Chapter 471 Bitcoin and various investments, team basketball wins easily
"Come-on! That's a multi-million contract! Brother, you can give it to me if you don't want it!"
This was Azubuike's first words after meeting Chen Yan during training the next day.
Chen Yan's rejection of a multi-million contract made the news. He is now a popular figure, and the media is keen to reveal all kinds of news about him.
"Haha, I'm just giving you the brand's phone number." Chen Yan said with a smile.
Azubuike waved his hand: "Forget it, others don't want me, otherwise don't say tens of millions, I would also be willing to speak for millions."
"I only want 500,000." Jordan leaned his head over and said.
Chen Yan laughed when he saw this scene. These two people could curl up in a fantasy world.
In fact, the main reason why Chen Yan refused Johnson & Johnson's multi-million endorsement deal was that he didn't lack money.
Last year, the financial crisis swept the world. Housing prices at home and abroad plummeted, and financial assets also fell sharply. Many people were afraid to take action. Chen Yan decisively controlled three investment companies in the United States, Hong Kong and the Mainland to buy high-quality real estate in first-tier cities at home and abroad.
He started planning a year ago, and the three investment companies started planning when he entered the alliance.
Of course, what Chen Yan is most concerned about is Bitcoin.
The Bitcoin network generates new Bitcoins through mining.
What people call mining is the use of computers to solve a series of complex mathematical problems to ensure the consistency of the distributed accounting system of the Bitcoin network.
The Bitcoin network will automatically adjust the system difficulty so that the entire network will get an answer every 10 minutes. Then the Bitcoin network will generate a certain amount of Bitcoin as a block reward.
These rewards are given to those who unlock the answers.
On January 3, 2009, the Bitcoin genesis block was born, and the block reward was 50 Bitcoins.
Ten minutes after the birth of the Bitcoin genesis block, the first batch of 50 Bitcoins was generated. Subsequently, Bitcoins grew at a rate of approximately 50 every 10 minutes. When the total reached 10.5 million, the block reward was halved.
When the total amount reaches 15.75 million, the block reward will be cut in half to 12.5.
Chen Yanzhao threw himself into the mining war. He hired mathematical elites from three investment companies in Mainland China, Hong Kong and the United States. At the same time, he also paid attention to whether anyone was selling Bitcoin, and bought it immediately once someone sold it. But he was
In the name of the company rather than as an individual.
Chen Yan vaguely remembers that around 2013, the unit price of Bitcoin would soar to US$8,000. By 2017, the year when Bitcoin surged, the highest value would reach US$20,000, and in 2021 it would exceed US$40,000.
Now a Bitcoin is worth less than 1 cent.
This is crazy!
Chen Yan can't think of anything more profitable than this.
Chen Yan did not reveal to too many people that he was playing Bitcoin. He only told some good teammates around him and Dayao.
But obviously they don't take it to heart. After all, 1 US dollar can buy 130 Bitcoins now. How can these wealthy NBA players invest in this thing?
I wonder if they will regret their decision in the future.
Chen Yan’s two brothers, Azubuike and Jordan, actually bought dozens of them to play with.
In a few years, this will be an income of about one million US dollars. Of course, Chen Yan would not tell them this, and even if he told them, no one would believe it.
Chen Yan's investment range is wide, and he even plans to invest in a pizza shop in the near future.
Someone may have asked, how much money can a pizza shop make?
In 2012, James funded a pizza restaurant called "Fire" with US$1 million and obtained 10% of the shares. In just 5 years, this restaurant chain's business was booming and it was rated as one of the most developed in the United States.
The fastest restaurant has an estimated market value of US$250 million.
The brand expansion speed of Lieyan Pizza is sensational. In 2013, its entire network turnover was only US$6 million, and it reached US$185 million in 2016. The company's CEO believes that by 2022, the turnover target will be US$1.1 billion!
Calculated, the value of James' shares in 2017 reached at least US$25 million. Including his endorsement fees and dividends, the total amount reached US$35 million to US$40 million, which means that his original investment has increased at least 35 times.
Chen Yan didn't understand pizza, but he used God's perspective to find the owner of this pizza shop in advance. This pizza shop had just started in 2009, and they never thought that an NBA star like Chen Yan would contact them.
In his previous life, James invested US$1 million to take 10% of the shares of this pizza restaurant. Due to different timing of entry, Chen Yan spent the same US$1 million to obtain 50% of the shares.
Anyway, he just uses all kinds of memories to invest and use money to make money.
Making money, business, is not shabby. After all, only by achieving financial freedom can you play with peace of mind.
