End of book.

When I wrote the afterword of these three words of the book, I sighed.

Looking at the original date of the book, the book has been written for almost a year and a half.

I wrote 2.36 million words in a year and a half, which is not fast.

Compared to myself a few years ago, it can even be said to be slow.

There is no way, people have to serve the old.

Although I am only 37 years old, on the green field, this is the age at which I can retire.

2019 is the sixteenth year of my career, and sixteen years as a professional player is considered a long time, right?

It's inevitable that there will be a decline in form.

This brings us to the next book.

I have been writing about football for 16 years, and I have been writing, and I have written ten books of various types of football, including campus football "Do You Care When I Play Football", and "The Godfather of Champions" of the coaching type.

But in general, it's all about real-world football, about professional football.

There was a thought that had been in my head for a long time, and I hesitated until this year I made up my mind.

I want to give it a try.

Writing a book is not a real-world football.

Football is still football, but not the environment we are familiar with.

China is still China, but it is not China on our plane.

Europe is still Europe, but not the Europe we are familiar with.

I want to completely fictionalize a football world, and put all my feelings and thoughts about football over the years into a fictional football world without the confinement of reality.

This world does not follow the timeline of the real world, this world is inclusive, and I can put any idea into it.

I even have an ambition to create a football universe.

Of course, I know the risks of doing so, and for many readers who are used to both old and real football, doing so is a distraction.

But how to say it...... Even if you fail, you have to try, right?

I've been writing about real-life football for 16 years, and I won't get pregnant if I try, right?

Bad grades? That also tried.

Maybe there's a new way?

It's really that the real football is getting narrower and narrower, and I can write about it in the past sixteen years.

So you can find out why my last few books rarely write about the protagonist's retirement, and rarely write about the protagonist's career.

It often ends in the middle.

Why?

I thought it was just a repetition to write back and forth.

I won't write the last book after Zhou Yi's transfer to Real Madrid, and I don't want to write this book Gao Zheng brought the Chinese team to the World Cup.

Actually, I've seriously considered whether or not to finish writing the World Cup.

But after thinking about it, it is impossible for the Chinese team to win the World Cup, so what's the point of writing it?

It is better to use this end as the beginning of the world in the book.

That was the beginning of a myriad of possibilities.

These may be Lin Yuan, created by Dong Jin......

When I wrote Lin Yuan and Dong Jin, I didn't think that I had to write that they fought side by side with Gao Zheng, but this possibility exists, but it exists in that future.

In a certain World Cup, Gao Zheng, as the captain and veteran, led Lin Yuan and Dong Jin to attack the gold cup.

Just like the old captains Zheng Zhi and Gao Zheng today.

There is always this cycle in football.

The geniuses who were once expected to grow old, and new talents will emerge...... That's hope.

It's a pity that Chinese football in reality has no such hope.

So I borrowed Lin Yuan and Dong Jin in the book to leave such a hope.

Think of it as my blessing to Chinese football, but who told me to love it?

Chinese football has become like this, and I still love it, and I hope that one day it will stand up with dignity.

This is also one of the motivations and meanings of my writing about football.

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It's about love

The theme of this last volume is actually the love between Gao Zheng and Feng Shiyu.

A straight man like me is not good at writing emotional dramas, so I waited until the final book was finished.

I really hate to be good at love and love, so I designed Feng Shiyu to be an independent girl who is straightforward and has no fancy intestines, so that her relationship with Gao Zheng becomes tacit, which puts an end to the possibility of any misunderstandings and other bloody plots in the middle.

But in romance, there may not be any dramatic conflict.

Of course, it's not a romance anyway, wouldn't it be noisy to have so many conflicts in love scenes?

Most importantly, this is probably the concept of love in my mind - trust each other, encourage each other, and both men and women are independent individuals, not who is attached to whom.

Such a love will be a lot less troublesome, and of course there will be a lot less drama. But what are ordinary people doing with such earth-shattering lives?

Isn't it good to live a plain life with such a tacit understanding?

Well...... I'm really not suitable for writing romance, and I'm not right in this way of thinking.

But it doesn't matter, it's mine, the hero and heroine I created, they have to fall in love as I want.

It's like a song I like very much, sung by Li Zongsheng's "Elf in Life":

"We have all walked the road of love; We have heard too many songs about love; They are all wrong about us; As for the words of the heart, I will only say it to you alone. ”

Our tacit understanding, they don't understand, the whole world doesn't understand, but I understand you, you understand me, it's enough.

The whole world is against it? Don't understand?

The whole world is a fart!

How cool is that.

To be honest, when this book was being prepared, I swore to my friend that I would definitely not write about heroines, and if I didn't write about love, I would write monks.

As a result, I still couldn't help but write, and I had limited ability to write like this, but I was personally satisfied.

