Chapter 654 Forbes Rich List + End of Regular Season
Chapter 654 Forbes Rich List + End of Regular Season
On February 1st, the media suddenly broke the news that Wang Tiejun will enter the top 200 of the Forbes rich list, with assets exceeding US$3 billion, and ranking third on the Forbes sports annual income list, second only to Tiger Woods and car king Schumacher.
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This news shocked countless people.
"I only have three billion dollars left?"
He was a little shocked. Did his second sister lose all his money last year? He quickly picked up the phone to call his second sister.
"Don't hit!"
Fei Ge quickly stopped him, rolled his eyes at him, and said: "You have forgotten that the second sister has helped you hide your main assets a long time ago. Those assets are not recorded in your personal name. Even if it is the K-era Club, it is now open to the public.
Only 5% of the equity is in your name. Other assets cannot be investigated by Forbes. What can be investigated is probably some of the assets of Fengshen Street and a small number of shares in several companies.
I guess this time Forbes found that your main asset is Fengshen Street. The land prices in the capital have risen too much, and the fixed assets of Fengshen Street have appreciated many times. This cannot be hidden, otherwise you will not be in the top 500."
"Let me just say, the second sister is so good at business, how can she lose my money?" He breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's hard to say. The second sister mainly invests in high technology. She has said that if she invests in a hundred high-tech projects, it would be good if one of them can make money." Fei Ge said with a smile.
Lao Wang was stunned and felt that his little money was about to grow wings.
"I don't understand why the second sister likes to invest in high technology so much?" he said helplessly.
"She said that if the country does not develop high technology and core technology, it will have no future and will not be able to control its own destiny in the future. In the process of globalization, we can only become a processing factory and cheap labor force for the world. You can't
Remember?"
"Forget it, I don't understand this, just do whatever the second sister does."
Not long after, a large number of calls came in from media reporters, which made him unplug his home phone line.
When he went out at noon, he was blocked by a large number of reporters outside the community, so he had to accept interviews with the media.
"Old K, why have you accumulated so much wealth in just twelve years? Do you have any secrets?"
"Luck, my investment is pure luck."
Lao Wang can only make nonsense. He doesn't know which of his assets Forbes has found, and he doesn't dare to go into too much detail.
On February 17, the Suns defeated the Mavericks at home and achieved a record of 39 wins and 15 losses.
However, the Trail Blazers also performed very strongly, with a record of 40 wins and 14 losses, still one game ahead of the Suns.
In third place are the Spurs, with a record of 36 wins and 18.
In the Eastern Conference, the Knicks are first with 38 wins and 16 losses, the Heat are second with 37 wins and 17 losses, and the Pistons are third.
Vince Carter has returned from injury, and the Nets' strength has improved. They originally fell behind the Pacers, but are now back to fourth in the Eastern Conference.
Starting on the 18th, the league enters the All-Star Weekend.
Eastern Conference All-Star starters: O'Neal, Grant Hill, LeBron James, Vince Carter, Iverson.
Eastern All-Star reserves: Yao Min, Wade, Paul Pierce, Arenas, Amar'e Stoudemire, Marion, Nash.
Western Conference All-Star starters: Wang Tiejun, Duncan, Garnett, Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady.
Western Conference All-Star reserves: Gasol, Nowitzki, Carmelo Anthony, Ray Allen, Ginobili, Rashard Lewis, Mike Bibby.
On the 18th, only Lao Wang was selected as an All-Star for the Suns. On that day, he flew to Denver alone and arrived at the airport at noon.
He was surrounded by a group of fans and reporters at the airport for almost an hour.
"Old K, the number of All-Star votes this year is close to 10 million. Your influence has spread all over the world. Do you have anything to say to your fans?"
"Thank you to everyone who supports me..." Lao Wang immediately said a lot of thanks.
"Old K, Nash and Stoudemire, after Marion left you, they were all selected as All-Stars this time. What do you want to say about this?"
"Bless them."
"Do you think they made the right choice?"
"I have answered similar questions a long time ago. This is my last answer. Regarding their departure, it is the same as when Kidd and his friends left. My usual attitude is to support them."
When he arrived outside the hotel, he was surrounded by reporters again. He got off the plane at 11:30, and it was almost three o'clock before he was able to enter the hotel.
