The Clippers won the first game of the new season without any suspense.

At 121:98, the Clippers beat the Grizzlies by 23 points at home and got off to a good start.

For such a victory, Min Congda has long been numb.

He can survive even the championship, so what is a big win at the beginning of the season?

The 82-game regular season is still a long one.

In this game, Curry scored a team-high 24 points.

He only played 25 minutes, shooting 3-of-4 from three-point range and was extremely efficient.

Eight players scored in double figures and 11 scored in the net.

The Clippers are moving forward on the path to ultimate team basketball.

Min Congda checked tonight's box office data after the game.

Although the game was full and the seats were added to 19,000, the revenue tonight did not exceed a million dollars.

Because in order to raise funds to build new arenas, the Clippers have sold a large number of 10- and 20-year season tickets.

These season tickets have collected a lot of money for the Clippers to build the arena, but they have also led to a shortage of scattered tickets for the team.

Before the start of the season, Min Congda learned the lesson of selling better tickets at a higher price, and developed a new bulk ticket sales strategy for the new season.

It is claimed that in order to repay the support of Los Angeles fans for the Clippers, the 2012-2013 Clippers bulk ticket prices have been reduced across the board, and according to the most preferential policy, the lowest discount can be 5%.

And in the first game, Min Congda also asked the ticket sales center to give packages to some welfare groups of the Clippers, so that some orphans and disabled people can watch the Clippers game for free.

As for the auction of the high-priced seats in the front row, Min Congda also made a decision to donate all the money from the high-priced auction to the welfare institute in the name of the team and some foundations that care for Chinese labor workers.

To put it bluntly, Min Congda just wants fame, and he doesn't take any money.

While these operations have led to a tight cash flow on the Clippers' books, and Rosser has begun to use the league's loan funds, his decision has been supported by Sheri Sterling.

Because what Shelly Sterling needs is fame, money is important to her, but fame is the most important means to achieve her ambitions.

Moreover, with the steady rise in the market value of the Clippers, the missing money will one day be made up from elsewhere.

Min Congda doesn't know the female boss's mind, he thinks everything is under his control.

After the game, he received a lot of text messages on his phone, which were invitations from some friends.

Some want him to go to the unveiling ceremony tomorrow, and some invite him to play golf next weekend.

Min Congda thought about it and wanted to refuse these activities, but then he felt that it was really inappropriate to have the kindness of others.

After more than three years in the United States, Min has gradually understood and integrated into this society and knows how it works.

If you have money, make donations, participate in community activities, and have a good relationship with various social organization teams, the United States is a country with a lot of social groups and very developed, just like Baidu Tieba has all kinds of unexpected niche stickers, and there are also all kinds of strange civil groups, organizations, and associations in the United States

Each team represents a collective, a group of people who share common interests or interests.

With Min Congda's identity and status, there are countless high-end elite groups that want to pull him in.

In particular, the Chinese community in the Los Angeles area is proud to have Min Congda join them, and Min Congda is often invited to participate in some local Chinese activities in Los Angeles.

However, Min Congda has always been very interested in this kind of high-end, upper-level activities in temperament.

This is especially true for those parties with a lot of money, or to play golf, bridge, and other elegant socials.

Just like he is not used to smoking cigars, he can't drink Lafite and high-end whiskey, he still likes to smoke some relatively high-quality cigarettes, and drink rough spirits such as rum and agave.

Therefore, many of these group activities, Min Congda is just a name, and occasionally participates in activities and finds it quite interesting, but let him participate in them every week, he can't bear it.

For example, it is very interesting to go to play golf once in a while, but to play twice a week, and to buy a bunch of clubs and various equipment, Min Congda can't accept it.

Isn't it an upgraded version of a child's play with marbles to hit a ball flying around on the big lawn and finally hitting a hole?

Of all the sports, Min is only interested in basketball, but he doesn't play basketball himself.

On weekends off, he prefers to stay at home playing games and enjoying some leisure time.

It's just that sometimes it's difficult to be warm, and people really need some social activities, so Min Congda still agreed to his friend's invitation.

On November 1, the day after the opening war, Min Congda drove to the vicinity of Chinatown to attend the opening ceremony of a Chinese supermarket.

