Bishop of the Devil

Richard originally thought about the alliance's military expansion, but he would postpone it a little because of his appearance...

Now it seems that my little butterfly doesn't seem to have that ability, and history is still following its normal trajectory.

Expanding the army requires a lot of preparation work, and Richard estimates that the alliance has officially put this matter on the agenda.

Maybe they will officially announce the news after the end of next season, or even during the next season.

For a moment, many thoughts flashed through Richard's mind.

Richard has always wanted to build a team of his own, and now the Charlotte Bobcats seem to be a particularly good opportunity.

"Old man, what are your plans now?" Richard asked Jordan tentatively.

"My current plan is to capture this new army, but the difficulty is not small."

Jordan's face was solemn. He obviously did not regard Richard as an outsider at this moment, and directly started to support Richard.

"Huh? What's the difficulty?" Richard actually knows a lot about military expansion. After all, he has talked about it with Xiao Hua before.

But at this moment, he could only pretend not to understand, and wanted to see if he could get more information from Jordan.

"Isn't it enough to have money for this thing?" Richard continued to ask.

Jordan waved his hand, "It's not that easy. Money is just the first hurdle, but I can't pass this first hurdle."

Richard was stunned for a long time and was speechless. Jordan was short of money? ! Are you sure this isn't nonsense...

"Michael, old man, stop crying about being poor and ask who in this league doesn't know you are rich!" Richard said speechlessly.

Jordan waved his hand, looking helpless, "Three hundred million dollars!"

"Man, they want to verify the capital for 300 million US dollars. God, where can I find that much cash!"

Richard nodded. If a capital verification of 300 million U.S. dollars in cash was required, it would be really difficult for Jordan to come up with it right now.

Jordan is indeed rich now, but his total net worth is estimated to be no more than 300 million US dollars.

The total net worth may even be less than 300 million US dollars...

This also includes some physical industries, so Jordan may not be able to come up with so much cash.

"Okay, old man, tell me about the other difficulties?" Richard continued to ask.

Jordan was startled. He thought that after hearing what he said, Richard would do everything he could to make up for the missing part.

"Li, in addition to this difficulty in cash, there is also pressure from competitors."

"Currently, I have found out that Robert Johnson is a very strong competitor. If no better choice emerges, he may be the boss of this new army."

"Huh? Michael, with your prestige in this circle, can't you defeat Johnson?" Richard asked doubtfully.

Jordan waved his hands again, looking helpless.

"I'm not particularly good at running a team..." Jordan blushed, a little embarrassed.

It has been several years since he joined the Wizards, but the Wizards have been losing money in recent years...

Under such circumstances, how could the league trust Jordan to take charge of this new army.

Richard smiled awkwardly, Jordan was indeed a flaw in this aspect.

One is lack of money, and the other is lack of ability. This has almost pronounced Jordan's death sentence.

Of course, if there is no black competitor like Robert Johnson, then Jordan may still have a chance by relying on his black identity to raise some money and collect some money...

Now of course there is no chance.

"Li, I'll tell you straight to the point. If I do this by myself, I definitely won't be able to do it, but if I do it with you, I'm at least 70% sure!"

"I don't know how much cash you have now, but you definitely have 100 million in cash. I can almost scrape together 200 million in cash."

"You have managed the Pistons for the past two seasons. Last season, due to poor performance, there was little improvement in the team's profitability, but this season your attendance rate is quite high!"

"This definitely proves that you have excellent team management capabilities!"

"If we tie together and compete, then Robert Johnson will definitely not be his opponent. After all, that guy is just a pure businessman!"

"And since both of us are from this circle, the alliance will definitely be inclined to choose us!"

Jordan finally revealed his plan...

Richard's brows furrowed into knots, this matter really attracted him a lot.

But the issue of equity distribution is a big problem.

Judging from Jordan's intentions, he wanted to pay more and get the lion's share of the money, so it was naturally impossible for Richard to agree.

If Jordan holds the majority, he will have a greater say. If any conflicts occur in the future, Richard will be passive.

Although the two are now brothers, who can say that they will not fall out in the future.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Richard to agree to let Jordan account for the majority.

"Michael, I'm quite interested in what you're talking about."

"but……"

Hearing Richard's change of subject, Jordan knew something was wrong...

"But what do I hear from you? Do you want to take the majority?" Richard asked with a frown.

Jordan was startled, is there any need to say this? As the initiator, I must take the lion's share!

