After meeting Liu Yukun, Li Rui finally settled another matter in his mind.

After being translated by Liu Yukun, "Celestial Bodies" in the previous life achieved great success. After winning the "Hugo Award", the highest honor in the science fiction world, in 2014, it became a classic in the minds of countless science fiction fans around the world.

Afterwards, Zhang Haixin's other novels were also developed. Not only did the sales of physical books soar, but the film and television dramas adapted from them also became popular, ushering in a period of great success for science fiction in China.

In this life, Li Rui preemptively bought various copyrights for Zhang Haixin's novels, so it must be run well and better than in the previous life, otherwise such wonderful content will be wasted.

Li Rui hopes that many years from now, when people select the most classic science fiction series in history, they will mention "Dune", "A Space Odyssey", "Verne Series", and "Celestial Bodies"

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After settling Liu Yukun, Li Rui picked up Hao Ming, who had rushed back from Houston. The two hid in the hotel room and chatted for several hours, formulating the next plan.

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Monday, November 21, 2021.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Li Rui and Hao Ming, along with a team of lawyers and accountants, met with NBA representative Adam Silver in a rented hotel conference room.

At this time, Silver has not yet succeeded David Stern and is serving as NBA Vice President, responsible for various daily management affairs of the league.

In 2009, New Orleans Hornets owner George Sheen wanted to sell the team but could not find a buyer. Sheen, who had no intention of running the team, sold the team to the NBA. The Hornets have since become a trustee of the league.

's team.

In the two years since the Hornets were managed, the NBA has been looking for a new owner for the Hornets, but there has never been a suitable candidate.

The appearance of Li Rui gave the alliance a sense of hope. For this reason, Xiao Hua, the number two figure, was sent to negotiate with Li Rui, which shows how much the alliance attaches importance to this.

After meeting, the two parties took their seats and began negotiations on the acquisition of the Hornets.

Acquiring an NBA team is not a simple matter. Since the NBA league is a whole, the sale of the team involves the overall interests and is not the decision of the team owner himself.

According to NBA regulations, any transfer of a team must be approved by a vote of the board of directors composed of all team owners. In addition to the owner of the selling team, there are at least 22 other owners of the other 29 teams.

Vote yes for the transaction to be completed.

The reasons why bosses vote in favor are basically the same, that is, whether this matter can bring benefits to themselves, while the reasons for voting against are diverse.

Maybe you simply don't like someone on the acquiring team, maybe you have some sort of feud with the team, or maybe you're just in a bad mood.

However, these reasons currently do not exist. The Hornets are a hot potato and have caused headaches for all the league's owners for two years. They wish they could get rid of the problem as soon as possible.

The NBA has been in financial trouble in the past two years. Many teams have been unable to make ends meet. Several owners have been unable to withstand the financial pressure and have chosen to sell their teams. Last year alone, there were the Charlotte Bobcats, New Jersey Nets, and Golden State Warriors.

Four teams including the Washington Wizards have changed ownership. The Detroit Pistons were sold in April this year, and the Philadelphia 76ers also changed owners last month.

With the negotiations between labor and management still inconclusive, and the owners themselves unable to protect themselves, who will set up obstacles for the sale of the Hornets?

The first step in this negotiation was for Xiao Hua and Li Rui to introduce some rules for entering the NBA. One of them is that the league needs to investigate Li Rui's identity and background to confirm that his identity does not violate the laws of the country and the league's regulations before it can continue.

Drive transactions.

Xiao Hua said: "Mr. Li, please don't get me wrong, this is not directed at you. When Mr. Prokhorov acquired the Nets last year, a similar qualification investigation was conducted."

Li Rui smiled lightly and said: "As far as I know, this kind of investigation will not appear on the people of the Magnesium country, nor on the people of the Fa country, the people of the Eagle country, but only on people like me and Prokhorov."

In terms of people, can I understand that the alliance is discriminating against Hua and E?"

Xiao Hua quickly said: "Absolutely not, this is just to fulfill the laws of the Magnesium Country."

Li Ruidao: "I can understand, but I retain my attitude. I am proud that I am a Hua national, and I also think that my Hua nationality is not a trouble for the alliance, but an opportunity. Just as Mr. Hao Ming once said for

Just as the league has opened up a huge market in Huaguo, I believe that Huaguo Capital’s acquisition of NBA teams will bring huge benefits to the league!”

Xiao Hua kept nodding.

The commercial value that Hao Ming brought during his years playing in the NBA is obvious to all. Many team owners are beating their chests and wondering why the team that won the No. 1 pick in 2002 was not their own team. Otherwise, how could they have watched the Rockets make a lot of money?

Woolen cloth?

One of Xiao Hua's jobs is to develop the NBA's international influence, especially the supermarket of Huaguo, which is the main target of the NBA.

Huaguo Capital's entry into the NBA will definitely continue the influence that Hao Ming once brought, and it will only bring benefits to the development of the league, but no harm.

"Please rest assured, Mr. Li, this qualification investigation is just a routine matter. I believe there will be no problems." Xiao Hua said quickly, "We can skip this for now and go directly to the next stage."

Next, Xiao Hua, Li Rui and Hao Ming introduced the NBA's operating model and rules in depth.ъìqυgΕtv.℃ǒΜ

Including the league's access system, overall marketing methods, team independent marketing methods, etc., Li Rui has heard Hao Ming talk about these before, and is no stranger to them.

The third link is the most important link, which is the price link.

The price offered by the NBA league is 270 million magnesium yuan. Judging from the market value of the NBA team in the future, this price is not high. It can even be said to be a good deal. After buying it, even if you operate it with your eyes closed, it will not be enough in a few years.

Can make a lot of money.

Li Rui disagreed with this price, and the reason was very simple. Other teams' prices were also very low.

"Last year Jordan spent 275 million yuan to acquire the Bobcats, Prokhorov only spent 200 million yuan to acquire the Nets, and last month Mr. Harris only spent 280 million yuan to acquire the 76ers. Regardless of whether these teams

It is better than the Hornets in terms of market size and revenue. So we think the price of 270 million magnesium yuan is a bit too high," said Li Rui.

Xiao Hua frowned and said, "Then what price do you think is suitable?"

Li Rui smiled slightly: "Two hundred million."

Li Rui believes that the alliance will definitely not accept the price cut off by nearly a quarter.
Chapter completed!