After 12 years, the Chinese men's football team broke into the World Cup again, and the Chinese fans must have been very excited, they celebrated all night on the streets, parks, squares and other places, and some older fans were even more tearful: "After waiting for so many years, I finally waited for the Chinese team to play a World Cup in a dignified manner." ”

At first glance, this "dignified" seems to be an exaggeration, but on October 7, 2001, although the Chinese team determined the top 32 seats of the South Korea and Japan World Cup on that day, because it avoided traditional powerhouses such as Japan, South Korea and Issa, and Australia had not yet joined the AFC at that time, many people thought that the Chinese team was somewhat lucky to participate in the World Cup.

But this year is different, the Chinese team defeated the former Asian No. 1 Japanese team in one fell swoop, and defeated the new AFC member Australia, and both won by a large score, which can be said to be advancing to the top 32. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration for those old fans to say that this year can be regarded as "dignified".

The prestige of national team coach An Rong and the new chairman of the Football Association Guo Fan has also reached unprecedented heights, An Rong first led the national Olympic team to create a miracle, and then brought the Chinese team into the World Cup in the position of national football coach, and it is not too much to call the national football coach. And An Rong's appointment is indispensable to Guo Fan's efforts. Moreover, the biggest difference between Guo Fan and the previous presidents of the Football Association is that he never interferes with the head coach's arrangement, and completely hands over the selection and use of players to An Rong, giving him the greatest trust. The most commendable thing is that he dared to take responsibility, and the words "If I can't enter the World Cup, I will leave with An Rong" made fans remember it vividly.

When all the players and coaching staff of the Chinese team returned to China, Guo Fan personally greeted him at the capital airport, surrounded by many fans and reporters. An Rong was the first to step off the plane, and Guo Fan strode forward and walked towards An Rong.

He didn't shake hands with An Rong, this kind of politeness didn't exist between the two of them, he walked up to An Rong, laughed and hugged An Rong. The flashing lights around suddenly kept flashing, filming the scene.

He hugged the players one by one, in the eyes of the players, the chairman of the Football Association has no official frame at all, except for his coat of "head of the Football Association", he is no different from ordinary fans.

The fans chanted the names of An Rong and every player, and Zhang Shujie and others also waved generously to the fans. An Rong then held a brief press conference, at which he made it clear that now that the Chinese team has qualified early, he will rest most of the main players in the final round and will send more substitutes to participate.

A reporter asked him what his goal in the World Cup was, and An Rong said that he would do his best to break into the round of 16. He repeatedly mentioned "do your best", is to hope that the media will not take it out of context, this Chinese team, as a new force, has not experienced such a major tournament as the World Cup, although many players in the team are very good, but they are about to face an unfamiliar event, so it is better to answer cautiously.

Guo Fan organized a small celebration party, he made it very simple, there were no reporters to attend, and there were only some officials of the Football Association who came out of the national team. And Guo Fan also stipulates that no one is allowed to drink!

The celebration ended in just two hours, and players such as Zhang Shujie and Li Mu also understood that they would not have any more games until the start of next season. In the next round of the group stage, An Rong will definitely not call them again, because the win or loss of this game is irrelevant.

Now, Chinese fans only have to wait to see the Chinese team at next year's World Cup in Brazil.

For many players, the holiday season has officially begun, but some are also destined to not be able to take a break this summer, Feng Kai is one of them, he needs to start handling the transfer of some players, the most notable one is Yan Tao.

Previously, Bayern hoped to sign the Ajax Chinese defender for 10 million euros, but Ajax counteroffered 15 million, which Bayern did not veto immediately, but did not immediately agree, just said that it was still under consideration, Feng Kai did not urge at that time, and now it is different, Yan Tao, as the anchor of the Chinese team's backline, has made great contributions to the qualification of the Chinese team, which will also be an important bargaining chip for Feng Kai and Bayern.

"Sir, I think you should know that although there are many defenders who can attack and defend well in football today, there are very few guards like Yan Tao who have skills, bodies, and consciousness, and almost never take the initiative to foul. ”

Feng Kai looked at Rummenigge, who was sitting opposite, and said to him with a smile. There were no Ajax club officials involved in this transfer negotiation, everything was handled by Feng Kai, and Ajax made it very clear that less than 15 million is not to talk! Therefore, Feng Kai's task is to persuade Rummenigge to bring in Yan Tao at a price of at least 15 million euros.

Rummenigge looked at the information in his hand and was silent for a while before he said: "But the price of 15 million is not cheap for a defender who is not very famous." ”

"You're right, but Yan Tao is only twenty-two years old, and most of the defenders are late maturing, can he perform like this at this age, don't you think he's worth the price, sir?"

Rummenigge still didn't speak, Feng Kai said again: "There is no basis for what you say, you must have read all the data of Yan Tao, in addition to ranking third in the Eredivisie in steals, interceptions and clearances are ranked first in the Eredivisie, and his four goals and five assists can show his offensive ability." Also, I have shown you the data of the national team, Yan Tao's data are among the best, more importantly, as a Chinese, Yan Tao will bring huge commercial value to the club after joining Bayern, when Bayern's players in China are only more popular than Zhang Shujie. Sir, I'm afraid all the benefits behind this are far more than the 15 million euros, right?"

Hearing this, Rummenigge fell into deep thought, and inadvertently, nodded slightly. This subtle action did not escape Feng Kai's eyes.

Rummenigge replied for understanding, Feng Kai didn't bother, and waited quietly for an answer.

After a while, Rummenigge closed the information, smiled, and said, "Mr. Feng, I admit that you have a point. Here, in my capacity as the chairman of the board of directors of FC Bayern Munich, I would like to say to you that we will definitely sign Yan Tao, and as for the transfer fee, it will not be a problem. ”

Feng Kai's eyes lit up and said with a smile: "Then I'll wait for your good news!"