"Did you change kindergartens three times when you were a child?"
"It's nothing. It's obviously only been changed once."
"Then the primary school changed four times? Are the schools closed?"
"Huh~ I'm really good at exaggerating. I've only changed schools twice. Once I transferred schools, and only one school closed. As expected, people like to exaggerate when retelling other people's experiences."
"Even if it's an exaggeration, what about college majors being cancelled? Is that always true?"
"...It's true. It's just in time to adjust my major in college and there's nothing I can do about it."
"I heard that your mentor also suffered a stroke?"
"Kevin is such a big talker. He talks about everything. This is true. I have been worried about this recently. I came to study hard, but the teacher fell ill. According to this, I am really unlucky. But In that chat, I was just joking, telling everyone about the unfortunate things I had experienced to make everyone happy."
"Hey, but I want to say that it is true that things always happened to the stars I liked in the past. Do you know Liu Xiaoqing? I liked her very much when I was a child, and she is the only actress I like. In 1995, she played Wu Zetian, I was 8 years old, and I waited in front of the TV every day after school. I also liked to imitate her as the empress by wearing the sheets at home! Hey, it turned out that she was caught for tax evasion. I also..."
In an ordinary coffee shop in northeast Inglewood, Yang Ruosi stirred the coffee cup gently with a spoon, supported his chin with his other hand, looked out the window, and talked about some interesting things from his childhood.
She stopped mid-sentence, thinking why she should tell him this properly. This man seemed to be here specifically to laugh at her.
Yesterday, Min Congda called and asked Yang Ruosi to have a cup of coffee.
Yang Ruosi, who was helpless because her mentor was ill, agreed.
She herself also felt that she was somewhat unlucky, especially on the road to education.
It seems that the family's luck suddenly ran out after his father was defrauded for raising funds to develop minerals.
No matter what she did after that, she always stumbled, but fortunately everything was not that bad. She often laughed at herself and her friends about her bad luck, and was called the "bankrupt sister".
But she was the first person like Min Congda to come to her door and ask her about her unfortunate experience.
Min Congda stopped talking after hearing what she was saying, and said, "Hey, why don't you stop talking? Go on, I still want to hear."
Yang Ruosi rolled her eyes at him and said: "You called me specifically to invite me to drink coffee just to hear about my bad luck? If you want to hear it again, I will charge you... Forget it, you invited us to watch the game after all. It’s still a private room. Let me talk about another one. Do you know China News? It’s a very famous state-run newspaper. I went to work for this company when I graduated from my undergraduate degree.”
Min Congda asked curiously: "You majored in journalism and media as an undergraduate?"
Yang Ruosi shook his head: "No, what's the use of studying journalism and media in China? The media also recruits other majors, so I got in anyway. After working for less than a year, this central-level media closed down due to insolvency. . That’s why I chose to take the postgraduate entrance examination and then study for a Ph.D.”
"China News" is a paper media founded in 1993. It is indeed a serious central-level media. Unfortunately, it was born at the wrong time. Under the impact of the new era of online media, it fell into insolvency in just over ten years. dilemma.
It declared bankruptcy in 2009, becoming the first central-level paper media to go bankrupt.
Min Congda had never heard of this newspaper, but it didn't matter anymore.
He thought to himself that the person sitting across from him was exactly the talent he needed!
As a saying goes, there is no garbage in this world, only resources misplaced.
He took a sip of coffee and said, "Hey, your tutor has suffered a stroke and collapsed. What will you do with your subsequent studies?"
Yang Ruosi sighed and said, "Think of a way to find a new mentor. It's really bad."
Min Congda asked: "What about after changing the tutor? Study in the United States for one year, return to China next year, continue to study for a Ph.D., and stay at the school to teach?"
Yang Ruosi nodded and joked: "I think this is the best path for me. The university will not go bankrupt, right? With the country backing me up, I should be able to withstand my bad luck."
Min Congda thought to himself, if you go back and bring down the two principals, I will be really sorry for your previous experience.
"Ahem~" Min Congda coughed and leaned closer: "Hey, are you interested in coming to work for our team?"
Yang Ruosi thought she heard it wrong and smiled: "What? Going to work for your team? Are you kidding me? I don't know anything about sports."
Min Congda said: "Hey, you don't need to understand sports. Although the team is in the sports industry, it is like a big company. It does not mean that everyone has to engage in sports-related work, right? We also need finance, media, and sales. We need logistics. There is a vacancy in our media department right now. If you want, you can come and work here."
