Chapter 346 Leslie Cheung’s Concert

"Feilong, the contract is signed and the league has approved it. Now the Mavericks are mine and I am the owner of the NBA team."

At 10 o'clock in the evening on August 18, Jordan called, his tone was extremely excited.

"How much?" Zhao Dong asked.

"$275 million." Jordan said excitedly.

"Roughly the same."

Zhao Dong said something that puzzled Jordan.

Because in his previous life, Mark Cuban spent $280 million to buy the Mavericks, which is about the same price as Jordan.

Two or three years ago, when he and Lindsay bought the New York Jets, they would have probably cost at most 30 million U.S. dollars, an increase of nine times. The inflated price of American assets is truly terrifying.

Now he can be sure that Jordan will not come back for a second time.

In his previous life, Jordan came back for the second time because the major shareholder of the Wizards deceived him, saying that he would transfer the equity to him and make him the major shareholder of the Wizards. However, after he gave up his status as a minority shareholder and came back, he discovered that he had been deceived.

In this life, Jordan completely owns the Mavericks and will never give up his equity.

And Zhao Dong doesn't want Jordan to come back for the second time. The last time Jordan came back to the Wizards, those two seasons actually dragged down his career results.

In the NBA, the trade freeze period has long been opened, and the Knicks have completed a series of transactions.

Ben went to the Lakers, Daza went to the Mavericks, Billoo went to the Pistons, Hu Weidong went to the Wizards, Rick Bronson went to the Grizzlies, Charlie Ward went to Houston, and everyone who wanted to leave was gone.

In addition, Daba also completed a contract with the Bulls and officially joined the NBA.

At the end of August, Neil Grant passed Zhao Dong a team roster.

Zhao Dong, Danny Fordson, Barkley, Kevin Willis, Gary Trent, Latrell Sprewell, Ginobili, Jerry Stackhouse, these are the eight possessors Players with guaranteed contracts.

"Feilong, you took Wang away, and Ben also left. Now we don't have a good inside line. Barkley's status in the new season is unclear. He is too old. You may want to go inside."

Grant then called.

"I'm OK,

You can play any position. " Zhao Dong said.

In the past, the most important reason why he moved to the outside was because at that time, the team still belonged to Ewing. Ewing did not have the ball rights for him in the inside. But now the team belongs to him, and he does not care at all about playing inside or outside.

"Okay, you and Danny Fordson will be the starting combination inside, with Barkley and Willis on the bench. Gary Trent is on the forward line. There is no good choice. I will bring in a backup small forward. On the back line , Madman and Stackhouse started, and Ginobili came on the bench. What do you think of this lineup?" Grant asked.

"Okay, you can figure out the lineup. I'm only responsible for playing." Zhao Dong said with a smile.

"That's great, don't worry, Feilong, I will try my best to strengthen the lineup. Several veterans have contacted the team, and I will look to strengthen the front line." Grant smiled.

"What's our boss's attitude?" Zhao Dong asked.

"You mean luxury tax? Mr. Dowland's attitude is consistent. As long as the team needs it, he can pay enough luxury tax." Grant smiled.

"Not bad." Zhao Dong was very satisfied.

He was originally worried that if the Knicks became a dynasty, the owner might not want to spend money. If that happened, he would choose to leave the Knicks and go to a team with championship dreams. As it is now, that would be the best. .

The lineup for the new season, based on the current eight guaranteed contracts, has exceeded the salary cap and will definitely have to pay luxury tax this season.

On August 19, Zhang Guorong called Zhao Dong and said that he was planning to hold a concert in Beijing on September 8.

"Congratulations, Brother Rong, how are you doing recently?" Zhao Dong asked with a smile.

"It couldn't be better, haha!" Zhang Guorong laughed.

"Well, I hope your concert will be a success. By the way, prepare more tickets for me." Zhao Dong said with a smile.

"No problem." Zhang Guorong smiled.

Within two days, Leslie Cheung and his team arrived in Beijing and began preparing for the concert.

