Max-level burst damage at the start, the British Empire arrives!

Upon receiving instructions from his superiors, Liu Bo immediately began stirring up trouble in the media.

Although this guy's professional skills are extremely mediocre, he's a master at getting dirty.

Within half a day, he contacted almost all the well-known media outlets in the country.

The following day, major media outlets such as Sports Weekly, Football News, Southern Sports, and Sina Sports published the "insider" information revealed by Liu Bo.

Insider information: Sun Ke's failed naturalization efforts stemmed from players demanding exorbitant signing fees!

Chinese-American player Sun Ke makes outrageous demands, asking for a 50 million yuan signing bonus!

"English League One Chinese player demands 50 million in signing bonus, does he deserve it?"

"Lacking in character and making exorbitant demands, the Chinese national football team rejects Sun Ke's unreasonable request!"

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In an instant, Sun Ke was portrayed by the media as a mercenary with bad character and exorbitant demands.

"The Chinese national football team has been in a slump in recent years, but we will never tolerate such extortion."

"Fifty million is tantamount to robbery; we must not do something as stale as drinking old water to quench our thirst."

"The improvement of the national football team is a long and arduous task, but the future is promising. We must not be held hostage by others. Chinese football can rise up entirely on its own strength."

"How can a great nation like ours be allowed to be strangled by unscrupulous and petty people?"

"......"

In just one day, the media's stance shifted dramatically.

Sun Ke went from a rising star to a player who lost his integrity.

From being a source of pride for the Chinese people, they have become pariahs.

Many fans, misled, angrily vented their dissatisfaction.

"Who is Sun Ke?! I thought he was a pretty good guy. You can't judge a book by its cover!"

"Yeah, their skills are so-so, but they've got quite the nerve!"

"This guy's dream of instant financial freedom—what's the difference between him and those mercenary African players?!"

Although some people wanted to see how things would develop, they were quickly overwhelmed by the comments from trolls.

When Sun Ke woke up the next day and saw the news in China, she was so shocked she almost dropped her jawbone.

A signing fee of fifty million!

That's incredibly bold of them!

Look how powerful they are; with just a few words, they can smear someone's reputation.

Sun Ke never imagined that some hypocrites would be so rampant.

Driven by profit, they completely disregarded human life and death, fabricating such exaggerated news.

Interestingly, years later, whoever enters that circle and sits in that position will all turn into a hypocrite.

In such an environment, Sun Ke wouldn't dare to get involved in even ten different systems.

What do you mean by self-reliance?

Money-driven football has poured all its money into the players.

The league looks very successful, but it's just a false prosperity.

Once the gold and silver prices faded, everyone discovered that the so-called golden age of those years was nothing but a fleeting illusion, a mirage.

Nothing was left behind.

The lies fabricated by these hypocrites have become reality ten years later. The mercenary army bought for over two billion yuan did not help the Chinese national football team qualify for the World Cup.

This is truly throwing money down the drain.

As a time traveler from the future, Sun Ke felt somewhat indignant upon thinking about this.

He made some adjustments, ate breakfast, and headed to the club before dawn.

After all, life goes on, and Sun Ke plans to walk his own path and live for himself in this life.

These clowns will get their just desserts in the next couple of days.

The harder you jump now, the more gruesome your death will be a few days later.

If the Chinese national football team can get back into action sooner, it might be helpful for the future.

It's okay if it doesn't help, let it be.

But the tree may wish to be still, but the wind will not cease; even though they are thousands of miles apart, Sun Ke cannot find peace.

Early in the morning, Slade found Sun Ke and handed him the newspaper.

Sun Ke took a look and saw that The Sun had actually reprinted a large portion of the report from Chinese media.

The Sun's news focus was completely different from that of Chinese media: "Unexpectedly, a young English First Division player could cause such a huge uproar in China."

"If it takes less than five million pounds to get the Chinese men's football team into the Olympics, it's not impossible."

At the end of the report, The Sun quipped: "It seems that Wenger's meticulous nature might cause him to lose to a higher bidder in the competition."

Sun Ke couldn't help but laugh when he saw The Sun's bizarre train of thought.

Slade asked anxiously, "Child, tell me, this isn't true!"

"If that really happens, my advice to you is to cut off all contact with China."

"You have a bright future ahead of you, there's no need to ruin your career for a little bit of money."

"If you can join a Premier League team, your income within five years will far exceed this figure."

After spending more than a month together, Slade had a very good impression of Sun Ke. He didn't beat around the bush and directly expressed his thoughts.

Sun Ke said, half-laughing and half-crying, "Boss, if I told you this was fabricated, would you believe me?"

Upon hearing Sun Ke's words, Slade's face first showed surprise, then he smiled and nodded: "Believe me, I know you. You are a young man with lofty ambitions. This news description does not match my understanding of you at all."

"You should clarify as soon as possible that having a money-loving image is not good for your career development."

Sun Ke nodded: "Boss, don't worry, the truth will come out soon."

Before training began, Sun Ke's teammates looked at him with a strange expression.