The owner of this store is a local retail business owner in Los Angeles, a native of Fujian, who came to the United States more than 20 years ago to do odd jobs, and later has his own commissary, and now finally opens his own supermarket.

He has two daughters, the eldest of whom is married to Kevin, who works for a California online media company that provides the Clippers' network and media services, and met Min Congda.

Because the two have a common hobby of fishing, they often go to sea on a yacht, and they have become very good friends.

When my father-in-law opened a new store, he naturally hoped to invite some famous people to come over and make a name for himself.

They would like to invite the Clippers stars, but if they don't have a personal relationship, they have to pay for inviting the stars to the event, which is a lot of money, and a small supermarket is not worth it.

And Min Congda, as the general manager of the Clippers, has no less reputation than some stars, and he is still a Chinese, and it doesn't cost money to invite in the name of personal friendship, just more pairs of chopsticks to eat a meal, which is quite cost-effective.

Min Congda and Kevin have a good relationship, and they have never troubled him in the past, Min Congda thought about it and came.

His arrival caused a sensation at the ceremony, Min Congda made a simple speech, there was also a dragon and lion dance, after the ribbon-cutting Min Congda was invited to the main seat as a guest, and was very warmly received.

Min Congda's vanity was greatly satisfied, and the Clippers won the championship and indeed greatly enhanced the team and his reputation.

You must know that the domestic Clippers won the championship but they were on the news broadcast, and even introduced the general manager of the Clippers.

It's a pity that Min Congda doesn't have a family in this time and space, otherwise wouldn't it be a night trip in brocade clothes if he doesn't return to his hometown?

The boss has a total of two daughters, the eldest daughter is married to Kevin, and the younger daughter is still studying, the University of Southern California, a prestigious school.

The future development and prospects in the United States are certainly very good, the boss and the boss lady are the kind of traditional hard-working Chinese, who have their own stable industry in a foreign country, and their daughters are very productive when they grow up, and the family is happy.

It should be said that this is a simple but beautiful family picture, which makes Min Congda, who has been in the United States for more than three years and is still alone, feel a little envious.

A person who is free has the advantage of being free, and a person who eats the whole family is not hungry can do whatever he wants.

Moreover, after three years of "struggle", Min Congda's net worth has reached tens of millions of US dollars, which is more than 100 million yuan when converted into RMB.

This money is all pulled down by him and punished by penny, which is not easy.

In love with Daddario before, Min Congda was not subject to much control, and the two were more passionate love.

Later, as the gathering was less and more dispersed, it was dispersed, except for the passionate nights, there was nothing profound left in Min Congda's life.

In general, Min Congda is very free, and the work of the general manager is also very easy, watching the competition, spending money, and going to the construction site every week to check the progress.

He doesn't care about whether the progress of the construction site is fast or not, he only cares about whether the quality of the project is good or not, and the materials used are insufficient.

It is better for builders to take more kickbacks, spread their stalls bigger, and recruit more workers and pay more wages.

This made Min Congda popular with the builders, who texted and called him every day to invite him to nightclubs to relax.

If it weren't for Min Congda's tiredom, he would have been able to experience a different project every day.

I'm tired, I'm really tired.

People are so cheap, they will get tired of eating and playing too many good things.

At a certain moment, Min Congda suddenly had the urge to start a family.

He was taken aback by his own idea, and thought: "It's not okay, Min Congda, the great cause has not been completed, how can the eldest husband get married?" ”

Thinking about the task that I thought could be completed in one season, it has not been finished for three years, and these three years and three years have not ended, when will it be a head?

If Min Congda wants to fall in love, there are many women who are in a hurry.

But if you want to get married, Min Congda really doesn't have a favorite choice.

The first person that comes to mind is Ada, she has been with Min Congda in the past few years, the two have experienced a lot of things, the relationship is very deep, and there will be some ambiguous moments from time to time.

But Min Congda basically didn't think anything wrong about Ada.

First, Ada is young, and she is only 23 years old this year, and Min Congda is 10 years old.

Although men like girls in their early 20s, Min Congda prefers to be more mature.

Daddario is also a little girl, but she has a mature body.

Second, Min Congda rejected the office romance at the beginning.

The Clippers are a team that will go bankrupt in the future, a ship that will eventually sink, and Min Congda firmly believes in this.