The venue he decided on was the Beijing Workers' Stadium, which could accommodate 16,000 people.

Zhao Dong treated Zhang Guorong to dinner on the day he arrived, and the two talked about Mei Yanfang.

Zhao Dongdao: "She is in good condition. After all, there is no cancer and she has almost recovered, but she still needs to rest to prevent recurrence.

Now the vaccine has entered the final critical period and is about to be launched. As long as the vaccine is released and the vaccine is injected, the occurrence of cervical cancer can basically be guaranteed to be avoided. "

"Great!" Zhang Guorong said happily.

"Her sister's condition is better than before, but after all, it has been ten years. Recovery is impossible, only relief." Zhao Dong said.

"This is already good."

Zhang Guorong sighed: "In her family, her sister is the only one who loves her, the others..."

"When you have time, go to the United States to accompany her. I remember you said that when you are forty, if she doesn't marry you, you marry her. It's a youthful promise, don't forget it." Zhao Dong said with a smile.

Leslie Cheung smiled, nodded and said, "I often talk to her on the phone. I will fly over after the concert."

Time entered September 1999.

"Feilong, Mr. Arum and I have been negotiating with Lewis and Holyfield, and now we just have to sign the contract. What do you think?"

On the 3rd, Ringo Wells called and asked Zhao Dong about the boxing match.

Zhao Dong had already considered it and said, "Let's arrange it at the end of this month."

Wells said: “Holyfield now holds the WBA/IBF heavyweight world title and two gold belts among the four major boxing organizations.

Lennox Lewis currently holds the heavyweight world boxing title of the WBC among the four major boxing organizations, and the heavyweight world boxing title of the secondary IBO boxing organization. The weight of the titles is slightly different. "

At this point, he asked: "Feilong, who do you want to fight?"

Zhao Dong said without hesitation: "Holyfield."

"OK, I will arrange to sign a contract with the other party immediately." Wells said.

In New York, Holyfield quickly received the news that Zhao Dong had selected him and he was ecstatic.

In March of this year, he and Lewis completed a world boxing championship match involving two WBA/IBF gold belts at Madison Square Garden. It ended in a draw and he retained both gold belts.

But that boxing match, which lasted for twelve rounds, made him questionable.

Because Lewis always had the upper hand, the world's public opinion and media were very angry, thinking that the female referee Williams had favored him. It was generally believed that this was a typical act of fraud and bribery.

He felt very wronged because he did not bribe the female referee at all.

Therefore, he has always hoped to get this boxing match with Zhao Dong.

Zhao Dong is very well-known. Although he is not a professional boxer, he has defeated Tyson and has a high reputation in the professional boxing world. If he can beat him, he can prove himself again.

Of course, he did not hang himself on the tree called Zhao Dong.

While negotiating with Zhao Dong, his team was also negotiating with Lewis. Both parties wanted to complete a boxing championship match again this year to determine the ownership of the three major world boxing organization gold belts and a second-level gold belt.

On the other end, Lewis, who was in London, was disappointed.

Zhao Dong fighting Holyfield means that not only is he unable to fight Zhao Dong, he also cannot fight Holyfield this year.

On the 4th, the news of the World Boxing Championship was officially announced.

Zhao Dong once again competes in the professional boxing world, and his opponent is a world-famous heavyweight boxing champion like Holyfield who holds two major titles. You can imagine the shock caused.

After all, he has only fought one professional boxing match before. Although Tyson is the most destructive world boxing champion, his strength has declined and he cannot represent the strength of a real world boxing champion. But this time is different. Holyfield holds two world titles from the four major organizations.

Regarding the prediction of the outcome of this boxing match, world public opinion and the media have given their own answers, and they are basically not optimistic about Zhao Dong.

The reason is also simple. Zhao Dong has no time to train at all. The last time he fought with Tyson, he exposed his weak technical skills. But when he meets Holyfield, a boxing champion who likes to cuddle, he will not be able to fight like Tyson. , it is impossible to win.

