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Chapter 133 BlackRock and other international investors seek to invest in Sihai Sports
Tony Parker brought the French team to the conference room. Dirk Nowitzki went up to him, hugged him and said hello. After a few pleasantries, the two quickly sat down and continued chatting with Yang Chen.

Tony Parker made the same request as Dirk Nowitzki, hoping that Yang Chen and the Sihai team would be willing to give advice and allow the French basketball team and athletes to come and learn.

Yang Chen smiled and said, "I just told Dirk that the Sihai team has an open training class, and anyone can come and watch. How well you can learn depends on your own efforts and talents."

Tony Parker said happily, "That's great, thank you Mr. Yang. If we want to send a team over to play a friendly match with the Sihai team, can Mr. Yang agree?"

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, and said: "Of course. As long as the opponent is not too weak, the Sihai team is willing to play a friendly match with any opponent."

Dirk Nowitzki also quickly said, "We also want to send a team to play against the Sihai team. I hope Mr. Yang can agree."

Yang Chen laughed loudly, and said, "Sure. If you can send more powerful teams, I will welcome it very much."

At this time, Chen Xi came in again.

"Director Yang, Yao Daming is here with the LBA bosses. They want to talk to you in person." Chen Xi reported in a low voice.

Yang Chen nodded, then said with a smile: "Do you two still remember Yao Daming?"

Dirk Nowitzki smiled and said, "Of course I remember. We were old rivals back then! Is he here?"

Tony Parker also smiled and said, "I haven't seen him for a long time. Where is he?"

Yang Chen said to Chen Xi: “Ask Yao Daming to come over alone.”

Chen Xi nodded and quickly called Yao Daming over.

When Yao Daming saw that his two old rivals, Dirk Nowitzki and Tony Parker, were there, he happily opened his arms and hugged and greeted them respectively.

When Yao Daming learned that Germany and France would send teams to play against the Sihai team, his heart skipped a beat.

Originally, Yang Chen was not willing to play with the LBA team, but now that NBA and European teams take turns to play games, the Sihai team will not have to worry about not having games to play, and the quality of the games they play is higher. Yang Chen is even more reluctant to let the Sihai team join the LBA.

Yao Daming smiled and said, "Boss Yang, I brought all the bosses from LBA here, let's have a chat."

Yang Chen replied: "There's nothing to talk about. I won't give in even half a step."

Yao Daming quickly said, "I'm not asking you to back down. I've already talked to them about it. They just want to confirm it with you in person."

Yang Chen nodded and said, "Alright. Dirk, Tony, you guys chat first, I'll be back soon."

Dirk Nowitzki and Tony Parker quickly smiled and nodded.

Yang Chen and Yao Daming went out, and Yang Chen took Yao Daming and the bosses of LBA to another reception room.

The owners of various clubs greeted Yang Chen, and Yang Chen responded politely.

Before Yao Daming could speak, the representative of the Bayi team said, "I have an announcement to make. We have received an order from the leadership. The Bayi team will officially withdraw from the LBA. The vacant spot will be given to the Sihai team."

As soon as this statement came out, the whole hall was in an uproar.

The Bayi team is one of the most glorious teams in the LBA. The only teams that can be compared with it are the Haicheng Sharks where Yao Daming played and the Guangdong Hongyuan team at its peak.

Moreover, the Bayi team is a military team, and it actually voluntarily withdrew to make way for the Sihai team?
Incredible!
Yao Daming quickly asked, "Why is it so sudden?"

The representative of the Bayi team smiled and said, "The leader just called and asked me to talk to Mr. Yang and everyone else. We will issue a notice later announcing that the Bayi team will withdraw from the LBA and give its seat to the Sihai team. So, bosses, don't worry about it. Just follow what Mr. Yang says. Everyone should have a higher level of ideological awareness. Don't just focus on money. You should also consider the development of Longguo's basketball industry. The Sihai team must enter the LBA. Whoever doesn't understand will have trouble later."

Once these words were spoken, what else did the club owners have to say? They didn't need to say anything, and they didn't dare to say anything. They just nodded and accepted all the conditions set by Yang Chen.

"Hongyuan has no objection!"

"Marco Polo has no objection!"

"Fenjiu has no objection!"

"Kentia has no objection!"

……

On the way here, these club owners had thought of many things to say to Yang Chen, but now they didn't even have the chance to say them.

