Chapter 195 Acquisition of the team
Not to mention this, since the piano album "Dawn" was acquired by Universal Records and Warner Records, under the wide and strong sales channels of the two major records, it can be said that except for Asia, which is responsible for Being Music, almost every city in other continents has corresponding sales points. With the excellent quality of "Dawn", although Zhao Chen is not very famous in other continents, the sales of this piano album have been rising steadily since the beginning, and it has sold millions in just two or three days.
Not only that, this piano album became more and more popular. After all, Zhao Chen was not very famous in these places, and a few people bought it. Because many foreigners often came to buy it after the recommendations of friends or unconsciously heard the piano music in it, which led to sales rising instead of falling, which is quite strange.
Piano music has a long history and has a history of hundreds of years. It is not restricted by language. It can be said that it can be used in any country or region around the world, which is why this sales are achieved.
Due to the big sale of "Dawn", Zhao Chen's reputation in the world has risen, which has also laid the foundation for Zhao Chen to open a branch in other places. Even if only a very small number of these fans buy it, it will be the same, at least it won't lose money.
In addition, with the support of two major record companies, the number of branches in the world has increased and emerged like bamboo shoots in the rain.
However, in this way, the funds will undoubtedly pale in comparison. Therefore, except for setting up branches in some countries with a large population, Zhao Chen can only develop slowly.
Of course, he doesn't necessarily have enough funds. On the contrary, this guy has always held a lot of funds, in addition to being prepared for the situation, he also uses the next plan.
The next plan for this guy is relatively alternative, that is, he wants to acquire a big city team in the United States.
Zhao Chen actually knew very well that the United States is also a big market after all, especially the Americans are richer. If this market can be opened, there will be considerable returns in the future. Because of this, Zhao Chen wants to accumulate more fame for the world society, and it will be a continuous stream. In this way, various American teams will naturally become the first choice.
Sports are popular in the United States, and all kinds of teams can be said to be available, but the most famous ones are undoubtedly NFL American football, MLB American professional baseball and NHL American ice hockey. As for the future, the NBA American Professional Basketball League is not well-known yet, mainly because it will take two years for the old man Stern to take the stage.
Zhao Chen is not familiar with the three major leagues in the United States, and the teams are even more expensive. Moreover, the teams in big cities are all things that Zhao Chen can't afford, so there is no way. Zhao Chen can only turn his mind to the NBA he is most familiar with. Although he is just a pseudo-fan, some future superstars can still be recognized, which is also his foresight. As long as he makes full use of this advantage and tries to collect some future superstar embryos, the future NBA can be said to be able to gallop.
What I have to say here is that because the current NBA president is not old man Stern, and the NBA has not been broadcast nationwide in this era, the NBA is relatively scattered in the United States, and basically only the big cities in the United States are more famous. Therefore, today's NBA teams are relatively cheaper, and can also be regarded as future investment. After all, after a decade or twenty years, the team's market value will be at least ten times that of today. This can not only build momentum for the world society and invest in good things in the future, but only fools will not do it.
Zhao Chen naturally chose the big city basketball team. Although his funds are difficult to buy big city teams in the three major professional leagues in the United States, it is still more than enough to buy NBA basketball teams. As long as you are willing to buy, even the most expensive Knicks can buy it. There is no way, the NBA in this era is too unfamous, and only when Stern, a Jewish old man, will he truly enter a period of rapid development.
The so-called big city teams are mainly determined by population. The rankings of major American cities are like this, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Detroit...
Except for the top four, which have a population of more than two million, the decline in the rest of the population is not small, which is inconsistent with Zhao Chen's interests. Among them, the Los Angeles Lakers can be directly out. After all, only the Celtics can compare to the real peak team of the Lakers. Unless the Lakers boss NC or spend a lot of money, it is basically non-selling.
As for the New York Knicks, in addition to being too expensive, the cost on weekdays is too high, and the Knicks' future performance makes Zhao Chen shudder, so he was directly ruled out, so he doesn't want to be a sucker.
So what remains are Chicago Red Bull and Houston Rockets. Not only are these two teams in big cities, but they have not won the championship yet, so the future can be said to be even brighter.
Relatively speaking, the Houston Rockets are more famous now because the Rockets still have Moses Malone, but Malone will be traded to Philadelphia next year.
It is these two big city teams that will shine brightly in the future that have become Zhao Chen's first choice, so Zhao Chen began to contact the team's owners one after another.
This year is 1982. Every NBA season starts in November. The league of this season has already begun. Moses Malone has shown MVP-level strength to help the Rockets conquer the city. However, due to the lack of teammates, I am not very good this year's record, which is also the main reason why Moses Malone is unwilling to renew the contract.
Looking at the home atmosphere of the two teams, since the Houston Rockets' performance is better than that of Red Bulls now, and with superstars like Moses Malone, there are naturally more fans who come to the home court to cheer for the team.
However, it is precisely because of the team's record and salary that Moses Malone refused to renew his contract with the Rockets. If Moses Malone leaves, it may not take long before the Rockets will sink. This is a fact that NBA people know.
Zhao Chen naturally first contacted the Bulls' boss, but the current Bulls' boss still holds a lot of hope for the Bulls and has no intention of giving up. Of course, if Zhao Chen spends money, he will naturally be more relaxed and happy. Unfortunately, Zhao Chen is not that stupid, let alone the Rockets.
The Rockets' current bosses are real estate agent Wien Dudleston and banker Billy Goldberg, who acquired the then Rockets for $5.6 million in 1971 and moved the team to Houston due to popularity.
Both bosses are investors. At that time, they bought the Rockets just to wait for the value to be added. But they were disappointed. The NBA still had no changes, and there was no TV broadcasting game. The influence was relatively low. The speed of value-added was as fast as the speed. The two investors had long wanted to sell the Rockets to spare the money. During the period when Zhao Chen arrived, there was already an intention to sell. However, few people now choose to invest in the NBA. Even if they have the intention to acquire, they cannot satisfy the two investors.
The Bulls couldn't agree, so Zhao Chen had to make an appointment with two Rockets' current bosses again.
"Mr. Wien, Mr. Billy, I'm taking the liberty to bother you, I hope you forgive me!" In a restaurant, Zhao Chen met with two current Rockets bosses, both of whom were blonde and blue-eyed middle-aged men.
"Hello, Mr. Zhao Chen, I'm very happy to see you!" Wien and Billy didn't know Zhao Chen, but when they saw Zhao Chen, they were immediately surprised at Zhao Chen's youth, but they had no intention of despising him. It was because of the piano album "Dawn" recently that Zhao Chen has become famous in the United States, so they naturally heard of it.
"Two gentlemen, I believe I'm going to be clear about my purpose! I'm a little interested in the NBA. I heard that the two bosses are interested in transferring the Rockets, so I want to ask about the price?"
Chapter completed!