I Am a Nobleman in England

"...As a mature professional sports league, the operation of the NBA is based on immediate interests as well as future development. This is especially true when selling a team. The selling price is important, but the development trend of the team after changing the owner is also crucial. Selling a team in the NBA is a matter of careful calculation.

So, Bruce, I hope you can be cautious when choosing a trading partner. Moreover, in the current situation, the council has to say that it has to investigate Rokhorov’s background and source of funds. Before, he had no way to pass the board of directors and eventually became the boss of the Nets. . . "

The owner of the Nets, Labrus Ratner, hung up the phone call from league president David Stern. His face was a little gloomy, and his expression was extremely gloomy. He thought that someone was vying to buy the team and they could sell it for a good price. But now it seems that it is really a mess.

As for the tossing ability of Arthur Boleyn, the British earl, he had to admire while having a headache.

As I said before, although the team is the property of the owner, the owner has the right to sell the team, but in the NBA, it is not so casual to sell the team. The NBA has relevant procedures and regulations. If you do not follow the rules, the team will really sell it. stay home.

The 30 teams in the NBA are a whole, and there are interests involved with each other. The change of ownership of a team involves many interests, so it is not the owner who alone can make the decision.

Hence the NBA Board of Governors, an organization that often appears in major decisions about the NBA. The NBA Board of Governors is made up of team owners and has the power to make important decisions about the league.

According to regulations, the transfer of any NBA team must be approved by the board of directors. Teams can be put on the shelves, which means that at least 22 bosses must vote in favor.

When the team's sale proposal is approved by the league board of governors, the next step is to select a buyer. The NBA has a special financial committee to evaluate the value of the team, and at the same time estimate the possible situation after the change of ownership. Once the prediction is not conducive to the future development of the team, even the buyer identified by the team owner can only be out .

To be honest, a Xiong countryman with a background like Rokhorov can impress the league board of directors and agree to the team trade agreement only under various favorable conditions.

It has to be said that from the perspective of economic strength, Prokhorov, who once topped the Russian wealth list in 2009, is undoubtedly quite rich, but it is also formal. Some hesitation. Prokhorov's background is relatively deep, and many bosses worry that Prokhorov's arrival will break the economic balance of the alliance.

Especially under the bewitching hype of the young billionaire Arthur Boleyn, the teams with their own superstars have become hostile to Prokhorov. They are worried that after he joins, he will set off a storm of gold dollars in the league and be poached. .

What is even more frustrating is that there are some Bald Eagle members who stand up and publicly oppose the sale of the Nets to Prokhorov. economic sanctions. In addition to this investment, there are rumors that many of Prokhorov's financial gains have come from wrong sources.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the original simple business behavior was magnified. The NBA had to immediately start an investigation of Prokhorov's qualifications in accordance with the prescribed procedures. Prokhorov was required to provide the league with all the documents needed for the investigation, and the NBA began a series of qualification reviews.

No matter how helpless the Nets owner Labrus Ratner is, how angry Prokhorov is, he can only obey the league's regulations and revoke the verbal agreement between them. . .

"Boom——"

"Come in.

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"Boss, Mr. Arthur Boleyn is here, look—" the secretary who opened the door looked at the frowning boss Labrus Ratner, and asked cautiously.

"Please!" Labrus Ratner hurriedly said upon hearing this, and then stood up from the boss's chair, arranged his suit, walked around the desk, stood in the middle of the office, and looked at the office door brightly.

Wearing a well-fitting blue haute couture suit, the tall and straight Arthur walked into the office with a bright smile on his face. Labrus Ratner also smiled, took two steps forward, stretched out his hand and said, "Afternoon Well, Mr. Boleyn..."

"Good afternoon, I'm taking the liberty to visit, I hope I didn't disturb you." Arthur shook hands with the other party very elegantly and politely.

"Hehe, I'm not presumptuous at all, you are very welcome, please sit down—" Labrus smiled happily, and stretched out his hand to invite.

"Thank you." Under the guidance of the other party, Arthur sat on the sofa in the reception area of ​​the office together, and ordered a cup of coffee under the other party's courtesy.

After the two sat down relatively comfortably, they chatted about some irrelevant gossip at the beginning, and waited for the secretary to bring the coffee. After two sips of coffee, after admiring, Arthur put down the coffee cup, smiled and said straight to the point: " Mr. Ratner, I am taking the liberty to visit this time, mainly because I hope to talk to you about the trade of the Nets."

"Oh? Please tell—" Ratner sighed inwardly as he looked at the young, outrageous British earl with a warm smile on his face, but he was very clever and unscrupulous, and wanted to hear what he had to say.

"Hehe, in the past few days, it can be said that there has been a lot of noise surrounding the trade of the Nets, and Prokhorov and I have had many disputes over this.

To be honest, there are currently many teams that can be traded in the league, such as the Golden State Warriors, Hornets, and Wizards. There are many options. However, the reason why I prefer the New Jersey Nets in your hands , that's because it is about to move to Brooklyn, New York. I like the city of New York. At the same time, it can get half of the property rights of the new stadium.

Therefore, even if the record and foundation of the Nets are the weakest among these trading teams, I don't care, because in my opinion, this is a good thing. Rebuild without any burden, use the draft chips in the hands of the players, spend a few years, and build a successful championship team.

In the UK, I also have a football club. It has also been relegated for many years and was knocked into the abyss. I bought it when it was on the verge of bankruptcy. It is undoubtedly something that makes me very proud.

Well, Mr. Ratner, having said so much, I just want to express my sincerity to you. I bought the Nets not on a whim, but after careful consideration before deciding to invest. I will invest Funds and energy will bring the Nets to glory, please believe me! "

Arthur looked sincere and spoke very frankly, hoping to impress the other party. It is impossible for the other party to say that the other party has owned the Nets for so many years without any affection. The reason why he traded the team this time is also because he had to To raise money to continue developing his real estate project.

For this, Arthur was also prepared, and continued: "I am very optimistic about the real estate market in New York. After the financial crisis, although the real estate market has not improved for the time being, I am optimistic about its future, so I have also bought many in the world. Less real estate.

I'm really, really interested in your Atlantic Yard plans and would love to invest if I could! "

Arthur's last words undoubtedly became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Ratner looked at Arthur and said, "Are you really willing to invest in the Atlantic Garden Project?"

"Of course, this is an opportunity to make money. It's not for the Nets. They deliberately use this project to please you. After all, no one will spend hundreds of millions of dollars in vain. These days, I am very grateful to your Atlantic Court I plan to conduct an in-depth investigation and visit it in person, which further confirms my decision to invest!" Arthur said sincerely with a confident and calm smile on his face.

Hearing this, Ratner also heaved a sigh of relief. The Atlantic Garden project is undoubtedly his biggest worry. As long as the funds are in place and survive this period of time, he believes that this real estate project will be a great success.

Looking at Arthur's young smiling face, Ratner said with a relaxed smile: "Well, Your Excellency Bolling, your sincerity and frankness have moved me. Eighty percent of the shares of the Nets, including 100% Forty-five ownership of the Barclays Center arena, 230 million US dollars, if you agree, then it is yours!"