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This country in the middle of the Mediterranean, has always been at the forefront of art and fashion, the "Renaissance" in the 14th century was carried out from Italy, Florence is known as the city of art, the capital Rome is one of the birthplaces of world culture, the glory of the ancient Roman Empire, is the world can not forget a period of glory.

In the northwest of Italy, Milan, the second largest city in the country, is synonymous with fashion. Milan is one of the most economically developed regions in Europe, controlling four percent of the world's art treasures, and it is the most desirable place for designers around the world. It is the home base of Armani, Versace and Valentino, and the famous Milan Fashion Week has an unparalleled position in the fashion industry.

Of course, Italy has an impression of not only literature and fashion, but also sports cars, beautiful women, and football.

It is a true football powerhouse, and in its history, Italy has won a total of four World Cups and one European Cup. The country has produced many football stars, Rossi, Meazza, Zoff, Altafini, Baresi, Maldini, Buffon, Nesta, Cannavaro, Piero, Totti, Baggio, Inzaghi, Vieri...... There are many, many more, too many to count.

A country with a population of just over 62 million, but four world championships, has cultivated one superstar after another, in contrast, the country in the far east, which is known as the most populous country, should be ashamed of itself?

It takes about eleven hours to travel from Beijing, China, to Rome, the capital of Italy, and if calculated according to Beijing time, Zhang Shujie and Li Mu should arrive in Italy in the evening, but due to the time difference and flight delays, it was exactly afternoon after the two arrived in Italy.

The two teenagers got off the plane, there were no language worries before, there were still many Chinese on this flight from China to Italy, although the Chinese people have always liked to fight in the nest, but when they saw their compatriots abroad, they were still willing to help.

Out of the airport hall, Zhang Shujie and Li Mu saw a middle-aged man with yellow skin and black hair and about forty years old holding up a large card with five square characters written on it.

Zhang Shujie, Li Mu.

This middle-aged man is the one China arranged to receive the two teenagers in Italy.

The two walked up.

"Hello, are you Mr. Feng?" Li Mu asked politely.

The middle-aged man nodded: "You are Zhang Shujie and Li Mu?"

The two teenagers nodded as well.

The middle-aged man smiled: "Great, I've finally waited for you, but I can't tell which of you two is who." ”

Zhang Shujie introduced himself: "My name is Zhang Shujie, and this is my friend Li Mu. ”

The middle-aged man said: "My name is Feng Kai, and I am specially sent by the Chinese Sports Association to take care of your life in Italy. ”

Zhang Shujie asked, "Excuse me, are you alone?"

"That's right, it looks like you're not at ease, and I can tell you that I'm enough for one person. ”

The two looked at each other and did not speak. Feng Kai said: "It may be that you have been in China for too long, and you imagine this cooperation as a situation where many people participate, but in fact, this is not the case, and the trial is a very simple process." In Europe and the United States, many children are brought to clubs by their parents. ”

Li Mudao: "That...... Mr. Feng, you see we are coming to Italy for the first time, and the language barrier ......"

"It doesn't matter, as long as you are in Italy for a day, I can be your translator. ”

The new Serie A season is about to begin, and teams have also started their pre-season training. Feng Kai was not in a hurry to take the two to the Parma Club immediately, he had already greeted the club in advance, and then took the two to the trial the next day.

This is mainly due to the time difference, and the two may not have reversed yet.

Feng Kai drove the two to the place of residence, the location is in the small city of Parma, this is a city in northern Italy, located in the south of the Po River Plain, near the Parma River, the Italians named after the river, so the city is called "Parma", the same as there is a famous football team here, also called Parma.

Along the way, Zhang Shujie and Li Mu knew Feng Kai's true identity, he was not a member of the Chinese Sports Association affiliated to the Chinese Sports Bureau at the beginning, and the successful cooperation with Parma this time did not have a great impact in China, but the local media reported a lot, after all, football is extremely popular in this country, which China cannot compare for the time being.

Feng Kai, as a senior fan, immigrated to Italy ten years ago, is very familiar with the surrounding environment, including language, transportation, etc., and he even knows a lot of football laws and regulations! He took the initiative to contact the staff of the Chinese Sports Association branch who came to Italy and expressed his willingness to do his best to help.