…

While the two brothers were discussing, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

The Eastern team led by five points, and Yao Ming scored 27 points at halftime. Basically, there was no need to pay attention to the situation on the court.

…

During halftime, Jordan stayed with Richard.

"Li, 100 million US dollars is your limit, right?"

Upon hearing Jordan's words, Richard suddenly became happy. His limit was really not 100 million US dollars. If he really tried to sell the iron, he could make up for the 300 million US dollars, and there would be nothing wrong with Jordan.

However, Richard knew very well that this expansion was somewhat special, and the alliance would definitely have to find a black man as its boss.

So no matter how rich or capable you are, if you compete on your own, you will definitely have no chance at all.

If you are with Jordan, then the outside world can't find anything wrong with a yellow man like himself and a black man like Jordan.

"Michael, how about this, I offer 200 million US dollars and you offer 100 million US dollars!"

"I'll suffer a little loss. Then I only need 66% of the equity, and how about you taking 34%?"

Richard smiled and said...

This capital verification does not mean handing over the cash to the league. It is just a formality for the league to prove that you have the financial resources to run the team.

Jordan's face instantly turned bitter. Good guy, he just said that Richard was a good person...

How could this damn person be a good person? He came directly to himself and turned against the guests.

He obviously found a partner with Richard, but this guy actually wanted to take a big share.

"Li, stop joking..."

"No, Michael, I'm really not kidding. You can think about it."

Jordan suddenly stopped talking after hearing what Richard said.

…

Seeing that Jordan stopped talking, Richard also stopped mentioning this matter.

He knew very well that Jordan needed him. Without him, it would have been absolutely impossible for Jordan to get Charlotte's new army.

Jordan actually had the idea of ​​starting a team before joining the Wizards a few years ago, but at that time his goal was the Lakers.

He almost joined the Lakers before, but the condition was that he wanted part of the Lakers' equity.

Naturally, it is impossible for the Bass family to do such a self-destructive thing...

As a result, Jordan came to the Wizards, and the Wizards were willing to give Jordan some equity.

But after coming to the Wizards, Jordan found that life was not as easy as he thought. The main reason was that the team was unable to enter the playoffs, which made the team's boss and other management dissatisfied.

In desperation, Jordan could only play in person, because the league stipulates that players cannot concurrently serve as team owners or managers, so he sold his equity and then resigned from the management position...

Richard knew that Jordan was going to be tricked by the Wizards this time, but it was too late to remind Jordan of such a thing.

…

Jordan has a very strong desire for the team, and apart from Richard, if it were any other partner, Jordan would definitely not be 70% sure.

…

By the time the second half started, Jordan seemed to have made up his mind.

"Lee, I can feel that you are very interested in this matter."

"Why don't we stop beating around the bush and be more straightforward and tell us what your bottom line is? I mean equity."

Faced with Jordan's straightforward inquiry, Richard thought for a moment.

"Okay, then I won't beat around the bush, Michael, I want more than 51% of the shares."

Richard still refused to let go.

Jordan had a dilemma on his face, "Lee, this is impossible. If you really take 51% of the equity, then this team cannot be regarded as a black team."

"You should know what this new army means to black people..."

These words directly made Richard look ugly. Jordan was right. If he really held the majority, then this team really couldn't be considered a black team. After all, black people accounted for less than half of the shares.

"How about this, Lee."

"We share the equity in half, you own half, I own half, and the naming rights of the team are given to you. You have the right to name the team, how about it?"

Jordan is quite sincere, but he really can't help it. Judging from Richard's attitude, he won't let go at all. Now that both sides have half, this is the most sincerity he can show.

"Naming rights?" Richard pouted. This naming right has a purpose.

A new army must have a team name. Generally speaking, there are two origins of team names. One is that the boss names it himself, the other is to list some alternatives and let the fans vote for them.

But what kind of team name could Charlotte have? According to normal history, choose a team name after the Bobcats?

Richard felt that the team name was a bit unassertive, which led to the team leader being nicknamed Elvis Presley...

Those who didn’t know better thought they were selling durian.

But if not a lynx, what would it be called?

Charlotte…

Troubled Charlotte? !

Richard grinned directly, what the hell is this name?

"Michael, your conditions are very sincere, but I have to tell you first. If this thing is done, you will never interfere in the team's lineup construction!"

Upon hearing this, Jordan opened his mouth, wanting to say something...

But thinking about his poor resume in lineup construction, Jordan immediately shut up.

It's better not to get involved in this kind of thing...