When the media found Tyson in New York and asked him about his attitude towards the fight, Tyson said: "I was too impulsive last time. Feilong kept provoking me, which made me lose my cool. This was the key to my failure. Reason, if I do it again, I won’t necessarily lose.

I have not stopped training recently. I am looking forward to stepping into the ring again and fighting Feilong again. If I have the chance, I will beat him to wash away my shame.

For this fight, I am optimistic about Holyfield. There is no doubt that he is very calm. Feilong's provocation is useless. He was angered by Holyfield's tactics, and then I am sure he will bite Holyfield's ear. . "

"This idiot! He's so brainless. Where does he stand?"

After seeing Tyson’s interview, Holyfield wanted to rush to Tyson’s house and beat him up.

The New York Times reporter contacted Zhao Dong through Ringo Wells and conducted a telephone interview.

"Feilong, Lewis and Holyfield, why did you choose the latter?" the reporter asked.

"Because Holyfield is getting old soon. If he doesn't fight, it will be too late," Zhao Dong said.

"..."

The reporter over there was stunned for a long time and didn't respond. It was obvious that Zhao Dong's answer was beyond his expectation and caught him off guard.

"Oh, Feilong, how confident are you that you can beat Holyfield? Who do you think will cause him more trouble between him and Tyson?"

The reporter asked again immediately after reacting.

"It's him." Zhao Dong said.

"Oh, you think Holyfield is stronger?" the reporter asked.

Zhao Dongdao: "After all, Tyson did not conduct professional training in the past few years, and his strength has declined a lot, while Holyfield is still at his peak.

Moreover, my strengths are better at dealing with Tyson's style, but Holyfield hugs too much, which Tyson doesn't like, and I don't like this style either. I think his style of fighting will also cause more trouble to me. Troubled. "

"Are you offended by Holyfield's hugging tactics?" the reporter asked.

"I will control myself." Zhao Dong said.

"If you can't control it, will you bite the other person's ear like Tyson?" the reporter asked.

"Of course not, I'm afraid I will choose to kick him over." Zhao Dong said.

Zhao Dong’s interview made the headlines of the New York Times the next day, and the New York Times expanded on his words:

"Obviously, Feilong was joking. However, from his attitude, he did not approve of Holyfield's hugging tactics. He believed that Holyfield did not live up to his name. He thought it was a disgusting tactic."

Holyfield immediately fought back. When interviewed by a live news program on New York TV, he said: "Any tactic is legitimate as long as it is not a foul. The use of tactics is part of the boxing match and part of the strength. Feilong's attack on me Blaming is a weak thing to do and I don't agree with what he said. Of course, I don't agree with his strength either. I mean boxing strength.

At the same time, I also want to say, even if I am so old that I am lying in bed, I can still kill you! "

When he said the last sentence, he pointed at the camera and stared at the camera fiercely, like a lion looking for food to devour, with an extremely ferocious aura.

Zhao Dong has increased his training time during this period. He conducts high-quality practical training every day, and his skills and boxing experience are improving.

Of course, no matter how advanced his skills and experience are, he is still far from being able to compare with the top world boxing champions like Holyfield.

On the 8th, Leslie Cheung’s Beijing concert was held as scheduled.

There were countless celebrities from Hong Kong who came to support the event, including the entire backstage, including the Four Heavenly Kings.

Tan and Zhang have been competing for supremacy for many years. This time, even Principal Tan is a guest singer and will sing a song with Zhang Guorong.

Zhao Dong took a hundred tickets from Zhang Guorong. Apart from his own use, the rest were given to the young people in Sanbu Lao Hutong.

Although the ticket prices for Leslie Cheung's concerts are not high, much lower than Faye Wong's, they are still very expensive for ordinary people. The young people were overjoyed to get Zhao Dong's tickets.

At half past six, after dinner, Zhao Dong took Lindsay, many bodyguards, and the small neighbors in five prepared minibuses, preparing to go to the Workers' Stadium.

Lindsay felt very fresh when she sat in the minibus, because she had never sat in such a car before. There was a lot of space on top, bigger than a Rolls-Royce, but it was a bit cramped after sitting down and her legs were a little longer.

