After Li Guangyu explained to the heads of various RB group branches, he boarded a flight from Tokyo to Los Angeles on April 15.
When Li Guangyu arrived in the United States, it was still the 15th. After flying for more than 20 hours, it is still the same day.
Li Guangyu did not hold a meeting with the senior management of the American branch for me today, but planned to hold it again tomorrow morning. After all, it is already 5 pm Los Angeles time.
After Li Guangyu washed up in the hotel, he asked Li Xuelan to book some tickets for the Lakers game.
Li Guangyu loved watching the NBA in his previous life, especially in junior high school. At that time, the Lakers were at their peak, and the Lakers with Kobe Gasol won two championships in succession. At that time, Li Guangyu thought that he must go to the Lakers' home court to watch if he had the chance.
A ball game.
Now Li Guangyu finally has such an opportunity. Li Guangyu also plans to acquire a team. Based on his understanding of the NBA, he can select some players without even thinking about the team's performance. Then Li Guangyu also plans to develop a sports series for his clothing brand.
, and footwear products.
Today's Nike doesn't have Jordan yet, it hasn't flown into the sky yet, and it has cut off Jordan by itself. Anyway, the cutoff is an American company, and Li Guangyu doesn't feel any burden at all. In the future, let Nike enter a market as big as mainland China.
It's better for me to go in.
When Li Xuelan returned from booking the tickets, Li Guangyu learned that the Lakers would face the Nuggets at home in the first game of the playoffs at the Great Western Arena at 7pm the day after tomorrow.
Li Guangyu lamented that fortunately the Lakers entered the playoffs, otherwise there would be no hope of watching the Lakers games at their home court this year.
Li Guangyu slept long enough on the plane. Although it was already night, Li Guangyu was not sleepy at all. Li Guangyu was thinking about which team he could win, preferably a team from California.
The next morning, Li Guangyu listened to reports from various group branches in the United States and made some arrangements, including asking him to cooperate with Li Xuelan in investigating several NBA teams in California.
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"Li Sheng, the owner of the Lakers is currently discussing the sale of the team with Jerry Buss." At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Li Xuelan walked in hurriedly and said.
Li Guangyu was overjoyed when he heard that the Lakers did not yet belong to the Buss family. In his previous life, Li Guangyu always thought that the Lakers belonged to the Buss family and never thought of acquiring the Lakers. Now that he has such an opportunity, how could Li Guangyu give up?
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"Xuelan, you make an appointment with the owner of the Lakers for me. I want to discuss the acquisition of the team with him." Li Guangyu ordered.
"Okay, Li Sheng, I'll contact you right away." Li Xuelan said and walked out.
Li Guangyu didn't care what Li Xuelan did. He was currently looking at some information and important documents from the company in the US branch.
Li Guangyu is not very satisfied with the development in the United States. Although it is due to cultural and other reasons, it is not that such a large market cannot compare with rb's profit. The unit price profit of products here is much higher than
rb, but the total profit is far from rb.
Li Guangyu felt that it was necessary to station a senior executive in the United States to be fully responsible for the business of all his companies. Moreover, in the future, he would also establish venture capital in Silicon Valley, which is the gathering place of gold mines. As long as he obtains shares of several companies in the early stage, he would be able to
Just wait and count the money.
Li Guangyu thought about the company's top management, either they couldn't be separated, or they were inappropriate, and there was a shortage of people. Li Guangyu couldn't help this. This is the disadvantage of the company's rapid development.
On the morning of April 17, Li Guangyu met with Lakers owner Wyvin Janis.
Li Guangyu said: "Hello, Mr. Janis."
"Mr. Li, welcome to my home as a guest." Wyvin Janis said.
"Mr. Janis, do you have any plans to sell the Lakers?"
"Mr. Li is really well-informed. What, you are also interested in our Lakers team?" Wyvin Janis certainly hopes that Li Guangyu will also participate in the acquisition of his team, so that he can sell it at a higher price.
When Li Guangyu heard what he said, he knew that he must not have reached an agreement with Jerry Buss yet, which gave Li Guangyu a better chance to acquire the Lakers.
"Yes, Mr. Janis, I also like basketball very much, so I am planning to acquire an NBA team. I just heard that you are willing to do this, so I came to visit you today." Li Guangyu said.
Wyvin Janis did not immediately answer Li Guangyu's request, but said: "While Mr. Jerry Buss was buying the team from me, he was also buying the Atlantic Arena and the Los Angeles Kings from Will Mitty.
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Li Guangyu knows that it is not enough to just buy the Lakers now, but now he has to buy them together. But it is not a loss to buy at this time. Thinking about the market value of the Lakers in the future, Li Guangyu will make a profit, not to mention having him carry out some players.
With this choice, the team’s market value will definitely be higher in the future.
"Mr. Janis, at what price are you and Mr. Mitty going to sell it?" Li Guangyu asked.
Wyvin Janis didn't expect that Li Guangyu would still want to buy it after hearing this. Seeing that Li Guangyu was so young, he just thought he was a child of some big family in the East.
"Mr. Li, since you have plans to acquire the teams and venues we hold, I won't quote you a high price. You can invest 100 million for our two teams and venues." Wyvin Janis said.
Li Guangyu didn’t expect Wyvin Janis to ask for 100 million U.S. dollars. This was not a high price. I didn’t understand this. Li Guangyu had already inquired about Jerry Buss’s quotation and now it is only 55 million U.S. dollars. It’s because there was no bid.
It has met expectations, so the deal has not been completed yet. But even so, it doesn't cost 100 million.
Li Guang said: "Mr. Janis, your asking price is too high. I heard that Mr. Jerry Buss's price is not too high."
When Wyvin Janis heard what Li Guangyu said, he knew that he could not deceive Li Guangyu. So he said: "Mr. Li, how much capital are you prepared to invest?"
"Mr. Janis, what do you think of 60 million? This is already a very high price." Li Guangyu returned.
"Mr. Li, you have seriously underestimated the value of our two teams and stadiums. It is impossible for us to sell them at such a price."
Li Guangyu asked: "Mr. Janis, what is your sincere selling price?"
"Mr. Li, how about 90 million? You must know that our Lakers are now playing in the playoffs. There is a lot of room for improvement in his prospects and market. He is definitely worth the price." Wyvin Janis said.
Of course Li Guangyu knows the future value of the Lakers, but now is not the future Lakers, so there is no need for Li Guangyu to give away so much money for free.
"Mr. Janis, I'm raising the price by five million. How about I buy your two teams and stadiums for sixty-five million?"
Although this price has reached the bottom line for sale, Wyvin Janis knows that Li Guangyu can definitely go up a bit.
"Mr. Li, if you don't do this, we will sell you the two teams and the stadium for 80 million."
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In the end, Li Guangyu and Wyvin Janis reached a deal at a price of 70 million. Li Guangyu and Wyvin Janis agreed to sign the contract in the afternoon, and after Li Guangyu finished talking with Wyvin Janis,
Immediately ask Li Xuelan to inform her sister to transfer 100 million US dollars from the group account.