Two days later, the legal firm under the Heatifute Company worked at full speed and drafted a brokerage contract that satisfied both parties.

This contract not only states that the company's positioning of Gu Ran is comparable to Cristiano Ronaldo, but also states that all projects involving Gu Ran will be personally handled by Mendes.

As for the commission, Gu Ran did not bargain. After all, Mendes had already given it with great sincerity. With Gu Ran's current worth, it was impossible for him to really compare his commission ratio with that of Ronaldo.

The two parties signed a seven-year contract and agreed on termination compensation terms.

If it is because of the breach of contract by Restifoot, then Restifoot will compensate Gu Ran with compensation of no less than 10 million pounds per year.

If it is because Gu Ran does not cooperate with Heattifoot, or if there is irreparable negative social impact caused unilaterally by Gu Ran, such as taking banned drugs, serious violation of sports ethics, off-field crimes, etc., then Gu Ran will bear all of Heattifoot's commercial liquidated damages, management fees, and agent fees, not less than 30 million pounds per year, and a total of not less than 210 million pounds.

Seeing the bunch of zeros after this string of numbers, Gu Ran felt creepy.

Fortunately, decent people will not do such illegal and criminal things, so this kind of penalty looks scary, but it is actually nothing.

The most critical part of this brokerage contract is the investment part.

Gu Ran’s investment company in China is not affiliated with Restift, but Restift has the obligation to help Gu Ran’s investment company in China and the operation and expansion of Ran Live, and the commission earned is also obtained according to the regular investment income commission.

Gu Ran’s income in Hollywood does not belong to the Hotspot Company, but entirely to Gu Ran himself.

These two points still made Gu Ran very satisfied.

As for the purchase of shares in Southampton Club, it was written into the confidentiality contract as a key point.

Hotspot specially set up an investment company called "Sports Star" and advanced 100 million pounds.

Gu Ran mortgaged all of his weekly salary, bonuses, income from portrait rights, commercial advertising, and Hollywood scripts for the next three years to Restifoot.

In other words, Gu Ran would not be able to get any of the money he earned in the next three years. Gu Ran would only have the more than 2 million pounds he had saved before to use.

The £100 million advance payment must be repaid within three years before the money can be used at one's own disposal.

If Gu Ran cannot repay the £100 million advance payment and the corresponding interest and asset management fees of Heatfoot within three years, then Gu Ran’s three years of work will be in vain, and all the shares of Southampton Club that have been purchased will belong to Heatfoot.

Of course, as long as the contract is fulfilled normally and the advance payment is returned, Sports Star Investment Company will be completely owned by Gu Ran, and Restifoot Company will only hold shares on behalf of Gu Ran.

According to the contract, if Heatfoot fails to purchase more than 50% of Southampton Club's shares within one year, Gu Ran does not have to repay the 100 million pounds previously advanced by Heatfoot, including interest and management fees.

This can also be considered a bet agreement, and it is a gamble of the century worth 100 million pounds.

Hotspur will inevitably move quickly to acquire shares of Southampton Football Club.

One day later, the contract was officially finalized after several minor modifications.

Gu Ran drove to London specifically and signed the more than 80-page agency contract in a hotel owned by Mendes.

At this point, Gu Ran officially joined the Restifoot agency and officially became a classmate of Cristiano Ronaldo and Mourinho.

Mendes happily hugged Gu Ran, "Gu, that's great, you are finally mine! I am so happy! I am happier than when I signed James, and second only to when I signed Chris!"

Gu Ran also smiled happily and said, "Mendez, I will rely on you from now on."

Mendes said: "Don't worry, I will definitely make you one of the stars with world-renowned influence. This Saturday night, I will hold a charity dinner in your name in London. Remember to wear a suit and make a shining appearance!"

Gu Ran quickly said, "Let's not do it. I don't really like crowded occasions, especially formal ones."

Mendes smiled and said, "Gu, you are already a celebrity. Although you are still far behind Chris, you are already a celebrity in England. You need to change your mindset. You can no longer do things with the mindset of an ordinary grassroots. You need to do things with the mindset of a celebrity. You need to work hard to maintain social connections, have sufficient exposure, and occupy more headlines in major media."

"Believe me, fame doesn't just come from playing football on the field. You also need other celebrities to help promote it. The best way is for me to organize a party for you and invite celebrities to support you. So, you have to come on Saturday night. This is also part of your fulfillment of the agency contract."

"I'll invite some celebrities to my place then - is there anyone in particular you'd like to meet?"

Holy shit…

After signing the agency contract, I really have no choice...

Mendes is right. Now that you are famous, you really can't do things with a loser's mentality anymore. You have to put on your blazer and raise your wine glass.

