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"Hey, Lee, here!"

A voice sounded from behind, and when I turned my head, it was an old white man poking his head out of the stretched Lincoln to say hello. Yun'er asked in a surprised whisper, "Who is it?" "This guy Li Donglai knows, the owner of the nBA Clippers, Donald Sterling, a real rich man. Yuna was surprised when she learned his identity.

"Hello, Mr. Stirling, are you going for a ride so late?" Li Donglai said hello.

Sterling smiled, "How about you come in and have a drink?" ”

Li Donglai couldn't imagine what he would do when he looked for him, maybe he just happened to run into it. Americans are all pie animals, and they will hold all kinds of pies every once in a while, and even if they only have alcohol, they will entertain themselves and dance. Li Donglai did not participate in many factions, and he also knew some celebrities. It was not easy to refuse, so he pulled Yun'er into the car.

"Is there any juice, I'm quitting drinking."

Sterling has a big belly and stacks of fat on his chin, and he has always been a miser, a bad gambler, and a wolf in the eyes of the media

He bought the Clippers for $12.7 million in '19, but he made the Clippers the most embarrassing team in NBA history, with the Clippers reaching the playoffs only a handful of times in 30 years, and Sterling's stinginess being hailed as the nBA's "Grandet" by players. What Sterling does best is cross the river and tear down the bridge, turning his face and not recognizing people. Baylor, the former vice chairman of the Clippers, was fired by Raheem Sterling before his retirement, and he was ousted from the team by Honorary coach Dunleavy.

But compared to the Clippers' little output value, it is just a toy in his hands. His assets are in the stock market. In real estate, in shipping, in other industries. To say the least, there are tens of billions. is much more than the billion that Li Donglai has been repeatedly reported by the media.

It's just that this stingy boss hasn't had a very good time lately. Recently, an actress named Robin Cohen sued Sterling, and the court ordered Sterling to pay $17.3 million in damages.

The incident began when Cohen lived in an apartment building in West Hollywood, owned by Clippers owner Raheem Sterling, but a fire ensued in the building, which burned down the actor's entire property, causing heavy damage. In the end, the court awarded Sterling $17.3 million in damages. Of that amount, $15 million is the penalty compensation that the jury asked Sterling to pay to the plaintiff, and $2.3 million is the normal property payment.

To court, the defendant. It seems to be his daily routine. In 03, a professional jì woman was also sued in court, but it did not affect his absurd life in the slightest. His son was also a sè demon, pornography, gambling, and drugs (and later died of an overdose of shè and died suddenly).

"Of course, you can drink whatever you want." Stirling pulls the refrigerator in the car. personally helped Li Donglai take out the juice.

Li Dong came to see him with a big belly. It's not too convenient, so I don't have the idea of being a guest, so I stepped forward and bowed my body to do it myself, "I'll do it myself." Sterling hung a big cigar from the corner of his mouth, shrugged his shoulders and didn't care, and greeted Lin Yun'er: "Hi, girl, what do you want to drink." Don't be inhibited. ”

Yun'a's face flushed, she was just thinking about this boss's evil deeds. I couldn't help but wander, "OK, thank you." oppa, give me a glass of Sprite. ”

"Sprite? Sprite with red wine. Li Donglai teased.

Yuna blushed again, she was not used to drinking red wine and felt bitter. This was brought bad by Li Donglai, and after occasionally teaching her to mix Sprite with red wine, she fell in love with it. At this time, it is estimated that he was in someone else's car, and he was afraid of making a fool of himself, so he only said a Sprite.

Hey...... It's really sad for the wine industry.

Sterling laughed, "Feel free to do it, to your own taste." Lee, both of your girlfriends are beautiful and enviable young people. Li Donglai's old face turned red, this Mr. Sterling has an indecent private life, and he is afraid that he has not a lot of concessions.

Yun'er was also inconvenient to answer, so he helped Sterling make a cup and asked, "Do you want some juice?" I've been researching juice blends since I quit drinking, and now I'm learning a little bit about it. ”

"Oh, I'll have a drink." Sterling laughed.

They hadn't met or talked before, but Li Donglai was not at all restrained in his car, and he liked people who were straightforward.

