In America, the winner takes all.

Chapter 308 Superstar Opportunity (6K)

"After defeating the Vikings, the Cowboys became the only team in the league to lose only one game. There are still four rounds left in the next game. The Cowboys have already determined to enter the playoffs, as stated in the last game. , the Cowboys are charging towards their sixth Super Bowl trophy in team history..."

"Which opponent do you most want the Cowboys to face in the playoffs?" Penny handed the microphone to Ethan.

Today, Penny has a new hairstyle. It seems that she just had her hair done last night. Her wavy hair looks slightly charming, and her makeup is also very delicate.

Are you preparing for Thanksgiving dinner tonight?

"What the Cowboys need to do now is to keep the No. 1 seed. The Cowboys are not afraid of any opponent." Ethan faced the camera and showed full confidence.

1998 is the last year of NFL expansion. This year, the American League and the National League each have three divisions. The champion of each division automatically advances to the playoffs. They are divided into seeds 1 to 3 according to their performance. The second place in each division is 4. No. 5 and No. 6 seeds.

There are four rounds in the playoffs. The first round is a wild card game. No. 4 will play against the No. 6 seed at home, and No. 3 will play against the No. 5 seed at home. The top two will get a bye.

The second round is called the divisional round, with the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds facing the winners of these two games at home.

In the end, the two teams compete in the league finals to determine the league champion this season.

Finally, it’s the Super Bowl, pitting two conference champion teams against each other!

Early next year, Super Bowl XXXIII will be held at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.

In order to retain the No. 1 seed, the Cowboys must not slack off.

"Also, in the first quarter of the game, after you scored a touchdown, you came in front of a DCC cheerleader. Can the audience reveal her identity? Are you in a relationship?" Penny then asked, her eyes looking straight. Staring at Ethan.

Public tools are for private use, right?

There was a slight embarrassment on Ethan's face, not because he deliberately concealed it, but because he was training frequently during this period and Penny was also busy with her own affairs, so the two had no chance to meet.

It’s better not to do anything like this in the future, at least… give notice in advance.

After the interview, Penny rolled her eyes at Ethan and prepared to leave without looking back.

Ethan stepped forward to explain, saying that this was necessary publicity.

"So? Don't tell me that you two are okay." Penny turned away from looking at Ethan.

His expression changed in the next second, and he was even a little panicked.

"She's here!" Penny whispered to Ethan.

"Reporter Weber, hello...my name is Kelsey, nice to meet you." Kelsey came over, her voice was very soft, her face was already red.

Penny was also a little embarrassed. She was so eloquent in front of the camera just now and she didn't know what to say now.

It was Ethan who solemnly introduced the two of them respectively.

"We will be a family from now on, Penny. I remember that Fox TV station has a lot of additional interview tasks, and Kelsey needs these exposures."

"Kelsey, you have to cooperate with Penny's work. This is a very good exposure opportunity for you."

"In the future, we are not allowed to undermine each other, let alone treat each other as enemies. We must respect each other." Ethan reminded us in particular.

Penny nodded but didn't say anything.

Kelsey was a little at a loss, but also didn't make any comments.

Ethan was very satisfied with the performance of the two, and then looked at Penny and asked her about her vacation arrangements for the past few days.

Penny shook her head at this time: "I have to go back to Montgomery tonight. Let Kelsey follow you back and say hello to Mia and others for me."

Ethan can be seen every week, but the family cannot go back several times throughout the year. Penny still decides to go home to reunite with her family.

Ethan also expressed his understanding, and then the three of them separated. Penny left first. Ethan and Kelsey went to change clothes respectively. The two agreed to meet in the parking lot outside the stadium.

When they returned to the locker room, teammates were already discussing how to spend the Thanksgiving break.

Most of the players are already married, and playboys like Billy are still in the minority. Daryl Johnston even extended an invitation to Ethan to go hiking at the Cedar Ridge Preserve south of Dallas.

The long-term high-intensity exercise has caused Ethan to want to be paralyzed at home during the holidays. He is obviously not very interested in this proposal, but there are many teammates around him who respond.

"Ethan, Ms. Charlotte, please go over and talk to her in detail now."

Just then, a voice came from the door.

Ethan turned around and found Kelly, the manager of DCC, standing outside the door.

There were many staff members, including women, coming and going outside the locker room of the stadium, so Kelly could naturally come here unimpeded.

Call me now?

"Ask her to call me if you have any questions." Ethan shook his head, Kelsey was still waiting for him.

