warrior godfather

Chapter 346 Take It All!
Orlando, Feb. 2.

Curry, who was sleeping, suddenly felt itchy at the end of his nose. He subconsciously shook his head from side to side a few times. After a while, the itchy feeling came back again. He raised his head to avoid it, opened his eyes, and blinked a few times. Waking up from the chaos of half-awake and half-sleep.

What caught his eyes was Ayesha lying on the side of the bed. She was holding her hair and brushing lightly at the end of Curry's nose.

"Hey baby, can't you wake me up another way?" Curry said resignedly.

Seeing that Curry finally woke up, Ayesha had a smug smile on her face. She straightened up, brushed her black hair back, and her beautiful figure was clearly visible under the loose nightgown.

"It's 07:30, Stephen, we have a community event at nine, how long do you want to sleep?"

After finishing her hair, she said angrily, and came to the window, flicked her hands, the curtains parted, and the dazzling sunlight fell down.

Caught off guard, Curry was blinded by the sun and couldn't help squinting his eyes. He put his right elbow on the bed, sat up, and yawned a lot:

"Heh... Is it my fault? It's not that you were too busy yesterday, otherwise you wouldn't have slept until one o'clock in the morning. Six hours of sleep is too short. I'm very sleepy now, dear."

After he finished speaking weakly, he leaned back his upper body and leaned against the head of the bed, his eyes gradually closed again.

Ayesha blushed slightly when she heard the words, she walked around the bed, picked up all the clothes scattered on the floor, crumpled tissues, and used internationally renowned sports protective equipment, put them aside, and finally put the messy Unusual sheets made up.

She grabbed Curry's two big hairy legs, pulled them down hard, and shouted:
"Get up, don't sleep anymore! After we finish eating, we still have to make up and take pictures, and it will be too late if we delay!"

Under Ayesha's movement, Curry's body suddenly slid down. He woke up with a start, exhaled a long breath, sat up from the bed, rolled over and got out of bed, and hugged Ayesha:
"Okay baby, I'm going to wash up now."

"Hurry up, we have to join Ronan and Jimmy!" Ayesha urged, pushing Curry towards the bathroom with both hands.

Curry followed the direction of her force, took two quick steps towards the bathroom, and said in a lazy voice:

"Don't worry, Jimmy must be in the gym at this time. No one knows his habits better than me... As for the boss, he doesn't need to participate in activities today, and he definitely wakes up later than us."

pat pat pat.

Seeing Curry staggering into the bathroom with his slippers on, Ayesha pursed her lips and continued to tidy up the messy room.

She picked up a pair of torn stockings, threw them into the trash can, thought for a moment, then stuffed them under the other trash, muttering:

"Hmph, I have to break my stockings every time, and I will never wear them again next time..."

"Baby, what are you talking about? I didn't catch—" Curry yelled from the bathroom.

"It's nothing, hurry up and brush your teeth and shave your beard!" Ayesha replied angrily.

"Hmm... ok, Gululu... I'll fix it right away..."

……

Half an hour later, Curry and Ayesha walked out of the room holding hands, all the way to the restaurant on the second floor.

On the way, the two met several stars, many of whom were accompanied by their wives. Curry introduced Ayesha to them, exchanged a few words with each other, and then separated.

This hotel is the official hotel designated by the league, and it is specially used to receive players and their families participating in this All-Star Weekend. Curry and Ayesha flew from Oakland to Orlando yesterday and checked into this hotel. Zhang Yu and Butler also Live in this hotel.

A group of rookies who participated in the Rookie Challenge, and players who only participated in a single event, lived in another hotel.

After Curry and Ayesha came to the restaurant, they chose some food from the self-service counter and sat down in a corner.

After a while, Butler and Zhang Yu came in together, and Curry greeted them. After they finished choosing the food, they came to the table where the two were sitting and sat down.

Zhang Yu wore a loose brown shirt on his upper body and a pair of jeans on his lower body. He dressed more casually. He put the dinner plate on the table, pulled out the chair and sat down, glanced at the Curry couple, and said with a smile:

"Stephen, Ayesha, you two don't seem to be in good spirits, didn't you sleep well yesterday?"

