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Mathias. Mr. Bell's fencing club is called the Tauberbischofsheim Fencing Club, which trains fencers of all professions and also provides teaching services for amateur fencing enthusiasts. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Mr. Bell specializes in training professional fencers and has trained more than a dozen fencers for Germany. He usually always has a straight face and is meticulous in his technical action requirements, and he looks down on amateurs, so he naturally doesn't bother to guide them.

But Chu Zhongtian, an amateur, is an exception.

When Chu Zhongtian walked into the training venue with his fencing bag, he saw Mr. Bell instructing his students in training, he nodded to Mr. Bell and said hello, and went straight to the locker room to change clothes.

When he came out after he had changed, Mr. Bell had already sent his students to practice on their own.

"I watched yesterday's game." As soon as Mr. Bell saw Chu Zhongtian, he said. "You're doing well."

Chu Zhongtian was very happy to be praised by Mr. Bell.

"Thank you, Mr. Bell."

"Tell me what has happened to you from fencing during this time?" Mr. Bell was not in a hurry to let Chu Zhongtian practice, but asked with interest.

"I feel...... When handling the ball in a small area during the game, I am more agile on my feet. Chu Zhongtian had thought about this result many times, and he began to think about it as soon as the match with Dortmund was over. In the final stage, he played well against Borussia Dortmund, which had something to do with fencing practice.

"Good." Mr. Bell nodded, "But I hope you don't focus all your energy on step training, you're here to practice fencing, not ballroom dancing." ”

Chu Zhongtian smiled, this serious old man also had his humorous side. I'll know after a long time of contact with him.

"Let's start practicing."

After Mr. Bell talked to Chu Zhongtian, he asked him to practice, and he gave guidance to Chu Zhongtian's technical movements on the side. The other athletes in the fencing gym, both professional and amateur, looked at Hoffenheim's main midfielder with envy. was able to get one-on-one training from Mr. Bell, but what they dreamed of, Chu Zhongtian was able to get his wish every time he came.

"That's the good thing about celebrity......" someone said sourly.

"I think he does have a talent for fencing, but it's a pity that he's a footballer."

"You've got to be glad he's a kicker, or you're going to have one more enemy, haha!"

'I also like football, I watched yesterday's game and he was fantastic. Do you know what the TV announcer says? 'Chu is a model of the heart of the midfield'! That's a high enough rating! ”

"One game doesn't say anything......"

"You're right, one game doesn't mean anything. So I decided to watch every Hoffenheim game from now on! ”

"You actually watched Hoffenheim? That's an upstart team......"

"What's this? I'm looking at the football they play, not how much money their owners have. For me, their football is good-looking, aggressive, aggressive, fast-paced, the kind of football I want. ”

When the coach couldn't see it, a group of people got together to whisper and discuss this special "student" in the training hall.

But not all people here are Hoffenheim fans, Tauberbischofsheim doesn't have their own top-level professional football team, and people here don't elevate football to the level of religion.

Hoffenheim are attracting more and more attention for their beautiful style of play and attacking football, and their fans are gradually increasing, and this 4-1 shock to the German fans is very big. If the temporary ranking of the first place in the league was just to let the fans know that there is such a promoted horse this season, then the match against Dortmund has completely made many fans have a strong interest in this team, just like some people in this fencing gym, and the idea of wanting to see other games in Hoffenheim has germinated.

These people are Hoffenheim's future fans, and they are also one of Chu Zhongtian's goals. There are many more such people, and after the game, the German fan forums were full of discussions about Hoffenheim, and many people changed their minds. They were previously influenced by the media and other Hoffenheim-hating fans to think that Hoffenheim was an ugly team, but now it seems that Hoffenheim plays a completely different football than most teams in Germany, full of youthful vigor and excitement.

It's exactly what they love about football.

They don't care if the team has a history, they don't care how many of the players in the team are German players, how many of them are scavenged from all over the world at a high price, and they don't care how much the owner of the club is worth, and they don't care that this team is still playing in the regional amateur league 18 years ago...... There's only one thing they care about – whether or not Hoffenheim's football will make them feel like they're watching a game.

Judging from their match against Borussia Dortmund, it was really enjoyable for everyone.

No one likes to watch the kind of game where the two sides didn't have a few chances to threaten the opponent's goal for 90 minutes, and the game ended 0-0.

Hoffenheim's style of play meant that they couldn't play that kind of game, either winning with a bang or losing with a bang. There were two games that were telling, one was a powerful 2-5 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, and the other was a 4-1 win over Borussia Dortmund.

As long as Rangnick can control the number of times his team loses, there is definitely hope that the team will be able to stir up a huge wave in the backwater of the Bundesliga.

