Chapter 299 Going Bankrupt

   Outside, after the reporters interviewed the Bulls and the Suns, they gathered around Barkley and other super giants, and they could only be interviewed.

   A reporter asked: "Charles, Hakim, you were swept by the Suns in the Western Conference Finals. Who are you supporting in this finals?"

  Barkley laughed: "I and old K are brothers. Hakim and him have a very good relationship off the court, but we and Michael are also old friends for many years, so this finals, we all support."

As soon as the reporter heard it, he immediately brought the topic to Da Meng and asked, "Hakim, since your rookie season, your relationship with K has been normal, and I even heard that there was a conflict. May I ask how long has the relationship between you and you started? improved?"

   Big dream and thought: "Oh, our relationship has always been good, yes, I also invited him to dinner, in Houston."

In fact, this is just his prevarication. The relationship between him and Wang Tiejun has improved because Pharaoh's strength has forced him to let go of his super center figure. Without strength, there is no right to speak. This is true in any environment, without strength. , who is your friend?

Next to   , the magician was interviewed with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Chamberlain.

   "Irwin, why do you think the Bulls lost to the Suns?" a reporter asked.

   Magic Johnson didn't think too much about it, and said directly: "I was thinking about this issue just now. The Bulls are strong on the outside, and the Suns are strong on the inside. The final result of the G1 war is that the Suns with the stronger inside wins.

   As we all know, although this is an era of trapeze, it is also an era of super center, whoever wins inside wins the world.

   Let’s look at the Eastern and Western Finals this time, O’Neal in the Eastern Finals, Old K and Da Meng in the Western Finals, and three of the four finalist teams have super centers.

   In addition, in the game just now, the Suns, who had an inside advantage, defeated the Bulls, which well proved that the team building idea of ​​winning inside the world was correct. "

   "What do you mean, the bull will lose?" the reporter asked in surprise.

Da Meng shook his head and said: "Of course not, Mosaic was defeated by the Bulls last year. I mean, when the advantage of the inside line is large enough to exceed the opponent's limit, then the inside line-based team will With a bigger edge, they have a better chance of winning."

Abdul-Jabbar nodded and said: "It is indeed the case. Tonight, the old K proved it. After he completely destroyed the Bulls' inside line, he dominated the opponent's penalty area. No matter how much Jordan can play, it is useless. No matter how strong he is, the outside line The efficiency is also not as good as the inside line.”

   "Wilt, what do you think?" the reporter asked again.

  Chamberlain said: "My opinion is that the Bulls should not be in a hurry. There are seven games in the series. Old K's play is too strong, and it is easy to break down. I am more optimistic about the Bulls with better toughness. Jordan has the ability to lead the team to the end.

  The Bulls are actually a collective team that plays as a team, and I think the Bulls will eventually win the Finals. "

   Back in the locker room, Pharaoh immediately soaked in the medicine bucket.

   In this game, he fought too hard and was very tired, especially when he was fighting with the two meat shields in the back, and the two meat shields moved a lot.

"comfortable!"

   Kevin Johnson and several others also got into the medicine barrel.

   "Kevin, can you stand it?" Pharaoh asked.

   "No problem, I won't get down. We must kill the bull this time, or I guess I won't have the chance to fight like this in the future." Kevin Johnson nodded.

   Everyone's physical quality is different. He is not a monster like Jordan. Although he is only 29 years old, his condition is not as good as that of Jordan who is a few years older than him. The finals are in a desperate state.

  Today he played for more than 40 minutes. Under Jordan's defense, he was physically exhausted. Fortunately, there were not many offenses, and there were no breakthroughs, so he held on.

   At this time, Westphal began to summarize the game just now, analyze the tactical problems of himself and his opponent, and prepare for the next game.

   He said: "Except for the old K, no one else scored 20+ points today, and Drexler, the second scoring point, only scored 15 points, and only three scored in double figures.

   But we scored 10 people in total, and eight of us scored 5 or more points, which means we did a good job in the rotation.

   It’s just that he still relies too much on Old K for scoring. Once his physical energy is too consumed in the series, it is likely to have adverse reactions.

   So in the next game, we should add some inside tactics.

  Clyde, Dan, Wesley, you are ready, you are mainly to implement the inner cut tactics in the end, and bear some of the scoring pressure for the old K. "

   "Understood." The three said at the same time.

Assistant coach Lewis said at this time: "Old K injured Kukoc today, and Clifford Robinson could only sit on the bench. The Bulls also suffered a few meat shields. You have to be careful, don't injured."

   "Don't worry, I'm fine." Old Wang replied in the bathroom.

Westphal said: "Kukoqi is injured, which is too beneficial to us. If Kerry is on the court, Green will guard him. Old K sits in the paint area, which not only increases our interior defense intensity, but also protects our team. At the same time, it can control the rebounding in the backcourt to the greatest extent, and there is no frequent follow-up and return defense, which will save a lot of physical strength.”

  Lewis nodded and said: "Yes, the old K is at the basket, which can also limit Jordan and Pippen's breakthroughs and reduce their offensive efficiency.