"Is everyone here yet? Let's go when everyone is here!"

Zhao Dong stood at the door of the car like a ticket seller and shouted.

"It's all done," someone replied.

"wait a minute!"

Just as he was about to start, someone shouted from behind.

"Brother Dong, Brother Dacheng hasn't come yet, wait a minute." A little girl stuck out her head and took a look, then shouted quickly.

"Who just said it all?" Zhao Dong shouted.

"Haha..." The car burst into laughter.

Bang, the car door opened again, and a man and a woman came up, but it was Zhao Dacheng, and the woman was Xu Qing.

"Hey, we really hooked up?" Zhao Dong muttered softly.

Zhao Dacheng glared at Zhao Dong, while Xu Qing blushed.

"Brother, don't you have your own car? There are no seats here!" Zhao Dong asked.

"Don't you also have a car? Of course we have to go together for this group activity. Fortunately, you grew up in the compound and are unorganized and undisciplined." Zhao Dacheng said.

"..." Zhao Dong was speechless.

Why did you go so far? Don't you just want to expose Xu Qing in front of the neighbors so that your family can be aware of it?

"Zhao Dong."

Xu Qing greeted Zhao Dong generously.

"Hello, Sister Qing, this is Liu Wei."

Zhao Dong nodded and introduced Lindsay again.

"Hello Mrs. Lindsay."

Xu Qing nodded quickly to Lindsay, looking a little nervous, and didn't even notice that Zhao Dong was talking about Liu Wei.

In fact, there is no need for Zhao Dong to introduce him at all. Now everyone in China knows Lindsay's name and appearance if they read the news.

She didn't feel much strange when facing Zhao Dong. Even though Zhao Dong was now rich and an international sports superstar, he had seen Zhao Dong with a naked butt. But Lindsay was different. The pressure on her was really too much.

"Sister Qing, just call me Liu Wei."

Zhao Dacheng was smart and quickly reminded Xu Qing in his ear.

"Ah? Oh, hello Liu Wei."

Xu Qing is naturally also a smart person. The title is different and the relationship is of course different. She quickly changed her words.

"Hello."

Lindsay stood up, stretched out her hand and smiled.

She didn't follow Zhao Dong and call her "Sister Qing". Zhao Dong and Xu Qing grew up in the same dean, but she didn't. Xu Qing and Zhao Dacheng hadn't even exchanged their horoscopes yet, so it wasn't too late to call them sister-in-law.

"Sister Qing, please sit down."

Zhao Dong asked Xu Qing to sit down, and he and Zhao Dacheng stood in the aisle. Several girls and boys next to him offered their seats, but they did not give up.

When we came to the vicinity of the Workers' Stadium, there were people everywhere, and there were five minibuses, so it took a lot of effort to find a place to park.

There were so many of them that they were immediately targeted by scalpers, and several scalpers surrounded them.

"Dude, do you want tickets?"

"How many?"

asked a young man named Xiao Mao in Sanbulao Hutong.

"This number."

The scalper's left hand was compared to one, and his right hand was compared to eight.

"One thousand and eighty? Then give me a hundred." Xiao Mao said with a smile.

"Are you making fun of me? Eighteen thousand." The scalper said angrily.

"Follow me, don't be nagging." Zhao Dong urged from the front.

"Brother, go find someone else. We have tickets and our position is better than yours." Xiao Mao raised the ticket in his hand and shouted proudly.

"They all have tickets."

The young people behind Xiao Mao raised their votes one after another.

"Didn't you tell me earlier?" the scalper said angrily.

"Hey, that seems to be the celebrity Xu Qing?" said a scalper next to him.

"Xu Qingqing? Many celebrities are here today. Look at the tall and strong one wearing a hat and sunglasses. Does he look like Zhao Dong? Is the one next to him Mrs. Lindsay?"

Another scalper whispered.

"Hey, it seems to be true!"

"I also received Mrs. Lindsay on the 1st the day before yesterday. It was a state banquet..."

"With so much money invested in our country, it will definitely be a state banquet!"