Yang Chen nodded, and said: "The Bayi team has given up their seats to the Sihai team, so what else can I say? Then it's settled. President Yao, you guys can do as you please, I still have to entertain the German and French delegations."

Yao Daming quickly said, "Okay, okay. Director Yang, go and do your work. Don't worry about us."

Yang Chen stood up and smiled at everyone, then turned around and left.

Yao Daming immediately said, "Dirk Nowitzki and Tony Parker led the team to come to Yang Dong and the Sihai team to learn, and they also wanted to send a team to play against the Sihai team. Alas, it's a good thing that the Bayi team took action, otherwise Yang Dong would definitely refuse any request you made. The Sihai team has NBA and European teams to play higher quality games, so how could they be willing to enter the LBA?"

The bosses of various teams didn't dare to say anything, and it was all good enough that the Sihai team agreed to join the LBA.

evening.

The Bayi team issued an announcement.

The general content is that the original intention of forming the Bayi team was to participate in the Military Games. Due to the special nature of the Bayi team, athletes can only be active military personnel and foreign players cannot be accepted, which does not meet the current requirements for the professional development of the LBA.

After discussion among relevant leaders, it was decided that the Bayi team would withdraw from the NBA and the seat would be donated to the Sihai team free of charge.

As soon as this announcement was released, it instantly set the Internet on fire.

Regardless of why the Bayi team withdrew from the LBA, netizens unanimously believed that the Bayi team was making room for the Sihai team.

"See? This is real strength! The Bayi team has made room for the Sihai team. The Sihai team is ridiculously strong."

"I was still wondering how Yao Daming would operate to get the Sihai team into the LBA. I thought about making an exception for the Sihai team and giving them a spot directly. I never thought that the Bayi team would withdraw and give up the spot."

"To be honest, it's a waste of talent for the Sihai team to join the LBA. It would be better if the NBA could add an overseas team and let the Sihai team play in the NBA, then it would be worthy of the Sihai team's strength. But I still have to give a thumbs up to the Bayi team, soldiers are different, they are upright and have high moral character."

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The news that the Sihai team replaced the Bayi team and entered the LBA ignited the enthusiasm of major brands.

LBA's current broadcasting partners are mainly Yangshi Sports Channel, Penguin Sports, and Migu Sports.

Stimulated by the news that the Sihai team joined the LBA, platforms such as Douyin Sports, iQiyi Sports, Hupu Sports, Youku Video, and Bilibili rushed to contact the LBA League Office to inquire about broadcasting matters.

LBA now has only one sports goods sponsor, Lining. As soon as the news came out that Sihai team would replace Bayi team to join LBA, a series of well-known domestic and foreign brands including Ta'an, Tebu, Pique, 361, Jordan, Hongxing Aker, Under Armour, Adidas, Nike, Puma and others contacted the LBA alliance to inquire about sponsorship matters.

In addition, major insurance brands such as Ping An Insurance and Pacific Insurance, and automobile brands such as Geely, Bivadi, Ideal, and NIO have also inquired about sponsorship matters.

Companies from various industries including banking, lubricants, sports, technology, and the Internet are also inquiring about sponsorship matters.

This is the power of the Sihai team. One piece of news can attract so many brands to compete for cooperation with LBA.

In order to avoid any further complications and to confirm the news of Sihai team joining LBA as soon as possible so as to facilitate the LBA alliance to negotiate sponsorship fees with sponsors, Yao Daming ordered the league office to send a signing team overnight to discuss the specific matters of Sihai team joining LBA with Sihai Sports.

The two sides negotiated for a whole night and a morning, and finally finalized the contract, signed and stamped it, and it took effect immediately.

The main contents are as follows:

First, Sihai Sports agreed to allow Sihai Basketball Club to join LBA and officially compete in LBA.

Second, as long as the Sihai team does not withdraw from the LBA, 50% of all LBA income must be distributed to Sihai Sports. When it comes to dividends and grants, the Sihai team will still receive 50% first, and the rest can be divided among other clubs.

Third, as long as the Sihai team does not withdraw from the LBA, LBA games will provide free advertising for Sihai Bingquan and Sihai Sports.

Fourth, during the period of participating in the LBA league, the Sihai team can independently decide whether to play games with teams outside the league. All profits belong to Sihai Sports, and the LBA shall not interfere and has no right to dividends.

