As soon as Coach Adkins left, the players cheered happily: "Oh oh oh oh! We can finally rest for two days!"

"From the time I returned to training for the new season to now, I'm really exhausted!"

"Come on, let's go to the bar! We are going to have a great time tonight and not leave until we are drunk!"

"Oh! Let's go to the bar!"

"Gu, you really won't go with us?"

"Yes, Gu! You know, today is your first professional competition, which is equivalent to losing your virginity. You have to celebrate!"

"Gu, I know a very bold bar girl. I'll share her with you tonight!"

Holy shit…

What a great word to use!

Gu Ran smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but I really have no interest in clubbing. You guys can go have fun by yourselves."

Vice Captain Walton patted Gu Ran on the shoulder and said, "Gu, you are really too conservative. You probably don't know the fun of being a star. You probably don't understand that with your current fame, I dare say that as long as you stand in the bar, the girls will throw themselves at you like crazy. You don't even need to move to have fun all night long!"

Lallana stood up and said, "Ahem, Walton, Gu is still young, you can't lead him astray."

Gu Ran thought to himself: You guys are the only ones who want to lead me astray? I'm lucky enough not to lead you astray.

Besides, going to the bar is not as exciting as going home to cultivate feelings with Ao Mei and get free talent points. Gu Ran cleared his throat, "Everyone, go ahead and leave me alone."

"Gu! You are so boring!"

"You don't know how cool the bar is!"

The teammates all looked disappointed.

Chamberlain became smarter at this moment, "Forget it, forget it, if Gu doesn't want to go, let's not force him."

Schneiderlin laughed and said, "Chamberlain, you are probably worried that if Gu Ran goes there, you won't be able to pick up girls, right?"

Chamberlain blushed and said quickly, "No! No! Absolutely not!"

Captain Davis also saw that Gu Ran was not being polite, but really had no interest in bars or picking up girls, so he waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, Gu doesn't want to go, don't force him. Gu, if you change your mind, come to Orange Bar to find us anytime."

Gu Ran smiled, "Okay, Captain."

Vice Captain Walton clapped his hands with Gu Ran, "Goodbye, let's go have fun!"

"goodbye!"

Gu Ran smiled and high-fived, hugged and said goodbye to his teammates.

Although they are not yet at the level of brothers, after playing against Liverpool, they finally managed to save face.

Except, of course, Haldin.

When Haldin walked past Gu Ran, he was obviously resentful.

The more amazing Gu Ran's performance as the left-back, the less he has the capital to challenge.

Gu Ran didn't tolerate Haldin's bad habits and didn't even look at him.

After all the players had left, personal affairs assistant Rick hurried in with a pile of freshly printed fax documents.

"Gu, I'm sorry to bother you for a few more minutes. There are a few things I need you to decide."

"Sure thing, Rick, go ahead."

Rick took out the first faxed document and said very quickly: "First, Southampton's largest local TV station, Meridian South Coast, wants to invite you to participate in their talk show. They can offer you an appearance fee of 20,000 pounds, and will invite well-known domestic film and television entertainment stars to participate in the show."

Holy shit…

It's just a professional competition, and you're about to enter the foreign entertainment circle?

Is it too fast?

This is definitely inappropriate.

Just taking the first step in your professional career, you are busy trying to make money in the world of fame and fortune. This will make fans who truly love football hate you.

What's more, you can't make any money from this. At most, it will just increase the popularity and fame.

And you're wasting your training time.

Gu Ran then smiled faintly, "Not interested."

Rick said, "Gu, this talk show is still very popular. Although the recording fee is not high, this is really a good opportunity to quickly increase your popularity. You should consider it."

Gu Ran said: "I have thought about it, and the answer is that I am not interested. I am just starting out now, and I don't want to waste my precious time on meaningless things."

Rick gave a thumbs up and then said, "Okay, I understand. Sky Sports wants to do a simple interview with you. This is a top professional sports media. I wonder if you are interested in this interview?"