On January 29, after three days of rest, the Suns faced the challenge of their old rivals, the San Antonio Spurs, at home.
At the beginning of the game, Duncan received a pass from Parker and hit the ball at a 45-degree angle. The Suns had a poor start and failed to hit the first four shots.
Fortunately, they adjusted their strategic deployment in time and strengthened their communication and coordination. This change also achieved immediate results. In the following rounds, the Suns patiently passed on opportunities and hit consecutive shots.
"The biggest change in the Suns now compared to previous years is their mentality and ability to adjust. This is the impact that the championship has brought to them." Van Gundy said.
"The players' minds have become more mature, and now they face the game more like a winner," Mike Breen said.
As the two commentators said, the championship trophy brings more than just honor to the Suns. They have become accustomed to winning and have become more resolute and thorough in their implementation of run-and-gun tactics.
In the past, run-and-gun has always been a tactic that has been criticized by people. The theory that defense wins championships has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Before the Suns won the championship, no one believed that run-and-gun could also be successful. From the outside, the run-and-gun tactic was more like a flashy tactic.
Tactics are used to attract box office.
At the end of the first quarter, the Suns led by two points, 26-24, thanks to team performance.
In the second quarter, Duncan still put a lot of pressure on the Suns' interior. Stoudemire alone could not guard Duncan. If Duncan is double-teamed and can distribute the ball immediately, he is the kind of interior who has both golf intelligence and lethality.
However, the Suns responded every time Duncan scored. Their teamwork was very smooth tonight, and their positional warfare efficiency was no less efficient than running and gunning.
At halftime, the Suns extended their lead to 7 points.
The third quarter is the most intense quarter of the game. The Spurs want to catch up with the score before the start of the final quarter, while the Suns want to widen the point difference and take away the game. This is not the first time this season that they have made a wave in the third quarter.
Take the opponent away.
The two teams collided so fiercely. In this quarter, Duncan received the ball very resolutely and Parker and Ginobili broke through very hard. The Spurs mainly had a success rate.
The Suns played a smooth offense under the organization of Nash, Chen Yan and Diaw. Moreover, these three people can not only pass but also shoot. They are organizers and can also be terminators. This is the biggest headache for the Spurs.
In the end, with Ginobili scoring 6 points in the last minute of the third quarter, the Spurs narrowed the point difference to 3 points at the end of the third quarter. However, in the fourth quarter, the Suns directly blasted a 7-2 deficit.
The climax stretched the score difference to double digits.
Under the firepower of the Suns and the huge noise of the home fans, the Spurs withstood the pressure. Duncan grabbed the rebound under the basket and forced a tip-in. Parker made a small throw after the pick-and-roll. Ginobili stepped back and stepped into the mid-range.
Under the leadership of the Spurs, the Spurs gradually kept up with the pace of the Suns.
The competition soon reached its most intense stage!
When there were 1 minute and 32 seconds left in the game, the Spurs made a mistake in passing the ball!
However, the Suns were unable to control the ball. Parker quickly picked up the ball and took advantage of the trend to half-turn and shoot!
"Whoa!"
102 to 104.
Parker made a key three-pointer before the 24-second shot clock was about to expire!
The Suns remained patient at critical moments. Nash didn't have a good chance after the pick-and-roll. He didn't force a shot. He circled around from the baseline and continued to organize the offense.
Diaw pulled up to the high post to cover Nash. Nash used the pick-and-roll and turned back to Diaw. Then he ran inside without the ball. Diaw hit the ball and passed it back to Nash.
The actions of the two attracted the Spurs' defensive attention. Nash passed a behind-the-back pass in the penalty area to Chen Yan who ran to the bottom three-point line like eyes on the back of his head.
Chen Yan raised his knife and dropped it!
"Whoa!"
Chen Yan and Nash completed the connection and scored a very crucial goal!
Neither side made any achievements in the next minute. Nash made 3 of 4 free throws from the free throw line, completely crushing the Spurs' hopes of a comeback.
102 to 110, the Suns won this game with a team-high 41 assists this season.
Among them, Nash contributed 17 assists and scored 20 points, Chen Yan had 31 points and 7 assists, and Diaw had a near-triple double with 11 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.
Nash said after the game when talking about the team's passing: "We rotated the ball very smoothly tonight, which made every player on the field very threatening on the offensive end. When we play like this
It is difficult to prevent.”
"We played real team basketball tonight, and the whole team exploded under Steve's leadership,"
Chen Yan, who scored the highest score in this game, put all the credit on Nash after the game. His emotional intelligence has always been online.