Chapter 192: The Haigeng Gold Rush
On the occasion of the third massive wave of population, American immigrant Sutter discovered gold near Sacramento, California, and Branna, an adventurous trader, manipulator, and land speculator, spread the news of the discovery to the world.
This is where the gold rush comes in.
Now, with the development of the professionalization of Chinese football, Chinese football has finally ushered in a vigorous development after being observed by the world for two years.
They reached the Olympics and beat the mighty Brazil in a historic way, and then took the Asian Cup trophy in the United Arab Emirates.
Coupled with the friendly matches with more wins and fewer losses, the power ranking of the Chinese team has skyrocketed in the FIFA evaluation.
The impact of the Asian Cup is not only a championship trophy and a national football fever. Some countries and players who are not well developed in football have targeted this unexplored land. In fact, when they learned about the situation in the Chinese league, whether it was A A or A B, they didn't mind.
The first division has become a "sweet spot", and foreign aid from all over the country flocked to it, hoping to meet the right head coach and team and get a piece of the pie in this big game of chess.
When the Chinese team played against the American team, a carload of Romanian foreign aid had already arrived.
A full ten foreign aides went to Jinan Taishan team for trial training, but the foreign aid quota of the Taishan team this year has basically been determined, and the possibility of them being left behind is very small.
Although rejected by the Tarzan team, these foreign aides were not depressed.
They and other foreign aid who came to break through temporarily formed the "Eight-Nation Alliance" and asked players from each team to play games. As long as there is a game to play, there is a chance to show yourself on the court, which is convenient for being selected by the Chinese coach.
But there are too many foreign aides who come to the trial, and it is inevitable that they will be mixed. The above-mentioned foreign aid is the lowest level of foreign aid.
Slightly higher ones are like the 8 foreign aides who came to the capital for national security trials in the past few days.
The foreign aid collectives carried a letter of recommendation, with six blacks and two whites. After the head coach Jin Zhiyang glanced at the letter, he directly asked them to team up to play, and directly announced that they were not qualified.
In the end, Jin Zhiyang couldn't even remember their names, only that some of the black players were from Guinea, some were from Angola, and the two white players were from Romania.
It is rumored that the Guangdong Hongyuan team, which does not introduce foreign aid, has also had four foreign aides to the team for trial training in the past two days, and one of the black players did not report to the team until yesterday. He carried a folder with him, and the reporter looked at his personal resume, which was very few in Chinese, only a piece of paper, and the rest was his English resume and photos when he played in various teams.
Players like this have some way to go, either they are introduced, they are decent with resumes, or they have trial records with other low-level teams in China.
A higher level is a group of foreign aid that has now appeared in front of Ou Chuliang and a few people.
A skinny little Chinese agent, followed by five or six tall black players, has become one of the most common shots in Haigeng in recent days.
This kind of foreign aid directly brought by the agent looks very good, and they all look like bodybuilding champions.
In this era, there is no professional broker in China. With the development of football, the rules and regulations regarding domestic agents have been included in the planning charter of the Football Association. The specific rules and regulations will probably not be approved and implemented until the end of the year, which means that the agent that Ou Chuliang met now is just a name added to himself.
"Brother Ou, look at that black man, he's almost more than two meters tall, right?" Deliberation shrank behind Ou Chuliang, and trembled and pointed at a foreign aid who was much taller than him.
"Humph! What about two meters? This is not playing basketball, being tall has an advantage. Meet him on the football field and see if I can kill him! Without waiting for Ou Chuliang to speak, Sun Jihai said with a disdainful face.
Hearing Sun Jihai's squeak, he was not afraid to discuss. Immediately came out from behind Ou Chuliang and replied loudly: "How can it be so easy to pass people? As soon as someone stretches out your leg, you fall to the ground and break your bones. Where do you want to get by? Drill under his crotch? β
"Who do you say broke the bone? Who drills the crotch? Come on, come on, if you don't make it clear to me today, we're not done! Sun Jihai stepped forward and grabbed the collar of the discussion.
"Humph! Whoever is on the stubble, I say who! He snorted and turned his face to the side.
