On Monday night, Bill dragged his sweaty body back to his new home after training. Although the intensity of training between seasons is not high, and the focus is on maintaining the feel of playing and enhancing coordination, it is very easy to sweat.

Shortly after he finished eating, his second uncle came to his brother's house on a very rare weekday, for the simple reason that Wednesday was the day when his niece Dorothy went to report from college.

"Our family and my sister's family had to go as a whole family, with the adults giving Dorothy and the children following to see what the society of the upper class was like, so that they could be motivated to study and work their way up."

He said to his family waving a chicken paw gesture.

The uncle agreed, "Let's go, let's go, our car shouldn't be enough, let's rent an extra car!" ”

"Don't forget to call Anthony up north, and the people from Wren, they also said they were going." My aunt reminded me.

At the banquet, almost all of those who took the money said that they would follow to be a group of relatives and friends, and a month and a half later, more than a dozen people confirmed that they were responsible for what they said.

What's more interesting is that Wren, who gave the most money in addition to relatives, and the bartender brother and others have been insisting on sending Dorothy to college, and Wren is not available, so he sends Anthony and another subordinate to represent him, which makes the money they send a sense of human investment.

The adults discussed their business, and Bill called his brother down from the third floor, "You skip school tomorrow, let's go buy something good, you have to learn to use it." ”

Neo looked at the old brother suspiciously: "What good things?" Can I use something good? ”

He didn't quite believe his brother's words.

"Portable video recorders, you know, the kind of recent popularity."

Since the 80s, portable video cameras have gradually entered the lives of ordinary people. Many people find themselves moving from being consumers of content to producers, recording all the interesting moments they encounter in their lives and sharing them with their friends, having fun with other people becoming a necessary social behavior, and when the president becomes a comedian, they will understand this more deeply.

"Cool!" Neo jumped up happily, "This is so cool, I don't even have to learn how to use it, just in front of my classmates, it's very face-saving." ”

He hugged his brother's bear waist, raised his head and begged, "What are you waiting for tomorrow, we can go buy it now." ”

Although he thinks that the big thing should be quite expensive, his brother has been very rich recently, not to mention adding furniture to the house, and even bought Neo a new set of rugby protective gear, so Neo doesn't think about whether his brother can afford it.

Bill stroked his brother's hair, "Now that the store is closed, the store that sells this kind of good stuff is very profitable, and they will get off work in the afternoon." ”

Neo was a little disappointed, but soon became excited again, "Did you buy a portable video recorder for me?" I'm so impressed, how do you know I need this thing to be majestic in front of my female classmates? ”

He hugged his brother and chattered non-stop.

Bill explained, "I didn't actually think of you. The main thing is that Dorothy is going to college tomorrow, and we have to record the important moments of her life. I also need to record it, and every Friday you have to go to the stadium where I'm playing and take a video of me. This season may be the most dominant half of my time in the game, and then I went to college, but it was not so easy, and the highlights of my life were recorded in the past few years, which I used when I entered the NFL professional team. ”

This is true, the intensity of the high school league is not high, and Beal has made up for the shortcomings after improving his catching, dodging, and running skills this spring and summer, and is now easily holding all the offensive time, and can even decide the tactics and rhythm of the advance.

The special invitation mechanism of the NFL draft camp makes outstanding high school students who have outstanding high school performances in high school have to enter the college to play for at least two seasons, so the college D-1 level varsity team brings together the national football elite, which can be called a professional reserve, and the viewing is no worse than the NFL ballgame.

For the audience, the college team is exciting enough, but for individual players, the performance on the court in college is far less strong than in high school, after all, the opponent's size and strength have kept up, and the skills and tactics have tended to be mellowed.

So the real highlight of Bill's life is the 80 season for half a year, and his future playing career will not be as easy as it is now.

"Okay! But except for Friday when I shoot you, I also have to play with a portable video recorder at other times. Don't worry, I won't break it, it's my little darling. ”

Although the VCR has not yet arrived, Neo has already begun to imagine showing off in front of his classmates.

"Be careful, as long as you can make sure you can shoot my game every Friday."

After the matter was settled, Bill and his brother skipped class on Tuesday, first went to rent a Toyota car at his uncle's orders, and then ran around the world to the electronics store to ask if there was a portable video camera.

Because this thing is so rare that there is no large number of goods in the market, Brooklyn asked several electrical appliance chains, and the clerks shook their heads and said no, and Bill and his brother had to go to the shopping district of Manhattan Island to see what was going on.

The city is worthy of being the most prosperous shopping paradise, the brothers looked for a while and swept to the target, JVC brand, but the style is too simple, only black and white, and the volume is very large, Neo picked it up only slightly smaller than his head.

Of course, the performance is also mediocre, with a rough reproduction of the shot, but there is a lot of loss of detail and unbearable noise in low-light environments.

That's not bad, it's only the eighties, what kind of long guns and short cannons.

"This is a federal excise tax, do you really want to buy it here?" In front of the cash register, the cashier kindly reminded.

Bill waved his hand, "What I want is the federal excise tax." I can't look at anything that isn't a federal excise tax, so settle it! ”

The price of the white JVC recorder he chose was more than $850, which was far more than a second-hand car, and with the 11 percent tax, it was a thousand dollars smaller.

……

In a girls' dormitory at Columbia College, Linda, a freshman, complains about her parents.

"Why are you here? I'm nineteen years old, and it's time for me to become an independent adult and live alone. Besides, how can any parents enter the girls' dormitory? My roommate also has privacy, and she won't be happy to see you come in. ”

Although the other roommate has not yet arrived, Linda has already decided in her heart that the roommate is an independent and capable high-quality woman.

Linda's parents had to explain in a whisper, "We are also worried about you, it is the first time that you have been away from home for such a long time, and the family is not relieved to ......"

As the three of them were talking, the door was suddenly pushed open, and then more than a dozen people poured in, and there were more people following behind, and each of them came in with a little luggage in their hands, and they were still speaking strange language, which suddenly made the whole dormitory cramped and noisy.

Dorothy, who was the leader, quickly locked up her roommates and apologized with a smile: "I'm sorry, my family is coming, and some good friends are making a fuss about sending me to school......"

The sudden situation made Linda's head a little short-circuited, "Hello! ”

After greeting the new group, she stopped complaining about her parents.

And Linda's father held his chin and asked his wife: "Are there too few of us coming, and Mom and Dad are also coming, so that the ignorant Linda refuses." ”

PS: Ask for a recommendation ticket and ask for a monthly pass.

(End of chapter)