"Li, the fight just now was very jīngcai, congratulations on making headlines again tomorrow. Characters like you haven't been seen in years. Li Lianjie can't do it, and neither can Cheng Long. You are the only one among the more than a billion Chinese, who has strength and influence...... Your future is limitless. ”

Li Donglai was slightly stunned, thinking that he was still at the scene just now, and said, "Thank you, I would like to give you a drink." ”

Sterling raised his glass slightly in response, and continued: "I have experienced the era when Bruce Lee was famous, but I don't have the influence of you. In a few years, you'll be ahead of him. Li Donglai shook his head, "I don't want to surpass anyone, just do what I like." I'm still young, I'm short-sighted, and no one knows what the future holds. Maybe if you are not careful, you will fall into the abyss and never recover. ”

Sterling looked at him in surprise, Lin Yun'er listened to their conversation quietly, Li Donglai looked at the future calmly, and there was no pride and complacency, she was very happy. This man is a top performer, and she feels that she can't live without him for the rest of her life.

Sterling nodded: "Becoming famous at a young age and doing something that many people can't do in a lifetime." It's rare that you can still stay calm, it's good......" As he spoke, he fell silent again, looking preoccupied.

"Lee, you often go to basketball, what do you think of nBA?"

Li Donglai glanced at him in surprise, but he couldn't see anything, and thought for a while: "David Stern single-handedly spread the nBA alliance to the world, but he will retire in 2014, and it is difficult to say what the future will be." And next year will be a new round of labor negotiations, the owner and the players are expected to be difficult to negotiate, maybe suspended. I love basketball, but it doesn't seem like enough to talk about nBA. But I do know that the Clippers have been losing money for several years in a row. ”

There are dozens of teams in the nBA, and there are only a few that can make a profit. The rest are all in the red. The New Orleans Hornets had to sell the team last year because of the owner's prostatitis, and in the end no one accepted it and was bought and managed by the league itself. Now the Hornets are worth 334 million. If you buy now, you'll also get a draft pick for next season.

Buying a team and giving away the champion is like TV shopping with a head.

So under the gorgeous appearance, nBA is not necessarily really so beautiful.

Sterling didn't care about Li Donglai's ridicule, and opened his mouth to laugh: "A lot of things depend on luck, it's like horse racing." If the next season suddenly improves, then I'm going from a loser to a successful person overnight. Then I can make a big splash in front of the media that I'm going to be the owner of an nBA championship team. ”

"Maybe." Li Donglai shrugged, "Maybe you really have a chance, Kobe Bryant is already old." in the coming years. It's really the prime time for the Clippers' rapid rise. ”

This time it was Sterling's turn to be surprised, it was rare that he was a bad chairman who had made countless garbage deals, and someone still agreed, and couldn't help but laugh. Li Donglai was confused by his laughter. But I heard Sterling suddenly say: "Lee." Want to take over the Clippers? ”

Li Donglai's heart was shocked, Yun'er also widened her eyes, looked at her frowning and contemplative boyfriend beside her, and did not speak.

After a moment of silence, Li Donglai shook the juice in the goblet in his hand and looked at the rich man seriously for the first time.

There is no doubt that this is a self-contained and self-contained character. I'm 78 years old this year, and my gas is not bad. The grayish-brown neat hair and expressive wheat sè face hint at his identity and status.

Many people say Sterling is racist and has even been taken to court several times for it. But last year. He received the National Association for the Advancement of Ethnography (nAAcp) Los Angeles Chapter Award at the Millennium Hotel. When he accepted the award, he wore a smile with the logo on his face, which was a confident smile, a satisfied smile, and even a little provocative.

In his own life experience, Sterling has won another round, just as he blatantly moved the team to Los Angeles despite the league's lawsuits, just as he would rather be called a "stingy ghost" than get the most out of the team, just as he used money to settle a series of lawsuits of harassment or racism.

As for Raheem Sterling's side, there's really nothing to laugh at with such pride.

With Raheem Sterling at the helm, the Clippers have endured countless stupid trades, disastrous drafts and endless injuries, and only masochists are best suited to be their loyal fans. That doesn't mean Sterling likes to lose, as Sterling burst into the locker room and yelled at a Clippers who reportedly almost called security after the Clippers were squashed by 28 points at home on March 2 last year.

