The NBA League, as one of the four major sports leagues in the United States, is one of the most lucrative commercial sports activities in the United States.

Since its appearance, it has had a total of four presidents.

The first president, Maurice Pudolov, took over another American basketball game, the NBL, and renamed the original BAA to the NBA, beginning the development of professional basketball in the United States.

The second president was called Walton Kennedy, and this Kennedy had little to do with that Kennedy. He did this by closing the first shutdown in NBA history and signing a record-breaking television contract for the NBA.

The third president is named Larry O'Brien, who annexed the ABA during his tenure, making the NBA a large-scale large-scale basketball market, and the NBA championship trophy "O'Brien" Cup is named after him.

The fourth president is David Stern, who is in front of Abel.

David Stern can be said to be the chief architect of the modern NBA.

It was David Stern who used television and sponsorship as the primary means of bringing NBA basketball to the world market.

It was David Stern who raised the NBA's total revenue from $192 million in 1984 to $3.2 billion in 2001.

What David Stern did can be said to be a great achievement for the NBA.

Because of this, he is also the most powerful president in the history of the NBA league.

The reason is simple, it is because David Stern was able to make money with thirty "shareholders".

Americans, or rather Westerners.

Or most of the people in this world.

They have always been more tolerant of those who can bring them to make money together.

This is also the reason why Abel did not have his current power and ability at the beginning, and his influence was very great.

Because at that time, Wall Street wanted him to be such a person.

You can be like Peter Lynch.

Who knew that he turned his face and didn't recognize people, and after he grew up to a certain extent, he began to stand on his own.

In addition, David Stern is also the purest type of person in the NBA sports league.

A businessman, a businessman who treats the NBA as the purest commodity, a businessman who wants to sell the NBA for as much money as possible.

When Abel listed what he might bring to the NBA scene, one after another came to the amazing big picture.

There is no need for Abel to talk about a big man like a bush.

Just one Warren Buffett or Paulson is a figure that David Stern couldn't have imagined in the past.

If only all these big people could go to the scene.

David Stern felt like he was going crazy dreaming.

Needless to say."

The president of the NBA league suddenly interrupted Abel's words in a firm tone.

"Dear Mr. Smith." David Stern looked at Abel seriously, as if he were making a guarantee.

"The league's support for weak teams has always existed. In order to make the NBA more exciting, I think everyone can understand it. I guess it's not too hard to do, don't you think? ”

David Stern's words, as if he didn't say anything, but as if he said everything.

Abel laughed.

"I think as the president of the NBA, Mr. Stern, you're right."

Abel looked at David Stern, "As the owner of the Houston Rockets, I personally support you very much. ”

David Stern laughed because he knew the supertycoon understood what he meant.

Think of those big names who can be in the audience of the NBA.

Even if it's just possible.

The smile on David Stern's lips didn't close again after it appeared.

If it can be achieved, then David will add more exposure and more fame to the NBA league, in this country, and even in the world.

In the executive corridor in a separate VIP box.

The two were vague, but they had a tacit understanding, and they quickly determined something.

David Stern also wanted to stay and have more to do with Abelala.

But Abel felt that was enough.

Honestly, an NBA league, if there is no emotion.

In fact, Abel, like other tycoons, really doesn't pay much attention.

The NBA is just a good influence in the world, especially in Asia.

As the bottom or third of the four major sports leagues in the United States.

The influence of the NBA in the United States mainly exists between blacks and whites at the bottom.

Above the middle class, whether black or white, or Asian, the number of people watching the NBA is not very large.

It's just that David Stern's pitch is particularly successful, more than the other three leagues combined for global promotion.

This makes people outside the United States generally think that the NBA is the most powerful sports league in the United States.

This is actually a misconception.

For a long time, the NBA league was at the bottom of the league in the United States.

David Stern's means are excellent, which has greatly improved the NBA's global popularity.

In the end, it fed back to the American professional basketball team, which increased the influence and fame of the NBA in the United States.

There is a little bit of fragrance inside the wall, and the fragrance outside the wall eventually runs back to the wall.

David Stern still wants to stay here, but Abel, who has achieved his goal.

The eviction order has been graciously issued.

David Stern was naturally a smart man and understood what Abel meant.

The president of the alliance is also a decisive person, he didn't stay long, and left sensibly immediately.

After he was gone, Abel walked out of the box.

Abel asked David Jones.

