The Young Lion

It is not surprising that the Ritz Hotel is often visited by gentry and celebrities, and it is no surprise that Aldrich can meet the Italian Armani here.

After receiving Aldridge's hand gesture, Armani sat down in the empty seat beside him, and the three hot girls opposite, Victoria, Halliwell, and Emma lowered their heads and gathered together, exclaiming in unison: Armani! Oh, my god!

Are you here on a ferry trip?

Aldridge looked as usual. In fact, in London, he could meet many celebrities. If he wanted to, he would follow his elder brother and second brother to attend various events and banquets every day. The social circle would penetrate into the entertainment circle, political circle, business circle and so on.

No, I'm here to prepare for the autumn fashion show, and I came here for dinner with a few models today.

Following Armani's gaze looking back, Aldrich saw a group of gorgeous young girls sitting at a table not far away, some of them smiled and winked in this direction, not sure if it was to please the boss or For Aldrich.

Aldrich withdrew his gaze, nodded and said, Understood, Mr. Armani, with all due respect, what do you want me to do? Do you want to ask them to be models?

Armani smiled and said: I can't afford them. Their one-time appearance fee is enough for a team's annual budget. I came to see you, Mr. Hall. When I came to London, I opened different newspapers , Seeing that your appearance rate is very high, some people are natural models, and I think you are such a person, standing on the sidelines of the football field with your head held high, not only does not have the frizz of young people, but is confident and restrained, It is filled with an indescribable charm, which makes people unable to take their eyes off. Most men will want to imitate you, because this can make themselves more attractive to women.

The Spice Girls were excited again, they didn't expect that big shots like Armani knew about them.

But Aldrich raised a slight smile, and said straight to the point: Mr. Armani, thank you for the compliment, but you didn't answer my question.

How about endorsing Armani men's clothing?

I don't have time to shoot commercials, and I wear a suit in addition to a coat in winter.

You don't need to shoot commercials, you wear Armani suits, you will be photographed every weekend, and you wear Armani coats in winter, the same. Of course, if you want, we can give you casual clothes for free. In daily life, you can wear whatever you like. I think the British paparazzi will get you in the headlines now and then.

Aldridge smiled silently upon hearing this.

The advertising endorsement fees of football stars will be higher and higher, thanks to the development of broadcasting technology and the promotion of football culture. Unlike film and television stars, sports stars have a fixed rate of appearance. For example, football stars can almost every weekend. Appearing in front of the camera, no matter how poorly or well behaved, will be the focus.

And movie stars? TV dramas will not be played repeatedly, and the cycle of movies is too long. Variety shows that require exposure may not be liked by everyone. In the UK, football is the most popular entertainment program, with the widest audience for men, women and children.

Aldrich turned around and pointed to the upper left corner of the suit he was wearing now, where there was the Millwall team logo, and he said: The last condition, the tailor-made suit or coat for me must have Millwall logo. The team emblem of Wall Club.

After thinking for a moment, Armani nodded and said: Yes, this will make your dress more different and attract more attention.

Millwall's team emblem is to represent the football club,

It is not a clothing brand, and there is no conflict of commercial interests. Armani is not difficult to accept. On the contrary, a head coach who wears a suit with the brand of the club will be more attractive. It is special and different.

Aldrich pulled a pen from his suit pocket, wrote a phone number on a napkin, handed it to Armani, and said, Talk to him about the endorsement fee, Andrew Hall, my friend. elder brother.

Okay, goodbye.

Armani took the napkin and got up to leave.

As soon as he left, Emma asked excitedly, Aldridge, why aren't you excited at all? That's Armani, Giorgio Armani!

Aldridge took a sip of water from his cup and said lightly: If I treat him with condescension, he won't ask me to speak for him. What he wants is my confidence and maturity. Besides, if I meet him here I might be excited to see Maradona, but I’m sorry to see him, I’ve seen a few celebrities, and I’ve never been interested in fashion.”

You are boring!

Thank you, I don't like being a clown in the eyes of others.

You call me a clown?

No, I'm just past the age of star chasing.

You are younger than me!

But my mental age is more mature than yours.

you!

Emma gritted her teeth angrily, and Victoria joked: Aldrich, if you keep bickering with her, your maturity will disappear.

