"Sorry, sorry! I was so excited that I forgot to introduce myself."

The short and fat man in a suit grinned, and then spoke very quickly: "My name is Rick Girard. Everyone calls me [Rick the Fast One], of course you can also just call me Rick. I am the club affairs assistant, and from today on, I will be your exclusive personal affairs assistant. I will be honored to be responsible for all your personal affairs and needs within and outside the club. From helping you buy groceries and pay your phone bills to helping you contact the club's top management to express your dissatisfaction, I can help you sort out your training schedule and remind you of the game schedule, and I can also help you deal with the outside media and deal with negative news. In short, as long as you need it, you can give me anything - if you have a dog, I can even help you walk your dog during training."

Holy shit…

This nickname...isn't it really directed at you?

By the way, I actually have my own personal assistant?

Is this the treatment only given to the main players?

Even the main players may not be able to get it! And I am just a rising star player... The treatment is too high! Gu Ran hurriedly asked: "Could it be a mistake?"

Rick, who worked very quickly, grinned and said, "Of course I can't make a mistake. I fought for this position with two beautiful assistants for several rounds. How could I make a mistake?"

Rick had a smug expression on his face, as if to say, "I'm so awesome, come and praise me."

Gu Ran: ...

Rick continued speaking very quickly, "Gu, let me first tell you about your schedule for today. Your schedule is quite full. You will have a meeting with the top management in Old Rice's office at 9 a.m., and you will go to the physical examination hall for a physical examination at around 9:30 a.m., and at 11 a.m. there will be a formal welcome ceremony for joining the team, where you will get to know the first-team players - if they are all present at 11 a.m."

Gu Ran asked in surprise: "Don't you have to train this morning?"

Rick was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "I've heard that you love training, and I finally got to see it. But there is no need to train this morning. Today is the first day after the team's holiday, so the requirements are not that strict. The new head coach Nigel Adkins also has a lot of paperwork to deal with, so the first-team players only need to be on the field before 11 o'clock. In the afternoon, there will be simple adaptive training - we just came back from the holiday, and everyone needs a buffer to gradually get into the state."

"According to the pre-season schedule, there will be an open training session tomorrow. At that time, the club will invite major media and well-known fan groups to our first-team training ground to watch the first open training session of the new season."

"The day after tomorrow will be the normal team training."

"After that, we have four pre-season games to play in July and two more in August."

"After that, it's the professional league - that is to say, before you play in the official professional league, there are still six warm-up matches to play."

"But I haven't received any information about the pre-season schedule yet. I heard that there are so many teams that want to hold pre-season friendly matches with us this year. Even Liverpool and Arsenal are lining up to play friendly matches with us. Liverpool is even willing to give us the lion's share of the friendly match ticket revenue. Of course, this requires careful screening after the head coach is in place before a decision can be made."

"I bet that Coach Adkins must be very happy right now. He is a League One coach, but right from the start he has two Premier League giants lining up to wait for him to nod and accept the invitation. Hahahaha..."

Holy shit…

In the pre-season warm-up match, I actually had the opportunity to play against the Liverpool and Arsenal first teams? Can I play against Gerrard and Fabregas right away? Southampton is indeed a club with a lot of background! The opponents in the warm-up match are so high-level! It’s really cool to be a professional player! Even if I start from the English League One, I still have the opportunity to play against the stars of those top giants!

——Gu Ran suddenly became excited wholeheartedly.

"Rick, please notify me as soon as there is a preseason schedule."

"Okay, Rick will do it, don't worry!" Rick assured, patting his thick chest.

After that, Rick said, "But Gu, you came early today. Old Rice's senior executives should not have arrived yet. I'll find you a lounge so you can take a rest and relax. I'll notify Old Rice and the others to come as soon as possible and meet you in advance—"

As he spoke, Rick took out his cell phone and was about to call Old Les.

As expected, they were super fast! Gu Ran quickly stopped Rick's hand, "No, don't let him pull it out, just follow your original plan, I also want to take this time to go to the training ground to warm up."

"Huh?" Rick didn't understand what the "pull it out" joke meant.

But since Gu Ran said no, Rick put down the phone and said, "Okay, Gu - you are really hardworking. You spend all 40 minutes on training! Just go to the first team's training ground and train. I will contact the newly hired female reporter of the Advance Saints to take photos of you for the newspaper!"

Holy shit…

If I'm not mistaken, the female reporter who just got a permanent job should be unable to get up now, and I'm sure she won't be able to go to work all day today...

Gu Ran quickly waved his hand, "Rick, I don't like to show off, I just want to train."

