Chapter 391 Zhao Dong Is on the Shelves

Zhao Dong's whereabouts could not be hidden from the media. A large number of media were waiting at the Beijing International Airport 24 hours a day. At 12 noon on the 10th, Beijing time, when Zhao Dong walked out of the airport, he was surrounded by a large number of media reporters and fans.

Fortunately, there were more than a dozen bodyguards around him, and with the help of airport security, it took him half an hour to leave the airport. After thanking the security personnel, he got into Zhao Dacheng's car.

"Four championships, brother, how many more championships do you plan to win?" Zhao Dacheng asked with a smile while driving.

"At least six consecutive championships." Zhao Dong said casually.

"What happens next?" Zhao Dacheng also asked casually.

"If you can complete six consecutive championships, there will be no challenge. Then change your career, play something else, and experience the feeling of losing." Zhao Dong said with a smile.

"This 13 is fake."

Zhao Dacheng glanced sideways at his brother and said with a smile.

Zhao Dong laughed and asked, "Are you all ready?"

"Just waiting for you." Zhao Dacheng smiled.

The date of his wedding was set, June 16th, which was auspicious and auspicious.

As the eldest brother, the younger brother is about to be upgraded, and his marriage cannot be delayed any longer.

"Still with Xu Qing?" Zhao Dong suddenly asked.

"Brother, what are you talking about? Who else can she be? Call me sister-in-law when you meet me. Don't say Qing, Xu Qing. She is eight years older than you."

Zhao Dacheng said angrily.

"Haha..." Zhao Dong laughed.

Returning to Sanbu Lao Hutong, I greeted my neighbors for a while before entering my yard.

The quadruplets that Lindsay was pregnant with were very big and it was difficult to move around. Several tall foreign nannies followed them closely, staying close to them.

Afraid of her falling, the old man spoke and sawed off all the thresholds in Lindsay's house.

In the following days, Zhao Dong stayed with Lindsay and basically didn't go anywhere.

The Zhao family has bought the two courtyards on the left and right at a high price and connected them. Zhao Dong's is on the right and Zhao Dacheng's is on the left. The old man and his wife and Zhao Zhenguo live in the original old courtyard.

In fact, Zhao Dong has many better courtyard houses.

There are several places in Prince Baylor's Mansion, but this is an old house, just an ordinary two-in-a-siheyuan. It is very old, but the older generation is reluctant to leave, so they have been living here.

On the 14th, the day of Zhao Dacheng's wedding was getting closer and closer, so Zhao Dongcai went over to help make arrangements.

On the 16th, Sanbu Lao Hutong became lively.

Zhao Dacheng's marriage was not publicized because he was afraid that the tree would attract trouble, so he invited his new friends.

In addition, some big brothers and people from the film and television cultural circles also came. These are Zhao Dacheng's own connections.

The old man, the old lady, and Zhao Zhenguo’s connections were not alarmed.

Not to mention Zhao Dong and Lindsay.

After the wedding, the Zhao family returned to peace.

In the New York Knicks, the management is busy building the lineup. This is Neil Grant's job, he is the busiest.

In the playoffs, Ginobili and Marion's unsatisfactory performance, coupled with Fordson's serious injury, led to problems with the lineup rotation. He received a lot of criticism and was under a lot of pressure, so in the offseason, he needs to do Make an effort.

Originally, he wanted to discuss with Zhao Dong after the season about the lineup and Zhao Dong's thoughts on the Knicks, but he didn't have time. Zhao Dong left too quickly, and now he can only contact him by phone.

This is the premise for lineup construction. With Zhao Dong and without Zhao Dong, it is a completely different situation.

But before that, he needs to discuss relevant matters with his boss James Dowland.

After James Dowland talked with Zhao Dong last time, he followed some suggestions, but he has already lost a lot, and these losses cannot be made up. In addition, the US stock market continues to decline, and there is no sign of turning back. It is already a standard bear market. , the market value of the family company has fallen again and again, which has affected his status in the family.

The Knicks, who have six championships in hand, have no third team in the league that can compare with them in terms of honor, except for the Celtics and Lakers.

From the perspective of the ball market, the Lakers cannot compare with the Knicks. The Knicks are superior in the entire league.

And the Knicks have Madison Square Garden, the holy land of basketball, a natural giant.

Overall, the Knicks, with six championships in hand, have become the league's largest club, surpassing the Celtics and Lakers.

So for the Knicks, after four consecutive championships, he really doesn't want to invest anymore.

In the 1990 season, he paid tens of millions of dollars in luxury tax, and he no longer wants to pay this money.

When Neil Grant approached him about the matter, he had thought it through.

"Get ready to trade Feilong."

"What?"

With one word, Nile Grant was shocked from the chair to the floor. When he stood up, the chair slid backwards and fell directly to the floor.

James Dowland said very helplessly: "I have thought about it carefully. I will talk to Feilong personally. I hope he can understand my decision."

