Bishop of the Devil

Before the Eastern and Western semifinals were played, Richard quickly ordered a diamond ring.

Now Richard is no longer a small family. If he really wants to buy a small diamond ring, maybe Tiana won't mind, but Paul Allen will have to curse himself to death...

Tiana's family may be extremely rich, so she has no material requirements. Even just a one-carat diamond ring is enough to make her extremely happy.

After all, that’s the meaning of a diamond ring…

Richard didn't dare to be vague and directly ordered a twelve-carat pigeon egg from Harry Winston, known as the "King of Diamonds."

Speaking of which, in fact, a diamond ring of more than five carats is enough to be called a pigeon egg...

But although they are called pigeon eggs, they are not much bigger than a peanut.

This is still a twelve carat diamond ring. If it were five carats, it would be even smaller.

This diamond ring alone cost Richard 3.5 million US dollars.

The reason why it is so expensive may not be because of the brand bonus. After all, the brand is known as the King of Diamonds...

Richard remembered that Zhang Ziyi once wore a twelve-carat diamond ring. It was said that it was given by her boyfriend. As for which boyfriend it was, Richard was not sure.

Her twelve-carat diamond ring was relatively cheap, only costing two million U.S. dollars. It may be because the clarity, cut, or color were not as good as the one Richard ordered, so the price was much cheaper.

The price of different diamonds can really be said to be very different. At least through this order, Richard has learned a lot about diamonds.

During the Eagle County incident, Kobe Bryant gave his wife an eight-carat diamond ring worth four million dollars, but it was a pink diamond and not suitable as a wedding ring.

…

Through this incident, Richard thought of a way to make money.

Diamond rings can be said to be the biggest scam of the century. They are actually of little value.

Mainly relying on marketing strategies, diamonds have fetched sky-high prices.

Speaking of this marketing, Richard remembered a very deceptive diamond ring sales strategy that appeared in later generations...

One ring per person, men have to register when buying a diamond ring, and can only buy it once in a lifetime.

It seems quite deceptive, but some women do this.

Richard wondered whether he should use this marketing strategy to test the waters of the jewelry industry.

If it is really done, the effect will definitely be good. Under the repeated bombardment of advertisements, the sales volume will definitely be huge.

…

As soon as he said it, Richard immediately followed the old method and called Golden Dragon.

In the past six months, Golden Dragon has been busy cooperating with Jordan to build the big framework of the Charlotte Pirates. Now the framework is almost completed. The recruitment of staff has basically been completed. The remaining major matters such as the coaching staff will definitely be completed. Let Richard handle it during the offseason.

Richard was grateful to the Golden Dragon. It was precisely because of the existence of the Golden Dragon that he could continue to do his job without any distractions.

If there were no golden dragon, then Richard would be exhausted just by multitasking, not to mention whether he could accumulate so much wealth...

Because there were so many things that needed to be dealt with, Golden Dragon actually helped Richard build a team a long time ago.

There are not too many people in this team, but each one is an elite and is responsible for work in a certain field.

…

After the phone call got through, Richard explained the matter of one person and one ring to Golden Dragon in detail.

"God, Li, sometimes I really want to open your brain and take a closer look to see if there is anything different from normal humans inside!"

"How on earth did you come up with such a brilliant idea!"

"God, this is definitely a sure-fire deal!"

Next, Golden Dragon analyzed the idea carefully...

Because it is a new brand, in terms of heritage, it is definitely not as good as old brands like King of Diamonds or Tiffany.

So it’s best to take the affordable route…

But even on the affordable route, diamonds are very profitable. As long as the market can be opened, the revenue will definitely be quite good.

When it comes to opening up the market, Golden Dragon also has its own ideas.

For example, advertising bombing under normal circumstances is essential.

Secondly, we have to highlight the selling point of one person, one ring, and build a website to register information about men buying diamond rings, so that women can log in and check...

To put it bluntly, this idea is all about making money from women.

The golden dragon couldn't help but admire this idea, which was absolutely worth a fortune.

Of course, if you want to expect this to become the world's richest man, you'd better just go to bed. However, after the sales volume increases, there is still a good chance of making a profit of several million US dollars that year.

Even profits above tens of millions are not impossible.

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Listening to Golden Dragon's analysis, Richard also secretly lamented Golden Dragon's amazing ability in handling details.

At least creating a website to make it easier for women to inquire about this matter, Richard never thought of...

"Okay, you can start working on this matter. I only need 50% of the shares and I will give you the rest. I will provide the start-up capital." Richard said with a smile.

Taking only 50% of the shares is a way for Richard to repay Golden Dragon.

I am obsessed with eating meat, so I can't let the golden dragon drink soup all the time. I should let others eat meat every time.

Golden Dragon couldn't help but agree. He didn't have to provide the start-up capital himself, and Richard gave him 50% of the shares. This was a piece of pie in the sky.

It is not in vain that I have been assisting Richard conscientiously for so many years.

…

The matter was finished, and Richard was just about to hang up the phone, but Golden Dragon asked him to wait, he had something to talk to Richard.

"BOSS, I have to tell you something. I'm not sure whether I did the right thing or not."

Next, Golden Dragon carefully told Richard what happened recently.

