NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 153 153: Shareholders’ Meeting, is there something wrong with the boss?
But now is not the right time. Jiang Ming has always felt that he should help the Trail Blazers to win some honors before expanding his own army and setting up a clinic or something.

Even though a lot of people in the team were urging him to open a small clinic, even if it was just to train disciples to treat them.

But Jiang Ming knew very well why he came to the NBA.

If he wants to open a clinic to make money, then why does he work as a team doctor?
He is still a crazy basketball fan. Although he cannot play on the court to win, the feeling of helping the team and accompanying the home team to win the championship is the coolest!

Just like in the game The Sims, although there are jobs, what matters is ideals and freedom.

Now he really wants to watch these Trail Blazers compete with strong teams in the new season.

We were so unwilling to accept the result last year as we had to play a game seven against the Lakers in the first round. We must get a better ranking in the regular season this year.

The players and coaching staff think so too.

The Trail Blazers' preseason record is 4 wins and 1 loss. This is not the result of a large number of main players in the preseason, but the result of the main players only playing 20 minutes per game.

The substitutes are all very strong.

This also led ESPN to rank the Trail Blazers as one of the top eight teams in terms of predicted strength for the new season, and experts analyzed that the Trail Blazers could rank around 8th in the Western Conference.

Jiang Ming felt great after watching two home games on site. The main reason was that Dragic was really good. Although he was a rookie, he looked like he had played in the NBA for five or six years. He was very stable.

He has become addicted to playing basketball. It's really a pleasure to watch this kind of point guard play.

It's just that Blake and Bai Qiao are really bad at defense. Otherwise, if Jiang Ming was the head coach, he really wanted to let the three of them play together and see who would make the final move. They are all so good at passing.

"Well done, let's finish with the Five Animals Exercises."

Jiang Ming also used this time to teach the newcomers Ba Duan Jin and Wu Qin Xi. Perhaps thanks to these two warm-up exercises, he always felt that Bai Qiao played more effectively on the court, giving him the feeling of a master on the court.

On the day before the regular season started, Jiang Ming heard during lunch that the Trail Blazers shareholders and sponsors had also arrived to hold a shareholders' meeting in the conference room.

So the whole team was extremely nervous, as if they were preparing for an inspection.

The cafeteria was much cleaner today. Everyone was sitting very straight while chatting and eating without smiling.

Shareholders are the ones who can actually fire someone with just a few words.

Jiang Ming could guess what would be said in this kind of meeting. It was a PPT report meeting of Larry Miller and others.

Summarize last season and look forward to this season!
The purpose is to trick shareholders into continuing to invest and increase capital.

Simply put, it is a pie-in-the-sky conference to set goals for the new season.

But I didn't expect that he would call me at this time.

After lunch, the president's assistant Bert came to the team doctor's office to find Jiang Ming and called him:

"Hey, Jiang, meet in the conference room at 2pm."

"Ah? Do I have to attend the shareholders' meeting as well? I'd better not go."

Jiang Ming wanted to refuse directly. He didn't want to report anything. No matter what age he was, he hated speaking on stage.

Bert could see that Jiang Ming was not the kind of person who liked to attend meetings, so he smiled and said, "Paul asked you to attend, why don't you go?"

Paul Allen?

Flower wipe?

The boss personally asked me to attend the shareholders' meeting?

"Sure! I'll be happy even if you give me 1%."

Jiang Ming smiled and joked, "You might as well just agree to it now. When the biggest boss in the meeting calls you to attend the meeting, there's no point in saying anything more. You just have to go!"
"Haha, you're overthinking it. Do you know what 1% is?"

"Just kidding."

Jiang Ming stood up, changed into a neat suit and went to the meeting room.

Only Sean next to him was really calculating:

"If the market value of the Trail Blazers is 5 million US dollars, 1% is 500 million. For Director Jiang, if you work hard, you can still buy 1% of the shares."

Jiang Muyan, who knew the chaebols very well, shook her head and said:
"In this kind of industry, no matter how rich you are and how much you want to invest, if the shareholders' meeting disagrees, it's useless. Ordinary people will always have this class barrier."

"Oh~"

Sean nodded, not quite understanding.

Jiang Muyan looked at Jiang Ming's back as he left and said lovingly, "But it's already very good that Jiang Ming can attend the shareholders' meeting. Doctors generally don't have the right to attend such high-level meetings."

The meeting room for the Trail Blazers' shareholders meeting for the new season.

It was still the same large conference room where Oden had held his consultation.

