NBA: I'm really not a point guard god

It was already hopeless.

Just when you have completely lost your confidence.

The 22-year-old Li Zaiming never imagined that he still found a job in Charlotte.

As a second-generation Korean immigrant, Lee Jae-myung was born in Los Angeles, the most prosperous metropolis on the West Coast.

But to be honest, Li Zaiming didn't have a good impression of this city.

Eight years ago, with a white cloth tied on his head, he helped adults build barricades and carry supplies.

That year, he was just 14 years old, not even in high school.

Li Zaiming couldn't figure it out, he obviously lived in a peaceful country and a bustling big city.

he is a child.

But you still have to fight with the adults.

Since then, Li Zaiming has set a goal.

When he can afford to leave, he will not choose to settle in Los Angeles.

Now, his parents and relatives all died in a fire.

There may be relatives in South Korea, but they have not been in touch for decades.

Li Zaiming also does not have their contact information.

Li studied computer-related majors at Ming University.

Li Zaiming and his roommate Ruan Wenhui are best friends.

Lee Jae-myung is a second-generation Korean immigrant.

Ruan Van Hue is a second-generation Vietnamese immigrant.

Both are Asian, and they are also second-generation immigrants who are not recognized by natives and first-generation immigrants.

Li Zaiming and Ruan Wenhui have indistinct common topics, and the relationship between the two is naturally excellent.

"I thought all of you Vietnamese were gangsters with AKs!"

"To each other. I always thought that you Koreans are all horrible people with white cloth strips wrapped around their heads and heavy firepower."

The more they got in touch, the more they felt that their previous stereotypes could not be applied to this old friend.

During their sophomore year, the two built a website together.

It's the kind of website that recommends Asian movies to Americans.

But what is embarrassing is that one Korean and one Vietnamese, nine of the ten recommended movies are made in China.

When they started setting up their websites, they often heard people talking about how a certain senior's website was favored by capital.

How about the A round of financing, how about the B round of financing...

Those seniors lived a life of luxury at a young age.

But I can only hide in the dormitory pitifully and eat sandwiches.

Of course, they are optimistic about their future.

Later, some investors also started to contact them.

Ruan Wenhui always thinks about cashing out in time.

Li Zaiming's ambition is much greater, thinking that he can wait a little longer and sell it for a better price.

The result was that the dot-com bubble burst.

The money invested in the early stage was in vain.

The point is that a large part of this money was borrowed.

Although Li Zaiming and Ruan Wenhui graduated successfully.

Unfortunately, graduation is unemployed.

I don't know how many resumes were sent out, but all of them fell into the sea.

No way, all companies in related industries are laying off employees. Which company is willing to hire rookies like them?

Later, it was rumored that the job here in Charlotte was easy to find.

Li Zaiming and Ruan Wenhui came to try their luck, but in the end they were stumped.

Just as they were about to leave, an unexpected job opportunity came their way.

Li Zaiming has experience in setting up and operating websites.

Unfortunately, it failed in the end.

He himself did not expect that it was because of this failure that he got the job.

"This website is run by you."

"We'll go back and change the site name later."

"You just have to keep operating as directed."

The boss's request does not seem to be difficult.

The only thing that makes Li Zaiming a little dissatisfied is the salary.

The annual salary is only $12000.

Although he can live in the company's office, it can save him a lot of rent, water and electricity expenses.

But $12000 is still too little.

You know, he is the only one in the company now, which is almost a statement that he has a lot of overtime hours, but no overtime pay at all.

However, he also felt that the boss who looked not much older than him made a lot of sense.

"The Internet bubble burst."

"Created a depression for the entire industry."

"However, you should also be very clear about the future of the entire Internet industry."

"Depression is only temporary after all."

"It's almost impossible to find a high-paying job now, or even a modest one."

"Of course, it's a different story if you want to leave the industry."

"Besides, you owe a lot of money now."

"No matter how high your salary is, you won't be able to get it."

"Now, there is a website in your hands to operate."

"Successful, you are the veteran of the company."

"It doesn't matter if you fail."

"Taking advantage of the recession in the industry to gain experience."

"When the general environment improves, you will be a person with work experience when you look for a job."

Li Zaiming also felt that the words of the boss named Ethan Jones could not completely convince him.

But now it seems that there is no better opportunity than this.

Anyway, I came to Charlotte, and I spent almost all my money.

At any rate, Ruan Wenhui still has the support of his family, but Li Zaiming's relatives have all died.

What's more, Ruan Wenhui is also willing to stay.

Ruan Wenhui's annual salary is also $12000.

Is running a video rental store.

Of course, Ruan Wenhui's current task is not to watch the store.

Instead, first discount all the video tapes in the store.

Then set up a website for renting DVDs, which is currently mainly for Charlotte.

It was also Ethan Jones who signed the contract with Nguyen Van Hue.

In other words, the two are now working for the same boss.

Li Zaiming didn't mind setting up the website with his old friend Ruan Wenhui.

Of course, don't even think about overtime pay.

Just think of it as accumulating experience.

Fortunately, both Li Zaiming and Ruan Wenhui are only 22 years old, still very young.

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It was the right decision to leave things to the Jones Brothers.

James Shorten's video rental store, asking $35.

Including stores, land, massive videotapes and dvds.

Because Sean's own family is running the business, there are no labor issues.

In addition, the debts arising from the previous operation of the rental store were also resolved by the Xiao En family themselves.

After some haggling, the deal was finally settled at $20.

For Zhou Yao, just selling those video tapes can recover a lot of investment.

What's more, there are stores and land.

As for the Xiao En family, although the expected price is somewhat different.

However, Zhou Yao was also the only buyer they could find besides Blockbuster.

A lot of the current price has been recovered, and a lot can be saved after paying off the debt.

And from now on, this burden will be thrown off.

As for the authorized website.

Ethan Jones played a super bargaining power.

It only cost $8000 to get it.

For Zhou Yao, the website is not important.

The official authorization of nba is the most important.

After reading the contract, Zhou Yao was so happy that he jumped up.

The authorization lasts for ten years and will expire in June 2008.

Moreover, the NBA official was probably for the purpose of supporting these websites.

Of course, it may also be that the huge potential of the Internet was not thought of.

License fee is only $12000 per year.

Isn't rounding equal to free?

However, Brother Jones still couldn't understand what Zhou Yao wanted to do...