The advertisement shoot had nothing to do with soccer.

19-year-old Li Kang was paired with 21-year-old Kimmich, their outfits simple: ordinary black suits.

A staff member handed a piece of A4 paper to the Bayern youngster.

It was a sketch of Li Kang.

Unlike the real person.

The Li Kang in the picture had a full beard.

"Joshua, quickly shave Li's beard!"

Men shaving men?

Kimmich, who had only started receiving commercial endorsements this season, was stunned to hear this. After a moment of hesitation... professional ethics won out. He shyly pressed the switch, bringing the razor to Li Kang's chin... his eyes gradually focused.

The bearded director quickly yelled, "Do it again! I mean... you have to shave Li in the sketch!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

On the other side, Lewandowski, Boateng, and Mourinho's shoots were simpler: the three simply held the razor and struck a few poses.

...

Two and a half hours later.

The shooting was completely over.

The bearded director took out an Arsenal number 10 jersey from the box, excitedly saying, "Li, my whole family are now Arsenal fans! Can you sign it for me..."

The little assistant frowned and interrupted, "You said you were a Leverkusen fan last year!"

The bearded director took out two more jerseys and waved them, retorting, "There's no conflict at all. I'm still a Bayern fan and a Chelsea fan."

A moment later.

The crew left in a hurry.

CEO Matthews and the stars' agents were chatting.

Mourinho handed Li Kang a copy of *Stefan Zweig: The World of Yesterday*.

"Take a look on the way back, a light read."

Without much conversation, the Manchester United coach shook his thermos and left the scene.

Lewandowski looked disdainful.

Boateng, on the other hand, enthusiastically approached Li Kang, fiddling with his hair and saying:

"Li, how's my new hairstyle?"

"Hopefully, we won't meet again in the Champions League final."

"Have you noticed? The air in Munich is a little better than in London..."

...

The Braun commercial short film was released: *A Man's Gift*.

It instantly went viral, topping the trending searches on major online platforms.

The short film was simple.

In the darkness.

Accompanied by cheerful BGM.

Superstar Bale, Little Tiger Walcott, and Chamberlain were put aside for now.

In the summer window of 2014 alone, almost their entire team was poached... tearfully accepting 100 million pounds.

Liverpool spent a whopping 51.5 million pounds to bring in Lambert, Lallana, and Lovren, an entire central axis.

Manchester United forked out 33 million pounds to take Luke Shaw.

Other clubs also joined the buying spree.

Did Southampton, emptied out, collapse?

No.

They quickly produced another batch of super wonderkids, turning the Premier League upside down.

In the summer window of 2016, the Saints' supermarket opened again.

Liverpool took Mané.

Tottenham took Wanyama.

Center Pele also went to the soccer desert.

Did Southampton collapse?

Not yet.

They still have the strength to snipe at the Big Six this season.

There are also many potential players in the squad waiting to be sold.

...

Emirates Stadium.

Crowded, every seat filled.

The sky above the Emirates Stadium was dyed red and white.

Tens of thousands of fans happily waved team flags and scarves.

Wave after wave surged through the bowl-shaped stands.

"Lee!!!"

"Lee!!!"

"Lee!!!"

There were no banners insulting players and coaches.

A giant tifo image printed with Li Kang's cartoon image was awe-inspiring.

...

Pre-match press conference.

Pierre entered today wearing a burgundy sweater, smiling.

The media reporters suddenly felt a little strange: The Southampton coach had always been stern and always had a straight face. What was going on today?

When they saw him hug Wenger excitedly, everyone suddenly understood: The two coaches were mentor and disciple more than twenty years ago!

Pierre joined Monaco's youth training at the age of 16, becoming an excellent defensive midfielder of that era, and even a representative figure of one city.

He once followed Wenger to sweep Ligue 1.

After retiring, he picked up the coaching whip, leading Monaco back to the top of Ligue 1 in his debut season. Since then, he has moved to many French clubs, discovering geniuses such as Hazard, Abidal, Cabaye, and Lacazette.

Faced with the reporters' enthusiastic questions.

The Southampton coach quickly calmed down and said, "Arsenal is very strong. Southampton may be challenging the European champions..."

Applause thundered.

"But we won't give up the game easily. Arsenal's defense may not be better than Southampton's."

Hearing this, there was laughter at the scene.

A double entendre.

Couldn't find any fault with it.

The central defender combination of van Dijk and Fonte definitely reached the level of the Premier League's Big Six.