In America, the winner takes all.

Chapter 279 A miserable preseason game

"According to the team's regulations, I can't reveal too many details, but I think the team needs to change." Ethan stopped at the last point.

The previous public questioning of Gailey was enough, and there was no need to completely break up with him.

Back in the locker room, his teammates obviously didn't know what Ethan said when facing an ESPN reporter. Some were reviewing it, while others were worried that their performance would be recognized by the coaching staff, especially the defensive staff. Their performance in this game was not good, and their performance was completely suppressed by the Raiders. In contrast, the offensive team members felt a little more relaxed. They counterattacked in the fourth quarter. If there was not much game time left, they might not have succeeded. Get the score back and even go ahead to win the game.

The team will spend the night in Oakland tonight and leave for Texas early the next morning. Ethan, Lisa and Hollywood stars will meet that night.

Compared to Ethan's career, which is not yet clear, Lisa's side is full of good news.

The first is her professional job, in the field of artist management. Relying on Ethan's relationship, Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman have officially signed to star in "The Witcher". If the cooperation between the two parties goes smoothly, maybe Li Sha will still have the opportunity to continue working with the two in the future.

Lisa used to suffer from the lack of business agents from big-name stars, and there was no other artist she could offer except Leonardo DiCaprio. But now with the support of these two people around her, she might be able to return to Hollywood's first-line agent.

In terms of sports agents, Peyton Manning signed a 6-year contract with the Colts for $4800 million, which comes with additional signing fees and incentive clauses. The total contract price has exceeded that of Ethan, and Lisa can make a lot of money from it. As for Charles Woodson's contract, it will be slightly worse. In addition, Ronaldinho in Brazil is valued by Arsenal, a club from the Premier League, because of his outstanding performance in the club, and is in further contact. Kobe Bryant has also gradually become favored by the Lakers owner Buss family due to his outstanding performance in recent years, not to mention that Ethan also found the future tennis star last year.

At present, these are already quite competitive sports agency companies in the industry. If we take into account who Ethan will sign in the future, a first-class rookie in the sports agency field is about to rise rapidly.

Secondly, her cooperation with Playboy magazine has further deepened, and the commissions obtained from this part of the agency business are not small in total. But the problem is that Lisa has no skills on her own. If she wants to eat them all, she has only one choice.

"Establish an independent brokerage company?" Ethan repeated.

Lisa has always been a partner of ICM. ICM, like other brokerage companies, belongs to an LLP (Limited Liability Partnership), which is different from a general joint-stock company (Corporation). In other words, it is a business Place.

LLP does not have a board of directors and is jointly managed by partners. The problem is that power is easily dispersed.

Lisa chose a variant company form, namely LP (limited partnership), which has the advantages of LLP and joint-stock companies. Partners are divided into managing partners and limited partners. The latter can still participate in dividends as partners, while management Partner rights can be further retained, and a professional management team can even be hired like a joint-stock company.

"The next step is to expand the team of agents and integrate the business. As for the London model agency, it can be merged into it in the future to form a comprehensive talent agency spanning modeling, sports, film and television."

"As for the models, now is not the time. Kate Moss and Gisele Bundchen can't stand alone. They still need time." Ethan shook his head.

"Then temporarily merge the resources in my hands." Lisa nodded.

After a while, two heavily covered Hollywood stars walked into the box. They came here tonight not only because of their cooperation with Lisa, but also because of Ethan.

"It's really a terrifying growth." Sandra Bullock recalled her previous investment in Ethan, and its terrifying rate of return had exceeded any investment product she had ever come into contact with before.

"This is just the beginning." Ethan made a position adjustment this year. He took out his money in the stock fund and bought all the stocks of a company called Microsoft.

With the advent of Windows 98, a cross-generation desktop operating system, Microsoft's market value has doubled within a year. For investors, it is like dollar bills falling from the sky.

