Soccer: If they're using these kinds of cheats, what's the point of training?

"Serie A?" Zhang Kuang asked himself.

He closed his eyes and quickly went through the situation of each team in his mind.

Manchester United – without Ferguson, Manchester United's decline is about to begin. Going to Manchester United is like joining the Kuomintang in 1949 or becoming a eunuch in 1911.

Manchester City – rich and ambitious, but Mancini's Manchester City has yet to develop a true championship mentality.

Chelsea has Ancelotti, Drogba, Lampard, and Terry, but Chelsea's core squad is aging, and the competition in the Premier League is too fierce.

Arsenal – no money, no championships, just empty promises. He's arrogant, but he's not an 18-year-old anymore. Who's going to fight hard if there's no reward?

Real Madrid is a team full of superstars, but if he went there, he would only be a supporting player to Ronaldo, and the locker room would be complicated.

Barcelona—Messi's team; anyone who goes there will only be a supporting player. Besides, he doesn't like Barcelona's tactics, and he dislikes Guardiola's methods even more. He admires Guardiola, considering him a great coach, but he doesn't want to work with him.

Bayern Munich – the Bundesliga champions, but currently struggling. Van Gaal's Bayern is still in the process of gelling together, and the competition for attacking positions is fierce.

Inter Milan – Mourinho's team is at its peak, but can he secure a starting position there? Milito, Eto'o, Balotelli, Pandev – four forwards rotating for two positions, the competition is too fierce.

Besides, they'll win the Champions League this season, and then Mourinho will leave. What will he do then? Rush into the sunset? And then go into permanent darkness with the team?

AC Milan – no money, no future, a retirement home.

Juventus—a once-great club in decline, currently undergoing a rebuilding phase. Would he be the absolute core player? Could he lead the team to a revival? And could his subsequent nine-year reign solidify his unparalleled historical status?

Moreover, Juventus is about to win their ninth consecutive Serie A title, earning them the nickname "Juventus has won nine." It's a pity they just fall short in the Champions League, but their foundation is there. If I join them, could we make some progress in the Champions League?

"Juventus?" Zhang Kuang opened his eyes and uttered those two words.

Jonathan was taken aback. He hadn't expected Zhang Kuang to think of Juventus. With so many top clubs, any one of them is stronger than Juventus now, right?

Zhang Kuang looked at Jonathan's puzzled expression but offered no explanation.

"Jonathan, you guys go and negotiate terms with each team for me, one by one. I'll decide which team I go to. That's our agreement. Of course, there's no rush to decide now, after all, there are still several months to go."

Jonathan stared at him for a few seconds, then slowly nodded.

"Okay! There has to be some tendency, right? So the other side can decide on their team-building strategy based on your joining."

"Well, let's focus on Juventus then, but we can't be too obvious. We need to show them the great potential, but we can't give them any clear signals."

"OK, I understand. Next, let's talk about your business matters."

"Zhang, there's something you need to know." He looked up, his expression more serious than before. "Your net worth is different now than it was a month ago."

"I know."

"No, you don't know." He pulled a folder from the table, opened it, and found more than a dozen letters of intent and price quotes inside.

"Chinese companies were the first to act. The day after your hat-trick debut, three brands contacted me through intermediaries. At the time, you said you would wait until the end of the season. Now, even more brands are making offers."

Zhang Kuang took the folder and quickly scanned it.

Milk brands – two, the two that everyone knows, Mengniu and Yili, with prices ranging from five to eight million RMB per year.

Three sportswear brands, all Chinese brands, each priced at around five million RMB per year.

However, one of the quotes came from an international brand—although the name wasn't written, the Nike logo and the format of the quote header hinted at its origin.

"Nike?" Zhang Kuang raised his head.

"Both Nike and Puma are interested," Jonathan said. "They haven't made formal offers yet, but they've both expressed their willingness to cooperate through intermediaries. Nike said that as you develop and eventually reach the same level as Ronaldo and Messi, they are willing to offer a long-term, competitive contract."

Zhang Kuang continued scrolling down, then his fingers stopped.

Health brand – "Shengyuan" men's health products.

Contract amount: RMB 8 million per year.

The contract terms require: three GG shoots per year, two offline events, and at least twelve social media exposures.

The title of the planning proposal attached to the contract reads: "Four Women in One Night, 'Shengyuan' Helps You Go - A Proposal for the Arrogant and Tough Guy Image of a Football Superstar".

Zhang Kuang stared at the title for three seconds, then closed the file, pushed it aside, and gave a strangely interesting look.

Sheng Yuan? He searched his memory but couldn't recall the brand.

Seeing Zhang Kuang's questioning look, Jonathan explained, "Oh, we checked this brand, it was just established, less than a week ago."

We didn't want to show it to you, but their company kept escalating the price, saying it was okay if you didn't accept the offer, but you absolutely had to see it.

