Min Congda turned the doorknob to open the door and saw a woman dressed as a white-collar worker standing at the door.

She has chestnut hair, neatly combed and ironed, and looks very capable and fresh.

The eyes are beautiful emerald green, and the high nose bridge and slender lips exude a shrewd air.

Her facial features and skin color indicate that she and Min Congda are of different races.

When Min Congda saw her, he immediately reacted, "Sure enough, I have traveled abroad!" Los Angeles, it should be the United States. The reward of the system is also in US dollars. ”

"Since it's American, I'm going to speak English, but my English ...... It's okay to be so-so, but to be my manager...... Hey, it doesn't matter, it's rotten anyway, isn't it my advantage to not understand anything? ”

"A layman directing an insider is the most direct and effective way to mess up a unit. I don't know basketball, and my English is average, so when the time comes, I will have to go against those professional basketball management talents~"

Min Congda had a lot of thoughts, and he thought far away.

And Ida looked at the plain-looking Asian man in front of her, with black hair and black eyes, and felt very speechless in her heart.

Just yesterday, June 24, there was one day left until the 2009 NBA Draft.

Clippers owner Raheem Sterling suddenly announced that he has relieved the team's head coach Mike Dunley from his role as general manager.

A Chinese-American man named Smart Min was appointed as the Clippers' general manager of basketball and president of administrative affairs.

There was an uproar up and down the Clippers.

What the hell is this Smart Min coming from?

There is no relevant information, not even a photo.

As an intern with the Los Angeles Clippers, Ida was assigned as a work and life assistant to the new general manager.

She only received the assignment on the afternoon of June 25, just a few hours before the draft began.

The owner, Sterling, left Los Angeles for a vacation in Hawaii after making relevant personnel arrangements.

It was said that he would not return until the start of the season, and that all affairs of the team would be under the sole responsibility of the new general manager.

"Everything is up to Smart, I'm not the owner of the team when I'm not there, and his decision is mine."

Raheem Sterling has given the new general manager unparalleled power, making one wonder if this Smart Min is Sterling's illegitimate son?

Not to mention illegitimate children, even if it is a own son, he will not be able to have so much power.

The Los Angeles Lakers next door, the Bass family, and the old Buss have the final say as long as they don't die, and they won't let their sons and daughters have the final say.

Now the Clippers can be said to be leaderless, waiting for this mysterious airborne Chinese general manager.

Ida didn't even know where the new general manager was when she was tasked with the job.

It was easy to find out that he was in Motel, a motel in Inglewood.

So I hurriedly drove over and knocked on the door, but as soon as I opened the door, I saw Min Congda in a daze.

This guy was not only in a daze in the void, but the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned and muttered to himself.

Mu Ne's eyes radiated with wisdom.

Look at his outfit again, a pair of wrinkled trousers, a gray blue shirt - the collar is balled.

Especially the leather shoes on the feet, at first glance, they are inferior, dull, and the toe is still gray, where there is a little bit of the general manager of the team.

Ida suspected that she had found the wrong person, but she took out her phone and looked at the photos and information sent by Sterling's boss.

He frowned and looked at it a few times, and it was indeed true, it was this person.

Seeing that Min Congda was still in a daze, Ida coughed, "Ahem!" Is it Mr. Smart-Min, please? ”

Min Congda came back to his senses from his thoughts, he understood this sentence, his English name was Smart, and he replied after holding back for a long time: "Yes! (Yes.) ）”

It's not easy to switch to English.

Fortunately, Min Congda has always done international business in the industry.

I have a lot of dealings with people in the foreign trade industry, and I often use English.

So his English level is okay, it just takes time to get used to it.

Ida said: "Mr. Smart, you are now the general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers. Today is the draft meeting, a very important day, please hurry back to the headquarters with me. ”

Sure enough, the system helped Min Congda get the position of general manager.

As for how to get it, Min Congda didn't care.

He actually wanted to ask what the "draft meeting" was, and then he thought that it must be an important event, and if I didn't even know about it as a team manager, wouldn't it be too unprofessional?

So he suppressed the doubts in his heart, Min Congda reined in his mind and said, "OK, let's go." ”

Concise and to the point, Min Congda didn't want to say one more word, because he didn't know how to do it.

Ida, who thought she was going to be verbose, didn't expect Min Congda to be so calm.

She was stunned for a moment, Min Congda had already walked out for several meters, and turned around and said, "What's the problem?" Let's go! ”

Ida hurriedly asked, "You don't have anything left in the room, do you need to take it?" ”

Min Congda thought for a moment and said, "Take that alarm clock, it's very important to me." ”

This alarm clock is a prop for the system to contact Min Congda, and it can't be lost.

Ida went into the room and picked up the alarm clock that had been placed in the cabinet and stuffed it into her bag.

