Under the introduction of Gao Weicheng, Ren Pingsheng finally met this long-admired football legend at the Genbao base.

Compared with the stern and almost cold coach I saw on the sidelines last time, Xu Genbao in front of him was dressed in a straight suit, matched with his athlete's physique, and his neatly combed hair, looking like a common entrepreneur in the business field.

If it weren't for the folding fan he was wielding in his hand, which was exactly the same as the one Ren Pingsheng saw on the sidelines, Ren Pingsheng might have wondered if the two were the same person.

And the two discussed a little, Xu Genbao's conversation and experience, also surprised Ren Pingsheng, it seems that this Xu Genbao is not just a former football player and champion coach, the current youth godfather and the founder of the Genbao base.

Xu Genbao also has a good understanding of commercial football and the operation of the football industry, and many of his insights coincide with Ren Pingsheng.

"The total investment in the construction of my base is about 30 million yuan, which began to be built in 2000 and was completed on October 1, 2001. The construction of the base has also received the attention and care of leaders at all levels. The National Sports Commission and the Chinese Football Association also gave special approvals and instructions for this, and Comrade Wu Shaozu also wrote an inscription himself. ”

Xu Genbao introduced the situation of the football base and led Ren Pingsheng to visit the facilities and equipment of the base.

The last time Ren Pingsheng came here, he just watched two football training games in a hurry, and then returned to the city by speedboat overnight to go to Gao Yuanyuan's fragrant appointment.

Therefore, this time, it can be regarded as Ren Pingsheng's real visit and understanding of Genbao Football Base.

Xu Genbao took Ren Pingsheng and first saw the base's unique comprehensive facilities for tourists to sightsee and relax-Football Hotel.

It is a three-storey modern fiberglass structure building, which includes economy rooms, standard rooms and luxury suites. There are high-standard multi-functional banquet halls that can accommodate more than 100 VIPs, 120 square meters of conference rooms with complete facilities, luxurious and elegant lobby cafes, as well as karaoke, dance halls, chess and card rooms, table tennis rooms, billiard rooms and other leisure and entertainment venues.

On the night Ren Pingsheng left, colleagues from Wanyou Company and YY Voice Company were drinking and chatting in this hotel.

Xu Genbao said as he walked:

"At that time, I said that I wanted to build a hotel in the football base, and they all laughed at me, saying that Chongming is a ghost place, and there is no one to live in. He also said, "You're a footballer, what are you doing in a hotel?"

Ren Pingsheng said:

"The hotel can not only have a reception function, but also provide infrastructure for the development of football tourism and football cultural activities, as long as there are accommodation conditions, tourists and sightseers can stay in the base, stay on Chongming Island for consumption, which provides the conditions for the sustainable development of the base. ”

As if he had found a bosom friend, Xu Genbao knocked it on the palm of his hand with a folding fan and said:

"Yes, yes, that's what I thought at the time, there is a place to eat, a place to live, in order to keep people. Thanks to the fact that I built this hotel, over the years, I have made some money through the development of football tourism and other projects, so that I can make up for the losses of the base and the club. Otherwise, there would have been no food long ago. ”

Looking at Xu Genbao, who was talking and laughing, only Ren Pingsheng knew what kind of pressure he was shouldering behind his weightlifting.

From 2000 to the present, in the past eight years, in addition to maintaining the daily operation of the base, Xu Genbao has to bear the bank interest of 5 million per year, and these young players really want to realize the value in the market, I am afraid it will take two to three years, but in the face of these pressures, Xu Genbao has dealt with the past with an understatement attitude, and has no idea of complaining about himself.

Standing at the gate of the training base, there is an irregular Lingbi stone, on which is written Xu Genbao's handwritten "Create China's Manchester United", this stone and the font on the stone, truly express the owner's ambition to establish a football base.

Xu Genbao pointed to the Lingbi stone and said:

"I personally brought this stone back from Lingbi County, Huizhou Province, and I want to give all the children who set foot here an expectation that they can set high ideals from an early age. The greater the ideal, the greater the possibility of success. ”

Ren Pingsheng knows that the reason why Xu Genbao takes Manchester United as a model for his base is not only because Manchester United won an unprecedented treble in 1999, but also because most of the main players in Manchester United's treble-winning team, including Beckham, Giggs, Scholes, and Neville brothers, are the products of Manchester United's academy.

