The spacious, bright and brightly lit hotel lobby has a visual design of intertwined dark red and navy blue, dotted with elegant gladioli and lilies. The dark gray carpet is slowly spread out, and the afternoon sunlight penetrates lazily and sparsely through the large glass. The window blends with the soft creamy yellow light in the room, blurring the boundaries of the world, making people unable to help but close their eyes and wander around.
It is warm as spring inside the building, and desolate as late autumn outside the street. The change and difference of seasons are only separated by a thick glass door, which magically and wonderfully outlines a touch of quiet peace.
The San Francisco 49ers players were bustling around every corner of the hotel lobby, chatting in a relaxed manner. They had two full hours before heading to the airport, where they could enjoy a bottle of beer or a cup of coffee; at the same time, Waiting for the team to complete check-out procedures.
Although the team has just suffered its first defeat of the season today, everyone is generally not in high spirits; but from another perspective, the pressure of winning streak has been temporarily put aside, and the tension has been slightly relieved. Now The team can pack light, start over, and move toward victory again. This may be a relatively proactive side in a difficult situation.
"What time do we leave?" Logan raised his wrist, looked at his watch, deliberately showed it off, and waved it in front of Lu Ke and Marcus. The showy expression was almost difficult to hide - again Or there is no hiding.
Seeing that no one else had any intention of answering, Scott Tolsin answered honestly, "Departure at 4:30, flight at 7pm."
Logan swung his left hand exaggeratedly, almost placing his wrist directly under everyone's nose, "It's only two forty, and there's still so much time. Otherwise, we'll go to the city Take a stroll? Or sit in a coffee shop and take a look at the average level of beauties in Philadelphia? "
"Logan! Is this a brand new watch? Have you found a new sponsor?" Kendall Hunter, a solid-eyed man, finally realized Logan's intention and shouted happily.
Lu Ke exchanged glances with Marcus and Aldon, and chuckled helplessly.
Logan showed a big smile with satisfaction, "It's not sure yet, but my agent is negotiating and has entered the final stage. This is the sample they gave me."
"What sponsor?" Kendall was the most supportive. Not only was he excited, but he also responded. Several others sat nearby and pretended not to hear -
In the past two days, Logan has been eager to make a move and has been trying every possible way to show off, but he has never found a suitable opportunity. In fact, Lu Ke had already discovered it a long time ago. Logan's performance was worse than just hanging a banner. It was difficult for him not to discover it. So, he and his friends planned in advance, deliberately snubbing Logan and pretending not to know, which really frustrated Logan.
In fact, Logan's potential sponsor is Nike.
There is no doubt that this is the largest sponsor in the NFL and the largest sponsor in American sports. It is a dream opportunity for any athlete. With his outstanding performance in the previous three games, Logan has entered Nike's sight; however, Nike, such a big-name sponsor, has the absolute initiative, and Logan's agent is working hard to obtain more benefits.
At the critical moment, Logan deliberately closed his mouth and whispered, "It's still a secret for now, because there is no signature, nothing can be confirmed, but..."
Just when Logan was about to reveal the news exclusively, a sweet voice interrupted, "But no matter what, you are destined to be one step behind Lu Ke."
"Pfft", both Marcus and Aldon couldn't hold it back and burst out laughing; even Lu Ke couldn't help laughing when he saw Logan's stunned and confused expression.
Logan's breath was stuck in his throat, and he looked blankly along the sound, and then saw the tall and beautiful figure of Sophie Brooke, with her long golden hair braided into a fishbone braid, hanging on her shoulders. Less capable and shrewd than usual, more friendly and playful like the girl next door.
But the edge of his words did not diminish at all, and his pink lips outlined a beautiful arc, "Don't you know? Lu Ke has signed a contract with Under Armor. For the next two years, Under Armor will be Lu Ke." official sponsor." This press officer, who graduated from the University of Southern California, is obviously not Lu Ke's "close friend."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Ke became a "hedgehog", and all the friends looked at him in surprise. Regarding his sponsors, Lu Ke has never shown off; in the past week, fighting for the starting position has been the top priority, and it seems that he has not found the right time to show off.
Lu Ke could catch the narrow mischievous light on Sophie's face. He gently retracted his chin and said, "Ms. Brooke, I believe that the players' personal information falls under the confidentiality agreement and should not be disclosed casually."
"Oh, it turns out this is a secret." Sophie deliberately raised her right hand, gently covering her lips, widening her eyes to show her innocence, and then exclaimed, "Oh (Opps)! "A simple exclamation, but under Sophie's dramatic interpretation, it showed the little satisfaction after the prank succeeded.