"Mr. Dowland, if Feilong stays with the Knicks, our operating income can completely cover his salary and luxury tax expenses, and there is even a surplus. Why trade him?"

Neil Grant could not understand Doran's decision at all, not at all.

James Dowland smiled bitterly: "If I don't continue to invest, can you strengthen the lineup?"

Neil Grant immediately shook his head and said: "In order to compete with us, other teams will definitely strengthen, so we also need to strengthen.

Kevin Willis and Gary Trent both need to be traded, and we need a younger and stronger interior lineup. Boss, you also know that inside players are very expensive, so you can’t do it without money.

In addition, I will soon negotiate with Stackhouse to renew his contract. He has already won the championship. Without a maximum salary, we cannot keep him.

In general, our salary and the luxury tax we need to pay next season will be higher. "

"Next season, I hope to take a portion of the team's profits. I have already talked with the management and this is something that has been decided."

James Dowland nodded and said: "So, if reinforcements cannot be made, do you think Feilong can accept it? I don't want to have any problems with his relationship. Since I don't have the financial resources to reinforce him, let's ask him to go to other teams."

He was very helpless. He had lost all the company's liquidity. Someone in the family had already set his sights on his position. If he didn't get some cash and restore the company's operational capabilities, his position in the family would not be guaranteed.

So now he wants to draw blood from the Knicks. If he can draw a little bit, it will be a little bit, but this will definitely damage the team's strength. And will Zhao Dong, who called for six consecutive championships, agree?

He didn't want to offend Zhao Dong, so he had no choice but to trade.

In the end, Niall Grant was disappointed from James Dowland.

James Dowland's final decision is to trade Zhao Dong. With the Knicks' current lineup, they can definitely form a competitive lineup without affecting the ball market too much.

Because in New York's ball market, without Zhao Dong, it will still be the most profitable team in the league. It has always been like this.

In terms of his contribution to the football market, Zhao Dong is just the icing on the cake.

With Zhao Dong's trade value, he can even trade for several All-Stars, but his requirement is just to be competitive. If he trades in a few All-Stars, he has to pay luxury tax. The Knicks' goal in the future is not to win the championship, but to be competitive. It's box office, it's operations, he wants the Knicks to make money for him.

In other words, the Knicks need to sell Zhao Dong at a low price.

To be honest, James Dowland has no choice. Of course he doesn't want to trade Zhao Dong, because Zhao Dong is in the Knicks and has brought great benefits to the Knicks.

But Zhao Dong stays in the Knicks. His high salary, the cost of team reinforcements, and the high luxury tax will offset most of the profits that Zhao Dong brings to the Knicks.

So he can only trade Zhao Dong, because without Zhao Dong, the Knicks can make more money after breaking even.

Even he can only sell it at a low price. If he dares to call for a sky-high price, other teams will definitely agree, but he thinks that Zhao Dong, who has called for six consecutive championships, will not agree.

It was precisely because of the slogan of six consecutive championships that the team definitely needed reinforcements, and he didn't want to invest anymore. In the end, he had no choice but to part ways with Zhao Dong.

At about 8 pm on June 18, Zhao Dong received a call from James Dowland.

To be honest, Zhao Dong was also startled after hearing Dao Lan say that he was ready to trade him.

But he quickly realized that he still understood the current predicament James Dowland was in.

To put it more tragically, if James Dowland cannot solve the company's lack of liquidity, at least his status in the family will be reduced, and at worst, the company may have problems, and he may have to sell off some assets to protect the core assets. .

In fact, James Dowland intended to sell the Knicks to him last time. Now let alone trading him, it is possible to sell the team directly.

Besides, he didn't overreact to the trade. It was just a business alliance, so being traded was normal.

"Feilong, it's up to you to decide which team you want to go to. For trading chips, you can also let your agent participate in the negotiation."

"Then let's trade. I have to think about which team." Zhao Dong briefly said what he meant and ended the call.

"How about, hubby, we find someone to come forward and buy the Knicks?" Lindsay said on the side.

"I'll think about it again."

Zhao Dong hesitated. This was a solution, but was it necessary?

"System, if I win the championship with another team, will it affect the mission of winning six consecutive championships?" he asked in his mind.

"No." The system said.

He was relieved. Since there was no impact, he just needed to go to a team with a good lineup and win two more championships. There was no need to buy the Knicks.

He notified Ringo Wells, asked him to keep in touch with the Knicks, and told Wells his two requests.

The first requirement is that the new team lineup cannot be affected by trading him.

In other words, his next team, after the transaction is completed, will also be a championship team.

This requirement is difficult, because if they want to trade him, the team must pay a huge price, and the entire team may even be a bargaining chip. In this case, it is definitely impossible to maintain a strong lineup.

Unless, after the transaction, the boss invests heavily in rebuilding the lineup.

In this transaction, he certainly can't make the new team pay too much. The Knicks got him without paying any price. If they want to trade him now, they can't take advantage of all the benefits.

