Chapter 24: Hot Discussions in China
In fact, when Fu Hangyi heard that many German and Chinese reporters were going to interview Cheng Hai, he knew that it must have been Cheng Hai's performance of scoring a total of three goals in two consecutive games that attracted the attention of the media.
Fu Hangyi may not have remorse in his heart, "If you sign a contract later, you can ask for more conditions".
However, the matter has come to this point, the contract has been signed, and I can't regret it.
As for Cheng Hai, when he heard Fu Hangyi's translation say that there were German and domestic media reporters who came to him, he was relatively calm.
Although the club did take advantage of their ignorance to sign the contract, Cheng Hai also took advantage of the other party's ignorance of his situation to set up a liquidated damages of 50 million euros.
This liquidated damages, Dortmund will really regret it at that time.
Professional football, whether it's a player or a club, anyway, everyone tries to fight for their own interests, it's normal.
Klopp and the others were worried that Cheng Hai would regret and make trouble after learning about the media situation, but seeing Cheng Hai's calm and usual performance, they still glanced at Cheng Haigao.
Next, after consulting Cheng Hai, Dortmund asked the outside media to notify the outside media and held a press conference in the press conference room.
More than a dozen reporters from China and Germany immediately rushed to the press conference hall and took up a favorable position, waiting for the press conference to be held.
After a while, when Cheng Hai walked into the press conference hall with the general manager and head coach of Dortmund Club from the side door, the flashing lights almost blinded Cheng Hai's eyes.
Cheng Hai, who had never experienced such a battle, also raised his hand to cover his eyes, causing laughter from some German reporters and photographers.
Some of them also had a mocking meaning, obviously thinking that Cheng Hai, a Chinese person, had no knowledge.
But those Chinese reporters and media were very excited, obviously sincerely proud of Cheng Hai, a compatriot.
After the three of them sat down on the podium, the press officer introduced them, and then the general manager announced on the spot: Dortmund has signed a professional contract with Cheng Hai until June 30, 2015.
After the announcement was completed, the audience immediately burst into applause.
In particular, those Chinese reporters applauded vigorously.
This is another Chinese player in the Bundesliga! And it is also Dortmund, the second-ranked club in the Bundesliga and the Champions League.
Of course, in addition to the applause, there are countless questions to ask.
Therefore, without two drums, the German reporters were the first to stop applauding and rushed to ask.
"Mr. General Manager, does Cheng Hai really meet the requirements for Dortmund's professional player signing?"
"What is Cheng Hai's annual salary?"
"Jurgen Klopp, as an amateur player with no professional experience, can Cheng Hai be up to the demands of the Bundesliga?"
"Cheng Hai, is it true that you have no experience in professional games, and you don't even have youth training experience in professional clubs?"
The mess was naturally stopped by the press officer, who began to raise his hand and ask questions.
The press conference lasted for more than half an hour before the German and Chinese media were able to deal with it, and the German media left satisfied.
But Huaguo's reporters were not satisfied with this, and they also wanted to conduct more in-depth interviews with Cheng Hai.
After communicating with Klopp, Klopp gave Cheng Hai a day off and asked him to be interviewed by Chinese reporters, and then went to deal with bank cards, work visas, and renting a house with the club staff.
In the group interview with Chinese reporters, everyone learned more about Cheng Hai's past experience of studying, taking the university entrance examination, participating in the school team, participating in the national finals of the Grand Football Federation, being valued by scouts, and coming to try out.
It can be said that Cheng Hai, as an ordinary teenager in the southwest mountainous area, was able to sign with Dortmund in the Bundesliga and get an annual salary equivalent to 2 million yuan, which is indeed very inspirational.
In the end, Cheng Hai had a meal with these compatriots from China and took a group photo, and then everyone said goodbye and rushed back to write the manuscript.
And Cheng Hai only found time to call home at this time.
When Cheng Hai's father, Cheng Songquan, heard that his son had passed the trial and successfully signed with Dortmund, and he could get a weekly salary of 4,000 euros a week, equivalent to 160,000 yuan a month, he was really shocked.