As soon as he got to the floor where the All-Stars stayed, a large group of Kobe, Yao, Nash, Marion Stoudemire and others came over, and the room was soon filled with people.
After putting away his luggage, he had time to ask: "Have you had lunch?"
"Brother, we can't wait for you and have already eaten." Dayao said with a smile.
"Forget it, dinner will be here soon. I'm going to have afternoon tea and rest my stomach first. Do you want to come?" he asked.
"Old K is treating me to a treat, let's go together," someone shouted.
"OK, I'm treating you." Lao Wang laughed.
"Where are you going?"
Arenas heard the noise outside in the room and quickly came out and asked.
"Old K is treating me to afternoon tea, do you want to come with me?" Xiaosi asked with a smile.
"certainly."
Arenas quickly pulled up to the room and followed everyone.
"We'll go too."
Anthony also heard the news and called LeBron James again.
O'Neal and others were not willing to lag behind and followed suit one after another.
When Lao Wang and his group arrived in front of the elevator, there were many more people following them. He took a look and found that there were at least 40 people, including the group of first- and second-year rookies. Except for a few, almost all of them were here.
When we arrived at the restaurant, Lao Wang ordered a few snacks and a pot of coffee. Some of the others wanted coffee and some wanted tea.
Although coffee is the main drink in the United States, there are also a lot of tea drinkers. The United States imported US$600 million in tea from China last year, and K Times Trading Company also has some tea business.
"Old K."
Buckley's voice sounded, and Lao Wang put down his coffee cup and looked up, and saw the flying pig trotting in from the outside.
"Sit down." Lao Wang gestured.
Dayao and others who were sitting with him quickly stood up and pulled out their chairs, leaving an empty seat next to him. A waiter brought a chair over.
"Thanks!"
"Old K, when I asked you to help me buy a street in BJ, but you refused, how much is your street worth now? You are living alone, now you have to compensate me."
Buckley sat down and said with a complaining look on his face.
Lao Wang said angrily: "You idiot, how can you, a foreigner, buy a street in our country's capital? Besides, when did you ask me to buy a street for you?"
"I obviously said that," Barkley shouted.
"No."
"You have to make it up to me anyway."
"Come less."
Lao Wang rolled his eyes and asked: "Charles, do you want to get rich?"
"Do you have another way? Tell me quickly!" Buckley was startled and said excitedly.
At this moment, a lot of eyes came over and focused on Lao Wang.
"Don't say it here. Let's go to your room. We won't take them to make a fortune." Buckley stood up quickly and wanted to pull Lao Wang.
"This damn fat man!" O'Neal and a group of others cursed.
Lao Wang opened Buckley's fat hand and said with a smile: "Charles, let me tell you, there are countless high-tech projects in Silicon Valley waiting for your investment. As long as you stand on the street with a check, there will soon be a lot of people in need of funds.
I have flocked to you, now do you know how to make a fortune?"
Everyone was stunned.
"Old K, you have become bad now and you actually want to trick me?" Buckley said angrily.
Lao Wang laughed and said angrily: "Stop being greedy. Each of you in the trading company gets at least tens of millions of dollars in dividends a year. Isn't that enough?"
"Brother, I haven't yet." Dayao said quickly.
Lao Wang said helplessly: "Who prevented you from catching up? Otherwise, everyone would dilute the shares?"
"I don't agree!" Buckley shouted quickly.
"That won't work." Kobe also shook his head quickly.
"Look, when it comes to money, this is their true face. They don't have any money. You can call them iron cocks." Lao Wang pointed at Kobe and the others and said.
Dayao smiled, he was just joking, he also has a team and has done a lot of business.
Buckley and the others did not dare to talk about investment anymore, otherwise it would be troublesome if Old K really tried to dilute the shares.
They just bought shares in Lao K's trading company based on their friendship. If they really annoyed Lao K and Lao K wanted to kick them out, it would be too simple. The channels are all in the hands of Lao K. Just close this company and open another one. Trading
The company is not an industrial company, so just go through the formalities.
Lao Wang also smiled and did not mention the investment again.
