Chapter 347: Black and Not Black
"Do you know what this place is?"
Under the bright starlight, Charlotte's whole body seemed to be emitting silver light, and the sea breeze blew across her cheeks, blowing up her hair, which was neither long nor short, and in the soft moonlight, Charlotte's originally stiff face seemed so soft.
Dick shook his head, although he had been to Monte Carlo several times, but at most he had to visit casinos, hot springs and other places, although Monte Carlo was a small city, but it was not so easy to get acquainted with every corner.
If you want to get acquainted with a city, you have to stay for a long time before you can really get to know a city.
Seeing Dick shake his head, Charlotte laughed, "Here...... It is Princess Grace Rose Garden. β
"Ah...... Is it the deceased princess of the current Grand Duke? Dick patted his head and said with a sudden realization.
"Have you heard of her too?" Charlotte asked.
"I've heard of it, but I don't know much." Dick honestly replied that he really didn't know much, after all, when Grace was shining in Hollywood, there was no Dick in the world, and even when Grace was killed in a car accident, Dick was only three years old, how could he know more.
"I don't know much about her." Charlotte said quietly, "I've just heard that she's a very kind, beautiful person...... She was the architect of Monaco's new health system, which was reinvigorated by the Red Cross Society in Monaco, which she left behind that continues to benefit the whole of Monaco today. β
Dick didn't speak, but quietly followed Charlotte's side, he noticed that Charlotte was a little different this night, although he didn't want to be a big sister, but at this time, he didn't mind listening to what kind of feelings this lively girl had.
"I haven't met her, but in my mind she is the most beautiful and kind grandmother in the world."
Listening to Charlotte's words, Dick asked tentatively, "Are you...... What about grandmothers? β
"I didn't have a grandmother, and my grandmother died before I was born." Charlotte said quietly.
Dick was dumbfounded, and he suddenly felt some sympathy for this usually lively girlβshe had no grandmother before she was born, and no biological father before she grew up...... Such a little girl should usually have pain in her heart, right? Her brother seemed a little depressed, let alone her?
"Don't sympathize with me, I know how I'm supposed to live." Charlotte suddenly raised her voice: "When I'm usually upset, I come here and smell the fragrance of roses, which calms me down." β
"Are you irritable today?" Dick asked quietly.
Charlotte fell silent and said after a while, "I don't know. β
Dick kept his mouth shut, he had a lot of experience in dealing with women, but he really didn't have experience in dealing with girls......
"To be honest, I've been very happy for the past ten days, because you are a good opponent who plays cards, and you won't be anxious when you lose, and you won't be disgusted with joy when you win...... Are you purely here to relax? To be honest, I've seen a lot of gamblers who gamble so badly that they don't care about anything when they get a hand, but you're different. β
"I'm here to relax, and although the cost of this time is a bit large, it's not much for me, and it's worth it to use this kind of expense to let me relax. Because my nerves have been crumbling and I need to take a break. Playing cards with you these days is also a good kind of rest. Dick said with a smile.
"I'm so glad to have met a friend like you." Charlotte jumped up to Dick's side and held out her hand to him, "Let's get to know you officially, I'm Charlotte Casirage." β
"I'm Dick, and I'm a soccer coach." Dick shook Charlotte's delicate little hand: "What, don't you want to tell me about your profession?" β
Charlotte's eyes rolled, and then she laughed mischievously, "Didn't I say that?" Fashion magazine worker, casino gangster...... That's who I am. β
Dick laughed dumbly, he didn't plan to force Charlotte to tell her what she did, although his current biological age is only twenty-four years old, but his mental age is forty, of course, he knows that between people, sometimes can't be too familiar, just like a group of porcupines together to keep warm, too far apart will be cold, too close will hurt each other, keeping a good distance is the right choice.
"I think I'll come to Monte Carlo more often in the future to relax, and you are welcome to go to the city where I coach."
Dick dug into his pocket, then wrote a number to Charlotte: "This is my personal phone, it's on twenty-four hours a day...... Make this call, you'll find me, but don't tell the reporters, or I'll change the phone. β
"Don't worry, I hate those paparazzi too." Charlotte said in the tone of an insider, then put the note away.
Dick turned his head to look at the roses in the whole garden, the area of this garden is not large, after all, Monte Carlo is a place where every inch of land is valuable, in the breeze, the roses are swaying slightly, he seems to feel the peerless grace of decades ago, the peerless woman, walking slowly in this garden, that looking back and smiling......
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It wasn't until the next day, when Dick boarded the plane to Dortmund, that he seemed to be able to smell the fragrance lingering on the tip of his nose.
