Bishop of the Devil

After separating from Stern, Richard immediately returned to the hotel to find Paul Allen.

Paul Allen is teasing little Mary, "Stirling is talking?"

Richard nodded.

"Yes, Stern's old boy was doing pretty well this time, and finally counted on him once." Paul Allen said with a smile.

...

"Lee, relax. Your status is no worse than Ballmer, and you can't be nervous." Paul Allen seemed to be nervous when he looked at Richard, and he could not help saying.

Richard shook his head. He was not nervous, but more excited now.

Next, as long as Ballmer can be dissuaded, then he will become the owner of the Clippers. As for other competitors, such as the magician or some bragging dad...

Richard didn't even think about it at all. He and these people were not at all a level player.

"Got it, Paul, what is your relationship with Ballmer?" Richard asked curiously.

Both of them started with Microsoft, but there is still a difference in the history of the two.

Paul Allen is said to be the man standing behind Bill Gates, but in fact this is wrong, he was the first to propose to start Microsoft...

Later, he and Bill Gates were competing for shareholdings, and it was also a buzz. The two sides were extremely unhappy, but then the relationship was reconciled a lot, and after all, it was a small friend.

Ballmer, who joined Microsoft later, was the first business manager hired by Bill Gates.

The business manager, as the name implies, Ballmer is not a technical party, but engaged in business, which is why he can now take over Bill Gates.

Richard really can't see the relationship between the two. In his view, the relationship between the two is a bit subtle...

"Relax, Lee, me and he are very good friends. Otherwise, I won't show you to see him." Paul Allen said with a smile.

Richard nodded, and the relationship was completed. Don't come when Paul Allen came, but instead acted in reverse.

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"Man, finally wait for you to come, just open the champagne, let's have a drink." After seeing Paul Allen walk in with Richard, Ballmer was quite enthusiastic.

In the end, it's business. This ability to live up to the atmosphere is by no means comparable to nerds like Paul Allen.

Ballmer now can be said to be complacent. During his time in charge of Microsoft, the word-of-mouth and sales volume of the WIN7 system that went out last year were quite popular, and was hailed as the system second only to XP...

"Steve, I'm afraid you won't be in a mood to drink champagne after a while." Paul Allen quipped.

Ballmer said nothing, glancing at Richard curiously.

He wondered how the young man did it right now, from a poor one to two hundred dollars to the current worth of $4.6 billion.

This year's new Forbes list, Richard's net worth reached 4.6 billion US dollars.

Ballmer's fortune, in fact, luck accounted for a large part of the reason...

Imagine if he didn't apply to Microsoft, then Ballmer could have so much wealth.

Richard, however, did not. His eyesight in the investment field was so frightening that the stocks he bought were definitely exploding in geometric multiples.

This is why Richard's net worth has skyrocketed year after year.

Apple, Facebook, Twitter and other investments have all provided Richard with extremely rich returns, and in view of the current situation, this return is far from reaching the limit.

Ballmer was envious of this terrible ability. He knew that without surprise, Richard might not be able to surpass himself in terms of value in too long.

"Sit down, Paul, I have to admit that Lee may be the best young man I have ever seen. You are indeed better than me in this respect." Ballmer couldn't help but praise Richard.

Paul Allen laughed heartily at these words, "Okay, Steve, let's talk about business."

"I really don't understand. Why did you get the idea of ​​acquiring the Clippers, is it crazy?"

"Look at your big belly, look at your fat body, I don't remember you being a basketball fanatic." Paul Allen asked in a dumbfounded voice.

After Paul Allen asked this question, Richard couldn't help laughing.

In fact, under normal circumstances, Ballmer wanted to acquire the Clippers, which was encouraged by Paul Allen, and only then did Ballmer make a major acquisition of the Clippers.

And now Paul Allen must not have urged Ballmer, knowing that Richard is interested in the Clippers, he has also urged Ballmer to buy the Clippers, isn’t that enough to support...

Richard was very curious about what Ballmer thought and why he had the idea of ​​acquiring the Clippers.

I saw Ballmer laughed, "Paul, it seems that you told me before that the eggs can't be put in a basket, I always remember this sentence, it's quite philosophical."

"So taking this opportunity, I decided to enter the sports industry."

"As for why you choose the Clippers, the reason is very simple. I am optimistic about the future of the Clippers. Even my layman knows that the Clippers have too much potential and will definitely make money in the future."

Richard was stunned, good fellow, who dared Ballmer to want to buy the Clippers, simply because of what Paul Allen said before?

The most painful thing is that Richard remembers this sentence still he and Paul Allen said...

After a long time of trouble, it turned out that Ballmer wanted to buy the Clippers.

Richard's face is irresistible, what's the matter?

Ballmer and Paul Allen have different temperaments. Paul Allen is an adventurous person who is also interested in the sports industry. He is not only a Blazers team, but also the NFL Seattle Seahawks.

It can be seen that Paul Allen is quite interested in the sports industry.

And Ballmer had never been involved in the sports industry before. It may also be because Paul Allen had a good harvest in the sports industry, so he had the idea of ​​acquiring the Clippers.

Since Ballmer just wanted to make money, then this matter was easier to handle, Richard relaxed.

After entering the room, Richard had not spoken, but quietly listened to Paul Allen talking with Ballmer.

"Cough cough." Richard coughed softly, indicating that he had something to say.

The two old men looked at Richard and wanted to hear what Richard would say.

"Mr. Ballmer, if you just want to invest, the acquisition of the New Orleans Hornets is actually a better choice. The rate of return will be higher. You can achieve a rate of return of more than 300% in 8 years!" Richard Organized the next thought and said with a smile.

Ballmer looked startled, with a yield of more than 300%? How can this be?

Even for eight years, the average annual rate of return of more than 40% is quite terrifying.

Ballmer calculated the ratio. If Richard didn’t talk nonsense, if he calculated the current $300 million for the Hornets, it would mean that if he sold the Hornets eight years later, he would make a net profit of $900 million? !

This rate of return is really amazing. Ballmer looked at Richard with some curiosity. Where did he come from?

Looking at the confident expression on Richard's face, it's totally not like nonsense.

Richard didn't really talk nonsense. At this point in time, buying the team is really the best time. Even if you don't do anything, the market value of the team can soar, and then all will be a big profit.

After the Hornets, and later the Pelicans, were bought by US$300 million, the market value soared to US$1.22 billion eight years later...

This is the case that the Pelicans have no outstanding record in the past eight years. If they can play an excellent record, this market value can continue to rise.

Therefore, if Ballmer wants to invest, it is undoubtedly a wise choice to invest in the Pelicans.

"Lee, your expression tells me that you absolutely did not lie, although the news is quite amazing." Ballmer said with a serious face~www.readwn.com~ As a top rich man, he naturally has a top financial team behind him .

His financial team helped him analyze that the acquisition of the Clippers is definitely profitable, but only if their acquisition price is not higher than 1.2 billion US dollars, because the Clippers' future market value growth limit is 1.5 billion US dollars.

This kind of estimation is actually not a problem from the perspective of the present, because at the moment, even Stern doesn't know, and will sign such a terrible broadcast contract in a few years, causing the market value of NBA teams to rise sharply.

Invest 1.2 billion US dollars and harvest 300 million US dollars.

Invest 300 million US dollars and harvest 900 million US dollars.

This is probably a fool, and should know what choices to make.

Of course, the premise is that Ballmer had the confidence to confirm where Richard was coming from.

If the Hornets really make money like that, why didn’t Richard buy the Hornets and instead stare at the Clippers?