The rest is just noise

Jerry Buss was a scientist when he was young, which is why he was called "Dr. Buss".

In the 1960s, Bass, who felt deeply that science could not support his family, resolutely invested in the gold industry at that time - real estate.

Since then, real estate has become a family business of the Bass family.

During that decade, Bass became a millionaire and no longer had to worry about his family's life. He only had to take care of himself.

The economic recession of the late 1960s put many people's lives at a crossroads, and the situation did not improve in the early 1970s.

Real estate was also declining at that time, but Bass continued to bet on it, believing that sooner or later the real estate industry would rebound.

Guess what?

In 1979, Buss owned 200 properties, 400 employees, and a net worth of $350 million, which allowed him to leisurely purchase the Lakers from former Lakers owner Jack Cook.

As a self-made rich man, Bass knows how to leave professional matters to professionals.

Louis wanted to know more, but limited time prevented him from collecting more valuable information.

Before this year, the Lakers had twice tried to recruit Louis.

The first time was in the summer of 1983, when they wanted Louis to join the Lakers coaching staff.

One time was in the summer of 1988. At that time, Louis had just led the Knicks to end the Celtics dynasty and his future was unlimited. Buss and West came to New York in person and gave him a check and asked him to sign what he wanted.

of numbers.

At that time, Louis just wanted to stay in New York and start a bigger career.

But that meeting also gave Louis a good impression of Bath.

Louis hopes that today, six years later, Bass can still give him an irresistible reason as he did six years ago.

At 11:20 a.m., Louis and his wife went to the negotiation location.

"How are you going to talk to them?"

"Won't the agent come with us?"

Lorraine was very nervous and kept talking all the way.

"If I decide to join the Lakers, I can ask my agent to talk to them. Isn't it time yet?" Louis and Lorraine got out of the car together, "You just need to say hello to him later, and the rest will depend on

Help me keep an eye on him with your eyes that can see through everything in the world."

Lorraine never knew her eyes were so powerful, and her husband's words made her extremely proud.

"I will."

The owner of the Chinese restaurant, Zhou Zhihao, greeted the guests with a bright smile: "Coach Lu, your guests have been here for half an hour."

"They seem to like waiting for people." Louis said with a smile.

Today is the third day of negotiations with the Lakers, and it is also the most critical day.

Louis had an in-depth exchange with West yesterday, but if Buss can't make him an attractive offer, he would rather choose to rest than rush to Los Angeles.

The Bass father and his son stood up at the same time to say hello to Louis and his wife.

"Coach Lu, you're here. The owner of this store just spent half an hour explaining to me the reasons why we can't take you away from here," Bass joked.

Louis was just about to introduce his wife, but Bass took the lead and said that their whole family were fans of Lorraine.

Jim Bass is an avid fan of "Happy Family". He hopes that Lorraine in the show will not be with the protagonist's brother, because that person is too sissy.

Whether it was intentional or not, the Bass and his son won Lorraine's favor.

She is a narcissist who as long as the other person likes her scenes, she will think that the other person has a high level of appreciation and is worth making friends with.

They discussed it like this for five minutes.

Louis chose not to interrupt, waiting for Bass to get to the point.

Finally, Bass turned his eyes to Louis and said, "Coach Lu, I heard that the negotiations went very well the past two days. You should be yearning for the Lakers, right?"

This is an interesting question. If Louis's answer is yes, Buss will take the initiative. After all, he himself said that he yearns for the Lakers.

If Louis's answer is negative, the atmosphere of the negotiation will immediately decrease.

"It's not a yearning, because there's no place like New York."

"In that case, why did you choose to leave New York?"

Louis smiled and said: "If you take off your sunglasses, I will tell you."

Bass laughed and slowly took off his sunglasses.

Louis immediately gave Lorraine a look that said, "I just told him I could make him take off his sunglasses."

"Jerry can stay in Los Angeles for decades, but I can't. I am a person who needs freshness." Louis slowly said the reason for leaving New York, "I dedicated the past ten years to New York, and the reward is

Seven championships, this consumes all my enthusiasm and I can no longer find fun here."

"Coach Lu, I really understand this feeling."

Bass talked about it: "I made a million dollars at the age of 34, and then I took my family to a resort in Palm Springs for a week. Before I left, I swore that I would buy that resort. At that time,

It's worth $20 million."

"A few years later, I actually bought it, and I got really drunk at the resort with my good friend Frank, and I cried. I had never felt more fulfilled in my life." Bass

His face was full of excitement, "But when I woke up and the alcohol subsided, it took maybe only five minutes for me to lose interest in that place. I wanted to buy more resorts and make more money."

