To hell with it

Xiao Hua is not yet in power, he is just an assistant to those in power.

But he already had the majesty of a person in power, and when he described the plan to Yu Fei, it didn't feel like a plan, but something that was destined to happen.

At that moment, Xiao Hua represented the will of the alliance, and he wanted Yu Fei to know that things under the leadership of the alliance would definitely be done.

It's just that Yu Fei has seen people with more aura than him. Xiao Hua couldn't scare him.

After listening to Xiao Hua's words patiently, Yu Fei said: "Adam, your plan is very good, but these situations only apply before I come, because I have my own plan, do you want to hear it?" ”

This is exactly what Xiao Hua is aiming for.

The League Office wondered if Yu Fei had come to Seattle to stop the supersonic relocation with a single blood, or if he had come with a plan.

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Now that he heard Yu Fei say that he had a plan, Xiao Hua didn't know whether to be relieved or annoyed, because the alliance's relocation plan might be affected.

"I do want to know how you're going to stop this." Xiao Hua deliberately said, "The president also wants to know." ”

Yu Fei began to say: "I am a reasonable person, I am not seeking my reputation alone, I hope that there will be no losers in this matter in the end." So, the most basic request I made to Clay was that he was going to give me three years. SuperSonic's contract with the Key Arena expired in the summer of 2010. I'm going to find a way to win Seattle's support until then, and if I succeed, the SuperSonics will get a new arena in the 2010s. I'm going to help the team develop the local market thoroughly, and the league will naturally profit from it. In this way, everyone is happy, and I believe that everyone can accept this result. ”

The plan is not complicated, it is simple, and it even sounds so simple that it hardly feels difficult.

However, it is difficult to predict how difficult it will be to spread the influence of one person to the whole of Seattle and expand the superSonics' fan base from 900,000 to at least 1.8 million.

However, Xiao Hua has already seen Yu Fei's influence on the ball market.

The Key Arena has gone from being the most deserted market in the league to being the hottest in the league, and it has only taken a few months.

The support for hypersound is increasing every day.

If Yu Fei can lead the SuperSonics to play in the playoffs, the fairy tale of the 1995 Mariners may not happen to the SuperSonics.

Once public opinion shifts, then the basic logic of all policies of the electoral nation of the United States will be most fully reflected in Seattle.

The City of Seattle does not support the supersonic financing package because only 30 percent of voters support it, meaning 70 percent of voters are against it. They certainly don't risk the risk of angering the 70 percent of the electorate to curry favor with the 30 percent.

If Yu Fei can reverse public opinion, then the city government's obstruction will disappear with it.

Considering Yu Fei's success in Milwaukee, Xiao Hua really felt that it was only a matter of time before public opinion shifted.

But does Yu Fei have enough time?

"It's been many years since the last bull market in Seattle about basketball, and basketball has become the third sport in the area." "Everybody is a Mariners fan, and a lot of them are Seahawks fans, and to rebuild the trust of the fans in a short period of time, to get their support, you need to win the championship." ”

It seems that everyone is quite on the same page.

Yu Fei himself knows that if he wants to make the team's popularity explode in the short term, the only way to win the championship is to win the championship.

This is the easiest way and at the same time the toughest.

So, what sounds like the easiest thing is actually the hardest thing.

Adu Cheng doesn't lie to me.

Finally, Xiao Hua said, "I will convey your plan to the president." ”

For Fei, the most important thing about tonight's conversation was to get him out of the feeling of "single plane".

Since his move to SuperSonics in early July this year, no one has given him direct feedback except Bennett.

Yu Fei can only see some good signals from Bennett's increasingly positive attitude.

But now, through Xiao Hua, the league has let him know that what he is doing in Seattle is indeed affecting the relocation plan that has already been implemented.

Preventing relocation has gone from being a utopian dream with no implementation to being possible.

One night later, the SuperSonics left Seattle again and headed west to take on the Texas Trio.

It's just that the journey wasn't smooth. Because the Texas Three are very strong inside, and they are all stable Western Conference playoff powerhouses.

This schedule heralds the end of the loose schedule of more weak teams than strong teams since the start of the SuperSonics.

They left Texas in disgrace with a 1-2 record.

"The Seattle version of Big Fly looks a lot easier to deal with than the Milwaukee version."

Caron Butler, who doubled with the Spurs to beat the SuperSonics, said triumphantly after beating the SuperSonics at home.

