Chapter 6: Professional football = a high-risk profession?!

Holding Sarafina's mirror, Ricardo carefully examined his new look behind the stage that was about to be removed...

Because he had to arrive at the event site before 10: to prepare, Ricardo did not have time to rest after finishing the morning training. After washing and changing clothes, he got into the luxury car that Sarafina came to pick him up and went out.

So while the stylist was tinkering with his look, Ricardo was sleeping... Um, no, that's not the right wording, he was resting his eyes...

After looking at it for a long time, I still couldn't find what the stylist spent nearly an hour on...

Big Pig: "Sarah... can you see any difference in me?"

Little Princess: "Come on, brother, stop being so conceited. You weren't such a sissy before? Did you change your gender after going to Spain?"

Big Zhuge: "No, Sara...Okay, what shall we eat?" After returning the mirror to Sarafina, Ricardo decisively decided not to dwell on it. "Yeah, what's the difference between being 98 points handsome and 99 points handsome? The remaining 1 point is up to God..."

"Well, that's just in time. I don't have to go through the hassle of getting my hair done before I go to the Netherlands..."

Sarafina folded up her small mirror and put it into her light blue Fendi shoulder bag. She smiled and put her arm around Ricardo's arm: "Come with me. I'll take you to eat something delicious!"

Big Zhuge nodded and followed the little princess's instructions, but he was secretly muttering in his heart: It's obvious that she is very satisfied with my new look; the corners of her mouth are curved with a smile...

While walking with the little princess on his arm, Ricardo used the cover of his sunglasses to secretly look at the little princess beside him... Well, this angle is not very good, and it is not very clear, but after not seeing her for half a year, it seems that her curves have become more bumpy...

On the way here, Ricardo had been sizing up and down this girl with a baby face and huge breasts, who was born in 1988, 168cm tall, two years younger than himself... Youth is so great!

Today Sarafina is wearing a sky style... a light blue sun hat, a sky blue slim knee-length dress, a pair of white lace socks under the bare-leg artifact, a pair of light blue wedge-heeled leather shoes, and a white short-sleeved cape... Only the big Gucci sunglasses are black!

Ricardo, on the other hand, was attending a Nike event, wearing a long black outfit sponsored by Nike... It seemed a bit out of place with the little princess... But it doesn't matter, as long as the little princess doesn't mind, it also makes it convenient for him to eat, carry bags and work!

After dinner, the two of them went to watch an animated film suitable for adults... "Madagascar". Yes, it is also suitable for children, young and old.

Originally, Ricardo wanted to watch "Batman Begins" starring Christian Bale, who looks like his father, but the film will not be released until June 6, what a pity...

Ricardo really likes Batman. His money power is so cool! It is also the only super power that Ricardo thinks he has a chance to obtain in his life...

After watching the movie, Sarafina ate ice cream and went shopping. She then picked out a birthday present for Ricardo and chatted with him casually: "Ah? You are going to report to the national team the day after tomorrow? That is your birthday..."

The little princess flipped through the men's suit and said, "Oh, so we're going to hold the birthday party tomorrow night? Great! I'll come. I haven't seen uncle and aunt for a long time..."

(Ricardo could only complain in his mind: Bullshit, my mom said she went shopping with you last weekend; she sees you more often than she sees me…)

The little princess flipped through the men's shirt and said, "Ah? The World Youth Championship is going to start next weekend? We haven't had our summer vacation yet... I'll take some time off to watch your game!"

The little princess flipped through the men's leather shoes and said, "Tsk! If you don't want to go, then don't go. Who cares..."

The little princess flipped through the men's bow tie and said, "Oh, really? There's a focus match on Saturday night, June 6? Then I'll go. I can go shopping in Holland on Sunday and then come back to class..."

The little princess flipped through the men's underwear: "Oh, speaking of academics... I don't know, it's so annoying, not everyone is a top student like you, or like sister Julian..."

Huh?! Ricardo suddenly became alert: Why did he suddenly mention Julian? They didn't have any contact, right? There was a gap of several years...

The little princess put down her men's underwear, turned around and stared at Ricardo: "Hahahaha... why are you so nervous? Are you hiding something? Is that right? What have you done? Confess the truth..."

The little princess went back to looking for men's socks. "Haha, I'm just kidding. I have a good friend who lives in the same community as Julian. I mentioned before that the person that Ice Goddess Julian likes is a certain top student who sits at the same table with me. He is said to be well-versed in astronomy, geography, religion, and all kinds of things...Haha, what kind of psychopath is this? But I feel like I've heard such a cocky self-introduction from someone before. Do you know who it is...Hey, hey..."

Ricardo was stunned: Fortunately, Sarafina didn't use high technology to monitor me... Hmm... It shouldn't be, right? ... She's so white and sweet... It shouldn't be? So weird...

The little princess changed her route and went to look at women's clothing: "Oh, by the way... Brother Ricardo, what school do you think I should apply to and what major should I choose? How about Imperial College London? How about I study biopharmaceuticals?"

Huh? Another test?! The edge of danger must be moved away quickly... Ricardo couldn't help but sound the alarm in his heart.

The little princess drew on her dress: "Ah? You think I should study business or medicine? That's right... I'll check your account in the future! To see how many girlfriends you have! Or I'll give you injections or drugs so that you have no reaction to other opposite sex except me... Hahaha... I'm just teasing you..."

