Jerry Buss has been having a headache recently because his beloved Lakers are being targeted by Phantom Entertainment, which is now very popular in North America!
Joan Bass is the wife of Jerry Buss. Although Jerry Buss has a romantic life, he only has one legal wife, Joan Bass. They were together when they were in college. At that time, Jerry Buss studied
Majoring in chemistry, Joan Bass, who was still called Joan Miller at that time, majored in nursing.
The two fell in love at first sight and got married.
Later, Joan Bass was called the mother of the Lakers!
It can be seen that Joan Bass is also full of affection for the Lakers and has made contributions.
Joan Bass looked at Jerry Buss who was rubbing his brow, sat next to him and consoled him: "The Lakers belong to our Buss family. If you don't want to sell them, don't sell them. Just reject Johnson!"
Jerry Buss showed a wry smile and said: "How can it be so easy? Phantom Entertainment is determined to acquire the Lakers this time. It is not an easy thing to refuse them."
Jerry Buss and Johnson Sr. can be considered old friends. The two have always had a good relationship on weekdays, but when it comes to the business world, their friendship seems a bit fragile.
Especially after Johnson Sr. has officially informed Jerry Buss that if Jerry Buss still does not agree to sell the Lakers, what follows will not be a simple conversation between the two.
Although Johnson didn't make it clear what he meant, Jerry Buss knew that if he still didn't sell the Lakers, Phantom Entertainment would suppress his career next!
"What if we bring in other investments?" Joan Bass suggested.
There are currently no other shareholders in the Lakers, unlike later generations when Jerry Buss sold a small portion of his shares to people around him.
Jerry Buss said: "It's okay to bring in external capital, but I'm afraid it's just inviting a wolf into the house!"
Jerry Buss clearly knows that current North American sports projects are not a high-return investment. What if he introduces external funds and the other party's equity is finally bought by Phantom Entertainment?
This kind of thing is not impossible to happen. Now Phantom Entertainment has made it clear that it must get the Lakers. Even the price quoted is very exciting for itself, let alone those investment institutions that only recognize money but not people!
Joan Bass showed a helpless expression: "Don't we have any other options?"
Jerry Buss said: "There are only two paths before us now. One is to resolutely not sell the Lakers, then our other businesses will definitely be affected."
"The other way is to sell the Lakers. This will not only not affect our other businesses, but also allow us to get in touch with Phantom Entertainment."
For other people, this kind of multiple-choice question is actually a score-giving question, but for Jerry Buss, it is an extremely difficult multiple-choice question because he really doesn't want to sell the Lakers.
At this time, Johnny Buss, the eldest son of Jerry Buss, walked in and said: "I just got the news that a piece of land in the suburbs of our company was robbed by Phantom Entertainment!"
"At the same time, the stock of our family company has also been attacked!"
Johnny Buss is actually Jerry Buss's favorite successor, but this man's ambition is not to manage the team, but in music. This is also related to the fact that he studied music when he was in college.
Jerry Buss looked at Joan Bass with a wry smile and said, "You see, the other party has already taken action!"
Johnny Buss said calmly: "Dad, when things have reached this point, the Lakers must take action. We can't let our family company have problems because of the Lakers!"
Jerry Buss waved his hand and said: "I know this, but seeing the Lakers develop to this point in my hands, and now asking me to sell them, I can't bear to do it!"
Johnny Buss didn’t want to have such deep feelings for the Lakers like his father, and said: “Dad, you once told me that in business, your feelings can be put aside, and now there is a
It is a very important opportunity for us. If we can sell the Lakers, it will also be a great boost to our family’s real estate business!”
Jerry Buss looked at his eldest son and asked, "What kind of help?"
Johnny Bass said: "I have received news that Phantom Entertainment is now preparing to build their studio and a theme park belonging to Phantom. This is a very huge project. If we can get these two projects, our family's
The company can definitely improve itself to a higher level!”
Jerry Buss is a smart man, but he has been blinded by his feelings for the Lakers before, so he did not think of all this. But now that his eldest son reminds him, he immediately understands the key, but he also has his own
worries.
"Old Johnson must also attach great importance to these two projects, and according to the relationship between Old Johnson and Phantom, it is very likely that these two projects will be obtained by them!"
Johnny Buss smiled and said: "Friendship is friendship, business is business, and we don't have to get all the projects, just half. As long as the Lakers are traded, I am confident that I can help the company get the project."
Get this deal!"
Jerry Buss sat in his seat and remained silent for a long time. The Lakers were like his seventh child, and now he wanted to sell this child.
No matter what, he couldn't accept it emotionally.
But Jerry Buss is a successful businessman after all, and he knows that sometimes feelings are not allowed.
Finally, Jerry Buss sighed and said, "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you!"
Johnny Buss then smiled and said: "Dad, in fact, there is not only one Lakers team in Los Angeles. If you really like basketball, you can try to acquire the Clippers. You can still fulfill your basketball dream by then.
."
Jerry Buss didn't say anything, he just waved his hand and let them go out. For him, the Lakers and Clippers are different!
Lao Bas made the decision, and Wu Jianye quickly got the news.
"You're saying that Old Buss agreed to sell the Lakers, but he hopes to get the two projects that Phantom Entertainment is preparing for the studio and Phantom Studios?"
In an elegant coffee shop, Wu Jianye sat with Johnson.
Johnson nodded and said: "Yes, Johnny Bass has already met with me!"
Johnson actually didn't want Wu Jianye to agree to this proposal. After all, his family also had a real estate company in Los Angeles. If possible, his family also hoped to get these two projects.
Wu Jianye thought for a while and said: "I agree with Johnny Buss' suggestion, but I can't give it all to them. Let's do this. Your family will share these two projects with their family, and at the same time tell Johnny Buss the purchase price of the Lakers."
