Sotu looked pained.
It was hard enough to make a trip out here, only to run into a moralist like Lu Yang.
So after Lu Yang finished speaking, the legendary star Sotu took the microphone and, in broken Chinese, said: "Yi Yang... Yi Yang..."
Almost summoned Yi Yangqianxi.
The entire audience went wild with applause, giving the two international stars the warmest ovation.
As for the others, although blushing furiously, they held back and didn’t join in.
Lu Yang and Sotu may not care about the money, but the others couldn’t afford to; it was quite a sum for them, and charity requires ability too.
All in all, you could say this event was quite successful.
The news of the day frequently featured related reports.
It even drowned out the pre-prepared stories from the participating stars.
This is the power of natural appeal over fake hype.
...
Why was Sotu appearing in China?
The answer was actually quite obvious.
The partnership between San Remo and domestic football clubs had basically been set, aided by Luo Cheng and fully supported by Shanghai Shanggang, who eventually won this golden opportunity.
Starting this year, the cooperation between San Remo and Shanggang had officially begun.
Over the next five years, San Remo and Shanggang would engage in various exchanges.
This included some team interactions, training, and more.
For example, this year, San Remo’s pre-season training would be held at the training facilities provided by Shanggang.
Moreover, at that time, the training process would be open to domestic media, granting them a bonus benefit.
Although Lu Yang wasn’t a National Team Player, the influence and growth he brought to Chinese Football far exceeded the National Team.
At least more than the current National Team of recent years.
The day after Sotu arrived, Morici also arrived in Shanghai.
However, he wasn’t alone; he brought along his entire family.
Not only Morici’s parents and his much younger biological sister, but also his cousins, his parents’ biological sisters, and so on, all together more than thirty people.
Lu Yang warmly welcomed Morici and his "family" and invited them to a sumptuous dinner as a welcome feast.
"So have you joined a travel agency, or are you still playing football?" Lu Yang asked quietly during dinner.
"What?" Morici was somewhat confused.
"If it weren’t for the strong family genes, most having aquiline noses, I’d almost think you brought a Croatian tour group!" Lu Yang joked.
"Hehe, this is called returning home in wealth. Now that I have the ability, I naturally want to help my family." Morici explained seriously, "In fact, there’s not much I’m able to help them with now."
"With small-scale conflicts constantly erupting in Croatia, I don’t yet have the means to bring them all to Italy, which fills me with guilt."
"I hope everyone stays safe and nothing goes wrong."
Lu Yang could feel Morici’s sincerity, which was a level of life-and-death crisis Chinese relatives wouldn’t experience. He patted Morici’s shoulder and said, "Everything will go as you wish."
"By the way, are you sure Emma is your biological sister?" Lu Yang pointed subtly at Morici’s younger sister.
Emma, like Morici, had golden hair.
But the same color on Morici’s head was called yellow hair, whereas on Emma’s head, it was a flow of golden silk.
Additionally, Emma’s nose wasn’t as excessively aquiline as Morici’s; she was considered a classic Eastern European beauty.
Emma was three years younger than Morici, sixteen this year, but due to their ethnicity, she was quite developed.
What?
Beast?
Don’t get me wrong; Lu Yang was only implying Emma was tall.
Height, isn’t that a key indicator of development?
"Hehehe, don’t think about Emma, she’s just a kid!" Morici glared at Lu Yang, while glancing between Lu Yang and Tang Yuqin.
He always felt there was something off about this Chinese woman.
How come Lu Yang hadn’t been back in China long, yet here he was again, hanging out with this woman?
Could it be... Oh my heavens!
Morici had a bold idea in his head.
He admitted that Tang Yuqin was also a beauty, but... are there truly men who, having Sophia, would still be interested in other women, even getting unclear with them?
What’s that kind of life like?
Morici amused himself, no, he scoffed.
"You’ve got it wrong, I just thought it’s interesting Emma is 168cm, while you’re only 174cm," Lu Yang chuckled, "By the way, did I ever tell you I’m 185cm?"
Morici held a dining knife, his eyes flashing with a titanium alloy red glow: "Have you ever heard of amputation surgery?"
Pu!
Emma and Tang Yuqin laughed uproariously, finding the banter between Morici and Lu Yang incredibly amusing.