Rebirth of the Evil Life

Chapter 68 The truth is in the hands of a few

Lin Feng slapped the table and stood up.

"Everyone, I don't agree with your remarks. As far as I'm concerned, you regard basketball as an investment and a means of making money in business, while Mr. Cuban regards basketball as a hobby and a means of making money. Part of life. Of course, I don’t want to say who is more noble and who is more inferior, but I think you are not qualified to mock Mr. Cuban! This is a disrespectful performance and a very lack of quality. ." Lin Feng said coldly.

All the bosses' faces changed slightly. Lin Feng actually said that they have no quality. If you really want to talk about it, they are just mocking Cuban. Compared to Lin Feng who beats people and slaps the table and yells at each other, who has less quality.

But Lin Feng would not give them the chance to scold him.

"It seems ridiculous to me that your players must earn less than the boss and must listen to the boss's point of view. In this world, what determines the status gap between the two sides is not the identity, but the relationship between supply and demand. The ball mí enters the stadium to watch It's the players who are playing, not our bosses who are sitting in the box drinking wine and smoking cigars. As long as the players can make this league more popular, what's the big deal if they get more money? As for status, then? Only privileged players, those who can lead the team to victory and please the players are eligible, and usually only privileged players of a championship team have team privileges, so what if you give him some privileges. ! He can help you make money and gain fame. All you have to do is sit in the box, drink red wine, and smoke cigars. What are you dissatisfied with?" Lin Feng asked, spreading his hands.

Some bosses couldn't help but say, "This team is our investment, and we have to bear the risk of losses!"

Lin Feng smiled.

"Afraid of taking the risk of losing money, you can make a god and not buy a team!" Lin Feng puffed on his cigar and slowly spit out, "No one forces you to buy a team. If you are not satisfied, you can quit immediately. Why worry about it every year? Then, he complained about the players’ privileges over the boss.”

As soon as Lin Feng said this, Memphis Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley and Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling immediately changed their minds.

"Lin Feng, you are just one of the owners, and this league is jointly established by thirty teams. You are not the one who has the final say." Donald Sterling yelled.

Lin Feng blew out a smoke ring nonchalantly.

"The truth is always in the hands of a few people." Lin Fengyouran said.

"Pfft!" Stern almost spit out his coffee. Lin Feng's words were so hurtful. Doesn't this mean that the other bosses are idiots? But Stern must admit one thing,

Lin Feng's words are correct. There's nothing wrong with giving those franchise players a few more franchises. This is a supply and demand society. Football fans like to watch franchise players, and with the support of the fans, franchise players can naturally ask the boss for privileges. This is a mutually reinforcing relationship. From the perspective of the league, Stern hopes to have more franchise players, so that he can create gods and attract more players.

Never deny the charm of a superstar. If there were no superstars in the league, it would be impossible for the players to enter the stadium to watch the game. Unfortunately, this involves another issue of benefit distribution. When a boss invests, he naturally does not want to lose money, but even wants to make money. In the current team, the owners who want to make money are Michael Heisley, the owner of the Memphis Grizzlies, and Donald Sterling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, who want to earn fame, and Buss, the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, wants to win. These representatives, in order to maintain balance and strive to win the championship, are represented by teams such as the San Antonio Spurs. The last type of team that just loves basketball and doesn’t care about investing is the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets.

The boss of this company divided the company into several companies based on their different investment purposes, and they would always quarrel every time they had a meeting. Sometimes, Stern even felt that the boss meeting was almost like a kindergarten party, too noisy. And he is that kindergarten teacher.

"Mr. Lin, the purpose of our discussion today is the length of player contracts. In recent years, the league has produced many high-paid but incompetent players. Every time they sign high-paying players, their strength declines rapidly. In the end, they just take the salary and do not work, giving the team It will bring a heavy burden. What we are discussing today is to come up with a plan to negotiate with the players union to avoid this situation as much as possible. "Stern naturally does not want this meeting to continue to be noisy again, especially because he is afraid of Lin Feng. With one stab, the entire alliance fell into pieces. Lin Feng's destructive power is too great, he must be careful. Especially now that Lin Feng has Kuban by his side. If the two of them join forces, they might cause a lot of trouble.

