"I've already talked to Geffen, and after 'Saving Private Ryan', I have no plans to make other films for the time being, and I'm ready to move closer to you. Pen www.biquge.info to DreamWorks as a producer. Geffen is not familiar with the film industry, you have more and more things going on now, and the Paramount side is enough for you, if you don't mind, I can take care of some things at DreamWorks. Spielberg, although a shareholder in DreamWorks, has been outside the company's management.

"This is the best news I've ever heard today!" Lin Mu looked at Spielberg with joy, this period of busyness did make him a little lacking, Spielberg is willing to return to DreamWorks, he can concentrate on dealing with Paramount's affairs, for Lao Si's such a move, Lin Mu is naturally very welcome. "For your idea, we're toasting! small

The two had a pleasant drink, and Spielberg was going to talk to Lin Mu for a while, but he frowned when he saw someone he didn't like leaning over to this side. "A bad guy!" He glanced at his lips and said dissatisfiedly: "I really don't know what the Oscar organizing committee thinks that such a person would be invited to a drinking party."

Lin Mu followed Spielberg's gaze. He saw a well-dressed middle-aged man in the middle of a group of actresses, and from his restless eyes, Lin Mu felt that this was another womanizer, but just being lustful did not seem to cause Spielberg to be so disgusted

"This guy is the owner of the Lakers, a famous playboy in Hollywood!" Spielberg snorted softly, with disdain in his tone.

"He's Jerry Bass?" Lin Mu couldn't help but look at the rumored "notorious" Lakers owner. The owners of a team are very low-key figures in front of the media, but this Jerry Bass is an exception, and he is as well known as his team. Lin Mu's most profound memory of Jerry Bass is the news that Jerry Bass was exposed by the media to celebrate his birthday in an X hospital in Nevada every year.

As the owner of the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers, Jerry Buss had a proud year. However, a talk show that seemed to have nothing to do with him made the old man a little discouraged, and his affair once again became the talk of the public after dinner. According to a local radio station in Miami, Bath turned out to be a regular visitor to the X hospital.

According to the laws of the United States, this X hospital has the legal right to operate, and their boss is also a news figure. On one occasion he was invited to a morning show on a local radio station in Miami. When the host asked if many celebrities patronized him, he boldly said a few big names, and the most newsworthy was naturally the "Lakers owner".

The host also made a special confirmation: "You mean the Lakers owner came to you?" Jerry a Bass? Hough's answer was not only affirmative, but even more powerful: "That's right! Every year he throws a birthday party with his son Johnny at my place. We'll gather thousands of close friends, and it's a real big party, a great party. ”

This is unexpected news, but it fits the image of Los Angeles and the Lakers, from Chamberlain's claim that he has slept with more than 20,000 women, to Magic's AIDS infection, to Kobe Bryant's indictment** and "O'Neal****." While it's true that Los Angeles offers plenty of opportunities for Lakers stars, it's not unrelated to the values of old Buss.

Since buying the Lakers, the owner has spared no effort to play the "sexy culture" sideline. As Joe Mike Donnell, a local radio host in Los Angeles, put it: "Ever since Buss became the owner of the Lakers, they started to create a kind of "show" where women surrounded the Lakers' court. Former player Ron Carter agrees with Joe: "In order to stimulate the ball market, Buss made many young and beautiful girls wear sexy clothes and dance sexy dances, and sexy culture broke through in his reign, and Buss Sr. was also a famous playboy in Hollywood." He messes around with flowers and grass everywhere, and he has two illegitimate children outside, which is also an important reason for Spielberg's disgust with him. Seeing Old Bass leaning over to this side, intentionally or unintentionally, Spielberg was not angry. Enjoyed, "This guy is probably coming for you."

"Coming at me?" Lin Mu looked at Spielberg in confusion, although he was a fan of the Lakers, he had no friendship with Jerry Buss, although Lin Mu did not despise Jerry Buss as much as Spielberg, but he didn't want to have anything to do with this "topic person" who frequently appeared in newspapers because of his private life.

"I think you'll soon find out what he's looking for you!" Spielberg saw Jerry Bass reluctantly leaving the "Gentle Country" surrounded by actresses and walking over to this side. "I don't like this guy, I'm going over there!" Spielberg was reluctant to deal with Jerry Buss, and he left on his own before the old Bass could get together.

"Isn't this our Hollywood big celebrity? I'm so lucky to see you here." In Lin Mu's opinion, Jerry Erba's way of greeting is nothing new. But Jerry Buss looked familiar, "Allow me to introduce myself, I'm Jerry Buss, the owner of the Lakers!" ”

"I have long admired the name of Mr. Bass". Although there was some irony in his words, Lin Mu shook hands with Jerry Bass very politely.

"Sheng is a well-known person, and I feel extremely honored to hear that you are a fan of the Lakers and the owner of the team.

Jerry Bass began to compliment the woods.

"The Lakers haven't been so good in recent years, and as a loyal Lakers fan, I'm tempted to ask Mr. Buss the question, when will the Lakers be able to lift the championship again? Only Jerry Buss himself mentioned the Lakers. Lin Mu asked such a question as a fan, which made Jerry Bass a little difficult to answer.

"You know we've been working on it, and the Lakers are having a little bit of trouble right now." Jerry Bass is worthy of being a veteran of so many years in the mall, and he bypassed this embarrassing topic with an understatement, and also led to the topic he wanted to talk about with Lin Mu next.

