18. A small town in Germany
"Uncle Hai......" Qin Gude dialed Sun Jihai's phone.
"You're back in Manchester?" Sun Jihai quickly answered the phone.
"Well," he said a little bit of language, "I went to Manchester United in the morning and met Ferguson as well......."
"Huh?" The voice on the phone suddenly rose high, "Did he agree?" ā
Qin Goode smiled bitterly over the phone: "No, but he explained a lot to me, whether it is a labor certificate or a genius clause, it is impossible for me to play football in the UK......"
Sun Jihai sighed: "Who let us only rank 103, and now it is impossible for anyone to come to the UK...... So what do you do? ā
"Lord Fu built yƬ me...... Try it in Germany. ā
"Germany...... For us East Asians, it does seem to be more suitable than the Premier League......" Sun Jihai suddenly understood, "I'll ask Jiayi to see if their club can provide an apprenticeship contract, how about it?" ā
"Thank you, Uncle Hai......" Qin Gude didn't know what to say except for thanking him repeatedly.
"Hey, Jia Yi is also a righteous brother, if he can help you, he won't be relied upon." Sun Jihai told again, "My house hasn't been sold yet, you can go and live in it first." ā
Qin Gude held his mobile phone, and his eyes suddenly became hot-
"Brother Hai?" Shao Jia looked at the name on the phone screen and pressed down the hands-free button.
"First brother, are you in Germany?" Sun Jihai's voice rang out.
"yes, I had too many injuries last season and didn't play a few games, so I have to take the time to reserve my fitness this season. Brother Hai, you went to Newcastle, are you okay? ā
"I'm just starting to adapt to a new team, and there's one thing that has to trouble you, brother."
"You say, I'll do my best."
"I mentioned to you before, when I was in Manchester City in the past two years, I brought a Dalian fellow to train in the youth team, and now Manchester City has become a local tyrant, neither of us can stay, so we have to go our separate ways," Sun Jihai seemed to laugh self-deprecatingly, "I once told that kid that you played very well in the Bundesliga, so he has been asking me to ask you in the past two days, can you find a club, provide him with a chance to learn, go to Cartbus's youth team for two years?" ā
"No problem!" Shao Jiayi blurted out.
The other side of the phone was stunned: "...... It's true? ā
"Hey, I won't give you a boast about this, I'll give you news in a week."
"Then please! You're coming to Newcastle another day, and I'm going to treat you to a big dinner! Sun Jihai breathed a sigh of relief.
"Come on, English dinner, fish and chips?" Shao Jiayi laughed, "I still want to work out, hang up first." ā
He hung up the phone, but couldn't help but slap his palm on his thigh: why didn't he control his generous and bold temper...... I promised others casually again!
In the 07-08 season, Cartbus changed the coach just a few rounds after the start, and he wanted to show his strength in front of the new coach but was knocked down by a sudden injury, and when he returned from injury a few months later, he had missed the best run-in lineup time, and could only get a few opportunities to play as a substitute. As a result, he returned to Germany early to start his pre-season training on his own, hoping to regain his place in the team in the new season.
Therefore, his current situation in Cartbus is already very embarrassing, and he is not sure at all about fighting for a contract for his juniors in the same country-
However, Qin Gude still received a call from Sun Jihai a week later: "Cartbus agreed to provide a one-month trial, provide basic dormitories for multiple people and nutritious meals after training, you can report as much as you want, there is a direct flight from Manchester to Berlin, and when you contact Jiayi, he will go to Berlin to pick you up." ā
"I see, thank you Uncle Hai!" Once again, he felt the lack of words, and could only thank him over the phone.
"Thank you, kid." Sun Jihai told again, "No matter what the situation is there, remember to report to me, and remember to call home, don't let them worry." ā
"Hmm." Qin Gude answered and slowly put down the phone.
He undoubtedly met another noble person in his life-
Three days later, on August 1, Berlin.
"Are you Xiao Qin?" A blue-gray station wagon stopped in front of Qin Good, with the eye-catching BMW logo, and a handsome angular face emerged from the window.
"Brother Shao is good." Qin Gude hurriedly ran over with a salute.
Speaking of which, he called the 77-year-old Sun Jihai uncle, but Shao Jiayi, who was only 3 years younger than Sun Jihai, couldn't help but change his name......