As for the funds invested by several big stars, the proportion of Microsoft stocks is not large. Ethan has gained their trust, but there is no need to make too much money for them.

As for Nicole Kidman, she didn't say a word throughout the whole process, looking very worried and constantly pliing herself with alcohol.

During this period, Sandra asked again and again, but she shook her head and did not elaborate.

"Maybe Tom Cruise has a new love." Ethan said directly.

At this point, Nicole Kidman has made up her mind to divorce Tom Cruise.

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"Jerry, don't listen to that brat's nonsense. The Raiders have so many key players. It's impossible for us to win. This brat is just making something out of nothing. You have to believe me!"

Inside the offices at Texas Stadium, the atmosphere was a bit chilly.

"Gally, you know why I invited you to be the head coach. If you can't meet my requirements, I will let you go." Jerry Jones did not fully accept the defeat in the first preseason game.

"As for you, Ethan... My team strictly prohibits behavior that damages the reputation of the team. What you did disappoints me. Young man, if you have opinions about the head coach, you should report to me, not the first Time to reveal to the media." Jerry then looked at Ethan.

Next, Jerry announced the relevant penalties. Ethan would be fined. As for Gailey, there was no direct impact.

"You brat, don't think that just because Jerry sees you, you can do whatever you want. I'll let you know the consequences of annoying the head coach!"

After walking out of the office, Gai Li lowered his voice and spoke to Ethan.

"I have to admit that I did something wrong, and I shouldn't have disclosed it to the media, but my intention was to make the team better, and you should do the same, Coach Gailey," Ethan said. .

"Huh, don't think you're the only one who can say nice things." Gai Li sneered.

Looking at Gally's retreating back, Ethan's smile faded.

Personal grievances aside, the Dallas Cowboys are a complete mess tactically.

He could only wish Gally good luck.

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The second preseason game comes exactly one week later, as the Cowboys take on the Seattle Seahawks at home.

Unsurprisingly, Ethan was on the bench. Dallas sent out most of its main players in this game.

The Dallas Cowboys took the lead in the second and third quarters of the game, but after the Seahawks changed their lineup in the third quarter, they lost the ball four times in a row, including two fumbles and two interceptions, and were overtaken by the Seahawks.

Although Dallas once again took the lead thanks to the wonderful play of running back Emmitt Smith at the last moment, as the Seahawks kicked the free kick into the goal, Dallas ultimately lost the game by one point, 19-20.

To talk about the difference from the previous game, Dallas did not fall behind by a big score at the beginning of this game, but it also exposed problems such as poor form, lack of tacit understanding, and the head coach's lack of on-the-spot response ability.

With the end of the second preseason game, the team also ushered in major layoffs. A group of players who performed poorly in the first two preseason games missed opportunities, and several other players who did not get a chance to play were directly missed this season. roster, they were sent away to look for other opportunities.

During this week, the team conducted a lot of full equipment training. Ethan was still on the edge. His daily work was limited to passing the ball to his teammates. In addition to Troy, the absolute main force, the original No. 2 four-pointer in the team Guard Jason Garrett was used frequently again, and even the third quarterback Mike Quinn began to participate more or less in the team's offensive drills. In the third preseason game, the team was highly motivated and strived to defeat the New England Patriots on the road.

But New England is not the Oakland Raiders, who finished first in the AFC East last year. The team's performance is very stable. The team's main quarterback Drew Bledsoe was the No. 27 pick in , and later became the youngest Pro Bowl quarterback in history. At the age of , he is in the prime of his career. Expect.

Objectively speaking, the Dallas Cowboys have indeed made the adjustments they deserve, and their offense is smoother than in the first two preseason games. However, this time they encountered the Patriots led by Drew Bledsoe.

In addition to making good progress in the opening few offenses, Dallas made no achievements in the rest of the game. The rhythm of the game was controlled by the Patriots in all aspects, and ultimately lost the game by a score of 3-21.

