Chapter 331 Jordan Wants to Buy a Team

On the second day after the celebration, at 9 a.m., Ringo Wells replaced Ben Wallace and announced his entry into the free market.

At the same time, on behalf of Hu Weidong, he announced that he would break out of the contract and become a restricted free agent to test the free market.

Hu Weidong's contract with the Knicks is 2+1, with a player option in the last year.

As for other teams, although the trade window has not yet opened, many players have announced their entry into the free market.

For example, glove Gary Payton, mailman Karl Malone, these are the biggest stars among them.

In addition, many of the players in the 1996 class became restricted free agents.

For example, Kobe Bryant's 3+1 contract has a player option in the last year. He can choose to enter the free market this year.

Of course, Kobe has not made an announcement yet because the Lakers are negotiating with him about a contract extension.

There are also Iverson, Camby, Marbury, etc., who are all restricted free agents, but they have not yet announced their entry into the free market. They are all negotiating contracts with the team. If the contract cannot be negotiated, they will definitely enter free agency. market.

This group of stars in 1996 were highly sought after by the market. Even if Iverson and Kobe did not announce their entry into the free market, their agents received calls from many teams. Of course, the trading window has not yet opened, and all this is done in secret.

At the same time, many player names appeared on the Knicks' shelves. Billups, Charlie Ward, Wang Zhizhi, and Rick Bronson, a total of four players. Plus Hu Weidong and Ben Wallace, six players are leaving the team.

At the same time, Larry Johnson announced his retirement, and with him, there were seven.

Auntie's career lasted only eight years, two years less than her previous life. This was because he made a lot of money following Zhao Dong. He was now a billionaire and no longer wanted to play with a basic salary of hundreds of thousands.

Nearly half of the players are on the shelves. The Knicks, who have just completed the defense of their dynasty, have become a player supermarket. The management immediately received a large number of phone calls asking for prices.

Ben Wallace has shown strong defensive energy in the Knicks. Although his opportunities in the playoffs have decreased, he has still become a target pursued by many teams.

These teams include championship teams like the Lakers and Spurs, because they need iron-blooded defensive talents like Ben Wallace to withstand Zhao Dong's terrifying impact.

Ben Wallace is a free agent, so Ringo Wells is getting a lot of calls right away,

Contracts were issued directly.

He rushed to Ben Wallace's house early in the morning, told him the relevant news, and discussed the ball market he wanted to go to.

"Ben, the Spurs are offering US$35 million over five years, the Lakers are US$32 million over four years, the Heat are US$31 million over five years, and the Pistons are US$22 million over four years. You Where do you want to go?”

Ben Wallace's head was dizzy, and he began to plan who would pay the highest price, but he couldn't figure it out after much calculation.

Ringo Wells quickly said: "The Lakers have the highest salary, with an average annual salary of eight million US dollars, and the last year is a team option. I suggest you go to the Lakers or Heat, these are big markets. The Spurs market is too small, you Looking at the ticket price for this finals, it’s not even one-tenth of the Knicks’ price, so players rely on a share of ticket revenue for the playoffs.”

"Then go to the Lakers."

Big Ben nodded repeatedly. In this playoff, he received millions of dollars from the Knicks, which was higher than his salary in the past three years combined.

He blocked the Heat because the Lakers market is bigger and their strength is higher. He can play in more playoffs and get more money. The Heat may not be able to make money in the first round.

"Okay, I'll notify the Lakers right away. Just wait until you sign a big contract." Ringo Wells said with a smile.

Los Angeles, Lakers headquarters, Jerry West soon received a call from Wells, telling him that he was ready to sign.

West is very happy. Although Ben Wallace plays the fifth position and has some conflicts with O'Neal's position, he is very small and occupies limited space. In many cases, O'Neal shoots two meters away from the basket. With his hands, the big book can just fill the space under the basket, and it is more guaranteed to protect the basket and grab rebounds.

With the addition of Ben Wallace, he has made up for a weakness in the Lakers' inside line. O'Neal will focus on offense and Ben will focus on defense. One offense and one defense. The Lakers' inside combination will reach the top level in the league, and the Lakers will also become a true general manager. Championship level team.