"A little trouble with the Lakers?" Lin Mu looked very curious, although he knew that the small trouble that Jerry Bass said was probably a big trouble, he still wanted to hear what Jerry Bass would say.

"To be honest, in addition to running the Lakers' business, I have also been engaged in some other investment businesses over the years, and the Lakers may have some difficulties with their money after some problems with a recent investment in Alaska. Although I am very reluctant to sell certain players. But you know, if there's no new money injection, I can do that to save the team." Jerry Bass said hintly.

"The Lakers are planning to sell their star players?" Lin Mu looked at Jerry Bass with a shocked expression. "You know it's going to ruin the whole team."

"I know!" Jerry Buss had a very helpless expression on his face, "So I need your help now, and I believe that as a fan, you don't want the Lakers to go down like this!" ”

Jerry Bass's investment outside had failed, and although he didn't say it explicitly, Lin Mu knew that it should be a big loss. Looking at Jerebus's appearance, he should still owe a huge debt, otherwise he would not have rushed to the hospital and betrayed star players, and he could not have thought of such a self-destruction of the Great Wall.

"What can I do?" Lin Mu was quiet on the surface, but in his heart he had already begun to calculate, in his memory, the Lakers did not experience such a financial crisis, but Jerry Buss's expression did not look like he was joking with himself.

"I'm ready to sell the Lakers!" Jerry Bass made a lot of determination to make his decision.

"Sell the Lakers?. Lin Mu's eyes widened, and he wanted to make sure if Jerry Bass was joking with him.

"You know I've been running the Lakers since the day. It's been many years now, and I'm very emotional about the team, and I've struggled a lot to make that choice." Jerry Buss's words were from the bottom of his heart, but that unexpected investment failure left Jerry Buss with hundreds of millions of dollars in bank debt, and the current total market value of the Lakers is less than $300 million, and he must choose between bankruptcy and selling the team!

I'm looking for the right buy for the Lakers, and I want this guy to really appreciate and like this team and have a good reputation in Los Angeles. Jerry Buzz said as he quietly observed Lin Mu's expression. You've graduated and worked in the city, and you've had a huge reputation in Hollywood and you're an honorary citizen of Los Angeles, so Jerry Bass looks like he's going to stop talking.

"As much as I love the Lakers and I want them to be the best team in the NBA, I don't have any more energy to think about that at the moment." Lin Mu shook his head, he knew what Jerry Bass meant, although he liked to watch the game, he never thought of running a team by himself.

"You don't have to worry about that, even though I had to sell the Lakers, I still want to be able to keep a small stake in the team. If I can, I still want to do something for the team, for example, in the management of the team, I can also play a role." Jerebus tried to say.

"You mean I'm going to pay for a majority stake in the team and hire you as manager. Responsible for the day-to-day management of the team? Lin Mu asked directly.

"Of course, some big decisions still need to be approved by you!" Jerry Bass added.

"How many shares can I get?" Jerry Bass said this, which really made Lin Mu a little excited. The lack of time to take care of the management of the team was the main reason why Lin Mu rejected Jerry Bass at the beginning, but Jerry Bass took the initiative to ask for management, which just solved the biggest problem faced by Lin Mu.

"Over 40. We'll be able to negotiate the exact share, but I guarantee you'll get a controlling stake in the entire team. Jerry Bass said.

"This kind of collaboration does sound interesting, but I'm more interested in how much do I have to pay for this deal?" Lin Mu raises a crucial question.

"At least $400 million!" When it comes to the price, Jerry Buss has become very adamant, selling the Lakers is already the bottom line he is willing to pay, and he also put forward a condition, "I want this deal to go through in your personal name." I don't want the Lakers to be vassals of some big corporation! ”

Lin Mu agreed to this condition at the reception. He and Jerry Bass reached a preliminary intention of cooperation. After the reception, Spielberg also asked about it.

"You're going to buy the Lakers?. Spielberg was relieved to learn of Lin Mu's decision, "You know it's not that easy to run a team well, are you sure you're not fooled by Jerry Buss's rhetoric?" ”

"Stephen, I'm serious this time. Jerry Buss was saddled with a huge amount of debt in a failed investment, and he had to sell the Lakers to pay off the bank debt. I only bought a majority of the Lakers, and Jerry Buss kept some of it, so he was willing to help me manage the whole team. Lin Mu explained.

Lin Mu had already decided to do this. Spielberg didn't try much more to persuade him. But he still reminded Lin Mu not to have too much contact with Jerry and Bass other than a partnership, unless Lin Mu was willing to face endless scandals.

Lin Mu knew that Spielberg had good intentions, but he didn't want to argue too much with Spielberg on this issue, he knew that Spielberg also liked to watch the game, so he turned the topic to basketball: "If you just had the idea of purely appreciating sports, would you care a lot about the outcome of the basketball game?" ”

"The result of the game does matter, but as long as the game is good enough, I think most people don't care about the final result, of course, in the regular season. I believe the result is the most important thing for a team that makes it to the playoffs. Because there is only one champion! Spielberg thought for a moment and replied.

"So what kind of game is a good game?" Lin Mu then asked.

"Both sides are attacking teams, and the strength is comparable, the two sides continue to overtake their respective scores, the outcome can only be decided at the last moment, if the result is not discussed, such a game looks the most exciting, and can also mobilize the interest of the audience!"