Legend of Xiangjiang Tycoon Chapter 447

"Legend of Xiangjiang Tycoon (

In fact, Li Zhiwen can calmly explain the reason for doing so with Bill Shaman.

In fact, previous life Irvine Johnson signed a 20-year contract with the Lakers worth $20 million.

This contract was definitely a big contract when it was signed. After all, the total contract for all players on some teams was more than one million dollars.

And Irvine Johnson achieved an annual income of one million in the early 1980s, so why not make people jealous.

Li Zhiwen estimated that once Irvine Johnson's contract came out, the entire NBA would be blown up.

In order to curb this big contract, David Stern had to work hard to introduce a salary cap system and draft pick modification system.

This allows teams with poor grades to get good players in the electives to balance the rich and civilian teams.

After all, if a team continues to win the championship, then there is no suspense in the game, and the NBA can be the finale.

Just like the emergence of the courageous universe of later generations, fans are yelling that the NBA finale is a truth.

And Irvine Johnson's 20-year contract may be very attractive to him in the first five years, after all, the players' wages had not yet come up at the time.

But who knows that player salaries have developed by leaps and bounds, and a role player can get one million dollars.

And Michael Jordan, who made his debut a few years later than Irvine Johnson, had already earned tens of millions of dollars in the 1990s. How does this make Irvine Johnson play.

So Irvine Johnson had to retire after he got AIDS. There may be reasons for this. After all, the gap is too big.

The salary that Li Zhiwen arranged for Irvine Johnson this time was better than that of his previous life, with a salary increase of 500,000 US dollars every five years.

In addition, Li Zhiwen specially launched the sub-brand of Magician under the Reebok brand for Irvine Johnson, which also allowed Irvine Johnson to earn more than his previous life.

If this is how Elvin Johnson dared to retire early, Elvin Johnson would have to weigh how Li Zhiwen would deal with him.

Of course, to be on the safe side, Li Zhiwen added a layer of insurance to Bill Sharman, saying: "Bill, whether you play at home or away, you must pay attention to the safety of your players."

"Boss, I understand this, we will be followed by security every time." Bill Sharman said.

"Bill, I didn't mean that. Just the big guys, do they need security protection? They are pretty much the same." Li Zhiwen sighed.

Li Zhiwen's words made Bill Sharman very puzzled, if it didn't mean it, what did it mean.

Seeing the doubt on Bill Sharman's face, Li Zhiwen can only speak more bluntly.

"The players have a prosperous experience. Before and after the game, they will go to the nightclub to hunt for beauty, or they may be tricked by the away team, which consumes our players' physical strength."

"But it's fun, it's noisy, some of the women in the nightclub are still unclean. You have to protect the players and don't let them get sick."

"After all, many diseases can't be played anymore, and the league will not allow such a person to play, Bill, do you understand what I mean?" Li Zhiwen said.

After Li Zhiwen finished speaking, Bill Sharman instantly understood what Li Zhiwen meant.

"I understand, boss, I will tell the players to wear headgear as much as possible." Bill Sharman said.

Bill Sharman said so, but he didn't care too much.

Bill Sharman knows how vigorous black players are. It is impossible for Bill Sharman not to let black players play, so Bill Sharman's words are just perfunctory Li Zhiwen.

"It's not as much as possible, but must. It is certain. If the player has any disease, you are ready to dismiss get out of class." Li Zhiwen said.

Hearing Li Zhiwen's words, Bill Sharman recognized the severity and hurriedly said: "Yes, boss!"

"The role players do not matter, but our non-sale items should be paid attention to!" Li Zhiwen said.

"Understood, boss!" Bill Shaman said.

"Speaking of which, if you go down, one is to hurry up and reach a month with Irvine Johnson's agent, the other is to arrange time, I will go to North Carolina to watch Michael Jordan's game, and the third is to start preparations. I want the 1984 The first two draft picks, except for Irvin Johnson, anyone can be a trading partner!" Li Zhiwen said.

"Yes, boss!" Bill Shaman said.

Bill Sharman heard decisiveness from Li Zhiwen's words.

Li Zhiwen is obsessed with the top two picks for a reason.

