Homelander Comics

One side of the room is definitely facing the court, and there are several sets of LCD screens in the room, broadcasting the game from multiple angles. Some boxes even directly include a few front-row tickets. If you want to watch the game up close, you can just go to the front row to watch the game.

In terms of the viewing experience of the game, it is definitely better to watch the game from the front row. But in terms of treatment, the box is naturally more comfortable. As long as you have money, you can do whatever you want.

ten minutes later.

Vanessa entered Bai Ye's box.

"Why did you ask me to come here?"

Vanessa glanced at Bai Ye and said:

"Your girlfriend is right down there!"

Bai Ye laughed and said, "Look at what you said. I have a girlfriend, so can't I continue to date you? How can my girlfriend control what kind of female friends I make?"

Well, the relationship between Bai Ye and Vanessa is actually not as dull as it appeared in front of Wendy before. It is much deeper, and they are secretly good friends. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a relationship like that of Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya.

As for the reason why things developed this way, it was due to the Eagle County incident caused by Kobe himself.

In the 03 playoffs, the Lakers were eliminated by the Spurs in the semifinals. Kobe had knee surgery that summer, and at 6 p.m. on June 30, Kobe arrived at a hot spring hotel in Edwards, Colorado for recuperation. But true to his manly character, Kobe was accused of molesting a female waitress at the hotel front desk. Kobe was subsequently detained by local police and released on bail after paying $10.

Kobe probably didn't commit sexual assault, but did he have sex with the waitress? He definitely did. This was also infidelity to Vanessa, who he was married to at the time.

The most amazing thing is that when facing the media's questioning, Kobe said the most important sentence in the NBA since 2000:

"Shaq did it, too."

It is true that NBA stars have messy relationships between men and women. Shaquille O'Neal is more casual in relationships between men and women. It is not nonsense to say that O'Neal encountered a similar situation to Kobe, but... Just because Shaq did it doesn't mean you can do it too. You are exposing him purely to hurt others and yourself. This is not called hurting others but harming others. Afterwards, Kobe paid a whopping $500 million in compensation to settle the matter. He learned from Shaq to use money to settle things. But at the time, Kobe was O'Neal's younger brother. The big brother led you to three consecutive championships. You, the little brother, went out to play and was caught and exposed the big brother. Is there still any sense of justice? If Shaq was really found to have sexually assaulted at the time, Shaq would become the biggest wronged person in the history of the NBA...

In fact, Kobe and Tony are very similar people. Perhaps they have extraordinary achievements in a certain field, which makes people regard them as gods. But when you walk into their lives and get close to them, you will find that they are not the so-called good people. They are also ordinary people who have everything from wine, sex, money and power, and their moral standards are not much higher than criminals.

Because of the Eagle County incident, Kobe paid a heavy price for it. At that time, advertisers such as Nike and Apple also terminated their cooperation with Kobe. In particular, Nike's first generation of Kobe's signature shoes were not officially released until 05-06. This had a far-reaching impact! He also endured huge public pressure during the game. The fans' abuse of him had a great impact on his family and Vanessa, and they were about to divorce...

It was Bai Ye who comforted Vanessa when she was in such pain.

The relationship is naturally unusual.

"I asked you to come here to pay you back." Bai Ye took out his checkbook, signed a check, handed it to Vanessa, and said, "Didn't I borrow 500 million US dollars from you before? Now I'm going to pay you back 800 million US dollars including the principal and interest. Am I being generous?"

Bai Ye brought Wendy to watch the football game today. In addition to fulfilling Wendy's wish, another purpose was to repay the money he borrowed from Vanessa.

Since her family lives in Los Angeles and not often in New York, and the money Bai Ye borrowed from Vanessa was her private money, it would be best to return it to Vanessa in person, otherwise it would easily cause trouble. Therefore, this was the time when she found an opportunity to return the money to her.

"Pay back the money?"

Vanessa was stunned for a moment, and took the check in surprise:

"It's been so long, and you still want to pay me back? I thought you were going to default on the debt and never thought that I could get the money back."

