and the Bulls' infighting.

When Jordan came back the year before last, America No. 2000 publicly stated that Jordan's comeback would provide [-] million job opportunities for the United States. Let's not talk about whether this statement is exaggerated. It can be seen that Jordan's influence in the United States is absolutely super.

This time the Bulls led by Jordan are likely to be eliminated by the Knicks again, and the Bulls are likely to collapse, and their influence is unprecedented.

A Chinese basketball commentator named John Lee published an article in the Chicago Sports News, in which he said:
"Now the entire alliance should unite and regard Feilong as the public enemy of the alliance, otherwise a Chinese will be above the Americans."

This article has been reprinted by most of the media, and has also been recognized by many people.

But this is the most powerful era in the United States. The kind of conservatism in the bones has not yet appeared, and it still advocates free and open thinking. Therefore, this article was also opposed by many people, and most mainstream media did not follow it.

In particular, the New York media did not reprint this article. Without the participation of the New York media, this thing would not be able to cause a big wave.

In the hotel, Zhao Dong was staying in Lindsay's room at this moment, and when he saw this thing, he felt disgusted by John Li and felt like vomiting.

"Find someone to check this shit, if it's not clean, then play him to death." Zhao Dong said unhappily.

"Honey, don't be angry with this kind of person. I'll make a call later." Lindsay persuaded.

This is very simple for the two of them now, and someone will naturally do the one-sentence thing.

At this time, the Bulls headquarters has become a mess.

Ewing and Rodman have already determined that the injury has recurred and they will not be able to participate in the G5 game. McGrady is still immature, and only Cole is on the bench. With Jordan and Kidd alone, the Bulls' chances of winning are slightly equal to zero.

The team is about to be eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals again, coupled with Jerry Krause's public attack and media ridicule, Jordan's emotions also collapsed.

"Fake oil, you fat pig, you can go fishing now, use your big ass to make bait. Let me tell you, this team has you without me!"

The entire headquarters and all the staff were trembling from his roar, and no one dared to show their heads.

"boom!"

The door of Jerry Krause's office was slammed open, and a tyrant-like Jordan rushed out.

Ten minutes later, owner Jerry Reinsdorf walked into the office.

Jerry Krause glanced at the boss numbly, rubbed his face, and said with a wry smile: "Jerry, are you here to fire me?"

Reinsdorf also gave a wry smile, dragged a chair and sat across from him.

The two fell into silence.

"The elimination of the Eastern Conference Finals is a foregone conclusion. You know that. Therefore, you and I must make plans early." After a minute of silence, Reinsdorf suddenly said.

"It seems..."

Reinsdorf opened his mouth hesitantly, and said, "The plan you mentioned may not work."

Klaus nodded. Now that the trouble is like this, with Jordan's personality, how can he be a culture medium and contribute to the team's reconstruction?
After a wry smile, he said to Reinsdorf: "Jerry, Kidd and McGrady are all the future I left for the team. Train them well, and the Bulls can complete the reconstruction soon."

Reinsdorf stood up, closed his mouth after trying to say something, and walked out of the office silently.

Klaus smiled wryly again. The boss probably doesn't have much choice, and he is likely to be fired.

Because Jordan's influence in Chicago is too great, if he takes the initiative to let Jordan go without sending a contract, I am afraid he will be scolded to death by the fans.

"Michael, tell me, tell me your plan, this team is yours, what do you want this team to do?"

"Jerry, I can't be with him anymore. As I said, if I have him or not, you make up your mind."

In the evening, Reinsdorf specially invited Jordan to his home. He tried to make some efforts, but the result was not good. Jordan was very stubborn.

At eleven o'clock, the Jazz defeated the Lakers, leading by a big score of [-] to [-], and got the match point.

On the evening of the 28th, at the United Center Arena, as the whistle ended, [-] away fans, as well as the Knicks, cheered heartily.

Four to one, the Knicks eliminated the Bulls and took the lead in reaching the finals of the 97/98 season.

