"At 2:45 a.m. Beijing time on May 3, the second leg of the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League semi-finals kicked off. Borussia Dortmund, led by Yan Jing, beat the Red Devils 1-0 at home thanks to a goal from Spanish striker Villa, thus eliminating their opponents 2-1 on aggregate over two legs and progressing to the Champions League final. After creating the miracle of Chinese reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League last month, Yan Jing once again wrote history and became the first person in Chinese football......"

This is not the first time that Yan Jing has appeared in CCTV's seven-and-a-half prime-time news broadcast this year. Factoring in reports of a successful breakout in the Champions League group stage and a run to the semi-finals last month, Yan Jing has appeared on news broadcasts even more than some national leaders.

In China, the already fanatical pursuit of Yan Jing reached an unprecedented popularity through Dortmund's victory.

Those fans who had been extremely disappointed with Chinese football were reborn because of Yan Jing's appearance, and even the Chinese Football Association naively fantasized about whether Yan Jing could be invited back to China to prepare for the 2008 Olympics.

Of course, they didn't make the idea public. The Football Association also knows that they are not liked by fans, and Yan Jing's popularity has even surpassed that of major popular stars, and fans have always opposed Yan Jing's return to China.

As early as before the start of the Champions League semi-finals, whether it was CCTV or other local TV stations, they made all kinds of Yan Jing personal feature films. However, since most of the video materials obtained by the domestic media started from Yan Jing becoming an assistant coach of Dortmund, the story that fans are interested in has not been answered.

The life of Yan Cheng's family has also changed dramatically because of Yan Jing's fame.

At the beginning of the year, they were able to live their usual lives with peace of mind. But since Cong Jing led Dortmund to the Champions League semifinals, more and more reporters have come to the door.

These reporters have expressed their willingness to pay a lot of money in exchange for an interview opportunity, and they want to know Yan Jing's past stories.

At first, they felt a little flattered. As a fan for many years, Yan Cheng also knew that public opinion would have all kinds of unknowable effects on his son, and although he was embarrassed, he still politely refused the reporter's request.

Although they couldn't get the information they wanted, the reporters who went to Yan Cheng's house were well received, and they didn't embarrass the friendly couple too much.

Anyway, it's not just their family who can't get Yan Jing's information, isn't it?

Looking back at Germany, Dortmund's senior management and board of directors were already overjoyed by Yan Jing's achievements in leading the team, and they couldn't wait to hug him and kiss his face.

"It's been an exhilarating season!Michelle, how did you discover a genius like Yan in the first place?!"

Zolke looked at the excited Watzke in the office, and couldn't suppress the rise of the corners of his mouth: "Who knows, when he led the team for the first time, I saw the shadow of Bill Shankly from him...... I do think he has a lot of potential, but what I didn't expect is that he has more potential than anyone could have imagined. ”

"Haha, Champions League final, Champions League final. "I thought I was dreaming last night on the pitch." ”

Zorc was happy and did not forget to remind: "Hans, we have to speed up the process of negotiating a contract extension with Yan, and many fans have already questioned our lack of contract renewal - even some players have come to ask me if Yan will renew his contract. ”

"Last time, Yan asked us to talk to his agent, Mendes, but Mendes said at the time that he was very busy and couldn't spare time to come to Germany. Watzke was stunned and cooled the joy on his face, "At first glance, it was deliberate, he wanted to drag it out and make us anxious, and then have more bargaining chips." ”

"That's right. Zolke looked over, "But is it possible that we won't renew the contract with Yan?"

Watzke shook his head without thinking about it: "There is no such possibility, and we must renew the contract with Yan no matter what." ”

"You see, sooner or later, we have to do this, so why not do it early to give everyone peace of mind?"

Watzke pondered for a moment, and he agreed with Zorke's opinion: "You're right, I'll call Mendes again later, if he still doesn't want to come to see us this time, let's talk to Yan directly, bypassing him." ”

Yan Jing, on the other hand, has just been told by the club that he will be allocated about 15 tickets to the Champions League final so that his friends and relatives can come and watch the game.

After getting the news, Yan Jing immediately divided one of them to Gotze, who was still in Belgium.

Shortly after last night's win over Manchester United, Götze called him to congratulate him on his win and to talk to him about some interesting things from his travels.

Then, he called Yan Cheng, who was far away in China, hoping to pick up his family.

However, his father rejected his kindness.

"Xiaojing, I'm afraid I won't be able to come with your mother. We're so busy with work right now, we can't get out. ”

Yan Jing was a little disappointed, he longed for his parents to see him standing on the field of the Champions League final: "Dad, are you really not coming? This is the team I coach playing in the Champions League final...... Work or something, in fact, you can quit completely, I can ......"

"What are you talking about? Are you saying that your mother and I want you to be raised now?

"Okay, don't be angry, Dad, I'm just mentioning it...... If you don't come, you won't come, and you won't have a chance in the future. ”

Hanging up the phone, Yan Jing thought about it again and decided to give Reus their tickets as well - next season he plans to recall several young players who have been loaned out this season, so that they can come in advance to feel the atmosphere.

