Chapter 393 Rattlesnake Boss

  At 11:00 am on the 15th, Wang Tiejun bid farewell to his family, and his son who didn't understand anything, and set off for the United States with Da Ya Er Ya and Yao Min.

   The four landed at San Francisco International Airport at 11:30 a.m. on the 15th, U.S. Western Time.

   Liu Changjiang, who is in charge of the Los Angeles branch, is still capable. He has developed a second-level branch, which is located in Silicon Valley. The service target is those rich scientists.

   Wang Zhenwu is in charge of this branch office. This is a member of their Wang family. There are no five clothes.

   I have worked in the army for ten years as a platoon leader. I changed my career last year. Since I have not completed the 12-year service period, I cannot directly arrange a civil servant job, so I chose to choose my own career and came here directly.

   "Uncle Tiejun, auntie, auntie Er." Wang Zhenwu took a few brothers to pick up the plane and shouted affectionately when they met.

   "Zhenwu, the safety of the aunt and the aunt will be handed over to you in the future." Pharaoh immediately warned when they met.

"Yes."

   Heels are together, Wang Zhenwu has a chest, and his military style is still very strong.

  Pharaoh first settled Dayao in a hotel in San Francisco, let him rest here, and then went to Silicon Valley with Wang Zhenwu and his two sisters.

  Stanford University is a private university in the heart of Silicon Valley, only twenty miles from the airport, or an hour's drive at most.

  Silicon Valley is a good place, there are a lot of rich people, so Liu Changjiang developed a branch here, which is also the fourth branch of K Wuguan, the first second-level branch.

To be honest, Wang Tiejun didn't put more effort into the development of K martial arts hall. He didn't understand business at all. What he thought last time was to open more branches. In the end, Liu Changjiang developed this one. The main thought is still in Fengshen Street, and the country is his root.

At Stanford, like other universities in the United States, the sports atmosphere of this research university is also very strong, especially the level of rugby is very high. The University of California ranks second in the United States in the number of gold medals and medals, among which it has won more than 100 gold medals, which shows how high its sports level is.

Therefore, when Lao Wang appeared here, although it attracted some attention, it was nothing more than that, because there were too many celebrities from various generations here. There has been one president of the United States, and Stanford University's alumni who is listed as a talent Jealous, star-studded.

  He first rented a dormitory for Da Ya Erya in the school, then bought two cars, and left another ten million dollars.

This is Silicon Valley, a place where mutual achievements with Stanford University, and there are a lot of investment opportunities. He has no ability to find those opportunities, but the two sisters are smart enough, especially the second sister has some talent in business, so he specially left the money. , to see if they can find investment opportunities.

   And this is Stanford. Those who can study here are either geniuses or the sons of rich people, so he has to leave some money for them, and don’t let people look down on them.

  Daya's graduate majors are still materials and engineering, and applied mathematics and physics, and the second is information and communication engineering, as well as business administration, and computer science.

   "Sister, you can live in the school, or you can live in the martial arts hall. If there is anything, let Zhenwu do it. He has more than 100 brothers under his command." He warned.

   "Understood, we are here to study, not to fight." Erya said with a smile.

   "One more thing, find a boyfriend in the morning, don't be single anymore, there are many Chinese here." He warned again.

   "A lot of things." Da Ya said angrily.

   "Let's go, old man, go with your work." Erya urged.

   Without Wang Aiguo and Liu Damei by their side, these two sisters are not afraid of Wang Tiejun. Since childhood, Wang Tiejun has been their punching bag. Their father is serious about sons and daughters.

  After arranging the two sisters, on the 16th, Wang Tiejun took Dayao to Washington, the capital of the United States, where Georgetown University is located.

  After settling in Dayao, he returned to Phoenix on the 18th.

   At this time, the preseason has not ended, but Lightning has returned, and the two have agreed to get together the next day.

  Lightning directly said not to look for other places, they were all in the K martial arts hall, and it was clear that they wanted to rub medicated food, and Pharaoh had to agree.

   The next morning, Pharaoh first went to the Suns headquarters and chatted with old Colangelo for a while.

   During the chat, old Colangelo talked about some things about the league and said: "Old K, I will tell you some news, you must not disclose it to the outside world.

Now the union's labor-management agreement is about to expire. From this season, the two sides will start some negotiations. The 1998 offseason contract ends, and a new labor-management agreement needs to be signed. According to the current internal news, the alliance may The implementation of the maximum salary system, as well as the luxury tax system. "

   This is that old Colangelo really treats Pharaoh as his own, otherwise these are still very secret news and would not be told to a player at all.

   The maximum salary system is a tool used by team owners to limit player salaries, while the luxury tax is a tool to support small teams.

   "Max salary? Luxury tax?"

  Pharaoh doesn’t quite understand it, even if he has heard it.

  Old Colangelo didn't explain too much, and said with a smile: "In the past two years, I plan to turn some of my energy to the league and the Basketball Association, and to introduce more sports in Phoenix."

