"Chu team pass quickly!"

On the football field of Nanshan University, there are two teams playing an 11-a-side football match. A team in a blue jersey is attacking the goal of a team wearing a white jersey.

With this shout, Chu Yifan, who was wearing the No. 10 blue jersey, sent a straight kick.

Just after the football was kicked, a blue figure suddenly appeared in the back line of the white team.

The defenders of the white team turned their heads away from the football and saw that the BLU player had appeared behind them.

Someone reflexively raised his arm and shouted: "Offside!" ”

But the blue team player didn't listen to him at all, after receiving Chu Yifan's pass, he dribbled the ball into the penalty area, and then faced the attacking white team goalkeeper, his left shoulder sank, and his right foot pushed the football into the far corner.

The ball passed past the opposing goalkeeper and swooped into the goal with ease.

"Don't shout, Lao Guo. Hulay's goal is not offside. Ha! Chu Yifan smiled and said to the opponent who raised his hand and shouted offside, listening to this tone, the two of them were already very familiar.

"Damn! The two are just playing a game, you still ask for foreign aid, please ask for foreign aid, you also ask for foreign aid, you also ask the ...... of the Poseidon Youth Team" The person who was called "Lao Guo" pointed at Chu Yifan and scolded.

Chu Yifan smiled: "Don't tell me that your No. 30 is not the South China Tigers Youth Team." ”

Lao Guo's face suddenly became a little embarrassed.

"Everyone calls foreign aid, but the eldest brother doesn't talk about the second brother. Besides, you call foreign aid to win us, but we don't call foreign aid ......."

"Damn, this is the most shameless thing I've ever heard, why are you calling foreign aid not to win?" Lao Guo said angrily.

"Of course, it's to help Hulai keep his game in shape." Chu Yifan said goodbye to the other party with a smile, and after speaking, he ran to Hu Lai to celebrate the goal.

“…… We call it foreign aid because we are temporarily short of people! Lao Guo angrily shouted behind Chu Yifan, but Chu Yifan had already ignored him.

Chu Yifan hugged Hu Lai, who had grown a little taller, and patted his chest happily: "Hu Lai shoots beautifully!" ”

Hu Lai hurriedly said: "It's Team Chu, you just passed the good kick." It's a shame that you don't go to the college team at your level and play in the college league......"

Chu Yifan shook his head: "Didn't you say it?" I also play this kind of game in my body, and I really go to play in the college league, and my old injury recurs, so I can't even play this kind of game. ”

"I know, Team Chu, but I'll still feel sorry for you."

"Don't worry about me, it's you. Zhao directs this resignation, what should you do in the Poseidon Youth Team? Don't tell me it doesn't matter, if it doesn't affect you and you get left out of the squad for three weeks in a row? ”

Faced with Chu Yifan's question, Hu Lai did not answer.

Seeing this, Chu Yifan also knew that he couldn't ask anything, so he patted him on the shoulder and said nothing.

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"That Fourteen is amazing! It was the fifth goal of the game, right? When did the chemical institute have such a powerful person? ”

In the stands at the University Stadium, two girls were grouped together, one of whom was clearly interested in Hulai on the field.

Seeing this, the boy who had been paying attention to them next to him hurriedly came up to solve their problems: "Don't you know Hu Lai, this classmate?" ”

"Hulai?" The two girls looked at him suspiciously.

"yes, it's the Fourteenth. He's not a student of the Academy...... He was the champion, top scorer and best player in last year's National High School Soccer Championship. Now it's our Lingnan Poseidon Club youth team players, professional club echelon players, of course, amazing! ”

"Wow, pro?!" When the girl heard the other party's explanation, her eyes were about to light up.

"Well, it's not ......" the boy was a little embarrassed, "He should only sign a youth contract with Poseidon Club now, and of course he also has the opportunity to become a professional player in the future......"

"If you're a player from a professional club, why do you want to play in our university?" The girl was still very strange, she frowned and looked at Hulai on the field.