Because the domestic staff is not familiar with Italy, Feng Kai is willing to take the initiative to help, which is very good. They found that this Feng Kai is really not a simple character, now he is the owner of a restaurant on the surface, but in fact he has another identity before, he has been an agent.

Feng Kai worked as an agent in China for a short time, but later immigrated and did not continue to do it. As for the reason, Feng Kai said that he does not currently have the qualifications of FIFA brokers, and he can't do cross-border player trading, so he has to give up. Later, Feng Kai and his wife opened a large-scale restaurant in the local area and became the owner.

The Chinese staff took a fancy to Feng Kai's extraordinary experience, so they specially asked him to become a member of the Chinese Sports Association in Italy two months ago, which is equivalent to a temporary worker. At present, Feng Kai's identity is no longer an economist or a restaurant owner, but a Chinese staff member in Italy, of course, only temporary.

Zhang Shujie asked: "I heard that there are two other selected team members, are they also your answers?"

After hearing this, Feng Kai smiled bitterly: "That's right. It's just that the two men left this morning and this noon, respectively. ”

"Gone, where did you go?"

"I've returned home. ”

Zhang Shujie and Li Mu were taken aback, and said in unison: "Go back to China?"

Feng Kai lamented: "They didn't pass Parma's trial. ”

The two teenagers were stunned.

Before coming to Italy, the two of them had also heard An Rong talk about it, and thought that the hope of the two teenagers passing was not as good as that of Zhang Shujie and Li Mu, but when they got the exact news, the two were still a little shocked.

That's their opponent in the semi-finals of the national competition.

Feng Kai said slowly while driving: "The team's trial is generally not less than three days, but in fact, many clubs will not try for so long, whether it is gold or scrap metal, it can be seen at a glance that it will not take such a long time." The two children who went to Parma for a trial a few days ago only went through a two-day trial before they decided that they were not malleable talents and were politely declined by the club. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Shujie and Li Mu were a little out of their hearts, during the national competition, the two of them had fought against the two teenagers respectively, and their strength was definitely not bad, but this time in Europe, they were brushed down by Parma in only a few days.

Zhang and Li also left a big shadow in their hearts because of this incident.

When the three of them came to the hotel, Feng Kai had already booked the room in advance, and he said: "You will stay here for a few days, all the expenses will be covered by the state, and if you can pass the trial, you will live in the player's dormitory." ”

Zhang Shujie asked stupidly: "Isn't it an apartment?"

Feng Kai was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "I've watched too many professional football games, right? That's the treatment that only the first team has." And not every team has an apartment. Many small balls will find it difficult to afford this cost, so they will have to live in the players' dormitory. ”

Li Mu also said something that was not stupid: "Parma...... It's not small, is it?"

"But it's not big, once one of the 'Seven Sisters of Serie A', now can only fight for relegation. Even in Serie A's glory days, Parma were only the youngest of the seven sisters. ”

Zhang Shujie said: "Yes, Parma is just a 'little sister'. ”

"Don't talk about it so much, I'll take you to eat something, I originally planned to take you around again, but if you think about it, you've been on a plane for so long, and you have a time difference, so let's have a good rest first." By the way, this is for you. ”

Feng Kai took out two mobile phones: "Your current mobile phone should be dual-band, right? Dual-band mobile phones can't be used abroad, this is for you, the phone card is also available, and the number is pasted on the paper on the back of the phone." ”

The two took the mobile phone, studied it for a while, and deliberately studied the mobile phone number, which is very different from China. The mobile phone number in Italy is ten digits, but if the person is outside Italy, then the number must be preceded by the region code 0039, and it becomes a fourteen-digit number.

The first time the two teenagers saw a mobile phone number that did not start with "1", it was a little strange, and a few Arabic numerals, which were originally very common, seemed to have become very rare.

Feng Kai looked at the two children with a smile, and said after a while: "If you're done, let's go to dinner." ”

The three of them went downstairs. It's still early for dinner – early for Italy. Feng Kai drove the two to his own restaurant, a typical Chinese restaurant.

The restaurant has two floors, and in terms of decoration and size, it is still very classy. The restaurant is mainly managed by Feng Kai's lover, she is an Italian, the couple has a son and a daughter, the son went to play football, and the daughter followed to cheer for her brother. At this time, the restaurant was relatively quiet, and the few guests were Chinese, and when Zhang Shujie and Li Mu entered the restaurant, they had the illusion that this was not in Italy, but in China.