"It's been a fun holiday." Dick thought to himself, he had completely relaxed in the past ten days, and then, he had to start tensing his nerves again, and he was busy for the whole season.
"Robert, I'm back, you can take the holiday now...... By the way, the news during this time, give me a statistic, I see that the news you report every day is not particularly important, so I don't read it much. β
Dick had just gotten off the plane and immediately took a taxi to Marriner's house, and when he walked through the door, he threw his luggage and said with a big grin.
Marriner, who was about to say something, was frightened: "What? You didn't even look at it? With so much information, aren't you prepared? β
"Hahaha, look at what scares you."
Dick laughed: "Isn't it that the kid from Kavinaji wants to get a high salary, and Rivaldo wants to go back to Brazil to retire, what a big deal, it scares you......"
"Isn't that a big deal? A top scorer, a top star, all want to go, isn't that a big deal? Marriner breathed a sigh of relief, then yelled in annoyance.
"Rest assured, rest assured." Dick made a downward gesture: "Rivaldo wants to leave, aren't we mentally prepared?" Last year he was willing to take the base salary mainly because I told him we could win the Champions Cup...... Now that he's won the Champions Cup, do you think he'd be willing to stay at Borussia Dortmund with his character? It's just a good gathering and dispersing, and I will go back to Brazil to retire...... Maybe that's what he thinks now, but I think in a year or two at most he's still hoping to play in Europe. β
That is to say...... Let him go? Marriner asked.
"Of course, but you have to get some transfer fees, how to say that he has one year left on his contract, even if it is a low price, he has to take a symbolic little, and those clubs in Brazil are starting to have money now...... But it's not so cheap for the kid to leave if he wants to go, he has performed very well this year, and he should sell it for a high price. Dick said, touching his chin.
"He's just asking for a raise...... "Marina reminded weakly.
"Borussia Dortmund are not giving players a raise right now." Dick replied lightly.
"That's right." Marriner also came to his senses, he heard Dick say that Dortmund's next plan is to reduce salary expenses, and players who want a salary increase can only be sold, he thought about it and said: "In this case, Frings is probably leaving, and his agent has also expressed his intention to raise his salary." β
"Give me eight cuts, and I won't be able to give him a raise." Dick said something that Marina didn't understand, and when Marina looked at him strangely, he shook his head, "It's nothing...... What about the other players, do you want to leave? β
In Dick's opinion, there shouldn't be too many of Dortmund's original players who want to leave, after all, if players like Kyle and Warnes want to leave, they have already left last season, and they won't want to leave until now.
"The other players don't have any intentions right now...... However, there is news from Arsenal that they seem to want to package Lehmann and Rosicky. Marrina concluded.
Dick was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed, "Can they afford it?" β
When he said this, Dick didn't mean to want black Arsenal, but he knew that Arsenal was the most financially difficult time now, and it was also the time when they began to perform and decline, and they would not have any big money in the transfer market in recent years, and Lehmann and Rosicky, if they changed history, it is not unusual to go to Arsenal, but now, Lehmann's performance in the Champions Cup can be called the top, and he is not inferior in the comparison with Buffon, Dida, Casillas, these top goalkeepers, And he still has two years left on his contract, and if he wants to leave, he can't get it without a few million, and it is impossible to go to Arsenal for two and a half million as in history, as for Rosicky, with his age and performance, even if he wants to leave, he is absolutely top-notch.
"They offered Lehmann two million euros and Rosicky eight million." Marrina replied.
"Tell them that Lyman doesn't have eight million, and as for Rosicky, it's impossible to let go for less than twenty million, remember, it's the pound, not the euro."
"You're too dark......" Marriner couldn't help but say.
"And the darker ones...... If anyone makes an offer for Cavinagirivaldo Frings, just tell me and I promise to squeeze out the best value for the most money...... Last year, I was short of time and heavy tasks, and I thought a lot of players were half-sold and half-sent, and this summer I had enough time, and no one wanted to take advantage of me! β
After saying this, Dick grinned and took out a check and stuffed it into Marriner's pocket: "You've been tired all year long...... It's a bonus for you, go back on vacation now, and come back on July 15 when the team starts to concentrate, and I'll give you a month off. β
"A million?" Marriner took out the check and looked at it, then shouted in surprise: "Why am I giving so much money?" β
"Don't underestimate yourself, Robert, you're worth so much." Dick patted Marriner on the shoulder: "Besides, I took nearly 20 million in Dortmund last season, which you deserve, and then I have to rely on you to continue to support me!" β