Chapter 36: A New Beginning

When Li Yan looked at the investigation data sent by Yan Wei from China in front of the computer, he was startled, and he saw a name that has now begun to become popular quickly - Kaka, Kaka of the Brazilian national team, Kaka of Sao Paulo, he and Zhang Jun are high school teammates! Oh, my God! Li Yan sighed in his heart, what kind of team is that! He also found some very interesting information, but there are so many things melted in one newspaper, and he plans to write about it in detail in the subsequent football weekly, so that it is estimated that it will cause another earthquake in domestic football, right? Li Yan laughed. How do you feel like a conspirator?

On Monday, at seven o'clock in the morning, the "Sports Weekly" that still exuded the fragrance of ink was already on the newsstands in various provincial capitals.

"Boss, come to the sports world." A man was digging money in his pocket while pointing to the "Sports Weekly" on the newsstand.

"It's so early, this newspaper just arrived, and you came, hehe, take it."

The man put the money his boss was looking for in his pocket, and then glanced at the front-page news in the sports world.

"Ahh

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Yanjing.

As soon as Qi Wei arrived in Taiwan, he saw his colleagues competing for a newspaper. He leaned in, "What's it, let me see?" Hey, in the sports world, what are you fighting for? Just buy it yourself. ”

"Buy? Qi Wei, if you can buy it, I will serve you! A colleague turned his head and immediately turned his gaze to the newspaper.

"What? Sports is golden? ”

"It's not gold, it's better than gold."

Qi Wei turned his head to look and saw Wang Jianxiang walking in, also holding a piece of sports in his hand. "I wasn't going to buy it, but it turned out to be something for me to see." Jianxiang handed the newspaper to Qi Wei.

"Chinese teenagers are proud of the Netherlands!" The huge set of red headlines, below is a set of pictures, is a photo of two unfamiliar faces in the game, they are wearing orange and yellow jerseys Qi Wei has not seen, but their opponent Qi Wei knows, it is PSV Eindhoven's jersey. In another photo, their opponents don't know each other either.

"What is this?" Qi Wei looked at Jianxiang.

"The newspaper is for you, take a closer look, it's still there." Wang Jianxiang waved his hand and walked to his office.

Reporter Li Yan and special correspondent Wang Hua report from Warrendam, Netherlands: Just when Chinese fans are still rejoicing that there are three Chinese players in the Premier League at the same time, in the Netherlands, in an unknown small club FCVOLENDAM, there are already two Chinese teenagers who have become city heroes. Zhang Jun and Yang Pan ......"

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Luoyang, Henan.

This is the second class led by Liang Ke, but he still hasn't remembered the names of these students now, maybe the first class of students is too impressive. Liang Ke shook his head, he found another student who had buried his head under his desk when he was reading in the morning, not knowing what he was reading, but he was definitely not reading English. He crept over, then jerked his hand out, and with a "bang", he pulled out a newspaper from his desk.

"If you don't read English in the morning, what newspaper do you read?" Liang Ke was a little angry, he glanced at the newspaper, "Sports Weekly? Well, the Chinese teenager raised his ...... and he didn't read any more, and the student who was waiting for the head teacher to reprimand him didn't hear the teacher's voice, and looked up strangely, only to find that Liang Ke was missing from his side.

"Hey, where did the old class go?" He touched his table mate.

"He went out with the newspaper and read it as he walked, haha! It's hilarious! "The table mates obviously had a hard time.

"Next time, I'll bring the yellow book, see if he can read it......" The two whispered.

Liang Ke stood at the door of the office, the door was closed, and he didn't want to take out the key to open the door, because it would delay time and delay him reading the newspaper.

“…… The two youngsters participated in the National High School Football League when they were in high school, and led their schools to win the national championship for two consecutive years, which should be regarded as the first batch of successful professional players cultivated in the middle school league in China......

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Yanjing.

Li Yongle went for a morning jog in the morning, usually he went to the school stadium to run laps, but this time he decided to run outside the school and change the environment.

