Chapter 611
What kind of existence old Bass is is no longer need to be repeated.
Chen Jiyuan still has a lot of respect for Old Bass. So this face must be seen, if Xiao Bass invites Chen Jiyuan, Chen Jiyuan may not go.
Because for Little Bass, Chen Jiyuan really lacks a good feeling.
Old Bass is still in Old Bass's home.
It's just that what makes Chen Jiyuan a little strange is that this meal is really Old Bass invited Chen Jiyuan to eat.
Because there are only two people at the dinner table. Chen Jiyuan and Lao Bass.
Chen Jiyuan was very strange, but he didn't speak, because Chen Jiyuan didn't plan to cause this topic first, since Old Bass did this, he naturally had his ideas, if he wanted to explain to Chen Jiyuan, then in the next meal, he would naturally explain to Chen Jiyuan, if he didn't want to explain, Chen Jiyuan asked and got a perfunctory answer.
The meal was relatively quiet, and the two sides basically didn't talk for the first few minutes. I ate silently.
Old Bass didn't speak first, and Chen Jiyuan didn't know how to speak. After all, it was the old Bass who invited Chen Jiyuan, not Chen Jiyuan who invited the old Bass.
It was only when they had almost eaten that old Bass began to speak.
Old Bas looked at Chen Jiyuan and said with a light smile: "Chen, what do you think about the future?" ”
As soon as Old Bass mentioned this topic, Chen Jiyuan knew about it, and it seemed that Chen Jiyuan was still the topic of letting Chen Jiyuan come to the Lakers.
However, Chen Jiyuan was very moved by the spirit of old Bass's persistence, and when a player was in another team, he could always persistently pursue this player. That's a bit admirable.
Chen Jiyuan really didn't know what made Old Bass value him so much, and made Old Bass still pursue himself unremittingly even though he had settled in New York. And it is still the pursuit of such a high specification.
Chen Jiyuan won't understand. Something that a businessman pursues.
The essence of Old Bass is a businessman, but after entering the NBA, Old Buss has changed from a simple businessman to a businessman who can make money and make the Lakers stronger at the same time. It's a very amazing and not easy change, and I don't know how many businessmen can't do it.
And what does Old Bass value most about Chen Jiyuan?
There are two points, first of all, Chen Jiyuan's strength is valued by Old Bass, there is no doubt about this, Chen Jiyuan's strength has always been very strong no matter when or now, Chen Jiyuan's identity as the league's first center is now recognized by more and more people. Now the only person who can threaten Chen Jiyuan is Howard, obviously Howard entered the alliance before Chen Jiyuan, but Chen Jiyuan became famous before Howard.
The second point is naturally the Chinese halo on Chen Jiyuan's body, don't you see that now because of Chen Jiyuan's existence, the attention rate among the Chinese has increased N times in an instant, which has naturally brought a lot of wealth to the Dolan family.
The combination of these two points makes Old Bass value Chen Jiyuan very much, especially now that the Lakers are at their peak, Old Bass is even more worried about the future of the Lakers.
Many people will wonder why they are worried when they are at their peak. However, the more old Bass was at this time, the more worried he became.
Prosperity must decline, this is an indefinite law, not changed by human will.
It seems that the Lakers are indeed very strong now, and they have entered the Finals in a row, although they have lost the championship, but it can also prove how strong the Lakers are.
There is a more important reason, Buss Sr. wants to pave a way for his son, Buss Jr. does not have enough prestige within the Lakers, and everyone knows that Jeanie Buss has always been eyeing the management of the Lakers. Especially with the help of Jenny Buss and Phil Jackson, the old Buss is most worried about the Lakers giants that he worked so hard to build, but in the end he became a wedding dress by others, and finally the Lakers became Phil Jackson's bag.
Therefore, what Buss Sr. has to do is to help Buss Jr. gain a foothold when he can no longer manage the Lakers. Can't let the Lakers fall into someone else's hands.
Therefore, Chen Jiyuan has become an option for Old Bass.
If Chen Jiyuan can be allowed to stay with the Lakers, then the Lakers can get rid of Kobe, and at the same time, the relationship with Phil Jackson can also be weakened a lot, and even, for Chen Jiyuan, Old Buss will change a head coach for the Lakers without hesitation.
In that case, Jeanie Buss's reliance on the team has been weakened to the limit, Kobe Bryant knows very well that Phil Jackson can help him enter the Finals, Kobe is not like participating in the infighting of the Buss family, as long as Kobe Bryant's interests are not lost, then Kobe will continue to quietly bring wealth to the Lakers. But if Kobe Bryant can't realize his championship dream because of the infighting of the Bass family, then Kobe Bryant will never agree.
