LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 375 The New Boss of the Sonics
Mansha Peninsula Villa.
Yang Dong, Lin Dong, mother and son were sitting in the living room waiting for the guests to arrive.
There's been so much going on lately.
Buying the team was Yang Dong's plan. Originally, he only had to wait a few more months. When the team had to spend a lot of money at the beginning of the new season, Schulz would definitely not be able to withstand the financial pressure and would actively seek to sell the team. Yes, Yang Dong has calculated that he can buy the team with a high probability of less than 450 million. Even if the SuperSonics win the championship, he should be able to negotiate a price of less than 500 million.
The son led the team to win the Lakers, and the Seattle government began to launch a plan to build a new arena, including price negotiations with Fuyao, and the original 400 million U.S. dollars was negotiated to 480 million U.S. dollars, etc. Everything seemed to be moving forward. Develop in a good direction.
Unexpectedly, a good thing turned bad. Just because his son defeated the Lakers and because the Seattle government approved the plan to build a new arena, the value of the team skyrocketed in an instant.
So much so that the Oklahoma City native suddenly appeared and directly quoted $600 million.
This is enough to give Yang Dong a headache, but fortunately, she will get a check of 480 million from Fuyao in two days. With her own savings, she can just make up 600 million, and she has also called After contacting Lao Lin, she planned to use the team's equity to mortgage the overseas branch of the Bank of Communications after the team was acquired. She should be able to loan about 100 million for the team's normal operating expenses in the new year, which made her feel very There is a chance to win the Sonics.
Unexpectedly, Ballmer's bidding followed closely, raising the team's price to US$700 million again, which almost made Yang Dong so angry that he almost couldn't hold his breath.
She could raise 600 million, but 700 million would be impossible even if she broke the bank.
Loans are also impossible, the team has not obtained them, and there is no collateral. Who dares to lend you a free loan? Neither can my ex-husband... He is just a middle-level banker, and he can pull strings. However, he has no ability to directly control the whereabouts of such a large amount of funds.
And if you want to find a state-owned enterprise like the Bank of Communications to purchase it through a joint venture in the form of equity allocation, it will take at least a few months just to go through the inspection process of the bank's investment department, and by then the day lily will be cold.
Just look at the Oklahoma City people's determination to win the team. Time is the most important thing now. Otherwise, once the team is in the hands of the Oklahoma City people, it will be impossible to sell it again.
So either give up, or you have to invest a large amount of cash immediately, and the price is likely to exceed 700 million. After all, the Oklahoma City people are coming with too much momentum.
Yang Dong has contacted some business friends who were in the United States before. Although some are interested in NBA teams, they do not want to just pay dividends, but want to get a majority stake in the team and be the actual controller. , that is naturally not within the scope of Yang Dong's consideration.
So after struggling for a few days, something that I thought was very simple turned out to be very difficult.
Until that day when I was on the phone at home, I was overheard by my son. After learning that my mother wanted to buy the Sonics, this son who had accurately predicted that the Dragon Country would join the WTO gave her another unexpected surprise. .
Lin Dong only did a few things and her big trouble was solved.
The first was to ask Yang Dong to call Schulz and seize Schulz's life in just a few words.
Schultz's purpose in asking for money is simply to allow Starbucks to gain a foothold in the Dragon Kingdom. However, Starbucks is currently experiencing difficulties in the Dragon Kingdom. The only advantage is that they signed Lin Dong, a super basketball player who is currently very popular in the Dragon Kingdom. Rising Star.
So...we will offer 700 million. After all, that is the price Schultz has accepted once. It is impossible for you to lower the price, but no matter how much the Oklahoma City people raise the price, we will only offer 700 million. .
If Schultz does not accept this offer, then Lin Dong will not renew his contract with Starbucks. Starbucks will inevitably have some negative impressions and be exploited by competitors. It will be even more difficult to gain a foothold in Longguo. It needs Throw in more money.
At the same time, news spread widely on the Internet that Oklahoma City people want to move the SuperSonics to Oklahoma City. This is something that neither Seattle fans nor the Seattle government can tolerate.
