I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 138 The Best Position (Fifth)

The game was in full swing, and 19000 fans filled every corner of the Staples Center auditorium.

There are two best seats at Staples, one closest and one farthest.

The closest is of course the sidelines, close to the team's bench and technical table.

Here you can enjoy the player's game most intuitively, the distance is so close.

You can even see the big beads of sweat on the players, as well as the sound of muscles colliding during the game.

Players will keep yelling when they are playing on the court, some are communicating with teammates, and some are talking trash at their opponents.

Another advantage of this closest location is that it will be captured by the TV cameras and be able to go on TV.

Especially in Los Angeles and Hollywood, some stars will use this method to increase their exposure.

The TV station is also willing to cooperate, and from time to time, it will give a close-up of the handsome men and beautiful women on the sidelines.

The farthest location is the VIP suite on the top floor, which is several floors away from the stadium.

Sitting here watching the game, the experience of watching the game is not as good as watching TV. If there is no big screen on site, it is like watching people play backgammon.

The advantage is that there is a separate compartment, separated by glass, very quiet, with sofas, chairs, wine cabinets, and a buffet.

Watching the game here, you don't have to endure the huge and noisy noise on the field, you can chat with friends and drink while watching the game.

VIP suites like this are usually reserved for business people.

They are often not simply watching the game, but as a social event.

Invite some friends and business partners to watch a game and talk about business at the same time.

Looking at the entire NBA, the VIP room of Staples is relatively simple.

The number of seats at the Staples Center is the lowest in the league, and the luxury of the venue is also average.

The owners of the Lakers, the Bass family, have no money to build their own arena and rent the arena every year.

Really won the most championships, lived the poorest life, just so no face.

Tonight's much-anticipated Los Angeles Derby naturally attracted many celebrities to watch.

In addition to those stars who show their faces on the sidelines, there are also some rich people who don't like excitement.

For example, the owner of the Staples Center, the owner of the Los Angeles Galaxy, and the rich man Anschutz.

This big man who is willing to devote himself to sports also owns a part of the Lakers.

There are also the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL and the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA, all of which are controlled by him.

The Major League Soccer is supported by him, otherwise the entire league will collapse.

Compared with the Bass family who always like to show their faces, he is the real king of sports in Los Angeles.

In 2000, his personal assets had reached 160 billion US dollars.

Recently affected by the financial crisis, his assets have shrunk, but as long as the economic crisis passes, the high-quality assets in his hands will increase their valuations again, and move towards the direction of hundreds of billionaires.

In comparison, the Bass family, which only guards one Los Angeles Lakers, pales in comparison.

The Lakers are going to play games, and they have to play in Anschutz's arena.

Unlike many Americans, Anschutz, who was born as an oil tycoon, is very interested in football.

In 1994, when the United States hosted the World Cup, he took advantage of the momentum to create the Major League Soccer and the Los Angeles Galaxy.

The signing of Beckham in 2009 was definitely a very eye-catching signing, which lifted the Galaxy to the championship team level and had a lot of exposure.

During the offseason, Beckham was loaned to AC Milan, which is another operation that kills two birds with one stone.

Now is the winter break of Serie A, Beckham returned to Los Angeles, and watched the game with Anschutz in the VIP box.

Not everyone can watch the game with Anschutz in the VIP box, which is enough to show Beckham's status in the Galaxy team.

Since watching NBA games, we must talk about basketball, and then we will talk about the Lakers and Clippers.

For the Lakers, the two have nothing to talk about, and Kobe's strength is beyond doubt.

But tonight's Clippers did not lose the wind. In the first quarter of the game, Curry faced Kobe's defense and scored 14 points in a single quarter!
Kobe's face was extremely bad, and he was even anxious to defend a ball. He sneaked an elbow towards Curry's chest, but the referee didn't blow his whistle.

Of course, this action couldn't escape Min Congda's piercing eyes. The guy got up and sprayed wildly at the referee, pointing his nose and cursing.

Sitting in the VIP room, Anschutz and Beckham saw Min Congda scolding the referee through the big screen, which was called arrogance.

Because tonight is the Clippers' home game, the referee couldn't send Min Congda off the field, so he had to comfort him repeatedly, which made him very embarrassed.

