Wednesday evening, November 10th.

At a restaurant in downtown San Jose, Bill and his girlfriend Olivia are waiting for guests to arrive.

"Why come to such a remote place?" Olivia, who was holding her arm and rubbing it, asked curiously.

The weather has cooled, with temperatures staying at 178 degrees Celsius during the day and dropping to 8 or 9 degrees Celsius at night. The people's clothing has changed from short sleeves, shorts, skirts, etc., in summer, to thick clothes such as trench coats, suits, and thin sweaters.

Olivia recently talked about a campus celebrity boyfriend, and her whole mental outlook is much higher. In order to tie Bill's heart as much as possible, she wore a beautiful floral dress in this weather, and she hugged her body tightly in the cold.

"Because Sophia lives near here, and I'm also a celebrity, there will always be people chasing and saying hello when you go to eat around the school, and you don't want to be surrounded by a large group of boys when you're laughing with me!"

Mr. Ferrari has become aware of unscrupulous reporters and paparazzi who are secretly taking pictures, and his recent rendezvous with Olivia has been in a remote hotel to prevent information from being leaked.

"Uh...... In fact, I like that kind of atmosphere, isn't the benefit of falling in love with a campus star to be in the limelight? What's so bad about letting those ordinary students see that the two of us are walking together, and I even want to kiss you in front of those girls who are envious and jealous of me! ”

Olivia hesitated for a moment, then said what she really thought.

Bill really didn't expect this, he took his new girlfriend's hand, "Well, I'll find time to satisfy this vanity of yours, such as interacting with you on the court during the game, kissing or something, but usually you have to be as low-key as me." I'm a celebrity and privacy is important, you know? ”

Olivia nodded like a chick pecking, and she felt that her boyfriend's caution was a little too much.

Bill took her hand and touched it for a moment, then motioned for her to lean forward. The two of them were located in the corner of the restaurant, surrounded on three sides, only the area behind Olivia could pass by, and the backs of the seats were high, enclosing the table into a small separate space. So the unceremonious Bill pressed his new girlfriend's head to his mouth and began to nibble on each other.

Two minutes later, "Sophia hasn't come yet, there's no one here for a while, you crouch under the table." ”

Bill half-ordered, half-consulted, and told Olivia to do what she said.

"You're so bad, it's good I brought a toothbrush, otherwise I wouldn't know how to eat later."

After complaining, she acted quite neatly.

"To be honest, the West Coast is really different from New York, where the girls are too conservative."

While Bill adjusts his position, he casually chats with his girlfriend.

The Northeast, where whites first colonized on a large scale, was the most conservative in the United States, and the West Coast was much more open. In terms of class, the bottom has no scruples and plays very flowery, and the rich play is even more beyond the imagination of the middle class and the bottom people; Only the middle-class families sandwiched in the middle can neither let go nor afford to play, and the whole tends to be conservative.

From the perspective of ethnicity, Irish and Italians who believe in Catholicism are more conservative, and African-Americans generally play flowers. Although Olivia is Italian, she is quite open in matters between men and women, at least after several battles between Bill and her, there is no action that cannot be done.

The uniformed waitress came once, and when she learned that the customer had no intention of ordering, she walked away. After Olivia took two pauses for retching, Sophia finally arrived.

"Here!" While beckoning his friend to walk around the corner, Bill asked Olivia to sit back on the couch.

"Why do you suddenly want to invite me to dinner? Is it to thank me for making things good for both of you? ”

Sophia sat generously on the sofa opposite the pair, and Olivia, who had already sorted out her appearance, smiled at the guest, "I'll go to the bathroom, Bill, you can order for me, whatever you want." ”

She took her bag and left.

"The main thing is to discuss something." After Olivia walked away, Bill could say more, "You're a junior now, right, I heard that you're going to graduate next July, and you don't have any intention of continuing your education?" ”

Sophia nodded, "That's right, I'm majoring in film and media studies, and I'm going to work in this industry in the future, and a high degree is not of much use." ”

She was born in a middle-class Italian family near San Francisco, and it was a good choice to go to Los Angeles in the south to mix in the film and television circle.

"Coincidentally, I just need an agent to promote my image. For example, if I do a good deed, you ask reporters and the media to report it; Another example is to contact some non-profit organizations that fight for equal rights and let me appear. In short, I will solve the things on the court, and you can help me solve the things off the court. ”

Although the NCAA prohibits collegiate athletes from signing their own agents, it would be silly and innocent for a player who doesn't operate his image during college because of this.

Beal has been playing as a starting close end for half a season, and Coach Yevgeny, who has a good relationship with him, has hinted that he can start creating exposure on a regular basis to increase visibility and positive image, which would go a long way in improving draft picks and attracting neutral fans.

After thinking about it, Mr. Ferrari decided to reach out to Sofia to see if she would be willing to do it.

"Me? Can I? Sophia looked at Bill in surprise, "As far as I know, Joe Montana's agency team comes from big companies, and they can even pick the right ad for him, like that Schick razor commercial." I've heard that a second career for a rugby star is very important because you retire early, and a second career will affect the quality of life for the rest of your life. I can't do enough to help you connect with the ads. ”

Mr. Ferrari's idea was for Sophia to help run the university for most of the year and in the early stages of her career, which was tantamount to a transition agent, but that couldn't be said.

