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A Miracle","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-161",161,"\u003Cp>In the interview that followed, the conversation primarily focused on Wang Shuo’s past and his rapid rise this season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo was well-prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Thomas Essien, Klopp, and others had advised him, when answering these types of questions, he had to show his determination without coming off as obnoxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one likes arrogance or conceit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo kept this principle in mind as he answered Massimo Frankie’s questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a situation he wasn’t entirely comfortable with, but it was no longer unfamiliar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanking the team, the coach, his teammates, his family, and his friends—the usual stuff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most pointed question, of course, was being compared to previous winners of the Golden Boy Award.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Messi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Messi is the kind of genius who lights up the pitch for anyone watching him play, but I’m definitely not that!\" Wang Shuo said with conviction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve never considered myself a genius, nor have I ever thought about surpassing anyone. I just run a little more in training every day and try a little harder during games.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every night before bed, I ask myself, ’Are you stronger today than you were yesterday?’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m still very young and have a long road ahead of me. I hope to keep honing my skills and accumulating experience to become stronger, so I can help my teammates and my team.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe that when my entire team has the chance to stand at the very top, I’ll naturally be standing there with them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this, Thomas Essien, who was standing nearby, couldn’t help but pump his fist in excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Wang Shuo’s answer is genuinely good!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He isn’t being too aggressive, yet he still reveals his ambition to constantly improve.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The key is, no one who hears him will think he’s arrogant or conceited, and he even shows a strong sense of team honor.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This is great!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Massimo Frankie was also very pleased with his exclusive interview with Wang Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainly, it was because the player was so cooperative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exclusive interview concluded with the award presentation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Wang Shuo truly receive the gleaming golden European Golden Boy Award from Massimo Frankie’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that very moment, a notification from the Ball God System appeared in Wang Shuo’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations on winning the 2008 European Golden Boy Award. You are the first Asian player and the first Bundesliga player in history to receive this honor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reward: one National Level Passive Skill Card or 150 Passive Value. Please choose...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This reward... is incredible!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, when Mainz had secured the top spot as the Bundesliga’s half-season champion, the Ball God System had rewarded him with 1 Regional Level Passive Skill Card or 100 Passive Value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, Wang Shuo had thought it was a bit stingy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on second thought, he realized it wasn’t so bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like eating five buns to feel full. You couldn’t just credit the fifth bun for sating your hunger; you had to acknowledge the first four as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ball God System had been instrumental in Wang Shuo’s journey, and its rewards had always been generous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reward for the European Golden Boy Award was much more lavish than the one for the Bundesliga half-season championship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo guessed that the former was a unique, individual award that could only be won once, and it had an age limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Mainz winning the half-season championship as a newly promoted team?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaiserslautern had done it before, and who knew who might do it again in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was incredibly difficult, but ultimately, it was a team honor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As usual, Wang Shuo chose the Passive Value reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his Personal Attribute Panel and saw his Passive Value had reached 267.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, a wave of relief washed over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They say money gives a man guts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Wang Shuo, as long as he kept accumulating Passive Value, he had the ambition to take on anyone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, 267 wasn’t actually a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upgrading [Breathing] from National Level to Intercontinental Level had cost 100 Passive Value, but to upgrade it from Intercontinental Level to World-level would cost 500.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was barely enough for half the upgrade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then again, when Wang Shuo had upgraded [Breathing], the effect had been transformative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he was confident that spending the Passive Value on an upgrade would be well worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for now, there was no need to upgrade [Breathing] any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The priority was to level up his other passive skills as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And maybe try his luck again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trip to Turin was a whirlwind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon returning to Germany, Wang Shuo had no time to rest. He immediately had to shoot commercials for Adidas, KFC, and Coca-Cola.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KFC was planning to launch a Wang Shuo signature meal before the Chinese New Year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slogan was: \"Wang Shuo’s calling you for some fried chicken!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this line was a voiceover, so Wang Shuo didn’t have to shout it himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment, Coca-Cola didn’t have many star athletes under its banner. The biggest name was Manchester United’s Ronaldo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this was a New Year’s ad for the Chinese market, so only Wang Shuo was involved in the shoot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The content was short and heavy on special effects, so the shoot went quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo basically finished filming both sponsors’ commercials at a pace of one per day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came time for the Adidas shoot, Wang Shuo ran into an old acquaintance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, we meet again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lina Gerk smiled and walked over to him when she saw Wang Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blonde girl clearly knew she had a particularly beautiful smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing here?\" Wang Shuo asked, a little surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shooting a commercial,\" Lina Gerk replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve worked with Adidas before. They asked if I was free today, and as soon as I heard you were the star of the commercial, I immediately said yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",989,"2026-05-30T11:12:32.829Z","2026-06-01T04:31:05.348Z",1,"novelbin.me","84c9f726d42ca4d954161f3d747b1f7095c77c142b7f365e19f17e51d4620f4b","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-162","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-160",400,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-cover.jpg"]