I like Feng Shiyu to imagine the scene when Gao Zheng stepped on the court when he opened his eyes and looked at the dazzling stage lights after singing "You Are My Dream" on stage.

I like the scene when Feng Shiyu suddenly discovered Gao Zheng in her first concert, temporarily changed the encore song, and looked affectionately at the dark corner and kept singing "There is no yesterday's you, there is no me today", that picture hovered in my mind for a long, long time at a very early stage, and I was very happy when I finally wrote it.

I also like the scene where Feng Shiyu and Gao Zheng look at each other and take a group photo, which really reflects the feeling of "about us, they all guessed wrong" that I liked.

I also like the album that Feng Shiyu made for Gao Zheng, I like the song Empty Sailing, I like Jun Returns (in Jupiter), and I like the lyrics that Feng Shiyu wrote on the back of the photo......

Now that I think about it, although I don't have much ink, I have written the love road of Gao Zheng and Feng Shiyu, and I have no regrets.

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About Huawei.

This book was the first time I had advertised a product at such a large scale, even though I wasn't required to do it......

Those who follow me on Weibo may know that I am a fan of Huawei.

As for why I like it, I won't expand on it.

In short, I will buy every new flagship of Huawei as soon as possible, and now the laptop has also been changed from Dell to Huawei's MateBook X Pro, and I particularly like the one-touch transfer function between the phone and the laptop.

And Gao Zheng plays for Atletico Madrid, and one of Atletico Madrid's sponsors happens to be Huawei, don't you think it's a coincidence?

So it's a logical fit.

But why do you have to write this?

Maybe it's because of the environment. After all, I like Huawei and it's not about this book......

In fact, when I decided to endorse Huawei, I had already thought of an advertising script for Huawei.

But it's a pity that because of the length and timeline, I can't use it.

Just put it in the afterword as an easter egg:

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"Huawei Advertising: Companion"

A girl from the conservatory of music made frequent mistakes in piano lessons and was scolded by the professor: "There is only a week before the performance, what stage are you still on in this state?" Is it embarrassing to go up! You can afford to lose it, but I can't afford to lose this person! ”

Then he blasted the girl out of the piano room in front of the rest of the class.

In everyone's stunned eyes, the girl pursed her lips and walked out silently.

The door of the piano room slammed shut behind her, but she didn't look back, but took out a Huawei mobile phone, which showed a text message from twenty minutes ago:

"Dad: Your mother was in a car accident, and we just arrived at the provincial hospital now......"

The girl put away her mobile phone and quickly ran out of the school building.

……

The manager cheered up his subordinates in the office: "Everyone knows the current situation, and it is no exaggeration to say that the company has reached a time of life and death. Now we have no other way but to grit our teeth and persevere, I personally gave up the vacation and will fight to the end with everyone! ”

On the wall behind the manager is a propaganda poster showing a battered Il-bomber. Above the poster is a wall clock with the hour hand pointing to half past ten, and it is already pitch black outside the window, and there is an open camp bed by the window.

The office was filled with the sound of crackling keyboards, with the occasional ringing of the phone.

In an office cubicle, a man in his thirties in a plaid shirt picked up a Huawei mobile phone, and the WeChat message was sent by his wife to ask: "I won't ask you when you will come back for dinner, I want to know when you can go home and sleep today?" ”

If you look closely, you can also see that the chat history on this message is all about "Did you get off work?" "Are you coming back for dinner?" inquiry.

And the man's answers were all without exception: "Not yet", "I still have to work overtime", "You eat first, don't wait for me"......

This time, the man held the mobile phone, raised his head and looked at the colleagues around him who were busy in front of the computer, sighed silently, and then replied on the mobile phone: "You go to sleep first, lock the door behind you." ”

After replying to the message, he put down his phone, put his hands on the keyboard again, and put himself into work.

……

In the middle of the night, in the pouring rain, even the roads were much more sparse with cars, and the sidewalks were almost empty.

There is a takeaway battery car at this time, such a wind and rain tenaciously moving forward, the dim lights flickering in the heavy rain, as if they will go out at any time.

A certain Huawei mobile phone used for navigation is propped up on the front of the car, and although the rain takeaway meal falls out and hits the body, it is still working.

A reminder message popped up on the lit screen.

The delivery man, whose forehead was wrinkled with rain and had water droplets hanging on his white stubble, glanced at the message that jumped out, but he didn't pay attention to the road ahead, the wheels suddenly slipped, and then slipped and fell to the ground, but fortunately, the lunch box in the box did not fall out.

After the delivery man got up from the ground, he immediately rushed to the box, took out a plastic bag containing the lunch box from it, and then struggled to get up and limped into the gate of a community on the side of the road. And the battery car just lay quietly on the ground, the dim lights looked even hazy in the dense rain, and even the body became blurred in the rain and fog.

