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"Rick, you've gained weight again."

After shaking hands, Xu Liang smiled.

"A happy heart makes a fat body. The team has an excellent record, so I can't help but gain a few pounds of weight." Rick Gordon smiled.

In the 2004-2005 season, the Warriors relied on the outstanding performance of Yao Ming, Ben Wallace, Wade, 'General' Arenas and Billups.

First, they defeated the Spurs with Duncan in the Western Conference Finals, and then swept the Miami Heat with the Sharks 4:2 in the finals, successfully defending the championship.

Winning the championship for two consecutive years made the Warriors the most watched team in the entire league.

If they can still win the championship in the 05-06 season, they will become the second dynasty after the Lakers Dynasty in the new century: the Warriors Dynasty.

Patting his shoulder, Xu Liang smiled and said, "So, it's a good thing for you to get fatter."

"As long as you need it, as long as the team needs it, I don't mind getting fatter."

"Haha, forget it. I don't want the manager of the Warriors to become a fat man." After a few simple jokes, Xu Liang smiled and said, "Take me in to have a look."

"Please."

Led by Rick Gordon, the group walked towards the unfinished stadium.

"Boss, the exterior construction of the entire stadium has been completed, and the next focus is on the interior facilities decoration.

If everything goes well, it can be officially put into use in March or April next year."

Xu Liang nodded.

Opening the gate of the isolation zone, everyone stepped in.

Because of the frequent transportation of decoration materials, the road is covered with dust and construction waste, but fortunately it does not affect walking.

Going forward along the road of the stadium, you will see a white building that is circular in shape and surrounded by glass curtain walls on all sides.

"Boss, this is the concert hall we are planning. We are currently installing various equipment. When it is completed, it can accommodate 2,500 people and host various concerts and recitals."

Xu Liang nodded, and the motorcade turned to the right, leaving the unfinished concert hall behind.

Directly opposite the concert hall is the Warriors' home stadium, which is more than ten times larger, and can accommodate 21,604 people to watch the game. There are also 136 VIP suites, as well as the Warriors' honor room, conference room and other ancillary facilities.

On both sides of the stadium, there are ancillary buildings that look like two arms extending out, tall and stylish.

"According to your requirements, we have replanned the business districts on both sides, from the original planned 54,000 square meters to 86,000 square meters. At present, we have signed settlement agreements with more than 100 of the world's top luxury goods, catering, and jewelry brands, including Chanel, Hermes, Armani, and Starbucks." Rick Gordon introduced with excitement.

The current Warriors Stadium is no longer a simple stadium, but a super giant integrated center with the stadium as the core, integrating sports, art, catering, entertainment and leisure.

A sports-related commercial complex.

In fact, Manchester United's new stadium is also built according to this idea, and it is even larger.

The investment is four times that of the Warriors Stadium, up to 1.5 billion pounds.

Of course, the size of the investment is also based on the potential of the two.

Basketball is basically played by a few countries including the United States. When it finally has some influence, it was still robbed by a few idiots.

And football is a world-class sport.

The market is much larger than basketball.

However, with this stadium, the Warriors will not be bad in the future.

It's just that the revenue is higher than other teams.

Only with money can you have excellent players, and only with excellent players can you be competitive, attractive enough, and then attract enough fans.

And with more fans, the team's income will be higher.

It's just a positive correlation and causal relationship.

It can be said that with this stadium, even without Xu Liang's memory of his previous life, the Warriors' future will not be bad.

Accompanied by Rick Gordon, Xu Liang finished the tour quickly.

In fact, there was nothing to see.

The stadium looked bright on the outside, but it was just an empty shell. The inside was a mess. In addition to cement mortar, there were all kinds of equipment and pipelines waiting to be installed. There was really nothing to see.

Looking at the office in front of him that had been decorated, standing in front of the French window, he could overlook the entire stadium and San Francisco Bay.

"You know how to enjoy it."

Rick Gordon's face turned pale and he looked terrified. He didn't want to bring the big boss here.

After all, this was a private item that he secretly made for his own enjoyment.

But the big boss obviously knew about its existence from other channels.

"Boss, you must believe me. I absolutely did not embezzle. I just decorated this office in advance to supervise the entire project."

Looking at Rick Gordon who swore, Xu Liang smiled and said, "If you really took the money, do you think you would have a chance to stand here?"

Rick Gordon breathed a sigh of relief.

"The Warriors have developed well under your leadership in the past two years. You can get an office in advance to enjoy it. I don't want to pursue it. But it won't happen again."

"Don't worry, there will be no next time. ... Boss, I have left you a bigger and better office next door. Do you want to take a look?" Rick Gordon flattered.

"Forget it. Let's talk about it after the stadium is completed next year." He sat down on the sofa next to him, "Give me the financial report of last season."

