It was still early after I finished talking to Old Rice.

Taking advantage of this time, Gu Ran returned to his room, locked the door, and continued to hand-draw the script for "Batman 3: The Dark Knight Rises".

This is a surprise for Anne Hathaway and the best way to help Anne return to Hollywood.

But the most important thing is that this is Gu Ran’s own side job.

After having the first hand-drawn script, you can completely establish your reputation in Hollywood.

In the future, there will naturally be big companies and big stars seeking cooperation. Not only can they gain fame, but they will also get a considerable share of the box office.

Besides...it's not that difficult to do this kind of thing!

After hand-drawing for two hours in a row, Gu Ran finally felt a little mentally tired.

Gu Ran immediately hid the hand-drawn draft, then stood up, and stretched beautifully towards the vast ocean outside the window.

Comfortable……

If we continue at this pace, the script can be hand-drawn after the next semi-final.

At that time, I slapped the hand-drawn script into Anne's arms, and then the next thing was...tsk tsk.

When Anne mails the hand-drawn script to the great director Nolan, I guarantee that Nolan will be stunned after reading it.

——This is a script that is more Nolan-like than Nolan’s!

After Nolan is done being shocked, it won’t be long before the filming of Batman 3 can be put on the agenda, and then it’s time for Annie to leave…

well.

Thinking about the final farewell to Annie, Gu Ran couldn't help feeling a little melancholy.

...I must cherish it!

Gu Ran looked at the time and it was almost time to leave for Staplewood training base, so he quickly changed into casual clothes and put on a pair of sunglasses - after all, he was considered a local celebrity, so he had to be low-key when going out.

Before leaving, Gu Ran came to Annie's room again.

At this time, Anne was still sleeping soundly.

During these two days, Annie basically did three things: eating, cosplaying as a maid, and sleeping.

The first half of the night was in full automatic mode.

——She was exhausted.

Gu Ran did not wake Annie up, letting her sleep a little longer so that he could cherish her a little longer at night.

Gu Ran left a nutritious meal and a note for Annie at her bedside, then drove out to Staplewood training base.

After about half an hour's drive.

Gu Ran saw the outline of the very artistic wooden building of the Staplewood Training Base.

The main building of the Staplewood training base is decorated with brown wooden strips.

Each wooden board is arranged in an orderly manner with small gaps between them, and the edges and corners of the building are also cut with a modern aesthetic temperament.

This training ground is very famous and is considered a first-class training base even when compared with other Premier League clubs.

And in the English League One, it is even more like a leader.

The training base is located in the suburbs of Southampton, on the south bank of the River Test, close to the edge of the New Forest National Park - the New Forest National Park is the prototype of the lush tree on the Southampton High School emblem, and it is also the prototype of the tree logo on the Southampton Club emblem.

Next to this training base is the British National Highway, which is only a 20-minute drive to the city center, and at most half an hour's drive to St. Mary's Stadium, the home of Southampton Club. It avoids the city center and can be reached directly along the south bank of the Test River. The transportation is very convenient.

It can be said that the location of this training base is excellent.

This place is far away from the downtown, the air is extremely fresh, the surrounding area is vast and sparsely populated, there is no pollution, and as far as the eye can see, there is green grass everywhere.

Even when Gu Ran was sitting in the car, he could feel the atmosphere of the natural oxygen bar here.

Training in a place like this is really an enjoyable experience, like cleansing your lungs.

Gu Ran couldn't help but feel a little excited when he thought that this would be the starting point of his professional career as a grassroots amateur high school player.

Gu Ran drove his Porsche to the main entrance of the Staplewood training base. When he was about to find a place to park, a burly security guard in a suit came up to him with a stern look on his face.

"Hey! You! What are you doing? No outsiders are allowed to park here! Get out of here, get out of here!" The burly security guard waved his hands to drive them away ferociously.

——Around the training base, there would occasionally be scouts trying to gather intelligence, or reporters trying to make a big news story, or crazy fans trying to get autographs, so the security guards’ bad attitude was understandable.

Gu Ran pressed the car window, took off his sunglasses, and stuck his head out. "Hi, hello, I'm here to see Mr. Les Reed."

