Build a Dream Dynasty

After a day of flying, the flight of the New Jersey Nets finally landed at the Capital International Airport in Beijing. Under the leadership of Jiang Mingliang, the huge team of the Nets slowly walked out of the entry channel. The entire team, including players, coaches, and staff There are more than 40 people.  "Here we come! We come!" A few sharp-eyed reporters and fans spotted the arrival of the Nets from a distance. With a swipe, hundreds of fans and reporters rushed to catch up and surrounded the Nets team. Among the crowd, besides Yi Jianlian, the one who received the most attention was Jiang Mingliang, the first Chinese general manager in the NBA.

"Young Master!" Hearing a girl's shout, Jiang Mingliang couldn't help but smile a little, and now there was a burst of cheers from the crowd.

"Hello~" Jiang Mingliang's voice was completely covered up in the waves of voices, but his words could be vaguely discerned deliberately through the shape of his mouth, and everyone was even more excited.

After walking through the safe passage maintained by reporters and staff arranged by the Basketball Association and CCTV, a group of people including Jiang Mingliang boarded the bus together, and then escaped from everyone's sight.

"The atmosphere of the NBA in China is really good." Veterans who have been around for many years naturally know that China is the second largest market in the NBA, and rookies like Jeremy Lin and George, seeing the situation just now, are a little bit Surprised.

"The main thing is that we took Yi's light." Behind the bus, Yi Jianlian was playing with his mobile phone alone, and Jiang Mingliang cueed him.

However, Yi Jianlian's personality is really boring, the kind that can't make a loud fart with a stick. Even the words thrown by the boss dare not answer.

The traffic in the capital was still a bit congested. It took about an hour for the Nets team to arrive at the hotel where they were staying. The CCTV reporters had been waiting for a long time.

"Hi Mr. Jiang, I'm Chi Shuxin, a reporter from CCTV Sports Channel, can I spare you a few minutes for a simple interview?"

"What's wrong with your CCTV? They just came here, so let them rest first." Before Jiang Mingliang said anything, the leader of the Basketball Association who was in charge of reception couldn't stand it anymore and reprimanded him.

"Um, it's all right, I'm okay resting on the plane." Jiang Mingliang quickly rescued the reporter, "It's all for the news, we understand."

Chi Shuxin was greatly surprised by Jiang Mingliang's fluent Chinese, and quickly led Jiang Mingliang into the conference room arranged by CCTV for an interview.

"I'm really sorry to trouble you like this, and I hope you can understand that fans all over the country are very concerned about our Chinese acquisition of NBA teams. And everyone is also very curious about you." Before the official interview, Chi Shuxin also told Jiang Mingliang explained the situation. In fact, according to the usual practice, even if Kobe and James come over, they will not accept any interviews before the rest of the first day.

"It doesn't matter. This shows that domestic fans pay attention to and support our Nets. It doesn't matter if I am a little tired."

After adjusting the state, a short interview began immediately.

"First of all, on behalf of our program team, I would like to welcome the New Jersey Nets to China to play the preseason. After the summer acquisition, the Nets are very popular in China. Especially after Yao Ming retired, it can be said that the Nets It is the team with the strongest Chinese elements, and you are also the focus of attention of the fans, tell me, what is it like to be the general manager of an NBA team?"

"The first reaction is actually that the responsibility is heavier. The charm of sports is that you carry not only the expectations of a few people, but the hopes of many people and even a city. This is very different. Afterwards, I invited Shi Coach Stevens has reorganized the team. At this stage, I am full of hope in my heart. I think the team can improve quickly and meet the expectations of the fans. Now, I have come to China with the team. It was a shock, I didn't expect we had so many fans."

"Do you know what they call you?" Chi Shuxin covered her mouth and smiled lightly.

"Young master. I came to Huaxia for vacation not long ago, so I know this name. It's not bad, quite noble."

"The Nets have undergone a blood change in the past offseason. The team's rejuvenation process is very obvious. Many experts are saying that the team wants to copy the Thunder's reconstruction route. What do you think?"

Shaking his head resolutely, Jiang Mingliang immediately denied: "Durant has grown into an MVP-level player after three years in the league. Westbrook and Harden also have the potential to be All-Star players. The Thunder's youth storm can be met I can't ask for it, I am very envious. But this does not mean that we will build the team in the same way. Our young people have our advantages and our characteristics."

Of course, he can't say that Westbrook and Harden will also be MVPs in the future. After all, in terms of the current strengths displayed by the two, they are still a little far away.

"What are the Nets' goals for next season?"

"I will not set goals and put pressure on Coach Stevens. We have personally invested in the team's rebuilding process. Except for one accident, the team's summer has been very successful. These successes will be reflected in next season's games. middle."

Decent, confident, and relaxed, this is the first image of Jiang Mingliang shown in the CCTV lens. What surprised Chi Shuxin was that throughout the interview, Jiang Mingliang used Chinese all the time, and didn't even say a word in English. For Chinese living overseas, this is a bit special.

Through several news programs on CCTV 5, Huaxia fans also watched this interview, and their intimacy with Jiang Mingliang increased greatly.

It's just a pity that the topic of Yi Jianlian was not mentioned from the beginning to the end due to time constraints.

Compared with the Nets arriving in the capital two days earlier to set up spots, adapt, and cooperate with NBA officials, the China Basketball Association and CCTV for activities, the Denver Nuggets, which should have been more popular with Little Melon Anthony, arrived late. Coming to China only one day before the game, the team leader Anthony didn't seem to be in a good mood, and he was very cold.

This summer, James, Wade, and Bosh, who are also the leaders of the 03 golden generation, gathered in Miami and directly launched an impact on the championship. And Anthony is more or less embarrassed now.

If there is no such thing as Jiang Mingliang, the Nets will pursue Anthony crazily after the local tyrants in Russia take over, and then continue to be issued good cards. But now, Anthony is probably the last superstar Stevens is unwilling to face. Well, he is destined to have no fate with the Nets.

Jiang Mingliang also made a decision early on. Unless there are players of the level of James, Durant, and Curry entering the market, the team will resolutely follow the original team building route.