When Lu Yu returned to China, he not only went on a trip to China, but also went to Tengxun to meet Ma Huateng.
He is now one of the shareholders of Tencent, and Tencent plans to go public next year. After the listing, the market value of his shares will increase exponentially. Therefore, in addition to the two major business areas of catering media in the United States, domestic Tencent and Anta
It is also a very important layout for Lu Yu.
After the meeting, Ma Huateng proposed his idea to start Tencent Sports.
The most important section is the NBA, and he himself has no relationship with the NBA. He hopes that Lu Yu can help with the matchmaking and will not let Lu Yubai work. He will take a small part of Lu Yu's dividends as investment capital for Tencent Sports.
Lu Yu holds 19% of Tencent Sports shares.
Lu Yu has always wanted to occupy the domestic sports media market, because only by controlling the media can he have enough voice. However, most sports media now rely on the government. Otherwise, Wang Zhizhi, Lu Yu’s previous life, would not have been scolded by the Chinese people.
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Originally, he had already established a website similar to Hupu in China, Sibao, but the accumulation of traffic did not take a short time. Now Sibao's website is still small in scale, and it is definitely not as easy as Tencent, which already has a certain number of users.
But these two must be grasped in hand.
Because Sibao's users will be more targeted in the future, the forum there will become a gathering place for fans, while Tencent Sports is more aimed at facing fans who don't like spamming forums.
After all discussions were finalized, Ma Huateng saw Bellucci following Lu Yu.
He had met Bellucci when he had dinner in Boston before, but he didn't expect that he would come with Lu Yu now. As a shrewd businessman, he naturally knew that it was not simple, but he didn't say much, just told Lu Yu
Before the company goes public, try not to have any negative news. After all, Lu Yu is a shareholder of Tencent.
Lu Yu naturally knew the powerful relationship.
He smiled and nodded slightly.
Two days later, Lu Yu waited for Ding Shizhong to come over in Pengcheng, and then met Mr. Ren Zhengfei of Huawei through Ding Shizhong's introduction. When Ding Shizhong had no money to sign Lu Yu, it was Ren Zhengfei who lent money to Ding Shizhong, which led to the signing of Lu Yu's contract.
Cooperation with Anta.
Lu Yu and Ren Zhengfei chatted for a long time. They met each other late. Whether in the field of basketball or in the field of technology, both of them have the same patriotic heart.
When this generation becomes common, there will naturally be many more topics to talk about.
Lu Yu also knew something about Ren Zhengfei's experiences in his previous life, and also learned about some changes in the communications industry. Therefore, he had his own predictions about future market changes in the communications industry. These predictions made Ren Zhengfei sigh.
"If Mr. Lu were not an athlete, but a businessman, he would definitely be a business wizard." Ren Zhengfei said of Lu Yu.
Lu Yu smiled, he was just foresight.
Compared with real business giants, he is still far behind, especially Mr. Ren Zhengfei, who single-handedly resisted sanctions from the United States.
At the end of September, Lu Yu went to watch the Asian Championships held in Harbin.
This time, the Chinese men's basketball team is missing Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi, Battelle and Lu Yu for the first time. It only relies on a few young players, especially Zhu Fangyu, Wang Shipeng and Yi Jianlian who returned from Lu Yu's training camp, to achieve success in the Asian Championships.
It's like being in a deserted place.
Lu Yu also met Xin Lancheng, the leader of the Basketball Association, in the auditorium.
Although Lu Yu in his previous life did not like this guy, he had a strong relationship with him after all. In addition, with the current men's basketball team's outstanding performance, his position will be more stable, so Lu Yu can only put aside his prejudices and talk to him about China.
The development of basketball.
Xin Lancheng can control any basketball player, but he cannot control Lu Yu. He even has to rely on Lu Yu to help him achieve better results.
Therefore, the conversation between Lu Yu and him was quite harmonious.
Xin Lancheng also decided to try the combination of sports and education mentioned by Lu Yu to solve the problem of talent training from the grassroots level. As for the results, is it important?
Anyway, in two years, he will be promoted to the General Administration of Sports.
It's good to have grades, and it can add honor to your resume. It doesn't matter if you don't have grades. Applying oil on the soles of your feet has nothing to do with you.
Lu Yu knows that the combination of physical education and education is a very important step for Chinese basketball.
