The after-tax income of 22,000 US dollars made Min Congda feel good, which made his mentality when watching the game become more normal and no longer so distorted.
US$20,000 is equivalent to the Clippers' salary income if they lose 10 games, and is twice the current total assets of Min Congda.
With this money, Min Congda can buy more Apple stocks and keep some money for pocket money.
The money would last him a long time.
One of the great benefits of being the general manager of the Clippers is that you can save a lot of money on daily expenses. There are restaurants for meals, and transportation and communication expenses can be reimbursed through the team's finance.
Christmas is coming next month, and Min Congda is also planning to give benefits to employees, get some shopping cards and discount coupons, and he can also get one by then.
Thanks to China, the new world factory on the other side of the ocean, prices in the United States are relatively cheap. Clothes, electronic products, and daily necessities are all available in large quantities at low prices.
In the current single state where one person has enough to eat and the whole family is not hungry, Min Congda's daily expenses are very small. The biggest expense is going to Santa Barbara to meet friends through martial arts.
But Min Congda could have asked Davis or Randolph to treat him, but he didn't dare to let him go alone.
With this mentality, Min Congda and the Clippers team rushed to Memphis overnight.
The NBA schedule is very intensive and the players are very tired. It was the first time that Min Congda went on a long road trip with the players and had a personal experience.
After playing the Hornets on the 17th and losing, the players had little time to adjust their mentality.
After taking a shower, you should immediately board the airport bus and rush to the airport to catch a plane at starry night.
The plane arrived at its destination at around two in the morning, and then took the bus to the hotel where we were staying.
After arriving at the hotel, the players should sleep quickly because they will play against the Grizzlies on the night of the 18th.
This is the most grueling back-to-back away game in the NBA schedule. Some teams will rest some veterans or players with potential injury risks in such games to reduce playing time and reduce the risk of injury.
Min Congda followed the players around. When he arrived at the Memphis Hotel, he was yawning all day long. It was almost three o'clock in the morning.
As a result, there were some problems with the players' check-in procedures at the front desk, and the hotel's system was unable to enter the players' identity information.
The team leader is Carmen Sloan, the old policeman who once served in the Los Angeles Police Department, opened a security company after retirement, and cooperated with the Clippers.
He dealt with the aftermath of the fight between Randolph and others as soon as possible.
However, he obviously made some mistakes in the team's logistical work tonight.
Min Congda sat on the suitcase and asked: "Hey Carmen, what's going on? I'm almost exhausted. The players have to play a game tomorrow. I shouldn't have communicated with the hotel about identity information. ? And we should be prepared for emergencies, right?”
Sloan is a white man in his fifties, with a bald head and a beard. At first glance, he looks like a very calm and reliable person.
He said in an apologetic tone: "I'm sorry, Mr. Smart. The person responsible for arranging this trip is a new person. He is not very skilled in some tasks and there was a communication problem with the hotel."
Min Congda yawned again and said: "Beginners are always prone to problems. But I will give you a 20% salary increase, so you still have to do things beautifully."
Sloan showed an embarrassed look on his face and said: "Uh...Mr. Smart, the salary increase you gave is for Clippers employees. Our security is an outsourcing cooperation and we are not employees of your Clippers, so there will be no salary increase." On to us.”
When Min Congda heard it, it seemed like this was the case. Carmen Sloan opened a security company by herself.
In addition to being responsible for the security of the Clippers, some Hollywood stars will also ask him to serve as security to be responsible for the confidentiality and safety of their trips.
"Really? It seems that I haven't done my job well enough. How about this? The price of the security agreement signed with you will be increased by 20%. Are you satisfied?"
Min Congda is now spending as much money as he can on the team, squeezing Rosser to death.
I heard that Rosser recently lost his hair while busy with the loan to open a restaurant. If he knew that Min Congda had increased the team's security expenses by 20%, he would definitely buy himself a wig. Bar.
Upon hearing Min Congda's words, Sloan hurriedly said: "Oh...Oh, thank you so much. Mr. Smart, to tell you the truth, the company's current operating conditions are very bad. People keep resigning, so they have hired many new people." .Otherwise we wouldn’t have made such a stupid mistake. With your help, I think we will try our best to do a good job in logistics and security..."
Min Congda waved his hand. He didn't care how the logistics and security work was going. He was sleepy to death and just wanted to lie down on the soft big bed and have a good sleep.
Carmen Sloan knew that Min Congda's style of doing things had always been like this, so he said it on a whim. If he said an increase of 20%, he would definitely increase it.
Sloan was both grateful and surprised. The behavior of this new general manager was completely different from that of his boss Sterling.
Sterling, the boss, is notoriously stingy. Although his net worth has reached more than one billion, he often haggles over small amounts of money.
For example, during the shoot-and-win bonus event held at the Clippers' home court, which is held at every NBA home court, a fan won a $1,000 bonus, but Sterling refused to give it.
Later, this fan was sued to court for fraud. This fan is a lawyer by profession, so why don't he get into trouble?
Also, the Clippers' logistics department has always been understaffed, with the total number of people less than half that of the Lakers.
Some departments that Sterling considers unimportant are simply eliminated, such as the Basketball Strategic Development Center, which sounds a bit pragmatic.
But in fact, it is precisely because of the Clippers' lack of strategic planning that the team has been stuck in the quagmire for 30 years since Sterling has been the owner of the Clippers, falling, getting up, and falling again in the same place.
In other necessary departments, Sterling has as few personnel as possible. There has even been a strange incident where the team's medical team was short of people, and Sterling asked the head coach to put bandages on the players.
Some wealthy teams have their own professional security teams, which are only responsible for the security, transportation, and logistics of their own teams. With sufficient manpower, they can certainly do things properly.
There is a famous saying in security work, "The best security is the one whose existence is invisible to people." That is to say, those who are good at fighting have no great achievements.
Good logistical security allows players to play with peace of mind, without having to worry about anything else, as everything will be arranged properly.
But doing this requires money and people. Sterling didn't want to set up his own security team at all. It was too expensive to maintain, so he outsourced it to Carmen Sloan's security company.
Sloan is an experienced and responsible person who always puts the Clippers' work first.
But Sterling was always fussy about payments, and would use some excuses to deduct payments from time to time, which made Sloan very unhappy.
On the other hand, after Smart took office, he had more money and fewer things to do. Now he has increased his salary by 20% in one go. Sloan thought to himself: "Sterling's brain has finally come to his senses. He will have to deal with the Clippers in the future." We need to be more attentive to our work and send a few more veterans over to do the work more solidly so that the players can be in better shape for the game."
At 3:30 in the morning, the hotel finally completed the check-in procedures, and Min Congda yawned until tears came out.
And this situation never happened again in the Clippers' future road trips.
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