Aldridge nodded in deep agreement: That's right, if we continue to entangle with words, I'm at the same level as her. Ladies, it's getting late, I should go home and rest, let's go, I'll call a car for you.

Walking out of the Ritz Hotel, Aldrich said goodbye to them one by one. Before leaving, Melanie smiled at him and said, I'll be waiting for you in Liverpool.

Forget it, your whole family will be unhappy.

Huh, what are you proud of? Liverpool is not Arsenal, who can let you take away the victory easily, and it's at Anfield?

We'll see.

After seeing off the five hot girls, Aldrich also drove home.

The next day, Aldrich received a call from Andrew at home. The matter of endorsement for Armani was settled. He only accepted a one-year contract and an endorsement fee of 500,000 pounds. This is not low in this era. Aldrich After agreeing, two days later, the Armani company sent a tailor to measure Aldridge's height, and then went back, waiting for their tailor-made clothes to be delivered to the door.

In the second round of the Premier League, in addition to Arsenal's defeat at the Lion's Den Stadium, the Red Army Liverpool lost to Leeds United in the away game, and the defending champion Blackburn lost to Sheffield Wednesday. These two games are also very interesting, and Manchester United beat West Ham United The team is on the right track, and Newcastle United leads the standings with two consecutive victories.

Because there will be a League Cup match in the middle of next week, away to Grimsby in the second division, Aldridge is going to challenge the defending champion Blackburn as a substitute in the fourth round of the Premier League, so he will play the third round away at Anfield , he attaches great importance to it.

From the middle of the week, we began to study tactical countermeasures, repeatedly studied the videos of Liverpool's first two games this season, and then formulated corresponding tactical strategies.

Although they won the League One championship last season, these boys actually have nothing internally, and the honor is empty. After the draw with Manchester United and the victory over Arsenal, their training attitude is more serious, hoping to prove themselves on the big stage of the Premier League.

After the arrival of the weekend, Aldridge led the team to Merseyside.

This port city has a unique charm, but Millwall has no time to appreciate it. They came to Anfield by bus, then warmed up, went back to the dressing room to prepare, and when it was time to play, Aldridge never said anything.

The Reds Liverpool wore their traditional red jerseys. They were already waiting in the tunnel. When the Millwall lads came out, Aldridge followed them, especially stopping in front of a sign facing the wall before going down the stairs. pace.

He raised his head, looked at the sign, called Larson to him, and asked softly, Henrik, what's written on it?

Larson looked at the sign with the Liverpool team logo on it, and the Liverpool players next to him looked arrogant, as if they were saying: Hillbillies, don’t you even know this?

This is Anfield!

Larson said flatly.

Aldrich poked his ears and muttered, What did you say?

Boss, this is Anfield!

Larson repeated it loudly, and all the teammates behind him raised their heads, competing to look at the sign.

Aldrich said in a deep voice: That's right, this is Anfield! Great stadium, the legacy left by the great Bill Shankly to the Red Army Liverpool. Here, Liverpool left four European Champions Cup trophies. They keep The most titles in England's top flight, well, Henrik, take the taste of victory away from here, what would it be?

Larson chuckled, and said loudly, It's too wonderful!

The whole Millwall team burst into laughter.

It's fantastic, it's fantastic, so, ninety minutes later, we go home with this fantastic feeling. This is Anfield, I love it, thank you Liverpool for setting the stage, Millwall, tell me , what should I do now?

Go! Go! Go! Millwall!

The whole team shouted in unison, this is a slogan they have long been used to in training.

Aldridge turned and walked down the stairs, and when he passed the group of Liverpool players who were stupefied, he patted Jamie Redknapp on the shoulder and said with a smile: Jamie, do well today, if you see To your father, tell him, look at today's game, Millwall played West Ham like this, tell him to shut up, Frank and Leo, have forgotten West Ham United.

Jamie Redknapp was dumbfounded and didn't know what to say.

His father, who is now the coach of West Ham United: Harry Redknapp, the outside world likes to call him the old Redknapp to distinguish Jamie from the little Redknapp.

Seeing the high-spirited Millwall players, the Liverpool players couldn't help but think of another team from London: Wimbledon.

It was a gang of thugs, and Millwall, it was rumored, was a gang of hooligans.

Damn London team!

PS: Thank you Yue Yin Farewell for the reward!