In fact, he and Cheng Hai's mother Xi Yulin only knew that Cheng Hai usually liked to play football, and they also thought that it was not a proper job.
If it weren't for the school teachers going home together to persuade them, they probably wouldn't have agreed to give Cheng Hai money to buy a plane ticket to Germany for a trial.
Unexpectedly, they gritted their teeth and gave all their family savings to Cheng Hai and asked him to come to Germany for a trial, and Cheng Hai actually succeeded.
During this time, Cheng Songquan also had a preliminary understanding of professional football and Dortmund, and knew that Dortmund was a fairly successful club in Germany.
Unexpectedly, his son, who has never had professional game experience or even experienced youth training in a professional club, was able to pass the trial of such a European giant club and successfully stayed, and got a salary equivalent to an annual salary of 2 million, as well as a signing fee of 100,000 euros, and various bonuses for his outstanding performance.
Cheng Songquan couldn't help but feel very emotional: my son is afraid that the money he earns in a year is more than what he earns in his life.
However, when Cheng Hai said that he would send tens of thousands of dollars to his family after getting the signing fee, Cheng Songquan refused.
According to Cheng Songquan, although Cheng Hai's salary in Dortmund is high, Germany's consumption must also be high.
Cheng Hai has to rent a house, buy all kinds of daily necessities, and pay a certain amount of tuition fees to Fu Hangyi to learn German.
Therefore, Cheng Songquan let Cheng Hai keep it for his own use, and he didn't have to worry about his family.
Cheng Hai didn't argue much.
No matter how high the consumption in Germany is, he rents a house, not a house, and he will not buy any luxury cars, and he also eats in the base restaurant during training, and he does not spend too much money on his usual life, so he can have a lot of money left.
The family's house is still a self-built house built in the countryside when their parents got married, and it is now very old and dilapidated, and it is the most backward in the village.
When he went back to apply for a passport, when he heard that Cheng Hai was going to come to Germany for a trial and might become a professional player, he was ridiculed by many villagers and neighbors, thinking that he was whimsical and that the so-called scouts were also liars.
Therefore, Cheng Hai wanted to pay some money to go back to his parents to tear down the old house and repair the new house, and also let those yin and yang villagers and neighbors see that he was not deceived when he came to Germany, but really became a professional player and made a lot of money.
Anyway, he knows his father's bank card number, and when the time comes, he can just turn his thoughts around, and there is no need to talk to his father about this on the phone.
In addition to his father, Cheng Hai also talked to his mother.
Mother is more concerned about Cheng Hai's life and safety in Germany, she heard that the food and accommodation are in the club, she is relieved, but still tells Cheng Hai that when he signs the contract and wants to rent a house by himself, try to choose a place closer to the club, not too far.
In terms of life, Xi Yulin even wanted to pack and send him some hometown snacks such as chili, tempeh, and mustard, but Cheng Hai lied to her that there was a Chinatown here, and he could buy everything, so he didn't need to send it from China.
In fact, he didn't tell his mother that the club's diet was very boring for the sake of the players' health and nutrition.
But so far Cheng Hai, who has not yet drawn physical fitness, height and weight is insufficient, does not want to indulge himself, without the help of the system, he still wants to increase his weight, physical fitness and height as much as possible by training and diet, rather than passively waiting for the system to draw.
What if I can't draw it all the time?
Therefore, he rejected his mother's urge to send snacks.
He was afraid that when he saw those things, he couldn't help but overeat.
After reporting the good news to my parents and making a phone call for more than half an hour, I ended the call.
In the afternoon, Cheng Hai and Fu Hangyi went to apply for a bank card with the club's staff to pay Cheng Hai's signing fee, salary, bonus, etc.
Of course, it's all tax income after the club's financial withholding tax.
Then I went to submit the relevant information of the work visa, and there was a new contract and the club as a backing, which was not troublesome.
The last thing is to rent a house.
