Chapter 432: Back to Modern Society (Asking for Subscriptions, Asking for Monthly Tickets)
In the modern world, the process of buying an NBA team is very complicated.
It is usually divided into four steps: first, the coalition council votes; second, the evaluation of the team's value; The third step is the assessment of the transaction status and the fourth step, the buyer's qualification review.
In fact, the most difficult thing is that the council agrees that there are 30 teams in the Modern Social League, that is, the owners of the other 29 teams have to vote and receive at least 22 consent votes before the acquisition can begin.
Of course, it is currently 19***, and the acquisition rules are not so strict.
Now you only need to submit an acquisition application to the alliance, and let the alliance review whether the buyer's qualifications are met, and the acquisition can be made after passing.
Generally, the league will investigate a series of factors such as the buyer's social background, economic strength and income status, such as the league management believed that Buss was a playboy who would affect the development of the Lakers, and once vetoed its acquisition.
Ji Sheng is still very worried about this, after all, he has been stirring up scandals with Madonna recently, so don't be treated as a playboy by the alliance to veto the deal.
Only now he doesn't have time to worry.
After talking to Lane Sdorf about buying the Chicago Bulls, he spent a day with Aniston and rushed back to New York.
Because Ji Aiguo, Cheng Lin, Ji Qing and others came over, Ji Sheng must accompany his young parents well.
New York, Manhattan, Upper East Side, 71st Street Affluent District.
"Wow!"
"Big brother, this is your villa in the beautiful country?"
"! Luxury! It's so luxurious!"
"Season...... Brother Ji, you have to ...... this house You have to get a million to buy it, right?"
Ji Aiguo, Ji Qing, Cheng Lin, and Cheng Xia were shocked.
Ji Sheng couldn't help but laugh when he looked at the four of them in the room, although the four of them behaved a bit like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, but he liked to get along with them.
Thinking about it, he looked at his cousin Cheng Xia who asked the question, "It's not expensive, it's just more than eight million dollars."
"Eight...... More than eight million dollars?" Cheng Xia's eyes widened suddenly, and she said, "Isn't this expensive?"
Cheng Lin, her mother when she was young, also stuck out her tongue, "It's not worth so much money to sell all of us."
Ji Qing cried and laughed, "It's not worth so much money to sell us, but do you think more than eight million dollars is expensive for Brother Xiao Sheng?"
Ji Xiang came over with enough knowledge, and nodded thoughtfully, "And this is a beautiful country, not to mention houses of more than eight million dollars, even houses of tens of millions of dollars abound."
"Really, Brother Ji?" Cheng Xia looked like a curious baby.
"There must be tens of millions of dollars in houses, but they are not as patriotic as they say." Ji Sheng answered the question very seriously, "For example, I saw a 20,000-square-foot building in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles...... Well, a mansion of about 1,858 square meters sells for about $30 million."
He remembered that the mansion had been auctioned in modern society, and the starting price was 160 million US dollars, and now the price of 30 million US dollars is really not expensive.
Ji Sheng didn't think it was expensive, but Ji Aiguo, Cheng Lin and the others all showed shocked expressions after hearing this.
You must know that at present, ordinary front-line workers in China only have a salary of more than 100 yuan a month, what is the concept of 30 million US dollars? According to the current exchange rate, it is more than 100 million soft sister paper, and a front-line worker can only afford it for more than one million months without eating or drinking.
"Okay, you guys quickly put your luggage on the third floor, there are several bedrooms over there, you pick one by yourself, I'll take you out for a walk after putting your luggage, and I'll buy you a few changes of clothes by the way."
"Okay, Brother Sheng."
"Big brother, I'll go and salute."
"Brother Ji, don't break the bank, we have enough clothes to wear."
Ji Aiguo, Ji Qing, Cheng Lin, and Cheng Xia went upstairs as they spoke.
Ji Sheng looked at Michael, the housekeeper who was waiting next to him. Beck, "Michael, give me the key to Silver Thorn II."
"Yes, sir." Michael. Baker put
The keys were handed over.
The bodyguard Tom was stunned for a moment, "Sir, aren't you going out in a bulletproof car?"
"Well, don't sit down, my brother is here today, you and Derek don't have to follow, I'll give you half a day off."
Ji Sheng just wants to talk to Ji Aiguo and them, and he doesn't want anyone else to disturb him.
"Ugh...... Forget it on vacation, Derek and I don't follow you, hide in the crowd to protect you." Tom is very professional.
Derek nodded, "You have a golden body, you can't afford to slip up."
Ji Sheng saw that they were resolute, and then thought that the system showed that there were 300,000 people who had "killing intent value" for themselves, so he simply didn't continue to refuse.
After a while, Ji Aiguo, Cheng Lin and others came downstairs.
