Chapter 644 76 People
This is not because Yang Dongxu is rich, but after MP3, this is another channel for him to expand into the international stage. If he can really take over a basketball club and a football club and achieve good results.
Then just a little bit of Chinese elements can be integrated into these international superstars, such as putting some Chinese patterns on the jerseys, or Chinese characters, etc. This will have a greater influence than building Confucius Institutes everywhere, and the possibility of being excluded is very small.
After all, as the owner of the club, it is normal to add your own preferences to the players. And the good results achieved by the club also help basketball and football expand their influence in China, and pay so much tax every year to help the industry continue to expand the market. This little "flaw" is nothing in the face of huge profits.
Before coming to the United States, Yang Dongxu did some research, so after flying to the United States, he went straight to his goal-the Philadelphia 76ers.
The first reason for choosing the Philadelphia 76ers is naturally because of their poor performance. Since the 76ers won the fifth place in the Eastern Conference in the 90-91 season, the performance can be said to be worse year by year.
In the 91-92 season, the team went from fifth in the Eastern Conference to fifth from the bottom, and then in the 92-93 season, it went directly to the second-to-last. In the 93-94 season, it worked hard and became fourth from the bottom. In the 94-95 season, it returned to the second-to-last, and then in the 95-96 season, it was the last, and in the 96-97 season, which is this year, it was the second-to-last again.
For six consecutive years, the 76ers did not even make the playoffs, and the results were simply eye-catching. The reason why they were chosen despite such an eye-catching performance was naturally because Allen Iverson, one of Yang Dongxu's favorite NBA stars, was taken by the 76ers as the No. 1 pick last year, that is, in 1996.
For this player who has never won a championship in NBA history, but is a relatively uncrowned king. Yang Dongxu didn't know how many times he slapped his thigh to celebrate for him while watching the game at night.
It's a pity that this loyal 'answer' had a somewhat miserable old age. Although his personal ability was still strong at the end of his career, the team that had been working hard and loyal chose to trade him away at the end of his career, which was undoubtedly a great harm to his feelings.
When the 76ers traded Iverson at the end of his career, I don't know how many fans scolded him for being a cold-blooded animal and having shit in his brain. Even his own fans thought that the club owner was committing a crime and should go to jail, but in the end he failed to prevent this tragedy.
Philadelphia is located in the southeast of Pennsylvania, USA. It is the fifth largest city in the United States, also known as the "City of Brotherly Love". It was once the capital of the United States before Washington was designated as the capital.
The retail industry here is extremely developed. There are more than 20,000 retailers and wholesalers. Commercial employees account for nearly one-fifth of the total population of the city. The big boss of the Philadelphia 76ers, Pander Schneider, is one of the largest wholesalers. It is also the basis for him to be able to play a basketball club.
But recently Schneider is very unhappy. He had been doing a smooth business, but recently he encountered a bad thing. I don't know where the competitor found the evidence, and he was charged with tax evasion.
What's worse is that while he was entangled in lawsuits, competitors also attacked his own businesses. In addition, he went to a nightclub and drank too much and brought a girl to open the nightclub, and was caught by his wife. He felt that this period of his life was simply terrible.
In fact, when someone expressed the intention to buy his team at the beginning, Schneider refused without thinking. Why joke? The team has been in a bad state for so long and finally got a genius with the No. 1 pick. This year, this No. 1 pick was even named the best rookie, proving that he did not make a mistake and really got a treasure.
He was also thinking about whether to invest more money to make up for the team's shortcomings and see if he could improve the team's record that has been so bad for so many consecutive years. How could he sell the team?
But when the person who wanted to buy the team expressed his willingness to buy again last week, he hesitated. Although he still didn't want to sell the team, the reality forced him to consider it.
If you have money to dig good basketball players and play well, and then the team makes money, this is a virtuous cycle. If the team has no money, not only will there be no good players to come, but tickets can't be bought at a good price, and then lose money, this is a vicious cycle.
Although he has found a treasure, if he wants to achieve good results with just such a treasure without strong reinforcements, he will be deceiving himself. Basketball is a sport for five people. Although one person can become a god, he cannot fight alone.
So he must not have a large amount of money to invest in the team with the current tight economy. So this year's record is second to last, and maybe it will be the same next year.
At the same time, whether he wins the lawsuit or not, the tax payment is inevitable. In addition, his wife is arguing about the division of property during the divorce, so he can not only not invest a large amount of money in the team, but also continue to make a sum of money.
"Maybe selling it now is a good choice." Looking at the gloomy sky outside, Schneider, who was sitting in the cafe, couldn't help muttering.
