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Chapter 112 I Can Do This Job (646)

Come 1983, Louie took a few days off work because his girlfriend, Lorraine "Marlena" Molina, was in the United States.

Louie and Lorraine spent the day north of Boston.

Because there is a nickname in the north of Boston, called "Little Italy".

There, Lorraine can find the feeling of hometown.

"Why don't you want me to watch the game live?" Lorraine wanted to know what kind of environment Louis worked in.

"Because I love you, Marina." This is definitely sincere, not sweet.

As long as the Celtics still play their home games at Boston Garden, Louie doesn't want Lorraine to attend games.

For non-natives, once the game starts, it becomes hell.

Louie didn't know how he got used to the garden environment. He really admired Bill Fitch and all the head coaches who came to the garden to put on suits and stay elegant on the cesspit-like court.

If it were him, he would wish to command with shirtless arms.

Lorraine came to the United States for the first time, and it was not as scary as she thought.By the way, she also met Louis' mother.

To Louis' surprise, Li Xuanbing didn't like Lorraine.

Because she is so beautiful.

"Haven't you watched "Yitian"? The more beautiful a woman is, the easier it is to deceive people." Li Xuanbing's reaction was so normal.

Lorraine was so beautiful and so sexy that women would imagine her as evil personified.

"As it happens, I can also lie, such as tricking you into studying in school, but actually working in the black drug league." Louis said jokingly.

Li Xuanbing was very serious: "I have no objection to you being with her, but you'd better get to know her better."

"Yes Yes."

True intimacy means discovering a side of the other person that is usually unknown to others.Even if you don't want to see it sometimes.

Louis and Lorraine have reached this distance, and he sees Lorraine's face without lipstick, the real size of her bra, and a cute little birth mark on her buttocks, and her somewhat cocky, self-satisfied, show-off and attention-loving nature.

At Lorraine's insistence, Louie decided to take her to the Boston Garden to watch a game.

Before departure, Louis reminded her not to wear too much makeup. Even though Boston is in the cold winter and it has snowed for a month, in the garden like an old warehouse, tens of thousands of fans are enough to turn the inside of the arena into an impenetrable slum with burning kang.

Entering it is like taking a sauna, no matter how exquisite the dress is, it will be ruthlessly destroyed by the temperature.

Lorraine didn't listen to Louis. After she arrived at the garden scene, she encountered at least 20 strike-ups.

Louie could only hold her hand in a high-profile way, and then sat in the front row without leaving his post.

Anyway, it doesn't matter where he sits, the assistant who doesn't give Fitch any advice.

On this day, the Celtics' opponent is the Houston Rockets, who are currently 3 wins and 28 losses.

Their record aptly reflects the value of Moses Malone.

With Malone, they are the brave ones who can beat Goliath in the playoffs.

Without Malone, it would be difficult for them to win even one game.

What's even more outrageous is that the Celtics played very anxiously with them.

Lorraine is not that interested in competitive sports, and Italy is a country that values ​​football more than anything else.And football scores those few goals in every game, and Lorraine's attention can't last for the exciting moments.

The rhythm of the basketball is just right, it can score a goal before her patience wears out, and continue to hang her.

But Louie could tell she didn't like basketball, and she acted like she did just because he was sitting next to her.

The stuffy environment in the garden made Lorraine understand why Louis didn't want her to come to the scene to watch the game.

The Celtics defeated the Rockets by a low score of 88 to 87.

It is not something to be happy about beating the tail end of the league by 1 point.

Bill Fitch was predictably about to lose his temper again.

Louis did not return to the locker room, he took Lorraine back home.

Lorraine is applying for an opportunity to study in the United States. Considering her grades, it is not easy, but Louis will help her.

Two days later, Lorraine returned to Italy.

Louis returned to work, and his work was not as hard and complicated as it used to be. Sometimes, he just waited, waiting for the opportunity to come.

Auerbach was also in no mood to quarrel with Fitch, and he was more concerned about the new round of labor agreement negotiations.

The progress of the negotiations will affect the future of the league.

Conservatives like him hate Fleischer's practices.

"That bastard was playing the piano behind Hondo's back!" Auerbach cursed in the office. "He almost brought Hondo into the ABA!"

Louis knew the inside story of this matter. In the mid-to-late 60s, the income of players increased rapidly.

The source of the premium contract began when the Knicks gave the No. 1966 pick in [-], Cazzie Russell SF/SG, a six-figure rookie contract.

By the early 70s, the Celtics did not give Havlicek a worthy contract.

Looking at it now, Havlicek's appeal is completely fine, and Fleischer is just helping him fight for a bigger contract.

In his heart, Louis didn't care about Auerbach's complaints. The most successful NBA godfather in history, limited by the times, did not fully keep up with the commercialization of the league.

As for the mouth, he recognized Auerbach.

"This time they propose to distribute the total income of the league is simply nonsense!" Auerbach said angrily, "In that way, the relationship between players and the team is no longer an employment relationship, but a partnership relationship."

Louis smiled lightly: "Reid, now it's not the same as it was back then. Players want more than you think."

"That's right, today they want a share of the TV broadcast contract, and next time they will even share the arena parking fees!" Auerbach was heartbroken for the depravity of the league.

"Instead of focusing on these uncontrollable things, it is better to think about how to change the team's current predicament." Louis said, "The smell in the team has been a bit wrong recently."

"What's wrong?"

Louie said figuratively: "The most recent game, I saw five players wearing Celtic jerseys playing on the field, but I didn't see a team."

"It's Fitch's job." Auerbach laughed. "Just watch."

Louie joked, "I can handle this job."

It's just that they didn't expect to really destroy the team, and the hidden dangers of this season still come from outside the field. The negotiations between the league and the union, at a critical point of orderly progress, suddenly took a big step backward-this completely ignited the contradiction between the two sides.

(End of this chapter)