A few scalpers stopped selling their tickets and gathered together to discuss them enthusiastically.

When Zhao Dong and others entered, the work hall was already full, and only the front and middle section was empty.

"Who saved so many seats? They pushed us all to the edge." Ziwei said dissatisfiedly.

"Shh, stop talking. This is Beijing. There are too many people who are qualified to sit there. Look at the people next to us. They must all have status."

Huanzhugege immediately reminded.

There were many celebrities from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China sitting on both sides of the first few rows. They were always surprised by the large unoccupied seats in the middle, and made some comments from time to time.

In fact, sitting with these celebrities, maybe in some better seats, there are also some young people who don't know anyone.

At this time, a group of people from Zhao Dong came over and began to take their seats, sitting in the middle seats.

"Brother Dacheng, Brother Dong, sister-in-law."

Several young people sitting with those celebrities stood up and took the initiative to say hello to Brother Zhao Dong and Lindsay.

These people are all brothers from the big courtyard who are acquainted with Brother Zhao Dong. Some of them have a good relationship and grew up together when they were young. Of course, there are also brothers from the big courtyard who have fought with him.

"Hey, how many brothers are here today?" Brother Zhao Dong went over and started chatting with those people.

"Wow, are those Zhao Dong and Mrs. Lindsay?" Jinsuo girl shouted in surprise.

"Ah, it's true!"

"Mrs. Lindsay is so beautiful!"

Some celebrities nearby started talking about it.

Zhao Dong chatted with the young men for a few words, then went backstage with Lindsay and a group of bodyguards.

"Dacheng, aren't we going?"

Seeing that Zhao Dacheng was still chatting with several young people, Xu Qing reminded him.

"My brother and Zhang Guorong are friends. We are not familiar with him, so what are we going to do?" Zhao Dacheng asked doubtfully.

"Let's make some friends. Aren't you in this business now? There are many celebrities here. Why don't you say hello?"

Xu Qing said angrily.

She knows that the first batch of one billion yuan of funds from Zhao Dong to Zhao Dacheng has been received. Zhao Dacheng's company currently has not signed a single star. Don't waste such a good opportunity.

Zhao Dacheng shook his head and said: "Sister Qing, I am a boss and an investor, not a star. What is the purpose of being an agent and making friends with celebrities? That is what my subordinates do, not what I want to do."

Xu Qing was startled, is there still such a reason?

Now for a mainland star like her, let alone her, even an actor like Jiang Wen, who is a movie star, naturally bows down in front of those Hong Kong stars, and his treatment is even lower. This is not the case in the mainland film and television industry. After development, the world is still dominated by Hong Kong and Taiwan. She can't understand Zhao Dacheng's thoughts.

Zhao Dacheng thinks differently. His idea was instilled in him by Zhao Dong. Don't overexaggerate the importance of stars and actors. What he has to do is to integrate the resources of this industry and industrialize it. Star actors are just one of them. Just one link.

There were more stars from Hong Kong backstage, all of them big names, and there was no shortage of any of the Four Heavenly Kings, twenty or thirty of them, all cheering for Zhang Guorong.

At this time, a large group of people walked into the backstage. They were all Hong Kong rich people, including many of the top four real estate developers such as Cheng Ge, Tong Ge, Ji Ge and Guo Tai. Others were also famous Hong Kong business celebrities and their children.

"Mr. Li."

"Mrs. Guo."

"Mr. Zheng."

The celebrities quickly greeted him respectfully.

Zhang Guorong, who was putting on makeup at this time, also came out after hearing the news and greeted all the business celebrities.

"Rongzi, you do your job and don't worry about us." Brother Ji said politely.

Zhang Guorong was a little confused. He didn't know what so many top and first-tier wealthy people in Hong Kong were doing in his backstage.

His concert in Hongkan will indeed attract some rich people to watch, such as Brother Cheng, whose family once went to support him.

But now it's Beijing, and so many rich people have flown thousands of kilometers to come and fight, and he definitely doesn't think it's his fault.