Rick hissed, "Sorry Gu, I'm too narrow-minded... You're so hardworking, I should have contacted TV media outside the club to report on it!"

you……

Gu Ran was at a loss for words, "Rick, take a break, seriously, take a break."

Rick said excitedly: "Gu, I'm just too excited. I can't wait to show you how fast I can do things."

"No need to prove it! I believe it!"

"Thank you! Gu! Thank you for your unconditional trust!"

While thanking him, Rick picked up the phone and dialed the number very quickly.

Gu Ran was immediately confused. "Wait! Didn't we agree not to contact the media?"

Rick said seriously, "Of course, I'm not contacting the media. I'm contacting your exclusive team doctor, exclusive physical therapist, and your exclusive assistant coach! Since you want to train, they must also be present when you train. This is your privilege as a rising star!"

Gu Ran could already imagine the painful expressions on the faces of poor Mave, Gregory, and the assistant coach who had trained at Real Madrid...

Oh! Those two beautiful personal assistants who compete with Rick, why are you so incompetent?

If you give me some strength, I will be yours...

Forget it, Rick, you can do whatever you want. Anyway, no one can stop me from training!

Gu Ran stopped talking and walked into the first team's training ground.

The first team's training ground had its grass mowed yesterday and the field was in very good condition.

Gu Ran quickly changed into training clothes and sneakers on the sidelines.

His training uniform is still the one he wore when he was with the Milwaukee Bucks, and his sneakers are still the Messi-specific sneakers he bought himself.

Although he is a player of Southampton's first team today, the Southampton club has not given Gu Ran a first-team number, so Gu Ran does not have a Southampton jersey or customized training suit for the time being.

The sneakers can be distributed now, but the club's sneakers are ordinary models provided by sponsors, which are definitely not as good as the expensive Messi special pair that I bought.

After changing into his jersey and sneakers, Gu Ran stepped onto the grass of the first-team training ground.

Finally...

Stepping on the soft and comfortable grass, every pore of Gu Ran felt refreshed.

It feels so good.

Whether it's riding a horse or hand-drawing a script, it's not as good as the feeling of playing football on the training ground! This is my real career!

I will start from here, step by step, and reach the top of world football!

Gu Ran took a deep breath of fresh air, then swung his legs and ran around in circles in the empty training ground.

His speed was fast and steady, and the frequency of his steps and breathing rhythm were perfectly coordinated.

After twenty minutes of warm-up running, Gu Ran was sweating slightly and was in just the right condition.

Then, Gu Ran stretched it seriously again.

After stretching, Gu Ran placed the obstacle cones by himself and began to dribble the ball around the obstacles.

It was not until the end of the training that the exclusive team doctor, Mave, and physiotherapist, Gregory, hurried to the training ground.

"Oh my God..." Maf shook his head bitterly.

Gregory also covered his face. "I thought that being Gu's personal assistant would mean working overtime after training, but I didn't expect that I would have to work overtime in advance..."

"Yeah, yeah. I don't expect Gu Ran to get injured, but normal players will always get injured a few times a season."

"Yes, yes, we still have a chance to take a holiday..."

"Of course, we don't want Gu Ran to get hurt."

"That's right, we can't even take a day off..."

As the two of them talked, they almost hugged each other and burst into tears.

At this time, Gu Ran finished his training, packed up the obstacle cones and walked off the field.

Gu Ran greeted Maverick and Gregory in high spirits: "Hi, both of you, good morning! Nice to meet you!"

Maifu smiled happily and said, "Good morning, Gu! It's great to see you!"

Gregory also smiled happily and said, "Gu, you are so hardworking! Come on, sit down quickly, let us check and massage you."

"Thank you for your hard work." Gu Ran smiled and sat on the bench beside the field. "The first team's training ground is really nice. I like it here. I should have come earlier."

The corners of Mave and Gregory's mouth twitched at the same time.

While I was having the massage, a middle-aged coach wearing a white training suit, with his hair combed back and a very imposing aura, came to the training ground.

"You should be the rising star Gu Ran they are talking about, right?"

The middle-aged coach walked up to Gu Ran and looked at his body with sharp eyes. "Well, you are a little thinner than I remembered. You really should strengthen your training. Let me introduce myself. I am your exclusive assistant coach. My name is Jacob Kuttner. You can just call me Jacob. I just graduated from the assistant coach training class of Real Madrid Club a few days ago. So from today on, I will be responsible for your one-on-one training in physical fitness and technology."

Gu Ran quickly stood up and shook hands with Coach Jacob, "Hello Coach Jacob, nice to meet you."

Coach Jacob said sternly: "I am also very happy to see you come to training so early. This is good. A professional player should have such a professional attitude. But I still want to say something ugly up front. I am a strict person. I demand the same strictness from my players as I demand from myself."

