Soccer: Maxed-out ball control, the skill is too overpowered.

Lu Xiao was stunned.

He had never thought about this question before.

To become a professional player, to play for a club's first team, and to have the opportunity to play in the top league.

This was Lu Xiao's once-cherished wish.

Now, at 16 years old, he has made consistent appearances in many matches, gradually establishing himself within the Bayer Leverkusen club.

And it has just achieved several breakthroughs.

His first Champions League start, his first Champions League goal, and his first Champions League hat-trick.

If Lu Xiao was only known in the Bundesliga before,

He has become famous overnight through this Champions League match!

Less than an hour after defeating Real Sociedad,

The news has been widely publicized on social media.

England, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium...

Fans from many countries have already used Twitter, Facebook, news apps, and other media to...

I've learned that Bayer Leverkusen has a phenomenal 16-year-old prodigy!

Of course, there are countless similar cases of people becoming famous overnight in football.

Ultimately, very few star players manage to persevere to the very end and shine in top-tier leagues.

Fans from other countries were only slightly surprised.

However, local football association officials have a very keen sense of opportunity.

Football associations, including those of Belgium and Portugal, had already taken notice of Lu Xiao's activities.

Previously, he had only been secretly observing Lu Xiao.

After the Champions League match, they knew they couldn't afford to wait any longer!

Who has ever seen a prodigy start in the Champions League at the age of 16 and score a hat-trick?

That's so fast, you'll miss out!

Football association officials from various countries were itching to pick up their phones at night and take immediate action.

Soon, Mendes received more than one phone call.

He then relayed the message to Lu Xiao himself.

"Given your background, the Belgian Football Association is the closest. However, it's likely that Belgium will struggle to achieve good results in major tournaments."

"My suggestion is to join Portugal. Portugal has a wealth of talent, and in the future, world-class stars like Ronaldo, Nani, and Pepe will be able to enter the national team."

"If you were on the team, we could definitely form a championship contender..."

Mendes also had his own selfish motives.

As a Portuguese, he hopes Portugal can win international competitions.

With a monster like Lu Xiao and a world-class superstar like Cristiano Ronaldo in his prime, there's a formidable opponent.

Maybe we really can lift the World Cup trophy!

However, before Mendes could finish speaking, Lu Xiao interrupted him.

I just heard about Mendes.

Lu Xiao's memories suddenly rewind 10 years, to a day when he was 6 years old.

I had just gotten into a fight with some kids on the court.

The other party included an 8-year-old and a chubby 10-year-old boy.

Several people surrounded him and bullied him.

It wasn't until Lu Xiao became ruthless and grabbed one of them, beating him almost to death, that the group of bullying children were immediately intimidated.

Just then, De Bruyne, who is over 170cm tall, arrived.

The children saw that Lu Xiao was not someone to be bullied, and he also had an older accomplice.

They simply left with some harsh words.

Only Lu Xiao and De Bruyne were sitting in front of the goal.

"Lu, I've joined Genk's youth academy."

De Bruyne didn't know how to comfort Lu Xiao, so he tried to distract her.

"That's great, I want to be a star player too."

Six-year-old Lu Xiao thought that by joining professional youth training, he could become a star player and enjoy the cheers of tens of thousands of people on the field.

De Bruyne didn't discourage Lu Xiao; instead, he smiled憨厚ly.

"Then let's become football stars together! Not just at the club level, but also in the national team!"

"Great! Let's both become star players!"

The promise made when they were six years old is no longer valid, but it was enough to affect Lu Xiao's first reaction deep in her heart.

At this time, De Bruyne was already a member of the Belgian national team.

In 2010, at the age of 19, he made his debut for the national team.

He is also said to have a chance to be selected for the squad for next year's World Cup in Brazil.

And what about yourself?

His professional career has just begun.

Now, an opportunity is before us!

Lu Xiao doesn't feel much of a sense of belonging to Belgium.

But compared to Portugal, Spain, and Germany, Belgium better represents my childhood football dream.

This is where my original aspiration lies.

Regardless of whether this team can achieve results in world competitions in the future, Lu Xiao wants to give it a try!

Joining the national football team is impossible anyway.

According to the prophecy in the dream, the environment for Chinese football will continue to deteriorate in the future. Even the most outstanding stars will be assimilated by this environment and gradually sink into a deep quagmire from which they cannot extricate themselves.

It would be difficult for Lu Xiao to save the national football team on his own.

Perhaps a roundabout approach would be better...

In that instant, a plan suddenly formed in 16-year-old Lu Xiao's mind.

To realize this plan, sufficient influence is required.

The influence of winning the Champions League is not enough.

He has to be the world's best, the only GOAT, someone who has won the World Cup.

Only when one achieves complete divinity can subsequent actions be initiated to fundamentally change the situation.

Moreover, according to future prophecies

Belgium is not without competitiveness; they have a good chance of getting closer to the World Cup trophy in the next few years!

After careful consideration, Lu Xiao made a decision in a short period of time.

"Thank you, Mr. Mendes, but I don't need to consider any other options. Since I currently hold Belgian citizenship, I might as well accept the Belgian Football Federation's invitation."

"Okay, that makes sense. You might participate in some U19 or U21 matches next, and if you perform well, you might have a chance to be selected for the national team... Of course, this requires a certain amount of patience and luck."

"I understand."

"Okay, I'll reply to the Belgian Football Association now. I won't bother you any longer. Enjoy this night of victory."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Xiao felt a weight lifted from her shoulders and let out a long sigh of relief.

Kevin, do you remember the promise we made when we were kids?

Are you going to join the national team?

De Bruyne reacted quickly; he had already guessed it.

[It's estimated that it will still be U19 for the time being]

[Great!! We're teammates now!]

Wolfsburg,

Inside the apartment, Kevin De Bruyne, who was lying on the sofa playing on his phone, suddenly sat up straight.

Of course he remembers what he said when he was a child!

With Lu Xiao's talent, joining the Belgian team would be a significant boost!

The team currently consists of Lukaku, Hazard, myself, a certain jerk goalkeeper, and Lu Xiao...

De Bruyne can't even imagine how luxurious the lineup will be!

He can't wait to fight alongside his best buddy!

……

The following day, Lu Xiao, who scored a hat-trick against Real Sociedad, once again made headlines in football media around the world.

Lu Xiao's iconic image of standing shirtless in front of the camera, holding up his jersey, made this handsome player known to female fans in many countries.

He himself had no idea how many infatuated neutral female fans across Europe this move attracted.

The only clue is the speed at which followers are gaining.

Lu Xiao's Twitter account saw its followers surge from 3 to 10 within 12 hours!

And its followers are growing at an astonishing rate every day!

#AsianGeniusHatTrick

The hashtag about Lu Xiao inevitably trended on Twitter and Weibo in China!

So much so that the next day at the club's gym,

Teammate Julian Brandt was lazily scrolling through his phone, and all he saw were news articles praising Lu Xiao.

This guy's expression was full of resentment, envy, and jealousy:

"Dude, you're totally famous now!"