After the contract was renewed, Qiao Hai received a signing fee of $100,000, which was regarded as the team's reward for him.

got the 100,000 US dollars, Qiao Hai thought about how to use the money, now his economic situation is good, over there, the restaurant jointly run by Qiao's father and Qiao's mother has a hot business, plus a rented façade to collect rent, Qiao's father and Qiao's mother live a very comfortable life, and Qiao Hai doesn't need to send money to the family anymore.

Last time Qiao Hai called Qiao's father, Qiao's father even urged Qiao Hai to find a wife, saying that he had saved some money, which was enough for Qiao Hai's wedding.

The Grizzlies pay their salaries twice a month, and Qiao Hai can receive more than $40,000 each time.

Qiao Hai is a bachelor, he lives alone, and he only needs to take care of his own food, so the cost is not big, so Qiao Hai deducts the fraction for his own life, and saves the rest.

The last time he founded Hoop Sports, Qiao Hai's savings were not used, but in the end, he scraped together $1 million to increase his investment in seawater.

Qiao Hai spent almost all the money on hand for that capital increase, but two months passed, Qiao Hai received two months' salary, plus the $100,000, Qiao Hai had more than $200,000 in savings.

Starting next month, Qiao Hai's salary will rise to more than $60,000 every six months, and his income will increase again.

Therefore, there is no shortage of money, Qiao Hai.

If this more than 200,000 yuan in cash was saved, Qiao Hai felt that he was a little stupid.

The depreciation of the US dollar is too fast, it is better to take it out and invest it, at least you can make a little money, so as not to lose a horse because of the depreciation, so, after thinking for a while, Qiao Hai decided to buy a car and a house......

After renewing his contract with the Grizzlies for three years, Qiao Hai will stay with the Grizzlies for at least three more years.

For three years, he always lived in the apartment provided by the team, so Qiao Hai decided to buy a house.

As a native of the Celestial Empire, the most suitable place for Qiao Hai to live is naturally the local Chinatown.

The GM Arena is close to Chinatown, and it is only seven or eight minutes away, but the Grizzlies' training gym is far away from Chinatown, and the Grizzlies' training gym is called Pacific Arena, which is in Heatham Park and is owned by the City of Vancouver.

In addition to renting the gymnasium to the Grizzlies as a training gym, the Canadian ice hockey team and ice sports team also train here.

As a result, the gym is cheap to rent, and Grizzlies owner John McCaw has put his daily training here in order to save money, and only goes to the GM arena for games.

Xisding Park is close to the Second Strait Bridge, and it is naturally far away from Chinatown, if it is a uniform speed walk, it takes more than 1 hour, and the drive is much faster, and it can be reached in ten minutes.

So, if Qiao Hai buys a house in Chinatown, he still has to buy a car.

However, after calculating the remaining money in hand, buying a better apartment, and buying a car that is almost the same, the money should be enough.

So, Qiao Hai spread out the Vancouver Business Daily, found the phone number of a real estate agent, and called.

"Hello, is it Keefey Real Estate Agency? Hello, I want to buy an apartment in the Chinatown area......"

Qiao Hai dialed the phone, there was a female customer service on the phone, her voice was very gentle, she asked Qiao Hai what she wanted, Qiao Hai thought for a while: "Well, there are no special requirements, I live alone, the housing area can be smaller, but there must be a garage or parking space, the price is about 150,000 US dollars......

After making a request, Qiao Hai left a contact information.

When the agency finds a suitable house, they will call him and ask him to see the property.

As for the car, Qiao Hai also thought about it, he didn't need to buy a very good car, he was going to go to the fourth son's store after a while, and just buy a similar car to travel, spending a maximum of twenty or thirty thousand dollars.

In this way, the money should be enough.

……

On the third day of Qiao Hai's return to Vancouver, the supersonic came to challenge.

The Grizzlies have just ended their winning streak, and the SuperSonics have been in excellent form recently, winning streaks and catching up to fifth place in the Western Conference rankings.

But the gap between fourth and ninth in the West is not big, sometimes a win, can overtake a team, sometimes a loss, will also be overtaken by a team, so the SuperSonics ranking is still unstable, they are still looking for a winning streak to consolidate their position.

The top four positions in the West are very secure, and the Grizzlies are the first to stand, with a current record of 52 wins and 11 losses.

Second, the Lakers, 50-14.

Spurs in third place, 48-15.

The Trail Blazers are fourth, 47-17.

The SuperSonics are temporarily fifth in the West, with a record of 38 wins and 26 losses, and the gap came out all of a sudden.

The Grizzlies are 52-11, and they lead the SuperSonics by as many as 14.5 games, such a huge gap still did not stop the media from being negative about the Grizzlies before the game.

ESPN broadcast the game live across the United States, with two commentators, Max Coleman and Stephen Smith commentating on the game.

Before the game, the two made their respective predictions for this game, and Max Colleman said: "The Grizzlies just ended their winning streak, they lost in New York, obviously, their hot form is over, and against the SuperSonics, they are likely to suffer a losing streak." ”

Stephen Smith agrees: "I also think that the outcome of this game is likely to be a supersonic victory. ”

Qiao Hai knows that it's not actually that these media pundits really think the Grizzlies will lose, but that they want to see the Grizzlies lose from the bottom of their hearts.

Because only if the Grizzlies lose, they have enough news to write about.

The Grizzlies vs. the SuperSonics are basically the same as Maddie vs. Gary Payton.

Gary Payton is a point guard, Maddy is a point guard, but the two are against each other in this game, Paul Westphale arranged Gary Payton to defend Maddy alone, hoping that Gary Payton will prevent Maddy and replicate the Knicks' victory.

The game then began, with Maddie making one of four shots in the opening game, and Gary Payton did limit Maddy.

But the Grizzlies quickly moved the offensive focus to a low position, Raheem began to play singles with the ball, the superSonics interior strength was weak, Wenbeck has been declining year after year, and now he has become a pig, facing the flexible Raheem, Wenbeck is naturally not an opponent.

The SuperSonics could only flank Raheem one after another, and the Grizzlies' offense began.

The Grizzlies are afraid of strong defensive teams, such as the SuperSonics, who are in the top 10 in the offensive league and in the middle of the defensive league, and they can't restrain the Grizzlies.

Although they have Gary Payton, no matter how strong Gary Payton's defense is, he can only defend one Maddie.

The overall defense of the supersonic is average, and the Grizzlies' offense is naturally demanding.

As soon as this attack was opened, the outcome of the game was sealed......

After the first quarter, Raheem scored a game-high 11 points and 4 rebounds, although Maddy hit the iron three times in the opening game, and then Raheem's outburst also opened up space for him on the offensive end, so Maddie's state recovered in the second half of the quarter and also scored an 8 points.

The two combined for 19 points, plus the scores of other role players.

The Grizzlies led the SuperSonics by 5 points at 31-26 in the first quarter.