The morning air in Yanjing is better than at other times, and there are many people exercising early. Li Yongle put on the mp3 and started his day's compulsory classes to the rhythm of the music.

My school's goal this year is to win a national championship, but my goal is even higher than that. The little national competition was no longer what he was pursuing, and in that faraway Europa, his goal was there.

He passed by a newsstand, only to find that the usually deserted newsstand was full of people, and curiosity made him squeeze through. With his height, it was easy for him to squeeze into the crowd. Red registration, this is a tradition in the sports world, and then look at the front page:

"Chinese teenagers are proud of the Netherlands!"

A familiar smiling face appeared in his eyes......

“…… Now that they have started their professional football careers in the Netherlands, Warrendam's head coach Adrianse has introduced Zhang Jun and Yang Pan as two very hard-working players. They started training at the youth level and the youth coach Rice praised the two young players for their promising future, and in time we will see them at the highest level in Europe......

Li Yongle stood in the crowd like that, looking at the newspaper in front of him and the person in the newspaper.

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Hefei, Anhui.

Sophie was holding a copy of the "Sports Weekly" that still exuded the fragrance of ink, and looked at the photo on it, this was the first time she had seen Zhang Jun since Zhang Jun left. His face was darker, and his body seemed to be really stronger, as could be seen from the muscles in his legs. Sophie watched the classroom for half an hour with just a photo, and she didn't listen to a word of what the teacher said on stage.

“…… Zhang Jun scored the equaliser in his first professional league game and immediately became the hero of the city, while the second game was a perfect performance for two Chinese players, with Yang Pan scoring two goals and three assists (a penalty counts as an assist), and Zhang Jun scored his first hat-trick in Liuyang......

Sophie's eyes stayed on the words "hat trick" for a long time, and in everyone's opinion, this hat trick can make them very excited and make them proud of the Chinese players...... But for Sophie, only she can read the code inside, the code for the hat trick. A promise, a promise that is born.

"I will give you this birthday gift every year when you are born."

Sophie seemed to be able to see Zhang Jun's blessing after the goal: "Happy life, Sophie!" ”

Sophie buried her head down, she didn't want to be seen in tears. His heart, which had been restless since a few days ago, can finally be calmed, and Zhang Jun still remembers her life, even though he and her hearts are still together in the Netherlands, thousands of miles away.

There are still ten days left, and I should also prepare a birthday gift for Zhang Jun. Maybe his life has long passed when he sends it, but as long as he understands his heart.

Sophie thought about it and smiled sweetly.

"That's a question, Sophie, you can answer it...... Sophie? Sophie? Sophie! Forget it, let's change someone. ”

Li Yan's special issue was transmitted to China, and you can imagine what kind of sensation it will cause. Because Adrianse had been blocking news from the news media before, the domestic media almost thought that Zhang Jun and Yang Pan were "Sister Lin" who fell from the sky. Before he could figure out the situation, he scored the first hat trick of Chinese foreign players in the Netherlands. Powerful people such as CCTV5 can only replace the goal picture with a football in the noon sports news, and the announcer is almost according to the news read by this issue of the sports weekly. At this time, CCTV5 is urgently negotiating with the Dutch side to buy the Dutch side's picture of the two-man goal. Trying to be able to broadcast it on the sports news at 18:30 p.m. to meet the demands of the national audience - during this time, CCTV5's phone calls are about to burst, and they are all asking why there is no goal screen.

At a time when the domestic sports media can only report this "earth-shattering news" in the form of one-sentence news or game briefings, Li Yan's "Sports Weekly" used two folio editions to make a special report on Zhang Jun and Yang Pan. In the name of "Volendamm first-line reporter Li Yan, special correspondent Wang Hua", the two games they participated in, the training process of the youth team, the lightning signing, the words in Warrendam, and the character interview, the experience of the two from junior high school, high school, to college are all shown in detail in front of readers.

