I just wanted to play football, but I became a Hollywood god

Chapter 382 Mendes’ game-building ability!A charity dinner that exceeded expectations!Sister-in-law, save me!

Two days later, the legal firm under Hotifoot Company started working at full speed and drafted a brokerage contract that was satisfactory to both parties.

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

As for the commission, Gu Ran did not bargain. After all, Mendes' offer was very sincere. With Gu Ran's current worth, it is impossible to really compare with Ronaldo's commission ratio.

The two parties signed a 7-year long-term contract and agreed on the terms of compensation upon termination of the contract.

If it is due to Hotifoot breaking the contract, then Hotifoot will compensate Gu Ran with a compensation of no less than 1000 million pounds per year.

And if it is because Gu Ran does not cooperate with Hotifoot, or if it is due to irreparable negative social impacts caused by Gu Ran unilaterally, such as taking illegal drugs, serious violations of sportsmanship, off-field crimes, etc., then Gu Ran will Bear all the commercial liquidated damages, management fees, and broker fees of Hotifoot, which shall not be less than 3000 million pounds per year, and the total amount shall not be less than 2.1 million pounds.

Seeing a lot of zeros behind this string of numbers, Gu Ran's heart went crazy.

Fortunately, serious people would not do such illegal and criminal things, so this kind of liquidated damages may seem scary, but in fact it is nothing.

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

Gu Ran's domestic investment company is not affiliated with Hotifoot Company, but Hotifoot Company is obliged to help Gu Ran's domestic investment company and the operation and expansion of Ran Live Broadcast, and the commission earned will also Obtain according to regular investment income commission.

Gu Ran's earnings in Hollywood are not affiliated with Hotifoot Company, but belong entirely to Gu Ran himself.

These two points still satisfy Gu Ran.

As for the purchase of Southampton Club's equity, it was written into the confidentiality contract as a key point.

Hotifoot Company specially established an investment company called "Sports Star" and advanced 1 million pounds.

Gu Ran pledged all his weekly salary, bonuses, image rights income, commercial advertising income, and Hollywood script income for the next three years to Hotifoot Company.

In other words, all the money Gu Ran will make in the next three years will not be in his hands. Gu Ran can only use the more than 200 million pounds he saved before.

After paying off the advance capital of 1 million pounds within three years, the money can be used by oneself after that.

If Gu Ran cannot repay the 1 million pound advance capital and corresponding interest and asset management fees of Hotfoot Company within three years, then Gu Ran's three years of work will be in vain, and he has already purchased Southampton. The shares of the Dayton Club are also fully owned by Hotifoot Company.

Of course, as long as the contract is performed normally and the advance capital is returned, then Sports Star Investment Company will be completely held by Gu Ran, and Hotifoot Company will only hold the shares on behalf of the company.

According to the contract, if Hotifoot Company cannot purchase more than 1% of the Southampton Club shares within one year, then the 50 million pounds previously advanced by Hotifoot, including interest and management fees, can be waived. repay.

This can be regarded as a gambling agreement, and it is a gamble of the century of 1 million pounds.

Gestifoot Company will definitely acquire the shares of Southampton Club in full swing.

One day later, after modifying several small details, the contract was officially finalized.

Gu Ran drove to London specially and signed the more than 80-page agency contract at the hotel named by Mendes.

At this point, Gu Ran officially joined the Hotifoot Agency and officially became a fellow student of Cristiano Ronaldo and Mourinho.

Mendes hugged Gu Ran happily, "Gu, great, you are finally mine! I am so happy! Even happier than when I signed James, and second only to me when I signed James Reese’s time!”

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

Mendes said: "Don't worry, I will definitely make you one of the most influential stars in world history - this Saturday night, I will hold a charity dinner in your name in London. Remember to wear a suit and show up in style!”

Gu Ran said quickly: "Is it better not to do it? I don't like crowded occasions, especially formal occasions."

