Chapter 485: The Buddha Plays Hard
Originally, Jiang Shan looked at Li Kaiming with anticipation, thinking that the latter would say something that had not been announced about a secret weapon, or that Director Liang, who was not in sight, had some other promise, but when she heard Li Kaiming say that her reliance was on her love for basketball, the smile on her face was also frozen.
There was no need for Jiang Shan to speak, Li Kaiming only needed to look at the expression on her face to know what she was thinking, so he went on to explain: "I am a basketball player, and I only know basketball, so this investment selection is completely from the perspective of basketball, to choose the address of this investment." ”
Looking at the puzzled expression on Jiang Shan's face, Li Kaiming continued, "In my eyes, if you want the basketball league to form a good and healthy capital cycle, the most important thing is not who invests, how much to invest, or where to invest, but the love of basketball!"
If people in a place don't love basketball, and don't even have basic respect for basketball, no matter how much money you put into it, you can't achieve the desired effect at all, because in their eyes, basketball is just a tool that is forced to make a living, and they choose basketball not because they love the sport, but because they can get money!
Of course, money is important in the operation of a league, but if everyone in a league is playing for money and not because of the love of basketball, the league is basically not far from cooling......
On the contrary, if the people here have respect and love for basketball, as long as we help them at the beginning and make the basketball league set up, then it will spontaneously form a positive cycle.
I saw in the villagers of Panshui County the love and respect I was looking for, so I was the one who seemed desperate to help them, it was not that I was brainless, but the light in their eyes made me full of confidence in them, God help those who help themselves! ”
Listening to Li Kaiming's explanation, Jiang Shan's heart gradually became clear, although she was still skeptical about what Li Kaiming said about love and respect, but at least it can be explained that Li Kaiming's choice of Panshui County was not thought out by patting his head, but after careful consideration.
In fact, Jiang Shan still underestimated Li Kaiming, before going to Guizhou Province, he also deliberately consulted a lot of related questions with experts and companies on Amerika's side, so his preparation was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.
For the commercialization of basketball, Emerica is definitely the best country on the planet, there is no one, so Li Kaiming has to learn from their advanced experience and cultivate the next generation for Chinese basketball.
After revealing his confidence, Li Kaiming put his arms around Jiang Shan's shoulders, "Shanshan, there is one more thing." ”
"What's the matter?" Jiang Shan wondered.
"It's that we went to Guizhou Province to invest, why did it spread so quickly within Hongxin Erke? Could it be that your employees here are all eyes on the sky? Also, why is it that all the people are surprisingly consistent in their attitude towards this matter? This is not at all in line with the ...... of probability"
Jiang Shan, as a senior leader of a large factory, naturally has a little understanding of some intrigues, so after Li Kaiming pointed it out, she also reacted quickly.
"You're saying there's someone behind the scenes? Deliberately promoting news that is not good for you? Jiang Shan covered her mouth and widened her eyes.
Li Kaiming nodded confidently, "There must be a demon when things go wrong, where is there such a coincidence?" I've been smeared more than once on the side of Emelica, and I know this kind of trick all too well......"
Jiang Shan's little face quickly turned cold!
"Humph! Whoever dares to make a small move behind my back and let me find out who it is, he definitely won't have to stay here! ”
Jiang Shan exuded the decisive momentum from the vice president......
The things about the construction of the village bA league have been arranged, and then Li Kaiming also communicated with Liang Zhen on the phone, and now the main work is to finalize the contract first, and then Li Kaiming and Hongxin Erke will pay for the village bA league venue in Panshui County first.
Because the funds are not enough to directly build a large gymnasium, and the local basketball atmosphere is very strong, there are many participating teams, so this time the choice to build an outdoor basketball court, and then in the game, Hongxin Erke will also become the only equipment provider of the village bA league, as for other business cooperation, it is necessary for those brands to negotiate with the Li Kaiming Foundation, Hongxin Erke and the local person in charge of Panshui County to form the event operation organization, but that is later.
It is imperative to ensure that the hardware of the event is ready first, and the rest can be improved slowly.
For this rare investment, the Guizhou provincial government also spent a lot of effort to publicize it through official channels, but in the end it achieved little success.
Except for the enthusiastic response from the local villagers in Guizhou Province, especially in Panshui County, there was no reaction in the rest of the places, like a small pebble thrown into the sea, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye......
Although Li Kaiming also wants to prove that his choice is not wrong, but because the infrastructure has not been built yet, and the next large-scale event in Panshui County will have to wait until June next year, the final effect can only be seen next year.