It is conceivable that when competitors are struggling to have more news material, this issue of "Sports Weekly" will cause a reaction among readers and peers. It can be seen that the head office has not stopped all day long, asking for additional printing, or directly sending out a phone call from Zhang Jun and Yang Pan.

"Hello? Yan Wei? How? I've been on the phone for a long time and the line is busy, so it should be night in China now, right? Why is it still busy? What the? It's all my fault...... No way? Li Yan looked at Wang Hua beside him and smiled, "It's not so exaggerated, right?" Hey, you blame me for working overtime, you should thank me, this month's bonus is good again! Ha ha! It's too late to laugh, it's still time to cry! Okay, no kidding, let's get down to business, what's the boss's reaction? Well, happy? That's it, huh! Don't worry, to be honest, I rushed out of these manuscripts overnight! Damn, you're still laughing, if you don't work hard, your bonuses will all be dead! …… I didn't expect to score a hat-trick after only two games in the Dutch league and cup...... Yes, yes, that kid is a genius! My vision is still ...... Is that! Your brother Li has read countless people in his life, when have you seen it? Task? What task? Yes? What is Football Weekly going to do with a detailed project? More detailed than that? No problem, give me a week, I'll even figure out for you whether they like to grind their teeth or talk in their dreams when they sleep at night, haha! Just kidding, don't tell the boss like that! I have another thing to ask you, you go to Yanjing to help me check a person, go and interview him, Li Yongle, this is the person you found out, but not carefully enough, you go and check him carefully, I will tell you, do it well, we will be famous. Also, tell the editor-in-chief on my behalf and ask him to contact a reporter in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to interview Kaka, saying that he wants to be a reporter on Zhang Jun's topic, and I will send the specific planning content to the editor-in-chief. Okay, nothing else, I'm hanging, international call! Well, remember, I'll come back and bring you an autographed photo of the player. ”

Wang Hua looked at Li Yanle and hung up the phone, "You're very happy, it's been a long time since I've seen you like this." ”

Li Yan lay on the bed in the hotel and stretched a big lazy waist: "That's!" I've covered the domestic league for three years and I've never written such a sensational news story. The phone calls in our company are all red, and they have asked for a print! Everyone in the club is working overtime, you know? Any report I send back about those two little ones will be as sought-after as gold and diamonds! Li Yan said excitedly, his face flashing with a wonderful brilliance. He stared at the ceiling intently, as if he had really seen the path of his life turn from here.

When the whole country was still crazy about the two Chinese foreign players who suddenly appeared, the two parties had already started a new day of training. Qiu Suhui took advantage of the training break to call Zhang Jun and Yang Pan aside: "You guys are moving." ”

"Huh? Uproot? Zhang Jun was a little surprised.

Qiu Suhui nodded: "This is the result of my discussion with the head coach, if you want to have greater development now, you must first completely solve the language problem and reading life problems." Living in Mr. Wang's house, using Chinese, is not conducive to your proficiency in Dutch, you must know that the translation is equivalent to your crutches, on the court, if you can't throw away the crutches, then you will never be able to really run. Sometimes, you have to use force. In addition, you are allowed to live in the club's players' dormitory to protect you. You are now a celebrity, and China must have exploded, so you must pay attention to everything you say and do in the future. ”

"Players' dormitories? That...... What about Uncle Wang? Zhang Jun asked.

"He is not responsible for taking care of your food and daily life, from now on, from every day to the training ground to train and cook by yourself when you get home, you have to solve it yourself. As for Mr. Wang, the club intends to hire him to be the team's chef, and to be honest, the meals he cooks are really delicious, hehe! Qiu Suhui rubbed his nose, "And he has been cooking for you for so long, and he is also familiar with the players' recipes, so there is no problem in being qualified for this position." ”

Zhang Jun breathed a sigh of relief, but Yang Pan then asked: "The club's players' dormitory?" Where is it? ”

Qiu Suhui pointed to a row of bungalows with faintly red roofs behind the woods and said: "There, out of the gate of the training ground, turn right, walk 50 meters, see an intersection and turn inside, and you will arrive." It's mainly for players from out of town, but there aren't many people living there, and many of you live near the local area, so you can choose from a wealthy house. By the way, both Kozel and Ochu lived there. ”

The two looked at Qiu Suhui's hand, in the dense woods, the house was not very real, only those pointed red roofs could be seen, the environment should still be very good, it was good to be able to live with Kozel and "Pistachio" Ochu, at least there were playmates during the rest time.

