"You changed kindergartens three times when you were a kid?"

"No, it's only changed once."

"That elementary school changed four times? Schools are closed? ”

"Whew~ It's really an exaggeration, obviously it's only changed twice, and once it's a transfer, and only one school is closed. Sure enough, when people retell other people's experiences, they like to exaggerate. ”

"Even if it's an exaggeration, what about the cancellation of college majors? It's always true, right? ”

“…… It's true, and I can't help it just in time for the adjustment of college majors. ”

"I heard that your mentor also had a stroke?"

"Kevin is such a big mouth, how can he say anything. This thing is true, and I've been worried about it lately, so I came to study hard, but the teacher fell ill. That said, I'm a little unlucky. But in that chat, I was just joking, and I told everyone about the bad luck I experienced. ”

"Hey, but I want to say that it's true that the celebrities I liked in the past always had accidents. Liu Xiaoqing: Do you know? I liked her when I was a kid and was the only actress I liked. In 95, she played Wu Zetian, I was 8 years old, I waited in front of the TV every day after school, and I liked to wear the sheets at home to imitate her as a female emperor! Hi, it turned out that she was caught evading taxes later. I still ......"

In an ordinary café in the northeast of Inglewood, Yang Ruosi gently stirred the coffee cup with a spoon, supported her chin with the other hand, and looked out the window with her eyes, telling some interesting stories from her childhood.

She stopped in the middle of speaking, thinking to herself what she was doing with him, this person seemed to be here to laugh at herself.

Yesterday, Min Congda called and said that he would invite Yang Ruosi to drink a cup of coffee.

It was because of the teacher's illness that Yang Ruosi, who had no master of the six gods, agreed.

She herself feels a little unlucky, especially on the road to study.

It seems that the luck of the family was exhausted at once after his father was deceived by raising funds to develop minerals.

After that, no matter what she did, she always stumbled, but fortunately everything was not so bad, she often laughed at her bad luck with her friends, and was called "Bankrupt Sister".

However, it was really the first one like Min Congda who came to the door and asked her about her unlucky experience.

Min Congda stopped talking about half of what she said, and said, "Hey, why didn't you say it?" And then I want to hear it. ”

Yang Ruosi rolled her eyes at him and said, "You specially called me to come for coffee, just to listen to my bad luck?" If you want to hear me again, you're going to have to charge for it...... Forget it, after all, you invited us to watch the game, or a box. I'll say one more thing. Do you know "China News"? It's a well-known state-run newspaper, and I went to work in this unit when I graduated from my bachelor's degree. ”

Min Congda was curious: "You studied journalism and media as an undergraduate?" ”

Yang Ruosi shook his head: "No, what's the use of studying news media in China." The media will also recruit other majors, so I went in anyway. As a result, after less than a year of work, this central-level media collapsed due to insolvency. That's why I chose to go to graduate school and then study for a PhD. ”

"China News" is a paper media established in 1993, and it is indeed a central-level media, but unfortunately it was born at the wrong time, and under the impact of the new era of network media, it fell into the dilemma of insolvency in just over ten years.

In 2009, it declared bankruptcy and became the first central-level print media to go bankrupt.

Min Congda had never heard of the newspaper, but it didn't matter anymore.

He thought to himself that sitting across from him was exactly what he needed!

As the saying goes, there is no garbage in this world, only misplaced resources.

He took a sip of coffee and said, "Hey, your tutor has suffered a stroke and collapsed, what will happen to your future schoolwork?" ”

Yang Ruosi sighed and said, "Let's find a way to change the mentor, it's really declining." ”

Min Congda said: "What happens after changing the mentor? Study in the U.S. for a year, return to China next year, continue your PhD, and stay in school to teach? ”

Yang Ruosi nodded and joked: "I think this is the most suitable path for me, the university will not go bankrupt, right?" With the country giving me a back, I should be able to withstand my declining luck. ”

Min Congda thought to himself, if you go back or bring down the two principals, I'm really sorry for your previous experience.

"Cough~" Min Congda coughed and leaned closer: "Hey, are you interested in coming to work in our team?" ”

Yang Ruosi thought that she had misheard, and smiled: "What? Going to work for your team? Just kidding, I don't know anything about sports. ”

Min Congda said: "Hey, you don't need to know sports. Although the team is a sports industry, it is like a big company, so it doesn't mean that everyone has to work in sports, right? We also need finance, we need media, we need sales, we need logistics. We have a vacancy in the media department right now, and you can come here if you want to. ”

This proposal made Yang Ruosi never expect that the two met by chance and could only be regarded as ordinary friends.

