Football career: From winning the championship to becoming a legend

On Monday, July 2005, 7, Ricardo returned to his home in Milan last night and had a good rest. So when he woke up the next morning, he was full of energy and in an unusually good mood. Was it because he won the championship? It's hard to say, it was more like a lark welcoming the coming of spring...

After doing some simple exercises to relax in the morning, I checked the revised homework and code one last time, and then submitted them by email to the professor and the homework group.

After taking a short nap as usual after lunch, Ricardo began to hum a song and clean himself up...

"...This song brings you happiness. Have you fallen in love with me... Polish your shoes, put on a suit, and wear a carat of dream..."

Ricardo looked at himself in the mirror after shaving - his short blond hair was soft and thick, his brown eyes were deep and bright, his fair skin was smooth and healthy, his nose was straight and delicate, his jawline was clear, giving him a firm and powerful feeling, and his face was full of youth and sunshine...

It's so handsome that Ricardo is narcissistically praising himself in his heart... (Ugh...)

I won’t wear a suit jacket this time because it’s a bit hot; I’ll just wear a pair of perfectly cut black dark-patterned trousers, a clean and delicate white shirt, black socks and leather shoes, and a dark blue twill business casual tie... It’s a little solemn but not rigid.

Taking the Dior perfume gift box from his mother's cupboard, Ricardo prepared to drive his brother Andre's new white Cadillac CTS to the appointment - well, the car was won by a week's use right after making a bet with his brother on whether Italy could win the World Youth Championship.

First, go to the Milan branch of UBS. Chiara and her boss Douglas will give Ricardo a roadshow about potential investment targets, unicorns...

Well, let's listen to UBS's analysis and introduction first; although Ricardo actually already knew what was going on, he still had to go through the necessary procedures... and then pick up Chiara for a date, oh yes, dinner.

Just like last time, after meeting Chiara, Ricardo didn’t pay much attention to what Manager Douglas looked like, although Douglas was talking most of the time during the roadshow… Ricardo vaguely remembered that he was a middle-aged man about the same age as Uncle Charles, and he was wearing a black suit…

Chiara looked stunning today! She had long brown hair, dark red lip gloss, a white Cedric Charlier tuxedo jacket, red Celine slim trousers, and a pair of leopard print CL red-soled shoes... The highlight was the light grey calfskin shoes! OMG...

After Douglas finally finished talking, Ricardo gave (Chiara's appearance) a warm round of applause, and then said that he had decided to entrust Swiss Bank to set up a special trust fund to invest in possible potential targets. In the next few days, he and Chiara will go through the establishment process and finalize the first phase of investment amount, and then determine the investment target later...

Italian dinner starts at about 8 o'clock in the evening. Riccardo booked the Don Lisander restaurant, which is not far from La Scala Opera House in the center of Milan. This is a romantic restaurant recommended by Uncle Charles.

Ricardo also arranged a bottle of red wine for Chiara, and then shamelessly drank soda water himself...

Chiara was also very considerate and defended Ricardo, saying that athletes cannot drink alcohol, and Ricardo is severely allergic to alcohol. Besides, Ricardo still has to drive, right?

Let Chiara drink some red wine to celebrate Ricardo's World Youth Championship!

It's really considerate... um, typo, it should be considerate...

Maybe it was because she received the Dior perfume gift box, or because she heard that Ricardo planned to initially invest 3000 million U.S. dollars into the trust fund, and that the remaining funds would be handed over to Chiara to purchase U.S. stock options and indexes, but Chiara's eyes became brighter and more charming.

After the meal, although Chiara was a good drinker, after drinking a whole bottle of red wine, her face was still red, which made Ricardo a little crazy...

Sitting in Ricardo's Cadillac, Ricardo borrowed the experience of old Li Qi and asked with a double meaning, should Chiara be sent to the hotel to rest or go home to sleep...

Chiara's face seemed to get even redder as she listened. She thought about opening the makeup mirror to touch up her makeup, ease the atmosphere, and think about how to answer. No matter how direct she was, she had to be a little reserved...

Pah... several pieces of adult sports protective equipment fell on Chiara's slender and plump thighs...

Uh, Du?!

Uh… Ricardo quickly picked up his brother Andrea’s equipment from Chiara’s thigh… Ricardo was still trying to explain quickly, and accidentally rubbed Chiara’s elastic slim trousers…

Ricardo: “This belongs to my brother…”

Chiara: "Hotel..."

The two said at the same time... Chiara gently lifted the hair beside her ear with her left hand, revealing her red earlobes...

Ricardo sighed inwardly: Brother, thank you for your assist this time!