But I really can't get used to it! Being a celebrity is so troublesome! I really just want to play football quietly!

Forget it, the contract has been signed, and we still have to rely on Heatfoot to buy Southampton Football Club.

Besides, it would be great if I could meet Ronaldo and get him for free...

Thinking of this, Gu Ran immediately asked: "Can Cristiano come?"

"Oh, he can't." Mendes laughed. "Although he can come with just one word from me, but, Gu, you are not famous enough now. If Chris comes, he will completely steal your limelight. Everyone will flock to Chris, and you will be forgotten in a corner where no one can see you. I am using my connections to organize a group to promote you, not to organize a group for Chris - Chris doesn't need me to organize a group for him now. When you win the Puskas Award or the European Golden Boy Award, and get a good ranking in the Europa League and the Champions League, I may help you to organize a group with Chris, let Chris assist you, and raise your popularity to a whole new level, but now is not the time."

Gu Ran nodded in conviction, "I see - Mendes, you are an expert in this area, so please do as you please."

Mendes smiled and said, "I plan to invite all the important figures from the Premier League giants to come to you, such as Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Alex Ferguson from Manchester United, Sir Kenny Dalglish from Liverpool, Chelsea's owner Abramovich, and David Bernstein, the former chairman of Manchester City and current chairman of the FA... Of course, not all of them will come. After all, these old guys are quite noble, and you are currently just a League One player. I hope some of them can give me some face."

Damn... this is a big boss bureau! Gu Ran couldn't help but complain in his heart: Although I shouldn't say this, but this is a group of old guys, there is nothing worth taking by force.

It would be better to ask my brother Bei to come.

Of course, Bego is probably in Milan preparing for the Champions League now, so he definitely doesn't have time to fly back.

Mendes continued, "Of course, I will invite some celebrities to help you gain popularity, but I will try not to find active players. I will find retired or about to retire players, some entertainment stars, and well-known media such as The Guardian, Transfermarkt, Sky Sports, etc. to help you gain more attention."

Gu Ran said with a smile: "Mendez, I don't really like hype."

Mendes put his arm around Gu Ran's shoulders and said, "It's okay. You just need to put on your suit, stand there and smile. You can smile, right?"

I can smile like a charmer, and it’s an enhanced version…

Gu Ran sighed deeply and gave Mendes a smile that couldn't be more fake.

"Very good!" Mendes said with satisfaction: "That's enough! In short, everyone is just acting according to the situation. This won't be harder than playing football."

The agent contract has been signed, and Mendes has worked hard to use his connections to organize the event, so this face cannot be denied.

What's more, the game at the weekend happened to be my rest period, so there was really no excuse to refuse.

"Okay..." Gu Ran thought for a moment and said, "Please invite Mr. Rice from our club. Oh, and Sir Adelaide from Hayden Manor."

Old Les was a benefactor to Gu Ran, and Sir Adelaide had helped him with crucial matters before. Sir Adelaide could also be considered as Gu Ran's hidden father-in-law. With the two of them around, Gu Ran would feel a little more relaxed.

Mendes nodded. "Okay, I will contact them, but whether they are willing to give me this face is hard to say."

Damn, I also have face, okay? Gu Ran smiled and said nothing.

That night, Mendes wanted to keep Gu Ran in a hotel in London to celebrate, but Gu Ran insisted on driving back to the Dune Villa in Southampton.

Only in this way can we not delay getting up early for extra training tomorrow and get to Staplewood base for training on time.

Although it is a rest period after the game, training still needs to be carried out normally.

During this period, Gu Ran used the white training bubbles to exchange for 5 special talent points, and increased the "Enhanced Emergency Stop Acceleration +1" to +3, and also increased the sideways stop and cut-in to +4.

Gu Ran then allocated 3 of the 5 talent points to the jumping attribute, and the jumping attribute immediately increased from 77 points to 80 points.

At this point, all sub-attributes of Gu Ran's physical attributes have reached 80 points.

With such physical attributes, he would definitely be able to stand firm even in the Premier League, let alone League One.

Next, we will focus on filling in the gaps in technology.

Gu Ran allocated the remaining two talent points to the "crossing" attribute, and the crossing attribute immediately increased from 68 points to 70 points.

Gu Ran's growth is progressing steadily...

At 3 pm on Saturday, September 18, the 7th round of the English League One, Southampton's home game against Swindon City began.

At the same time, Gu Ran, who was on leave, was driving to London in a suit, so he could only listen to the live game through the radio on the way.

Swindon Town had just been slaughtered by Southampton in the knockout round of the English Championship, and Swindon Town was at the bottom of the League One standings, second from the bottom.