Although Yang Ruosi has some special thoughts about him, who hasn't had a few heart-warming moments for adults?

After sending an email saying that she was going to watch the game, Yang Ruosi felt that she and Min Congda were people of two worlds.

Although he has an ordinary side, just like his classmates and friends, gentle and friendly, he occasionally says some witty things, and rolls his eyes when he laughs.

But he obviously has another side that he can't get access to at all, which is his face when he mixes with the top of American society, with those celebrities, football stars, and stars.

This sense of strangeness and mystery not only deepens Min Congda's appeal, but also makes people daunted.

"But why should I be asked to do this job? It should be very easy for your team to recruit people, and there must be a lot of people who want to join your team. ”

"Of course there are a lot of people who want to be in our team, but there are very few people who meet my requirements. According to our Clipper's development strategy, we will vigorously explore overseas markets, especially China and Asian markets. Previously, I had a layout in China through the Asian Youth Basketball Development Foundation, and we have a large number of training camps, trainers and training bases. Now that the Clippers have won the championship, we need to get a lot of publicity out about the team. Therefore, the team urgently needs a proficient Chinese and English bilingual, news media work experience, strong writing skills, young, capable, and highly educated talents! ”

Min Congda threw out the lines that had been prepared a long time ago, smashing Yang Ruosi's head up.

If you think about it carefully, what is proficient in Chinese and English, working in the news media, strong writing skills, and highly educated talents, isn't it her?

But this thing feels evil.

She is a good graduate student of literature in the United States, why is she going to be pulled into the NBA team to work?

Yang Ruosi never thought about working in the United States, and her visa was a big problem in the first place.

She is on a student visa and can only work 20 hours a week or 40 hours full-time a week if she works in the United States.

If this time is exceeded, she will be deported.

Most of the part-time jobs are to make money, although Yang Ruosi's family went bankrupt in the early years, but the foundation is not bad, although it is not rich, but it is not enough to work to earn living expenses, otherwise she would not have studied for a doctorate in literature, and she would have studied engineering and science to earn money.

After thinking about it briefly, Yang Ruosi shook his head and said, "I came to the United States to study, but I didn't think about working, thank you for your kindness." Besides, where I work and study, the bankrupt bankrupt, the bankrupt bankrupt, I don't want to hurt you. ”

Min Congda shouted in his heart, you are not harming me, you are helping me!

It's easy to grab a metaphysical life-saving straw, and Min Congda will not give up easily.

But after persuading for a while, Yang Ruosi still rejected Min Congda's proposal.

In the end, Yang Ruosi even doubted Min Congda's motives, and she said directly: "You don't have any special purpose, right?" While I admit that you're a charismatic and special person, I'm not going to work for you because of that. ”

Min Congda said: "You think too much, I just love it!" Forget it, contact me later if you have this idea. ”

Unable to convince for a while, Min Congda could only think long-term.

And Yang Ruosi bit her lip, thinking to herself what this guy meant, is it really because of love?

What kind of bad luck is this, and what talent does she have?

Throughout November, the Clippers were in a state of invincibility in the league.

On November 14, the Clippers faced the Miami Heat at home.

The "Big Five" heat face off against the defending champions at the top of the squad at the Staples Center.

After two weeks of running-in, the Heat are gradually finding their form, and they have won four in a row before that.

Dwight Howard has been affected by injuries and is only 70 to 80 percent of his form from his previous peak in '09 and '10.

But he and Bosh are still the strongest interior duo in the league.

If the Heat had such a combination last season, the Heat would have the advantage in the face of the Clippers' interior duo.

But this season, the Clippers ushered in the top pick Anthony Davis, and the balance on the inside tilted in favor of the Clippers.

And the bigger advantage of the Clippers is their front line.

The Heat forward can only rely on Lewis and Ray Allen, two veterans.

And the Clippers George, Leonard, and Butler, are full of energy and give the Heat a lot of pressure in terms of rhythm.

The pace of the Clippers' game is highlighted by a fast offense, fast defense, fast transitions, and fast passing.

The Clippers' speed is not blindly fast, not the kind of "reckless", but because their lineup is too young, the players are full of physical energy, the rotation is sufficient, and the tacit understanding is that the players don't need to consider the physical distribution when they play on the court.

