Top of the Great Era

Chapter 1564
Zhou Buqi didn't know who this Joe Lacob was, but when he heard him talk about the basketball team in San Francisco, he immediately realized it.

This is the Golden State Warriors!
The current Golden State Warriors belong to the bottom group of teams in the NBA. Not only is their competitive level poor, but more importantly, their commercial capabilities are too poor.

San Francisco is backed by Silicon Valley. Although it is not comparable to world-class metropolises like New York and Los Angeles, it can be regarded as the number one big city in the United States.

However, due to years of poor operations, the Golden State Warriors' ball market has been a mess, and Oracle Arena is less than half full.

Many locals have lost interest in the team.

The sports industry in the United States is so developed. Baseball, ice hockey, rugby, football... There are too many professional games to watch. There is really no need to watch the boring Golden State Warriors.

Because of his inability to change the status quo, Warriors owner Cohan wanted to sell the team.

And Joe Lacob is a genuine sports fan, who has always traveled to Los Angeles to watch Lakers games in the past few years.But the Lakers are unlikely to sell, and the Warriors...at least a chance!
The NBA is an absolutely monopolized league, without any relegation or relegation, even if the team has been at the bottom for many years in a row, it is still a member of the NBA league.

In this case, Joe Lacob has the confidence to transform the Golden State Warriors!
Joe Laco preached: "San Francisco is a big city. It has the largest number of technology elites in the world. The richest people and largest companies in the world are here. There is no reason why there can't be a top NBA team here."

Zhou Buqi's interest increased, "Managing a team is actually no different from managing a company. The Warriors are in today's predicament, mainly because of management's fault."

Joe Lacob nodded again and again, "That's right, so I want to use Silicon Valley's technological achievements and management philosophy to change this team. Silicon Valley has the best company system and corporate culture, and there is no reason to fail in sports. "

That's true.

Zhou Buqi's liking for basketball is far less than football, but the future Golden State Warriors are too famous, and they can be said to have changed the entire NBA team by themselves.

Not only has the best results, the best management system and team culture, but also has unparalleled commercial achievements.The Warriors' ability to make money even surpasses the two big money-suckers, the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Backed by Silicon Valley, Lacob can use technological achievements to play a greater role in team management. Under the technological revolution of big data application and big data analysis, the Warriors have repeatedly been able to select super talents in the draft.People who are often selected in the second round are better than those selected by other top ten picks.

Zhou Buqi has no interest in acquiring a basketball team.

Because basketball... This is not a problem with basketball, but a problem with the American sports industry. Too much commercialization leads to a lack of competitiveness.

Zhou Buqi has also watched several NBA games, and the stadium atmosphere is completely incomparable with European football.

At the scene of the NBA, the fans are all singing and dancing, eating popcorn, or happily participating in the on-court activities during the intermission, admiring the beautiful cheerleaders.

No matter how bad the game is, there are almost no boos and curses, the game is not played well and always loses, the fans will not come in next time, no faith, no loyalty.

Football is different.

Like Manchester United's home stadium, Old Trafford, once the performance is not good, it will be booed, and cursing, throwing things, finger-pointing, and racial discrimination are commonplace.

This is much wilder than the business league competition.

Most importantly, loyalty is extremely high.

Now Manchester United's performance is good, and the attendance rate at Old Trafford will reach more than 99%.However, Manchester United's performance in the previous life was very poor, and they became the laughing stock of Europe. The attendance rate at Old Trafford is still over 99%.

The scene of the NBA is a grand party.European football matches are wars in peaceful times.

Zhou Buqi prefers the scene of football games, even if it is the domestic Chinese Super League, the atmosphere of the scene is much more lively than that of NBA games.When he was a child, he followed his father to watch the Aodong team's A-League. Every time the game ended, his voice became hoarse, and he shouted slogans with the Korean grandma.

but??????

This is the Golden State Warriors!

Under the leadership of Joe Lacob's technological thinking, he led the team to complete a gorgeous counterattack in just a few years, becoming an NBA super team and creating the highest peak of commercial achievements in NBA history.

If there is an opportunity to become the owner of such a team, it is still very attractive.

At least it is also an opportunity for Chaowan Commune!
The current Chaowan Commune mainly focuses on European football, and has no extra energy to infiltrate American sports events.However, Chaowan Commune is financing.After getting the money, you can actively expand the product line and production line, and actively expand the team. Sooner or later, you will also start with the NBA.

Taking the Warriors with their backs in Silicon Valley as the starting point is the best choice.