Curry raised his right hand, touched his nose, and said somewhat unnaturally:
"Well, you know, Boss, it's the All-Stars, the annual All-Stars, it's easy to get excited... isn't it, Jimmy?"

"Huh?" Butler just stuffed a fried egg into his mouth, subconsciously responded, and then said with emotion, "Yes, I didn't sleep well yesterday. To be honest, I never thought I could be selected as an All-Star , is still an All-Star starter, this is really... incredible!"

He chewed hard on the fried egg a few times, swallowed it, picked up another piece of bacon, stuffed it into his mouth, and started to eat it.

Butler was very excited today. He didn't stop during his workout, he consumed a lot and needed to add a lot of calories.

Zhang Yu gave Curry and Ayesha a meaningful look, and joked:
"That's right... Take a good rest, Stephen, there is still a game the day after tomorrow. Of course, if you feel that your body is too much, I can let you go up and play for 2 minutes, and then I will replace you."

Hearing this, Curry quickly shook his head and said:

"No, boss, I have nothing to eat, I feel great now, and I can play anytime!"

"Okay, then you can fight however you want. It's best to bring an AMVP back... Let's eat first, and you will participate in community care activities later, right? Don't delay." Zhang Yu laughed.

Afterwards, the four of them finished their breakfast while chatting and laughing. Curry, Ayesha and Butler went to participate in community activities, while Zhang Yu walked out of the hotel alone.

As a coach, he does not need to attend so many activities like the players. He has a lot of free time these two days. He only needs to guide the training of the Western Conference team on the day of the All-Star Game, and at night, he will be in the super VIP position on the sidelines "see "The game, that's it.

After walking out of the hotel, Zhang Yu followed the guidance of Google Maps to an open-air coffee shop with an elegant environment, and saw Mark Baum waiting here.

"Hey, Mark, didn't you wait too long?" Zhang Yu sat down opposite him and said with a smile.

"It's okay, I only waited for 10 minutes." Mark Baum said with some dissatisfaction, "Seriously, Ronan, why do you have to stay at the official NBA hotel? It's not like I don't have real estate in Orlando. How much more comfortable is that broken four-star hotel?"

Zhang Yu picked up the coffee in front of him, took a sip, and said leisurely:
"You don't understand, Mark, the official NBA hotel is not something anyone can live in if they want..."

He glanced at Mark Baum and smiled slightly:
"You won't be able to live."

"Hmph! Who wants to live in that kind of low-end hotel..." Mark Baum snorted, but his tone was slightly sour.

As a very fanatical fan, of course he also wanted to experience what it was like to live in a star-studded hotel, but the league had chartered the official hotel, and Mark Baum couldn't live there even if he wanted to.

He picked up the American espresso in front of him, drank it all in one gulp, and said:
"I'll talk about the All-Stars later. Today is the first day of the All-Star Weekend. I have plenty of time to enjoy it...Let’s talk about shorting the yen first—how did you come up with this idea? The exchange rate is relatively stable."

Zhang Yu put down the coffee cup in his hand, and looked straight:
"Since I said that, of course there is a reason. I know some friends in Huaxia, and the relationship between China and Japan has never been very good. I am very concerned about the situation in Japan. When I chatted with them before, I learned that Japan There may be some changes in China's economic policy, and it is likely to develop in a more radical direction."

"You should know that Japan's national debt is huge and its economy has been stagnant for a long time. According to my judgment, if the Japanese government gets rid of deflation, it must launch a quantitative easing monetary policy, and the yen exchange rate will inevitably fall sharply. This is a great opportunity for us to make a fortune!"

After he finished speaking, Mark Baum nodded slowly, raised his eyes slightly, looked over the top of Zhang Yu's head, looked at the distant sky, and fell into deep thought.

Zhang Yu didn't disturb Mark Baum's thinking. He picked up the coffee again, drank it down, put it back on the table, and glanced leisurely at the passers-by, just like ordinary tourists on a holiday, not talking about anything A big business involving hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars.

After a while, Mark Baum recovered from his contemplation. He met Zhang Yu's inquiring gaze and said:

"Ronan, during this period of time, I also sent people to investigate the fluctuations of the yen exchange rate and the information in Japan. Although I did not get any effective information, I have always been very convinced by your vision. This time, I did Already!"

