"What kind of expression did you say Shen Chao would have when he saw us in a while?"

Chen Mingshuo and Nan Xiao walked out of Tianjin Binhai International Airport, got into a taxi, and beckoned the driver to drive to the stadium of Tianjin Quanjian Team, Haihe Education Park Stadium. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Facing Chen Mingshuo's question, Nan Xiao, who was sitting in the co-pilot, replied with a smile: "I guess his eyes will be as big as a light bulb." ”

"I guess it's going to be as big as a football!"

"Hahaha......"

Nan Xiao and Chen Mingshuo laughed, and even the driver who was driving on the side didn't know when they started laughing with them.

Outside the stadium, Nan Xiao held up his mobile phone, and after the phone was connected, he said, "Superman, I'm already on the court, you come out and pick me up." ”

"Okay, you wait a minute, buddy will come out."

Nan Xiao hung up the phone and smiled at Chen Mingshuo beside him, they couldn't wait to see Shen Chao's surprised expression.

Nan Xiao talked to Shen Chao on the phone last night, and told him that Chen Mingshuo did not agree to his invitation and insisted on continuing to return to Guangzhou to work, so angry that Shen Chao almost scolded his mother on the other end of the phone, and then Nan Xiao told him that he would come to Tianjin today to meet Zhang Xiuwei once, showing the club's attention to him; Of course, he didn't tell Shen Chao that he was not the only one who came today.

After waiting outside the court for about five minutes, Nan Xiao saw Shen Chao walk out of a door from a distance, waving at him excitedly, and when he got closer, he saw Shen Chao's waving hand slow down the frequency, and then after a few seconds of stalemate, he began to gesture in his direction, and then he and Chen Mingshuo gradually heard his shouts.

"You two grandsons, join forces to lie to me, see if I don't beat you two......"

Nan Xiao and Chen Mingshuo were already laughing back and forth at this time, how could they still have the strength to fight back, so they let Shen Chao scold all the way, until he trotted all the way to the two of them, and he didn't see him have the intention of beating people.

"Superman, this time it has nothing to do with me, it's all Mingshuo's idea." Nan Xiao vigorously pushed the responsibility to Chen Mingshuo, who was smiling from ear to ear.

“……”

Chen Mingshuo must not be able to perform the sketch, because before the audience laughs, he himself will definitely laugh so hard that he can't straighten his waist.

"Dizi, what are you two doing, didn't you say that Mingshuo has returned to Guangzhou?" Although Shen Chao was excited in his heart at the moment, he still had a menacing expression on his face.

Nan Xiao knew that Shen Chao couldn't let go because he was being teased, so he had to give him a step down and said, "Superman, don't be angry, Mingshuo and I just want to surprise you." ”

Shen Chao snorted and said, "Dude, I won't pursue it when I look at Ming Shuo's face this time." ”

At this time, Chen Mingshuo stopped smiling, and said: "There are still a lot of classmates Shen Chao, and the prime minister can support the boat in his belly." ”

"Dizi, you haven't answered me yet, what the hell is going on, Mingshuo is coming to visit me, or is it ......?"

"The latter." Nan Xiao raised his eyebrows and said with a determined face.

"I knew Mingshuo would definitely agree!" Shen Chao got Nan Xiao's reply, and finally showed a smile, patted Chen Mingshuo's shoulder, and said, "It is worthy of being our good brother, our iron triangle that has been combined for many years is finally reunited today." ”

Nan Xiao smiled and stretched out his right fist, rushed down with his palm, held it flat in front of his chest, and said with a smile: "Good brother!" ”

Seeing this, Shen Chaohao Chen Mingshuo also stretched out their fists, and Nan Xiao's fists were close together, and said in unison: "Enough righteousness!" ”

Zhang Xiuwei's figure is not too tall, Nan Xiao should be about 175 cm by eyesight, his body is slightly thin, he is from Sichuan, so his Mandarin is not very standard; His appearance is very ordinary, but his hairstyle resembles Real Madrid's midfield core Modric, so he is nicknamed the "Chinese Magic Flute" by the majority of fans.

After a simple handshake, Zhang Xiuwei and the three people in front of him sat around a table in the living room of the Quanjian Club.

In front of Nan Xiao is the professional contract that Shen Chao just signed with Zhang Xiuwei in the morning, Zhang Xiuwei was very pleased with the invitation of the Sunderland team, and kept saying that it was a once-in-a-lifetime thing to be able to get this precious opportunity, and how could he be too demanding on the salary, so the salary on this contract provided by Shen Chao is the lowest standard among players of the same level. Nan Xiao has a good impression of this young man who is willing to accept a salary several times lower than the original for his dream, because he knows that in the football soil of China, what is most lacking is this kind of player with a beautiful football dream. He handed the contract back to Shen Chao and said to Zhang Xiuwei with a smile: "Xiuwei, maybe I won't give you too many opportunities to play in the league in the new season, but I can guarantee you the starting position in the League Cup and FA Cup. ”

Zhang Xiuwei was very grateful in the face of Nan Xiao's words, and he said in non-standard Mandarin: "Please rest assured, coach, I will definitely work hard with the team to train in the new season, strive to make continuous improvement, and meet the starting requirements of the league squad in your mind as soon as possible!" ”

"Xiuwei, how is your English?" Nan Xiao asked.