Sky Sports... this is one of the top football media in Europe.

It is really great to be watched by Sky Sports.

However, interviews like these are of no help in improving one's football skills.

What's more, Gu Ran is not used to being interviewed yet - being able to play football doesn't mean he can be interviewed, and it would be bad if he showed his weakness.

Gu Ran shook his head. "No, Rick, please reject it for me."

Rick's eyes widened in surprise. "Gu, that's Sky Sports. Don't you want more professionals to know you?"

Gu Ran smiled and said, "I just want to play football and don't want to be noticed too much."

Rick exclaimed: "Gu, you are so clear-headed! God, you are only 17 years old! But you are calmer than most players! Gu, I believe more and more that you will become a world superstar!"

Gu Ran laughed and said, "Rick, when did you learn to flatter others?"

Rick said sincerely, "Gu, I'm speaking from my heart! Oh, since you don't even accept Sky Sports' invitation, I can reject all other interview invitations from newspapers, TV stations and other media."

Gu Ran nodded and said, "Yes, not just this time. In the future, unless there are special circumstances, I will not accept interviews."

Rick asked, "Then, let me help you decline Miss Evelyn's interview invitation."

Oh shit!

That won't do! Evelyn is my automatic pen cooler!

If I really reject Evelin, don’t even think about going home tonight! Don’t even think about being quiet in the future! Won’t this make me a scumbag? “No, no,” Gu Ran said quickly, “You can’t reject this, accept it! Accept it!”

Rick looked as if he had suddenly realized something. "Oh, I think I understand your criteria for accepting an interview."

...What standards? How come I don’t know I have standards?

Gu Ran said quickly: "Rick, don't be so smart! Evelin is a reporter for our Southampton club newspaper, of course I have to give her this face!"

Rick smiled frivolously and said, "Don't worry, Gu, I understand. I understand everything."

Rick raised an eyebrow, "I understand, I understand everything!"

Rick took out another faxed document and said, "One last thing: our sponsor, Umbro, wants to shoot a print ad for you. According to the existing club sponsorship agreement, you cannot refuse this ad. You will receive a one-time advertising fee of 50,000 pounds."

Holy shit…

Gu Ran sighed quietly in his heart.

Being a celebrity is really troublesome.

Many things are beyond our control.

I obviously just want to play football and compete, but things like being interviewed, being invited to shows, and being invited to shoot commercials are just like a daily routine.

Of course, it was also because I wasn’t a big enough celebrity, so I was only paid 50,000 pounds.

Once your status rises, your various announcement fees will also increase...

Becoming a football star is essentially the same as becoming a film, television and entertainment star; they are all stars.

But as a star, you will have the troubles of a star.

It seems that I really need to hurry up and find an excellent and reliable agent.

Seeing that Gu Ran didn't respond for a long time, Rick said, "Gu, I know you only want to play football, but you still have to cooperate with the sponsor's shooting requirements. Besides, it's just a flat shoot, it will be done in an hour at most, and you don't have to worry, there will be an experienced female model to cooperate with you in the shoot."

Experienced female model?

Gu Ran immediately became interested.

Of course it’s not for the female model, it’s mainly to give face to the sponsor.

Gu Ran asked: "...Who is the female model?"

Rick looked down at the faxed document, "Aha! Gu, you're betting my career, you're going to like it! The female model you're going to work with in the print ads is - Abbey Clancy!"

Holy shit…

Gu Ran almost jumped up.

Abbey Clancy?!

In the modeling industry, Abbey Clancy's status in the whole of Britain is indeed high enough! Most importantly, Abbey Clancy is the fiancée of Tall Crouch!

Crouch is a legend at Southampton.

After the well-known affair between Abbey Clancy and Crouch, the two have forgiven each other and are ready to get married! - Rick, you dare to bet your career and say I will definitely like it?

