In America, the winner takes all.

Chapter 319 What, the Pro Bowl that no one talks about actually...

The party scene gradually became lively due to the visit of this group of cheerleaders.

Of course, the imaginary impact scenario is unlikely to occur. The players present are considered to be respectable people. Moreover, the cheerleaders of the team who are civilians may be very attractive to ordinary people, and for many As far as players are concerned...it is too understanding to use the term high emotional intelligence.

The way to say low emotional intelligence is: tired of fucking.

The Cowboys, whose players have never had any contact with the DCC, are an alternative. The relationship between the cheerleaders of a considerable number of teams and the team is relatively chaotic. It is rare for the owner and the players to be like-minded. One of the cheerleaders is pregnant. It has also happened that the forward players of the entire team are extremely nervous and afraid that they will become fathers. I wonder if these players will feel embarrassed when fighting side by side on the court.

Ethan saw the Jaguars' quarterback taking the initiative to greet his cheerleader, looking very enthusiastic.

Looking over, the Jaguar player is pretty good-looking, with heavy makeup, protruding front and back, a head of thick long pale golden hair hanging naturally, and very attractive big eyes.

Ethan understood now, was it your boy who lured the cheerleaders here?

Kelsey also came to Ethan at this time and explained the reason to him with a smile.

The players were all having a meeting, and the cheerleaders were dining and chatting in the restaurant. After the Jaguars female cheerleader named Belinda answered the phone, she clamored to come to the gathering among the players, and the other cheerleaders followed suit. Followed.

"Didn't you say you don't like participating in activities of this group of people?" Ethan asked.

Most of the inside story about how chaotic the other team's cheerleaders were was from Kelsey on the plane with Ethan Cope.

"I'm not afraid of you..." Kelsey pouted and did not continue.

It was because I was worried that I would mess with other cheerleaders, and I was worried about it, so I followed her.

Ethan looked around and saw that although the players were all tall and powerful, in terms of appearance, he really stood out in front of a group of rough guys with rough faces and ferocious faces. In addition, Ethan couldn't control himself. She It’s normal to think so.

The Vikings players who were chatting with Ethan at this time, including the well-known wide receiver Jerry Rice, were somewhat stunned when they saw Kelsey next to Ethan.

It can only be said that there is a gap between cheerleaders and cheerleaders. Only when you see the demeanor of the DCC captain with your own eyes can you understand why DCC is the "World's No. 1 Cheerleader".

Belinda, who was surrounded by her own quarterback, was standing in front of the dinner plate, looking at the pastries on the plate. Although she wanted to eat them, in order to stay in shape, she could only look at them twice more.

"Belinda, what are your plans after the Pro Bowl?"

"No plan." Belinda shook her head. The Pro Bowl activities haven't started yet, so she didn't expect it to be that far away.

"How about going surfing on the beach?" Mark Brunel immediately suggested.

Belinda frowned slightly: "Let's talk about it later."

At this moment, she couldn't help but turn around and saw Ethan next to Kelsey. Her eyes suddenly lit up and she walked directly towards Ethan.

"Kelsey, why don't you introduce me to me? This should be the quarterback of the Cowboys, right?" Belinda looked at Ethan with a smile, her voice was sweet and cold, and she was cold when facing her own quarterback. completely different.

Kelsey looked at Belinda, but did not refuse, and introduced each other to the two of them.

"Ethan O'Connor, I've seen you on TV. You are much more handsome than you look on TV. I wonder if the Cowboys will visit the Jaguars' home field next year." Belinda said with great expectation, in front of Kyle In front of Qian, she showed great enthusiasm for Ethan.

This scene also fell into the eyes of Jaguars quarterback Mark Brunell. Seeing his cheerleaders actually smiling at the players of other clubs, his eyes almost burst into flames.

Seeing Belinda's expectant eyes again made her teeth itch with hatred.

Xiao Bichi, no wonder you work so hard to come to the party and take advantage of me, right?

Although he was extremely angry, reason still prevailed, and Mark Brunel turned around and left with a tense face.

On the other side, Ethan listened to Belinda beside him who kept introducing himself, while Kelsey's expression almost fell to the bottom, and he immediately knew that something was wrong.

Sure enough, Kelsey couldn't hold herself any longer and cleared her throat heavily, signaling to Belinda that she was still here.

Only then did Belinda suddenly realize that her behavior was a bit out of line, and quickly explained: "Kelsey, I didn't mean that. I just wanted to seek Ethan's help."

help?