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(Omitted several thousand words of indescribable story)

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The place that took away Ricardo's virginity must be the most luxurious five-star hotel in the center of Milan. Anyway, Chiara was satisfied. I don't know if she was satisfied with the hotel or the person...

Yes, before last night, Ricardo honestly admitted that he was a novice!

But Chiara obviously didn't believe it, whether before or after last night: "How can such a handsome sports star be a novice? How can a novice last so long? And have so many moves? Do you think I'm a virgin? Well, but I do have the bravery and recovery ability of young people, full marks..."

Ricardo is also helpless. The Italian Ricardo is indeed a virgin soloist. He was too busy with studies and playing football before, and he didn't even have time to reward himself...

But, the Chinese old Li Qi is indeed an experienced person! According to Ricardo's recollection... the moment he got the hotel room card last night with trepidation, Ricardo, who had been down for several seconds, seemed to have completed a journey to learn from the past!

The hotel feels so familiar... and the sauna, I have to experience it next time, oh no, I have to relive it again...

It was when old Li Qi just returned to the international metropolis in southern China to find a job that he took advantage of the last time before 2014 to travel westward to learn the lessons!

The process of obtaining the scriptures is extremely arduous, fighting against countless demons and monsters. What tricks, poses, and ISO processes have you not seen? Cultivate a sincere Buddhist heart...

The Laughing Buddha is also a Buddha, right?

The next day after breakfast, Ricardo sent Chiara to work, and then agreed to meet in the evening...

Well, the main thing is to go through the trust establishment process, and sign a lot of documents! By the way, I'll continue to make an appointment...

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When Ricardo got home, his parents and brother all went to work. He didn't come back all night, but they didn't react. It seems that since he played football abroad for more than a year, everyone has become accustomed to it?

After a simple exercise, Ricardo, who was sweating all over, felt particularly refreshed. This was a feeling he had never had in the past 19 years! Is this the transformation of a boy into a man? !

Men have to do some serious work!

After washing up and changing into home clothes, Ricardo began to carefully read the unicorn report given by UBS yesterday... There are more than 50 European and American companies... However, in Old Li Qi's memory, there is no impression of any of them...

In fact, Ricardo already had a plan. This year, he plans to invest in Tesla, which just raised $700 million last year, Facebook, which just raised $500 million earlier this year, and YouTube, which was just established this year!

In the next two years, we will invest in Twitter, which was founded in 2006, Netflix, which was founded in 2007, and Uber, which was founded in 2009, etc…

For each company, Ricardo is not greedy, and the initial target is about 10% of the shares (which will definitely be diluted in the future). It is estimated that for the first three companies, US$3 million should be enough...

If it's not enough, add more! Anyway, we have to squeeze in. This is why we entrusted UBS to set up a trust fund for negotiations. Otherwise, who would know who Ricardo Li Qi is...

More than a decade later, when all these shares have turned into astronomical wealth, Ricardo also hopes that no one will recognize him... You have to keep a low profile in order to live longer and better!

Should we be able to reach an agreement in nearly a year? The remaining funds will be given to Chiara to buy S&P options or index CFDs after June next year, and then wait for the Olympic year to come...

In addition, according to Li Qi's memory, the offshore investment company that cooperated with his cousin Francis had already bought consumer stocks led by Coca-Cola, high-tech Internet stocks led by Google, and energy stocks led by ExxonMobil in the U.S. stock market since 2002... The current book value has almost doubled.

If Chiara knew all of Ricardo's assets, Chiara probably wouldn't have allowed Ricardo to wear sports protective equipment last night...

Ricardo secretly fantasized about it and opened his email with a look of gloom on his face...

Then I saw an email from the professor criticizing Ricardo's homework and code, and asking Ricardo to return to school for training as soon as possible...

The professor must be taking revenge because he is unhappy that I eliminated Spain. Well, I'll stay with Chiara for a few more days. Oh, no, I should finish the procedures for setting up the trust first, and then go back to Spain on the weekend.

正好下周7月12-13日是巴塞罗那新赛季夏季集训报到的日子。今年夏天巴塞罗那在西班牙集训两周后，将于7月27日正式开展今年的亚洲行:首站东京，于30日晚间挑战横滨水手；次站澳门，于8月3日晚迎战华国的SZ健力堡……

In the evening, Ricardo packed up and went to see Chiara shamelessly. Oh no, it was to handle the process of setting up a trust! Yes, business comes first...

This time I brought Chiara a Yangshulin YSL lip gloss gift box that I found in my mother’s closet…

After picking up Chiara, I sent her back to the small apartment I rented to change her clothes and...

(A few thousand words or so of the same process as last night are omitted. The main difference is that I added a few more pieces of close-fitting lace clothing to keep warm...)