Mendes smiled and said: "Gu, you have been a celebrity for a long time. Although you are still far behind Chris, you are really a celebrity in England. You have to change your thinking. You can no longer Instead of doing things with ordinary grassroots thinking, you have to do things with celebrity thinking. You have to work hard to maintain social networking, you have to have sufficient exposure, and you have to occupy more front-page headlines in major media."

"Believe me, fame not only requires playing football in the stadium, but also requires other celebrities to help support the stadium. Let me organize the game for you and invite celebrities to support the stadium, which is the best way. So, Saturday night You have to come, it’s part of your contract.”

"I will invite some celebrities then - is there anyone you particularly want to meet?"

shit...

After signing the agency contract, you really can’t help yourself...

Mendes is right. Now that you have become famous, you really can no longer do things with the mentality of a diaosi. You have to wear small suits and raise small wine glasses.

However, I am really not used to it!Being a celebrity is such a hassle!I really just want to play football quietly!

Forget it, the contract is signed, and the Southampton club is still being bought with the help of Hotfoot Company.

Moreover, it would also be great if I could meet Cristiano Ronaldo and force him into having sex for free...

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

"Oh, he can't." Mendes laughed, "Although he can come with just a word from me, but Gu, your current position is not enough. If Chris comes, he will completely steal your limelight. Let's go. Everyone will flock to Chris, and you will be forgotten in a corner where no one can see. I am using my connections to promote you, not to set up a game for Chris - Chris is also now You don’t need me to set up a game for him. When you win the Puskas Award or the European Golden Boy Award, and get good rankings in the Europa League and Champions League, I may help you set up a game with Chris, so that Chris can give you a boost and take your popularity to a whole new level, but now is not the time.”

Gu Ran nodded convincingly, "I understand - Mendes, you are an expert in this field, so just go ahead and ask."

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

Damn it...the boss game!
Gu Ran couldn't help but complained in his heart:
Although I shouldn't say this, a group of old guys have nothing worth taking by force.

You might as well find me, Brother Bei.

Of course, Beige should be in Milan preparing for the Champions League now, and he definitely won't have time to fly back.

Just listen to Mendes continue: "Of course, I will also invite some stars to come over to help you gain popularity, but I try not to find current players and stars, I will find stars who have retired or are about to retire. Then find some entertainment stars, as well as well-known media such as the Guardian, Transfer Market, Sky Sports, etc. to come over and get your attention first."

Gu Ran said dumbfounded: "Mendez, I don't like hype very much."

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

I can really make everyone smile, and it’s an enhanced version...

Gu Ran sighed deeply and gave Mendes a fake smile that could no longer be fake.

"Excellent!" Mendes said with satisfaction: "That's enough! In short, everyone is just playing along, it won't be any more difficult than playing football."

The agent contract has been signed, and Mendes has worked hard to use his connections to organize the situation. He really has to give this face.

What's more, the game happened to be a bye on the weekend, so there was really no excuse to stop it.

"Okay..." Gu Ran thought for a moment and said, "Invite Lao Les from our club for me, oh, and Sir Adelaide from Hayden Manor."

Old Les was kind to Gu Ran, and Sir Adelaide had helped him on key matters. Sir Adelaide was also Gu Ran's hidden father-in-law. With the two of them there, If so, Gu Ran would feel a little more relaxed.

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

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

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

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

Although it is a game break, training should still be carried out normally.

During this period, Gu Ran used white training bubbles to exchange for 5 special talent points, and increased the "Enhanced Emergency Stop Acceleration +1" to +3, while stopping the ball sideways and cutting in from the wing were also stacked to +4. .

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

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

With such physical attributes, let alone the English League One, even in the Premier League, he can definitely stand firm.

Next, we will focus on supplementing the technical shortcomings.

Gu Ran allocated the remaining 2 talent points to the "Crossing" attribute, which immediately increased from 68 points to 70 points.

Gu Ran's growth is progressing steadily...

At 9pm on Saturday, September 18th, in the seventh round of the English League One, Southampton's home game against Swindon City began.

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

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

This game is also a showdown between No. 2 in English League One and No. 2 in English League One, and it is also Southampton’s home court.

In terms of strength comparison, this game will not be too difficult.