When Jiang Ming arrived, the seats were basically full, and no player showed up. Head coach McMillan did come to attend.

Sitting next to Larry Miller at the front is Paul Allen, the Microsoft boss who is said to control more than 90% of the shares.

Although Jiang Ming had never seen him before, he had seen his photos many times, so he recognized him at once.

If you look at him in person, he looks a bit like Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, with sparse short blond hair, a high forehead, simple silver-framed glasses, a blue lining, a black jacket, and a thin figure. He doesn't look like he is 56 years old, but more like he is in his early 40s.

But it is probably that he really needs to recuperate as he said, because he sits with his whole body lying on the chair, which is the most comfortable but also the least decent. However, he is the boss, and no one dares to say a word when he lies there during the meeting.

Jiang Ming had spoken to him on the phone several times before, but this was the first time they met in person. When Jiang Ming wanted to say hello to him, he found that he was chatting with other shareholders sideways, so he quickly found a seat in the corner and sat down.

Then the first topic was about the head coach, and McMillan was called to the stage for a "public execution."

Compared to last year, this year's goal is the second round of the playoffs.

This is the goal that the shareholders set for the coaching staff, and they told McMillan that he could make requests if he had any, but the goal must be there.

McMillan wiped his sweat. How could he dare to make any demands? If he made a demand, it would mean that he had to achieve the goal.

Then there are some team trivia.

Jiang Ming felt drowsy but couldn't fall asleep because someone kept coughing in front of him. Every time he tried to doze off, he would be woken up by the coughing.

So it's very annoying. A few dry coughs are okay, but if you keep coughing it becomes noise.

But there was nothing he could do. From the sound of it, it sounded like the cough of an old smoker. Jiang Ming even wanted to help him drink a few more sips of water.

But soon there will be meeting content related to him.

That is, a Trail Blazers shareholder who makes furniture proposed to expand the area of ​​the team doctor's office and the infirmary:
"Our team has always had a lot of injuries, so we need a more spacious and bright environment for the team doctors to recover and rest. I can also provide them with high-quality pollution-free cabinets for their use."

Larry Miller laughed:

"Boss, you didn't watch our games last season. We had the fewest injuries ever, and all our players were healthy and played in the playoffs. So you can put your furniture in our staff dormitory. Our dormitory is still too shabby."

Then Jiang Ming will stand up and speak:

"Director Jiang Ming, as the representative of the team's medical team, what do you think of the current environment of the team's medical team? Do we need to expand the area?"

what?
Jiang Ming stood up quickly as if he was suddenly called in class and said, "I think it's enough, because the gym can also be used as a place for sports rehabilitation. The gym is very large. The infirmary, Chinese medicine department, office, and physical therapy room are not so tight now, so I agree with the president's opinion that we can improve the staff apartments."

When Jiang Ming first joined Trail Blazers, he lived in a staff apartment for a while. It was really a bare apartment with only the place to sleep, so it could indeed be made a little cozier.

Just as the topic was about to pass, Paul Allen said in his bossy tone:
"Well, I think... cough cough I think the infirmary can be expanded, cough cough!"

This coughing fit
Jiang Ming reacted instantly. Could it be that the sound just now was the boss coughing???
So he quickly stood up again and found that it was indeed Paul Allen holding the microphone and speaking. He couldn't help but glance at Bert next to him, wondering if he could help with the diagnosis. Bert blinked and shook his head slightly, meaning that now was not the time.

Are you going to treat the big boss on the spot with so many people here?

It's obviously inappropriate.

"cough~"

The assistant next to him brought Larry a napkin, and after the phlegm came out, everyone around him felt better.

This refreshing feeling is what we want.

Paul Allen seemed to be feeling much better after his last cough. He cheered himself up and finished what he wanted to say:
"I came to the team today and found that there were many more bottles and cans in the TCM department. It still seemed a bit crowded."

"Medical is very important for the players and we can do both at the same time."

Larry Miller nodded quickly:

"Ok!"

Jiang Ming also nodded quickly:
"Okay, thanks boss."

Paul Allen should be referring to those medicinal liquors. Jiang Ming just temporarily placed them in the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In two months, they will basically be given away, so it seems crowded now.

But there was no need to explain in this meeting. The boss of Renmin University had already said that he wanted to do this, so there was no need for him to say anything more.

The small shareholder originally wanted to recommend his own furniture, and was even more happy to donate some small furniture to the team. I heard that it was made of North American walnut, which was very suitable for his own Chinese medicine department.

