I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 545 Encounter

The Clippers won the first game of the new season without any suspense.

At 121:98, the Clippers beat the Grizzlies by 23 points at home and got off to a good start.

For such a victory, Min Congda has long been numb.

He can even survive the championship, so what is a big victory at the beginning of the season?

An 82-game regular season is a long one.

In this game, Curry scored a team-high 24 points.

He only played 25 minutes and made 4 of 3 three-pointers with extremely high efficiency.

Eight of the team scored in double figures, and 8 scored.

The Clippers continue to move forward on the road to the ultimate team basketball.

Min Congda checked tonight's box office data after the game.

Although the audience was sold out and 19000 seats were added, the revenue tonight did not exceed one million dollars.

Because in order to raise funds for the construction of the new arena, the Clippers have sold a large number of 10-year and 20-year season tickets.

These season tickets have collected a lot of money for the Clippers for arena construction, but at the same time it has also led to a shortage of team tickets.

Before the start of the season, Min Congda learned the previous lesson that the higher the price, the better the ticket sales, and formulated a new loose ticket sales strategy for the new season.

Claiming that in order to give back to Los Angeles fans for their support for the Clippers, the price of the 2012-2013 Clippers loose tickets has been fully reduced. According to the most favorable policy, the minimum discount can be 5%.

And for the first game, Min Congda also asked the ticket sales center to give package tickets to some welfare groups of the Clippers, so that some orphans and disabled people can watch the Clippers game for free.

As for the auction of the high-priced seats in the front row, Min Congda also made a decision to donate all the money from the high-priced auction to welfare homes in the name of the team and some foundations that care for Chinese laborers.

To put it bluntly, Min Congda wanted fame and didn't take any money.

Although these operations have caused the Clippers' book cash flow to be tight, Rosser has begun to use the league's loan funds, but his decisions have been supported by Shelley Sterling.

Because what Shelley Sterling needs is fame, money is very important to her, but fame is the most important means to realize her ambition.

Moreover, with the steady rise of the market value of the Clippers, the missing money will one day be made up from other places.

Min Congda didn't understand the mind of the female boss, he thought everything was under his control.

After the game, he received a lot of text messages on his mobile phone, which were invitations from some friends.

Some hope that he will attend some unveiling ceremony tomorrow, and some invite him to play golf next weekend.

Min Congda thought about it, and wanted to refuse these activities, but then he felt that it was inappropriate to reject other people's kindness.

After staying in the United States for more than three years, Min Congda has gradually understood and integrated into this society and how it works.

When you have money, make donations, participate in community activities, and build good relationships with various social organization teams. The United States is a country with many and well-developed social groups. It seems that Baidu Tieba has all kinds of unexpected niche post bars. In the United States There are also all kinds of weird folk groups, organizations, and associations

Each team represents a collective, a group of people with common hobbies or interests.

With Min Congda's status and status, there are countless high-end elite groups who want to recruit him.

Especially the Chinese groups in the Los Angeles area are proud of Min Congda joining them, and Min Congda is often invited to participate in some local Chinese activities in Los Angeles.

However, Min Congda has always been not very interested in such high-end and upper-level activities in terms of temperament.

Especially those who participate in parties where people are drinking together, or play golf, play bridge and other elegant social activities.

Just like smoking, he is still not used to smoking cigars, drinking Lafite and high-end whiskey, he still likes to smoke some relatively strong low-quality cigarettes, and drink rough spirits such as rum and tequila.

Therefore, many of these group activities are just for Min Congda's name, and he finds it quite interesting to participate in the activities once in a while, but if he is asked to participate regularly every week, he will not be able to bear it.

For example, it is very interesting to play golf once in a while, but it is unacceptable for Min Congda to play twice a week and buy a bunch of clubs and various equipment.

Hitting a ball flying around on the big lawn, and finally hitting a hole, isn't this an upgraded version of children playing marbles?
Among all sports, Min Congda is only interested in basketball, but he doesn't play basketball himself.

On weekends, he would rather stay at home and play games to enjoy his free time.

It's just that sometimes hospitality is hard to come by, and people really need some social activities, so Min Congda agreed to his friend's invitation.

The day after the opening match, on November 11st, Min Congda drove to Chinatown to attend the opening ceremony of a Chinese supermarket.

