The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills-Chapter 161 - 53: Top Scorer! Huge Reward! A Miracle

Chapter 161: Chapter 53: Top Scorer! Huge Reward! A Miracle

In the interview that followed, the conversation primarily focused on Wang Shuo’s past and his rapid rise this season.

Wang Shuo was well-prepared.

Just as Thomas Essien, Klopp, and others had advised him, when answering these types of questions, he had to show his determination without coming off as obnoxious.

No one likes arrogance or conceit.

Wang Shuo kept this principle in mind as he answered Massimo Frankie’s questions.

It was a situation he wasn’t entirely comfortable with, but it was no longer unfamiliar.

Thanking the team, the coach, his teammates, his family, and his friends—the usual stuff.

The most pointed question, of course, was being compared to previous winners of the Golden Boy Award.

Especially Messi.

"Messi is the kind of genius who lights up the pitch for anyone watching him play, but I’m definitely not that!" Wang Shuo said with conviction.

"I’ve never considered myself a genius, nor have I ever thought about surpassing anyone. I just run a little more in training every day and try a little harder during games."

"Every night before bed, I ask myself, ’Are you stronger today than you were yesterday?’"

"I’m still very young and have a long road ahead of me. I hope to keep honing my skills and accumulating experience to become stronger, so I can help my teammates and my team."

"I believe that when my entire team has the chance to stand at the very top, I’ll naturally be standing there with them."

After hearing this, Thomas Essien, who was standing nearby, couldn’t help but pump his fist in excitement.

’Wang Shuo’s answer is genuinely good!’

’He isn’t being too aggressive, yet he still reveals his ambition to constantly improve.’

’The key is, no one who hears him will think he’s arrogant or conceited, and he even shows a strong sense of team honor.’

’This is great!’

Massimo Frankie was also very pleased with his exclusive interview with Wang Shuo.

Mainly, it was because the player was so cooperative.

The exclusive interview concluded with the award presentation.

Only then did Wang Shuo truly receive the gleaming golden European Golden Boy Award from Massimo Frankie’s hands.

And at that very moment, a notification from the Ball God System appeared in Wang Shuo’s mind.

"Congratulations on winning the 2008 European Golden Boy Award. You are the first Asian player and the first Bundesliga player in history to receive this honor."

"Reward: one National Level Passive Skill Card or 150 Passive Value. Please choose..."

’This reward... is incredible!’

Previously, when Mainz had secured the top spot as the Bundesliga’s half-season champion, the Ball God System had rewarded him with 1 Regional Level Passive Skill Card or 100 Passive Value.

At the time, Wang Shuo had thought it was a bit stingy.

But on second thought, he realized it wasn’t so bad.

It was like eating five buns to feel full. You couldn’t just credit the fifth bun for sating your hunger; you had to acknowledge the first four as well.

The Ball God System had been instrumental in Wang Shuo’s journey, and its rewards had always been generous.

The reward for the European Golden Boy Award was much more lavish than the one for the Bundesliga half-season championship.

Wang Shuo guessed that the former was a unique, individual award that could only be won once, and it had an age limit.

But Mainz winning the half-season championship as a newly promoted team?

Kaiserslautern had done it before, and who knew who might do it again in the future.

It was incredibly difficult, but ultimately, it was a team honor.

As usual, Wang Shuo chose the Passive Value reward.

He opened his Personal Attribute Panel and saw his Passive Value had reached 267.

Instantly, a wave of relief washed over him.

They say money gives a man guts.

For Wang Shuo, as long as he kept accumulating Passive Value, he had the ambition to take on anyone!

Of course, 267 wasn’t actually a lot.

Upgrading [Breathing] from National Level to Intercontinental Level had cost 100 Passive Value, but to upgrade it from Intercontinental Level to World-level would cost 500.

was barely enough for half the upgrade.

Then again, when Wang Shuo had upgraded [Breathing], the effect had been transformative.

So he was confident that spending the Passive Value on an upgrade would be well worth it.

But for now, there was no need to upgrade [Breathing] any further.

The priority was to level up his other passive skills as soon as possible.

And maybe try his luck again.

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The trip to Turin was a whirlwind.

Upon returning to Germany, Wang Shuo had no time to rest. He immediately had to shoot commercials for Adidas, KFC, and Coca-Cola.

KFC was planning to launch a Wang Shuo signature meal before the Chinese New Year.

The slogan was: "Wang Shuo’s calling you for some fried chicken!"

Of course, this line was a voiceover, so Wang Shuo didn’t have to shout it himself.

At the moment, Coca-Cola didn’t have many star athletes under its banner. The biggest name was Manchester United’s Ronaldo.

However, this was a New Year’s ad for the Chinese market, so only Wang Shuo was involved in the shoot.

The content was short and heavy on special effects, so the shoot went quickly.

Wang Shuo basically finished filming both sponsors’ commercials at a pace of one per day.

When it came time for the Adidas shoot, Wang Shuo ran into an old acquaintance.

"Hey, we meet again."

Lina Gerk smiled and walked over to him when she saw Wang Shuo.

The blonde girl clearly knew she had a particularly beautiful smile.

"What are you doing here?" Wang Shuo asked, a little surprised.

"Shooting a commercial," Lina Gerk replied with a smile.

"I’ve worked with Adidas before. They asked if I was free today, and as soon as I heard you were the star of the commercial, I immediately said yes."