This proposal never occurred to Yang Ruosi. The two met by chance and could only be regarded as ordinary friends.
Although Yang Ruosi had some special thoughts about him, who among adults has not had a few heart-warming moments?
After sending an email saying that she wanted to go to the game, Yang Ruosi felt that she and Min Congda were from two different worlds.
Although he has an ordinary side, just like the classmates and friends around him, he is gentle and friendly. He occasionally makes witty remarks, laughs and rolls his eyes.
But he obviously has another side that he is completely inaccessible to, which is the face he has when he is at the top of society in the United States and hangs out with celebrities, football stars, and stars.
This sense of strangeness and mystery not only deepens Min Congda's attraction, but also makes people shy away.
"But why should I do this job? It should be very simple for your team to recruit people. There must be many people who want to join your team."
"Of course there are many people who want to join our team, but there are very few people who meet my requirements. According to our Clippers' development strategy, we will vigorously explore overseas markets, especially the Chinese and Asian markets. I have passed the Asian Youth The Basketball Development Foundation has a layout in China. We have a large number of training camps, trainers and training bases. Now that the Clippers have won the championship, we need to vigorously promote the team. Therefore, the team urgently needs A young, capable, highly educated person who is proficient in Chinese and English, has experience in news media work, and has strong writing skills!"
Min Congda threw out all the lines he had prepared long ago, making Yang Ruosi dizzy.
If you think about it carefully, isn't she the person who is bilingual in Chinese and English, has a job in the news media, has strong writing skills, and is highly educated?
But this thing always feels like something evil.
How come she was a graduate student studying literature in the United States, and why was she recruited to work for an NBA team?
Yang Ruosi has never thought about working in the United States. Her visa is a big problem in the first place.
She has a study visa. If she works in the United States, she can only work 20 hours part-time or 40 hours full-time per week.
If this time is exceeded, she will be deported.
Most of the part-time jobs are for making money. Although Yang Ruosi's family went bankrupt in her early years, she has a good foundation. Although she is not rich, she does not have to work to earn living expenses. Otherwise, she would not have studied for a doctorate in literature. She would have studied engineering and science to earn a living. Money.
After thinking briefly, Yang Ruosi shook his head and said: "I came to the United States to study, not to work, thank you for your kindness. Besides, the place where I work and study is bankrupt, bankrupt, bankrupt, I I don’t want to hurt you.”
Min Congda shouted in his heart, you are not harming me, you are helping me!
After finally grasping a metaphysical life-saving straw, Min Congda would not give up easily.
But after persuading for a while, Yang Ruosi still rejected Min Congda's proposal.
In the end, Yang Ruosi even doubted Min Congda's motives. She said directly: "You don't have any special purpose, do you? Although I admit that you are very attractive and special, I will not work for you because of this." of."
Min Congda said: "You are overthinking, I just love talents! Forget it, please contact me again if you have this idea in the future."
Unable to convince him at the moment, Min Congda could only think about it in the long term.
And Yang Ruosi bit her lip, wondering what this guy meant. Is it really because of his love for talent?
What kind of unlucky reason is this? What talent does she have?
Throughout November, the Clippers were in a state of being invincible throughout the league.
On November 14th, the Clippers faced the Galaxy Battleship Miami Heat at home.
The "Big Five" Heat faced off against the defending champion Youth Army at the Staples Center.
After two weeks of running-in, the Heat gradually found their form. They had won four consecutive games before.
Dwight Howard has been affected by injuries. Compared with his previous peak in 2009 and 2010, his condition is only 70% to 80%.
But he and Bosh are still the strongest inside combination in the league.
If the Heat had such a combination last season, they would have an advantage against the Clippers' inside duo.
But this season, the Clippers welcome No. 1 pick Anthony Davis, and the inside balance tilts towards the Clippers.
The Clippers' greater advantage is their forward.
The Heat's forward line can only rely on two veterans, Lewis and Ray Allen.
The Clippers' George, Leonard, and Butler are full of energy and put tremendous pressure on the Heat in terms of rhythm.
The Clippers' game rhythm highlights a fast, fast offense, fast defense, fast transition, and fast passing.
The Clippers' speed is not blindly fast, not that kind of "reckless speed", but because their lineup is too young, the players have sufficient physical fitness, sufficient rotation, and tacit cooperation. The players do not need to consider physical distribution issues when playing on the court.
