I'm teammates with Kobe

Chapter 94
It can be seen that Kobe spent a lot of money on this treat.

The location was chosen at the Nobu Malibu restaurant on Malibu Beach in Los Angeles.

Malibu and Santa Monica are located on the same coastline, separated by only one mountain - the Santa Monica Mountains.

The community where Chu Xiao lives now faces the sea with the mountains at its back. The sea is the Pacific Ocean, and the nearest beach is Santa Monica Beach. The mountain is naturally the Santa Monica Mountains.

The two beaches seemed not far away, but it still took Chu Xiao more than 20 minutes to drive, because he had to bypass the long and winding coastline.

In order not to let the teammates find out, Tracy got out of the car first, and then walked to the restaurant. Chu Xiao turned around and finally parked the car in front of a sandbag wall.

After parking the car, he noticed a wooden board standing next to it, which wrote, "On December 2008, 12, due to high tide, Malibu Beach, Los Angeles, USA was hit by large waves and sea tides. A sandbag wall was built high to Protect expensive seaside homes from intrusion. Nearby homeowners will spend up to $30 million to defend their homes. Experts say that rising sea levels may inundate Malibu beaches due to global warming. "

"It would be a pity if this place is flooded due to global warming." Chu Xiao walked towards the restaurant and saw that the beach here was not as hustle and bustle as Santa Monica, and it was neither luxurious nor glamorous. The notable feature is the freedom of wildness, as well as the ubiquitous seagulls, wild ducks, and egrets, presenting a beautiful scene of natural harmony.

Continuing to walk up the road, Chu Xiao saw another piece of wood, "The background of the Hollywood sitcom "Two and a Half Men" was filmed on Malibu Beach, which is where Uncle Charlie's big house by the sea is located."

"Oh, it seems that besides living in Beverly Hills, these Hollywood stars also love the long coastline." Chu Xiao looked up, and beside the rolling coastline, there were indeed many villas scattered here and there. Several Hollywood studios are closest, and it is a good place to live with the mountains and the sea behind.

It is estimated that the NOBU restaurant is located here to attract more stars to patronize.In this way, many wealthy people can regard this place as the best place to meet celebrities by chance.

Before Chu Xiao arrived at the restaurant, he saw a big bald head walking in front of him from a long distance, and he hurriedly shouted, "Hi, Thackeray!"

The bald man stopped when he heard the words, turned around to see who was calling him, and then grinned, "Hey, Chu, are you alone too?"

"Or else?" Chu Xiao smiled.

"Many of them brought their family members. I thought I was the only one who was single. It seems that I have someone to accompany me tonight."

"Bringing family members plus team staff, isn't there a lot of people, can there be a seat inside?"

"Of course, the boss has wrapped up the whole thing." Unknowingly, Thackeray and others followed Chu Xiao and called Kobe the boss.

"That's too proud!"

The two walked into the restaurant side by side while talking.

NOBU was co-founded by Hollywood superstar Robert De Niro and Japanese culinary master Nobuyuki Matsuhisa. It has been selected as the top 10 restaurants in the world by the New York Times for many years.And this Nobu Malibu restaurant on the Malibu Beach in Los Angeles is a Michelin one-star restaurant. Many Hollywood superstars like to eat here, such as Matt Damon and Gwen Stefani. James and Wade will fly over to eat from time to time.

After Chu Xiao and the others went in, they found that the restaurant was built by the sea, with a wonderful and invincible sea view. The interior is very large and open. The decoration combines traditional and modern Japanese minimalist styles. The black walnut bar counter, eye-catching copper chandeliers, and sculptures Create a stylish space.

At this time, two long tables were set up in the room, one table was full of teammates and family members, and the other table was team staff. Zen master was unable to attend due to physical reasons, such as assistant coach Shaw and trainer Gary Vitti , physical therapist Judy Setto, and publicist Trish were all sitting there.

Chu Xiao first made a secret eye contact with Tracy, and then looked at the teammate's table. The most conspicuous one was the monster Howard. He was wearing a leather jacket and pants, wearing a big gold chain. There was a beautiful black woman sitting next to him. They are dressed in the same way as him, so they look like a couple.

Followed by Jamison, Duhon, McGrady, Arenas and others, wearing casual clothes, surrounded by beauties, in pairs.

Kobe sat in the middle of the crowd, and his sister-in-law Vanessa also came and sat next to the boss. She was wearing a black ruffled skirt tonight, with long hair draped over her shoulders. She was as sexy and beautiful as any woman present.

To Chu Xiao's surprise, the handsome and rich Gasol and Nash were alone, so the two simply sat next to each other. When they saw Chu Xiao and Thackeray who also came in alone, they immediately He waved to them, and the remaining four "bachelors" among the players sat together.