This is not to blame him, compared to Sun Jihai's slightly aged face, Shao Jiayi, who is close to 188 in height, can be called burly and handsome in Germany, where there are many tough guys.
He smiled heartily and moved the luggage into the trunk for Qin Goode: "I have known Brother Hai for almost 10 years, and this is the first time he has entrusted me with an errand, and he finally did not disappoint him." ā
"Let Brother Shao bother," Qin Goode sat on the co-pilot and fastened his seat belt carefully, "I will definitely work hard to participate in the training and not embarrass Brother Shao." ā
"What did you say," Shao Jia sent the brakes, and the BMW slowly left the airport, "I'm a Chinese in the team, if you can stay, I'm not so lonely, haha." ā
It is only about 130 kilometers from Berlin to Ketbus, and Shao Jiayi introduced the specific situation of the city to the villagers while driving: "Although Ketbus is the second largest city in Brandenburg, after all, in East Germany, the economy is relatively average, and it is certainly not as prosperous as Manchester. Most European cities are like this, there are not so many high-rise buildings and buildings, it feels less crowded, and life should be quite leisurely. He smiled, "You see, although Berlin is the capital of Germany, the traffic situation is quite smooth, if we are in the imperial capital, we will definitely not be able to leave the city for an hour." ā
"That's right," Qin Gude also smiled, "The blue sky and air here are rarely seen in China. ā
"You're right, although Cottages is a small city, there are eight large-scale citizen parks, which are absolutely unimaginable in China." Shao Jiayi is a talkative imperial capital, and Qin Gude, a Dalian person, is also a type who is not afraid of life, although the two of them met for the first time, the atmosphere was also harmonious.
Entering the city of Ketbus, a city of only 150,000 permanent residents looks a little dilapidated and deserted, the scale is no different from some small counties in China, there is no traffic in sight, there are no high-rise buildings, but more German and Soviet buildings with classical styles, old-style churches, and occasionally the ruins of an ancient city wall.
"This is an industrial city, mainly textile, machinery manufacturing, construction, timber, food processing, and it is also an important coal producing area in Germany, with convenient railway transportation and a river port, but the scale is relatively small, I'm afraid it is not as good as your port in Dalian, haha." Shao Jiayi drove the car and led Qin Gude around the center of the city, "Germans like to drink, so although the city is not prosperous, there are indeed many bars, and they are very cheap. ā
"Can we drink too?" Qin Gude couldn't help but ask.
Shao Jia was slightly stunned, and immediately replied with a smile: "You are right, professional players should stay away from alcohol, but drinking a glass of low-alcohol dark beer during breaks is a very common thing among German players." Of course, you're not yet an adult, so it's good not to drink as much as possible. ā
He turned the steering wheel and slowly entered a residential community: "This is the house I rented from local students when I first came, I am not as rich as Brother Hai, don't laugh at me." He parked his car in front of a building and pulled out the keys.
This is only a five-story low-rise building, and after entering, I learned that the Shao family's house is a duplex on the top floor, and his wife Wang Haiyan is playing on the sofa with her two daughters.
"Hello sister-in-law, I'm Qin Good, I'm sorry." Qin Gude hurriedly said hello.
"Xiao Qin, don't be so polite," Wang Haiyan nodded with a smile, "You came abroad to work hard alone at such a young age, if we don't help you again, how can we be reasonable?" You'll live here from now on, and I'll clean it up for you. ā
Qin Goode opened his mouth: with a million euros, he no longer needed to live a careful life, and he didn't expect the Shao family to provide him with a place to live, but the Shao family invited him very warmly, and he could only nod and agree.
"Let your sister-in-law show you a hand today, and then you rest early, and tomorrow I will accompany you to the youth team to report." Shao Jiayi took his daughters in his arms and motioned to his eldest daughter, "Xiaoqing, call Uncle Qin." ā
"Hello Uncle Qin!" The little girl, who looked like she was no more than three or four years old, hugged her father tightly with one hand, and greeted Qin Gude softly with the other.
"Qin Shu ......" Another little girl around a year old held her fingers and shouted vaguely as her sister learned.
Uncle Qin......
Qin Gude, who had only turned 17 in half a month, stood at the door with a black line, crying and laughing.