Of course, what he wants most is that he failed to get the postman Karl Malone last time. This time the postman is already a free man. He can join whichever team he wants, without any obstacles.

He has contacted Postman's agent Philier and offered him a two-year, $21 million contract, which the other party is still considering.

The Lakers are currently negotiating a contract with Kobe. He is preparing a super-large contract worth 70 million yuan in 7 years. I believe Kobe will be satisfied.

Therefore, the Lakers not only have no salary space, but also have to pay a very high luxury tax. The contract given to the Postman is the largest contract he can afford after discussing it with his boss Buss.

Therefore, now he is actually waiting for a reply from the Postman. If the Postman joins the Lakers, Ben Wallace will give up.

In addition, he is also interested in Billups and has already asked the Knicks about the price.

He wanted to trade Fisher and two role players for Billups, but the Knicks refused, so he had to find another way.

Ringwells took care of Da Ben's side, and he began to handle the transaction between Da Zhi and Hu Weidong.

Both of these two people are still under contract. They have only played one year, and Hu Weidong has only played two. So all he can do is contact the teams they want to go to and strive for some initiative. They cannot let the Knicks trade them out casually. .

He can still influence the Knicks management on this point, because Zhao Dong is also his player, and it is impossible for the management not to give him some face.

Just relying on Zhao Dong, he is now considered a top agent in the league, and he still has face.

At eleven o'clock that morning, Zhao Dong was about to go to the Storm Fund headquarters to have lunch with Lindsay when he received a call from Jordan.

"Hey, Mr. Jordan, do you have a problem with me?" Zhao Dong said with a smile.

"Okay, Feilong, stop playing around. I've been waiting for you for several days. Did you forget your promise to me? Do you have time to talk to me now?"

Jordan said helplessly.

"Okay, let's talk about how to be the boss." Zhao Dong smiled.

"I'll arrange a place right away. Just wait for my call." Jordan said excitedly.

"OK." Zhao Dong said.

In the hotel room, after hanging up the phone, Jordan said to the agent David Falk next to him: "David, he agreed, arrange a place immediately, and ask for a better venue."

"ok."

David Falk was also very happy and suggested: "I happen to have a good relationship with the Heat owner Mr. Mitch Arison. We can borrow a yacht from him. What do you think, Michael?"

"Of course that's good." Jordan smiled.

Mitch Arison is a well-known billionaire. His family runs the world's largest Carnival Cruise Line listed company. The company has a market value of tens of billions of dollars, his personal wealth reaches billions of dollars, and his family wealth is countless.

After Jordan agreed, David Falk immediately contacted Mitch Arison.

The headquarters of Carnival Cruise Line is in New York, and Arison also stays in New York all year round. After receiving a call from Falk and hearing that it was Jordan hosting Zhao Dong, he immediately agreed.

Jordan then called Zhao Dong again.

"Feilong, I have arranged a good place to ensure you have the best enjoyment..."

"yacht?"

Zhao Dong was already on his way to Wall Street and was startled when he heard this.

"Yes, I'll give you the address. This is the Arison family's private dock." Jordan said.

"ok."

"By the way, Feilong, Mr. Arison said he would be in charge of this party and asked if Mrs. Lindsay could be invited to attend?" Jordan said suddenly.

"I'm almost at the Storm Fund headquarters. I'll ask you first and then let you know." Zhao Dong said.

"ok."

Jordan hung up the phone, nodded to David Falk, and the two immediately left the room.

"By the way, David, Mr. Arison helped us arrange this party, and he also wants to see Mrs. Lindsay. What is his plan?"

Jordan asked after entering the elevator.

David Falk said: "I have been paying attention to the Wall Street Journal. During this period, there has been news that the Storm Fund is bearish on the market outlook. This is completely opposite to Wall Street's bullish outlook on the market. Recently, Wall Street has also been bearish on the Storm Fund, and the Storm Fund has also been bearish. It is true that tens of billions of redemptions occurred in a short period of time, and the situation is not good for the Storm Fund."