This game is also a showdown between the second place and the second to last place in League One, and it is also Southampton's home game.

Judging from the strength comparison, this game will not be too difficult.

Coach Adkins kept most of the main players on the bench, and only sent out Hammond, Gurley, Garrod, Fonte, Chamberlain, and other secondary players. The rest were all substitutes.

Hammond also wore the captain's armband.

William Hill bookmaker gave handicaps of 1.45 for home win, 4.44 for draw and 6.76 for loss before the game.

This shows that even if Southampton is missing key players such as Gu Ran, Lallana, Lambert, Schneiderlin, Jaidi and Davis, the bookmakers are still optimistic that Southampton can easily defeat Swindon City.

In the 14th minute of the first half, Southampton launched an attack from the left. Chamberlain passed three players at high speed and cut inside, but was tripped by a Swindon City defender. Southampton got a free kick in a good position in the frontcourt.

Garrod took the free kick, but unfortunately the ball went far off the post.

In the 29th minute, Swindon City made a mistake in the middle. Hammond intercepted the ball through close combat and passed it into the penalty area.

Swindon Town's central defender got the first head to clear the ball, but the ball failed to reach far. Garrod, who is 189cm tall, headed the ball back to the post, and Anthony Pulis at the top of the arc met the ball with a powerful shot - the ball hit the side net.

While driving, Gu Ran was worried about his teammates and he stepped on the accelerator so hard that it was almost smoking.

Fortunately, in the 40th minute of the game, Swindon City's defender played with fire and gave a big gift. Garrod intercepted the ball at the edge of the penalty area and passed it directly to Gully. Gully pushed the ball and the ball finally went in.

Southampton leads Swindon Town 1:0 in the first half.

In the second half, the two teams changed sides and both sides still played in a mess with frequent mistakes.

In the 67th minute, Swindon City made a mistake in their attack. Ryan Dixon of Southampton picked up the ball in the backcourt and kicked it to Chamberlain who was at the front of the left side. Chamberlain got the ball and suddenly pushed it into the far corner of the penalty area and scored.

Chamberlain went to the linesman with an angry face to argue. The referee ran up and prepared to give Chamberlain a card. Fortunately, the temporary captain Hammond pulled Chamberlain back and begged the referee, so the red card was waived and changed to a yellow card.

In the 79th minute, Southampton took a corner kick from the right side. Swindon City's goalkeeper leaned sideways to hold the ball but before he could kick it far away, Hammond shot directly in front of the goal... and the ball went in!

Southampton 2:0 Swindon Town.

Although Southampton did not play well without its core player Gu Ran, Swindon City played even worse.

Neither side expanded the score in the rest of the second half.

The game ended in a relatively dull rhythm.

Southampton got 3 points at home as they wished and also retained the physical strength of their main players.

Southampton fans were relatively satisfied. Although they didn't get to see their beloved Gu Ran in this game and there was not much passion in the game, it was still a victory after all.

After the seventh round of English League One, Southampton is still ranked second, while Swindon City has fallen to the last place in English League One: 24th.

Peterborough United is still at the top of the English League One standings with a total of 19 points, while Southampton is closely behind with 18 points.

Third place is Bournemouth with 16 points, fourth place is Brighton with 15 points but a better goal difference, fifth place is Huddersfield with 15 points, and sixth place is Charlton with 14 points.

Brentford, which was originally close to Brighton, was hit hard by Southampton in the last round. It lost again in this round and dropped to ninth place.

The English League One scorer list has also been updated. Although Gu Ran was rested in this round, the 17 goals he accumulated in the last round of the league still put him far ahead at the top of the scorer list.

At 5:30 pm, Gu Ran drove to the venue of the charity dinner - the Savoy Hotel.

A red carpet was rolled out early in front of the entrance of the Savoy Hotel, and a cordon was set up outside the red carpet. Many media reporters and fans were already waiting outside the hotel.

The whole scene was extremely grand! It was estimated that there were at least one or two hundred media reporters and fans, as well as law enforcement officers on the cordon to maintain order.

Those fans were holding up a large photo of Gu Ran’s high-profile overhead kick, but their eyes did not have the enthusiasm of real fans. Instead, they looked more like... cyber-trolls.

Mendes actually used water army?

Gu Ran was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

This is because I am afraid of the coldness...

But think about it, the purpose of so-called charity dinners is to boost each other's status. If the place is deserted, it would be better not to hold it.

Besides, this is London, not Southampton.

If the charity dinner was held in Southampton, there would probably be thousands of crazy real fans coming, but in London - there are too many clubs and too many stars.

Life is a play! Sometimes the play is really disgusting, but we have to continue to play it.

