Chapter 13: The Pre-Season Dinner
After the first preseason game, Terek spent the next ten days in preseason and training with the team. Tyrek played about twenty minutes in every pre-season game, and in his limited playing time, Terek did his best to familiarize himself with the field and learn the skills of the other players. Soon the new season is getting closer and closer, and when the last preseason game against the Utah Jazz is over, the Kings have a decent preseason record, winning five out of seven games, and there are still five days to go, and Tyrek will usher in his first NBA regular season game.
On October 25, 2010, two days before the first game of the new season for the Sacramento Kings, the Kings were in practice for their final pre-season game today.
When Tyreco finished his strength workout, he walked to the middle of the arena and shouted, "Guys! Everybody! Today my Chinese restaurant opened in Old Sacramento! Come in the evening, everyone! I'm in for a treat, and we'll have a dinner with the whole team before the new season! ”
Hearing Tyrek say this, Cosby, who was practicing shooting on the side, threw the ball out and then walked towards Tyreck, and said with a smile: "Yo, Tyreck, it's finally opened, although I don't know why you suddenly want to open a Chinese restaurant, but I've been waiting for a long time, and I don't know what kind of Chinese restaurant you opened?!" Ha ha! ”
Tyrek stepped forward and patted Casby on the back and said, "Omi, you and Jason will bring the others later, and I'll go to the store first." ”
"Okay, got it, go ahead!"
Terek left the gym, took a shower and drove to Old Sacramento.
Why did Terek open a Chinese restaurant in Sacramento? It started four months before he became Terek. Evans said.
After Tyrek met his teammates Casby and Thompson, the three of them went to a local Sacramento training gym almost every day, and Casby and Thompson took Tyrek to a nearby Italian restaurant and steakhouse every time, even though they said they were Tyreck. Evans, but his ideology is still that of an ordinary Chinese junior! Eating Western food every day still makes Terek very uncomfortable.
On this day, Casby and Thompson took Terekla to a newly opened burger restaurant at noon, and Tyrek looked at the oversized beef and ham burger on the plate in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a greasy stomach. Suddenly, it occurred to him that although he was still under his rookie contract, his annual salary would be millions of dollars, and he could open his own Chinese restaurant! It not only satisfies their own dietary needs, but also adds their celebrity effect and is an industrial investment! The more Tyrek thought about it, the more he felt the necessity of this, slapped his knife and fork on the table, and said to Casby and Thompson beside him, "I'm going to open a Chinese restaurant!" ”
Cosby and Thompson looked up at Terrick as if they had seen something strange, and they stared at Terrick for a long time, and finally Cosby cautiously asked, "Uh, Tyrek, what's wrong, do you want to eat Chinese food?" When did you have this idea? ”
Tyrek glanced at Casby and the others, took a bite of the burger and left the shop, leaving Casby and Thompson staring at each other......
Tyrek is not an ordinary person after all, he is also an NBA star and a big celebrity in Sacramento, and soon Tyrek found an ideal store in Old Sacramento. The original owner of the storefront was also a fan of the Sacramento Kings and knew that the buyer was Terek. Evans, without saying a word, directly gave a family price. After taking the storefront, Tyreco handed over the decoration of the restaurant to his second brother Reggie, and in addition to training, Tyrek will also come here to participate in the design and explain his own layout, the decoration style of this Chinese restaurant is extremely simple, like a restaurant in ancient China, Terrick wants this feeling, this feeling as if he is in Chinatown. At the same time, Terek recruited chefs from the local Chinese community and advertised them throughout California, and because of Tyreco's celebrity effect, Terrick soon found an authentic Chinese chef.
The decoration and staffing of the Chinese restaurant have been basically completed, and Terek stands at the gate, looking at the empty plaque, what is the name of the restaurant?
Back in the evening of October 25, 2010, today is the opening day of Terek's Chinese restaurant, after all, it is a celebrity restaurant, or a Chinese restaurant owned by an American football star, and local reporters from Sacramento have come to interview. Tyrek wore a festive robe and horse coat to unveil the restaurant, and as Tyrek tore off the red cloth on the plaque at the gate, three gilded characters came into view - Penglai Pavilion!
As the unveiling ceremony was completed, reporters rushed forward to surround Terek.
"Mr. Evans, why did you suddenly open a Chinese restaurant?"
"Uh...... I've been passionate about Chinese culture lately......"
"Mr. Evans, why is it called Penglai Pavilion, and is there any meaning?"
"You know Penglai Immortal Mountain, right? It's a wonderland, which means that the food in my restaurant is delicious......" Tyrek said seriously, in fact, Tyrek used the pinyin initials of his former name in his memory, and he came up with the word "Penglai", which has a very Chinese connotation. After all, he's Terrick now. Evans, he felt compelled to remember his lost name.
"Okay guys, today our team held a pre-season mobilization dinner in my restaurant, and I will miss it, and today the whole game is 20% off! Spend $500 or more, get a copy of my signed jersey! With that, Tyrek took three steps and two steps to the box where his teammates were.
As soon as he pushed the door open, Whiteside stood up and shouted, "Big brother! This hot pot in the middle is too exciting! There is such a fetish! ”
Cousins, who was sitting next to him, pulled him down, "Eh, I think this white chopped chicken is good, it looks light, and it tastes different......"
"This squirrel mandarin fish is amazing, the fish can be so burned! It's a pity that I can't use chopsticks well......"
"Tyrek, I love this vinegar sausage! I'm going to die, the offal tastes so good! ”
A group of people saw Tyrek come in, and you and I scrambled to make their own opinions, and Whiteside beckoned Tyrek to sit in the main seat.
Tyrek picked up the wine glass, "I'm going to use our Chinese...... today, oh no, I learned about the habit of Chinese dinner table, everyone raised their glasses, this is my imported Moutai from China, everyone drink happily." ”
"With this glass of wine, what is the goal of our team this year?!"
Everyone looked at each other, and Cosby whispered, "...... playoffs?" ”
Tyrek stretched out his finger and pointed at Casby in the air, drank the wine in the glass, and then said, "Omi is right, we are in the playoffs in the new season!" ”
Everyone drank their wine together and shouted loudly, "Playoffs!" Playoffs! Playoffs! ”