And Ferguson, the legendary meritorious coach who directed Manchester United at that time, also has many similarities with Xu Genbao's personality.

It's just that Ferguson's achievements on the pitch are much higher, and Xu Genbao will also open a new chapter in his life after switching to youth training.

Xu Genbao led Ren Pingsheng to the most proud work in the entire base - an indoor seven-a-side football field with a steel roof.

"This football stadium, I built it according to international standards at that time, and the turf alone cost 1 million. ”

Xu Genbao's tone revealed pride.

"Someone told me, Lao Xu, children, just have a place to play football, there is no need to do it so well, Brazilian children are still playing football on the street. ”

"I don't believe them, Brazilian kids have grown up and they don't have to play in Europe. If we want to be professional, we must do it in accordance with the laws of football and the requirements of professionalism. I am spending so much money on these children to make them understand that playing football well will be worth more money in the future. ”

This football base did take a lot of thought into it. This indoor football stadium alone gives people an atmosphere that is in line with international standards, and it reveals the designer's mind from the shape to the material.

Above the football field is the children's dormitory, and Xu Genbao said that they should live on the green field from an early age. Further on, there are three and a half full-size football fields. To the south of the course is a small river with many fish, and to the north of the course is the vegetable plantation of the site. The entire base is surrounded by tall windbreaks, giving people a sense of security.

At this time, there are already a lot of young players practicing there.

These are still eleven or twelve-year-old children, but the way they practice is clear, and Ren Pingsheng has seen many familiar faces, some of which have appeared in the last training match.

"You see, this one's name is Ronaldo, he's big, he's impactful, and I encourage him to aim higher. ”

Xu Genbao is a treasure of these young players, and he remembers everyone's physical data and characteristics clearly, as if he has a computer in his head.

Including the nicknames of the players, this is also a feature of the Genbao base.

From the beginning of recruiting the first batch of young players at the base, Xu Genbao divided them into Spanish teams, German teams, England teams, Brazil teams, etc. according to the characteristics and abilities of the players, and coached by different coaches. Coached by different coaches. Almost every day of training, these "world powerhouses" have to compete. Due to their similar age, the quality of the matches between these strong teams is high.

Although this is just a practice match today, Ren Pingsheng saw that these young players were playing very seriously, as if they were playing a real national team game, and they also attached great importance to the victory and defeat, and they were very strong. Scored a goal, ran all over the field, lost the ball, and didn't say a word.

In order to encourage some potential players, Xu Genbao also gave them the nickname of well-known stars at home and abroad according to their physical and technical characteristics. The one called Wu Chengying is particularly brave, the one called Ronaldo is fast, Maradona is naturally good at dribbling the ball, and Cheng Yaodong is of course good at the card position.

However, Xu Genbao also said that if the team members improve, he will change their names for them. In his mind, these players are not going to play in League A in the future, but to report directly to the top five European leagues. Perhaps, next time I come, "Wu Chengying" will already become "Lizarazu".

At the Genbao base, Xu Genbao's signature loud voice is often heard: "Wu Chengying, pass him, pass him", "Ronaldo, cut in", "Maradona, bring back" and so on.

Outsiders are often confused when they come here, but Ren Pingsheng agrees with this approach, if you can set a goal of 100 points, it is possible to gain more than 70 points; if you only dare to set a goal of 70 points, then you may only get 40 points in the end.

Only when we have lofty aspirations and lofty ideals can we reap the prospects.

Just like Xu Genbao himself, it is precisely because he set the lofty goal of "Chinese Manchester United" that it is possible to cultivate such a group of outstanding national football seedlings in the future.

Just as Ren Pingsheng and Xu Genbao were talking, the young players who were training on the field suddenly stopped the football under their feet, and their eyes were all towards the other end of the field, and many people even ran in that direction, shouting excitedly:

"Wu Lei, Wu Lei. ”

"Wu Lei is here. ”

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