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

Chapter 38 Bright Future

On July 7, the Clippers' seven-day summer league ended. Five games in seven days, the Clippers achieved an excellent record of 19 wins and 7 losses!

It has the best record among the 22 teams in the training camp, and is tied for first place with the Houston Rockets, a dynasty team in the summer league. It is the best record the Clippers have achieved in the Summer League in recent years.

However, while winning the best record, it is also time for the team to disband. It is time for this makeshift team to say goodbye to each other.

Except for the three young men Curry, Gordon, and Jordan, none of them entered the eyes of the Clippers scouting team. The contract will be terminated after the training camp is over. Gas to any city in the United States.

Some people go home to rest, some people go to another team to find new job opportunities, and some people have to fly overseas to play to make ends meet.

On the night of the 19th, the Clippers players and staff had a breakup meal together at the luxurious restaurant in Caesars Palace. Of course, the money was paid by the Clippers.

The young man is not sad about parting. Curry averaged 22 points in five games, sent 8 assists and 2 steals, so that those who think he is a parallel importer temporarily shut their mouths;
Medley defended Griffin very successfully in the second half of the third game against the Grizzlies, allowing Griffin to score only 3 points. He has been scouted by a Spanish club and will fly to Spain for a trial tomorrow. Training.

The unnamed undrafted picks on the team basically didn't get a chance to play, but in other countries, in lower leagues or grassroots basketball teams, they are the masters who are needed.

They all have bright prospects and futures.

Min Congda did not attend the party, but hid in the room alone and sighed, deeply worried about his future.

"Five games, no loss in one game, 1000 dollars in wages for losing games and no points, what did I do? I heard that the team won one game in the summer league last year? Why did I win five games when I came here? It's over!"

"Could it be that I treated everyone too well? It doesn't make sense. The better the treatment, the more you lose your fighting spirit. But anyway, this trip to Las Vegas cost a lot of money, right?"

"The expenditure of 15 US dollars is not bad. We will see how much money can be consumed by the filming of the documentary later. Rosser will definitely raise objections. I have to convince him."

Min Congda has already asked Ada to send the electronic version of the document proposal for documentary filming to Roser and a group of executives, and it will be submitted to the management for discussion when they return to Los Angeles. This will definitely be a fierce confrontation.

On July 7, Min Congda and the Clippers management returned to Los Angeles, and Curry returned to his hometown of Charlotte with his parents for a period of rest.

When parting, Curry’s father, Dell Curry, expressed his deep gratitude to Min Congda, “I sincerely thank you for your attention and protection to my son. We welcome you to visit our family at any time. In the new season, Stephen will definitely give You brought a surprise!"

Dell Curry also specially gave Min Congda a jersey from his Hornets era as a souvenir. Min Congda accepted it with tears in his eyes, thinking that your son should give me less surprises and more shocks to me. I'm worried that I won't be able to complete this rotten task.

After the summer league campaign, Curry's reputation has improved a lot, and some fans have begun to think that Curry is worthy of the No. 2009 pick in [-].

Of course, more expert fans are still not optimistic about Curry, because the intensity of the summer league is far from the official game. Some players who performed well in the summer league will have a hard time getting a chance to play in the official game.

There is no reference value for killing all parties in such a game. Seeing such an evaluation, Min Congda felt relieved.

After a day's rest, on July 7, Min Congda came to the headquarters and held a senior management meeting to discuss the matter of shooting a documentary for the team.

Before the meeting, the executives had received the proposal for the documentary filming project. They discussed it in private and came to the same conclusion: pure nonsense!

A team like the Clippers has no historical background and a weak fan base. Last season, it was the last season in the league. Want to make a documentary after winning a No. [-] pick?The Clippers executives themselves know they don't deserve it at all.

The teams that made documentaries in history would only integrate some daily shooting resources and game shots after winning the championship, plus interviews afterwards to make documentaries, and the cost of these documentaries is not too high, just for commemoration and science popularization , broadcasted on TV, don't even think about using it to make money.

There is only one person in the entire NBA history who has super high commercial value and can make money by making movies, and that is Michael Jordan.

His "Space Jam" grossed $2.3 million worldwide, making it one of the top ten grossing films of 1996, an achievement no one can match.

Min Congda's project report for this documentary is simply whimsical. Among other things, the investment of 1000 million yuan is too expensive for a documentary. How do you want to spend the money?Hire big-name actors or do computer special effects?Do you want to make it into an Avatar?
The only way for the team to make money by making documentaries is to cooperate with the TV station and let the TV station buy out the copyright.

But it won't make too much, and more is to contribute to the team's cultural promotion, attracting and cultivating more fans.

Teams like the Lakers and Celtics can shoot such documentaries. They have rich ancestors, many fans, and their current performance is good, so the audience is willing to watch it.

Who wants to watch a documentary made by a thousand-year-old bad team like you?And Curry has to be the protagonist. Although Curry played well in the summer league, his performance was simply unremarkable. The summer league is nothing, not even the preseason.

Therefore, many executives agreed that this project is unreliable, and once invested in it, the team will definitely lose money.

But at the project establishment meeting, the opinions of the executives were completely opposite. Everyone unanimously agreed to Min Congda's documentary project without raising any objections.

Min Congda expressed surprise and asked, "Do you have any comments or suggestions? Rosser, this project will empty out our liquidity."

Rosser shrugged and said, "I know, but since Mr. Smart made the decision, what else can we do? Of course, we must resolutely implement it. After all, Mr. Sterling handed over all the management rights of the team Here it is, it’s useless for us to object.”

Min Congda nodded in satisfaction. It seems that the carrot-and-stick management strategy has worked during this time. Now he is in full control of the Clippers, and he can do whatever he wants. The only thing that can restrict him is the system!

After returning, the system immediately paid him a fine of 2000 U.S. dollars. He even made the news for this matter.

Seeing that there was an extra $2000 in the account, Min Congda wanted to create more troubles to lure the alliance into fines. The system gave a timely warning: [The fines must be reasonable. If you actively spread rumors and cause trouble, the system will not pay the fines for you] Get rid of Min Congda's delusion of making a fortune by touching porcelain.

"Very good. The project has been unanimously approved. The specific implementation of this project will be handed over to Rob Richley. At that time, we will hold a bidding meeting to determine the director and script, and then discuss cooperation with the TV station."

The team's media director, Rob Ritchley, took over the task and felt a headache. He was sweating all over his head, and he wiped his sweat and asked Min Congda: "Mr. Smart, I think...I think I'm very It is difficult to do this project well, and it is likely to lose money..."

loss?Losing money is right!What you want is to lose money, and it is best to lose everything.

"Carrot, don't be stressed, it's only 1000 million. In the future, this documentary will become a commemoration of the Clippers becoming rich, and it will be of great significance!"

"At that time, many fans in the NBA will fall in love with the Los Angeles Clippers because of watching this documentary, become Clippers fans, and buy tickets to watch the game at Staples. What is the 1000 million?"

"Don't save money for the team, we must choose the best director, the best script, and the best filming team to capture the demeanor of the Los Angeles Clippers!"

"By the way, when the time comes, pick some candidates and send me their list. I still have to review it."

In order to prevent Ruiqie Lai from finding some famous big directors (especially the kind of fan directors who don't pay for free filming), Min Congda still needs to review the final selection.

After setting up the most important work, Min Congda announced the end of the meeting, and then decided to go out for lunch. With 2000 US dollars, he could finally stop going to the training center for lunch, and take a short vacation for himself, waiting for the new season to start!
(End of this chapter)