So at first he didn't want to be emotionally invested here, and until now, this original intention has not changed.

As a result, Ida has become a very good subordinate in Min Congda's eyes, as well as a friend of the opposite sex who has a very good relationship.

The third problem lies in Ada's family.

Min Congda now knows that Anton Lini's house is not as simple as selling sports equipment.

Since Marcella was shot, Ida has been depressed for a while, and her temperament has changed somewhat.

The family is very grateful to Min Congda, and Min Congda still goes to their house from time to time to eat.

But if Min Congda becomes their family's son-in-law, it will be a different matter.

Involving black is not a simple matter.

Thinking wildly in his head, Min Congda drank a little wine at the dinner, and people were a little confused.

Usually, Min Congda's alcohol consumption is quite good, but today the boss uses liquor for hospitality.

Min Congda has not drunk liquor for a long time since he came to the United States, and after a few glasses, he turned out to be a little upset.

The owner's family and his friends were very welcoming, and this kind of Chinese warm toast made Min Congda a little overwhelmed.

He had to go to the bathroom under the pretext of going to the toilet to wash his face, and then came out of the back door of the restaurant to smoke a cigarette to breathe, and by the way to hide from the excessive enthusiasm.

As a result, as soon as he opened the back door, Min Congda found that someone was already leaning against the wall to get the wind, a girl wearing a light blue top and a white skirt.

It is the face of the Chinese.

The two glanced at each other, Min Congda handed over the cigarette in his hand and asked, "Do you smoke?" ”

The girl smiled, took the cigarette from Min Congda's hand, but said, "Don't smoke, don't smoke either, smoking is harmful to health." ”

Min Congda laughed helplessly, and took out another one, but he didn't expect the girl to say, "Don't smoke it, put it away." ”

Min Congda felt very strange, it was obviously the first time she had seen her, how could she order herself so confidently?

But it can't be called an order, her tone is very gentle, her eyes are flat and firm, and she swept straight across Min Congda's face, looking at it quite unscrupulously.

Min Congda put away the cigarette and took a closer look at the girl, not sure how old she was, between 20 and 30.

From the accent of his speech to the way he dresses, he doesn't look like a Chinese in the United States, and he may be an international student in the United States.

"Do you know me?" Min Congda asked.

"Yes, Clippers general manager, Smart Min. Do you feel like you're a celebrity, and strangers know you, and you're happy. ”

The girl's mouth was very sharp, and Min Congda said, "A little bit, but you are also a guest at the ceremony?" I didn't notice you just now. ”

The girl said: "I'm just an ordinary person, how can I be noticed by a big man like you." ”

Her tone was a little sour, which made Min Congda a little embarrassed.

But immediately a smile appeared on her face, and she stretched out her hand to Min Congda and said, "My name is Yang Ruosi, and I am Lin Yu's classmate." If you're at USC, it's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Smart. ”

Min Congda shook her hand, white, soft, slender, and at the same time very powerful.

The two chatted outside the door for a while, and Min Congda learned that she was a graduate student of the School of Arts of a well-known university in China, and came to the University of Berkeley for exchange study during her doctoral studies for a year, and she had just arrived in the United States in September.

The boss's youngest daughter, Lin Yu, was her classmate, and the two became good friends, so they invited her to attend the opening ceremony of the supermarket at home.

She felt that the banquet was too noisy, so she hid out to breathe, but she didn't expect to run into Min Congda.

To be honest, after chatting for a while, the two didn't have much in common.

Min Congda doesn't know anything about literature, his biggest connection with literature is that he watched the Internet all night in high school, and he was watching his classmates' good stars in class, but he was found by the teacher and confiscated, and he also lost 300 yuan to his classmates, and he picked up a drink bottle for a semester before saving it.

And Yang Ruosi also knows a little about basketball, except for knowing Yao Ming, he basically has zero understanding of basketball in the NBA, just like Min Congda, who just arrived in the United States.

She knew Min Congda because Lin Yu introduced her to her.

The two chatted for a while, Min Congda felt that the time was about the same, and it was not good to leave the table for too long, so he went back.

When the ceremony and banquet were over, Min Congda went back, and the two did not leave any contact information.

Min Congda didn't take this brief encounter to heart, but he never thought that on November 3, the two would meet again.

(End of chapter)