America 1979

Chapter 107

Wednesday night, November [-]th.

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

"Why did you come to such a remote place?" Olivia asked curiously as she rubbed her arm.

The weather has turned cooler, the temperature remains at [-] or [-] degrees Celsius during the day, and drops to [-] degrees Celsius at night.People's clothing has changed from short-sleeved, shorts, and skirts in summer to thick clothes such as trench coats, suits, and thin sweaters.

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

"Because Sophia lives near here, and I'm also a celebrity. When I go to eat with people around the school, someone will catch up and say hello. You don't want to be suddenly surrounded by a large group of boys when you are joking with me!"

Mr. Ferrari already has the awareness of being wary of unscrupulous reporters and paparazzi taking pictures. Recently, he and Olivia met in remote hotels to prevent information from being leaked.

"Uh... Actually, I like that kind of atmosphere. Isn't the advantage of falling in love with a campus star just to be in the limelight? What's wrong with letting those ordinary students see us walking together? Kissing you in front of a girl!"

After hesitating for a while, Olivia expressed her true thoughts.

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

Olivia nodded like a chicken pecking at it, she felt that her boyfriend was being too cautious.

After Bill took her hand and touched it for a while, he motioned her to lean forward.The two are located at the corner of the restaurant, surrounded on three sides, and only the area behind Olivia can pass by people, and the backrest of the seat is very high, forming a small independent space around the dining table.So unceremoniously, Bill held his new girlfriend's head to his mouth and began to gnaw each other.

Two minutes later, "Sophia hasn't come yet, there is no one here for the time being, you squat under the table."

Bill was half ordering and half negotiating, and asked Olivia to act as she said.

"You are too bad. Fortunately, I brought a toothbrush, otherwise I won't know how to eat later."

She complained a bit, but she acted quite neatly.

"To be honest, the vibe on the West Coast is really different from that in New York. The girls there are too conservative."

While Bill adjusted his position, he chatted casually with his girlfriend.

The Northeast, where whites first colonized on a large scale, is the most conservative in the United States, and the West Coast is much more open.In terms of class, the lower class has no scruples and plays very fancy. The game of the rich is beyond the imagination of the middle class and the lower class people; only the middle class families caught in the middle can neither let go nor afford it, and the overall tends to be conservative .

From a racial point of view, Irish and Italians who believe in Catholicism are more conservative, and African Americans generally play flowers.Although Olivia is of Italian descent, she is quite liberal in matters of men and women. At least after several battles between Bill and her, there is nothing she can't do.

The waitress in uniform came once, and walked away after learning that the customer had no intention of ordering.After Olivia paused twice for retching, Sophia finally arrived.

"Here!" While beckoning his friend to walk to this corner, Bill told Olivia to sit back on the sofa quickly.

"Why do you suddenly want to invite me to dinner? Is it to thank me for helping you two?"

Sophia graciously sat on the sofa opposite the couple, and Olivia, who had already tidied up her grooming, smiled at the guest, "I'm going to the bathroom, Bill, you can order for me, you can eat anything you want."

She left with her bag.

"The main thing is to discuss." After Olivia walked away, Bill could say more, "You are now a junior, right? I heard that you are going to graduate in July next year, and you have no intention of continuing your studies? "

Sophia nodded, "That's right. I majored in film and media studies, and I plan to work in this industry in the future. A high degree is not very useful."

She was born in a middle-class Italian family near San Francisco, and it would be a good choice to go to the south of Los Angeles to work in the film and television circles.

"Coincidentally, I just need an agent who is responsible for publicizing my image. For example, if I do a good deed, you can find reporters and the media to report it; another example is to contact some non-profit organizations fighting for equal rights and let me appear on the stage. In short, I will take care of things on the field, and you will help me with things off the field.”

Although the NCAA clearly prohibits college athletes from signing their own agents, players who don't operate their image in college because of this are so stupid and innocent.

Bill has been playing the starting tight end for half a season. Coach Yevgeny, who has a good relationship with him, hinted that he can start to create exposure regularly to increase his popularity and positive image. Fans are a big help.

After thinking about it, Mr. Ferrari decided to contact Sophia to see if she was willing to do this.

"Me? Can I do it?" Sophia looked at Bill in surprise, "As far as I know, Joe Montana's management team is from a big company, and they can even choose suitable advertisements for him, such as the schick razor advertisement .I heard that the second career of football stars is very important, because you retire early, and the second career will affect the quality of life in the second half of your life. I should not be able to help you contact the advertisement."

