pertwk Chapter 339 Lin Tian ran away with the gold medal! Duncan took San Antonio...
Chapter 339 Lin Tian ran away with the gold medal! Duncan took San Antonio...
At the subsequent awards ceremony, when the official whom Lin Tian neither knew nor wanted to know smiled and hung the gold medal around Lin Tian's neck, and when the Chinese national anthem was played loudly once again, and when the whole venue echoed with shouts of "China," Lin Tian and the others finally put away the excitement and frivolity in their expressions.
At this moment, they felt the honor that belonged to them!
The third-placed Lithuanian team was also very confident and proud, and they felt a sense of pride in themselves.
The United States team came in second...
Let's not talk about it, let's not talk about it. These guys all have the same expression as if their beloved mother just left.
It was incredibly painful.
Second place is the biggest loser!
After all, having to put on a smile and attend the awards ceremony after losing a game, receiving a silver medal and thanking others, and even singing along when the national anthem plays is really too much for these NBA players!
They probably want to die right now!
In particular, after the national anthem ended and all the athletes were preparing for a group photo, Lin Tian, who was supposed to be standing in the center, inexplicably came to the side of the American team and said to them, "Want to see my gold medal?"
"I can let each of you touch me three times!"
"If you weren't also an Olympic boxing champion, we'd be beating you to a pulp right now!" Payton rolled his eyes and said to Lin Tian, "If you talk like that, you'll end up with no friends!"
"So you're interested in my boxing gold medal? No problem, I'll bring it with me when I visit Miami next season! Oh, by the way, speaking of Miami, Gary, are you still in Miami next season?"
"I heard Karl didn't renew his contract, and Alonzo suffered a regrettable injury. What about you? Are you going to lead Miami through a difficult run to the playoffs, only to be swept by me?"
"Can you shut up? Will you die if you don't talk? Were you deaf and mute in your past life? Are you... Where the hell are you going?!"
Payton was in the middle of his rant when Lin Tian suddenly left without looking back, gesturing to Payton behind him and saying, "The ceremony's over, what are you still doing here? Let's go! Go back to the hotel and sleep, I'm exhausted!"
Lin Tian didn't turn around to look at Payton, not only because he was really tired, but also because he saw the Chinese players doing something funny again!
Liu Yudong took the lead, placing his gold medal around Lin Tian's neck, followed by Dazhi, Daba, Hu Weidong, and Li Xiaoyong.
Eleven Chinese players hung their gold medals around Lin Tian's neck, then all of them formed a circle with smiles and made a Buddhist gesture towards Lin Tian.
It's really exaggerated.
They were thanking Lin Tian; they were telling Lin Tian that this gold medal was all thanks to him!
We couldn't get it without you!
As for Lin Tian, how did he respond to his good brothers, his teammates who fought side by side and left countless wonderful memories?
He ran away!
Well, while his teammates were grinning and looking down, Lin Tian ran away!
His previously depleted adrenaline surged again, and his previously exhausted strength was squeezed out just the last bit, enough for him to run away!
Lin Tian didn't even look back, ran straight out of the stadium, and disappeared into the players' tunnel.
The American players watching from the sidelines were completely stunned! They were utterly dumbfounded!
What is this?!
A man with 12 gold medals ran away?
"You guys can tolerate this? Aren't you going to beat him up?" Peyton couldn't hold back any longer, grabbing the only person he knew, Dazhi, and saying, "I want to beat that bastard up for you guys!"
In the live broadcast room of Huaxia Sports, Song Shixiong's eyes were filled with warmth as he watched the Huaxia team players surround Lin Tian and bow to him. His eyes welled up with tears once again.
"Wow! This is the best and most united basketball team I've ever seen in the world! Where's Lin Tian? What's he doing? What the hell is he doing?"
Song Shixiong used foul language, which may be the biggest live broadcast incident in his career!