He could accept failure, but he was particularly frustrated to fail in this way. On the other hand, one might think that Donald doesn't care about the outcome of his team, but that's not the case, a fiasco can torment him for days, and misunderstandings can annoy him.

Thinking of this, Li Donglai suddenly felt a little moved.

He has the funds now, but the investment structure is too simple, except for making movies, he just buys some Apple shares. If you buy a well-known nBA team, you may be able to quickly increase your prestige and integrate into American society. But there are still many doubts.

"Why did you choose me, as far as I know, your son is also interested in business......"

"Don't mention that guy!" Conrad suddenly burst into a rage, "He doesn't have any business cells. The greatest sorrow in a person's life is to bring money into the coffin, Lee, can you understand? ”

Yun'er was startled by his sudden yell, and quietly grabbed the corner of Li Donglai's clothes. Li Donglai remained silent, and he understood a little in his heart. The old guy doesn't just know how to enjoy, he is leaving a fortune for future generations that is enough to squander. The son doesn't talk about it, he still has a daughter, and he is still in love with Xìng.

"You want to carry me?" Li Donglai asked suddenly, his eyes a little scrutinizing.

Conrad glanced at him and regained his composure, "Yes, I'm optimistic about you. But I don't want to hand over the team all at once...... Don't worry, young man, listen to me. The first time I can sell you 51% of the shares, and then every year I sell 10%, and the team will be yours in the end. But I, Conrad Sterling, at the last moment of my life, don't want to be a loser. Can you understand? ”

Li Donglai groaned, if he could get into a team, he would definitely not want to share it with others. But his financial resources are not enough, Conrad Sterling is seventy-eight years old, maybe he can live to be ten years old, how can he fight for him in the future. The Clippers brought popularity to Conrad, allowing a wealthy man to appear in the media eyes in the open, and to see him as an old stubborn who was not far away.

After a while, Li Donglai said seriously: "I can think about it, before the start of next season?" It is both a reply and a question. Meaning, he basically agrees with this offer, but it's better to finalize the contract before the start of next season's Summer League.

Sterling naturally understood, and smiled happily: "Then let's have a good time working together, a toast." ”

"Ding~~" The three goblets touched together, and Lin Yun'er felt like she was dreaming. So, Li Donglai is going to buy an nBA team? He's going to be an nBA boss? Will I have to sit on the sidelines and watch the game in the future?

Suddenly, Li Donglai was a little embarrassed and embarrassed: "Mr. Sterling, there is still a problem here, a big problem?" ”

"What?" Sterling wondered.

"Hmm...... My money is in Apple stock, maybe I don't have the money to buy it right now. "At present, the highest total market value of nBA is the New York Knicks, even if the Clippers lose money year after year, they are also ranked tenth in the league, and half of the shares are about 170 million. If he wants to withdraw the Apple stock that is in the right form and buy the team, he really can't do it. Maybe next year, the 170 million Apple stock will be doubled.

Sterling was devastated, and he had no money to talk to him for so long. Before he looked for Li Donglai, he naturally investigated him. I didn't take it seriously. Asked, "Are you so bullish on Apple stock?" ”

"Of course, as long as Jobs is not in good health, Apple stock is expected to become the highest stock price in the United States." Li Donglai did not hide it.

Stirling groaned slightly, "In that case, I'll borrow you." ”

"Oh?!" Li Donglai was greatly surprised, and the only doubt in his heart disappeared.

"Don't get complacent too soon, I'll take interest."

"Haha, of course. The weekend is the premiere of my film Iron Man 2, and I hope to invite you to it. ”

"Okay, I'm a big fan of movies, in Los Angeles, it's still the world of the guys who play movies." Raheem Sterling was delighted to be invited.

……

After getting out of the car and leaving, the young couple still felt a little unreal. The matter was actually negotiated like this, he didn't spend a penny, and he was going to buy an nBA team?! You know, nBA teams aren't something you can buy with money. Stern is looking for a seller, and he's sifting for a seller. But with the backing of Sterling, who is the least willing to sell his accounts, Li Donglai is almost certain that he will join the Clippers.

Haha, it's exciting to think about. The first Chinese to have an nBA team, the first Asian to have an nBA team, Ha...... (To be continued......)