In addition, Zhou Buqi has a network in Hollywood, which can open up the relationship with the Los Angeles Lakers; he also has a network on Wall Street, and can also open up the relationship with the New York Knicks.

After winning the NBA's top three, Chaowan Commune developed the NBA's basketball blind box business, and it has a basic market.

So within a few breaths, Zhou Buqi made a quick and decisive decision.

This project can be done!

Joe Lacob said: "Actually, as early as half a year ago, Cohan intended to sell the Warriors. I am an old friend with him. However, he did not make up his mind. After Christmas, he called me a private call , saying that he has made up his mind to sell the team."

Zhou Buqi smiled, "Recently, the owners of the NBA are changing frequently. I read the news, and it seems that Jordan also wants to buy a team."

"Yes, it's the Bobcats." Joe Lacob paused, "It seems that the league is going to introduce stricter management measures. Many owners feel that there is no profit, so they have left the game."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "What about the price? How much will it cost?"

Joe Lacob was a little embarrassed, "Based on the current market value of the Warriors, it may be 1.2 million US dollars, or 1.5 million US dollars. But this is a San Francisco team, backed by Silicon Valley, with huge market development potential .There are many investors bidding, and I am afraid it will take a substantial premium to impress Cohan.???

Zhou Buqi hummed lightly and waved his hand, "Okay, let's talk about the cooperation plan."

"what?"

Joe Lacob was surprised and pleasantly surprised.

It's only a few minutes?

It promises!
He has dozens of pages of materials about the Golden State Warriors in his bag, and he wants to send them over to Boss Zhou to read as a reference.I didn't expect people not to watch it at all, full of courage and decisiveness!
Zhou Buqi said: "Let me talk about my requirements first. It's very simple, just three. First, no matter what the final transaction price of the Golden State Warriors is, we will split it equally. % share."

Joe Lacob said happily: "Yes, this is a fair cooperation."

Zhou Buqi went on to say: "Second, I am too busy with my usual work, I am afraid I don't have much time to participate in the management of the team. If we cooperate, the management and operation of the Warriors will be handed over to you in the future." gone."

"Of course! It's an honor!"

Joe Lacob was happier now.

If Boss Zhou got involved with laymen to guide experts, he would be very worried.Lacob comes from a basketball family, living in Boston as a child, and his family are Celtics fans.Later, his family moved to Los Angeles, and his family became fans of the Los Angeles Lakers.

He has been obsessed with NBA teams since he was a child.

The owners of other NBA teams are more for making money, including Michael Jordan. The basketball god is the biggest hawk in labor negotiations.

Lacob is different, he is not short of money, he wants to play basketball, he really has feelings.He doesn't care how much money he spends, he just wants to build a strong fantasy team.

If someone else interferes with his team building, it will become a hindrance instead.

Boss Zhou's decentralization is what he looks forward to most.

Zhou Buqi stretched out his third finger, "On rare occasions, I may make some suggestions to the team. Of course, the implementability of the suggestions needs to be discussed according to the implementation status."

"no problem."

Joe Lacob readily accepted this.

As a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley, he really likes this cooperation plan, which is a typical Silicon Valley-style cooperation model.

For example, VC invests in a startup company.

VCs should completely delegate power and leave it to start-up companies to do it themselves.Only in rare cases, VC will put forward some requirements for the entrepreneurial team according to their own understanding or needs, and the two parties will jointly negotiate whether these requirements need to be implemented.

This set of patterns is all too familiar to Zhou Buqi and Joe Lacob.

Zhou Buqi looked at the time, stood up, and handed over a business card, "Since this is the case, then it is settled. You can handle the acquisition of the team. I believe in the reputation of Silicon Valley Venture Capital. .It's settled. I'll sign the check. I'm still busy. I'm going to see Ellison at Oracle. Call me if you need anything."

Joe Lacob was amazed in his heart.

Larry Ellison!

That's a big shot who's on equal footing with Bill Gates.Although Joe Lacob is also an investor in Silicon Valley, he is just a small person, and he really has no chance to discuss cooperation with Bill Gates and Larry Ellison.

Look at the big boss Zhou, it's really "there are big bosses when you talk and laugh, but there are no juniors when you talk and talk".

Then, my heart surged up.

It is a great honor to be able to cooperate with Mr. Zhou Buqi to acquire an NBA team, and then jointly own and manage it.

Look at their behavior style, how grand is it?
For such a big matter, a decisive decision was made in just a few minutes.

Power, let it go.

He also showed full trust and allowed himself to lead the acquisition of the Golden State Warriors.

This is the real warrior!
Well, this thing must be done well!

(End of this chapter)