Su Qun stared wide-eyed in disbelief. Could it be that Lin Tian didn't know the live stream wasn't over yet?
No, even if he knew, this guy would never stop. He might even unleash extra power and speed up his escape!
Lin Tian, who ran away, did not go back to the locker room to change clothes, nor did he leave any trace of himself, nor did he attend any press conference. He simply hid himself away!
No one could find him.
Everyone is very happy that the team won tonight; otherwise, the Hebei China Fortune players would probably go crazy.
At the post-match press conference, all the reporters were waiting to see Lin Tian, but they only saw Da Zhi and Yao Ming from the Chinese team, and Jiang Xingquan, the only one with a gold medal, appear at the press conference.
"Jiang, where is Lin? We know you're having a great time, but we really wanted to interview him at this time!" A reporter raised his hand to speak. He wasn't angry about Lin Tian not coming; he was just disappointed!
A near 50-point quintuple-double! Who wouldn't want to interview a player like that?
"I'm sorry to say, I don't know where he went." Jiang Xingquan shook his head very honestly and said, "And what I have to say is, if we can't find him, we might have to call the police."
"Why? Did he have an accident? Or was he in danger?"
"No, it was him who caused our accident." Jiang Xingquan shrugged and said helplessly, "He took almost all of our team's gold medals and ran away."
As he spoke, he pointed to Yao Ming and Da Zhi beside him, directing everyone to look at the two men's empty necks.
"This guy has run away with almost all the gold medals." After repeating this sentence, Jiang Xingquan suddenly looked around at Dazhi and Yao Ming, and then very cautiously stuffed his gold medal, which was originally sticking out, back into his clothes, as if guarding against a thief.
At this point, everyone knew what had happened.
They're up to something again!
So the press conference became incredibly joyful. From the reporters to Yao Ming and Da Zhi, no one was too worried. After all, the gold medal was stolen by Lin Tian, not by a thief, so it wouldn't be lost!
Once you get back to the hotel, you can find it, right?
Could Lin Tian really just pack his bags and fly away by himself?
Are you kidding me?!
Well, yes!
Lin Tian said: You guys have a really good eye for people!
I'm running away!
Not only did he run away, but he didn't even return to China to attend any summary meetings, disbandment meetings, or thank-you parties. He flew directly to the United States!
Lin Da Guanren: Just kidding, I'm not even going to the closing ceremony of the Olympics, why would I come back to China to attend this stupid meeting or that stupid meeting?
No way!
He took all the gold medals with him and went to America!
It's no wonder that the Chinese team doesn't understand Lin Tian. If it were Jordan or Miller, they would definitely take a bus to the hotel to confront him as soon as they couldn't find him, instead of holding some kind of celebration in the locker room.
One wrong step can lead to a thousand regrets!
What made Lin Tian even happier was that when he arrived at the airport VIP waiting room with his suitcase, he met the person he most wanted to see that night!
"Michael! Larry! Reggie!" Lin Tian exclaimed excitedly, spreading his arms wide. "My good buddies, my best brothers in this life, do you know how happy I am to see you all right now?"
"Come on, give me a hug! Let's savor the joy of this long-awaited reunion! Why didn't you wait until after my award ceremony before leaving? Do you know how much I wanted to share my happiness with you as soon as possible? Do you know how much pain I felt without your blessings?"
"You must comfort me! Comfort me now! Right now!"
"Hey, wait a minute! Sorry, I forgot, you guys just got a silver medal, right? It was a silver medal! Second place gets a silver medal, right? Shaq, did you guys get a silver medal after losing the Finals this year? No? The NBA is so stingy!"
"I'm going to suggest they give the runner-up a silver medal too! That would be a fair reward for your hard work! You deserve it, you really do deserve a silver medal!"
"By the way, does anyone want to see what a gold medal looks like?"
As Lin Tian spoke, he pulled out a long string of gold medals from his suitcase with a clattering sound!