"Am I the kind of person who borrows money and doesn't pay it back?" Bai Ye coughed and said, "It's true that my financial situation was too difficult before and I didn't have the money to pay you back. Now that I have money, I will immediately find a chance to pay you back."

"It's really not easy." Vanessa put the check into her bag. "I also heard that your business has been doing well recently. You have made large-scale acquisitions in Hollywood and bought many film companies. So, are you, Osborne, planning to enter Hollywood in the future?"

Hollywood is in Los Angeles, the home of the Lakers. In addition, Vanessa paid special attention to some information about Bai Ye. Of course, she knew that Mercury Media, which has been making a lot of noise in Hollywood recently, is Bai Ye's industry.

"It's not Osborne, it's me. I made some spare money and had no place to spend it, so I used it to invest in Hollywood." Bai Ye smiled and said, "If you have plans to develop in Hollywood, you can also contact me. I may not be able to give you the leading actress, but some small supporting roles are definitely no problem. In addition to being Kobe's wife, you can also have your own independent career."

Vanessa was moved after hearing this.

The commercial value of a sports superstar is definitely not as good as that of a Hollywood superstar. Hollywood is a circle with a higher ceiling. If she can carve out a position of her own in Hollywood, then in the future people will not only see her and say that she is Kobe's wife. In the past, many people even said that "Vanessa will ruin Kobe's career." In her relationship with Kobe, she is in an extremely weak position.

"Can I do it?" Vanessa said unconfidently, "It seems that Hollywood actors all need professional skills, right? I haven't taken any professional courses..."

"Then you can take some professional courses while playing some guest roles to test the waters first and see if you are interested in this job. If you feel it is too tiring, then forget it." Bai Ye chuckled and said, "In fact, many Hollywood actresses are amateurs. They have performed more and more plays and gradually accumulated experience, thus their performance has improved. If you don't try, how do you know if you have the potential in this area?"

"Let me think about it."

Vanessa said.

She should discuss this matter with Kobe first. After all, Kobe is a very patriarchal person. This kind of thing will affect the harmony of the family, and it will be difficult for her to do it without Kobe's approval.

It's just that Vanessa herself is very tempted. Without financial independence, there will be no personal independence. Without her own career, she will always be dependent on Kobe and have to compromise herself in many things. Now she can find an opportunity to break free from this bondage, so why not do it?

"OK." Bai Ye shrugged and said, "Anyway, you know all my contact information. When you figure it out, just tell me. My film company has several projects waiting to be launched!"

"In fact, I've been worried about finding ways to manage my finances recently. You've paid me back another 800 million US dollars... Bai Ye, you've been so successful in your career recently. Do you have any good investment projects to recommend?" Vanessa added, "Kobe is very capable of making money now, but you know, many NBA stars go bankrupt after retiring. If we don't manage our finances well, we'll end up living off our savings in the future."

Bai Ye certainly knew this. According to statistics from Sports Illustrated, 60% of players will go bankrupt within five years of retirement. This proportion is frighteningly high.

This is because most NBA players grew up in slums, and many of them have no financial management concept or financial management ability. So after they signed a big contract, many players let themselves go and chose to spend money extravagantly. For example, buying a private jet, or a fleet of luxury cars, or a super luxury house. These things can be afforded during the playing period, but after retirement, the high cost of repairs, maintenance, labor costs, etc. will soon make them stretched, and most of them will go bankrupt.

Of course, there are also some NBA stars with investment vision. For example, in 2007, James became friends with Warren Buffett, and then clung to Buffett's thigh. Inspired by Buffett, James' asset management company LRMR Management Company bought part of the shares of high-end headphones Beats by Dre. In the end, Apple bought the company for $30 billion, and James earned an estimated $3000 million.

If possible, Vanessa would certainly like to hold on to Bai Ye, the eldest son of the Osborne family, and take her with her to show off and fly together. "Ordinary people" like her and Kobe have very poor ability to find business information.

"As for investment projects... let me think about it." Bai Ye thought for a while and said, "Recently, my Mercury Media is expanding rapidly. If you are willing, you can set up a fund and invest in the newspapers and magazines we have acquired. We also have several A-level movies, which have a high chance of making money. You can also invest in them. If you are very patient and can wait, my fund company will also start selling private placements later, and I can give you some shares at that time..."

