On July 18, 2003, after the ESPY Awards ceremony, the NBA league also ended its freeze period and the free market officially began.

If it were in previous years, at this time, the sports media would most likely break some gossip in advance for fans to participate in the discussion.

But this year things are completely different, and Kobe and Vanessa will hold a press conference in Staples to answer all questions about the Eagle County case.

Now the reporters covering ESPY don't have to run around, everyone waited in Los Angeles for two days, and then they took up the "long guns and short guns" and rushed to the press conference.

To the surprise of some reporters, although Vanessa, who attended the press conference, looked sluggish, she still clasped her fingers with Kobe Bryant at this time and expressed her support.

It's just that the two still underestimated the malice of some media reporters, and ESPN's sports reporter couldn't wait to ask:

“Kobe！ What we want to know is, did you really have a relationship with Caitlin? ”

The question of whether to do it or not made many people show teasing eyes, and at this time, many people just want to have fun, because Vanessa is next to Kobe.

Subconsciously clenched his wife's hand, Kobe Bryant, who was wearing a dark gray T-shirt, pursed his lips and seemed to not want to speak, noticing that many people were already impatient, and finally said:

"Yes, we did have a relationship, but I swear, I didn't force her!"

A large number of reporters in the audience could see Vanessa's face becoming more and more ugly, but no one cared about their feelings at this time, and soon a reporter from the Denver Post asked:

"Kobe, can you tell us a little bit about how Shaquille O'Neal got out of this incident in the first place?"

"Can we think you're lying? Caitlin sticks to her story! ”

"Have you ever used money to play with other girls in the past?"

The questions became more and more embarrassing, and Kobe could feel Vanessa's hands trembling, and after answering them with the discomfort in his heart, someone asked:

"Vanessa, has your relationship broken down? Will you break up after this incident? ”

Vanessa didn't know which reporter was asking the question, her eyes were a little red, and she whispered into the microphone:

"No, for the sake of the child's better growth experience, I will face this incident with my husband."

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The press conference was not very successful, and Bryant could not deny that he had trespassed at all, and he could only emphasize that both parties were voluntary, which has no evidence of the same as Caitlin's statement that he was forced.

Everyone knows that Kobe Bryant will definitely not go to jail, but it doesn't matter anymore, no matter what the law imposes, there will always be people who put the hat of trespass on his head.

The heated discussion among the people who eat melons has not decreased, but it has boiled because Kobe Bryant admitted it himself.

Kobe Bryant's fans are convinced that it was the green tea who seduced the idol, and the fun man seized on the illegal invasion, which has become a label on the championship guard.

At the end of the press conference, under the attention of the media, it seemed that he felt a little guilty in his heart, Kobe Bryant spent millions of dollars to buy an oversized diamond ring and gave it to Vanessa.

It's just that such a move will not have a positive impact on Kobe, but will make Vanessa label a "material woman".

On the afternoon of the 18th, in addition to following the melon, the New York Times broke the news that Karl Malone seemed to be interested in joining the Knicks.

Sports reporters were soon in Manhattan to interview Malone, and the veteran appeared to be looking for a house.

When asked about this trade rumor, Karl Malone did not deny it, but took the initiative to show goodwill:

"The new season is going to be the last season of my career and I want to chase the championship again!"

"Lee is a great player, we played each other in the finals and we appreciate each other."

"Manhattan is also very nice, my family loves it!"

At the time of the interview, Karl Malone also brought his wife and son, and the family went out as a group, and it seemed that it was only a matter of time before he joined the Knicks.

It's just that the news just broke out, and Li You's agent appeared in Manhattan at night and slapped him in the face.

Mark Battlestein had been instructed by Li You, and naturally knew that big employers didn't like veterans, and in the face of the New York Post reporter's inquiry, he denied the matter:

"Recruit Carl Malone? No, Lee has a full schedule lately, and he doesn't want to interfere with the team's work. ”

"In my opinion, the Knicks have great talent, and Lee is happy with the roster."

As an agent who has worked with him for many years, Mark Battlestein's words actually represent Li You's wishes:

"Rub the champion? A veteran's dream come true? It doesn't exist at all! ”

Carl Malone didn't expect the slap in the face to come so quickly, and he also came to a wave of business blowing!

On the second day, when the sports media in New York wanted to interview the iron-blooded power forward, they found that he had already left

On the 19th, Heat fans who were still eating melons saw the news in the newspaper that the Nets reached an agreement with Alonzo Mourning to sign the iron-blooded tough guy for 4 years and 20 million US dollars.

After this news was exposed, it sparked dissatisfaction among Heat fans.

Mourning has always been loved by fans, and it is also the norm for this tough guy to train hard, play hard, and play with injuries.

The injury of kidney failure is actually related to the training and medication of the Heat team, and Mo Ning's muscles are still on some technology.

The peak of his career was dedicated to the Heat, and fans hope that Mourning can be a veteran of the team for the rest of his life, even if his body is not good, it should be okay to be an atmosphere group.