"Anyone want to see? I can let you touch it!"
"I have that thing!" Jordan yelled. "Can you shut up? God help me, can you just be quiet for once!"
"No way! I can't do it!" Lin Tian laughed loudly, "And not only will I not be quiet now, I won't be quiet on this entire flight!"
Upon hearing Lin Tian's words, Miller and Bird, who were sitting together, immediately stood up and walked out the door.
Where are you going?
"Reschedule!"
"That won't do! We're family! Hahaha, we have to go back together!" Lin Tian grabbed his suitcase and blocked the doorway.
……
This night was undoubtedly the most painful and desperate night of these NBA stars' lives, because they not only heard the word "gold medal" 123 times from Lin Tian, but also the word "silver medal" 213 times.
They were so annoyed by Lin Tian that they almost wanted to pin him to the ground and beat him up!
This night was incredibly long and unbearable for them.
But Lin Tian found the purest joy!
He was laughing so happily!
After all, the experience points that were exhausted before the match started quickly returned!
With just this final match and the income afterward, Lin Tian's experience points have accumulated to 5000!
If he could achieve this kind of success every time he competed in an international tournament, Lin Tian said: "International competitions are my greatest love in this life! Ideally, I'd compete in the Olympics every year!"
However, while Lin Tian was happy and cheerful, the players of the Chinese team were very depressed recently.
As for the reason?
When they landed at the Beijing airport, apart from the coaching staff, all the other players had nothing around their necks; none of them had a gold medal hanging on them!
In this situation, who can be happy?
The reporters who were at the airport with the fans already knew that Lin Tian had run away with all the gold medals belonging to everyone.
However, they all thought Lin Tian was just joking, and that he would return the gold medal to his teammates that night, or at most the next day.
However, it is clear that fans, reporters, and Lin Tian's teammates all overestimated Lin Tian's integrity.
It hasn't been returned!
Let's just run away!
You dare to bully me, Master Lin, after the game?
You want to put me in an ice bucket, huh?!
A double whammy of ice and fire, huh!
Come!
Here's your ultimate disappearing act!
How to put it? There are good and bad aspects to this matter.
On the bright side: Lin Tian took it, so he won't lose it.
The downside: Lin Tian took it, and there's no way to get it back.
Who can beat Lin Tian?
"Um, what's your take on the loss of your gold medal?" a reporter boldly asked the Chinese team players.
"We hope Lin Tian doesn't come back to China, or I'll tie him to a tree and leave him to bake in the sun for three months! I'll only let him drink water and won't let him pee!" Liu Yudong cursed as he offered his solution.
"I'm going to tie him to the rim and practice 500 shots every day! I'm going to use a shot put or a flail to increase my strength!" Big Bus chimed in with his suggestion.
Then, one by one, the members of the Chinese team stepped forward and shared their thoughts. When it was finally Dazhi's turn, he scratched the back of his head and said, "I plan to ask Brother Lin directly for it during the regular season this year. If I don't bully Brother Lin after the competition, he will definitely return my gold medal to me."
"Traitor! There's a traitor among us!" Liu Yudong roared. His old partners already knew what he was going to do. Sun Jun and Zheng Wu grabbed Dazhi's arms, Liu Yudong and Hu Weidong moved his legs, and Daba was responsible for parting the crowd and finding a way out.
After walking all the way to a telephone pole, the group began their daily happy moments!
Yes, all of this was broadcast live nationwide!
There were several hosts on site who were broadcasting live!
This scene involving the Chinese men's basketball team was witnessed by people all over the country!
And then.
People like them even more now!
Hmm, these young men are adorable!
As for Lin Tian at this moment?
This guy returned to Indiana early, comfortably lounging on the sofa, fully enjoying his long-awaited relaxing vacation.
Then, Pelinka pushed open the door and entered, carrying a huge backpack on his back.