Who do you think I am? A thief? Gu Ran couldn't help but clear his throat in anger and said, "...When can we start filming? I asked this mainly because I don't want to delay the training."

Rick chuckled, "Right, that's right. The shooting time depends on Abbey Clancy's schedule. We will discuss it with you in advance. However, it will probably be before the next friendly match."

That's in less than a week!

Gu Ran took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I agree."

Rick closed the information in his hand and grinned, "Okay, Gu, I'll take care of the rest."

Rick exchanged a few more pleasantries and then hurried away.

Abby...

Gu Ran stepped out of the tactical classroom, and his mind was filled with the image of Abbey Clancy posing in a coquettish manner.

It's already very late and we just finished the game, so we definitely can't practice any more.

The confrontation with Liverpool was really fierce. My physical energy for today has been basically exhausted. I need proper rest and adjustment.

However, nutritious meals should still be eaten in the club's restaurant.

Nutritionist Loina adjusted the diet in real time and temporarily added a lot of high-calorie and high-sugar foods to help Gu Ran replenish the consumed glycogen.

After eating a nutritious dinner, Gu Ran felt that his physical strength and energy had been mostly restored.

When Gu Ran drove back to the Dune Villa, it was already past 9 o'clock in the evening.

As soon as I pushed the door open, I heard Elizabeth calling her two twin sisters: "Ashley! Mary! Why can't you just trust me?"

"No, no, no, I swear, Gu Ran is definitely not a liar!"

"Yes, I know you have checked the Southampton club's player list, and his name is not on it, but you checked the roster of last season, and their registered roster for this season has not been announced yet! So of course Gu Ran's name is not on it yet! But today I saw with my own eyes and felt his passion in the professional game! He only played for less than half an hour, made one pass and shot two goals, and fought against the entire Liverpool team alone!"

"Do you know the Liverpool team? It's probably at the level of the Lakers!"

"No, no, no, I'm not crazy! Gu Ran is really a god-like figure! Not only can he play football, he can also direct performances!"

"He's super handsome and super nice to me! He has a lot of super fanatical fans!"

"What I said is true! Because from this afternoon on, I am also his loyal fan!"

Wow~ I got a little fan girl so easily.

Gu Ran felt happy listening to Elizabeth's words.

It turns out that women easily fall in love with boys from the sports department who are full of testosterone.

Then I heard the angry roar of my eldest sister Ashley from the other end of the phone: "Liz, you have definitely been brainwashed by that man!"

Before Elizabeth could refute, the second sister Mary Kate also said coldly: "That's right, Liz, you are too naive and too stupid. Where are the good men in this world? All good men are pretending! He is nice to you, he must want something from you!"

Elizabeth emotionally defended herself, "Gu never said he was a good man! But I just like him! You just haven't met him. I bet if you met him, you would like him too!"

Ashley yelled, "Liz! How dare you talk back to us?"

Mary Kate also said angrily: "Liz, you've never been like this before!"

Elizabeth took a deep breath and said, "Yes, sisters, I wasn't like this before, but that doesn't mean I won't be like this in my life! I've grown up and I have my own preferences! I know you care about me, but you really can't control me anymore!"

Ashley yelled, "Liz! Tell me your exact address now! Mary and I will take a private plane to find you right now!"

Mary Kate also shouted: "We want to see what kind of pretty boy can be so obsessed with you! Even the sisters dare to talk back!"

Elizabeth mustered up her courage and said, "I won't tell you where Gu and I are! Goodbye! Have a nice day!"

After saying that, Elizabeth hung up the phone without waiting for her two twin sisters to speak, and then lay down on the sofa.

This was the first time she directly confronted her two big star sisters.

Elizabeth had mixed emotions.

There was uneasiness, guilt, sadness, and... a hint of satisfaction that I had never experienced before.

Light~ A bright red talent point bubble then appeared under her feet.

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(End of this chapter)