Chapter Seventy-Eight: Farewell, Embarking on a New Journey
On Monday afternoon, at the West District Football Stadium of Jiaxiang High School, there were many people standing in the stands, and on the court were 56 players from the Jiaxiang High School football team, as well as all the members of the coaching staff.
But the training did not begin.
There was no cheering from the stands from time to time, as usual.
The atmosphere was a little oppressive and sad.
Fifty-six players from the Jiaxiang High School football team were divided into two teams and stood facing each other.
In the middle of the nineteen stood the captain Wang Guangwei.
On behalf of the other 18 senior high school players behind him, he is giving a farewell speech to his teammates and coaches.
“…… Thank you very much for the three years you have been fighting side by side, not three years, but two and a half years. ”
Wang Guangwei laughed when he said this, but Wu Yue, who was standing a stone's throw away from him, gritted his teeth and couldn't laugh at all.
"It's a pity that we didn't make it to the national tournament this time. I'm sorry, but I can't take revenge on Dawning High School with everyone. It's unpleasant to think that they might win the title easily this year......"
Feng Yuanchang took everyone on the coaching staff and stood aside and listened to Wang Guangwei quietly.
Today, the stadium belongs only to him.
All eyes were on their captain like a spotlight.
And the focus of their gaze will always inevitably end up staying above the captain's head.
There, the hairstyle that was always meticulously combed to the back of the head and glued with hairspray was gone, and was replaced by an inch that could not be deformed without any hairspray.
When the captain was seen again on Monday, the hairstyle surprised everyone, and they didn't understand why the captain was doing it.
In the face of their questions, Wang Guangwei just smiled and said, "Suddenly I want to change my hairstyle, so it's refreshing." ”
But everyone knew that this must not be the real reason of the captain, but he didn't want to say anything, no one asked, and even Wu Yue, who had the best relationship with him, couldn't find out what was behind this hairstyle from his mouth.
They can only guess that it must have something to do with the final they lost on Saturday.
Wang Guangwei looked at the teammates holding back tears in front of him and laughed: "Okay, don't cry with a sad face, it's like saying goodbye to the body......"
Wu Yue didn't hold back, and retorted loudly: "It's not funny, captain!" ”
Wang Guangwei shook his head, and then took out something from his pocket, which was the captain's armband of the Jiaxiang High School football team.
"From today on, I'm not the captain of the Jiaxiang High School football team, this thing...... It's time to hand it over to the next master. Wang Guangwei looked down at the captain's armband in his hand, then stepped forward and put it on Wu Yue's arm.
After putting it on, he patted it and whispered to Wu Yue, "It's up to you, Wu Yue." ”
Wu Yue didn't answer him, he bit his lip tightly and didn't dare to open his mouth, for fear that a cry would pop out of his throat.
Wang Guangwei didn't say anything more, took a step back and turned to the direction of the coaching staff, and then bowed deeply to Feng Yuanchang: "I'm sorry, coach!" ”
After saying this, he got up and grabbed the schoolbag that was placed on the side of the court, carried it on his back and walked quickly outside the stadium.
Someone wanted to catch up, but was stopped by Feng Yuanchang: "All standing!" ”
He couldn't let these people catch up, he couldn't let them see their captain crying, that would damage Wang Guangwei's impression in their hearts.
Everyone stood honestly in place, saluting the departing captain.
The old man looked at the figure that didn't look back and sighed.
He still remembers that at the beginning of this Andong Cup, he talked to Wang Guangwei about the introduction of a linkage mechanism between professional football clubs and high school football championships in this national competition.
He believes that this is the best opportunity for Wang Guangwei to become a professional player.
Although with Wang Guangwei's grades, it is not a problem to be admitted to university, and there are national college football competitions in college, but if you can go directly to a professional football club in high school, it is obviously more advantageous than going to go after graduating from college.
At the very least, it takes a few more years to adapt to the environment of professional football than it is to go to university.
He is so optimistic that after Wang Guangwei shines in the national competition, he will attract the attention of professional clubs from all over the country, and finally choose a good bird to perch on, he will also help Wang Guangwei to refer to a team that is most suitable for him and realize his professional football dream.
As a result, now, Jiaxiang High School stopped the qualifiers and missed the national competition, and Wang Guangwei also lost the opportunity to show himself in front of the national professional football club.
His future shouldn't have been like this......
Except for a long sigh, Feng Yuanchang didn't know what to say.
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When Wang Guangwei walked out of the gate of Jiaxiang High School, he couldn't help but glance back in the direction of the stadium. He had a lot of water stains on his face, as if he had just washed his face.
Since joining the Jiaxiang High School football team, it seems that this is the first time he has walked out of school so early after school.
It's time to go home now, but he's not used to it yet, and he's a little confused.
