Zhong Dajun and Yi Fan left their residence, and the two went to the community supermarket to buy daily necessities.

During the international break, the league went into a hiatus, and they all got a rare break to return home and just returned to Basel.

The two men stopped in front of the Migros supermarket in the community, staring at a brand new advertising poster.

A black-haired, black-eyed, yellow-skinned teenager, full of spirits and with a sunny smile, stood there.

"It's Jiang Chenxi." Zhong Dajun said in surprise.

"Yes." Yi Fan nodded, and looked at the German advertising slogan under the poster: As reliable as Jiang!

There were also a few young fans, standing in front of the poster to take a group photo, they were wearing Basel's No. 27 jersey, which is Jiang Chenxi's jersey number.

……

"He's arguably Basel's most popular player right now." Zhong Dajun said with a sigh.

At the same time, there is a strong sense of pride in the heart.

The former national youth genius, the teenager who was once judged unable to continue playing, gritted his teeth and persevered, never gave up, and under almost impossible circumstances, returned to the stadium, set sail again from the Italian third division, worked hard, and came to this point.

They can be said to have witnessed it all with their own eyes.

"That's amazing." Yi Fan said in admiration.

……

They have been in Basel for a few months, and they are initially familiar with and understand the local situation in Switzerland, Migros is a famous Swiss supermarket brand, this brand did not choose a Swiss local player, and chose Jiang Chenxi, a young Chinese player, to endorse, which in itself reflects Jiang Chenxi's current popularity in Switzerland and Basel.

Previously, China's foreign players, even the most successful Yang Chen, did not endorse German brands, these foreign stars, more famous, favored by domestic brands, endorsed China's domestic brands, and there has never been a Chinese footballer to endorse the brand of the country where the foreign league he played, let alone such a big brand.

What does this mean, this shows that Jiang Chenxi has become an important star in Basel, and it can even be said that the entire Swiss Super League has a lot of popularity and influence in Switzerland.

In a way, it's a little bit more difficult than succeeding on the pitch.

"The Chinese genius who conquered the Swiss Super League!"

The two of them remembered this slogan from the CCTV Sports Channel, and they both looked at each other and smiled, this time it was really not the Chinese media boasting, this is right.

……

On September 20, at 2:45 a.m. Beijing time, the first match day of the UEFA Champions League Group H group stage, the Swiss Super League giants Basel faced the Premier League super giants Manchester United away, and Jiang Chenxi will set foot on the famous Old Trafford Stadium! Basel's top scorer, Jiang Chenxi is here, see you there! ”

In China, in recent days, CCTV Sports Channel's game preview advertisements have been broadcast in a loop, with unprecedented intensity, to warm up for this 'ordinary' and not ordinary Champions League group stage match.

Now, almost all Chinese fans know about this game and know that the Chinese youngster, who is famous in the Swiss Super League, is about to make his Champions League debut, which is also the second time in the history of Chinese players to appear on the stage of the Champions League!

The last time a Chinese player appeared on the Champions League stage was when Chinese international Sun Xiang played behind PSV Eindhoven and came on as a substitute for PSV Eindhoven and Arsenal in the Champions League.

That time, Sun Xiang was just a substitute for PSV Eindhoven.

This time, Jiang Chenxi, a 20-year-old Chinese boy, is Basel's top scorer, Basel's leading star, and the most popular young star in the Swiss Super League!

……

CCTV Sports has qualified for the second leg of the Champions League play-offs between Basel and Cluj, which has been broadcast three times in a row in recent days.

It's just a video of the game, and according to the statistics of the TV station, the ratings of the game are comparable to the live broadcast of the game of Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, and the live broadcast of the game of Milan in the Serie A.

"Carry Basel into the Champions League on your own!"

On fan forums, such posts are held high to the top, and Chinese fans have never been more proud than they are now, because this is not their boasting, this is a fact.

Jiang Chenxi's three goals in the match with Cluj were talked about by the fans, and they were proud!

……

"How's it going?" Jiang Tao asked.

"Boom! The heat is up completely. A staff member said excitedly, "We did a survey on Xinchao Weibo, and the Champions League match between Basel and Manchester United ranked first among the games that fans are most looking forward to!" ”

"Well done." Jiang Tao waved his fist happily, he is the head of CCTV Sports Channel, and he strongly suggested that CCTV spend money to buy the recording rights of the second leg of the Champions League play-off between Basel and Cluj.

All the work done is to maximize the expectations of domestic fans for Jiang Chenxi, the Champions League matches between Basel and Braga, and the expectations for Jiang Chenxi's Champions League debut.

So far, it's working very well.

In the case of the overall decline of Chinese players in the foreign army, Jiang Chenxi has become a hero and pride in the hearts of Chinese fans, and has placed the expectations of countless people.

……

On 10 September 2012, Basel played a warm-up match in which they won 3-1 against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Jiang Chenxi started the game and scored two goals.

On the same day, a follow-up report on Jiang Chenxi appeared in the case of Manchester United manager Alex Murphy. Ferguson's desk.

Ferguson didn't look at the report, Pete. Freeman was reporting to him.

"In the 8th round of the Swiss Super League, Basel beat Zurich 1-0, and Jiang scored the only goal of the game."

"An anti-offside goal, Jiang's sense of smell in front of the goal is really good."

"However, it is also important to note that Zurich has a limited quality of defenders."

"Except for this goal, Jiang didn't get too many chances in this game, and his performance in the rest of the moments was relatively average."

Peter. Feliman spoke eloquently.

……

September 15, 2012.

2012/2013 Swiss Nations Cup second round.

Basel beat Swiss second division side Arevel 7-1 at home, and Jiang Chenxi scored four goals in the game.

The next day, Pete. Freeman's observations were sent back to Carrington Training Base in Manchester:

The goal is in good shape, but given the strength of the opponent, there is no practical reference value.

All things considered, the Chinese striker is not yet a threat to Manchester United's defence.

"Why are you so sure?" Ferguson asked.

"Because our defence is led by Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic, the best in Europe!" Peter. Feliman said proudly.

The old gentleman laughed silently, even though he didn't quite agree with Pete. Feliman judged the potential of this Chinese kid, but this sentence is right, the defense led by Ferdinand and Vidic is not comparable to Zurich or the so-called Swiss second division team, let Ferdinand teach the Chinese kid a good lesson.

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On the same day, Huaxia, CCTV Sports Channel played a full screen of advertisements:

9.19, Old Trafford night, Jiang Chenxi, see you or leave!

The next day, the entire Basel squad left Basel for Manchester, England, to prepare for the first match of the UEFA Champions League group against Manchester United.