When the two met for the first time, Lu Ke easily had the upper hand; today, Sophie finally found an opportunity to take revenge.
Lu Ke chuckled helplessly, looked at his friends, spread his hands, and said boldly, "I'll treat you to the first three rounds tonight."
"Good job! Hoho!" Everyone high-fived in celebration, and even Logan waved his right hand, imitating the cowboy lasso movement, and jumped high to express his celebration.
Almost in the blink of an eye, everyone forgave Lu Ke for his "concealment". Anyway, they can drink for free tonight, so do other things matter? Of course it doesn't matter.
"I was originally going to invite you to share a three-star Michelin meal, but now..." Lu Ke expressed regret with a sullen expression, and then saw all the friends frozen in place, as if playing "one, two, three, "Wooden Man" game is average.
Lu Ke glanced at Sophie again, "Excuse me, what's the matter with you coming here?" Sophie was still surprised that these men forgave Lu Ke so easily, and didn't react for a while, and then I saw a joking look in Lu Ke's eyes, "Wait a minute, you came here just to tell them that I have Under Armour's sponsorship?"
In just one sentence, Sophie was at a disadvantage again. She couldn't help but secretly gritted her teeth and said, "Follow me out now." After saying that, Sophie turned around and strode towards the hotel. Walked towards the door.
"Ho ho ho, the beautiful press officer has fallen in love with Lu Ke!" Marcus was the first to start cheering, and then sang loudly, "Lu Ke and Sophie are sitting in the tree, Lu Ke and Sophie are sitting in the tree On the tree!" Others also cheered, and even the members of the defense team sitting not far away laughed and sang along.
Sophie clenched her fists in frustration, closed her eyes, and ran away.
"Someone and Someone Sitting in a Tree" is an American nursery rhyme. It means that two people sat in a tree, had a green first love, and then started kissing. Later, when the children were playing tricks on their friends, they would deliberately call who was sitting with whom in the tree to tease them about being in love.
Lu Ke stood up and joked with a smile, "Go and find a tree near the hotel first. I'll be right over."
It was originally a metaphor for teasing, but Lu Ke deliberately interpreted it into a literal meaning. Marcus couldn't help but froze on the spot, and then looked at Logan with question marks, "He... did he understand it or not?" ?" After all, Lu Ke is an immigrant, so it makes sense to say that he doesn't understand this joke.
Logan looked at Marcus's confused expression and laughed heartily.
After leaving the hotel lobby, all the noise and laughter were left behind. Lu Ke stopped next to Sophie and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, athletes are always like this and have simple brains."
In fact, this is a joke from the first time two people talked. At that time, Sophie mistakenly teased the athletes for being simple-minded. As a result, Lu Kexin easily grabbed the painful foot and achieved a small victory in the confrontation.
Today, Lu Ke brought it up again. Sophie understood immediately and gritted her teeth, "I don't know, it turns out you hold grudges like this. I thought only women hold grudges."
Lu Ke did not continue to quibble, but raised his hands as if to surrender, and then looked at Sophie sincerely. This caught Sophie off guard, and all the attacks were in vain - continue If further investigation is carried out, this means that they women do hold grudges, and their ridicule will fall on them.
This guy!
Lu Ke stopped immediately and quickly changed the subject, "What's the matter? The boss doesn't want to talk to me, right? Today..." After the defeat, the boss talked, which is not a good thing.
Sophie couldn't help laughing for a moment, but then she realized that Lu Ke was from UCLA. She immediately put away her smile and said seriously, "No. I came here specifically to tell you that tomorrow is a day off. The team arranged two exclusive interviews, one with the largest Chinese newspaper in San Francisco, the World, and the other with a local radio station in San Francisco. The interview time will not be long, two hours at most. We will control the time, but I hope You can cooperate."
"No problem." Lu Ke agreed simply.
Sophie looked at Lu Ke up and down with a doubtful expression, which forced Lu Ke to raise his hands again and repeated his surrender look, "I am a very cooperative player. Believe me, you didn't notice the look in my eyes. How sincere?"
"Tch." Sophie rolled her eyes without any shame and turned her head away, which made Lu Ke laugh out loud.
"Bambi! Bambi, is this your girlfriend?" Without warning, two reporters rushed up, raised their recorders high, and pointed them at Lu Ke and Sophie. They were caught off guard. Asked extremely exciting questions.