Ji Sheng drove the second generation of Silver Thorn and took them to Fifth Avenue to shop.
Located between 49th and 60th Streets in New York, Fifth Avenue is one of the world's most famous shopping districts.
Influenced by movies and other promotional methods, it is home to a myriad of high-end stores, luxury boutiques, department stores and top-notch restaurants, from high-end brands such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Armani and Chanel to the affordable Disney Store.
Ji Sheng wanted to buy a few changes of clothes for Ji Aiguo and others, but he definitely couldn't pick a bad one, so he went directly to the luxury store.
Looking at Louis Vuitton looking at the bag.
Cheng Lin and Cheng Xia took a fancy to a bucket bag, "Patriotic, this bag seems to be very good-looking."
Ji Aiguo had shares in Huanyu Trading before, and he sold the company to get millions of soft girl banknotes, and he still had more money in hand, so he smiled and said, "If you like me, I'll buy it for you."
"Won't it be expensive?" Cheng Lin was reluctant to pay, "We're going to get married at the end of the year, so let's save some money to live."
As the saying goes, if a man is rich, he has confidence, Ji Aiguo has millions of dollars, of course, he has enough confidence, "Hey, how much money can a bag have? I'll buy it for you."
As he spoke, he called the shopping guide in broken English, pointed to the barrel bag, and said, "How much does this bag cost?"
Maybe what he said was too lame, and the female shopping guide didn't understand it.
Ji Sheng couldn't stand it anymore, so he took the initiative to ask for him.
The female shopping guide didn't notice him at first, but then she found out, and was immediately surprised: "My God, are you Mr. Ji Shengji?"
She was probably too surprised, her voice was a little loud.
Swiping the floor, the store staff and a few women who were shopping all looked over.
"Oh my God! It's really Ji Sheng!"
"I can see him here."
A group of women are pointing over there, the company is hyping up the love scandal between Ji Sheng and Madonna in the past two days, naturally, everyone can recognize him at a glance.
Although Ji Aiguo didn't speak English well, he could roughly understand what this group of women was talking about, and he whispered to the three people next to him: "Big brother seems to be very famous in the beautiful country, and this group of women see him as if they have met an idol."
"Huh?"
"Brother Xiao Sheng is so famous in the beautiful country?"
Ji Qing, Cheng Lin, and Cheng Xia were slightly surprised.
Ji Sheng was stared at by everyone and couldn't laugh a little, so he quickly asked the price of the bag again.
The female shopping guide suppressed her excitement a little at this time, and quickly said, "One thousand two hundred and ninety dollars."
Ji Aiguo's face turned green when he heard this, although this bag is equivalent to about 5,000 yuan in soft sister banknotes, which is affordable for him, but the problem is that the current foreign exchange control in Huaxia is very strict, and he didn't exchange much dollars at all when he came out, and he paid for the room and meals yesterday, and he didn't have 1,000 dollars in his pocket, where can he get nearly 1,300 dollars?
Ji Qing didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement, and deliberately teased: "Eh, patriotic, it's time for you to behave, hurry up and take the money to buy it for Cheng Lin."
Ji Aiguo: "......"
Cheng Lin and Cheng Xia didn't know English, and they didn't know how much the price was at first, but after listening to Ji Qing's explanation, they knew that a bag would cost nearly 5,000 soft girl banknotes, and the two of them were suddenly frightened
, hurriedly pulled Ji Aiguo and said not to buy it.
However, at this moment, Ji Sheng directly took out his bank card.
Just as he was about to say something, his phone rang.
Ji Sheng hurriedly turned his head to the side and said to a few people, "You can buy it, just swipe my card later, I'll go out and answer the phone first."
After speaking, he also said a word to the staff.
Run outside and get on the phone.
"Hello, is this Mr. Ji Shengji?" A middle-aged man's voice came from the opposite side.
"I am." Ji Sheng heard the voice a little unfamiliar, and asked curiously, "Who are you?"
"Hello Mr. Ji, I'm NBA President David. Stern." The middle-aged man said.
Hey?
David. Stern?
Ji Sheng is very familiar with this person, and knows that it is he who brought the NBA to its heyday, from a league with a total value of $400 million, all the way to billions of dollars in annual operating revenue, this person can be said to have contributed a lot.
It's just that what he doesn't understand is that, according to the time calculation, his application to acquire the Chicago Bulls was only handed in yesterday, why did the president of the league call in person so soon?
I don't understand it, but I don't understand it, Ji Sheng still said politely, "Hello Mr. Stern."
"I received your request to buy the Chicago Bulls, and I called you to let you know, and after discussion with the league's management, it was decided to approve your acquisition." David. Stern is a real person, and he came up and said the good news directly.
