Chapter 436 Help

Fang Zhuo took a break from his busy schedule to watch a Christmas game played by a Chinese basketball player, and returned to New York the next day.

Before boarding the plane, he called Martin, a lawyer who was easy to use, and asked him to find someone to look into the NBA team's intention to sell.

After the Sina acquisition, Yike's counterclaim, and the handling of Mr. Ni, Martin had shown a side that made Fang Zhuo extremely satisfied, and he considered whether to let him become his personal lawyer.

Of course, this would have to be after the Changhong incident was over.

In the evening of the 26th, Fang Zhuo, Yu Hong, and two assistants returned to New York, and there were scheduled media interviews tonight.

As soon as he got into the car, he received Martin's feedback on his mobile phone, which included the sales history of NBA teams in recent years and the current team's intention to sell.

The Rockets were purchased by the current owner Alexander for $85 million in 1993.

The Timberwolves purchased the team for $88 million in 1994, the New York Knicks for $1.1 billion in 1994, the Warriors for $119 million in 1995, and the Raptors for $467 million in 1998.

The Nuggets paid $450 million in 2000, the Grizzlies paid $160 million in 2001, the SuperSonics paid $200 million in 2001, and the Celtics paid $360 million in 2002.

"Tsk, not cheap, but not as expensive as I thought."

Fang Zhuo showed the information to Xiao Yu: "I didn't expect the Rockets to have changed 7 owners. The New York Knicks were 1.1 billion US dollars 9 years ago. They are indeed a New York team."

Yu Hong glanced at them and said with a little surprise: "There are many teams that want to sell. The Suns, Cavaliers, and Supersonics are all priced at around 400 million US dollars. The Hawks are priced at less than 300 million. The Warriors are the most expensive, about 500 million."

Fang Zhuo thought about it and commented: "The Suns' city is too hot, the Cavaliers and Supersonics' cities are too small, and the Hawks, oh, it's in Atlanta, I don't have much impression, the Warriors are okay, they're in California."

"Mr. Fang, are you really determined to buy a team with your picky look?" Yu Hong felt that money was burning behind her when she heard this.

"Yao Ming said I understand basketball. If someone asks me why I buy a team in the future, I will say that it was Yao Ming who gave me the courage." Fang Zhuo said seriously, "After thinking about it, Houston, where the Rockets are located, is the best. The city ranking is high, but not too high, so the price will not be that expensive."

Yu Hong looked at the phone again: "It seems that the Rockets have no intention of selling?"

"The current owner of the Rockets, Alexander, makes money from funds and stocks. I don't believe that such a person will not be tempted by a price higher than expected." Fang Zhuo raised his eyebrows, "It's okay if you really don't sell it. Anyway, I just want Yao Ming. Find a team that wants to sell and tell them to raise the price to buy it if they have Yao Ming. Let Yao Ming test the transfer period as a free agent. It just takes more time."

Yu Hong: "..."

The boss wants to buy a team, the boss says he understands basketball, the boss wants to buy Yao Ming, and the boss is the boss.

Yu Hong can buy team season tickets and so on, but she has never thought about dominating the fate of a team, while Mr. Fang only met Yao Ming once... This is the purchasing power gap between herself and the Forbes rich!

"No need to be picky. This is settled. After Yike is listed, we will form a small team to try to buy the Rockets." Fang Zhuo put away his phone, closed his eyes and thought about the media interview.

Yu Hong was about to nod, but suddenly felt something was wrong: "No, Mr. Fang, didn't you say to spend some time? Buy it after it's listed? It's listed in a week."

"Yeah, because I found that the team is not as expensive as I thought. Sina's shares will be sold 5% first, so there will be some preliminary contact, and then Yike's shares will be almost there. When the time comes, sell a little bit, and the money will be enough." Fang Zhuo didn't even open his eyes, "It's just right that Sina can use this to create the best basketball content in China. Now Sohu has signed an official contract with the NBA, and Sina will grab it next year."

Yike is going to be listed, so Sina shares will be sold first to buy a gift to celebrate... Sina really thanks you.

Yu Hong didn't say this out loud. This gift is not only related to equipment procurement, but also to domestic portal websites... This is in line with the boss's behavior. He wants to make use of four things with one thing.

She turned the topic to the listing: "Tonight is the domestic media interview, right?"

"It's from the China Securities Journal. I didn't expect them to send reporters here. They are willing to spend money. Then I asked someone to arrange them at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel yesterday." Fang Zhuo replied, "There are also domestic media who want to interview by phone. I refused, but when this reporter came here, I was embarrassed to meet him. I also know their editor-in-chief."

He asked again: "You should come with me tonight. I have been interviewed too many times recently. I have a headache when I see the camera."

Yu Hong shook her head: "I have arranged a meeting in the evening before boarding the plane."

"Thank you for your hard work." Fang Zhuo opened his eyes and smiled at the marketing director.

"Same here." Yu Hong also felt that interviewing too much would make her tired.

The car heading to the Time Warner Center became quiet, and both of them silently relieved the fatigue of two days of flying back and forth.

…

“Mr. Fang, it’s nice to meet you. Yike is about to go public. How do you feel?”

“Happy.”

“Why are you happy?”

“?”

Fang Zhuo showed a helpless smile under the camera: “I’m so happy. Can you not add ‘了’ at the end of your question?”

The reporter from China was obviously a little nervous. She apologized and continued to ask: "What message do you have for the readers in China who care about you and Yike?"

Fang Zhuo knew that this was just a chat after hearing these questions. He blinked and said: "I hope to provide consumers with better products. This has always been Yike's purpose."

"What will Yike do next?"

"After Yike is listed, it will give China a gift."

...

Dongdongdong.

"Open the door, hello, open the door, Mr. Ji, we know you are at home."

Dongdongdong.

"Open the door, Mr. Ji, our Changhong people are here to see you."

Dongdongdong.

In Room 502, Apartment 16, 17th Street, Midtown Manhattan, Ji Longfen, President of APEX, squatted at the door without daring to breathe, waiting for the people outside to leave.

Soon, there was a whisper of discussion outside, followed by footsteps away.

Ji Longfen glanced through the cat's eye and breathed a sigh of relief. He never expected that Changhong's people could find this address.

It seems that he can't stay here any longer. He needs to move to another place. He doesn't believe that Ni Runfeng can stay in New York for a long time. As long as Changhong goes through the normal legal procedures, it will be fine.

Ji Longfen thought for a moment and decided to move to Chinatown.

There are more yellow skins there, and it will be more convenient to do things.

...

The next day, the empty room 502 welcomed visitors again.

The Changhong team led by Ni Runfeng was extremely shocked to find that the address they had finally found from Walmart was no longer valid, and the boss of APEX company had completely disappeared.

Ni Runfeng said to Lawyer Martin disappointedly: "Mr. Martin, alas, it is even more difficult to find Mr. Ji now, but the legal procedures are so long, what should I do?"

Lawyer Martin spread his hands and said: "Mr. Ni, I think there is no need to hesitate. You can sue directly. Of course, you can communicate with him privately. Mr. Fang will help, but we have to move on both sides."

Ni Runfeng nodded helplessly, and the haze in his heart became heavier. Time is running out. It seems that this trip may not solve any problems, and it will be difficult to avoid the accountability and coercion of the domestic group.