Upon seeing Lin Tian lounging lazily on the sofa, this guy simply tossed the large backpack to Lin Tian.
"Fifty pieces in total! Ten of them are boxing gold medals, separated in the innermost compartment. By the way, why do you need so many of these? Are you buying them wholesale?"
"I'll give it away," Lin Tian said casually. "It's an Olympic gold medal; it'll be a very meaningful keepsake!"
"You have 50 girlfriends?" Pelinka, a seasoned old rogue, immediately understood what Lin Tian meant.
This is to give every girl a 'one-of-a-kind' gift!
Even if you know who Lin Tian is and how many romantic entanglements he has, maintaining relationships with 50 girls at the same time is just too outrageous!
"I'm very faithful! Not even 10!" Lin Tian said, giving the middle finger. "The rest are for men."
"Oh." Pelinka nodded, then silently moved a meter away. "If there's nothing else, I'll be going then?"
"Go my ass!" Lin Tian rolled his eyes and said, "If you keep thinking nonsense, I'll fire you! I called you here today for two things!"
"My first priority is to get this gold medal for me."
"And what about the other thing?" Pelinka sat on the sofa away from Lin Tian, a little curious.
"Another thing, of course, is for you to tell me all the interesting things that happened in the league this offseason!" Lin Tian asked expectantly, "Were any new super teams formed? Were any old super teams sunk?"
"Yes, yes! Of course!" Pelinka immediately perked up upon hearing this: "Marbury and Falk also fell out, and he fired Falk, but unfortunately, that idiot actually rejected me and didn't choose to join my team."
"He joined Danny Feigan's team, but it's not a big loss. After all these years, he's just an average All-Star player, much worse than you, Allen, and Chris!"
"Marbury's departure also officially marks the end of Falk's reign! This former top agent and behemoth now has no star-level players under his wing! His era is completely over, and the biggest super team in NBA history has sunk!"
Seeing Pelinka's happy and excited expression, as if he couldn't wait to replace Falk as the new GOAT in the NBA agent world, Lin Tian rolled his eyes and said impatiently, "Who asked you that? I asked about the players' and teams' situations!"
"I know you didn't ask me this, let me show off a little first!" Pelinka chuckled, and then finally got to the point!
"First, let's talk about our side. Indiana suffered a huge financial blow this summer; I suspect Larry's head is about to explode!"
"Reggie's contract expired, and to honor this team legend and to compensate him for his previous concessions, Larry gave him a two-year, $2000 million contract with decreasing salaries of $1100 million and $900 million respectively."
"After this contract, Reggie will most likely retire."
"Then there's Chris. After talking with Larry, he decided to opt out of the final year of his $1270 million contract and reached a new maximum contract with the team: 7 years, $1.05 million! His first year's salary is $1200 million, and his final year's salary will be $1800 million!"
"The team's salaries for next season, and even for several seasons to come, will be off the charts. More importantly, starting next season, the 2001-2002 season, the luxury tax system will be officially implemented."
"Indiana will most likely become the first major payer of the luxury tax!"
"But that's probably why some of our players had to leave this year."
"Dale Davis signed a four-year, $35 million contract with the Raptors. This guy went to make big money. Another guy who went to make big money is Rashad. The SuperSonics obviously valued his outstanding performance in the Eastern Conference Finals and the NBA Finals, and gave Rashad a six-year, $50 million contract."
"This guy is happily making a lot of money, and even has the chance to become the SuperSonics' star player, which can be considered as fulfilling his dream and talent."
"Then there's Buckner, your backup. He went to Dallas, where they can offer him a three-year, $9 million contract. It's not a high amount, but obviously with you on the team, Larry wouldn't be willing to spend that money to find you a backup."
"Besides those three leaving, Chris Mullin also left the team. Although he hasn't announced his retirement yet, I think he'll most likely wait until the regular season starts, sign a one-day contract or something with the Warriors, and then retire as a Warriors player."