"So many of your business investments are open to me?" Vanessa said in surprise.

Vanessa felt that if she could really invest in the acquisition of Bai Ye Media Company as Bai Ye said, then making money would be almost inevitable, because the probability of loss in large-scale capital business operations was too small, and it would be easy to raise funds and go public to reap the benefits. Vanessa's investment was like taking a ride on the bandwagon - just like Buffett Zhao's investment in Ali Pictures, the big boss could easily take you to fly.

"What's our relationship? How can I let you suffer?" Bai Ye smiled and gently patted Vanessa's hips, saying, "Besides, my media company is not pursuing how much money it can make, but maximizing its influence. In other words, we only need to grasp the control rights. The more capital willing to participate in the investment, the better. It doesn't matter whose money we take."

"I see."

Vanessa turned around, facing the court, holding onto the window with her hands, her waist bent and her hips raised.

Bai Ye stood up behind Vanessa, talking non-stop: "To put it bluntly, can the A-level productions that Mercury Media is going to shoot make money? Yes! But this will squeeze a lot of our funds. If we give up our investment share and use the investors' money to invest in movies, as long as we can control the project, then it doesn't matter if we give all the box office share to the investors. We only want the copyright income, so most of the profits of this movie will still be earned by us."

"Yes! I know this. The Big Six in Hollywood seem to operate this way." Vanessa said, "You only give movie investors a share of the box office revenue, but in fact, the biggest piece of the pie of a movie is the copyright operation such as video revenue, and this part is all pocketed by you. This is still good. If you are a little worse, you can make the profit of a big-selling movie negative and make the investors lose all their money. Fuck! You Hollywood companies are a bunch of out-and-out vampires! Oh~shit!"

"Well... that's right, that's how Hollywood works. Huh!" Bai Ye exhaled and said, "But I definitely won't cheat you. If you are willing to invest in the A-level productions we are preparing, then when you sign the investment agreement, I can write in the agreement that I will give you at least 15% return on investment. If it's not enough, I will make it up to you later. As for the copyright income... I'm sorry, I have to abide by Hollywood's rules."

"15% return on investment? Holy shit! Isn't that too little? We took such a big risk." Vanessa twisted her waist in dissatisfaction and said, "Are all you capitalists so cruel? Our investment in Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has higher returns than yours."

"OKOKOK. How about this, I'll give you a 20% return on investment." Bai Ye took a sip of Mercedes-Benz ice cream and said, "You have to understand that this is a guarantee from me. It's a % profitable project. How many people can make such a business promise to you?"

"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" Vanessa cursed a few times and said, "You capitalists are too black-hearted. You are obviously making a lot of money, but you still say it as if you are helping others make money... But it's okay, 20% is 20%, but everything has to be written in the contract. Don't think you can take the money away from me just by saying a few words. Fuck you!"

"Phew! That's no problem. It must be written in the contract."

Bai Ye stood behind Vanessa, pointed at Kobe on the court, and said:

"Your husband seems to be shooting. Wow, it's a three-pointer. He hits the bull's eye. So handsome. He is worthy of the nickname 'Black Mamba'!!"

Vanessa rolled her eyes and said:

"No matter how good he is at shooting three-pointers, compared to you big capitalists with billions of dollars floating around, what does that mean?"

"Don't say that. We are all contributing to America. It's just that everyone has a different division of labor."

Bai Ye lay on the sofa and lit a cigarette for himself:

"After the Eagle County incident, Kobe should have become more honest now, right?"

"Haha." Vanessa sneered and said, "It means that I have become honest in front of the public."

Bai Ye raised his eyebrows.

It seems that Kobe's moral standards are really no different from those of ordinary NBA stars.

He still remembered that in his previous life, it seemed that in 2011, Vanessa, who had been with Kobe, suddenly announced that she wanted a divorce. According to Vanessa's close friends, Vanessa found that Kobe had more than 105 lovers in the past ten years. According to the private detective Vanessa hired, Vanessa already had photos as evidence of two of them, and Kobe readily admitted to one of them.

But after two years of entanglement, somehow, the two got back together.

