What kind of football player is handsome?

Chapter 24 Champions League debut reward achieved, signing an agent, Liu Yi dives into social media

Manchester United players swarmed forward and excitedly embraced "Handsome Guy".

After a grueling 90-minute attack yielding no results, the last-minute game-winning goal was incredibly exciting.

Berbatov waved his hand.

"That was mainly due to Liu Chuan's good play; kid, that backheel pass was really cool!"

If the previous League Cup victory could be explained by luck, then...

That clever assist in a desperate situation proved that Liu Yi does indeed have the potential to establish himself in the first team.

It is not a decorative vase used to expand into the Chinese market.

Speaking of the Chinese market, Liu Yi was also curious about his reputation among domestic football fans.

On the bus back to the hotel, Liu Yi looked down at his phone and scrolled through apps.

Ten years ago, mobile data plans were quite expensive, but now we're in the 3G era, and the main forms of communication are still pictures and text.

Most of the people watching the game are men. At this time, there aren't any professional apps for discussing the game, so most fans gather on online forums.

That would require a Baidu Tieba account.

The registration process went smoothly, but I ran into trouble at the last step.

What kind of name should we choose?

After much thought, Liu Yi typed out seven words.

"The long spear opens the double gates"

Pretty imposing, right?

Enter [Liu Yi Bar]

The most popular post on the discussion forum was actually about whether Liu Yi could play in the Chinese Super League.

"What can I do about it?": [Playing in the Chinese Super League is a problem? That's ridiculous! Forget the Chinese Super League, he'd be more than qualified for the national team. Which Chinese player can score for Manchester United these days? Dong is a special case; if he hadn't been playing through injury against Beijing Olympic team, he would definitely be a regular on the national team.]

Chang'an Flowers: [Stop hyping it up. This level isn't particularly outstanding. Those two goals were mostly due to luck. Let him catch up with Yang Xu and Gao Lin first.]

Lord of the Underworld: [What the hell is your relationship with Luoyang Huakai? You're addicted to bashing Yao Ming and Emperor Yi, aren't you?! The creation summoned by those two through fusion isn't even worth a hair on Emperor Yi's head!]

The spear pierced through the double gates: [Isn't anyone looking forward to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? Emma Watson is getting more and more charming.]

Lost Love: [Upstairs, your name is something else...]

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Liu Yi returned to his hotel room, took a quick shower, lay down on the bed, and brought up the system interface that only he could see.

The achievement reward for your Champions League debut has been credited to your account!

[Congratulations, host, on achieving the milestone: Champions League debut!]

[Win a chance to win a Bronze-level badge!]

As expected of the Champions League, the reward for his debut was as high as that for scoring a goal in the EFL Cup.

[Congratulations, host, on obtaining the Anthony "God of Roundness Activation" badge!]

Forehead?!

Wasn't this supposed to be a lottery for a star player? Why did I draw a compass instead?

In this shot, the bronze silhouette of the star player was actually animated.

He was still spinning in circles with the ball.

Liu Yi felt that he was gradually figuring out some ideas.

The rewards for the Black Iron Badge are mainly based on renowned figures from China.

The bronze badge was awarded to some well-known stars across continents.

Further down the line, there should be silver, gold... and even higher-level badges, representing superstars, legends, and the top legends of all time, respectively.

Although it is still a long way off, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

With destiny bestowed upon him (and some special abilities), he will undoubtedly write his own epic chapter in football history.

I quickly glanced at the template slots, which were already full.

The "Eight Languages" badge for Boss Qin, which had no attribute bonuses, was replaced.

[Congratulations, host, you have successfully equipped the Anthony "Perfect God Activation" badge!]

[Attribute Bonus: Dribbling +2, Ball Control +1]

[Dribble 65-67↑]

[Positioning 79-80↑]

According to unofficial historical accounts, Spanish midfield legend Xavi mastered his turning technique after watching Odion's spinning top.

It doesn't have any special effects.

After all, the system wouldn't just let Liu Yi dribble around on the field for no reason.