"Miss Li and Lauren, are they still over there?"

David replied softly: "Still at the racetrack." ”

It was already around nine o'clock in the evening.

Abel asked again, "Miss Lee, is that Anna Lee?" ”

Abel didn't really need to be defined, David knew who he was asking.

"I'm still in the coffee book room next to the executive lounge, and I've been reading books for a long time." David said.

Abel nodded, and he suddenly wanted to drink coffee and read a book.

Like last time at 13th Road, New York. The Elizabeth backyard version of "The Old Man and the Sea" he had read, Abel thought it was a good book.

In the future, I should read more of this kind of book, that is, I have to read it in a safe place.

He also had a new location to choose from, and he was ready to look for an island.

That island will be the new paradise for the Angels of Isha.

A new place for Abel to "read books".

"Let's go." Able walked towards the café and book house.

The fourth floor of the Conrad Indianapolis Hotel is spacious, and the entire building is divided into three sections.

An executive lounge is available for business activities for the hotel's guests. Meals are also available, and there are also VIP boxes where you can have intimate conversations.

This kind of place is also generally a must-have for high-end hotels.

A fine-dining restaurant, which is also said to have a Michelin star, serves mainly Western food and is open 24 hours.

The other smallest is the café that functions as a library, which is also open 24 hours a day.

It can make the guests who stay in the hotel even more unable to sleep when they can't sleep with a few more cups of coffee

You can also skip coffee and read books to hypnotize yourself.

The area of the coffee book house is about 300 square meters.

Walking through the door is a bar with several baristas and waiters.

"Ask them if they have any Geisha coffee, and if so, get me a cup." Abel gave David.

David took the order, and Abel glanced around the café and book.

It is easy to find the existence of Li Fuzhen, and there are not many people who come to this kind of place to read books.

She sat at a long table in the corner with two books and a cup of coffee in front of her.

Not far from her, two Han bodyguards, who were quite tall and strong, stood upright.

Abel touched his nose and walked in her direction.

On the way, two Han bodyguards saw someone approaching and wanted to stop them.

But after discovering that it was Abel, the two bodyguards glanced at each other and stood back like door gods again.

Abel sat down directly in front of Li Fuzhen, she didn't seem to notice it, because she was reading very seriously.

Abel looked up and saw the book Li Fuzhen was holding in her hand, with "Think Like an Artist" written on the cover.

Abel is not a lover of books, but he has a memory of this book.

This is a reference book for fine arts.

Many university art and art professors will recommend a book to students, which can be regarded as a college extracurricular book.

The original Abel has a really strong talent for art, and he loves this field very much.

On the recommendation of the professor, the original Abel read this book and remembered it very well.

The current Abel has got everything from the original Abel.

Including memory, including professional ability, including aesthetics and talent in this field.

This made it easy for him to recognize that Li Fuzhen was looking at the book.

It is a book published by Betty Edward, a professor of art at the University of California.

Another book that Li Fuzhen put on the table was "Burriman's Teaching of Human Structure Painting".

Another book in the field of fine arts, written by George Burriman, a Canadian-American painter and author of books on the anatomy of the human body, and a teacher who teaches anatomy and drawing.

Abel didn't know what major Li Fuzhen was studying at university.

But he thinks that most likely it will not be art or art.

But at this time, she read these two books, which were still in the original English version.

This made Abel couldn't help but smile, and said softly:

"Anna, you read art books, do you want to learn to draw? Or do you want to go into the field of art? ”

His voice woke Li Fuzhen from the "state of concentration".

Li Fuzhen raised her head, as if she had just noticed Abel's arrival.

"Ah, Mr. Smith." Li Fuzhen showed the kind of smile she smiled at Abel the most.

It's the kind of gentle and charming that looks like it, and it's full of rich temperament, her signature smile.

This is completely different from the cold and lonely temperament she usually has when she doesn't smile.

"yes. I'm going to be in the U.S. for a long time. Mainly to take care of two younger sisters. But my two younger sisters are already adults. They don't have to worry about me a lot of the time. ”

"I have too much free time. I thought that instead of wasting all this time, it would be better to learn more skills, or use some things to cultivate my emotions and make my spirit more happy. ”

Li Fuzhen's voice was very soft, and with her English with a little Han accent, Abel listened to it itchyly.