"Okay, you two, just choke together if you have nothing to do." Ou Chuliang pulled the two of them aside, looked at the black foreign aid who was walking away, and said, "Don't look at their big skeleton, but it's not a good thing on the football field." If nothing else, just running the same distance, they may consume twice as much energy and physical strength as ordinary people, or even more. Coupled with turning, flexibility, flexibility, etc., height does not necessarily have an advantage. Even if you are fighting for a header in the penalty area, the goalkeeper who can use your hands still has a huge advantage! β
Ou Chuliang is right, football is a comprehensive team sport, and the ability of the individual is very little highlighted in the collective, let alone the individual who is not very outstanding.
"Brother Ou, since these foreign aides have no ability, why do they have to come? Do they really take our coaches and club managers for fools? β
"You're right." Ou Chuliang smiled, "They are full of nets and fish!" β
"What do you mean?" Except for Wu Chengying, everyone else said in unison.
"Most of the foreign aid led by these brokers is not coming by themselves, but being deceived or bought by these 'brokers'!"
"These 'unlicensed vendors' are not doing quality business, but quantity business. The players they value are also not professional players because they can't afford professional players. β
"So they chose this kind of parallel goods that look very good, but in fact they don't have a good level. But if you are lucky enough to sell one, you can basically offset the cost of ten players coming to China. They adopt this method of 'planting widely and reaping thinly', and under the trend of money, they dare to brag about any cow! β
"Oh? What are they bragging about? Li Jinyu said curiously.
"I heard from Coach Stojkov the other day that an agent came to Shenhua for a trial with a few foreign players. It is said that these players are not only professional teams, but some are also former teammates of Romario. β
As soon as he heard this, Stoikov immediately became interested and went directly to the stadium wearing a pair of loafers. As a result, I was disappointed, and it was all some copycats! Either they don't speak Portuguese, or they don't even know which country RomaΓ±o is. Got a big oolong! β
Hearing such a strange thing, everyone couldn't help but sigh.
After arriving at the training ground, there were two teams of foreign players fighting together in the stadium. Counting the substitutes on the sidelines, there are more than 30 foreign aids.
"Lao Liu, these traffickers really take us for fools."
"Humph! Even if they go to the battlefield, these people are cannon fodder! β
There was no shortage of assistant coaches from various clubs, and they were all sent by the head coach to observe. The odds of panning for gold in this kind of stall are similar to winning the lottery, and these assistant coaches also understand that the Chinese professional football league has developed, but it has not yet developed to the point where it can compete with European and American clubs.
"Brother Ou, why are these people all black foreign aid?" The little head of deliberation is full of question marks.
Before Ou Chuliang could answer, he gave Li Jinyu a look.
Li Jinyu and Wu Chengying reacted instantly, one left and one right, like two generals, one grabbed Sun Jihai's arm, and the other covered his mouth to prevent him from squeaking.
Seeing that Sun Jihai was subdued in an instant, Ou Chuliang cleared his throat and introduced: "Because most of them are not from Europe. β
"European players are more expensive, African and South American players are cheaper. And most of them are strong and outstanding. β
"These people can't see the depth of one or two teaching matches, friendly matches or something, and it's easy to look away if they're in a hurry. Just look at one and the club will have to lose a lot of money. β
"But the club can't ignore it completely, and if any really talented one is selected by a competitor at a low price, it will be a big loss."
"So these foreign aid is just a chicken rib, tasteless to eat, and it's a pity to abandon it!"
"Good! Well said! β
The two Mediterranean coaches who had just been arguing with foreign aid on the side heard Ou Chuliang's analysis, and walked to Ou Chuliang's side with applause.
In fact, Ou Chuliang caught their attention as soon as he opened his mouth. When they saw the faces of several people clearly, their eyes burst into light.
That's Jianlibao!
A real treat!
24K, Pure Gold!
"Didn't the national team play today? Ou Xiaoying is so busy? Oh! I forgot to introduce myself, Liu Dong of Tianjin Samsung. I was there in the first game after Jianlibao returned to China, and I was impressed by Jianlibao's wonderful performance..."
"Uh, I'm sorry Mr. Liu, the national team has rules that don't allow us to contact other team managers, I'm very sorry!"
