Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 71 Signing with Nike
There are just too many topics surrounding this match.

The most eye-catching moment was Shan Yongzhuo's five goals in a single game, something no one had ever done before at the San Siro stadium.

Moreover, the Serie A single-game goal record is only 6, and Shan Yongzhuo was just one short, especially against the formidable Inter Milan, making this record extremely impressive.

After the match, Shan Yongzhuo was surrounded by reporters, and he could only give a perfunctory and brief interview.

"I'm very happy with five goals. I never expected to score five goals at the San Siro."

"Mourinho? He's a very good coach, I don't pay attention to what he said before the game."

"It feels great to score five goals, but winning is more important for the team."

"..."

Shan Yongzhuo's answers were all perfunctory and official, and he did not intend to start a war of words with Mourinho.

Meanwhile, Spalletti also entered the press conference. He and Mourinho stood on opposite sides, giving interviews together. Looking at Mourinho's face, Spalletti couldn't hide his smugness.

However, most reporters were clearly not interested in him; they were more interested in Shan Yongzhuo and then Mourinho, which made Spalletti a little sad.

In the Rome locker room, everyone was packing their things after showering, while excitedly discussing the match.

Many teammates looked at Shan Yongzhuo and excitedly talked about his performance.

"I guarantee that as long as we continue to perform like this, we will definitely win the league championship."

"Do you even need to guarantee that? Inter Milan isn't even a match for us, so who can stop us?"

"Hey kid, come here and tell me, how does it feel to score five goals?"

His teammates were all joking around, but Shan Yongzhuo wasn't particularly excited.

These five goals were earned by exchanging one shooting point for a durability point, which he then added to his durability stat. In essence, he traded one shooting point for one durability point.

Host: Shan Yongzhuo
Age: 19
Power: 56
Stamina: 70
Speed: 55
Dribbling: 54
Defense: 16
Shots: 99
Charisma: 85
Durability: 4
Languages: Italian (fluent), German (fluent)
Skills: Fatal Temptation, Golden Right Kick, Iron Shirt and Golden Bell, Mighty Vajra Leg, Whirlwind Ground Kick, Ghostly Grappling Hand, Sacrifice (Temporarily Unavailable)

Looking at his system panel, all the data was still steadily improving, but his shooting score had returned to 99 points.

If we train, it will probably take a long time to improve back to where we were.

However, Shan Yongzhuo didn't care, since a shooting score of 99 was already quite impressive.

What concerned him most was that his endurance had reached 4 points. Although there hadn't been any major changes yet, it was still good news.

Perhaps in less than two years, or even a little over a year, I will be able to significantly improve my endurance.

The team returned to Rome overnight and then disbanded, as the November international break arrived.

However, for Shan Yongzhuo, it was a holiday, as he was not called up by the national team.

In an interview, national team coach Gao Hongbo also explained this issue. In his opinion, the current lineup is perfectly capable of playing in the Asian Cup qualifiers. Shan Yongzhuo is now an absolute key player for Roma. Calling up overseas players would mean that the long journey would affect their performance.

This viewpoint has gained considerable acceptance.

Firstly, the opponents in these two matches are only Lebanon. Secondly, fans still hope that Shan Yongzhuo can maintain his position in Roma and not be affected by national team matches. As for Shan Yongzhuo, he doesn't really care. Being able to rest is certainly a good thing. The fatigue brought on by consecutive matches is still very significant, and he also feels considerable pressure.

However, Shan Yongzhuo received some very good news.

Kroos brought him good news: he had reached an agreement with Nike for Shan Yongzhuo's endorsement deal.

Kroos had been in talks with Adidas, but Adidas couldn't accept his offer. However, as Shan Yongzhuo's performance improved, Adidas eventually agreed to Kroos's offer of $13 million over four years.

But at this moment, competitor Nike stepped in and offered Shan Yongzhuo a four-year, $20 million endorsement contract.

On the one hand, Nike is a sponsor of Roma, and Shan Yongzhuo is currently Roma's top rising star. Nike cannot accept letting its sponsored team's star player go to the rival team.

On the other hand, after Shan Yongzhuo's stunning five-goal performance at the San Siro, Nike reassessed his value, which led to the offer of this contract.

Five million US dollars a year is already quite acceptable to Shan Yongzhuo.

Moreover, Shan Yongzhuo firmly controls his own image rights, meaning that all the income belongs to him and has nothing to do with the club.

After the contract was formally agreed upon, Shan Yongzhuo signed it. He was very happy at the thought of a large sum of money slowly flowing into his pocket.

Then, he officially became a star player under Nike.

Nike is also very happy.

As one of the world's two largest sports giants, Nike has undoubtedly gained an advantage in the competition with Adidas in the Chinese market by signing a hot Chinese star.

Having received the endorsement fee, Shan Yongzhuo generously paid for the meals of the Elena sisters, who had been freeloading on him for a long time, but the two sisters refused.

“Single, I can cook for you every day if you want, it’s my own choice,” Emily said firmly, completely disregarding the feelings of her sister and boss, Elena.

However, Elena shares the same view: "But we are friends, and friendships shouldn't be measured by money."

Dan Yongzhuo could only recoup the food expenses, while secretly sighing to himself, "Being handsome really lets you do whatever you want."

The girls were all eager to offer themselves to him.

However, continuing to freeload off others like this is definitely not a good solution, so Shan Yongzhuo told Ai Limi that he wanted to find an assistant.

“Me? I can be your assistant,” Emily immediately volunteered.

Elena's face darkened. "You're my assistant, Emily."

“Well then, Elena, I think our collaboration ends here,” Emily said firmly. “I think Dan needs an assistant more; you’re just a college student right now.”

“But…” Elena wanted to argue, but she hadn’t worked for a long time since she came back to university.

"We can't do that, Emily," Shan Yongzhuo said awkwardly. "Just help me find someone suitable. Nothing else matters. As long as they can drive and cook well, that's fine. Of course, the salary shouldn't be too high."

"Alright." Emily could only regretfully give up her self-recommendation, but said she would keep an eye out for Shan Yongzhuo.

(End of this chapter)