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The next morning, after both hosts and guests had a great time, Ricardo sent Chiara to work just like yesterday, and then went home.

After morning exercise, Ricardo waited for his agent Raiola and his assistant Pimenta to visit.

As soon as they met, Ricardo gave the same enthusiastic and meaningless commercial flattery as last time: "Uncle Mino is still as radiant as the last time we met!

Sister Rafaela, you look so smart and stylish in this suit today!"

Raiola, smiling like Maitreya Buddha, said: "Congratulations, Ricardo, for winning the U20 World Youth Championship again. Are you almost collecting all the intercontinental honors below the adult national team?"

Pimenta, who just entered the industry this year but seems to be getting better and better, said: "We are only one U23 Olympic champion away, which will be in three years. Congratulations to Ricardo in advance for winning the Youth Cup Grand Slam..."

After the commercial compliments, the real business begins:

1. Ricardo's new endorsement contract with Telecom Italia TIM was actually negotiated before the World Youth Championship final. Today, Raiola brought the contract to Ricardo for signature and confirmation;

(Ricardo carefully read the several-page contract and signed it to confirm: "Uncle Mino is very reliable.")

2. With Ricardo's outstanding performance in the World Youth Championship, Barcelona has revealed its intention to renew the contract and extend the contract that expires next year. It is expected that they will invite us to negotiate after returning from the Asian tour.

(Ricardo authorized him obediently: "Uncle Mino, you decide. Anyway, the new contract should not exceed 4 years.")

3. It seems that Barcelona has no major signings plan this summer. Apart from Van Bommel who joined from PSV Eindhoven for free, only Saviola who was on loan last year has returned. These two may have an impact on Ricardo's position, but the latter may continue to be on loan this year. The Yellow Submarine also completely bought out Riquelme last month.

(Ricardo didn’t say anything, but complained in his heart: “I’m ranked last, what impact can it have… Oh no, they are ahead of me in the order of appearance… Riquelme… What a pity, he is known as the last master of the classic attacking midfielder.”)

Seeing that Ricardo didn't speak, Raiola mistakenly thought that Ricardo was not satisfied with his future in the club, so he quickly comforted him: "Don't worry, Ricardo, we will help you get more stable playing time and a better playing order."

(Ricardo, who knew about Lapang’s misunderstanding, quickly said, “Okay, I believe Uncle Mino.”)

4. We have already found the private coach you mentioned last time, Ricardo. He is the trainer of Barcelona basketball team, Fernando Lopez, who worked as a trainer for NBA Chicago Bulls for 3 years. During college, he obtained UEFA youth training coach certificate and is also familiar with the latest scientific training system in the United States. He should meet your requirements. He is also willing to spend 2-3 days a week to train you and relax your muscles...

(Ricardo was still satisfied with Lapang’s efficient service: “Okay, I will return to Barcelona next week. Uncle Mino will help me make an appointment with him then.”)

5. This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, you have endorsement brands that need to attend events or photo shoots. The events are 4pm on Friday, 11am on Saturday, and 10:2am on Sunday. They will take about 3- hours each. The addresses are...

(Ricardo confirmed that there was no problem with the schedule: "Got it, Uncle Mino, I will be there on time. I have booked a flight back to Barcelona at 3: pm on Sunday. I will go directly to the airport after the event.")

Raiola obviously understood Ricardo's hint: "Okay, Rafaela will be there and will take you directly to the airport."

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I went out in the afternoon, and this time I brought Chiara a gift box of Burberry scarves that I found in my mother's closet...

In the evening and night, I continued to work hard with Chiara to handle the relevant procedures and documents...

(Omitted a few thousand words of the process which was similar to the previous two nights. The main difference was that the meeting was no longer confined to the bed...)

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On Thursday morning, after sending Chiara to work, Li Qi did not go home directly, but went directly to his uncle Charles' law firm. He also brought Starbucks coffee, extra espresso, for his uncle and brother...

Ricardo never comes here for no reason, this time he mainly wants Uncle Charles to do him a favor:

"I have a good friend ha, not me, who seems to be in love recently."

"The woman, she seems to be several years older than my friend."

"Well, the name seems to be Chiara Fontana..."

"Yes, that's the UBS account manager we met last time. What a coincidence, isn't it?"

"My friend was a little worried about whether there would be problems if things continued to develop, so he asked me for help..."

"Can you help me check her family history and current situation?"

"Yes, the more specific the better..."

Uncle Charles had no doubts at all and readily agreed to all of Ricardo's requests with a calm expression!

Ricardo walked out of the law firm and couldn't help but feel a little unreal: "Huh? Is it that simple? No doubt at all?"

(Charles watched the idiot leave the room: "Why should we still doubt it... Isn't it obvious? It's better to check it out...")

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