779 Take Gates on the road
"Haha..."
Seeing Li Feng laughing uncontrollably regardless of his staring eyes, Gates really couldn't help it, after watching it, he knew and knew that Li Feng had no malicious intentions, he was just joking with himself, and after thinking about the possible final outcome, Gates himself couldn't help laughing.
"Hehe..."
"Haha..."
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As Gates laughed self-deprecatingly, Gates's friend Ballmer also burst into laughter, and the laughter of the three of them filled the carriage.
In fact, although this kind of thing made Gates fall into passivity, but the two of them have not yet realized the seriousness, otherwise they would not be so relaxed and self-deprecating 'smirk' until now, except for Li Feng, of course, Li Feng will not remind others, after all, this is Gates's private matter, and he deliberately mentioned it as if to poke at other people's pain points.
"OK, John, you've laughed enough!"
"Well... Bill, how much does that affect you?"
"It has a certain impact, but it's not a big deal, it's not a big deal. After listening to Li Feng's question, Gates replied with an indifferent face.
Obviously, although this peachy news has made Gates the focus of the media, to be honest, such peachy news is only embellished as other people's lives, and bigwigs like Li Feng and Gates really don't care much.
"yes, that's good, I've always been optimistic about Microsoft, and I want to invest again when I get the chance." Although Li Feng knew that Gates's paralysis and carelessness would cause him heavy losses, but seeing Gates' performance, he did not ask questions on this topic again, and naturally he would not remind him, but replied in a tone that I was optimistic about Microsoft's investment.
"Well, I'd like to thank you, but I think investing in Microsoft will give you a great return. Ballmer, now Microsoft's second-in-command and president, suddenly interjected.
"Haha... The last investment in Microsoft has already paid me a great return, hasn't it?"
"yes..."
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During the chat, I found that the convoy suddenly and slowly stopped, and looked out the window to find that before I knew it, the convoy had arrived in a private parking lot in the famous Key Arena.
When Li Feng and the three of them got out of the car under the nodding of the surrounding security personnel, they found that the current owner of the Seattle SuperSonics, the head of the Akeley family, Barry Akeley, was already waiting here with someone.
Of course, Li Feng didn't know Barley Akeley, but if you think about the owner of the stadium now, you can roughly guess it, and then Gates's introduction and greetings are really as Li Feng thought.
"John, welcome to Seattle, Key Arena. β
"Hehe... I think today's game must be very exciting!"
"That's, I've always heard that John, you're the Lakers' biggest shareholder, and it's a coincidence, it's a game against the Lakers today, and you'll have to be careful for a while, John. β
"Haha... Then I'm going to support the Lakers, and hopefully tonight's game won't disappoint me. β
"Please..."
"Please..."
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After joking with the head of the Ackley family and the old Seattle tycoon, everyone walked into the elevator under his leadership, and the group went directly to the VIP box of the stadium.
When the group arrived at the box and looked into the arena, the stadium was already very lively, the key arena can accommodate more than 17,000 people, and today's game opponent is a strong team in the same region like the Lakers, and the stadium is directly full.
The Seattle SuperSonics was definitely a super strong team in the NBA in the 90s, especially in the mid-90s, although it is now at the end of its peak, but the team's ball market is quite hot, the average attendance of the SuperSonics' home key arena is more than 16,000 people, almost the home court is full, it is currently one of the hottest home games in the NBA, and the Lakers are naturally not bad.
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In addition to the home court is full, the players of both teams in the center of the court are already warming up, and soon the game will start, Li Feng saw a lot of familiar faces, the most familiar of which is naturally the Lakers' two trump cards - Ao Fat and Kehei.
At this time, seeing the appearance of Ao Pang and Ke Hei standing together on the court, talking and laughing, Li Feng couldn't help but think of the scene where the two were almost like enemies in a few years, and suddenly felt helpless in life.