   Having said this, he said with interest: "I am running a project to build in Phoenix

   A team in the MLB league, the name has been thought of, it is called the Arizona Diamondbacks, what do you think? "

   "That must be great."

  Pharaoh knows that although the NBA is developing well now, Major League Baseball has a higher status among the four major sports leagues than the NBA, and the NBA is a little better than the Hockey League, and is in the third position.

"Old K, I have made an investment plan. The scale is 130 million US dollars. Are you interested in playing? I know that you have invested a lot in China, but are you not interested in investing a little in the United States?" Old Colangelo Smile authentically.

   "$130 million?"

  Pharaoh is very surprised. The last time the Philadelphia Digital team sold for $12 million, right? Baseball is so expensive? The combined investment of his Fengshen Street K Times Sports Center is only $150 million.

  Sr. Colangelo said: "The Diamondbacks are different from the Suns and will build their own stadium and training ground with a bigger investment.

  Old K, I'll give you a five-point stake, $6.5 million, do you want to join? Of course, if you want more, up to 10% of the shares, the rest has already been allocated. "

   "Jerry, are you a big boss?" Pharaoh asked.

  Old Colangelo smiled and nodded, and said sincerely: "Old K, it is very profitable to engage in sports in the United States, especially for teams in Arizona that don't have MLB yet, don't miss the opportunity."

   "OK, I want 10%."

  Pharaoh has always believed in old Colangelo, so he agreed after only considering it for a few seconds, and instead of choosing five points, he directly asked for 10%.

   "A word is settled."

   Old Colangelo laughed with relief.

   He is not lying to Mr. K. He is really confident in this project. If it wasn’t for Mr. K, no one else would have given this chance. Phoenix has a lot of businessmen waiting to become his partners.

After    and old Colangelo said goodbye, Pharaoh went to Little Colangelo again. Little Colangelo did not talk about the lineup first, but first talked about the problem of the head coach.

   "Old K, Paul's contract has expired and he has not signed it. Do you think you need to keep him? You have to prepare, we may have a new coach."

   Old Wang was startled, the new season has started, why hasn't this thing been done yet?

   Of course he knew that Westphal's contract had expired. After four years with the Suns and two championships, Colangelo should not be stingy with a big contract, right?

Seeing Old K's puzzled eyes, Little Colangelo quickly explained: "There are other teams poaching him, and Pepperdine University, his alma mater, also wants him to go back to coach the school team, and the contract is said to be huge. So he never made up his mind.

   I made an appointment with him, and he will reply to me in two days. Old K, if you want to stay, I can offer a bigger contract. "

   Pharaoh then understands that it is not that Colangelo does not give a contract here, but that Westphal has a better choice.

   In general, NCAA head coaches have even better prospects than NBA coaches.

   In the NBA, stars are more important than head coaches. Didn’t Ewing just force the Knicks to fire Nelson last time? But in the NCAA, the head coach is the boss and the authority is higher. Westphal should want to go back to college.

   "Brian, you decide this issue yourself." He refused to give his own attitude on this matter, and there was absolutely no need to intervene.

Little Colangelo smiled and nodded. He took over the position of general manager last year because he was too young and had no qualifications, and Old K's temper and character were very irritable and strong. Trouble, like Jordan and Bulls GM Krause, don't worry about it now.

   Next, he put a line-up list in front of Pharaoh and said, "Because there is really no space, there are a little more people on the fringes, Lao K, take a look first."

   Old Wang nodded and took over the list.

   Last season, Lightning’s contract was not large, only 2.9 million. This season’s Lightning’s contract reached 7 million, which means that this will squeeze the salary space and affect the thickness of the lineup, so he has already been mentally prepared.

   Inside: Wang Tiejun, Holt Red Williams, Tisdale

   Strikers: Rasheed Wallace, Robert Horry, Darren Hancock, Ben Davis

  Defenders: Kevin Johnson, Kidd, Wilkins, Kobe, Rex Chapman

   "There are a total of 12 contract players. Hancock and Ben Davis are both marginal players. In addition, three marginal players will be found to make up the number. Only non-guaranteed contracts can be given."

   "Among these people, Williams is your first backup. His strength is not bad. He also played the main center for the Cavaliers last season. In addition, Chapman is also good. He is a shooting guard and can enrich our bench."

   "Old K, Wilkins and Kobe, who do you think is more suitable to start?" Little Colangelo asked after introducing the situation.

   Lao Wang scratched his head, this is the job of the head coach, what are you asking me for?

   "Brian, if Paul quits, who are you going to hire as head coach?"

Now it was Colangelo's turn to scratch his head, he said: "Danny Angie, he was working as a teaching assistant before retiring, and he was a teaching assistant for another year. The level seems to be okay, and he is most familiar with it now. The situation of the team, let him transition first, and then I will look for others."

  Pharaoh is speechless, I plan to fight this season, let’s rush, you are not even sure about the head coach?

   Westphal, too, if you want to go, you can leave. It has been delayed until this time and it has not yet been determined. Is this trying to drag me?

