At six o'clock in the afternoon New York time, the blood-colored sunset hung on the pointed roofs of those old French-style buildings, refusing to fall, the straight road was full of traffic, people came and went, at the door of the Simon Commercial Center in New Orleans, a group of Americans in suits and ties stood anxiously here, ready to welcome the arrival of VIPs, surrounded by fanatical reporters blocked by the police, and the cameras in their hands "boomed" at the crowd.

A noble and atmospheric Cadillac slowly parked at the gate of Simon Commercial Center, until the vehicle stopped, a person came out of the waiting crowd, wearing white silk gloves, hunched over, respectfully opened the president's back door, the old man just got off the plane from New Orleans Armstrong International Airport, was picked up here by the enthusiastic team public relations, the jet lag has not been reversed, the bumps of the past few days for the old man such an elderly person, physically and mentally exhausted, feel tormented, but the old man still cheered up, With a smile on his face and a gentle temperament unique to Orientals, he got out of the car.

As soon as the old man got out of the car, he saw a tall Western woman, about one meter seven or so, blonde hair and blue eyes, graceful figure, with fine makeup painted at the corners of her eyes, wearing a fashionable gray suit and skirt, and said to the old man in fluent Chinese, "Hello, Mr. Fu, welcome to the United States, to Louisiana, to New Erlean, my name is Anna, your secretary and translator." ”

Anna always speaks with a sweet smile on her face, her lips are slightly open, revealing a few white teeth, her voice is gentle and magnetic, and her tone of voice is also unhurried, obviously with very strict public relations training.

The old man shook hands politely, Anna smiled, and led the old man to face the crowd one by one, the old man felt that his legs were almost weak, but he was still stiff, smiling and greeting everyone, and then shaking hands.

"This is David George, the head of the team's PR and planning department."

"This is Kana Montas, who is currently the head of the team's business development department."

"This is Alonzo Monet, who is now the head of the team's social promotion department."

'This is Carmelo Carlo, who is currently the head of the team's player training department.

'This is Paulo Mogar, the head of the team's finance department.

'This is Matt Gagani, who is currently the head of the team's administration.

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To be honest, for the appearance and names of these foreigners, the old man didn't listen to a word, the old man played in the United States in his early years, so English is not a problem for him, but now the old man is old, and today the health is not good, plus the foreigner's name is quite long, several words, the old man is to see this one, he forgot the previous one, in this regard, the old man is also very helpless, it seems that he can only slowly get to know in the future work.

"This is the current head coach of the team, Monty Williams, who just signed in August."

Hearing the three words of the head coach, the old man couldn't help but raise his head and look at Williams carefully, about thirty-five years old, with short hair, a big nose, clear eyebrows, and a smile revealing a mouth full of big white teeth.

The head coach may be someone he will have frequent contact with in his future work, and the old man tried hard to remember his appearance, but when he turned his head, he forgot it, and only remembered that white teeth like white porcelain.

"This is the head of the team's medical department, Terry Kavre."

The old man looked up and saw that a big fat man with a shiny face was smirking at him, with a few sparse hairs on his head, and his whole face was fleshy, and his face was a little similar to Zhou Ke.

There were about a dozen people standing at the door, and the specific old man couldn't remember clearly, anyway, in the end, as long as he was in front of Anna, he shook hands.

After introducing everyone, Anna was about to lead the old man into the building, when suddenly behind everyone, a girl's youthful voice sounded.

"And me, and me."

A girl about twenty-three or fourteen years old, with beautiful blonde hair, wearing a red sweatshirt and gray sweatpants, squeezed over from behind everyone, her height was about 1.7 meters, her skin was fair, her figure was slender, her dark blue eyes were outside, she was wearing oversized black thick-framed glasses, no lenses, and she was used for "decoration" at first glance.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Fu, my name is Jenny, and I am now the captain of the cheerleading team of the team, and I am very interested in oriental culture, especially "Kungfu (kung fu)", as she said, Jenny also made a beating move similar to taekwondo, which made everyone laugh, Jenny continued, "I hope you can take me with you next time you return to China, so that I can also experience the splendid culture of the East." ”

"No problem," the old man agreed, and then said to everyone with a smile, "On the other side of the world, in that country that seems to you to be a little mysterious, there is a custom that has been passed down for thousands of years, and this custom is applicable to every occasion worth celebrating, and that is to give red envelopes. ”

“Giveusredbags？” Everyone was surprised that the Americans did not have this concept, so they didn't know what the old man would say.

Jenny replied: "Sending a red envelope is a red bag? ”

The old man smiled lightly, and then said, "The meaning of giving out red envelopes is to use a red paper bag, which is filled with banknotes, and send it to everyone who comes to congratulate, because in China, red represents festivity, peace, and I hope to give the best wishes to all the people present in this way!" ”

The old man took out the accompanying bag from the car, and then took out a stack of neatly placed red envelopes from the bag, handed it to Anna, and said, "Anna, I still have to bother you to help me send it, everyone present has a red envelope, of course, don't forget the media friends outside," the old man opened a red envelope, took out the two bills inside, and said, "Each red envelope is a hundred dollars inside, not much money, but it represents my best wishes to my friends, I hope our team is getting better and better!" ”

The crowd cheered and applauded!

The Simon Commercial Center is the tallest mixed-use building in New Orleans, with a height of more than 150 meters and a total of 40 floors, and the New Orleans Hornets' team management center office is located on the 10th to 15th floors of the Simon Commercial Center.

Under the leadership of Anna and the others, the old man briefly looked at the team's history, operation, and development plan, looked at his office, and the operation of various departments.

The team's public relations has booked the presidential suite of the Hans Hotel for Lao Fu, which is on the thirtieth floor of the Simon Hotel, and it is more convenient to go up and down the stairs to work and rest.

The time difference between New Orleans and China's standard time in Beijing is exactly eleven hours, which means that basically Beijing is morning, New Orleans is evening, Beijing is afternoon, and New Orleans is early morning.

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When he woke up, the old man looked at his watch with hazy eyes, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon, and the old man had not slept for so long for many years.

After getting up and eating something briefly, the old man went downstairs and returned to his office, greeting various staff members along the way, and a player report was placed on the desk, written by Marquis Jackson, and it looked like he had also returned to the United States.

Old Fu picked up the information and looked at it carefully, it seems that Jackson is a very caring person, the last time in Sui Jiayuan's office said that let him show the ability of each player in the player report with values, he actually remembered, and the data on the player's height and weight values are not the NBA customary inches and pounds, but the Chinese accustomed centimeters (centimeters) and kilograms.

The old man nodded with satisfaction.