Because you are Chinese.

Gao Zheng hadn't heard this sentence for a long time.

He heard it for the first time when he first arrived at the Vismara training camp in Milan, Italy.

He was doing well in the team's training at the time, but when the team was playing, he had to be a substitute.

One game as a substitute, two games as a substitute, three games as a substitute.

No matter how well he does in training, he's a substitute.

At that time, he used the Italian he had just learned for a few days, and stumbled to ask the coach, why? Why not let him play.

The coach of the junior team told him: "Because you are Chinese." ”

At that time, Gao Zheng was confused and couldn't understand the meaning of this answer at all.

What's wrong with me being Chinese?

Can't I play because I'm Chinese?

Can't I play football because I'm Chinese?

I'm here to train, what does it matter what nationality I have?

Later, Gao Zheng realized that this was actually a kind of implicit discrimination from abroad.

Of course, they will not directly say "because you are Chinese, we think you are incompetent and cannot meet the requirements for appearance", that is the truth.

The West still takes such things as political correctness very seriously.

But what you do on the surface can be controlled, but what you think in your heart cannot be controlled by relying on a "political correctness".

This is implicit discrimination, which is more terrible than it is actually explicit.

It took Gao Zheng some time to understand that in Italy, if he wanted to play, it was not enough to just perform well, or even perform as well as those foreign players - this "foreign" did not just refer to Italians, but included all countries except China, they collectively referred to as "foreigners" - to play is very simple, that is, to be better than these foreigners, and it is twice as good.

Only in this way can he bridge the gap between him and his foreign teammates, be favored by the coach, and play in the game.

Fifteen-year-old Gao Zheng did not feel sorry for himself in the face of this obviously unfair rule, but worked hard.

Twice as good as you?

Well, that's twice as good as you.

In this way, Gao Zheng played in the junior team of AC Milan.

He hasn't given up his starting position since he played.

He's always been a starter.

With his outstanding performances, he became the absolute main force and core of this team, allowing the coach to develop tactics around him and all his teammates to cooperate with him.

At this time, no one said to him again: "Because you are Chinese".

People ignore his nationality and only know that he is a super genius, and what he shows is intoxicating and cheering, and they don't care at all whether he is Chinese or not.

Gao Zheng thought he had defeated this implicit discrimination.

From now on, no one will treat him differently because of his Chinese status.

He and the players in Europe will be on the same page and on an equal footing.

As a result, today, he heard this sentence again from the mouth of his agent Viviano.

"Because you are Chinese, you move their cake, and naturally it will be aimed at you." Viviano further explained. "Don't you notice that people are already paying attention to whether or not you can get the top scorer of the season?"

Gao Zheng nodded, he did hear this question from the reporter before, and he replied that it was too early to discuss this issue now.

But it seems that in the eyes of some people, it is not early at all......

"That's it, you are a Chinese, and the more you achieve in football in this country, the more embarrassing it is for some people. You know, Italy is actually a very xenophobic country......" Viviano explained, slightly embarrassed, saying bad things about his own country.

"It's just a matter of the conflict between Donnarumma and you, and it's so light that you can choose to ignore it, and it won't affect you in the slightest. But in the future, I believe that more things will find you, and it will be impossible for you to avoid it when the time comes. So you have to be mentally prepared, Gao Zheng. Soccer problems are not something that can be solved simply with soccer alone......"

Gao Zheng shook his head: "No, Andre. The problem in football can be solved with football. ”

Andrea Viviano looked at him strangely.

"When I first went to Vismara, I had this problem. To play, I have to give more and perform better than the rest of the team, twice as good as them. But I ended up being the core of that team. I didn't give gifts to the coach, and I didn't try to get along with my teammates. I was only twice as good as them, so naturally the manager liked me and my team-mates liked me. So you see...... Gao Zheng spread his hands, "when I'm strong enough, football is just football." ”

Viviano didn't expect Gao Zheng to have such an idea, he was surprised at first, but then after thinking about it carefully, he felt that Gao Zheng was right. As long as you have an absolute advantage in strength, what's the point of the disturbances in the outside world?

So does Gao Zheng have such strength?

Of course there is, there must be, there must be!

Viviano thought to herself.

"It's a very simple thing, if someone doesn't like me, then I can't let them get their wish. Actually, I didn't really think about winning the Golden Boot before, but now that some people will feel embarrassed, then I have to take this Golden Boot. Gao Zheng laughed.

After Viviano became Gao Zheng's agent, he found that Gao Zheng really liked to laugh. But Gao Zheng's smile does not equal friendliness, in fact, on Gao Zheng's face, smiles have many different meanings.

This smile seemed to Viviano to be full of murderous energy.

He remembered that a bookmaker had set odds for the winner of the Serie A Golden Boot this season, and although Gao Zheng is currently ranked first on the list, it is not unprofitable from the perspective of the odds.

He is considering asking his wife to use the money to buy Gao Zheng to win this season's Serie A Golden Boot.

Otherwise, if you wait until the second half of the season to buy it, there is no need to buy it, because there will definitely be no suspense......

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The next day, Gao Zheng returned to the Mugnaini training base after a day of vacation and met the group of Chinese students again.

"We're here to support you! Your performance in the Lighthouse Derby is so handsome! Don't pay attention to the stupid media! ”

The international students clenched their fists and said excitedly to Gao Zheng.

He noticed that in the crowd, Xiao Yingying and Feng Shiyu were also there, the two of them were behind the crowd, and they did not squeeze into the first row, among them, Xiao Yingying was still squeezing her eyebrows at herself, but Feng Shiyu, who was standing next to her, seemed very calm.

Gao Zheng retracted his gaze, and then smiled at the international students: "Thank you." ”

At this time, someone among the international students suddenly asked, "That, Brother Zheng...... You've scored thirteen goals now, can we also dream of the Golden Boot this season? ”

Gao Zheng nodded and said, "Of course, why not take it if you can?" Definitely take the Golden Boot. ”

Hearing him say this, the international students cheered.

"Awesome! At that time, Brother Zheng, you will be the first person in Chinese football to win the Golden Boot in the five major leagues! ”

"What is the first person in Chinese football? He is the first person in Asian football! ”

Xiao Yingying was a little strange, and whispered in Feng Shiyu's ear: "I remember that when he was interviewed the day before yesterday, he said that he didn't consider the Golden Boot......

"We're not journalists." Feng Shiyu said.

"So he's making us laugh?"

"There's no need to prevaricate us like a reporter." Feng Shiyu said.

"So he's telling the truth?" Xiao Yingying was surprised.

"Of course."

"So confident?" Xiao Yingying's eyes widened and she looked at Feng Shiyu.

"Don't you think he's always been confident?"

"No, no, no, I'm not talking about him, I'm talking about you." Xiao Yingying stabbed Feng Shiyu, "You have so much confidence in the handsome guy?" Do you two have any tacit understanding that I don't know......"

Feng Shiyu's face was silent, but his hand pinched Xiao Yingying underneath and cut off Xiao Yingying's nonsense.