In April 1994, the first Chinese Football League A kicked off, and Chinese professional sports took the first milestone step. Professional football in China is just beginning to ignite, brilliant and splendid, making people reverie infinitely, believing that it is not far off to break out of Asia and dominate the world is just around the corner.

After all the $30W in the account was transferred to the Jianlibao account thousands of miles away, Vice Chairman Xu also put more pressure on himself. There is no way back from the road of attracting investment.

After nearly three months of hard work, Vice Chairman Xu and his negotiation team finally reached an agreement with IMG to raise an annual investment of $1.2 million for the Chinese Football Association, which will increase by 10% every year, and the contract will be signed for five years.

$120W per year is already a lot of money. In 1994, at the beginning of the reform of the socialist market economy, such an investment scale can almost be said to be a miracle created by Vice Chairman Xu for Chinese football.

It is precisely because of this that for a long time to come, the "Xu Wang Alliance" in both Xu and Wang will be considered one of the most successful combinations of Chinese football management.

Vice Chairman Xu also used his magnanimity and courage to win the position of speaking for Chinese football in Asia.

This year, Dalian Wanda, Guangzhou Sun God, Shanghai Shenhua, Liaoning Far East, Shandong Taishan, Sichuan Quanxing, Guangdong Hongyuan, Beijing Guoan, Bayi Team, Jilin Samsung, Shenyang Liuyao, Jiangsu Maite 12 teams under the repackaging of sponsor Marlboro, launched a fierce competition.

The opening ceremony was held in Chengdu and was attended by about 150,000 people in the six venues. Among them, the audience in Chengdu and Yanji has reached more than 40,000, indicating that Chinese football has begun to develop in the direction of professionalism.

This summer, football is not only thriving in the East. On the other side of the globe, the World Cup has come to the United States, a desert known as football.

Before this tournament, almost no one could have thought that the Yankees could host a successful World Cup. In random interviews before the game, many Americans don't even know what football is.

"The World Cup? I'm sorry, but I don't know anything about them and don't know any of them. ”

"Football? Is it like that kind of soccer? Okay, thanks, and then I don't know, it's time for me to go. ”

"There are two teams in football, you can win the game with your head, you can use your feet, you can win the game in any way you can think of."

"Football is fun, I've been following it, it's fun, it's like this, like this..."

In interviews on the streets, people from all walks of life in the United States gave a variety of answers to football. For the Yankees, the higher level of competitive sports is clearly more appealing, and many people scoff at football, which takes 90 minutes in a game and rarely scores goals.

Although the general public did not accept it well, fans around the world brought the passion of football to the United States.

At noon on June 17, most of the Jianlibao members gathered in front of the TV at Awei's home, waiting for the opening ceremony of the World Cup to officially start.

Ah Wei, a Chinese living in the local area, took the initiative to come to the door after learning of Jianlibao's arrival and served as a free translator for the team.

After all, Ou Chuliang is still a player and usually needs to train, so Ah Wei's appearance helped Zhu Guanghu and others a lot. Ah Wei is righteous, and often invites the whole team to eat barbecue patties without charging a penny. In life, I often take care of these Jianlibao players.

Jianlibao also has a good relationship with Ah Wei, and even the first championship medal won in Yidu City is stored in Ah Wei's study.

During the World Cup, the focus of the team's training has become to watch the world's best teams play and learn from them. Although I have to hand in a thousand-word review every night, I still can't stop the passion of Jianlibao players to watch the game.

When the players on both sides were about to enter, Zheng Yi stood up, scratched his buttocks, and said to himself, "I'll go to the toilet first." ”

As he spoke, he walked up the stairs.

"Brother Ou, I reported that Zheng Yi didn't go to the toilet." Seeing Zheng Yi's figure disappear at the top of the stairs, he climbed over and whispered in Ou Chuliang's ear.

"Oh? So what is he going to do? "Ou Chu is wondering.

"Brother Ou, you'll know if you follow along." After deliberating, he crawled back to his place as if nothing happened.

Ou Chuliang thought about it, but still stood up and walked out of the living room, and followed upstairs.

Sure enough, as expected, Zheng Yi did not go to the bathroom after going upstairs, but came to the kitchen.

Through the hidden door of the kitchen, Ou Chuliang happened to see Zheng Yi take out a can from his clothes.

"Rub!"

The pull tab of the can was pulled open by Zheng Yi, and just as he was about to pour the liquid in the can into his mouth, a hand suddenly stopped in front of him.

"Lao Zheng, when did you learn to drink?"

"Team, captain?!" Seeing Ou Chuliang beside him, Zheng Yi looked frightened.

Jianlibao clearly stipulates that drinking alcohol is not allowed, and if you are caught, you will be fined $500. In this era when you can eat McDonald's once for $5, $500 is definitely a lot of money.

But what sixteen or seventeen teenager is not interested in "contraband"?

"Captain, you, when did you come?" Zheng Yi suddenly hid the can in his hand behind him, looking like he had no silver three hundred taels here.

"Okay, I've seen it all, what else are you hiding?" Ou Chuliang smiled.

After the initial panic, Zheng Yi's eyes rolled, and he immediately took the can in his hand and took the initiative to deliver it to Ou Chuliang.

"Captain, this is something I've treasured for a long time, just waiting for the World Cup to start. I remember when I was a kid, my dad would drink a few drinks every time he watched the World Cup, and it was enjoyable! Come to the European team, you taste first, you taste first. ”

Ou Chuliang took the beer produced in Brazil and looked at Zheng Yi with a playful expression.

"Lao Zheng, where did you get this thing?"

"Team Ou, last time we went to the city to buy something, I secretly bought it in the store next to McDonald's, and no one told me." Zheng Yi rubbed his hands, "Team Ou, please use it first, and I'll drink the rest." ”

"Then I'll drink!" Ou Chuliang raised his neck, "Lao Zheng, aren't you afraid that I will drink it all in one go?" ”

"Ou, Euro, don't!" Zheng Yi looked bitter, "I'm just this can, I've been saving for a long time..."

Looking at Zheng Yi's longing eyes, Ou Chuliang put the can to his mouth and took a sip lightly, and then handed it back.

"For the sake of the World Cup this time, I will spare you this time. If I find out again, I will report to Director Zhu for you, and you can do it yourself when the time comes. Ou Chuliang patted Zheng Yi on the shoulder, turned around and walked out of the kitchen.

It's better to be blocked, and Zheng Yi is not really a drinker. Taking advantage of a major event like the World Cup to steal a can is reasonable and reasonable.

"Thank you team, thank you team!" Zheng Yi took the can returned by Ou Chuliang like a treasure, and his hands trembled with excitement. "Team Ou, you're not drinking anymore?"

"I won't drink anymore, you can deal with it quickly, the World Cup is about to start."

"Good European team! Thank you Team Ou! ”

After a while, Zheng Yi, who was red-faced, walked down the stairs and burped. However, no one in the room paid attention to him, and everyone was focused on the match between Germany and Bolivia.