After eating, Feng Kai sent the two of them over again, his restaurant was not far from the hotel where the two lived, and it only took ten minutes to drive. Feng Kai left his contact information, left some money, and told them to call him if they had something.

After Feng Kai left, Li Mu lay on the bed in a big shape and sighed: "We actually came to Italy, just like that!"

Zhang Shujie also lay on the bed and sighed: "It feels like a dream." ”

Li Mu closed his eyes and muttered, "If it's really a dream, I hope never to wake up." ”

"Don't dream yet, hurry up and call your family to report your safety!"

Zhang Shujie's reminder, Li Mu seemed to wake up from a big dream, and hurriedly picked up his mobile phone: "Yes! Hurry up and tell your family that we have arrived in Italy safely." ”

But as soon as he held the phone in his hand, he thought of a very serious problem.

"What is the time difference between China and Italy?"

Zhang Shujie was stunned: "Italy seems to have summer, but now it is summer, and the time difference between China and China seems to be ...... Seven hours. ”

"It's seven hours late, isn't it?"

"It seems like yes. ”

"So, it's night in China?"

"It was about eleven o'clock in the evening. ”

"Hurry up, call back. ”

The two called their parents separately to report their safety, and also told them about the situation when they first came to Italy, telling them not to worry, someone to take care of them. This caller ID is the number that the two of them are currently in Italy, and if all goes well, this number will last for a long time.

Then Li Mu called He Ziyuan, Qin Yang and a few others back, and Zhang Shujie also called acquaintances such as An Rong and Zhou Ying, but when dialing Wang Shihan's mobile phone, there was a situation at Dalian Airport, and no one answered.

Zhang Shujie was a little puzzled, could it be that Wang Shihan left his phone again?

Li Mu finished the last phone call, and when he saw Zhang Shujie in a trance, he asked, "What's wrong?"

Wang Shihan didn't answer the phone again. ”

"I guess it's because people aren't there. Li Mu guessed.

Zhang Shujie shook his head: "I don't know." ”

As he spoke, his phone rang. The two looked at each other: It's coming.

The call was really from Wang Shihan.

Zhang Shujie connected, and before he could speak, Wang Shihan's voice came from the mobile phone: "Zhang Shujie?"

"How do you know it's me?"

"As soon as I saw that it was an international call, I knew it had to be you. ”

Zhang Shujie smiled and asked, "You didn't bring a phone just now?"

"I'm in the bathroom, and when I came out, my dad said that the phone was ringing, and I picked it up and saw the 0039 in front of me, and I guessed that it was you calling. ”

"That's smart. ”

"Have you eaten?"

"I've eaten it. ”

"Are you still used to it?"

"Fortunately, there is nothing wrong with it for the time being. ”

"How's your tryout?"

Hearing the trial, Zhang Shujie couldn't help but smile again: "It's not so fast, it's going to be tomorrow." ”

"You can't go by yourself, will you?"

"No, someone sent us over, everything was arranged. ”

"That's good, make sure you try to stay. ”

"I'll do my best. ”

The pair chatted for a long time, and it wasn't until Li Mu urged him to pay attention to the phone bill that Zhang Shujie hung up the phone. He also reminded Wang Shihan to remember this caller number.

"Papaya, why are you jealous of me?"

"Who's going to be jealous of you? We need to take a break and adjust to the jet lag, or tomorrow we will go to the trial and see that we look listless, and we will just pack up our baggage and leave." ”

Zhang Shujie felt that he was right, but it was still early, and he couldn't sleep.

"Papaya, do you think we can get by?"

"When did you start not believing in yourself?"

"Not really, it's just that there are already two people who have been a lesson for us. ”

Li Mu was silent for a few seconds and said, "To be honest, I'm not very bottom-up. It's not like a high school league, it's a trial for a European professional club. ”

Zhang Shujie sighed: "Forget it, don't think nonsense, when the time comes, we will play our normal level." There are still many good news waiting for our relatives and friends in China, and we cannot let them down. ”

"So, we have a lot of expectations. ”

This is the first day of the two Chinese teenagers in Italy, and they don't know their fate in the future, whether they can stay or not, it is not up to them to decide.

Tomorrow, the trial will begin.