Holding the Times, Joelley asked, "Sun Ke, why would you give up the chance to represent England for less than five million pounds?"

"If you change your nationality, your value in England will be reduced by at least half."

"This isn't like you. Are you a stingy person?"

Sun Ke took the newspaper with a speechless expression. As one of the top three media outlets in the UK, The Times has its own unique perspective in reporting, focusing on the development of the Chinese national football team in recent years.

The article also mentioned the conflict between the Chinese Olympic team and the Royal Park Rangers reserve team in 08. Instead of judging who was right or wrong, the article stated from an objective perspective: "It is obvious that the Chinese Football Association did not understand the current state of English football before arranging the friendly match. They actually let their team play against one of the most brutal reserve teams in England. This, to some extent, reflects the lack of understanding of world football by Chinese football."

The article also argues that "this attitude may not be beneficial to the development of Chinese football. The demand for five million pounds is not unreasonable; this attitude is tantamount to closing the door to planning."

"If China wants to naturalize players in the future, it will probably have to pay several times the price."

Seeing this, Sun Ke could only sigh that people's joys and sorrows are not shared.

What the Chinese Football Association thought would defeat them in one fell swoop was just a joke to the English media.

There are differences in opinion, but the bigger issue is probably the uneven development of football.

None of that matters. Once my cheapskate father releases the evidence, the world will be peaceful again.

Sun Ke was too lazy to explain in detail to her teammates, and simply said that these things were not true.

Unexpectedly, these goofy teammates didn't care about the truth of the matter at all and directly gave Sun Ke the nickname "stingy guy".

Sun Ke was speechless. These guys earn a few thousand pounds a week, yet they think five million pounds is a small amount of money. They really just love making a scene.

During training, Joelley kept calling Sun Ke "stingy," which annoyed Sun Ke so much that he blurted out in English, "Shut up, coffin maker!"

After he finished speaking, both of them were stunned.

Joelley asked incredulously, "That's what the tattoo on my arm means? Isn't it a traveler to the underworld?"

Sun Ke quickly laughed and scolded, "You gave me a nickname, but I'm not allowed to give you one?"

Sun Ke almost broke out in a cold sweat after managing to get away with Joelly with just one sentence.

There's no way around it; you take someone's money and have to solve their problems.

One lie can only be used to cover up another.

To be honest, it's not wrong to say that Uncle Nine is a traveler to the underworld.

After the training session ended, Sun Ke saw ten missed calls on his phone, all from his cheap old man.

When he called back, Sun's father cursed the two men's ancestors for eighteen generations over the phone. It seems this incident completely shattered his father's worldview.

After finishing his tirade, Sun's father said fiercely, "Son, don't worry, your dad has his ways too. If he's ruthless, don't blame me for being unjust."

"Focus on playing football, leave this to me."

This was the first time he had heard his adoptive father swear since he transmigrated. He swore for several minutes without repeating himself, which meant his father had been pushed to the limit.

After hanging up the phone, Sun Ke continued practicing.

Unexpectedly, within just half a day, the video of Sun's father meeting with the naturalized duo was readily available online in both China and the UK.

Sun's father's ability to seize opportunities was remarkable, accurate, and ruthless; the video was leaked to major websites in China in the middle of the night.

By the time those two hypocrites discovered it, the truth was already common knowledge and there was no going back.

In the video, only Sun's father's back is visible, while the faces of the other two people are clearly captured.

Liu Bo clearly states his prices and rules, leaving no room for shirking responsibility.

Although Zhu Yige left under some pretext while negotiating the price, when he returned, he practically made it clear that Sun's father wanted to pay to take the two of them to a brothel, and even asked for things.

Overnight, the Chinese national football team's reputation was ruined.

Fans have once again brought the Chinese Football Association's website to a standstill, this time really giving them a good scolding.

Zhu Yige shifted the blame to Liu Bo, sacrificing his own lackey as a sacrifice.

However, he did not exonerate himself and was quickly investigated thoroughly.

A clean prefect for three years, earning thirty thousand taels of silver.

This guy was completely oblivious, his phlegm was so thick it was astonishing, and soon he and Liu Bo were operating the sewing machine.

This farce, which caused a worldwide sensation, was later known as the "naturalization scandal".

The English media gave it extensive coverage, with each outlet adopting a tone that suggested "this result is scientifically sound."

The Sun newspaper embellished the story, portraying the entire incident as a mystery.

At the end of the article, the author praised Sun Ke's father as a ruthless man and jokingly reminded other clubs that it was best not to overstep any boundaries when contacting Sun Ke, otherwise they would be finished sooner or later.

When Sun Ke returned home from training that evening, he received a call from someone impersonating Jackie Chan. The caller was extremely polite, even a little sly, and said that he had already transferred £1 as an advance payment to Sun Ke.

This has stumped Sun Ke; it seems the British really do have a national habit of reading newspapers.

£1 is undoubtedly a huge sum of money for Sun Ke now, and he no longer needs to ask his parents for money.

With all the trivial matters settled, I can finally focus wholeheartedly on preparing for the do-or-die relegation battle.