Min Congda and Sheng Fan sighed all night and told Fan Chen their identities.
Fan Chen was not too surprised. In fact, he could think of it from Min Congda's ID of "Clippers General Manager mcd".
There are also all kinds of gossips that are a step ahead of others. This person is obviously an insider.
He just wondered why Min Congda, a man who could not speak written English fluently and had no basketball background, became the Clippers general manager.
Not only is he strange, this is one of the great mysteries of the NBA.
Whether Chamberlain had slept with 20,000 women, whether Kevin Garnett touched the edge of the backboard, and whether the envelope containing the No. 1 pick in 1985 had been frozen in a refrigerator are known as the four major mysteries of the NBA.
As for the purpose of creating NBA-Batman, Min Congda only said that it was to establish a public opinion system that was independent of the control of traditional media.
"Provide better public opinion weapons for the Clippers' future transactions and signings."
There was also the matter of foundation work. Min Congda asked Fan Chen if he was confident in taking over.
Fan Chen thought for a while and said bluntly in a calm tone that he could give it a try.
Min Congda was surprised by Fan Chen's calmness, and felt that this person was indeed reliable.
Fan Chen didn't ask any unnecessary questions. Min Congda said that the staff would contact him when the time comes.
The two ended their conversation.
Fan Chen closed the laptop and felt like he was in a dream.
It turns out that this M god is Smart Min, the general manager of the Clippers.
And he also wants to set up the China Basketball Talent Development Fund.
Fan Chen doesn't think there is any problem with this job.
He just felt a little strange: "How does he know that my family is engaged in fund management? He knows that I have experience."
Fan Chen's father is a manager of a public fund and is engaged in investment business.
His mother is the vice president of the Youth Development Assistance Foundation and is engaged in related public welfare undertakings.
Fan Chen never told Min Congda about this matter.
He thought to himself that members of his family might be suitable for fund-related work.
And it’s a basketball-related fund, which makes me very excited when I think about it.
This is much more interesting than working as an actuary in an insurance company.
"I wonder if my parents would agree with me doing this job? It should be no problem."
Fan Chen thought for a moment, no matter what he wanted to do, no one could influence him.
Finding what you like is the most important thing.
………
After Min Congda took care of Fan Chen, he went to the office to find Olshey early the next morning.
Ask Olshey how the preparations for the Basketball Talent Development Fund are going.
Olshey said that a group of people have been assembled and are ready to leave for China at any time.
Min Congda thought about it and decided that there was no need to worry too much just yet. There was plenty of time in the offseason.
He told Olshey: "Olshey, the trade deadline is coming soon. I want you to collect the transaction information of each team as soon as possible. If there are any trends, please notify me as soon as possible!"
When Olshey heard this, our manager Smart was finally ready to sign and trade!
"No problem, we will all work overtime tonight until early tomorrow morning!"
Min Congda nodded and signaled Olshe to hurry up on his work.
Then, he opened the address book on his mobile phone and dialed a number.
It's Arnold Ranch, a clerk in the NBA's New York headquarters.
Min Congda met him by chance at a charity fund-raising dinner in New York.
At that time, in addition to celebrities from all walks of life, there were also some small employees from the NBA headquarters who came to cheer.
Arnold Ranch is one of them, he is inconspicuous among the crowd.
He is just an ordinary clerk in the NBA office. His family has a small background and he likes basketball.
So I was recommended to work at the NBA headquarters and do some ordinary writing work.
That day he was invited to a dinner party to make up the numbers, but not many people paid attention to him. He was indeed too ordinary.
In comparison, Min Congda was the dazzling star that night.
Arnold Lanqi took the initiative to chat with Min Congda, hoping to get to know him.
Unexpectedly, Min Congda was very polite and chatted a lot with Lan Qi.
The two actually hit it off quite well and exchanged contact information.
Lan Qi felt very lucky that a loser like herself could meet such a big shot as Smart Min.
Little did he know that it was precisely because Lan Qi was a loser that Min Congda felt sympathy for him.
