301: Porcelain Player
Indianapolis in December, as it has been for several years, is paved white. Of course, the city's snowfall has always been very gentle, far less severe than in neighboring Chicago.
As Christmas approaches, the festive atmosphere becomes more and more intense. Colorful Christmas trees can be seen everywhere in the streets, and pedestrians are holding exquisite gifts in their hands, full of happy smiles.
It can be said that the major shopping malls are very lively these days, and all kinds of price reduction and discount activities are usually the most powerful in the year. But bridal shops are not doing very well, because in the West, few people choose to get married during Christmas.
At this time, the employees in the Pronows store were already tidying up the storefront and preparing to close. But at that moment, the bell hanging on the door rang, which meant that a guest had pushed the door in.
"Welcome, beautiful lady! Oh, and sir. The clerk turned around and found a man and a woman.
Although the girl is wearing a big down jacket, her slender figure is still enviable. The man, who was wearing a black suit and sunglasses, didn't seem to talk much, walked in and looked around, but didn't make a sound.
Although the man did not speak, he still attracted the attention of the female clerk. Because this man looks ...... It doesn't seem to look like the Americans.
"I didn't expect that Indianapolis also has a Pronovies storefront." The woman happily walked around the store.
"We're the only one in Indianapolis, miss." The female clerk nodded proudly, Pronovies is the most well-known wedding dress brand in Spain, with nearly 100 years of history and experience, and is loved by the Queen of England. Since it is a relatively luxury brand, there are not many local direct stores outside of Europe.
As she spoke, the female clerk couldn't help but glance at the man in sunglasses again.
She always felt that men were a little familiar.
"Which one do you think is good? Henson. ”
"I can't see it, why don't you pick a few and try it?" The man held his forehead, as if he was dazzled.
"I think they're all a little ...... Some are too ordinary. The woman frowned, unable to make up her mind.
"We can provide customized services if needed." Seeing that the two did not match either of them, the clerk made his own suggestion.
"Wedding dress customization? That sounds a little more plausible. What do you think? Anjiali. ”
"Well, it's just that it will take a lot of time."
"It doesn't matter if you take the time, it's important to be the best. I'll leave you a phone number and ask your designers to contact me, is that okay? The man stood up, took a pen and paper, wrote down a string of numbers, and handed it to the clerk.
"Uh...... Yes, sir. ”
Then, a man and a woman joined hands and blended into the bustling crowd outside the window. The clerk looked at the note in his hand, a little stunned.
Pronovis's ordinary wedding dress can cost tens of thousands of dollars each. If you ask the designer to customize, the price may double. In Indianapolis, she had never seen such a large guest.
At this time, through the window of the store, the female clerk saw a huge promotional poster of the Indiana Pacers hanging outside the mall across the street.
On a huge billboard, more than a dozen Pacers players stood in two rows, while a Chinese-American man in a suit and leather shoes sat in the center with a basketball in his arms. At the bottom of the poster, there is a very conspicuous golden word - Champion.
The clerk stared blankly at the huge poster, as if he suddenly understood something.
"Damn it, I would have asked him for an autograph if I knew about it."
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Henson looked up at the falling snow, and before he knew it, he was about to spend his fourth Christmas in Indianapolis.
Today, it's December 23rd, the eve of Christmas Eve. At this time, the Pacers' record is an incredible 25 wins, just 3 losses!
This is the first time since Henson became a coach that he has only lost three games before Christmas! Since Paul's return, counting the game against the Pistons, the Pacers have won 4 of 5 games.
One of those losses was to the Bucks because of Monta. Ellis and Brandon. Jennings and the two had convulsions, which gave Henson a headache when he held it. Ellis and Jennings didn't have a few games a season when they were able to pump at the same time, but they were caught up by the Pacers.
Otherwise, the Pacers might not be able to lose three games now!
The team's results are so good, and the team happens to have no games on the 23rd and 24th, so that Henson is finally in the mood to have a good Christmas. However, the fly in the ointment is that as the defending champions, the Pacers will definitely not be able to run this year's Christmas game. So, Henson had to hurry up and get the holiday over before Christmas actually arrived.
So today, Henson gave the team a day off, and also gave himself a day off to accompany Anjiali out for a walk. Of course, the most important task is to choose the wedding dress you need for the summer.
Tomorrow may be Christmas Eve, but both Henson and the Pacers players must return to training to get ready for the Christmas game against the Rockets.
"What kind of wedding dress do you think we're going to have to design!? I'm looking forward to it, and I'd love to sit down with the designer right now. Angeli grabbed Henson's wrist and pulled Henson out of her thoughts.
Henson turned his head to look at the girl with a happy smile next to him, fortunately, she was with him every Christmas.
After crossing over, Henson has no relatives and no reason in this world. Only An Jiali can make him extremely nostalgic.
"What are you doing...... Seeing that Henson had been staring at her, Anjiali suddenly felt a little shy, she buried her head lightly and leaned on Henson's shoulder.
"No, let's go, go pick up your dad, it's almost time for us to go home for dinner......" Henson touched Anjiali's head, enjoying every minute and second of this happy moment.
It's rare to be free.
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Christmas dinner, arranging wedding plans, sending Vivek away, coaxing Angeli to bed and falling asleep......
After all this was done, it was already 12 midnight. Looking out the window decorated with Christmas decorations, Henson suddenly remembered that he seemed to have been staying up late since the first day he crossed over.
It was in Los Angeles, and after watching a UCLA game, Henson kicked out a Holiday scouting report overnight in a dirty inn in Long Beach. It seems that from that day on, Henson has not been able to go to bed early on any night.
Now, after getting into the habit of staying up late, Henson goes to bed early and still can't sleep. It's 12 midnight, which is late for most people. But for Henson, he can work a little longer.
So after spending a relaxing holiday with Angeli and her father, Henson immediately put his energy into the Christmas game.
Gently closing the bedroom door to avoid waking his fiancée, Henson tiptoed into the study and turned on the computer.
There were a lot of Silas clips of the game on the computer, and Henson hadn't finished watching them yet. He clicked on one of them casually, and looking at the red jersey on the screen, Henson really couldn't imagine that he would one day be sad for the Rockets.
As if the whole league couldn't have imagined, the Oklahoma City Thunder would choose to send their best sixth man to Houston two days before the season began.
Although the players were given a holiday today, Henson would not give himself a holiday.
However, Henson had only watched the video for less than half an hour before he felt his head split. It's not that I'm too tired, but watching the Rockets game, most of the time, the game will be interrupted......
......The referee's rapid whistle sounded every few moments, echoing in Henson's head over and over again.
Last season, Henson was able to get James . Harden was completely lost in the Finals. But this season, Harden has been noticeably different, becoming more mature, more like a star, and less prone to being limited.
And, of course, most importantly - this guy is so foul-making.
"Another 'porcelain-type' player," Henson thought, and this Christmas battle could get quite ugly.