This is also his second request. He will not talk to James Dowland directly. It is best for the agent to come forward.

If the Knicks intend to use him to trade as much chips as possible and use his potential in the next team to nourish the Knicks, it is impossible for him to agree.

These two requests are actually one request. James Dowland has actually agreed to him, asking him to send an agent to participate in the transaction negotiations and control the transaction himself.

At noon on the 18th, US time, the midday news on New York TV suddenly broke a big news: the Knicks will trade Feilong Zhao Dong.

The New York TV station is a business of the family of Knicks owner James Dowland. How true is the information it exposed? hundred percent.

This news spread all over the world in the shortest possible time, and was naturally known to everyone in the NBA.

Just like a piece of red-hot iron dropped into the water, the entire alliance instantly boiled and went crazy.

If Duncan enters the free market, he will be the biggest fish in the free market this year, but now it pales in comparison to Zhao Dong's transaction.

The number of the Knicks' public relations department was quickly bombarded with calls from fans. The publicist who answered the phone was so scolded that he became autistic and immediately pulled the phone line.

"The number one person in the Knicks' trading history, the god of trading efficiency, James Dowland, is he crazy?"

At the New York League headquarters, David Stern was extremely surprised after receiving the report from his subordinates.

But soon, he calmed down.

James Dowland's current financial difficulties, as the US stock market continues to decline, the difficulties faced by Dowland have become more serious. He is more or less aware of it, and the reason for trading the first person in the league may be to reduce the burden.

But he couldn't understand that Feilong could definitely bring a lot of additional operating income to the Knicks. Couldn't these revenues offset Feilong's salary and luxury tax?

What he didn't know was that James Dowland wanted to draw blood from the team, and was afraid of offending Zhao Dong, so he could only reluctantly trade Zhao Dong.

"Whether it's a trade or not, if Feilong stays with the Knicks, then there will be no suspense about the championship."

After careful consideration, he thought it might be good to let Zhao Dong go to another team.

But which team he wants to go to, the East or the West, he needs to consider. He will not easily pass the trade for Zhao Dong.

"James Dowland is crazy!"

Mavericks owner Michael Jordan was not watching TV. It was his agent David Falk who informed him. When he heard the news, the cigar in his mouth fell directly to the ground.

Then he suddenly became excited, as if he had been given a shot of chicken blood. He immediately took out his mobile phone and wanted to call Zhao Dong, but looking at the time, it was already late at night in China, so he put down the mobile phone again.

But within three seconds of putting down his phone, he couldn't help but pick it up and dial Zhao Dong's number.

However, he couldn't get through Zhao Dong's phone because Zhao Dong turned off his phone at night and was afraid that a sudden call would affect Lindsay's rest.

In Los Angeles, after the Lakers management learned of the news, West immediately informed his boss Buss, who immediately drove to the headquarters to discuss the emergency.

As soon as Bass arrived at the headquarters, the first thing he said to the management was: "I want to see the Dragons play at the Staples Center."

"Jerry, to trade Feilong, we may have to pay more than half of the team. The OK combination will definitely become a bargaining chip and sacrifice future potential. Feilong wants to win six consecutive championships, which means that after trading him, we still need to invest Big money to rebuild the lineup.”

Jerry West said seriously.

Old Bass slowly sat down and motioned for West to continue.

West said: "Our current lineup is actually very strong. Even in Jordan's Bulls dynasty, we can win. We only lost to God.

Next season, the OK combination will only become stronger. If the entire team is traded for Feilong, the consequences may not be worth the gain. "

"You don't suggest trading Feilong?" Old Bass said in surprise.

West smiled, but said: "No, except a fool, who would refuse to have a god?"

"James Dowland did it." Old Bass suddenly laughed.

Speaking of this, West and other management also don't understand why Daolan chose to trade Zhao Dong.

Old Buss is the boss after all. In the boss's circle, he knows something about the situation. He said: "His family business is in big trouble and the liquidity has dried up. In the past, he could invest huge sums of money for the Knicks, but now he has to Draw blood from Knicks.”

When he said this, West and other management understood.

Drawing blood will definitely damage the team's strength, which is contrary to Zhao Dong's goal of six consecutive championships. If it is an ordinary star, forget it, but Zhao Dong is different. He trapped Zhao Dong in the Knicks just to draw blood. Once Zhao Dong What will be the consequences of falling out? Nike in the past is a warning.

"Jerry, what do you think?" Old Bass asked.

West said in high spirits: "My idea is to keep O'Neal and everyone else can become a bargaining chip."

"Including Kobe?" Old Buss frowned.

Nodding, West said: "If Dolan wants to draw blood from the Knicks, he will not let the Knicks completely collapse. If you want box office and operating income, you must have stars. And if he wants to draw blood, he will definitely Avoid paying the luxury tax.

In other words, if he trades with us, he will probably not ask for the complete OK package, in which case he will have to pay luxury tax.

Give them Kobe, keep O'Neal, and Feilong on the outside. We can guarantee five championships. "