Her impression of Min Congda has changed: "Judging from this alarm clock, he must be a person with a strict concept of time, and he must also carry an alarm clock when he stays in a hotel, maybe he calculates the time and waits for me to come......"

As an intern, Ida had to be careful with the new general manager.

Ida stepped on her high heels and trotted all the way to the parking lot with Min Congda and took him to the car.

When he got to the car, Ida gave the alarm clock to Min Congda.

Min Congda took the bell and thought: "As soon as this system comes up, send me a clock, it's really a big filial son, by the way, how many years is it now?" ”

So he asked Ada, "What time is it?" ”

Ada thought to herself, don't you have an alarm clock in your hand, why do you still ask?

Is this a test for me? To test my rigor in doing things?

Ida swallowed and replied, "It's June 25, 2009, 2:32 p.m. Pacific Time, and it's almost thirty-three." It was 5:32 p.m. Eastern time, and the draft began at 6 p.m. ”

After a series of times, Min Congda didn't understand too much.

In the past, the most annoying part of English listening was time questions.

But he understood, and it's 2009.

That was when he first went to college!

It turns out that I have traveled back to my college days.

Immediately, I looked at my face through the mirror.

harm, the appearance has not changed, and it is still the same person in 2022.

Even the clothes on his body are clothes that he hasn't changed for several years.

What happened in the United States in 2009, Min Congda has long been unable to remember.

Don't think about buying stocks, investing or anything, let's think about how to be the general manager of this team first.

The hostel is a few minutes' drive from the Clippers' office headquarters.

On the way, Min Congda enjoyed the street scene of Los Angeles, well... That's it.

He wanted to ask Ida what the situation of the Clippers was, but unfortunately his English speaking level could not organize the language for a while.

By the time I had figured out how to ask, I had arrived at my destination, the Staples Center.

This modern arena is very magnificent, and Min Congda is not only impressed.

"A team valued at $300 million is really rich and plays in such a big and beautiful restaurant."

Min Congda had no idea that the Staples Center was not the property of the Clippers.

The Clippers are simply renting office space and the court, and they also share a playing field with the Los Angeles Lakers.

And the team's valuation of $300 million is already the lowest in the league.

Ada took Min Congda to the Clippers' office and went straight to the "Draft-room" on the third floor.

At this moment, the directors and assistants of the basketball department and the administrative affairs department of the Los Angeles Clippers are concentrated here.

Led by Neil Olshea, the team's assistant manager of basketball affairs, and Andy Rosser, president of administration.

The Clippers' original general manager of basketball affairs was concurrently served by head coach Mike Dunleavy.

But because Dunleavy is in charge of coaching the team, most of the specifics are handled by assistant manager Olscher.

Once Dunleavy steps down or steps down as manager, the team's general manager of basketball will be none other than Olshea.

As a result, yesterday the boss Sterling gave an order, and a person who had never heard of it suddenly parachuted.

Olche was depressed for a night when he heard the news, and he didn't get away until now.

He sat in a large reclining chair in the corner of his office, staring at the television on the wall without saying a word.

The phone on the desk kept ringing, but he never answered.

The 2009 NBA Draft is 10 minutes away.

The draft was held in Madison Square Garden, New York.

The Clippers' team was on site at the draft in New York.

They have to wait for instructions from the Los Angeles Draft Office to select the new players they want.

And this year, the Clippers are the star of the draft because they have the No. 1 pick.

It is also commonly known as the champion show.

The person who gave this instruction was supposed to be Olshea.

But because the new manager was parachuted, they had to wait until the new manager gave the instructions himself.

Andy Rosser, the executive vice president on the side, said: "Olsie, answer the phone, you should give orders directly." Everyone knows who we're going to choose, so why care about the process? ”

Rosser was originally the team's chief executive officer, responsible for the team's non-basketball affairs.

Such as publicity, business cooperation, business sponsorship, community events, etc.

As a result, the new manager was parachuted in, and he was demoted to vice president.

It was useless for him to threaten Sterling with his resignation, and the boss insisted that the new manager wear both hats.

This made Rosser, the hero of the draft, feel very angry and hurt.

Because the Clippers were the No. 1 pick that Rosser drew on behalf of the team at this year's lottery ceremony.

Hearing Rosser's indignant proposal, Orsie shook his head and said, "The boss said that everything must be up to this new manager, including this draft." Ida has already gone to pick someone up, so let's wait. ”

As he spoke, the office door was pushed open, and Ada and Min Congda walked in together.

Everyone's eyes focused on the two of them, and at first glance, it made people feel that the tall and beautiful Ida was the general manager, and the gray Min Congda was like a little follower.

Ida said: "The new general manager has arrived. ”

Everyone looked at Min Congda and thought in their hearts, the new general manager, just him?