The Clippers won the first game of the new season without any suspense.
At 121:98, the Clippers defeated the Grizzlies at home with a 23-point advantage and got a good start.
Min Congda has long been numb to such a victory.
He can survive even the championship, so what does a big win at the beginning of the season mean?
The 82-game regular season is still a long one.
In this game, Curry scored a team-high 24 points.
He only played 25 minutes and made 3 of 4 three-pointers, which was extremely efficient.
Eight players on the team scored in double figures, and 11 players scored.
The Clippers continue to move forward on the road to ultimate team basketball.
Min Congda checked tonight's box office data after the game.
Although the venue was full, with 19,000 seats added, the revenue tonight did not exceed one million US dollars.
Because in order to raise funds to build a new arena, the Clippers have sold a large number of 10-year and 20-year season tickets.
These season tickets have raised a lot of money for the Clippers for arena construction, but they have also resulted in a shortage of individual tickets for the team.
Before the start of the season, Min Congda learned from the previous experience that the higher the price, the better the ticket sales, and formulated a new retail ticket sales strategy for the new season.
It is claimed that in order to give back to Los Angeles fans for their support of the Clippers, the price of Clippers tickets for 2012-2013 has been completely reduced. According to the most favorable policy, the lowest discount can be 50% off.
In the first game, Min Congda also asked the ticket sales center to give away ticket packages to some Clippers welfare groups, so that some orphans and disabled people can watch the Clippers game for free.
As for the auction of high-priced seats in the front row, Min Congda also made the decision to donate all the money from the high-priced auction to welfare homes and some foundations that care for Chinese labor workers in the name of the team.
To put it bluntly, Min Congda wants the reputation and does not take any money.
Although these operations have caused tight cash flow on the Clippers' books and Rosser has begun to use the league's loan funds, his decisions have been supported by Shelley Sterling.
Because what Shelly Sterling needs is fame, money is very important to her, but fame is the most important means to realize her ambitions.
Moreover, with the steady increase in the Clippers' market value, the missing money will one day be made up from elsewhere.
Min Congda didn't understand the female boss's thoughts. He thought everything was under his control.
After the game, he received a lot of text messages on his phone, invitations from some friends.
Some hope he will attend some unveiling ceremony tomorrow, while others ask him to play golf next weekend.
Min Congda thought about it and wanted to refuse these activities, but then he felt that it was inappropriate to reject other people's kindness.
After staying in the United States for more than three years, Min Congda has gradually understood and integrated into this society and how it operates.
When you have money, make donations, participate in community activities, and build good relationships with various social organization teams. The United States is a country with many and very developed social groups. Just like Baidu Tieba, there are all kinds of unexpected niche Tieba. In the United States, There are also all kinds of weird civil groups, organizations, and associations
Each team represents a collective, a group of people with common interests or interests.
With Min Congda's identity and status, there are countless high-end elite groups who want to recruit him.
Especially Chinese groups in the Los Angeles area are proud to have Min Congda join them. Min Congda is often invited to participate in some local Chinese activities in Los Angeles.
But Min Congda's personality has never been very cold to this kind of high-end and upper-class activities.
Especially attending those parties where people are drinking and drinking, or playing golf, playing bridge and other elegant social activities.
Just like smoking, he has never been able to smoke cigars, and drinking, Lafite or high-end whiskey, he still likes to smoke some strong low-quality cigarettes and drink rough-tasting spirits such as rum and tequila.
Therefore, Min Congda did many of these group activities in name only. He found it quite interesting to participate in the activities occasionally, but if he was asked to participate regularly every week, he would not be able to bear it.
For example, it is fun to play golf once in a while, but playing twice a week and buying a bunch of clubs and various equipment is unacceptable to Min Congda.
Hitting a ball flying around on the lawn, and finally hitting a hole, isn't this an upgraded version of children playing marbles?
Among all sports, Min Congda is only interested in basketball, but he does not play basketball himself.
On weekends, he would rather stay at home, play games and enjoy his free time.
But sometimes hospitality is hard to refuse, and people really need some social activities, so Min Congda agreed to his friend's invitation.
The day after the opening ceremony, on November 1, Min Congda drove to the vicinity of Chinatown to attend the opening ceremony of a Chinese supermarket.