"I'm not going to be as tall as Joe Montana in my life, he's a quarterback and he's getting a lot more attention than any other player. You just need to help me contact affirmative action organizations so that I can get a chance to appear, and in addition, let me brush my face on local TV regularly, advertising or something, it's not time to think about it yet. ”

Sophia's social skills are quite good, and she is more than enough to do these things.

"I still think I'm going to delay your career, at least I don't have any connections to help you open up a career outside the court."

She still excused herself with incompetence.

Bill heard that she still had an idea, even if the percentage of the cut was 10 percent, a football star's agent could get an annual salary of 50,000 or 60,000 US dollars, and last year's national median income was 8,532 US dollars, and the average income was 11,909 US dollars, which is quite high an annual salary of 50,000 or 60,000 yuan.

"Connections, you have it too!" Bill continued to encourage her, "That Nicholas Coppola, you've always been friends with him, haven't you?" His uncle is a big director, and the senior agents of those big companies may have made friends with director Coppola, and you have already done this indirectly. ”

Nicolas Cage, the king of bad movies, has lived at his uncle's house for more than a year and has a very close relationship with his uncle. In order to pursue acting, he came to San Francisco to attend drama school in junior high school, and many local Italians met him.

"I also know Coppola's daughter with the same name, so if you need it in the off-season, it's not too difficult to get her to help you get a cameo role." Sophia counted her network resources, and suddenly found that it was not very bad, "Then I'll try, if I don't do well, you can find a brokerage team of a big company." ”

Bill clapped his hands, "That's right, what I asked you to do must be within your ability, and I won't let you run to pick the moon down." ”

The important position of the agent has to be his own person, this Sophia is very reliable, and the concept is very trendy, which is a good candidate for transition.

After the discussion, Bill beckoned the waitress to come and order, and since Mr. Ferrari had always been very rich, Sophia was not polite and ordered the food she wanted to eat. Bill finished ordering himself and his girlfriend and began to give instructions on specific tasks.

"You're going to help me find the traditional white neighborhoods in Santa Clara County these weeks, the kind that don't have public transportation, the high-end ones, and I'm going to buy a house, and it's easier to do things on a regular basis."

Areas with easy access to public transport mean that there will be a gradual increase in the number of low-income groups.

"Am I already on duty now?" Sophia was surprised.

After brushing her teeth, Olivia returned to her seat with the bag, "What's on duty?" What are you talking about? ”

"It's nothing, we'll have a fixed date in the future." Bill, with his arm around his thin waist, explained to her.

……

Saturday afternoon, December 18th.

The Stanford University Football Stadium was still packed with more than 60,000 people, and although the game did not attract the attention of San Francisco citizens as the Red and White Team and Golden Bears, it attracted many fans scattered across the country, as well as die-hard fans of the visiting Notre Dame team.

"Disaster, why are we on such a top team, this is the alma mater of Joe Montana, the top quarterback in the NFL."

Before the opening, Kevin Moane, one of the wide receivers in the player tunnel, lamented.

Unlike most Div-1 varsity powerhouses, Notre Dame Varsity is one of five independent teams that are not part of any league.

According to NCAA statistics, the University of Notre Dame football team has the third highest cumulative wins in the country, second only to the University of Michigan and the University of Alabama, and the cumulative win rate is the second in the country, only 0.003 percent behind the University of Michigan team.

With such a strong strength, it naturally won the corresponding status. Like Stanford University's Red and White Team, UCLA's Bruins, Texas A&M University's Longhorns, Ohio State University's Buckeye Trees, UCB's Golden Bears, and the University of Alabama's Red Tide Team, etc., all need to finish first in their respective leagues before they can be invited to the corresponding bowls, while the Notre Dame team only needs to play the full twelve games required for the season, and can generally be invited to participate in the open bowls.

"Whoever made us do so well last season, according to the NCAAF, the stronger we were last season, the stronger the opponents were." Bill patted him on the shoulder and gave him a little comfort, "Just play as you go, although there is more media for this game, no one will blame us for our strength, and if we are criticized, it is because we don't play hard." ”

Like the University of Alabama Red Tide and Texas A&M University's Longhorns, the Notre Dame team has fans all over the country, and many local television stations under the three major television networks broadcast Notre Dame games.

John Werther exclaimed, "Bill is right, as long as we play with 100% attitude, no commentator will belittle us because of our lack of quality." ”

After shouting and leading his teammates to shout a few words, the captain whispered to his teammates on the offensive line around him: "Running the ball offense shouldn't work, this time we are mainly passing the attack, Bill, Kevin, Rodgers, you rush forward as much as possible, pass the ball to each other after receiving the ball, and ensure enough advancing yards." ”

A few of the people who were called took note of the captain's words, and as a quarterback, John is also quite good at passing the ball from a distance, especially the bullet ball that points to which to play.

After receiving the order, all the players of the team put on their helmets and rushed into the stadium with great momentum.

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

(End of chapter)