Chapter 153: The Boss

"Lindsay's costume was fine, but her hair had to be dyed brown, but a little yellow, a little lighter, not too dark. Sid then went on to the makeup and costume directors.

"Okay, I see, director. The makeup artist nodded.

After a few more words, Sid's assistant hurried up to him and said, "Boss, he's coming, he's waiting in the lounge now." ”

"Oh, really?" Sid nodded, then handed the blueprint in his hand to assistant director Justin Lin, "Then you guys get busy first, I'll go meet someone, and we'll talk about it later." ”

Sid then nodded to Lindsay, and walked with his assistant through the busy studio and the outside passage to a small two-story building at Sony Photo Studio, which was used for studio managers to work and rest, as well as Sid's brief office.

When he came to his temporary office, there was already an old man wearing gold wire glasses waiting here, and he couldn't help but stand up when he saw Sid's group rushing in.

Sid immediately smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Brown, it's a pleasure to meet you. ”

"Hello, Mr. Leon. The silver-haired old man smiled and shook Sid's hand.

Sid waved his hand, "Just call me Sid." ”

The old man then smiled, "Then just call me Larry." ”

Sid turned to his aides and men and said, "Go ahead and get busy, I'm going to be alone with Mr. Brown for a while." ”

Sid then led the old man into his makeshift office, which was not shabby, but rather had a sophisticated retro style that felt like a Hollywood studio from the Golden Age. It's just that in this exquisite office, which is full of design drawings and materials related to Pirates of the Caribbean, it is obvious that the owner here is very busy.

Sid, as Sony's most important ally, has taken Sid's requirements for filming in their studio very seriously, and it is said that this office is still used by Peter Gubbau in the past.

"May you be seated, Larry, would you like a drink?" Sid said with a smile, pointing to the couch and round table in front of his desk.

"Water will do, Sid. Larry Brown shook his head steadily, then sat down.

"Send two glasses of water in. Sid pressed the intercom on his desk and finished speaking to the assistant outside, then walked back and sat down across from the old man.

"Sorry, it's a bit hectic here. Sid sat down and said to the old man with a smile.

"It doesn't matter. Larry Brown nodded disapprovingly.

Before he came here, he had the impression of Sid as a Hollywood genius who had become famous at a young age, but now from the office alone, Sid's success seems to be no accident, and it is absolutely impossible for him to achieve unprecedented success at such a young age and be able to work so dedicatedly.

"So, Larry, to be honest, I didn't expect you to accept our invitation. However, since you would like to come and meet with me, it seems that you are still interested in IMG's proposal. After greetings, Sid took the initiative to ask.

Larry Brown on the other side thought for a moment's hesitation, and then asked, "Sid, I can ask first, what is your position for the Golden State Warriors, and what do you want to do with the Warriors?"

Generally speaking, for NBA team owners, buying an NBA team has only two purposes, one is not to care about the team's record, as long as the court box office and commercial operations can make money, such as Alexander, the owner of the Rockets.

The second is the kind of basketball die-hard fan owner who is really not bad for money, and is willing to spend money at any cost to support the team's performance, such as the Russian oligarch Abu who later bought Chelsea in the Premier League.

Sid thought for a moment, and then said: "If the ultimate goal is, of course, to turn the Warriors into an excellent team that can not only make money, but also impact the playoffs and championships, if I can go further, then building a team that can go down in history is of course my highest hope." ”

After Sid said this, he saw Larry Brown on the other side with a slightly speechless smile, You are already the goal of the NBA, and you still tell me nothing?

Sid couldn't help but laugh, "Larry, although my goals are ambitious, I know that Rome can't be built in a day, and the foundation of the Warriors is really too bad now. I can accept gradual development, and I am a person who likes to accumulate resources as much as I can, rather than squandering wealth in endless tearing down and rebuilding. ”

Sid sat sideways on the sofa, holding a glass of Fijian bottled mineral water in his hand, and spoke his philosophy to Larry Brown with ease.

Opposite the NBA veteran coach Larry Brown, can be said to be one of the oldest coaches in the NBA, although he has not yet won a championship ring, but with his profound coaching skills, he has indeed been inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame and Coach of the Year.

Brown is the only coach in the NBA to lead eight different teams to the playoffs, four different teams to the division finals, and the only coach to win NCAA (University of Kansas, 1988) and NBA (Detroit Pistons, 2004) championships.

Although Brown Sr. has not coached the Warriors in "history", it is the right time for the current third-rate team with no name, and Brown Sr., who is good at polishing the nameless team.

Moreover, although he was just inducted into the Hall of Fame last year, in the playoff finals, the Philadelphia 76ers he coached were slaughtered by the Lakers with Kobe and O'Neal 1-4 in the finals, becoming a stepping stone for the Lakers' small dynasty.

This caused him to have a serious conflict with the 76ers' locker room boss and the team's star leader, Alex Ferguson, and even rose to the point of either/or at one point.

You know, in the NBA, the star-centric system is a law that runs rampant in the world, and the NBA is strictly hierarchical, and the locker room boss not only has the absolute right to speak and shoot, but also has a huge influence on the team and the coach.

At that time, the rookie Bulls head coach wanted to trade Pippen in the iron triangle to expand the team's new generation of players and prepare for the Bulls' post-Jordan era, but Jordan and Rodman immediately reacted strongly, saying that if the Bulls sold Pippen, then they would not renew their contract with the Bulls.

In the end, it was the Bulls owner who personally stepped in and canceled the Pippen deal to calm the incident, which can be seen as to the huge influence of the NBA's top stars.