The rest is just noise

Bird tells Louis to "fart" quickly. The problem is that Louis doesn't like to fart in public. He likes to "fart" in restaurants.

So, after confirming that Louis wanted to treat him, Bird agreed to go to the restaurant.

"A dozen Heinekens."

When they arrived at the restaurant, Bird asked for beer first, no matter what Louis ordered.

"A dozen? Even if you don't want to go back, I still want to go back!" Louis never drank and drove.

"You misunderstood me" Louis was horrified to find that Bird's shame was still there?

Next he heard something even more terrifying.

Bird ordered a dozen beers not to drink, but to take away.

Louis was so angry that he gritted his teeth, "What the hell are you going to do if you drink it all here and pack it away? You bought a box of food that you didn't finish in the restaurant, and used my money to pack it for yourself?"

Louis was convinced that among the people he had ever met, there was no one who knew how to calculate, save money, and take advantage of others better than Bird, a bastard.

Seeing Louis' sullen face, he said without shame: "If you don't know us from French Like Town, you can get acquainted with us now."

"You mean there's a whole town of bastards besides you?" Louis asked.

"That's right!" Bird's face showed the emotion he shouldn't have the most, pride. "People in French Creek are all as diligent and thrifty as me."

"Brother, do you want me to remind you that your annual salary is 600,000 US dollars and you have been receiving it for 4 years?"

"To be exact, it's 650,000." Bird asked incomprehensibly: "Also, what do you mean, if you have money, you should spend it lavishly? Is it wrong for me to save some money?"

"You save your money carefully and then spend mine lavishly?" Louis asked, "So, do you want to see me go bankrupt?"

Bird replied matter-of-factly: "You want to treat, do you have to give guests a quota every time you treat?"

If Bird were to treat him, Louis would have no doubt that he would limit the amount of the treat to a figure that he could accept but that would be difficult for the person being invited to accept.

Finally, he decided not to worry about it any more.

Spending more money, that is, spending a few hundred dollars more, is just a small thing compared to what he is going to talk about next.

Just when Louis was about to get down to business, the waiter brought a dozen Heinekens from Bird and two bottles of Coke from Louis.

"How much does it cost for you to run errands for me?" Bird asked.

The waiter said: "For a tip of 10 dollars, I can do anything for you."

Bird pushed a dozen 7-up beers in front of the waiter and said, "Charge this bill to this gentleman's account."

"TMD 10 dollars for you too"

Bird said matter-of-factly: "If you want to treat me, treat me to the end."

Suddenly, the waiter, whose brain had been short-circuited for a while, felt Bird looked familiar.

He took a serious look and asked, "Are you Larry Bird?"

"Waiter, such a stingy bastard big white man, how many more are there in Boston?"

"Are you Coach Lu?"

Bird said with a smile: "How many Chinese people are there in Boston who are of such low quality and generous with their money?"

The waiter yelled, asked for an autograph, and asked for Bird's tip to be waived.

Hearing that his name saved Louis $10, he gave Louis a proud look.

That look in his eyes seemed to have accomplished something great.

Thank me, I saved you $10!

Before the waiter left, he said to Bird: "Those who compare Earvin Johnson to you are really stupid. You are much better than that guy, maybe ten times better!"

"He wouldn't even call that guy a magician." Louis laughed amusingly.

Bird shook his head and smiled bitterly. Judging from his reaction, there were many people who had said similar words to him.

Before the food was served, Bird reached out to the two bottles of Coke in front of Louis.

"What are you doing?!"

Louis put away the two bottles of Coke at the speed of light.

"You're not so stingy, are you?" Bird complained, "I have to drive and can't drink. You bought me a dozen beers. What if you treat me to a bottle of spermicidal water?"

At this time, Louis' hatred of Bird's various advantageous behaviors and the mania caused by his food-protecting instinct almost wanted to eat Bird alive: "How dare you touch my hand with your bird-feathered hand?"

Coke it and I’ll cut it off!”