The game was almost one-sided, and it looked like the Patriots won the game easily without even using their full strength. This brought the simmering dissatisfaction among Cowboys fans to a boil.

This time, almost no one blamed Ethan for the problem. After all, Ethan did not play in the last two preseason games, and his performance in the first game was enough to prove himself.

After the post-game press conference, Gailey was surrounded by reporters.

"No matter from any angle, the team is facing problems now. How will you deal with it as the head coach?"

"I have to correct your question. The team has not encountered any problems at present. This year the Trident has returned and we have conducted more tactical training. The results of the preseason do not represent the real strength of the team. Maybe the next game Dallas will still lose the game, no one can say for sure." Gailey explained in a pretending to be relaxed.

As soon as he said this, when he saw the surprised expressions of the reporters present, Gally realized that he had said the wrong thing.

"I mean, we will try our best to play every game. No one wants the team to lose, but we currently have to go through the pain of re-adjustment. This is certain." Gailey quickly corrected.

"So when will the running-in end? After the regular season starts, if Dallas continues to lose, does it mean that the running-in is still going on."

Gailey's explanation was a bit weak, and reporters soon asked him.

"This...each of us is responsible for the team's loss."

"Then do you hold the greatest responsibility?"

"Of course not, the performance of the players is the most important thing."

"In other words, the losses are all because of the players?"

"Hey, I didn't say that, you're tampering with my statement!" Gally yelled.

"But you do mean it, don't you?"

For Gailey, who had just become the head coach, it may not be easy to deal with reporters alone. In the end, the media director personally came to help him out, and several other staff members took him away from the crowd.

As for the team, they ushered in ultra-high-intensity training this week. This time, not only external fans and media, but also the team's internal critics criticized Gailey's actions. A free agent expressed dissatisfaction during practice, only to be informed of layoffs the next day.

Ethan was still a marginalized person this week, quietly watching Gai Li's dazzling and sexy moves.

The result is naturally unlikely to be any better.

The fourth preseason game faced the St. Louis Rams, a team that has been weak in the past two years.

Compared with the BIG D Dallas Cowboys, which has a huge number of fans, the Rams have just moved to St. Louis a few years ago. The team ranked last in the NFC West last year at 5-11, but even with this weak team, the Cowboys The team was still no match and lost the game 14-22.

This further erupted the fans' dissatisfaction.

"First we lost to the Raiders, then we lost to the Seahawks, then we lost to the Rams, and then we couldn't lose at all. I really didn't save any face."

"Why hasn't Jerry Jones fired Gailey yet?"

"Ethan O'Connor has become a victim, who will be the next victim? The entire Dallas Cowboys team!"

In the BBS called Pro football talk, some fans vented their dissatisfaction.

Gailey became increasingly hysterical and even had a quarrel with Emmitt Smith, one of the Tridents, during training.

On August 8, in the last round of the preseason, the Cowboys faced their last opponent, the Jacksonville Jaguars. The latter was much stronger than the Rams, and ranked only behind the Pittsburgh Steelers last year.

Sure enough, the Dallas Cowboys once again lost the game by a big score of 20-42.

Five preseason games, all losses, successfully ranked last in the year.

In the locker room after the fifth game, the atmosphere dropped to freezing point like never before.

Gally's face became extremely pale, and he had a premonition of what would happen next.

Sure enough, just ten minutes after the game ended, Stephen Jones, the team's executive vice president and director of team personnel, came to the locker room with his father's order.

"The team will make a difficult choice. Thomas Chandler Gailey will no longer serve as the team's head coach. The team's head coach position will be temporarily transferred to the team's defensive coordinator Dave Campo. Sorry Galey." Stephen Jones shook his head.

Gailey had a premonition of his fate and showed no anger when faced with the dismissal.

"Thank you Jerry for giving me this opportunity." He shook his head and walked out of the locker room alone.

As for the players, including Ethan, they all looked at the defensive coordinator Dave Campo who was standing silently aside...

(End of this chapter)