The owner of this store is a small local retail business owner in Los Angeles. He is from Fujian. He came to the United States more than 20 years ago to work part-time. Later he opened his own canteen and now he finally opened his own supermarket.
He has two daughters. The eldest daughter’s husband, Kevin, works for an online media company in California. The Clippers’ network and media services are provided by this company, so he met Min Congda.
Because the two have a common hobby of fishing, they often go out to sea on yachts, and they have become very good friends over time.
When my father-in-law opens a new store, he naturally hopes to invite some famous people to come and build publicity.
They would like to invite the Clippers stars, but if they don't have a personal relationship, they have to pay for inviting the stars to participate in the event. This costs a lot, and it's not worth it for a small supermarket.
As the general manager of the Clippers, Min Congda's reputation is no less than that of some stars, and he is also Chinese. Inviting him as a personal friend does not cost any money. It only requires an extra pair of chopsticks for a meal, which is very cost-effective.
Min Congda had a good relationship with Kevin and had never troubled him in the past. Min Congda thought about it and came anyway.
His arrival caused a sensation at the ceremony. Min Congda gave a simple speech. There was also a dragon and lion dance. After the ribbon-cutting, Min Congda was invited to the main seat as the honored guest and received a very warm reception.
Min Congda's vanity was greatly satisfied. After the Clippers won the championship, it did greatly enhance the reputation of the team and him.
You know, when the Clippers won the championship in China, they were featured on News Network, and the Clippers general manager was also introduced.
It's a pity that Min Congda has no family in this time and space. Otherwise, if he didn't return home with wealth, wouldn't he be walking at night in brocade clothes?
The boss has two daughters. The eldest daughter is married to Kevin, and the younger daughter is still studying at the University of Southern California, a prestigious school.
The future development and future in the United States will definitely be very good. The boss and his wife are traditional hard-working Chinese people. They have established their own stable industry in a foreign country. Their daughter has grown up to be very promising, and the family is enjoying themselves. .
It should be said that this is a simple but beautiful family picture, which makes Min Congda, who has been alone in the United States for more than three years, feel a little envious.
Being free has the advantage of being free. If one person has enough to eat and the whole family is not hungry, he can do whatever he wants.
Moreover, after three years of "struggle", Min Congda has a net worth of tens of millions of dollars, which is over 100 million dollars when converted into RMB.
All this money was paid out point by point for his shame, which was not easy.
When she was in love with Daddario before, Min Congda received very little control, and the two of them had more of a passionate love.
Later, they dispersed as they got together less and less, and apart from those passionate nights, nothing profound was left in Min Congda's life.
Generally speaking, Min Congda is very free, and the general manager's job is also very easy. He watches games, spends money, and goes to the construction site every week to inspect the progress.
He doesn't care whether the progress of the construction site is fast or not, he only cares about the quality of the project and whether the materials used are sufficient.
It would be best for builders to receive more rebates, expand their stalls, recruit more workers and pay more.
This made Min Congda very popular with the builders, who texted and called him every day to invite him to nightclubs to relax.
If Min Congda wasn't really tired of playing, he could experience different projects every day.
Tired of it, really tired of it.
People are so mean, they will get tired of any good food if they eat too much and play too much.
At a certain moment, Min Congda suddenly had the urge to start a family.
He was startled by his own thoughts and thought: "No way, Min Congda. The great cause has not been completed. How can a man start a family?"
Thinking about the task that I originally thought could be completed in one season, it has been delayed for three years and it has not been completed. These three years have continued for three years. When will it end?
If Min Congda wanted to fall in love, there would be many women to catch up with him.
But if he wanted to get married, Min Congda really didn't have a satisfactory choice.
The first person that comes to mind is Ada. She has been with Min Congda in the past few years. The two have experienced a lot, have a deep relationship, and have some ambiguous moments from time to time.
But Min Congda basically didn't think anything wrong about Ada.
First of all, Ada is young, only 23 years old this year, 10 years behind Min Congda.
Although men all like girls in their early 20s, Min Congda prefers mature ones.
Daddario is also a little girl, but she has a mature figure.
Two, Min Congda refused office romance from the beginning.
The Clippers will be a bankrupt team and a ship that will eventually sink. Min Congda firmly believes in this.