Fifth, the Sihai team has the unilateral right to sign cooperative brands, and the revenue generated does not need to be submitted to the LBA League, but belongs entirely to Sihai Sports.

Sixth, Sihai Sports agreed to allow the Sihai basketball team to become a national team, and promised to win the Asian Champions League and strive to win the World Cup and Olympic titles.

……

It’s no wonder that those bosses were unwilling at first. The great powers that forced the Qing Dynasty to sign unequal treaties probably didn’t dare to make such conditions.

To sum it up briefly, the Sihai basketball team is not bound by the LBA alliance, all rights and interests belong to Sihai Sports, and more than half of the money earned by the LBA goes to the Sihai team.

At first glance, it seems that the LBA is even more cowardly than the Qing government. Even Li Hongzhang did not dare to sign the contract, but the LBA signed it. However, a careful calculation will reveal that the LBA and the owners of the clubs have made a fortune.

Take sports shoe brand sponsorship for example. Previously, only Lining sponsored LBA. Now, a series of domestic and foreign brands such as Nike, Adidas, and Ta'an want to sponsor. How much more sponsorship fees will they charge? Previously, Geely, Bivadi, Ideal, Weilai and other car companies did not even look at LBA. Now, they are all vying for cooperation. How much more sponsorship fees will they charge?
Douyin Sports, Youku, iQiyi and other platforms have joined the broadcasting camp. How much more broadcasting fees will they charge?
So, with this calculation, the LBA league and each club will get a lot more money than they do now, and they will still make a lot of money.

At ten o'clock, LBA and Sihai Sports simultaneously issued an announcement, and Sihai Sports agreed that Sihai Basketball Club would take over the Bayi team's seat and officially compete in LBA.

The announcement contained only so much content, but it made basketball fans and brands very excited. Fans can watch the exciting games of the Four Seas team every night, and brands can get a lot of exposure by sponsoring LBA.

Seeing that the Sihai team has brought the LBA to new heights on its own and has made a lot of money before the new season even started, Silver and the owners of NBA clubs are jealous.

Because of the inappropriate remarks made by a certain team manager, the presence of the NBA in Dragon Country has become increasingly weak. Many old fans who have watched basketball for many years no longer watch NBA games. Only some students and young people are still watching NBA games.

Now that the Sihai team has emerged, Longguo fans will pay more attention to the Sihai team and LBA, and their attention to the NBA will continue to decline, which means that the NBA's presence in Longguo will continue to weaken until no one talks about it.

The Dragon Country market is huge. Before the incident, broadcasters and sponsors gave tens of billions to the NBA every year. It is impossible for Silver to just give up such a big market.

Therefore, Silver had a bold idea. The NBA signed a contract with Sihai Sports, and the two parties agreed that it would become a regular event for the NBA to send a team to play against the Sihai team during the offseason every summer.

The NBA does not want ticket revenue or other income, it just wants to allow the NBA's official broadcasters to broadcast the games.

In this way, the NBA can maintain its exposure in the Dragon Country and bring more exposure to sponsors. The NBA can then ask for higher sponsorship fees from sponsors and higher broadcasting fees from broadcasters.

If the Sihai team plays against the noobs in LBA for a long time, their strength will gradually decline. They still need to play against high-quality teams to maintain their strength.

Moreover, Yang Chen's goal is not only to dominate the LBA, he also wants the Sihai team to represent the national team to win the World Cup and Olympic championships. Playing against NBA teams every year can not only train, but also understand the technical characteristics and tactics of NBA players, which will help to defeat them in international competitions.

So, when Yang Chen heard Xiao Hua's suggestion, he immediately agreed.

About half an hour before the game between Sihai team and Lakers started, Sihai Sports and NBA issued an announcement.

"After friendly negotiations and fully respecting the opinions of both parties, Sihai Sports and the NBA have reached a cooperation agreement. Starting from July 2025, every year during the NBA and LBA off-season, NBA teams will take turns to come to Longguo to play against Sihai teams, and Sihai teams will also go to NBA teams' home courts to play games depending on the situation. All revenue generated by playing games in Longguo belongs to Sihai Sports, and the NBA only requires that cooperating broadcasters be allowed to broadcast the games. All revenue generated by playing games at the NBA team's home court will be split 7-10 between the NBA and Sihai Sports. The agreement is valid for years, and the two parties will negotiate whether to renew it after the expiration."

When netizens who were waiting for the game between the Sihai team and the Lakers to start saw this announcement, they were immediately happy again.