Mourning, who just completed surgery, didn't choose the Heat, perhaps in pursuit of a championship, or maybe Pat Riley didn't offer a proper contract.

The Heat are not Mourning's team, or rather, after Pat Riley took over the Heat, this team has been Riley's horse!

Pat Riley never responded, regardless of what Heat fans and the local sports media reported, and perhaps it was just a small thing for him.

At this time, the championship coach is organizing the training camp of the Heat, and the summer league is over, and the players don't want to relax, they have to continue to practice!

Dwyane Wade didn't expect to have to train like this when he entered the NBA, but he is a new player, and when he meets this big guy, he can only become a "good boy".

On Sunday, July 20, in South Palm Beach, Florida, at the family estate, Ivana beckoned the service staff to prepare lunch.

Since returning to her hometown, Ivana's life has become more elaborate again, of course, it may also be that she is not restrained by her father, here she is the biggest, and she is so inflated that she can let herself go.

At another private golf course in West Palm Beach, Li You wore a white golf suit, drove a small car, and pulled Bobby to "date the ball".

"The old guys always like to show off in places like this, how much stake do they get in Manchester United?"

Li You turned his head to ask Bobby next to him, who pursed his lips and gave a precise answer:

"3.17%, which is probably almost £10 million, and our acquisition in the secondary market should have disrupted their plans."

"The success of the acquisition does not depend on the secondary market, maybe they think that we are taking money from Ken Grinnfer and the Ziff brothers because of lack of capital."

The weather has been good recently, and Li You is in a good mood to practice every day, and he immediately laughed when he heard this, if it wasn't for the sake of reducing obstacles, he wouldn't have cooperated with others.

At 75 years old, Malcolm Glazer is still full of energy, and the successful Jewish businessman is back in the spotlight after the Tampa Bay Pirates won the Super Bowl 37 trophy.

Old Glazer and his eldest sons saw the arrival of Li You and the others, and immediately stepped forward to greet them.

The two parties met at ESPY's awards ceremony two days ago.

The two sides swung a few strokes, and seeing Li You's powerful ball skills, Malcolm quietly pulled the corners of his mouth.

Maybe he is not used to talking about business with young people, but after some rambling, he found that Li You was not in a hurry at all, and on the other hand, Bobby was chatting happily with the caddies here.

In the end, the old guy simply leaned on the club, and said in a gentle manner:

"Lee, maybe you want to buy Manchester United Club just on the spur of the moment, and running the sports industry is more complicated than you think!"

"It took us more than five years to succeed in the NFL, and the ROI of the sports industry is not high."

Noticing that several big men were looking at him, Li You also held the club and responded with a smile:

'I know, but I don't care, I'm just just bullish on the Premier League.'

"I have other ways to make money, in other words, it's just my personal preference, a small attempt."

"Imagine winning the Champions League and lifting the trophy in front of the fans, it's a great feeling!"

The old Glazer and the big guys looked at each other when they heard about the Champions League, they didn't care about football, they didn't even understand the rules of football, and the acquisition was only for the sake of expanding influence and pure investment.

"Lee, let's each take a step back, and after the Glazer family completely takes control of this club, you can become the largest individual shareholder."

"You can be on the board like my sons and enjoy the dividends of the team."

As if he felt that he had made a big concession, Malcolm lost his smile on his face, stared at Li You arrogantly and said seriously, and the big boys also looked at him.

"You seem to have forgotten that I have made a takeover, and I am now the largest individual shareholder of Manchester United!"

"Who gave you the confidence to put on a gesture of charity? Oh! I almost forgot, you served the Bush family! ”

"Give up as soon as possible, and I can consider giving you some shares after Manchester United re-lists in New York and enjoy the club's dividends."

Li You still had a smile on his face, staring at the good guy and saying slowly.

The big guys seem to be a little angry, in their opinion, Li You is just a basketball star who has made a lot of money, and the acquisition is also a swollen face and a fat man.

"Why? Lee, we can obviously win together! ”

Malcolm seemed to have some difficulty understanding Li You's confidence, and soon he heard the answer that made him jaw-dropping:

"Because I have a lot of cash!"

Li You saw that the old Glazer family didn't speak, so he laughed directly, and then swung vigorously, and the golf ball turned into a meteor and flew out of the sky

Bobby was very disgusted with these old families, which seemed to remind him of the bad experience in the past, and when he saw that the talks between the two sides had collapsed, he immediately leaned over and raised his eyebrows and said:

"I like to compete, and if you continue to buy shares on the secondary market, we'll be there for you."

After Li You threw the club to the caddy, he didn't care about the other party's ugly face, beckoned Bobby to get in the car, and drove away slowly.

"Hell, how dare he."

Joel Glazer seemed to want to rush forward and yell twice, but soon realized that this was not his own territory.

On the contrary, the elder Glazer did not speak, continued to swing the club, and then told his sons:

"We need to get a stake in individual shareholders!"

Several people glanced at each other and nodded their heads, they had already eaten the dividends of the sports industry, so they naturally would not give in easily.

