American winner takes all

Chapter 97 Special Mission (24)

Catherine, who went downstairs to watch and make breakfast, came back soon. She didn't realize that there was one less person in the room at this time. Looking at the "full of energy" Ethan, she immediately pounced on him.

"You don't know how much I miss you..." She took Ethan's arm and hugged herself.

"How much do you think?"

"My mouth is watering just thinking about you."

"Is this serious saliva?"

"Hey." Catherine turned around, leaned against Ethan's double-door refrigerator, and rubbed her face against it.

Ethan O'Connor, look what you have done, turning an innocent high school student into a bright and beautiful high school student.

Ethan thought.

Catherine's changes are now becoming more and more obvious.

And... became more sensitive.

"How far have you progressed with the girl next door?" Catherine asked with a smile.

Regardless of Catherine's playful smile now, if she knew that Charlize was hiding in the closet last night, she would probably rush over and pull Charlize's hair hard.

For the sake of the harmony of his family, Ethan could only temporarily deprive Catherine of her right to know.

"I do my hair from time to time and buy clothes and shoes. This week she is going to guest star in a movie." Ethan responded.

"Is it a serious movie?" Catherine turned over.

It's no wonder that Catherine has become less serious now. Living in this place, to be exaggerated, even the air may be filled with the smell of heather, and it is difficult not to think about other places.

"Of course." Ethan nodded.

Catherine then began to talk about various things she had seen at Yale this month, as well as some new friends she had made.

Fat Jenny, skinny little Bonnie, Elizabeth who is only slightly uglier than herself...

"Elizabeth is the daughter of a Utah copper mine owner. Her family also owns a hotel in Salt Lake City. Do you know how many brothers and sisters she has? A total of 26! She has six mothers and one father. This is the Mormon family, Her father must be very tired, right?" Catherine said casually.

"It's really tiring." Ethan nodded.

"Their family has dinner parties every weekend, with dozens of people sitting on a long table. It's quite spectacular when you think about it. One of the brothers who sent her to register wanted my phone number. I told her that I had a boyfriend."

Catherine chatted with Ethan about the other two roommates. Jenny was from Seattle, and her mother was an engineer at Boeing. Bonnie was from Boston, and her family made a living by fishing...

At noon, Charlize yawned and went downstairs. After staying in the closet all night last night, her whole body was naturally sore today.

"You're here. I heard Ethan say that you often make him midnight snacks during this time. Thank you." Catherine raised her eyes and smiled.

"It's just a casual thing. Is college life enjoyable?" Charlize sat opposite Ethan, next to Catherine.

At the lunch table, the chat between the two women took up most of the time, and Ethan tried to speak as little as possible.

The two of them were more harmonious than he imagined. Ethan felt that the Mormon issue had to be put on the agenda as soon as possible, and since this competition was held in Utah, he could learn more about it in detail.

After Mia came back in the evening, she took the three of them to a restaurant in the Sacred Valley for a big meal. From what Mia said, the script doctor's work was going very smoothly.

The script doctor helps people revise scripts, and sometimes has the right to authorize them. With the reputation of "Seven Deadly Sins" and Lisa's strong recommendation, plus Mia has regained her past feelings to some extent, her business ability is not bad, every month You can earn a good income from this.

Ethan also learned from Mia that the filming of the "Seven Deadly Sins" movie will officially begin. The starring lineup has been determined and is scheduled to be released next fall.I believe that with the release of the movie, Mia will be able to further increase her popularity in Hollywood.

Ethan and Catherine stayed together this weekend. Lisa also learned the news of Catherine's return from Mia, and did not take the initiative to call Ethan.

On weekend night, Ethan sent Catherine on the plane back to New Haven and swiped Lisa's card to pay the bill as usual.

On Monday afternoon, Thomas stood in front of everyone in the football team's tactical training room with a serious face. The lights in the room were all turned off, and the projector hit his face, flickering on and off.

He is dismantling the Rams' tactics for everyone and analyzing several difficult figures in the Rams.

This team has the best coach in Utah, Brody Benson, and last year’s best player in Utah, Sione Taufoou, who is also the team’s quarterback. South Pacific, belongs to the Polynesian race, like Dwayne Johnson.

It is worth mentioning that Dwayne Johnson’s early goal was to become a professional football player. In order for him to play the main role in high school, his family moved from California to Pennsylvania. In 1994, he was playing football at the University of Miami, where he served as a defensive tackle and was a national champion.

Defensive tackle Haloti Natta, who will become a dominant defensive tackle in the NFL in the future, is known as the greatest defensive player in the history of the Baltimore Ravens and the only defensive tackle with more than 500 tackles in his career.

Chris Houck, defensive end, played for the Pittsburgh Steelers for eleven seasons. Participated in the Super Bowl in 05.

