Surrounded by a group of reporters, Zhang Guan felt helpless.
"I really have no plans to go to the NBA." Zhang Guan said.
"But there is news from the United States that the Los Angeles Lakers have sent someone to contact you!" the reporter asked in pursuit.
"If I wanted to go to the NBA, I would have gone two years ago instead of waiting until now." Zhang Guan shrugged.
"There is news that two years ago, you had reached an agreement with the Boston Celtics, but you were drafted by the Lakers in advance. You were very dissatisfied with the news that the Lakers intercepted Hu, so that's why you never went to the NBA?" A reporter He said provocatively.
Zhang Guan frowned slightly. These reporters like to write blindly. Sometimes they can make a fool of themselves even without hatred. He had to respond: "My relationship with the Los Angeles Lakers has always been very harmonious. I won't go to the NBA for the time being, mainly because my game tasks have always been relatively heavy."
"For now? Are you saying you will still go to the NBA in the future?" A reporter immediately asked.
"Well, I probably won't go there in the next two years. The new Olympic selection cycle is about to begin, so my main task next year is to conduct recovery training for Olympic events and then prepare for the 2012 Olympic selection trials. "Zhang Guan immediately changed the topic.
The topic of the Olympic Games has obviously aroused new interest among reporters, such as "How many gold medals are you planning to win in this Olympics?" "What events will you participate in in the London Olympics?" and "Are you confident that you can surpass Phelps on the Olympic gold medal list?" ” and other topics were all withdrawn by reporters.
After all, the NBA is just basketball, and basketball can only be regarded as a part of sports. Compared with the topic of the entire Olympic Games, the latter is more able to attract people's attention.
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Zhang Guan leaned on the sofa and let out a sigh of relief. Dealing with reporters was indeed a very troublesome thing. He could neither say more nor less. If you talk too much, reporters will misinterpret it into different meanings; if you talk too little, reporters will add fuel to the fire and make all kinds of conjectures.
"These reporters are really troublesome!" Zhang Guan felt a little tired and closed his eyes to take a rest, but the ringtone of his cell phone woke him up.
"It's Huang Weida!" Zhang Guan immediately answered the phone.
Since the Athens Olympics, Zhang Guan has become a major customer of Fidelity Investments. Hong Kong Island is an international financial center after all. Zhang Guan’s overseas investments are mainly completed through Huang Weida’s Fidelity Investments, and these investments are also for Zhang Guan. Guan has made a lot of profits. It can be said that Fidelity Investment is the manager of Zhang Guan's overseas assets.
"Zang Xiansen (Mr. Zhang), I am like Huang Weida (I am Huang Weida)!" Huang Weida said. His Mandarin was still a bit unclear. Except for the three words "Huang Weida", Huang Weida could hardly say a word. His words were well-spoken, but Zhang Guan was already used to them.
"Mr. Huang, what's the matter?" Zhang Guan asked.
"There is an investment, I wonder if you are interested?" Huang Weida emphasized his voice and continued: "It is in the sports industry."
"Sports industry? What project?" Zhang Guan asked immediately.
"Basketball, the American NBA." Huang Weida said.
"NBA? Is there someone who wants to sell the team?" Zhang Guan asked, but his mind began to recall that around 2010, there was a team owner in the NBA who wanted to sell the team.
"It's not about selling the team, it's about selling the team's shares." Huang Weida said.
"Oh, it's about selling shares!" Zhang Guan nodded, but his tone was quite interested.
The NBA has developed rapidly in recent years, especially the pace of nationalization. Audiences in more than 200 countries around the world have begun to pay attention to this professional league, which has also brought a lot of benefits to the NBA. At the same time, the NBA The team's shares have also become fragrant.
In fact, not many NBA teams are profitable. The vast majority of teams are losing money. Even for profitable teams, their income is not high, so the dividends to shareholders are not much. Those who simply obtain income From a perspective, investing in the NBA is not a profitable business. Even if you deposit the money in the bank, you will be given some interest. But if an NBA team loses money this year, of course the shareholders will not get a penny.
