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Chapter 673 Immediate Results
Xueleshan Games is paying attention to the sales of "Half-Life". As the first game released after being "split" from ICQ, if the sales volume is low, then Xueleshan's golden signboard may be a little smashed.

If the sales of "Half-Life" can catch up with Blizzard's "Diablo" and "StarCraft" games, then Xue Leshan will almost become the only one in the American game industry.

Song Yang glanced at the game station's retail store, and saw that the number of people buying game discs did not decrease, but gathered more and more.

When the car entered the Astros' arena, there were already many people there, waiting for Song Yang's arrival.

"Song!"

With Chief of Staff Matthews and others, Adrian, who was with Astros team owner Jimmy Crane and others, immediately waved to Song Yang when he saw Song Yang, and his attitude was the same as that of the people beside him. Come Jimmy Crane, it's a world of difference.

Jimmy Crane and the general manager and coach of the Astros team were not surprised or surprised by this scene. In Houston, the Astros baseball team has a little influence, but for the congressmen Adrian Well, Song Yang, the big sponsor, is much more important than a baseball team.

Jimmy Crane started out as a logistics company and bought the Astros team for $1.1 million a few years ago. However, the Astros baseball team has had poor performance in recent years. Since the acquisition, the team’s valuation has been falling all the way. Compared with the Yankees and other giants, it is really a bit hip.

"Song, the thing I regret most now is that I didn't let the Astros team pick you in the MLB draft. Missing you is a loss for the Astros and the entire MLB!"

Jimmy Crane made a remorseful expression, and said to Song Yang, which caused a burst of laughter from the surrounding people, and Song Yang also shook his head with a smile.

When entering the arena, Jimmy Crane was still pursuing Song Yang's plan for the Astros team.

"Song, I plan to renovate this arena and make this arena the top multi-purpose arena in Texas. It is expected to accommodate more than 5 spectators!"

Jimmy Crane painted a big pie in front of Song Yang, "The Astros team plans to introduce several superstars next year. The Astros team has already started contact with several baseball superstars. If the signings go well, then The Astros will form MLB's Galaxy Fleet..."

Turning the subject, Jimmy Crane asked Song Yang, both tentative and expectant, "Song, I wonder if you are interested in investing in the Astros?!"

Song Yang appeared as a baseball genius on his head, but in the past few years, especially after his net worth skyrocketed, he hasn't bought a professional baseball team, which is a bit strange in itself.

Everyone knows that Song Yang will buy a baseball team sooner or later, whether it is for the sake of face or because he really likes the baseball team. With Song Yang's worth, if he wants to buy a professional baseball team, he has two choices. One is to buy the hometown team and take the Astros into the bag. With Song Yang's worth, it is enough to make the Astros a wealthy family.

This is what Houston and even the entire Texas baseball fans look forward to, bringing Houston the first MLB world championship.

If you don't buy the Astros, it will basically be a few giants in the MLB league, Boston's Red Sox, New York's Yankees and two or three giants baseball teams.

Jimmy Crane and several general managers and coaches of the Astros all pricked up their ears, waiting for Song Yang's response.

If it is possible, the Astros team is up and down, of course it is hoped that another big money owner will come to the Astros team, Jimmy Crane is a big mouth, he has a lot of wild words, made some controversial remarks, and other people The team rants.

The most important thing is that Jimmy Crane is a football fan and a diehard fan of the Philadelphia Eagles. Don't look at what he bragged in front of Song Yang just now. What kind of MLB Galaxy Fleet is he going to build? What the fuck, a few years ago Well, Jimmy Crane said that he would not pay a dollar to watch a baseball game, but would rather stand and watch a baseball game!
And when it came time to watch the Philadelphia Eagles football game, Jimmy Crane booked the VIP box. If it wasn’t for his lack of value, he couldn’t buy the Philadelphia Eagles. The human team was sold.

"Jimmy, I'll consider this offer!"

After entering the arena, Song Yang walked towards the Devers school baseball team that was warming up.

Hearing Song Yang's words, Jimmy Crane couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Don't look at what he said, Song Yang is welcome to invest in the Astros team, but if Song Yang invests, he may not be able to sleep It's settled.

Once Song Yang invests in the Astros team, the problem facing Jimmy Crane is who will be the big boss of the team. Jimmy Crane is sure that once Song Yang publicly wants to invest in the Astros, From Houston to the whole team, Jimmy Crane will be forced to sell the team. After all, who doesn't want the second richest man in America to be the big sponsor? !