Rick Gordon agreed, and quickly took a thick stack of documents and handed it to him with both hands.

The Warriors have won consecutive championships in the past two years, and with the relationship between Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi, the Warriors have received more and more attention in both the United States and China.

The advertising sponsorship received has nine categories, 57 brands, and a total income of nearly 127 million US dollars.

In addition to the tickets on game days, the share of the playoffs, the share of broadcast fees and peripheral sales.

In the 2004-2005 season, the Warriors' total revenue has reached 247 million US dollars, second only to the New York Knicks' 253 million, the second highest in the league.

In terms of expenditure, the player salary expenditure is 87.5 million US dollars, plus the expenses of management and middle and low-level employees, the maintenance of the training hall, the transportation fees for the game, etc., the total expenditure is 112 million US dollars.

Therefore, the Warriors' gross profit is as high as 135 million US dollars, and the gross profit accounts for 54.6%.

It is the highest among the 30 NBA teams.

Although the income is high, the Warriors' debt is not small at all.

The largest debt is the new stadium under construction.

The construction budget of the entire "Warriors Center" is as high as 690 million US dollars.

During the actual construction process, due to various reasons such as the depreciation of the US dollar and the increase in financing costs caused by the Federal Reserve's increase in the federal funds rate.

The actual construction expenditure has exceeded US$530 million.

The budget for the completion of the entire project has exceeded US$750 million.

This huge debt has been repaid by US$134 million thanks to the Warriors' income in the past few years.

According to the Warriors' financial plan, only US$10 million of the US$135 million this year will be used as the company's working capital, and the rest will be used to repay debts.

After deducting these, the Warriors still have US$491 million in debt.

According to this financial plan, the Warriors' tax base this year is only US$10 million, and after paying taxes, there will be about US$6 million left.

Including this money, the cash flow of the entire Warriors is about US$18 million.

Enough to cope with various situations.

However, the Warriors' high gross profit will only last for next year.

Yao Ming's rookie contract only lasts for one year next year, and he will definitely be given a big contract with an annual salary of over 10 million.

Wade, who is about to be in his third year, will also sign a big contract of over 10 million next year.

By then, the Warriors' salary expenses will soar by $20 million, and this is still the most basic.

There are also rookies among the substitutes who have performed well, and they should be given a middle-class salary.

All in all, it will be about $30 million.

The salary expenses of the entire Warriors team will soar to $120 million.

This is because he used his foresight to owe Ben and Billups seven years of contracts in advance, otherwise according to their performance, the Warriors' salary expenses will be even higher.

The lineup of a championship team is really not easy to build.

"You performed well last season, keep up the good work."

Xu Liang returned the file to Rick Gordon.

"It's the boss who is behind the scenes, otherwise the Warriors wouldn't have developed so fast and so well."

This sentence is both a compliment and a true word.

Apart from anything else, the current batch of championship players of the Warriors are almost all Xu Liang's advocates.

And they have shown strength far beyond their worth.

It has become the guarantee for the Warriors to win consecutive championships.

Xu Liang smiled, "Is there any change in the team lineup this season?"

Gordon nodded, "Wang plans to return to China, and Boozer has submitted a transfer application."

Xu Liang frowned slightly.

He was not surprised that Carlos Boozer wanted to transfer.

This player, whom he insisted on signing in 2002, has completely exploded in talent after three seasons of training with the Warriors.

Last season, in an average of 24 minutes of playing time, he handed in 12.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.4 blocks.

And in the back-to-back games when Ben was resting, he played the whole game and got 20.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.6 steals, and 0.7 blocks.

The highest game, even got 30 points and 20 rebounds.

Such a person is certainly unwilling to continue to be a substitute in the Warriors.

"Why did Wang Zhizhi leave?" Xu Liang asked in surprise.

The salary he gave was not low.

"Maybe it's because the competition for the center position is too fierce."

Last year, the contract of Eric Dampier, who was Yao Ming's main substitute, expired. He wanted a 10 million yuan annual salary, but was rejected by the team and left.

Soon, the Warriors used Richardson to transfer and selected Emeka Okafor from the second pick in exchange from the Charlotte Bobcats.

Originally, Xu Liang preferred the No. 1 pick Dwight Howard, even if he could only use him for four years.

But the Magic, who held the No. 1 pick, refused to do it, so they had to settle for the second best.

The performance of the second pick Okafor was really good.

Without any injuries, he scored 15.1 points, 10.9 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.8 steals, and 1.7 blocks in an average of 27 minutes of playing time.

It seems that there is another top center seedling.

Old Wang, who originally hoped to play as a substitute after Eric Dampier left, has no chance at all.

He has increasingly become a water dispenser guard, and he probably has had enough of being on the bench and wants to return home.