"Any questions?"

"Nope."

"Then tomorrow after training, let's go move. I have informed Mr. Wang in advance. ”

Warrendam has one thing in common with many places in the Netherlands, that is, the name is followed by a "dam", such as "Amsterdam", "Rotterdam", ...... "dam" itself means dam, because most places in the Netherlands are below the horizontal line, so it is necessary to build dikes in different places to prevent flooding. There are dikes and waterways, and this "dam" also indicates the characteristics of this place in Volendham, which has many waterways. Many buildings are built next to waterways, so you can visit a place from a boat. Warendamm is a seaside city where you can see the fruits of the Dutch people's reclamation of the sea, the area is crisscrossed by rivers, windmills, houses are mostly small buildings from the 19th century, the scenery is charming, because of the proximity to the sea, the fishing industry is also very developed, and the people are simple.

The city's most famous inn, the "Dellutine", is the property of Warrendam's team owner Horns, and was built in 1799 as an old Dutch inn - an old-fashioned house with only three floors. It's old, but business is good. Europeans pay a lot of attention to history and tradition, and the older things are, the more they are cherished and respected. The hotel also brought Horns a lot of money.

Such a place is quite suitable for Zhang Jun's surname, leisurely, relaxed and casual.

Now, they are moving out of the place where they have lived for more than a month and moving to the training base of the suburban club. The neighbors were very reluctant, and Uncle Wang was even more reluctant, but Qiu Suhui was right, for the sake of Zhang Jun and Yang Pan's future, and for the sake of their greater development, they had to go.

I heard that the two players were leaving, and people from the neighborhood came to see them off and help, and the scene was very lively for a while.

Wang Hua watched the scene from the side, and said to Li Yan beside him: "Do you say they can become stars?" When others came to see them off, they had to thank them one by one, and the neighbors seemed to just treat them as ordinary people, and they didn't have the temperament of a football star at all......"

Li Yan shook his head: "Temperament? What is Temperament? Reject a fan's request for an autograph? Refusing a journalist's request for an interview? Attacking the referee on the field? Pushing and shoving opponents? Stars are called 'stars' only because they are better than others on the football field, and it doesn't mean that they can be domineering and superior off the field. I really like the way they look now, two normal big boys. Think about some of the so-called 'football stars' in China, hum! ”

"Huh! That's not what a football journalist should say! ”

"I'm not a domestic football journalist now, just an ordinary fan who cares about Chinese football."

The last bag was also put in the car, and it was finally moved, in fact, there were not many things for the two, but the enthusiasm of the neighbors made them stop and stop.

"Uncle Wang, let's go, you have to take care!" Zhang Jun and Yang Pan went up to hug Wang Bo and say goodbye.

"Anyway, we can often meet in the future, I will definitely see you on TV, and I will definitely watch the Warrendam game." Uncle Wang smiled with a wrinkle on his face.

"Are you really not going to come to the club to be a chef?" Yang Pan asked.

Uncle Wang shook his head: "I can't do it, it's better to concentrate on taking care of my small restaurant, my wife is too tired during this time......"

"Then we'll come to your place often."

"Haha! When you come, I'll entertain you with a nutritious meal! ”

All three laughed, hiding a hint of their sorrow.

When the car gradually drove away, Li Yan looked at the back of the car and muttered, "It must be another new beginning......

With the help of Kozel and Ochu, Zhang Jun and Yang Pan finally cleaned up the room, and they finally had a house of their own. Looking at the neat and translucent room, Zhang Jun stretched his waist: "Okay, it's a new beginning!" ”

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