Although it would definitely make more money to make the team's performance better and then sell it, it would require a large investment cost. Although the team's performance is bad now, Iverson is very powerful, and it is definitely possible to see the hope of building a strong team with him as the core. In this case, the price can be discussed properly.
"It would be great if the team won the championship again, so I don't have to invest again, and I can still make money from it." Schneider couldn't help thinking in his heart.
When did the team win the championship before? Well, the earliest one was in 1954, when he was still a child.
The most recent championship was in 1982, more than ten years have passed. He almost forgot what the celebration ceremony was like when he won the championship.
Reminiscing about the past glory, Schneider put away the contempt on his face, because the guests had arrived. Although he knew that the person interested in his team was a Chinese when he contacted him before, he was still a little surprised when he saw Yang Dongxu.
"Hello, Mr. Schneider, nice to meet you." Yang Dongxu smiled and extended his hand.
"Hello, Yang?" After Schneider felt that his throat was a little awkward, he glanced at the two bodyguards behind him and put away the contempt in his heart.
Although there were people who went out with bodyguards at this time, it was the first time he saw two tall and strong white bodyguards standing behind a Chinese. In the cognition of most people, although they looked down on the Chinese, they had to admit that the Chinese who could afford white bodyguards were all rich people.
And with his vision, he could tell at a glance that these two white bodyguards were not the kind of people who were hired to make up the numbers, but were really elites. His father had had such bodyguards before, but later his father was old and he didn't like being followed all the time, so he dismissed them.
"Maybe I can sell them for a good price." After judging that the young man in front of him might have some wealth, Schneider thought so in his heart.
After the two sat down, Yang Dongxu casually ordered a cup of coffee and said, "I have made my contact clear to you. I wonder what Mr. Schneider thinks?"
Before coming to the United States, Yang Dongxu quoted the 76ers a price of 50 million US dollars. The other party was obviously tempted by this price, otherwise he would not want to talk, and he would not have to come to the United States.
Schneider liked Yang Dongxu's directness a little bit. After all, he was in trouble now and had no time to chat with a Chinese boy, "The price is too low."
"No, no, no, Mr. Schneider, I think this is already a high price." Yang Dongxu shook his head and said.
If you said you wanted to buy an NBA team for 50 million dollars in the future, you would probably be beaten to death as a provocation. But now this price is definitely high. Maybe it is a little low for the top teams in the league.
But it is definitely not low for the 76ers, even with Iverson. You should know that Jordan, who is now winning consecutive championships, had a salary of more than 3 million dollars before. As for the current 30 million, it is a special case and cannot be used as a reference.
Now the total revenue brought to the NBA by the 29 teams in the entire league is less than 1 billion. It is definitely a show of sincerity to buy the 76ers, a team ranked last, for 50 million US dollars. After all, this year is only 1997, not 2007.
"But Iverson has performed well this year, right?" Schneider couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
Originally thought he had met a young man with a lot of money. After all, 50 million dollars was indeed a high price. Who would have thought that the other party didn't seem to be as impulsive as he imagined.
"So I offered a high price of 50 million. I am also optimistic about Iverson. If he is not there, I think you can accept my price of 30 million, right?"
"This." Schneider was a little speechless.
Obviously, he also knew that Jordan's sky-high contract of 30 million could not be used as a standard reference. Yang Dongxu's valuation of 20 million for Iverson, a newcomer, was already more optimistic about Iverson's price than him.
But if the team was sold for 50 million, he would be very unwilling in his heart. After all, this is the hard work of two generations of their family. Even if this crystallization seems a bit disappointing at present, there is a little hope now, isn't it?
"If Mr. Schneider has not made a decision yet, you can think about it for a while. I actually have to think about it. I am really interested in acquiring an NBA team, so the offer is not just for the 76ers. For example, I have also made an offer for the Nets and the Mavericks. I will fly around to meet their bosses in the next two days."
Yang Dongxu directly stated how much he was willing to acquire a team. However, this point that could have been handled was not good news for Schend.
Because recently, there are indeed several NBA teams with poor performance that the owners are interested in selling their teams. This is related to Jordan's high salary, because many players who think they are also superstars also want to increase their salaries, which will also drive up the average salary of the league.
The boss is naturally unwilling to see the salary increase for employees, especially before they can't bring them greater benefits. So many team owners are expressing their dissatisfaction in this way, or they really want to get rid of the money and leave.
The young man in front of him now has several options to directly acquire the team, and the price he quoted is indeed very sincere. It is really uncertain whether the other party will come back after leaving like this.