The Heat tried to compete with the Clippers throughout the game, hoping to slow down the game and let Steve Nash control the speed of the game.
But the result is in vain. Nash has tried his best to control the rhythm, but the problem is that there are three or more players on the Clippers court at any time who can lead the rhythm. How can you control the rhythm in this game?
For example, when Gasol gets a backcourt rebound, the Heat can double-team Curry or Harden to delay Gasol's pass to Curry, so the Clippers can't pick up the pace.
But the problem is, Gasol will now choose to dribble directly through the frontcourt, dragging Howard with him.
Once someone else comes to intercept, Gasol goes straight to the frontcourt, and George or Leonard catches the ball and attacks the basket.
With this kind of attack, how can you suppress his rhythm? You can only follow the Clippers' rhythm.
In the first half, the Clippers led the Heat by 9 points.
In the second half, Spoelscola changed his strategy, strengthened the confrontation in defense, and often used full-court press to interfere with the Clippers' advancement, causing the Clippers to make more mistakes.
This move did work, and the Clippers began to make some mistakes in the third quarter.
Wade used counterattacks to score consecutive points, narrowing the gap between the two sides.
Tyronn Lue responded immediately, replaced Randolph, replaced Leonard, and played one senior and four juniors to break the Heat's full-court pressing defense.
After repeated practice last season, the Clippers' senior and fourth juniors have developed very mature routines.
Three passes and two leads broke the Heat's full-court press.
Moreover, the Heat are limited by their physical fitness, and it is impossible to maintain this kind of defensive intensity all the time.
The Clippers once again had the advantage on the court.
However, the Heat players' personal abilities are really strong.
Wade and Bosh relied on their personal abilities to defeat each other one after another.
Inside, Howard also frequently grabbed offensive rebounds and made strong shots.
Spoelscola knows that it will be difficult for the Heat to take advantage tactically.
The best way is to muddy the waters of the game and use the players' personal abilities and experience to win the game.
In the second half of the third quarter, Spoelscola made frequent substitutions and fouled, sending Clippers players to the free throw line.
Because he discovered that instead of letting the Clippers play fast offense and hit consecutive three-pointers, it was better to let them score from the free throw line.
Fewer points will be scored from the free throw line and their offensive feel will be undermined.
The Heat's move had a certain effect. The Clippers' offense had some problems in the transition period of the third and fourth quarters.
The Heat seized the opportunity of the chaos and scored consecutively to close the score.
Obviously, Spoelscola found some ways to deal with the Clippers: he must drag the game into a chaotic battle, and then use the players' personal abilities to suppress the Clippers.
This is the only flaw of the Clippers at present: the young players are full of talent, but their skills have not yet matured, their experience is not mature enough, and the players have not yet entered their peak period.
If you want to defeat the Clippers, you have to be experienced enough and oily enough to withstand their impact.
Last season, the Lakers were sophisticated and slick enough, but unfortunately they couldn't withstand the Clippers' impact, and their own outside three-pointers were too bad.
The Cavaliers' ability to top the cylinder is strong enough, but James is still not slick enough. He tried to compete head-on with the Clippers, but the result was that he was pulled in four consecutive games.
The Heat have collected so many famous stars in the regular season, and the overall goal of the season is naturally the Clippers.
The Heat chased points bit by bit in the fourth quarter. With less than 1 minute left before the end of the game, Ray Allen hit a three-pointer, narrowing the point difference between the two sides to only 2 points.
At the critical moment again, the Heat face the same problem as the Lakers: Who is the focus of defense?
This problem has no solution at all. After the timeout, Gasol caught the ball at the top of the arc and hit a mid-range shot, and the Clippers reopened the score.
As Wade missed a fadeaway jumper, the Heat finally lost the game 97:101, with a 4-point gap.
The Clippers pulled out the toughest fortress on the November schedule.
This victory was a victory for the entire Clippers team, with 7 players scoring in double figures.
The top scorer was Gasol. Facing Howard, he scored a season-high 22 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, and also hit a key mid-range shot.
In front of the former number one center, Gasol proved himself well.
After that, the Clippers became even more unstoppable. In the following game on November 17, the Clippers defeated the Chicago Bulls who were missing Rose at home.