"I heard he has secured a good position in the Warriors' management and will officially take office at any time. Another guy who retired is Perkins. He finally made up his mind to leave the professional arena with a championship ring before his official 40th birthday."
"We're down five players, three of whom are very important rotation players, so Larry's work this summer is really tough! With such a busy schedule, this guy still managed to go to Sydney for a two-week vacation—that's absolutely unprofessional!"
"What, you want to be the general manager?" Lin Tian looked at Pelinka and couldn't help but ask, "Is the position of agent no longer enough for you?"
"People always strive for better things! You must let me know whenever you and Larry have a fight or fall out!" Pelinka chuckled and said, "I'll definitely fan the flames, add fuel to the fire, and sow discord between you two to completely destroy your relationship."
"I've never seen such a shameless bastard like you!" Lin Tian gave him the middle finger, indicating that he looked down on him.
"I've seen one, right in front of me!" Pelinka returned Lin Tian's middle finger, then continued, "But even on vacation, Larry did a pretty good job!"
"First, he brought back Travis Best, your old backup. He's been doing alright these past two years, and the key is that he's cheap. Three years for $4.5 million is only slightly higher than the minimum salary. Plus, he's good at attacking and scoring, so this signing is pretty good!"
"Then Larry signed a four-year, $15 million full mid-level exception contract to snatch third-year center Brad Miller from the Hornets. I've seen this guy play; he has a soft touch, can shoot, and most importantly, he can pass!"
"He really does feel like a completely incompetent, limping version of Chris Webber."
"Besides those two guys, everyone else Larry brought in was basically on minimum salary or went undrafted. What can you do? The coffers are empty!"
"Also, there's some news that's not exactly news: Larry has officially resigned as head coach to focus on management. Carlisle has filled his position. I heard you guys knew about this last season?"
"Honestly, we had the chance to become a true dynasty team! I really can't understand why Larry would suddenly resign as coach at this time and replace him with a rookie instead of a seasoned manager."
Lin Tian glanced at Pelinka, too lazy to bother with the guy. From every angle, this kid was clearly restless! He obviously wanted to climb the ranks! At this moment, Pelinka was obviously testing the true relationship between Lin Tian and Bird.
However, Lin Tian didn't bother with it. Bird's position in Indiana was not something Pelinka could shake. Even if this guy had the desire, he could only secretly enjoy it in words at most. Taking action? That would be absolutely courting death!
In any case, Lin Tian will not support him.
Lin Tian had experienced too many of these kinds of things in his past life, and he was unwilling to participate in them even a little bit in this life.
If you, Pelinka, are truly capable, then rely on yourself; I'm not going to help you.
"Anyway, from all angles and aspects, we are much weaker this season than last season! It will be a little difficult to defend our title and maintain our record from last season." Pelinka paused slightly after saying that, glanced at Lin Tian's expression, and then continued to tell Lin Tian about the offseason situation.
"So what if it's difficult?" Lin Tian shrugged. "Besides, the team's most important starting five from last season are still here, right? Reggie, the leader on the bench, is also here. Our team's basic framework hasn't changed. How weak can we be?"
"But some teams have gotten stronger." After thinking for a moment, Pelinka decided to start with the good news.
"The Heat are finished!" Pelinka said gleefully. "Riley has been scheming his whole life, but he never expected Mourning to have an injury that could force someone into retirement! The good news is that Alonzo has successfully undergone surgery and has begun his recovery."
"But the problem is that Alonzo's career is likely over. Doctors say his body is no longer suitable for NBA-level competition, and their advice to him is to retire!"
"Then there's Karl Malone. Although Malone hasn't decided on his next career move and hasn't signed with any team, it's clear from his appearance that he won't be returning to Miami!"
"This guy is definitely looking for the next team that can help him win a championship and has joined one. Now that he's left Utah, he's completely shameless. He won't stop until he wins a championship! I just wonder where he'll spread his bad luck this time."
