Chapter 101
Leng Fei returned to Shanghai and returned home directly, Xiaoyan was not there, he had already gone to school, but his parents were at home, and it seemed that he was waiting for Leng Fei to go home.
After Leng Fei returned home, he said hello to his parents briefly, usually when he went home, he would at least bring some things back, buy them for his parents or give them to relatives and friends, but this time, Leng Fei didn't bring anything, wearing eyes and caps to not be recognized, wearing an ordinary T-shirt that can't be in the ordinary, Leng Fei returned home, and he couldn't see that he hadn't been home for half a year.
Jin Dongmin and Zhang Xiuhua glanced at each other, they also knew that Leng Fei was in a bad mood now, Zhang Xiuhua walked to the front of Leng Fei's room and knocked on the door: "Xiaoyuan, the hot water is ready, let's go take a bath." ”
Leng Fei just turned on the computer in the room, heard his mother talking outside, and stood up: "Got it." ”
Lying in the steaming bath water, Leng Fei breathed a sigh of relief, at this time, he calmed down, stretched out his hand, turned off the bath bomb in the bathroom, Leng Fei buried his head in the water, although before entering the national team, he had a lot of concerns, and before, he also knew about the Chinese team being eliminated from the Brazil World Cup, but when this matter really landed on his head, Leng Fei still felt very unwilling, he had obviously tried his best, and scored a goal, why did he still not change all this? In the past, when he chatted with others on the Internet, he also said that Chinese football has reached its roots, but after being reborn, he feels that with his own strength, it is not impossible to take the national football team to take a little step forward, even if it is only the top ten, but will this also wait until the qualifiers for the World Cup in Russia?
Feeling a little breathless, Leng Fei poked his head out, opened the bath bomb again, and the door suddenly rang.
"Xiaoyuan, your friend called you." Dad's voice sounded outside, and Leng Fei said, "Take it in." ”
It was Lu Bin who called, first comforting Leng Fei as a friend, and then he began to get down to business: "In addition to this matter, have you been interviewed by the media before?" ”
Leng Fei said: "Yes, what's wrong? ”
Lu Bin said: "Then what did you say?" Some media hyped up what you said, saying that you attacked your teammates and exaggerated yourself, there is such a thing? ”
Leng Fei was stunned, then a smile appeared on his face, and said, "There is such a thing? ”
Lu Bin nodded: "The forest is big, there are all kinds of birds, what did you say?" ”
Leng Fei told Lu Bin what he said in the interview, Lu Bin was silent for a while, and said: "I know, then it's okay, alas, I heard that foreign media have a strong ability to hype, and it seems that we are not bad." ”
Leng Fei shook his head: "Whatever they say, I think most people still understand, and I don't bother to argue with those small groups of people, because they will pull your IQ to the same level as them, and then beat you with their rich experience, you will lose a lot." ”
Lu Bin smiled: "That's what I said, then, you're going back to the UK tomorrow, right?" ”
"Well, yes." Leng Fei said.
"Then there is one more thing, I may have to go to England with you, and I will contact you when the time comes." Lu Bin said.
"What are you doing in England?"
"Your business, of course, is not football, that aspect is in charge of the Dutch, and I am in charge of your business affairs, you forgot?" Without waiting for Leng Fei to answer, Lu Bin continued: "Arsenal took over an advertisement for a product, and when you signed the Arsenal contract, you did not give up your portrait right, because at that time, you could only be regarded as a new star, but now it is different, even in England, you are also a certain influential star, and the advertisement that Arsenal took over should have your share, and Arsenal does not have your portrait right, that is, except for a sum of money similar to an intermediary fee, all the money of the advertiser should belong to you." Lu Bin smiled: "I have also contacted Mr. Airul, your contract is three years, and there is still a year and a half left, so Arsenal will open a new contract, there is no doubt about it, but before that, we can first do this business that can make more money, which is a good thing, and it will not have any impact on your reputation - this is Arsenal's fault for not signing your image rights in the contract, unless they don't let you shoot advertisements...... This is very unlikely. ”
Leng Fei nodded, this kind of thing, let Lu Bin take full responsibility, he believes that this friend who has been a classmate for many years, and it sounds like this business is really good.
"Then it's all up to you." Leng Fei said.
"Okay, I finally have work to do, so I'll see you tomorrow."
Hung up the phone, and a text message came immediately, reminding him that when he was on the phone just now, someone else had called his number, Leng Fei looked at it, and it was a late call.