As a Dortmund player, it is very simple to rent a house around the club, and many Dortmund fans who have an empty house are obviously willing to rent their houses to the club's players, and the asking price is not high, and the living facilities are complete, almost all of them move in.
After comprehensive consideration, Cheng Hai and Fu Hangyi finally chose a single-courtyard villa that is only a 10-minute walk from the training base, with a living room, a kitchen, a yard, an attic, a gym, and four bedrooms.
When all this is done, it will already be night.
Naturally, I couldn't move in to the new house that night, and although it looked like I was moving in with my bags, I still had to clean it up and buy some furniture to decorate.
However, these are all done by Fu Hangyi.
Cheng Hai just needs to continue training, move in after the house is cleaned up, and then follow Fu Hangyi to learn German every night.
On July 19, German and Chinese media reports on Cheng Hai were released.
The German media's coverage of Cheng Hai is not heavy, and some just mention it simply: "Dortmund held a press conference yesterday to announce the joining of 18-year-old player Cheng Hai from China." ”
Then put a picture and it was done.
As a Chinese player who has not proven himself, Cheng Hai obviously cannot attract the attention of the German media and fans.
If it weren't for Dortmund's signboard there, I'm afraid there wouldn't have been so many media to attend Cheng Hai's signing press conference.
On the contrary, in China, because of Cheng Hai's sudden signing, it set off a shocking wave.
Cheng Hai, the best player of my country's big football federation, signed a contract with Dortmund in the Bundesliga yesterday! 》
Cheng Hai, an amateur player from Yuzhou University, passed the trial and successfully signed a contract with Dortmund yesterday with a contract period of five years. 》
"Cheng Hai, a member of the champion team of the 10th Huaguo University Football League National Finals, the top scorer and the best player, signed a contract with Dortmund yesterday and officially became a Chinese player who has landed in the Bundesliga. 》
"Shocked, my country's college amateur player Cheng Hai directly landed in the Bundesliga and signed a contract with the giant Dortmund. 》
"College amateur players sign with Bundesliga giants Dortmund, look at Cheng Hai's inspirational experience! 》
There were only five media reporters who interviewed Cheng Hai yesterday, but today there are dozens of reports in China.
Obviously, various media sold the news of the interview with Cheng Hai at a good price, and then everyone made a fortune together.
The concentrated reports of dozens of media made Cheng Hai famous in China, and he was also well-known and hotly discussed by fans across the country overnight.
Only then did everyone remember that at the end of the previous FIFA National Finals, there was news that Cheng Hai had been invited to try out by the Bundesliga giants Dortmund, but everyone didn't believe it at the time, and everyone didn't pay much attention to it later.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Hai really went to Dortmund for a trial, and as a college amateur player with no professional game experience, he really passed the trial and signed a contract with Dortmund.
Moreover, just looking at the number of years of signing between the two parties, a full five years, you can see how optimistic Dortmund is about Cheng Hai.
Like Hao Junmin of Schalke 04, the contract signed is only one and a half years.
Obviously, Schalke 04 was afraid of signing a long contract with Hao Junmin, and Hao Junmin's performance could not meet the club's expectations, but because the contract was too long, he couldn't get rid of it, and he had to be relied on by the player to receive a salary in the team.
Therefore, they only signed with Hao Junmin for a year and a half. Even if Hao Junmin's performance is poor, after only one and a half years of salary, Hao Junmin must leave.
This shows that Schalke 04 does not have much confidence in Hao Junmin's performance.
On the other hand, looking at Cheng Hai's 5-year contract, it can be seen how much Dortmund attaches importance to Cheng Hai.
In addition, Cheng Hai scored three goals in two games, which was naturally reported by the media, which aroused the curiosity and heated discussions of fans.
Everyone wants to know if Cheng Hai is really so talented that he can break out of the Bundesliga, which is one of the five major leagues, and become a successful Huaguo player like Yang Chen.
At the same time, everyone has more expectations for the new season of the Bundesliga.