The teammates of the blue team, the Chemistry School football team, had already surrounded him and surrounded him in the center, celebrating the goal.

"This ...... I don't know either. The boy shook his head, he also wanted to solve the puzzle for the beautiful woman, but he really didn't know......

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"Hulai, thanks to you, you wait for us in a while, let's go to the dormitory to change our clothes and invite you to dinner!"

After the game, Chu Yifan said to Hu Lai, who was packing his things.

His roommates immediately chimed in: "yes, yes, you must stay for dinner!" ”

But Hu Lai shook his head and rejected their kindness: "No, Chu team, I still have to go back, it's nearly two hours by subway from here, I'd better go back early." ”

"No, it doesn't take much time to eat...... roommates," the roommates persuaded.

"I really don't want to eat it, next time, next time I will definitely let you have a treat!" Hulai smiled and shook his head, then put on his backpack and prepared to leave.

Everyone looked at Chu Yifan, hoping that Chu Yifan, as Hu Lai's old captain, would be able to speak, and maybe he could persuade Hu Lai to stay and have dinner before leaving.

But Chu Yifan nodded: "Okay, then next time." ”

With a smile on his face, Hu Lai waved his hand to everyone: "Goodbye, next time." ”

"Da Chu, why don't you persuade him to have a meal before leaving? I mean, you're not reluctant to have a treat, are you? The roommates looked at Hulai's back, which had gone away, and complained.

"What, I still have money for a meal? Didn't you see that Hulay was not in a good mood today? ”

The roommates carefully recalled Hulai's performance today and found that it was indeed different from usual.

"It's like you're preoccupied......"

"Shouldn't it be better to invite him to dinner and care for him? If you have any worries, wouldn't it be nice to tell us? ”

Chu Yifan shook his head: "I think it's better to let Hu Lai be quiet at this time, with my understanding of Hu Lai, if he really wants to tell us, then he will definitely take the initiative to say it, but if he doesn't say it, he doesn't want others to know." ”

"Well, what else could be on mind? Isn't it that after Zhao Kangming resigned and left, his future in the youth team suddenly became uncertain? A roommate sighed. When Zhao Kangming was there, Hu Lai was like Zhao Kangming's godson, but now as soon as Zhao Kangming resigns, Hu Lai can't even play in the youth team. Poseidon Club swore that it would give Hulai a reasonable professional football plan, and it turned out to be like this? The person in charge patted his ass and ran away, throwing Hulai here. This is to trick people in and kill them......"

"You can't say that, Lao Li. Zhao Kangming was also a victim of the club's high-level struggles. Another roommate advised. He was definitely unwilling to leave Hulai, how good was his relationship with Hulai...... There is nothing wrong with saying 'love for father and son'. But the ideas of the club's top management are changing! ”

"That is, a few years ago, the South China Tigers, the sworn rivals of the same city, relied on the means of Jinyuan football to recruit a large number of stars, won three league championships, and also won an AFC Champions League championship...... The limelight is the same, making everyone think that Lingnan is a Chinese Super League team called South China Tigers, but Poseidon, which was established earlier than South China Tigers, has not improved its results until now, and it is normal ......for the club's senior management to want to change."

"That's right. Poseidon attaches great importance to youth training, and has cultivated talents for our Lingnan football over the years, but relying on youth training and a small amount of investment, it is indeed difficult to fight those wealthy local tyrants. Watching the South China Tiger win the championship and get a soft hand, how can it be said that Poseidon has no idea at all? ”

"That being said, you want to spend money to bring in stars, so why do you use youth training? forced Zhao Kangming, the director who has served the team's youth training for 11 years, to resign......"

"Poseidon is so rich, and if you want to spend more money to buy stars, don't you have to reduce your investment in youth training? Zhao Kangming also resigned because he was dissatisfied with this. ”

"Eh, if you want me to say, the most grandson is the youth training director who succeeded Coach Zhao, what is the former head coach of the elite team of Transit Football School, I thought the level was high. As a result, Hulai couldn't play. I suspect that he deliberately came to suppress Hu Lai, in order to eliminate Director Zhao's influence in the Poseidon youth training system......"