Zhao Dong clocked in three quarters and scored 36 points, 33 rebounds and 17 assists in 14 minutes. This is the first triple-double after the playoffs this season.

In the five series of Eastern Conference finals, he scored 52 points, 41 points, 53 points, 51 points, and 33 points respectively. He averaged 46 points per game, and his shooting percentage reached [-]%. Super high offensive efficiency.

At the same time, in the five series, he scored 13, 9, 17, 17, and 7 free throws, averaging 12.6 free throws per game. There are big sharks to compare to.

After this game, the Knicks, who were in a carnival, didn't say anything, and the Bulls collapsed completely.

The atmosphere of the Bulls' post-match media conference was extremely heavy, but all the main players participated.

Chicago Business Journal reporter asked: "Michael, your contract is over, we want to see you stay, can you give us a definite answer?"

Jordan glanced at the densely packed reporters in the audience, and spit out a sentence that made everyone pale: "Sorry, I will refuse the Bulls' contract extension."

"Oh!"

The crowd exclaimed.

To be honest, Jordan's words made many local reporters feel a sense of trepidation.

But the Bulls' collapse didn't stop there. Jordan wasn't the only one whose contract ended, and the contracts of Phil Jackson and Rodman were also completed.

Facing questions from the media, Phil Jackson said: "Like Michael, I have already thought about it. I need to rest for a while, and I will leave here."

"It seems meaningless to stay here, and I choose to leave." Rodman, who had a unique personality, seemed to have no feeling about being eliminated, and said with some indifference.

"Ewing, what about you?" A reporter asked.

"I still have two years of contract." Ewing said with a blank expression.

"The Bulls really collapsed." Many reporters sighed on the spot.

"Flying dragon is really strong, it stopped the bull, it did what it said, and now it has defeated the bull, strong!" Yang Yi in the crowd exclaimed.

On the other side, in the Knicks press conference hall, the atmosphere was completely different.

"Flying Dragon, the Knicks lead the Bulls by a large margin when they are not favored by others. What do you think is the reason?" A reporter asked.

"That's because you underestimated us and overestimated the Bulls."

Zhao Dong said with a smile: "I said at the beginning of the season that our lineup is very strong and will never be weaker than last season's lineup. The Bulls' lineup is just fake strong. Ewing is no longer good, and Rodman is in the postseason The game has been the same, Jordan's form has declined, and I can't see where they can beat us."

"But in this game, after you injured two guards in a row, you abandoned Fortson and Billups, and Ben Wallace didn't play, which means that the lineup built this season is completely abandoned. Does it mean that you have given up? This lineup?" A reporter asked.

"Fortson and Daben didn't play because of tactical reasons. We need people with long-range shots to open up the Bulls' defense. As for the rookie Billups, he still needs to be honed." Zhao Dong said.

"Feilong, opponent in the finals, who do you want more?" A reporter asked.

"It doesn't matter, I don't pick my opponent, I will fight whoever I touch." Zhao Dong said with a smile on his hands.

"Do you have anything to say about the Knicks lineup?" a reporter asked.

Zhao Dong pondered for a while and said: "In fact, it is still difficult for us to defeat the Bulls, especially after we injured Larry Johnson, Alan Houston, and Hu Weidong, we are short of manpower, and each of us has to fight for a long time. Now we are tired.

Fortunately, we won the Eastern Conference Finals [-]-[-], which can give us some time to recover, and it will also allow our injured teammates to catch up with the Finals. "

"Tang, can their injuries catch up with the finals?" A reporter asked.

Old Nelson said with a smile: "It should be possible, all three of them are fine, and their recovery progress is not bad at present."

"Mr. Grant, will the team trade Danny Fortson and Billups?" A reporter asked.

Neil Grant smiled and said, "Sorry, they are not for sale."

"Feilong, news has spread from the league that the MVP will be announced before the finals. What are your expectations?" a reporter asked.

"I don't think there is any suspense in this. If you don't give it to me, who else can you give it to?" Zhao Dong laughed.

"Flying Dragon, do you think the Bulls will really collapse?" a reporter asked.

"possible."