   But be careful not to foul too much too early. The Bulls lost a game today, and they are likely to get the home whistle. The league definitely doesn't want us to sweep the Bulls. "

"possible."

   Westphal nodded.

  Others also agree that the whistle today is not a problem, the next game will be difficult to say, the home whistle is too common in the league.

   In the home team's locker room, the atmosphere was quite heavy, almost frozen.

  Jordan sat there and didn't speak, he didn't speak, and no one else dared to speak, including Pippen.

  Phil Jackson broke the dead silence in the locker room and began to summarize the game.

After saying a lot, and finally summing up the reason for the failure, he only said one sentence: "Tonight, old K beat us alone, just like Michael solves problems by himself a lot of times, no matter how many people we go up, we can't stop him. ."

   This sentence made the atmosphere in the locker room more dignified.

  Jordan also looked over. He was dissatisfied with Phil's words. This was to boost Old K's momentum and suppress his own morale.

But then Phil Jackson changed his words and said: "But we have long understood, and Michael himself understands that alone, we can't win the championship, we can win three championships, it's not Michael's. Fighting alone, it's the team that wins."

   Having said that, he looked at Jordan.

  Jordan immediately remembered that when Phil Jackson was the head coach, he directly took away the ball in his hands, which made him unbearable and forced the management to take Phil away.

   But in the end, he knew Phil was right. When his ball was handed over to his teammates, the team won two consecutive championships. If it wasn't for the appearance of old K, even a dynasty would have been established.

  Thinking of this, he nodded and said, "Phil is right, we must persevere, we must rely on everyone's strength to defeat old K, we have the ability."

The atmosphere in the locker room was a little more relaxed, but both Jordan and Phil Jackson understood that the problem had not been solved. They would still face a crazy low-post monster, and in the absence of a major general, once the problem was solved. Injuries appear again inside, I am afraid it will be more difficult.

   An hour later, the two sides held a post-match press conference.

   On the Bulls side, after losing the game, the atmosphere is normal.

   "Coach Jackson, how do you solve our internal problem?"

   The first question was a reporter from a local sports newspaper and a team reporter for the Bulls. He did not ask Jordan, but Phil Jackson.

  Phil Jackson's face was gloomy, and after organizing his words, he said: "This problem should be a problem that all teams, except the Suns and Magic, need to face, even the three super center teams.

   I’m sorry, I couldn’t solve this problem with proper tactics. Old K, with his personal ability, blew up our inside line, which made me very hurt.

   We solved the Magic in the Eastern Conference Finals, but everyone should know that we didn't solve them on the inside, we couldn't limit O'Neal, we solved them with a strong outside.

   And the Suns, their perimeter is stronger than the Magic, and the old K is more terrifying than O'Neal in the interior, so now we have a difficult time.

   But I believe that our coaching staff will come up with new tactics to solve the difficulties we encountered.

   It's hard, yes, but we have no other choice, who brought us against one of the most terrifying and dominant beasts in the history of the league? "

   "Coach Jackson, are you saying that Old K is the most dominant center in league history?" the reporter asked.

   "Yes, don't you think so? We played five inside lanes tonight, from the main force to the bench, and he was about to toss over a game." Phil Jackson smiled wryly.

  The conference hall was silent for a while. Anyone who thought of the old K tonight, the kind of powerful offensive ability displayed in the low position, and the huge dominance of the unpretentious Mo Yu, would feel the scalp tingling.

   "Coach Jackson, is Clifford Robinson injured?" A reporter interjected below and asked loudly.

  Phil Jackson said: "The team doctor told me he could play."

   "Michael, what do you think of the finals situation?" the next reporter asked.

   "We will consider all the difficulties, but no one can stop us from defending the title." Jordan lowered his head slightly, his eyes were very firm and said.

   "Coach Jackson, is Kukoc's injury confirmed?" the next reporter asked.

   "Yes, unfortunately, one of his rib fractures." Phil Jackson said helplessly.

   "That is to say, the team can no longer play open tactics, and the Bulls have to deal with the old K in the penalty area at both ends of the offense and defense. This is undoubtedly a huge difficulty. How will the Bulls solve this problem?" The reporter asked.

  Phil Jackson thought about it and said: "We really can't play the open tactics anymore, it will be more difficult to attack the basket, and it will be more difficult to fight for the offensive rebounds, but that doesn't mean we can't do anything about it."

   He didn't say what to do, and the reporter didn't ask any further questions. It was related to the tactical question in the next game, and there was no answer even if he asked.

  No. 6, the team did not train and rested separately.

  At noon, Hawksman arrived in Chicago and made an appointment to meet Wang Tiejun at the restaurant.

   He took Feihong over there and chatted for a while during dinner, mainly talking about the problem of mammoths.

   "Old K, Mammoth is facing a lot of operational problems, and it is difficult to compete with other big brands, which leads to a vicious circle of operations. This time I had a very in-depth discussion with them on the development of Mammoth."

