Chapter 9 - 000 Ronaldinho would cry if he watched it
Huang Kaiwen woke up in the morning to a system notification and noticed the email about the Fate Points he received.
Yes, Fate Points.
[Change the fate of one of Milan's future administrators, Barbara, slightly alter the fate of the star of hope, Pato]
Click below to reveal fate.
Images appeared immediately.
[After meeting Barbara, she set higher standards for her partners]
[It became difficult for her to date the same man twice]
[Barbara grew increasingly disappointed in men, even losing confidence]
[She began dating women]
[Barbara and Pato no longer had any intersections]
[Her original five children would not be born]
[She and her girlfriend chose IVF, had a boy, and Barbara named him Kevin·Wong·Berlusconi, which made her girlfriend jealous and led to their breakup. She focused on her child's education, Kevin is a mixed-race child, very intelligent, and during his university years, he developed an AR gaming device that became a global sensation, established a company and made a fortune, eventually buying the AC Milan from an American.]
[...Barbara lived to 90 years old, and passed away peacefully accompanied by Kevin's descendants.]
Seeing this, Huang Kaiwen was stunned.
He could hardly believe knowing each other had such a significant impact.
However, no fate was displayed for Pato, probably still the fate of being injury-prone, only slightly altered in his love life because Barbara didn't take much interest in him when he came to Milan.
The two provided Huang Kaiwen with a total of 1.5 Fate Points.
Barbara, with significant fate changes, provided 1 point, and Pato, with just a history change, contributed 0.5 point.
Indeed, the fate of stars is worth more.
As for Barbara, Huang Kaiwen felt guilty for a second but then realized, this wasn't his fault.
If possible, he should treat her a bit better.
After Missy woke up, she got entirely lost in Huang Kaiwen's tender onslaught.
In the afternoon, the club staff waited at the door for over two hours before seeing Huang Kaiwen.
"Get a bank card when you have time, then the club will transfer your advance salary to it, and you'd better rest more, so you don't embarrass yourself when meeting fans at San Siro," said one of the coaching staff members, glancing at Barbara who was hugging Huang Kaiwen from behind.
However, this remark infuriated Missy.
Before Sunday, the two hardly left the bedroom.
June 6, 2004, Sunday.
Over 32,000 fans flooded San Siro Square to attend Huang Kaiwen's debut ceremony.
They had also seen his brief appearance on TV, where Huang Kaiwen displayed his outstanding talent.
And the recent barrage of rumors—like a new recruit's salary of 5 million, or the 50-hour battle with Barbara—were also factors attracting them to San Siro that day.
Standing in the player's tunnel, Huang Kaiwen could hear the fans singing outside.
"Milan, Milan, we pledge to support you, Milan, Milan, always for you, we walk alongside heroes, on the grass, under the blue sky, they have won another star..."
The AC Milan anthems were melodiously captivating, and although the fans' chorus was not very orderly, it allowed one to envision the scene of tens of thousands supporting and endorsing you.
Before even appearing, Huang Kaiwen was eager to go out and meet the fans.
"Hey, it'll be a while longer," a club staff member said, patting his shoulder.
"Alright."
In the center of the field, the team owner and club manager, Be and the bicyclist Gattu, took turns speaking formally, and once they had droned on, the onsite DJ finally called out Huang Kaiwen's name.
Stepping out of the tunnel, he was met with the fans' enthusiasm, many times more intense than before.
Huang Kaiwen was very doubtful, desperately wanting the two bald men to shut up.
After grabbing the microphone, he waved his right hand to the fans and said, "Hello, Rossoneri."
Boom—
The fans in the red and black striped shirts on the stands waved their hands frantically in response.
"...I've always been a fan of AC Milan, Baresi is my idol. I haven't met him yet, which is a bit regrettable, but I believe he will soon hear about me. I also like Maldini; I've met Paul before, he's a nice guy. I'm thrilled to be able to fight alongside such a great player, and I'm very confident about the new season."
With the microphone in hand, Huang Kaiwen walked toward the soccer ball.
The club staff saw him and immediately came over to extend a hand.
But Huang Kaiwen pulled the ball away with his feet and didn't hand over the microphone.
The fans thought it was a playful joke and chuckled along.
Unexpectedly, Huang Kaiwen started to sing right away, "Milan, Milan, only to support you, Milan, Milan, always for you..."
While singing, he kept juggling the ball.
The soccer ball jumped up to almost the same height each time!
After a brief silence, San Siro completely erupted.
Barbara, watching from the stands, had tender eyes full of affection as she watched the figure on the pitch, feeling like she had met her true love.
The fans had never seen such an audacious introduction ceremony before.
The previously simple ball-juggling Huang Kaiwen exerted a bit more force, kicking the ball over 2 meters high, then started coordinating with his head and shoulders along with his feet, the sauciest part being that his singing hadn't stopped.
Even when Maradona debuted in Naples, it wasn't this flashy.
The fans also joined in singing loudly.
The AC Milan anthem spread throughout the whole city.
Even the fans of their fierce city rivals, watching through the TV broadcast, were utterly stunned.
AC Milan must have signed an impressive character.
The five crew members who specially flew in from domestic to film received the message and were dumbfounded.
Just when they thought Huang Kaiwen was finished, to everyone's surprise, he dribbled the ball towards the goal.
The distance of each step and each bounce of the ball was almost exactly the same, displaying an astonishing sense of ball control, which made Shevchenko at home watching the TV feel like he could shove an apple in his mouth.
Even Ronaldinho might not be this strong, right?
What the heck, is he from a circus, doing both juggling and singing simultaneously?
But even Shevchenko had to admit, of all the players he had seen, perhaps not one had such outstanding ball control.
That's just too damn unfair!
It turns out, the team's new signing was much stronger than he expected.
Ancelotti was already overjoyed, his eyes sinking into the fat on his face, fantasizing about leading Milan to an unprecedented treble in Italian football as the coach with Huang Kaiwen dominating all around.
Just when everyone thought this was the limit,
Huang Kaiwen stopped just outside the penalty area.
Then he flicked the ball up and swung a kick at it in midair.
The moment he kicked the ball; the fans thought it was over.
After all, introduction ceremonies usually end with shooting the ball into the net.
But unexpectedly,
Duang!
The ball hit the crossbar and bounced back, the sauciest part being that Huang Kaiwen, still standing there singing, casually reached out his foot and caught the ball easily, and then once again flicked the ball up and swung another kick in midair...