Ethan and Kelsey looked at each other, wondering what kind of help this stranger Belinda wanted to seek from Ethan (himself).

"To be precise, I came to Ethan for an interview tonight." Belinda fiddled with the ends of her hair, and a rich fragrance spread out from the flying golden hair.

Then Belinda put her hands on her hips and made a pose in front of Ethan.

"Ethan, I hope you can sign me, I want to be your model."

"A model under the banner?" Kelsey immediately looked at Ethan, as if she had discovered something terrible.

"Uh... I seem to have said the wrong thing." Belinda had a bad premonition.

"It's a long story... I'll explain it to you when I get back. Also, how do you know about my relationship with Storm Model?" Ethan frowned slightly.

Not many people know that she is involved in the modeling field. How does this female cheerleader, whom she has never met, know about it?

"The fact is that you have been in love with many female models..." Belinda carefully observed Kelsey's reaction when she said this, and then continued.

"Including Kate Moss, Bridget Hall, and Heidi Klum. Except for Kate Moss, the latter two have signed with an unknown model company called EO. Through local public information in the UK, we can check Sarah Douglas, the founder of Storm Model, is also a shareholder of this company. Most importantly, this company has also signed Gisele Bundchen, Alexandra, and Adriana. Considering Sarah La Douglas often brings Giselle to work. There are various signs that you are not only involved in the modeling agency industry, but also have achieved success."

Belinda shared her findings.

"Instead of being a cheerleader, I think you should be a detective." Ethan seemed dumbfounded.

It is undeniable that this is public information and it is not difficult to find out. But this Belinda is indeed a caring person.

"Opportunities will always come to those who are prepared. I have suffered losses, so I must pay attention to all opportunities."

"What's the loss?"

"I once fell in love with the boss of a brokerage company, but later I found out that he had been lying to me. I chose to leave before I incurred more losses, but the new owner did not satisfy me. This time I learned to protect myself. By chance, I found out about the local cheerleading team audition in Jacksonville. I have dancing skills and good luck, so I successfully joined the cheerleading team,” Belinda said lightly.

in love? Being able to express the unspoken rules in such a refreshing and refined way is very American.

"Are you sure you're in love?"

"Of course, but I don't deny that I went to bed with him for more opportunities." Belinda shrugged.

Ethan found that he was still too conservative. For models, this is not an unspoken rule, it is an explicit rule, a common behavior of "being both responsible and independent".

From this point of view, Belinda at least has the courage to admit that she is "both responsible and independent".

"Don't look at me like that, Kelsey. Isn't it the same between you and Ethan now?" Belinda looked at Kelsey with disdain and responded with a smile.

"Whatever you say." Kelsey shook her head and ignored the other party.

"So, I feel that I am professional enough and qualified for the corresponding work. In return, I am willing to give you remuneration beyond the limits of the Talent Act. It can be additional money, or... Anyway, I will not suffer any loss." Belinda said simply and bluntly.

Ethan groped his chin and looked at Belinda carefully from head to toe. Belinda also took the initiative to unzip her top, showing off her proud assets.

"Ethan..." Kelsey looked a little uneasy.

"If it's a model, forget it. You're...too big to be a model." Ethan shook his head and rejected the other party's request.

Interview failed. She is indeed not suitable to be a model. Even if Ethan agrees, there is a high probability that he will not be able to pass the test of Sarah Douglas.

"The most you can do is join DCC, which is at least more eye-catching than the cheerleading team you are in now."

At least it's a consolation prize.

Compared with his models, Ethan's requirements for DCC are much lower.

Belinda still wanted to try, but Ethan didn't continue to give her a chance.

"Okay, I will become colleagues with you from now on." Belinda laughed and looked at Kelsey.

The next step is for Belinda to connect with DCC and conduct interviews, etc. This depends on Belinda's own efforts.

But Ethan still decided to call Charlotte and say hello to her, which was considered an internal recommendation.

"What was the result of the meeting?" Ethan checked the time. The meeting was almost over.

"This has nothing to do with you." Charlotte said.

Are you still angry?

"Let me tell you another thing. The cheerleader from Jacksonville wants to join DCC. I think she is pretty good."

"Ethan, I can't choose anyone you recommend right now, including Kelsey. Her situation is also very dangerous." Charlotte said suddenly.

what's the situation? Charlotte isn't going to kick Kelsey out, is she?