"So do you think Jordan will choose to leave the Bulls?"

"You should ask Jordan that question."

"As a player, what is your attitude towards the upcoming labor negotiations? As a successful businessman, as the sponsor owner of many players, what is your status?"

Zhao Dong hesitated for a moment and said: "The labor negotiation is uncontrollable, no one knows how long it will take, I hope it can be resolved as soon as possible, this is my attitude as a player.

As for another identity, sorry, that is not my identity in the alliance, and I will not participate in alliance affairs in that capacity. "

He knew that this negotiation was very long, lasting more than half a year. The new season will not start until February next year. The shortened season has only 50 regular season games.

It's been eight months since the start of the new season. Now he has some thoughts. Should he retire for a season like Jordan to play football?

He likes football very much, temporarily going to the New York Jets to play for one season, and come back next season?Or play a few games and come back for a shortened season?
"Flying Dragon, just received news from the Bulls that Jordan refused to renew his contract. Phil Jackson and Rodman announced their departure from the Bulls. The Bulls collapsed."

At this time, a reporter said loudly.

"If it is, then it's not surprising."

Zhao Dong said with a smile: "The end of an era will inevitably be accompanied by the disintegration of the team that dominated the era."

"Flying Dragon, I heard that the Knicks also have some players whose contracts have ended and will leave after the end of the season?" A reporter asked.

"It's possible. Everyone has their own choice, which needs to be respected." Zhao Dong laughed.

After eliminating the Bulls and preventing Jordan's restoration, Zhao Dong completed the super team sniper mission issued at the beginning of the season and received a reward, a chance to recover from a serious injury.

Although this reward does not allow him to get any benefits now, it is extremely precious. It seems that he has backed up his body and has a chance to start over.

"The crash of the bulls is a symbolic event of the end of an era and the rise of a new era."

"Even if he loses, Jordan is still the best basketball player in the world."

"Who's going to be the next team with Michael Jordan?"

The Bulls officially collapsed, and before dawn, it spread to the whole world that night, and many media in Europe and Asia reported it.

The next day, the North American media began to report frantically.

From the print media to the television and radio media, the message was delivered to all without interruption.

At noon, the Knicks arrived in New York.

Countless Knicks fans went to the airport to greet them, so that the long queue of cars caused a big jam, and the traffic from the airport to the city center was once paralyzed.

At the league headquarters at this time, Stern had just finished talking with the Bulls owner.

If Jordan does not renew his contract with the Bulls, it is likely that something he does not want to see will happen, such as retiring. Jordan is likely to do it, especially after being eliminated by the Dragon for two consecutive seasons.

Of course, after consecutive defeats to Feilong, with Jordan's unyielding personality, he probably won't retire. From this point of view, the appearance of Feilong is a good thing.

He hopes that the Bulls can keep Jordan and build a competitive lineup.

He also believes that Nike will do its best for this.

In fact, the Nike management at this time was frantically calling Jordan, but Jordan's cell phone was always turned off.

"Go out and keep calling me."

Facing the beautiful assistant who came in to report, Nike President Philip Knight shouted sharply, completely without the soft words of the past.

Now he is very worried that Jordan will retire again under disappointment, and then Nike will really be over.

The last time he retired, the impact on Nike was not small. This time, Feilong Sports is still fiercely competing for Nike's market share. Once Jordan really retires for the second time, Nike will lose its biggest brand. Feilong is the only player in the league. There could be a Slider Furnace-style rout.

Of course, because Feilong is Chinese, he is not worried that Jordan's influence will be greatly suppressed by Feilong, but the performance of the Silver Devils really surpasses that of Nike shoes, and Nike will definitely be cut off a large share.

The most important thing now is to find Jordan, persuade him to stay in the league, and then create a new championship lineup for him.

Last time, Jordan has already proposed that it is impossible to share the profits of Jordan's sneakers, so let's use this as a bargaining chip.

Adidas headquarters, President Herbert Heiner is considering a question, should he pull Nike or kick Nike?Or sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight?

This is related to one of the most important issues, who is Adi's biggest competitor.