Stern's words attracted the attention of all the bosses. Highly paid and incompetent players are what every team owner hates the most. You just gave him a high salary, but his condition has either declined or he has been injured. Then he takes the salary of a first-rate star and plays at the level of a second-rate or even third-rate star. Isn't this annoying? In particular, some contracts are signed for five years, which is even more disturbing. Therefore, this matter must be resolved to reduce the team's losses as much as possible.

Many bosses discussed it, some proposed to reduce the annual contract, some proposed to reduce the annual salary standard, and some even proposed that after the age of 32, the veteran contract can only be signed once a year. Various proposals came out of the mouths of these bosses. However, in Lin Feng's view, most of these suggestions are nonsense, and they are impossible for the players' union to accept. For example, if the veteran contract can only be signed once a year, will the players' union agree? Isn't this a clear lockout? Is there such a thing!

Many bosses discussed and discussed, but they did not determine a plan that all bosses could accept. At this time, Stern threw the question to Lin Feng.

"Mr. Lin, I wonder what your opinion is?" Stern wanted to see what insights Lin Feng, a young and unbelievably rich man, would have to solve one of the biggest differences between the team and the players.

"According to me, these are all nonsense. The so-called high-paid and low-skilled players are definitely a headache, and I don't want such players to appear in my team. But when signing the contract with the players, it was voluntary, and no one forced you. If you are afraid that the players are overpaid and low-skilled, you can create gods without asking high prices! Isn't this business? Since it is business, you must be prepared for losses and investment failures. You can't always ask for smooth sailing and no risks in everything you do! Without risks, is this still business!" Lin Feng said disdainfully.

Stern vowed not to ask Lin Feng again today. The war that was finally calmed down was provoked again by Lin Feng's words. Memphis Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley immediately slammed the table and stood up.

"Lin Feng, what is your attitude. We are discussing a clause to protect the interests of the team. It's your business if you have money, but we don't want to be like you, rich and stupid, and let those players earn our hard-earned money for nothing." Memphis Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley shouted.

Lin Feng smiled contemptuously.

"I don't care how you discuss it, I don't want the NBA to shut down again. It's shameful for a group of billionaires to argue over a little bit of profit!" Lin Feng looked disdainful, and then patted Cuban on the shoulder, "Old Cuban, let's go have a drink, it's better than listening to these Grandet nonsense here. By the way, Mr. Stern, we will send assistants to attend the meeting later. Also, I warn you, if the league shuts down again this time, don't worry about me quitting and forming another league!" Old Cuban? Cuban was stunned. Fortunately, the Dallas Mavericks had signed Wang Zhizhi before, and he had some understanding of this unique Chinese way of greeting. Therefore, he quickly came to his senses, stood up and left with Lin Feng. "What kind of person is this! If there are more people like this in the league, it will be over sooner or later!" Memphis Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley yelled. The other owners also agreed. Lin Feng's words were really hurtful. Although they were billionaires, this was not a small profit, but tens of millions of dollars. In the past five years, it would be hundreds of millions of dollars. You, Lin Feng, are rich and don't care about this little money, but they do. Hundreds of millions of dollars, this is by no means a small amount.

Stern shook his head helplessly. This Lin Feng is too individualistic and disorganized, but if the league has more bosses like him, it would be a blessing for the league. Then the development of the league will no longer have any obstacles. As long as there is no conflict between the players and the bosses and the NBA does not stop, Stern believes that he can make the NBA the most popular professional league in the world.

"Okay, everyone, let's talk about some practical content. After all, the consequences of the last lockout, no one wants to try it again!" Stern knocked on the table to stop the roar of many bosses.

At this time, in the bar.

"Lin, do you think there will be a lockout this time?" Although Cuban left, his mind was still at the NBA headquarters, concerned about this negotiation. If there is anyone in the league who is most reluctant to see a lockout, it must be Cuban.

"Don't worry, Cuban, there will be no lockout this time. The shadow of the last lockout is in the minds of the players and the boss, and they will not break down the talks again." Lin Feng said confidently.

Cuban breathed a sigh of relief. Although he is not good at speaking, he is an outstanding investment businessman, and Lin Feng's vision is well-known all over the world. Now that Lin Feng has repeatedly guaranteed that there will be no lockout this time, there will definitely be no lockout. As for Lin Feng's threat just now, Cuban just thought Lin Feng was joking.

"By the way, Cuban, I heard that your '2en' company provides various comprehensive programs and various movies and videos, especially broadcasting various games. Why don't we cooperate with each other, what do you think?" Lin Feng smiled. .