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Chapter 106 Astronomical Price Contract (345)

Chapter 1 Sky-high price contract
Getting to know Lorraine "Marlena" Molina in a way Louis never imagined.

On the night when Italy won the World Cup, Lorraine wanted to die because he lost confidence in the judicial examination.But she didn't have the determination and courage to seek death at all, she just stood on the bridge and pretended.

The appearance of Louis made her a little bit embarrassed, but she was seriously lacking in confidence in the exam, and she still regarded this strange and handsome Asian man as an object to vent her pressure.

Although Lorraine's father was just a businessman who ran a truck company, her mother was fluent in English, French and Italian.So Lorraine has learned two languages ​​since childhood, one of which is English.

Only then did the following unfold.

On the bridge, she denounced the inhumanity of the judicial examination in Italy. There are too many test points, too complicated test questions, and all kinds of strange laws. Her black and beautiful hair has turned white, etc.
Lorraine was probably the only one who was sad on a night when Paul Rossi's Azzurri made the country proud.

Oh, by the way, and the Italian hater who lost 1000 lire to Louis.

"Be happy, your country just won the World Cup." Louis enlightened him like this.

"Because you men are very satisfied as long as you sit in front of the TV drinking beer and watching sports games all day!" Lorraine looked like a strong woman, full of momentum, "I have a dream!"

Louis couldn't help laughing: "Strictly speaking, you are not wrong. If you have experienced it, it is like this with a few friends. Drink something, eat some snacks, watch a few exciting games, and jump up and down for a victory. It feels like hey."

"That's one of the reasons why you men are often considered fools," she said stubbornly.

Amazingly, Louie and she had a lot to talk about.Lorraine might just need someone to talk to, and Louis shows up just in time.

The reason for Louis's enthusiasm was very low-level. At first, he was only interested in Lorraine because of his appearance.

Seeing Lorraine for the first time reminded him of Sophie Marceau in "The First Kiss".

However, with her current pear blossom and rainy appearance, and her age older than Sophie in that movie, her lethality is too amazing.

The love of beauty is the driving force. After the exchange, I found that she is very interesting, and it is an extension of throbbing.

Starting from Lorraine's detailed account of how inhumane the Italian judicial examination was, to her and Louis' disagreement on sports events, the two sides introduced their own situations to each other.

After a while, Louie asked her to dry her tears and asked her to introduce a restaurant for some supper.

"Because supper can dilute all troubles."

There are cutlery in front of them.The two seemed to get along more easily, becoming more forthright, less self-protective and more intimate.

The difference between Lorraine and the other women Louis saw after traveling was that they didn't develop into bed in the end.

Louis sent Lorraine home. Originally, he thought that this would be the end. He and Lorraine would become friends who met by chance, but they didn't have the other party's contact information.

Lorraine came to the door of the house and returned to Louis: "I have met many people here."

The city is still quite small. Louis feels that Lorraine has probably seen everyone in the city.

"I don't know those people, like you and me tonight, sometimes they say hello, sometimes they pay too much attention to my every move." It must be, she is so beautiful. "The first meeting between those people and me is often the last meeting."

Louis is a mature man, he knows that Lorraine is only 18 and she will meet many people, and he is only in Italy on business.Perhaps Volker will settle the contract soon, and he will leave Italy by then, so it is best not to make any emotional entanglements.

That's exactly what Lorraine thought as he walked towards the door.

But when Lorraine came back to him and said these words, he saw a young and young woman tactfully expressing her affection.

"It's possible that we are like that." Louis decided to try to walk down to have a look, "However, it may not be."

Louis smiled and said: "I live in the only Marriott Hotel in the city center. If you want to see me, you can go there and find a waiter. Of course, if you don't want to go so far, I can come to you."

Hearing this, Lorraine wrote down her home phone number.

When she handed the piece of paper with her home phone number to Louis, their fingers hooked each other inadvertently, and they pulled gently under subjective manipulation.

This is very different from seeing a beautiful woman in an American bar, talking about family affairs for the first 10 minutes, expressing your willingness for the next 10 minutes, and going to the bathroom/to a nearby hotel/or rushing to a place where no one is around to start a fight in the last 10 minutes.

Louie recalled when he was in high school, he and his first love girlfriend came out of school and went to the park for a date.He was a crazy guy back then, daring to fight the world (parents and teachers, really) for each other like his little girlfriend.