Oh my god... What a terrible possibility... Ricardo swallowed, this girl hasn't become his official girlfriend yet... Did he introduce her to the wrong major?

The little princess set her eyes on a new bag: "Well, I should seriously consider business or medicine..."

Ricardo cried out in his heart: Don’t take it seriously, my aunt… You’d better stop studying and be your rich second-generation little princess… Please…

The little princess put down her bags and seemed to be unimpressed: "By the way, brother, why did you choose computer and software as your major? It involves both computing, mechanics, software, and hardware..."

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Well, speaking of Ricardo's expertise... maybe this comes from the obsession of old Li Qi from the future...

According to Ricardo's research, after graduating from the University of Chicago with a doctorate, Old Li Qi first worked as an engineer for a large multinational company in a southern city close to China. Five years later, he resigned and returned to a southern city in China to start an information software service company...

Starting a business is like an arrow that cannot be turned back. Over the past 15 years, I have worked hard and written lines of code... I have experienced the most difficult times, laid off employees who cheated the boss, and served the most ridiculous clients... I finally survived the epidemic, the trade war, and the competitors...

Then old Li Qi went all in and went back to Ricardo in 1994... How could he not have resentment, obsession and unwillingness?

After 20 years of studying hard and another 20 years of hard work and entrepreneurship, Old Li Qi has never relaxed for a moment and has tried his best to live... Ricardo, who has two minds, can testify to this. It's so miserable... He is a slave to homework, a slave to studies, a slave to the boss, a slave to employees, a slave to his wife, a slave to his children... He has no life of his own at all...

His only hobby is playing football with his friends, because running freely on the field is a time to be completely away from phones, computers and meetings; sweating profusely can reduce stress and relieve fatigue, allowing the nearly 50-year-old Li Qi to still maintain a good physical condition...

Unfortunately, from middle school until he crossed over, in all kinds of school competitions and wild games, old Li Qi never won a championship, but he did win a lot of runner-up and third-place medals... and many championships were missed by old Li Qi himself...

Ricardo couldn't help but complain: What bad luck... Uh, but it shouldn't affect me, right? ... Penalty... Let's give it to Messi...

So after the aphasia period, he kept reading about Old Li Qi's experiences and information, and was gradually influenced by Old Li Qi's resentment, obsession and unwillingness... So Ricardo's ideal for this life is: lie down as soon as possible + play football happily...

I chose computer science and software engineering as my major because Ricardo was very familiar with these codes and it was the easiest to get started. Of course, the easiest mode was to lie flat...

As for career, you can't just sit at home and do nothing, right? Although you can, but that would be disrespectful to life... So Ricardo directly chose the same hobby as his career in both lives - football. Being able to turn his hobby into a job is also one of the many fantasies of old Li Qi...

Ricardo quickly caught up with the little princess who turned back to continue looking for a birthday present for Ricardo.

"But I heard that being a professional football player is a high-risk profession... Not to mention those cases of premature baldness, I heard that a German study showed that the life expectancy of male football players is 1.9 years less than that of other professions..." After listening to Ricardo's subtle explanations (nonsense) that artificial intelligence is the future of science and computer software is one of the keys to a better future, Sarafina also turned from professional doubts to researching Ricardo's career choice.

Yes, being a professional football player is indeed a high-risk profession. Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s talk about injuries first: later studies have shown (reference unknown...) that compared with those who are generally considered to have high-risk jobs, the chance of professional football players getting injured is nearly 1000 times higher.

According to research, about 67% of injuries are caused by violent collisions during sports. According to effective statistics, people who play football for 1000 hours will be injured 8.5 times on average; and in games, this index is as high as 27.7 times, far higher than the 3.5 times on the training ground. Moreover, the proportion of re-injury of previously injured parts accounts for 22%...

On average, football players have to play a game every five days, which is one of the reasons why they often get injured. In England, about 5% of players are injured. Of course, with the advancement of technology and medicine, this injury rate is decreasing year by year...

But in general, injury is the number one enemy of professional football. Countless talented young people have fallen due to injuries. The probability of becoming a football talent is really very low... There are statistics (uncertain about the source and authenticity of the statistics) that the success rate of England's youth training becoming professional players is only 0.02%. Among 1 children who play football, only 2 can eventually become professional football players.

Therefore, Ricardo has always felt that Messi's small body and playing style have not been kicked out for so many years, thanks to the care of his La Liga peers and La Liga's gentler football style...

In addition, from a mathematical and statistical point of view, the outcome of a football match is also very dependent on luck: most goals have a luck component. It is said that someone has calculated that 44.4% of goals can be defined as "lucky" goals... So there is a lot of joy on the football field. Haha, many times you don't even know how the ball went in...

There are also many high-risk attributes such as a short career, unstable income, high probability of bankruptcy after unemployment, sudden death on the field, death threats from extreme fans or even shootings... Well, the information from old Li Qi also added: criminal offenses and imprisonment... Who would have thought that playing football would also send you to jail?

Hmm... Ricardo touched his still thick blond short hair, touched his still healthy and flexible knees, and touched the... face of the cute girl next to him! Hmm, freedom is the most precious... So if you can get the champion, just take it, don't force it!

This is also an important decision in life that Ricardo made after integrating the information and beliefs of old Li Qi during his aphasia period: "Continue to win the championship by hugging thighs! If you can't beat them, then joining is the best! It's best to win the championship with your fathers! It's best to win the championship by lying down!"