If it weren't for the fact that there was a very important first-team welcome ceremony tomorrow, Gu Ran would never have let this noble lady who had said "how could I regret it" go so easily.

After returning to the Dune Villa, Gu Ran took a bath and received some ice and fire therapy, and his physical strength was mostly restored.

The higher the physical and constitutional attributes are, the faster the recovery will be.

Lying in bed, Gu Ran couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

Gu Ran could only concentrate and check the calculus formulas, and only then did he finally suppress the excitement in his young body and fall asleep.

Early the next morning.

It's really hard to get up without Sophie, Maria, Hathaway, Honami and Evelyn to accompany me.

Gu Ran suddenly remembered that yesterday, when he was drunk, he promised Evelin’s father to hand-draw a script…

Gu Ran couldn't help but hold his head and sigh.

In fact, hand-drawing the script is not a big deal, but... ever since the car-crashing battle yesterday, the matter of hand-drawing the script has suddenly become less urgent.

After all, my main job is playing football! I am also working on scripts, equestrianism, and I want to buy a club and become the boss... This is really not doing my job!

Yes, not because I already got Evelyn, but because I have to focus on my job! I really just want to play football! So, let's postpone the hand-drawn script for two days.

At least wait until you have established yourself in the first team.

——After making up his mind, Gu Ran got up and went to the villa’s gym to practice his waist and abdominal core strength for a while.

This is one of the self-discipline plans he set for himself.

No matter what intense things you did last night, as long as you wake up in your villa, you must first exercise in the gym for half an hour to keep your body in good competitive state.

The core strength of the waist and abdomen is very important, not only for the main business of playing football...

Cough cough.

Gu Ran concentrated on training. After training his waist and abdomen core strength, he took a nice bath and had some ice and fire therapy.

The physical energy consumed yesterday has basically been fully recovered.

After having a nutritious breakfast, Gu Ran drove to Staplewood training base feeling refreshed.

The weather is nice today. As the first day in the team, such good weather is undoubtedly a good sign.

Gu Ran was driving and humming a song. Just as he arrived near the gate of Staplewood Training Base, an Odyssey MPV suddenly accelerated and rushed sideways to intercept him, and stopped directly in front of the Cayenne!

Oh shit!

Gu Ran immediately slammed on the brakes.

Gu Ran pressed the car window, stuck his head out and was about to curse when he saw seven black-haired young men rushing down from the Odyssey.

Gu Ran was shocked! Kidnapping???

Or has the fact that I am a reborn person finally been discovered, and they want to capture me and slice me up?

Gu Ran quickly put the car in reverse gear——

"Gu Ran! Don't run, don't run!"

"We are not bad people!"

The black-haired young man opposite shouted to Gu Ran in familiar Chinese.

Gu Ran hesitated for a moment, stopped the car temporarily, and put his foot on the accelerator - if the situation was not good, Gu Ran would step on the accelerator and run over it without hesitation.

As a reborn person, such vigilance is necessary.

The young man in the lead ran up excitedly, "Gu Ran! It's really you! We finally caught you!"

As expected, they still want to catch me and slice me up!

Gu Ran gritted his teeth and was about to step on the accelerator when he heard the man continue, "Don't run, don't run! We are all your die-hard fans in China!"

Eh? Gu Ran was stunned for a moment, then blurted out in Chinese, "Fuck... are you football fans?"

Normally he would just say "WTF" in his heart, but this time he could finally say "WTF" out loud!

"Yeah yeah!"

The seven young Chinese people all said at once: "Gu Ran! We are so excited to see you!"

"Your Crescent Moon Scimitar is awesome!"

"You are our pride! You are a grassroots player, but you can be called dad by foreigners!"

"Gu Ran, can you please sign an autograph for me? Whether I can pick up foreign girls depends entirely on your autograph!"

What the hell? Looks like this guy is actually my fan.

Gu Ran breathed a sigh of relief, "You scared me to death - even if you are my fans, you can't drive like that."

"Sorry sorry, we're just too excited!"

"Gu Ran, please sign an autograph for me!"

"Alright, alright, be quiet! Let me get down to business first!" The leading fan said, "Gu Ran, you may not know me yet, but my online name is MaxxRT!"

"Oh..." Gu Ran said thoughtfully: "If you tell me your online name... then I won't know you even more."

MaxxRT smiled without any concern and continued to introduce: "The ones around me are the out-of-print Xinjian, S_nice, How Many Past Events Are in the Mist and Rain, Sanqiuguan, Hiko Seijuro, and Qiao Shan who dunked over Jordan."

Every person whose name was called shook hands with Gu Ran excitedly.