Only in this way will more and more grassroots training camps be willing to work hard to train players, and more and more parents will be willing to let their children take the path of basketball.
Then comes the reform of the CBA.
In the previous life, why did Chinese basketball become more and more popular? Everyone's attention was focused on the CBA League. They constantly restructured the CBA League and made changes over and over again. They found that the more changes they made, the worse it became.
Later, when Yao Ming became the chairman of the Basketball Association, he took the path of combining sports and education, but he reformed the NBA at the same time through a two-pronged approach. If the soil is not improved, it is inevitable to improve the superstructure and cause chaos.
Of course, at the time of Yao Ming, there was nothing he could do. Stubborn illnesses required strong medicine.
But Lu Yu still has enough time for the Chinese men's basketball team at this time, so Lu Yu hopes to improve it starting from the soil. As for whether the future CBA will not restrict foreign aid to promote competition like Scola said, or will it be like Yao Ming's boiling frog in warm water?
All can be discussed in the long term.
At the end of September, Lu Yu and Bellucci returned to the United States together and then went their separate ways.
Bellucci didn't want to leave. During this time, she felt more and more that Lu Yu was more reliable than other men, at least more reliable than his ex-husband. Although Lu Yu was a scumbag, he was an aboveboard scumbag, and she was willing to do so, so she couldn't blame Lu Yu.
It can only be said that Lu Yu was so good at coaxing Bellucci that he was so confused.
Bellucci left in the end, knowing that staying in Chicago would only cause trouble for Lu Yu.
Lu Yu was not idle after he came back and invited Hamilton, Richardson, Artest, Chandler and Crawford to have dinner with his Bulls teammates.
Several people sat together and discussed how to play next season.
General manager Krause worked hard all summer, but as a result not a single transaction happened and he was laughed at more than once by other teams in the league.
At this time, NBA President David Stern was very upset, because this year's NBA has a trend of grouping together, which will make fans pay attention to a few super teams, which is quite detrimental to the development of small ball markets.
unfavorable.
The NBA does not simply rely on big cities like Los Angeles and New York to make money. To expand its influence, teams in small cities must work hard to maintain them.
This year, the Lakers' F4, the Timberwolves' Big Three, and the Mavericks' five All-Stars all made him very angry.
Only the Bulls in the East gave him comfort. If Klaus knew that his inaction this summer had been praised by Stern, he didn't know how to feel.
Stern had an idea in his mind. Lu Yu would lead the Bulls alone against several giants in the Western Conference, forming a confrontation between the East and the West. This was also a kind of confrontation.
But in this way, Lu Yu's image will be involuntarily elevated.
Fans all like superheroes, and the teams in the Western Conference are more like an evil force. Lu Yu leads the original team and resists hard, which is definitely a good material.
NBA is a business league. If you want to attract the attention of fans, topics are necessary. Without topics, there will be no money.
If the Western Conference is allowed to continue to stay together, the finals will be meaningless.
Originally, the existence of East and West was to set up opposing topics.
If the west is always so strong, the existence of the east will be meaningless.
Fortunately, Lu Yu was there.
The Bulls' lineup for the new season is almost exactly the same as last year, so they didn't even hold a summer training camp because there were no new players to join, and there were no adjustments to the team's play style and lineup.
If it weren't for the Western Conference's clinging behavior, the Bulls' goal today might not be to defend the championship, but to see if they could break the 77-win record.
Lu Yu originally discussed with Cartwright whether he could play power forward, but before Cartwright could refuse, Krause stood up and said he disagreed.
He felt that Lu Yu was fooling around. At 205cm tall, he actually wanted to play power forward. How good are the power forwards in the Western Conference? How can you, a guard-born player, handle it?
Garnett, Nowitzki, Duncan, which one is not known as the league's number one power forward.
What's more, the Lakers still have Karl Malone, who is always a little old, but he is strong enough. Can Lu Yu withstand Malone's elbow?
Seeing that his opinion was rejected, Lu Yu was still wondering why Klaus had such a big reaction, but Cartwright was stunned because he was standing at a different angle than Klaus. Klaus said it was high-sounding, but in fact
What I worry about is that Lu Yu's adjustments will affect the team's record and thus the team's income.
But Cartwright knew that in one summer, the league had changed.
The three teams in the Western Conference made the entire Eastern Conference howl. Originally, the Bulls were on top of them, and they already felt that they had no chance. However, the Bulls only had one star player, Lu Yu. They had nothing to say, and there was only one Lu Yu.