"

"Coach Lu, essentially, we are the same kind of person. I understand how you feel, so I sincerely invite you to join the Lakers."

Jim also took the opportunity to support his father: "Coach Lu, if there is any place that can replace New York, it must be Los Angeles."

"Jim, there's no place to replace New York."

Louie retorted to Buzz's precious son, then said, "Jerry, let me see your sincerity."

Louis can't make a decision just by talking nonsense and being "like-minded".

Bass also knew he needed to show real "sincerity."

So, he nodded to Jim.

Jim then took out a contract.

"Coach Lu, I heard that you rejected New York's contract with an annual salary of 6 million. My bid will only be higher than other offers." Bass pushed the contract in front of Louis, "I will give you 8 million US dollars in one year.

If you lead the Lakers to win the championship, you will also receive an additional bonus of US$1 million."

Louis has long since passed the stage of relying on salary to support his family. The monthly net profits generated by his investments over the years alone are enough for him and several generations to squander.

Salary is more of a respect.

So teams like the Rockets that don't know how to respect people should get out as soon as possible.

"This is a good start."

Louis will not be satisfied with the league's highest salary (only counting coaches).

At this stage of the negotiations, Bass must throw out all the conditions.

"I will also provide you with a position of real power in the management. Of course, this job will also come with a salary. I will sign a contract with you according to the top specifications."

"Not bad, what else?"

Jim thinks that the conditions given by his father are enough, but Louis' "What else" seems to be as endless as the desire of a sex addict: "Coach Lu, what else do you want?"

"Jim, what is your main job with the Lakers now?"

"I am mainly responsible for the sales department of the forum."

Bass smiled and said: "If Coach Lu accepts our invitation, I plan to arrange him to be with you. He needs to learn from a real master to make progress."

Louie asked, "What if Jim and I disagree?"

Bass had a rare hint of ferocity in his eyes. He glanced at his son from the corner of his eye and said, "He must obey you unconditionally."

"very good."

Louis smiled.

Then, continue to ask.

"What if Jerry and I don't see eye to eye?"

Buzz's answer was no longer decisive. He hesitated and said: "Ah...this...I will help you do Jerry's job."

"What if you can't do Jerry's job?"

"I'm his boss."

"So you think your understanding of basketball is better than Jerry's?"

"No... Coach Lu, I respect Jerry very much, but... you are a better administrator than him." Bass said with difficulty, "If you and Jerry have different opinions, if Jerry can't always agree with you

Reach a consensus and I will support you."

"Even if everyone is against it?"

"Yes."

"very good."

Bass's attitude was extremely sincere, but Louis felt like he was being painted off for some reason.

It seems that this is how he deceived Mr. Zhou into having sex, right?

Then, Louis looked directly at Bass with sharp eyes like a beast: "What if you and I disagree, Dr. Bass?"

"How...how is that possible?" Bass's smile was uglier than crying, "Coach Lu, you are a master in the field of basketball, how can I disagree with you?"

Louis smiled and took a sip of Coke.

"Jerry's first choice back then was Sidney Moncrief. Who chose Irvine against all the odds?" Louis asked with a smile, "If we have the same problem later and you and I disagree,

Who should we listen to?”

Bass could not tell Louis that the choice of the tragedian had proved to be the right choice.

If that is said, it is certainly true, but it also indicates that he may use the boss's supreme authority to make Louis make decisions that he does not want to make for the same reason in the future.

They have to take down Louie!

"I will listen to you unconditionally, Coach Lu."

Louis knew he would answer this.

This is a textbook pie-in-the-sky pie, and Louis will not put himself in it just for the sake of such a verbal promise that has no effect.

"Of course you can say this to me now, Dr. Buss, if I choose to sign the contract, I will be a member of the Lakers. Like Jerry, I will be your employee. You will be my boss and someone in the future."

One day, you will have disagreements with me for some reasons, and you will never listen to me unconditionally like you do now. You will still rely on your own intuition - just like you asked Jerry and the others to select Erwin -

Make the decision you want to make."

At this moment, the person sitting in front of Jerry Buss was not the Louis who seemed so talkative and almost decided to join the Lakers.

He is the Messiah who has ruled the New York Knicks for ten years, can remove anyone in the management, can trade any Knicks player, and can control the destiny of everyone on the team.

"Jerry, tell me, why should I leave everything in New York and step into the quagmire of Los Angeles?"

Bass couldn't answer. His lips twitched and the beard on his upper lip was trembling. "Coach Lu, tell me what you need."

Louis smiled like a hunter catching his prey.

"Give me the position of president of basketball operations. This is your only chance."

Jim couldn't help shouting: "Are you crazy? That's my dad's position!"

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