godfather in black

Chapter 6 006: Press Conference
006: Press Conference
Lying in the apartment rented to him by the Lakers, Qin Tao still couldn't believe what happened before his eyes.

This apartment is a single small building with red walls and green tiles, complete European style, plus a garage, a swimming pool, and a basket next to the swimming pool. A few simple white lines outline half of a basketball court.When Qin Tao saw this apartment for the first time, he fell in love with it completely.This kind of housing is simply paradise for the one-bedroom house he lived in before.

'If you don't work hard today, try hard to find a job tomorrow.Now that I have found such a good job, let's work hard! After getting out of bed, Qin Tao took out the bread and milk he bought yesterday after a quick wash.

After arriving in Los Angeles at noon yesterday, Qin Tao, under the leadership of White Wall, has completed all the affairs of living in the United States.Qin Tao's personal life has gradually been on the right track, but there are still many problems waiting for him.

Just after breakfast, Qin Tao's cell phone rang, but the ringtone of his cell phone didn't change, it was still "Fairy Tale".Maybe it's because it allows him to feel a little taste of his motherland on the far side of the Atlantic Ocean!
"Hey! Wall, I'm coming."

"Okay, Qin, I brought you a translator. But you have to pay his salary! We're going to see the boss in a while, hurry up!"

"OK, here I come."

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"Hey! Qin, we're going to be late. The boss hates people who are not punctual." Wall shouted just as Qin Tao was leaving the hospital.

"Understood." Qin Tao walked quickly to the front of the car.I saw a young man with black hair, black eyes and yellow skin sitting in the car.

After getting in the car, Wall introduced with a smile: "Qin, his name is Zhang Jie, and his English name is Jack. He is the translator I found for you. How is it? You two have a good chat!" Er began to concentrate on driving, and Qin Tao naturally chatted with Zhang Jie.

"Hi, my name is Qin Tao." Qin Tao smiled and stretched out his right hand.

"Hello, my name is Zhang Jie." Zhang Jie also smiled and reached out to shake Qin Tao's hand.

"It feels so good to meet fellow villagers in the United States!" Qin Tao patted Zhang Jie's shoulder affectionately, "Where is your hometown?"

Qin Tao's affectionate actions immediately shortened the distance between the two, "Me? Hehe, I came to the United States with my dad when I was two years old. I heard from my dad that my hometown is Wenzhou in China!"

"..."

"..." While chatting, time passed quickly.

Wall took Qin Tao to the door of the office of Lakers owner Jerry Buss.After tidying up his hair and clothes, Qin Tao knocked on the door politely.

"Please come in." An old and loud voice came from the door.

Qin Tao was taken aback when he entered the door. Former Lakers superstar Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lakers general manager, Mitch Kupchak, Lakers CEO, James Parker, Lakers owner Jerry Bass, and an unknown man sitting beside him.

"Hello, gentlemen." Qin Tao said hello to the Lakers executives in the office calmly. It would be a lie to say that Qin Tao's heartbeat is not fast.Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, characters who could only be seen on TV before, appeared in front of them.As a huge Lakers fan, it's impossible not to adore them.

"Mr. Qin, please sit down." Bass, who was sitting in the middle, pointed to the chair in front of him.

At this moment, Qin Tao had completely calmed down.Even he himself didn't know how he calmed down.Perhaps this is also the change after being struck by lightning!Glancing at Qin Tao with admiration, Bass said: "Mr. Qin, you know everyone else here and I won't introduce any more. This is a private meeting, and we will keep everything simple. This is our assistant coach. Brown Shaw." Only then did Qin Tao know the man's name.Without giving Qin Tao too much time to think, Old Bass continued: "There are many famous coaches behind this door who hope that I can give him a chance. Do you know why I chose you?"

"Hehe! They are all old. And I can lead the Lakers to a new kingly road." Qin Tao said domineeringly.

"Okay, I believe I have chosen the right person. Then can you tell me, this season, the current record of the team is 15 wins and 17 losses. Ranked 9th in the Western Conference, what kind of position can you bring it to this season. Bass continued.

"At least I can make it to the playoffs this season. As for how far I can go in the playoffs, I don't know, but I can guarantee that I will pass the first round." Qin Tao's answer remained domineering.

"Okay, young people's momentum. It's January 1th. On January 11th the team will return to Los Angeles after the game against Denver. On the 1th, the game against Cleveland will be your coaching NBA. First match. How is it going, are you confident?" Bass continued in his calm voice.

Is '15 my debut?There are 4 more days. 'Silently counting the days when I coached my first NBA game in my heart.Clenching his fists, he said firmly, "Cleveland will be my first sacrifice after taking office."

"Very well, I believe I made the right choice. Qin..."

Qin Tao's decision to serve as the head coach of the Lakers was unanimously approved by the Lakers executives present.Although the Lakers executives present knew that the 25-year-old young man was not ranked in the NBA in terms of qualifications or abilities, but the Lakers executives had an inexplicable confidence in him.After what Qin Tao said just now, their inexplicable confidence in Qin Tao deepened again.

Bass asked everyone in the office to leave, leaving Qin Tao alone. "Qin, do you have any other requirements for the club now? Do you have your professional team?" After Bass mentioned it, Qin Tao remembered that all the big-name coaches in the NBA have their own dedicated teams.

'team?It's good if I can take care of myself! ', Qin Tao shook his head and said, "Not for now!"