The owner of this store is a local retailer in Los Angeles, from Fujian, who came to the United States to do part-time jobs more than 20 years ago. Later, he opened his own small store and finally opened his own supermarket.

He has two daughters, the eldest daughter's husband Kevin works in an Internet media company in California, which provides the Clippers' network and media services, so he met Min Congda.

Because the two have a common hobby of fishing, they often go out to sea on a yacht, and they have become very good friends after going back and forth.

Laozhangren's new store opened, so he naturally hoped to invite some famous people to come over and make a name for himself.

They would like to invite Clippers stars, but if they don’t have personal relationships, they will have to pay money to invite them to participate in the event. This costs a lot, and it’s not worth it for a small supermarket.

As the general manager of the Clippers, Min Congda's reputation is no less than that of some stars, and he is also a Chinese. Invitation in the name of personal friendship does not cost money, just an extra pair of chopsticks for a meal, which is quite cost-effective.

Min Congda had a good relationship with Kevin, and had never troubled him in the past, so Min Congda came after thinking about it.

His arrival caused a sensation at the ceremony. Min Congda gave a simple speech. There was also a dragon and lion dance. After the ribbon cutting, Min Congda was invited to the main seat as a guest of honor and received a very warm reception.

Min Congda's vanity has been greatly satisfied. After the Clippers won the championship, the reputation of the team and him has indeed been greatly improved.

You know, the Clippers won the championship in China but it was on the news broadcast, and the general manager of the Clippers was even introduced.

It's a pity that Min Congda has no family in this time and space. Otherwise, if the rich and the rich don't return home, wouldn't it be a night walk in brocade clothes?

The boss has two daughters. The eldest daughter is married to Kevin, and the younger daughter is still studying at the University of Southern California, a prestigious school.

The future development and future in the United States will definitely be very good. The boss and his wife are Chinese people who are traditionally hard-working and hard-working. They have established their own stable business in a foreign country, and their daughter is very promising when they grow up. The family enjoys themselves happily. .

It should be said that this is a simple but beautiful family picture, which makes Min Congda, who has been in the United States for more than three years and is still alone, a little envious.

Being free alone has the benefits of being free. One person is full and the whole family is not hungry, so they can do whatever they want.

Moreover, after three years of "struggle", Min Congda has a net worth of tens of millions of dollars, which is over [-] million yuan when converted into RMB.

All this money was made by him with a low face and fined every penny. It was not easy.

Before falling in love with Daddario, Min Congda received very little restraint, and the two were more passionate love.

Afterwards, they dispersed as they got together less and separated more. Except for those passionate nights, there was nothing profound in Min Congda's life.

Generally speaking, Min Congda is very free, and the job of the general manager is also very easy. He watches games, spends money, and goes to the construction site to inspect the progress every week.

He doesn't care about the progress of the construction site, he only cares about the quality of the project and whether the materials are sufficient or not.

It is better for the builders to get more kickbacks, expand the stalls, recruit more workers and pay more wages.

This made Min Congda very popular with the builder, who sent text messages and called him every day to invite him to the nightclub to relax.

If it wasn't for Min Congda getting tired of playing, he could experience different projects every day.

Tired, really tired.

People are so cheap, they will get tired of any good food if they eat more and play more.

At a certain moment, Min Congda suddenly had the urge to start a family.

He was taken aback by his own thoughts, and thought to himself: "I can't, Min Congda, the great cause has not been completed, how can a man get married?"

Thinking about the task that I thought I could complete in one season, it has been delayed for three years and it has not ended. Three years and three years, when will it be the end?
If Min Congda wants to fall in love, there are many women who can catch up with him.

But if he wanted to get married, Min Congda really didn't have a favorite choice.

The first person that comes to mind is Ada. She has been by Min Congda's side for the past few years. The two have gone through a lot of things, their relationship is very deep, and there will be some ambiguous moments from time to time.

But Min Congda basically didn't have any unreasonable thoughts about Ada.

First of all, Ada is young, only 23 years old this year, 10 years behind Min Congda.

Although men like girls in their early 20s, Min Congda prefers mature ones.

Daddario is also a little girl, but she has a mature figure.

Two one, Min Congda rejected the office romance at the very beginning.

