On April 28, 2011, the draft of the new NFL season was officially held at Radio City Music Hall in New York!

The entire draft will last for three days, from the 28th to the 30th, for a total of seven rounds of drafts. The first day of the draft will be held, which is also the most watched and important day in the entire draft, according to statistics, the ratings of the live broadcast of the draft on this day even exceed the ratings of the Major League Baseball World Series!

Rugby is deservedly known as the number one sport in the United States.

On this day, all eyes of the United States converge on New York, and reporters from newspapers and newspapers of all sizes arrive in this media capital to get first-hand information; In addition to the major TV stations, cable TV stations, online video programs, and local TV stations have also set their sights on this bustling city, and all kinds of live and recorded programs are dazzling, but this is only the tip of the iceberg.

Hundreds of thousands of rugby fanatics from all over the United States flocked to Manhattan, New York, and a small number of fans snapped up tickets to the draft early, hoping to be the first to witness their team's draft - perhaps, they will have the heart and soul of the dynasty; Most of the rest of the fans wanted to be able to stand on the land of Manhattan and experience the draft up close, and even get ready to take to the streets to celebrate.

It's a national carnival, and there's nothing like football on North American soil, except for Thanksgiving. Not the Oscars, not the NBA Finals, not even the president's speech.

Overnight, it seemed that all eyes were on Manhattan, and in other places outside of New York, the only topic of discussion was "The Draft!" Draft! Draft! ”

The same is true of San Francisco, located on the West Coast at the other end of the North American continent. Although today is Thursday and a normal working day, many people still take early leave to stay home, hold parties, follow the draft process in real time, and even some companies have taken the initiative to announce that they will have a day off today, so that employees can enjoy another grand event after the Super Bowl.

Nestled in the northeastern part of San Francisco, away from the stunning coastline of the San Francisco Bay Area, the Haight-Ashbury area sits on undulating hills, making driving here a matter of caution and caution even for seasoned drivers.

In the '60s, the region gave birth to a hippie culture, which then spread vigorously throughout North America. After half a century of precipitation and development, the residents here have gradually adapted their own culture.

The hippie culture is still steeped in the neighborhoods, but the homeless, Mexican immigrants, and Italian immigrants are gradually leaving the area to form their own small communities in other parts of the city, where young Silicon Valley talents, freelancers with dreams, and artists embracing art have begun to settle here.

This is not the most expensive and upscale neighborhood in San Francisco, but it is not the most chaotic and environmentally bad community in San Francisco, nor is it a community with distinctive cultural characteristics of immigrants, but more like a community with great cultural integration and San Francisco's own characteristics, young and vibrant, vigorous and thriving.

In 1997, when Lu Zhengze and his family immigrated to San Francisco, they wanted to live in Chinatown - now San Francisco has developed three different Chinese immigrant living communities, which is one of the cities with the largest number of Chinese in the United States, but at that time Chinatown was still the oldest one, and is now jokingly called the "street market" community, which means that the whole street is a traditional vegetable market, with Chinese characteristics of the streetscape.

However, if you live in Chinatown, it is inconvenient for Lu Zhengze to go to work, and it is inconvenient for Jiang Youning to go to work. After much deliberation, they chose Haight-Ashbury, which was still a ruined area, not very safe, but much better than the slums, very reasonably priced, and more importantly, easy for two people to work in.

So, the family settled here. Later, Lu Ke studied at George Washington High School, which was not full of Chinese, but an outright hybrid high school, which also became an important reason for Lu Ke to quickly adapt to immigrant life.

In this area, you can meet all kinds of neighbors and friends.

For example, next door to Lu Ke's house is an Italian immigrant family, not the kind of black/hand/party, but the kind that opens an Italian restaurant, a super family, two couples with five children, and the daily meal time is extremely lively.

Across the street is an American family, a traditional white-collar family, middle-class, with a doctor and a gardener, and they have two children, a boy and a girl, and the eldest son is Logan Newman.

As for the gypsy family on the street corner, they always insisted on living a "primitive" life, cultivating their own vegetable gardens, weaving their own clothes, and conducting their own home education. At first, everyone was amazed, but over time, it became strange.