Coach Adkins hid most of the main players and only sent out a few secondary main players such as Hammond, Gurley, Garrod, Fant, and Chamberlain. The others were all substitute players.

Hammond also wore the captain's armband.

Before the game, William Hill betting company gave a handicap of 1.45 for the main win, 4.44 for a draw, and 6.76 for a loss.

This shows that even if Southampton is missing Gu Ran, Lallana, Lambert, Schneiderlin, Jaidi, Davis and other main players, the betting company is still optimistic that Southampton can easily defeat Southampton. of Winden City.

In the 14th minute of the first half, Southampton launched an attack from the left wing. Chamberlain passed three people at speed and cut inside. As a result, he was tripped to the ground by the Swindon City defender. Southampton gained a good position. A free kick in the frontcourt.

Garrod came to take the free kick, but unfortunately the ball missed the goal post.

In the 29th minute, Swindon Town made a mistake in cooperation in the middle. Hammond relied on close combat to steal the football and passed the ball into the penalty area.

Swindon Town's center back took the first header to clear the ball, but the ball failed to go far. Garrod, who was 189 tall, headed the ball back to the point as a cannon. Anthony Pulis at the top of the arc met the ball and fired a powerful shot. ——The ball hit the side netting.

As Gu Ran drove the car, he was worried about his teammates, and the accelerator was almost smoky.

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

Southampton beat Swindon City 1:0 in the first half.

In the second half, the two teams changed sides and fought again. Both sides still played in a mess and made frequent mistakes.

In the 67th minute, Swindon Town made a mistake in their offensive coordination. Southampton's Ryan Dixon picked up the ball in the backcourt and then opened a big kick to find Chamberlain who was breaking out on the left wing. ——The linesman raised the flag early, indicating that Chamberlain was offside.

Chamberlain went to the linesman to argue with anger. The referee ran up and prepared to give Chamberlain a card. Fortunately, interim captain Hammond pulled Chamberlain back and begged the referee, and the card was waived. Red card, changed to yellow card.

In the 79th minute, Southampton took a corner kick on the right. Swindon City's goalkeeper reached across and held the ball up, but before he could hit it far, Hammond shot directly in front of the goal... and the ball went in!

Southampton 2:0 Swindon City.

Although the Southampton team without the core Gu Ran did not play well at all, Swindon City played even worse.

Neither side expanded the score for the remainder of the second half.

The game ended in a relatively dull rhythm.

The Southampton team got 3 points at home as they wished, and also retained the physical fitness of the main team.

Southampton fans are relatively satisfied. Although they did not get to see their beloved Gu Ran in this game and there was no passion on the field, it was a victory after all.

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

The top spot in the English League One standings is Pittsburg United, which has a total of 19 points, while Southampton is closely behind with 18 points.

No.3是16分的伯恩茅斯队，No.4是15分但净胜球多的布莱顿队，No.5是同样15分的哈德斯菲尔德队，No.6则是14分的查尔顿队。

Brentford, which was originally clinging to Brighton, lost again in this round after being severely beaten by Southampton in the previous round, and its ranking dropped to No. 9.

The English League One scorer list has also been updated. Although Gu Ran is taking a rest this round, Gu Ran's 17 goals accumulated in the previous round of the league are still far ahead at the top of the scorer list.

At 5:[-] pm, Gu Ran drove to the Savoy Hotel, where the charity dinner was held.

A red carpet was laid out early at 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 visually estimated that there were at least one to two hundred media reporters, fans, and law enforcers on the cordon to maintain order.

Those fans held up large photos of Gu Ran's high-speed barb bombing, but their eyes didn't have the fanaticism of serious fans, more like... trolls.

Mendes actually used a navy?

Gu Ran was a little dumbfounded.

This is because I am afraid of being left in the cold...

But it makes sense to think about it. Events like the so-called charity dinner are just for promoting each other's status. If the door is deserted, it's better not to do it.

Also, this is London, not Southampton.

If it were a charity dinner held in Southampton, I'm afraid there would be thousands of crazy real fans, but in London - there are too many clubs and too many stars.

