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Chapter 125 In the second round, he averaged 39 points per game. He was so elegant!

"Wow! Kareem Jabbar made a hook shot 15 feet (about four to five meters) away from the penalty area. This is his 34th point of the game. He is in great shape."

"After Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hit this shot, the Lakers extended their lead to 13 points, with only 3 minutes left before the end of the game."

At the Space Needle, in Ruyi Restaurant, Su Wen ate in silence, but his attention was entirely focused on the TBS live broadcast of the game between the Lakers and Rockets.

This game is their sixth game.

Before the game, the Lakers struggled to win the Battle of Tianwangshan. After returning to the home court, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar exploded again. While scoring 34 points personally, he led the team to temporarily lead the Rockets by 105 points, 92:13.

It's a bit like an old man's teenage madness and an old tree blooming.

Not surprisingly, with only three minutes left in the game, the Rockets were probably unable to make a comeback and were eliminated, watching the Lakers enter the Western Conference Finals again.

Tonight's Rockets inside twin towers are in very bad shape.

The Lakers did an extremely good job protecting the basket in this game. Every time the Twin Towers got the ball, they almost always encountered double teams.

Such high-intensity defense finally restricted the two top new-generation insiders.

At this point, Olajuwon had only made 18 of 8 shots, scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds. His efficiency was completely different from the previous games.

Sampson was better, hitting 23 goals in 11 shots and scoring 28 points and 8 rebounds.

However, the Lakers' outside perimeter overwhelmed their defense.

Not only did Kareem Abdul-Jabbar perform well, Magic also stood up, taking 19 shots, hitting 12 goals, and efficiently contributing 29 points, 12 assists and 3 steals.

Facing the full-scale outbreak of the Lakers, the Rockets twin towers were unable to resist and were about to suffer a disastrous defeat.

"The Lakers are not easy. They are worthy of being the runner-up last season, and they will be our opponents in the Western Conference Finals next." The restaurant owner was sitting opposite Su Wen, looking at the TV, and said with a smile.

It was already past dinner time and there were no customers in the store, so he had time to walk out of the kitchen and chat with Su Wen.

Seeing that the Lakers' victory was determined, Su Wen no longer focused on the game, but asked the store owner, "How is business today?"

"is acceptable."

The shop owner looked at Su Wen and said with a smile: "Although the passenger flow is not as much as before during the cold weather, there can be five or six times of channel turnover during each peak period."

"Five or six times?" Su Wen chirped, a little surprised, "That's a lot."

This restaurant is just a fly house.

The store is narrow and dark, with only three tables.

Based on the consumption of 10 US dollars per table, if the table is turned over five or six times, the restaurant can earn to US dollars per day.

It was much better than when he first came here, which was deserted and deserted.

If the restaurant was in an outbreak period, that is, when people first learned that Su Wen often ate here, the revenue would be thousands of dollars every day.

But it only broke out for a month or two, and when the craze subsided, it returned to normal.

No matter what, the monthly revenue of more than 10,000 US dollars is enough.

You know, this is the mid-3s, the price of a dish here is no more than US dollars at most, and the consumption level is not as high as it will be in the future.

If this were placed in Seattle 40 years later, it would be multiplied by 10.

"Are you just going to keep driving?" Su Wen finished picking up the rice in the bowl and pushed the empty bowl to the middle of the table to avoid accidentally knocking it.

"Yeah." The shop owner sighed and said with a wry smile: "We don't have any skills, we just cook a few dishes."

“What can we do if we don’t open a restaurant?”

"I mean," Su Wen paused and suggested, "You two can open a larger restaurant."

"This store is too small and the location is remote. Why not find a larger store and move there?"

"No money." The store owner spread his hands and said helplessly: "I had too many debts before, and I used all the profits I made to pay back."

"I just paid it off last month."

As he said that, seeing that Su Wen was a little confused, he explained: "When we came out as husband and wife, our business itself couldn't be successful. After bankruptcy, we escaped with debts. We haven't done anything well after being here for so long. This store was opened with borrowed money.”

Su Wen roughly understood, and sighed secretly, thinking: It is really not easy to borrow money now.

If this is placed in the future, your business goes bankrupt, which means that your reputation is also bankrupt. How can others lend you money?

Making a comeback or something is just a joke.

Those who can make a comeback must either have great abilities, be popular, or have the capital to make a comeback.

Ordinary people, if you go bankrupt, you will go bankrupt. If you want to get up again, it is just nonsense.

Su Wen thought for a while and asked again: "Boss, do you have any chefs as skilled as you?"

"Yes?" The boss looked at him and asked in confusion: "Why are you asking this? Do you want to buy one for your family?"

After saying that, he smiled and added: "They are all in Xiangjiang, and they probably won't come out very much."

"I'm not inviting one to my family." Su Wen explained with a smile: "Your cooking skills are good, but it's wasted just staying in this shop."

"I plan to invest some money for you to open a large Chinese restaurant in Chinatown or downtown."

"You may be too busy by then and will have to hire more people to cook."

"You want to invest in us?" The store owner was shocked at first and looked at him in disbelief. The next second he said ecstatically: "If you invest money, we will even work for you."

