Chapter 191: Good Partners in Football

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2042, May.

Paris, France.

"Gentlemen, are you ready? Photography? Lamplight? โ€

This is in a studio in Paris. Some of the most fashionable people are here right now, putting the finishing touches on the print ad shoot that is about to begin.

This is the scene of a French crocodile brand underwear advertisement.

Yes, that's right, the brand founded by the famous French tennis player has always been about effortless elegance, and in recent years, it has also begun to make its foray into the world of men's lingerie. This time, they have invited two goalscorers who have been popular in European football recently, but they can't seem to be called young goalscorers, Portuguese Tigos, and last year's European golden boy Leiy Ha!

Tigos: "Oh, Leiy, my dear Leiy, trust me, you're going to have to put a little more olive oil on your body, it will make your upper body lines sexier and your muscles more visible!" โ€

Lei Yi: "Is this so?" Then hurry up and help me wipe a little bit on my back! I can't see it myself! โ€

Tigos: "Okay! On the shoulders and back I have now wiped! Do you want it on your waist? โ€

Lei Yi: "I want it!" Wipe everything that will be revealed later and may be photographed! โ€

Tigos: "Huh? How did I find out that I might have missed a groin! That wouldn't be sexy! โ€

Lei Yi: "It's that simple! I'll wipe it for you now!! โ€

In this way, when the staff of the filming crew walked into the dressing room where the door was closed for the two of them, their expressions could almost be described as ""!!

"Yes, I'm sorry...... I'm sorry to disturb you! โ€

Knowing that the staff member in charge of the chores had closed the door for them, the Portuguese who were number one scorer in the Premier League this year and the long-legged leg who was number one in Serie A looked at each other in silence, completely unable to understand what was going on......

Until ten minutes later.

"Who told you to smear yourselves like this!! Did each of you wipe a whole can of olive oil! Our advertising is the elegance and ease of youth and invincible! But you're making yourselves like Mr. Bodybuilder at all now!! โ€

When the hot-tempered advertising director saw the two people coming out of the dressing room, he felt that he was about to be blown up! And the photographer next to him was still talking in a whisper.

Photographer A: "Actually, I don't think they look like Mr. Bodybuilder." โ€

Photographer B: "I think ...... too They make it look ...... like that. Base. โ€

Photographer A: "Yes, yes, that's what it feels like!" It's sexy! โ€

Photographer B: "Take two photos for yourself?" โ€

The whispered conversation between the two photographers was heard by the female person in charge of this advertisement, and they were glared at with infinite anger, so the two people should look at the ceiling and hum the soulful hum of the song.

But Tigos didn't get angry after being said so, how could a confident man be angry with a woman because of this kind of thing. So he just looked at his toned body wearing a set of crocodile logo underwear in a daze, and after looking at it twice, his expression immediately became narcissistic, and then after stabbing his good partner's long and short legs, he said:

"I think it's sexy, but if you don't want it, we can wash it off."

Well, they say don't have that much olive oil, it would look like a crocodile panty ad for Mr. Bodybuilder taking a pre-race promotional photo, and it would become a wet temptation.

But perhaps the person in charge of this campaign is not unable to accept the allure of Tigos-style hormones, but simply cannot accept the olive oil that pulls down the tone of their advertisement. When Tigos and Long Short Legs said that they would need about five more minutes to blow dry their hair again, the other party actually said...... No, no, that's fine!

And so the shooting of the advertisement began.

Although Long and Short Legs and Tigos, a pair of good friends, show their stupid appearance behind people every time they get together, but just looking at their appearance, it is still enough to see. The young body that is sweating in the sun every day, the vigor that is overflowing, and the beautiful muscle lines, it will look good no matter what.

Not to mention that Tigos already has a very Iberian flavor, and there is a little innocence and narcissism in the smile of this green-eyed boy. That's too foul of the big killer! In less than a year, the long and short legs that will turn 21 years old have grown more and more in the past few years, and the figure he has trained in Lazio seems to be very commensurate with him, not looking thin, but very suitable for his still somewhat boyish face. In particular, the line of his waist gives people a feeling of tenacity.