"But in short, the Heat are finished! Their ambitious Big Three from last year is now down to just Payton. This year, the Heat's only goal is to make the playoffs. They can't even tank, because all their draft picks are with the SuperSonics!"
"The Spurs are finished too!" Pelinka was getting more and more excited as he spoke, starting to count off which teams were going to be eliminated.
"Duncan is gone! He's joined the Orlando Magic! It's said he had a great chat with Magic head coach Rivers! They hit it off immediately and had a very pleasant conversation!"
"Rivers provided Duncan with countless privileges, such as a lifetime VVVIP family pass to Disney with no waiting in line, the best parking spot at home and several reserved seats in the best locations, and Duncan even attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Disney's newest park, where he left his handprints."
"What else was there? Let me think... Oh right! It was plane tickets! Rivers promised Duncan that he would be allowed to bring his wife or parents on the team's plane at any time to travel with the team to away games, and also promised to prepare the highest-standard suites for Duncan's family at every away game."
"Anyway, it was these little favors and trinkets that won Duncan over, and he ran away from the Spurs to join the Magic! I think the Magic's management really learned a lot from Hardaway and O'Neal! They learned how to please players and how to coax people."
"Besides Duncan, the Magic made another big move! They acquired Grant Hill, the leader of Detroit for the past few years, from the Pistons through a sign-and-trade, and they also lured young forward Tracy McGrady from the Raptors with a six-year, $67 million contract!"
"The Magic have truly risen to prominence! Although the price they paid was enormous; their entire team was almost completely dismantled. Of last season's 15-man roster, only 3 remain this season! The rest were either traded or sent away!"
"They've freed up a huge amount of cap space, and they've landed two top-tier stars and a promising rookie with All-Star potential! I even think that next season, our biggest rival in the East will be this Magic team!"
"We must be careful around them and deal with them cautiously! Otherwise, we might be caught off guard and suffer a setback."
It actually worked!
Lin Tian couldn't help but sigh with emotion. The Magic's long-awaited Big Three had actually materialized!
According to Lin Tian's memory, Rivers told Duncan that he was strict in managing his team and would never allow any privileged players to be on his team, nor would he allow anyone from outside the team to board the team plane. This is what made Duncan resolutely turn back to San Antonio and forge his own series of legends.
This time, Rivers actually listened to advice and directly followed the Lakers' strategy of luring O'Neal, bringing Duncan to Orlando!
As for McGrady and Hill, those two were destined to join the Magic, forming that backcourt duo that left everyone sighing with regret.
In fact, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call this duo the most heartbreaking pairing in history! The two played together for four years with the Magic, but what was the result?
The two played together in only 39 matches over four years!
4 years! 39 games!
Of course, the main blame lies with Hill; that poor guy has hardly ever been healthy since joining the Magic.
He played 4 games in the 00-01 season.
He played 14 games in the 01-02 season.
He played 29 games in the 02-03 season.
He was sidelined for the entire 03-04 season.
In the 04-05 season, he finally recovered his health and played 67 games, but McGrady had already left for Houston to start the next chapter of his career. In the four seasons from 00 to 04, the two of them only played a few games together.
During this period, McGrady made steady progress, gradually becoming a member of the All-NBA First Team, an MVP candidate, and a scoring champion. However, this so-called "2000-strong backcourt duo" never actually showed the world their true strength.
The question is whether this time, with Duncan joining the Magic, this trio can change things up and create something different.
But no matter what level the Magic can play, the Spurs and Heat, two of last year's top teams, are completely finished!
Their era ended before it even began!
The Spurs inexplicably lost the cornerstone and most important person of their team for the next 15 years. Although they still have three star players, David Robinson, Jalen Rose, and Richmond, everyone knows that they are no longer championship contenders.
Popovich can only start preparing for the next wave of rebuilding; he can no longer give David Robinson a decent treatment.