Anschutz smiled and said: "Hehe, the general manager of the Clippers is really a miraculous person. Until now, no one knows where Sterling found him. Moreover, Sterling has disappeared in Los Angeles since then. He On the 1st, I came back for a meeting, and then went to Australia for vacation, oh, unbelievable, he will completely delegate power."

Beckham said: "I have had contact with this person. He is a guy who does great things. He is different. He is different from many people I have met. He has a very special temperament."

Anschutz nodded: "The Clippers' management has always been mediocre. Sterling is a speculator, but he doesn't love sports and doesn't understand basketball. This new manager, he is bold and forthright. Seriously, I I wasn’t interested in the Clippers, a bad team, before. Now, I’m really interested.”

As the king of sports in Los Angeles, several teams invested by Anschutz have been very successful.

Needless to say, the Lakers, the women's basketball team Los Angeles Sparks won two championships and is one of the most popular women's basketball teams.

There are also the Los Angeles Kings and the Los Angeles Galaxy, who have both reached the finals of the league, with both strength and popularity.

With a lot of money invested, it is only a matter of time before they win the championship.

And the Clippers?It was just a tool for Sterling to make money, and it was so bad that Anschutz didn't want to touch it.

I didn't expect that there would be a turnaround this year, just because of such a little-known Chinese manager.

He immediately became interested in this team, and of course he was more interested in Min Congda.

"Boom boom boom!"

Suddenly someone knocked on the door, Anschutz winked at his subordinates, and the bodyguard opened the door to check.

It was a middle-aged man in a white chef's uniform, holding a pizza box in his hand.

It's Christopher Antolini.

"Sir, what's the matter with you?"

"I'm the chef of a newly opened restaurant. I want to give you a pizza and two steaks to taste our taste. It's free."

"Sorry, no need, we have a buffet."

"It's free, try it..."

"No, please leave, otherwise I will be rude to you."

"Oh, you're being rude to me. How do you want to be rude to me? I'm here to deliver free tasting food, but you have to be rude to me. Does being the watchdog of the upper class make you feel superior? I'm in When New York served Helmsley, he wasn't so cocky about being mean to you."

During the period of the new business, Christopher was not satisfied with doing dine-in and waiting for customers to come to his door.

Instead, he took the initiative to bring the Italian pizza and steak in the store to the VIP suite, and gave the VIPs here a free taste.

This is a good way to open up word of mouth, and abundant funds gave Christopher the confidence to do so.

"Let him in. People who give free food shouldn't be treated like this. Come in."

Anschutz dismissed the bodyguards and invited Christopher in at the door.

Christopher glared at the bodyguard, entered the private room generously, and put the pizza and steak on the table.

There are actually a lot of things to eat in the private room, all of which are exquisite buffets, which can be taken at will.

But Anschutz generally doesn't eat here, and the food at the Staples Center can only be described as so-so.

It has been 1999 years since 10, and Anschutz is almost tired of eating.

"What's your name?" Anschutz asked Christopher.

"Tony." Christopher didn't use his real name, but a common Italian name.

"Toni, almost half the people in Italy are called Toni."

"Thank you for the food, you can go."

Christopher insisted, "I think you'd better try it."

Anschutz shook his head and said, "I'm not hungry now, I've already accepted your food. I don't think even if it's Helmsley, you won't force him to eat your food."

Helmsley is a well-known large real estate developer in New York and the developer and builder of the Empire State Building.

At this time, Beckham came out to smooth things over. He opened the pizza box and said, "I'm just hungry, let me have a bite."

The pizza was still hot, so he took out a slice and took a bite, Beckham immediately gave him a thumbs up.

"Great! This taste is very similar to what I ate in Italy, no, this is Italian-style pizza. Great, really good."

Christopher showed a smile on his face, and said, "This is the authentic Italian pizza, no one can deceive you."

Beckham wasn't talking politely, he ate one and picked up a second.

In the days of AC Milan, Milan's pizza was his favorite. After returning to Los Angeles during the winter break, he hadn't eaten authentic Italian pizza for a long time.

After being affirmed, Christopher left satisfied.

Before leaving, Anschutz asked, "What's the name of your restaurant?"

Christopher thought for a while, but the shop hadn't been named yet.

With an idea, he said, "It's called Red Boots."

(End of this chapter)