Jordan said in surprise: "You mean there may be problems with the storm? Will it affect Nike?"

David Falk shook his head and said: "Storm controls a market value of hundreds of billions, and the redemption amount of tens of billions is not large. As long as the redemption speed can be controlled, the impact will not be great. After all, Storm's return rate is much higher. Compared with the broader market, it is also higher than other investment funds and investment banks.”

"Then Mr. Arison approached Mrs. Lindsay to invest in Storm?" Jordan asked.

At this time, the first floor arrived. The two left the elevator and came to the hotel door. The car they called was already parked there. The driver put the luggage and drove away.

In the car, David Falk continued the topic and said: "I can't guess exactly what Mr. Arison means, but Storm Fund is one of the top investment funds on Wall Street. He wants to meet a financial tycoon like Mrs. Lindsay. , it’s not surprising, who doesn’t want to be on the line with the Storm? Me too.”

He turned to say: "So Michael, this meeting with Fei Long needs to be more serious. This is a very good opportunity."

"Of course." Jordan nodded.

By this time, Zhao Dong had arrived at the Wall Street Storm Fund headquarters in Manhattan.

"Hi boss."

"Hello."

Entering the headquarters, everyone who saw him immediately greeted him.

"Avial, Jordan asked me to discuss something. He lent Arison, the owner of the Heat, a yacht. He is the owner of Carnival Cruise Line. Mitch Arison wants to see you. Do you want to go?"

Coming to Lindsay's office, Zhao Dong asked.

"now?"

"Yes, they are preparing lunch, and then they will go out to sea, and we can fish." Zhao Dong smiled.

"Okay, I'll go with you." Lindsay smiled.

"Why don't we buy a private yacht?" Zhao Dong suddenly said.

Lindsay was very interested when he heard it, and immediately had a lot of ideas in his mind. He said happily: "Buy another island and create our own private world. We can build an airport and pier on the island, as well as gardens and Playground…”

Zhao Dong laughed and said, "It's up to you."

At one o'clock, the two people and a dozen bodyguards arrived at the Arison family's private dock.

A very luxurious and very large private yacht was docked at the pier. The yacht was more than a hundred meters long and was very conspicuous.

Some people were waiting by the dock, including Jordan and David Falk, as well as Heat owner Mitch Arison.

"Welcome Mrs. Lindsay and Mr. Zhao Dong..."

Zhao Dong and Lindsay got out of the car, and Arison and others immediately came to greet them. Mitch Arison said particularly politely.

"Sorry to bother Mr. Arison." Zhao Dong said politely.

Lindsay nodded slightly in response.

After exchanging pleasantries, Arison ushered everyone on board.

Before boarding the boat, Zhao Dong stopped to look at the yacht.

When Arison saw Zhao Dong's interest, he was very happy and immediately stopped to introduce the information about the yacht.

"It's called the Rolls. It was built in 1991 and took 30 months to complete. It is 125 meters long, has five decks, and weighs more than 11,000 tons. In addition to one hundred and twenty crew members and thirty bartenders, In addition to the staff, it can accommodate fifty guests. There is a 20-meter by 12-meter swimming pool, a cinema, a sauna, a massage room, a dance hall, a game room, etc., and a helipad..."

"How much is it worth? What level does it belong to in the world?" Zhao Dong asked.

"Seventy-five million US dollars is a world-class private yacht, but there is still a certain gap between it and the top private yacht." Arison said with a smile.

"Wow, this is already worth a small NBA team." Jordan said in surprise.

Zhao Dong smiled and said: "Mr. Daolan bought the Knicks two years ago, but it was not at this price."

"Now that the Knicks have completed their dynasty, and the current asset prices are very high, its market value has reached at least 400 million U.S. dollars. James has made double the profit, six or seven times."

Arison was envious.

Jordan said: "Feilong, you made a lot of money on the New York Jets, right?"

"If the U.S. stock market goes up, the market value will increase several times." Zhao Dong said with a nonchalant expression.

Jordan smacked his lips, becoming more and more eager to become the boss of a team.

"Mr. Arison, how much is a top-notch private yacht worth?" Zhao Dong asked again.

