In America, the winner takes all.

Chapter 129 Increase the dose (34)

"Debt collection? What kind of debt are you asking for? I just didn't answer your call, so I don't owe you money?" Ethan spread his hands.

"I won't mention the medical expenses, but what about my lost work pay? I was lying in bed for seven weeks, my endorsement partner is gone, and my perfume endorsement and catwalk show are all gone. This is all money. ..." Kate began to babble, what about six blue and eight red, two of the three versions of "vouge" have yellow covers, and one is an independent cover.

"This doesn't count the subsequent impact on me. This incident has done a lot of damage to my reputation, enough to affect my entire career. You can't even imagine how those people talked about me behind my back! All of this has been done to me. Ruined!" Kate jumped up and down anxiously, wishing she could give Ethan Bongbang a few old punches now.

The blame lies solely on the reporters outside the hospital. The trouble may even have been laid when the emergency call was made. Thinking about it now, it is meaningless to think about who specifically leaked the news.

Judging from Kate's tone, DiCaprio's evaluation of her at that time was not exaggerated at all. She was the most popular new model in the past two years.

"All in all, you owe me a lot, do you understand?" Kate concluded.

Maybe this sentence is the key point.

"No matter what method you use, you have to repay me!"

"Does answering the phone count?"

"What do you think?" Kate asked, looking like she wasn't ready to give up.

Blackmailed me, right?

"It's just a joke. Although things have happened, no matter what you do, you can't completely erase it all, but at least you can save some public opinion..." Ethan couldn't help but say.

"What can you, a rugby player, do?" Kate asked.

"It's just a rugby player who can figure it out." Ethan seemed a little sure.

In the evening, the two had dinner together, and Kate explained to Ethan how to treat him in the hospital and how to quit cigarettes and tranquilizers.

Ethan asked more about her current work situation.Only then did Kate tell the truth.The main reason is that some previously signed contracts cannot be fulfilled due to being bedridden. As for new job opportunities, the specific situation will not be known until after the Christmas holiday. The previous words were more to scare Ethan.As for the method Ethan provided her, she was ready to try it.

"I just had a few days to spare this time, so I flew here. I didn't expect you to make me wait in the cold wind for a whole afternoon!" She said angrily.

"That's the wrong time for you to come. Remember to inform me in advance next time."

"Of course I informed you, but you didn't answer my call."

"...I will answer your calls in the future." Ethan nodded.

After eating, the two of them returned to their homes. Kate's injury had not healed, and the doctor did not recommend that she engage in strenuous exercise.

Ethan returned home alone.

The home was empty. Since returning from Hawaii last time, Lisa began to formally look for acting opportunities for Charlize. However, before she could find a suitable role, a man from Hertzfield called Lisa.

The other party said that he once worked on the crew of "The Devil's Cornfield 3" and he admired Charlize's performance very much. Now he has a movie in hand and wants to invite Charlize to join the crew and play a supporting actress.

Ethan read the script specifically, and as a manager, he made the decision without hesitation and rejected the idea for Charlize.

The script is clearly written, and there are large-scale passionate scenes, including "a little" nudity.

As for Charlize herself, on the one hand, she felt that this was an opportunity, but on the other hand, she was a little hesitant. Considering that Lisa was still looking for other opportunities for herself, she finally agreed with Ethan's opinion.

I originally thought that the matter would be over, but who knew that Herzfeld contacted Ethan again within a few days and expressed his willingness to make corresponding changes to the scene. He may really think that Charlize is very suitable, or maybe he has not found the match. Matching replacement actors.

In the end, Charlize joined the crew, and most of the filming of the film was actually in the town of Valley, south of the Sacred Valley. I haven't returned to this point yet. I guess there are night scenes. Being an actor is actually quite hard sometimes, especially when there is nothing. A young actor with a voice.

As for Mia, she naturally went to fool around with Lisa again.Ethan is destined to stay alone in the empty room tonight.

But Ethan was not idle either. He turned on the video recorder while playing the iron, and played several video tapes that Thomas gave him yesterday.

It was the game video of the Manny High School Hurricanes, the first opponent BHHS had to face in the national finals.

Sixteen teams competed against each other in pairs, using a cruel one-on-one competition system. There is no group stage, no loser group, and no round-robin points to determine the final champion.

The first eight games were played simultaneously, with only three days between each round. Except for the final, all opponents and home and away games were selected by drawing lots.It can be said that there is almost no extra preparation time.

Manny High School belongs to the Midwest Division, which includes Iowa (IA), Kansas (KS), Minnesota (MN), Missouri (MO), Nebraska High school teams in California (NE) and North Dakota (ND).

Similar to BHHS, Manny High School also went through many battles along the way and encountered multiple state championship teams, and finally reached the national finals.

The quarterback of Manny High School is exactly what Ethan has seen before - Tommy Frazier, the black quarterback who once threw a football at Ethan in the All-Star Game training base.