Yu Fei didn't have time to deal with this person now.

The SuperSonics will again submit a new arena financing package to the city in mid-January, and he needs to hype it up before that happens.

Predictably, new financing options will still fail, but they must be tried.

Moreover, Yu Fei also wants to use this incident to test Clay Bennett's true intentions, is he full of lies as Xiao Hua said, and only wants to move the team out of Seattle, even if he has proven that he can create a considerable profit?

End of December

Christmas Wars

As a member of the NBA, being scheduled by the league for Christmas games means that your team is very popular, so you should use your traffic to make a fortune on the most important holiday of the year in the United States.

Over the past few years, hypersound has always been left out.

But this year, when Fry Yu returned to Seattle in July, he had already booked a seat for them in the Christmas War.

At least in Seattle, everybody loves Frye Yu.

Clay Bennett also loves Frye, but admits that he loves the commercial value of Frye.

Bennett didn't like this man alone.

It's normal that no owner will really like a player who is trying to rise above the franchise.

On this special day, Bennett, as the owner, should go to the Key Arena to supervise the battle.

But, as a lifelong Oklahomanian, he couldn't leave his hometown on such an important day. Because his wife will be upset.

As an upper-class family in the city, the Bennett family came together on Christmas night.

In addition to Bennett's family, there are also people from his wife's family.

"Big man, haven't you done it yet?" The elders of his wife's family casually called Bennett by his nickname, "Can we watch an NBA game at OKC next year?" ”

Bennett forced a smile: "Jerry, you can watch NBA games at home right now." ”

As he spoke, the TV played this year's Christmas game — a supersonic game against the Cavaliers.

As we all know, Yu Fei and James have broken up, and arranging for these two to play on such a harmonious night shows how bad the person who arranges the schedule is.

"Is that person Fry?" Bennett's wife asked.

"That's right." Bennett laughed, "He's Fry!" ”

He believed that Yu Fei would not let himself lose face.

Then, the old man who didn't look respectful to Bennett said, "Is that the Chinese guy who is preventing you from moving the team away?" ”

"It's him." Bennett responded respectfully.

"You're the boss, aren't you?"

"That's right."

"Then don't let those guys who need you to pay their wages call the shots for you!"

"Of course." Bennett whispered, "I know how." ”

Then, the elder of the other wife's family said, "Big man, maybe you should send this guy who gets in the way away." ”

This guy in the way can make hundreds of millions of dollars in profits in a year!

Bennett wanted to shout that out.

But he couldn't.

Seeing her husband's face getting more and more ugly, Bennett's wife, Louise Gayloud, said, "Clay, Sam just called you. ”

"When?" Bennett asked.

Louise said, "Just now, I forgot for a moment, maybe he has something important..."

That gave Bennett a reason to leave for a while.

"Unaccompanied."

Bennett moved away from the center of the family banquet to the second-floor balcony, where he straightened his tie vigorously.

Every time, he couldn't straighten his back in such an occasion.

He's the most famous big guy in Oklahoma City, but he's famous locally not because of his physique, but because he doesn't look as tough on his way to making his fortune.

His company was founded thanks to the patronage of his wife's family, and his business flourished thanks to the publicity of his family's newspaper (the Oklahoma Journal), and it can be said that much of what he owes to the Gaylord family owes much of what he is today.

This was the reason why he couldn't raise his head in front of the old man of the Gaylord family, he had always wanted to change the situation, but it was clear that as long as his power remained in the city, he would not be able to get rid of the Gaylord family.

But now, things have changed.

Yu Fei came.

Seattle has become a place where you can make big moves.

Bennett has been wondering a lot lately, why can't he have a team that's expanding in Seattle?

Why did he have to risk breaking with Yu Fei to move the team back to his hometown?

If Oklahoma had an NBA team, would his image change in the eyes of the Gaylord family? There is no doubt that nothing will change.

But what if the already decaying supersound reverts to becoming the most attractive franchise in the Northwest under his leadership? Maybe he won't have to guard the acres and cents of the city anymore, and he won't have to listen to the noise of the Gaylord family anymore.

Who says lifelong Oklahomans have to stay in Oklahoma forever?

His heart can be with them forever.

But his career could take off elsewhere.

Bennett hurried to his room, turned on his computer, and deleted the pre-planned financing plan with a speed he couldn't even imagine.

Relocation plans? To hell with it!!

(End of chapter)