Start with hooves

With O'Neal's height.

When playing golf, I can only bend over and stick out my butt, standing there in a weird posture, looking full of joy and a bit funny.

Suri put down the club and took Shark O'Neal upstairs to the tea room for tea. During the process, he asked:
"According to the regulations of the NBA, will I be allowed to acquire two teams by myself? And they are both located in the Western Conference, both in California."

O'Neal has played in the league for so many years and knows the rules of the NBA very well. He immediately shook his head and said:
"Although the league has no express regulations that one person is not allowed to buy two or more teams, the league may intervene during the transaction process. Otherwise, if one owner owns two teams, in terms of player transactions, team wars, etc. , there will be some problems, and they should not let this happen."

"..."

Su Rui was speechless for a moment, and asked in a surprised tone: "Then you ask me if I want to acquire it?"

Shark O'Neal smiled naively and said to him:

"It's always right to try. Trades from other teams may be banned, but the Clippers are different. The owner of the Clippers is a racist. Neither the league executives nor the Clippers players like him. If If we can get that egomaniac out of the league through acquisition, many people will applaud."

"Not only that, but the NBA actually values ​​your influence very much."

"Since you acquired the Warriors, the league's revenue in Asia has increased dramatically, and many Asians around the world have begun to like basketball. If you are willing to pay some price, maybe this acquisition will be approved. If not, you can still use your parents' They operate in name only and as far as I know they are also very wealthy..."

Suri wants to say that even without him, at least the NBA's revenue data in China will still increase significantly.

This is mainly due to the fact that residents in the mainland have become richer. Whether it is selling broadcast rights or selling peripheral products, the transaction amount has far exceeded that in the early years, allowing the league to successfully open up new markets.

For example, football and baseball, which are more popular in the United States, almost no one pays attention to them in China, but basketball has become very popular and is the envy of other leagues.

Suri would definitely not be happy if he had to spend 4.5 billion US dollars to acquire Kualoa Ranch in Hawaii. The main reason is that this kind of project lacks the potential to significantly increase value. It would be better to put the money into the stock market and buy shares of some established listed companies. At the very least, It is expected to outperform bank loan interest rates.

Buying a team is different.

Although it is not clear when the sharp appreciation occurred, Suri remembers that Baodao Partners, the owner of Arima, spent a large sum of money to acquire the Brooklyn Nets, and it was only a controlling stake.

Even if there is a chance to add value, in his eyes, this is still not a particularly outstanding project. What really attracted him to take action was the opportunity to advertise Caishen Capital through a living sign.

As for the Warriors, they can be used to promote companies such as S Electric Vehicles or Tweet, and are expected to reach hundreds of millions of fans around the world.

This means that not only can money be made through the team, but the money spent to buy the team can also be returned to Suri in another form, rounding it off is equivalent to getting it in vain.

It is true that he lacks love for basketball, but when it comes to investment and marketing promotion, he is undoubtedly an expert in these fields.

Think about it for just a few seconds.

Suri thought that his father also worked at Caishen Capital, and with his terrifying financial management achievements, he acted as the "mascot" of this asset management company.

If my father were to buy the Clippers, it would be reasonable to promote Caishen Capital.

Therefore, he quickly made a decision and nodded in agreement: "I think I can give it a try. I will be a guarantee for my father then, and there will be no problem with the funds. Another thing you need to know is that I don't like fast food." The name of the fleet, I want to change its name.”

After hearing this, O'Neill nodded and replied:

"As long as you buy it, as long as it doesn't break the law, it's not up to you to name whatever name you think of, but this may cause the number of fans of the team to decline and the team needs to move to other cities?"

"I would like to move it to Hawaii, but unfortunately the population of Honolulu is too small and the number of fans is even smaller, so I'll just stay in Los Angeles. Most people there like me."

Su Rui suddenly thought of something and said with a smile:
“I don’t know what kind of contract the Clippers have signed with the Staples Center Stadium. If it is to expire soon, maybe they can share the new home court with the Warriors, which can save a lot of money. Just like As you said, Los Angeles residents prefer the Lakers anyway."

Shark O'Neal is very business-minded. Hearing this, he explained:
"Maybe this is not appropriate. The Clippers also have a high attendance rate, but the ticket price is two-thirds cheaper than the Lakers, which leads to lower ticket revenue. If you move its main stadium to San Francisco, this group Fans won't follow, which means everything has to start from scratch, and the population of San Francisco is much smaller than that of Los Angeles."

One of the reasons why the Clippers would rather stay with the Lakers than move out of Los Angeles is that they value the huge local audience, which can bring considerable revenue.

Feeling that O'Neal's words made sense, Suri immediately said:

"The Staples Center is very profitable and holds events almost every day. Maybe I can invest in a new venue. I'll decide when the time comes. I may not be able to successfully acquire the Clippers."

O'Neal is very familiar with the top executives of the NBA, and he still needs help to clarify the acquisition.

In the tea room, I looked at the exquisite porcelain on the ancient shelf. On top of it was a Qing Qianlong ink and foreign color embossed general jar with cloud and dragon patterns, which almost filled all the grids.

Last time, many experts who studied Leonardo da Vinci could not see the specific value of these porcelains, let alone Shaquille O'Neal, who knew nothing about it.

He finally remembered that he wanted to change the name of the Clippers, and curiously asked: "If you acquire the Clippers, what name do you want it to be changed to?"

"Fortune Team."

"... Could it be that belief in this god can really bring you good luck? All the businesses you invest in are making money. This is simply too exaggerated. Can you tell me how to believe in it? It needs to be like in "Holy Grail" , prepare some special items and rituals?"

Suri just wanted to roll her eyes.

I thought that instead of spending my mind on those illusory things, it would be better to treat myself to more meals and attend some interesting parties on weekdays. Then it would be difficult to be poor.

However, since even O'Neal is paying attention, it means that the smoke bomb he put out was successful. People think that his success is mainly due to luck, coupled with a genius mind and keen business intuition.

This makes it reasonable for others no matter how much money Suri earns.

Of course I won't speak my mind.

He told O'Neill:
"I'll teach you how to burn incense later. The process is very simple. Just know it yourself and don't publicize it. It's hard to say whether it will be useful, but at least it will give me some confidence. Whether I can succeed or not mainly depends on For example, if I go to Las Vegas to play cards, my blood pressure will also rise..." (End of Chapter)