"Nike is a local brand, Dragon Sports is a Chinese brand..."

"The last time Jordan retired, although it had an impact on Nike, but Nike has matured and gained a firm foothold, so the impact is limited. So this time, even if Jordan retires for the second time, even if Jordan loses to Feilong, it must have an impact on Nike. It's also limited."

"However, Feilong Sports has not yet gained a firm foothold. Now is the last chance to stop it. Once Feilong wins the championship for the second time, or even establishes a dynasty, then Feilong Sports will definitely take the opportunity to take root in North America. By then, there will be no chance."

"The technology of the Silver Demon?"

After repeated consideration, he decided to join forces with Nike and strive to build several strong teams in the league to compete with the Knicks.

Suppress Feilong, and thus suppress Feilong Sports. If Feilong Sports can fall into a business crisis, that would be the best. If you take the opportunity to buy it, you can have the technology of Silver Demon.

However, there is a bottom line, that is, the cooperation with Nike is only to suppress Feilong and Feilong Sports, but it must not be cheap for Jordan and Nike.

Therefore, Adidas has two enemies, Nike and Dragon Sports.

This is his basic idea of ​​joining forces with Nike for the second time.

When Zhao Dong returned home, Lindsay had already arrived home first.

"Husband, Chen Jian called and said that there is a voice among the senior executives at the headquarters that they want the company to go public, and some executives hope to own certain shares in the company."

"What do you think?" Zhao Dong was startled and asked.

"Executives own dividend shares, which is a popular practice in large international companies. It can strengthen the relationship between the executives and the company, so that they are truly tied to the company's interests." Lindsay said.

"You support?"

"I support executives owning dividend equity. However, we have sufficient operating funds. If we just want to own the company's dividend equity, it seems that there is no need to go public. We can give them a certain amount of dividend equity right now." Lindsay analyzed road.

"what do you mean?"

"It's worth looking into the intentions of certain executives."

There was a hint of doubt in Lindsay's eyes, and he analyzed: "They should know that even if the company goes public, it is impossible to give them circulating shares, only dividend shares. Once they leave the company, the company will take back these shares. Then, they advocate the company's listing The way it is done is questionable.”

"How about this, tell Chen Jian that we will consider going public, but where to go public, is it in China, or Hong Kong, Singapore, or the United States. I hope the executives including him can give a suggestion." Zhao Dong said coldly .

He thought of the result of many domestic companies going public in North America later, that is, the equity was controlled by foreign capital, and a large amount of domestic interests flowed out. So this time, what are the intentions of these executives, we need to find out.

"You suspect Chen Jian?" Lindsay laughed.

"Doubt is not important, I only value the result. Feilong Sports, what is it relying on? Is it the executives? It's ridiculous! If you piss me off, they will all be fired." Zhao Dong said coldly.

"Okay, I'll inform him." Lindsay smiled.

Zhao Dong then called his elder brother Zhao Dacheng's mobile phone.

Beijing, in the middle of the night, Zhao Dacheng was awakened by his mobile phone.

"Who, it's not letting people sleep in the middle of the night?" He answered the phone in a daze.

"Brother, it's me."

"Oh, it's bro. Hey, bro, did you forget the time difference or something?"

"It's business, bro."

"What do you say."

Zhao Dacheng rubbed his face and quickly got up.

"Recently, the executives of Feilong Sports Company are advocating going public. Do you have any news?" Zhao Dong asked.

"I know about this. A vice president of the sales department keeps whispering in my ears that the company's profits can be maximized by listing in the United States. He asked me to persuade you." Zhao Dacheng said.

"You didn't tell me either?"

"I don't understand when I think about it, you can make up your own mind, and I won't mix it up."

"Brother, pay attention and see which company executives are the most enthusiastic about this matter. I'm talking about advocating listing in the United States."

"Isn't this a good thing? I thought it was a good thing. Tema, are these bastards eating inside and out? Okay, then I know, I'll keep an eye on you."

In anger, Zhao Dacheng patted his chest and promised.

(End of this chapter)