"Big sis, about how long can you stay in the United Kingdom?"
Although he didn't want to be apart from Taylor, Li Yufei knew that she was at a crucial stage in her rapidly advancing career.
He couldn't hold her back, and Taylor wasn't the kind of woman who'd stay home and be a housewife.
"Career woman" was the perfect way to describe Taylor.
Music would always come first in her heart.
Even in this life, Taylor's music career ranked first. Her relationship with Li Yufei could at most stand alongside it, but it could never take priority!
Li Yufei understood. He wasn't some chauvinist who insisted that his woman stay by his side all the time.
His football career mattered to him, too. He wanted to reach the summit of Mount Everest in that field.
Hearing her younger boyfriend's question, Taylor rolled her eyes and said, "Hmm, I can probably stay for another half a month. Next month, I'll have to start preparing to release my New Album."
For some reason, Li Yufei blurted out, "Big sis, how many songs on your New Album are about me?"
As soon as the question left his mouth, Li Yufei wanted to slap himself!
After all, in this life, Li Yufei had taken the place of Taylor's ex-boyfriends from her previous life.
As a result, all the songs that had originally been written for those ex-boyfriends were now written for him.
Both her self-titled debut album and her second album, Fearless, had quite a few songs about him.
For instance, Li Yufei played the male lead in the music videos for two of her most famous songs from his previous life, "You Belong With Me" and "Love Story."
But for the sake of fame, Li Yufei didn't mind.
Besides, if his girlfriend wanted to write songs about him, how could he possibly refuse?
That would be far too petty!
It was just that, as time went by, Li Yufei had become famous enough to make a name for himself through football.
So he no longer felt as eager to become famous because Taylor wrote songs about him.
But now that he'd asked, Taylor might not have had the idea before, but she might have it now.
And with his girlfriend's almost absurd songwriting talent, Li Yufei had no doubt she'd write a song about him in the next few days and put it on her New Album.
In short, he'd basically just made trouble for himself!
When Taylor heard what her boyfriend had said, she tilted her head cutely and smiled. "So, darling, do you want me to write songs about you?"
Li Yufei rubbed his chin, pretending to think while actually trying to find a tactful way to turn her down.
Taylor could tell what her boyfriend was thinking just by looking at him. She laughed to herself, but put on a caring expression. "Looks like darling wants big sis to write songs for him."
Before Li Yufei could refuse, Taylor made the decision for him. "Don't worry. There'll probably be three or four songs about you on my New Album. I'll make sure you're happy."
"After all, they'll capture all the sweet memories we've made together over the past two years. Are you happy, darling?"
Li Yufei could only give an awkward chuckle. "Heh... Big sis, of course I'm happy. It's an honor to have you turn me into a song~~~~"
Fine!
Li Yufei had resigned himself to it.
He couldn't be bothered to say anything else. Let it happen already!
On the bright side, these songs would further boost Li Yufei's fame. How could that be a bad thing?
Other people couldn't get their hands on a chance for free publicity like this.
Li Yufei reminded himself to be grateful.
These days, even competitive sports needed marketing!
That was especially true for footballers, who were highly commercial public figures.
It was even more true for them...
Li Yufei remembered that in his previous life, it wasn't just basketball and football players who got marketed and hyped up. Even table tennis players, from a sport with relatively little commercialization, were subjected to all sorts of marketing and hype.
The whole table tennis world had been turned into a complete mess.
Though this behavior had made many ordinary people dislike them,
no matter how you looked at it, those table tennis players had benefited quite a bit from it.
Their incomes could rise dramatically. Based on that alone, the people involved were surely happy with it!
What did those ordinary people's opinions matter?
To put it bluntly, all they could do was vent their dissatisfaction by tapping away at their keyboards online. They couldn't do anything else.
The entire sports ecosystem wouldn't change in the slightest because of their online keyboard activism.
That was just the reality!
As for footballers, it was even more extreme.
Li Yufei had firsthand experience with just how over-the-top Messi and Ronaldo's fan circles were in his previous life.
Even though his memories of his previous life had grown hazy after more than a decade in this world,
something that had left such a deep impression on him surely wouldn't be easy to forget!
Compared with Messi and Ronaldo, Li Yufei had one significant advantage right now.
He had a superstar girlfriend by his side, born famous in her own right.
On top of that, his identity as a super-rich second-generation heir meant he was naturally a hot topic for marketing and hype.
Why was President Wang so well-known in China in his previous life? He was even more famous than many celebrities!
Wasn't it because his father had once been the richest man in the country?
That was all...
Li Yufei had never been a pure footballer, and he didn't think of himself as one.
Even if he didn't play football, his luck at being born into the right family and the boost from his celebrity girlfriend would still put him at the center of media and public attention.
If Messi and Ronaldo didn't play football, they might have been no more than ordinary people among the masses.
That was the advantage Li Yufei had been born with!
He'd never tried to avoid that advantage. He used it to his benefit instead.
After all, it'd be stupid not to use your connections or take advantage of the platform you had!
The motivational essay gurus might say all the right things, but how many of them actually lived by their own advice?
You could say not a single one did!
Li Yufei had been an ordinary, worldly person in his previous life, and he was still one after crossing over.
He wasn't some profound thinker, and he had no perverse desire to make his life unnecessarily difficult!
If Li Yufei hadn't truly had no interest in inheriting the family business, and only wanted to be a carefree rich playboy,
he probably wouldn't have become a footballer at all!
After all, playing football was a respectable profession, and if you made it big, it was an incredibly well-paid job.
It would also give his parents something to be proud of!
If Li's Father saw Li Yufei make a name for himself in football, he'd stop nagging him.
Then Li Yufei himself could let loose and do whatever he wanted!
Once he reached a certain age, he could join his father's company and land a senior position.
After all, there were professional managers. Li Yufei wasn't worried about actually squandering the family fortune.
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