  Hawksman first introduced the situation, and then said: "If they don't satisfy me with their vision of future development, I will not agree to your contract renewal."

   Feeling that the agent's attitude is very tough, Pharaoh thinks that Mammoth's condition is really not very good, so he asks: "How much do they lose every year now?"

"Last year, it lost 30 million US dollars. From this year to last month, it has lost 22 million US dollars, which is more than last year. The company's funds are running out of money. Suspend the investment in technology research and development. If we renew the contract, I suspect that they will not be able to pay your contract at all, and they have other holes to fill.” Hawksman said.

   "So serious?" Old Wang scratched his head.

Hawksman added: "Over the years, the company's warehouse has accumulated a backlog of millions of pairs of outdated sneakers, and more than 200 million US dollars of funds cannot be cashed back. They have stopped the production of other sneakers, and only produce your branded sneakers.”

   "How much are those shoes?" Pharaoh asked casually.

  Hawksman said: "The normal selling price is forty or fifty dollars. Now no one wants a discount. Except for your brand shoes, other sneakers have been squeezed by other brands and have no room for survival."

   "What are they going to do now?" he asked.

Hoxman said: "Mammoth owner Roman Weeks has spoken about his future plans, and he is going to restart the plan to build a factory in your country, which can help Mammoth save a lot of costs, and now there is no obstacle between the two countries. "

   "Can the company survive?"

"It's not a question of whether it can be maintained. Now the company has no working capital. They want to go there to build a factory and have no funds. The company has a lot of debt and the bank has stopped giving loans. So the problem now is that Mammoth is facing bankruptcy. problem." Hawksman smiled wryly.

   "They're almost bankrupt, they still want to renew my contract with me?" Pharaoh said in surprise.

Hawksman looked weird and said: "Their idea is that after renewing the contract with you, through your influence in China G, apply for a loan to build a factory there. And I heard that your government will grant a piece of land for free, No need to spend money.”

   "No way."

   Old Wang immediately shook his head, is this really trying to trick me? Use our land, spend our money, think of what good things?

  Hawksman smiled and said: "The conditions they gave to renew the contract are that they can give you part of the shares and make you the boss of the company."

   Old Wang hurriedly shook his head and said, "That's even more impossible. My endorsement is to make money. If I become their little boss, not only will I have no money to take it, but they have lost money, so I must not pay them to make up for the shortfall?"

   "Puff!"

  Hawksman and Yu Feihong laughed at the same time.

  Hawksman thought about it and asked seriously: "Old K, now you and Mammoth can get an equal negotiating position. Do you really want their shares?"

   Old Wang immediately shook his head and said, "I don't understand business, and no one in my family understands this. Besides, Mammoth is like this, why do I want their shares?"

Hawksman nodded, but said: "Actually, as long as they can dispose of the tens of millions of pairs of backlogged shoes and exchange for a sum of money, they can solve the problem of insufficient operating funds. If they successfully build a factory in your country, it will be greatly After reducing costs, it is still very likely to come back to life.

   Now Mammoth is also preparing to introduce foreign capital to make the operation enter a virtuous circle. If you intervene in the company at this time, it can be regarded as a bargain hunter. "

   "I'm afraid it's a bottomless pit, there's no bottom at all." Lao Wang complained.

   "Puff!"

  The two were happy again.

  Hawksman saw that Lao Wang really had no interest in investing in Mammoth, but he stopped talking about it and said: "Mammoth really has no other way, so it can only accept the acquisition of other brands.

  Your contract is not over yet, Mammoth still has value. As long as you acquire Mammoth, you can get your contract. If you renew it, you will have an advantage.

   But the acquisition of Mammoth also has a big obstacle, because no matter who buys it, it has to swallow the huge backlog of products, and if it cannot be sold, it has to lose hundreds of millions of dollars. "

  Pharaoh doesn't care, it really doesn't work. When the contract is over, he just doesn't renew the Mammoth contract. It's not that there is no brand to sign him.

Hawksman suddenly smiled and said: "You know, old K, now Mammoth wants you to win the championship more than you want to win the championship, they point to you to lead the team to win the championship, your status has soared, and they take the opportunity to sell more shoes and let them The company has weathered this difficult time.”

   Old Wang was startled, then laughed.

Hawksman added: "Last year, your brand shoes sales reached 1.5 billion US dollars, and they have at least 30 to 40 million US dollars of gross profit. If your brand shoes can sell 200 million to 300 million a year, you are alone. Humans can feed the Mammoth Company.

   This is not to mention the undeveloped market in your country. Your brand shoes cannot be sold in your country so far. The price is too high. You can only wait for the huge market to be developed within the domestic factory. "

"Regardless of them, if they can survive, they will sign with me again. The conditions for signing the contract must at least protect my interests. Don't do it for a long time. They are bankrupt and I can't get a dime. This situation must be avoided." he said.

  Hoxman nodded and said, "Of course. In addition, old K, if it really doesn't work, let's sign other brands."

   He nodded and said nothing more about the question.

   (end of this chapter)