Chris Cohan is the owner of a cable company that owns an eighty percent stake in the Warriors. Perhaps the long-term operation did not produce any results made him lose interest, and he revealed the idea of transferring the Warriors since last year, but unfortunately the weather is not beautiful, and the advent of the financial crisis has made everyone tighten the monetary base. If nothing else, the Warriors' transfer will not be promising until 2010, after the end of the financial crisis.

Lacob has a lot of ideas, he wants to use venture capital methods to run the team, let Silicon Valley big data analysis and other high-tech into the NBA, coach players, reduce injury risks, etc.

Zhou Shi recalled the death of the warriors in his previous life, the Splash Brothers, etc., as well as some gossip heard in the game, could this be the boss of the warriors in the previous life, an investor from Silicon Valley? The Warriors in the previous life were undoubtedly very successful in both competition and commercial operations, and in less than ten years, the market value of the Warriors had increased tenfold, and there were two championships in three years.

In addition, the Warriors are one of the NBA teams with the largest number of Chinese fans, backed by San Francisco, and their home stadium is located in Oakland, which is the famous "Bay Area" in the United States, and the largest Chinese community in the entire Americas. It is said that after Yao Ming joined the Rockets, every time the Rockets came to play against the Warriors away, the stadium would be full, and 70% to 80% of the audience at the scene were Chinese. If you participate in the acquisition at this time, it may be a good business to introduce Yao Ming to the Warriors!

Zhou Shi agreed to Lacob's cooperation plan, and he lacked everything, that is, no money. Buying the Warriors and wooing Yao Ming may make him a lot more famous and status in China! Thinking of this, Zhou Shi naturally thought of Abu, in the face of various difficulties in China, Abu bought Chelsea Football Club in the United Kingdom, making him a giant, and at the same time, he also turned Abu into a globally renowned figure. Perhaps there were other efforts that allowed him to escape the purges of Pujin the Great. Buying a well-known football club might be a good option.

"What are you thinking?" Wang Xirui looked at Zhou Shi who had returned to his residence, still in a daze and asked with concern.

"It's nothing, it's just that what happened to Lacob opened my mind, I had some new ideas, and now I'm a little hesitant. Zhou Shi said honestly

"What are you hesitating about, you don't like the Warriors?"

"No, I was thinking that it might be better to buy a football club. ”

"Why? What does this have to do with your high-tech layout?"

"You let me think about it again, I still have to check some information, you go and rest first!" Zhou Shi

"You don't need to be too late. Wang Xirui did not persuade him.

Zhou Shi also began to understand European football clubs, the best way to form an influence is to acquire well-known clubs, Real Madrid, Barcelona is the best choice, but unfortunately they are all membership, and other teams in La Liga are only the second grade. Italy is in decline, the media influence is not enough, Germany's Hornets are also an option, and now they are about to go bankrupt, if they increase their capital and shares, it is easy to enter the field, but compared to the Premier League clubs, the teams in these countries are much worse in terms of influence, except for Real Madrid and Barcelona.

The Premier League giants include Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Newcastle, Chelsea, etc. Manchester United is controlled by the American businessman Glazer family, it seems to have something to do with the Bush family, and they have no sign of wanting to transfer, Liverpool is also controlled by the American rich, but those two guys obviously want to learn from the Glazers, but unfortunately the ability is not good, the relationship is not enough, there is no financial support, and Liverpool in the previous life can only get worse and worse. Arsenal, Newcastle Hill are more stable, and the Chelsea owner is richer than Zhou Shi. There may be other targets to choose from in the Premier League, but in the short term, the best option to increase their impact is probably Liverpool.

As early as December 2006, the "Dubai International Fund" (referred to as DIC) proposed a purchase price of 450 million pounds and was allowed to review Liverpool's accounts, but unfortunately it was suddenly attacked by wealthy American businessmen Gillette and Hicks, raising the purchase price to 470 million pounds, and on February 6, 2007, Liverpool officially announced that it had changed hands. However, the $470 million purchase price also included a £237 million loan from the Royal Bank of Scotland, which was subsequently passed on to Liverpool. And this year, there was a conflict between the two tycoons. Gillette was interested in letting go and transferring his shares to DIC, but Hicks was determined to remain in control of Liverpool. And "not only will I not sell my shares in Liverpool, but my partner can't sell his shares without my approval." "So I have the ability to decide the final outcome of this acquisition." ”

In the face of such a situation, Zhou Shi couldn't think of a good way, and it seemed that Liverpool was difficult to win, but since he was already tempted, he always had to try, so Zhou Shi came to Wall Street.

"It's a bit difficult, but you can try, but it's a critical moment and it's hard for us to divide our energy. Lu He said unhurriedly, Zhou Shi had already told him about domestic affairs, and he didn't have many opinions on enhancing Zhou Shi's popularity in the world and relieving domestic pressure, domestic things are too complicated many times, only one thing, most people in China have always cared about the influence of foreign countries. In his opinion, Zhou Shi was also a last resort.

"Then let's deal with this side of the matter first!" Zhou Shi remembered that Bear Stearns was about to be acquired by **** in March, and it seemed that the initial price was about $200 million in market value, and then in the midst of many objections, it was raised to $1 billion. And now Bear Stearns' market value is only about $4 billion, and there is still a lot of profit margin. Suzaku Fund has long shorted more than one billion shares of Bear Stearns, and it has not come out until now. As for other stocks such as two houses, there are also a lot of shorts, which are almost 100% profitable. Not to mention that there are a lot of gold and crude oil. At this time, the price of crude oil will break through the high of $100, and gold will break through the price of $1,000. Zhou Shi has a lot of personal profits, so much so that he himself is a little scared, but fortunately, he buys derivatives such as options, and he doesn't have to keep an eye on the market every day, and the psychological pressure is not great.

Come and go in a hurry, Zhou Shi will soon feel Silicon Valley, because Yang Zhiyuan's nomination of Zhou Shi to Yahoo's board of directors is going well. It's also time for Zhou Shi to officially appear.

Yahoo's board of directors has nine people, but there are rumors in the market that Microsoft may start a proxy battle, so Yang Zhiyuan is not worried. March 14 is the deadline for nominating candidates for the board, and the pressure on Microsoft is mounting. Time Warner has proposed merging AOL with Yahoo in exchange for a stake in Yahoo. News Corp., AOL, Google, parent company IAC CEO Barry Diller, BT and Asian investors are all considering how to stop Microsoft's hostile takeover of Yahoo.

Who knows, as soon as Zhou Shi returned to Silicon Valley, Yang Zhiyuan decided to postpone the shareholder meeting. This is also a regular way for companies to avoid acquisitions, which is normal and can delay for a long time. Some companies use the time they have gained to change the fate of being acquired, while others have reached an acquisition agreement with the buyer during this time. But Yang Zhiyuan never consulted with him about how to deal with Microsoft's acquisition, and Zhou Shi had no idea how things were going.

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