"I thought it was outrageous that LBA signed an agreement that even Li Hongzhang didn't dare to sign, but I didn't expect there would be something even more outrageous than LBA. Whose general is this, so brave that he can sign such an agreement?"

"The Sihai team has really made progress, and Longguo basketball has also made progress. Soon, fans from other countries will be able to re-recognize the true strength of Longguo basketball."

"This is just the NBA's last struggle in Longguo. Seeing that fewer and fewer people are paying attention to the NBA, and the Sihai team joining the LBA, the NBA is completely anxious and worried that the Longguo basketball market will be completely attracted by the LBA. They certainly can't just sit there and watch the market of 14 billion people go by, and they still have to find a way to struggle. You think the NBA lost money, but in fact they made a lot of money. I just want to ask you if you want to watch the game between the Sihai team and the NBA team. As long as you watch it, the NBA's goal will be achieved."

……

While fans were still discussing the announcements from Sihai Sports and the NBA, the game between Sihai and the Lakers had ended. In the end, Sihai defeated the Lakers 8:132 with the excellent performance of 118 players scoring in double digits. Even LeBron James' return to his peak and scoring 60 points was of no avail.

Silver and the owners of NBA clubs are exhausted. The NBA has lost four games in a row. They really can't afford to lose this guy.

The Sihai team had another match against the Celtics in the afternoon, so they immediately left the field to rest.

The Lakers stayed for the interview and reporters surrounded LeBron James.

Reporter: LeBron, can you share how you feel right now?
James looked at the reporter speechlessly, and then said helplessly: "To be honest, I'm in a bad mood now. I asked God to borrow my 20-year-old self to play in the game, but we still lost so much. The Four Seas team shot God to death with their shooting. Damn it!"

Reporter: Davis, what do you think of the performance of the Sihai team?
Davis replied: "They can run too fast, I can't keep up with their pace at all. But I don't chase them, their center shoots more accurately than Curry. I want to say sorry to my teammates, it's really not that I'm lazy, it's really because they have too much physical strength."

The value of Sihai Ice Spring continues to rise. Anthony Davis now understands the helplessness of the Rockets when they played against the Jazz in the playoffs and Yao Daming faced Boozer and Okur. If they were a step slower, the opponents would dare to shoot and kill the Rockets.

Reporter: LeBron, do you think the Celtics can defend the Four Seas team this afternoon?

James replied: "I desperately hope that the Celtics can defend the Sihai team. From now on I am a fan of the Celtics. NBA teams really need a victory. We have lost too much."

James' wish was good, but not every wish can come true, and his wish was not fulfilled.

At 120:116 in the afternoon, the Sihai team and the Celtics fought fiercely for two and a half hours, and it took an overtime to decide the winner. In the end, the Sihai team defeated the Celtics :.

It can be seen that the Celtics did a very good job on defense. After an overtime game, the Four Seas team only scored 120 points.

but!

It's useless.

The Sihai team still won.

The NBA has lost five games in a row, and fans all over the world are stunned.

At this point, no one doubted that the NBA was letting the game go, because everyone could see that the players were fighting as hard as in the NBA Finals.

Now all the pressure is focused on the Warriors players, especially Curry. He must make accurate three-pointers to kill the Sihai team, otherwise the Warriors will have no hope of winning.

To some extent, the styles of the Sihai team and the Warriors are exactly the same. The difference is that every player on the Sihai team can be Curry, while there is only one Curry on the Warriors.

This game can be said to be the focus of everyone's attention, and fans all over the world are watching.

Xiao Hua and Yao Daming sat together on the sidelines. Yao Daming had a smile on his face, while Xiao Hua had a serious look. Their expressions reflected their current mood.

This was destined to be a battle of offense and defense. Both sides were defending symbolically at the beginning, but from the second quarter onwards, both sides simply stopped putting energy into defense. They put all their energy into offense, just to see who could shoot more accurately.

There's no need to compare shooting. Not to mention the current Warriors team, even if the Warriors team with 73 wins came, they wouldn't be able to beat the cheating Sihai team.

After two hours of fighting, the result of the game came out.

The Sihai team narrowly defeated the Warriors 145:142, ending this year's preseason with a six-game losing streak in the NBA.

The scores of both teams were very close. The Sihai team was in control of the game throughout the entire process. The Warriors team had been chasing points and were in a very passive position.