Louis walked back to the hotel, and Walker was already asleep.

The next day, the other party informed him that the contract had been completed.

This means they are leaving Italy.

Louis decided to stay for a while longer, because it is now the offseason, the negotiations between the owner and the players association are on the verge of tension, the NBA has stopped all operations, and he has nothing to do when he returns to the United States.

"Okay, I'll make it clear with Reed."

"Thank you, Mr. Jane," Louis asked with a smile, "Oh, by the way, do you want me to escort you to the airport then? Save you from stepping on those people's paintings again. I can provide professional services to deal with such scoundrels."

Volker is also a smart person. He smiled and asked, "Do you have other plans?"

"You want to disappoint me so much, because I just want to help you as much as I can."

Louis originally wanted to borrow Volker's remaining funds and return it after tens of thousands of years. Unfortunately, this guy was very clever and didn't give him a chance.

Fortunately, he is not like when he first came to Boston to apply for a job. He is not short of money. It is pure inertia to be greedy for such petty gains.

The NBA has entered a de facto lockout.

From July to August, no free agents were signed.

The only action is the Philadelphia 76ers.From 1977 to the present, they have been sitting on the most popular player Dr. J, but they have repeatedly suffered in the playoffs and finals. They urgently need another superstar to join.

After Moses Malone became a free agent, the 76ers launched an enthusiastic pursuit of him. Their boss, Harold Katz, a high-profile show-off and serious basketball lover, wanted to bring Malone back to his team immediately.

Larry O'Brien's warning at the annual meeting stopped the pace of the 76ers.

However, after several negotiations, the players' association and the owners showed no sign of reaching an agreement at all. They couldn't even reach a consensus on a simple reduction in the number of players.

In early August, the 76ers first broke the silence. They sent Darryl Dawkins, who has repeatedly presented them with wonderful dunks over the years, in exchange for $70 in cash and a first-round pick.

Dawkins was traded a blow to the 76ers.

In terms of athletic talent alone, Dawkins may be the strongest in the league.

The combination of him and the Jones brothers is a nightmare in the East. With Lambiel, Maxwell, Sampson and Bird, the Celtics played 14 games in two rounds of the series, and the inside always suffers.

After sending Dawkins away, the 76ers' desire to win Malone has changed from a very strong desire to an urgent desire.

Because Katz publicly supported the league to reduce expenses to maintain operations, the 76ers have been slow to attack Malone.

But since trading Dawkins, they have been a little impatient.

If the negotiations are over and teams in other big markets get involved, the 76ers may not be able to bring Malone home.

The 76ers' offensive against Malone can be called the most ironic thing in the offseason.

The day before, the bosses were arguing with the players from the Players Association, saying that they could no longer survive and that the salaries of the players must be controlled, otherwise they would be ruined in a few seasons. Then it was reported that the 76ers frantically threw a 6-year, 1300 million contract in front of Malone.

Pistons general manager Jack McCloskey immediately jumped out and accused the 76ers of this contract will seriously hurt the league.

The Bucks almost spurted their blood to the negotiation scene. If this contract comes true, Malone's contract alone will be bigger than their team's contract.

Jerry Buss' resentment poured in all directions.

Moses Malone was originally his main goal in the offseason. He was sure to offer a price that the Rockets could not match. However, in the past year, every family has been complaining that he is too generous and uses too much of his ability to give other teams a way out.

To dispel that impression, Buss became one of the few owners who publicly supported the league's cap on player salaries.

As a result, another boss who publicly supported the matter hit him in the face with a Shenhao contract that he might not even be able to open.

"Is it true that as long as that person's name isn't Bass, he can spend money freely?" Bass raged at the boss' briefing.

The Rockets, the biggest victim of this contract, questioned the league. They believed that the 76ers' actions violated the agreement reached after the Robertson case.

Malone's contract is complicated, with a guaranteed $1300 million, but there are five bonus clauses that he can definitely achieve. If he completes all the clauses, he will get $1500 million.

The Rockets staged an ancestral show to cry poorly, but in the end, this will not bring any repercussions.

Because the 76ers strictly follow the spirit of the Robertson case and go all out to pursue restricted free agents. If the Rockets want to keep people, they should match this contract.

(End of this chapter)