"Aha, it's okay, it's okay, just make a friend! Private, private friends! β
Liu Dong wanted to take out his business card from his pocket as he spoke, and taking advantage of this, Ou Chuliang politely waved his hand and said goodbye.
"Stay away from them!"
After walking away, Ou Chuliang admonished.
"Except for Xiao Hei and Ji Hai, you all have to be careful."
"I told you a long time ago that Jianlibao's property rights are not clear, and when the five-year period expires, the team is disbanded, and some people may not be able to return to the home team when the time comes!"
"Huh? Brother Ou, why is this still the case? I don't want to disband! You have a good relationship with Vice Chairman Xu, can you talk to him and let Jianlibao keep the establishment! The discussion looked anxious.
"Impossible." Without waiting for Ou Chuliang to speak, Li Weifeng took the lead in shaking his head and said. "This matter is too wide-ranging, and the Football Association can't cover the sky with one hand."
"Okay, okay, there are still two years to wait for you to graduate, don't think about those who don't have it, watch the ball and watch the ball!" Ou Chuliang saw that the atmosphere was a little heavy, and hurriedly set his eyes on the court.
On the field, some of these "foreign aids" have never played football in their countries, and some have played wild football. Some have long since reached adulthood, and some are still developing. They set foot on this land far away from home with the "Chinese football dream", and they have to fight for it regardless of success or failure.
Soon, there was bloodshed on the pitch.
A Romanian centre-back struck an opposition striker in the head with an elbow in the head, bleeding profusely.
"Bobby, you..."
"Mueller, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
Seeing his fellow being carried off the field, Bobby, who looked innocent, regained his previous ferocity again and continued to fight on the court. And after his countryman Muller left the field, he was quickly replaced by another Congolese foreign player.
The savage battle is still going on and never ends.
In just one game, someone was trampled on, and someone had a long wound torn out of their jaw.
Due to the lack of first aid measures in Haigeng, there is only a small infirmary.
After some foreign aides were injured and left the field, Ou Chuliang immediately took some first aid measures for them. Under Ou Chuliang's first aid, these players can at least maintain a normal life after returning to their hometown.
You know, they're injured here, they're not going to get full treatment at all, and those agents aren't going to spend money to help them recover completely.
At this time, another big man was carried off the field, and when Ou Chuliang took over, his left ankle had been completely deformed.
"Me, am I still saved? Can I still play? β
The young black man spoke not very proficient English, and Ou Chuliang gently stroked his forehead, "Don't worry, I've already called an ambulance for you." β
"Woooooo Thank you!thank you...."
Seeing his appearance, Ou Chuliang didn't dare to get started, so after putting him flat, he silently dialed 120 and waited for the ambulance to arrive.
"He said his name was Philippes, he was from CΓ΄te d'Ivoire and he was 19 years old." After a conversation, Ou Chuliang introduced.
"What? Only 19 years old? β
Everyone was stunned, looking at Phillips, whose face could almost be their uncle, still in disbelief.
19 years old, and I negotiate one side size.
"Poor Phillips, he's finished." Ou Chuliang said in Chinese, "Even if he can walk in the future, he will basically say goodbye to football." For an Ivorian, there is little hope for his life. β
The painful topic was accompanied by Phillips's constant convulsive crying, which lowered the atmosphere on the sidelines to a freezing point, and he looked at Phillips lying flat on the ground, looked at his teammates around him, and sighed lightly: "It's good that I'm Chinese!" β
Sun Jihai, who was on the side, rarely refuted, and sighed after hearing it: "Fortunately, I was born in China." β
These foreign aid from different countries, regions and different colors with their own different gold rush dreams staged one tragedy after another in the cruel competition in Haigeng.
It was their life, they fought for it, but now they have failed.
Those foreign players who are not physically injured, they will not give up even if they are not selected by the A-A team. After the spring training of A A, the large troops of A B will arrive one after another. At that time, they will obviously have a better chance than the lower demand for A B.
Ou Chuliang looked at the almost gladiatorial arena-like court, stood up and sighed: "As a Chinese, it's so good!" β