Min Congda, who donated 50,000 yuan, was heartbroken. If he hadn't chatted with Lan Qi and boasted, he might not have been able to bear it.
After learning about Lanci's work and his unwillingness to hang around at NBA headquarters.
Min Congda decided to take advantage of each other and asked Lan Qi if he wanted to work for the Clippers in the future.
Lan Qi immediately expressed his willingness and hinted that he could do something for Min Congda.
Today is February 18th, the last day of the trade deadline. It’s time for Min Congda to make good use of this piece.
"Hey, Lan Qi, there must be a lot of trade proposals being submitted to the league's trade office today. You can find a way for me to take photos of each transaction and send it to me. Are there any questions?"
All NBA team trade proposals must be submitted to the league's trade office for review and approval before they can be officially announced.
Most of the transaction contents have been repeatedly negotiated by professionals from both parties, and there will be no problems in terms of contracts and terms.
The approval from the league office is just a formality, and only in rare cases will it be unexpectedly rejected.
Therefore, the league office does not need to implement strict confidentiality measures on these transaction applications.
Not long after it was submitted, and even before it was officially approved, some teams could not wait to announce the results of the transaction to the media.
Today is the last day of trading, and many deals are not completed until the last minute.
The management staff of each team will work overtime until early morning on this day, and it will end on February 19th the next day.
After Min Congda took charge of the Clippers, he has been asking the entire team not to work overtime.
This was the only time he asked the uniform team to work overtime and pay everyone overtime.
Everyone is very excited. The energy accumulated for half a season can finally be vented.
Min Congda temporarily returned the general manager's office to Olshe and asked him to answer the phone.
Olshey was in the office communicating non-stop with the managers of each team, and the phone calls were non-stop.
Other teams are calling and requesting trades from Olshey.
At the same time, he also constantly inquires about information from other teams to know the trends of each team.
Min Congda was sitting quietly in the corner playing with his mobile phone, actually receiving the transaction application picture sent by Arnold Lanci.
He passed these pictures to Fan Chen in the dormitory, and Fan Chen released them through NBA-Batman.
If Olshe has any important news, Min Congda will also send it to Fan Chen.
I worked until almost early in the morning, and all kinds of true and false transaction information came to me instantly.
Olshey suddenly said to Min Congda: "Mr. Smart, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Wizards want to complete a deal and they need us to be the third party. Can we do this deal?"
Min Congda asked: "Tell me."
"Washington sent Antawn Jamison, and the Cavaliers sent Ilgauskas and Emil Preljic. They need salary balance, and they have to send a player and get a player."
The Wizards are going to trade Antawn Jamison and it looks like they are going to rebuild.
They will receive the draft pick from the Cavaliers, but will need a third team to balance it out.
“Whose leverage is Washington?”
"Andrew Gooden. Power forward."
Power Forward? Find a substitute for Randolph? don't want.
"I don't want Gooden, I want the No. 3 position, and it's best if I can't defend."
"No. 3, you can't defend...ah? Mr. Smart? This..."
"Give me love or not. If you don't give it to me, I won't trade."
Min Congda didn't have any intention to trade. He just saw that everyone was working so hard and was busy on the phone in the office.
If there is no gain at all, I will feel sorry for everyone, so I decided to trade for a third position who can't defend.
Olshey immediately communicated with the Wizards and Cavaliers by phone.
There is not much time left for them to think. Anyway, the Cavaliers are obsessed with getting Jamison.
The Wizards want to rebuild, want to get rid of Jamison's big contract, and get a first-round draft pick.
Finally, the Wizards compromised. Olshey said: "The Wizards are willing to offer Nick Young, and the bargaining chip we want to give is Thornton."
"Nick Young?"
Min Congda has the impression that he is a young man who is poor at defense and likes to throw away three-pointers.
Min Congda liked both of these characteristics and agreed immediately.
"Okay, just Nick Young."
While talking, Min Congda sent a message to Fan Chen.
"Three-way trade between Clippers, Cavaliers, and Wizards, Jamison comes to Cleveland."
(End of chapter)