But Ji Sheng was a little stunned when he heard it,, is it so easy?
He was even a little suspicious of the so-called David on the other end of the phone. Stern is not a liar impersonation.
"You're really David. Stern?" Ji Sheng questioned.
David. What a smart person Stern is, otherwise it would be impossible to bring the NBA to unprecedented heights, he probably understood why Ji Sheng questioned it, and quickly explained: "Mr. Ji, I am really David. Stern, do you wonder why there was a reply so quickly? Or should I call in person?"
"Hmm." Ji Sheng responded.
"I'll explain it to you."
David. Stern spoke at length.
After listening to it, Ji Sheng understood why there was a reply so quickly. Stern, the president of the alliance, called personally.
First of all, the NBA league is not very influential at present, and Ji Sheng has just been named the richest man in a beautiful country by Forbes, and even said that it is possible to surpass Yoshiaki Di to become the richest man in the world, and his own influence is very large.
More capital can be attracted.
Also, this year David. Stern went to China in the spring to talk about broadcasting the game, although he shivered in the spring cold and waited for more than an hour to see the person in charge of the first station, and even said that the broadcast could be done without charge, but the first station still did not decide to broadcast it, but only promised to broadcast some highlights sent by the league in the sports news every week.
And David. Stern didn't need to investigate to know how much influence Ji Sheng had in Huaxia and could help the alliance win broadcast in Huaxia.
Therefore, the league attaches great importance to Ji Sheng's acquisition of the Chicago Bulls, and they feel that this is a huge opportunity that can benefit all teams in the entire league.
Ji Sheng understood this time, blinked his eyes and said, "You mean, let me win the broadcast rights of Huaxia for the alliance?"
"Yes, so we'd love to welcome you to the NBA family." David. Stern said nervously.
Ji Sheng asked rhetorically, "What good is it if I can help you convince Huaxia to broadcast there?"
David. Stern came prepared, and said unambiguously: "All the agency rights of Huaxia are all given to you, including broadcasting, sponsorship, peripherals, etc., and we will negotiate with you on our side for the price of the agency, and you can give us the agency fee of the contract every year, as for you and Huaxia."
We don't interfere with the amount of price we negotiate, the contract is signed once a year, but at the same price, you have the right of first refusal, how about it?"
In the future, the NBA will be able to earn billions of soft girl banknotes a year in China.
Ji Sheng didn't expect David. Stern offered such generous conditions in order to be able to ban the army in the Huaxia market, to be honest, he couldn't refuse, "Every time you sign a contract, the right of priority renewal will be written?"
"Yes, no matter how many years have passed, as long as the alliance still exists, this clause will always be written into our terms of cooperation." David. Stern said earnestly.
"Okay, I'll ask someone to discuss the details with you when I go back, and then talk about the price, and if it's appropriate, I'll sign the contract."
Ji Sheng agreed.
Such good conditions, as long as you are not a fool, you will not agree.
"Thank you, thank you, Mr. Ji." David. Stern said gratefully, then changed the conversation and smiled, "Welcome Mr. Ji to the NBA."
Ji Sheng exchanged a few more words with the other party, then hung up the phone and dialed Steve. White's phone call and telling him to send someone to David. Stern talks about collaboration.
I was about to go in to see how Ji Aiguo, Cheng Lin and others were picking.
Suddenly, the phone rang again.
Ji Sheng didn't think much about it at first, and thought it was Steve. White didn't know some details and called to ask, and he casually answered and said in English, "Hello, I'm Ji Sheng."
"Huh? How can you be an English-speaking foreigner?" A familiar Chinese middle-aged man's voice came from the other end.
Ji Sheng didn't remember who it was for a while, but he quickly changed it to Mandarin, "I'm Ji Sheng, who are you?"
"Ouch, Mr. Ji, I thought I made a mistake, I'm Lao Qi." The middle-aged man on the other end said.
"Huh? Old Qi?" Ji Sheng was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked, "Is the wood products I asked you to get ready?"
"Yes, everything you told me before is ready and piled up in the warehouse." Lao Qi said.
Antiques, jadeite were prepared before.
Ji Sheng has not returned to the modern society for a long time, he is waiting for wood products, and now that they are all complete, he can finally connect the business in the modern society!
Well, it just so happens that there is nothing big to keep an eye on in this time and space recently, and it will take a while for the stock market turmoil in the beautiful country to happen.
Ji Sheng wondered if he would go back to modern society to see his parents and Shen Xia.
It's been on this plane for too long, and he really misses the modern world.
Yes. Chinese Net
I'll go back tomorrow.
Ji Sheng's mood became excited, as if he had gone to school in a different place, and he couldn't wait to return to the modern society immediately to accompany his relatives and friends.