NBA: Start the water cooler and reach the Hall of Fame

There are three main reasons why Li Kaiming’s contract renewal has caused such a stir:

The first is the amount of this contract, with a total value of more than $1 million. Although after the birth of the Rose clause, Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose and Blake Griffin have already met the requirements of the Rose clause. However, Griffin, who has the largest contract among the three, only has a contract worth 9500 million dollars. Li Kaiming is the first beneficiary of the Rose clause with a contract exceeding 1 million dollars.

The second reason is that people are surprised by the courage of the Wizards management to show the greatest sincerity in such a short period of time and keep the superstars they have trained in the team. In this way, even if Li Kaiming wants to leave the team later, The Wizards can also use his trade value to get themselves enough chips.

The third reason is that people are surprised by Li Kaiming's choice. Originally, Li Kaiming did not renew his contract after the end of last season. Some media have already reported that Li Kaiming wants to go to a bigger city after his rookie contract ends. But after the final result came out, he still chose to stay in Washington, which many people did not expect.

After all, most NBA stars like to go to bustling metropolises, for fear that they will lose popularity quickly if they stay in a backward place.

However, although Li Kaiming grew up in America, he still prefers Chinese people in his heart. He jokingly calls it a hermit spirit, which means he prefers a quiet atmosphere and hates the kind where people are buzzing around him at every turn. environment.

And just after the news of Li Kaiming's contract extension came out, most of the team management in the league sighed at the same time!

Especially those teams in big cities saw that Li Kaiming did not renew his contract last offseason, so they had already made preparations to grab Li Kaiming next summer. Unexpectedly, before the bait was thrown out, the big fish had already been taken by someone else. Taken away!

Of course, for Li Kaiming himself, signing the contract was just a key node, and he stopped thinking about it after it passed because he had more important things to do.

The sixth day of the sixth lunar month is coming soon, and news has come from the Chinese side that the first village BA is ready and is waiting for the official opening on the sixth day of June!

The leaders of the Guizhou Provincial Sports Bureau also sent an invitation letter, asking Li Kaiming to attend the opening ceremony of the Village BA as the founder and guest of the event. Li Kaiming naturally sees this spark-like project as very important. After all, this is what will happen in the future. As a typical project, it is spread to the entire country of China!

So for this important first time, he must go!

Of course, as a representative of one of the investors, Jiang Shan also flew to Qian Province with Li Kaiming, who had been away for a year.

When they arrived in Panshui County in a special car from the Sports Bureau of Guizhou Province, both Li Kaiming and Jiang Shan were shocked by the changes here!

A year ago, the dilapidated mountain road into the city had disappeared, replaced by a brand new asphalt road with standard lane lines painted on it. Li Kaiming could not feel the slightest bump when vehicles drove on it.

The deputy director sitting in the passenger seat turned around and introduced Li Kaiming and Li Kaiming with a smile: "How is it? Has it changed a lot?"

Li Kaiming nodded with a smile and said with emotion: "Indeed, if you hadn't brought me here, I wouldn't have recognized him."

"Hahaha! That's what I'm saying! The investment in Guizhou Province is low to begin with, and this is a key project assigned by Director Liang, so the province is very concerned about this project. I heard that our foundation has taken care of the projects around the stadium. After the road, the province also specially allocated funds to build the mountain road into the city..."

After hearing the deputy director's explanation, Li Kaiming nodded secretly.

There are also advantages to choosing Qianzhou Province. If you invest in some economically developed provinces, they will not lack your funds. In addition, sports investment is still unpopular, so the local government will definitely not pay much attention to it.

But it's different in Guizhou Province, especially in a place like Panshui County where nothing matters, let alone investing millions, even Buffett would shake his head when he comes, so the government here will definitely take it very seriously. Coupled with the fact that Liang Zhen’s endorsement is behind the project, there will basically be no blind eye to stop the project from proceeding.

While talking, the vehicle had already entered Panshui County, and the roads in the county had completely changed their appearance, looking like rural areas in some developed areas.

Arriving at the competition venue of the first Village BA, Li Kaiming and Jiang Shan were immediately attracted by the building in front of them!

This is a large stadium built against a mountain. There are three familiar plastic fields on the ground, three of them side by side. The stadium is second, and what is even more eye-catching is the ring of spectator seats around it!

Although there is not a single artificial chair in the auditorium, the circles of "seats" are arranged in an orderly manner from high to low. From a distance, it really looks like an NBA arena!

The director next to him pointed at the competition venue and began to introduce: "This venue was specially designed by the designer based on the local geological conditions. This auditorium can accommodate up to 4 fans watching the game at the same time, and the designer also left some space for the stadium. There is a margin.”

"margin?"

"Yes, there is a lack of funds now, so we can only build it like this. When our competition is officially launched, and the funds are sufficient, we can directly build a roof on it and turn this arena into an indoor venue!"

