Reinventing the Millennium

Fang Zhuo took some time out of his busy schedule to watch a Christmas game played by an icon of the Chinese men's basketball team, and returned to New York the next day.

Before he boarded the plane, he called Attorney Martin and asked the handy lawyer to find someone to keep an eye on the sale of the NBA team.

After Sina's acquisition, Yike's counterclaim, and handling of Mr. Ni's affairs, Attorney Martin has shown a side that makes Fang Zhuo extremely satisfied. He has considered whether to let him become his personal lawyer.

Of course, this will have to be done after the Changhong incident has passed.

On the evening of the 26th, Fang Zhuo, Yu Hong and their two assistants returned to New York, and there were scheduled media interviews tonight.

As soon as he got into the car, he received feedback from Martin on his mobile phone, including the sales history of NBA teams in recent years and the current team's sales intentions.

The Rockets were purchased by current owner Alexander for $85 million in 1993.

The acquisition price of the Timberwolves in 1994 was US$88 million, the New York Knicks were US$1.1 billion in 1994, the Warriors were US$119 million in 1995, and the Raptors were US$467 million in 1998.

The Nuggets received $450 million in 2000, the Grizzlies received $160 million in 2001, the SuperSonics received $200 million in 2001, and the Celtics received $360 million in 2002.

"Tsk, it's not cheap, but it doesn't seem to be as expensive as I thought."

Fang Zhuo showed the information to Xiao Yu: "I didn't expect that the Rockets have changed 7 owners. The New York Knicks had 1.1 billion US dollars 9 years ago. They are worthy of being a New York team."

Yu Hong glanced at it and said a little surprised: "There are many teams that want to sell. The Suns, Cavaliers, and SuperSonics all quoted around US$400 million, the Eagles quoted less than 300 million, and the Warriors finally Expensive, about 500 million."

Fang Zhuo thought for a while and commented: "The Suns' city is too hot, the Cavaliers and SuperSonics' cities are too small, the Hawks, oh, it is in Atlanta, not impressive, the Warriors are okay, they are over there in California. .”

"Mr. Fang, are you really determined to buy a team with your picky behavior?" Yu Hong felt like money was burning behind her when she heard this.

"Yao Ming said that I understand football. If someone asks me why I bought a team in the future, I will say that it was Yao who gave me the courage." Fang Zhuo said seriously, "After thinking about it, Houston, where the Rockets are located, is the best. , the city ranks high, but not that high, and the price won’t be that expensive.”

Yu Hong looked at her phone again: "The Rockets don't seem to have any intention to sell?"

"Alexander, the current boss of the Rockets, makes money from funds and stocks. I don't believe that such a person would be unmoved by a price higher than expected." Fang Zhuo raised his eyebrows, "It's okay not to sell. Anyway, I just want Yao Ming to find someone." For a team that wants to sell, tell them to raise the price to buy Yao Ming now that they have him, and then let Yao Ming test the waters of the transfer period as a free agent, just spend more time."

Yu Hong: "..."

If the boss wants to buy a team, the boss says he understands football. If the boss wants to buy Dayao, the boss is the boss.

Yu Hong can buy season tickets for the team, but she has never thought about controlling the fate of a team, and Mr. Fang just met Yao Ming... This is the purchasing power gap between herself and the rich Forbes!

"No more picking. This matter is settled. Once Yike is listed on the market, we will form a small team to try to buy the rocket." Fang Zhuo put away his mobile phone, closed his eyes and contemplated the media interview.

Yu Hong was about to nod when she suddenly realized something was wrong: "No, Mr. Fang, didn't you say it would take some time? Buy it as soon as it's on the market? It'll be on the market in a week."

"Well, because I found that the team is not as expensive as I thought, I will first sell 5% of Sina's shares to get early contacts, and then I will have almost the same stock in Yike. Then I will sell a little bit, and this money will be enough. Fang Zhuo didn't even open his eyes, "It just so happens that Sina can use this to create the best basketball content in the country. Now that Sohu has signed an official contract with the NBA, Sina will grab it next year."

Yike is going to be listed, so first sell your Sina shares to buy a gift to celebrate...Sina really thanks you.

Yu Hong didn't say this out loud. This gift was now not only related to equipment procurement, but also related to the domestic portal... This was in line with the boss's behavior. One thing could not wait to play the role of four things.

She turned the topic to the listing: "Tonight is a domestic media interview, right?"

"It's from the China Securities Journal. I didn't expect that they could actually send reporters here. They are quite willing to spend money. Then I arranged for them to stay at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel yesterday." Fang Zhuo replied, "Domestic Some media wanted to interview over the phone, but I refused, but when the reporter came here, I was too embarrassed not to see him, and I also know their editor-in-chief."

He asked again: "Why don't you come with me tonight? I've been interviewed a lot recently and I have a headache when I see the camera."

Yu Hong shook her head: "I have arranged a meeting in the evening before boarding the plane."

"Hard work." Fang Zhuo opened his eyes and smiled at the marketing director.

"Both each other." Yu Hong also felt that doing too many interviews would make her tired.

The car driving to the Time Warner Center fell silent, both of them silently relieving themselves from the fatigue of the two-day round trip flight.

…

"Mr. Fang, I'm glad to see you. Yike is about to go public. How do you feel?"

"Happy."

"Why are you so happy?"

"?"

Under the camera, Fang Zhuo showed a dumbfounded smile: "I'm so happy. When you asked the question, could you not add 'what' at the end?"

The reporter from China was obviously a little nervous. She apologized and continued to ask: "What message do you have for the readers in China who care about you and Yike?"

After hearing these questions, Fang Zhuo already knew that this was just a chat. He blinked and said, "I just hope to provide consumers with better products. This has always been Yike's purpose."

"Then what will Yike do next?"

"After Yike completes its listing, it will give the country a gift."

…

Boom, boom, boom.

"Open the door, hey, open the door, Mr. Ji, we know you are at home."

Boom, boom, boom.

"Open the door, Mr. Ji, our Changhong people are here to find you."

Boom, boom, boom.

In Room 502 of Apartment 16 on 17th Street in midtown Manhattan, Ji Longfen, the president of APEX Company, half-crouched at the door without even daring to take a breath, waiting for the people outside to leave.

Soon, there was a whisper of discussion outside, followed by footsteps moving away.

Ji Longfen took a look through the peephole and breathed a sigh of relief. He never expected that someone from Changhong could actually find this address.

It seemed that he couldn't stay in this situation anymore and had to change places. He didn't believe that Ni Runfeng could stay in New York for a long time, so he just wanted to let Changhong go through the normal legal procedures.

Ji Longfen thought for a moment and decided to move to Chinatown.

There are more yellow skins there, and it will be easier to get around.

…

The next day, the empty room 502 welcomed visitors again.

The Changhong team led by Ni Runfeng was extremely shocked to find that the address they finally found from Wal-Mart was no longer valid, and the APEX boss was completely missing.

Ni Runfeng said to lawyer Martin in disappointment: "Mr. Martin, alas, it's even harder to find Mr. Ji now, but the legal process is so long, what should I do?"

Lawyer Martin spread his hands and said: "Mr. Ni, I think there is no need to hesitate. We can sue directly. Of course we can communicate with him in private. Mr. Fang will help, but we have to take action on both sides."

Ni Runfeng nodded helplessly, and the gloom in his heart became heavier. Time waits for no time. It seems that this trip may not solve any problems. Accountability and persecution from domestic groups will be difficult to avoid.