But from an investment perspective, buying shares in an NBA team is definitely a guaranteed profit. Because with the promotion of the NBA, the market value of the team is also constantly increasing, which means that the team's shares will become more and more valuable. Maybe you spend 10 million U.S. dollars today to buy a team share, and in a few years it will be worth 20 million U.S. dollars, and in a few years it will be worth 30 million U.S. dollars. With a rate of return in "times", there is no need to care about the little bit of profit dividends.
For example, Jordan bought the Charlotte Bobcats and became his own boss. Although the Bobcats lost money almost every year and their record was always at the bottom, due to the influence of the general trend of the NBA, the Bobcats' market value has also increased a lot. Gang leader Qiao's personal assets have at least doubled.
Because of this, the shareholders of NBA teams have not changed much, and team shares are also popular with many big investors, and Zhang Guan is also very interested in this.
So Zhang Guan asked: "Which team is selling its shares?"
"It's the shares of the Los Angeles Lakers." Huang Weida said.
"Lakers?" Zhang Guan sat up involuntarily.
Given the Los Angeles Lakers' status in the NBA, their sale of shares may attract many investors.
On the other end of the phone, Huang Weida continued: "Magic Johnson once bought 4.5% of the Lakers shares in 1994, and this time he is planning to sell the 4.5% shares. On Wall Street, many investors have expressed this There is great interest, but Johnson’s asking price is a bit high, so many people are still hesitant. In addition, the Bass family is also a problem.”
"I think the high asking price shouldn't be a problem. After all, the price is negotiable. The main problem is the Bass family, right?" Zhang Guan said with a smile.
"Hit the point!" Huang Weida continued: "Without the approval of the Buss family, I'm afraid it would be difficult to obtain the 4.5% shares of the Lakers."
"So how much does Johnson want?" Zhang Guan asked next.
"50 million US dollars." Huang Weida said.
"For 50 million U.S. dollars and 4.5% of the shares, his valuation for the Lakers would be 1.111 billion U.S. dollars." Zhang Guan began to calculate in his mind whether it was worth it.
"Based on the current situation of the Lakers, a valuation of US$1 billion is a relatively reasonable price. After all, the Lakers have not disclosed their debt situation. US$50 million is indeed a bit high. If you are really interested, you can negotiate the price. Huang Weida said.
"It's best if you can negotiate the price. If Johnson refuses to lower the price, give him 50 million US dollars!" Zhang Guan said without hesitation: "As for the Bass family, I will take care of it!"
Is it worth paying $50 million to buy 4.5% of the Lakers shares? Definitely a great value! You must know that the Clippers, who are in the same city, will be sold for 2 billion US dollars in the future, and with the Lakers' background, the valuation of 1 billion is too low.
What made Zhang Guan determined was the increase in the overall value of the NBA in the future. For example, the increase in the price of the NBA's overall broadcast contract has greatly increased the market value of each team. Especially a year later, Time Warner signed a contract with the Lakers. After signing a sky-high 25-year broadcast contract worth US$5 billion, the Lakers' broadcast fees exceeded those of Real Madrid and Barcelona. The market value of the Lakers has also been rising, approaching US$3 billion.
Of course, a market value of 3 billion US dollars does not mean that you can buy the Lakers if you have 3 billion US dollars! High-quality assets like the Lakers sometimes may not be available even at a premium.
Therefore, some people will comment in the future that Magic Johnson's selling of the Lakers at this time was a huge loss. And Zhang Guan is obviously willing to be the one who takes advantage. What's more, the opportunity to buy shares in the Lakers is rare, so Zhang Guan decided to buy the 4.5% stake in the Lakers without hesitation.
Zhang Guan put down the phone and rubbed his temples.
"Originally I didn't want to have any interaction with the Lakers, but this time, it won't work without any intersection! However, if this transaction is successful, although I will not become a player of the Lakers, I will become a shareholder of the Lakers. This can be regarded as using another person. A way to enter the NBA!" Zhang Guan thought silently.
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