[Football] Bad Boy Barty

[Starting The German Team’s New King on National Day] [Ms. Yan recently noticed quite a few typos in Batty Baby, so she’s going to proofread and fix them. Please ignore the updates when you see them.] Blurb: Batty has two great loves: Football and beautiful women. There’s no particular order. From his first appearance on the pitch, to going viral thanks to a “scandalous” photo, to leading Brazil back to the top of the world as champions, the Bad Boy Batty became a worldwide sensation. “Who could possibly not love him?” In the summer of 2016, the Olympic flame was lit once more in Rio. At such an important tournament, the legendary number 9 shirt was handed to an unknown young player. At first, people knew him only as the son of footballing genius Ronaldinho. But soon... 7-3. Brazil crushed Germany and won the Olympic gold medal. “Brazil has paid Germany back in full for the humiliation they suffered two years ago! Batty has truly inherited Brazil’s beautiful, wild style of Football!”, World Sports Now everyone knows a new king has risen in the land of Football. No one links him to his father anymore. The whole world remembers him. They call him the Bad Boy Batty. After the Olympics, Batty joined a Premier League powerhouse. And so Manchester City, perennial favorites who always fell short, reached the Champions League final and stood atop Europe the following season. Pep Guardiola now had four people who could make him clutch his head. Batty is arrogant and outspoken, radiating the distinctive spirit of a South American youngster. For every person who loves him, there’s another who hates him. On the pitch, he’s the center of everyone’s attention. Off it, he’s the media’s favorite topic. From the moment he appeared, he was in the eye of the storm. Batty: I show up late to training, stay up all night before matches, flirt with teammates and opponents, and still score goals. Pep Guardiola: ... Pep Guardiola: (Someone, bring me my oxygen mask.) Cover character artist: Wangwang Chunbing (My divine Lord!) Notes: 1. There aren’t many technical terms, and they’re explained. 2. No romance in the main story, but there are crushes everywhere. 3. Magical realism. 4. The timeline runs from 2016 to 2022. ■ The male lead grew up in a Brazilian favela and has a very Brazilian personality. ■ The male lead is the hottest player on the pitch. He flirts but never marries, and has friends everywhere. ■ The male lead is a world-class winger, with talent inherited from his dad. ■ The male lead is chaotic and mercurial. This does not reflect the author’s values. [Endless thanks to Xia Fu Cheng Mian for all the help and encouragement.] ┈*┈ My completed stories ┈*┈ [American Entertainment] The Road to Godhood Synopsis: From bit player to Oscar winner, then from Oscar winner to Forbes, Gaspar Cook’s life shows what it means to walk “the road to godhood.” [American Entertainment] Born to Be a Heartbreaker Synopsis: After a tragic death, the genius director Edmondo is unexpectedly reborn. He gets to enjoy a different life, and parties and beautiful women can’t stop him from reaching the top of Hollywood this time. ┈*┈ Coming soon ┈*┈ The Stray Dog Is Hard to Train [Football] Blurb: Everyone loves Samuel Bondi. On his first day transferring to Genk High School, the whole city knew about him. “He has eyes that smile!” “Those dimples and canine teeth are fantastic!” “He seems like such a gentle, modest young man.” “I heard both his parents died, leaving him a huge inheritance that he can’t claim until he’s eighteen. His relatives are all after it.” “What a brave, good kid.” “He’s surprisingly easy to get along with!” “Does anyone know his type?” Everyone loves Samuel, but Kevin De Bruyne, who sits behind him in class, knows the truth: the guy is a complete little psycho. He once saw Samuel smile as he slit a rat’s throat, then gut it while it squealed. Kevin couldn’t forget the look in Samuel’s eyes. He was a stray dog. A stray dog who loved putting on an act. Kevin could have walked away that day. He could have gone to play football, study, or do anything else, but he didn’t. He thought, I can train this dog. And it turned out he could. The stray dog put on a collar and reluctantly handed him the chain. Kevin wrapped it around his hand and said: “Good boy.” Later on, the stray dog learned to put on the collar himself. As long as he behaved, he’d get a reward. And that reward was Kevin himself. “I haven’t hurt anyone in 34 days, Kevin.” “Mm.” “I want my reward.” “...Mm.” Theme: Always keep the ambition to climb higher.