Arrogant and shrewd, no wonder I've never heard of him. It must be some speculator in China who saw his sex scandal and thought it was a business opportunity, so he came up with this crazy idea.

When he flipped up another card, he saw another brand: Sildenafil Citrate. Isn't that Viagra?

Damn, why would they choose a product like this?

I saw the following GG (Girls' Love) phrase: "Just one pill, and I'm as powerful as I am!"

You have to admire these people's unique way of thinking; they're really something else. They immediately ran over to him after seeing his sex scandal.

He didn't actually take any "Sheng Yuan" or "Sildenafil Citrate" to become so powerful, so why should he attribute his abilities to these drugs?

If it doesn't work for others, wouldn't that mean he's faking it?

"Don't bring any more guys like this to me in the future, just refuse them," he said.

Jonathan smiled. "I knew you'd say that."

"Is there anything else?"

"Yes," Jonathan said, pulling out a document from the bottom. "You might be interested in this one."

Zhang Kuang took it and looked at it—

Brand: Sina Weibo.

Quoted price: 12 million RMB per year.

Contract term: Three years.

Contract requirements: Zhang Kuang will serve as Sina Weibo's global brand ambassador, with GG coverage in China, Southeast Asia, and Europe. GG filming needs to be coordinated with Zhang Kuang's schedule and can be conducted during the off-season.

Zhang Kuang stared at the price list, stunned for a moment.

This is something we can consider.

Next up, Lenovo computers—priced at eight million RMB per year, but requiring Zhang Kuang to use Lenovo computers in public.

This condition is too demanding for the players, because the thing they use most often in the locker room and while traveling is their mobile phone, not their computer.

The computer is somewhat acceptable, but Lenovo phones? What garbage!

Zhang Kuang closed the folder and handed it back to Jonathan.

"There's no rush for endorsements, we can discuss it slowly. I've already said that I won't sign any endorsement deals before the end of the season. Right now, I just want to play well, try to win the championship, and get the Golden Boot."

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Zhang Kuang probably didn't fully understand why he felt like a top-tier celebrity receiving extreme attention from all sides simply because he followed the system's training requirements, tried to score goals on the field to gain health points and upgrade cards, and did nothing else.

He just wanted to play football well and then secretly train to improve his skills.

Keep a low profile, absolutely keep a very low profile.

Who knew that the next day the media would release news of several top clubs vying for their lavish offers, and these were all familiar news organizations. Upon closer inspection:

"Wait a minute, how come the author of this report has the exact same names as the four women he slept with last night?"

Zhang Kuang instantly understood everything, and he wanted to curse. But then he thought, what's wrong with someone sleeping with him and getting some attention while doing so, since they don't want his money or the title of his girlfriend or wife?

Sigh, forget it, forget it, keep a low profile, keep a low profile.

Therefore, in the French Cup Round of 16 match on February 10th, he did not act particularly arrogantly. Against a Ligue 2 team like Pau FC, he only scored four goals quietly in the first half. After playing half the game, he told the coach at halftime that he did not want to play in the second half, saying that it was not interesting to beat such a team.

Although you can get 2 health points for 4 goals, if you continue to score in the second half, the opponent will really break your leg. There is no need to rack up points on a French second division team.

Zhang Kuang thought he was being low-key enough? Who knew that when Ferguson was asked by reporters if he was in contact with Zhang Kuang, the Chinese striker from Auxerre, Ferguson admitted that he was indeed in contact:

"It's impossible for Manchester United not to have ideas about a striker like that, especially after Ronaldo left the team. We need a new generation of young core players to slowly build Manchester United's future dynasty."

Chinese striker Zhang Kuang is very capable of scoring goals, whether it's headers, shots inside the penalty area, or long-range shots.

Most importantly, he possesses three king-level abilities. The first is physical strength; top strikers are generally very strong in physical duels. The second is positioning; Zhang Kuang's positioning is top-notch, and he can always create opportunities on the offensive end.

The third is, of course, his ability to advance down the flanks. I believe everyone has seen his goal of the century. His ability to advance down the flanks is among the best in football today.

These three abilities are exactly what Manchester United's future dynasty's attacking core desperately needs, so why can't we sign him?

Reporter: "It's said that top clubs all over Europe wanted to sign him. Why do you think he chose Manchester United?"

Ferguson: "Don't be fooled by the fact that there are many top clubs in Europe. There are very few clubs that can be truly arrogant and have a great deal of commercial value, especially clubs like Manchester United. There are only two or three in the world."

The key issue is that among these two or three top clubs, even fewer can offer Zhang Kuang an absolute attacking core position. Other clubs either have a core player for the next decade or have various financial or management problems. Currently, only Manchester United is the most suitable for Zhang Kuang.

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Ferguson's words excited the reporters, but he rarely gives interviews, and has never even attended a post-match press conference, so it was not easy for reporters to get an interview with him.

Marina Durand, the reporter covering TF1's matches, gained the upper hand and conducted an exclusive interview with Zhang Kuang after the match.