※※※ Fritz. Abel was happy all Sunday because the team he liked won and won against a team like Borussia Dortmund and won beautifully. For the entire 90 minutes, he was in a good mood, not at all willing to lose to his favorite team.

This good mood lasted until he went to school, and when he saw his classmates who often laughed at him, he was not affected.

Not everyone in this school is a fan, and neither the fans of Munich 1860 nor the fans of Bayern Munich are overwhelming. But everyone can bully Abel, regardless of whether they are fans or not. The entire students of the Lütner Vocational Preparatory School in Munich know that there is such a coward in the school, you scold, laugh and bully at will, he will not resist, it is like the best punching bag.

So flirting with Abel every day has become a fixed program for many people.

"Hey, little Abel, look at your smile so brightly, have you finally stopped wetting the bed?"

"Oh, look who's coming, coward Abel! What the are you giggling at? Are you unhappy with my new hairstyle? ”

Although everyone still ridiculed him, laughed at him, and insulted him for being cowardly and afraid.

But he didn't pay attention to it at all, his left ear went in, and his right ear came out.

When your favorite team wins, there's nothing more important in the world, so it's worth it even if you're scolded and laughed at.

So today's Abel feels particularly weird - no matter how others scold him, he is smiling.

And when there was no one, he would dance for a while when he recalled Hoffenheim's goal.

For this timid and fearful ordinary boy, football is his only spiritual sustenance.

※※※On Monday, the team resumed training, and Chu Zhongtian came to the training ground an hour and a half early. He has been like this since joining Hoffenheim, most of the players come to the team half an hour before the start of training, and some of the more positive ones are only forty-five minutes to an hour early, and there is no one like Chu Zhongtian who came so early.

Chu Zhongtian didn't come here so early to show the head coach that he had a positive and correct training attitude, he did have a reason.

First of all, come early, prepare calmly, adjust your physical and mental conditions, and have reached the most suitable level. Training is not a war, you don't have to make a hasty march for a day and a night and then immediately go into battle so intense, there are many benefits to being calm, at least it can effectively reduce the chance of being injured in training.

After coming an hour and a half early, he usually chats with everyone, and as the captain, he has to get to know his teammates, know what they've been doing lately, what they're interested in, increase his relationship with his teammates, and everyone will gradually accept his leadership. If you come to the training ground every day and leave as soon as the training is over, the presence of such teammates in the team is almost zero, what is the use?

Another reason for him to come an hour and a half early was the manager. Rangnick sometimes chats with Chu Zhongtian alone before training, and the two of them talk about a wide range of things, but they can always be linked to football. Sometimes Rangnick would ask Chu Zhongtian about his experience in fencing, and he would also discuss tactics with Chu Zhongtian, listen to Chu Zhongtian's opinions and ideas about the work he was doing, and then make adjustments in training and competitions.

From this point, Chu Zhongtian can feel how fanatical Rangnick is a workaholic who loves football. He has worked with a number of coaches, including Wimbledon Eames as his manager, Fernandes at Metz, and Tadio for a long time. Of all the coaches he came into contact with, Rangnick was the most enthusiastic about his work. Chu Zhongtian even felt that this man probably didn't have anything else in his mind except football. I heard that he once went to see Zeman training the team on vacation, and treated his work as a vacation, which is probably rare in the world...... Of course, Rangnick will not only communicate with Chu Zhongtian, he will also talk to other players individually. But Chu Zhongtian came the earliest and had the most time every time, so the two of them communicated for the longest time. After such three months of contact, Chu Zhongtian knows his new head coach very well, and Rangnick knows Chu Zhongtian better.

When he came to training today, Rangnick was there waiting for him again.

"Good morning, Chu."

"Good morning, Ralph."

After two people have been in contact for a long time, they will not be so polite. Chu Zhongtian can directly call the head coach's name, which makes it seem closer.

"How was yesterday's practice?"

Rangnick didn't say anything to practice, but Chu Zhongtian knew that he was referring to fencing.

He nodded, "It's good." Mr. Bell told me he wanted my cadence to be faster, but now that I get up fast, I don't have a good upper body stability, and I'm still practicing. ”

"Faster cadence?" Rangnick thought about it and understood. In football, cadence is very important, and if you have a faster foot frequency than others, you will have a head start everywhere. Imagine when everyone has a chance for a ball, your feet are faster, you get the ball before the opponent, but the opponent kicks it empty, obviously you have the advantage.

Especially when you are besieged by many people, you have to deal with not just one person, but two or three people, not one foot and two feet, but four or six legs, and if you move a little slower, even if you can pull the football back from this person, it may be snatched away by someone else guarding next to you. If you move quickly with your feet, you can quickly control the ball in the gap and let the opponent's tackles all miss.