Li You, who was driving the car, was not affected, but Bobby couldn't see the old guy posing as a charity and pretending to be X:

"Let me think about it, they've invested in food, energy, and of course, those real estate businesses, and it seems, family funds."

The acquisition of Manchester United was an easy one for the well-funded Harkes Capital, and with the cooperation of Skadden Law Firm, Bobby had no idea that anyone would intervene before.

Li You knew the partner's intentions, shook his head and said with a smile:

"Maybe that's a good thing for us, I don't want to pay those high interest rates, and it would be nice to reduce it."

"But the Ziv brothers know my details, they won't let go, at most they will make a statement, reduce some loans, and the same goes for Griffin!"

"Ask where they borrowed the money, I don't believe they have that much cash."

Bobby thought about it for a moment but realized that he hadn't noticed such a trivial matter before, leaned back in his seat, and replied casually:

"I'll keep an eye on it, but I'm going to make some money on them whenever I get the chance."

"Hah! I don't mind either, I love beautiful knives! ”

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At lunchtime, Bobby, who returned to the club, was busy having dinner with investors.

In the dining room, Li You noticed that Ivana glanced at the old guy at the table next to him from time to time, and couldn't help but follow suit.

Perlmutter, the boss of Marvel Entertainment, noticed Li You's gaze, and said indifferently while cutting the steak:

"Lee, Ivana just doesn't like how often I bring people here to enjoy the food!"

The Jewish tycoon was labelled a door-slamming man early on, but Perlmutter seems to enjoy the image.

"Everyone is welcome at the club, I'm just worried that today's lunch isn't to taste!"

Ivana smiled politely, David Messer, who was sitting opposite Perlmutter, had already spoken dryly, but still failed to impress the rich man who slammed the door.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, David Messel hurriedly changed the topic and took the initiative to talk to Li You:

"Lee, do you like superhero comics? I remember you attended the premiere of Spider-Man! ”

Once a Disney executive and a well-known person, when he heard David Maysel's inquiry, Li You only said politely:

"I love it, I've watched the Spider-Man movie many times!"

David Messel smiled all of a sudden, seemed to be in his spirits again, and said to Perlmutter opposite:

"Times have changed, the film market is no longer the American conspiracy theories of the past, and patriotic superheroes are the direction of the future."

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Ignoring the gushing speech of Big Bey-Mersey opposite, Perlmutter, who had eaten well, just said calmly:

"I can't pay your exorbitant salary, and I don't have the money to make those boring movies, and we've sold good roles long ago."

Faced with this old picker who doesn't eat oil and salt, David Messer was almost.

As if to ease the awkward atmosphere, David Messer beckoned to Li You on the side:

"Lee, what do you think of the role of Captain America?"

"Uh, sorry, I haven't read the Captain America comics!"

Hearing Li You's straightforward answer, Messer was embarrassed all of a sudden, so he could only laugh a few times and unbutton the top of his collar to relieve the embarrassing atmosphere.

didn't pay attention to what the two were talking about, Li You and Ivana were about to leave after lunch, Messer seemed to have achieved his goal, and then came over with a smile on his face:

"Lee, nice to see you! Thank you for solving the siege, by the way, maybe we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future! ”

Li You responded politely, he didn't think that there was cooperation between the two sides.

Seeing Messer leaving, Ivana grabbed Li You's arm and reminded in a low voice:

"They have been circling around investment institutions for the past few days, and they must be trying to raise funds!"

Realizing that the other party must have regarded himself as a rich Kaizi, Li You shook his head, investing in movies is not something that he, an outsider, can participate in.

On July 21, a piece of news made Lakers fans boil!

The Lakers have officially announced the signing of free agents Karl Malone and Gary Payton.

This news suddenly turned the Lakers into championship favorites, although they are only two veterans, but the data of the two last season is really good!

The F4 combination has also made the critics interested, and the sports program is alive again!

Just flew back to Manhattan, when Li You arrived at the Taletun training center, he was blocked by the sports media again.

The New York Times reporter has been interviewing the Knicks recently, and after seeing Lee You, he turned into a megaphone again:

"Lee, will the Lakers' roster be a problem for us next season?"

"Of course not, I really enjoy playing against the veterans and I can learn more useful skills from them during the game."

"But in terms of strength, the Lakers have fallen out of the championship ranks, and they should sort out the problems in the locker room before talking about championships."

"Anyway, next year we will continue to win, and next season no one will be our opponent!"

Li You patted a few familiar reporters, left a smile and walked quickly to the office area.

The staff of the Knicks team naturally heard this, but everyone was used to it and took the initiative to greet Li You, and everyone had a calm look on their faces.

On the contrary, the rookie reporter of Yahoo Sports secretly inhaled when he heard it, and it seemed that he didn't expect Li You to be so confident.

Seeing that the young reporter was silent, just looking at Li You's back, several people in the New York Times laughed and blew X along with him:

"What F4, it's just the losers' league, O'Neal has been clamoring to have a fight with Kobe recently, maybe they will fall directly in the first round this season!"

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