"She said you have to see her no matter what, it won't take much of your time." Kelly shook her head and laughed.

Ethan shrugged and had to quickly change his clothes, and then he and Kelly went to see Charlotte in the box above the stage.

On the way, Kelly mentioned the Star Project to Ethan.

Speaking of which, Charlotte is just giving orders, the real work is done by DCC manager Kelly and choreographer Judy.

"It's really a crazy plan. If it succeeds, it will be of great help to the development of DCC." Kelly thought for a while and said.

The origin of sports cheerleading is DCC. For so many years, DCC has been imitated and never surpassed. As the leading cheerleading team, Kelly also wanted to see where the upper limit of cheerleading is.

It's not that the Jones family can't find partners, but as Ethan is a team member and has connections in Hollywood, he is the most suitable person to do this at the moment.

To take a step back, if he can really make a name for himself, it won't be too late to kick Ethan out when the time comes. Kelly thought like this, but forgot that Charlotte was the one who made the final decision.

Soon Kelly took Ethan into a box. As soon as Ethan came in, he saw Charlotte standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, with her back to her.

Kelly left directly and closed the door.

"I'm too tolerant of you, Ethan. Do you know how much trouble your reckless behavior just caused me?" Charlotte turned her head and said through gritted teeth.

I'm not doing this for the Star Project, why are you angry with me? Ethan felt that the temper of the second princess of the Cowboys was really unpredictable.

"Also, what's the situation between you and Team Kelsey?" Charlotte asked next, glaring at Ethan fiercely with her almond-shaped eyes.

It seemed like that was what really pissed her off.

You won’t be jealous of Kelsey, right?

"My mother came to Dallas, why don't you come home with me tonight and meet her." Ethan looked at Charlotte's angry face and said calmly.

"Hurry up and die." Charlotte yelled angrily.

"Anyway, you have to clean up for me every week. What's wrong with asking you to go a few days earlier?" Ethan was not afraid at all.

Although the two had reached an agreement before, Ethan never thought about actually using her, he just talked about it verbally.

"I'm not going, I will never go!" Charlotte said bitterly, and then left angrily.

"let's go."

Ethan heard Charlotte shouting at Kelly outside.

And when Ethan came to the parking lot and just walked to the car, a figure suddenly came out from the side, and then Ethan felt a soft body throw into his arms.

"They kept asking me questions, and I finally ran out." Kelsey stood on tiptoes so that she could reach Ethan's cheek.

At this time, Kelsey took off her DCC blue and white uniform and put on a denim jacket. She wore a black collar around her neck with a round metal decoration on the top. In addition, she also wore earrings.

Ethan kissed her forehead, took the initiative to open the car door, and let Kelsey get in the car.

"Mia is from Los Angeles, she should be dressed fashionably, right?"

"I'm so nervous now."

"Besides Mia, who else is here? Will your sister be here?" Kelsey kept asking questions on the way, and Ethan answered them one by one.

Catherine was originally planning to arrive, but suddenly she had urgent work. As for Lisa, she was also unable to arrive tonight because of work.

So, in addition to Mia, there is also Grace at home, and... Ethan is still not sure whether Charlize Theron will come.

If there is one mother who has the least connection with her children, it must be Charlize Theron.

Objectively speaking, it does have something to do with my busy schedule.

But Charlize Theron never took the initiative to call. As for their children, she didn’t let Ethan take care of them at all. She was like a single mother, raising her children independently. Speaking of which, the two had not seen each other for a long time. .

The apartment where Ethan lived was not far from the stadium. A few minutes later, Ethan took Kelsey upstairs. As soon as the key was turned, the door was opened from the inside.

A woman with short blond hair looked at Ethan and Kelsey outside the door.

"Charlize, you are getting more and more beautiful. It's so nice to see you." Ethan immediately shamelessly stepped forward and hugged Charlize.

Ethan acted as if there was no one around and kissed Charlize hard. Charlize was a little shy, especially when he saw a young girl standing behind Ethan.

"Ms. Charlize, you are more beautiful than you look on the big screen." Kelsey said slowly.

Charlize did not respond, said nothing, let the two of them come in first, and then closed the door.

At this time, Mia and Grace, who heard the noise, had just walked to the door.

"Welcome, Kelsey." Mia opened her arms very warmly, hugged Kelsey, and saluted face to face.

"Nice to meet you, Aunt Mia." Kelsey still looked very nervous.