Such long and short legs are no longer unfortunate to be reduced to a backdrop when standing next to Tigos. Even when he and Tigos are in the same picture with bright color elements, they will appear to have their own characteristics and attractiveness. What's even more commendable is that Tigos and the pair of good football partners with long and short legs will not have the feeling of secretly competing when shooting underwear commercials, on the contrary, the good relationship between the two can be felt in the pictures taken by the photographer, and even some eye and physical contact will give people a feeling of "oh, that's enough"!

As the shutter of the camera sounded "click" and "click", Tigos, who did not forget to tease a friend in the photo, first put one hand on the shoulder of the long and short legs, and then lightly touched the tattoo on the side neck of the long and short legs with his fingers, and then the whole palm was attached to the side of the neck, but he did not cover the tattoo. After a while, the long and short legs, which had been cleaned up a lot more handsomely, hummed twice, pouted, and muttered: "It's a little hot!" โ€

Looking at this interaction between the two, several staff members in the studio began to talk without whispering.

"If I'm right, the last issue of France Football said that Tigos and HA are the most likely players to challenge for the European Golden Boot this year?"

"Yes, that's right, I read that issue too! "French football" has a high opinion of them, saying that according to the current shape, this year's European Golden Boot will only be contested between the two of them. Say that they have broken several laws of European Golden Boot winners in a row! โ€

"Yes! What does this say? โ€

"I can't remember all of them, I remember that there was a German football legend who once summarized the ten laws of the European Golden Boot winners, one of which is that the player who won the European Golden Boot will be between 24 and 29 years old, but Tigos and ha are 23 years old, and the other is only 21 years old!"

"Wait! You say the boy is 21 years old!? โ€

It's been a season of big breaks for Long Legs and his good buddy Tigos. Two goalscorers who have gradually integrated into the attacking and defensive systems of their teams have blossomed in their own league and Champions League competitions. Even a few days ago, Tigos's Manchester United and Lazio, who played long and short legs, both qualified for the Champions League final.

In fact, their impressive table at this season's European Champions Cup has already earned their side a place in the round of 32 of the inaugural World Champions Cup, which will be held in March next year.

It may seem a little confusing to say, but UEFA did introduce such a rule after grabbing 12 places in the group stage of the World Champions Cup.

In May last year, the promotional video released on FIFA's official website aroused countless people's yearning for such a dream league. Everyone can't wait to see the first World Champions Cup start as soon as possible! But in the end, this is a football event on an unprecedented scale that mobilizes all five continents.

Even if the opening of the superconducting maglev train on four continents paves the way for the realization of the World Champions Cup, there will still be many details worth debating about in the end.

Football confederations on all five continents are trying to get more seats for their continents. In this process, the South American Football Confederation once occupied an extremely advantageous position. However, South American teams' record in the Club World Cup will not allow them to secure as many places in the group stage of the World Champions Cup as European clubs. Therefore, the final announcement by the continental football federations of the World Champions Cup group stage quota ratio is still different from the one in the promotional video.

Of the 32 group stage spots, Europe has 12, South America has six, Asia has five, Central and North America and the Caribbean do and Africa have four each, and Oceania has only one.

In this context, UEFA has introduced the concept of more than just a team's results in a season, similar to the European points in the major leagues. They stipulate that the quarter-finals of the Champions League that season and the semi-finals of the Champions League last season will qualify directly for the group stage of the World Champions Cup. When the quarter-finals of the current season's Champions League overlap with the semi-finalists of last season's Champions League, they will be drawn from the teams in the Europa League that season.

The UEFA president explained UEFA's decision this way: "I believe that even eagles will sometimes fly at low altitudes. Some of the best teams may have a poor record in a given season, but when they go to a field that is heavy enough, they will let fans see the eagle soaring through the sky. โ€

Such an idea is of course very exciting, but perhaps only UEFA, which has too many places to grab, can play like this.

You must know that the European Champions Cup is not a points-based competition, and it is okay for people to rank in the top four, the quarterfinals, and the top 16, but there is no way to rank those teams in the four rankings of 9, 10, 11, and 12. It was only in this situation that UEFA came up with the strategy of bringing in the top four teams from the previous season.

The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), on the other hand, has no such trouble, allocating four places to the Copa Libertadores and two places to the Copa Sudamericana. And precisely because these two events are not held at the same time, if the team is strong enough, it is possible to participate in both events together, so there is no question that the quarter-final teams that did not advance to the semi-finals of the Zร i Copa Libertadores will definitely be stronger than the teams in the final of the Club Cup.

