bayedsolid Chapter 597 The Semifinals Begin!
Chapter 597 The Semifinals Begin!
Patrick accompanied Wang Xiucheng on both occasions.
"Following" means that Wang Xiucheng acted first, and only after he knew about it did he begin to act.
The time difference here may seem short, but in the capital market, a few seconds can mean a difference of hundreds of millions of dollars.
If he knew about Wang Xiucheng's actions and could act alongside him, he could earn more money with less capital.
For example, in the last acquisition of LVMH shares, his acquisition cost was about 2% higher than Wang Xiucheng's.
It may not seem like much, but as the saying goes, who would complain about having too much money?
Wang Xiucheng fell silent for a moment, seemingly deep in thought.
In fact, such a request is somewhat excessive.
Their relationship wasn't that good.
But Wang Xiucheng quickly agreed.
The Fertitta family is a relatively new family; their ancestors didn't have any established business, so Fertitta started from scratch.
His business empire wasn't large, and he hadn't been in power for very long, so some old families weren't keen on involving him.
In particular, Fertitta did not have Jewish ancestry, so these families did not trust him much.
To put it nicely, their foundation is rather weak.
To put it bluntly, they are "nouveau riche".
These powerful families disliked his family, which suited Wang Xiucheng's wishes perfectly.
That way, if any of these families have any designs on them, Fertitta's youngest son won't hesitate to take action.
Having a large sum of money at your disposal is certainly a good thing.
Thinking of this, Wang Xiucheng nodded.
With Wang Xiucheng's agreement, the biggest task of the trip was accomplished, and Patrick was very satisfied.
“Let’s go, come back to the BRICS Hotel with me,” Patrick said at this moment.
"I haven't paid the bill yet," Wang Xiucheng said, seemingly on purpose.
"Stop messing around. Do you think you'd pay to eat at my restaurant?" Patrick opened the door without another word and left with his group.
Fertitta drove Wang Xiucheng and Jenny to the BRICS Hotel herself.
Jenny didn't say a word the whole way; she just held Wang Xiucheng's hand tightly.
While awaiting childbirth, Jenny thoroughly researched Wang Xiucheng's history, thus gaining some understanding of this wealthy family that owns the Houston Rockets.
She didn't remember anything else, but she remembered two things.
One thing is that Wang Xiucheng won 43 billion from the Fertitta family!
Another thing is that the Fertitta family is related to the Italian handicap.
The fact that the youngest son of the family could maintain such a good relationship with Wang Xiucheng after losing more than 40 billion yuan in assets to him shows just how extraordinary this family is.
Wang Xiucheng was actually somewhat worried about dealing with such a family.
In less than half an hour, the convoy arrived at the BRICS Hotel.
Patrick then personally escorted Wang Xiucheng to his room before leaving.
"It seems like Mawei and Jing Sailun are doing quite well?" Wang Xiucheng asked casually, taking a sip of water from the refrigerator.
When they came back just now, Wang Xiucheng had asked the two of them to ride in the same car with him.
But Ma Wei refused and pulled Jing Sailun's hand to the car behind.
Judging from Jing Sailun's submissive manner as she was being pulled along, it seemed quite normal.
When Wang Xiucheng brought up this topic, Jenny chuckled.
“Your brother is like a leech; whenever he’s in Los Angeles, he’s constantly pestering Jing Sailun.”
“You know what my mother did in South Korea. That was the time when Kyung Sae-ron was most vulnerable and helpless.”
"As a result, your brother won her heart."
Wang Xiucheng chuckled as well.
He hadn't embarrassed himself, considering how long he'd been with her. If he still couldn't win her over after all this time, Wang Xiucheng would be speechless.
However, it's true that Ma Wei should be given some tasks.
After Ma Xiaoxuan gives birth, let Ma Wei take over some of the businesses.
Wang Xiucheng hadn't actually figured out what he wanted him to do yet.
His plan includes a future initiative targeting Wan Da in China.
Furthermore, he is likely to directly confront some American capital that also has its eye on Wanda.
Ma Wei is clearly not up to the task.
Then go collect the rent!
Wang Xiucheng took another sip of water, put down the bottle, and looked at Jenny.
Seemingly sensing something, Jenny's face flushed red. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Don't you think this room looks familiar?" Wang Xiucheng asked with a smile.
Jenny looked at it and shook her head.
“This is the room where we had children last time.” Wang Xiucheng stood up. “This room is very lucky for me.”
Jenny chuckled; for her, this room was a lucky room after all.
"You, you don't come any closer! I'm so tired after flying all the way from Los Angeles... Waaah..."
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December 12, 7pm.
The Lakers and Pelicans' semifinal series begins first.
The Lakers narrowly defeated the Suns 106-103 in their last game.
The Pelicans defeated the Kings 127-117.
The two teams met in the semifinals of the Mid-Season Championship.
What was expected to be a close game turned into a 133-89 victory for the Pelicans, who had Zion Williamson on their roster.
James played 23 minutes in three quarters, shooting 9-for-12 from the field, 4-for-4 from three-point range, and 8-for-8 from the free-throw line, with zero turnovers, finishing with 30 points, 8 assists, and 5 rebounds.
The Lakers' 44-point margin of victory was their largest margin of victory since 2011.
The Pelicans' 89 points are also the lowest score by any NBA team this season.
It looks like the old man's legend will continue into the new season.
5 pm.
The other semi-final match started on time.
Compared to the Lakers with LeBron James and the Pelicans with Zion Williamson, the Nets and Pacers games attract just as much, if not more, attention.
The two emerging players, Wang Xiucheng and Haliburton, are already fully capable of standing on their own.
These two are also recognized by the league as players who can become the new face of the league after players like James, Curry, and Harden retire.
At least two of them.
From the start of the game, the Nets were firing on all cylinders under Wang Xiucheng's orchestration.
Towns, Durant, and Wang Xiucheng each made a three-pointer in the first quarter.
Both Towns and Turner of the Nets can shoot three-pointers, so the two were competing against each other from the start.
Turner also made a three-pointer in the first quarter, but that was the Pacers' only three-pointer of the first quarter.
Neither Haliburton nor Hield made a three-pointer.
But Haliburton's ball control is even better than Wang Xiucheng's.
Turner's mobility allows Towns to be drawn to the perimeter, which gives Haliburton many opportunities to make quick passes to the paint.
With four assists, the Pacers led the Nets 27-29 in the first quarter, trailing by only two points.
I wonder what Carlisle said to the Pacers players during their break.
At the start of the second quarter, led by Haliburton, the Pacers hit three consecutive three-pointers.
With Haliburton's continued sharp assists, the Pacers scored 20 points in the first half of the second quarter.
However, the Nets were unusually quiet, scoring only a paltry 6 points during the first half of the second quarter when Wang Xiucheng was resting.
Although Uduka called a timeout, it didn't change anything.
You could say Uduka was anxious, so he called a timeout.
You'd think Uduka wasn't in a hurry, but he called a timeout.
After six minutes, Uduka finally brought Wang Xiucheng back.