Chapter 114 Tattooing Can't Be Rushed

Tattooing couldn't be rushed. In any case, Chen Hero dragged Denisov to the crappy tattoo shop every night to get tattoos.

He knew his main job was still playing soccer.

Because of the tattoos, he had almost no time to train in the instance dungeon at night, so he worked extra hard during normal team training.

Advocaat liked Chen Hero's spirit. Whether in training or in matches, he was particularly hardworking and serious, and there was absolutely no sign of negativity or laziness. If he was ever negative, it was when he was substituted off and sitting on the bench resting. When the team was in the lead, he would chat happily with his teammates on the bench, his mind completely off the game.

Chen Hero's quality allowed Advocaat to tolerate him even going to nightclubs. After all, just like he said, going to nightclubs didn't affect his condition in training and matches.

Chen Hero wasn't without his times of poor form, but it really had nothing to do with going to nightclubs.

This person had talent and was willing to work hard, but his personality… Advocaat always felt that Chen Hero's personality was an uncertain factor. Who knew where his personality would ultimately lead him? Would he become a powerful center forward who continuously dominated the penalty area? Or would he flash across the sky like a meteor, only shining in the Russian league? Or would he only be able to play a role in this kind of lower-level league, and once he reached the top league, would he become just another face in the crowd?

Advocaat couldn't figure it out. There were too many unpredictable things about this person.

Just like when he thought Chen Hero was only good at scoring with headers, who would have thought that he would be able to shoot from long range so soon!

Now, after some hard training, his ability to shoot with his feet had also greatly increased. Didn't he score a goal with his foot in the match against Nalchik Spartak before?

He was becoming more and more like a professional soccer player, becoming more and more well-rounded. Headers were still his most advantageous weapon, but long-range shots were also not to be underestimated, and his ability to shoot with his feet in the penalty area was also being strengthened…

What a pity… If this kid's personality could be a little more steady, I could guarantee that he would become a great player in the future!

Advocaat couldn't be sure what Chen Hero's personality would make him become, and he was always worried. He was afraid that Chen Hero would become just another face in the crowd in the future, which would be a real waste of his talent.

As a coach, he had been in the soccer world for decades and had seen countless players. Some people's talents even surpassed the nineteen-year-old Chen Hero, but in the end, what about them? How many of them could still be remembered by the world soccer community?

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On July 1, St. Petersburg Zenit challenged Moscow FC away.

In this match, Chen Hero did not continue to score. The opponent's defense against him was very tight, but he got two assists for himself, one with his head and one with his foot, one header and one pass, helping his teammates to score.

Kerzhakov was the direct beneficiary of Chen Hero's two assists, and he scored twice in this match with Chen Hero's assists.

Because of Chen Hero's strength, Kerzhakov could only play the role of making wedding clothes for Chen Hero most of the time. Although the two had a good relationship, it was always annoying not to score. After all, there was only one standard for evaluating a striker—scoring goals.

If he wanted to continue to keep his starting position, he needed to score goals.

Now these two goals came very timely.

Kerzhakov excitedly went to hug Chen Hero, who gave him the assist, as soon as he scored each goal, naturally out of this mentality.

Gilding the lily is never as good as sending charcoal in the snow. For him, Chen Hero's assist was "sending charcoal in the snow."

Relying on Kerzhakov's two goals, Zenit defeated Moscow FC 2:1 away. They got three points and continued to sit firmly at the top of the league.

Originally, before the season, everyone thought that the competition between Moscow Spartak and Moscow Central Army should be the main theme of this season's championship battle. As for Zenit? They were at most a disruptor in second to third place, even though they had added strong players such as Domingos and Tymoshchuk.

Who would have thought that at the beginning of the league, Zenit would advance by leaps and bounds? Until now, the league was fourteen rounds in, and they hadn't lost a game!

At most, it was a draw, but a draw could not stop Zenit's progress.

Moscow Spartak, ranked second in the league, was now four points behind Zenit.

If it continued to develop like this, perhaps this season's league champion would be no suspense…

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After the game, the eating, drinking, and having fun group naturally had to celebrate—they could always find a reason to get together. This time it was because Kerzhakov scored twice.

Chen Hero was photographed by reporters before entering the nightclub, but he also knew that there were reporters filming him, so he faced the camera very calmly and gave them the… middle finger.

In fact, the St. Petersburg media already knew that using nightclubs as an excuse couldn't do anything to Chen Hero. This person's performance on the court was impeccable, so the accusations about him frequenting nightclubs were gone. So what were these reporters taking pictures for?

To put them in entertainment newspapers, purely as an entertainment event, and it had nothing to do with Chen Hero's competitive state.