Seeing Wanwan's name, Leng Fei felt a trace of warmth in his heart and dialed back.
At home, Leng Fei spent the day quietly, and the next day, Leng Fei said goodbye to his parents and took the flight back to London, of course, on the plane with Lu Bin.
Thinking back to yesterday's whole day, Leng Fei felt a little incredible, during this time, he almost lived under training, competitions and flashing lights, like yesterday lived an ordinary life where nothing happened for a day, Leng Fei now looks back, there is still a taste of nostalgia, nest at home to sleep lazy, get up to play on the computer, play games on the Internet or something, it's really harmonious......
However, despite this idea, Leng Fei will not abandon the dream of football, maybe you will lose the peaceful life you used to have because of this, but life is too peaceful, and it is a little boring for Leng Fei, if there is anything that can make people's blood boil, it is undoubtedly football.
Looking at the flowing clouds around him rapidly outside the window, Leng Fei gradually fell asleep, and when he opened his eyes again, he had already arrived in London.
When the two came to the street, Lu Bin was a little surprised when he saw Leng Fei stretching out his hand to stop the car: "Hey, I said Xiaoyuanzi, don't you have a car yourself?" ”
Leng Fei looked at Lu Bin and shook his head: "No." ”
Lu Bin sighed and patted Leng Fei on the shoulder: "You are also a football star, you can go to learn to drive in two days, at least you don't have to take a taxi every day to train or go home, right?" ”
Leng Fei nodded, he really needs a means of transportation, it is not impossible to take a taxi every day, but it is really troublesome, and sometimes he can't take a taxi - A.T. Kearney training base is in the suburbs.
In the car, Lu Bin turned his head again: "Where does your family live?" Is it big or not? ”
Leng Fei said: "The apartment has two rooms, and one is used by me to pile things." ”
Lu Bin clapped his hands: "Come on, then I'll stay at your house for the next two days." ”
"Whatever you want." Leng Fei glanced at him, isn't it just to save those few accommodation money.
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As soon as Leng Fei arrived home, the mobile phone in his pocket rang, Leng Fei took it out and took a look, it was Van Holmst who called, Arsenal prepared a new contract, which made Leng Fei feel a little surprised, because he had just joined Arsenal for less than half a season, however, at the beginning, Arsenal only signed a contract with Leng Fei for three years, plus the year when he was loaned back to Ajax, his contract was only one and a half years left, which has attracted the attention of many teams, Leng Fei and Arsenal's contract period is not long, It means that they can poach again...... On Wenger's table, there have been some teams to inquire about Leng Fei's price, among them, the Russian Premier League's Makhach Kara Anzhi is the most "sincere", in fact, this sincerity is only reflected in the transfer fee, 22 million euros, almost double the value of Leng Fei to join Arsenal, but Wenger did not hesitate to refuse, in fact, even if Wenger agreed, Van Holmst also rejected Anzhi's offer, although Anzhi promised Van Holmst a considerable intermediary fee, but Van Holmst's attitude was very clear, So far, it is impossible for Leng Fei to go to Anzhi until a long time in the future, and he hasn't even asked Leng Fei if he agrees, because he knows that Leng Fei can't agree to this transfer, Anzhi? Unless it is the end of his career, he will not allow Leng Fei to go to gold panning so early.
Indeed, he Van Holmst didn't misread anyone, Leng Fei was not interested in Anzhi at all, he knew that there were Robert Carlos, Etoozhirkov and other superstars, but they were all veterans, and he was still young, and it was impossible for him to go to Russia to pan for gold like those veterans.
Leng Fei has no idea of going to other teams for the time being, and he is also very happy here, Walcott, Van Persie, Vermaelen, Santos, Koscielny, Wilshere These players have a good relationship with him, so he told Van Holmst that he is ready to start negotiating a contract extension, this time, Arsenal has prepared a much more lucrative contract than before, the contract period is as long as five years, and the weekly salary has increased several times, from the original weekly salary of 10,000 euros to 38,000 euros, and there is also an objective signing fee, but of course, in Arsenal's new contract, Arsenal wants to attribute 30% of the player's portrait rights to the team, their boss is very good at business, he has seen that Leng Fei not only has the potential to become a good player, but also the potential to become a superstar, a superstar, the benefits for Arsenal are not just selling jerseys, for this, Leng Fei still has some concerns, because he and the Tang Group also have an agreement on image rights, although it is only verbal, but for the sake of late, He also has to grit his teeth, so he has to try to control the portrait rights in his own hands, even if not all of them, but also to grasp as much as possible.
