Chapter 15 : Breaking Beckham's Defense

  Gu Ran walked towards the depressed Beckham and stretched out his foot to touch the blue bubble secretly.

  The blue bubble burst immediately, turning into a ray of light and flowing into Gu Ran's body.

  "Light~"

  "The host has picked up a professional football skill from the filled bubble: Golden Right Foot: Accurate Long Pass +1, today's pick-up progress is 9/10."

  Oh no!

  A steady smile appeared on Gu Ran's lips:

  Finally got a decent football skill!

  Golden right foot: accurate long pass!

  This is Beckham's specialty!

  Gu Ran's mind instantly emerged with the wonderful cooperation between Beckham, Zidane and Ronaldo during his time at Real Madrid!

  Then, Gu Ran felt that the muscle distribution in his right foot was undergoing subtle but real changes.

  The originally stiff and inflexible right ankle now felt like it was injected with lubricant - it felt so good!

  Gu Ran couldn't wait to make a long pass to test his accuracy.

  Don't worry!

  There is still a pickup progress today, so I can't show my true colors!

  I have to find a way to whore Beckham again!

  Gu Ran looked at Beckham with longing in his eyes.

  Beckham saw Gu Ran staring at him and thought that Gu Ran was sent by the director to urge him to shoot. He immediately said angrily: "Don't bother me! What a crappy advertisement! I don't want to shoot it!"

  Gu Ran smiled steadily: "Mr. Beckham, you are right, the idea of ​​this advertisement is indeed very bad. I do have an idea, why don't you listen to it?"

  Beckham said angrily: "You? Aren't you just a backup photographer? What good ideas can you have?"

  Gu Ran said calmly, "Director James' idea is to let you show your breakthrough skills, but this actually exposes your weaknesses. My idea is to show your advantage - the Crescent Moon Scimitar."

  Beckham immediately became interested, "Oh? How do you show it?"

  Gu Ran pointed to the far side of the beach and said, "There are three trash cans there. You can use your special stunt, the Crescent Moon Scimitar, to kick the ball into each of the three trash cans from a distance of 40 meters. After that, drink a bottle of ice-cold Pepsi. This way, you can show off your amazing footwork and also improve the brand awareness of Pepsi."

  This plan is exactly what Beckham ended up doing when shooting the Pepsi commercial!

  In fact, even without Gu Ran, the director would have eventually figured out such a shooting plan.

  However, Gu Ran took the lead and directly offered this plan to Beckham when everyone was at a loss!

  Beckham was slightly stunned, "Hiss... this is a good idea!"

  Gu Ran suddenly shook his head and said, "Oh, no, no, 40 meters is too far. I don't think you can kick it in, so forget it."

  Beckham was immediately provoked, "I can't do it? Bring the ball! Today I will let you see what a real crescent moon scimitar is!"

  Gu Ran sighed in embarrassment, "Okay, then let's give it a try."

  Gu Ran asked the staff to find three footballs, while he started a hidden fixed camera.

  Beckham, barefoot, lined up three footballs on the uneven beach.

  Then, Beckham took a small hop to start running, bent his knees slightly, tilted his body 45 degrees towards his supporting leg, and kicked the lower right side of the football with his right foot. When the ball took off, his thigh also swung forward!

  Crescent Moon Scimitar!

  The football drew a scimitar-like arc in the air and landed accurately in a trash can forty meters away!  

  The audience was amazed!

  This is Beckham's unique footwork!

  This footwork technique is difficult to imitate, not because it is difficult, but because if you fail to control your ankle well, it will backfire and the chance of injury is very high. Most players dare not risk their careers to practice this technique.

  Moreover, even if you can kick out a scimitar arc without injuring your ankle, you still cannot achieve a true crescent-shaped scimitar without the added accuracy of the "golden right foot".

  If you want to kick a perfect crescent kick like Beckham, both the control of the ankle and the accuracy of the footwork are essential.

  Gu Ran already possesses Beckham's "Golden Right Foot: Accurate Long Pass +1", and his understanding of footwork has naturally been elevated to a higher level - judging from the effect of Beckham's scimitar, if rated according to the system, Beckham's own "Golden Right Foot" is at least +9, and his scimitar skill is also at least +9.

  Gu Ran secretly sighed in his heart: This is the level of strength of an international superstar!

  Beckham practiced so many times, shed so much sweat, and got injured so many times before he finally mastered the double skill +9 footwork.

  And I must also work hard, work hard... for free!

  At this time, Beckham continued to use his unique crescent-shaped scimitar to kick the second and third balls into the trash can 40 meters away.

  Perfect! Absolutely perfect!

  The audience at the scene all applauded and cheered spontaneously.

  Beckham also looked smug: "Hey, the backup photographer! Do you still think I'm not good enough?"

  Gu Ran turned off the fixed camera and said with a smile: "Ginger is indeed still wise with age! Mr. Beckham is already 35 years old this year, but he can still kick such a perfect crescent moon kick. Amazing!"

  Beckham laughed and said, "Haha...eh? Who are you calling old?"

  Gu Ran spread his hands, as if he was just telling the truth: "What else? England didn't recruit you into the World Cup this time. Their excuse was that you were injured, but your injury has obviously healed!

But the England national team still doesn't recruit you. If not because they dislike your age, what else could it be? They're not telling you the truth to save your face."

  Beckham was completely stunned.

  Gu Ran's honest words were really heartbreaking!

  Joining the national team to play in the World Cup was what Beckham wanted most!

  Now, his foot injury had clearly healed, but he was not called up to the national team!

  Yes, what else could this be if it's not because he's too old?

  Fuck! There's no way to serve the country!

  Thinking of this, Beckham was completely defeated. "I want to join the national team! I'm not old yet! I can still play! I can still run! Even if they let me be a substitute, it's fine!

I want to play in the World Cup! They actually despise me for being old?! They actually despise me for being old!!!"

  Seeing Beckham's mental breakdown, Gu Ran was actually a little... excited!

  "Light~"

  "Feeling 91 points of negative emotions from David Beckham, the system is generating bubbles..."

  Oh! 91 points of negative emotion value!

  It seems that this time Beckham's heart has really been pierced!

With such a high negative emotion value, he must be able to pick up top star skills, right?

  At this time, a blue bubble appeared under Beckham's feet.

  Gu Ran immediately walked up to Beckham, patted his shoulder gently to comfort him, and touched the blue bubbles with his feet.

  The blue bubble exploded brilliantly immediately, turning into a ray of light and flowing into Gu Ran's body.

  (End of this chapter)