, maybe there is a chance, because there may be injuries, but if the West does this, even if the teams in the East cross the Bulls, their busy season will be in vain.
Not to mention them, even if the Bulls encounter these teams, they will die!
Who doesn't know that the Bulls' inside line is barely adequate, and they easily won the championship last season, but they bullied the Spurs without Bowen, or the retired Robison, and the Spurs and Lakers no longer have much strength to fight. If they change
As a Laker, the Bulls' interior line really may not be able to withstand it.
Not to mention that the Western Conference is now united. The Timberwolves have a Big Three, the Mavericks have five All-Stars, and the most deceptive thing is the Lakers' F4. Isn't this the finale?
Even if it's not the finale, it doesn't have anything to do with the East.
Lu Yu chatted with several other people on the team, and they all believed that the team's regular season record this season is not important. If they want to defend the championship in the finals, they must solve the problem of interior strength.
Miller and Boozer didn't feel that what Lu Yu said hurt their self-esteem. They did know that if Lu Yu hadn't continued to help at the small forward position, their defense would be very tired.
As the head coach, Cartwright naturally knew this. He pulled Lu Yu aside: "You will still be a small forward in the new season, but I will try to put you at the power forward position. Then we will play like this for a while.
Time, as long as the effect is good, it will be too late for Jerry to refute."
For the sake of the championship, Cartwright will try even if he offends Krause.
In the training session on the second day, Cartwright tried to get Lu Yu to adapt to the power forward position. Facts have proved that Lu Yu can also play very well at the power forward position, and his physical strength and strength are sufficient.
It's just that the confrontation will be slightly worse. It is enough to face most of the league's insiders, but Lu Yu's offense will make it difficult for the players defending him.
This is the strength of a superstar.
In this way, Cartwright can arrange two sets of starting lineups, one with Lu Yu playing the small forward position, and Artest playing on the bench like last season.
Another option is to move Artest to the starting small forward position, Lu Yu to play power forward, and Boozer to serve as the substitute.
Cartwright tried several tactics. Whether it was triangle offense, pick-and-roll offense, or defensive counterattack, Lu Yu could do it very well in the power forward position.
Originally, the team had not changed at all, and even the players were a little unsure.
Who would have known that not only has it changed now, but the core of the team has also changed directly. The last time Lu Yu changed, they won 77 wins and the championship. This time they are vaguely looking forward to Lu Yu's performance in the regular season.
The Bulls had some reservations in the preseason. Lu Yu only played 20 minutes per game and occasionally appeared at the power forward position. It looked like he was rotating to help with defense. People never imagined that Lu Yu really played power forward.
Sometimes Cartwright even asked Lu Yu to play as a substitute. Of course, there was no restriction on Lu Yu, but he found that Lu Yu found the game condition very quickly and did not need preseason to find the condition. Other players obviously need to use preseason.
To make up for a lost summer.
The Bulls won all 7 preseason games.
The final game was against the Dallas Mavericks, but the Mavericks obviously didn't want to expose their strength. Only Nowitzki and Nash were on the five All-Stars, and Wang Zhizhi also played for nearly 30 minutes.
Lu Yu played for four minutes in the first quarter and then stopped playing. Then Artest came up to play with the substitutes. Then at the end of the second quarter, Lu Yu came up and the other main players rested, and Lu Yu played power forward for a while.
Wang Zhizhi was surprised that the player he was guarding became Lu Yu.
What made him even more depressed was that he couldn't defend Lu Yu. Originally, his defense was mediocre and relied on his offensive strength. If he was asked to defend Lu Yu, it would be better to kill him.
In the past, he was beaten by Lu Yu countless times during training matches within the Chinese men's basketball team.
Lu Yu said that offense is the best defense. The Bulls' formation caught their opponents off guard. Cartwright rarely bothered to study the defensive end. The team's defense this season is better than last season.
The season seems to be going much better.
The reason is simply that Lu Yu was on the inside.
Although he is not tall and not that strong, his average of 4 blocks per game in the preseason looks like a joke.
In the first official strength rankings, the team with the best chance to win the championship is not the Bulls, but the Lakers, followed by the Bulls. Some experts predict that the two teams in this year's finals must be the Lakers and the Bulls.
On October 30, 2003, the Bulls' home opener kicked off the 2003-2004 NBA regular season.