That would be incredibly foolish.

As November arrives, temperatures plummet.

Manchester is actually at a higher latitude than most parts of China, and with the constant drizzle, Liu Yi has started wearing a thick hat and a neck brace that covers his mouth during training.

Lingard and Pogba thought it looked cool, so they got a similar outfit.

Mike Perrin, who is also involved in reserve team training, joked, "Three Middle Eastern thugs have arrived at Carrington training base."

This description reminded Liu Yi of a video prank blogger who wore all white and threw his backpack into a crowd.

Many people were so frightened that they scattered like birds and beasts before they even had time to pull up their pants.

It can truly be said that "a thousand troops and horses avoid the white-robed warrior."

During this period, the first team only played Premier League matches, while Liu Yi played a few reserve league matches with the second team.

It has poor organization and low strength.

After all, promising young stars have either been promoted to the first team or loaned out.

It's rather awkward for players like Liu Yi, who have the ability to play for the first team but are unable to play in the Premier League due to special circumstances.

Open the panel, and the data from the intensive training over the past month is clearly being transformed into various attributes showing steady growth on the panel.

Strength training remains a top priority.

Liu Yi's shooting power and physical strength have steadily improved. He used to struggle with just a few bench presses, but now he can do sets with an additional 20KG of weight.

While shooting power and physical strength both increased to 66, the overall rating also rose to 69.

A very interesting number.

Now, no one questions whether he can establish himself in the Chinese Super League.

In addition to this, Liu Yi also resolved a major issue during this period.

That's a problem with the agent.

With Pogba's enthusiastic help, Liu Yi and Raiola met.

It's difficult to judge whether that fat man from Italy or An Lushan, the sun of the northern peninsula, is more heavyweight.

Both were intelligent people, so they quickly glossed over the roundabout, insincere pleasantries and got straight to the point.

Raiola offered his bargaining chip: "An 8% cut of player contracts, below the industry average, plus a 6% cut of commercial endorsements, Mr. Liu, I'm being very sincere."

The average percentage of player contract commissions is around 10%, with some superstars receiving slightly less.

8% is indeed very low for a newbie like Liu Yi who is just starting out.

However, Raiola's calculations later took into account the vast market represented by Liu Yi's skin color, with commercial endorsement commissions being the main source of revenue.

He can gain even more benefits from this.

Raiola was testing the waters, and Liu Yi was pulling in different directions.

He actually weighed whether to sign with a well-resourced agency or a top independent agent like Raiola.

A large agency has hundreds of football players under its wing, so a rookie like Liu Yi, who is just starting out, is bound to not receive much resource support or attention.

Raiola, on the other hand, is different. Although he has a team, he is essentially a personal businessman. He doesn't have many athletes, but they are either well-established and of high quality or have great potential.

Most importantly, independent agents often have more energy and flexibility, enabling them to be deeply involved in every transfer operation and commercial negotiation, and to fight for the best interests of the players.

"We can agree to take a cut from player contracts worth 180,000, but we need to discuss commercial endorsements further."

Raiola narrowed her eyes slightly.

Little fox.

Ultimately, the two parties signed a three-year contract with an 8% cut of player contracts plus a 4% cut of commercial endorsements.

"It's a pleasure working with you, Liu. As your agent, it's my responsibility to plan your career."

"Have you considered that your current situation is actually quite awkward? You can't play in the Premier League, and the reserve league level isn't high enough, so it's a waste of time. You could consider being loaned out to a place that can provide stable playing time, otherwise you're just wasting a great opportunity to improve!"

Almost immediately after signing the document, Raiola began to offer advice to Liu Yi.

Raiola likes to get his players moving.

Moving around can generate transfer fees.

They could profit from it.

Liu Yi saw through Raiola's little scheme.

But he was also thinking.

To get playing time in the Premier League, you must trigger the "talent clause".

The "genius clause" has very strict restrictions; one must deliver a phenomenal performance to qualify for it.

I also need more matches to trigger missions and collect badges.