That night, the game between the Clippers and the Hawks was very intense.
The two sides played two overtimes to decide the winner.
In the end, the Clippers narrowly defeated the Hawks with a 1-point advantage at home, 111:110.
Min Congda's inner struggle was as fierce as the competition.
Anschutz made him a very difficult request.
If the Clippers are allowed to enter the playoffs, they not only have to bear the risk of deductions for winning games in the playoffs.
In the long run, it will attract more fans, increase the team's revenue, and increase the team's market value.
Then Min Congda was getting further and further away from the main mission, and it became more and more difficult to complete the mission.
If the Clippers are not allowed to enter the playoffs, there will be no better way to bankrupt the team in a short time.
All the previous plans failed.
Curry has finally hit the mark, the team's salary structure is healthy, and box office revenue is growing steadily. No matter how you look at it, things are going great.
Now Min Congda's hopes are pinned on the "Three Treasures Plan" and the "Afanggong Plan".
Both of these plans are huge projects with far-reaching goals and will not bear fruit for a while.
Especially the "Afang Palace Project" has not been seen for two or three years.
It is indeed possible to endure it first, agree to Anschutz's request, and let the Clippers enter the playoffs.
Increase the value of the team and attract the favor of a group of big guys headed by Anschutz.
Then everyone pooled their money to build a new arena for the Clippers, and the Clippers paid the bulk of it themselves.
Then something goes wrong in the middle, performance declines, junk contracts, insolvency, unable to make ends meet, etc.
As the team's capital chain breaks, it will go bankrupt. Min Congda successfully completed the task.
This is not Min Congda's wild imagination. There are lessons learned from the past. The New Jersey Nets are already showing signs of bankruptcy and reorganization.
Barclays Center was the final straw for the Nets.
However, Min Congda thought carefully and watched both overtimes.
Seeing that the Clippers won the game, he did not agree to Anschutz's suggestion.
When Min Congda left, he just said: "I will talk to you about this matter when I have the opportunity. Then we will only talk about business, not basketball."
Anschutz found it strange, thinking, are you so unsure of your team's record?
Linda didn't leave and asked Anschutz what happened before she arrived.
Anschutz told her the general content of the conversation between the two.
"Then he should promise. Regardless of whether he can make the playoffs or not, it is a promise."
"I think so too. But he may have other ideas. This guy is special."
"As special as me?"
"No... of course you are more special."
Linda and Anschutz were the only two people left in the VIP room.
Their conversation became ambiguous unknowingly.
The relationship between the two is indeed not normal as Min Congda thought.
But Linda is not Christopher's wife, nor is she Ada's aunt.
She was a cousin of Ada's mother and spent her early years in Rhode Island.
I am married and have two children, the older one is working and the younger one is in college.
After the divorce, she moved to Los Angeles to be with her cousin and reunited with Christopher.
The two met when they were young and had a one-night stand at the wedding of Marcella and Ada's mother.
Linda was engaged by that time and soon went to Rhode Island to get married and live.
The two have gone through a lot and are both lovers and business partners.
As for Anschutz, the old man was interested in Linda for some reason.
Of course, Linda would not miss the opportunity to hook up with such a capital giant.
After all, she still has two children to take care of, and her younger daughter’s tuition depends on her.
Christopher turned a blind eye to this. Why did he care so much at his age?
He also has many lovers outside.
Nowadays, as long as you can make money, the red-head boots business is booming.
They were grateful to Min Congda from the bottom of their hearts. He was a noble person in their lives.
Linda left Staples Center after doing what she had to do.
I thought, maybe I should help Min Congda and do something for this noble man.
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Min Congda returned home, took a shower, and lay on the bed thinking about Anschutz's conditions.
He was very conflicted in his heart. The reason why he refused to agree outright was because he thought that if the Clippers entered the playoffs, his previous efforts in team building would be in vain!
"Although looking at it now, it seems to be a bit in vain, but if I had done nothing, the Clippers might have entered the quarterfinals? Still, the Clippers cannot enter the playoffs, and the character cannot be ruined."
After repeated consideration, Min Congda firmly determined that his goal of lifting his hips could not be shaken.
The matter of building a new arena can be discussed in the long term. If it is not possible now, there will be opportunities in the future.
Once the Clippers' record improves and the temperament of a strong team condenses, there will be trouble later.
Before going to bed, I opened Goupu.com and took a look as usual, and received a private message from Shengfan:
"God M, aren't there any post-games in the past two days?"
It turned out to be a post-game article.
Min Congda is busy with new plans recently and has no time to write comments after the game.
Fan Chen lacked spiritual food and felt very empty in his heart.
Min Congda replied: "I'm too busy lately, I'll write tomorrow."
"Okay, sorry to bother you."
"By the way, the trade deadline is coming soon. Do you have any inside information?"
Seeing this reply, Min Congda remembered that February 18th was the trade deadline.
After this day, teams will no longer be able to make trades and can only sign free agents.
In other words, before February 18th is the last chance for major lineup changes.
Rumors must have been flying around during this time.
Media and reporters from all walks of life will show their talents.
They will mobilize all their resources to understand the movements of each team.
Min Congda understood what Fan Chen meant, it was time to update NBA-Batman.
This trade deadline will be a good opportunity for NBA-batman to completely become famous.
Various previous operations have made NBA-Batman famous in the industry and among fans.
If this time it can send news ahead of many accounts through the trade deadline, NBA-Batman will emerge as the number one self-media in the NBA.
In 2010, the concept of self-media had just emerged and had not yet ushered in a real explosion.
If NBA-Batman eats this verbal soup, the commercial significance will be inestimable.
However, what Min Congda thinks about is not the commercial value, but the public opinion value of the account.
His original intention of creating this account was to hedge against comments that were beneficial to the Clippers.
So far, it seems to have some effect, and there are more and more Clippers anti-fans on the Internet.
"This is one of the few strategic plans that is still alive. I want to rely on this NBA-Batman to control the public opinion ecology of the NBA. When the time comes, I will only focus on publishing dirty information about the Clippers! Just like when Emperor Qianlong compiled the Sikuquanshu, he compiled all kinds of information about the NBA. All forms of public opinion are under my control!"
As a result, Min Congda's third important plan was born, the "Siku Plan".
Min Congda learned his lesson and believed that the previous plans were too short-sighted.
It costs 10 million to shoot a documentary, 500,000 to open a restaurant, raise ticket prices to reduce attendance, raise wages to increase expenses, etc.
They are all just superficial tricks, and there is no way to completely dig out the roots of the big Clippers tree.
The Clipper tree looked like it had neither branches nor leaves, and it had not produced a single flower or fruit.
But after all, it has been rooted in the soil of the NBA for 40 years. I really underestimated it in the past.
It is not that easy to remove it decently, and we must use a long-term plan to eliminate it.
Min Congda replied to Fan Chen: "Don't worry, I will give you news. Remember to update Twitter as soon as possible."
"Okay, no problem, I'm always ready."
"By the way, I have a question for you, Shengfan, what do you do?"
"I...I don't have a job, I'm a senior."
(End of chapter)