Mr. Ferrari's idea is to let Sophia help run the university for more than a year and the early stage of his career, which is equivalent to a transition agent, but this cannot be said.

"I'm not going to be as tall as Joe Montana in my life, he's a quarterback, he gets more attention than any other star. You just need to connect me with affirmative action organizations, let me get a chance to play, and , Just let me show my face on local TV regularly, commercials or something, it’s not time to think about it yet.”

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

"I still think I will delay your career, at least I don't have any connections, and I can't help you develop a career outside of the court."

She still refused due to lack of ability.

Bill heard that she still had ideas. Even at a rate of 530%, the agent of a football star could get an annual salary of [-] to [-] US dollars. Last year, the national median income was only [-] US dollars. , the average income is only [-] US dollars, and the annual salary of [-] to [-] is already quite high.

"You have contacts, too!" Bill continued to encourage her, "That Nicholas Coppola, you always count him as friends, right? His uncle is a big director, and only those senior managers of big companies can get acquainted with director Coppola, and You've done that indirectly."

Bad movie king Nicolas Cage lived in his uncle's house for more than a year, and he has a very close relationship with his uncle.In order to pursue acting skills, he came to San Francisco to attend drama school in junior high school, and many local Italians got acquainted with him because of this.

"The daughter of the great director Coppola with the same name as me also knows me. If you need it during the off-season, it is not difficult to ask her to help you with a guest role." Sophia calculated her network resources, and suddenly realized that it is not very difficult Poor, "Then why don't I try, if I don't do well, you can find the 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."

Such an important position as a manager has to be his own. This Sophia is very reliable in her work and has a very trendy concept. She is a good transitional candidate.

After discussing the business, Bill beckoned the waitress to come and take an order. Since Mr. Ferrari had always acted like he was rich, Sophia was not polite and ordered what she wanted.After Bill finished ordering for himself and his girlfriend, he began to order specific tasks.

"In the past few weeks, you have helped me find those traditional white communities in Santa Clara County. The ones without public transportation are more high-end. I am going to buy a house, and it is more convenient to do things."

Areas with convenient public transportation mean that low-income groups will gradually increase.

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

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

"It's nothing, we will have a fixed date in the future." Bill, who put his arms around his slender waist, explained to her.

……

December [-], Saturday afternoon.

The Stanford University football stadium is still crowded with more than 6 people. Although this game did not attract the attention of the San Francisco public like the red and white team and the Golden Bears, it attracted many fans scattered across the country, as well as the visiting team University of Notre Dame. A diehard fan of the school team.

"Disaster, why are we ranked in this top team, this is the alma mater of the NFL's top quarterback Joe Montana."

Before the opening, in the player channel, one of the wide receivers, Kevin Moon, lamented unceasingly.

Unlike most Div-1 college teams, the University of Notre Dame does not belong to any conference, it is one of five independent teams.

According to NCAA statistics, the cumulative wins of the University of Notre Dame football team are third in the country, second only to the University of Michigan and the University of Alabama, and the cumulative winning percentage is the second in the country, only one hundred behind the University of Michigan. [-]/[-].

Such a strong strength naturally won the corresponding status.The red and white teams of Stanford University, the Bruins of UCLA, the Longhorns of Texas A&M University, the Buckeyes of Ohio State University, the Golden Bears of UCB, and the Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama all need to be in their respective leagues. The University of Notre Dame team only needs to play the [-] games required for the season, and can usually be invited to participate in the vacant bowl game.

"Who made us perform so well last season? According to NCAAF regulations, the stronger the last season, the stronger the opponent we will be in." Bill patted him on the shoulder and gave him some comfort, "Just play as usual, Although there are more media broadcasting this game, no one will criticize us because of our strength. If we are criticized, it is because we did not work hard.”

The University of Notre Dame team, like the Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama and the Longhorns of Texas A&M University, has fans all over the country. Many local TV stations under the jurisdiction of the three major television networks will broadcast Notre Dame games.

John Wilt shouted: "Bill is right, as long as we play with a 100% attitude, no commentator will belittle us because of our lack of strength."

He raised his arms and shouted, leading his teammates to follow suit, and the captain whispered to the offensive teammates around him: "Running offense should not work, this time we will focus on passing offense, Bill, Kevin, Rodgers, you guys Go forward as much as you can, catch the ball and pass it to each other to get enough yardage."

The few people who were pointed out took note of the captain's words. As a quarterback, John is also very good at long-distance passing, especially when it comes to hitting bullets.

After receiving the order, all the players of the team put on their helmets and stormed into the pitch that was already in full swing.

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

(End of this chapter)