The problem naturally arises from the expansion of the new army...

Before Richard's Rule No. 3 was cancelled, Jordan and Richard discussed that he wanted to sit on the position of general manager of the team and wanted to become addicted to managing the team.

The position of president of basketball affairs is handed over to Richard...

Richard naturally had no reason not to agree. Anyway, Jordan just shouldn't get too involved in basketball affairs.

Richard is currently holding the position of general manager in the Pistons. It is really not an easy job. There are too many mistakes to deal with.

After getting over the initial freshness, Richard simply handed over all the work other than basketball affairs to Dumas and let him handle these affairs.

Now that Jordan wants to be the general manager, Richard supports it with both hands.

Because each of them owns 50% of the equity, neither of them takes a salary, and they all work for free...

This can save a lot of money. Generally speaking, the salary of the president and general manager of basketball affairs starts at least US$3 million. Some senior executives can even reach US$5 million in some cases. Salaries ranging from US$10 million to US$10 million.

In order to save costs, many teams simply have one person hold both positions at the same time.

But now that the new Pirates team is quite single, the two owners might as well serve as the general manager and president of the team without spending a dime...

As for Golden Dragon, during the team's founding period, his abilities were deeply recognized by Jordan, and he will soon take up the position of chief financial officer of the team. His annual salary is not very high, only about one million US dollars.

For this position of chief financial officer, Golden Dragon is definitely a very reliable choice.

Even if Jordan doesn't mention this, Richard will definitely help Golden Dragon take this position.

Everything went very smoothly, and both Jordan and Richard were quite satisfied with the allocation.

However, the previous restructuring of the alliance canceled Richard's Rule No. 3, which directly caused a series of problems.

Originally, because of Richard's Rule No. 3, Richard could not join the coaching staff, so naturally there would be no salary...

And now with the cancellation of Rule 3, Richard will undoubtedly be the head coach of this new army.

As the chief financial officer, Huang Huanglong directly added an annual salary of 10 million to Richard when he was drafting the personnel salary list.

When this draft form was reported to Jordan, Jordan's face immediately became ugly...

Ten million US dollars is no longer a small number!

"Huang, didn't we agree before that neither Richard nor I would get a salary? Why did he get an extra ten million US dollars here?" Jordan asked with a frown.

The golden dragon laughed, "Mr. Michael, this time and the other time, the previous agreement was because Mr. Richard could not be the head coach of the team."

"Now that Rule No. 3 has been cancelled, Mr. Richard can join the team as a coach. You should be very clear that Mr. Richard's value is definitely more than 10 million US dollars."

"Any team, any owner, even if it's 20 million US dollars, there will still be people fighting for Mr. Richard!"

"This ten million US dollars is only Mr. Richard's coaching salary, and does not include his salary as the team's president of basketball affairs. This salary is still free according to his agreement with you."

The golden dragon's answer was completely reasonable, leaving Jordan speechless for a moment.

It seemed that there was nothing wrong with what the golden dragon said, but he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

"Is this Richard's arrangement?" Jordan asked with a frown.

Golden Dragon shook his head, "No, Mr. Richard is currently very busy and has given me full authority to handle his part of the affairs."

"Then ask Richard, what does he think about this?" Jordan was obviously a little unhappy...

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Golden Dragon told Richard everything.

"BOSS, what do you think we should do about this matter? Do you want the ten million or not?"

"Yes! Of course I want it!"

"There's no reason not to do it!" Richard replied simply.

The brother also made it clear that he and Jordan were just partners, and he deserved the money, so why should he not want it.

Even if this team owns half of his equity, it should be his own thing, and Richard will not give it up.

The more you work, the more you get, this is an eternal truth.

Richard's role in this new army is much more important than Jordan's.

It can be said that without Richard, this new army would be a complete loss-making business!

Under normal circumstances, why did Robert Johnson later sell part of his equity to Jordan when he founded the Bobcats?

The reason was that he couldn't bear it anymore. Seeing Tian'er's losses, he might as well find someone to share the losses.

Now Richard has the absolute confidence to lead the Pirates to make a profit, and he has played a role in it that is far more valuable than Jordan. Why can't he take the ten million?

It’s only natural!

"Okay, then I'll go talk to Jordan about this. He probably won't fall out because of the 10 million." Golden Dragon said with a smile.

He is not worried about Jordan falling out at all. If the other party really wants to fall out, it will definitely not be of any benefit to Jordan.

Now Jordan is considered a serious businessman, and he will definitely not be able to do anything that would do more harm than good.

"Wait a minute, give him some favor, give him a 20% discount, eight million US dollars..." Richard didn't want Jordan to look too ugly, so he simply took a small step back and gave Jordan a step up.

When Golden Dragon heard this, he immediately smiled bitterly. His boss was good at everything, but he was a little too soft-hearted...

Being so soft-hearted directly cost me nearly two years of salary!

If outsiders knew what the Golden Dragon was thinking, he would probably vomit blood and die.

How the hell did you see that Richard was soft-hearted? Isn't this guy a standard cruel person?

However, taking this small step back seemed wise to Golden Dragon. After all, the cooperation had just begun, and it would not be a good thing if it made both parties unhappy.

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