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Chapter 004 Acquisition of Rockets

When Zeng Lingfeng arrived in Houston, he was greeted not only by the general manager of the Texas branch of Hanyu míméng Group, but also by Mr. Li Xiyi, president of the United States District of Hanyu míméng Group.

The group executives of the Texas branch were very suspicious and did not know why the group's US president suddenly came to the branch. Moreover, after President Li arrived, he did not inspect the branch, but arranged a welcome ceremony with Charlemagne, general manager of the Texas branch. Thinking of the beautiful executive president of the group headquarters who has caused countless enthusiasm in the United States these days, the employees' enthusiasm for work has increased.

However, what disappointed them was that when the convoy arrived, there was no beautiful figure that got off the car.

However, they still saw the scene of glasses that made them fall to the ground: Mr. Li Xiyi, the president of the US District, ran up very hard and opened the second car in the convoy - a very exaggerated and lengthened Lincoln car door.

Then, they saw a young man walking down the car, a very young man, who looked no more than twenty years old.

The young man gave President Li a bear hug and said very happy: "Brother Li, you are working on your big journey, but it makes Xiao Xiao very uneasy."

President Li also laughed and seemed very happy.

Afterwards, the general manager of the Texas branch also went up to say hello, but the arrogant young man was not very interested in the general manager of the branch. Well, he was still very polite on the surface, but this kind of politeness was entirely out of form.

The young man just walked around the branch and said a few words like the branch was developing very well. After the general manager of the branch smiled, he got into the car and left. The time he spent was just a small time. From beginning to end, the employees of the branch didn't know what the identity of the young man they had spent half a day preparing to welcome.

Needless to say, the young man who was very arrogant in the eyes of employees of the Hanyu míméng Group Branch in Texas was their big boss Mr. Zeng Lingfeng. However, if their big boss knew the complaints about these employees in their hearts, they would not know what the situation would be.

Half a minute later, Zeng Lingfeng and Li Xiyi appeared in the special suite on the top floor of the Hanyu International Holiday Hotel in downtown Houston.

"Ling Feng, I have informed Mr. Alexander that he will arrive in half an hour." Li Xiyi said to Zeng Lingfeng.

"Well, okay, I understand. I'll go take a shower first, I guess he will arrive by the time." Zeng Lingfeng said as he walked towards the bathroom.

However, Mr. Leslie Alexander seemed to be unable to be punctual and did not arrive at the agreed time. Li Xiyi called and asked, saying that it was a traffic jam on the road and it would take ten minutes to arrive.

Zeng Lingfeng started chatting with Li Xiyi.

"Brother Li, you are not bad anymore. Have you found a sister-in-law for me?" Zeng Lingfeng lay lazily on the sand in the living room.

Li Xiyi blushed rarely.

Zeng Lingfeng was a little strange, it seemed like there was a chance.

On the side, Li Xiyi's secretary Willie said: "Boss, President Li already has a girlfriend, and he is still a big star."

Zeng Lingfeng looked at Li Xiyi with a funny look and asked with a smile: "Brother Li, you are not honest. Do you still have to keep such a good thing secret from me?"

Li Xiyi became even more embarrassed and said, "No, no, isn't this not married yet? You asked if you have found a sister-in-law for you, isn't this counting?"

Zeng Lingfeng laughed. President Li, who had never touched his leaves, became so serious.

Willie said, "Boss, he is really a big star, Jolie of Hollywood."

Zeng Lingfeng naturally knew who Julie was, the actress who was known as the most emotional in Hollywood, but now a person who can compete with the four-piece Pan American film and television. Zeng Lingfeng also knew that only such a sexy beauty can capture the heart of the suave President Li.

Zeng Lingfeng smiled and said, "Yes, since it has not been successful in the end, I will try my best to take the beauty home and let me, a country bumpkin, see the charm of Hollywood stars."

Li Xiyi said embarrassedly: "Ling Feng, don't bury me. Who doesn't know that President Zeng is numerous in beauty, and they are all real talented and beautiful women."

Zeng Lingfengqi said: "Where do you start?"

Li Xiyi curled his lips and said, "Come on, you can hide your affairs from me? Our Colonel Luo Ying, who is popular all over China, is your girlfriend? There is also Sister Fang Xuelin, the special assistant to the president of the group, who is also your girlfriend? In addition, Sister Theron Xiao of Pan American Film and Television, don't refuse to admit it."

Zeng Lingfeng blushed, but he still said, "This, Sister Luo Ying and Sister Xue Lin, I admit that they are my girlfriends, but Richards is just my ordinary friend. When will they become my girlfriend?"

Li Xiyi said disdainfully: "Pretty, are you still pretending there? If it weren't for the most beautiful goddess in Hollywood today, would there be the Pan American film and television today?"

