On April 28, 2011, the new NFL draft season was officially held at Radio City Music Hall in New York!
The entire draft will last three days, from the 28th to the 30th, with a total of seven rounds of drafts. The first round of the draft will be held on the first day. This is also the most watched and important day in the entire draft. According to statistics, the ratings of the draft live broadcast on this day even exceeded the ratings of the MLB World Series!
Football is known as the number one sport in the United States, and it is well deserved.
On this day, all the attention of the United States is focused on New York. Reporters from large and small newspapers have arrived in this media capital, rushing to grasp first-hand information; in addition to major TV stations, cable TV stations, Online video programs and local TV stations have also turned their attention to this bustling city. The variety of live and recorded programs is dazzling, but this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Hundreds of thousands of football fanatics from all over the United States poured into Manhattan, New York. A small number of fans snapped up tickets for the draft early, looking forward to witnessing their team's draft results live for the first time - —Perhaps, they will usher in the core and soul of the dynasty; while most other fans hope to stand on the land of Manhattan and experience the grand ceremony of the draft up close, and are even ready to take to the streets to celebrate Prepare.
This is a national carnival event. In North America, except for Thanksgiving, nothing can compare with football. Not for the Oscars, not for the NBA Finals, not even for the President’s speech.
Overnight, all eyes seemed to be focused on the palm-sized area of Manhattan, and other lands outside New York were no exception. The only topic people discussed was "Draft! Draft! Draft!"
The same goes for San Francisco, located on the other side of the North American continent on the west coast. Although today is Thursday, a normal working day, many people took early leave at home, held parties, and followed the draft process in real time. Some companies even proactively announced that today would be a day off so that employees can enjoy the post-Super Bowl Another great event.
The Haight-Ashbury district is located in the northeastern area of San Francisco, far away from the beautiful coastline of the San Francisco Bay Area. The entire area is located on undulating hills. Even for experienced drivers, You need to be careful when driving here.
In the 1960s, this area gave birth to hippie culture, which then spread vigorously throughout North America. After half a century of precipitation and development, the residents here have gradually developed their own culture.
The neighborhoods are still filled with a strong hippie culture, but homeless people, Mexican immigrants, and Italian immigrants have gradually left here and built their own small communities in other areas of the city. The young talents of Silicon Valley have embraced Freelancers with dreams and artists who embrace artistic creation began to settle here.
This is not the most expensive and high-end community in San Francisco, but it is not the community with the most chaotic security and the worst environmental conditions in San Francisco. It is also not a community with distinctive cultural characteristics of immigrants. It is more like a cultural fusion with San Francisco's own characteristics. The community is young and full of vitality, vibrant and prosperous.
When Lu Zhengze immigrated to San Francisco with his family in 1997, they once thought about living in Chinatown. San Francisco has now developed three different Chinese immigrant living communities. It is one of the cities with the largest number of Chinese in the United States. , but Chinatown at that time was still the oldest one, and is now jokingly called a "street market" community, which means that the entire street is a traditional vegetable market, with a street scene with Chinese characteristics.
However, if you live in Chinatown, it is inconvenient for Lu Zhengze to go to work, and it is also inconvenient for Jiang Youning to go to work. After careful consideration, they chose the Haight-Ashbury area. At that time, it was still an area in need of development. The security was not good, but it was much better than the slums. The price was also very reasonable. More importantly, Living here, it is very convenient for both of us to go to work.
So, their family settled here. Later, Lu Ke attended George Washington High School. There were not many Chinese in the school, but it was a mixed high school. This became an important reason for Lu Ke to quickly adapt to immigrant life.
In this area, you can meet a variety of neighbors and friends.
For example, next door to Lu Ke's house is a family of Italian immigrants. They are not the Mafia type, but the type that runs an Italian restaurant. They are a super big family. The couple has five children. Every day, meal time is extremely lively.
For another example, there is an American family across the street, a traditional white-collar family, middle class. The male owner is a doctor and the female owner is a gardener. They have two children, one boy and one girl. The eldest son is Logan Newman.
As for the Gypsy family on the corner of the street, they always insist on living a "primitive" life, cultivating their own vegetable gardens, spinning their own clothes, and conducting their own family education. Everyone was surprised at first, but over time, they became accustomed to it.