In fact, the K-era trading company that Buckley and the others invested in has long ceased to be the main channel for their Wang family's import and export trade business. Otherwise, 10% of the shares would not be able to earn only 10 million US dollars in dividends a year.
After opening up business routes in the United States, his second sister established several other international import and export trading companies as early as the second year after establishing this company. This trading company only accounted for 10% of the business at most.
On the 19th, Lao Wang and other all-stars began to cooperate with the officials to carry out some activities, which were simply a show.
In the evening, the rookie game started, and Anthony defeated James and won the MVP.
On the 20th, in the All-Star Game, the Eastern Conference All-Stars won in the end, and Iverson won the second All-Star AMVP in his career.
After the All-Star Game, the regular season continues.
Under Lao Wang's suggestion, the Suns gave a lot of opportunities to several rookies and young people. His time has been maintained at 30 minutes. His record cannot be improved, but it has not declined, and he is still stable at the second position in the Western Conference.
The main reason is that the strength of the teams behind the Spurs has not improved. The Suns lost, and the teams behind them are also losing. He feels that the overall strength of the Eastern Conference is stronger than the Western Conference this season.
At the end of March, the Trail Blazers suffered serious injuries.
Zach Randolph has been suffering from injury problems this season, mainly knee injuries, which have stopped him. This time, he tore the cruciate ligament in his left knee, which is reimbursed for the season. It will take at least two months to recover, and it will take some time.
With joint rehabilitation, even if the Blazers can reach the finals, he will not be able to catch up.
This news is a huge blow to the Trail Blazers. Their strength is greatly damaged and their chances of winning the championship are greatly reduced.
But for teams like the Suns, it is a good thing.
Time has come to April. On the 7th, Forbes released last year’s major rankings.
As previously reported by the media, Comrade Wang has indeed become the 198th richest person in the world with assets of US$3.5 billion.
Forbes announced the main items of his assets. The first one is the Fengshen Street Sports Center, which is valued at US$1 billion. The small stakes in several other listed companies add up to US$2.5 billion, plus some cash.
At the same time, he is also the third highest-paid sports celebrity, with an annual income of US$120 million last year.
Forget these two lists, Forbes also published two Chinese lists, and Lao Wang ranked first in both.
The first list is the list of China's richest people. Lao Wang ranks first, followed by Rong Zhijian with US$1.6 billion. This is a truly wealthy family in China, only half of his.
But with his current knowledge, he must know that this asset is just an iceberg floating on the water of the Rong family, and he is definitely not the only one hiding assets.
The third was a family named Zhu, whom he had never heard of, the fourth was Ding Lei, and the fifth was Huang Guangyu.
This list does not include Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, which means that he has become the richest man in mainland China.
In addition, Forbes also updated the list of Chinese celebrities. Lao Wang also ranked first, Dayao second with an annual income of 150 million yuan, Zhang Ziyi third with an annual income of 35 million yuan, Liu Xiang fourth with 23 million yuan, Wang
He is not fifth, with 22 million, and Zhao is sixth, with 15 million.
Lao Wang specifically took a look at the list of Chinese celebrities. Except for him, Dayao, and Liu Xiang, the others were basically entertainment stars. There were only two sports stars in the back. Tian Liang and Guo Jingjing ranked 16th and 17th.
Bit.
"Sissi is ranked 25th and earned 8.9 million yuan last year," Feige said.
"It's less than 10 million, but it's still RMB. You godmother can't do it!" he joked.
"Girl is still young, only 17 years old. Why are you so anxious?"
Fei Ge shook his head and said: "I will give Dabao and Erbao Zhouzhou 5% of Feige's shares each. Let the girl get 10 million and give her 5% of the shares. The procedures have been completed. It will be listed in July. At least it will turn over a few dollars."
Times, my role as godmother is not for nothing."
"No, I still have too many assets. A big tree attracts the wind."
Lao Wang muttered, took out his mobile phone and dialed the number, and said: "Second sister, please help me lose weight again. This asset is too much. I am just a basketball player and I have become the richest man. How can that be done?"
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"Where is Fengshen Street? You can't give up all the shares in those companies in the K era. How can you hide these assets? Don't worry, our country's economy is developing very fast now, especially the Internet economy. In recent years, Net One and
Sohu is listed on Wall Street, maybe someone will surpass you in the next year or so, and your small amount of money will no longer be conspicuous."