"No matter who you look for, you can't..." The burly security guard was about to continue to drive him away, but he was suddenly startled, then he widened his eyes and looked at Gu Ran carefully, and his tone instantly became polite, "Oh! You must be Mr. Gu Ran? Mr. Gu Ran from Southampton High School?"

The burly security guard had never watched the game, but he knew that there was a black-haired Chinese boy who shocked the entire club's top management and helped Southampton High School win the first national semi-final in the school's history.

Gu Ran smiled at the burly security guard and said, "Yes, I am Gu Ran."

"Welcome to Southampton Football Club's Staplewood training base! Please come in!" The burly security guard immediately helped Gu Ran push open the door of the training base, and jogged in front of the car to lead the way for Gu Ran who had just arrived.

You are worthy of being called...my local little star.

This treatment is really awesome.

Gu Ran was secretly happy. He drove along with the burly security guard, turned a corner, and entered the parking lot.

The parking lot is very large, with at least fifty or sixty parking spaces.

There were more than a dozen cars parked in the back rows of parking spaces, and the first two rows were almost empty.

Gu Ran didn't think much about it and parked the car directly in a parking space in the first row.

After parking the car, the burly security guard said politely: "Mr. Gu Ran, I have already notified Mr. Rice, and he will come to greet you soon - I sincerely wish you a good day."

"Okay, thank you." Gu Ran thanked politely.

The burly security guard grinned and said, "At your service! By the way - your Cayenne is very handsome!"

After the security guard left, Gu Ran walked out of the parking lot by himself and headed towards the main building of the training base.

As soon as I reached the door of the main building, I saw old Rice, dressed in formal attire, hurrying over.

As soon as he saw Gu Ran, Old Rice excitedly opened his arms and gave Gu Ran a warm hug.

"Welcome, my child!"

Old Rice put his arm around Gu Ran's shoulders and said, "Welcome to Staplewood. From now on, this will be your home! Come on, I'll show you around first."

"Okay, Mr. Rice." Gu Ran said with an ignorant and expectant smile.

Being able to have someone of old Rice's level act as a tour guide and introduce things must have been a treatment that only Bell could have enjoyed back then, right?

Perhaps, Bale can't enjoy it either.

……just me.

"Let me show you our training ground first."

Gu Ran couldn't help but nodded slightly in admiration.

A club that was once on the verge of dissolution, after recovering its financial situation, the first thing it thought of was to upgrade the club's training facilities and recruit more young players.

From this point of view alone, this club is very motivated.

...I like people who are energetic.

Old Rice pointed to a standard football field and introduced: "The training ground in front is where our first team and reserve team usually train. The size of this training ground is exactly the same as the field we rented at St. Mary's, and it even has some stands. This is also to make our players more familiar with our home field. Even the type of grass and the way it is laid are exactly the same as the home field."

"The first team and the reserve team spend most of their time training together. The reserve team doesn't have many players, and many of them are potential players promoted from the youth team. Training with the first team can not only deepen the confrontation of the first team's training, but also allow the first team to lead the reserve team players and allow the reserve team players to get more improvement."

Gu Ran nodded in agreement.

As he walked, Old Rice continued to introduce: "This training ground is empty now. After all, the first-team players are on vacation. They will not be able to officially return here for training until July 10th."

"The first game of the 2010-11 English League One season starts on August 6, so the first-team players have to come back for medical examination, registration, training about 20 days before the start of the game, and then arrange to play a few friendly matches in order to restore their best competitive condition."

Hearing this, Gu Ran said secretly in his heart: This also means that the issue of the work permit must be settled before the start of August, otherwise, we will miss the English League One games.

It is now June 17th, and there is still about one and a half months left.

With Old Rice's ability, it shouldn't be a problem for him to get a labor permit.

But... we still have to be prepared for both situations.

——Gu Ran followed Old Rice calmly.

Old Rice pointed to another full-size football field and said, "The second training ground is our backup field. This training ground is the No. 2 training ground in case the main training ground cannot be used due to a problem. When the first team is in closed training, the second team will also temporarily train in this backup training ground. In addition, the youth team's intra-team matches will also use this training ground."

Old Rice further explained: "The dimensions of this spare training ground are the same as those of a standard stadium, 105 meters long and 68 meters wide. The dimensions of our No. 1 main training ground and St. Mary's home ground are both 112 meters long and 70 meters wide. The length of the home ground is designed to better match the tactical style of our team."