   He thought about the problem of little Colangelo just now, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Even if Kobe is scheduled to start, it should only be a pseudo-starter, and he can't afford the main position now.

   But in fact, I don't think it is necessary to pull the seedlings to help him. He is still too young, his personality is a little too confident, his body has not grown well, and his skills are also immature.

   Let’s do it from the bench and slowly increase his playing time and ball possession. At his current age, he can’t grind it out without about three years of hard work. "

  Little Colangelo nodded, thinking that what Old K said was reasonable. His expectations for Kobe should not be of great use during the second contract, or during the rookie contract, at least for the first three years.

   He went on to analyze: "There have been many transactions in the offseason, and there will be several very strong teams in the new season, which can be called championship level.

  East, the Bulls' lineup has not changed much, but the strength is still at the championship level. Without Ewing, the Magic should be replaced by the Pacers, which will pose a threat to the Bulls.

   In addition, O'Neal's Knicks should continue to be strong. They introduced Alan Houston and John Starks into the bench lineup. The strength of the main force and the bench lineup has been strengthened. "

   "Bulls, Pacers, Knicks?"

  Pharaoh thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "The Heat should not be weak, but they are indeed one gear behind these three teams."

   Jr. Colangelo nodded and continued: "In the West, the Lakers traded Divac and released Babel. Now the whole league knows what they are planning, and they signed for the No. 1 pick.

  Haha, really desperate, such a big football market makes them full of confidence, aren't they afraid of the collapse of the football market? Hopefully their slump won't cost the league too much. "

  Pharaoh laughed, it seems that Little Colangelo has a lot of opinions on the Lakers' slump.

   Indeed, once the Lakers get a good sign next year, with the Lakers' market and financial resources, as well as the attraction of luxury to stars, they will be the strongest opponents of the Suns.

   Jr. Colangelo added: "The Jazz have introduced Campbell, and with the thickness of their lineup, the new season will be very strong.

   In addition, Mosaic may not be able to. Although there are still Barkley and Glider, they still have strength, but they will not play hard, this team has lost its competitiveness.

   The Spurs didn't have much action, and there were not many reinforcements. The strength has not changed from last season, and it should be on the same level as Mosaic.

  Old K, our main opponent in the West in the new season should only be the Jazz, which is very beneficial to us. "

  Pharaoh nodded. The situation of the East-West Alliance in the new season should be that the East is strong and the West is weak. The Mosaic Big Three collapsed and the Lakers were rotten, which contributed to this situation.

   This situation is of course quite favorable for the Suns’ regular schedule.

Little Colangelo said suddenly: "I just saw Lightning yesterday, his body is not out of shape, he is in good condition, he said he has practiced, and he doesn't want to waste the team's precious salary space, haha, I am very satisfied with him , and hopefully one day retire his jersey."

   "Kevin really worked hard, we should be good this season, and the bench lineup is stronger than last season." Pharaoh laughed.

   "By the way, old K, my father said he wanted to pull you into the Rattlesnake project. Did he talk to you just now?" Little Colangelo asked suddenly.

Lao Wang nodded and smiled: "Yes, I just talked to Mr. Colangelo, and he invited me to join the Diamondbacks investment consortium. I chose to invest 10% of the shares. To be a small boss of an MLB team should be the same. A great thing."

"Yes, the Suns have performed very well in the past four years. The sports atmosphere in Phoenix and the entire state of Arizona is very good, and the entire market has been pulled. I believe that sports investment will have great prospects, and you have a lot of credit for this. Old K, you have made a good investment decision, and this is our Colangelo family's return to you." Little Colangelo smiled.

   The two chatted for a while, then Lao Wang left and went directly to the martial arts hall.

As soon as he entered the martial arts hall, Wang Tieshan immediately introduced the situation of the fighting hall and said: "Tie Jun, these guys went out to play some games in the past few months, but they didn't win the championship. The best result was the 60kg class in the Japanese K event. third place."

   "Not bad, they only practiced for a year, let them continue to work hard." Wang Tiejun said happily.

   After eleven o'clock, lightning arrived, with his family.

   Lightning has four children, two boys and two girls. The oldest is eleven and the youngest is only two years old. Pharaoh had already prepared and made five jars of medicated meals. Several of the children enjoyed it very much.

  After lunch, the children played in the martial arts hall, accompanied by Lightning's wife. They often come to the martial arts hall, and they are very familiar with this place. Lightning also bought them some martial arts lessons.

   The two came to the building above the martial arts hall, found a cafe, and sat down to chat and spank.

"Old K, our lineup for the new season should be pretty good. I went to a preseason game, and the rookie named Rasheed Wallace heard that he performed well in the preseason, and Kidd's performance was also very good. Great, Kobe also showed some good things, what do you think?" Lightning said excitedly.

"Hopefully, I hope their performance can meet the team's expectations. I just went to the headquarters and talked to Brian about the lineup. Our main opponent in the West should be the Jazz. If we can enter the finals, the Eastern Pacers, Bulls The three teams, the Knicks, are all very strong and pose a great threat to us." Pharaoh nodded and said.

   (end of this chapter)