Chapter 468 Desperate Veteran

Yes, it is decadence. Whether it is the main players or the bench players on the bench, they all look down at the floor with dull eyes, which is completely two extremes with the vigorous Clippers on the other side.

Conrad Koch also discovered this situation. As the owners of the Nets, the two naturally paid more attention to their own team, and they never expected to see such a scene.

The hot-tempered Konrad Koch immediately stood up and was about to give a lecture, but Yang Cheng grabbed him and solemnly reminded him, "Konrad, if you have anything to say, wait until the game is over, it's not appropriate here."

While the two were talking, the DJ at the scene was notifying the audience of the guests present, and the director also tacitly presented the captured images on the big screen above his head.

"Let us welcome the boss, respected Mr. Steve Ballmer, it is because of his joining that our Clippers set sail again and launch an impact towards the O'Brien Cup." DJ's passionate tone instantly aroused the fans enthusiasm.

Steve Ballmer stood up, smiled and waved around, and then pointed to the side of the camera, motioning for the DJ to introduce other guests.

"Next, let us use the warmest applause to welcome the new NBA family, the two owners of the Brooklyn Nets, Jason Young and Conrad Koch, and let them experience the terrifying atmosphere at home for the Clippers."

"Boom~"

Thunderous applause hit instantly, wrapping the two of Yang Cheng up. Of course, there were also well-meaning boos. Lao Mei was very entertaining, and there was no deadly feud between the two teams. The battle in Los Angeles is a problem between the Knicks and the Lakers. After boos to show the majesty of the home court, they applauded again to express their welcome to the opponent's boss.

Steve Ballmer smiled happily and shook hands with Yang Cheng under the introduction of Conrad Koch, "Jason, welcome to Staples."

"Thank you Steve, I can clearly feel the hospitality from the home fans." Yang Cheng joked pretending to be angry.

"Haha, that's a must, hope you and Conrad have a great night."

After a few simple words of courtesy, the two sat down and waited for the start of the game. Now is not the time to talk.

And just when the DJ introduced Yang Cheng and Conrad Koch, the players of the Brooklyn Nets got rid of the previous slump and looked in the direction of Yang Cheng with surprised faces. It was the first time that Yang Cheng Seeing them, they can see the true face of the new boss with their own eyes. Regarding the wealth background of the new boss of the Nets, this group of multi-millionaires is not clear. The real rich people squeezed out the Wal-Mart family as soon as they came His son-in-law, Stanley Kroenke, who is also the owner of the Premier League Arsenal, has jumped to the fifth place in the list of American sports club owners, with a net worth of 6.7 billion US dollars.

On top of this figure, there are Steve Ballmer's $23.7 billion; Blazers owner Paul Allen's $17.5 billion; NHL's Los Angeles Kings and Los Angeles Galaxy owner Philip Anschutz's $9.9 billion; Miami Heat's owner Mitch Arison's $7.7 billion.

Of course, this is only temporary. After a comprehensive estimate of Yang Cheng's net worth, compared with last year's list, it has been slightly raised. Of course, the new Billionaires List , it will not be officially released until next month. By then, I will use the most authoritative position to update the wealth changes of the world's billionaires, and Yang Cheng's net worth will also be concluded.

In short, when they learned that the big boss came to watch the game, the main players of the Brooklyn Nets secretly encouraged themselves and decided to show their best performance to prove their strength. Before I came here, I heard that the big boss planned to clean up the team. Anyway, he had to change the court. Naturally, he didn’t have the mood to concentrate on playing. But the boss came to watch in person. If the boss sees that you are not playing hard , isn't it the first to be liquidated? After all, I can stay in a big city and play,

It's every player's dream.

Therefore, after the game started, several veterans of the Brooklyn Nets spared no effort to get inside with the ball, frequently causing damage to the inside of the Clippers, especially Joe Johnson, as the main shooting guard of the Nets. He is old, and he is no longer what he used to be. With his explosive physical fitness, he keeps making emergency stop jump shots and quick breakthroughs, but his stunt with the back of his hand is no less than Kobe Bryant in the league.

And this trick is getting older and more demonic. I saw him asking for the ball frequently on the court, taking the ball with his back at 45 degrees left and right, or turning around for a jump shot, or turning around and breaking inward. In the first 8 minutes of the first quarter, he directly exploded. The shooting guard on the opposite side made 6 of 9 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 14 points efficiently and helped the team establish a lead before taking a rest out of breath.

Yang Cheng turned a blind eye to all this. Of course, there were still some turmoil in his heart, but the NBA is a business league, and it is not a place to raise feelings at all. Although he was a little moved by Joe Johnson's brave performance, he was determined to cleanse the team's heart. Changeless.

