Hollywood New Century

In the evening, Simon sent Ivanka home, and the two sat in the business car, chatting one after another.

On Park Avenue in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Ivanka's residence is here. After the car was parked outside the villa, Simon smiled: "I live in the 84th block of Fifth Avenue now, and it doesn't seem to be far from here."

"It's not far, then I'll go back," Ivanka said, kissing Simon on the face, and then got out of the car with the bag.

Simon smiled slightly, looked at the appearance of the villa, it was indeed different from Chuan Jianguo's taste, and there was no golden glitter.

At the end of April, the Nine Heads Sports and Entertainment Company, a subsidiary of Simon Pike's Nine Heads Fund, announced the acquisition of the NBA team New Jersey Nets and the Brooklyn Stadium project in New York, involving a total amount of more than 600 million US dollars!

New York, the Olympic Building on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, near Central Park, is the headquarters of the NBA league.

"Congratulations, Simon, for joining the big family of the NBA!" The current NBA commissioner, David Sint, kindly shook hands with Simon Pike.

"Thank you, I will also contribute my strength to the overall prosperity of the NBA," Simon said and smiled. After all, as a person in the entertainment industry, he is still very popular in the sports world.

The Los Angeles Lakers of the Bass family combine sports and entertainment, and their success is obvious to all!

David Sintel nodded, the New Jersey Nets, I am afraid it will become the New York Nets soon! The famous Nine-headed Bird Fund can be said to be rich and powerful.

When he left NBA headquarters, it was Simon's newly recruited general manager of the Nets, accompanied by Bob Myers, who was only 33 years old this year.

"What does head coach Lawrence Frank think of this year's rookies?" Simon asked the future Warriors hero Bob Myers in the car.

"The team needs to strengthen the inside, just sent Jason Kidd, and it's okay to get a few people back. Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson are also looking for trades," Bob Myers explained. The Nets are going to rebuild.

"Among the rookies, Derrick Rose, Michael Beasley and O.J. Mayo are all too popular. If you can't get a good lottery, it's hard to get them," Simon said, handing Bao Bao some other information in his hand. Bob Myers,

"Kevin Love, the power forward center position, is suitable for us; Russell Westbrook, the guard; these two are our goals, and we will wait for the result of the draw!"

"Vince Carter, Richard Jefferson are all trading chips now, the Lakers actually traded Kwame Brown for Pau Gasol of the Grizzlies, the world is crazy."

Simon said and talked, the winter transfers are really big.

"It's really unbelievable!" Bob Myers also smiled wryly, after all, there are too many inside stories.

"I'm also more optimistic about Marc Gasol, who the Lakers added to the Grizzlies. Without Pau Gasol, the Grizzlies definitely need someone who can play. Let's talk. If you have enough chips, Vince Carter or Richard Jefferson can be transferred," Simon said. As for Richard Jefferson's contact with the Bucks, it's none of his business!

Kidd has gone to the Mavericks in exchange for the next two first-round picks and players such as Devin Harris, Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson can still be replaced.

Bob Myers nodded and explained, "If we give away Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson, we'll have no stars on our team."

"Looking at the situation of other teams, is there any player worth trading, such as Pistons guard Chauncey Billups, who seems to have this intention," Simon said with a smile. This kind of practical player is still good, and it is also a global player. Star-level players are not.

I don't know if there is any way to get a superstar player over. LeBron James is a player Simon covets!

As for the current head coach of the New Jersey Nets, Lawrence Frank, he used to be the team's assistant coach. After becoming the head coach, the team has a trident again, and the results have been good in the past few years.

In a situation where the west is strong and the east is weak, the Nets must become strong enough to win the championship.

"For the Brooklyn Coliseum project, Forest City Group has been negotiating naming rights with Barclays in the United Kingdom. It was paying $400 million over 20 years, but now we need to renegotiate," said Bob Myers, who said the economic situation is not good. , and the Brooklyn Coliseum project has also changed owners.

"I understand that the one-year $10 million sponsorship fee is the bottom line, and the 20-year contract period needs to support us in building the stadium," Simon said, looking at Bob Myers and smiling:

"If Barclays has other ideas, then stop it. Barclays does not do business for ordinary people in the United States, and for them this year, the loss is not big!"

Simon needs to pay $520 million in cash and $100 million in debt to take over Forest City Group's Nets and Brooklyn Coliseum projects and the Tribeca site.

Of course, $320 million of that was for the construction of the Brooklyn Coliseum. Simon's real money was only $200 million plus 100 million in debt to get the Nets, the Brooklyn Coliseum project, and the Tribeca land. .

"Got it!" Bob Myers nodded.

"The city construction side of the Forest City Group should also remind me that this year, the construction of the stadium must start. In 2010, the Nets will also move to Brooklyn, New York!" Simon can't wait to start his own business in New York. The NBA team has a career, and the NBA regular season starts at the end of October, so it should be too late.

"Of course, I know, but the Forest City Group said that we can't start until our funds are in the account?" Bob Myers said.

"Don't worry, in October, 200 million US dollars can be paid, and the other 320 million US dollars will also be used as venue construction funds, and the negotiation of naming rights cannot be pulled down. The minimum sponsorship fee in 20 years is 200 million US dollars!" Simon said to the new The gym is still very concerned. Forest City Group is concerned about its Atlantic Plaza project, and what it cares about is the construction of the arena.

Everyone has the same goal, and there is no need to worry about the failure of the Forest City Group. Without the Nets in the Brooklyn Stadium, their Atlantic Plaza project will not be attractive.

But, will the future arena really still be called Barclays Center? Simon is actually looking forward to the sponsorship of other brands. After all, this is New York.

However, when the time comes, the New Jersey Nets will definitely not be this name. What should it be called? Brooklyn Nets? That's definitely not going to work, it must be New York ahead, not Brooklyn.

New York Nets? It doesn't work either, it needs a new name.

The Seattle SuperSonics are also moving from Seattle to Oklahoma City this year. The name is Thunder, Oklahoma City Thunder!