"It is precisely because I set such high standards for myself that I was chosen by Real Madrid to study there. When I was studying at Real Madrid, my scores in every subject were the best among all the assistant coaches!"

"You should know Jose Mourinho, right? If you don't know, it doesn't matter. I can tell you that he is the current head coach of Real Madrid. Even a madman like him praised my training as crazy."

"I hope you can not only have such a good performance on the first day, but also maintain such a professional attitude in the future. During your training, I will always be with you. If you cannot meet the standards in training, I will require you to train until you meet the standards before leaving. So, I hope you can be mentally prepared."

Mai Fu at the side cleared his throat and kindly reminded: "Um, Jacob, I think... you should not say such ugly words."

Gregory also said kindly: "Jacob, take back your words quickly, otherwise you will really regret it."

Coach Jacob sneered, "Regret? Ha, the worst that can happen is that I will be replaced, but I don't care, this is my usual style! In my opinion, since Gu is defined as a rising star, he must be held to the high standards of a senior assistant coach who graduated from Real Madrid's advanced training class. Otherwise, what kind of rising star is he? Of course, if you can't stand it, Gu, you can apply to the club to replace me. I don't care."

Gu Ran smiled and said, "No, Coach Jacob, I like your style. To be honest, I can't wait to experience the one-on-one training that even Coach Mourinho calls crazy."

Coach Jacob said: "Very good, now we have a good impression of each other. There will be no training session this morning. There will be recovery training for the whole team in the afternoon. I will come to practice with you then. Let's see you in the afternoon. At that time, I will train you according to Real Madrid's one-on-one training method."

Gu Ran smiled and said, "Okay coach, I'm looking forward to it."

Coach Jacob nodded in satisfaction, "Okay, see you at training then."

Gu Ran couldn't stop smiling, "Okay, Coach Jacob."

Mave and Gregory on the side both shook their heads helplessly.

As soon as Coach Jacob left, personal affairs assistant Rick came running over in a hurry.

Rick said, "Gu, the senior executives are almost all here, and we should go to Old Rice's office."

Mai Fu also packed his medical bag, "Gu, we'll wait for you at the physical examination center."

"Okay." Gu Ran changed into casual shoes and walked directly to the comprehensive building in his training suit.

Rick hurriedly asked, "Gu, are you going to meet the senior executives in this outfit? I think this occasion is quite important. Have you changed into formal clothes? At least wear a suit on the upper body, right?"

Gu Ran shrugged, "I didn't bring it."

Rick said, "Okay, it's okay. I'll help you with it."

The two walked into the complex building, and Rick grabbed an employee who was about the same height and build as Gu Ran and said, "Take off your clothes! Quickly!"

The employee was horrified and said, "No..."

Rick took action directly and stripped off the employee's suit jacket in a lightning speed and put it on Gu Ran.

Gu Ran: ...

Rick said very quickly, "Thank you for your service, Mr. Gu Ran. Your coat will be a witness to an exciting high-level meeting! Remember to pick up your coat at the front desk of the complex building at noon."

Before the employee could react, Rick pulled Gu Ran into the elevator.

"No! No! My Armani! My new Armani! No! No! No——"

——After getting on the elevator, Gu Ran could still hear the employee’s wailing.

Gu Ran couldn't help but say, "Rick, this isn't a good idea, right?"

Rick chuckled, "Okay, let's put it aside for now. Just tell me if I'm fast or not, okay?"

Gu Ran didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "It's really fast..."

Rick said with satisfaction: "Thank you! Your praise is my motivation to go faster and faster!"

Gu Ran: ...

Okay, Rick, as long as you are happy.

bite.

The elevator reaches the high-rise office area.

Rick walked quickly in front of Gu Ran and knocked on the door of Old Rice's office for Gu Ran.

——The advantage of having a personal assistant is that you don’t even have to knock on the door yourself.

Rick tapped his heels and said in a very solemn tone: "Mr. Rice, fellow executives, respected board members, please allow me to loudly announce: Southampton's rising star: Mr. Gu Ran - has arrived!"

Holy shit…

I'm going to die...

There was no choice but for Gu Ran to walk into Old Rice’s office.

Wow! Thunderous applause rang out throughout the office! All the executives had their hair combed neatly, their suits, shirts and bow ties were neatly dressed, and even the movements of clapping seemed to have been rehearsed in advance! All the executives stood up to greet Gu Ran the moment he walked in!

Including an old guy in a wheelchair receiving an IV drip, who also struggled to stand up!

What is the arrangement of faces?

That's it!

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(End of this chapter)