That's a good training direction...... While he was pondering, Chu Zhongtian was standing beside him. When he came back to his senses and saw that Chu Zhongtian was still standing in front of him, he remembered something. The purpose of his coming to Chu Zhongtian was not to talk to Chu Zhongtian about this.

"By the way, Mr. Hope wants to meet you, Chu."

"See me?"

Chu Zhongtian was a little surprised. Hope is not the president of the club, he was, and now he has stepped down. In the column "President of the Club", it is written by Peter. Hoffman (peter_hofmann), Hope is the chairman of the board. But the specific operation of the club is entrusted to Hoffmann, who is more like a die-hard fan on temporary duty, and his biggest job every day, in addition to taking care of his own funds and properties, is to sit in the Hoffenheim training base and watch the players train, and then go to the stadium on match days, like a regular Hoffenheim fan - if you don't know him, you must think so.

Chu Zhongtian's surprise is that since he met the behind-the-scenes boss at the press conference when he joined the team, he has never met alone. Sometimes, before or after the game, he would see the gray-haired old man dancing on the rostrum...... Of course, it must have been after the team won.

More often than not, the Hope boss keeps a low profile, never showing up on the training ground and never entering the players' dressing room, even at the training base. He doesn't dictate to Rangnick either, leaving everything in the hands of his manager, Rangnick, who is not like a normal German manager, but more like a Premier League-style football manager.

The owner probably gives the impression that he is as advertised by the media - rich, loves football and Hoffenheim FC, and then is gone.

His role at the club seems to be limited to signing cheques when the team needs them.

But Chu Zhongtian respects this old man very much, because he really loves his team very much, and everything he enjoys now is provided by this old man a few years ago, ten years ago. The team is now doing well, ranking second in the league, and it is inseparable from the financial support of this old man.

He would ask to see him by name, and Chu Zhongtian felt a little surprised.

"Now, Ralph?"

Rangnick smiled and nodded, "Yes, right now." He happens to be in his office, you go find him. Looking at Chu Zhongtian's suspicious expression, he added: "Don't worry, it's a good thing." ”

Chu Zhongtian knocked on the door of Boss Hope's room with doubts.

There was no sign on the outside of the boss's office, it looked like a normal room, but it was no different inside, except that the people sitting there were different.

Hope was very happy to see Chu Zhongtian, got up from his seat, stretched out his arms, and walked around to the front to give Chu Zhongtian a big hug.

"Welcome, Chu. You must have met Ralph, didn't you? ”

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "Yes, I met him and chatted with him for a few words." Hello, Mr. Hope. ”

Hope pulled Chu Zhongtian to sit down on the sofa, and then said to him: "The game with Dortmund was really beautiful, thank you, Chu." It was such a great game for me. ”

"It's not going to be me alone, boss."

Hope laughed: "But you are the director of this play, and a movie can't be done without a director." Don't be modest. And I have to apologize to you for what happened that day, I was so humiliated by those words. ”

Chu Zhongtian knew what he was referring to. "You are not the owner of Dortmund, no need to apologize......"

"But I'm German, and the people who scolded you are also Germans. I just wanted to tell you that there are some scum in Germany, but not all Germans are like that, and most Germans are pretty good...... They just lack some understanding of China. Hope slapped his face.

"Let's get back to the game. That goal of yours is so beautiful, ...... that you have passed" Speaking of Xing, Hope stood up, wanting to imitate a Chu Zhongtian action of knocking the ball with his heel. But he didn't make it, just swung his legs and twisted his ass. The meaning arrived.

"You and Ibisevic also work well together. To be honest, I was skeptical when Ralph strongly suggested that I buy you. Because Ralph said you very, very well, as if there is no such number one person in the whole of German football. But for now, I don't know if you can be the only figure in German football, but I'm sure my 30 million was not in vain. ”

Hope patted Chu Zhongtian on the shoulder and said these words to him, which surprised Chu Zhongtian. The owner of a club says this to a player himself, but it's too "important", right?

"You're a very good player, Chu. In fact, you can succeed in any team, but why did you choose us? Ralph told me privately that you could be the next Caesar in football, is that really the case? ”

Chu Zhongtian knows who "Caesar" refers to, but no matter how arrogant he is, it is not easy to admit this kind of thing directly, whether he can become "Caesar II" depends not only on his own strength, but also on many other comprehensive factors, such as luck is essential.