"Art can really cultivate people's sentiments. That's how I fell in love with the field. ”

Abel smiled and said, "I especially like to draw, I think when I paint, I can make my mind very focused, whether it is thinking about things or emotional investment, I am addicted to it." ”

"Oh, yes." Li Fuzhen "suddenly realized", she covered her mouth and whispered in surprise:

"I've heard Xinyu say it. Mr. Smith, you have great drawing skills. She especially admires the full-length portrait you have drawn of Miss Bush. My sister said that your work is better than many well-known painters. ”

This is not Li Fuzhen boasting, although there is indeed a little bit of support.

The original Abel does have a unique talent in the field of art.

His sketches can incorporate emotions that many famous painters do not have.

Just like when Ikana first saw the full-body drawing that Abel had drawn for her, she fell in love with that picture.

Little Laura was too.

Because the portrait of Little Laura painted by Abel is not the little Laura who is still a little Lolita now.

Instead, he painted her a few years older, drawing what Abel imagined little Laura to look like in her twenties.

The key paintings are vivid and have a strong sense of picture.

It seems that little Laura in a few years should be like this, and she may not even be like that in the painting.

In the field of painting, this is a kind of ability, a unique talent.

Li Fuzhen has never seen it, but she has really seen her sister who is very respected and loved.

She could see that it was not deliberately touted for admiration, but she really liked it.

In the current environment, Li Fuzhen took the opportunity to say it.

Seeing Li Fuzhen's supple appearance, Abel said with a smile:

"If you're interested, Anna. Next time we all have time, I'll draw one for you. I'm good at sketching, no worse than ordinary street painters. ”

Li Fuzhen immediately said: "Do I have this honor? If there is, then I'd love to. ”

Without little Laura and Li Xinyu bothering.

The atmosphere of the two chatting unconsciously became very pleasant.

It was at this time.

One of her bodyguards suddenly pulled out a vibrating phone from his pocket.

The bodyguard took a few steps forward, lowered his head under the gaze of Abel's four King Kongs, and put the mobile phone in front of Li Fuzhen.

“，.。。”

This guy spoke Korean, and Abel only thought Smecta Smecta didn't understand it at all.

But Abel found that after Li Fuzhen heard these words, the expression on her face was obviously much colder.

It was only when she noticed that he was looking at her that Li Fuzhen showed that gentle and charming expression again.

She said to Abel: "It's the phone number of the family member, and I will ask the bodyguard to explain a few words." ”

Abel smiled and stretched out his hand, signaling her to be casual.

Li Fuzhen smiled at him again, and then said to the bodyguard in Korean:

“...”

"Eh" The Han Guo bodyguard was obviously stunned.

“..” Li Fuzhen said to him again.

Han Guo's bodyguard shouted: ". ”

Abel saw this guy and left with Li Fuzhen's mobile phone, not knowing where to answer.

"I'm sorry."

Li Fuzhen looked at Abel, and it seemed that her mood was not affected in any way.

"I'm sorry about some of the things that go down to the family." She said.

Abel smiled, just about to say something.

David came over and whispered:

“BOSS。 There's no Geisha coffee here. In addition, Miss Bush and Miss Lee, they have already returned, and they will be back to the city center in about fifteen minutes. ”

"Oh." Abel nodded knowingly.

He said to Li Fuzhen again:

"Jessica and Lauren are coming back. Anna, do you want to stay here and read, or do you want to get something to eat? ”

"Mr. Smith," said Li Fuzhen.

He was halfway through his sentence when he was interrupted by Abel.

Abel said, "I've called you Anna many times. Don't call me Mr. Smith either. Just call me by my name and call me Abel. ”

Li Fuzhen is as good as flowing: "Okay, Abel." I'm not hungry, so I'm not going to eat. ”

Abel stood up and said to her with a smile:

"Then I won't bother you. I'll go see if the two of them have come back. ”

"Hmm." Li Fuzhen responded softly.

She just watched Abel leave.

followed Abel away, as well as Abel's side, anytime and anywhere, a huge crowd of bodyguards and entourage.

Li Fuzhen secretly counted them and found that there were at least six or seven of them who looked like bodyguards.

Other attachés who didn't look like bodyguards also had four or five.

Counting Abel, there are more than a dozen people everywhere he goes, and the momentum is very loud.

Li Fuzhen felt that such an Abel was more powerful than her father.

At the same time, Li Fuzhen also feels that this Mr. Abel Smith is the new super predator on Wall Street.