The Clippers are a team that will go bankrupt in the future, a ship that will eventually sink, Min Congda firmly believes in this.

So at first he didn't want to be emotionally involved here, until now, this original intention has not changed.

As a result, Ada became a very good subordinate and a very good friend of the opposite sex in Min Congda's eyes.

The third problem is Ada's family.

Min Congda now knows that Antolini's house is by no means as simple as selling sports equipment.

Since Marcella was shot, Ada has been depressed for a while, and her temperament has also undergone some changes.

Their family is very grateful to Min Congda, and Min Congda still often goes to their house for dinner.

But if Min Congda became their son-in-law, it would be another matter.

Involving black is not a simple matter.

Thinking wildly in his mind, Min Congda drank a little wine at the dinner, and he was a little confused.

Usually Min Congda can drink quite well, but today the boss served liquor.

Min Congda hadn't drank baijiu for a long time when he came to the United States, and after a few cups, he actually got a little drunk.

The owner's family and his friends were very enthusiastic, and this kind of warm Chinese toast made Min Congda a little overwhelmed.

He had no choice but to make an excuse to go to the bathroom to wash his face, and then came out from the back door of the restaurant to smoke a cigarette, get some air, and escape the excessive enthusiasm by the way.

As a result, when he opened the back door, Min Congda found that someone was already leaning against the wall for ventilation. It was a girl wearing a light blue top and a white skirt.

It is a Chinese face.

The two looked at each other, Min Congda passed the cigarette in his hand and asked, "Do you smoke?"

The girl smiled, took the cigarette from Min Congda's hand, but said: "Don't smoke, and you don't smoke, smoking is harmful to health."

Min Congda laughed helplessly, and took out another one. Unexpectedly, the girl said, "I told you not to smoke, put it away."

Min Congda felt very strange, it was the first time seeing her, how could she order herself so confidently?
But you can't call orders, her tone is very gentle, her eyes are flat but firm, and she sweeps straight across Min Congda's face, looking quite unscrupulously.

Min Congda put away the cigarette, and took a closer look at the girl. She couldn't tell her age, between 20 and 30.

From the accent to the dress, he doesn't look like a Chinese in the United States. He may be a student studying in the United States.

"Do you know me?" Min Congda asked.

"I know, the general manager of the Clippers, Smart Min. Do you feel that you are a celebrity, and strangers know you, very happy."

This girl's mouth is very sharp, Min Congda said: "A little bit, but you are also a guest at the ceremony? Why didn't I notice you just now."

The girl said: "I'm just an ordinary person, how could I be noticed by a big man like you?"

Her tone was sour, which made Min Congda a little embarrassed.

But immediately she smiled on her face, stretched out her hand and said to Min Congda: "My name is Yang Ruosi, and I'm Lin Yu's classmate. I'm here to study at the University of Southern California. Nice to meet you, Mr. Smart."

Min Congda shook her hand, which was white, soft, slender and powerful at the same time.

The two chatted outside the door for a while, and Min Congda learned that she was a graduate student in the Faculty of Arts of a well-known university in China. During her doctoral study, she came to Berkeley University for exchange and study for a period of one year. She just arrived in the United States in September.

The boss's youngest daughter, Lin Yu, was her classmate, and the two became good friends, so they invited her to attend the opening ceremony of the supermarket at home.

She felt that the banquet was too noisy, so she hid out to get some air, but unexpectedly ran into Min Congda.

To be honest, after chatting for a while, the two didn't have much in common.

Min Congda knows nothing about literature. The biggest connection between him and literature is that he read online novels all night in high school. He read them with his classmates’ favorite stars in class, but the teacher found them and confiscated them, and even compensated his classmates 300 yuan. , Picked up drink bottles for a semester before saving them.

And Yang Ruosi has little knowledge of basketball. Apart from Yao Ming, he has basically zero knowledge of basketball in the NBA, just like Min Congda who had just arrived in the United States.

She knew Min Congda only because Lin Yu introduced her to her.

The two chatted for a while in such an unremarkable manner. Min Congda felt that the time was about the same, and it was not good to leave the table for too long, so he went back.

When the ceremony and banquet were over, Min Congda went back, and the two did not leave any contact information.

Min Congda didn't take this brief encounter to heart, but he never thought that on November 11rd, the two met again.

(End of this chapter)