"Once a son of heaven and a courtier, normal operation. If you don't rule out dissidents, how can you sit in your own position? ”

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"Modern football is becoming more and more demanding of a centre-forward, and more and more comprehensive, so what's the use of you only shooting? A centre-forward like you doesn't fit the requirements and definition of modern football...... I'll be honest, I'm not saying you don't have a future in Poseidon, I'm saying that even if you go to other teams, you don't have a future. I'm sorry, I'm a straight-talking person, but I'm for your own good, so instead of wasting everyone's time like this, you might as well find another way out......"

These are the words of the new youth director Sun He to Hulai on the sidelines of the training ground after training yesterday.

When he said this, it was in front of all the youth team players and coaches, and everyone heard what he said and all eyes were on Hulai.

Hu Lai never thought that this youth director, who had only been in office for less than a month, would say such a thing in front of so many people.

Until now, a day has passed, as long as Hu Lai is willing to recall, he will still easily recite the full text of Sun He's words, and he remembers the tone and expression clearly.

I went through a lot of hardships, came from the school team to the echelon of the professional football club, did not hesitate to run away from home for this, and received more rigorous training than others in the Poseidon youth team, and worked harder than other youth team teammates, and finally got such an evaluation?

This youth training director is still from Quanshun Football School...... When he first heard the news, he still had a glimmer of hope for his prospects in the youth academy of Poseidon Club, after all, Coach Li Ziqiang also came from Quanshun Football School, and he thought that the youth director and Coach Li Ziqiang were from the same football school, and the level must not be much worse.

Originally, because of Director Zhao's sudden resignation, the anxiety caused by it has also stabilized.

I didn't think that I would be given such a slap in the face by the other party!

People have talked to this point, and they still fantasize about being able to get ahead in the Poseidon Club, isn't that stupid?

But I still have a four-year youth team contract with Poseidon Club, even if I want to leave, where can I go?

For the first time, Hulay felt uncertain about his future.

He also finally realized what Coach Li Ziqiang told him at the beginning, the cruelty and uncertainty of professional football.

When he was on the plane from Andong Jincheng to Lingnan City, he imagined many unfavorable situations, such as his teammates in the youth team did not like him, such as his dissatisfaction with the water and soil of Lingnan, and his football style was not suitable for Poseidon's football philosophy...... He even wondered if he would encounter something like his father, so he had to be vigilant and watch out for some dangerous moves in training. Of course, the most important thing is to have a good relationship with your teammates, so that others don't see you as a threat, and don't waste ......

But he never imagined that he had not encountered any of these things, but they would be affected by the battle of the club's top management.

Since he is favored and cared for by Director Zhao, it is natural that he will now have to bear the cruel cleanup of Director Zhao's descendants by the new youth training director - how much Director Zhao favored him at the beginning, and how much this Director Sun dislikes him now......

In this regard, his youth team head coach Chen Mo is a lesson from the past - Coach Zhao had just resigned, and two days later, the new director Sun Hesun Coach parachuted in, and only one day later, Coach Chen Mo took the initiative to resign.

Why quit? Because Coach Chen Mo is Coach Zhao's right-hand man, and is Coach Zhao's most trusted youth coach, he has cooperated with Coach Zhao for many years, and he is almost labeled as "Zhao Kangming's lineage" on his brain. If he hadn't been pressured by his new supervisor, would he have voluntarily resigned and left the Poseidon Club, where he had worked for almost ten years?

Hulay would love to curse the "MMP" in his hometown - he just wants to train at Poseidon and become a professional player......

When he first joined the Poseidon Club, he received a task issued by the system, which required him to sign a professional player contract, and after successfully completing the task, he would be rewarded with a [Pulp Cleansing Potion], as well as 50,000 points, and the system would also be upgraded once.

