Buying the Warriors

The next day, Li Chen announced his official retirement. Although they knew Li Chen was going to retire, some of Li Chen detractors were still incredulous and reluctant to see him go, since they would no longer have any big news to share.

Meanwhile, the Chinese Basketball Association held a meeting to discuss Li Chen's retirement.

Li Yaguang stated, "Gentlemen, we believe Li Chen is the pride of our nation, and having him join the Chinese Basketball Association will only benefit our basketball cause."

Li Yaguang's strong support for Li Chen stems from the fact that Li Chen was personally recruited into the National Team by him. In essence, Li Chen is one of his own, so of course he would support him.

"But Chen is too young. As the saying goes, 'A young man with no experience is unreliable.'"

Finally, they unanimously decided to give Li Chen the position of vice chairman.

Just two days later, news broke in the NBA that the Warriors' owner wanted to sell the team.

This gave Li Chen a boost of spirits, and without further ado, Li Chen immediately offered 500 million to buy the Warriors.

Jo Rob, who had already considered the team a sure thing, turned green with envy. He never expected such a dark horse to appear out of nowhere, but he was out of money. However, he wouldn't give up, so he looked for partners again, still hoping to snoop on the Warriors.

While the Warriors' former owner hesitated, Li Chen offered 600 million, and the Warriors' owner immediately agreed.

At NBA headquarters, thanks to Li Chen's series of preparations, all 29 owners of NBA teams agreed to Li Chen joining.

David Stern said, "Congratulations, you'll be one of us."

"Thank you!" Li Chen said with a smile, shaking hands with David Stern.

The next day, Li Chen convened a meeting with the Warriors' management.

At the same time, Li Chen saw a familiar figure named Nelson.

"Hello, Mr. Nelson," Li Chen said, extending his hand.

"Haha! Chen, you probably don't know, but I was really looking forward to coaching you back then. I never expected that you would become my boss," Old Nelson joked.

Li Chen smiled and said, "Curry is a very good player, and he will definitely not let you down in the future."

"Haha, I believe that," Old Nelson laughed heartily.

Just then, Li Chen's phone rang. He took it out and saw that it was Li Yaguang calling. He was slightly stunned when he saw this, because as a transmigrator, he knew that this guy was no good.

"Mr. Nelson, I need to take this call." Old Nelson gestured for him to proceed.

After a short while, I composed myself and answered the phone.

Before Li Chen could speak, Li Yaguang laughed loudly and said, "Chen, congratulations!"

Li Chen remained silent, waiting for Li Yaguang to speak next.

At this moment, Li Yaguang said, "Chen, you're now at the same level as me, and you're the vice chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association. When you have time, go back to China to complete your onboarding procedures."

Li Chen was stunned. He was genuinely surprised. No one knew that place better than him; it was a stinking fishpond, rotten to the core.

So he wanted to refuse, but then he thought that this might be an opportunity for him to change domestic basketball, and at the same time, a major challenge for him.

Li Chen then said, "Okay, Vice Chairman Li, thank you very much for your guidance this time."

Li Chen knew that Li Yaguang must have played a significant role in this.

Li Yaguang did not deny it, but laughed heartily and said, "Hahaha! I recruited you into the National Team, and the contributions you have made to the National Team are obvious to all the people in the country."

A dozen minutes later, Li Chen hung up the phone and began to discuss the team's future development with Old Nelson.

However, Li Chen and Old Nelson had a disagreement in the following period.

"Oh no, no, no, Chen, that won't do. I saw Harden's performance on the news; he was terrible."

Li Chen smiled mysteriously and said, "Coach Nelson, you might not know this, but Harden was trained by me. How could I not know his abilities?"

Upon hearing Li Chen's question, Old Nelson was slightly taken aback, but then he suddenly realized that Harden might be hiding his true strength.

Yes, it's not just Harden, DeRozan the same.

They had never forgotten Li Chen's kindness in saving them, so Li Chen agreed to his request without hesitation.

Although Li Chen was certain Harden wasn't a bust, Old Nelson, after a moment's hesitation, firmly shook his head and said, "No, Ellis can't be traded yet, Curry..."

Hearing that Old Nelson was still unmoved, Li Chen's face darkened.

Aside from having little status during his first season with the Clippers, Li Chen was the undisputed leader under Elgin Baylor and with the Knicks. Now that he's the owner, and despite Li Chen's considerable politeness and respect, Old Nelson's blatant disrespect is infuriating.

