Chapter 1: Back to 1998

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"I'm going to be a star,"

"I'm going to be a star,"

"I'm going to be a star,"

……

Rustling...

Rustling...

At around two o'clock in the morning, when the movie "Fan Tips" ended, the TV screen finally came with a rustling sound, and the screen was full of white snowflakes.

In front of the screen, a young and young face is staring at the TV in a daze.

My mind is still full of the sentence just now - "I want to be a football star." ”

"Alas, how many years have it been, and this movie is still playing, it's really ......"

It doesn't feel like the time.

Of course, he remembered this sentence vividly. In 1992, he and a group of young players from the Shenyang Youth Football Team were selected to participate in a movie "Fan Heart". In the movie, Zheng Zhi, who was running, said a line,

"I want to be a star".

That year, the Chinese Olympic team led by Xu Genbao defeated Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the slogan of "one heart, you must qualify" also became a joke.

That National Olympic team was known as the strongest generation, with Hao Haixi and Fan Zhiyi, who were iconic figures of Chinese football in the future. The defeat in Kuala Lumpur led to the convening of the Red Pass Conference at the end of the year, and the prelude to the professional reform of football was officially opened in the critical year of China's reform and opening up.

And this film was shot in this context......

"What's going on today, why is there no show at two o'clock?"

He touched the remote control next to him and prepared to switch to CCBV5, at this time, the 2019 Champions League final should almost start live broadcasting.

"CCTV, audience friends, the eighth quarter-final match of the 16th World Cup between Argentina and England has begun, and it is the Argentine team ...... wearing the blue jersey"

"What???"

"The Anglo-Afghan duel in '98?"

He was shocked to find that the TV in front of him was actually the old Skyworth! The narrator is a young Huang Jianxiang!

Don't......

Is it really like Dong Fangzhuo and Wu Sanshi's two novels?

I didn't drink much last night, did I?

Zheng Zhi instantly fell into a kind of absurdity, recently reading the two novels "The World's First, Second and Third Are Me" and "I Am the King of Martial Arts", both of which are YY Chinese players, do you ......

He couldn't imagine it.

I drank a little too much last night, but I didn't hallucinate.

If he hadn't been called up to the national team by Lippi at the age of 38, he wouldn't have drunk high.

Zheng Zhi never smokes or drinks, only drinks boiled water and no drinks, but made an exception last night.

thought that he would be able to retire from the national team after the Asian Cup, but who would have known that he would be recruited by Lippi to continue to play for his country......

It's a long way off.

He scrambled to his feet and rushed into the bathroom.

The toilet is very dilapidated, there is no toilet in it at all, but a squatting pit, and from time to time there is a smell of feces wafting up.

However, Zheng Zhi's attention was on the shining mirror in front of him.

It's so young, I haven't even grown my hair.

Zheng Zhi's right hand stroked his smooth chin and face, and he was really stunned by the scene in front of him.

At this moment, even is fragrant.

"Hey,"

"Hey, hey,"

"Hey, hey, hey!"

……

The trance is followed by excitement!

Laughing a little silly, a little gloomy, 38-year-old mood, 17-year-old looks......

His thoughts raced.

"It's the summer of 1998, the summer of France, so I'm not even 18 years old?"

"Where am I at this time?"

"Wait......"

"I'm going to Shenyang to play."

He tried his best to recall his own year, at the beginning of this year, he was not selected to the Liaoning team like Brother Zhao, and then it was a tragedy.

In fact, from 1998 to 2000, the Liaoning youth team was mired in a property rights dispute, and several players, including Zheng Zhi, Xu Liang and Wang Xinxin, were put on hold.

Now, it should be playing in the amateur league in Shenyang......

At that time, I lived in this dilapidated hotel, and then watched this Anglo-Argentine war.

Providence makes people.

Zheng Zhi fell into silence, and his thoughts were unsettled.

Before he knew it, the corners of his eyes were moist.

Heaven gave him another chance.

As the saying goes, men don't flick when they have tears, but it's not time to be sad.

He was in tears twice this year.

Only this time, it should be because of joy!

I can't wait for the dawn to come!

"Knock knock,"

"Knock knock,"

At this time, the door suddenly rang.

"Who?"

"It's me, Xu Liang, Brother Zhi, didn't you sleep?"

Zheng Zhi raised his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, walked out and opened the door, saw Xu Liang, who was younger than him, and immediately smiled.

"Xiaoliang."

"Brother Zhi, let's watch the World Cup together?" Xu Liang poked his head, looking weird, and didn't notice anything unusual about Zheng Zhi's expression.

"Come in."

"It's not good to stay up late, it has a great impact on the body, don't do it in the future." After Zheng Zhi invited Xu Liang in, he specially reminded him.

"Hey, they're ready to retire anyway, it doesn't matter." Xu Liang sat on the edge of the bed with a big grin, watched TV, and answered casually.

"What do you say? Retire? Zheng Zhi was dumbfounded.

"Yes, my parents said to go through the back door and arrange a junior college for me. How else can it be done? Always find a way out for the future. ”

"Oh," Zheng Zhi then remembered that several of them had been very difficult in the past few years, and they were in a situation where they had no ball to kick.

"Where's Wang Xinxin?"

"He's drinking in another room." Xu Liang replied.

"Drink again, don't be spoiled." Zheng Zhi shook his head, but this era is like this, the players are all eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling.

"Xiaoliang, the difficulties are only temporary, we will definitely be able to get through. As long as we believe in ourselves and keep our hearts, luck will come. We can't give up easily, but we must take good care of our bodies. ”

Zheng Zhi knows that the three of them all have a football future, but the height is different.

"Brother Zhi, but we can't play for other teams now, how long will this be wasted? Seriously, it really doesn't make any sense for us to play this kind of amateur league in Shenyang now. Brother Zhao, he's ready to play in the Asian Games......"

Xu Liang pouted, very dissatisfied with the status quo.

Yes, they all debuted in the Liaoning Youth Team, but Zhao Junzhe has already entered the Liaoning team and has also been recruited into the National Olympic team......

If it was Zheng Zhi, who was 17 years old in his previous life, he would probably feel depressed, but he is now the old Zheng Zhi who has experienced Chinese football for 20 years!

He reached out and grabbed Xu Liang's shoulder.

"Xiaoliang,"

"As I said, we can't give up on ourselves first."

"As long as you stick to yourself, you will wait for the opportunity. Believe Brother Zhi, when did Brother Zhi lie to you? ”

"Then why should I tell my parents? I'm probably going to go after the summer vacation. ”

"Reading and playing football are not in conflict, it's a good thing to read more, especially to learn more English, maybe we will use it in the future."

"Liuyang?" Xu Liang rolled his eyes.

"Of course."

Zheng Zhi's gaze was extremely firm.

If he could, he would want to go out now, and he wouldn't waste a few more years in the country......

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