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Chapter 1204 The New Boss Assumes Three Fires (Part [-])
"It turns out that this is the team's base. Although it is a bit far from the city center, the environment here is still very good~"

After officially becoming the owner of the Clippers, Ballmer first came to the team base accompanied by the general manager of the team and others, and visited it.

After all, everything here already belongs to Ballmer.

"How long is our contract with the Staples Center~?!"

Ballmer suddenly asked about the director of team operations.

"The current contract is due to expire next season. In the past, we usually started to prepare for the contract renewal with the venue one year before the contract expired~"

The head of operations replied.

"That is to say, after the next season is over, we will discuss the contract renewal with the Staples Center, right~?!"

Ballmer continued to ask.

"That's it~"

The operations director nodded and said.

"I am dissatisfied with you, when I visited the Staples Center before, when I saw the golden championship banners above the arena, and when I saw the jerseys of those retired famous players, I felt that there was nothing there. It does not belong to the Clippers, that is the territory of the Lakers, even though we rent the venue, but we do not get any benefits related to the venue~”

Ballmer spoke to the crowd.

"I hate the feeling of being dependent on others. In order to give the Clippers a real sense of belonging and a home of their own, I am planning to build a stadium that only belongs to the Clippers in the future. Maybe he's not far from the team's base, maybe somewhere else, but not at Staples!!"

Ballmer continued.

"The construction of a new stadium requires the approval of the government and the approval of the NBA. There are many procedures to go through. We may not be able to do these things in a short time~!!!"

The general manager on the side said in a more cautious tone.

"You don't need to remind me of these words, I understand~, so I just asked about the length of our contract with the Staples Center. In view of the current situation, the construction of the new arena will be put on hold~, and we will rent it first Staples Center~”

Ballmer responded with a forceful tone.

"Let's go~ let's go in and have a look~"

Lan Shengli continued to speak.

The crowd followed behind and continued to accompany them.

"No, the lights in the training hall are a bit dim~ and need to be refurbished~"

"This big sign looks too abrupt here. If it is moved away, it seems that I don't know where to put it. Let's renovate it first~"

"The area of ​​the swimming pool needs to be expanded, it's too small, the same goes for the gym, it seems that the ventilation is not very good, we must give the players the best training environment~!!"

While inspecting the team base, Ballmer put forward "guiding suggestions".

As a boss worth tens of billions, he is rich and willful.

"Reserve this office for me, I want to work here~!!"

Ballmer is not only willing to spend money for the team, but also willing to spend time for the team. For a big man like Ballmer, willing to spend time is more realistic than willing to spend money.

After all, these big guys have rich and colorful retirement lives, and they have a very high control and utilization rate of time. Therefore, it is really rare to be able to spend so much time on the team.

"Well~, the food is still very good. If the team's nutritionist is not enough, you can find me, and I can recruit Microsoft's nutritionist~"

Ballmer soon came to the restaurant at the base again, looked at the dazzling array of meals, and said.

"These are only available during the season. Usually, we don't often eat these~"

The person in charge of the restaurant said to Ballmer.

"Yes, we must separate the athletes' meals from the meals of other employees. Players should eat what those players eat, and others should eat normal meals~"

Ballmer said, put on a disposable glove, picked up a squid ring, and ate it.

"Well~, the taste is not bad, it would be more perfect if it was saltier, the players tend to sweat, and eating more salt will recover faster~"

Ballmer responded.

The new boss is really meticulous.

After visiting all the places in the base, Ballmer immediately opened an impromptu meeting in the large conference room.

"Do you know where I feel the deepest after visiting this circle~?!"

Ballmer asked the crowd at the meeting.

Maybe it was because they were afraid of guessing wrong, so everyone heard it, but they didn't answer.

"What impresses me the most is our wall of honor. It is indeed too pitiful and shabby. Although the history of the team is very short, if we continue to develop according to the current thinking, then 20 years later, 30 years later, the Clippers The team is still standing still and stagnating~!!, I think that is my failure~!!"

Ballmer said in a serious tone.

"Just like I said when I gave a speech at the Staples Center, I want to change the Clippers and make the Clippers a century-old team, an enduring team~!!"

Ballmer continued.

The general manager and the others listened with a little nervous expression on their faces. After all, they were only talking about changes. Apart from the refurbishment of some hardware facilities, there seemed to be no other changes.

"In order to avoid such a situation, in order to allow the Clippers to have a better development prospect and direction, I will make adjustments to some key positions of the management~"

Soon, Ballmer said.

It seems that in addition to updating the hardware, Ballmer is also planning to work on the "software".

The general manager and others were a little panicked when they heard this.

No one, it seems, is safe with new boss Ballmer.

"Of course, everyone, don't put yourself in danger because of what I said. You continue your daily work. After all, it is very close to the start of the new season. You work well and have the value of staying in the team. , I will naturally keep you, there is no doubt about it, so, everyone, work hard~!!, the future of the Clippers, and the future of each of you, is very bright~!!"

Ballmer continued to speak in a soothing tone.

The general manager and others may be able to breathe a sigh of relief after listening.

But for those former direct descendants of Sterling, when they heard Ballmer say such words, they must still be very disturbed. After all, if Ballmer investigates in detail, those direct descendants will soon surfaced.

"Okay, everyone go to your own business~, I still need to continue to get familiar with this place, just leave the general manager alone with me~, you all go back to your respective jobs~"

Ballmer continued.

(End of this chapter)