The Heat tried to get pace with the Clippers throughout the game, hoping to keep the game down and let Steve Nash take control.

But the result is futile, Nash has tried his best to press the tempo, but the problem is that there are three or even more players on the Clippers court at any time who can lead the rhythm, how do you grab the rhythm in this game?

For example, Gasol Jr. gets a backcourt rebound, and at this time, the Heat appropriately pinch Curry or Harden, delaying Gasol Jr.'s pass to Curry, so that the speed of the Clippers can't play.

But the problem is that Gasol Jr. will now choose to dribble directly across the front court and drag Howard on his own.

Once the others come over and intercept, Gasol Jr. goes straight to the frontcourt, George or Leonard, catches the ball and attacks the basket.

This kind of attack, how do you press his rhythm, you can only follow the rhythm of the Clippers.

In the first half, the Clippers led the Heat by nine points.

In the second half, Sporskola changed his strategy, intensified the confrontation in defense, and often used full-court pressing to interfere with the Clippers' advancement, causing the Clippers to make more turnovers.

The move did work, and the Clippers started to make some mistakes in the third quarter.

Wade used the counter-attack to score back-to-back points to close the gap between the two sides.

Tyronn Lue immediately responded, replacing Randolph with Leonard, and playing one big and four small to break the Heat's full-court pressing defense.

The Clippers' big four small ones have been repeatedly rehearsed last season, and they are already very mature routines.

Three passes and two guides broke the Heat's full-court pressing.

And the Heat are limited by physical fitness, and it is impossible to maintain this defensive intensity all the time.

The Clippers once again dominated the court.

However, the individual ability of the Heat players is really strong.

Wade and Bosh relied on their individual abilities to eat one hit at a time.

Howard on the inside also frequently grabbed rebounds in the front court and hit strong shots.

Spolskola knows that the Heat will have a hard time taking advantage tactically.

The best way to do this is to muddy the waters of the game and use the players' individual abilities and experience to try to win the game.

In the second half of the third quarter, Spolskola made frequent substitutions, fouled frequently, and sent Clippers players to the free throw line.

Because he found that instead of letting the Clippers play a quick offense and hit consecutive three-pointers, it would be better to let them score at the free throw line.

Fewer points are scored from the free-throw line, and their offensive feel is disrupted.

The Heat's move had a certain effect, and the Clippers had some problems with their offense in the third and fourth quarters.

The Heat seized the opportunity to fight in a chaotic battle, scoring consecutive points to close the score.

Obviously, Spolskola found some way to deal with the Clippers: he had to drag the game into chaos and then use the player's individual ability to suppress the Clippers.

That's the only flaw the Clippers have at the moment: the young players are talented, but the skills are not yet fully developed, the experience is not yet enough, and the players are not yet in their prime.

If you want to beat the Clippers, you need to be sophisticated enough and oily enough to withstand their impact.

Last season, the Lakers were sophisticated and slick enough, but unfortunately they couldn't withstand the onslaught of the Clippers, and their own outside three-pointers were too bad.

The Cavaliers' top cylinder ability is hard enough, but James is still not smooth enough, vainly trying to fight hard with the Clippers, and the result is that he was beaten four games in a row.

The Heat have collected so many established stars in the regular season, and the overall goal of the season is naturally the Clippers.

The Heat chased down the points little by little in the fourth quarter, and with less than a minute left in the game, Ray Allen hit a three-pointer to narrow the gap to just two points.

It's a fatal moment again, and the Heat face the same question as the Lakers: Who is the focus of defense?

There was no solution to the problem, and when the timeout came back, Gasol Jr. caught the ball at the top of the arc and hit a mid-range shot, and the Clippers reopened the score.

With Wade's step-back jumper missed, the Heat eventually lost the game 97-101, a four-point margin.

The Clippers pulled out one of the toughest fortresses of the November schedule.

The win was a team-wide victory for the Clippers, with seven players in double figures.

The top scorer was Gasol Jr., who scored a season-high 22 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and two blocks against Howard, as well as hitting a key mid-range shot.

In front of the former No. 1 center, Gasol Jr. proved himself well.

After that, the Clippers were even more unstoppable, and in the game on November 17, the Clippers defeated the Chicago Bulls without Rose at home.