In the 1984 NBA Draft, Michael Jordan was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the third overall pick.

It is very important for Li Zhiwen to ask Bill Sharman to switch to the top two picks.

If the Lakers hold the No. 1 pick, Olajuwon and Jordan will choose whatever they want.

And if the Lakers hold the second overall pick, it's easy, Olajuwon or Jordan will choose which one is better.

Li Zhiwen waved his hand and asked Bill Sharman to leave the office.

Li Zhiwen himself leaned on the boss chair, thinking about how to solve Jordan's problem.

"What's wrong, is there anything bothering you?" Liu Xiaoli asked while pressing Li Zhiwen's head.

"You don't understand the things on the team!" Li Zhiwen continued to enjoy pressing and said.

"Let's talk about it, what if I have a way?" Liu Xiaoli said coquettishly.

Li Zhiwen had to tell Liu Xiaoli about Jordan and Olajuwon.

"In other words, Olajuwon is more important to the team, but Brother Wen, do you think Jordan's commercial value is higher, does that mean?" Liu Xiaoli asked after hearing Li Zhiwen's explanation.

"That's what I mean, so I'm very distressed, how do I choose?" Li Zhiwen said.

"What's so difficult about this?" Liu Xiaoli said, hanging Li Zhiwen's appetite.

"Talk about it, if you have a good idea, I will reward you well!" Li Zhiwen said.

Li Zhiwen didn't think Liu Xiaoli would give any good comments, but it didn't hurt to listen to it.

"Brother Wen, even if Jordan has great commercial value, what can be applied to our hands is nothing but sneaker endorsements and so on."

"In that case, why don't we sign a life-long shoe endorsement contract with Jordan now."

"In this way, Jordan will definitely receive a wide range of attention, and his draft prospects will also be elevated."

"If Jordan predicts first because of this draft pick, isn't it our choice?" Liu Xiaoli said.

When Li Zhiwen heard Liu Xiaoli's words, Mao Sai suddenly started.

Li Zhiwen has always regarded the Lakers and Reebok as one company for his own reasons.

But in fact, the Lakers and Reebok are two companies. Excluding Li Zhiwen as the boss, it's just business cooperation.

Reebok Group has obtained the naming rights of Reebok Arena and some advertising spaces, without any other connection.

As for the player's shoe contract, it is in cooperation with the player, and essentially has nothing to do with the Lakers.

So Liu Xiaoli was right. At this time, she won Jordan's lifelong shoe contract and the sub-brand naming contract.

As for which team Jordan will stay with, it has nothing to do with Reebok Sporting Goods Group.

Of course, which team Jordan is in has something to do with the Lakers.

After all, if Jordan is on another team, it may pose a threat to the Lakers' championship plan.

And if Jordan is in the Lakers, it's okay to form the strongest backcourt combination with Irvine Johnson.

Of course, you have to consider the issue of Jordan playing alone.

Throughout Jordan's career, Jordan has been fighting alone. Although Pippen is the second master, it can't be compared with the second masters of other teams.

So Li Zhiwen is very worried about whether Jordan and the magician will have a chemical reaction.

But switching to Olajuwon does not have this problem at all.

Olajuwon's role is the same as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at this time, the inside core, and the magician absolutely complement each other.

And the Lakers have always followed the center tradition, so in the Lakers, Olajuwon and Jordan are equally important.

Thinking of this, the mess in Li Zhiwen's head was solved. Of course, there is no need to go to North Carolina to watch Jordan's game.

After all, Li Zhiwen's time is very tight, and there is time to watch Jordan's game, it is better to listen to the company's report.

"Ali, you deserve to be my good helper!" Li Zhiwen squeezed Liu Xiaoli's pretty face and said.

And Liu Xiaoli did not speak, but continued to move her hands, quite a bit of a feeling of fleeing her clothes, hiding her merit and fame.

Early in the morning, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Li Zhiwen saw Roy Raymond, who was rushing from New York to Los Angeles by starry night.

At this time, Roy Raymond looked tired, but think about it, Li Zhiwen's words, Roy Raymond had to run and break his leg.

