"I wouldn't want to sell the Rockets if I didn't have to."
"In fact, with the recent stock market crash, a lot of my funds have been tied up and it is difficult to turn around."
"If there are no remedial measures, the capital chain may be completely broken after more than a month."
Alexander sighed and said frankly.
After not seeing each other for a while, his hair has become a lot thinner and grayer.
Obviously, Alexander was under a lot of pressure during this time.
"Then you don't need to sell the most promising team now. Your football team and ice hockey team have such low attendance, why not take advantage of them first?"
the executive asked indignantly.
Everyone present today is the Rockets' management, and everyone speaks out openly without hiding anything.
"You also know that their results are dismal and they have a lot of backlog of tickets, so it is naturally difficult to sell them."
"Moreover, their value is completely incomparable to that of the current Rockets, and there is no way they can help me tide over the difficulties."
Alexander explained patiently.
Although he is the majority owner of the team, he only holds 60% of the shares. If he wants to successfully sell the team, he still needs to discuss it with other shareholders.
"But..."
The executive wanted to speak, but Alexander raised his hand to stop him.
"There is no but, my heart is bleeding when I sell the Rockets, but there is no other way. I don't want to go bankrupt yet."
"In the next month, I will contact some potential buyers. You must be prepared to welcome the new owner."
After saying that, Alexander sighed again.
If you want to say he is reluctant to leave, he is definitely more reluctant to leave the Rockets than any executive present.
Alexander has run this team for more than ten years and has witnessed its troughs and short-term glory.
A few years ago, the Rockets selected Yao Ming and traded for the amazingly talented Tracy McGrady. Everyone was looking forward to the "rocket launch."
But things went against expectations. The two stars were plagued by injuries, and coupled with the team's configuration deficiencies, the team never produced the results that people expected in the playoffs.
Fortunately, the emergence of Yao Ming has allowed the Rockets to open up the Chinese market, and their income in recent years has been considerable.
However, with the fall of Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming's serious injury, the team seemed to be gradually heading towards the bottom.
At this critical moment, general manager Morey suddenly took cover, and an Asian young man Shen Fei was appointed at the critical moment and became the Rockets' new pilot.
Alexander saw in Shen Fei the hope of the team reaching the top.
But at this moment, fate played another cruel joke on him...
If he does not sell the most valuable Rockets, it will be difficult for Alexander to survive this period of financial difficulties, and a generation of business tycoons may face bankruptcy.
The executives present heard Alexander speak so firmly, and gradually stopped talking and began to accept this reality.
Shen Fei remained silent throughout the entire process.
He quietly watched everything about himself from his position.
Asian young people know that although they are the direct managers of the Rockets, they are essentially just workers and do not hold any shares.
Today's meeting, so far, has not much to do with him.
In other words, Shen Fei's opinion cannot influence the progress of the incident.
Therefore, he decided to wait and see.
Of course, Shen Fei will not sit still and wait for death.
He has only one appeal - not to stop him from winning the championship this season.
If someone threatens this goal, he will be Shen Fei's enemy!
............
After about half an hour of discussion, Alexander and the executives finally determined the Rockets’ valuation—$3.5 billion!
This price was definitely considered high in 2010.
The acquisition that impressed Shen Fei the most was that in the original time and space, Cai Chongxin spent 2.35 billion to acquire the Nets.
Of course, the Nets were just a weak team in the Eastern Conference at the time, and they were nothing like the Rockets, which are now at their peak.
Of the 3.5 billion, at least 1.5 billion is because the Rockets now have the possibility of becoming a dynasty team!
"Currently, there is an Eastern European oil tycoon and a gambling company in Las Vegas who have clear acquisition intentions."
"In the next period of time, I have to negotiate with them in person, so I may be busy." Alexander said, looking at Shen Fei, and continued: "Shen, the team is going to trouble you to worry more."
"You can just continue to run the team according to your own ideas. I have full trust in you."
"But... you'd better make some necessary preparations."
"Once these chaebols take over... they may arrange for their own people to serve as general managers."
Speaking of the latter part, Alexander even dared not look into Shen Fei's eyes.
After all, someone stepped in at a critical moment and brought the Rockets, which was on the verge of rebuilding, to unprecedented heights in a short period of time.
As a result, when you are about to pick the fruit, tell the other party - you may be eliminated midway!
When Shen Fei heard this, he stopped keeping silent instantly.
But before he could speak, Alexander added:
"I'm sorry for you, Shen. I did promise before that I would unconditionally support you to finish this season."
"But... the forces are stronger than others. I am unable to stop the market flow. If I don't sell the team, I will not be able to protect myself."
"Don't get excited yet. Let's do this. I will synchronize the entire process of selling the team with you in real time. If there are multiple suitable buyers, I am willing to discuss with you and try to find a buyer who can keep your position as general manager! "
After Alexander finished speaking, not only the executives present, but also Shen Fei were slightly startled.
The way he treats the young general manager can be considered conscientious.
To put it simply, Alexander tried his best to think about Shen Fei's future while ensuring that he could escape unscathed.
The scene was in an uproar, with the executives chattering and discussing what the boss had just said.
[This old man is quite moral...]
Shen Fei thought in his heart.
In his previous life, he had been involved in the business world for many years and had seen too many helpless things.
Thinking about it from his perspective, Shen Fei felt that he could not think about his subordinates as much as Alexander did.
But, will there really be a suitable acquirer to allow young Asians to continue to sit in the position of general manager?
Shen Fei has no confidence in this.
In other words, he didn't want to leave his fate in the hands of unknown strangers.
[Is there any way to ensure my position...]
Shen Fei did not respond to Alexander, but thought silently.
Suddenly, he had a bold idea - how about... I will acquire the Rockets!
Shen Fei remembered that he relied on two system tasks and now had a huge sum of 3 billion in his account, plus an "advice fee" of 10 million paid to him by Larry Riley.
In other words, he is now fully capable of becoming an investor in acquiring the Rockets.
Even if the final transaction price is really 3.5 billion, there is a certain probability that Shen Fei can raise the final 500 million US dollars through loans.
Thinking of this, the Asian young man couldn't help but murmured to himself: "It would be great if there was another mission..."
"What did you say?"
Alexander had been waiting for Shen Fei's response, and when he saw him muttering something, he asked quickly.
"nothing..."
Shen Fei answered casually, his mind was no longer in the meeting.
At this moment, the long-lost system prompt suddenly came to the mind of the Asian young man!