David Beckham, a football superstar who emerged from the Manchester United youth academy of the Premier League.
To be honest, Beckham isn't among the top-tier footballers of his time in terms of skill, but he is undoubtedly one of the most handsome players.
Kaka is also handsome, but his sense of fashion isn't as good as Beckham's.
Santa Cruz is also good-looking, but he doesn't qualify as a top-tier footballer.
Moreover, Beckham has his unique skills.
In the first round of the 1996 Premier League, during Manchester United's match against Wimbledon, a young Beckham scored a sensational goal from a 60-meter distance from midfield, making a name for himself!
Beckham's passes are incredibly accurate, and he is especially known for his signature "bend it like Beckham" free kicks.
As a result, although Beckham's dribbling skills are poor, and he rarely beats defenders one-on-one, his specialty is more than enough to set him apart. Combined with his extraordinary looks, his commercial value far exceeds that of other players.
By 2010, Beckham was already nearing the end of his football career.
After achieving glory and peaks at Manchester United and Real Madrid, 35-year-old Beckham had joined AC Milan.
Due to a left ankle injury sustained during club matches and his advancing age, Beckham did not make the 2010 World Cup squad.
This left Beckham feeling quite frustrated, but it also gave him time to shoot commercials and make money.
As one of the top football superstars in Britain at the time, Beckham's commercial value far exceeded that of British A-list actors and singers, even surpassing his wife, "Spice Girl" Victoria.
When Beckham, yawning, stepped onto the beach, a dedicated staff member immediately set up a comfortable lounge chair behind him.
As soon as Beckham lay down, another staff member promptly held up a large parasol for him.
Beckham crossed his legs on the lounge chair, looking completely as if he were on vacation.
On the other side of the beach, five tall professional players were doing warm-up exercises. These players were obviously selected from the Championship leagues to act alongside Beckham in this advertisement.
Gunnard stood aside with his coffee, a bit puzzled: Why are there other players here? Isn't this supposed to be the shoot for that 40-meter ad?
At this moment, a person who looked like the ad director ran over, nodding and bowing, and crouched in front of Beckham to discuss the scene.
But Beckham waved him off, interrupting the director with his signature soft voice, "I need a coffee... Without coffee, I just can't get into the right state."
The director immediately stood up and shouted, "Coffee! Mr. Beckham needs coffee! Quick!"
Instantly, the entire crew of dozens of people went into a frenzy, with staff rushing out to buy coffee for Beckham.
Gunnard looked down at the coffee cup in his hand and hurriedly hid it behind him.
This coffee was no longer decent coffee; it couldn't be given to the superstar Beckham to drink.
However, Beckham noticed Gunnard's attempt to hide the coffee.
"Wait, isn't there already some coffee right there?" Beckham pointed to the cup in Gunnard's hand.
Gunnard was stunned. Before he could think of what to say, the director rushed over and snatched the coffee cup from Gunnard's hand, "Hand it over! We just arrived on set, and you, a mere photographer, think you can have coffee before Mr. Beckham?"
"I… I wasn't… this coffee isn't fit to drink! It's… cold!" Gunnard hurriedly explained.
Beckham took the coffee from the director's hand, "Perfect, I've loved cold coffee since I was a child. If it were hot, I wouldn't be able to drink it!"
Oh no...
Seeing Beckham raise the cup to his lips, Gunnard quickly added, "Wait! This coffee… is very bitter!"
Beckham chuckled, "How did you know I love cold and bitter coffee? This kind of coffee is a true English gentleman's favorite!"
This time, Gunnard was genuinely panicked, "No, no, no! This coffee…"
Before Gunnard could finish, Beckham had already downed the entire cup of coffee in one go.
"Delicious! So rich!" Beckham looked like he had come alive, "This is real coffee! Believe it or not, I could even taste a hint of mutton in this cup! This is so much better than any Italian coffee—thank you for this coffee, my photographer friend. I won't drink it for free; I can sign an autograph for you. Oh, by the way, what were you about to say?"
Gunnard shook his head, "Never mind... since you've already drunk it, I'd better not say anything."
Beckham laughed, "It's fine, go ahead. I'd really like to know everything about this coffee. I'd love to have three more cups just like this."
Oh no!
Since he insisted, Gunnard thought he might as well take advantage of the situation to get some freebies.
Gunnard sighed dramatically, "Well, what I was going to say is—I've already drunk from that cup."
"Is that all?" Beckham laughed heartily, "I may be a celebrity now, but as a footballer, I'm not as particular as those entertainers. It's no big deal that you drank from it!"
The director beside him immediately started praising, "Look at that! Mr. Beckham is just so down-to-earth!"
Gunnard continued, "I took a sip, found it too bitter, and spit it back out."
Beckham smiled and said, "That's no prob… Hmm?"
The charming smile on Beckham's face suddenly froze!
The director, still fawning, went on, "Mr. Beckham is truly so humble! I dare say, there's no other football superstar in the world as humble as Mr. Beckham!"
"Ugh… ugh!"
Beckham leaned over the armrest of the lounge chair, dry-heaving.
The director, realizing what Gunnard had just said, started dry-heaving too.
Gunnard shrugged, "See? I told you not to drink it, but you insisted."
"Ding~"
"You've received 65 points of negative emotion from David Beckham. System bubble generating…"
"Ding~"
"You've received 41 points of negative emotion from James Dolores. System bubble generating…"
Oh wow~
Gunnard's eyes lit up: Beckham's negative emotion points are quite high!
But then again, it makes sense. After all, a world-class football superstar just drank my backwash…
And this "James Dolores" guy must be the director who's been endlessly praising Beckham, right?
Hehe, I wonder what kind of directing skill I'll get from this…
At that moment, two plump blue bubbles appeared beside Beckham and the director.
Suppressing his excitement, Gunnard discreetly touched the two blue bubbles with his foot while Beckham and the director were still dry-heaving.
The two blue bubbles burst into brilliant threads of light and flowed into Gunnard's body.
"Ding~"
"You've collected the skill: Director Communication +1 from the full bubble. Today's collection progress: 2/10."
"Reminder: This skill allows the host to communicate one-on-one with actors from a director's perspective. Communication is more effective at night, and as the skill level increases, the host's persuasiveness with actors will also improve."
"Additionally, this skill can be used not only on actresses but also on actors. Use it with caution."
Gunnard: …
What the heck? Is this a legitimate directing skill?
Did the system typo this skill's name? Is it supposed to be "Director Communication," or did they mean "Director Seduction" instead?
Wait, I think I know why they hired those five tall players for this ad… Whoa!
This director has quite the story!
Oh well, the more skills, the better…
But the real highlight isn't this director's skill; it's the skill I'll get from the football superstar Beckham!
Beckham, don't let me down!
"Ding~"
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