Down to $80 million!”
The original purchase price of the Lakers was US$100 million, but now that the Buss family wants to get those two projects, the purchase price will naturally have to be reduced!
And the Johnson family won't say much.
Sure enough, after Johnson heard Wu Jianye's suggestion, he immediately smiled and said, "There should be no problem with this!"
After the discussion between the two ended, what happened next became much simpler, when Buss agreed to sell the Lakers.
Phantom Entertainment immediately submitted an application to the NBA to acquire the Lakers.
If you want to acquire a team in the NBA, not only do both parties need to agree to the deal, but you also need the approval of the NBA.
David Stern took over as the NBA president in 1984. Since David Stern became the NBA president, he has been committed to promoting the influence of the NBA. Now that he heard that Phantom Entertainment wanted to acquire the Lakers, it immediately aroused
He took it seriously, and even responded to the application the day after it was submitted, agreeing to the acquisition!
The influence of Phantom Entertainment and the Bass family is not at the same level at all.
Now that Phantom Entertainment wants to acquire the Lakers, it's like immediately handing David Stern a pillow when he fell asleep.
Phantom Entertainment and the Lakers immediately signed a formal sales contract!
As we enter May, one of the most famous teams in NBA history, the Lakers, has a new owner!
However, Phantom Entertainment's attempt to take over the Lakers was not always smooth sailing. After the fans learned of the incident, they immediately launched a protest!
Especially this season, the Lakers also won the first place in the regular season. In the past, when NBA teams changed owners, it was mostly because of the team's poor record that the current situation happened, but the team that ranked first in the regular season
Changing bosses is the first time!
"We want Jerry Buss!"
This is the slogan they put up, which shows how much they agree with Jerry Buss as president.
However, when we acquired Manchester United before, we have already said that in this situation of capital operation, the actions of the fans are actually the most insignificant and have the least effect!
The top management of the Lakers were also in panic at this time. No one expected that when they woke up, the boss would suddenly change!
At this time, Wu Jianye wanted to take on an identity with Linda, which was the position of President of Basketball Operations of the Lakers.
So early this morning, Wu Jianye came to the Lakers' home court.
The Lakers did not have a game today. Yesterday, they and the Mosaic team reached the third game of the first round of the playoffs. The Lakers, who had led the Mosaic team 2:0 before, lost to the Mosaic team in an upset.
The fourth game of this series will be played tomorrow against the Mosaic team.
At this time, the first round of the NBA playoffs is not a best-of-seven game, but a best-of-five game, which means the Lakers only need to win one more game to advance to the Western Conference semifinals!
However, now that the Lakers have suddenly changed owners, many media have speculated that this will inevitably affect the Lakers' next games.
When Wu Jianye came to the home court of the Lakers, he saw the management of the Lakers. In the past, the position of president of basketball operations of the Lakers was held by Jerry Buss, but now Jerry Buss is no longer a Laker.
The boss of the company naturally resigned from his position as president of basketball operations.
Wu Jianye is now the new president of basketball operations of the Lakers!
To be honest, buying the Lakers now will not have much effect on Wu Jianye. What he wants more is the Lakers after 1996, but it is cheap now, so he bought it. When he wants to buy the Lakers in the future
The team will be in even more trouble.
In addition to the president of basketball operations, there is Jerry West, the general manager of the Lakers, who is also one of the greatest stars in the history of the Lakers!
In 1996, Jerry West snatched Shaquille O'Neal from the Magic for the Lakers, and at the same time traded Divac, a famous center in the league at the time, for Kobe Bryant, the No. 13 pick of the year!
When the Lakers management team saw Wu Jianye, they felt a lot of excitement in their hearts.
Naturally, they are no strangers to Wu Jianye, but before this Wu Jianye was just a director. Can he understand basketball?
This is the sentiment of many people.
Wu Jianye ignored their thoughts and said with a smile: "I know everyone has countless questions in their hearts, but whether the Phantom is suitable for the Lakers needs to be explained by the record. At the same time, I am here to announce two more questions to you.
Something.”
"The first thing is that the company decided to build a modern arena for the Lakers that can accommodate 20,000 people!"
Everyone knew that after the Phantom acquired the Lakers, they would definitely make some moves. Maybe they would buy players, maybe sell players, or change the head coach, or even the entire management team. But they didn’t expect that Phantom’s first decision would be to buy players for the team.
The team is building a new arena!
Only then did they remember that Phantom Entertainment is one of the hottest production companies in Hollywood today!
Very wealthy!
Later, Wu Jianye announced another decision, which was about the appointment of management.
"Mr. West, after discussions with the company, we have decided to appoint you as the Vice President and General Manager of the Basketball Operations Department of the Lakers!"
Jerry West's management of the club has been certified by later generations. Wu Jianye does not mind letting Jerry West serve as the Lakers' vice president of basketball operations a few years in advance.
Moreover, although Wu Jianye serves as the president of basketball operations for the Lakers, he actually does not have much time to stay here. Wu Jianye still plans to leave all the club's affairs to Jerry West to manage.
Jerry West was obviously taken aback. He didn't expect that the new boss would entrust him, a veteran of the old Bass era, with such a heavy responsibility. In fact, he had already made plans to pack up and leave!
"Mr. West, what's your opinion?" Wu Jianye woke up Jerry West, who was still a little confused.
Jerry West woke up and quickly agreed: "Of course I have no objection!"
Wu Jianye laughed: "It's okay if you don't have any objections. From now on, the Lakers will rely on Mr. West!"
Wu Jianye then reassured the Lakers management, saying that it was just the same cliché as it was before, and it is still the same now.
Then Wu Jianye, led by Jerry West, went to the training hall below to watch the players train!