On draft day, the Haight-Ashbury district also ushered in a day of revelry, and on the undulating streets, residents hung up the San Francisco 49ers' flag, or the American flag, to join the draft in this way; Many residents have also hung lanterns and balloons at the entrance and decorated with wreaths, and the party is already brewing, and now it is waiting for the results of the draft.

Even the smell of "rugby" wafts through the air.

Logan trotted out and stood on the lawn of his house, shouting, "Bambi! Bambi! The shout became more and more urgent, but it was not Lu Ke who came out, but Jiang Youning, "Hey, Logan." ”

"Good afternoon, Anne, where's Bambi?" Logan greeted with a smile on his face.

"He went out for a run, saying that today's training task was not completed." Jiang Youning's mood was also very happy, and he replied with a smile, Logan was dumbfounded, and finally laughed dumbly.

Jiang Youning immediately beckoned, "When are you coming over?" We've got everything ready, I just watched it, and the live countdown program is about to start, so you guys come over first, and we're eating and chatting. ”

"What about Bambi? Hasn't Bambi come back yet? Before Logan's question was finished, Jiang Youning waved his hand, "After the run, he will come back, and he will definitely be on time." "Lu Ke's current workouts need to be scientific and standardized, accurate timing, accurate planning, and the entire itinerary is extremely accurate, so there is no need to worry about it at all.

"Okay, then we'll be right over!" Logan also smiled dumbly, nodded, and then turned around and walked towards the house, "Dad, Mom, the live countdown show is about to start, let's go over first." ”

On tonight's draft day, Lu Zhengze and Jiang Youning were the hosts, and the two families gathered together to watch the live broadcast at the same time. Not only because the children of both families participated in the draft, but also because of this, the atmosphere was more lively and the live broadcast was more happy.

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 and scouting reports, and invite these potential first-round picks into a live broadcast room known as the "Green House", surrounded by cameras, waiting for the announcement of the draft results.

The TV station will also switch live in real time, showing the joy, anxiety and loss of the players. It can be called a reality show without a script.

Generally, the league sends out between forty and forty-five invitations to ensure that all of the 32 players in the first round can be covered.

However, players can choose whether they want to go into the green house and wait for the broadcast, or prefer to stay in their own homes and wait with their families for the results of the draft. In order to ensure that the first round of players can be locked in the first round of the reaction, the TV station will also obtain permission to broadcast live at the players' homes.

But what if something happens? What if there is an upset? What about a player in the first-round draft that the camera didn't capture at all? This has been done historically, and the solution is simple: live streaming by phone. This will not only not affect the excitement of the live broadcast, but will be more dramatic.

Of the 332 players in the rookie camp, less than 45 received invitations. Lu Ke and Logan are not among them, to be exact, the five draft players of UCLA are not among them.

So, Lu Ke returned to San Francisco, watched the draft with his family, and waited for the results of the draft.

In fact, Lu Ke is very sure that the first day has nothing to do with him, he cannot become a first-round pick, and Logan's hope is very slim. They can relax and enjoy this reality show quietly. For them, what matters is not who they choose in the first round, but how many players in the same position as them are selected in the first round, which has an impact on the subsequent draft picks, and is also closely related to them.

By the time we got home, the countdown had begun, and the special guests sat in front of the camera like a roundtable, discussing the stars and dark horses that might emerge from 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!" Fast! Here we go! ”

Logan raised his hand and smashed the rugby ball in his hand towards Lu Ke, "You crazy person, you are still running today?" 10,000 meters? You can't just run around the hill several laps, do you? ”

"Who is as lazy as you." The complaining is Logan's sister Julia-Newman (Julia-Newman), who is in her third year of high school this year, and will be in her fourth year in September, and the next step is to prepare for the college entrance examination. There was a class at school today, but Julia still ran back early to watch the live broadcast of the draft.

Lu Ke caught the rugby, raised his hand and threw it back, shrugged his shoulders towards Logan, then looked at the four elders, and said politely, "I'll go take a shower first, I don't want to miss the live broadcast." ”