"You didn't take the wrong medicine, right? Don't forget that Kelsey represents the Star Project."

"From this moment on, you have nothing to do with the Star Project, Ethan. Now you are nothing but a player." Charlotte reiterated.

The tone sounded particularly strange to Ethan.

This was obviously not a sudden move, nor was it just out of jealousy.

"Have you encountered a problem?" Ethan said blankly, thinking of the meeting just now.

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a long time, and Charlotte seemed to hesitate. There was a delay of nearly 20 seconds: "Sorry."

After hanging up the phone, Ethan looked at Belinda who looked expectant, and then at Kelsey standing beside him...

What happened to Charlotte? Her words were too abnormal.

It’s not like I’m here to be my aunt, right?

Ethan couldn't think of an answer for a while, and when he met Belinda's expectant gaze, he was forced to change his mind: "I still decided to give you a chance, but there's not much I can do. Can I pass Sha The interview with La Douglas is up to you.”

"Really? That's great, thank you very much, Mr. O'Connor!" Belinda finally felt the blessing of fate and said ecstatically, which attracted the attention of others.

"What is Belinda mad about?" said a woman not far away who had the same blond hair but was a head taller than Belinda. She was wearing a Rams jacket.

"It has something to do with Ethan O'Connor." said a smaller girl next to her. She was wearing a light-colored coat of the Lions. Her appearance and temperament were obviously different from the glamorous cheerleaders, and she looked even cuter.

·

Back in the room with Kelsey, Ethan talks about Charlotte's unusual behavior.

"She doesn't really want me to leave, does she?" Kelsey was a little panicked, not so much because she cared about the Shining Star Project, but because she was afraid of being separated from Ethan.

"The prerequisite for DCC to kick you out is that the Cowboys discard me first. Do you think this is possible?" Ethan asked Kelsey not to think too much.

Kelsey stared at Ethan: "But I have a bad feeling."

Ethan laughed: "Then do you have a premonition of what will happen tonight?"

There is still one season left on his rookie contract. Based on his current performance, Jones will only consider kicking him out if he suffers from CTE stage III.

·

When Ethan woke up the next morning, Kelsey had left. Today officially enters Pro Bowl weekend. In the morning, Kelsey will take a group photo with other cheerleaders. In the afternoon, there will be a Pro Bowl skills competition. Tomorrow will be the main game of the Pro Bowl. In addition, there are a series of commercial activities, and the two days are scheduled. Gotta be full.

When it comes to the Pro Bowl Skills Competition, although there are competitions for wide receivers, running backs and quarterbacks, the one that has received the most attention is undoubtedly the Quarterback Skills Competition.

The format of the quarterback skill game is similar to the shooting competition at the NBA All-Star Weekend, where the focus is on the quarterback's passing accuracy.

"Viewers, welcome to the annual Pro Bowl weekend. The first thing that will appear is the long-awaited quarterback skills competition. This year's contestants are full of stars. Not only last year's No. 1 overall pick Pei Manning, as well as Mark Brunell, the winner of the last quarterback skills competition! And the most important one, who will participate in the Super Bowl next week - Ethan O'Connor! "Pat Sommer I also attended the event as a commentator.

Today, his partner is not Maddon, who is familiar to the audience, but Matt Millen from another commentary team.

"Ethan's passing is known for its accuracy, and the passing skills of the other two are equally impressive. This is also the most competitive quarterback skills competition in the past decade!" Matt Millen continued. As the broadcast cut to commercials, the two people chatted after reading the opening remarks.

"Why isn't Madden here?" Matt Millen asked.

"As usual, you know, he is afraid of flying." Summer said helplessly.

His commentator partner has a habit of refusing to fly, which results in him having to leave early every time he commentates, and it is impossible for him to visit Hawaii in person.

"After so many years, he still hasn't changed." Matt Millen also said helplessly.

The two went on to talk about Pro Bowl ratings.

"As always, in order to make money, TV stations can only insert more advertisements, and the ratings will only get worse year by year." Pat shook his head.

Players are paid less, and the commentators' pay is naturally not much higher, so much so that the commentators begin to dislike the game.

"So what if a few new-generation quarterbacks participate this year? The ratings haven't been declining year after year. Let's go on vacation this time next year." Matt Millen also shook his head, and even planned not to participate in the commentary of the Pro Bowl next year.

After the commercial ended, the two complained again and again, and their explanations still seemed full of passion.

