On this day, Tiger was sitting in his office drinking tea. Suddenly, the phone rang, startling him.

Tiger was excited, and scolded in his heart: That bastard who doesn't have long eyes called me, I don't know, Lao Tzu finally has time, rest, and drink tea.

Reluctantly, he picked up the phone and said weakly, "Yes, that." I'm Tiger Jones. ”

"Hello, Mr. Tiger, I'm David Stern." A suave voice came.

Tiger Leng paused for a few seconds before he reacted and said, "Ah, ah, hello, Mr. Stern, I'm Tiger Jones, what can I do for you." ”

"Hehe, I don't know, Mr. Tiger, when do you have time, let's talk."

"That's okay at any time, at any time to listen to your call."

"Hehe, that's afternoon, I'm in Houston right now, I'm staying in room 2321 at the Grand Houston Hotel, 2 p.m., can you see it?"

"Okay, I'll be there on time."

"Okay, then I'll be waiting for you," Stern put down the phone.

Tiger, who put down the phone, was a little dizzy, this old guy is looking for something to do with me, and there seems to be nothing to offend him recently.

Tiger who had been thinking about it for a long time, still didn't understand what was going on. However, he is good at this, and he really can't think about things he understands, so he doesn't think about it, it's a big deal that "the soldiers will block, and the water will come to the earth" is afraid of a bird. Could it be that the old ghost can still eat me?

Tiger, who has no heart and no lungs, informs Dawson to let him go with him in the afternoon.

As the time approached, Tiger and Dawson drove to the Houston Grand Hotel.

The two of them came to the door of room 2321 and knocked softly.

In a moment, Stern opened the door.

Looking at the two people at the door, Stern said, "Welcome, Mr. Tiger, General Manager Dawson, please come in." ”

Then, Dodge invited the two into the room.

"Hello, Mr. Stern, welcome to Houston, I didn't know you were coming, if I did, I would meet you at the airport." Tiger said with a smirk as he walked into the room.

"Hehe, it's nothing, I also decided to come to Houston on the spur of the moment." Stern said kindly.

Waving his hand, the two of them sat down casually.

"Tea, or coffee." Stern asked.

"Tea" Tiger said

"Me too." Dawson said.

"I also like to drink tea, it's a very healthy drink." Stern said.

"Yes, though, I like to talk to green tea, especially Chinese green tea, and I'm not very fond of black tea, especially the British one." Tiger is showing off his taste again.

"Uh-huh, I'm not very fond of green tea, it's a little too light." With that, Stern came up with two cups of green tea.

Tiger took a gentle sip of tea.

"Very good green tea, I didn't expect that the rooms of the Grand Hotel Houston have such good things." Tiger praised.

"No, no, Mr. Jones, a friend of mine brought it back when he went to China last year. I take it with me all the time, and when I'm upset, I have a drink, and the feeling of taking all my worries away is just too much. Stern replied.

"If you like, I'll bring you a can when you leave, hehe, I only have two." Stern continued.

"Oh, then he thanked you. You have to know that this is the best Liuhe melon slices, one of the top green teas. The annual output is not very large, and it is not easy for that friend of yours to make such a thing. Tiger continued.

"Hehe, yes. But I heard that some time ago, Mr. Dawson went to China, and he didn't ask Mr. Dawson to bring you some back. Stern asked with a smile.

"Yes, I brought some back, but it's not the best, it's not as good as yours here." Tiger replied with a smile.

"Hehe, Mr. Jones, you are worthy of being an elite in the business world, and as soon as you take over the club, you will go to develop the Chinese market." Stern decided not to go around in circles.

Some time ago, he heard that Dawson, the general manager of the Rockets, went to China and signed a series of cooperation intentions with the Chinese Basketball Association.

Moreover, he also brought back a Chinese player to try out with the Rockets, which attracted a large number of Chinese reporters to Houston.

And as a businessman who leads the NBA to success, then he will definitely not ignore that China's huge market is simply a gold mine, a huge gold mine.

And just when he was focusing on China, the Houston Rockets had already carried out preliminary cooperation here.

This is something that surprised him, he never expected that this young man's business sense is so sensitive, no wonder this young man has such a huge success, it seems that it is not a fluke.