He also wants Rita to come and watch him play, and if Rita and they want to, he will leave tickets for Rita's band.

Of course, he deserves a ticket to his agent, Mendes.

In addition, Yan Jing really couldn't think of who he wanted to give tickets to.

Yan Jing paused, and remembered that August might not be able to buy tickets, and decided to tell him the good news.

Yan Jing walked downstairs and saw Ulf wiping the glass by the window, and then he sat on the sofa and whispered to Auguste next to him: "Hey, man, do you think it is possible for Ulf to go to Athens to watch Dortmund's Champions League final?"

August, who was watching the animation, turned his head sharply when he heard this, and a gaze that seemed to be looking at a fool was cast towards Yan Jing.

"Absolutely impossible, if you want him to watch our Champions League final, you might as well kill him with a single sword. ”

“…… Haha, I think so. Yan Jing touched his head and realized that he had asked a stupid question, so he decided to divert Auguste's attention, "So, do you want to go to the Champions League final live?"

August was very smart, and when he heard Yan Jing ask, he immediately realized that something good might be happening, and his eyes immediately began to glow: "Of course!"

Yan Jinggou hooked his finger to August's ear: "I can give you a ticket to the Champions League final, the location is excellent." ”

"Oh! that's great!"

August jumped up excitedly and almost hit Yan Jing's chin.

"Oh my God, I'm going to watch Borussia Dortmund's Champions League final live!"

The commotion drew unpleasant glances from Ulf, but it didn't stop August from continuing to dance excitedly.

Yan Jing smiled: "Anyway, the club gave me a lot of votes, and I don't know who to give it to all of a sudden." ”

Hearing this, August paused and waved his arms, and then stared at Yan Jing with longing eyes: "Uh, Yan, do you still have more tickets?

Yan Jing thought about the reason why August asked for another ticket: "Are you afraid that Atria won't be able to go? Don't worry, it should be no problem to apply for a ticket with her membership age." Of course, I will also reserve one in advance to prevent accidents if I can actually buy it. ”

August shook his head vigorously: "No, I want to go with Iggy!"

"Igge?" The name immediately brought to Yan Jing's mind the image of a boy with curly hair and freckles with tears, and he was a little surprised, "Haven't you always disliked him before? By the way, he hasn't been expelled? didn't you say ......?"

Hearing this, Auguste, who has always been straightforward, unexpectedly twisted his eyebrows tangled: "No...... Uh, I don't know what to say about him, he's already passed the test of Mr. Coach and is going to officially stay in the team. ”

It just so happened that at this time, Otria, who was wearing an apron, passed by the living room with a bag of vegetables, and when she heard Auguste's words, she couldn't help but interject with a smile.

"Haha, Yan, let me tell you, last time I went to the youth team to watch our Ogu game, you know, he was poured three goals by Iggy, whom he hated-"

August's face turned crimson as he had been exposed, and his always competitive man seemed to be unable to accept it, and his slippers rattled the floor.

"Shut up!!Otria, can't you just say a few words!!"

Otria, holding back a smile, waved her hand and walked to the kitchen, and a few seconds later Auguste and Yan Jing both heard laughter coming from the kitchen.

"Alas!" Auguste wiped his face angrily, "damn it, I underestimated the enemy that time...... But who knew he was improving so fast?"

Seeing this, Yan Jing couldn't help but ask curiously, "How fast is it?"

"He's the team's main striker now, and the coach always gives him a little room after training. Speaking of this, August felt a faint irritability, and couldn't tell whether it was jealousy or grievance, "It'......s only been a few months since he came to us? So the coach said that Iggy was a genius. ”

"That being said, your relationship with him seems to be progressing so fast. Yan Jing touched August's head, "Are you going to take him to watch the Champions League?"

"Don't look at his skills, but he's still as shy as before, he hardly talks to people, and even if he speaks, his voice is very small, like a girl - no, girls don't like him to cry. Speaking of this, August immediately came to his senses again, putting on a look that I had to cover my little brother, and beautifying the facts, "But he is an exception for me, except for the coach, he will only take the initiative to talk to me in the team, since this is the case, I can't treat him badly as a big brother——"

Yan Jing imagined the scene he saw in the church last time when August got along with Ignatz, and couldn't help but suspect that August went to provoke Ignatz every day, and even the most introverted person had to say a few words.

August scratched his head after blowing the cowhide: "So, uh, can you give me another ticket, Yan." ”

Yan Jing thought about it for a moment, counted the extra votes, and agreed: "Of course, of course, if I have the chance, I also want to see Iggy's performance in the team." ”

Receiving Yan Jing's consent, August jumped onto the couch with another cheer.

Yan Jing shook his head amusedly, and went back to the room to continue preparing for the next league game, when his mobile phone rang.

Yan Jing looked at the caller ID and raised his eyebrows, then answered: "Jorge, is there something wrong?"

"Good evening, Yan. I'll get straight to the point, can you tell me what your ideal salary will be for your next contract?" 166 Reading Network