The media criticized Chen Hero for frequenting nightclubs so often at the age of only nineteen, which was a damage to his image, and in the long run, it would definitely affect his career—you'll be hollowed out at a young age, and when you're twenty-seven or twenty-eight, when you're in the prime of your career, I'm afraid you'll be a hollow radish, right?

This should have been negative news, but crazy fans could find reasons to like Chen Hero from it.

"…Hero is so frank, that's why I like him!"

"What's wrong with going to nightclubs? He's rich and single, he can go if he wants to!"

In fact, Chen Hero also had his considerations for frequenting nightclubs—before, the teacher was caught talking about his relationship with Sharapova, and so much time had passed, but there were still some reporters who didn't know if they were from Mars or deliberately trying to find fault by asking him about this question.

As if they were really a couple.

Now it's good, I always hang out in nightclubs, you should all believe that I have nothing to do with that woman, right?

Sure enough, actions are more powerful than words. Now the media doesn't mention Sharapova anymore, and they all think that Chen Hero is still single.

But there was still one question they hadn't figured out until now. That was, if Chen Hero's relationship with Sharapova wasn't what people thought, then why did Sharapova come out of Chen Hero's apartment building?

Could it really be like Sharapova said, that she went to the wrong place?

Single, rich, not ugly, with a good figure, and an arrogant and outgoing personality that met the aesthetic standards of young girls, Chen Hero was naturally a sweet treat in their eyes.

On the soccer field, on the sidelines of the training ground, Chen Hero had encountered bold female fans expressing their love for him.

Going to bars, there were some strange women who took the initiative to come over, wanting to seduce Chen Hero, hoping to sleep with him.

On adult television programs in St. Petersburg, there were also some adult stars who publicly asked Chen Hero for pleasure. Obviously, she drooled a lot over Chen Hero's strong muscles…

A domestic Russian adult magazine held a vote, in which Chen Hero was elected as the "number one sex fantasy object for women" with high votes. Many Russian women and girls were full of "sexual interest" in this soccer star who was full of exotic charm and was arrogant and unruly.

In Russian soccer, Chen Hero's popularity was rising steadily, and he could almost be compared with Arshavin. Among Russian women, his popularity was also getting higher and higher.

The increase in popularity will naturally bring more business opportunities.

Sure enough, Dekura called him again.

This was the first time Dekura had called Chen Hero since Chen Hero flatly rejected the endorsement invitation from the Korean E-Land Group last time.

Just like I said before, if there was nothing necessary, Dekura would not take the initiative to contact Chen Hero. Most of the time, Chen Hero lived his own life, as if he didn't know Dekura at all.

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"This time it won't be that Winnie the Pooh again, will it?" Chen Hero asked.

"This time it's not, and it has nothing to do with Korea. It's a Spanish clothing brand," Dekura said.

"Spanish? Am I so famous in Spain too?"

Before Chen Hero had time to feel complacent, Dekura poured a basin of cold water on him: "It's just the idea of their Russian branch. They want to further promote this brand in Russia, expand market share, and you happen to be very famous among young people in Russia, especially women, so… they came to you."

"Uh, which brand?"

"Zara."

"Never heard of it…" Chen Hero looked confused. This Chinese name was indeed unfamiliar to him.

"Z-A-r-A," Dekura had to spell it out to Chen Hero, one letter at a time.

"Ah…" Chen Hero suddenly realized. He was familiar with this name. He could always see this logo on billboards on the streets of St. Petersburg and in those high-end shopping malls.

"The number one casual clothing brand in Spain and the number three in the world," Dekura continued to introduce.

"Damn, so awesome?" Chen Hero was taken aback. The world's third largest casual clothing brand, signing with them could also improve his image… That's not bad.

"What's their offer?" But in the final analysis, Chen Hero was most concerned about money.

"It hasn't been discussed yet, they just have such an intention. I'm calling to ask you if you're interested."

"As long as they pay a lot, of course I'm interested!"

Dekura nodded on the other end of the phone: "Okay, I know what to do. I'll notify you as soon as there's further news."

Dekura was about to hang up the phone when Chen Hero suddenly thought of someone, and he stopped his agent.

"How is that spokesperson doing?" he asked.

"Still in training and learning. Anyway, you don't need a spokesperson right now, I plan to have her learn something else."

"You really have high hopes for her…" Chen Hero couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard Dekura was so heartbroken about this person.

Dekura chuckled.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Hero thought of Vera, who had a smile that made people feel like they were bathed in the spring breeze, but when she didn't smile, she was a typical ice queen.

How can a person put two extreme expressions on their face? Chen Hero never understood.

But what he didn't understand even more was… why did Vera seem to have a bad impression of him?

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