Player ratings in FIFA or Pro Evolution Soccer are calculated using weighted factors.
For example, if you're a defender, your defensive stats matter far more.
You could have ninety more points in attacking attributes than another defender, but if their tackling and interception stats are five or six points higher, their overall rating might still surpass yours.
Likewise, the key attributes differ for full-backs, attacking midfielders, wide midfielders, central midfielders, defensive midfielders, wingers, center forwards, and shadow strikers.
And beyond that, every playing style has its own attribute priorities.
With the same set of stats, a target man, a poacher, and a fox-in-the-box could still end up with different overall ratings.
If Su Hang's attributes were evaluated according to positional weighting, he would easily break 90 as a target man.
"Ding! Your Shooting attribute has reached 90. Star Path (Shooting) unlocked."
"Star Path (Shooting): A player with transcendent shooting ability is dangerous from every angle and can score with any part of the body."
"You must score using three different body parts other than your head and feet."
"Your Shooting cannot increase further until this task is completed. Once completed, you will receive the Star Path (Shooting) reward: Shooting Effect — Tear!"
Tsk, tsk, tsk—
A third Star Path had appeared.
Compared to the previous two, this one could be completed relatively quickly—as long as the forward in question actually scores goals.
Griezmann, who has gone 1,325 minutes without scoring for club or country, dropped by to give a thumbs-up.
Bale, stuck in a 916-minute drought, shyly smiled.
Vlahović, on 773 minutes, said he could live with it.
Lautaro, at 620 minutes: not worth mentioning.
Hazard: "Don't compare yourselves to me. Four years at Real Madrid: seven goals, eight trophies, twelve assists. Who can compete with that?"
With a forward like Hazard, completing this task might take two or three years.
Fortunately, Su Hang is a striker who actually scores.
Still, the update didn't bring only good news.
Su Hang's Injury Resistance and Consistency both dropped by one.
Since these attributes max out at ten, even a single-point drop is no small matter.
Clearly, this was tied to his excessive workload last season.
The club fought on three fronts, and he also played a full World Cup in the summer.
The total match volume had pushed his body to the limit.
Even with careful conditioning by his professional team, he could not escape the laws of physics.
...
On August 10th, clubs began their preseason warm-ups and friendlies.
One small surprise: Robinho, normally the wearer of the No. 10 shirt, appeared wearing No. 15.
Some suspected this was Capello punishing Robinho for his poor preseason performances, hoping to apply pressure on the Brazilian prodigy.
But once the season officially began, everyone expected the No. 10 to return to Robinho.
When the media asked about the jersey change, Robinho offered no comment.
Meanwhile, preseason promotional campaigns from various big clubs were beginning to surface.
Nike gathered multiple stars for a flashy promotional video, clearly taking aim at Adidas.
Adidas, however, did not respond with something produced in-house—
they responded through Real Madrid.
Adidas and Real Madrid jointly released their new season promotional film.
Its biggest highlight: the first commercial directed by Su Hang, written by Su Hang, and starring Su Hang.
Real Madrid even held an offline launch event for what was essentially an online campaign.
Many media outlets were invited.
Calderón attended in full formal attire, radiating pride.
If Florentino Pérez's signing of Figo had shaken the football world and cemented his legendary presidency,
then Calderón today was about to do something just as—no, even more—earth-shattering.
This was a true football super-event.
The press conference began.
After a brief interview, Su Hang officially premiered the "Adidas and Real Madrid" co-branded promotional video he had created.
The opening scene: the locker room.
Carlos Queiroz, long absent from La Liga, appeared on screen, furiously scolding Real Madrid's stars.
"Zinedine Zidane, the French King of Football? You're as soft as noodles! Beckham, the heartthrob? Besides your face, what else do you have... And you! Su... Su Hang!"
"Letting you into the matchday squad is a disgrace to Real Madrid—a disaster for European football—it's—"
The journalists burst into chatter.
"What is this?"
"Look at the kits—that's from the season Queiroz coached Real Madrid to the Copa del Rey title."
"Exactly. Queiroz said in interviews that this promo recreates some of what happened back then."
"He really dares to say that. No wonder he didn't last long at Real Madrid."
The scene shifted.
Su Hang entered the field as a substitute.
Once he stepped on, a bald man approached him:
"Don't stress. Just play the way you always do. I'll get the ball to you. Go for it!"
Zinedine Zidane then walked over and ruffled Su Hang's hair so hard that the camera wobbled.
That wobble faded into Zidane taking a penalty.
After scoring, Zidane immediately turned and sprinted toward Su Hang to celebrate with him.
But Su Hang pushed him aside, dodged several teammates, ran straight into the goal, grabbed the ball, and shouted for everyone to return to their half.
"We can win!"
The moment he said it, the music surged.
Then came a montage of Su Hang and other Real Madrid players scoring—
from the 2003–04 season through 2005–06.
Copa del Rey matches. La Liga matches. Champions League matches. World Cup matches.
Opponents: Barcelona, Liverpool, Chelsea, Roma, Juventus, Arsenal, Argentina, Portugal, France.
Then came the images of Real Madrid lifting trophy after trophy.
And Su Hang, seated in a wheelchair, lifting the World Cup trophy.
The passion ebbed.
Su Hang, still in his wheelchair, returned alone to the same locker room as in the beginning.
He slowly stood, turning toward the tightly closed door.
The door creaked open.
A flood of white light poured in.
Only a silhouette could be seen.
Someone stepped toward him.
Su Hang, in the scene, recognized the figure before the audience did.
Surprised, he spoke:
"You're back? Why?"
The figure answered:
"Because someone told me—the best No. 9 can't be without the best No. 10."
"I know I'm the best No. 10. So I came to see whether he's truly the best No. 9."
The white light faded.
The two stood side by side.
Su Hang wore Real Madrid's new season No. 9 jersey.
Zinedine Zidane wore the new season No. 10 jersey.
Adidas' voiceover echoed through the stadium:
"Nothing is impossible! Nothing is impossible!"
And the entire venue exploded.