The store owner didn't expect Su Wen to have the idea of ​​investing in the catering industry, and he was very excited.

Because he knew very well how great Su Wen’s celebrity effect was. Think about the grand occasion when the local people first learned that Su Wen had dined at their restaurant.

This place has almost become a scenic spot.

Countless people come to check in during every peak period every day.

If Su Wen opened a restaurant, he didn't know how popular it would be.

It's simply a huge benefit.

"Yes." Su Wen nodded and replied solemnly: "I have been in Seattle for almost a year, and I haven't found any good restaurants here, let alone authentic Cantonese food. They are all restaurants catering to Western tastes. The food tastes so good. Call it a bad taste."

"It can't be helped." The shop owner said with a wry smile: "The Chinese food culture here has not yet developed, and foreigners don't like to eat greasy Chinese food."

"If you don't make it sweeter and plainer, people won't look back at all."

"But it's too sweet, too bland, and not suitable for our taste."

"The market is cultivated slowly." Su Wen said confidently: "With enough trial and error costs, the market will be cultivated."

"Let's talk about it." Su Wen looked at the store owner and said with a smile: "Our first store will be opened in Chinatown. After the reputation is fermented, we will open another branch."

"However, it must focus on authenticity and characteristics, and cannot cater to Western tastes."

Su Wen almost did whatever he wanted. After expressing his thoughts, he started to think about it with the shop owner.

He thought to himself that even if Westerners really didn't like authentic Chinese tastes, the Chinatowns in North America alone would be enough for them to open many branches.

Moreover, taste is cultivated.

As long as he is willing to continue operating, Su Wen does not believe that this market cannot be cultivated.

Just as he and the store owner were pondering this matter, the game on TV suddenly changed.

Sampson and Olajuwon suddenly burst out with huge energy. Not only did they rebound strongly under the basket, they scored consecutively, and also drove the entire team's offense. They actually launched an 11:0 offensive climax in just over two minutes. Within, the score was chased to only two points.

The Lakers were a little panicked. The offensive end continued to lose power. They didn't score a goal for almost three minutes and quickly called a timeout.

But after the timeout, the last attack between Magic and James Worthy was too obvious and was intercepted by John Lucas II, turning it into a fast-break counterattack.

The two sides ended in a draw.

When they saw the score reached 105:105 and the game entered overtime, both Su and Wen were dumbfounded.

What the hell?

Are the Rockets suddenly having a Tracy McGrady moment?

How come the score is even?

Su Wen didn't even have the heart to talk about this sudden change, and looked at the TV with burning eyes.

After entering overtime, the Lakers simply fell into disarray. Not only were they frequently blocked on the offensive end, they also made two fatal mistakes. The Rockets successfully seized the opportunity and counterattacked successfully.

After five minutes of overtime, Su Wen lost even the desire to complain as the Rockets finally won 114:109.

As expected, there was an accident.

No matter how much he thought about it, the Lakers' offensive power was cut off for a full five minutes.

Lakers, that’s it?

Leading by 13 points, and with only three minutes left in the game, he was actually taken away by others?

Can you still go against the grain?

"Boss, I'm going back first. You and your wife should consider the proposal I just mentioned before you give me an answer." Su Wen saw that the Lakers were equalized by the Rockets and the total score became 3:3. The two sides were about to play a tiebreaker. After the war, I was no longer in the mood to stay.

There are variables in their next round opponent.

It would be fine if the Lakers advance. The SuperSonics have already planned how to deal with it and have made many targeted arrangements.

But if the Rockets advance in the end, all their previous arrangements will be overturned and they will have to rethink their tactics.

To re-plan the tactics, Su Wen, as a player and the core of the team, needs to attend training meetings.

After all, we have reached the most important node of the Western Conference Finals. Every game cannot be taken lightly. Every game is a key game.

"Okay, walk slowly, Su Wen."

After the store owner sent Su Wen out of the gate, he waved goodbye with a smile.

On the second day, even though the Lakers and Rockets had not yet determined the final outcome, in the training meeting, the coaching staff still included the Rockets as an imaginary enemy.

The coaching staff had a lot of discussion on the defensive arrangements of the Rockets' interior twin towers.

At the end, Dave Harshman suddenly snorted: "Actually, we shouldn't be the ones who are anxious."

"Whether it's the Lakers or the Rockets, whoever makes it through will be more eager to study us and target us."

"Our Su is what they need to worry about the most."

"So, I think," Harshman concluded, "rather than trying to arrange defensive arrangements against them, we should first consider how to better liberate Su Wen."

"Help him unleash more firepower!"

His words were immediately agreed by another assistant coach, Dick Helm: "Yes, Lanny, they should be more nervous. In the first round of their first playoffs, they averaged 43 points per game, and they were still the same in the second round." Su Wen bravely contributed 39 points per game."

“We just have to improvise.”

What the two of them actually meant was that they had gained confidence in Su Wen and the current supersonic intelligence.

Instead of trying to find ways to limit the Rockets' interior twin towers, it's better to give our opponents a headache first with our Su Wen.

We have a scoring champion who averaged 36+ per game this year, and a super core who averaged 40+ per game in two playoff series. Do the Rockets have that?

It’s so Susu and Wenwen!

(End of this chapter)