In this regard, Li Feng has no good way even if he knows the future trend, after all, this is the battle between the team bosses, whether it is Ao Fat or Kehei, he will not give up his position in the team, and the final result can only be the end of one person's departure.
Soon, the camera of Li Feng and his party appeared on the big screen of the stadium, which is also the practice of the court, always have some fun before the game, and there is no doubt that these political and business bigwigs, stars and other public figures are always the focus, and when Li Feng, Gates, Ballmer, Barley Ackley and others appeared in the VIP box stands, they have long attracted the attention of the live director.
"Wow... Let's see who's coming!"
"Let's give a warm welcome to my boss, Mr. Barry Akeley...!"
"Huh... ,That's not our richest manγI just saw the news of Mr. Gates today, and I didn't expect to see it here..."
"Haha..."
Obviously, the host of the scene ridiculed Gates and caused everyone in the stadium to laugh, and at the same time, the director also gave Gates a close-up of a wry smile on the big screen of the stadium, which made the laughter in the stadium even louder.
"Wow... , and our son of American wealth - Mr. St. John Lee, today's key arena is really full of brilliance, the champion of the wealth list, the list of eyes appear here, let us welcome the son of American wealth, the genius of the boy - St. John Lee to the key arena...!"
"Bang Bang..."
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"John, you're much more popular than me!" Gates said with envy as the stadium burst into applause.
"Hehe... , Bill, I think you can also buy a team, and then you can just enjoy the cheers of the home fans, it doesn't seem difficult, doesn't it?"
"Forget it, I'm not too interested in basketball!"
"Bill, I think John's suggestion is good!" Ballmer on the side suddenly interjected with a smile.
Hearing Ballmer's words, Li Feng was not surprised at all, after all, the big man in later generations spent $2 billion to pocket the Clippers, and spent a lot of money to bring the Clippers into the league powerhouse.
"Barry, do you want to be an adult?" Hearing the instigation of the two friends, Gates was moved at this time, but he turned his head to Barley Ackley, a Seattle native next to him, and asked jokingly.
"Wow... Of course not, Bill, even though we're old friends, you can't dig up old friends' treasures!" Barry Akeley, now a supersonic family member, laughed and declined.
However, Li Feng, who had a keen sense, felt his hesitation for a moment when Barry Akeley refused, thinking of a series of boss changes for the SuperSonics team in the future, and suddenly muttered in his heart, no, the head of the Akeley family now has the intention of selling the team.
However, considering that the superSonics are really in the final glory now, and they are about to enter a trough, it makes sense to sell the team. After all, as a team owner, he naturally knows the situation of the team.
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"Bill, there are so many NBA teams, besides, whether it's basketball or football, it's actually very effective for its own promotion, and I don't think you should object to that. β
"Yes, no wonder, John, I heard that you've been investing in sports. β
"I know John has bought a football team in Europe and I've heard it's become the best team in the English league, right?"
"Haha... And that's, and the value of the team has skyrocketed, and the team is valued at over Β£500 million, so it's an investment, isn't it?"
"Can you still use buying a team as an investment?"
"Oh my God, Bill, you can't be from Mars, don't you know the major sports leagues in the United States, which league is not rich, and those teams in Europe, each of which is worth a lot of money. β
"Uh... Of course I know this, it's not like I didn't pay attention to it before. Being looked at by Li Feng as if you were an alien, Gates blushed and responded.
"John, I'll find out when I get back, maybe it's a good choice. Ballmer, Microsoft's now de facto executor, immediately responded with interest.
Ballmer originally owned about 8% of Microsoft's original shares, if it weren't for the two big names of Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Ballmer's reputation would never be so small, even when Ballmer retired in later generations, he still owned nearly 5% of Microsoft's shares, which is a very low-key super-rich man, and it is a typical example of making a fortune in a muffled voice.
"That's the best...!"
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Li Feng didn't know that after Gates was robbed by Li Feng, after going back, he really let his private investment advisory team learn about sports.