Logan Grant originally wanted to do some extra training, but since he had things to do after practice, the idea of extra training had to be forcibly suppressed.

This time, Gordon was going to take him to visit a Chinese family.

This Chinese family happened to be from the same hometown as Logan Grant.

You could even say they were a major reason Logan Grant was able to come to Brazil.

It was Gordon's Chinese friend in São Paulo, Howard Bennett, and his family.

If it hadn't been for that videotape Howard Bennett happened to record when he went back to China to visit his family, maybe Logan Grant would still be herding sheep in the mountains right now...

When Gordon went to China to find Logan Grant, it was also Howard Bennett who helped and accompanied him the whole time, acting as a translator as well.

Now that he heard Logan Grant had successfully made it to São Paulo, Howard Bennett invited his little fellow townsman for a meal—how could Logan Grant possibly refuse?

...

At the edge of the first team training field at the Bravonda training base, the waves of screaming were still going on, but the noise was gradually dying down. The crowd was pouring out, chasing after the target that had made them scream.

A little Oriental girl with long black hair pushed her way out of the crowd.

“How did it go, Corey, did you get anything?” her companions asked as soon as they saw her.

“No...” Corey shook her head in disappointment, tossing her long hair.

“What? Still nothing?” Her friends were surprised. They were all young girls, with innocent faces.

“Oh my god! Corey! You’re the only one who still hasn’t gotten Kaka’s autograph. Your luck is just terrible! Maybe you just shouldn’t like Kaka!” At that moment, a shrill mocking voice came from behind.

“Christina!” Corey turned to see the person mocking her, feeling humiliated. Her face flushed as she shouted.

“What? Want to fight?” A tall, blonde girl stood with her hands on her hips in front of Corey, looking down disdainfully at the much shorter Corey. “Kaka is such a friendly person, he never refuses a fan’s request. We all got autographs, so why didn’t you? It just means you and Kaka aren’t meant to be!”

The blonde girl sighed, spreading her hands and shaking her head.

“So stop trying, Kaka isn’t the kind of person someone like you should like. I have a photo with Kaka, do you?”

Christina flicked her hair, speaking arrogantly.

Seeing her so smug, Corey clenched her fists, really wanting to punch this annoying Christina in the face.

But she didn’t do it, because in terms of size, the petite Corey was clearly no match for the tall blonde girl Christina.

Still, she would never show weakness in front of someone she disliked. She snorted, “What’s so great about that? Of course I’ll get Kaka’s autograph!”

“Anyone can brag,” Christina said with a disdainful pout.

“I’m not bragging! Anyway, I will get Kaka’s autograph!” Corey threw out this tough line and ran off.

She had to hurry home—she finally remembered that her father said they were having a São Paulo player over for dinner today... She could get Kaka’s autograph through a São Paulo player, and maybe even get to meet Kaka face to face!

That would be way better than squeezing through the crowd like Christina and the others just to get a signed stick!

The more she thought about it, the more excited she got, but she had to hurry home, or else her dad would get angry again...

...

Logan Grant first followed Gordon back home, took a shower, changed into some cleaner clothes, and then took a car to Howard Bennett’s house.

Howard Bennett was one of the hundreds of thousands who came from mainland China to Brazil to make a living, but unlike many of his compatriots still hustling on 25 de Março Street, he was a success story.

He no longer carried a briefcase, chasing after Brazilians on the street to sell cheap goods, nor did he rent a small booth in a mall on 25 de Março Street, worrying about undercover Brazilian police while selling high-quality knockoff brand-name sneakers.

Now he was playing on a bigger stage, running a foreign trade company specializing in trade between China and Brazil. Many of the affordable, high-quality Chinese goods sold in the malls on 25 de Março Street were imported by him, and he also shipped Brazilian timber and coffee to China.

Although he still couldn’t compare to the truly wealthy, compared to many Chinese compatriots who had just arrived in Brazil and were still struggling at the bottom, he was considered well-off.

He had long since obtained a Brazilian green card, become a Brazilian citizen, and brought his wife and daughter to Brazil. Now the two of them were also Brazilians, and when they returned to China, they were considered overseas Chinese.

“...He bought a second-hand villa from a bankrupt businessman. The whole family lives together, and his life is way better than mine... tsk tsk.” While driving, Gordon introduced Howard Bennett to Logan Grant. “His legendary story could fill a thick book.”

“So how did you become friends with him, Gordon?” Logan Grant asked.