So at first he didn't want to invest his emotions here. Until now, this original intention has not changed.
As a result, Ada became a very good subordinate in Min Congda's eyes, as well as a very good friend of the opposite sex.
The third problem lies in Ada's family.
Min Congda now knows that the Andolini family is by no means as simple as selling sports equipment.
Since Marcella was shot, Ada has been depressed for a period of time, and her temperament has also undergone some changes.
Their family is very grateful to Min Congda, and Min Congda still goes to their house to have dinner from time to time.
But if Min Congda became their son-in-law, that would be another matter.
Being involved in gangs is not a simple matter.
With random thoughts in his mind, Min Congda drank a little wine at the dinner and became a little confused.
Min Congda usually has a pretty good drinking capacity, but today the boss served him liquor.
It's been a long time since Min Congda came to the United States to drink liquor. After a few drinks, he got a little high.
The boss's family and his friends were all very enthusiastic, and Min Congda was a little overwhelmed by this kind of enthusiastic Chinese toast.
He had no choice but to go to the bathroom as an excuse to wash his face, and then came out from the back door of the restaurant to smoke a cigarette, get some air, and escape from the excessive enthusiasm.
As soon as he opened the back door, Min Congda found that someone was already leaning against the wall to get some air. It was a girl wearing a light blue top and a white skirt.
It's a Chinese face.
The two looked at each other, and Min Congda handed over the cigarette in his hand and asked, "Do you want to smoke?"
The girl smiled, took the cigarette from Min Congda's hand, and said, "If you don't want to smoke, don't smoke either. Smoking is harmful to your health."
Min Congda laughed helplessly and took out another one. Unexpectedly, the girl said: "I told you not to smoke, put it away."
Min Congda felt very strange. It was obviously the first time he met her, so how could she order him so confidently?
But she couldn't give orders. Her tone was very gentle, her eyes were calm and firm, and she glanced straight at Min Congda's face, looking at him rather unscrupulously.
Min Congda put away his cigarette and took a closer look at the girl. He couldn't tell her age, between 20 and 30.
From the accent to the way he dresses, he doesn't look like a Chinese in the United States. He may be an international student in the United States.
"Do you know me?" Min Congda asked.
"I know, the general manager of the Clippers, Smart Min. Do you feel like you are a celebrity? Strangers know you and are very happy."
This girl has a sharp tongue. Min Congda said: "A little bit, but you are also a guest attending the ceremony? Why didn't I notice you just now?"
The girl said: "I'm just an ordinary person, how could I be noticed by such a high-ranking person like you?"
Her tone was a little sour, which made Min Congda a little embarrassed.
But immediately a smile appeared on her face, and she stretched out her hand and said to Min Congda: "My name is Yang Ruosi, and I am Lin Yu's classmate. I came to the University of Southern California to study. I am very happy to meet you, Mr. Smart."
Min Congda shook her hand, which was white, soft, slender, and powerful at the same time.
The two chatted outside the door for a while, and Min Congda learned that she was a graduate student in the School of Liberal Arts at a well-known domestic university. During her PhD study, she came to Berkeley University for one-year exchange and further study. She had just arrived in the United States in September.
The boss's youngest daughter Lin Yu was her classmate, and the two became good friends, so they invited her to attend the opening ceremony of their supermarket.
She felt that the banquet was too noisy, so she hid for some air, and unexpectedly ran into Min Congda.
To be honest, after chatting for a while, the two of them didn't have much in common.
Min Congda knows nothing about literature. His biggest connection with literature is that in high school, he spent all night watching the Internet. He took his classmate’s memory card while reading it in class. As a result, the teacher found out and confiscated it, and even compensated his classmate 300 yuan. It took me a whole semester of picking up drink bottles to save up.
And Yang Ruosi also knows little about basketball. Apart from Yao Ming, he has basically zero understanding of NBA and basketball, just like Min Congda when he first arrived in the United States.
She knew Min Congda only because Lin Yu introduced him to her.
The two chatted indifferently for a while. Min Congda felt that it was almost time and it was not good to leave the table for too long, so he went back.
After the ceremony and banquet were over, Min Congda went back, leaving no contact information between the two.
Min Congda did not take this brief encounter to heart, but he never thought that on November 3, the two would meet again.
(End of chapter)
