Sports Almighty King

Chapter 939 Fried Morey Squid

After hanging up the phone, Wang Fei hesitated a little.

He knew that his decision to allow Fertitta to attend his jersey retirement ceremony just now was a bit hasty.

Now that I am a public figure and an iconic superstar of Huaguo Sports, I have to be a little bit conscious.

If he finally chooses to attend the Rockets' jersey retirement ceremony, it may really cause an uproar in the country.

After much thought, Wang Fei decided that it would be better to give up attending the jersey retirement ceremony at the Rockets' home court.

Thinking of this, Wang Fei called Fertitta again.

The phone got through.

Fertitta also connected the phone immediately.

"Hello, Wang! Don't worry, your jersey retirement ceremony will be very grand. As long as the famous people in the history of the Rockets are alive, we will invite them here! We will remember your contribution to the Rockets!" Phil Tita said a little excitedly.

Wang Fei blinked, scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "Mr. Fertitta, thank you for your arrangement, but, you know, I am playing for Real Madrid now. After I agreed to your request, I looked at the schedule of Real Madrid and found out that the day after the jersey retirement ceremony you arranged for me, Real Madrid will have a La Liga game. If I attend the jersey retirement ceremony, I will not be able to catch up with this game. I called the manager Zinedine Zidane again, he didn't want me to miss this game, so I'm really sorry, I'm afraid I won't be able to attend the retirement ceremony of my jersey."

I can only find such a reason.

"God! If this is the case, it would be a pity." Fertitta said with a wry smile.

The jerseys are retired, and the players whose jerseys are retired don't go there themselves, so there is really no way to carry out the ceremony.

"Yes, I feel sorry too." Wang Fei said.

"It can't be that you have encountered some resistance?" Fertitta asked.

"No, no!" Wang Fei said.

"Wang, well, it seems that your jersey retirement ceremony can only be postponed." Fertitta said regretfully.

"Alright, maybe, we should find a better time." Wang Fei said.

"I can understand you," Fertitta said.

After hanging up the phone, Fertitta's expression turned completely gloomy.

He originally wanted to use the retired Wang Fei jersey as a breakthrough to improve the relationship with Huaguo.

But now, it seems that the calculation has failed.

It's really a pity.

"Fack! Damn it! I thought I finally saw the light, but unexpectedly, the gap that was only opened a little bit was blocked again." Fertitta cursed viciously.

Fertitta's granddaughter Molly came over to comfort her grandpa: "Don't be angry, dear grandpa, I said, you should make a decision early. However, you are always hesitating and indecisive. This is the time for Captain Rocket. The main reason for the passive situation!"

More than a year has passed since the Morey incident.

The turmoil has long subsided.

The perpetrator, Morey, has not been punished, so the Rockets are still facing the blockade of Huaguo.

Because of this incident, the Rockets suffered heavy losses.

Not only the business development plan in Huaguo had to be terminated, but many sponsors in Huaguo also terminated their cooperation.

Over a year, the Rockets lost billions of dollars.

The value of the Rocket Club has also dropped significantly.

Fertitta spent 22 billion to buy the rocket, but now, the market value of the rocket has fallen by hundreds of millions of dollars.

The deal cost Fertitta a lot.

Unfortunately, Fertitta didn't dare to fire Morey after the incident happened.

Because the Americans do not agree to do so.

Morey has now become a thorn in the Rockets' body!

If the thorn is not removed, it will continue to hurt the Rockets.

"Molly, what do you think I should do?" Fertitta shrugged and said.

"Fire that guy! He has already cost you a lot of money! And your losses are still expanding! But, he is like a normal person! I think, just fire Morey, and pass the jersey retirement ceremony for Wang. This matter is good for Huaguo, maybe we will regain the Huaguo market!" Molly said.

Fertitta shook his head: "The league still supports that guy! Moreover, public opinion in our country also shows that if we fire that guy, we may be boycotted by domestic fans."

"You think too much, Grandpa! You kept that guy for so long, but the attendance at the Toyota Center is still very low! I didn't see any support from those loud American fans! On the contrary, it was because of that incident. LeBron, who has fallen into a vortex of public opinion and was boycotted by almost the entire United States, is still welcomed by countless people. Although he is old, his popularity remains high. Doesn’t this inspire you?” Molly said.

"However, if he is fired, maybe I will never find a more suitable general manager." Fertitta added.