"That's hard to say. Generally speaking, top-level private yachts are over 150 meters long, have at least six decks, and are worth at least 100 million US dollars. The best ones are probably 200 to 300 million US dollars," Alison said.

"Two to three hundred million dollars?"

Zhao Dong nodded, and he directly ignored the price of 100 million US dollars.

"Feilong, do you want to buy a yacht? This is a good idea. Owning a top-notch private yacht is perfectly suitable for traveling around the world."

Arison laughed.

"That's exactly what I thought." Zhao Dong smiled.

"I think so too, but it's a pity that I have no money." Jordan secretly said beside him.

Several people boarded the yacht, visited it first, and then sat down on the fourth deck. The bartender began to prepare lunch.

After a while, lunch was ready and everyone started eating.

After finishing the meal, the waiter served desserts and drinks.

Jordan didn't want to eat, so he asked with some urgency: "Feilong, what did you say?"

Zhao Dong thought for a while and said: "Last year, Paul Allen spent 70 million US dollars to acquire the Trail Blazers, and he also made a profit."

"The Trail Blazers want to sell?" Jordan cheered up.

Zhao Dong shook his head and smiled: "You are overthinking. He is so rich. The boss of Microsoft is worth tens of billions of dollars. He just acquired the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. How can he sell the Trail Blazers?"

"Paul is much richer than me." Arison laughed.

"Feilong, who is rich, you or Paul Allen?" Jordan asked curiously.

Zhao Dong chuckled and did not answer the question.

His personal assets are mainly domestic Julong Investment Company and Feilong Sports Company, as well as 45% of the shares of Storm Fund, but the bulk of his personal assets are tens of billions of personal investment income in Storm Fund, as well as the income of Storm Fund.

The income of the Storm Fund includes subscription fees, profit sharing, etc.

Feng Feng has made nearly 200 billion U.S. dollars for clients in the past two years. The 25% profit sharing alone is as high as nearly 50 billion U.S. dollars. When including other income, it reaches more than 60 billion U.S. dollars. Zhao Dong and Lindsay own 60% of the equity. From this money, more than 30 billion can be divided.

However, the investment funds of Storm Fund entered the United States in other ways and were not recorded in his name. The same was true for Lindsay's, and the shares of Storm Fund were not directly recorded in the names of the two of them. Through various methods They were held indirectly, so on the surface, the money had nothing to do with them, and his and Lindsay's assets were not very large.

Baijulong Investment and Feilong Sports are both unlisted companies, and neither the media nor Forbes can find out how much assets they have.

According to data released by Forbes last year, his assets were US$3.5 billion, while Lindsay's was US$1.8 billion. Neither of them was very eye-catching on the world's richest list, and did not enter the top 50.

Of course, this year will definitely be different, because Feilong Sports indirectly holds Nike shares. Even if Feilong Sports does not publish a report, its valuation will be very high, and his and Lindsay's net worth will skyrocket.

Seeing that Zhao Dong didn't answer, Jordan wisely stopped asking and asked, "So which teams are for sale now?"

Zhao Dongdao: "The first team is the Dallas Mavericks. The second team is the Cleveland Cavaliers. The third team is the Denver Nuggets. The fourth team is the Boston Celtics. The big owners of these teams all want to sell. We learned about the team from relevant investment banks.

In addition, there are some teams that are willing to sell part of their shares. Some have major shareholders selling part of their shares, and some have small owners selling shares, such as the Wizards and Jazz. "

Jordan immediately said: "Feilong, I want to be the big boss, you said you would help me."

Zhao Dong smiled, looked at Jordan who looked expectant, and asked, "How much money can you spend now?"

"Fifty million dollars, that's all I have," Jordan said.

"This money was enough to buy the Knicks two or three years ago, but now it's not enough to buy a small team." Zhao Dong said.

"Feilong, I can use my share of the MJ brand as collateral for Nike, what do you think?" Jordan said while glancing at Lindsay.

But Lindsay ignored their conversation and sat under a sun umbrella with her back to them admiring the sea view while drinking a drink.

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