Moreover, this matter is beneficial to the team medical team, so there is no need for him to say anything more. Who doesn't want their working environment to be better and bigger?
Just say thanks and that's it.

However, not long after Jiang Ming sat down, the meeting entered the topic of the next season's tickets and season ticket prices. A female assistant in an office uniform suddenly bent over and appeared next to Jiang Ming:

"Hello, I'm Mr. Paul's assistant. Can I have a word with you?"

"Well, okay."

Jiang Ming, who just happened to be feeling bored, nodded quickly, bent over and followed her to the corridor outside the conference room bathroom door.

The assistant looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he took a step closer to Jiang Ming and leaned forward.

Jiang Ming was startled:
"No. What are you doing? In public."

At this distance, if he takes one more step he’ll be kissed. He doesn’t want to be toyed with by the boss’s female assistant. What is he doing?

"No. I want to ask about our boss."

The beautiful female assistant, who was obviously quite skilled in martial arts, blushed slightly, pressed Jiang Ming's shoulder with one hand to reassure him, and then whispered in Jiang Ming's ear:
"Well, the boss didn't let me ask, but I want to consult. He often has a dry cough like he did just now. Is there any problem?"

Jiang Ming took her hand away from his shoulder, stood up straight and said:

"Why didn't you tell me about this earlier? There's no need to be so secretive. Dry coughs can occur when you encounter irritating odors such as oil smoke, car exhaust, and paint."

"This conference room was renovated during the off-season, so the smell might be a bit strong."

He thought that the girl was in love with him and wanted to confess her love to him or something, which was why she was so nervous. If she wanted to ask questions, she could just ask openly.

"What if there is a problem? It would be bad if others knew about it. I'm sorry, Doctor Jiang."

"But your boss called me last season and said he wanted to see me for a checkup. He said he was not feeling well and was often tired. Do you still have these symptoms now?"

"From time to time I still feel weak and my limbs feel limp, but after taking those nutritional supplements I feel much better."

"Wait, if you still have these symptoms, then this dry cough is not necessarily caused by the environment. Did you cough like this yesterday and the day before yesterday?"

"Yes, but not as often as today, so I came to ask you."

"Did you cough up phlegm just now?" Jiang Ming thought of the way Paul Allen looked like Ge You lying on the chair when he first saw him, and suddenly he had a bad feeling.

"Yes, I spit on the napkin and I just threw it in the trash can."

"Take it out and show it to me."

When the female assistant came trotting over in high heels and showed the spit that the boss had just spat, Jiang Ming's face changed completely.

Flower rub!

There is really a problem!

White foamy sputum with a little blood? ?

Is this a lung problem?
So he quickly asked:

"Boss, have you had symptoms of shortness of breath and wheezing recently?"

"I'm not sure about that, but I've been taking a lot of deep breaths lately, and my breathing was pretty loud on the plane."

"That's an obvious lung problem. You asked the right question. This needs to be checked out immediately."

After hearing what Jiang Ming said, the female assistant quickly added:
"Oh, right! Last month, when we were doing business in Japan, my boss had a moderate fever, but he was quickly cured by Japan's Tokyo Takamori General Hospital."

Because Jiang Ming can hear something from every sentence.

Originally she thought it was just a minor cold, but seeing Jiang Ming's expression and the fact that the timeline was so close, she quickly told him out.

"Fever? No way."

This reminded Jiang Ming of the spinal osteosarcoma he had treated for Xu Yong. This was very much like an early symptom of tumor invasion.

If it really grows in the lungs, that would be a big problem!
Then there is a high probability that it is related to cancer.

"Really. There was a young doctor there who also suggested that our boss get a CT scan. But because we were only there for one day and time was tight, we left after getting an IV drip to reduce the fever. He never had a fever again, so we didn't go to the hospital again."

"Okay, there's no point in talking now. We must keep Boss Paul for a checkup after the meeting. Although none of us want to see this happen, in my opinion, this disease is a bit serious!"

"Ah! OK!"

When the female assistant heard Jiang Ming's serious words, she quickly nodded.

If Dr. Jiang said it was serious, then it must be a more serious situation!
"Go get a lung film, an X-ray or something!"

"understand!"

However, after the meeting, Jiang Ming discovered that when the female assistant approached and talked to Paul Allen, Paul Allen completely ignored her, stood up angrily and turned away. Jiang Ming, who noticed this scene, hurriedly followed behind.

"There will be a Microsoft online meeting later, just do what you should do! I'm in good health, you don't need to worry about me!"

(End of this chapter)