Min Congda recently made a decision, he wants to buy a house!
It has been five years since he came to the United States, and he has always lived in a high-end apartment provided by the system.
This apartment has a good location, a comfortable space, and all kinds of facilities. It is also close to Chinatown, making life very convenient for Min Congda.
From this point of view, the system is still very user-friendly and has given Min Congda good care. However, the task setting is a bit abnormal and there is no hope of completing it to this day.
Min Congda didn't buy a house before. Firstly, he didn't have enough money, and secondly, the apartment was quite comfortable. One person had enough to eat and the whole family was not hungry, so why bother with the house?
Now Min Congda already has enough cash assets, and he is thinking that he will eventually settle down here in the future, so he must have real estate.
What if one day the system suddenly says that the task time is up, fails, and takes the house back to him, wouldn't it mean that he has no fixed place to live and has to build a floor in the Huawei Center?
Min Congda set his sights on San Marino, a city north of Los Angeles. Founded in 1913, it is an exquisite satellite city dominated by garden houses.
In the early years, residents here were mainly white, highly professional, golden-collar workers such as lawyers, accountants, and doctors. In recent years, many wealthy Asian families have begun to purchase real estate here.
Many Asian elites in Los Angeles whom Min Congda knew had bought houses here. They heard that Min Congda wanted to buy a house, and each of them introduced real estate agents to Min Congda.
As a celebrity in the Los Angeles area, he was quickly regarded as a VIP customer. Almost every day he received a call from at least one real estate agent, inviting him to check out the house when he had time.
Min Congda still has plenty of time. When the team has no games or is playing away games, he will arrange time to look at houses and choose a favorite residence for himself.
After viewing several houses in succession, Min Congda felt that each one was good, and they were all very exquisite and beautiful garden villas.
San Marino is also very livable, with spacious roads, beautiful greenery, and very good security. A large number of police patrol and are on duty here.
In comparison, the Inglewood district, where Huawei Center is located, is located in southern Los Angeles. The security situation is very unstable, and gunshots can often be heard sometimes at night.
The Chinatown area is better than Inglewood, but still not as good as San Marino, which is a truly wealthy area.
After going there several times, Min Congda had to lament that the lives of rich and poor people in the United States are really very different, as if they live in two worlds.
However, Min Congda still has not made a final decision. He has never found the house that satisfies him most, and he always feels that if he changes to a new garden house, something will not be right.
Subsequently, a series of problems that occurred with the Clippers during the season also prevented Min Chongda from focusing too much on buying a house.
At this time, the time has arrived in 2015, and the Clippers' journey in the 2014 season was not very smooth.
First of all, the injury problem continues to spread within the Clippers, as if it is a viral infection. Starting with Paul George's broken leg, it has produced a series of chain reactions.
Because some players are injured, other players' playing time increases, the physical load becomes greater, and injuries are more likely to occur. Then some players get injured again, and the remaining players' playing time increases...
This creates a vicious cycle that risks worsening of injury problems.
Faced with this problem, Min Congda decisively decided to give up some regular season games to reduce the chance of injuries as much as possible.
This led to the Clippers' record of 22 wins and 11 losses at the end of the year on December 31, 2014, ranking fifth in the Western Conference.
This is the Clippers' worst start to the regular season in recent seasons. This result is still one place short of Min Congda's minimum requirement of entering the top half.
Secondly, this year's Clippers' biggest rival on the road to the championship, the Golden State Warriors, has dominated the league's first place. In 2014, they achieved a record of 25 wins and 5 losses, ranking first in the league.
In the Christmas Day game against the Clippers on December 25, the Warriors once again defeated the Clippers 101:97 in an away game, defeating their opponents in two consecutive games, further consolidating and building the team's confidence.
Although Min Chongda mobilized the media to intoxicate the entire Warriors team, NBA-Batman also transformed into a black Yongmi, cheering for the Warriors and ruining their character.
But when it comes to the field, strength still matters. The Warriors' lineup indeed bursts out with tremendous energy.
Especially LeBron James, he really calmed down after coming to Golden State and concentrated on playing super support.
His current season statistics are 22 points, 10.5 assists, 9.1 rebounds, 1.4 blocks and 2.5 steals per game.
In addition to averaging a new low in points per game since his rookie season, assists, rebounds, blocks and steals are all career highs.
He made huge changes in his playing style, completely obeying Steve Kerr's arrangements, and became the team's solid and reliable super versatile fourth position.