Since the cutlery was already in place, Bird decided not to take any chances.

He asked the waiter for a drink that was ten times more expensive than Coke.

"You bastard, I really want to kill you!" Louis was sharpening the plate with a knife and fork.

Bird said calmly: "Congratulations, you finally feel how I feel about you. I have enough motivation and anger like you, but unfortunately, you and I don't have the courage to put it into practice.

"

"Damn, you're right!" Louis' career has just started. Although he made Bird here and can bury the Celtics' future with him, he also has to help himself. Well, forget it, spare Bird's life.

.

Look, he is already begging me for mercy with his eyes.

The food is here.

This time it was another waiter.

He recognized Bird at a glance: "Larry, I don't like to hear people comparing you to a magician. That kid is just a flashy idiot. He has Kareem by his side. Who is by your side?"

Bird did not respond to the fan.

The man accidentally said what Louis wanted to say in a special way.

"Wow, it sounds like you are simply the strongest player in history." Louis smiled sarcastically, "I'm sure no player other than you can lead a group of 'mediocre teammates' to achieve 35 wins and 4 losses."

"Stop talking," Bird said unhappily.

"Larry, if I call you the best in history, do you dare to agree?"

"Stop disgusting me with things like this!"

Louis smiled and asked: "Since you think this is disgusting, why don't you refute it when others say that?"

"Why should I object?"

"Because you feel sick."

"Correction, I felt sick only after you suddenly became like a leper and didn't speak well."

"If I'm wrong, why do you feel sick?" Louis pressed, "Try to refute me?"

When the food arrived, it was a different waiter.

Just as he was about to kneel down and lick Bird, Louis blew him away.

"If you still want to discredit the magician and praise the man next to me by stepping on and praising him, then you'd better disappear now." Louis said unkindly.

The waiter slipped away timidly.

Bird asked back: "Do you think what he said is wrong?"

"You mean, you're talking about belittling magicians in order to elevate you?"

"if not?"

"I'm not afraid to tell you that in my heart, you are not a player at Magic's level."

Hearing this, Bird's eyes showed anger.

That's when Louie openly called him a redneck during the season, and he got angry out of shame.

The anger this time is different from the shame and anger after being called an insulting name. It is the anger of unwillingness and dissatisfaction caused by hearing someone say that the strength of one's most valued competitors is better than one's own.

…

"There's nothing you can do if you're not convinced. He beat you once in college, and won two championships after entering the NBA." Louis said impeccably, "He defeated you openly in college, and the NBA championship is better than yours."

If you have one more person, he is better than you, and you have nothing to disagree with on this point. Of course, if you think that he has Karim by his side, and you only have Isiah, Ralph, Bill, and John,

If Cedric's rubbish isn't enough to help you, then I'm more than willing to change my opinion."

Bird immediately retorted: "I never thought so."

Louis saw Bird's eyes lowered, as if he was seriously tasting the food.

"So, next time someone says that Magic's teammates are better than you, so he can be more successful than you, do you know what to say?" Louis asked.

Afterwards, they finished their dinner in eerie silence.

When checking out, the person at the cashier encouraged Bird: "Larry, even if the magicians have that old guy Kareem, we believe you can defeat them!"

Under the influence of public opinion, the Bird-Magic Showdown 2.0 seems to have become an urgent matter.

The media constantly publicized the feud between the black and white duo and the history of the Lakers and Celtics, and fans quickly became involved.

Louis only occasionally went out to eat with Bird when he met four fans who had a strong sense of empathy.

How many people does Bird encounter in his daily life?

At this time, when he heard someone talking about Magic and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar again, he raised his eyes and said angrily: "Fuck Kareem, so what if he has Kareem? I also have Isiah and Ralph! They are better than Kareem.

Reem is much stronger, you'd better remember this!"

Bird left angrily.

The cashier checked out Louis in confusion and asked, "Who is Isiah?"

Oh my God

Louis suddenly understood Thomas a little bit.