Then Kelsey and Grace looked at each other.

The two of them didn't even know how to say hello, and in the end Ethan took the initiative to introduce them to them.

It was completely different from the happy atmosphere that Ethan had imagined. In fact, the atmosphere at the scene could be described as awkward. And this embarrassment has appeared since Charlize arrived just now.

Catherine and Lisa had met each other before, and now the three women had only heard about each other from Ethan's mouth. But the unfamiliarity was only temporary. Ethan pulled Charlize and Grace to sit down and asked Kelsey to sit next to them. Ethan first asked Grace about the Independence Bowl.

Although Ethan has graduated from college, the Independence Bowl will still be held. It will be December soon, and this year's Independence Bowl will also enter the final preparations.

When it comes to college football, we have to mention Ethan’s alma mater. After Ethan left, Alabama’s performance plummeted, with five wins and five losses in the ten SEC league games. Not to mention becoming the SEC champion, even in the Western Division. Internally, it only ranked third. Due to poor results, head coach Eugene Sterling also left the team, which is really disappointing.

Fortunately, in the Iron Bowl that ended four days ago, Alabama narrowly defeated Auburn University, which was not considered a complete defeat.

As for the two teams participating in the Independence Bowl, the SEC was invited to Tennessee State University and the big12 was Nebraska. The two teams still continued their hot momentum as they did a few years ago.

Ethan was communicating with Grace about the preparations for the competition, and he was unaware that Kelsey's performance next to him was becoming more and more surprising.

"It turns out you were the one planning the Independence Bowl." Kelsey muttered, obviously not expecting Ethan to be the director behind the scenes.

"You don't think I'm just a player, do you?" Ethan laughed.

"Wait a minute, you were still a junior the year the Independence Bowl resumed, right?" Kelsey discovered another key point.

"That's right, being a student actually has no impact on me."

Kelsey imagined Ethan at that time, and then thought of herself, and then she realized that there was such a huge gap between Ethan and his peers.

"You are so awesome." Kelsey couldn't help but shook her head and sighed.

"Otherwise, why would you like her? Are you right, Grace?" Ethan stretched out his hand and rubbed Grace's leg a few times.

Grace seemed a little shy at this time, after all, there were other people around.

"That's so embarrassing. Then won't you faint tonight?" Ethan teased.

Grace hammered Ethan angrily.

Ethan heard Charlize say from behind: "I'm going back to the hotel to rest tonight."

"It's not convenient for me, I'm having my period." Seeing Ethan turn around, Charlize explained.

No wonder he had such a stinking face, Ethan patiently asked about Charlize's acting career during this period.

At this time, Charlize had already gained some fame in Hollywood, starring with big names such as Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino. She had passed the initial stage and entered a period of rapid rise.

However, her acting career is not commercial at all. They are either low-cost romance films, thrillers, or boring period dramas, which are far from the current commercial blockbusters in Hollywood.

Judging from Charlize's tone, this was a helpless move.

Today's Charlize is not a traditional blonde beauty. She has a playful and neutral short hair. Although not as stunning as long hair, it is more attractive. Plus, with emerald eyes, people will never forget it after one look.

After listening to Charlize’s narration, Ethan could only try to feel relieved:

"The future will be yours."

"Thank you." Charlize nodded, now leaning on the back of the sofa with her elbows, watching Ethan communicate with Grace and Kelsey.

She wanted to speak several times, but she never spoke. It was obvious that she was caught in some kind of dilemma, just like she was hesitating whether to come to Dallas or not.

During the Thanksgiving dinner in the evening, Charlize rarely spoke, and this appearance fell into Ethan's eyes.

"I'm just thinking about which drama I should take on." Charlize laughed.

"Don't answer any of them." Ethan shook his head.

"Huh?" Charlize was obviously confused and didn't understand why Ethan would say such a thing.

In Ethan's opinion, there is really no need to film the scenes Charlize mentioned.

"I remember you worked with Keanu Reeves in The Devil's Advocate, why not try working with him again."

"I heard that he accepted a science fiction action movie invested by Time Warner, what is it called..."

""The Matrix""

"That's right, this is the movie. A great science fiction movie that incorporates the most fashionable Internet elements nowadays, it may be a hit. If it succeeds, it will be better than a hundred junk drama movies you make." Ethan said firmly.

When it comes to film selection, Ethan naturally has a say.

Of course, he's just giving a suggestion, and who knows if the Wachowskis, let's call it a fraternity, will draft Charlize this year.