Li Zhiwen walked down the stairs and saw Roy Raymond in the living room.

"Catherine, prepare a cup of coffee for Roy, which must be strong." Li Zhiwen said while sitting on the sofa.

"Yes, sir!" Catherine said.

Catherine is the butler of Li Zhiwen's Beverly Manor, and she is a beautiful blonde.

Of course, why Li Zhiwen prefers to use a housekeeper is not enough for outsiders.

Of course, it is not for always preparing, after all, Li Zhiwen is not so hungry.

But watching beautiful women talking is always pleasing to the eyes and happy.

So for Li Zhiwen's daily physical and mental pleasure, Catherine entered Li Zhiwen's vision.

Seeing Catherine going to make coffee, Li Zhiwen and Roy Raymond started talking.

"Roy seems to be very tired today!" Li Zhiwen asked casually.

"Boss, I inspected the construction of the New York branch in New York yesterday, and only rushed to Los Angeles from New York at night." Roy Raymond said lamentably.

"Thanks for your hard work, Roy!" Li Zhiwen said.

"It's nothing to work hard, watching Victoria's Secret getting bigger step by step, I am very happy." Roy Raymond said.

This is indeed the case. In this year's time, Victoria's Secret has jumped from a brand with a valuation of more than US$4 million to a brand with a value of US$150 million. How can it be unhappy?

After all, Roy Raymond has a 5% stake in Victoria's Secret.

"Roy, can you first introduce the current situation of the company?" Li Zhiwen asked.

At this time, Catherine also brought the coffee, and a glass of milk for Li Zhiwen, and then Catherine exited the living room.

"Boss, we currently have 89 stores in Victoria's Secret, distributed in 53 cities, and there are 35 stores under construction!"

"As of August, this year's sales have exceeded 130 million U.S. dollars, and profits have reached 53 million U.S. dollars."

"Before, there were institutional reasons to spend 200 million US dollars to acquire our brand, but I refused." Roy Raymond said.

"Done well, what do you think, 200 million US dollars will buy a company with sales of more than 100 million US dollars." Li Zhiwen said.

"I also refused, but there is a Morgan consortium behind that institution, boss, I'm worried!" Roy Raymond didn't say too much, let Li Zhiwen think for himself.

"Even if I have a background in the Morgan Consortium, I have to stand it up. Victoria's Secret is definitely going to be listed and will give them a share of the pie, but not now."

"Standing on taking Victoria's Secret to the market, the two of us will definitely lose money, Roy, do you understand?" Li Zhiwen said.

"Understood, boss, so I didn't promise them!" Roy Raymond said.

"But since we have been targeted at ~www.mtlnovel.com~, then we have to speed up the development of Victoria's Secret." Li Zhiwen thought for a while and then said.

"The first thing we have to do is to continue to open stores."

"But now we have to change our thinking. We have been in China before, but now we are going to enter the world."

"We want to open two hundred stores in developed European countries."

"Of course these two hundred stores were definitely not opened together."

"We must first open fifty stores in Europe and occupy large European cities."

"I will pay 95 million U.S. dollars to the company tomorrow. Roy, do you want to invest 5 million U.S. dollars to make up one dollar?" Li Zhiwen asked.

"Of course, the boss can rest assured!" Roy Raymond said without hesitation.

"Very good, and 80 million US dollars of the 100 million US dollars are used for store openings."

"The remaining 20 million US dollars will be used for fashion shows!" Li Zhiwen said.

"Fashion show?" Roy Raymond repeated.

"Yes, I plan to hold the first Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York. At that time, I will invite fashionistas from all over the world to watch the show. At the same time, I will also invite famous media people from all over the world. Of course, some celebrities are indispensable."

"This is a very good way of publicity. As long as this fashion show is successfully reported, Victoria's Secret will open the market."

"At the same time, the fashion show will also sell some boutique underwear." Li Zhiwen said.

"Boss, is this too much, how many stores can be opened for 20 million dollars?" Roy Raymond couldn't help but slap his tongue.

Indeed, in the current society, there is no such underwear brand to hold a fashion show. This is the first time in history for Victoria's Secret. No wonder Roy Raymond is worried.

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