On October 27, 2009, after a four-month break, the new NBA season is about to kick off.
After a chaotic preseason training camp, the Los Angeles Clippers returned to their positions before the start of the regular season and reported a 15-man roster, which is about to start the new season.
Their first game of the new season will be played at Staples, but this night Staples is not their home court, but the Lakers' home court.
In the first game of the season, the Clippers will challenge the Lakers, the big brother in the same city and the defending champion. This is really a huge challenge for the little broken ship.
Min Congda woke up from his apartment at 7:30 in the morning as usual, and started getting ready for work just like before he traveled through time.
"Others have traveled through time to fight monsters, cultivate immortals, start businesses, solve crimes, and maybe even play basketball. Why do I have to go to work after traveling through time?"
After complaining inwardly, he washed and dressed. Today, Min Congda specially tied himself a bright yellow tie and put on some hairspray to make himself look more energetic.
Because the filming of the team documentary today will be on him.
Downstairs, Jordan Peele, Michael Key and the camera crew were waiting for him. Seeing Min Congda coming downstairs, the Photographers Union picked up the camera and started shooting mode.
"Hey, have you started filming now? Is there no script?" Min Congda asked.
"No, we just want to select some materials to take the audience to understand the team from the perspective of the team manager and lead them into the basketball world of the Los Angeles Clippers!"
Jordan Peele explained to Min Congda.
Min Congda nodded to express his satisfaction. He had seen this type of documentary. A person starts work, gets up early, washes up, takes a car, arrives at the work place, introduces the work unit, starts busy, eats, solves problems at work, and then in the evening it is getting late. When I go home, the night is dark, thousands of lights are on, and the day is over.
This kind of documentary, if done well, will have a good reputation and become good social research material.
But if you want to make money from this and increase traffic, don’t even think about it. You will probably lose money on the investment.
I wonder what these two guys Pierre and Key did with their 10 million.
After getting in the car, Min Congda asked Jordan Peele, "How about it? Is the 10 million I gave you enough? Do you want to add more?"
Pierre hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Enough, enough, we haven't spent much 10 million yet, which is enough for our filming expenses for several years."
"What? Enough for several years of filming? You guys are not spending money fast enough. Didn't you make this film properly?"
Min Congda heard that 10 million can be spent for several years. How can I have the spare time to wait for you to slowly build it up? Hurry up and spend the 10 million to make a movie and bring it down.
Americans feel that they are not good at this. If this is done in China, just find an outsourcing production company, shoot a few shots, find a few students to do post-editing, integrate it, and it will be finished, right?
10 million U.S. dollars, you divide a little, he uses a little, packages and spends it under other names, puts it into his own pocket, and the money is considered finished.
Not to mention 10 million, 100 million will be given to you completely, without leaving anything for you.
It felt that Pierre still wanted to shoot something. Min Congda said while driving: "I have a whole season for you to shoot and produce. You must make good use of these 10 million, put it to practical use, and the production must be excellent. Spend the money Spend it, understand?”
Jordan Peele and Michael Key both nodded. This was the first time they had encountered such a generous Party A. When filming some comedy works before, the producers strictly controlled costs and had to pick out every paper cup.
This time I meet Bole, I have to do a good job!
On the drive to Staples Center, Michael Key asked Min Chongda a few questions and they had some conversation.
After arriving at the Staples Center, we posed for a few more shots and did some dialogue. Everything was normal, just an ordinary documentary.
Arriving at the office, under the guidance and leadership of Ada, the camera crew filmed the Clippers' daily office space, Min Congda's office, and footage of him playing 2K...
As lunch approached, the group drove to the training center. Min Congda was going to the cafeteria for dinner, so the camera crew could take pictures of the players training.
Min Congda thought to himself, isn't this thing just a running account? Who wants to see it if it is photographed?
In addition to satisfying fans' curiosity about NBA teams, no one will pay to watch this.
When the time comes, once it is uploaded to any YouTube channel, everyone will be able to watch it for free without making a penny!
"Haha, the 10 million has been spent after all. Beckham's nightclub also lost money. I see that Rosser has lost a lot of hair on his head. The team's financial situation is not very good."
"Also, the team's ticket pre-sales this year are not very good, only 70% of last year's, which is very good. The team's record is poor, the financial situation is tight, the balance of payments is unbalanced, and the cash flow is short. If we can’t pay wages, aren’t we heading towards bankruptcy?”
Thinking of this, Min Congda felt that the future was still bright, and the previous small setbacks could not change the Clippers' final outcome of bankruptcy.
They are just pebbles on the broad road and can be kicked away with one kick!
After arriving at the training center, Min Congda didn't bother to watch the players train. He went directly to the restaurant to drink coffee and eat. After a while, he went to the training center of the arena to ride a bicycle and pull the barbell. He must take good care of his body. America's heroine They are all very powerful, no one with a good body can beat them!
Jordan Peele and Michael Key took the camera crew to the stadium. They had already filmed footage from the training camp before, and today they were here to shoot a short film.
After a period of preparation, Jordan Peele and Rebecca worked together to write a set of skits for the Clippers, and each player had one, including the coach.
Their idea was to make a serious documentary, and it would not be very difficult. The subject matter could be used at will, and it could be edited and spliced later, and the theme could be added. It all depends on how the Clippers perform this season.
However, to gain popularity, a documentary alone is not enough. It must be paired with a series of short dramas to attract the interest of fans and non-fans, so that they are willing to learn about the Los Angeles Clippers.
In the future, these short plays will be placed on online platforms such as YouTube, using the power of the Internet to spread and drive traffic to the entire team.
The first skit tailor-made for Curry by Jordan Peele is called "Qualification to Become the No. 1 Draft Pick". He used Curry's free time to shoot several scenes some time ago.
I came to the training hall today to reshoot the last scene. After shooting this short film, it is basically completed.
After the training in the morning, the camera crew was waiting on the sidelines. Curry went to the locker room to change his clothes and asked, "Are there any more shots today? Come on, hurry up and finish filming. We have a game tonight."
After training in the morning, the team will choose to rest in the afternoon to reserve physical fitness for the opening game in the evening.
Jordan Peele hurriedly said: "No problem, it's very simple, just two shots. Michael is the host. He will ask you, 'Why did you become the number one pick in the draft?' and then he will give you a close-up. You don't have to speak, just be disdainful." With an expression on your face, take the ball and shoot from outside the three-point line. It doesn't matter whether you make it or not. The Baseball Club will continue to ask you the same question. You still don't speak and go to the midfield position to shoot. Then repeat, go to the baseline position, go to the bench, and go to Outside the training hall..."
Curry said: "I understand, there were shots taken outside the Staples Center and on top of skyscrapers. This is a series, right?"
Jordan Peele said: "That's right, we shot the shots with a green screen in the studio before. Today is the last set. After the shooting, post-production will be done! We are going to send you to outer space to shoot three-pointers!"
Curry laughed and said: "This is too exaggerated, but I like it."
The filming was successfully completed, and with post-production, the first episode of "Basketball and Gay" is about to be released.