"How? Don't you think that guy is doing well in the seat he's sitting in? I don't think so! We pay a hefty luxury tax every year, but we don't get any better results! We didn't even make it to the finals! Isn't it because of his incompetence? Grandpa, fire him! You will be rewarded!" Molly persuaded Fertitta again.

Fertitta hesitated for a long time.

He finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! I'll listen to you! I'm going to fire that guy! I can't stand him anymore. He's screwed everything up! He's made me so passive right now!"

"That's right! Grandpa, now, just call Morey and tell him that he has been fired." Molly said with a smile.

Fertitta grabbed his phone, and he found Morey's number.

At this moment, Morey has returned home, and he is sitting on the sofa in the living room enjoying a rare leisure time.

For more than a year, Morey has been under a lot of pressure.

He was quick to talk and made bad remarks for a while, which caused the entire NBA to fall into a big storm.Although he didn't lose his job because of it.

But he was still a little trembling.

He knew that his boss had probably pissed him off.

The reason why he hasn't been fired yet is because Fertitta is worried about being backlashed by domestic netizens in the United States.

More than a year has passed.

The Rockets' record is still tepid.

Although the record is not bad every year, and he has steadily entered the playoffs, but after all, he is still expected to study with the prince, and has no hope of winning the championship.

Morey knew that Fertitta was even more dissatisfied with him now.

He caused the boss to lose a lot of money, but he couldn't help the boss win the championship. For Fertitta, he is already a thorn in the side.

God knows when Fertitta will call himself and tell him he's fired!
Morey felt that there was a knife hanging above his forehead.

This knife might fall down at some point.

But at least for now, he is still sitting safely in the position of general manager of the Rockets.

May this day never come!
Morey was watching a TV show talking to his wife when his cell phone rang.

He glanced at the calling number and realized it was Fertitta calling.

Morey's heart tensed up inexplicably.

He quickly grabbed his cell phone and told his wife to answer the call.

He walked out of the house and came into the yard.

He answered the phone and said hello with a smile: "Mr. Fertitta, good evening! The weather is very nice tonight, isn't it?"

"Morey, I am now officially notifying you that you have been fired. Please go through the resignation procedures tomorrow and leave immediately!" Fertitta said bluntly without deviating.

Although Morey had known for a long time that the day when he would be fired was likely to come.

However, he was really notified by the boss, but it was still a bit difficult to accept.

"Mr. Fertitta, what did I do wrong? The agreement I signed with the club has not yet expired! If you forcibly fire me, I'm afraid you will have to pay me a large amount of compensation!" Morey said.

"What did you do wrong? You did everything wrong! You made me lose more than one billion dollars! You made me lose the largest Huaguo market, and you made the club fall into business difficulties! You said you did it wrong What? If you are sensible, you should take the initiative to resign! But, you didn't do that! Mr. Morey, you are a selfish person, you have no responsibility! I have had enough of you. Even if I have to pay you I also recognized a large amount of money. Your existence has seriously affected the development of the club! Of course I can no longer keep you!" Fertitta said.

Morey heard Fertitta yelling on the phone, and his scalp was a little numb.

He thought to himself, so Fertitta hates me so much!
"Mr. Fertitta, okay! If you want to fire me, I will accept your decision! I will go through the formalities tomorrow!" Morey said.

"Mr. Morey, thank you for your contributions to the Rockets over the years! I hope we can get together well!" Fertitta said, and hung up the phone.

Only Mo Lei was left alone in the wind.

He lost his job.

He has worked for the Rockets for more than ten years, and now he has to leave the club.

Thinking of this, Morey's heart felt a little empty.

"Darrell, what's the matter?" His wife chased him out.

"Nothing." Morey smiled reluctantly.

"There must be something big, or you wouldn't be so depressed," said the wife.

"Honey, I thought, I have some bad news for you. I'm unemployed. I just got fired by my boss," Morey said.

"Oh! God! Why did he do this? It's been more than a month, and I thought it was over! I didn't expect him to still hold grudges. This is terrible." The wife said with a sad face.

"Don't worry! After leaving the Rockets, I can still find a better job! I think this is not a problem at all!" Morey said with a forced smile.

"Darryl, I think you should apologize for that, and if you did, you might be able to avoid getting fired now," the wife said.

"No, no! That's impossible! If I apologize, I admit that it was my fault, I will be condemned by many people in the country, and I will have been fired by Fertitta at that time! So, the apology is Impossible!" Morey said stubbornly.

He frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Perhaps, I should send out the news that I was fired. In this way, if the public opinion generally supports me, maybe there is still room for things to turn around."

(End of this chapter)