Life is a drama!
Sometimes the scenes are really disgusting, but I have to continue acting.

Gu Ran sighed secretly in his heart, then adjusted his suit, then bravely opened the car door and walked onto the red carpet.

There was an immediate commotion at the entrance of the Savoy Hotel. The media reporters frantically clicked the shutter, and the pseudo-fans of the Navy cheered crazily. Some pseudo-fans even shouted "Chinese Dad".

Haha, so dedicated...

Mendes must have spent a lot of money, right?

Gu Ran himself felt a little blushing.

At this time, a uniformed doorman came forward respectfully and helped Gu Ran drive away and park the car.

"Hi! Gu! How do you feel now that you were signed by Mendes and became Cristiano Ronaldo's classmate?"

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

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

"Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner said you were her boyfriend. How would you respond?"

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

Tabloid reporters stretched out their microphones one after another, wanting to interview Gu Ran.

The "Navy Army" fans were shouting crazily:
"Dad! Come to our Chelsea!"

"Dad! Come to our Arsenal!"

"Dad! Come to Tottenham!"

The "Navy Army" fans shouted and started fighting.

shit...

Really?Are these sailors too dedicated?

Mendes is truly the top agent in the world, and the agents he hires are so real.

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

Although he is a reborn person, he really had never been a celebrity before his rebirth...

Moreover, I have never faced such a violent scene.

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

How is this so damn simple?

what should I do?
Which foot should I step first?

How about turning around and walking away——

No, turning around and walking away would be a breach of the agency contract!

Besides, the car was driven away.

Alas, it’s so difficult!It’s harder than playing football, and it’s harder than being a Hollywood movie queen.

It would be more enjoyable to be a Hollywood actress... no, I should say, it would be more enjoyable to play football.

Who will help me...

Who can come and save me? I can do whatever I want!

Gu Ran's whole body was numb and he didn't know what to do next.

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

Immediately afterwards, Gu Ran felt a kind of perfect touch on his arm.

The reporters at the scene and the fighting fans were stunned at the same time. The next moment, the door of the Savoy Hotel was completely boiling!
Almost everyone screamed in surprise, and the flashlights flashed wildly!

The scene was like discovering a dog seeing fresh meat bones!
Gu Ran looked back in shock and saw "hot girl" Victoria Beckham looking up at her delicate face and smiling at him.

shit...

Female Bodhisattva!

Beckham! ! !

It’s really Beckham!

The feeling of the dome between the arms is just like Beckham's... silicone!

By the way, why is Beckham here too?
Oh, right!Beckham is the eldest sister of England's fashion circle!

Of course, Mendes would also invite Beckham to this charity dinner, but... an invitation is an invitation. I didn't expect that Beckham of her level would actually come to attend!And he took the initiative to hold my hand as soon as he came up!
Wait, is this for Mendes’ sake or for me?

It should be directed at Mendes, Beckham doesn't even know me, right?
——Just when Gu Ran was stunned and speechless, Victoria tilted her head and leaned over, lowering her voice and saying, "Gu, don't stop."

Eh?
Sister-in-law, don’t say that!

My brother will misunderstand us!
In front of so many people, I did nothing!

It's over, it's over, none of the previous scandals have been explained clearly, and now there is an even more explosive scandal out of thin air.

Am I really playing football?Why do I feel like I have become a scandal star?
——Gu Ran's whole body was numb.

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

Oh……

Sister-in-law, I understand when you say that!It turns out you are helping me walk the red carpet!

The phrase "don't stop" just now really scared me into a cold sweat...

Gu Ran quickly followed Victoria's pace and walked forward bravely.

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

The muscles in Gu Ran's arms tightened uncontrollably - even when competing on the court, Gu Ran's muscles had never tightened like this before.

While Victoria skillfully waved to the reporters and "Navy Troopers" on both sides, she lowered her voice and said to Gu Ran: "Smile, Gu, you smile~"

Sister-in-law, I...

Don't dare! ! !
(End of this chapter)