The Golden Age of Basketball

Wang Fuxi was sitting there drinking coffee quietly. She didn't know what Gan Guoyang and Paul Allen were doing. The two of them spoke very short and thoughtless words, but Wang Fuxi She has never asked about Gan Guoyang's affairs by her side, except for strictly guarding against his romantic affairs, she has always been obedient to Gan Guoyang in other matters.

"The league does not allow players to hold shares, but you are different, Gan, you are a capitalist just like us." Paul Allen leaned in front of Gan Guoyang and said to him.

Gan Guoyang is indeed different from other players. He has a [-]% love and devotion to basketball, but he can still devote his energy to operating and building his own capital kingdom, his sneakers, and his movies. Investment, his control of the media, his investment in many companies, many people think that Gan Guoyang's current total assets have already surpassed the net worth of any NBA player.

When Gan Guoyang's sneaker brand "skyscraper" is spun off from Nike and becomes an independent brand, Gan Guoyang's asset value will further increase, and Gan Guoyang still has many investments that have not yet shown their full potential, such as his holdings in ESPN. He also invested in KFC, which had a modest development in the United States. Now that KFC has landed in China, it is beginning to flex its muscles in the new market.

Every investment of Gan Guoyang is very accurate. His investment volume is often not large, but his vision is very unique, so he came up with the saying "follow Gan, you can't make mistakes", which also made Gan Guoyang aroused the attention of many capitalists. Note that Paul Allen is the predator among these predators.

As one of the founders of Microsoft, Allen resigned from his position in 1980 due to physical reasons. With the shares of Microsoft in his hand, he became a rich man at leisure. For a person like him who has so much money that he can’t spend it all in a few lifetimes For him, ordinary things no longer aroused his interest, so he wanted to get a few professional teams to play with.

As early as 1986, Paul Allen revealed his intention to acquire the Blazers, but at that time the Blazers were on the rise, and Weinberg would not sell the Blazers anyway; if there is no Gan Guoyang in this time and space, Then the Blazers will get worse and worse in the following days, and in the end Weinberg will throw off the burden on his shoulders and let Allen take over.

But now with the existence of Gan Guoyang, the Trail Blazers are approaching the championship. Weinberg will never give up such a team, so Allen's plan to acquire the Trail Blazers has no progress. Weinberg will not negotiate with Allen at all. .

Gan Guoyang listened to Alan's words, smiled and said: "First of all, I am a player, and then I just made some small investments with the money I earned from playing. I am not a capitalist who starts a business, I am just a citizen who is good at financial management .Also, even if I'm a capitalist, as a player, I can't hold shares in the team. I don't know what's the point of you asking me to come here. Could it be that you want me to lose the game, put the Blazers in trouble, and help you acquire ?"

Gan Guoyang has already determined that Allen came to him for the acquisition of the Blazers. Although he didn't admit it, Gan Guoyang can hear it from his words.

"Oh, of course not. Any player should work hard on the court and try his best to win. I would feel ashamed to do such a thing. However, this time I am here to exchange feelings with you and lay some foundations for the future." Basics." Paul Allen looked confident, as if the acquisition of the Trail Blazers was inevitable.

This time it was Gan Guoyang's turn to mutter. He knew that Paul Allen had indeed successfully acquired the Trail Blazers in history. Back to the original road, so Gan Guoyang is not sure what cards Paul Allen has in his hand, and he is sure that he can acquire the Trail Blazers.

"You know, I bought the Seattle Seahawks last year. Do you know who the owner of the Seahawks is? It's the former owner of the Trail Blazers, and the founder of the Trail Blazers with Weinberg. He is a Seattle native. , a real estate boss."

Paul Allen's vision is not limited to the NBA. He has already won the NFL team Seattle Seahawks first. At that time, he was turned to NFL, so Weinberg took over and became the big boss of the Blazers.

"By the way, this Mr. Schultz, he also intends to enter the NBA. You know, the life of the Seattle Supersonics is not very easy. Although I want to buy the Supersonics, but now I am more interested in the Trail Blazers. interest" Allen said and pointed to Howard Schultz beside him. Schultz has now become one of the largest businessmen in Seattle. His Starbucks coffee has been opened all over Seattle, saying that there is a Starbucks coffee on every street. The museum is not too much.

In fact, Schultz did indeed become the owner of the Seattle Supersonics in the future, but this slightly stingy boss eventually caused the Seattleites to lose their beloved Supersonics due to problems in the arena. That's another story.

"I can't decide the ownership of the team. If you want to buy it, go to Mr. Weinberg. No matter who the owner is, I will play seriously." Gan Guoyang replied.

"No! You can decide who belongs to the team. You have this ability, but you don't know it; you missed this opportunity three years ago. Now, you just have to wait and see." Allen's tone suddenly changed Sharp, through his glasses, Gan Guoyang seemed to be able to see the flickering cold light, while Schultz beside him was drinking coffee with peace of mind.

The situation was somewhat reversed, because Gan Guoyang didn't know what medicine was sold in the other party's gourd at all. He racked his brains to search for some memories of later generations in his mind, but he really couldn't think of anything. What happened to Duan Acquisition.

"Okay, Mr. Gan, don't worry anymore. You are right. No matter who the boss is, you just need to play well. But, as I said, you are a capitalist, and a capitalist and a capitalist together are two capitalists." , but when many capitalists are together, it is a country. You will gradually realize it in the future, and I hope you can continue to perform well in the days to come, oh, let us pay attention to the game."

At this time, Blackburn’s passionate commentary continued to be heard on the radio. Although the University of Michigan and Seton Hall University did not have superstars, the process of the game was extremely fierce. Out of the outcome, the University of Michigan narrowly defeated Seton Hall University by 79:78 by one point and became the 1989 NCAA National Championship.

"A narrow victory by one point is the same as the game five years ago, but it is definitely not as exciting as it was five years ago. Gan, I want to say that I was your fan five years ago, and I am still a fan now. This is what I expect to acquire the Trail Blazers." One of the reasons.” After listening to the game, Paul Allen reached out and shook hands with Gan Guoyang again.

When Gan Guoyang and Wang Fuxi walked out of the Space Needle together, it was already dark. Paul Allen asked his bodyguards to drive Gan Guoyang back to the hotel in his own car, but Gan Guoyang refused. He insisted on riding his bicycle back to his residence. .

Along the way, Gan Guoyang and Wang Fuxi didn't talk much. After Wang Fuxi entered the Space Needle Tower, he didn't say a word. At this time, he sat on the back seat of the bicycle with Gan Guoyang's waist in his arms, and suddenly said to Gan Guoyang: " Forrest Gump, in America, you can't beat those capitalists."

"Huh? Who told you this?" This was the first sentence Wang Fuxi said in more than two hours.

"It was my dad who told me. He told me before that in the United States, no one can beat capitalists, not even the president."

"Haha, didn't you listen to what that guy said, I am a capitalist like them, or I will be a capitalist in the future."

"Well, but at that time, you don't need to fight with them, why bother with your own people?"

At this time Gan Guoyang stopped the car, looked back at Wang Fuxi, and said, "Fuxi, it seems that you are not stupid."

"I'm not stupid! Anyway, as long as you marry me, always treat me well, and I don't care about other things, not at all." After speaking, Wang Fuxi hugged her even tighter.