Chapter 101: Where Are Your Morality

Mark Baum stared at Zhang Yu for a long time before turning his head to look forward:

"You'd better remember what you said, the money doesn't come from the wind, I don't want to see you go bankrupt one day and need my relief.

The car walked steadily for a few minutes, and Mark Baum spoke again:

"Ronan, if I hadn't met you, I would have lost my entire family because of multiple securities loans. I always remember this favor. If there is anything that needs my help, just say... Although the Warriors and Pacers are rivals."

"You helped me buy the Warriors, and the favor has already been repaid," Zhang Yu said.

"I just helped you to support the scene, it's not far away."

"Then why do you pay back? You don't know anything about basketball at all."

"Oh, you forgot who brought you to know Larry Bird? I don't just watch Pacers games. I have booked boxes in many teams. Many team managements handed over assets Take care of it for me." Mark Baum sneered.

"I can't tell, you have a business sense." Zhang Yu said in surprise.

"Of course, I'm a businessman and I'm going to take every opportunity to develop clients, or do you think I can meet Larry Bird if I want to? He has $500 million in my fund. Not only that, through these management , I got to know a lot of financially aware stars, active players and retired players, they have more than 200 million US dollars invested in my fund." Mark Baum smiled triumphantly.

"Mark, you have to help me." Zhang Yu said seriously.

"Who said I don't know anything about basketball?" Mark Baum sneered.

"I'm sorry, I was wrong, please forgive me." Zhang Yu immediately apologized three times.

"What about your integrity..." Mark Baum was a little speechless, "Okay, how can I help?"

"There is no specific goal yet, but the Warriors will definitely have a trade this offseason. I am a newcomer and I don't have any connections in the league. I still need your help." Zhang Yu said.

The NBA is a business league, and it's even more of a human relationship league. It's not that you get the stars and I get the draft picks to complete the deal. The value of a player's trade is fundamental, but the network is an important guarantee.

When Danny Ainge was the general manager of the Suns, the Celtics robbed the Suns many times.

In Zhang Yu's previous life, Anthony Davis changed his agent to Rich Paul in 2018, who is also James' agent.

In the summer of the second year, Davis put forward a trade application just like the Pelicans, and said that non-Lakers would not go.

At that time, there was only one year left in his contract, and Davis also designated his next home. No team was willing to make a deal with the Pelicans, for fear that the bamboo basket would be empty.

In the end, the Lakers got what they wanted and traded Ingram and Lonzo Bauer's draft picks for Davis. They immediately won the championship that season and became the biggest winner.

In this transaction, Rich Paul definitely played an important role.

Zhang Yu hopes that Mark Baum can play this role and add a guarantee to the Warriors' deal.

"Am I your broker?" Mark Baum said dissatisfied.

"Don't forget, you are also the owner of the Warriors. The better the team develops, the more rewarding you will be."

"alright, you win."

After 10 minutes of driving, Bentley came to a mansion in the Glenview community. The two got out of the car and entered the house.

This is one of the top three high-end communities in Oakland, with elegant environment, convenient transportation, good security and complete infrastructure. Many Silicon Valley tycoons live here.

Mark Baum was very optimistic about the real estate market when he was doing multiple securities loans before, and he kept buying and buying in high-end communities all over the United States. He bought this mansion during that time.

As soon as Mark Baum entered the room, he took off his suit and collapsed on the sofa.

He pays great attention to his image in front of outsiders. He always looks like a suit and leather shoes with a straight back. There are also suits hanging in his closet, and there are very few other clothes.

"Mark, you don't seem to have done anything?" Zhang Yu joked.

"What do you know, it's tiring to maintain a perfect image." Mark Baum rolled his eyes.

"Ding..."

Mark Baum's cell phone rang, and he picked it up:

"Hello? Brian, what's the matter...what? Okay, I see...I'll go back and deal with it today, you need to stabilize the situation first..."

pat.

Mark Baum hangs up:

"Ronan, I have something to do. I have to go back to Indiana first. I will make it clear to Charlie and let them do what you ordered."

Charlie is Mark Baum's lawyer and one of the people who followed the two to San Francisco for business negotiations.

Zhang Yu frowned:

"What's the matter, do you need my help?"

"It's just a little thing... Tina—bring me a suit, a dark gray one!"

Mark Baum waved his hand, picked up the suit on the sofa, found that it was wrinkled, and then raised his head and shouted.

"Please wait a moment, Mr. Baum." A pleasant female voice came from the second floor.

After a while, a middle-aged Caucasian woman in her 40s came down with a dark gray suit and carefully helped Mark Baum put it on.

Her name was Tina, and she was a nanny hired by Mark Baum.

"In addition to the Bentley, there is a Porsche in the garage, and the key is also in the garage. You can open it as you like." Mark Baum hurried away after putting on his suit and without eating.

...

Three days later, Zhang Yu, Charlie, and Mark Baum rushed back to the Oracle Center.

In the past three days, the acquisition team headed by Charlie discussed many details with Chris Cohan's subordinates, and drew up a contract. Regardless of the specific details, the main body of the contract is that Zhang Yu invested 500 million US dollars to acquire the Warriors. One time payment.

Today is the signing of the contract, so there is no need to bring financial analysts and accountants. They are employees of Catherine Company temporarily lent by Mark Baum, and they have rushed back to Indiana.

In the past three years, he has put all his energy on the Bulldogs, and he has not paid enough attention to his own company. It is Mark Baum who is helping him take care of it.

But some time ago, he contacted a headhunting company to recruit staff for Dream Investment Company and Catherine Company.

The three came to the meeting room, Chris Cohan and the lawyer were already waiting.

Charlie stepped forward to pick up the contract and do a final check.

It took him half an hour to read the entire contract word by word, and nodded to Mark Baum:

"Mr. Baum, there is no problem with the contract."

Mark Baum picked up a pen and signed his name on three contracts, as did Chris Cohan.

Mark Baum is the legal person of Catherine Company. Although Zhang Yu actually controls the company, he must sign it.

After the signing was completed, Chris Cohan shook hands with the two in turn and smiled at Zhang Yu:

"Congratulations, Mr. Zhang, you have become the new owner of the Warriors!"