"Okay!" Zhang Yu laughed loudly, "In this case, after you go back, start making preparations, but don't rush to start. When the Japanese general election comes, we will start building positions, increasing our holdings of yen derivatives, and shorting the yen. After the Japanese general election is over, the new economic policy will definitely be implemented immediately, and it will be the time for us to harvest by the beginning of next year!"

"Don't worry, I am more familiar with these operations than you, and I will do it without showing my hands." Mark Baum nodded.

"That's good," Zhang Yu said with a smile, "This time, I will mortgage all the shares I hold in Dream Investment Company and Venus Capital to the bank, and borrow hundreds of millions of dollars to invest in this short-selling operation. , You have a lot of contacts in the banking industry, help me operate it, you can borrow as much as you can, and it doesn't matter if the interest is higher."

Mark Baum said in disbelief:
"What did you say? You want to mortgage all your shares to the bank?! Do you know how valuable those shares in your hand are? They are shares of Apple, shares of many unicorn companies in Silicon Valley and China! How dare you If you want to mortgage all of them, you are not afraid that the yen will rise instead of falling? By then, you will be ruined!"

Zhang Yu smiled slightly and said casually:
"Mark, I trust my judgment. This is a great opportunity, and I can't miss it. And... this is my idea. If I don't do my best, how can you put more energy into it?"

Mark Baum was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then shook his head and laughed, pointed at Zhang Yu, shaking his fingers:
"You... Ronan, you should be very clear that even if you don't invest all your money, since I agree, I won't change my mind. With our relationship, you don't need to do this at all."

Zhang Yu sighed softly, spread out his hands, and said:

"I don't want to be so risky, but I want to build a new arena in San Francisco, and I need a lot of money. I must seize this good opportunity to short the yen... To be honest, this short sale can only relieve my financial pressure , I will need to take several similar actions in the future, otherwise I will not be able to support the construction of the new arena alone."

"A few more similar actions?" Mark Baum glared at him. "Who do you think you are? If you want to short the currency of any country, you will succeed? Soros dare not say that! If you need funds, I can contribute part of the capital, don't forget, I am also a shareholder of the Warriors!"

Zhang Yu looked at him with a half-smile:
"Don't worry, you can't escape the share that is due to you, but you have an investment bank and a fund under your name, and the financial pressure is not small. This time, the new arena I want to build is very high-tech, and San Francisco is even more so. Every inch of land is expensive, and the initial budget is no less than one billion U.S. dollars, and it is likely to increase in the future, are you sure you want to increase the investment?"

"A billion dollars?!" Mark Baum's expression changed.

He did not expect that the cost of the new arena that Zhang Yu wanted to build would be so high.

Mark Baum is an avid Pacers fan, but he is not involved in sports industry investment. He has no concept of the cost of the arena, let alone a modern arena built in San Francisco.

He smiled wryly:

"Well, I really can't spend such a huge amount of money in a short time... But if you need it, I can provide investment for the Warriors in the name of an investment bank."

Zhang Yu shook his head:

"I just didn't want to introduce external funds, so I hurried to raise funds. The Warriors are my hard work, and I will never allow it to become a plaything of capital."

Mark Baum thought for a while, then suddenly said:

"The Warriors are in the Bay Area. The most important thing there is rich people. Among the Warriors fans, there should be many elites in the IT industry, right? You can definitely pre-sell season tickets to fans, um--directly pre-sell season tickets for decades. Tickets! That should raise a lot of money, right?"

"What you said is indeed a good way..." Zhang Yu nodded slightly, and said softly, "But if you do this, if the tickets are cheap, you won't be able to raise much money; if the tickets are too expensive, the threshold for watching the game will be raised. After all, I It is impossible to lower the ticket price immediately after the arena is built, and this will make many local fans in Oakland look down on the ball, they are all blue-collar, not as rich as the middle class in San Francisco."

He paused and said slowly:

"Building the new arena in San Francisco, Oakland local fans need to go through the bridge to watch the game. This has already increased their cost of watching the game. If I raise the price again, they will look down on the game even more. I can't betray the support of the Warriors. A ten-year old fan...so, the cost of building a new arena can only be borne by me alone!"

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