This design is really good and a bit forward-looking!

Li Kaiming gave a thumbs up after hearing this.

After a brief visit to the competition venue, Li Kaiming even went up to get the ball and threw two balls in person. It felt very good. It is said that this venue is the top outdoor court in China. Although it looks a bit ordinary, Li Kaiming, who is a professional player, took the ball. He knew that the deputy director didn't lie to him.

After seeing the most important competition venue, Li Kaiming also had a meal with the managers of the event foundation under the recommendation of the deputy director.

After all, he and Jiang Shan just invested money and then made a decision. The rest of the work and the specific implementation of the project were completed by these staff members, so they are the real organizers of this league.

So this time it was Li Kaiming who hosted a banquet for these lovely colleagues and encouraged them to continue to work hard at the banquet!

The time has come on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month.

Panshui County today is a little different from usual since the sun came up.

In the streets and alleys, men took off their long work shirts and put on simple single-color jerseys to discuss tactics with their temporary teammates.

Women and children who were not participating in the competition walked to the competition venue in large and small bags, ready to cheer for the men on the field.

When Li Kaiming arrived, the arena, which can accommodate 4 fans, was actually % full!

You know, the entire permanent population of Panshui County is only just over 30, and only one-tenth of it is seated here, which shows how hot the basketball atmosphere here is!

After seeing this scene, Li Kaiming knew that he had definitely chosen the wrong place!

When the sunshine completely poured onto the venue, Li Kaiming stepped onto the podium under the guidance of the staff.

There is a huge sign behind the podium that reads "Opening Ceremony of the First Village BA League".

As the sponsor and sponsor of the league, Li Kaiming and the deputy director were invited to the middle of the podium. After taking their seats one by one, today's opening ceremony began with the majestic national anthem!

After that came the introduction of the guests present. When the host of the opening ceremony introduced Li Kaiming, the entire venue burst into cheers!

This sound echoed back and forth under the influence of the arena and the mountain, floating in the sky over Panshui County, and never dissipated for a long time...

The deputy director next to Li Kaiming quietly joked, "Kaiming's popularity in China is now known to everyone. Look at the expressions of these players and listen to the cheers..."

In response to this slightly jealous ridicule, Li Kaiming did not answer. He just smiled and then stood up because the host at the scene asked him to give a speech.

Holding the microphone in front of him, Li Kaiming scanned every pair of eyes in the audience.

"Friends, this time last year, I came to Panshui County for inspection, and then I decided to set up our village's BA league here. To be honest, I was very uncertain at the beginning. More than one person was saying, Li Kaiming This is a waste of money and a waste of money!

But at that time I had to endure it because I couldn't argue with them.

But today, at the opening ceremony of our first village BA league, when I saw that there are so many friends in Panshui County who like basketball and there are so many friends who are willing to come to the scene to support the game, I knew that my There is no wrong choice!

In the basketball league, the love for the sport of basketball should be above all else! You did it! Panshui County did it! Village BA League did it! "

When he finished speaking the last word, the applause from the audience was like a downpour, and it refused to stop for a long time...

Many men wearing jerseys have red eyes. Who says farmers can't play ball? Not only can he fight, but he can also fight well!

After the opening ceremony, the first village BA officially kicked off!

As a guest of the league, Li Kaiming watched the entire competition. At the final award ceremony, he also personally awarded medals to the top three teams in the league, signed autographs and took photos!

Just when the Village BA League was a complete success, at 7:30 that evening, Li Kaiming appeared on the serious news program again, and this time it was not just him, but also the Village BA project.

This can not only promote the development of remote areas, but also enhance the people's physical fitness. It may also help the Chinese men's basketball team discover talents. This project that kills three birds with one stone will naturally be promoted by Chinese officials as a model.

What's more, the first village BA league was already very successful!

Therefore, with the promotion of major mainstream media, Village BA, a down-to-earth league, has officially become popular in China!

For a time, many domestic investment companies in China sensed a business opportunity and came to Panshui County to inspect the project. In just one week, more than a dozen listed companies wanted to sponsor the Village BA League, and together with Hongxin Erke's stock price has risen again!

Of course, the Village BA Foundation will not accept all this kind of sponsorship, and some companies come here with ulterior motives. Therefore, for the healthy development of the league, such partners must be eliminated!

So under the supervision of Li Kaiming and Hongxin Erke, five well-known listed companies were finally selected to sponsor the village BA project. In this way, in subsequent leagues, the advertisements of these companies will appear on the game field, thus forming a A virtuous cycle.

At this time, many netizens suddenly remembered that most people were not optimistic about Li Kaiming's investment at the beginning, and some even gave Li Kaiming the nickname "Investment Genius".

But now it seems that Li Kaiming has completely single-handedly changed this nickname from a derogatory to a positive one.

So at this time, the discussion about Li Kaiming on the Internet became like this:

"Is he really a genius?"