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Jeff Locke packed his gear early and arrived at the Candlestick Stadium in high spirits, thinking he was early enough, but he didn't expect to land in a sparse manner, and there were already many fans gathered in the spacious and vast Candlestick Park, which looked like about 600 or 700 people, scattered between the tree-lined avenue and the empty and loose parking lot.

After last season's gestation and cohesion, matchday Candlestick Stadium has become the city's biggest and hottest place to party, and it's been a long time since it was so calm and quiet.

Still, it's a matter of course.

Today's home game starts at 1:30 p.m., and it's just before 8 a.m., so even the most ardent fans can't wait; But in another 30 minutes, after about half past eight, the parking lot will be bustling with people, and in order to find a parking space more conveniently, many fans will arrive at the Candlestick Park earlier.

The reason why Jeff came so early was naturally because of the heavy responsibility.

Dragging the heavy duffel bags, Jeff walked in the direction of the stadium with ease, and there were four oversized duffel bags, which were stacked to even exceed Jeff's, which made his movements look a little clumsy.

"Hey, Jeff, do you need help?" Fans passing by came over and offered to help in a friendly way.

Jeff panted and looked up, sweat running down his forehead, revealing a big smile, "Of course, that couldn't be better." ”

Despite the age gap between them, Lee and Jeff's group of fans are already very familiar, and they also organized a "networking" event when the team traveled to Minnesota to play away games, where two large groups of fans gathered to watch the game.

Li Mo Nian also carried a large package on his shoulder, and asked curiously, "Is this for today's special support event?" ”

After Li Monian helped share the weight of a package, Jeff suddenly had a much lighter illusion, and cast his gaze again, his eyes suddenly lit up, "You're also ready!" ”

A golden support scarf hung from Li Monian's neck.

The San Francisco 49ers' jerseys are still mainly red and white, with classic black and gold as a common accent for different jerseys, as well as scarves and caps. But in fact, the San Francisco 49ers have historically produced classic retro gold support scarves, which are woven with gold as the base red thread, but there are not many fans who collect them.

Today, Li Monian actually specially prepared a retro gold support scarf, and the intention is naturally obvious.

Li Monian raised his chin slightly, gestured to the golden baseball cap on Jeff's head, and said with a smile, "Just like you." ”

Although they belong to different fan groups, the communication outside the stadium is still not as frequent as expected, but in the face of Lu Ke's call, they still invariably expressed a positive response.

"Yes. I wanted to prepare a scarf for support, but it wasn't enough in a short period of time, and we completely emptied the team's warehouse, which was still not enough. So, a group of us agreed with each other that we would wear our own golden hats and leave the scarves for the unprepared fans. ”

Jeff explained briefly, and then saw a thick smile in Li Monian's eyes, "Oh, sure enough, the young man is more thoughtful, slightly better than us." ”

After exchanging glances, the two of them looked at each other's carry-on packages, and at the same time, they suddenly came to their senses, and both of them showed bright smiles.

Jeff and Lee's packages contained the same items: vintage gold support scarves; Jeff and Lee arrived early at the Candlestick Stadium with the same purpose: to distribute scarves to the fans.

Indeed, through the publicity of social networking platforms, the topic has made waves, but Lu Ke's usual activity is still too low, and followers will inevitably have some negligence and mistakes; Not to mention those fans who are lazy with cancer, gold objects are relatively less popular in life, and it is even more difficult to carry them to the stadium, and it is very likely that they will not be able to respond in the first place.

As a result, the fan group represented by Jeff and Li Monian thought of it together: in order to actively respond to Lu Ke's call and actively give Ryan support, they took the initiative to raise money and buy support scarves, hoping to create a real cheering wave in the Candlestick Stadium.

They knew very well that in the face of the 70,000 fans in the Candlestick Stadium, relying only on the strength of a few fan groups, it was still a drop in the bucket, and they could arm 1,000 or 2,000 fans at most, which was already the extreme, and it was impossible to set the whole stadium on fire; But they still contributed their strength without hesitation.