Chu Xiao later learned that Gasol was single because he was hurt by love. In the 2010-2011 season, that is, the season when the Lakers hit three consecutive championships and were finally swept by the Mavericks, his girlfriend Sylvia, who had been in love with him for 8 years, had an affair with teammate Shannon Brown, and was caught by him a current.

This is something every man hates, and Gasol was naturally hit hard and had his worst season yet.If such a thing does not happen, there is a high probability that the Lakers will not be swept.You must know that the Lakers only lost 2 points in the first game, and only 6 points in the third game. The outcome is only the key one or two goals.In other words, Shannon Brown's green hat behavior directly led to the Lakers being swept.

Not only that, Gasol was bitten by a snake once, and was afraid of well ropes for ten years.For the next five years, his love life was blank.

Nash also belongs to a similar situation. When he was still in the Suns, his wife had an affair with his teammate Barbosa, resulting in a black child born to two white people.This made Nash heartbroken, immediately divorced his wife, and currently lives alone in Los Angeles with a pair of twin daughters.

Usually, although everyone stays together every day because of competitions and training, they don't know each other very well.Especially the love life of the other party, because these contents involve personal privacy, if the other party does not take the initiative to talk about it, as a teammate, you cannot inquire about it, which will appear very rude.

Just like Chu Xiao, he had a secret relationship with Tracy, but in the eyes of his teammates, he was still single.

It can also be seen from this that the players seem to be very familiar with each other, but in fact, except for a few of them who are good friends, most of them are familiar strangers.

This is also the purpose of Kobe's treat.

The Lakers have an arduous task in the new season, and they are now promising Old Buss to win the championship. Kobe's move naturally hopes to make the team more cohesive, increase the feelings between teammates, and thus play a more tacit cooperation on the court.

After Kobe saw that the staff was almost all there, he asked the waiter for a microphone, and stood up from his seat by the way.

After everyone saw it, they immediately stopped communicating and concentrated on listening to the boss's speech.

Since Zen Master was not there, Kobe was both the host and the backbone of everyone, so he said without hesitation, "Brothers, and the team staff, first of all thank you for attending this dinner."

"Kobe, I should thank you!" Everyone responded in unison.

"If you want to thank me, then help me win the championship!" Kobe smiled and continued, "We seldom get together for dinner, especially this season. The big family of the Lakers is not very familiar with each other, I hope you can take this opportunity to get acquainted with each other, cultivate more tacit understanding, and then help me enter the playoffs and win the final championship!"

In fact, it has become a common practice for Kobe to treat guests to dinner. Whenever the team has a dinner, he is the one who pays the bill. In recent years, he has entertained his teammates many times, and the ultimate purpose is only one, which is to inspire everyone. Go ahead with high goals.

Because everyone knows the purpose of his treat, so Kobe will not be too long-winded, but it is enough to clarify to everyone what the goal of this season is.

He promised that if the Lakers successfully enter the playoffs this year, he will reward everyone present with a laptop printed with his exclusive LOGO.If he succeeds in winning the championship, he will offer a bigger reward.

This guarantee made everyone excited, because material rewards can really have a certain effect to a certain extent.

After saying that the goal of this season is to win the championship, Kobe also promised that there should be no more personnel changes in the team this season. I hope everyone can settle down and concentrate on playing, and move towards that supreme goal together.

He finally thanked the team staff at the other table, thank you for continuing to support the team this season.

After Kobe finished speaking, he clapped his hands, and the waiters who had been waiting for a long time began to file in, and everyone brought a signature dish.

For example, scallop Peruvian-style sashimi, the main ingredient is high-quality scallops, topped with coriander, Peruvian hot sauce and black sea salt, combined with Japanese citrus lemon juice, can reduce the spiciness and enhance the taste.Yellow Lion Fish with South American Chili is one of NOBU’s most famous appetizers. Six slices of yellow lion fish sashimi are served with South American chili slices. When you eat, you will feel the fresh yellow lion fish sashimi and coriander and NOBU’s special citrus soy sauce. Fusion, great taste.Dishes such as grilled ribeye steak with signature sauce are infused with Peruvian flavors.

In addition, there are Angus veal, truffle with crunchy onion, egg chicken rice, fried Inaniwa udon with hot spring egg and chicken, spicy seafood soup, grilled chicken cutlet and sushi rolls.

Among them, the most famous is the internationally renowned delicacy Saikyo-yaki silver cod, which is marinated in sake and miso with a golden and crispy outer layer, which adds to the flavor.

With such a dining environment and the blessings of the stars, the price is naturally high. Although the players present are all millionaires and above, they are still attracted by this honor and delicacy, and they all bury their heads in eating. Don't care about chatting with each other.

(End of this chapter)