He told Van Holmst all this, and Van Holmst said that he understood, in addition, Leng Fei has another advantage, which is very beneficial to contract negotiations, because Leng Fei can help Arsenal earn more money......
Why do you say that, it's actually very simple, what country is Leng Fei? Chinese, what country is China? The world's most populous country, 1.3 billion, how many fans are there in China? I don't know, but at least tens of millions, right? Assuming 50 million, then, as China's No. 1 football superstar, at least four out of five people are supportive, right? 40 million people, these 40 million fans, is Arsenal's huge property, and in China, there are more fans who support Leng Fei, many sports fans list Leng Fei as a new generation of leaders in the Chinese sports industry after the 90s, of course, Yao Ming and Liu Xiang after the 80s, but as the two grow old, the Chinese sports community needs new people to come out to support, and he is Leng Fei.
And all this, is undoubtedly a free advertisement for Arsenal, I believe that the club's senior management also knows this, rather than competing for Leng Fei's portrait rights, keeping Leng Fei is the most important thing, is the most profitable way, this point, but similar to Manchester United's Asian market development, Manchester United has a South Korean player Park Ji-sung in the camp, which makes Manchester United in Asia, China, Japan and South Korea very popular, although Park Ji-sung is gradually getting older, but Manchester United is not worried about no successor, They have been eyeing another Asian star worth signing and cultivating, Japanese star Shinji Kagawa, so they are not worried about developing the Asian market, and as several competitors of Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, and the recent upstart Manchester City, their development of the Asian market is far less than Manchester United, and this time, Arsenal has the momentum to surpass Manchester United, Leng Fei, Park Joo-yong, Miyaichi Ryo are all Asian players, and Leng Fei, It is their biggest secret weapon to develop the Asian market, especially the Chinese market.
Leng Fei asked Van Holmst not to reply in a hurry after receiving the new contract, telling the club that Leng Fei needs to think about it for a while, and if the club is not in a hurry, tell them that Leng Fei is currently in a bad mood because of the loss of the national team game, and will start contract renewal negotiations next week.
Sure enough, Van Holmst and Leng Fei thought well, and the club agreed to let Van Holmst and Leng Fei continue to consider the requirements for this contract for a few days, they were cunning, how could they not think of what Van Holmst thought of, it's just that they put a long line to catch big fish, and they understand this truth.
A few days later, Lu Bin got the advertiser about Arsenal to propose that some Arsenal players shoot a set of Nike commercials, Leng Fei is also in this list, Leng Fei also received a lot of appearance fees, this is the first time in his life to get the money paid by advertisers (before the documentary can not be regarded as an advertiser), however, in the next few days, Leng Fei has to practice his acting skills, although he has filmed a documentary before, but because it has not been released yet, Leng Fei doesn't know how he filmed, However, according to the staff member named Li Xiaohua, the documentary was shot very well, and the documentary makers also interviewed their parents, classmates, friends, and even former teachers, and of course, the former physical education teacher became famous...... In addition, he also went as far as the Netherlands and interviewed Ajax Club, his girlfriend Wanwan, Lavinho and some other people, as the president of Leng Fei's fan club association in the Netherlands, the mixed-race Zhou was also interviewed.
Far away, in short, advertising has much higher requirements for acting skills than documentaries, and sometimes, advertisements have to do some special tricks in order to be novel and attract attention, and the price is that they need more superb acting skills.
Within two days, Leng Fei has been busy with these things, and the result is one, in a bad state in the game, on November 19, after the national team break, the league reopened, Arsenal away to challenge promoted Manovic, with captain Van Persie's brace, defeated Norwich with difficulty, this game, Leng Fei's performance was average, only one time the ball passed Kyle Norton's goal and it was still eye-catching, and the other basically did not perform.
After this game, Leng Fei was inevitably questioned by some of the media, believing that Leng Fei's ability to maintain his form was questionable, but Wenger gave Leng Fei full trust: "There is nothing wrong with this, I think players will have this situation when facing the problems that Kim has to face, he was injured for more than a month, he came back on the pitch and gave us a great game (Chelsea vs Arsenal), before that game, there were many people who doubted Kim's form, but you all saw it, We need to give him a little time, for him, a little is enough, I believe in Kim's ability. ”
In addition, a reporter asked about Leng Fei's contract renewal, Wenger made it clear that the renewal negotiations went very smoothly, just waiting for Leng Fei to sign, this is a fact, a few days have passed, the two sides have basically reached an agreement on the renewal of the contract, Leng Fei gave up 15% of the portrait rights, Leng Fei is not a particularly influential superstar, 15 percent, that is, the club's consideration of the future, in addition, Leng Fei's weekly salary reached 42000, basically to the midstream standard of first-team players.
