"Hello, Mr. President!" Yang Fan politely greeted the controversial Newcastle president in front of him.

"Hello. Shepard smiled and said, "Are you, Yang?" and he was impressed by the Chinese boy.

"That's right, it's me. Yang Fan replied.

"It's so late, you haven't gone back yet?" The driver came down to open the door, Shepard got out of the car, looked at the empty training ground, and was a little distracted, just when Yang Fan hesitated whether he wanted to say hello to Mr. Chairman and leave first, Shepard suddenly asked him.

"I'm going to clean the locker room today. Yang Fan said, "Then, I practiced shooting." ”

"Oh, that's it, kid, play well, you have a bright future. Shepard said and touched Yang Fan's head, like an elder's encouragement to a child.

"Let's go, young man. Saying that, Shepard got into the car, but did not close the door, but poked his head out and said to Yang Fan.

"I'm in the car?" Yang Fan was a little surprised, he pointed to himself, and then to the extended Bentley.

Seeing Shepard nodding, Yang Fan did not hesitate and happily got into the car door. This is the best car he has ever sat in in his life, and it was personally invited by Mr. President, so he naturally would not refuse.

The car started slowly.

The luxurious extended Bentley is just like the kind of car that Yang Fan used to watch in Hong Kong movies in China, the kind of car that the gangster godfather sits, a very stylish car.

"How does it feel?" Shepard asked with a smile.

"Great!" Yang Fan said.

Shepard took out a bottle of red wine and two glasses from the car's small wine cellar. poured wine into the cup, picked up a cup and handed it to Yang Fan.

Yang Fan took the wine glass, then remembered something, and quickly explained, "I rarely drink alcohol. ”

"Hahaha, don't be afraid, I'm not your coach. Shepard laughed as he shook his goblet, "This glass of wine is to congratulate you on your hat-trick yesterday." ”

Yang Fan smiled, Mr. Chairman's words made him very excited.

Clinking glasses with Mr. President, he drank the wine from his glass.

"You little one. Shepard smiled, "It's a rare good wine, and that's not how good wine is drunk." ”

"Ahem, ahem. Yang Fan was also choked on the wine, and when he heard Mr. Chairman say this, his face turned red, and this young man who was not afraid of heaven and earth was a little cramped.

"Luxury cars, good wine. Shepard said, "And, of course, the beauty." Envy, little one. ”

Yang Fan originally wanted to shake his head, but after thinking about it, he nodded and admitted, he didn't think there was any shame in admitting this.

"Haha. Shepard patted Yang Fan on the shoulder, "These will all be yours!"

Yang Fan nodded subconsciously.

"It's all under your feet, and if you work hard enough, it's yours!" Shepard said.

This time, Yang Fan nodded heavily.

Shepard poured some wine into Yang Fan's cup again: "Yang, play well, you are a good young man! I like to watch you play! I hope that one day, you can bring the championship to me and Newcastle!"

Maybe this Mr. Chairman is just excited today, maybe he just confided his disappointment with the team's current situation and expectations for the future in front of a young man who has left a good impression on him, or just an encouragement to this young man, but Shepard's words, the two glasses of wine that Mr. Chairman invited Yang Fan to drink, have become unforgettable memories for this young man.

"Mr. President, I will do it!" Yang Fan nodded and said.

I heard Yang Fan say 'I will do it', not 'I will work hard'. Shepard laughed happily, this energetic young man gave him hope, Newcastle needs such young people.

This chance encounter with Chairman Shepard, Yang Fan has a deep memory, and he also feels a lot, to be honest, the evaluation of Shepard is very average, Shepard has a lot of money in the transfer market, but Newcastle's results have not improved, in addition, Shepard's biggest achievement is to ask Sir Bobby Robson to return to Newcastle to coach, and his biggest controversy is to personally fire the old Sir again. Therefore, Newcastle fans have mixed reviews of the chairman.

However, there is one thing that even the Newcastle people who dislike Shepard the most have to admit that the chairman of the Newcastle fan family has a genuine love for Newcastle.

At the intersection, Yang Fan got out of the car, said goodbye to Mr. President, and walked towards his residence.

Along the way, people kept greeting him, some of them he knew and some he didn't know, but they all greeted him warmly, and some asked him for autographs.

Newcastle is a football city and a hat-trick is definitely a topic to talk about for these exuberant Newcastle fans. Although it was only a hat-trick in the youth team's game, because the opponent was Arsenal, the first place in the youth league, coupled with the media's previous hype about the bet, this game attracted the attention of Newcastle fans, although most of them did not go to the scene to watch the game, but they were very concerned about the results of the game and Yang Fan's watch.

Therefore, Yang Fan's hat-trick quickly became the focus of media coverage after the game, and the Chinese striker suddenly became quite famous among Newcastle fans, even if he had been unknown before.

As we have already said, in almost the vast majority of sports media coverage in Newcastle today, Yang Fan's name has appeared in the newspapers many times.

Although these reports only reported the game in some inconspicuous pages, reporting Yang Fan's excellent performance, but for Newcastle people who like football, they will read the entire newspaper through, even if there is any newspaper that does not notice, but it is not easy to withstand such a fatigue bombardment, this Chinese name cannot be thought of into their ears, and it is not easy.

Even some comprehensive media also mentioned Yang Fan's name, of course, these comprehensive media reports focused on the bet, a Newcastle youth team player and reporter bet that they would score three goals against Arsenal, and the result?

So, Yang Fan is definitely the name of the most talked-about young player in the mouths of Newcastle fans on this day, and his status as a Chinese player has won him more attention.

And some fans were even happier to learn that Yang Fan was actually their neighbor, and many people even hung around outside, just to see Yang Fan, the freshly baked 'Rigburton Hope Star'.

