(Miscalculation, there are still relatives on the mother-in-law’s side...it will take two more days...)
Just after seeing off Sam Presti, before she could even take a look at the photos, Petra Pope, the director of cheerleading girls at the Knicks club, knocked on the open door with a smile on her beautiful face:
"Mr. Manager, the selection of our cheerleading girls this season has entered the final step. As usual, you have to attend the final selection."
"Penny, I believe in you, just like my father. You were the best cheerleader of the Knicks back then, and now you are the director. You are equally outstanding. I believe in you. I mean, do I need to step forward for this kind of thing? I
Now I have no interest in seeing beauties, I just want to see you, you are the most beautiful cheerleader in the history of the Knicks."
Petra Pope has just turned thirty years old. She has been a cheerleader for the Knicks for 11 years, a cheerleader for 7 years, and a cheerleading director for 1 year. Moreover, she obtained this directorship based on her ability, not because of her ability.
A soul-stirring appearance.
"Thank you for the compliment, but as a rule, you need to appear at the selection and give contracts to the girls who win in the end. For them, becoming a Knicks cheerleader is an indelible achievement in their lives. Their selection is better than NBA
It will be even harder for the team to compete for the championship." Petra Pope leaned against the door and looked at Blake Dolan and said.
"Okay, I'll go. Do you mind telling me everything about the cheerleading team on the way?" Blake Dolan put the photo back in the drawer, stood up, picked up the coat on the hanger, and said to Petra Pope.
"Of course, the cheerleading team of the Knicks Club is the most famous and the highest-quality cheerleading team of the Los Angeles Lakers Club in the entire NBA. Of course, this is related to the size of the two cities." Petra Pope said something, and then fell silent.
After a moment, she seemed to think of the story of how she came to New York from far away Arkansas, starting from winning the cheerleading national championship in high school, and what happened along the way. After a moment, she smiled:
"Moreover, being a cheerleader for these two cities is a source of pride for the cheerleading girls."
…
On the way to the competition venue, Blake Dolan learned about the selection conditions for cheerleading girls with cheap salaries. The conditions made him feel that they could no longer be described as harsh. The most basic standard is not that you must have a beautiful face.
A pretty face is just your business card, not even a standard. It can only make the cheerleading director take a look at the photo on the resume you submit.
The most basic standards require more than eight years of basic dance skills, a figure of 170cm, a weight of 70kg, an outgoing personality, and a smile that can make people feel excited.
Every year, the New York Knicks have up to 500 people who come to interview and apply. The qualification for submitting a resume is that you must have the experience of entering the National Cheerleading Championship. If you have not participated in the National Cheerleading Championship, you are not even qualified for the interview.
"Oh my god! Penny, how did you stand out from hundreds of people back then? I mean, you were able to stay in the Knicks for so long? Very few cheerleaders have been in this profession for more than eight years." Blake Dolan sighed as he walked.
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"Because I love this job, those girls become cheerleaders for different purposes. Maybe they want to increase their exposure, and then change careers to become models, or go to Hollywood to be an actor. I am different, I just want to be a cheerleader."
” said Petra Pope.
"This is the right decision," Blackdolan said.
…
The selection competition is very boring, at least Black Dolan thinks so. He thinks that the last twenty girls are all outstanding, but as many as ten judges screen them based on their subtle movements, maybe just an arm swing or an excessive range of movements.
If you are too big, you will be disqualified...
When a blond girl was asked by the judges to perform a solo Latin dance, her head-shaking movement was judged by the chief judge Petra Pope as not being beautiful enough or stunning enough to be eliminated. The girl immediately fell to the ground with her beautiful face
Her face was full of tears, but Petra Pop remained calm and said in a calm tone:
"Now you may be able to serve as a cheerleader for any NBA club except the Knicks and Lakers, but you can't do it here. The reason why the Knicks cheerleading team can become the most dazzling presence in the NBA is that we are always better than those clubs.
, your movements are not smooth enough and not beautiful enough, I’m sorry. Uh..."
Petra Pope glanced at the name on her hand: "Good luck, Melissa Vashti."
"Can you give me another chance! I can do the required movements! I have been preparing for this day for eleven years! I just need one chance!" A girl named Melissa Vashti stood up with tears on her face.
He covered his mouth and looked at Petra Pope and said.
"I have given anyone a chance, including you. The selection for the finals is so cruel, because there is no big gap between the twenty of you. We can only distinguish from these subtle movements. Maybe like you said
Yes, you can do better, but you didn't seize this opportunity."
"I'm quitting! I'm willing to give her my chance!" A girl who had just been signaled by Petra Pope to become a Knicks cheerleader suddenly took a step forward and said.
Petra Pope didn't even blink: "You can quit, Eva Steele, the exit is over there, girl, but there is no exchange here, and I won't give it to someone who doesn't meet the conditions just because you gave up your spot.
people."
Seeing this scene, Blake Dolan became energetic. He had already learned from Petra Pope's previous introduction how important the cheerleading team was to those girls. He was curious why this girl had to give up her position to a failure.
By.
"You are so superior! You just need to choose what you want, but we are not commodities, we have thoughts. If you sitting here knew everything that happened to Melissa, I think you would not be as indifferent as you just said.
! She comes from Citronel, Alabama, a poor town. She has no father, and she doesn’t even have the Internet to do her homework. She has to go to a fast food restaurant like McDonald’s to use the free Internet to complete the homework assigned by the teacher, and even
Her dance foundation for so many years was free, because she had no money to pay for the high dance tuition. If the famous dancer Floren Banis hadn't opened a free dance hall in Alabama, she wouldn't have had the chance to appear in the dance studio.
Here, Melissa is the best student in that dance studio, and now, just because of one move, you are going to deny her eleven years of training." Eva Steele said: "I believe there are always good people in this world.
, but now I'm disappointed, maybe you haven't seen her resume at all, because it says everything I said, is there a big gap between the twenty of us standing here? Why not give her a chance? At least other people
If they are rejected, they can still find another job, or go to live with their boyfriend for a while. What about her? She can't even afford a plane ticket back to Alabama. What good luck can you wish her in this New York? Find a home decoration
Accompanying drinks in a luxurious entertainment club or working as a stripper? Let’s go! Melissa! Leave this cold New York! The cold Knicks!”
Eva Steele seemed to be a good friend of Melissa Vashti, and she pulled her partner, who still looked sad, toward the door.
"Well, it's true that New York is cold, but the Knicks are not. Can you hear me out? Ladies? I'm the manager of this team, Blake Dolan."
A voice sounded behind the two people. The gentle voice seemed a bit abrupt in the quiet hall.
