Chapter 310: Holy Disciple Supermarket (Daily Transition)

The ad shoot content has nothing to do with football.

19-year-old Li Kang partnered with 21-year-old Kimmich; their outfits were also simple: ordinary black suits.

Staff handed an A4 sheet to the Bayern youngster.

On it was a sketch of Li Kang.

Different from the real person.

The Li Kang in the drawing had a full beard.

"Joshua, quickly help Li shave his beard!"

"A man helping a man shave?"

Kimmich had only just started receiving commercial endorsements this season; hearing this, he froze slightly, hesitated a moment... professional ethics prevailed, he sheepishly pressed the switch, bringing the razor to Li Kang's chin... his gaze gradually focused.

The bearded director quickly shouted, "Again! I mean... you have to shave the Li in the sketch!"

Everyone burst out laughing.

On the other side, the shoot content for Lai Wan, Boateng, and Mourinho was simpler: they just held the razor, struck a few poses.

Two and a half hours later.

The shoot work ended completely.

The bearded director pulled out an Arsenal number 10 jersey from the box, excitedly saying, "Li, my whole family are now Arsenal fans! Can you sign it for me..."

The assistant frowned and interrupted, "Last year you said you were a Lewokusen fan!"

The bearded director pulled out two more jerseys and waved them, countering, "No conflict at all—I'm still a Bayern fan, a Chelsea fan."

Shortly after.

The crew hurriedly left the set.

CEO Matthews and the players' agents were chatting idly.

Mourinho handed Li Kang a copy of *When Stars Shine*.

"Read it on the way back, a light read."

Without much further talk, the Manchester United manager flicked his thermos and left the scene.

Lai Wan wore a look of disdain.

Boateng eagerly stepped up to Li Kang, fussing with his hair, saying:

"Li, how's my new hairstyle?"

"Hope we don't meet again in the Champions League final."

"Have you noticed? Munich's air is just a bit better than London's..."

The Braun ad short film is out: *The Gift for Men*.

It instantly went viral across the net, topping the hot searches on major platforms.

The short film's content is very simple.

In the darkness.

Accompanied by cheerful BGM, a grating rubbing sound.

Kimmich's silhouette gradually emerged.

He was shaving a drawing!

The black-and-white lines in the drawing are none other than Arsenal's two-hundred-million-euro man.

The dense black short lines, moving with the razor, vanished without a trace.

Finally.

The Bayern youngster's hand trembled.

Li Kang leapt out of the drawing...

At the same time.

Lai Wan and Boateng's silhouettes appeared on either side, the razors in their hands flashing cold light.

"Geyines!"

A magnetic voice sounded.

The light pierced the darkness.

Mourinho sat in the chair, legs crossed.

Comment numbers, likes, and shares surged wildly.

-【Braun razor? Never heard of that brand; I only use a manual razor.】

-【Shaving is the sexiest moment for a man.】

-【Nonsense, doing housework is when it's sexiest.】

-【Lipstick is a woman's sense of ritual; a man's romance is a razor.】

-【Li Mingdeng and Bayern stars shooting an ad together? Does that hint he might go to Bayern later?】

-【Mourinho's still around; maybe he'll go to Chelsea.】

-【What the heck? Mourinho is now Manchester United's head coach.】

-【Don't rush, Wenger fulfilled his Champions League dream... after retiring, Xiao Li Zi might go to a new club.】

-【Champions League champion? Tough, Atlético, Juventus, Bayern, and Real Madrid aren't easy opponents; going by Arsenal's luck, they'll surely meet one of them in the quarter-finals.】

The Frankfurt trip ended.

Braun's 6 million euro endorsement fee was quickly deposited into the account.

Li Kang returned to a calm and monotonous routine.

After training each day, it's just watching videos; the sole pastime is playing single-player games.

Two new friends were added on the social media account: Boateng and Kimmich.

Kimmich's daily shared content is: teamwork, fighting, effort...

Boateng likes to show off his different new hairstyles, as well as photos from events held by fashion magazines.

The days just passed one by one.

The Premier League match day arrived unnoticed.

Li Kang and his teammates will take their places at Emirates Stadium, facing Saints - Southampton.

The Yunsi Lingdun fans' attitude is very optimistic.

Because there is a jinx between the two clubs: Southampton has never defeated Arsenal away.

During this period, Southampton was affectionately called the "Saints Supermarket" by fans of the Premier League BIG6.

Superstar Bale, little tiger Walcott, and Chamberlain were first set aside.

Just in the 2014 summer window, they were almost completely stripped of their squad... and tearfully accepted a hundred million pounds.

Liverpool splashed 51.5 million pounds, bringing in Lambert, Lallana, and Lovren as the whole midfield axis.

Manchester United coughed up 33 million pounds, taking Luke Shaw.

Other clubs also joined the buying frenzy.

Has the stripped-down Southampton collapsed?

No.

They soon produced another batch of super monsters, stirring up the Premier League pitch.

In the 2016 summer window, the Saints Supermarket reopened.

Liverpool took Mané.

Tottenham took Maniam.

Center forward Pelle also went far to the football desert.

Has Southampton collapsed?

Not yet.

They still possess the hard strength to snipe the BIG6 this season.

The squad still has many promising players waiting to be priced.

Emirates Stadium.

A sea of people, every seat filled.

The sky over Emirates Stadium was dyed red and white.

Tens of thousands of fans happily waved team flags and scarves.

The bowl-shaped stands stirred up wave after wave.

"Lee!

"!

"Lee!

"!

"Lee!

"!

There were no more banners insulting players and the head coach.

A huge TIFO picture printed with Li Kang's cartoon image was shocking to the heart.

Pre-match press conference.

Pierre today wore a burgundy sweater, entering the field with a smile.

The media reporters suddenly felt somewhat unfamiliar: Southampton's head coach, who is always stern and never smiles, what's up with him today?

Only when seeing him and Wenger excitedly embrace did everyone suddenly realize: the two head coaches were master and apprentice over twenty years ago...

Pierre joined Monaco's youth academy at 16, becoming an excellent defensive midfielder of that era, and also a representative figure of one club, one city.

He once followed Wenger to sweep Ligue 1.

After retirement, he took up the whistle; in his debut season he led Monaco back to the pinnacle of Ligue 1, thereafter wandering many French clubs, unearthing talents such as Hazard, Abidal, Kabaye, Lacazette, and others.

Facing the reporters' enthusiastic questions.

Southampton's head coach quickly composed himself and said, "Arsenal are very strong; Southampton might be challenging the European champions..."

Applause thundered.

"But we will not easily give up the match; Arsenal's defense may not be better than Southampton's."

Hearing this, the venue burst into cheers and laughter.

A double entendre.

No fault could be found.

Van Dijk and Fonte's central defensive partnership absolutely reached the level of the Premier League's BIG6.