These rewards were tempting for Hulai, but until now the quest had been lying quietly on the list of quests, with no sign of completion......

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The voice of the dialect station sounded in the subway car, and Hulai came back to his senses and rushed out of the car with an arrow.

Then follow the dense flow of people to stand up the escalator and slowly climb up.

After leaving the station, there is a square in front of the mall, which he needs to cross, then cross the wide riverside road through a pedestrian bridge, and go to the station across the road to take a bus back to the youth training base on the outskirts of the city.

It's evening, it's Saturday, and the square in front of the mall is full of people.

Like him, there are people who come out of the subway station to change trains, there are people who come to visit the mall, and there are residents who live in the neighborhood who come for a walk.

At the beginning of the lanterns, visitors are weaving.

The landscape trees in the center of the square are wrapped with light strips, and each small bulb emits an orange light, bringing some warmth to the upcoming dark night.

A street performer is standing in front of a landscape tree, shouting to people coming and going: "Don't miss it!" Feel the power of music! For fifteen bucks you can get a song to sing just for you! Hit the heart straight and get into the soul! ”

Hulai has not seen street singers, most of them hold a guitar and sing while playing, put a speaker next to it, do nothing but sing, what the singer sings, what the onlookers listen to, and give money if they think it sounds good.

How can there be a street singer who shouts and solicits business like this? And it's singing specifically for you, and what else is in the soul...... That's too unsophisticated, isn't it?

Hu Lai followed the prestige with some curiosity, only to discover that this street performer not only had a strange way, but also a strange shape. He's holding his guitar like any other street singer, but he's carrying a ...... behind his back A set of drums!

The drumsticks are connected to his feet and guitar head by a tightrope, and as he steps and swings his guitar head lightly, the drumsticks rhythmically strike the drum kit behind him.

It was the first time that Hulai had seen a singer dressed like this...... It's a one-man band!

Many people like Hulai were attracted by the singer's peculiar outfit, words and deeds, and stopped to watch.

But no one was willing to go up and give him fifteen dollars to sing a song for himself.

Maybe he thinks that this singer behaves perversely and is not very reliable, or he is embarrassed to be the first bird in front of everyone.

In short, everyone just watched, but no one stepped forward.

The singer continued to shout hard, stomping his feet and beating the drum twice from time to time to attract more people.

When Hu Lai saw him like this, and then listened to his Mandarin without a Lingnan accent, it was estimated that he was the same as himself, he was a Nanpiao. Suddenly, there was a feeling of "being alone in a foreign land as a stranger".

So he took out his mobile phone and walked forward, scanned the QR code, and transferred fifteen yuan with WeChat.

But he didn't want the other party to sing a song for him, and he didn't want to stay, he had to catch the car...... So he waved his hand to the singer who expressed his gratitude: "You don't have to sing, I just want to show my support to you......"

Unexpectedly, the other party put on a straight face and said very seriously: "That's not good!" If I take your money, I must provide you with the corresponding services, otherwise what is the difference between me and begging on the street? If you don't let me sing, then I'll give you back the fifteen dollars!" ”

Hu Lai saw that the other party was serious, so he had no choice but to say: "Okay, you sing ...... you sing."

He retreated into the crowd, intending to wait for the singer to sing and listen to half of the song as a sign of respect before leaving.

Seeing that someone was paying, the onlookers also came to their senses, and they stopped to watch, waiting to listen, wanting to hear what the singer was going to sing to the young man who had paid.

The singer tuned the strings, and at the same time, he kept looking up at Hu Lai in the process of tuning, and saw that he was wearing an ordinary tracksuit and carrying a backpack, and he couldn't see his identity. Finally, he looked at Hulai's face, and he sensed that there seemed to be some sadness in the customer's eyebrows, perhaps because he had encountered some trouble......

Thinking of his non-native accent Mandarin, he already has a plan in his mind about what songs to sing.