In this game, not only Joe Johnson broke out, but the 31-year-old Deron Williams seemed to feel the pressure. He dreamed of returning to the top overnight. The little tank back then was back, and he also regained the hard fight with Paul when he was young. To solve the inseparable state, after Joe Johnson left the field, he took over the weapon, took advantage of his height, and forced Chris Paul again and again, which made Paul miserable. None of the goals that should be scored were missed. In the first half, the Nets opened the score in one fell swoop, 69:52, and the 17-point lead was not easy to catch up.

If this trend continues, the second half may turn into garbage time.

Invited by Steve Ballmer, Yang Cheng and Conrad came to the top-floor box with joyful faces. They each sank into the large leather sofa with red wine glasses and chatted.

Originally, Yang Cheng didn't intend to bring up Microsoft and Bill Gates, but who would have thought that Steve Ballmer would take the initiative to pull Conrad Koch to vent his bitterness during the chat, Ballmer said frankly, "I It must be said that Microsoft entered the smartphone market too late, and I deeply regret that I did not stick to this strategy and take the lead as soon as possible. If I were given another chance, I would resist the pressure of the board of directors and go a few years earlier than the actual situation. Leading Microsoft into the mobile market in 2009."

Yang Cheng sipped his red wine, and talked about his own opinion, "Steve, Microsoft is no longer the original Microsoft, and now Microsoft is completely a cash machine for Wall Street. The new strategy you formulated for Microsoft can indeed bring more More revenue and profits, but Microsoft's stock price did not rise as expected, which is the most unacceptable to Wall Street.

Take your most important Surface business as an example. Since its birth in 2012, the sales of this product have not been good, so that Microsoft subsidies were finally needed to clear the inventory. Of course, looking at it now, the profitability of the Surface product line has greatly improved. , the sales in the past year may have reached 4 billion U.S. dollars, right? "

Steve Ballmer nodded, indicating that Yang Cheng's estimate was accurate.

Yang Cheng continued, "But in fact, Microsoft didn't start making profits because of Surface products, which led to a sharp rise in the stock price. I heard rumors on Wall Street more than once: Microsoft doesn't need to transform, they just want Microsoft to focus on the software business, and the stock price has risen steadily. , Bringing them a steady stream of profits is enough, and the pain of transformation is something Wall Street is unwilling to bear, so your exit from Microsoft is not because of your strategic mistakes, but external factors account for a large proportion.

Of course, just from a personal point of view, I think your strategy is very feasible, but the time to enter the market is too late, or you did not understand the sales model of mobile products earlier, just like Apple's iphone, they Through the operator's subsidy strategy, the iPhone, which has been priced beyond the horizon, has sold an astonishing number of sales.

If you can realize this routine earlier, I think today’s Microsoft will become a super giant that is twice as big as Apple. The two thick legs of software and mobile hardware are enough to ensure that Microsoft will be invincible in 50 years. "

Listening to Yang Cheng's analysis, Ballmer nodded again and again, and couldn't help but sighed, "You are right, Jason. In the early years, I asserted that the price of the iPhone was too high and no one would buy it. This sentence was regarded as a laughing stock by countless people. .

But time has passed, and looking back now, if I, as you said, figured out the sales model of this operator subsidy earlier, and cleverly allocated the price to the monthly phone bill, maybe the Surface could be compared with the iPad. Fire, earn enough profits, the stock price will naturally be reflected, and as long as the stock price rises, Wall Street will naturally be happy to see the success, and will definitely support the acquisition of Nokia, and Microsoft will also return to glory under my leadership! "

Yang Cheng curled his lips. Although what he said just now was not flattering, he was speaking in all fairness. If he were to lead Microsoft, he would definitely formulate strategies like this. However, Steve Ballmer said that under his leadership, Microsoft will focus on Returning to the peak made Yang Cheng slander, too lazy to talk to this narcissistic old guy.

The purpose of today is not to argue about what is right and what is wrong. The topic changed, "Steve, let the past go, we should focus on the future. Now that you and I are in the NBA, shouldn't we help each other and work together? Resist foreign enemies, after all, your team and my team are east and west, and there is no direct competition."

Just now, Yang Cheng's words hit Ballmer's heart, and he almost regarded Yang Cheng as a confidant. Now when he heard Yang Cheng's proposal, he agreed without saying a word, "It's natural, to be honest, last year The decision to acquire the Clippers was mostly out of anger, but after most of the season, I really like basketball, and I am determined to do a lot, and it would be great to have you together!"

Yang Cheng frowned slightly. This was not what he wanted to hear. He looked at Konrad Koch, subconsciously saying, "You didn't reveal what you said in advance?"

Konrad Koch also returned a look full of helplessness, "Say it!"

Well, the two of them instantly realized that they had been fooled by the old fox Steve Ballmer!