Weinberg's life is not easy these days, as a wealthy man with a successful career, his daily life in the past is very easy, as long as you have enough money in the United States, the banknotes will produce banknotes themselves, and all the owner of the banknotes has to do is to give his banknotes to a special person to manage, and he can count the money while lying in bed.

As a World War II veteran, Weinberg started from scratch after retiring from the army, engaged in the real estate development industry, and in 1970, together with several Portland owners, paid a membership fee of $37,000 to become a member of the NBA league, and was licensed to build a professional team in Portland, and by 1975 he officially became the owner of Portland, and two years later the Portland Trail Blazers reached the peak under the leadership of Wharton, at which time Weinberg also reached his peak as a team owner.

Now, twelve years later, and the seed that the pioneers picked in 1984 germinated, leafed, and blossomed, and is finally bearing fruit, Weinberg has made a fatal mistake.

Now, Weinberg himself can't remember how he said those words to Donald Sterling, for them NBA owners, occasionally get together, like Sterling, Bass and other West Coast owners, all rely on real estate to make their fortunes, and the industrial giants in the middle, the East Coast financial giants have their own different circles, in the season they sometimes fly with the team to various cities to "hang out", like Los Angeles is a city that every owner likes to go.

In so many gatherings, these white bosses born in the early 20th century still can't get used to the blacks under their hands, among them Sterling is a well-known racist, yelling at his players on the sidelines for not a day or two, and Weinberg has always been more cautious, he is not a racist, but you know, sometimes with friends, you have to say something to cater to each other, and laughing at others in private is also a very interesting chat.

It's just that this time Weinberg is on someone else's path, he is obviously being monitored, and this conversation between him and Sterling must have happened relatively early, but it was not released until the end of the season, which is undoubtedly to be released when the Trail Blazers have the strongest momentum and are about to create the best record in history, so that the effect of public opinion creation is good enough; Of course, the other party did not take advantage of the Trail Blazers to play the playoffs and released this recording, which is already more conscientious.

After the recording was exposed, Weinberg stayed in the mansion in Portland, Inman called him, he also said a few perfunctory words and did not go to the meeting, Weinberg also knew very well in his heart that at this time he had to meet with the parties first, talk about the problem clearly, and then the two spoke together in the media, in order to resolve the matter more peacefully, if the two insist on their own words, especially the media's ability to fan the flames and distort the original intention, it may eventually cause a greater break, so Weinberg must wait until Gan Guoyang's call, Or Gan Guoyang himself, if he could, Weinberg wouldn't mind going to Gan Guoyang's mansion in person.

Soon, Weinberg, who was sitting in his large study, received a call from the doorman saying that "Mr. Gan's car has arrived."

At this time, Weinberg really breathed a sigh of relief, since Gan Guoyang is willing to come, it means that there is still room to talk, there is room for maneuver, at least the current backbone of the Trailblazers can be stabilized, as for next season, it is another matter.

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After Gan Guoyang finished training, let Feng Peiyu drive him to Weinberg's mansion, for Weinberg, Gan Guoyang has always had a good impression of him, the boss is approachable, and he doesn't like to meddle in the team's affairs, he leaves all kinds of matters to Inman and Adelman to do, and he also attaches 100% importance to Gan Guoyang.

Although the relationship between the two is not like Jerry Buss and Magic Johnson, they can go to nightclubs together, but they are quite okay, and Weinberg will invite Gan Guoyang to go fishing on his yacht in the summer.

Now, Weinberg has broken out discriminatory remarks, and it is aimed at Gan Guoyang himself, Gan Guoyang is very calm in his heart, he sees it very thoroughly, knows that people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, and it is common for people to say bad things about each other behind their backs, but with the big hat of racial discrimination, Gan Guoyang himself can't make big things into small things.

"You two wait for me in the car, Guangyao don't run around, I'll get down soon." Gan Guoyang got out of the car after speaking, it was not the first time he had come to Weinberg's mansion, it was close to the Pacific Ocean, and he could still feel the sea breeze from the Pacific Ocean in April.

"Mr. Weinberg is already waiting for you in the study." The housekeeper of Weinberg's house took Gan Guoyang upstairs, and when Gan Guoyang walked to the door, he just raised his hand and was about to knock on the door, but the door opened by itself, and Weinberg, who was waiting for the big glasses in the round basket, was standing at the door, raised his head and glanced at Gan Guoyang.

Gan Guoyang smiled at Weinberg, and Weinberg also smiled, the original somewhat tense atmosphere instantly disappeared into invisibility, and after Gan Guoyang entered the study, he took the lead in stretching out his hand.

"Mr. Weinberg, the situation is terrible right now." Gan Guoyang said to Weinberg.

Weinberg also stretched out his hand and held Gan Guoyang's hand tightly and nodded: "It's really bad, thank you very much for being able to come, otherwise the situation will only get worse." ”

Paul Allen is indeed right, Gan Guoyang is different from ordinary players, he has the attributes of a capitalist, the reason why Allen gave Gan Guoyang some hints in advance is because he concluded that Gan Guoyang will not mess around, he will not casually break the news with the media that "all this is Paul Allen's conspiracy", if he is replaced by another player, Paul Allen will never dare to take this risk, even if he is the backbone of the team.

In the team, Gan Guoyang is a big brother who talks about righteousness, impulsive and passionate, and off the court, he will incarnate as a capitalist, calm and rational, he will use the "civilized person" way to solve such a crisis, instead of opening his mouth and spewing indiscriminately, and with Gan Guoyang's mediation, the Trailblazers will not completely collapse because of this incident, and at the same time suffer a blow, once this year wins the championship, Weinberg is likely to shake the confidence to continue to hold, and sell the Trail Blazers at a high price.

The brilliance of Paul Allen's trick lies in the fact that Weinberg and Gan Guoyang, who were sitting in the study at this time, should be said to have a good grasp of the ins and outs of the matter, and they will not have any deviations from the truth, but they know that they are in the game, but they can't get out of the game, not only can't get out of the game, but they have to continue to walk according to this game.

Now, what Gan Guoyang really cares about is how to give an explanation to the media, to American society, to the Asian community, and to the Portland Trail Blazers.

"I'm sure there's no bugging in my room and there's no paparazzi nearby, so we can talk about anything, but of course, I have to apologize to you first and express my deep apologies for saying such hurtful things." Weinberg poured some red wine for Gan Guoyang and said.

"Mr. Weinberg, there is no need to apologize too much for the things that did not cause harm, and perhaps I have scolded you behind your back, but it was not recorded; But I can understand you, the other players are not necessarily, the team is already a little impetuous, it hits them hard, everyone is young, it's easy to be impulsive, I don't mind the regular season, but the playoffs ...... I guess you don't want a season's hard work to go down the drain either. Gan Guoyang took a sip of wine and felt that his brain was a little clearer.

"That's right, my reputation is already hard to recover, so at least give me a championship, right? In any case, the apology is certain, and since you are willing to accept it, I will definitely make a public apology, and I am glad to have your understanding in front of the whole United States; As for the team, I will also apologize, and at the same time I will give you the championship bonus, of course, everything in the team depends more on the efforts of you and Mr. Adelman, I believe in your leadership ability. ”

After the two made a preliminary decision, they discussed the details seriously until very late, and when Gan Guoyang finally left Weinberg's house, Feng Guangyao fell asleep in the car.

This turmoil, with the cooperation of the two, will soon subside, but another bigger turmoil is brewing.