Therefore, the introduction of Chen Jiyuan is definitely a good thing.
After all things considered, Old Buss still hopes that the Lakers can attract Chen Jiyuan in. Moreover, for this goal, Old Bass has done a lot of things, and Old Bass is also quite sure that he can attract Chen Jiyuan into the Lakers.
Old Bass once proposed to let Chen Jiyuan come to the Lakers in a meeting with Chen Jiyuan, and at that time, Chen Jiyuan agreed to go to the Knicks. So rejected old Bass.
However, at that time, Old Bass said that if there was a chance in the future, Chen Jiyuan would refuse his invitation again.
At that time, Chen Jiyuan said that he still has a lot of respect for the Lakers and Old Buss, and as long as he has the opportunity, Chen Jiyuan is willing to consider coming to the Lakers.
From that time, the old Bath was in operation.
At that time, Old Bass let Bass Jr. run the Lakers, and he was thinking about how to bring Chen Jiyuan to his own affairs.
Old Bass also knows very well that Chen Jiyuan has to have a lot of things happen when he leaves the Knicks, and the relationship between Chen Jiyuan and the management of the Knicks is very deep. This is something that everyone in the coalition can see.
But even so, the old Buss does not intend to give up, the Lakers, as the super giants of the league, as the Purple and Gold Army, the Lakers have their own advantages.
Although Kobe Bryant has remained at his peak in recent years, who can say well in the next few years.
The matter between Chen Jiyuan and the Knicks management, Old Bass is still quite clear.
In Old Bass's opinion, sooner or later, something will happen between these little girls and boys. As a super person, how could Old Bas not see Britney's love for Chen Jiyuan. Getting too close to two people doesn't necessarily mean a good thing.
Old Bass believes that when there is disharmony between Chen Jiyuan and the management of the Knicks, it is his opportunity to come. At that time, as long as Kobe Bryant can be persuaded to make way for Chen Jiyuan and let Kobe become the boss of the locker room on the team, then the Lakers have everything Chen Jiyuan wants, and under such a premise, Old Bass can't think of any reason for Chen Jiyuan to refuse.
In fact, Lao Bass was completely right, as long as such a situation occurred, Chen Jiyuan would really not refuse the invitation of a giant team like the Purple Shirts.
It's just that the old Bass would never have thought that he thought that Kobe Bryant would be willing to make way for young people after two years of declining competitive status, but the reality is not like this, Kobe Bryant has no intention of making way for anyone at all, even if the person who came to Los Angeles was Howard.
It's not because Kobe Bryant is unwilling to give way, but because Kobe feels that he is strong enough to continue to be the boss of the Lakers, too long, Kobe Bryant has been the boss of the Lakers, as the boss of the city of Los Angeles, and as the boss of all Los Angeles fans.
Kobe Bryant is really not used to being the second leader of the team, not even the spiritual leader.
When he understood what Kobe Bryant did in that world, Chen Jiyuan knew that his entire career was destined to miss the Los Angeles Lakers. Unless it's after 2017. And at that time, it was hard to say. Chen Jiyuan has no need to put his career on the Lakers, and he doesn't have such a strong pursuit of the Lakers.
Therefore, no matter what Old Bass said, what he thought, or what he did, Chen Jiyuan nodded and agreed. Anyway, as long as Chen Jiyuan made his conditions very clear, Old Bass would not blame himself.
The fact that he must become the boss of the team, Chen Jiyuan has expressed it very clearly to any team.
At that time, when Chen Jiyuan became a restricted free agent for the first time, he made it extremely clear that if any team wants to invite me, the first thing to do is to build a team centered on me. The requirements for leadership are incomparably clear.
Chen Jiyuan also rejected Old Bass on this ground. Therefore, Chen Jiyuan knows very well that Old Bass knows this.
Therefore, when both parties want to satisfy each other, everyone chatters amicably. Then, Chen Jiyuan happily left Old Bass's home.
And after Chen Jiyuan left, Old Bass called Little Bass.
Little Bas actually doesn't have any special senses for Chen Jiyuan. I can't talk about liking, I can't talk about hating.
The main purpose of the elder Bass in calling Bass Jr. is to tell Bass Jr. the future direction of the Lakers' business.
Although Buss Jr. is now gradually grasping the management power of the Lakers, the old Buss still has absolute control over the Lakers. If you want to ask why, you can only say that it is because the old Bass is the father of the little Bass.
Although little Bass listened to the old Bass's words, he didn't plan to implement it in his heart.
Buss Jr. can't see the future weakness of the Lakers, what Buss Jr. sees is that the Lakers are so strong now. I don't think that there is a need for such a fierce pursuit of Chen Jiyuan.