……

Gao Zheng was lying in the operating room of the hospital, a group of doctors gathered in front of the operating table, and Gao Zheng stared directly at the shadowless lamp above him.

Outside the operating room, his parents were waiting anxiously, and the TV on the wall of the corridor was broadcasting the news that Gao Zheng had been seriously injured in the game: "...... Gao Zheng is about to start undergoing surgery...... He was seriously injured in the round of 12 against South Korea......"

The old couple snuggled up to each other, their backs looking particularly helpless in the empty corridor.

……

The girl rushed into the hospital room and saw her mother lying in a coma on the bed, and her father sitting next to her with red eyes.

When the doctor saw the girl, he shook his head and said, "You have to be mentally prepared for not waking up......

The girl stared blankly at her mother, tears streaming out of her eyes.

……

When the morning sun shone in through the window, the man in front of the computer moved his somewhat stiff shoulders, and then picked up the mobile phone that had been on the table, and found that his wife had sent a message at half past one in the morning six hours ago: "I just wanted to tell you that yesterday was our wedding anniversary......"

The man put down his phone and covered his face with his hands.

After a while, he rubbed his face vigorously and turned his gaze to the lines of code on the computer screen.

……

The delivery man was sitting on the curb of the road, and the plastic bag he was carrying was completely wet from the rain, and even the bag was full of water. Apparently this order was cancelled because of the timeout.

He sat in the heavy rain in a daze, looking at the battery car that was still lying on the ground in front of him, his face was full of water, and he didn't know which was rain and which was tears.

……

Gao Zheng slowly stood up from the wheelchair with his hands propped up, and then he slowly tried to let go of his hands and stand on the strength of his feet alone.

When he let go of his hands, he stood still, though his body trembled.

And a smile appeared on his face.

He then tried to take a step forward, but at this point his body lost his balance and fell to the ground hard.

The TV newscaster in the background said in a cold voice: "...... Some experts believe that even if Gao Zheng's surgery is successful, it will have a permanent negative impression on his body. Even if he can get back to the field, it's hard for him to get back to the top......"

Gao Zheng's lips who fell to the ground squirmed and did not make a sound, but looking at the shape of his mouth, it should be a foul mouth.

……

The glittering concert hall is packed, and the spotlight on the stage is underway.

The girl in the back of the lounge was already dressed up, but she seemed a little absent-minded.

At this moment, the default ringtone of Huawei mobile phones "Dream It Possible" rang, and Feng Shiyu's singing instantly filled the rest time.

The girl took out her mobile phone, and the screen showed that it was her father calling, and she answered the phone with some trepidation, and her father's choked but happy voice sounded there: "Your mother...... Wake up! ”

……

The scene outside the window was still pitch black, the office was still overcrowded, and the sound of keyboard tapping was the only main theme.

The man was still working overtime in front of the computer, but the mobile phone on the table suddenly sounded the song "Dream It Possible", and at the same time, the name "dear" appeared on the phone screen.

Feng Shiyu's singing voice broke the original theme in the office, and someone raised his head to look at the man.

He woke up like a dream and picked up the phone, and at the same time hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, I still have to ...... today."

But his defense was interrupted by his wife's voice: "Happy birthday, husband." ”

……

Under the scorching sun, the delivery man sat in the shade of a tree with a sip of bread and a sip of mineral water, enjoying his lunch.

Although he has handled countless aromatic delicacies, his own lunch is very simple.

After putting down the mineral water bottle, he picked up his mobile phone again, wanting to see if there were any new orders, but the mobile phone of "Dream It Possible" rang, and it was his wife calling.

But after answering the phone, the voice rang instead of his wife, but his son.

The son said to him in an excited voice, "Dad! The college entrance examination scores are out, and I've crossed the key line!! ”

……

Sweaty Gao Zheng was gritting his teeth on the bicycle fitness machine, and next to him was his personal physical trainer, staring at him with a serious face.

Gao Zheng is facing a huge floor-to-ceiling window, and the window is full of greenery street scenery.

"Okay, let's take a break and come back." The physical trainer made a gesture, and Gao Zheng gradually stopped, still resting on the bicycle.

At this time, the mobile phone placed in the front of the car rang with the singing voice of Feng Shiyu's "Dream It Possible".

At the same time, Feng Shiyu's avatar and the nickname of "Sister Feng" appeared on the mobile phone screen.

When Gao Zheng picked up the mobile phone, the picture turned to the outside of the house, stared at the courtyard wall, and happened to see the floor-to-ceiling window where Gao Zheng was, and Gao Zheng could clearly be seen sitting on the fitness machine in the window.

The back of a tall figure with long hair appears in the frame, and she is also holding a Huawei mobile phone in her hand and holding it to her ear.