Around him, Kevin Durant, Thompson, and Lillard all turned into super shooters, and the team's firepower climbed to the top of the league and was unstoppable.
James' performance not only gave the Warriors the strength to challenge the Clippers, but also brought his MVP voting ranking to the undisputed first place.
Now, more and more people believe that this year's Warriors will unseat the Clippers, the old king, and LeBron James can finally win his own championship.
Faced with such a situation, Min Congda can no longer ignore it. He must devote a lot of his energy to team operations, competitions and training to stabilize the situation.
Min Congda is not the smartest IQ, but he is a very wise person. He knows that the Clippers have a way to deal with the current situation, which is patience.
In November he and the team endured, and in December they endured cold weather and consecutive away games one after another.
Come January, we still have to continue to be patient, tolerate various minor injuries of the players, and wait patiently for the players to return to their best condition.
After enduring a road trip full of hostility, the entire league now regards the Clippers as the enemy and wants to defeat the Clippers. The only fans in the United States who support the Clippers are Los Angeles people - and that's it, half of them will be divided by the Lakers.
Endure the negative emotions caused by the loss and criticism from the media and fans, insist on not making lineup adjustments, and insist on not letting Tyronn Lue get out of class.
In the past, Min Congda did not trade or sign contracts, and was called "a senior official of the Los Angeles Clippers Party" by fans. Now that the Clippers' performance has declined, some people have begun to say that he is "resting on his own laurels" and that "his previous results were all based on luck" and "eating the draft bonus. After eating the bonus, you will return to your original shape" and so on.
Min Congda can see this and knows that the Clippers suffer a lot of cynicism in every game.
The players will also be affected to a greater or lesser extent. The accumulation of bad emotions will also affect the unity within the team.
But Min Congda has always told everyone to be patient and get through this difficult time.
Generally speaking, the Clippers are a team that has never experienced hardship. Since Min Congda took over in 2009, the road has been going smoothly.
Every year, we keep improving step by step, and finally reach the top smoothly without any setbacks.
Now that their status and record have suddenly declined, and the public opinion environment has deteriorated, these top picks and young geniuses can't stand it.
Only Min Congda could bear it. He had experienced this kind of hard life bit by bit. He had not forgotten a single bit of his life experience before coming to the United States.
If he can endure it, the Clippers players can endure it. Everyone is slowly adjusting and recovering, waiting for an opportunity to release all their energy and prove themselves.
A general manager with an American personality might either start a deal or give a speech to the team to cheer everyone up.
However, with the flexibility, patience, and silence unique to the Eastern character, Min Congda endured the troughs and attacks together with the Clippers players, and brewed a storm-like counterattack.
This counterattack gradually became apparent as the season progressed.
On January 28, 2015, the Clippers started their road trip. This was a long six-game road trip.
Min Congda embarked on an away trip with the team for the first time this season. Before that, he had not played an away game with the players for quite some time.
During this away trip, the Clippers received good news in terms of personnel. After suffering two knee injuries and being absent for a period of time, Anthony Davis fully recovered and officially returned to the lineup.
In their first away game in Salt Lake City, facing the Utah Jazz, the Clippers scored 119:89, beating their opponents for 30 points at the famous Devils home court and easily winning.
James Harden scored 41 points in this game, scoring 40 points in a single game for the fifth time this season.
On the 30th, the Clippers faced the New Orleans Pelicans away from home, 101:76, and used a super defensive tough battle to teach the Pelicans how to behave.
Looking at this score, those who didn't know it thought it was a game in 2005. Anthony Davis sent out 8 blocks in a single game, which completely overwhelmed the Pelicans.
These two games suddenly unleashed the Clippers' momentum, and also made the Western Conference teams feel the fear of being dominated by the Clippers again.
Then on the 31st, the Clippers played the Spurs in back-to-back away games. The Clippers' physical condition was affected, but their condition was not bad at all.
Curry and Harden both showed their strength, and the two scored 76 points together to help the Clippers win another game. Together with the previous victory, they won the longest five-game winning streak of the season.
The Clippers started a winning streak and the team was on the right track. In the next three away games, the Clippers won consecutive games, ending their six-game winning streak with a complete victory and achieving eight consecutive victories.
They also successfully rose to the third position in the Western Conference, directly approaching the Memphis Grizzlies, who are second in the Western Conference.