He then said coldly, "Coach Nelson, remember this: I bought the Warriors for $600 million. I'm the owner, understand?"

Li Chen's unspoken message was: if you can do it, then do it; if you can't, then get lost.

He wants an obedient head coach, not one who opposes him.

Old Nelson never expected Li Chen to have this kind of personality.

Even a coach with a thousand wins like Old Nelson has a temper, and he immediately turned and left.

Assistant coach Keith Smart, standing to the side, was getting impatient. He was at his wit's end and was about to call out to Old Nelson.

"Since Coach Nelson doesn't want to win an NBA championship, then forget it."

Upon hearing this, Old Nelson, who was about to walk out the door, paused slightly, but for the sake of his pride, he gritted his teeth and walked out with difficulty.

Li Chen smiled and said, "Mr. Smart, why don't you try to persuade Mr. Nelson?"

Li Chen's plans were disrupted by an unexpected event.

He was incredibly surprised to draw the top scholar's lot in the 2010 lottery.

A group of NBA team executives were all thinking to themselves, "You really are the man known as the lucky one. Your luck is unbelievable. You managed to get the number one draft pick with such a low probability."

However, Li Chen hesitated; he was unsure how to use the top scholar's slip.

Ultimately, he decided to trade the number one draft pick, using it as leverage to demand Harden plus a top-10 pick.

After a series of moves, a four-team trade was finalized. The Warriors gave up their number one draft pick and star player Ellis in exchange for a first-round 10th pick, Harden, and DeRozan.

The Oklahoma City Thunder won the number one draft pick.

The Raptors acquired the Oklahoma City Thunder's first-round picks for the next two seasons.

The Pacers acquired Ellis.

Li Chen was very satisfied with achieving his goals in just one season.

The Warriors' current roster consists of Curry, Harden, DeRozan. If they can draft Klay Thompson next year, it will be pretty much the same.

Actually, not choosing Klay Thompson is fine, because there's Paul George waiting for him later.

However, for the sake of the Splash Brothers from his past life, Li Chen still decided to choose Klay Thompson.

Paul George, with proper development, could be sold for a high price.

The Oklahoma City Thunder then secured the number one draft pick, selected center Cousins.

The Warriors chose Paul George.

A few days later, Li Chen gathered Curry, Harden, DeRozan, and Paul George at the gymnasium and began his tormenting spree against them.

Curry was initially very excited to meet Li Chen, as he is a big fan of Li Chen. Paul George also greatly admires Li Chen, after all, Li Chen is a man who has surpassed the Basketball God Jordan.

But later, their admiration faded, replaced by resentment.

Harden and DeRozan have been abused for years, but they've become tougher.

Just then, Li Chen's phone rang. Seeing it was Kobe, Li Chen answered and said, "Oh my, isn't this our King of Los Angeles? What? Now that you know I bought a team, are you thinking of sending your son here for me to train?"

Kobe, who originally intended to congratulate him, now has no such intention at all.

"I will raise my son myself, so you don't need to worry about that."

Li Chen's eyes darted around, and he said, "I know you've always been unconvinced. How about you buy a basketball team too, and we continue?"

Hearing Li Chen's words, Kobe was slightly taken aback. To be honest, he was genuinely tempted.

But after speaking for a moment, he suddenly realized, "Li Chen, you bastard, you actually had this idea in mind."

"What's wrong with me?" Li Chen asked innocently.

"Hmph! If you had a team, would you then have a legitimate reason to let Junior beat up my father?"

"Wow! I didn't expect you to get so smart over the years."

Kobe "..."

"Hey! We've been chatting for so long, what are you calling for?"

Li Chen's question made Kobe grit his teeth. "I was going to call and congratulate you on having your own team, but now, I don't want to say anything." With that, Kobe hung up the phone without saying goodbye.

"Hey! Who's the boss?" Harden ran over and asked.

"Your idol Kobe."

Upon hearing it was Kobe, Harden was full of complaints. "Dude, you have no idea about Kobe, he was practically superhuman!" Harden then recounted how Kobe had bullied younger players.

A dozen minutes later, Curry and Paul George were stunned. They never imagined that Harden and Harden had been dominated by Kobe for years! His two new teammates were truly pitiful!