The quarterback skill competition was held indoors. Several targets were placed in the newly decorated indoor stadium. These targets were divided into five points according to the difficulty level. Among them, the highest five-point target not only With its long distance, small size, and constant movement back and forth, hitting this target is not easy at all.

The nearby target is limited to 1 to 2 points.

As the game started, Peyton Manning immediately picked up the football beside him and could hear the cheers of many cheerleaders behind him.

These cheerleaders who come with the players, their task at the Pro Bowl is to serve as the cheering background mascots.

"So, there is a reason for the poor ratings." Ethan shook his head, feeling that the event organizers were completely wasting resources.

Let each cheerleader compete in a dance skills competition, which might increase the ratings.

Regardless of complaining, Peyton Manning in front of him has already started throwing.

Within seconds, several low-scoring targets in the vicinity were all hit by Peyton Manning.

Peyton Manning's movements are very neat, and his throwing speed is very fast. He can't be said to be perfect, but his scoring efficiency is currently the highest.

"17, 20 points! It only took Peyton Manning 20 seconds to score 26 points. Now he's trying to hit a five-point moving target!"

"It's a pity that the football was almost touching the target. He decisively chose to give up and continued to try for the four-point target..."

"34 points, this is the best score so far this year. There are still 11 seconds left. Let's see if he can continue to set a new record..."

"45 points! This is a high score. But there is still room for improvement. Peyton Manning made a total of three five-point target attempts but never made a hit."

Although there are still regrets, Peyton Manning still showed that his basic skills are better than other quarterbacks.

"It's quite a challenge." Ethan, wearing a blue National League cap, whispered.

Mark Brunel, who was standing next to him and wearing a red American League cap, snorted coldly when he heard Ethan say this.

The Jaguars' regular season record this season is 11 wins and five losses, ranking fourth in the American League. As the team's main quarterback, Mark's ability is certainly not bad, and his best thing is his ultra-high accuracy. This is the reason why he won the first place in the quarterback skills competition twice in a row.

This year, in addition to thinking about winning three consecutive championships, he also wants to destroy Ethan O'Connor's style.

"If you really want to talk about the strength of the team, I admit that it is not as good as you, but when it comes to the skills competition, you should step aside." Mark Brunel sarcastically said to Ethan in front of everyone.

For skills competitions, he has absolute confidence.

This scene not only attracted the attention of the players present, but was even captured by the camera.

"We don't yet know what Mark Brunel said to Ethan, but it appears to have been some sort of provocation."

"Ethan didn't respond proactively. Is he afraid? Or is Ethan preparing to conserve his strength?"

The two commentators spoke to each other.

When Mark Brunell walked to the tee box, he turned around and said to his cheerleaders.

"Belinda, I'll show you who the best quarterback is."

Belinda blinked, looked at Mark first, then looked away, and then looked at Ethan.

As the referee started counting, Mark Brunel immediately seemed to be a different person, throwing the ball out quickly and violently.

"Multiple hits in a row! His scoring efficiency is actually higher than Peyton Manning!"

"He was trying for a five-point target and he hit it straight! Beautiful."

"There are still 16 seconds left and his score has reached 45 points."

"The last three long passes all hit five targets! Oh my god, his score reached an astonishing 60 points. Not only did he set a new personal best, but this was also the highest score so far in the quarterback skills competition. ! As expected of Mark Brunel!”

"This result has almost sealed this year's quarterback skill competition championship."

"That's awesome, Brunel."

"If the Super Bowl was just about passing the ball, Ethan would have to make room for you."

All the football players watching on the sidelines couldn't help but praise him.

Among the cheerleaders lined up, several people turned around at this time and couldn't help but look at Mark with admiration, including captain Sammy Olson from the Rams and Allison Bloom from the Lions Quist, neither team has any players selected this year, and the two are purely here to watch the fun.

Naturally, I will support whoever is great.

On the other side, Kelsey and Kristen's expressions were a little ugly. Ethan definitely couldn't win, so he could only hope that he wouldn't lose too many points.

"Ethan, it's your turn." Of course, Mark would not miss this opportunity and took the initiative to walk up to Ethan and said.

"Isn't it just a friendly match? It doesn't need to be like a training camp. It has to be divided into high and low players. What's important is that it's entertaining enough." Ethan said.

Are you giving up now?