Silver looked at the score expressionlessly, shaking his head gently. He was unwilling to accept this fact. He even felt that fans all over the world were laughing at him. He had pretended to be cool and looked down on the Sihai team for being too cheap, but now it turns out that the NBA is the cheap side.

Yao Daming was very happy and laughed like an emoticon.

In the VIP box, Yang Chen was about to get up and leave when Dirk Nowitzki and Tony Pike came over.

"Mr. Yang, we have decided to sign a contract with you. In the future, we will send a team to play against the Sihai team during the offseason. The Sihai team can also play in our home court. Whether playing in Longguo or in our country, all the proceeds will belong to the Sihai team. We have only one requirement, that the Sihai team must use all its skills and tactics to play against us without any reservations. The agreement will be signed for 5 years first, and we will negotiate whether to renew it after the expiration. Is that okay?" Dirk Nowitzki said.

Tony Parker followed up with, "Me too!"

They felt that five years was enough time for their team to learn all of the Sihai team's techniques and tactics.

For Yang Chen, the purpose of forming a club is to play games and make money, so of course he has to accept such an opportunity.

Anyway, there are stamina-boosting liquids for the players to use, so there is no need to worry about them not having enough stamina, let alone worrying about them getting injured due to fatigue.

Yang Chen smiled and said, "Sure! We welcome strong teams to play games with us."

Dirk Nowitzki said happily, "Then let's go negotiate the contract now. We'll sign it once we're done."

Tony Parker followed up by saying, "Yes! I have already communicated with my family, and I can make the decision to sign the contract. In addition, to show our sincerity, we will introduce several broadcasters such as MediaTV, Sky Sports, and Bein Media to broadcast LBA games, as well as games between the Sihai team and teams outside the LBA."

Yang Chen smiled and said, "Haha... Then I thank you. Mr. Chen, you can talk to them."

Chen Yulong, the president of Sihai Sports, who was watching the game with Yang Chen, quickly said, "Okay, Director Yang. I'll follow up, you don't have to worry."

Yang Chen said goodbye to Nowitzki and Parker and went home to rest.

Chen Yulong invited Nowitzki and Parker to go to Sihai Sports with him to discuss the specific details of the cooperation.

The news of the NBA's six consecutive losses spread to the Internet, and foreign netizens were once again broken.

South Korean netizen Kim Jae-seok: The NBA is really not good! So many strong teams came out to play, but they were all defeated by the Sihai team. I watched the game video, and the Sihai team didn't have any strong points, so why couldn't they win?
Yoshizawa, a netizen from Sakura Country: Koreans, stop embarrassing yourself. Can you understand the game? The Sihai team's shooting is ridiculously accurate. If they are given an open shot, everyone will make a sure shot. In the last game against the Warriors, the two sides were attacking each other, and the Warriors were always chasing points, which shows how strong the Sihai team's offensive ability is.

Bald Eagle netizen Duncan: I have completely given up on the NBA. It's fine if they can't beat us, but they signed such a shameful agreement and waited to be laughed at by fans all over the world. Fortunately, we still have football, baseball, and golf. As everyone knows, the NBA is the weakest among the four major sports leagues. The money earned from a Super Bowl game is enough for the NBA to earn in a year. Yang Chen has the ability to form a football team to play against us. If they can win even one game, I will broadcast live on the street with an AK and shoot!

German netizen: I heard that Dirk has led the team to discuss cooperation with the Sihai team. I hope our country's basketball players can learn the skills and tactics of the Sihai team. The Sihai team's style of play is suitable for European teams, and the NBA's style of play is not suitable for us.

French netizen: Tony Parker also led the team to discuss cooperation with the Sihai team. Back then, the Longguo team tried every means to learn the European style of play. They felt that the European style of play was suitable for them, and the NBA style of play was not suitable for them. Now it is completely the other way around. It is the turn of European basketball to learn from Longguo basketball. Yang Chen is really awesome. One person can turn the situation in a field around.

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At this time, international capitals such as BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street, Goldman Sachs, Morgan, and Citigroup saw the unlimited future prospects of Sihai Sports. They wanted to invest in Sihai Sports and wait for Sihai Sports to go public and cash out to make a fortune.

Therefore, the bosses of various capitals immediately rushed to Longguo Jiangcheng, vying to meet with Yang Chen to discuss the matter of investing in Sihai Sports.

(End of this chapter)