Chapter 361 [The team changes hands, and the passport is sealed]
Even before draft day, there had been news that Warriors owner Chris? Cohan wants to sell the team. This may well come true, and it's not just old Nelson who is tired.
It may seem strange, but in fact, Cohan has run the team for 15 years, only made the playoffs twice, and has been losing money all the time. And he is old, no one in his family wants to take over, and with the background of the economic crisis, he no longer wants to play. Selling a team in the event of a championship can increase the price.
At the end of last season, Cohan repeatedly revealed his plan to sell 80% of the team's shares, because in recent years he has been investigated by the U.S. tax department for tax evasion, and the trouble continues. Mullin's relationship is indeed not good.
After the season, Cohan announced that his team was ready to sell as a whole rather than looking for a partner. In a statement released on the same day, the Warriors admitted that they had hired a sports consulting and investment firm to act as a discretionary agent for the team's sale. In fact, the Warriors have been looking for a buyer for a long time. According to expert estimates, the Warriors' current total market capitalization is around $3. $1.5 billion, of which Big Boss Cohan owns 80% of the shares, and whoever eventually buys these shares will become the number one shareholder and real owner of the Warriors.
The 13 prospective teams that bid for the Warriors include an NFL (American Football League) owner, a consortium from China, and a consortium that includes "Magic" Johnson, as well as another 10 consortiums, and these 13 teams competed fiercely, with 3 or 4 teams remaining to advance to the second round of competition, and the remaining teams being eliminated.
A year ago, Huang Jianhua, an investor from China, became the Cavaliers' petty owner, but he only owns 15 percent of the shares, which is not really the real owner. The Warriors' proximity to San Francisco is one of the NBA teams with the largest number of Chinese fans, so the Chinese consortium has a large market here, which is the most important reason why they are determined to buy the Warriors.
What is very surprising is that Oracle Group CEO Larry, who was previously regarded as the number one buyer of the Warriors? Elson was not among the 13 bidders, and he did not submit an offer to the Warriors. Elson sensed that there were too many bidders, or that the Warriors were deliberately inflating the bid, which was out of place.
However, NBA officials disagree with Elson's views. They believe that the Warriors' final sale price is expected to reach $500 million. In fact, this price is difficult to achieve in the context of today's economic crisis sweeping the world, which is not conducive to the smooth transfer of the Warriors, and also scares off many buyers who sincerely want to take over the Warriors.
At the end of August, when Zhou Xuan returned to Auckland from Europe, everything was settled. Surprisingly, Kleiner Perkins' shareholder Joey? The consortium led by Lacob won in the end.
Lacob became the majority shareholder and first decision-maker of the Golden State Warriors, serving as the team's co-executive chairman, CEO and board member. Cooper, the chairman and president of Mandela Entertainment Group, is the team's vice president. Rana Dave, who runs TIBCO Software, is the team's vice president.
Basketball is no stranger to Rana Dave. He's never been in a fight. But he's been a Golden State Warriors fan for years, and he'll be on the court every time the season rolls around. In addition, a few years ago, he coached his daughter's women's basketball team, which won the national championship. The 12-year-old girls didn't have much experience playing basketball and weren't tall. So he had to find a way to give them some kind of advantage. Ranadave, from Mumbai, India, was unaware of the idea in American basketball about dropping back to the half court to defend after shooting. So, he decided to let the girls press all over the room. This tactic actually worked.
Ranadave believes that there is never more than one way to win. And the Golden State Warriors also used full-court pressing in the finals to regain the NBA championship.
In an interview, Ranadave said, "I will do everything I can to support Joey. In order for the Golden State Warriors to be the best team of the 21st century, I will take the following steps: leverage the fan base, manage the customer loyalty program, team structure, community outreach and basketball games. I will also try my best to help the Warriors become an international brand, especially to promote the team in Indian society. ”
Forbes reporter asked: "Originally Oracle President Larry? Ellison also wants to buy this kind of team. How did you get involved? ”
Ranadave said, "Well, our company was lucky enough to win the bid under Joey. Joey and I both love basketball. Our children go to school together and are all part of the school's basketball team. We believe that team owners in the San Francisco Bay Area should be locals who love basketball, care about their fans, and deliver good results. That's what we want to do. ”
The reporter asked: "How will you help the team?" ”
"Well, the team is going to use one of my software, called Spotfire, which is a visual analysis software that lets you know where different players should shoot from and where the best shots are," Ranadave said. I think this software will give us a little bit of a competitive edge. Many information technologies and 21st-century analytical methods can be applied to sports. Nowadays, there are more and more things like what type of players should you get, what kind of shot should they take, where they should shoot, what combination of players works best. There's a lot of room for analysis. I believe that the Golden State Warriors, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, will be the first basketball team of the 21st century in terms of player types, coaches, tactics, tools, courts, fan facilities, etc., which is what Joey, I and Peter, want to see. ”
is worthy of being a businessman, and by the way, he advertised his main products.