……

I was delayed in the box for nearly an hour.

Bai Ye returned to Wendy's side again.

"Where have you been? Why have you been away for so long?"

Wendy asked doubtfully.

"Oh, I met an acquaintance outside and chatted for a while."

Bai Ye said as if nothing had happened.

"Oh."

As the atmosphere was lively, Wendy was infected and without thinking too much, he pulled Bai Ye aside to excitedly discuss the game. Kobe had many highlights in this game.

Wendy also asked in Chinese: "Master Bai Ye, why are most NBA stars black? There are so many white athletes trying their best to fight."

Bai Ye shrugged and said, "If you race against police cars, bullets, girls, and children every day, your physical fitness will become very strong, and you will be suitable for a career as an athlete."

Wendy: "..."

Bai Ye smiled and said, "Speaking of this, I remembered a joke. Do you want to hear it, Wendy?"

"what?"

White Night: "A black man walked into a bar, and on his shoulder sat a beautiful parrot."

"The bartender looked at it and said, 'Wow, that's great, where did you get it?'"

"The parrot replied: 'Africa'."

Wendy: "..."

Chapter 116 I had an operation today to remove my love brain.

So now... I like you without a brain

Vanessa was still lying on the sofa in the box, fireworks going off in her head.

The noisy cheers outside the box seemed to be because of the excitement that her husband Kobe scored again.

Vanessa herself didn't feel anything.

It even felt a little funny.

In the eyes of those fans who like Kobe, wherever Kobe goes, he carries the arch of chastity with him.

As pure as ice and jade, she remains calm even when a woman’s arms are around her!

But among NBA stars, how many of them don’t have casual relationships?

Take the last NBA No. 1995 Michael Jordan for example. His private life was also extremely chaotic. Even when he was married, the Golden Club incident broke out in . This exposure pushed Jordan to the forefront. It is said that Jordan likes to shoot action movies with people of different races and skin colors...

Before marrying Kobe, Vanessa was actually somewhat prepared. After all, Kobe was already successful and famous at the time, while she was from a poor family. But you can play with women if you want, but can you be low-key? Once the Eagle County incident happened, well, the whole world knew that she was cuckolded.

Countless people came to comfort her, but Vanessa couldn't guess that those best friends were laughing at her in secret.

So what if you married such a rich and famous husband? You are cuckolded, and it seems that he still doesn't take you seriously. In everyone's eyes, you are still the wild girl who grew up in the slums. Without Kobe, you are nothing!

Vanessa wasn't even sure how many of her close friends had secretly colluded with Kobe.

"Kobe, don't blame me. You were the one who betrayed me first!" Vanessa's eyes became fierce. "It doesn't make sense. As a man, you can have fun outside without any reproach, but as a woman, I should endure your romantic debts and always behave myself, right? Times have changed. Women are not the private property of you male chauvinists. When you choose how to treat me, I can choose how to treat you!"

Enough rest.

Vanessa sat up, picked up her bag, and was about to leave, but suddenly she noticed balloons on the coffee table in the box.

"Ah, that guy, there's clearly something here..." Vanessa suddenly got a little angry: "Forget it, next time, I won't let him mess around!"

……

In the stadium, Wendy seemed to finally react. She looked at Vanessa's empty seat next to her and asked Bai Ye:

"Where is she? It seems like she hasn't been seen for a long time?"

"How should I know? I don't know her well."

Bai Ye took out his cell phone and said:

"Let me ask for you."

In the text message, Vanessa cursed at Bai Ye.

Bai Ye looked at Wendy guiltily.

You can't blame him for this. There are three things he doesn't wait for in his life: he doesn't wait for people, he doesn't wait for things, and he doesn't wait for traps.

Matter of principle.

How could there be an exception for Vanessa?

Bai Ye put the phone in his trouser pocket as if nothing had happened and said, "Oh, it's okay. Vanessa is feeling a little unwell, so she went home first. Why do you care so much? How can a living person get lost?"

"Oh."

Wendy didn't think much about it.

Because she subconsciously felt that the story of Kobe and Vanessa was so beautiful, so how could there be any emotional crisis?