They scored 111 points on the Bulls, who are good at defense. The Bulls did not have Arrow Rose and only scored a pitiful 80 points.
Starting on the 19th, the Clippers started a wave of four consecutive visitors.
On the 19th, 107:91, San Antonio, the Clippers defeated the Spurs.
James Harden and Curry combined to score 77 points.
The two young men had no respect for their old comrades at all, and they scored high points every time they played against the Spurs.
On the 21st, in Oklahoma City, facing the Thunder, his old team, Harden was weak.
The game became Curry's personal show. Curry scored 41 points and led the team 109:106. The 3-point advantage gave the Thunder a defeat.
The away game is truly a superstar show.
On the 23rd, facing the Brooklyn Nets, with the team's poor offensive performance, the Clippers used defense to beat the Nets.
Zach Randolph relied on his tough inside offense to score 22 points and 17 rebounds, including 6 offensive rebounds.
In the end, they scored 90:86, an atypical defensive victory, continuing their winning streak in the new season.
The Clippers are now a typical situation where the east does not light up and the west lights up, and the south and north can also light up. When the gourd is pressed, there is no way to prevent it.
Even if the Clippers' entire team's offense is not good in any game, their defense is not a vegetarian.
The Heat and Thunder actually gave the best solution, which is to drag into chaos, muddy the water, and rely on personal ability to overwhelm the Clippers.
But no other team has the configuration like the Heat and Thunder.
On November 28, the Clippers returned to their home court to face the Timberwolves, who gave away points.
Everyone knows that in November, the Clippers will retreat with a complete victory.
The Timberwolves did not disappoint the home fans. They were swept by the Clippers without any suspense 97:128.
Since then, the Clippers have won 15 consecutive games without losing a game since the start of the season.
Now, the headline "Who can beat the Clippers" appears repeatedly in the headlines of the news media.
Let people who don't pay much attention to basketball take notice and start to care about when will the Clippers lose?
The Clippers' ratings and the team's attention have thus greatly increased.
Throughout the Los Angeles area, the Clippers are surpassing the Lakers in popularity and discussion.
Especially on campuses where there are mostly young people, there are more and more fans who like the Clippers.
Yang Ruosi received a phone call while having lunch at school on the first day of December.
It was a woman calling, saying she wanted to meet her, and this woman was none other than Ada.
Ada Andolini.
Yang Ruosi was surprised by Ada's visit.
For more than half a month, Min Congda has not given up the idea of inviting her to work for the Clippers.
To be honest, Yang Ruosi was a little shaken. First of all, because of the tutor's problem, she really had nothing to do recently.
Secondly, Min Congda's attitude is very sincere, and it doesn't seem like he has any bad intentions, but he really wants to develop the Chinese market and needs media talents.
The main reason why Yang Ruosi did not agree was that she felt that she was not really suitable for this job.
But she always refused, and she was a little embarrassed.
Unexpectedly, Min Congda's personal secretary found the school. Could it be that he was here to lobby?
After meeting, Ada said directly: "Ms. Ross, I would like to invite you to be a Chinese teacher in the Clippers Media Department to help us develop the Chinese market. You only need to come and take classes twice a week, and it will not take up too much of your time." If you spend more time, our reward will be very generous, what do you think?"
Ada's invitation was much smarter than Min Congda's.
Min Congda asked someone to come over and work as a media reporter and act alone. How could Yang Ruosi agree? It was beyond his power.
Ada asked Yang Ruosi to teach, which was a piece of cake for Yang Ruosi, a literature major.
Moreover, there are two classes per week, the pay is very generous, and there is no pressure. It is naturally much easier for people to agree.
Yang Ruosi thought for a moment, agreed, and then asked, "Did your manager ask you to come?"
But Ada shook her head and said: "No, I handle all his emails. I think he really wants to invite you to work, so I think I should find a way to invite you over."
Yang Ruosi said: "Do you also think that I will be helpful to the development of the team?"
Ada shook her head again and said, "I don't know, but his decision is always the right one."
Yang Ruosi was speechless, and Ada said again: "Miss Ross, can you please teach me Chinese alone in the future? I want to learn Chinese."
Yang Ruosi nodded, "Okay. By the way, you should have known Smart for a long time. What kind of person do you think he is?"
Ada blurted out: "He was an amazing man, very, very amazing."
Yang Ruosi could feel that there was light in Ada's eyes, the kind of light that made people feel envious.
(End of chapter)