Gu Ran was stunned. "Why... did you all sign up for online accounts?"

MaxxRT laughed and said, "Well, our real names are not famous at all, but thanks to you, our online names are still well-known in a certain domestic football forum!"

"There are only seven of us here today. There are many well-known netizens in China who haven't come yet, such as our technical expert Maxim Xiaomianqiu, and..."

MaxxRT pulled out a long list, "immlaufung, Book Friend 20220326092003504, Xiaoxiang Baling Mine Bid King, Little Princess Harry, GNGGNG, I'm stuck in the starting point and can't get out, Dharma Flowing Sand, Vast Sky Fei, Moon Night Tide, Rice Juice Continent Yes, White Reader, Ice Cold Water, Ying Ming, True Self Embodiment, Uncle Xiao De, IBERTINE, Murong Flame and other brothers, they also entrusted me to mention their names in front of you."

Holy shit...there's no sense of disobedience at all!

Gu Ran was stunned, "Wait, how come so many people in China know me?"

He only participated in a British high school amateur competition and didn't play a formal professional game, but he already knew about it in China? The netizen named Jueban Xinjian laughed and said, "More than knowing! There are tens of thousands of die-hard fans like us who like you very much! We are crying and shouting to see you kill all the teams on the court!"

Holy shit…

Gu Ran asked quickly: "But how did you know?"

The netizen named "S_nice" rushed to say: "We watched your performance in the final of the British High School Amateur Championship. MaxxRT broadcast most of the game for us. Unfortunately, at the most exciting moment of the reversal, MaxxRT was caught by the security on the scene, and his live broadcast equipment was confiscated. He was almost sent to a trading room full of black guys."

MaxxRT's face turned red. "Ahem, these are all trivial matters. Anyway, Gu Ran, we came to you this time not only to express the domestic fans' love and support for you in person, but also to discuss something very important with you."

"We know that you have obtained a work permit and are already a player of Southampton's first team, but there is no live broadcast of the English Football League One in China, and your fans in China cannot see your wonderful performance. So we, the netizens who like you, spontaneously formed an Internet startup company. Each of us pledged funds and became a shareholder of the company. We spent a week to develop an APP software for watching football on mobile phones, so that we can watch your games on our mobile phones."

"However, we still need to obtain authorization from you, the client, and also obtain permission from Southampton Football Club for online copyright broadcasting."

"Oh..." Gu Ran suddenly understood.

This is certainly a good thing!

What's the old saying? People in my hometown don't know how awesome I am outside, just like a man in fine clothes walking at night! Moreover, these young people have a good vision! The next ten years will definitely be the decade of the Internet explosion. Mobile APP, online live broadcast, any random project is a hot topic! Gu Ran was about to reply when he saw the guards of the Staplewood training base rushing out with shields and batons, and surrounded MaxxRT and others in a flash.

The security guard Kenny shouted loudly: "Gu! Are you in trouble? Do you need our help?"

Gu Ran quickly leaned forward and waved at Kenny, "Hey, Kenny, it's okay here! These are all my friends! Their names are... Never mind, I won't introduce them one by one."

"Thanks Kenny!"

"It's my duty!" Kenny smiled and told his colleagues to pack up and leave.

MaxxRT took a breath and said, "I'm scared to death..."

The netizen named "How Many Past Events in the Mist and Rain" also breathed a sigh of relief, "It was so dangerous... I almost exposed my identity as the young master of the London branch of Wing Chun."

Gu Ran smiled and said, "Brothers, I have to go to training soon, so I can't talk to you in detail. However, I am very interested in your Internet startup company. Let me have your APP samples and your contact information. I will take a look at them when I have time. You can go back and wait for my news."

“Okay, okay!”

MaxxRT and others immediately gave the contact information and APP samples to Gu Ran.

The netizen named "Sanqiuguan" suggested: "Gu Ran, take a photo with us before you leave!"

"Yeah, sure, no problem."

Gu Ran was also very happy to meet his compatriots in Southampton.

Gu Ran got out of the car and took photos with seven netizens in turn.

The netizen named "Hiko Seijuro" said with a cool expression: "Gu Ran, I don't have any business here in Southampton, but I run a foreign trade company in London. If you have any needs in terms of import and export, you can contact me at any time. This is my contact number."

"well."

When taking the business card, Gu Ran was very cautious, fearing that Bi Gu Qing Ju Lang would suddenly use the "Tian Xiang Long Shan" move.

Jueban Xinjian said: "Brother Gu Ran, I don't have any business here in Southampton, nor do I have any business in London, but I have opened an entertainment agency in the largest Chinese community in Manchester. If you need to develop the entertainment industry, or want to meet small Internet celebrities at home and abroad, you can find me - I am also responsible for the overseas promotion and publicity of the APP and the promotion of your personal image. When you come to Manchester, you can see how I arrange it for you."

