Chapter 1714 Stern's Calculation

February 25th, Christmas. Los Angeles had a thick snowfall last night, and the whole city was covered in white. A white Christmas came unexpectedly. Standing on the 78-story Hilton Hotel, the whole Los Angeles was covered in snow, which was extremely beautiful. However, anyone can create a god from the abnormal shaking in the air, and feel the enthusiasm and vitality of this city.

And all this vitality and enthusiasm exist for a game. Tonight, the Los Angeles Lakers will play at home against the defending champions, the Houston Rockets. This Christmas battle is enough to ignite the enthusiasm of all Los Angeles fans.

Under the temptation of this Christmas battle, the daytime in Los Angeles seems particularly long. At this moment, all fans can't help but think of a song--I close my eyes and it's dark~~~. If it's really possible to close your eyes and it's dark, how great it would be!

After all the fans have been waiting for a long time, they finally waited until it was dark. The Christmas battle started!

The Los Angeles Lakers, continuing with the "OK" combination of Kobe and O'Neal as a blueprint, supplemented by some blue-collar players with simple style but solid basic skills, have achieved better results than last season's "F second".

After defending the title last season, the Houston Rockets did not add any powerful players, but only recruited three old players, Barkley, Malone and Payton. However, with enough young players, the growth of James, Wade, Boozer, Yao Ming and others, now ranks high in the league.

This strong confrontation naturally attracts all fans. Early on, the Staples Center was full of fans. And when the players of both sides After the players came out, the entire Staples Center was even more lively.

Lin Feng and his group naturally sat in the first row, the best position. Of course, there was also a box for Lakers owner Buss, but watching basketball games was still more enjoyable sitting in the first row. Sitting in the box was really no different from sitting in front of the TV.

The arrival of Lin Feng and others naturally caused a lot of noise. Of course, in Staples, Lin Feng could not expect to get the same courtesy as in the Houston Rockets. The fans here are only loyal to the Los Angeles Lakers. This city is the city of the Los Angeles Lakers.

The referee whistled.

"It's started!" Lin Feng said secretly.

"Rockets, come on! Kill the Lakers! "Taylor Swift shouted without caring about her image.

Lin Feng shook his head helplessly. This Taylor Swift was too fierce. She tortured him all night yesterday. Thinking of that night, Lin Feng burst into tears. He was almost driven crazy by Taylor Swift. He didn't know what was in this little girl's head. How could she have so many strange ideas, and she was so bold that Lin Feng couldn't help laughing and crying. Fortunately, this little girl had limited energy in the end and fell asleep. Otherwise, Lin Feng would be in a real tragedy.

"Come on! Come on! Kill the Lakers! "Taylor Swift yelled in her seat, not caring at all that the fans sitting around her were all staring at her fiercely. If it weren't for her young age, the fact that she was a girl and a singer, they would have thrown this provocative Rocket fan out of the stadium.

While Lin Feng was speechless, the game had already begun. The Los Angeles Lakers took advantage of the right time, place and people, and took the upper hand over the Houston Rockets by points at the end of the first half.

However, in the second half, the Houston Rockets, led by the immortal legend Joe, chased all the way and finally tied the score before the end of the game. The two sides entered overtime.

Five overtimes, the two sides played five overtimes, and finally scored an amazing score of 198:. But in the end, the Houston Rockets were still superior, Joe once again showed his killer instinct, defeated the Los Angeles Lakers and won the longest Christmas battle.

The whole scene was boiling. Although this is Staples, and the Los Angeles Lakers lost again today, all the fans cheered for today's game that is enough to go down in history. No matter who the final winner of this game is, it is no longer important. What is important is that the Los Angeles Lakers players and the Houston Rockets players joined forces to present an extremely exciting game for all the players.

Christmas battle is definitely worthy of this title!

Lin Feng also stood up like all the audience and applauded this wonderful game. Joe's last shot was so handsome.

But at this time, someone pulled Lin Feng back from the joy of victory.

"Mr. Lin, let's talk!" Stern came to Lin Feng when everyone applauded for the game.

Lin Feng was slightly stunned, and then followed Stern all the way to the underground parking lot.

"Mr. Lin, I have always admired the success of your team. I also envy you for being able to get along with the players and be able to create gods. Your team has now become a model for NBA team building! "Stern sighed.

"Mr. Stern, just say what you want to say!" Lin Feng would not be fooled by Stern's compliments. Stern came to him today, not to say these compliments. Stern smiled.

"Mr. Lin, you should know that the labor-management negotiations are coming soon!" Stern said softly.