In the face of his own personal security issues, the prudence is unparalleled.

is much higher than her father, the first person in the Han Kingdom.

But when she thought about the security situation in the United States, she understood psychologically.

After another moment.

The bodyguard who had just gone out with the phone came back.

He walked up to Li Fuzhen and bent down respectfully:

"Miss, I have replied to Mr. Ren as you said."

"That'll do." Li Fuzhen said indifferently.

If only Abel were here at this time.

Abel will find out what Li Fuzhen looks like on her face at this time.

It's like the female frequencies he saw in his previous life, the kind of female villain who is three points ridiculous, three points cold, and four points careless.

"But." The bodyguard, who bent over, whispered, "Mr. Ren's voice sounds angry, I."

Li Fuzhen interrupted him and said, "Does he dare to chase him to the United States?" Leave him alone. Also, don't call Mr. Ren in the future, he is not qualified. Do you understand? ”

"Understood." The bodyguard bowed his head in response, then retreated.

Li Fuzhen looked around for a moment, confirming that the person would not come back.

She folded the "Think Like an Artist" on the table and folded up the place she saw.

Then fold the two art books and put them in their place.

As she stood up and walked out, she said in a commanding voice:

"Put these two books away and pay for them."

One of the two bodyguards should have put away the books to give money, and the other hurriedly followed.

Not long after Li Fuzhen walked out of the coffee bookstore, the bodyguard who came with her took out her mobile phone again.

This made her good-looking eyebrows wrinkle, and the mobile phone bodyguard hurriedly said:

"This time it's Miss Three's call. Not any first. It's not a call that leaves you on the wheel. ”

Li Fuzhen stretched her high eyebrows, took her mobile phone, and saw that it was indeed a call from her little sister.

That's when she answered.

"Ernie, where are you? We're back. ”

"It's Xinyu. I'm on the fourth floor of the hotel, aren't you with Mr. Smith and Miss Bush? What's wrong? ”

"Lauren and Mr. Smith, out of the blue, answered a phone call, and the two of them went out together. It makes me want to eat anymore and lose weight. Ernie, where are you on the fourth floor, I'll look for you. ”

"Then let's meet in the executive lounge on the fourth floor, where we sit during the day."

“OK~”

After a while.

Where Abel and them sat during the day, Li Xinyu saw her sister.

Haven't seen you for a few hours.

Li Xinyu was surprised to find.

Tonight's sister is dressed up very beautifully, looking radiant, sexy, charming, gentle and dignified.

In Li Xinyu's opinion, it is very feminine and beautiful.

This is compared with the sister she has seen in a very poor mental state in the past two months, which is simply like two people.

More importantly, Li Xinyu feels that her sister's mental state is very good at this time.

"Ernie." Li Xinyu said: "You still dress up so beautifully. And you seem to be in a good mood. Did something happen? ”

"Nope." Li Fuzhen smiled faintly:

"I just found a new hobby. Then I found that this new hobby can cultivate my sentiments and make my mood better. ”

"What's a new hobby?" Li Xinyu was curious.

Li Fuzhen stretched out her hand and motioned to the bodyguard next to her to bring over the two books brought out of the coffee bookstore.

After the bodyguard brought them, she put two books on the table and placed them in front of her sister.

"Painting." Li Fuzhen smiled and said to her sister:

"I found that painting can calm my mood and make me feel better."

"Painting has such a big function?"

Li Xinyu took one of them, took a look at it, and found that the name of the book was "Thinking Like an Artist".

The little princess of the Samsvng group flipped through a few pages and found that it was indeed a book that talked about art and fine arts.

There are even faint creases on it, and one of the pages is folded.

"Be careful. I didn't prepare a bookmark, and the folded page was where I just saw. Don't get lost, save me from having to find it all over again. Li Fuzhen said.

The appearance of the eldest sister made Li Xinyu feel more and more novel.

Could it be that she has been very assertive, ambitious, smart, and very shrewd since she was a child.

After making such a wrong judgment and wrong thing three years ago.

After coming to the United States for a few months, she has become shrewd again, and she has become the big sister of the past again?

Li Xinyu flipped through a few more pages of "Thinking Like an Artist", and then flipped through another book, "Burriman's Teaching of Human Structure Painting".

Li Xinyu is very curious, these two art and art books.

Or is art really so attractive that it can turn my sister's mood around?

Li Xinyu was skeptical.

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