WTF, the big guys in foreign entertainment...

Gu Ran quickly took the business card from Jueban Xinjian and said, "Okay, okay, I will definitely contact you when I go to Manchester next time."

The netizen named "Qiao Shan who dunked over Jordan" smiled familiarly and said, "Brother, I don't have any business here in Southampton, and I don't have any business in London, but I don't have any business in Manchester... but I am studying journalism and communication at Oxford University. In the future, I will comment on your related games on the APP."

"oh oh!"

Can we change it to a beautiful woman? I don't have any beautiful women fans in my country. Isn't that right?

Even if it's Zhou Shuyi, I can accept it - well, Sister Zhou is only 16 now, I have to ask my parents to buy the show "Game Storm" for me, and then wait for Sister Zhou to apply, and feed Zhou Shuyi Jinshengzi throat lozenges since she was a child...

Gu Ran secretly complained in his heart, but smiled and said, "That's great. I never knew that you ordinary-looking people are actually such talented people."

"Fuck! Gu Ran, are you praising us or are you looking down on us?"

"See you on the domestic hot search tomorrow - a talented Chinese player who has not yet become famous despises his fans for being average-looking."

"I think I look OK, just a little bit worse than you, Gu Ran."

"Hahaha!"

The atmosphere at the scene instantly became lively and everyone became closer.

"By the way, Gu Ran, when can you officially debut? We can't wait!"

"Is the triangle relationship between you, Linda, and Sister NO real?"

"Gu Ran, can you give me a jersey? Just the jersey you wore in the amateur national competition will do!"

"If you don't have a jersey, at least give me a pair of shorts!"

“Socks are fine too!”

Holy shit…

Gu Ran said quickly: "Don't worry, brothers, there are no jerseys for the amateur national competition, but Southampton jerseys will definitely be arranged for you. I really don't have time now, so just wait for my news."

MaxxRT immediately said, "Okay! Then we won't bother you anymore. We'll go back and wait for your news. Come on! Gu Ran!"

"Yes! Come on Gu Ran! Tell them that we in China have never lacked talented players!"

"Let your name shake the whole world! Leave the domestic affairs to us! There will definitely be a response!"

"Come on, come on! We all support you!"

It feels so good to be supported!

Gu Ran felt warm in his heart, "Thank you everyone! Goodbye!"

Gu Ran got in the car, waved to MaxxRT and others, and drove into the Staplewood training base.

"Gu Ran is so cool. He's driving such a cool Cayenne at such a young age."

"His Cayenne has been modified. As a car enthusiast, I can tell at a glance that his Cayenne's suspension is super good. It's obvious that he likes off-roading."

"Hehehe, maybe he likes outdoor battles."

"We are his fans, how can we say this about our idol?"

“That’s right!”

"But Gu Ran doesn't have the airs of a celebrity at all! He just says 'wow' as soon as he opens his mouth. He's so approachable, hahaha!"

"Football stars are different from entertainment stars. Football stars are more temperamental and don't have so many troubles."

"I think he may not be fully aware of the influence he has in the country right now."

"That's right, he really doesn't know that we are the first people to eat Gu Ran."

“Although we didn’t develop the app to get rich, if this project succeeds, we will really get rich!”

Jueban Xinjian waved his hand and said, "Let's go back to Manchester. I'll take care of everything tonight!"

"Shit! Is this the arrangement I imagined?"

“This is a must!”

"If I'm being arranged abroad, I won't be thrown into a cell, right?"

“Don’t start a business halfway…”

"Shut up..."

Seven young entrepreneurs got into the car happily, chatted and laughed as they left the Staplewood training base, and drove onto the road to happiness.

At this time, Gu Ran drove the car into parking space number one in Staplewood's parking lot.

First team! Here I come!

As soon as Gu Ran got off the car, a short and fat staff member in a suit and tie came towards him.

"Hi! Gu!"

The short and fat staff member shook hands with Gu Ran very familiarly, "I've heard of your name throughout the entire holiday, and today I finally meet you in person! Wow! You are taller, stronger, and more handsome than I imagined! Haha, when I saw you in the Advance Saints saying that you would win the League One top scorer title and lead Southampton to the Championship, I was a little skeptical, but when I saw you in person, I was immediately 100% sure that you can definitely do it! You are the rising star of our Saints!"

Who is this? He started by giving a lot of praise.

Gu Ran smiled politely, "Thank you, who are you?"

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(End of this chapter)