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

Chapter 88 You Want It (Tenth)

Min Congda vented to David Stern, and felt much more comfortable after hanging up the phone.

Although it can't change the unfortunate fact that the opponent always has a general absent, at least the emotions have been expressed.

Min Congda called Stern not to change anything, but to find someone to vent his anger on.

Generally, when company leaders get angry, they vent their anger on their subordinates. Min Congda is different. He vents his anger on the big boss above him.

"Phew, Shu Tan, it feels very comfortable to scold Stern when you get angry. If you scold him impatiently, I'll be happier if you fine me some money."

The depression in my heart dissipated a little, but the game tonight will still be played, and the reality that the Grizzlies are short of major generals cannot be changed.

At 07:30 in the evening, in the Clippers game against the Grizzlies, Blake Griffin appeared on the Grizzlies bench in a suit.

This talented Oklahoma power forward who was full of ambition this summer has experienced many twists and turns in his life in just half a year.

There was a bit of sadness on the originally cheerful face, and the TV cameras kept showing him, reminding the audience that he has nothing to do with the Clippers.

On the other side, on the Clippers bench, Curry wore sportswear to warm up his shots on the court. In the recent game, Curry played quite well.

Except for the goal at the critical moment, he played quite conservatively as a substitute and did not perform too amazingly.

But Curry knows himself very well, and he is making progress step by step.

Insist on strength training to improve weight and confrontation, insist on three-point practice, and insist on watching video summaries after the game every day.

Mike Dunleavy put forward high demands on Curry, asking him to memorize all the team's tactical routines.

Of course, the voices of the outside world questioning him have not stopped. He averaged less than 10 points and 3 assists in six games, which is not enough for a No. [-] pick.

He needs more time and field performance to prove himself.

On the sidelines, Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace sat next to Min Congda.

After the summer league, this is the second meeting between the two.

After experiencing a series of events, Wallace's respect for Min Congda deepened.

He is sure that this is a very remarkable and talented general manager, which is comparable to great people such as Larry Bird and Pat Riley.

It's only been a few months, and the number of times he has been on the headlines of the sports section has almost surpassed that of James.

He kept getting close to Min Congda, exchanging ideas and experience on team management.

"The attendance rate of Staples seems to be good. What is the attendance rate for today's game?"

"It should be more than 80.00%, right? What a headache."

When Min Congda heard Wallace talking about the attendance rate, he felt pain in his temple.

Why are these fans so boring? Buy loose tickets and come in to watch the game between the Clippers and the Grizzlies.

What's so good about chickens pecking at each other?According to the number reported by Ada just now, the number of seats tonight is 16221.

The attendance rate reached 85%, and with ticket prices going up, the box office was close to 90 US dollars.

Wallace heard Min Congda say "headache", thinking that you have more than 80.00% of the box office, do you still have a headache?
I really have a headache!
It was expected that Griffin could drive the Grizzlies' box office, but the preseason was reimbursed.

In the two home games of the Grizzlies in October, except for the 10% attendance rate in the opening game, the next game plummeted.

It's down to 55% occupancy, and almost half of the seats are occupied, not counting those who bought season tickets and didn't show up.

The Grizzlies have not played their home games in November, but judging from the pre-sale situation, the box office will be very unsatisfactory.

The Grizzlies originally tried to drive the box office by signing Allen Iverson, but the Pistons have already verified it, and the Grizzlies are just trying again.

It is already difficult for Iverson to survive in this league, and because of his character, he cannot accept the status of a substitute.

This time Iverson did not follow the team to Los Angeles, and the Grizzlies are already preparing to terminate his contract with him.

Wallace asked Min Congda: "Smart, do you have any secrets for your ticket sales? How do you sell them?"

Min Congda said: "Sales secret? Add more money! Be sure to add more money!"

Wallace was taken aback, and said, "What? Add money? Your fare has also increased?"

Min Congda nodded, "Of course, it's an increase of 10 points. I originally wanted to increase it by 30 points. That... I didn't agree, so forget it."

Wallace was very surprised. Except for a few teams in the entire league, no other team can sell tickets.

The teams racked their brains to sell tickets, cut prices and discounts, bought one get one free, bought tickets and gave gifts, and increased stadium activities.

The on-site cheerleaders and women's basketball team wore less and less clothes. If there were no regulations, they would have jumped to a strip show to attract fans.

The Clippers were able to add money against the trend. What kind of fairy operation is this?
Only the Lakers dare to do this in the league now, with an average ticket price of more than $100.

The venues are full, and tickets can only be bought with extra money, because they have Kobe, who is the defending champion.

Wallace asked Min Congda cautiously: "Smart, what kind of marketing method is this? Can you sell more tickets with more money?"

Min Congda sighed, he didn't increase the money to sell more tickets, it's just the current situation, if discounts and promotions might sell more tickets, then it's better to increase the money.

He rolled his eyes, coaxed Wallace, and said: "Do you know that some car sellers in China will sell cars at a higher price. If you discount, no one will come to buy it. If you pay more and line up, there will be more people buying cars." .”

Upon hearing this, Wallace thought it was hunger marketing, and said, "This is illegal in the United States. There is a special law prohibiting private price increases. If you are caught, you will be fined a lot of money."

When Min Congda heard this, there was still such a thing?Fortunately, our ticket price increase is written directly on the website and on the face of the ticket, it is not a private increase, and it is not illegal.

Since Wallace couldn't be coaxed, Min Congda stopped talking nonsense, just as the game was about to start, this topic ended.

Wallace thought to himself: "This is someone else's marketing secret, how could he tell me? I guess Smart should have carefully created a public opinion plan since Curry was selected in the draft to keep increasing the popularity of the Clippers. Smart’s various operations in the future, including salary increases for employees, filming documentaries, and incidents of racial discrimination, are all in his plan.”

"Now the Clippers are already a hot team in the league. They defeated the Lakers in the opening game. They are very popular. Why can't the tickets be sold? Adding money can stimulate consumption and increase income."

"This Smart-Min is really scheming, and every step is in his calculations! He is terrible."

Wallace looked at Min Congda who was sitting next to him, frowning, and felt more and more how deep and terrifying this Chinese manager was.

The reason why Min Congda frowned is very simple, the Clippers took the lead again at the beginning!
The Clippers are now starting with three tricks, Randolph hits, Randolph hits Kaman, Kaman hits, Kaman hits Gordon.

Randolph, who broke out in the last game, suffered from the Grizzlies' key care in this game, and he didn't feel good.

However, facing the immature Gasol Jr., Chris Kaman became Bai Duncan, taking whatever he wanted at the basket.

Seeing Kaman's wonderful performance, the Clippers led all the way at the beginning of the first half, making Min Congda cover his face.

And Wallace watched Kaman's all-round performance, and Gasol Jr. looked very powerless in front of him, and said with emotion:

"Chris Kaman, he is a very good player, he is simply white Duncan."

Min Congda raised his head and said, "You want it, you want me to trade it to you."

Wallace smiled and said, "Are you kidding, he might be an All-Star this year."

Min Congda thought, it is because he can enter the All-Star that I want to trade to you!
"I'm not joking. If you want this player one day, you can trade it to you. Call me then."

What Min Congda said was an understatement, Wallace always felt that there was fraud in it, but what could be fraudulent?
He once again had the feeling that his IQ was being crushed, and it was a bad feeling, a bad feeling.

(End of this chapter)