On draft day, Haight-Ashbury also had a day of carnival. On the ups and downs of the streets, residents hung up the San Francisco 49ers team flag, or the American flag, in this way. Join in the draft; many residents have also hung lanterns and balloons at the door, decorated with wreaths, the party is already brewing, and now they are waiting for the results of the draft to be released.
Even the smell of "rugby" is floating in the air.
Logan rushed out at a trot, stood on the lawn of his home, and shouted, "Bambi! Bambi!" The shouts became more urgent, but it was not Lu Ke who came out, but Jiang Youning, " Hey, Logan."
"Annie, good afternoon, where is Bambi?" Logan greeted with a smile on his face.
"He went out for a run and said that today's training mission has not been completed yet." Jiang Youning was in a very happy mood and answered with a smile. Logan was dumbfounded and finally laughed dumbly.
Jiang Youning immediately greeted, "When are you coming? All our things are ready. I just checked and the live countdown program is about to start. You guys come here first, and we are eating and chatting." "
"What about Bambi? Isn't Bambi back yet?" Before Logan could finish asking his question, Jiang Youning waved his hand, "He will be back after the run. He must be on time." Lu Ke's current exercise , all need to be scientifically standardized, accurate timing, accurate planning, the entire itinerary is extremely precise, there is no need to worry at all.
"Okay, let's go there right away!" Logan also laughed dumbly, nodded, then turned and walked towards the house, "Dad, Mom, the live countdown show is about to start, let's go there first."
Tonight's draft day is hosted by Lu Zhengze and Jiang Youning. The two families gathered together to watch the live broadcast at the same time. Not only because children from both families participated in the draft, but also because of this, the atmosphere was more lively and the live broadcast was more enjoyable.
In order to increase the drama and entertainment of the draft, on the day of the draft, the league will predict the rookies who will be selected in the first round based on data from all parties, scout reports and other related information, and invite these potential first-round picks into a game called In the live broadcast room of "Green House", surrounded by cameras, we are waiting for the broadcast of the draft results.
The TV station will also switch live broadcasts in real time, showing the players' joy, anxiety, and disappointment. It can be called a reality show without a script.
Generally speaking, the league will send out forty to forty-five invitations to ensure that all players in the thirty-two first-round draft slots are covered.
However, players can choose independently whether they would like to enter the green room and wait for the live broadcast, or they would prefer to stay at home and wait for the draft results to be released with their families. In order to ensure the immediate reaction of the first-round pick players, the TV station will also obtain permission to broadcast live at the players' homes.
But what if something unexpected happens? What if there is an upset? What about a first-round draft pick that the cameras didn’t even capture? This has also happened in history, and the solution is simple: live broadcast via telephone connection. Not only will this not affect the excitement of the live broadcast, but it will make it more dramatic.
Among the 332 players in the rookie training camp, less than 45 players received invitations. Neither Lu Ke nor Logan are among them. To be precise, none of UCLA's five draft picks are here.
Therefore, Lu Ke returned to San Francisco, watched the draft with his family, and waited for the results of the draft.
In fact, Lu Ke was very sure that the first day had nothing to do with him, he could not become a first-round pick, and Logan's hope was also very slim. They can relax and enjoy this reality show quietly. For them, what is important is not who they select in the first round, but how many players in the same position as them are selected in the first round. This will have an impact on subsequent draft picks, and it is also closely related to them.
When I got home, the live countdown program had already begun. The special guests were sitting in front of the camera like a round table, discussing enthusiastically the possible stars and dark horses in the first round, as well as the draft strategies of each team. Hearing the sound of Lu Ke opening the door, everyone raised their arms at the same time, "Quick, Bambi! Quick! It's starting!"
Logan raised his hand and smashed the football in his hand at Lu Ke, "You lunatic, you actually ran today? Ten thousand meters? Didn't you run around the hill several times?"
"Who is as lazy as you?" The person complaining was Logan's sister, Julia-Newman, who is a senior in high school this year and will be a senior in September. The next step is to prepare for college entrance examinations. There were classes at school today, but Julia still ran back early to watch the live broadcast of the draft.
Lu Ke caught the football, raised his hand and threw it back. He shrugged towards Logan, then looked at the four elders and said politely, "I'm going to take a shower first. I don't want to miss the live broadcast."