Although the Ruhr derby between Dortmund and Schalke 04 is famous, it is really not very attractive in China, and it cannot be compared with the Milan derby, the Spanish national derby, the Madrid derby, and the north London derby.
But now, following Schalke 04 with Hao Junmin, Dortmund also has Cheng Hai to join.
The new season's Ruhr derby may become a Chinese derby, and Chinese fans naturally have more reasons to look forward to it.
There is no doubt that the new season of the Bundesliga will become even more attractive than before.
In the midst of heated discussions in China, Cheng Hai participated in the team training on July 19, and his experience rose to level 12 30,600/30,000, and was automatically upgraded to level 13 0,600/50,000, and he was rewarded with 20 skill points, with a balance of 22 skill points.
And the new skill randomly opened by this upgrade is a very practical breakthrough skill: Matthews feints.
Barcelona's Messi likes to use this maneuver the most, it is simple and practical, and the effect is very good, and it can be used in most breakthrough situations in the game.
As long as it is used skillfully, it is much more practical than those bells and whistles, and even the top defenders can be shaken off by this move.
After this period of training, plus Cheng Hai himself has 15 points of dribbling, so the initial attribute of Cheng Hai's Matthews feints is not bad, with a full 9 points.
Cheng Hai first spent 1 skill point to increase the 9-point Matthews feint to 10 points, and then spent 10 skill points to increase this skill from 10 to 15 points, leaving the balance of skill points 11.
After thinking about it, Cheng Hai spent 10 skill points to directly increase the running without the ball from 19 to the full value of 20, and the balance of skill points was 1.
At the same time, probably benefiting from the training during this period and the nutritious meals suitable for athletes in the base restaurant, Cheng Hai's weight increased by 1kg to 61kg.
Of course, this weight is still very light.
Shinji Kagawa, who is about the same height as Cheng Hai, weighs 68kg. Mario Gotze, who is also tall, weighs 75kg.
Therefore, Cheng Hai must continue to gain weight.
Fortunately, the dietitian in the restaurant has already begun to make a separate nutritious meal for Cheng Hai and gain weight for him according to Klopp's instructions.
Presumably, Cheng Hai should have no problem reaching the weight of Shinji Kagawa in the future.
At this point, Cheng Hai already has three skills that have reached the full value of 20: archery, physique, and running without the ball.
There are also four abilities that have reached 15 points, which is on par with the average striker in the Bundesliga: stopping, dribbling, grabbing, and Matthews feints.
These 7 skills are enough for Cheng Hai to gain a foothold in the Bundesliga and get a lot of opportunities to play.
The only thing that limits Cheng Hai's competition time is physical fitness.
But now that he hasn't drawn this skill, Cheng Hai can't use skill points to cheat, so he can only reluctantly continue to practice with the physical trainer every day, hoping to quickly increase his physical reserves to get more playing time.
On July 20, the team played another intra-team teaching match, and Cheng Hai completed another hat-trick in 35 minutes, continuing his super high goal rate.
It was on this day that Borussia Dortmund announced the departure of the team's No. 9 Bulgarian striker Langelov and his transfer to a Bundesliga team.
The No. 9 jersey left by Langlover was handed over to Cheng Hai by Klopp.
Clearly, Klopp has high hopes for Cheng Hai, even though he can't even play half of the friendly yet.
The next afternoon, after training and dinner for the day, the team flew to Turkey for the third friendly match: away against Bursa Sporting in the Turkish Super League.
It's an ordinary team in the Turkish Super League, but it's still better than Froridzdorf in the Austrian Third Division.
Therefore, when the friendly match started on the afternoon of July 22, Dortmund also did their best to test the form and tactics of the players.
As a team that has occasionally reached the UEFA Cup or Champions League, Bursa Sporting is really strong.
Dortmund, who had already done their best, not only did not take advantage of the first half, but were paralyzed in the 44th minute of the first half, and were counterattacked by Bursa Sport.
A sharp team counter-attack goal gave home Bursa Sport a 1-0 lead.
The Bundesliga giants Dortmund could only enter the halftime break with a score of 0-1.