Zeng Lingfeng was still there to argue: "I am optimistic about film and television in the future market. Is it good to invest? As for Richards, it was because he was talented and got the favor of the Pan American film and television boss. And becoming the most beautiful goddess in Hollywood was earned by others with his own strength, and it has nothing to do with me."

Li Xiyi said, "Just tell me this. If you say this to the girl, I would be so disappointed."

Zeng Lingfeng's momentum became weaker, and he really didn't dare to tell the beautiful sister Theron. Zeng Lingfeng's feelings for this beautiful blonde sister were very complicated, but it was difficult to explain clearly for a while.

Just when Zeng Lingfeng was depressed, his savior arrived.

"Mr. Zeng, Mr. Alexander is here." A bodyguard from Zeng Lingfeng came in to report.

"Mr. Alexander is here? Please, please, please," said Boss Zeng impatiently.

Leslie Alexander was very surprised that he suddenly received a call from Mr. Li Xiyi, president of the United States of Hanyu Míméng Group. He thought that a person like Mr. Li Xiyi should not have had a gathering with a person like him with a net worth of only a few million. Especially when he learned that Mr. Li Xiyi was interested in buying his Houston Rockets, he was even more overjoyed.

In the past few years, especially when Olajuwon and others won the Rockets two-year championship, Leslie Alexander was full of hope for the Rockets. However, as Olajuwon grows older, the Rockets' performance is getting worse year by year. In the 00-01 season, the Houston Rockets' performance became worse. Under the leadership of young players such as Francis and Mobley, the Rockets missed the playoffs in their first season since the "Big Dream" Olajuwon joined the Rockets. The team's poor attendance rate completely discouraged the investor Alexander. Just a few days ago, Leslie Alexander was operating Jiaoyi, who made the Raptors', but because of Li Xiyi's call, the Jiaoyi was suspended.

Jiaoyi completed it very smoothly. In front of the check of 100 million US dollars, Mr. Leslie Alexander signed the letter easily without any hesitation. By the way, he also provided Zeng Lingfeng with some additional information, such as the relationships and preferences of NBA bosses, and the values ​​and philosophical views of NBA president David Stern. These are no different from running a team on the surface, but in fact they are essential things for successfully running a team.

In these aspects, Zeng Lingfeng must admit that Mr. Leslie Alexander has done a thorough research, but unfortunately these things cannot help the Rockets' record. Mr. Leslie Alexander is not a football player, but an investor, so he made the move to sell the team's heroes. Fortunately, this transaction was easily ruined because of Zeng Lingfeng's arrival.

The two sides signed the team transfer contract the next day, August 1, 2001, and the Houston Rockets officially belonged to Zeng Lingfeng. Of course, it was temporarily owned by Hanyu míméng Group. After all, Zeng Lingfeng did not want to appear in public so early.

Many people around the world are puzzled about Hanyu Míméng Group's favor of such a small team. In their opinion, even if Hanyu Míméng Group wants to buy a team, it should be a big-name team like the Los Angeles Lakers. Although the Houston Rockets were prosperous for a while five or six years ago, it was a thing of the past. This year, this small team has not even entered the playoffs.

Of course, this is not the most puzzled outside world.

In the eyes of the outside world, Hanyu míméng Group will definitely spend a lot of money to buy a large number of big-name stars, even if it is some luxury tax. After all, Hanyu míméng Group is too rich. Just a while ago, Hanyu míméng Group sprinkled a huge check of US$150 billion in the United States. So a little luxury tax is not even considered a rain for Hanyu míméng Group.

However, what caused an uproar in the outside world was that after Hanyu míméng Group bought the Rockets, it was not easy for the players at all, and even the team's management basically did not change. It only renewed the contract with the player who should be renewed, and in addition, it promoted a deputy general manager named Morey.

In fact, it cannot be said that Hanyu míméng Group did not have any investment. After taking over the Rockets, Hanyu míméng Group spent a huge check of $100 million. However, Hanyu míméng Group's investment was not spent on the player transfer market that should be spent, but bought a large area of ​​land in downtown Houston and hired a construction team to start building a new team venue. Spending one billion dollars to build a brand new basketball hall, many American media used the same words to describe it: prodigal son

It's indeed a waste of money. At least, in NBA history, no second team has ever done this.

Not to mention that the outside world is confused, even within Hanyu míméng Group, everyone is very puzzled. Even Mr. Li Xiyi, the president of the US District of Hanyu míméng Group, was very puzzled. However, everyone has long been used to the big boss's nagging, so they didn't take it seriously. In their opinion, every move of the big boss has its meaning, and now it is just that the time is not right.
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