"Hehe, Mr. Stern, how can I say it, I am a businessman, and if there is a profit, I will appear there, this is inevitable, the principle of a businessman is to chase profit." Tiger picked up his teacup and took another sip.

"Sure enough, it's a hero out of a teenager. Mr. Tiger, you should know that the NBA is a business league with a lot of interests, and the league's next target is also the entire Asian market, so I don't know what Mr. Jones's next plan is. Stern still said very kindly, but the occasional gleam in his eyes still proved that this person's city was very deep.

The glint in Stern's eyes didn't escape Tiger's eyes.

Hehe, the old fox asked you to pretend with me, take tea and talk to Lao Tzu, isn't it just that we are afraid that we will monopolize the big cake of the Chinese market, aren't you afraid that Lao Tzu will kick you out and do it alone, Lao Tzu can't swallow such a big market, and you must take it out and get involved with the interests of the alliance. However, this time you brought it up first, if I don't pinch you, you won't know how powerful the master is.

Tiger said: "Mr. Stern, you know, I am a pure businessman, businessmen pay attention to interests, as long as there are interests, we can cooperate with anyone, but China's market, we have reached a series of cooperation intentions with the Chinese Basketball Association, from the training of players and coaches to the erection of market concepts, from business methods to market development, all in this plan, and you should also know that there are as many practitioners in this field in the United States as fish in the Mississippi River, Therefore, our next plan is to set up branches and offices in South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, China, and Chinese Taipei, vigorously promote the image of the Houston Rockets, establish training camps in various places, and select outstanding athletes from various countries to come to the NBA for trials and a series of other activities. And as the fastest growing region in the world, I think in a few years, we will have a huge return. ”

After saying this, Stern's face changed again.

Hehe, I can't fool you to death, old fox, but I can't block the door, if you want this old fox to stumble on the rocket, we will be sad in the alliance in the future.

Immediately afterwards, Tiger changed his words: "However, the Asian market is too huge, and our human resources are also limited, and I think we still have something in common with the alliance's Asian strategy." And if the Rockets want to be popular in Asia, then they must play at a high level and achieve results in the league, and people always worship the strong. ”

After saying that, Stern thought to himself: "You little fox, isn't it obvious that you want the alliance to work for you, if you want us to contribute, you can make a name for yourself with a brand, and you have to have the alliance's policy tilted towards you, aren't you obviously robbing." ”

And Dawson, who was on the side, secretly gave a thumbs up in his heart, high, is high, a team owner can help the league leader so obviously on the field, a real cow.

"Hehe, Mr. Tiger is right, in fact, the interests of the league and the interests of the team are the same, our goal is to develop the league and develop the club, to be able to earn more benefits, and I believe that with the strength of the Rockets, there will be good results in the new season. In addition, Mr. Jones also knows that the league has always been fair and just, and in the new season, I will definitely ask the referee committee to strictly enforce the law and discipline and try to maintain order on the field. Stern said with the same suave look.

The two then exchanged some information about the situation in the NBA, and then Tiger got up and left. (Well, I took away the jar of tea from Stern, you shameless money fan, even eating and taking.) ）

On the way back, Dawson said to Tiger, "Boss, you're so good at arguing with Stern in person." ”

"Hmph, what about arguing with him, the United States is a money society after all, and I am one of the few upper-class financial predators in this country, do you think Stern can tear his face with me." Tiger's face was gloomy.

"Stern's own son is back, he is a hero of the league in his own right, and you think that person in Team Rocket can compare to Stern's own son. So, today I'm just trading the benefits for the Rockets for some of the benefits of the court. Tiger continued.

"Hey, we've been playing Jordan for at least a few years, and we're not going to be a champion." Dawson said with some dejection.

"Hehe, but it's okay to add some blockage to the bulls. If you want to make a personal hero, then I'll make a team of heroes. Tiger said with a wicked smile on his face.

"Dawson, our team's slogan for next year hasn't been able to do it yet." Tiger asked.

"Yes, not yet," Dawson replied.

"Then I've got one for you." Tiger said.

"Oh, what's it?" asked Dawson

"No brothers, no basketball" (hehe, Adidas' slogan appeared in advance.) ）;