They scored 111 points on the head of the Bulls, who are good at defense, and the Bulls did not have Arrowhead Rose and only scored a measly 80 points.

Starting on the 19th, the Clippers started a wave of four-game passengers.

No. 19, 107:91, San Antonio, Clippers slash Spurs under the horse.

James Harden and Curry combined for 77 points.

The two young men did not respect their old comrades at all, and they scored high marks every time they played spurs.

No. 21, Oklahoma, facing the old master Thunder, Harden softened.

The game became Curry's personal show, Curry scored 41 points, led the team to 109-106, and the 3-point advantage gave the Thunder a defeat.

The away game is a superstar show.

On the 23rd, facing the Brooklyn Nets, the Clippers used the defensive toughness of the Nets when the whole team's offensive play was poor.

Zach Randolph relied on a tough interior offense to finish with 22 points and 17 rebounds, including six frontcourt rebounds.

In the end, they continued their winning streak for the new season with an atypical defensive victory of 90-86.

The Clipper is now a typical example of the East not being bright and the West being bright, but the South and the North can also be bright, and there is no way to prevent it when it is pressed down and the gourd is lifted.

Even if the Clippers can't attack as a whole team in any game, their defense is not vegetarian.

The Heat and Thunder actually gave the optimal solution, which is to drag into a chaotic battle, muddy the waters, and rely on individual ability to force the Clippers.

But how can other teams have the configuration of the Heat and Thunder.

By Nov. 28, the Clippers were back at home to face the Timberwolves.

It is well known that in November, the Clippers will walk away with a complete victory.

The Timberwolves did not disappoint the fans at home, 97:128, and were swept away by the Clippers without suspense.

Since then, the Clippers have started the season on a 15-game winning streak and are undefeated.

Now, the headline "Who Can Beat the Clippers" repeatedly appears in the headlines of the news media.

Let people who don't pay much attention to basketball take notice, and start to care about when the Clippers will lose?

The Clippers' ratings, the team's attention has increased dramatically as a result.

Across the Los Angeles area, the Clippers are overtaking the Lakers in prestige and discussion.

Especially on campuses where there are many young people, there are more and more fans who like the Clippers.

On the first day of December, Yang Ruosi was having lunch at school at noon when she received a phone call.

It was a woman who called, saying she wanted to see her, and this woman was none other than Ada.

Ida Antonini.

Yang Ruosi was surprised by Ada's visit.

For most of the past half a month, Min Congda has not given up the idea of inviting her to work at the Clippers.

To be honest, Yang Ruosi was a little shaken, because of the problem of her mentor, she really didn't have anything to do recently.

Second, Min Congda's attitude is very sincere, and he doesn't seem to have any bad intentions, but he really wants to develop the Chinese market and needs media talents.

The main reason why Yang Ruosi didn't agree was that she felt that she was not really suitable for the job.

But she always refuses, and she is a little embarrassed.

Unexpectedly, Min Congda's private secretary found the school, is he here to be a lobbyist?

After meeting, Ida said directly: "Miss Ross, I would like to invite you to be a Chinese teacher in the Clippers Media Department to assist us in developing the Chinese market." You only need to come to class twice a week, it won't take up too much of your time, and we will pay you well, what do you think? ”

Ada's invitation is much smarter than Min Congda's.

Min Congda wants someone to come over to be a reporter for the media and be a reporter on his own, how can Yang Ruosi agree, he can't do it.

Ida asked Yang Ruosi to come over to teach, which was a piece of cake for Yang Ruosi, a literature major.

And two classes a week, the pay is very good, there is no pressure, and it is naturally much easier for people to agree.

Yang Ruosi thought for a while, then agreed, and then asked, "Your manager asked you to come?" ”

Ida shook her head and said, "No, I handle all his mail." I think he'd love to invite you to work, and I think I'd find a way to invite you over. ”

Yang Ruosi said: "You also think that I, I will help the development of the team? ”

Ida shook her head again and said, "I don't know, but his decision is always right. ”

Yang Ruosi was speechless, and Ida said again: "Miss Rose, can you teach me Chinese alone in the future?" I want to learn Chinese. ”

Yang Ruosi nodded, "Okay." By the way, you've known Smart for a long time, what kind of person do you think he is? ”

Ida blurted out, "He's a great guy, very, very remarkable. ”

Yang Ruosi could feel that there was light in Ada's eyes, the kind of light that made people feel a little envious.

(End of chapter)