On September 1, 2012, a day that represented the beginning was deliberately chosen, Li Kaiming, Jiang Shan and their entourage took off from Huadu and went straight to Washington on the other side of the ocean, and Li Kaiming finally came back after leaving this land for two months.
Before Li Kaiming took the Chinese team to play in the Olympics, the summer league of the new NbA season had already been played after the draft.
This time, the Wizards still chose to participate in the summer league held in Las Vegas, a total of 5 games, and the Wizards won all the games under the leadership of Facial paralysis Ko Leonard and Buddha Klay Thompson, and finally won the Las Vegas Summer League championship.
Last year's two rookies improved significantly, with Kawhi Leonard averaging 24 minutes per game in the summer league, with 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.
Klay Thompson's performance is very unsatisfactory, I don't know what he is doing this offseason, he has played more than 20 minutes, but he only averaged more than 12 points per game, and the three-point shooting rate was as low as 24 percent!
This average score is almost on par with Thompson's rookie season, and if you add the shooting percentage factor, it is worse than his rookie season!
In the end, Leonard, with his excellent performance in the summer league and the team's winning record, narrowly defeated Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard in the final Las Vegas Summer League mVp voting, and won the 2012-2013 season of the Las Vegas Summer League mVp, as for the Orlando Summer League top scorer award, it was won by Lance Stephenson, a second-round rogue from the Indiana Pacers.
According to the official arrangement of NbA, the pre-season of the new season will officially start on the 5th of next month, and this pre-season will be held in eight cities in six other countries in the world in addition to the pre-season in Emerica.
The most striking thing is that the Wizards have two preseason games in China, namely the Los Angeles Clippers at the Huadu Mastercard Center on October 11, and the Nets at the Mercedes-Benz Center in Shanghai on October 14, but after last season, the Nets owners seemed to sense that New Jersey was not suitable for the lottery, so the family moved the Nets from New Jersey to Brooklyn, New York, officially ending the Nets' 35-year history in New Jersey.
After returning to Washington, Jiang Shan was going to Hongxin Erke's headquarters in Emelica, after all, as the vice president in charge of overseas affairs, there must have been a lot of backlog to deal with after being away for several months.
And Li Kaiming drove to the familiar mcI center for the first time, and the security guard of the stadium was stunned for a moment when he saw him at first sight, and Li Kaiming took the initiative to say hello to him with a smile.
Before he arrived at the training ground, Li Kaiming could hear a burst of shouting from the stadium from a distance, I don't know if this group of guys trained well when he was away, thinking in his heart, he raised his legs and walked into the training ground.
Inside the court, teammates are working on layup skills and hand work under the guidance of the team's trainers, and head coach Saunders himself is not here.
Li Kaiming walked over and put the bag on the ground, and the sound was quickly noticed by the trainers and other staff standing on the sidelines, and there were also sharp-eyed players on the court who shouted after seeing Li Kaiming!
"Lee! It's Lee! Lee is back! ”
Li Kaiming is back! This voice instantly sounded in the hearts of all the Wizards players, and then they turned their heads to look at the sidelines, and after seeing that familiar smile, everyone felt an inexplicable sense of relief in their hearts.
This is Li Kaiming's status in the Wizards, no matter what happens, as long as he stands on the sidelines, the Wizards players are very down-to-earth, because Li Kaiming is the core and backbone of this team!
Li Kaiming laughed and hugged his teammates one by one, and when it was Thompson's turn, he had a blank face, "I heard that your kid didn't train well in the offseason?" Summer league pulled a big one? ”
Thompson's face shook, and he looked in other directions with a weak heart, "Where is it, it's just that the hand feels so bad......"
Li Kaiming's momentum continued unabated, pressing step by step, "Then tell me, what did you do in the offseason?" ”
Thompson swallowed his saliva, not daring to look at Li Kaiming's eyes, "I...... Training comes ......"
At this time, an emotionless machine voice came from the side, "This guy trains to control the ball with both hands in a nightclub every day in the offseason, and at most he can control 6 balls by himself......"
Li Kaiming turned his head to look at Leonard, only to see that the latter ruthlessly exposed Thompson's lies, "He also sent me photos and invited me to come with ......"
If eyes could kill, Thompson would be able to cripple this abominable face to pieces right now!
After listening to Leonard's words, Li Kaiming smacked his tongue in his heart, are young people so good at playing now? Thompson, this kid looks at a talent, I didn't expect to play so much? Still controlling 6 balls at the same time? Why do you work so the training ground and dribble the ball to your knees with a quick 1-on-0 break?
What a speechless!