Min Congda vented his anger to David Stern and felt much better after hanging up the phone.
Although it doesn't change the unfortunate fact that the opponent's generals are always absent, at least the emotions are expressed.
Min Congda didn't call Stern to change anything, he just wanted to find someone to vent his anger on.
Generally, when company leaders are angry, they take it out on their subordinates. Min Congda is different. He takes it out on his boss.
"Huh, Shutan, I feel very comfortable when I scold Stern when I'm angry. If he gets angry when he scolds me, I'll be even happier if he fines me some money."
The depression in my heart has dissipated a little, but there is still a game to be played in the evening, and the reality that the Grizzlies are short of major generals cannot be changed.
At 7:30 in the evening, during the Clippers' game against the Grizzlies, Blake Griffin appeared on the sidelines of the Grizzlies bench wearing a suit.
This talented Oklahoma power forward who was so ambitious this summer has experienced many twists and turns in his life in just six months.
There was a hint of sadness on his originally cheerful face, and TV cameras kept showing him, reminding the audience that he was not destined to be with the Clippers.
On the other side, on the Clippers bench, Curry was wearing sportswear on the court to warm up for shooting. In recent games, Curry has performed quite well.
Except for scoring goals at critical moments, he played quite conservatively as a substitute and did not perform too amazingly.
But Curry knows himself well, and he is making progress step by step.
Insist on strength training to improve weight and confrontation, insist on practicing three-pointers, and insist on watching video summaries after every game.
Mike Dunleavy placed high demands on Curry, asking him to memorize all the team's tactical routines.
Of course, the outside world's doubts about him have not stopped. In six games, he averaged less than 10 points and 3 assists per game, which is not enough for a No. 1 pick.
He needs more time and on-field performance to prove himself.
On the sidelines, Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace sat next to Min Congda.
After seeing each other in the summer league, this was the second meeting between the two.
After experiencing a series of events, Wallace's respect for Min Congda deepened.
He is convinced that this is a very talented general manager, comparable to great people such as Larry Bird and Pat Riley.
It's only been a few months, and he's almost made the headlines on sports pages more than James.
He kept getting close to Min Congda and exchanging ideas and experiences on team management.
"Stamps' attendance seems to be good. What's the attendance for today's game?"
"It should be more than 80 percent, right? It's really a headache."
As soon as Min Congda heard Wallace talking about the attendance rate, he felt a pain in his temples.
Why are these fans so bored? They bought individual tickets to watch the game between the Clippers and the Grizzlies.
What's so cool about rookies pecking each other? The number Ada just reported, the attendance tonight is 16,221.
The occupancy rate reached 85%, and with the increase in ticket prices, the box office of this show was close to 900,000 US dollars.
Wallace heard Min Congda say "Headache" and thought to himself, you have already made more than 80% of the box office, and you still have a headache?
I really have a headache!
I originally expected Griffin to boost the Grizzlies' box office, but the preseason was canceled.
The Grizzlies' two home games in October had 90% attendance in the opening game, but the attendance rate plummeted in the next game.
The attendance rate has dropped to 55%, and only half of the seats are occupied, not counting those who bought season tickets but did not come.
The Grizzlies have not played a home game in November, but judging from the pre-sale situation, the box office will be very unsatisfactory.
The Grizzlies originally tried to drive box office by signing Allen Iverson, but the Pistons have proven that the Grizzlies are just trying and making mistakes again.
It has been difficult for Iverson to survive in this league, and because of his character he cannot accept being a substitute.
Iverson did not come to Los Angeles with the team this time, and the Grizzlies were ready to terminate his contract.
Wallace asked Min Chongda: "Smart, what's the secret to your ticket sales? How do you promote it?"
Min Congda said: "Sales secret? Add more money! You must add more money!"
Wallace was stunned and said: "What? More money? Your ticket prices have also increased?"
Min Congda nodded, "Of course, it went up by 10 points. I originally wanted to go up by 30 points, but... I didn't agree, so forget it."
Wallace was surprised that except for a few teams in the league, no other team could sell tickets.
Teams are trying their best to sell tickets, cutting prices and discounts, buying one get one free, buying tickets as gifts, and increasing stadium activities.
The clothes worn by the women's cheerleading team at the scene were getting less and less time-worn. If it weren't for the regulations, they would have just performed a strip show to attract fans.
The Clippers were able to buck the trend and increase money. What kind of magic operation is this?
Now only the Lakers dare to do this in the league, and the average ticket price is more than 100 US dollars.
The games were sold out, so you had to pay extra to buy tickets, because they had Kobe, the defending champion.
Wallace cautiously asked Min Congda: "Smart, what kind of marketing method is this? Can you sell more tickets by adding more money?"
Min Congda sighed. He didn't increase the money to sell more tickets. It's just that under the current situation, if there is a discount promotion, more tickets may be sold, so it's better to increase the money.
He rolled his eyes, coaxed Wallace, and said: "Did you know that some car sellers in China will increase the price of the car. If you give a discount, no one will buy it. If you add money, there will be a queue, but there will be a lot of people buying it. .”
When Wallace heard this, he thought this was hunger marketing and said, "This is illegal in the United States. There is a special bill prohibiting private price increases. If you are caught, you will be fined a lot."
Min Congda heard about this? Fortunately, our fare increase is written directly on the website and on the ticket. It is not added privately, and it is not illegal.
Since he couldn't coax Wallace, Min Congda stopped talking nonsense. Just as the game was about to start, he ended the topic.
Wallace thought to himself: "This is someone else's marketing secret. How can you tell me? I guess Smart should have carefully created a public opinion plan since Curry was selected in the draft to continuously increase the popularity of the Clippers. Smart's various operations later, including raising employees' salaries, making documentaries, and incidents of racial discrimination, were all part of his plan."
"Now the Clippers are already a hot topic in the league. They defeated the Lakers in the opening game. They are so popular. Why can't the tickets be sold? Adding more money can stimulate consumption and increase income."
"This Smart Min is really scheming, every step is calculated in his calculations! He is so scary."
Wallace looked at Min Congda, who was sitting next to him with a frown on his face, and felt more and more how profound and terrifying this Chinese manager was.
The reason why Min Congda frowned was simple. The Clippers took the lead again at the beginning!
The Clippers now start with three goals, Randolph plays, Randolph plays Kaman, Kaman plays, Kaman plays Gordon.
Randolph, who broke out in the last game, was taken care of by the Grizzlies this time and his hand was not good.
However, facing the immature Gasol, Chris Kaman transformed into Duncan White and got everything he wanted under the basket.
Seeing Kaman's wonderful performance, the Clippers took the lead at the beginning of the first half, making Min Congda cover his face.
When Wallace saw Kaman's all-around performance, Gasol looked very powerless in front of him, and sighed:
"Chris Kaman is a very good player. He is like a white Duncan."
Min Congda raised his head and said, "You want it, you want me to trade it for you."
Wallace laughed and said, "Are you kidding? He might make the All-Stars this year."
Min Congda thought, just because he can make the All-Stars, I want to trade him to you!
"I'm not kidding. If you want this player one day, I can trade him to you. Call me then."
Min Congda said it in an understatement, and Wallace always felt that there was some fraud in it, but what kind of fraud could there be?
He once again felt like his IQ was being crushed. This feeling was really bad, so bad.
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