The Golden State Warriors are said to have changed hands for $450 million, a price that refreshed the $400.1 million previously set by the Suns. But that was 2004, and the Suns were worth more money in comparison, and the Warriors added money to winning the championship.
Zhou Xuan was not surprised by this result, as early as a year ago, Kehan had close ties with the people of this family, as long as Joy Ken paid money, he would choose them, and some of them also had personal relationships.
Zhou Xuan also remembered that he had a little conflict with Joey's youngest son. He didn't worry about Joey making trouble for his son, since he could do business to the current level, he must have brains, and he knew that it was very important. If you mess up the relationship with the core of the team for a child who is not successful, you will definitely lose a lot of benefits.
The situation is also as Zhou Xuan expected, Joey bought the team because he likes basketball and likes the Warriors. He wanted to make money, but he didn't want to avenge Jim.
Once the matter of buying the team was confirmed, Joey specifically instructed Jim that if he saw Zhou Xuan again, he must not provoke, just don't know him.
At this time in China, Nie Yuyan has also been paying attention to Zhou Xuan's news, and she doesn't know how to say the most suitable thing to Zhou Xuan.
She was forced to return to China suddenly, and when she received the call, her parents had already been controlled. Because most of the assets are transferred abroad, only when they are returned can the parents' sentences be commuted. Even so, they must be sentenced to life imprisonment, deprivation of political rights for life, confiscation of all personal property, and the rest of their lives in prison. Now that the anti-corruption efforts in China have been strengthened, some officials do not dare to set too high standards when they go out for a meal, and if they are reported, they will be in trouble.
Being an official is risky, and it is necessary to be cautious in accumulating wealth, and corrupt officials are also a high-risk profession. "The tree falls and the tree scatters" is an eternal truth. No matter how awesome He Shen is, isn't he given death in the end? The nine-thousand-year-old Wei Zhongxian had people everywhere to build ancestral halls, and as soon as the carpenter emperor went, he also followed. is also making money, Zhou Xuanhua is at ease, and faces the media and the camera in a high-profile manner. Some people's money is not allowed to be deposited in domestic banks, and their children have to be stuffed under the bed if they don't go to study abroad, so will they be happy to live? I don't have to sleep at night.
Maybe I thought that there might be such a day, Nie Yuyan was mentally prepared, and after crying, she accepted the reality. What she is worried about now is her relationship with Zhou Xuan. Mitchell? Butler's words are often on his lips to maintain Zhou Xuan's image, and if people know her identity and background, Zhou Xuan's image will definitely be affected.
Nie Yuyan didn't dare to say goodbye in the United States, worried that Zhou Xuan would not have the heart to play in the finals later. If something happens to the family and has to go back, maybe Zhou Xuan will offer to go back to China with her. After the worst, she decided to return to China first, and then call when the matter over there was settled, but Zhou Xuan would be uncomfortable.
Zhou Xuan has always wanted to have a perfect image, Nie Yuyan really thinks he is perfect, and always feels that he is not worthy of him. Now, because of the case involving her parents, her passport has been blocked, and she will not be able to leave the country in the short term. She was specifically investigated and could not obtain a visa until 2014 unless it was determined that there were no other misappropriated funds outside. After her parents' affair was over, she began to think about whether the relationship should continue.
can't go to the United States, Nie Yuyan can't finish her studies in Auckland, 5 years, do you want Zhou Xuan to wait for her? How many five years are there in life? Even if she can go abroad, her parents are in the country, and no one goes to visit the prison, as an only child, is this okay?
She originally had some confidence because of her family background, but now she feels that her status is very different from Zhou Xuan. Once a person has low self-esteem, it is difficult to suppress it, and her inferiority complex makes her not want to tell Zhou Xuan her secrets.
In fact, Zhou Xuan didn't care about these at all. He likes Nie Yuyan because he relies on each other in a foreign country; Loved that she cooked for herself and cleaned the room; I like the bits and pieces of life, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar tea; Like that faint sense of family, in places where most of them are black and white, black-haired and black-eyed Chinese will look particularly kind, although plain, but Zhou Xuan thinks this is the life he wants.
Today, everything has changed.