Labor-management negotiations? - Lin Feng's mind immediately emerged with the labor-management negotiations in 1998. That year, the NBA labor and management were arguing, causing the NBA new season to be suspended. Although the two sides finally reached an agreement, the damage to the image of the NBA was huge. It took a long time for the NBA to regain its popularity. Is it time for labor-management negotiations again?

"Mr. Stern, I am quite busy. As for this negotiation, I will fully entrust Mr. Dawson to handle it on my behalf." Lin Feng thought about it and said.

This kind of labor-capital negotiation is the most boring. Lin Feng has so many things to do that he doesn't have time to get involved in it. So, letting Dawson represent him is the best choice.

Stern let out a long sigh. If Dawson goes, he will be relieved.

"Why, Mr. Stern, it seems that you care about me going. Why, is there anything wrong with me going?" Lin Feng observed carefully and saw at a glance that Stern was relieved after hearing that he was going to send Dawson.

"Hehe, Mr. Lin, this is also the purpose of my coming to you today." Stern was slightly embarrassed.

"Mr. Lin, you should know that you are now representing the capital. But the relationship between you and the players really worries me. This labor-capital negotiation is related to the team and the future of the NBA. So, I am worried that Mr. Lin will affect this negotiation because he is too emotional." Stern chose his words carefully.

In fact, to put it bluntly, Stern is worried that Lin Feng, one of the representatives of the capital, will eventually stand on the side of the players. If that is the case, this labor-capital negotiation may not go well. Either it will collapse completely, or the players will win a great victory. At that time, the players' union will definitely take the opportunity to make many excessive demands, such as salary increases and extension of contract terms.

These demands may not matter to Lin Feng, as can be seen from Lin Feng's promise to give all players equal contracts. Lin Feng does not care about the money. But Lin Feng does not care, because he is rich, but the other 29 owners are not all that rich. Most teams are losing money. If Lin Feng stands on the side of the players and eventually leads to the failure of labor-capital negotiations, it will have an immeasurable impact on the league.

Therefore, Stern was naturally relieved when he heard that Dawson would negotiate on behalf of Lin Feng. Dawson is an old fox. He knows what is the unspoken rule and what is the official business. He can clearly distinguish between having a good relationship with the players and labor-capital negotiations. In Stern's view, Lin Feng may not be able to distinguish. Perhaps, Lin Feng can distinguish, but it doesn't matter.

Let me ask, a billionaire with a net worth rumored to be over 100 billion US dollars, will he care about the "little" salary of the players!

Lin Feng was speechless. But thinking about it, I really don't care about the salary that the players ask for. As long as they have strength and level, it doesn't matter if I give them a little more money. Moreover, in Lin Feng's opinion, as long as the salary is good, the players can make money for the team no matter how high their salary is.

"Mr. Stern, don't worry. I will entrust Dawson with full responsibility for this matter. But remember, you owe me a favor!" Lin Feng smiled.

Stern was speechless for a while. This guy looks confused, but he is actually very smart. It's a big favor to let him owe a favor. But think about his "godson" James in the Houston Rockets, Asian promotion talent-Yao Ming in the Houston Rockets, the basketball god-Jordan is also in the Houston Rockets. If he doesn't take care of the Houston Rockets, who will he take care of!

"Okay, Mr. Stern, I have to go first. Merry Christmas!" Lin Feng saw that he had finished talking with Stern, turned around and waved.

"Merry Christmas!" Stern said softly.

Perhaps in the next few years, this league will be ruled by this young man! But he is not young anymore. With Lin Feng's ability to make money, maybe he can become a god in the future. Of course, the premise is that he can distinguish between public and private. This guy is sometimes too impulsive and too loyal to his friends. This is not a good thing for a pure businessman. But his ability to make money is really admirable.

Stern looked at Lin Feng's back as he left, and his imagination ran wild.

At this time, Lin Feng naturally didn't know what Stern was thinking. For Lin Feng, tonight is a day worth celebrating. The Houston Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in five overtimes. Although it is not the playoffs, it is still worth celebrating.

Cheers! Cheers!

That night, Lin Feng and all the players of the Houston Rockets got drunk. Of course, many players got drunk, but Lin Feng didn't. There is no way. Lin Feng has a good alcohol tolerance. It is difficult to get drunk now. He feels like a lonely person seeking drunkenness in the wine jar.

The next day, just after dawn, Lin Chiling woke up Lin Feng who had just fallen asleep.

Something big happened! ! ~!