In a word, Yang Fan is famous, although his name is only spread in the mouths of some Newcastle fans, but, this is a good start, isn't it?!

Yang Fan didn't go home immediately, he went to the phone booth at the intersection and called home.

Waiting for the phone to be dialed, he remembered that it was more than seven o'clock in the evening in Newcastle, and it should be midnight in China. I was about to hang up the phone, but it was connected.

"Is it Xiaofan?" Daddy's voice.

"Little Sail?" said Mom's voice.

Listening to the voices of his parents, Yang Fan, who was originally fine, had wet eyes, and tears could no longer hold back, flowing down his cheeks. This young man's long-suppressed homesickness in his heart can no longer be suppressed. A person, wandering in a foreign country, needs to face all kinds of problems, has never been cowardly, stood up straight, gritted his teeth and persevered, this kind of taste......

"Dad, Mom. Yang Fan choked up and said.

"What's the matter, Xiaofan?" asked my parents worriedly. The mother of the child is worried, not to mention that Yang Fan is alone in the United Kingdom, which is thousands of miles away.

"Nothing. I'm fine. Yang Fan wiped away his tears, and he shouted loudly into the phone, "Dad, Mom, I have good news for you." ”

"What's the good news?" Hearing their son say that it was okay, Yang Fan's parents were relieved and asked.

'I scored. The lad shouted proudly, "Three balls, hat-tricks, hat-tricks!I scored a hat-trick against Arsenal!"

"What hat?" asked Yang Fan's mother.

"Really?" Yang Fan's father said loudly, his wife didn't know what the hat trick and Arsenal represented, how could Yang Fan's father, as an old fan, not know!

"Really Dad. Really!" Yang Fan said loudly, his heart was saying at the same time, Dad, this time, I really didn't lie to you, really! Before, for fear of worrying about his family, he kept telling his family that he was very good here, and his performance was excellent, even when he was short of goals in ten games, he didn't say it to his family, reporting good news and not bad news.

"Well done, son!" Yang Fan's father said happily.

"Dad, Mom, I brought today's newspaper, and I'll read it to you. Yang Fan pulled out a stack of newspapers from his backpack, which he had asked for from the old doorman Alexon Owens.

"Well, good, good, good!"

At this time, Yang Fan faintly heard his mother's voice, 'My son won't be ...... this time'

'Shh......h

"Dad, Mom, I read it. Yang Fan's nose was sour, it turned out that his parents had long known that they were lying to them, but they had been pretending not to know, happy for the lies they had told, and praising him......

Dear father, mother, this time, my son really didn't lie to you. Yang Fan's tears welled up from his eyes again.

"Eun, let's listen......"

…… In this much-watched FA Youth Cup match, Newcastle U19 drew 4-4 with Arsenal U19 team, and Chinese goalscorer Yang scored a hat trick in the game, he is a big contributor to Newcastle!

Dad, Mom, it's me!

…… Maybe before the game, we would have been surprised how this Chinese lad could have made that bet with David Prescott, but after watching this game, we were even more surprised that Yang, he really did it! He scored three goals in the game and completed his first hat-trick in Newcastle Youth! He was the biggest surprise of the game!

Dad, Mom, I'm talking about my son!

…… The eighteen-year-old has black hair and yellow skin...... That's right, he's a player from China...... This is the first Chinese player in Newcastle's history...... He had been in a 10-game goal drought before it exploded against Arsenal and Arsenal Under-19s manager Mr Steve Bond must have felt that he was too unlucky!

Mom, it's still me!

…… He deserves to be the best player...... All three goals were wonderful, Andy Carroll also had a wonderful goal, and the cooperation between him and his Chinese team-mates was relatively tacit...... With the presence of Chairman Shepard and first-team manager Rhodes in the stands, is there reason to expect some kind of change in the first team......

Dad, Mom, it's all complimenting me......

At the end of reading, Yang Fan couldn't cry.

"Dad, Mom, this time, it's true, your son is really outstanding. Yang Fan shouted into the microphone, "Dad, Mom...... I miss you guys...... Homesick......"

The old couple on the other end of the phone couldn't help it for a long time and let out a cry.

Yang Fan hung the microphone there, knelt down by himself, and kowtowed heavily to the microphone:

Dad, Mom, thank you for your nurturing grace, you have worked hard, from now on, my son will make you proud of me!

Yang Fan's father was wiping his tears, he wanted to say, son, you have always been my pride, but the restrained feelings of the Chinese made him unable to speak, he could only keep saying, "Good, good, good!"

On the night of January 4, 2007, when the lights were on in Newcastle, a Chinese boy knocked his head into the microphone in this old telephone booth in the old town...... Then, he stood up, said a couple of words into the microphone, hung up the phone, wiped away his tears, and walked out of the phone booth.

The dim street lamp was projected on his body, and the lonely shadow was so young and stubborn...... His back was straight, like a javelin.

He sang and walked on his feet. The song is coming:

I want to fly into the sky and stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun;

The world is waiting for me to change;

The dreams you want to make are never afraid of being seen by others;

Here I can do it all;

Laugh out loud and let you and I stand shoulder to shoulder;

Where there can be no infinite joy;

Put aside your troubles and stride forward bravely;

I was standing in the middle of the stage;

I believe that I am who I am;

I believe in tomorrow;

I believe that youth has no horizon;

by the sea at sunset;

on the lively streets;

It is the most beautiful paradise in my heart;

I believe in freedom;

I believe in hope;

I believe that if you reach out and touch the sky......

A corner, under the light of the street lamp, can be vaguely seen, the young man's face, the youthful smile.