That's the end of my high school football career......
"Excuse me, are you a classmate of Wang Guangwei?" Just when Wang Guangwei was stunned, a voice sounded beside him.
Wang Guangwei retracted his gaze and found the person he was talking to, a middle-aged man with a big belly, wearing a thick down jacket that looked even more bloated.
"I am, may I ask you ......?"
Seeing that Wang Guangwei admitted his identity, the other party hurriedly smiled and handed out a business card: "I am a scout of our Anton Shining Star Football Club." ”
Wang Guangwei took the business card and looked down:
Dai Zetao is a scout for Anton Shining Star Professional Football Club.
Below is the contact number and contact information such as email and WeChat ID.
Dai Zetao was about to introduce the Shining Star Club to Wang Guangwei: "Our club has been promoted to the first division, and we will play in the first division in the spring of next year, and our goal is to be promoted to the top within three years......"
Wang Guangwei nodded and said: "I know Shining Star, after all, it is the only professional football club in our province, and I have also watched your games." It's just that the home stadium is not in Jincheng City, and it is a bit troublesome to go to see a game, and it will take more than three hours to go back and forth......"
Seeing Wang Guangwei say this, Dai Zetao was a little embarrassed: "Ha...... This, before, was mainly due to the low popularity of the second division league, and many people were not interested in going to the scene to watch the game. At that time, the 60,000-person provincial sports center will not even have a third of the attendance, how unsightly is that? But we're moving to the Provincial Sports Center next year! ”
Wang Guangwei nodded.
Seeing him like this, Dai Zetao's expression became serious and said, "That's the case." Wang Guangwei, you should also know that Shining Star has been established for four years and has been rooted in the local area. It has always been the mission of Shining Star to collect outstanding football seedlings in the province every year, cultivate local talents, and promote the development of football in Andong Province...... And Mr. Wang, as a star player in high school football in the province, your performance in the last national competition was impressive. So I would like to ask, do you have any thoughts on joining Shining Star and becoming a professional player? ”
"This ...... I'm going to go back and talk to my parents. In fact, when he turned out to be this person's business card, Wang Guangwei already knew why the other party came to him, but he was very calm and calm in front of this professional scout, with no expression on his face, and he didn't directly agree to anything.
"Of course! Such an important matter must be discussed with your parents. There is my phone number on the business card, or let's add a WeChat, you can tell me directly on WeChat when there is a result......" Dai Zetao took out his mobile phone, skillfully pointed out the QR code of the WeChat business card, and asked Wang Guangwei to scan the code.
After adding WeChat, Dai Zetao said goodbye, and when he left, he also used gestures to remind Wang Guangwei not to forget to keep in touch.
Looking at this scout from the Shining Star Club, Wang Guangwei shook his head.
Just looking at this person's body shape, it really has nothing to do with football, and the suit and white shirt under the down jacket make him more like a real estate agent...... However, he did not doubt Dai Zetao's identity, and the Shining Star Club still has a strong presence in the entire Andong Province.
At the time of the club's founding, it caused a small stir in Andong province – after all, there had not been a professional football club in Andong province for a decade. After the dissolution of Xingcheng Club in 2005, the original old provincial gymnasium was also demolished and demolished, and a five-star hotel and a large commercial complex were built on the original site, which became a shopping and entertainment center for Jincheng residents and even residents of surrounding cities.
Although the government built a new sports center in the province 10 kilometers north of the original site, the modern stadium has only hosted various celebrity concerts, and only a few football matches a year have been played.
The gold medal ball market, which was once famous all over the country, has become a football desert.
Later, the establishment of the Shining Star Club filled the gap in Anton's professional football, and also pinned the high hopes of many Anton fans.
However, unlike those football clubs that are crazy about burning money, the Shining Star Club has not continuously invested heavily and introduced strong reinforcements with great fanfare, and most of their players are unknown and not famous in Chinese professional football.
So much so that there have always been voices on the Internet and traditional media that Shining Star is a poor ghost club, saying that the boss of Shining Star is reluctant to spend money.
These controversies have not affected the Shining Stars Club, who are still doing what they need to do.
After the sensation of the establishment spending, they quickly fell silent, with only real fans paying attention to them, and the general public quickly lost interest in the reluctant club.
It took a full four years for the Twinkles to move from the Second Division to the First Division in this relatively quiet environment.
Originally, Wang Guangwei wanted to go to the national competition to show himself, and then attract the attention of the Chinese Super League clubs.
But now that the plan has been aborted, he has lost the best stage to show himself.
Join Shining Star without leaving your hometown...... Seems like a good option too?
Thinking of this, Wang Guangwei put away his business card and walked towards the subway station in the distance.
Behind him on the campus, a crisp whistle was faintly heard from the direction of the stadium.