The spacious, bright and brightly lit hotel lobby, with its dark red and navy blue visual design, is decorated with elegant gladiolus and lilies, the dark gray carpet is slowly spreading, and the afternoon sun lazily and sparsely penetrates the huge glass windows, blending with the soft creamy yellow light of the interior, blurring the boundaries of the world, and making people can't help but close their eyes and wander in it.

The building is warm like spring, the streets are bleak in late autumn, and the change and difference of the seasons are only separated by a heavy glass door, magically and wonderfully outlining a touch of quiet peace.

San Francisco 49ers' players bustle around the hotel lobby, chatting with relaxed expressions, and enjoy a full two hours before heading to the airport for a bottle of beer or a cup of coffee; While waiting for the team to complete the check-out process.

Although the team has just ushered in the first defeat of the season today, everyone's interest is generally not high; But on the other hand, the pressure of the winning streak has been put aside for the time being, the tension has been eased a little, and now the team can travel lightly, start again, and move towards victory again, which is perhaps the more proactive side of the predicament.

"What time do we leave?" Logan raised his wrist and looked at his watch, deliberately revealing it loudly, and still dangling it in front of Lu Ke and Marcus's eyes, the ostentatious expression was almost impossible to hide - or not hidden.

Seeing that no one else had any intention of answering, Scott Tolsin replied honestly, "Departure at half-past four, flight at seven o'clock in the evening." ”

Logan shook his left hand exaggeratedly, almost putting his wrist under everyone's nose, "It's only 2:40 now, and it's been so long." Why don't we go for a walk around town? Or maybe take a seat in a coffee house and see the average level of beauty in Philadelphia? ”

"Logan! Is this a brand new watch? Have you found a new sponsor? Kendall Hunter was a solid-eyed man who finally realized Logan's intentions and shouted cheerfully.

Lu Ke exchanged glances with Marcus and Aldon, and chuckled helplessly.

Logan smiled contentedly, "It's not certain yet, but my agent is negotiating, and it's in the final stages." Here's a sample they gave me to use. ”

"What sponsors?" Kendall was the most cheerful, not only excited, but also responded, and several other people sat next to him and pretended not to hear—

In the past two days, Logan has been on the move, trying to show off in every possible way, but he has not found the right opportunity. In fact, Lu Ke had already discovered that Logan's performance was almost hanging a banner directly, and it was difficult for him not to find out. So, he and his friends planned in advance, deliberately snubbed Logan, and pretended not to know, which really suffocated Logan.

Actually, Logan's potential sponsor is Nike.

Needless to say, this is the biggest sponsor on the NFL field, as well as the largest sponsor in American sports, and it is a dream opportunity for any athlete. With his excellent performance in the previous three games, Logan entered Nike's sights; However, with such a big-name sponsor as Nike, Dominion has the absolute initiative, Logan's agent is trying to fight for more benefits.

At the critical moment, Logan deliberately closed his mouth and whispered, "It's still a secret for the time being, because I haven't signed it, I can't be sure of anything, but ......"

Just as Logan was about to break the news exclusively, a sweet voice interjected, "But, no matter what, you are already destined to be one step behind Lu Ke." ”

"Poof", Marcus and Aldon couldn't hold back for a moment, and laughed out loud; Even Lu Ke, looking at Logan's stunned and dazed expression, couldn't help but laugh.

Logan stuck in his throat in one breath, stunned to follow the sound of his gaze, and then saw Sophie Brooke's tall and bright figure, with long blonde hair braided into a fishbone braid, hanging down on his shoulders, less of his usual ability and shrewdness, and more of the kindness and playfulness of the girl next door.

But the sharpness of the words did not diminish in the slightest, and the pink lips outlined a beautiful arc, "Don't you know? Lu Ke has signed a contract with Under Armour, and for the next two years, Under Armour will be Lu Ke's official sponsor. This press officer, who graduated from the University of Southern California, is obviously not Lu Ke's "close friend".

As soon as the words fell, Lu Ke became a "hedgehog", and the surprised and stunned eyes of all the friends were projected one after another. Regarding the sponsorship, Lu Ke has never shown off; In the past week, fighting for a starting spot has been a priority, and it seems that there is no time to show off.

