Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 363 This temptation is great

With the opening of the Dawn Arena in downtown Houston, the Houston Rockets have officially left the Compaq Arena after many years and will now use this most expensive and luxurious arena in the NBA as their home court!
In the office, Aaron was having a meeting with Rockets general manager Ray Patterson and head coach Rudy Tomjanovich.

"The Rockets need to bring in young, high-potential players!"

Everyone can see that the Rockets' championship this year had a lot of luck involved. As Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler age, the Rockets' competitiveness is decreasing.

Ray Patterson's eyes lit up. "Boss, you mean?"

Aaron narrowed his eyes. "I want the Rockets to achieve a three-peat. Any good ideas?"

The Rockets' players are getting older, and apart from their two stars, the others aren't up to par. For example, power forward Chuck Brown can't handle the pressure!
"There aren't any standout players on the market this year!"

Rudy Tomjanovich sighed.

Aaron tapped the table. "The Spurs are trading Dennis Rodman."

Upon hearing this, both General Manager Ray Patterson and Head Coach Rudy Tomjanovich were taken aback.

Was Dennis Rodman strong? Yes!
He was the rebounding champion for four consecutive years and was selected to the All-Defensive First Team six times.
However, he has a history of conflicts with management, disagreements with teammates, arguments with fans, an eccentric personality, and a chaotic private life off the field, making him a true bad boy.

Will Rodman's arrival throw the Rockets' locker room into chaos?

Rudy Tomjanovich must be somewhat worried.

"There aren't many teams in the league willing to take on Rodman. With him at power forward, he could relieve a lot of pressure on Olajuwon."

"Let's trade Chucky Brown for him. The Spurs definitely won't refuse; they just want to get rid of this cancer as soon as possible!"

Aaron tapped the table. Dennis Rodman's ability is not a problem. It depends on whether the Rockets can contain him.
However, even if it doesn't work well, it still stopped him from going to the Bulls, right?
"Let's see if we can find a suitable substitute. The Rockets' bench depth isn't enough either."

Ray Patterson and Rudy Tomjanovich both nodded; they knew how tempting a three-peat was!

That evening, a business cocktail party was being held at the Four Seasons Hotel Houston.

Texas oil tycoon Robert Bass chatted and laughed with Aaron. "Aaron, is the Houston Rockets going to win a three-peat?"

Aaron smiled. "Perhaps, if we let Michael Jordan continue playing baseball, our chances will be better."

Robert Bass, a member of the prominent Texas oil family Bass, was also a supporter of George W. Bush Jr.
At the same time, the Buss family is also a major shareholder of the Disney Group, headed by Robert Buss's elder brother, Sid Buss.

Both families share the surname Buss, but the Jerry Buss family, which owns the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Robert Buss family are on completely different levels!

"By the way, Aaron, let me introduce you to two people!"

Robert Bass then introduced Aaron Anderson to Jim Colter and David Bondman, the two founders of the investment firm TPG (Texas Pacific Group).

"Gentlemen, although TPG has only been established for a few years, it has already made a big move by acquiring Continental Airlines in conjunction with GE Capital!"

David Bondman smiled and clinked glasses with Aaron. "Mr. Anderson has single-handedly built the international entertainment giant, Dawn Group, in just a few years."

"TPG is nothing but a small fry compared to Dawn."

Jim Colter and David Bondman were both managers of the Bass family investment company, and a few years ago they joined forces with William Price III to establish TPG! "Aaron, perhaps we will have some opportunities to cooperate in the future," Jim Colter said with a smile.

TPG also offers acquisition services, which are the same type of services as Blackstone Group.

This year, Sugon's acquisition of MCA by Blackstone Group certainly made TPG envious.

Aaron nodded. It seemed that TPG was quite interested in Dawn.

However, TPG has not been established for long and the funds it manages are not yet substantial!

"By the way, regarding the Mexican financial crisis that occurred from the end of last year to this spring, it seems that TPG managed to escape unscathed?"

Aaron inquired that at the end of last year, Mexico's peso depreciated due to political and economic reasons, triggering a financial crisis.

It not only affected the entire Latin American region, but also impacted Europe and Asia, with North America naturally bearing the brunt.

David Bondman shrugged. "TPG's investment in Mexico has incurred some losses, but it's within our acceptable range."

"Afterwards, the International Monetary Fund provided Mexico with $500 billion in bailout funds, which helped them through the crisis!"

Texas shares a large border with Mexico and is quite familiar with the situation in Mexico.

“The International Monetary Fund,” Aaron smiled directly, the white glove of the United States.

Moreover, Aaron heard from Jack Wells that since the establishment of the North American Free Trade Area, the United States has been dumping genetically modified corn on a large scale, which has severely damaged Mexico's corn industry.

This directly led to a large number of Mexican farmers switching from growing corn to growing poppies for drug traffickers!
In particular, in the last two years, the Mexican government, in the process of neoliberal economic reforms, has targeted village and community land ownership in order to achieve land privatization and encourage foreign investment in the agricultural sector.
Last year, the Mexican government passed a new land law that allows community farmers to sell community land and allows private companies to purchase community land.

Allowing land privatization directly makes it impossible for ordinary farmers to withstand competition from large corporations, leading to the loss of their land!

At the beginning of last year, the Zapatista National Liberation Movement broke out directly in the Mexican state of Chiapas.

Oak River Villa at night.

“No wonder it’s called the Redneck State, Texas is indeed very powerful,” Aaron said as he lay on the bed, with Jennifer Connelly nestled in his arms.

Jennifer Connelly chuckled. “Cowboy, huh? Short-tempered. Texas has never really felt a strong sense of belonging to the Union.”

Aaron stroked the woman's 34D breasts, "She's from the Lone Star Republic, after all!"

Jennifer Connelly kissed Aaron a few times on the cheek. "Aren't you going back to Los Angeles yet?"

"Let's go to New York first. Dawn is going public this year, as you know, that's a big deal." Dawn will need money for so many things, Aaron has to take it seriously.

"At that time, I will allocate some shares to you and the employees. Remember to hold them for the long term; they will definitely become more and more valuable in the future!"

“Okay,” Jennifer Connelly blinked her big eyes, her long fingers tracing circles on Aaron’s chest.

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you in Los Angeles!"

(End of this chapter)