Li Chen ignored Harden's complaints and instead gave him a kind smile, saying, "I know you two have good stamina, so this was specially prepared for the two of you."

A moment later, Li Chen took out two weighted vests from outside the gymnasium.

Seeing this, DeRozan's face turned ashen. "I didn't say anything! It was all James who said it! Boss, you can't do this to me!"

After returning to China, Li Chen first went home to discuss the timing of his marriage to Avril with his parents.

Finally, the couple set their wedding date for two months later.

He then took up the position of vice chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, a position that was essentially a sinecure.

Li Chen understood the group's true intentions, but as the old saying goes, it's easy to invite a god but hard to send him away. Now that Li Chen was here, it wouldn't be so easy to get rid of him.

Meanwhile, the second generation of Xiaomi also went on sale.

Old Lei even specially invited Li Chen to be his spokesperson.

Since he also owned 50% of the shares, Li Chen certainly wouldn't refuse.

As a source of national pride, Li Chen wields considerable influence, attracting a large following of fans.

With Li Chen as its brand ambassador and its high cost-performance ratio, Xiaomi phones quickly captured half of the domestic mobile phone market share.

As for the Village BA, Li Chen thought about it and didn't make any big moves yet. His idea was to wait until he became the head of the Chinese Basketball Association before making any moves.

In the real estate sector, the female tycoon of Country Garden in China is going crazy because of Li Chen.

Real estate typically yields a profit margin of 20% to 25%. Li Chen gave 10% of the profit to the local government, which naturally prioritized allocating land to Li Chen's Xingchen Company. The remaining profit then continued to be subject to intense competition.

Xingchen Company has already driven some small real estate companies into bankruptcy.

Li Chen acquired the bankrupt real estate company at a good price.

Within a month of Li Chen's return to China.

Avril called and told Li Chen some shocking news.

This story begins when Avril received a phone call from Britney.

On this day, Avril was learning to cook Chinese dishes with Li's mother.

Just then, her phone rang.

When she saw it was Britney calling, a slight smile appeared on her lips.

He then said to Li's mother, "Mom, I need to take this call."

"Good! My good daughter-in-law," said Li's mother lovingly.

A moment later, Avril came out of the kitchen and into the yard, answering the phone. "Britney, long time no see."

But Britney wasn't her usual cheerful self. "Waaah! Avril, my baby is lost!"

Upon hearing Britney's words, Avril was immediately stunned. Britney had a child? This... how could this be?

"Britney, you... you must be joking, when did you have this child?"

Britney knew she couldn't hide it anymore, so she told the whole story.

It turns out that after Li Chen and Britney had a relationship, she became pregnant not long after. After much deliberation, she decided to give birth to the child. To Britney's surprise, she gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. The two children were raised by her parents, and no one except her family knew that the children were Britney's.

But last night, the two children suddenly disappeared. She knew these two children were the apple of her eye, and Britney would give anything for them.

As for why Li Chen became an overnight sensation, it's because Britney's father chose that day specifically to get Britney pregnant.

Avril was completely taken aback upon hearing this.

"Avril, I know I've wronged you, I have no right to ask for your forgiveness, but the children are innocent, they are my everything, if anything happens to them, I won't live anymore. Waaah!"

Did Avril hate? She couldn't hate, after all, Britney was also a victim back then. In the end, she sighed slightly and decided to help Britney. That's what happened.

After hearing Avril's story, Li Chen was also dumbfounded. How did he suddenly have children?

In the slums of Los Angeles.

"Brother, I'm so scared! Should I go home?" A blue-eyed, porcelain-doll-like little girl of about five or six years old from the East said, clutching the little boy beside her tightly.

"Don't worry, your brother used to..." The five or six-year-old boy with the Asian face paused slightly as he spoke.

The little girl blinked. "You're bragging again." The little boy's words had lessened the little girl's fear considerably.

"Brother, you didn't hear me wrong, did you? Grandfather really said that?"

"Of course, I heard it with my own ears. Those two old geezers used us to threaten our mother into making money for them." The little boy said this with a face full of anger.

"Then, what should we do? Mom will worry about us."

The little boy thought for a moment and said, "If we don't go home for a few days, Mom will go crazy. Then she'll definitely look for our biological father, and then..."

If Li Chen heard this, he would be dumbfounded; this is simply not the intelligence a child should have.