After the match day, Maël returned to his normal life and immediately began extra training.
As before, he still spent about a day and a half recovering, during which he practiced more Long Shot and Coordination.
Although Coordination is physical training, it mainly involves balance exercises with resistance bands and ladders, so the intensity is relatively low.
After the last game, Maël's social media fans were growing at a rate of 3000+ per day, gradually decreasing day by day.
When he and Gilbert walked down the street during their usual rest and relaxation, they were recognized by more people and often received requests for autographs and photos.
This feeling was still very enjoyable, at least he wasn't tired of it yet, and was in the 'honeymoon period' of fame.
"Maybe I'll never get tired of it?"
He sometimes thought, but who could say for sure about the future.
Time slowly passed through August and entered September.
In this month, they had a total of 5 EFL Championship games to play, which could be considered a tight schedule.
The EFL Championship schedule is not quite the same as the Premier League. They have 46 games to play each season, the battle line is very long and very tight.
This is also the reason why EFL Championship teams rarely cause upsets to win the FA Cup and League Cup. The league pressure itself is very high, and they don't have a very strong bench depth. How can they compare with Premier League teams? Sheffield United's fifth EFL Championship game was on September 11, so there was still time.
Maël wasn't too nervous and continued to train hard until September 9, when his Coordination finally broke through.
[Skill: Stabilization lv2]
[Proficiency Progress: (1/800)]
[Effect: You are slowly understanding your body, becoming more stable when performing difficult movements, and your body balance is greatly improved!]
A wonderful feeling came over him, causing Maël to stand still on the training ground for a long time. The improvement in Coordination, like Strength, could give people a sense of security.
He felt that he would be more comfortable when making breakthrough movements, and the impact he received when confronting people would be smaller! Don't underestimate these points, this is also an ability that determines his upper limit.
With Coordination, the abilities of other high-level skills will be more solid, and he won't be afraid of unstable footing when improving them! "Next is Speed."
Maël smiled and glanced at the progress of Speed. At the latest by the 15th, he would be able to improve this ability to lv2.
By then, his physical attributes would be completely sufficient, and he would just be waiting to break through to Excellent!
While eating in the cafeteria, he took out his phone and looked at his Facebook private messages, and saw that someone had sent him more than a dozen messages.
"3000 pounds! After tax!"
"Can you see it, little star, it's after tax, the price is negotiable, just sign the glasses and jugs that use the material, and sign some scarves and hats to help with an event."
"3500 pounds!"
"4000 pounds! Little star, this is really the final limit, we are not a chain store."
He still had an impression of this matter. It was a bar endorsement invitation. He said he was going last time, but he was delayed after the game.
Since he was free anyway, Maël called Gilbert after dinner and took a taxi to the Fan Bar.
"4000 pounds?"
Along the way, Gilbert kept asking, with both teasing and envy on his face, "Just sign some autographs and it's 4000 pounds? Be careful of being scammed, Maël, no wonder people are worried about you being set up."
"We'll know when we get there." Maël looked out the window and replied.
More than ten minutes later, the two arrived at a bar street.
Roughly counting, there were at least dozens of bars on both sides of the street, some large and some small, and many with football elements.
Looking at the message in the private message, Maël finally identified a bar and directed the taxi driver, "It's there."
He and Gilbert quickly entered together. This was a Fan Bar with a size of about 300 square meters. The interior of the bar was filled with Sheffield United team logo and photos.
Looking closely, there were also many photos of Sheffield's former stars in the bar, but they were all a bit old.
"You're here, please wait."
Seeing the two of them come in, a waiter at the front desk of the bar quickly walked to the back.
Not long after, an enthusiastic old man walked out from the back of the bar. He smiled enthusiastically and opened his arms towards Maël, "Finally here, my friend.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time. You played really well in the last game. The whole bar was conquered by you."
Maël and Gilbert completed the greeting rituals with him, and the old man settled them at a table near the bar before turning to leave. Soon after, he returned with a keg under his arm.
Hmm... a bit like the Keg from LOL.
"I'm Kodall, and I've been running this bar for forty-five years."
Kodall busied himself pouring drinks for the two, introducing the bar as he worked, "The bar has been renovated three times, but since the last renovation, we've had fewer customers."
"That's why I thought of imitating other Fan Bars and inviting a Sheffield player to endorse us and promote the bar."
"After all, us old fogies should learn some new promotional methods."
After saying the last sentence, Kodall leaned back and laughed, "Thank you for coming, and for bringing this... this gentleman, what was his name again?"
Gilbert was immediately embarrassed, reminding him, "Gilbert."
He felt insulted. Why did everyone remember Maël but not him?
Am I really that generic-looking? Afterwards, Kodall explained the endorsement requirements to Maël.
Roughly speaking, Maël needed to sign about a hundred autographs and assist with promotion on his social media, inviting fans to watch the games there.
In return, he would receive £4,000 after tax.
"Simple."
Maël smiled and accepted the proposal. For him right now, nothing was easier than earning money this way.
He then started the autograph task, working diligently. His brain even vibrated slightly with each name he wrote.
+£40 +£40...+£40! Gilbert watched from the side, green with envy.
Once he had signed everything, Maël took a sip of beer and said with satisfaction, "Old man, if you have any more jobs like this next time, be sure to call me."
"Me too," Gilbert raised his head, eager to try.
Kodall excitedly collected the scarves and flasks, satisfied, "Definitely, definitely... Actually, I'm also trying things out, hoping this will work."
"I still want to rely on this bar for my retirement, and I want to watch football here for another twenty years."
He must be a die-hard fan of the team, supporting them for life... Maël's heart stirred, and he said, "When the off-season comes, we'll definitely come here for a couple of drinks."
"Great," Kodall took out £4,000 in cash, handed it to Maël, and said happily, "This is your reward. I'll send you the tax certificate on your phone later."
"I'll be here waiting for you. Your drinks are on the house when you come!"
"Thanks," Maël was about to chat a bit more when he suddenly received a call from Joelson.
Two minutes later, he put down the phone, his eyes revealing surprise, "Gilbert, Arsenal is going to give us both a raise."
"Really?"
Gilbert almost jumped up, "Both of us? How much of a raise?"
"I don't know yet, let's talk about it when we get back."
Maël packed up his things, said goodbye to Kodall, and hurried outside to hail a taxi.
For some reason, why are all the good things happening at once these days?
Seeking monthly tickets!!! Seeking recommendation tickets!!! Seeking daily follows!!!
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