Charlize was lost in thought and continued: "Don't tell me, Keanu Reeves did contact me. Jennifer Beals gave up on the script, and now the two directors are worrying about who to replace her role."

Jennifer Beals was the leading actress who later became known as the L-word. The Wachowski brothers initially chose her as the female lead, but later they had no choice but to find Carrie-Anne Moss, who had starred in "Memento", to play the female lead. main character.

"Remember to dye your hair black before the audition." Ethan continued.

After the dinner, Grace and Mia entered the kitchen to help Mia clean up, but Kelsey was about to get up at this time.

"Ethan, it's time for me to go back. Since they haven't seen you for so long, I think this holiday should be reserved for the two ladies." Kelsey said very thoughtfully.

"Girl, I'm leaving Dallas early tomorrow morning. I'm not needed here." Charlize also became humble.

Kelsey had already taken the initiative to put on her coat.

"Say goodbye to Mia and Grace for me," Kelsey said.

Ethan nodded, Kelsey was the closest to him, and it was her turn to give way tonight.

"Then let me leave too, Ethan." Charlize made a gesture to get up as well.

"Why don't you stay and chat with me for a while?" Ethan said.

"Or is it that your agent actually asked you to say goodbye to me this time?" Ethan suddenly said.

"She..." Charlize still wanted to explain, but she really couldn't refute it. Since Ethan had already guessed it, he chose to admit it at the moment.

"She did say that. And..."

"And she also said that this is for your own good. Being with me will do you no good, only harm. That's pretty much what she means, right?" Ethan added.

Charlize couldn't deny it.

"Charlize, don't forget, JJ Harris knows about Lisa's existence, and she doesn't want to lose control of you. This is the fundamental reason." Ethan explained patiently.

This naughty female agent kept whispering in Charlize's ears for the money-spinner in her hands, and now she actually wants to tear her own home apart.

For a moment, Ethan even paid a lot of money to hire a killer to kill her, but his reason told him that doing so would not be worth the gain.

Therefore, it is better to use a more civilized solution...

"Charlize, you are no longer the same person you were then, and the Lisa you are now is no longer the Lisa you were then. You can get much more resources under Lisa than Harris," Ethan persuaded.

Charlize has gone from being unknown to being somewhat famous, and Lisa is currently lacking an actress with box-office appeal. The two are truly a "match made in heaven."

"Do you think JJ Harris will give the best film deals to you or to Spielberg's goddaughter?"

Ethan asked.

The goddaughter here is not the one who rose to fame under Harvey Weinstein, but Drew Barrymore.

Charlize was completely silent now.

What Ethan said is absolutely correct.

Charlize can only struggle between low-budget romance films and period dramas, while Drew Barrymore has just confirmed that she will film Charlie's Angels with Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu.

The difference between the two is immediately visible.

"Will Lisa like me?" Charlize looked a little confused.

"Of course, she has no reason to reject you anymore." Ethan held Charlize's hand.

Charlize's hands seemed a little cold. Ethan directly pulled Charlize into his arms.

"You're not allowed to leave tonight." Ethan whispered.

·

Late at night, the female assistant waiting downstairs from Ethan finally couldn't bear to call Charlize.

Before Charlize went upstairs, he told him to come down before nine o'clock at the latest. It was almost eleven o'clock now, and there was still no sign of Charlize.

After a few rings, the phone was connected.

"You go back first." Charlize whispered.

"Then tomorrow morning..."

"Cancel tomorrow's air ticket. Charlize may not be able to go anywhere these days." A man suddenly scolded the phone.

Then the call was hung up directly.

"What are you doing? I have an audition tomorrow afternoon." Charlize mumbled when she saw Ethan hung up the phone.

"I'm not kidding, there is really no need to shoot those movies. Next, you should devote yourself to "The Matrix"." Ethan said while keeping his hands moving.

"Oh..." Charlize let out a trembling breath.

Although she is not feeling well today, it does not mean that Ethan has nothing to do with her. He opened Lisa not long ago, and today it is Charlize and Grace's turn. Just now, Ethan had washed the two of them clean in the bathroom.

"Easy, Ethan, it's really going bad," Charlize begged, enduring the weird and unique sensation.

But her delicate appearance aroused Ethan's animal nature even more.

"No!"

Ethan's back was scratched with scratches by Charlize's long nails...

　It will still be 8K tomorrow

(End of this chapter)