"Then let me hire some more bodyguards."
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On April 20, the Suns' last regular season game was an away game against the Kings.
As a result, eight Kings players scored in double figures, and their overall shooting percentage was as high as 56%. They used an efficient and even offense to defeat the Suns' defense.
Although Lao Wang had an absolute advantage in the paint, the Kings were too accurate on the outside, and this game had no meaning for the Suns. He only played two quarters before being replaced, and other teammates were not interested in playing, leading to a huge defeat.
At the end of the regular season, the Suns had 58 wins and 24 losses, failing to win 60 games.
The only team in the Western Conference with 60 wins is the Trail Blazers, with 62 wins and 20 losses.
In the Eastern Conference, the Knicks used running and gunning to create a new world. Like the Trail Blazers, they had 62 wins and 20 losses. They were the only team in the Eastern Conference to win 60 games, but they lost to the Trail Blazers at home and away, so they were ranked No. 1 in the league.
two.
The top eight in the Western Conference in the regular season are the Trail Blazers, Suns, Spurs, SuperSonics, Mavericks, Mosaics, Kings, and Nuggets.
The top three are the champions of the three Western Conference divisions, so this is also the playoff ranking.
The top eight teams in the Eastern Conference during the regular season are the Knicks, Heat, Pistons, Nets, Bulls, Celtics, Wizards, and Pacers.
The top three are the champions of the Eastern Conference in three seasons respectively, so this is also the playoff ranking.
Lao Wang analyzed the winning rates of the teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences and felt that the Western Conference was still slightly stronger, but not much better.
Only one team has won 60 games. Only the Heat and Pistons have won 50 games in the Eastern Conference. The Nets have only 49 wins. The Western Conference is similar.
With the end of the regular season, the first round playoff schedule has been officially released.
First round of the Western Conference: Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets, SuperSonics vs. Mavericks, Suns vs. Kings, Spurs vs. Mosaic.
First round of the Eastern Conference: Knicks vs. Pacers, Nets vs. Bulls, Heat vs. Wizards, Pistons vs. Celtics.
The winners of the two (lower) two groups will play in the second round.
Lao Wang got his statistics this season, averaging 32 minutes per game, 32.5 points, 15 rebounds, 7.5 assists, 1.5 steals, 3.8 blocks, 1.3 turnovers and 2.8 fouls.
In terms of points, rebounds, assists, blocks, and steals, the Suns ranked first in all five categories.
His field goal percentage was 63.2%, ranking first in the league, followed by O'Neal's 60.1%, which was 3 percentage points lower.
No way, although he didn't want to win the data title, he still won his 8th career scoring title, rebounding title, and 5th shot blocking title.
The assists leader goes to Nash, averaging 11.6 times per game.
The steal leader is Larry Hughes, averaging 2.9 per game.
The first round of the playoffs starts on the 23rd, and on the 21st, the league announced a series of personal honors.
In addition to the five data kings, the Rookie of the Year was won by Okafor, the DPOY was won by Ben Wallace, the Sixth Man of the Year was won by Ben Gordon, the Most Improved Player was won by Bobby Simmons, and the Best Coach was won by Jay
husband van gundy won.
At the same time, the league announced that it will announce the MVP winner after the first round and the best lineup after the second round.
Seeing Van Gundy win the best coach, D'Antoni was somewhat dissatisfied. He thought he would win the best coach. By winning this honor for two consecutive years, he would become a truly famous coach in the league and his reputation would be greatly enhanced.
He believes that Jeff Van Gundy relying on old K to achieve the second record in the Western Conference is far less difficult than leading the Knicks to achieve the first record in the Eastern Conference. If not for losing to the Trail Blazers, the Knicks would be first in the league.
"Jeff, congratulations!"
"Oh, haha, old K, this season is great, haha... By the way, I also want to congratulate you for winning three more data kings. With the league's current attitude towards you, you have hope of becoming MVP this season.
Already."
"MVP? I don't care too much. Maybe the media people who selected me are tired of my aesthetics."
"No, no, no, everyone knows that God is the one who decides everything."
Lao Wang made a congratulatory call, and Xiao Fan was so happy that he could hardly speak.
