The path to becoming a football legend began with being ousted from Carrington by Manchester United.

"Jianhong, hurry up and get ready to leave. Our plan has been approved by the leadership."

"Really? Mr. Jiang, you can't be kidding me, right? Didn't the General Administration of Sport say they wouldn't let us report on Lin Yiyao?"

"They think they can control us? I can give them face whenever I want, and I can't give them face whenever I want. What can they do to me? Stop talking nonsense. I'll take the blame if anything happens. I've already contacted Lin Yi. Go and come back soon. It'll be perfect for making a special Spring Festival program."

With the director's support, Liu Jianhong was naturally overjoyed. As a veteran football media professional, he had long wanted to give a proper report on Lin Yi, who was shining brightly in European football.

The sports channel sent a four-person film crew, who took the fastest flight to London and, after being received by staff at their European Centre press office, drove to Manchester.

After a long and tiring journey, the filming crew finally arrived at Lin Yi's villa, which he had just moved into, before dark.

After exchanging pleasantries, Liu Jianhong briefly discussed the filming plan for the next day with Lin Yi and Raiola. After the technical support staff set up the equipment, the group collapsed into the Lin family's guest room and fell fast asleep.

At 7:30 a.m., Lin Yi got up on time, washed up quickly, and drank a glass of honey water.

Then he started preparing breakfast, cooking a pot of millet porridge and putting steamed eggs and a few cornbreads in a steamer.

This series of actions left Liu Jianhong bewildered. After the camera finished filming, he couldn't help but ask, "Lin Yi, is this what you ate for breakfast?"

"What else can we do?"

"I thought you'd eat bread, fried eggs, avocado, or something like that."

"That's not food for humans. Their bread here can only be cut with a saw. Only Emma can eat it. We each eat our own."

Liu Jianhong had done her homework beforehand and knew about Lin Yi's family situation. She said with some heartache, "You've been taking care of yourself since you were very young, haven't you?"

Lin Yi, however, seemed very relaxed: "It's not that exaggerated. I had been living at my uncle's house and they took care of me. Now that I've made it big in football and am earning money, I paid for their whole family to move to Greece. This has always been their wish. They stayed in England because of my football career; they didn't like the climate here."

After everyone finished their breakfast, which featured a distinctly Northeastern flavor, they followed Lin Yi to the Carrington training base.

"Come, come, everyone, this way please. On behalf of Manchester City Football Club, I welcome you all to visit us from so far away. Please make yourselves at home and don't be shy. Feel free to ask if you have any requests." A middle-aged man in a suit and tie, with a thin face, first gave Lin Yi a passionate hug, and then warmly greeted the filming team behind him.

The young man carrying the camera whispered to Liu Jianhong, "Brother Liu, it seems Lin Yi has a high status in the team. They even sent a staff member to greet us. Do other players playing abroad get this kind of treatment?"

Liu Jianhong lowered his voice and said, "Are you kidding me?! This is Mubarak, the chairman of Manchester City Football Club!"

The young man instinctively shrank back, not daring to say another word.

Led by Mubarak, he took a brief tour of Manchester City's training ground before continuing his filming work.

The first thing Lin Yi did after arriving at the base was to go into the physiotherapy room, where a professional physiotherapist gave him a full-body deep stretch and muscle massage.

After the massage, the therapist said goodbye to Lin Yi, then packed up her things, put on her coat, and left.

Liu Jianhong asked curiously, "You're off work already? Don't the other players need massages?"

Lin Yi explained, "Manchester City has a total of 4 physiotherapists. Originally, there were 3. The one you just saw was specially arranged by the boss to serve only me."

After the massage, Lin Yi did 30 minutes of strength training.

Despite being dressed relatively neatly due to the presence of cameras, Liu Jianhong and his group could still clearly see the outline of his muscles through his clothes, which contrasted sharply with some professional players with beer bellies.

Next was lunchtime. As soon as Lin Yi entered the restaurant, before he even sat down, a large group of people greeted him.

Aguero waved to him from afar, saying, "Violent guy, hurry up! I've been waiting for you for ages."

Unlike the others who were carrying a plate, Lin Yi walked towards Aguero empty-handed, explaining to Liu Jianhong and the others as he went: "When we eat, we usually sit in the same place with people we know."

"Basically speaking, most of them are grouped by language. For example, English speakers sit together, French speakers sit together, Spanish speakers sit together, and so on, which makes it easier to chat and communicate."

Liu Jianhong subtly flattered Lin Yi: "I've long heard that you have an extraordinary talent for languages. Can you utter a few sentences in these languages?"

Lin nodded: "I traveled all over Europe a few years ago, so I learned a bit about everything. I don't have much trouble communicating in daily life."

"So you can participate in any group? Who do you usually like to sit with?"

"I'm sitting over there!" Lin Yi pointed very naturally to the table where Aguero was sitting.

Liu Jianhong secretly observed that the table was placed near the window, clearly some distance away from the surrounding dining tables, so other players would basically not pass by there.

Kompany, Aguero, and David Silva were sitting at the table, their plates filled with food, but they hadn't started eating.

On an empty seat, a unique dish was laid out in advance: rice, steamed fish, skinless braised chicken leg, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes—clearly a Chinese meal specially prepared for Lin Yi.

"So indecisive, just like a woman!" Aguero muttered in dissatisfaction.

"Brother Liu, turn off the camera."

"Oh, oh, oh." Liu Jianhong didn't understand, but still did as instructed.

Seeing the cameraman nod, Lin swiftly pulled Aguero up from the chair and laid him on the ground, then plopped down on him, took off his shoes, and slapped Aguero's buttocks hard a few times.

"Don't think you can act recklessly just because there are outsiders around! I'll still beat you!"

The most curious cameraman, forgetting Liu Jianhong's earlier warning, couldn't help but ask, "Messi's partner, Maradona's son-in-law, one of the world's most expensive young strikers, is being bullied by Lin Yi like a son?"

"Shut up! Don't meddle!"

"I want to take a picture!"

"Why don't you just die!"

Compared to the filming crew's fuss, Kompany and Silva at the same table acted as if they hadn't seen anything, continuing to eat and drink as usual.

Even when Aguero got up from the ground, he just rubbed his bottom and soon started chatting and laughing with Lin Yi and the others.

After lunch break, there was a training session in the afternoon, and Pellegrini warmly welcomed the film crew's visit.

Liu Jianhong carefully showed the other party the shooting plan and said that if anything was inconvenient, it could be adjusted at any time.

Pellegrini waved his hand, telling them to do whatever they wanted and shoot however they wanted.

It wasn't until after training, when the players went into the tactical analysis room to discuss the specific arrangements for the next match against Wigan Athletic, that Pellegrini politely stated that filming was not allowed and arranged for staff to escort the group to the locker room to wait.

The young man, unable to control his tongue, saw that everyone around him was his own people and still asked the question that had been bothering him the most.

"Brother Liu, why do I feel like Lin Yi's status in Manchester is like that of a prince? This is completely different from what I imagined before I came here. I was worried that Lin Yi would be bullied, like by racial discrimination or something."

After a long silence, Liu Jianhong slowly said, "Strength earns respect!"