In response to the Clippers' recent strong performance, the media, which was always on the fence, naturally began to boast a series of boastful titles such as "The Return of the King" and "The Terror Ship Reappeared in the Pacific".
Faced with such a situation, Min Congda did not let the team go all out, but carried out rest in an orderly manner. In the first game back at home, the Clippers rested the main players to let the main players who had just experienced six away games have a good rest.
The Clippers lost the game against the Timberwolves as a result.
During the game, Clippers rookie Jokic appeared and scored a career-high 17 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.
It can be seen that Jokic's performance does have great potential that can be tapped. The prototype of the Clippers' new inside combination of Jokic + Davis has already emerged.
Min Congda still has high expectations for Jokic. Fan Chen's early investigation was extremely secretive and meticulous, and he clearly understood Jokic's characteristics and potential.
Min Congda looked further. He told Jokic, "One day, you will personally end the era started by me, and then start an era that belongs to you."
To a certain extent, Min Congda is one of the founders of the league's small ball era. Starting from this season, small ball has become popular in the league.
The Warriors, Grizzlies, Hawks, and Nets are all using small balls to win one victory after another. Speed, space, pick-and-rolls, three-pointers, and shooting are becoming the keywords of the new era.
But when the ball was still in its infancy and had not yet reached its peak, Min Congda had already begun to consider its demise and began to train its gravediggers.
But Jokic didn't care much about it. After the game, he still went his own way and drank two bottles of Coke, then practiced for a while, then picked up the phone and talked on the phone with his girlfriend who was studying in college in Oklahoma City.
Min Congda saw it and thought to himself, why don't you feel bad about losing the game? You are not the same person as before. You have to pretend not to care when you are happy.
And I am full of expectations for you, why don't you pretend to be sad for a while.
So Min Congda took the time to chat with Jokic and told him his long-term expectations for his future, hoping that he would work hard to improve himself and drink less Coke at the same time.
Jokic nodded in understanding, and suddenly asked: "Mr. Smart, why aren't you married yet?"
Min Congda frowned and said, "It's none of your business, don't worry about it."
"But you don't even have a girlfriend, do you?"
"Uh... I did once, and I was a Hollywood star."
Since breaking up with Daddario, Min Congda has never been in love again.
From this point of view, he is quite innocent.
"Everyone says you might be a little abnormal, why don't you try to fall in love?"
"What? Who said that? Who said I'm abnormal? Is it Mark?"
"No, I saw it online, on Twitter, on NBA-Batman."
Only then did Min Congda remember that once when he tweeted to criticize the Clippers, he had also blackmailed himself, which was too much.
"Uh... don't worry about my personal affairs. Think more about basketball."
"Mr. Smart, a man can only have a good career if he lives his life well."
Jokic's words made Min Congda think for a long time.
This little fat guy adapted quickly after coming to the United States. He ate Coca-Cola and fried chicken, practiced well and never complained about hardship. He did whatever he had to do on weekdays, and he never struggled or messed up.
He is not like some stars who always stress how hard and tired they are, how early they get up every day, how eager and paranoid they are about winning, as if they have to be crazy to achieve success.
Just like the Chinese like to practice a culture of hardship, there is a lot of cultural propaganda like this in the United States, but Jokic and many Clippers players don't seem to agree.
Jokic likes the Clippers very much, and the Clippers are also very tolerant of this fat man, because everyone works hard to play hard, live a good life, and do not put labels and personas on themselves to exaggerate how hard it is.
Min Congda suddenly felt like he had been educated by his own children, and he had an enlightenment.
The next morning, Min Congda received another call from the real estate agent, asking when he would have time to view the house.
Min Congda said that he was free this afternoon, and then he asked Ada to come to his office and asked: "Ada, are you free this afternoon?"
Ada nodded and said, "Of course, what are your instructions?"
Min Congda said: "Come with me to San Marino to look at a house."
Ada said: "Okay, what time will it be? I will arrange the work at hand."
Min Congda said: "No, there is no need to arrange the work at hand. I will give you half a day off."
Ada was stunned. As a personal secretary, it was her job to drive and accompany Min Congda to deal with various matters. Why should she be given a holiday?
Before Ada could recover, Min Congda said again: "I'll drive in the afternoon, and I want to hear your opinion on the house."
"House, my opinion?"
"Well, of course. The hostess's opinion is very important."
(End of chapter)