Lu Ke could catch the mischievous glint on Sophie's face, and he gently retracted his chin, "Miss Brooke, I thought that the player's personal information was within the scope of a confidentiality agreement, and this should not be leaked casually. ”

"Oh, that's a secret." Sophie deliberately raised her right hand, gently covering her lips, widening her eyes to show her innocence, and then exclaimed, "Oops! A simple interjection, but under Sophie's dramatic interpretation effect, it shows a little pride after the prank succeeds.

The first meeting between the two, Lu Ke easily gained 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 have a treat for the first three rounds tonight." ”

"Well done! Roar! Everyone high-fived and celebrated, even Logan waved his right hand, imitating the movements of a cowboy lasso, and jumped high in celebration.

Almost in a flash of light, everyone forgave Lu Ke for his "concealment". Anyway, they're all free to drink tonight, so is it important to have anything else? Of course it doesn't matter.

"I was originally going to invite you to share a three-Michelin star dinner, but now I ......" Lu Ke expressed regret with a smothered expression, and then saw that all the friends were stiff in place, as if playing a game of "one, two, three, wooden man".

Lu Ke cast his gaze towards Sophie again, "Then may I ask, is there anything wrong with you coming over?" Sophie was still surprised that this group of men forgave Lu Ke so easily, and she didn't react for a while, and then she saw Lu Ke showing a playful look, "Wait, you came here specifically to tell them that I have Under Armour's sponsorship?" ”

But in a word, Sophie fell behind again, and she couldn't help but grit her silver teeth secretly, "You follow me out now." With that, Sophie turned around and strode towards the door of the hotel.

"Roar, roar, the beautiful press officer likes Lu Ke!" Marcus was the first to start coaxing, and then sang loudly, "Lu Ke and Sophie are sitting on the tree, Lu Ke and Sophie are sitting on the tree!" Everyone else followed suit, and even the members of the defense team who were sitting not far away were giggling and singing along.

Sophie clenched her fists in annoyance, closed her eyes, and fled.

"Someone and Someone Sits on a Tree", an American nursery rhyme that means two people sit on a tree, sprout their first love, and then start kissing. Later, when the children were playing tricks on their friends, they would deliberately call who was sitting on the tree with whom to tease them for being in love.

Lu Ke stood up and teased with a smile, "You go to find a tree near the hotel first, and I'll come over right away." ”

It was originally a metaphorical ridicule, but Lu Ke deliberately interpreted it as a literal meaning, Marcus couldn't help but freeze in place, and then looked at Logan with a question mark, "He...... Did he understand or didn't? After all, Lu Ke is an immigrant, and it makes sense to say that he doesn't understand this stalk.

Logan looked at Marcus' bewildered expression and laughed.

Leaving the hotel lobby, all the noise and laughter were left behind, Lu Ke's footsteps stopped beside Sophie, and said with a smile, "Sorry, athletes are always like this, their heads are relatively simple." ”

Actually, this is a meme from the first conversation between two people. At that time, Sophie mistakenly ridiculed the athlete's simple mind, but Lu Ke easily grabbed the sore foot and achieved a small victory in the confrontation.

Today, Lu Ke brought it up again. Sophie immediately understood, gritted her teeth, "I don't know, it turns out that you also hold grudges like this, I thought that only women hold grudges." ”

Lu Ke didn't continue to quibble, raised his hands, made a gesture of surrender, and then looked at Sophie with a sincere face, which caught Sophie off guard, and all the attacks fell in vain - if they continue to investigate, this means that their women do hold grudges, and their ridicule will fall on them.

This guy!

Lu Ke accepted it when he saw it, and quickly changed the topic, "Is there something wrong?" It shouldn't be my boss who wants to talk to me, right? Today's words...... "After the loss, the boss talks, which is not a good thing."

Sophie couldn't help laughing for a moment, but then realized that Lu Ke was from the University of California, Los Angeles, and immediately put away her smile and said seriously, "No." I'm here to tell you that tomorrow is a day off, and the team has arranged two interviews, one is the largest Chinese newspaper in San Francisco, 'Le Monde', and the other is a local radio station in San Francisco. The interview will not be long, two hours at most, and we will control the time, but we hope that you will cooperate. ”

"No problem." Lu Ke simply agreed.

Sophie looked Lu Ke up and down with a skeptical expression, which made Lu Ke have to raise his hands again and repeat the appearance of surrender, "I'm a very cooperative player, believe me, didn't you notice how sincere my eyes were?" ”

"Cut." Sophie rolled her eyes without giving face, 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 the recorder high, aimed at Lu Ke and Sophie, and suddenly asked extremely exciting questions.