I changed football.

"Okay, that concludes the meeting."

"It's almost 11 o'clock now. Everyone should rest. If you're hungry, you can go to the restaurant for a meal later."

Generally speaking, Li Yuan doesn't eat too much at noon on match days. He usually eats energy-rich foods and less staple food.

After leaving the meeting room, Li Yuan looked directly at Mbappe: "Killian, are you planning to go straight back to your room, or—"

Mbappe yawned repeatedly: "I'm going back now."

"Okay, don't lock it from the inside later. I'll be quiet when I go back."

"It's okay, I'll wear earplugs."

"You didn't even block out the noise from outside the window last night."

"That's different. That kind of noise is malicious, while what you did was unintentional. It's not the same thing."

"Alright, you can go back first, I'll wander around a bit more."

Actually, Li Yuan wasn't just taking a stroll. He went to the top floor of the hotel, a place similar to a rooftop garden. He found a seat and started making a phone call to Veronica.

Li Yuan wasn't the kind of person who was sentimental in his previous life, but you could also say that he hadn't eaten anything good in his previous life, at least not something as good as Veronica's.

So I've become a bit addicted.

An anti-addiction system is urgently needed.

Are you still very busy with your studies lately?

"It's alright, I'm just busy writing my thesis."

"That must be very busy."

In his previous life, Li Yuan also went to university. He was admitted to an ordinary first-tier university in Jiangxi Province through a special sports admission program (actually, it was HB University, but we need to use a different name here, please understand).

Although I was admitted to the university through a special admission program, my major is not related to sports.

Li Yuan studied communication studies.

Okay, it's the communication studies in journalism and communication.

In short, Li Yuan didn't do well in this major in his previous life either, and writing his undergraduate thesis was very tiring.

Li Yuan has never quite understood the necessity of writing a thesis at the undergraduate level.

Veronica also started complaining about this, and sure enough, when it comes to writing papers at the undergraduate level, the opinions are basically the same all over the world.

Then Li Yuan chatted with Veronica about some other things.

"I saw on the news recently, you've already received your first boyfriend!"

"Yes, the contract was signed a long time ago, so it should have been announced by now. It's just that GG hasn't filmed yet."

"I saw online that it's a €250,000-a-year contract for three years?"

"Pretty much, it's definitely a bit low at the moment, but—"

"That's not low. I studied sports business and I know a lot about this. For most rookies, this price is already very high, because many athletes can't even get a GG contract."

"Oh right, you studied sports business management."

Li Yuan now has some ideas, but there's no need to say them now. After all, he and Veronica have only just fallen in love, and it's a bit early to talk about business management matters.

"To be honest, I never expected you to work with Raiola."

"Haha, his reputation in France isn't too good either, is it?"

"Of course, he's Pogba's agent, and as a French national team fan, I don't like him very much. But I have to admit he's a big agent. I saw his recent interviews, and he clearly thinks highly of you, which is enough for you."

"He was definitely the most sincere. He wasn't the first to approach me, but he was the first agent to take the initiative to contact me. He was the most famous and professional among all the agents. I was negotiating a professional contract with the team at the time, and I talked with him for about two hours. I felt that he was indeed a good fit for me, so I signed the contract."

"Speaking of professional contracts, I've actually seen many voices online speaking out for you."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Li Yuan hasn't been spending much time on foreign websites lately. He spends his free time browsing domestic websites. Back in 2016, websites like Weibo and Bilibili were still quite innocent and interesting, before the era of strict copyright came.

So for a while, Li Yuan stopped reading news from foreign websites and domestic football forums.

Li Yuan doesn't often trend on Weibo these days, so we haven't seen much of him.

"It's trending on Chinese social media, didn't you see it?"

Okay, I just finished speaking—

"I really didn't see it."

"That means your annual salary is about 20 less than Mbappe's. L'Équipe reported this. However, neither the club, your agent, nor you yourselves have responded. Why should your salary be so much lower than Mbappe's? I think it should be higher than Mbappe's, since you have more goals and assists now, and you're more influential!"

While Veronica was talking, Li Yuan glanced at the online gossip.

As expected, the online revelations all focused on the salary, with no information about the contract length.

However, Li Yuan has seen media speculation that his low salary is due to the length of his contract.

It's estimated that related news will be released soon.

Li Yuan had no reservations about Veronica, especially since the matter was bound to come out sooner or later, so he said directly, "Killian's contract is longer than mine. My contract is only for 3 years, and it ends in mid-2018."

"what?"

Veronica clearly hadn't expected this, and she continued, "Did you want such a short contract period yourself?"

"Of course."

"Why? Do you want to go to another club?"

"Monaco is great, but Ligue 1 is too small a stage. I want to go to a bigger stage. A shorter contract will be better for my future transfers, so I'm willing to accept a lower salary and bonuses."

"Have you decided where you'll go in the future? Spain, England, Italy, or Germany?"

"To be honest, I haven't really decided yet, but to give a general idea, it might be England."

"Yeah, the Premier League is the richest league right now, and it's also the most watched league in the world. Going there would be great."

Veronica is a seasoned football fan, and she understands these things.

"Besides, I might go to study in England someday."

"I understand what you mean."

"But I've never heard you say which club you're a fan of."

"Hey—there's nothing wrong with saying this, I'm a Real Madrid fan—I used to be."

"Why isn't it like that now?"

"Now that I'm playing in a top league, I'll be a fan of the club I play for. I don't watch Real Madrid games anymore."

"So, which football star do you like?"

"Cristiano Ronaldo, I guess. Although—"

Well, not yet, although Ronaldo did a series of abstract things after returning to Manchester United, so for now it's alright.

It's nothing for Li Yuan to say that his favorite player is Cristiano Ronaldo.

"You play right winger, and your playing style is so flamboyant, I thought your idol was Messi."

"I don't really have any idols. I just like them, but I'm not at the level of idols."