Brian McNeil holds Utah's single-season receiving yard record with 1 yards.

Not to mention a core group of main players, including running backs and tight ends, bringing together young football talents from all over Utah.

Ethan sat in the front row and took notes very carefully. In addition to this tactical meeting, he would also have a small meeting with the head coach and offensive coordinator to discuss the tactics used in this game.

"Whoever still has questions can ask them now!" Thomas said to everyone at the end of the tactical meeting.

"I have a question." Cooper raised his hand.

"Where will we stay when we go to Salt Lake City this time?" Whether they went to San Francisco or Arizona, the lives of these high school players did not have any guarantee. They slept in shabby hotels and ate cold and hard food.This has a huge impact on the athletes' on-the-spot state.So much so that the team members complained.

When she went to San Francisco before, Grace didn't book a hotel for the team members, so she stayed in the school dormitory for one night. Unexpectedly, a month later, instead of getting better, the situation got worse.Grace made Ethan feel even worse than the previous sports director.

"This... I have already reported the relevant situation to the sports director." Thomas said indifferently.

"I will go to the sports director in person later to ask for clarification." Ethan took the initiative to speak at this time.

He can't take care of other teams right now, but he should take care of the football team's affairs.

That night, Ethan came to the sports director's office alone after finishing the tactical meeting.

There was no secretary at the door. Although the entire office was empty, the light in Grace's room was still on.

Ethan knocked on the door and entered.

Compared with her previous heartless state, Grace seemed to be on the verge of collapse at this time. Her hair looked messy and a large pile of documents was spread out on the table.

"I know, I know, I've already gone to look for you. Can you please give me some time?"

Ethan hadn’t explained his purpose of coming, but Grace took the initiative to tell him.

Before he finished speaking, he heard the phone on his desk ringing.

"I'm Grace, this is the final price, if you don't agree, I'll find another handball coach, fine, then that's it. Goodbye."

"The seats need to be inspected. I understand. I... will go find someone. I didn't forget about the plate separation. I am in contact..."

"What happened to the baseball team? The school can't pay a dime for that matter. He was injured while playing with others outside the school. Of course the school doesn't need to pay his medical expenses. Besides, the insurance company won't pay for it either. Compensation will be made in this case..."

In the past 10 minutes, Ethan kept hearing Grace talking on the phone with various sports projects. It seemed that she was really busy, and she might not be able to handle such problems at all.

After all, she was just a cheerleading coach before.

"I've had enough!" Grace finally stood up and unplugged the phone cord.

The office finally became quiet.

"Okay, tell me, what problems have arisen in the football team?" Grace crossed her hands and placed them on the table.

"We need at least a three-star hotel and enough food to replenish our physical strength." Ethan didn't waste any words.

"You are asking too much. You know, I arranged the itinerary for you at a price higher than the school's average price. The average price per person is 180 US dollars a day."

"180 US dollars? Are you sure it's 180, not 90?" Ethan asked.

"I'm sure it's $180."

"Who did you give this money to?"

"A travel company."

"They treat you like a fool." Ethan shrugged.

Obviously, Grace was treated as a pig by others. If she hadn't come in person today, both parties would have been kept in the dark.

Ethan began to talk in detail about these experiences of traveling to other cities for away games.

"Those bastards!" Grace picked up the phone without a phone line.

"No need to ask, this kind of thing cannot be explained clearly, and this time we have to do it in person." Ethan shook his head.

"But, I can't rush to Salt Lake City now." Grace felt helpless, then raised her eyelids and looked at Ethan.

Ethan was just about to recommend a hotel to Catherine's college classmate's house, but the next second he heard Grace suddenly say:
"How about I leave this matter to you? You said you would help me, and you can never break your promise."

Ethan thought for a while: "The 46-man roster, including the coaching staff, plus the coordination staff, is a total of 32400 people. Staying in Salt Lake City for three days will require a total travel budget of US$[-]."

Without saying a word, Grace wrote Ethan a check for $50000.

"Not only the football team, but also the cheerleading team must send people to cheer for you on site. According to NFHS regulations, the school's cheerleading team must participate in interstate competitions."

The full name of NFHS is the National Federation of State High School Associations (National Federation of State High School Associations), which is involved in almost all campus sports, including formulating rules, hosting competitions, and coordinating interstate competitions among states.

California's CIF is a member of the NFHS.

"Besides, I won't go with you this time. Please take care of the cheerleaders." Grace simply pushed everything to Ethan.

"and many more……"

"There's no hesitation. You can see that I really can't get away, so I agreed to your request." Grace said it all, and Ethan reluctantly accepted the temporary job.

"Okay, I finally finished one thing. I can get off work. Do you have a car? Send me back tonight. My car is broken down." Grace said as she stood up.

(End of this chapter)