So he plucked the strings and sang:

"Brave you, standing here, with a thin face but proud; In this far distance, there is no one to accompany you, only fantasies and troubles......"

Hu Lai, who didn't take the song that this street singer was going to sing seriously, was stunned when he heard the first lyrics.

He had planned to listen to half of the song and leave, but as if he had taken root under his feet, he stood there and listened to the whole song.

“…… Those short-lived splendor are exploding fireworks; That dazzling flame is burning with you and me; That unforgettable love always hurts me; That plain life is as hot as water, and it is ...... because of you" (Note 1)

After singing, the singer stared at Hulai and said to him: "Brave you, standing here, with a thin face but proud. Life is on fire because of you. Come on! ”

Hulai also recovered from the emotions that this song brought to him, and he laughed when he heard the singer's last words.

The depressed emotions brought about by the uncertain future have really decreased a lot.

No matter what life is like, it always has to be so hot......

He said to the singer very sincerely: "Thank you! ”

At this point, the onlookers came to their senses, and the crowd erupted in cheers, whistles, and applause.

For the singer's wonderful performance, and for the song he chose, it really touched the audience......

With a successful precedent, naturally more people are interested in the singer's performance, so everyone squeezed up and scanned the code, hoping that the singer could sing a song that went straight to his heart.

In the midst of this bustle, Hulai squeezed out of the crowd and walked towards the overpass at the end of the square with his bag on his back.

At this time, his mood was completely different, and he also had the heart to look at the sky, only to find that there was a sunset in the western sky.

The setting sun appears and disappears in the clouds, staining the stratus clouds.

Just as he was staying at his accommodation to enjoy the sunset, his mobile phone rang: "...... No one tells you to give up, and no one lets you live a sloppy life. The thinner and weaker you are, the more you have to resist, until in the end no one can stop ......" (Note 2)

He picked up the phone and found that it was Zhao Kangming and Zhao Gui calling.

"Ouch, Director Zhao, you can count as calling me......

"Ha, Hulai, I'm sorry...... Hey, listening to you being so yin and yang, how do you feel like you're in a good mood? The person on the other end of the phone was really Zhao Kangming, Zhao Gui.

"Because I'm watching the sunset, the sunset in Lingnan today is very beautiful, Director Zhao." Hulai held his phone and looked at the western sky.

"Watching the sunset? Are you still in the mood to watch the sunset...... Then I'll rest assured. I left too suddenly, I felt sorry for you, so I didn't dare to call you, for fear that you would scold me......"

"Look at what you said, Director Zhao, where do I dare to scold you......"

"Well, as soon as you say that, I know you have a grudge against me. It's normal to have grievances, after all...... It's really fucked up! Also, I heard you didn't make the roster for three games in a row? ”

"yes, the new director doesn't seem to like me very much."

"Heh, he took you as my person...... Zhao Kangming on the other end of the phone sneered, and then said: "I called you, first, I want to apologize to you, after all, I pulled you to the sea god, but I ran away halfway...... Second, I want to ask you, are you interested in playing in the middle league? ”

"Zhongjia?" Hu Lai was stunned after listening to Director Zhao's words.

"Yes, although it is not the Chinese Super League, but for young players, it can get more opportunities. I'm the head coach of a Chinese team now, and I thought of you......"

"But Director Zhao, the transfer has ended."

'It's okay, we can sign the deal first and wait until the summer transfer window opens. By the way, it's not a lease, I'm going to buy you out directly. What do you think? Interested? Chen Mo also came over to be an assistant coach for me, I am ambitious. ”

"Then Coach Zhao, which team are you going to be the head coach now?" Hulai asked.

"Hah! Coincidental or not, you say? Zhao Kangming on the other end of the phone laughed, "Your hometown team, Anton Shinstar!" ”

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Note 1: The song is from the New Pants Band's "Life is Hot Because of You" (also known as "Life is Hot Because of You").

Note 2: The song is from V89's "Until the End".