Li Monian looked at Jeff's hat curiously, "I don't remember that the 49ers ever introduced a gold baseball cap?" ”

"Oh, it's a hat from another brand, it has nothing to do with rugby." Jeff turned his head, revealing the brand logo on the back of his head, and showed it to Li Monian, "The golden ball cap, this is really too rare, it's not easy to find." I think we can suggest to the team that our official come up with a golden baseball cap, and imagine a sea of red with golden assembly lines, and the scene must be spectacular. ”

Li Mo Nian also nodded repeatedly, "I think that after today's game, he can give the golden hat as a gift to Bambi, he will definitely be very happy." After all, the golden object was his own proposal. ”

"Gifts?" Jeff was slightly stunned, not being able to react immediately.

Li Monian then explained, "Today is Bambi's birthday, and it happens to be a home game, which is really rare, so we have also prepared some gifts, hoping to celebrate Bambi a little after the game." ”

November 11, this is Lu Ke's birthday.

At this time last year, Lu Ke had already secured the main position, but his influence among the fans was still limited, and the 11th was not a match day, so there was not much reaction among the fans, so it passed quietly; At this time of the year, things are very different.

First of all, it was the first return after the offseason, and after an unbeaten first half of the season, it started the second half of the season. Secondly, this is also a home game day, and it happened to meet the special event initiated by Lu Ke, an event that connects all nine people and unites; Again, this is a match against a sworn enemy in the same district, and it is also a feud St. Louis Ram.

Everything that makes this game so special.

This time, it was Jeff's turn to be stunned, his eyes widened, and it took a long time to react, "...... I don't really know. Sure enough, the experience accumulated over the years is still different, and it is better than ours. ”

"Haha, let's not continue to compliment each other here, the nine people are about to appear one after another, we should speed up, there is still a lot of work to be done today." After all, Li still didn't adapt to American culture, and he seemed a little uncomfortable in the praise and praise of others.

In this way, Li and Jeff helped each other towards the gate of Candlestick Stadium.

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Today, every fan who arrives at the Candlestick Stadium can feel the difference in the atmosphere, more lively, more excited, more excited, and more warm. The faintly surging atmosphere added a little excitement to the bubbling blood, as if entering a new world, quietly breeding a sense of novelty.

Originally, everyone thought that it was because of the break during the off-season that everyone's enthusiasm had accumulated and was unreservedly released when the home game arrived; But then, everyone gradually discovered the difference, "Ryan Baldwin", "Support", "Charity", "Lu Ke's social network account", "Nine", "Warrior", ...... One keyword after another pieced together the tip of the iceberg.

Finally, when the footsteps came to the entrance, the neat volunteer fans became the most beautiful sight:

On the left, it looks like a reception area, with two long rows of fans, standing face to face, looking like about 40 or 50 people, forming a narrow welcome channel, waiting for every fan and spectator to enter the Candlestick Stadium; On the right, it looks like a free zone, with a large group of fans scattered around, and it looks like at least two hundred or more people, dotting every corner of the eye like stars.

What's even more interesting is that everyone is wearing the red home jersey of the San Francisco 49ers, and the vast sea of red has become a typical symbol of Candlestick Stadium; It's because the red color is so dazzling that it's easy to capture the accessory that everyone is wearing with a gold element.

When you get closer, you can find that the fans on the right are explaining today's event, about Lu Ke's birthday, about Ryan's illness, and about the long article on social networks; The fans on the left are handing out gold accessories, mainly golden scarves, and welcome every fan to join today's event.

What's even more surprising is that the fans who took the initiative to wear gold accessories today are far beyond imagination.

Gold badge, gold headband, gold necklace, gold handkerchief, gold sweatband, gold scarf, gold backpack...... Even more exaggerated, some people painted their cheeks and arms all in gold, cheering and jumping into the live carnival party, and the boiling madness was further igniting the enthusiasm of the Candlestick Stadium.

When these fans appeared, it was the most touching and wonderful moment, not only Jeff and Li Mo Nian, but also countless nine people stood behind Lu Ke and Ryan, no need to be reminded, no need to help, all nine people have spontaneously united together.

At this moment, the heart of the Candlestick Stadium was once again condensed. 2k reading web