The AFC allocated four of the five places to the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League, and the remaining one to the winner of the AFC Cup. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Confederation of Central American and Caribbean Football (CONCACAF Football Confederation) will give their four places to the semi-finals of the highest club tournament they organize.

But after deciding on these, Yiqiฤ“ was just the beginning.

Fans who are anxiously looking forward to the start of the World Champions Cup are most concerned about how to arrange the time of the World Champions Cup.

"Let's go, Leiy!" Tigos, who finally finished filming this advertisement, almost naturally put one arm on the shoulder of his long and short legs after changing his clothes, and happily walked out of the company's building with his good partner.

Tigos: "It's an early end today!" Where are we going to hang out twice? I've heard that there are a lot of things to do in Paris, and there are a lot of good things to eat! Do you think we're going to shop for Parisian fashion first? Stars like us can pack a few outfits so much! Haha, I think we need to be a little more prepared, and we will be busy next year!! Can you imagine! By the time the winter break is over next year, we've already played the quarter-finals of the Champions League! We used to have to play games until late May, but next season, we will finish them all before March! โ€

Ray Yi: "You should really check out the events in South America!" The good teams of Brazil and Argentina used to play two games a week almost all year round, and there were no holidays at all! Now the Copa Libertadores and the World Champions Cup are staggered, and if the team playing the Club Cup can still have a place in the World Cup, they will have to play the Club Cup and the World Champions Cup together! I went to see it before! Some teams have to play the knockout round of the Copa Libertadores with two legs in five days, home and away! โ€

Tigos: "This!!" That sounds like a good ......."

Lei Yi: "It's so exciting, I want to try it too, right!!" โ€

Tigos: "............"

The Portuguese, who felt that his legs were weak when he heard the schedule, tried to discuss a question with his good friend about "what do South Americans do".

Tigos: "Don't all the players who play in South America have to take a vacation?" It's hard enough for me to play in the Premier League without a winter break, and every time I see someone else on holiday in a warmer place and I'm still playing in the snow, I think it's too bad. But the South American players don't even have a summer break!! So how are they going to enjoy the sand and sun! More importantly, how can you start the next season without a summer of corrections? โ€

Lei Yi: "But when I was in China, I never heard that my parents had annual leave, and I think they have always been as full as I am for so many years!" โ€

Tigos: "That's different, that's not the same, you have to know that we're doing it!" โ€

Lei Yi: "Tigos, you're really useless, there's no South American player who can't play twice a week!" And you don't need summer vacations, one top you use two! โ€

Tigos: "Leiy! Leiy I'm going to be! You can't say the word 'useless' to a man! Do you dare to come to my room tonight? I'll let you know if I'm really useless! I'll let you know if I'm going to let people use one for two! โ€

In this way, the pair chased the streets of Paris for a long time, and finally entered a Parisian dessert shop with a century-old tradition.

Long and short legs while talking to his good friend that he can't be with him tonight, he has a friend who happened to come from South America today and he has to pick him up, he probably only has time to have a cup of coffee, and then he just said and ordered a creative dessert with caramel flavor, raspberry tart, and a chocolate multi-play mousse cake!

So Tigos, who couldn't eat any decent food in the UK, was not far behind and ordered several desserts along the way, and then the two male creatures sat together in a luxuriously decorated dessert shop and ate sweet desserts and drank coffee by the way! In the end, it was so sweet that I finally ordered a savory sandwich platter!!

It was at this time that a superconducting maglev train from west to east carried a young man from the Brazilian state of Sรฃo Paulo all the way to Marseille, France. And this qiฤ“ only took less than two hours. In Marseille, France, a frequent plane to and from Paris will take him to his destination within an hour of takeoff.

"Leiy, I'm already in Marseille! Now on the subway connecting to the airport! If it's a qiฤ“ shun lรฌ, we'll be able to meet in two hours. โ€

"How about a superconducting maglev train? I haven't sat on it yet! I'm going to take it when I go back to China this year to train with the national team! โ€

"Awesome! I think you'll love it. It made me think that visiting the center of the earth might be more interesting than exploring the universe. โ€

After ending the call with his friend, Yorkbook glanced at the message on his phone, and after a quick reading of his unread messages, sent a reply to the senior he respected.

[Mr. President, I have arrived in Marseille, a qiฤ“ shun lรฌ. - The Book of York]