All day on the 16th, Min Congda locked himself in his room to write a project proposal for a documentary.

Because of his poor English skills, he asked Ida for help, and he said that Ida wrote down a complete project plan.

Looking at the investment of 10 million funds, Ida cautiously asked: "Mr. Smart, does this documentary really have to invest so much money?" ”

Min Congda said: "Is $10 million a lot? I gave Curry $20 million in contracts, what is our total salary? More than 60 million! $10 million is not trivial. ”

Min Congda has learned about the salary cap system, and the league's salary cap for the 09-10 season is $58 million, and the luxury tax line is $69.92 million.

Min Congda carefully studied the terms, but unfortunately the Clippers have no opportunity and space to renew the player, otherwise a big contract will blow up the salary cap, and then exceed the luxury tax line, and then the tax will be tens of millions every year, and the money will flow out.

At present, if you can't make a fuss about the player's salary, of course, you have to bleed the team elsewhere and consume some liquidity.

Now that the Clippers are in the offseason, they have no ticket revenue and relatively weak pre-sales, with a total of about $15 million in cash lying on their books.

$5 million is set aside to pay staff and keep the team running on a day-to-day basis to support expenses, and the remaining $10 million is a reserve that Ruther keeps in reserve to deal with financial difficulties that may arise in the new season.

Rosser didn't expect that this 10 million had been targeted by Min Congda, and he had never forgotten the 15 million when he looked at the team's financial report.

A trip to Las Vegas opened up the over-budget flowers, and you could spend $150,000, and no matter how much the system did, it wouldn't agree.

After the idea of the documentary project was formed, the system did not object to it, indicating that it was feasible.

As long as the basic funds for the team's operation (system requirements) are left, all the excess money is used to make documentaries, and when the documentary loses money, the team's revenue declines in the middle of the season, and the team is on the verge of bankruptcy.

As an intern who has just turned regular, Ida certainly has no right to suggest the team's business strategy, Min Congda said this, she could only nod her head and do so, and then change the relevant details, ready to send an email to other executives for review.

When Min Congda returns to Los Angeles from Las Vegas, the team meeting is passed, and the preparation for filming can begin.

At that time, maybe they will overspend, and the Clippers will have to make additional investments, borrow from the bank, find a league to raise money or something, and get into debt, and then they will be insolvent and on the verge of bankruptcy.

Thinking of this, Min Congda was complacent about his clever strategy, and the depression of winning the previous two games was swept away.

As for whether he wins the game with the Grizzlies tomorrow, he doesn't care so much, 200 yuan, who looks down on it, and sends it to Hanako? $300 million beckoning to me.

On July 17, the third game day of the Clippers, the Las Vegas Summer League ushered in a key battle - Los Angeles Clippers vs Memphis Grizzlies.

There will be a head-to-head conversation between top pick Stephen Curry and Blake Griffin.

The biggest news in this year's draft is naturally that Curry stole Griffin's champion, which can be described as a stone that stirred up a thousand waves, and until now the debate about whether Curry is worth this champion continues.

And it is foreseeable that this issue will be brought up and discussed from time to time for a long time to come.

In the NBA draft for more than ten years, there has always been a law of "there must be water in the eyes of the top picks", and one of the two talented players in the first two years of the same year must not be able to play and fail to meet expectations.

For example, Durant and Oden in '07, Ade and Banjani in '06, James and Mirisic in '03 and so on. ('05 was the first two that didn't meet expectations.) ）

This year, it was felt that the law was likely to be in effect again, and that Griffin and Curry must have a parallel import, and Curry was a much more likely parallel import.

The University of Nevada Gymnasium was filled with spectators early, and it was rare for ESPN and other TV stations to arrive at the scene for interviews and reports.

ESPN's interview host Rachel Nichols was on hand with the interview team to interview Curry and Griffin before the game began.

Nichols began his career as a sports reporter in 90 years, and joined ESPN in 2004 as an important reporter and host, often going deep into the NBA to contact players, coaches, and managers to collect first-hand information and provide the most vivid reports for fans.

Curry is also a person who has seen strong winds and waves, and after becoming the champion, there are often reporters who want to interview, so he does not panic in the face of the camera and Nichols's slightly tricky questions.

"Stephen, how did you feel about training, living, playing with the Clippers, what kind of team is this?"

"I was exposed to professional guidance and training here, everything here is strange but very friendly, and everyone is very friendly. I made great friends at the camp, we trained together, we played together, and I think we'll have a great friendship and be a good team. ”

"Everybody cares about the contrast between you and Griffin, and people think you've stolen his title, what do you think?"

"You know, after the draft, it's not so important what position you are in, it's important to be able to play well on the court, it's a long process, it's a big test for me and for him."

Curry is a young man, answers questions without leaking, is very mature, and seems very rational.

"What do you think of the new Clippers general manager, Smart Min, who is said to have chosen you by overwhelming vote, does he have any special expectations for you?"

Speaking of Min Congda, Curry's tone carried a touch of reverence and respect, saying, "Mr. Smart is a forgiving mentor, I was lucky to be drafted by him, I think it has been a huge help in my career, he is gentle, always puts the interests of the players first, he is an amazing team manager, really." I haven't been with him for a long time, but the whole team respects him and I think he's changing the team and I'm sure we'll be better this season. ”

After listening to Curry, Nichols was a little surprised, he didn't expect Curry to have such a high evaluation of the new general manager.

You know, the relationship between a player and a manager is often a very contradictory one.

On the one hand, they cooperate with each other, the general manager wants to sign good players to create a good record for himself, and the players need the general manager to dig themselves and give themselves big contracts.

On the other hand, in the eyes of the general manager, the players are chess pieces, which can be discarded at any time for the interests of the team, so in the eyes of the players, these professional managers are ruthless, only utilitarian and have no feelings.

Some team managers try to avoid personal contact with their players, so as not to have a deep friendship between the two parties and affect the team's operational judgment.

When the general manager signs a player, he enthusiastically offers the contract, and once he finds that the player does not meet expectations, he will not hesitate to cut or send him to another team.

There are countless examples of conflicts between players and general managers, especially the big players, who can get together and disperse.

Rachel Nichols thought to herself, "Either Stephen Curry is young, or Smart Min is too naïve, and there is no warmth between management and players to take advantage of each other." ”

This female reporter has been in the professional sports circle for more than ten years, and she has seen a lot of things about people walking away and turning their faces and not recognizing people, and she didn't take Curry's words to heart.

She then went on to interview Griffin, who was much more concise in his answers, and made it clear that "I always knew I could get the top spot, but that's the way the league is, not everyone has a clear eye." ”

It's good, Nichols already has enough material, and there's definitely something to post on tonight's sports news show.

Now it's up to Curry and Griffin to see each other on the court.