Gu Ran nodded secretly: Such a large-sized stadium is more suitable for cutting in from the wing and through pass tactics, and it can frequently pass the ball behind the back.

This is exactly what I am good at, right? Cutting inside, passing the ball, and playing behind the defense, which one am I not good at? Especially playing behind the defense!

Of course, this kind of large-scale stadium also places very high demands on the physical fitness of the players. In terms of defense, it also requires a very high range of motion for defenders and midfielders.

Therefore, before officially entering the English League One, it is best to increase your physical attributes to around 80 points! In this way, you will have a higher advantage in such a large-scale stadium and professional confrontation.

Skills such as high-speed dribbling, cutting in from the wing, and guiding with the magic lamp must also be upgraded to above +4.

Don't rush, take your time.

There is still time, there is still a chance! Old Rice pointed to the third training field in the distance and said, "Over there, that is our U18 training field. You can see a lot of lines drawn on the grass. It can be divided into two small fields for training."

Gu Ran looked up and saw that there were more than a dozen young players playing a training match in the U18 training ground. The atmosphere in the field was quite intense.

Old Rice said proudly: "Behind the U18 training ground, there is also a U12 training ground. It is full of talented football players selected from Southampton and all over the country."

Gu Ran secretly admired in his heart: Southampton Club’s youth training is indeed very solid.

Old Rice said: "Okay, it's too far to go there, let's go directly to the inside of the training base to take a look--"

Gu Ran frowned, "Mr. Rice, don't worry, I want to watch the youth team's training - just for a while."

Old Rice was slightly startled, then laughed: "Haha! Gu, I was right about you! You really love football. You can't walk when you see someone playing football. Haha! Okay, I'll go watch with you for a while."

Gu Ran smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Rice."

I am so ashamed...

In addition to wanting to see the training level of Southampton's professional youth team, I mainly wanted to take the opportunity to pick up a few training bubbles.

With a B rating, you can collect bubbles from 20 meters away, so as long as you stand on the sidelines, you will have a chance to pick up bubbles in the field.

I finally got to the professional club, so I have to pick up some things.

This way, there is no need to go to the Grop Gym to get autographs from those fitness gurus.

As Gu Ran thought this, he walked into the U18 training ground under the guidance of Old Rice. The two of them found a seat on the sidelines and sat down.

The offensive and defensive rhythms on the field changed very quickly, and the confrontation between the two teams was quite professional, but there were also many mistakes between the two teams.

It has to be said that the intensity of professional youth team competitions is several levels higher than that of amateur high school student competitions.

However, with Gu Ran's current strength, there will be no problem for him to play with these professional youth team players.

Of course, if you want to gain a foothold in Southampton's first team... you still have to seize the time and grow up as quickly as possible.

The national high school semi-finals and finals are the last chance for rapid growth! After watching for about ten minutes, neither side scored a goal, but there were many exciting offensive and defensive scenes.

Gu Ran took the opportunity to pick up 8 white bubbles for dynamic passing and receiving training, special jumping training, and special strength training.

In addition, a blue skill bubble of "Emergency Stop Acceleration +1" was picked up.

In this way, Gu Ran's emergency stop acceleration was upgraded to +2.

Another player also dropped a blue skill bubble, which read "Powerful Out-of-Bounds +1". Gu Ran thought about it and decided not to use it for the time being.

Leave the last pickup progress to Annie at home.

After collecting 8 white bubbles, together with Gu Ran’s remaining white bubbles, they completed 100 hours of special training, which was automatically exchanged for 1 special talent point.

Including the talent point he picked up in Annie's room yesterday, Gu Ran now has 2 talent points.

Gu Ran directly added these two talent points to the physical attribute - a higher physical fitness can reduce the chance and severity of injury.

The physical attribute increased from 68 points to 70 points.

Gu Ran secretly exhaled a breath and felt that every part of his body had been strengthened!

Tonight, Anne will have another new experience...

Old Rice next to him looked at his watch and said, "Gu, it's getting late. Let's hurry to my office to discuss the details of the contract."

"Yes, Mr. Rice."

Gu Ran stood up contentedly and followed Old Rice to the office area of ​​the Staplewood Training Base.

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