Although as early as the 1988 Super Bowl, there was a black quarterback as the starter and successfully won the Super Bowl.

But today, six years later, black quarterbacks are not a common phenomenon. Only five black quarterbacks have started in the NFL throughout the entire season.Among all positions on the field, black players account for the smallest proportion.

For a long time, people's inherent impression was that it was difficult for black people to be qualified for the position of quarterback.The proportion of black people in the league is relatively small, accounting for only 3% of the total number of players, and the vast majority are wide receivers.

Most black quarterbacks have excellent movement and passing abilities, which Tomi of Manny High School has also inherited.

It can be said that he can break away as quickly as a wide receiver, has the charging ability of a running back, and can also make quick and accurate passes. His overall strength is very strong.

In the few games that Ethan quickly watched, Tommy had a more eye-catching performance.

However, the purpose of Thomas videotaping Ethan was to let him watch more of the movements of the Manny High School defensive team, and Ethan quickly switched to the defensive team's turn.

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At the same time, in a room covered with posters of black actresses such as Halle Berry and Angela Bassett, Tommy Fraser was doing almost the same thing as Ethan, lifting irons and watching Watching BHHS game tape.

Ethan watched the tape for defensive team formation, while Tommy watched the tape for one purpose.

Observe Ethan O'Connor carefully, observe his every movement, every detail, every collision, every escape.

This observation has been going on for some time.

To be precise, it was the first time he noticed on TV that Ethan could skillfully use his own rushing habits, and a brand new idea came to his mind.

If Ethan can learn my skills, why can't I learn his?

In Tommy's view, Ethan's rampant impact quarterback is undoubtedly very suitable for him.

It’s not just Tommy, there are actually coaches and quarterbacks from schools and even universities. After Ethan began to frequently engage in such close-quarters contact, they all began to think about the new possibilities of this kind of quarterback, and even began to Begin to be used in actual combat.

But most people have not achieved very good results, and Tommy is one of the few who stands out among the many imitators of Ethan O'Connor.

To this end, he put in a lot of brutal training, and the amount of training was more than double that of previous All-Star games.And as Pat said before, he's been taking steroids.

It is injected according to a fixed 8-week cycle, with 30 mg injected daily for the first five weeks and discontinued for the next three weeks.

In the last two cycles, he did not stop injecting, and he took 15mg a day for the next three weeks.After increasing the dosage, his body has begun to experience some related side effects, and his heart, kidneys and liver have begun to have problems. For this reason, his physical coach and team doctors have advised him to reduce the dosage or directly stop taking the medication.

And Tommy is indeed prepared to do this, but only after winning the national championship.

Just as I was thinking about it, the clock on the table rang.Tommy took out a disposable syringe and injected the steroid intramuscularly from the outside of the thigh. When he opened his clothes, he could clearly see the huge muscles that were so thick that they were almost deformed.

Looking at the body in the mirror that gradually turned into a mountain of meat, Tommy laughed excitedly.

He enjoyed this god-like power within himself.

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In a restaurant downstairs of the ICM headquarters, Ethan met the chubby Simone again.

At this time, Susan was still sitting next to Ethan. It was she who made initial contact with Simone and called Ethan over for formal negotiations.

"I thought this Ms. Susan was your mother. I was still thinking that she was a little too young." This was also the first time Simone saw Susan in person, and he couldn't help but compliment her.

"Let's get down to business. How much are you prepared to pay?" Ethan looked at each other.

"There is a special sponsorship pricing within the company, corresponding to three categories of amateur players, amateur category C 1, category B 3, category A 5, for one year. I think with Ethan's ability, he will naturally be regarded as a category A player."

"Only fifty thousand?" Ethan leaned back, which was much lower than he expected.

"This is the upper limit of Wilson's company and has always been the standard." Simeone explained.

"You have to know that the conditions that Nike proposed before are much higher than this price, and this is not the upper limit of the other party. The appeal that Ethan can bring is more than a few hundred pairs of sneakers. It is impossible for us to accept this price. "

There was no need for Ethan to speak further. Susan next to him immediately took the initiative to speak.

Although she was only Lisa's secretary, she had stood by and seen Lisa argue for her clients many times. Over time, she had become accustomed to it, and her attitude at this time was very strong.

"Well... you also know that our promotional strategy is not focused on sneakers, but on professional equipment for games." Simeone looked a little embarrassed.

It’s not that Wilson Company is stingy, but because it’s such a big size, sneakers are not their main product, and naturally they don’t have much budget.

"Then we can only go back and start a new round of negotiations." Susan picked up the coffee.

"I can go back and negotiate with my boss, but even so, the extent of improvement is very limited." Simeone told the truth.

Susan looked at Ethan at this time.

"I think it's better to find another way...how about sponsoring this competition alone?" Ethan said at this time.

　Chapter 4 is estimated to be around one o'clock.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)