She looked at the window and said, "Look out the window." ”

Gao Zheng cast his gaze strangely, and at a glance saw Feng Shiyu, who was dragging a suitcase, standing outside the wall and looking at him.

"Why are you here?" Gao Zheng's voice was full of surprise.

Feng Shiyu in the close-up asked with a smile: "Can't I come?" ”

……

The girls' performance was so successful that even the demanding instructors were the first to stand up after the girls' performances and gave their students a round of applause with a smile of relief on their faces.

For a while, the hall burst into thunderous applause.

The costumed girl stood next to the piano and bowed to the audience with a standing ovation, and when she looked up again, she was already in tears.

The music of Dream It Possible is playing again.

……

When the lights were on, the man was already standing at the door of the house, and through the door, the sound of people in the house calling for children to eat was faintly heard.

The man was a little nervous in front of his own door, and he checked the bag he was carrying again, which contained the wedding anniversary gift he had given to his wife.

A late anniversary gift, but today he wasn't late.

He raised his hand and knocked on the door.

When the door opened, the wife, who was still wearing an apron, looked at her husband with wide eyes, and then covered her mouth with her hands.

The man first handed over the gift, and then found that his wife did not accept it, so he quickly opened his arms and hugged his wife in his arms.

……

The delivery man stood in front of a famous university with his wife and son, and he was not wearing the greasy delivery jacket today.

A man with a Huawei phone is gesturing to their family of three to look at the camera, and then presses the shutter.

The picture is frozen, zoomed in.

In the photo, the son is smiling brightly with a "V" gesture, and the father next to him is wearing an ill-fitting suit and smiling a little restrainedly.

The big words "XX University" behind him reflected the sunlight, bright like a small sun.

……

On the field of the World Cup in Russia, there was a lot of noise, and a huge five-star red flag in the stands was quite eye-catching.

Under this huge national flag is the offensive that the Chinese team is advancing.

The voice of the narrator He Ping sounded as the background sound: "...... So far, the game has been going on for forty minutes, and the first half is about to end, the score is 0:1, and the Chinese team is temporarily behind the French team by one goal...... Now it was the turn of the Chinese team to fight back, and the football was passed to Gao Zheng's feet...... Gao Zheng!! ”

With his sudden roar, Gao Zheng at the edge of the penalty area skillfully shook off the N'Golo Kante who came up to pounce, and gently pushed the football forward, and in front of him was almost the entire back line of the French team.

He didn't hesitate, he picked up his right foot and pumped it towards the football!

The ball flew into the air like a cannonball, past the French front line of Umtiti and Raphael Varane, and flew straight to the top right corner of the goal.

Although France goalkeeper Lloris struggled to pounce on the football, there was nothing he could do in the face of such a tricky shot!

The ball drilled into the goal with precision!

"Gao Zheng - he scored the first goal of the Chinese men's football team in the history of the World Cup!! China equalized ......"

The huge cheers drowned out He Ping's excited shouts, and the huge national flag in the stands swelled up, as if fluttering in the wind.

The wind howls and hunts rattle.

Then the cheers gradually disappeared, and Feng Shiyu's singing rang out again.

In the song of "Dream It Possible", the camera is gradually moved upwards to the sky, and the text emerges under the blue sky and white clouds:

Whether it is the trough of sadness or the phoenix nirvana;

This journey is full of ups and downs, with us by our side;

We all know your joys and sorrows.

The text gradually disappeared, and the sky turned pure white, revealing Huawei's LOGO and the classic slogan:

Make It Possible

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Originally, the advertisement in my head was just a few moments, but I really didn't expect it to be so long to write it in full. The commercial was originally inspired by Huawei's famous MV "Dream It Possible", and one day it occurred to me that Huawei has such a high market share that it should be more than just an ordinary phone. Our current life and smartphones are so fit, and smartphones are difficult to separate from our lives, so sometimes the little thing we have been holding in our hands is not just a tool, but more like a partner who has been silently accompanying us and witnessing our joys and sorrows......

So I had this creative idea - when will Huawei send me money?

In short, although it is an advertisement, you can also see it as an easter egg of this book......

I found it a good idea to end the book with this advertisement.

In short, the story of Gao Zheng and Feng Shiyu is here.

Suddenly a little reluctant......

I really hope there is such a pair in the real world......

Well, I also know that it can't be.

See you all in the new book.

I don't know exactly when the new book will be released, because I haven't started writing it yet.

It could be a month later, or it could be two months later.

But it shouldn't be as long as this book has been off for half a year before......

Anyway, let's see you then.

It was a completely different world than the stories I had written before.

I'm still looking forward to it......

Finally, this journey is full of ups and downs, with you by your side, the scenery is really beautiful.

Thank you.