More than half of the arenas have been built one after another in the arena. Today is a charity public exhibition game, so there are no regulations on tickets. Even if it costs US$[-], you can buy a ticket to come in and watch it. The location is a bit more expensive .

"do not worry!"

"Today, your parents, classmates, and MLB scouts will be there to let them see your strength!"

The coach of the Devers school baseball team, who used to be the coach of Song Yang, the old Mark was yelling at a group of young people, pumping chicken blood into them, and the excited group of young people screamed. It seemed that after the exhibition game, the famous school invited, The drafts of the Beauty Institute and the MLB Professional League are all within easy reach.

"Coach Mark!"

Twenty members of the Devers varsity baseball team saw a star-studded figure walking towards the warm-up field.

Some of the main players of the Devers school baseball team, seeing Mark, who has always been strict and unsmiling, smiled when they saw this man.

Song Yang and Mark hugged, looked at the [-] members of the varsity baseball team behind him, and smiled at Mark, "Coach Mark, it seems that this year's American High School Baseball League champion, not the Devers team No way!"

Old Mark smiled and looked younger than a few years ago, but thinking about it, his life now is many times better than it was a few years ago.

As the saying goes, it is not a good baseball coach who can't teach the ten richest people in America. He, old Mark, is not a famous American baseball coach, but his reputation is not lower than those famous coaches, on the contrary. How much higher.

After all, the coaches of those baseball teams can at most teach a superstar who is famous in the baseball world, or lead a professional baseball team to establish a dynasty, but his old Mark has taught the second richest man in America, a baseball superstar There can be more than one, and there can be more than one champion dynasty, but the second richest man in America has only one...

"Last week, the Devers varsity baseball team defeated the Meter Dei High School and Sierra Canyon baseball teams in the American High School Baseball League!"

Old Mark was not without complacency, and boasted to his most proud student that these two middle schools are both rich sports schools, and they send a large number of star players to major colleges and professional leagues every year. Winning them is enough to show that the Devers school baseball team is no longer the grass chicken school team that was going to take off its brand at any time a few years ago.

Of course, such a big change can be achieved in a few years, nothing more than spending enough dollars with dollars. Song Yang donates more than several million dollars to the Devers school baseball team every year. Ministry, there is no such treatment, don't go to high school.

With sufficient funds, the old Mark set up a professional coaching staff and training camp, and recruited many talented baseball players from other schools.

After returning to the auditorium, the entire arena is basically full. After all, it is almost free to watch a game, even if it is an exhibition game, which makes many spectators who have never entered the stadium feel strange, especially at Christmas period.

The opening speech, of course, must be inseparable. For this game, I did my best for this game, and for the Greater Houston City, I gave all of Adrian. Today I also donated my salary for three months, and I got a lot of support.

After putting down the microphone, Adrian waved to the audience, and then whispered in Song Yang's ear, "Do you want to buy the Astros team?!"

Adrian can ask this question, which means that he will settle everything for Song Yang, including kicking Jimmy Crane out, suppressing him, and selling the team to Song Yang at a low price.

Song Yang coughed, and he could clearly feel that Adrian's control over Houston was getting deeper and deeper, and now he was doing these shitty things without any cover.

It is too simple for Adrian to ask Jimmy Crane to leave the field. Cancel all tax incentives for the Astros, cancel team subsidies, etc. In less than half a year, the Astros will have to jump off the building. , Jimmy Crane doesn't want the team to go bankrupt, so he has to resell the team, otherwise it will be rotten in his hands.

Adrian looked at Song Yang, and his words were full of dissatisfaction with Jimmy Crane, "Houston needs to increase its popularity, the team is a city's business card, the Rockets brought me back an NBA championship, and I gave the space There are so many subsidies and discounts for the team, Jimmy Crane, that guy, takes more than 500 million dollars in tax incentives from me every year, and the results are getting worse and worse!"

Adrian is quite supportive of Houston's winning teams in major leagues. The team is the most famous business card to increase a city's popularity. The better the team's performance, the higher the city's popularity, and the more popularity and votes he will have in America, all of which complement each other.

As soon as the whistle blew, the exhibition game officially started, and Song Yang thought about Adrian's proposal.

(End of this chapter)