"If you need to find some assistants for yourself in the future, you can contact Mickey directly. Qin, to be honest, I don't know why I found you out of nowhere, but I am optimistic about you. Well, a press conference will be held in the afternoon. Remember, in Maintaining a good relationship between the NBA and the media is a must, so do your best this afternoon!" Bass said with a smile.

'Press conference?I don't know how those reporters will react after they know that Lao Tzu has become the head coach of the Lakers.illegitimate child?get out! Of course Qin Tao read today's newspaper, he was very angry with those unscrupulous reporters' idle speculation. YY looked at the surprised expressions of those reporters in the afternoon, got up gently and said, "Mr. Bass, I'm leaving first, goodbye."

"Goodbye, young man, behave yourself! Oh, that's right. Let me just say, your outfit is pretty cool, haha." Barry sent Qin Tao to the door of the office with a smile.

Walking out of the office, Qin Tao's first reaction was to look for the toilet.Of course it wasn't that he wanted to go to the toilet, it was that he wanted to see how cool he was now.

'Ha ha!It turns out that I am so handsome!This equipment is still very effective! Looking at himself in black in the mirror, Qin Tao thought narcissistically.

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The Lakers press conference room was already packed with people. In the space of more than 100 square meters, as long as there is a place where people can stand, people will appear.

"Did you hear anything about the Lakers' press conference this time! Has the coach been confirmed?"

"It should be! But I think the candidate for the head coach is Phil Jackson."

"No way? Jackson said a long time ago that he would not be the head coach of the Lakers. I think this time it should be a young coach."

"For so many years, have you seen that young coach take over the position of head coach of the Lakers? Don't be kidding."

...The reporters in the release hall were discussing together in groups of three or four.And in the center of the conference hall, there was an unremarkable young reporter who had already set up a camera and waited to capture some detailed shots.There was a wicked smile on his face, and he looked confident.He is Joey Smith, a trainee reporter for the Los Angeles Sun.

As time went on, the press conference also started.The press officer of the Lakers came out first, picked up the microphone and said: "Today is the day when the new head coach of the Lakers meets with you, and his mysterious identity will be revealed as soon as possible. He will become the youngest head coach in the NBA. Will be the 12th head coach in the history of the greatest team in the NBA - the Los Angeles Lakers."

As the news officer's voice fell, all the reporters off the field exploded in an instant, "Is it really the head coach? What does this mean for the youngest head coach? Why did the Lakers invite a young coach?"

"I don't know, let's talk about it later!"

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Before the discussion off the court was over, Qin Tao and Bass appeared in front of all the reporters. "Ladies and gentlemen, you are welcome to come here this afternoon. This is our new head coach, from China, Tao Qin. He will lead the great Lakers to one victory after another." Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said loudly.

"It's him?"

"That Asian youth?"

"Looks like he's younger than my son! . . . It's unbelievable. God! How could the great Lakers choose such a head coach?"

Joey smiled inscrutablely, taking pictures calmly.The other reporters quickly calmed down and got back to their duties.In any case, this is a big fish, and they have to interview the Lakers, the youngest head coach in the NBA.

As soon as Lakers owner Buss finished his speech, Qin Tao immediately fell into the siege of all the reporters.

"Excuse me, who are you? Where did you come from?" The Clippers' hardcore "Los Angeles Sports News" reporter asked gloatingly.

Such provocative words, such a mocking tone, Zhang Jie was stunned for a moment, but he still translated it truthfully for Qin Tao.

'who I am?I am your father. Qin Tao cursed in his heart, but his face was expressionless, completely ignoring the middle-aged reporter's question, and stretched out his hand to signal the next reporter's question. 'To provoke Lao Tzu?I will ban you from now on.Los Angeles Sports News is it!We'll see. '

"Mr. Qin, can you introduce yourself? We don't know anything about you except that you are from China and your name." Another middle-aged man whose eyes almost grew into his head asked.

Seeing the reporter wearing a green overalls, Qin Tao felt sick from the bottom of his heart, 'Boston?I have always hated those green shit flies. 'Continue to choose to ignore...

Consecutively rejected questions from two reporters.Kupchak looked at Qin Tao with embarrassment, trying to see something from his eyes, but Qin Tao was wearing sunglasses, and Kupchak couldn't see anything.All I could see was Qin Tao's dead face as if everyone in the world owed him 1000 million.

For Qin Tao's "non-cooperative" attitude towards the media, Kupchak was very troubled, but he had no choice but to signal Zhang Jie to answer questions instead of Qin Tao.

The reporter continued to ask questions, while Qin Tao kept his face sullen, holding his hands on his chest without saying a word.And Zhang Jie helped Qin Tao answer all the reporters' questions, as if it was planned in advance, Zhang Jie's answers were watertight.All the aggressive questions from the reporters were tactfully resolved by Zhang Jie.

The taste of this press conference has completely changed. From the beginning to the end, Qin Tao clasped his hands in front of his chest, watching Zhang Jie talking with the reporters with a sullen face.

'In the end, nothing happened to me.But forget it, take it easy. After Qin Tao realized that he had become a decoration, he comforted himself helplessly in his heart.

The half-hour press conference ended quickly, and the reporters left the conference site step by step.After half an hour of the press conference, they got nothing. While cursing the damn translator to pieces, they were also thinking about who that stupid Qin Tao was, even if he was David Stern or The illegitimate son of Jerry Buss does not mean that he can be the head coach of the Lakers.

Qin Tao doesn't know what will happen to the outside world until now, but he discusses the Lakers' tactics with the assistant coaches of the Lakers.

(End of this chapter)