Who would have thought that Duncan, who seemed so honest and unassuming, would just run away like that?
"Apart from these few teams, there's nothing particularly noteworthy about the other teams."
"Is it a big deal that Hardaway is out for the season again? He twisted his fragile knee during offseason training and has to have surgery again. His season is probably over early."
"It's tough on the Phoenix team. They just signed Hardaway to a 7-year, $86 million contract in July to recognize his outstanding performance this year, but the ink on the contract hadn't even dried before his season was over."
"Oh, by the way, our number one rival, last season's runner-up Lakers, re-signed Jermaine O'Neal to a 3-year, $1000 million contract. I put a lot of effort into getting this contract! After all, Jermaine only played one good game in the playoffs last season, and that was during garbage time."
"I negotiated with the Lakers for a long time before I finally got Jermaine this great contract! He only averaged 3 points and 3 rebounds per game in the regular season, and only 1 point and 1 rebound in the playoffs. For an absolute role player to get a contract like this, my contribution is huge."
"Let me tell you, Lin, I had a real battle of wits with that old guy Jerry."
Lin Tian was too lazy to listen to Pelinka's self-praise any longer and didn't care what the guy was saying. Just then, Lin Tian's phone rang. He glanced at it and saw it was an unfamiliar number.
But not many people know this number.
So Lin Tian stood up, leaving Pelinka to continue bragging, while he turned and went into the bedroom.
"Who is it?"
"Mr. Lin...? It's me, Xiao Ma." The voice on the other end of the phone hesitated for a few moments, clearly unsure how to address Lin Tianhao: "You probably don't remember me. I was a lucky audience member at the event in Shenzhen back then, and I even had dinner with you."
"During the meal, you asked me a lot of technical questions and said that you would consider investing in me if the opportunity arises in the future."
Wow, it's Little Ma!
Lin Tian immediately remembered this future business tycoon with whom he had met once many years ago.
There's only one reason why this guy is calling me now!
The internet bubble burst!
At the end of the 20th century, countless Internet companies of all sizes and in all major countries around the world appeared before everyone in various forms and scales. Taking advantage of the Internet boom, countless people made a fortune and achieved upward social mobility and financial freedom.
Countless internet companies went public, countless people became new winners in life, and even the US stock market soared to new highs.
Everything was thriving and everything was so wonderful.
Then?
Then the Federal Reserve suddenly raised interest rates, many Internet companies experienced a sharp decline in revenue in the first quarter, and Internet giant Microsoft faced an antitrust lawsuit. These multiple factors combined directly led to a crazy plunge in the Nasdaq index.
For example, NetEase, which is most familiar to the Chinese people, saw its stock price plummet from 15.5 yuan to just over 4 cents in just six months!
Overnight, many more people lost everything, even their underwear, and countless others went to the rooftop. The once-thriving internet companies became the final resting place for countless people in the blink of an eye.
Little Ma is calling Lin Tian now; needless to say, that guy is also at his wit's end.
Otherwise, who would call someone they haven't contacted in four years and only met once to ask for investment?
No one would do this unless they were at their wits' end, had nowhere else to go, or were about to be stripped bare!
Lin Tian also knew that the time had come for him to invest in him!
Of course, a single phone call cannot clarify matters of cooperation and investment. Lin Tian has never wanted to get involved in or worry about such things in his life. He said he wanted to take it easy, and he meant to take it easy.
So Lin Tian left the room and gave Pelinka a task.
Assemble a state-of-the-art, top-notch team to get this done!
Even if Pelinka didn't understand why Lin Tian assigned him the task, he never said much. After nodding to indicate that he understood, he stopped his childish boasting and stood up to leave Lin Tian's house.
Time to get to work!
For the next few days, Lin Tian didn't worry about the matter anymore. He simply relaxed and enjoyed this rare vacation.
The only meaningful thing he did during this period was send out a lot of packages. (End of Chapter)