After these things were solved, Lu Bin also helped Leng Fei find a place to learn to drive, in this way, everything was solved, and the league restarted, Leng Fei felt that he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, for him, the previous busy life, although busy, but not fulfilling, but then, there is no doubt that his life returned to normal, busy and fulfilling.
After the reopening of the league, the compact schedule immediately began to test the physical fitness and adaptability of the team and the players, just after the narrow victory over Norwich, Arsenal ushered in the Champions League, the opponent is Lyon, although it is a home game, but Arsenal can not underestimate the strength of the opponent Leon, for Lyon, Leng Fei is not impressed, not to go to France again, Leng Fei did not go with the team because of injury.
However, in addition to reality, Leng Fei still has a deep impression of Leon in the game, whether it is in a live soccer game or an FM football manager game, Lyon's goalkeeper Loris is a very demonic goalkeeper, and he is very powerful in every game, Leng Fei feels that he is so strong in the game, and it must not be bad in reality, although Lloris has been breached by the Chinese team.
On November 23, the French league leader Lyon came to London to challenge Arsenal, Arsenal fans can not be the opponent is French, Spaniard, Italian or German, Dutch, Portuguese, as long as it is the opponent, it is their enemy, when Lyon came to the Emirates Stadium, they felt the "enthusiasm" of the home fans, however, the away fans who followed the home team to the away side did not show weakness, the two sides had a big war of words before the game, and they all said that the French were gentle and romantic, but on the field, What romance and what mood were all thrown to the country of Java, even the dignified and beautiful, pure and lovely beautiful girls before the game, as soon as they arrived on the field, they immediately entered a state of madness, full of blood and blue just waiting for the war, which is why football has such a great charm.
Just twenty minutes into the game, the visiting Lyon team gave Arsenal a taste of the "romance" of the French, and it was Gourcuff, the French genius abandoned by AC Milan, did not fall because of this, and became the core of the team's midfield in Lyon, and this time, he scored again, you know, before at the Geraen Stadium, it was Gourcuff's long-range shot that helped the team get a point, this time, he stood up and led the team to score first and took the lead.
This goal is a reflection of Gourcuff's personal ability, after entering the penalty area, Gourcuff surprisingly did not choose to pass, but continued to dribble forward, facing the defense of Vermaelen and Mertesacker, Gourcuff deftly used two feints to dunk over, and then hit a shot, Szczesny completely reversed the direction, because Gourcuff's feints were too realistic.
This conceded goal, a hard blow to Arsenal's self-confidence, but luckily, once again no threat of set-piece attack, Koscielny backfield big foot to the front, the ball after a long time of flying, flying into the penalty area, Walcoat jumped up and shook his head to attack the goal, Walcott is not good at heading, but this time luck is good, the ball passed through the head of the little tiger, crossed an arc and fell into the goal, Lloris reacted quickly, when the ball just hit the goal, Lloris flew to save, He judged the position perfectly, but the ball was already on the post, and Lloris pushed it like this, but did not change the course of the ball, but accelerated and flew into the goal.
After the goal, Walket and his team-mates celebrated wildly, scoring in the way he was least good at, and Walcott was of course happy, thinking that Lady Luck was on their side and that they could win the game on a comeback.
In this game, in the first half, Leng Fei's state still did not improve, Leng Fei himself felt a little strange, he had tried his best to leave the national team game behind, why did his state still not improve?
Until halftime, Wenger also told Leng Fei that it would not work like this, what they needed was eleven people to play on the field instead of ten, Leng Fei nodded again and again, indicating that he understood.
The score of the first half was fixed at 1-1, Gourcuff and Theo Walcott each scored a goal for the team, and this game is important for both sides, because it is a matter of life and death to qualify, Arsenal are not willing to go out to play in the Europa League, but Lyon will?
At the beginning of the second half, Lyon temporarily retreated, Arsenal launched a strong attack, in the fifty-second minute, Van Persie broke through with the ball on the left side, and passed to Leng Fei, who grabbed the point in place, the latter shot at the goal, faced Lloris, and hit the plane with a ghostly kick, Leng Fei held his head, gritted his teeth unwillingly, and gave him another chance like this, he would never kick away, but this time, he flew away, how did this happen!