After all, Starbucks' hometown is still in Seattle. If Schultz insists on having his own way, it will definitely lead to trouble.
Schultz only thought about it for one night before agreeing to this condition. After all, apart from these, he felt that it was unlikely that Oklahoma City people would offer a much higher price. At most, it would be tens of millions. The price he has to bear is obviously not worth mentioning in comparison.
What remains is a funding gap of US$100 million.
Frankly speaking, Yang Dong initially thought that his son was looking for the founder of Under Armor. After all, with Lin Dong’s equity and Under Armor’s current emphasis on him, it would not be difficult to borrow US$100 million.
But unexpectedly, his son directly relied on an international long-distance call to attract an investment of US$200 million.
An invisible rich man is willing to invest US$200 million in his own name, but he only holds 20% of the shares of the SuperSonics. He will not interfere in the management of the home team, but he will have the main management rights of the Seattle Storm, the subordinate team of the SuperSonics.
It's just a lower-level team. Even after the Sonics take over, they will still need to hire a special team to manage it. Now that someone is willing to help manage it, it's just what they want.
Yang Dong doesn't care about this at all, and the extra 100 million US dollars is enough to maintain the team's operation in the new season without the need for additional loans.
And in terms of capital ratio, they should hold 25% of the equity, but they only take 20%. The master-slave relationship is clearly arranged.
Such a huge investment was completed with just one phone call and only half an hour.
Moreover, the call was made in the morning, and he came to Seattle in the afternoon...
Yang Dong didn't understand. How did his son get to know such an invisible rich man with great wealth and unparalleled simplicity?
Frankly speaking, after spending 700 million to buy this team, Yang Dong felt that the rate of return was already very low in terms of investment profit, and she still insisted on buying it. She did not come to make money at all, otherwise the several hundred million would not matter. No matter what you invest in, the value will not be lower than buying this team, and the risk will be smaller.
I paid for it because of my son’s dream and the sports dream of the people of Longguo.
But what is this so-called mysterious rich man doing?
Ding ding...
"The guests have arrived."
Yang Dong stood up to greet him, while curiously looking at the guests coming in at the door.
She was really curious about what kind of temperament such a generous and rough-minded investor would have, but she didn't expect that the person who came in was a very familiar young man.
"Hi, Lin Dongjun! Aunt Yang!" Mitsui Shou walked in from outside the hall holding a travel bag and greeted the two of them with a smile.
This person seemed to be Lin Dong’s friend who played with him when he was in Japan. Yang Dong had met him twice at the Key Arena and had some impressions. He thought he was here to play with Lin Dong. When he was about to say hello, he heard Hisashi Mitsui say: "Where's the contract? Let's sign it directly. The funds will arrive tomorrow. Ha! You are indeed a good brother. He thought of me whenever something good like this happened. I couldn't believe it when I received this call this morning! Now it's finally over It’s time to have fun!”
Yang Dong looked at his son in surprise as he stepped forward to greet him.
Is the mysterious rich man who his son talked about spending 200 million US dollars on a half-hour phone call his friend?
"Mom, let me give you a grand introduction." Lin Dong hooked Mitsui Hisashi's shoulder and said with a smile: "Mitsui Hisashi, the son of Mitsui Group, my buddy, holds 2% of Mitsui Group's shares, 200 million U.S. dollars, it’s so trivial! Last time Dad’s bank was boycotted in Japan, he helped solve it.”
Mitsui Group, my son's buddy, helped Lao Lin solve bank problems, and he was also a basketball player.
Yang Dong suddenly realized.
She was originally worried that this invisible rich man had some other purpose for "suffering" so readily, but if that was the case, then things would become simpler.
Friendship, dreams, it seems that what people are after is not making money.
Young people are just straightforward, but fortunately I am not bad either.
"Then sign it!" Yang Dong said with a smile: "After signing it, go out for dinner and let you, the investor, have a good time and wash away the dust!"