"It's not very good...... Zhang Xiuwei said with an embarrassed face.

"It's okay, but from today onwards you have to work hard to learn English, and when you return to the club, there will be more than just three of us who communicate with you every day, and I won't arrange a translator for you alone." Nan Xiao said with a smile.

"Knowing the coach, I will study hard!"

Nan Xiao stood up, stretched out his right hand again, and said, "Welcome to Sunderland FC, I look forward to our new season fighting side by side!" ”

Zhang Xiuwei also hurriedly got up and shook hands with Nan Xiao again.

After the conversation with Zhang Xiuwei, Nan Xiao also met the former European Golden Globe winner, the legendary Italian football star Mr. Cannavaro.

If there's one word to describe Cannavaro, it's "handsome"; In two words, it is "handsome". is the same as Shen Chao's previous description, the Italian coach really exudes a unique charm all over his body, even Nan Xiao has to admire his handsome appearance, if a woman sees it, what if he sees it?

Since the Chinese League was in the middle of the season, Cannavaro was also busy, so Nan Xiao didn't bother him too much, and after a short exchange, he left the Quanjian Club with Shen Chao and Chen Mingshuo and stayed in a hotel called Ritz-Carlton.

After having dinner in the hotel's dining hall, the three of them returned to Nan Xiao's room, which was still a daily routine.

Shen Chao handed each of them a bottle of juice, opened a bottle himself, and asked, "Dizi, how is it today, has there been any progress in the work of those scouts?" ”

Nan Xiao looked at the email and said: "Conca's progress is still not very smooth, Crystal Palace want to continue to increase the offer of Jedinak, as for the situation of Dokar and Elviti is still clear for the time being, Halilovic has no interest in transfer, but if the club offers a loan contract, he may be able to consider it, the last one is ...... Hey? How about 5 emails today? ”

Shen Chao screwed the cap of the bottle, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "Okay, it seems that poor scout is going to earn a week less salary." ”

Nan Xiao turned off the ipad in his hand and said, "A week's salary? How can it be so simple, as the first person to break the rules I made, I will not forgive him so easily, we have an old Chinese saying, killing chickens and monkeys, I am worried that I can't find this chicken, now he bumped into himself. ”

Although Chen Mingshuo doesn't know what they are talking about for the time being, he can be sure of one thing, that is, the scout they are talking about is estimated to be miserable......

"Dizi, since the negotiations between Houston and Conca are not going well, why don't the three of us fly to Shanghai tomorrow, I will negotiate with Conca, after Zhang Xiuwei's work is over, I think I am still very good at negotiations, if I can't do it again, you will go into battle in person." Shen Chao sat on the TV cabinet and said.

"Superman, self-confidence is a good thing, but I remind you not to overdo it, once self-confidence turns into conceit, it is not a good thing."

Chen Mingshuo felt that Nan Xiao's words were very reasonable, so he echoed and said: "Dizi is right, don't be blindly confident." ”

"Houston's negotiation experience is more than a star and a half than ours, and his negotiation skills are much better than ours, and his negotiations with Conca have lasted for nearly a week, and now they still haven't collapsed, which proves that although the progress is not smooth, it is definitely not bad, and at least there is still a chance of success, I believe that with Houston's ability, it will be able to handle this." He paused, and saw that Shen Chao did not look unhappy on the side, but listened to him carefully, so he continued: "Besides, we have more important things to return to the club, and we can't waste time on unnecessary places. ”

Shen Chao asked, "What is more important?" ”

'The three of us are usually very focused on the Premier League, but it's just from the perspective of one fan, and we might be able to speak fluently about Manchester United's starting line-up, but what if we switch to a team like Swansea in the middle and lower reaches? Or even a promoted horse like Middlesbrough? It's good that we can name one or two of those players. The players don't know each other, let alone the characteristics of each of them and the tactical style of their respective clubs......"

Shen Chao'er listened to Nan Xiao's words and suddenly realized how naïve his previous thoughts were, he thought that he could meet the requirements put forward by Nan Yicheng with only his own enthusiasm, and completely forgot the sentence "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step", and his originally high mood gradually became lower with Nan Xiao's words.

'So we're going to have to get back to the club as soon as possible, with all the stuff we've collected from the rest of the Premier League and videos from last season's games, and we're going to have to dig into that before we start the new season and then develop one or more tactical styles that suit the current team based on our own philosophy......

"Dizi is right, Shen Chao, sharpen the knife and do not cut wood, if we want to do something great in the future, we must start from the most basic place, and we must first withstand the test of setbacks, as the so-called heaven will descend on the people, we must first suffer their minds, work their muscles and bones, starve their bodies, I believe that as long as we have the courage to overcome the current tests, one day we will achieve the success we want!"

Chen Mingshuo moved with affection, knew with reason, and his words rekindled Shen Chao's enthusiasm!

As the three boarded their flight back to London the next morning, time flew by silently, and inadvertently came to July 11, 2016, the day of the European Championship final. The day Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal team won the Delaunay Cup was also the first day that Sunderland's players returned from holiday to the club......