Gu Ran sighed inwardly, then straightened his suit before he gritted his teeth, opened the car door, and walked onto the red carpet.

There was an immediate commotion at the entrance of the Savoy Hotel. Media reporters were frantically pressing shutter buttons, and the fake fans were cheering wildly. Some of the fake fans were even shouting "China Daddy".

Haha, you are really dedicated...

Mendes must have spent a lot of money, right?

Gu Ran even felt a little embarrassed.

At this time, a doorman in uniform came forward respectfully and drove the car away and parked it for Gu Ran.

"Hi Gu! How do you feel about being signed by Mendes and becoming a fellow student of Cristiano Ronaldo?"

"Gu, why didn't you bring a female companion today? Don't you know how to choose between Sister NO or Linda?"

"Gu, I heard that you and Abi communicate every night. Is this true?"

"Sophie Turner, an actress in the hit Game of Thrones, said you are her boyfriend. What is your response?"

"Anne Hathaway, who is currently filming Batman, talked about the most important man in her life in a recent interview and said that you are the light that shines into her dark gap. How do you respond to this..."

Tabloid reporters all held out their microphones, wanting to interview Gu Ran.

The "water army" fans were shouting crazily: "Dad! Come to our Chelsea!"

"Dad! Come to our Arsenal!"

"Dad! Come to our Tottenham!"

The "water army" fans started shouting and fighting.

Holy shit…

Are they really fighting? Aren’t these water armies too dedicated?

Mendes is truly worthy of being the world's top agent. The internet trolls he hired are so authentic.

——Faced with such a scene, Gu Ran was at a loss for a moment.

Although I am a reborn person, I have never been a celebrity before my rebirth...

Moreover, I have never faced such a fierce scene.

Really, I'm not mentally prepared at all! Didn't Mendes say it's easier than playing football?

This is fucking...how is it simple?

What should I do? Which foot should I move first?

Why not just turn around and walk away -

No, if I turn around and leave, it will be a breach of the agency contract!

Besides, the car was driven away.

Oh, it's so difficult! Harder than playing football, harder than dating a Hollywood actress.

It’s more fun to date a Hollywood movie queen... No, I should say, it’s more fun to play football.

Who can save me?

Whoever can come and save me, I'll do anything!

Gu Ran was completely numb and had no idea what to do next.

At this moment, a fragrant arm gently rested on Gu Ran's arm.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Ran felt a very satisfying touch on his arm.

The reporters and the fighting fans were stunned at the same time. The next moment, the entrance of the Savoy Hotel was in an uproar! Almost everyone exclaimed, and the flashbulbs were flashing wildly!

The scene was like a dog seeing fresh meat bones! Gu Ran looked back in astonishment, only to see "Spice Girl" Victoria Beckham looking up with her delicate face, smiling at him.

Holy shit…

Female Bodhisattva!

Beckham!!!

It’s really Mrs. Beckham!

The touch of the dome between my arms is exactly what Victoria Beckham wears...silicone!

By the way, why is Victoria Beckham here too? Oh, by the way! Victoria Beckham is the big sister of the English fashion circle!

Mendes would of course invite Victoria Beckham to this charity dinner, but... an invitation is an invitation, but I didn't expect Victoria Beckham to actually come to attend! And she took my hand as soon as she came! Wait, is this for Mendes's face, or for me?

It should be directed at Mendes. Mrs. Beckham shouldn't even recognize me, right? ——Just when Gu Ran was speechless in shock, Victoria leaned over and said in a low voice: "Gu, don't stop."

Eh? Sister-in-law, don't say that!

My brother Bei will misunderstand us! In front of so many people, I didn't do anything!

It’s over, it’s over. None of the previous scandals have been explained yet, and now there’s an even more explosive scandal out of nowhere.

Am I really playing football? Why do I feel like I've become a gossip star? ——Gu Ran was completely numb.

Victoria leaned against Gu Ran, took Gu Ran's arm, and took the initiative to pull Gu Ran forward, "Don't stop, keep walking, ignore those paparazzi reporters, just wave and smile."

oh……

Sister-in-law, I understand what you said! So you are helping me walk the red carpet!

The words "Don't stop" just now really scared me into a cold sweat...

Gu Ran hurriedly followed Victoria's pace and moved forward.

Victoria walked with a cat-like gait, and every time she twisted her step, she would inadvertently rub against Gu Ran's arm.

The muscles in Gu Ran's arms tensed uncontrollably - even when he was competing on the court, Gu Ran's muscles had never been so tense.

Victoria waved to the reporters and "trolls" on both sides skillfully, and lowered her voice to Gu Ran: "Smile, Gu, smile~"

Sister-in-law, I...

I don’t dare!!! (End of this chapter)