"Yes, that's right, it's just an entertainment competition. You can completely convince yourself this way." Mark couldn't help but feel light-headed when he heard that Ethan had already voluntarily admitted defeat.

"I just said it had to be entertaining, but I didn't say I had to admit defeat." Ethan shook his head and reminded.

Then he walked to the service area with everyone's eyes and Kelsey and Kristen's shouts, but before officially serving, he borrowed something from the referee.

"We saw the staff approaching Ethan and holding something in his hand. Could this be a special prop prepared by Ethan in advance...Wait a minute, we saw that it was actually an eyepatch! Could it be that Ethan was wearing an eyepatch? Game?" Matt Millen exclaimed.

Under everyone's attention, Ethan tied the blindfold directly and signaled the referee to start timing.

When the timer started, Ethan weighed the football twice, as if he was looking for the feel, and waited two seconds before taking his first shot.

The football flies directly across the entire throwing area toward the moving five-point target at the far end.

"The hit was successful! Ethan with the blindfold on actually hit it! Oh my god! Peyton Manning couldn't hit it with his eyes open!"

Peyton Manning, who was still smiling and thinking that Ethan would finally lose once, suddenly heard his name, and his expression immediately froze.

Mark watched Ethan's movements intently, his mouth gradually getting bigger and bigger.

He found that Ethan's shooting frequency was actually not high, and he would only throw the ball when the target moved to the far right.

The time between each shot is exactly the same, and the action is exactly the same, like an assembly line machine.

Can humans perform such actions?

Mark Brunel is full of questions, and this is outrageous.

Apart from him, the other players present had dull faces, slightly open mouths, and their brain CPUs were about to burn out.

This kind of control ability has gone beyond the scope of normal humans. If you don't see it with your own eyes, who can believe it?

"What exactly..." Pat Summer glanced at Matt Millen beside him.

Two commentators with sharp tongues actually fell into silence together. This was almost like a live broadcast accident.

As for why the director didn't remind the two of them, I'm afraid he was also dumbfounded in front of the screen.

The huge indoor stadium was quiet. There was only the sound of Ethan's football hitting the target in the distance.

So far, Ethan's throwing success rate remains 100%.

Even the on-site referee didn't react and hurriedly stopped Ethan's performance after being reminded by the timer. If it weren't for the limitations of the process, he might have continued to watch like this.

After replay, the referee determined Ethan’s final score.

Hitting the five-point target thirteen times once again broke the record just set by Mark Brunel.

Mark Brunel couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this result.

This is impossible!

The way other players present looked at Ethan also changed somewhat.

At this time, they finally realized why Ethan, as a rookie quarterback, was able to enter the Super Bowl.

Although they didn't say it, many players still felt that Ethan was lucky.

After Ethan's performance, he was completely convinced. It would be unreasonable for Ethan not to enter the Super Bowl, right?

Among the cheerleaders, the two cheerleaders of the Rams and Lions couldn't help but look at each other, the expressions on their faces contained surprise and surprise.

As cheerleaders, they are the closest to Ethan. They just watched Ethan's movements at close range. If Mark is still a human being, Ethan must be considered a robot or an alien.

"Isn't he too powerful?" Alison had difficulty organizing her words at this time.

"Watching rugby but not watching Ethan's game is equivalent to not watching rugby." Sammy couldn't help but say.

Needless to say, the two of them thought highly of Ethan, they simply admired him so much.

Originally, the winner of the Quarterback Skills Competition only had a symbolic trophy, which was awarded by officials. However, this year, the league commissioner actually took the initiative to come to the camera and personally presented the trophy to Ethan.

"Congratulations, Ethan. The NFL needs players like you who are both talented and entertaining." League Commissioner Paul said.

Shortly after Ethan's throwing performance, he received the latest data. Pro Bowl ratings suddenly skyrocketed. This was a miracle that had never happened since the Pro Bowl was televised. The timing of the ratings increase, and Ethan's appearance. The timing is completely consistent. In other words, a considerable number of fans are not interested in the Pro Bowl, but they choose to watch it because of Ethan.

This is called "ratings appeal." In Hollywood, the standard for measuring an actor's pay is box office appeal. I didn't expect Ethan, a rookie player, to be able to achieve this effect.

In Paul's view, Ethan is more than just a football player, he also represents huge commercial value and potential.

"Mr. Commissioner, I would like to ask what issues were involved in last night's meeting?" Ethan suddenly asked at this time.

(End of this chapter)