He just smiled and said to his boss: "I know you are an ambitious person, boss, because you once said that in five years Hoffenheim will be the new giants of the Bundesliga. I just wanted to come here and create a big scene with you. ”

After hearing Chu Zhongtian say this, Hope was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "You speak very decently and very well." I did say that, but a lot of people thought I was joking. Big-club clubs need history, Hoffenheim is still far from the giants, but why can't we aim for the giants and work hard from now on? If you work hard from now on, you may not be considered a wealthy family in five years, but it will not be easy to say in twenty years. Moreover...... They all thought that Hoffenheim's dream of becoming a big club started this season, but for me, for many Hoffenheim residents...... "he said with a wink at Chu Zhongtian and a little mischievously, "it started twenty years ago." ”

In 1989, Dietma. Hoppe sponsored Hoffenheim with 10,000 Deutsche marks to buy football and team suits for their players, and since then, the richest man in Germany who came out of Hoffenheim has officially incorporated the team he once played for into his command, and Hoffenheim FC has also entered the Hope era.

Hope went on to say that he had been spurred on by the insults being hurled at him by the Dortmund fans during the game, and that he began to speak to his deep-seated ambition, which he had only told Rangnick before, because his ambition needed to be achieved.

Now he felt that Chu Zhongtian was also that kind of person, so he also told Chu Zhongtian about it.

'A lot of people say we're an upstart team because I spent a lot of money in the summer transfer market last season and this season, but they don't see what we've been doing in the last 20 years. Hope pointed out the window to the grassy training ground. "I've spent 20 years building a training ground like this for the club, and it has everything. We have the best high-tech clinic in Germany, we have a permanent sports psychologist, we have one of the best youth academies in Germany, and we have youth sports centres everywhere. In addition to playing football, they are also tutored there academically, professionally and personally. You know what, Chu? This year, the German Football Association named us an elite football school. This means that what we have done in twenty years has been recognized and acknowledged. ”

Having said all this in one breath, Hope paused, took a breath, and calmed his somewhat agitated emotions a little.

He is proud and proud of what he has done over the past two decades and has never regretted it, and he is also excited for that glorious future ahead.

"It took me 20 years and more than 200 million euros to make the team relegated. Hope spoke again, he looked at Chu Zhongtian and said. "I've been laying the foundation for the last 20 years, I've got my own plan, I've let the team grow slowly and I don't put any pressure on her. But you can't keep it this slow. I think it's time to pick up the pace. ”

So you bought me for 30 million, and Ibisevic for 10 million. Chu Zhongtian answered in his heart.

Increasing investment is proof of the accelerated pace of progress. Hoffenheim, a previously unknown small team, are about to accelerate...... The fans who insulted Hope and criticized him for making German football more depraved did not understand his ambitions, but Chu Zhongtian did.

Because he and Mr. Hope share the same goal.

It wasn't until the end when Hope patted Chu Zhongtian on the shoulder that he told him what he was looking for him for.

"The club has decided to set the day of the Bundesliga match on October 3 as 'China Day', and we need you to cooperate with the poster and do some publicity or something."

Chu Zhongtian didn't expect to be so favored in the club. What is the purpose of setting up "China Day", even fools can see that it is because of his previous good performance, so there is this reward. Perhaps there is some compensation for those racist remarks.

He didn't shirk it, but gladly accepted it. After all, people always have vanity, and he is quite happy that the club has set up a "China Day" because of himself, and he likes it very much. If you like it, why refuse it?

He didn't ask the boss why he set up this "China Day", but just nodded and agreed to help the club carry out some publicity and promotion activities, which was originally the responsibility of the players, which is nothing to say.

Sending Chu Zhongtian away, Hope returned to his desk, and he looked at a wooden photo frame placed on the table. Inside is a yellowed black-and-white photograph.

The man in the photo is wearing a long-sleeved jersey and shorts, bulky sneakers, and an old-fashioned soccer ball in his hand, smiling brightly at the camera.

It was 50 years ago, a young man who was still playing as a centre-forward in the local amateur team at Hoffenheim, who was only 18 years old when the picture was taken, playing in front of a few dozen spectators, with only dirt and no grass on the pitch. They wore sneakers that were heavy from sweat and could not be dried in front of the fire until they got home, and they bathed in an old bathtub in cold water after the game...... At that time, his dream was not to become a professional footballer, but to become a billionaire.

And now he did.

Today, another young man stood in front of him and said, "Let's make a big scene." ”

He remembered himself when he was younger, and when he told his mother that he was going to become a billionaire in the future, the people closest to him couldn't believe it, thinking he was joking.

How like.

A young man under the age of twenty, who plays in his hometown amateur team all day, aspires to become a billionaire.

A 24-year-old who plays in a promoted Bundesliga polo team with no history says he wants to make a big splash with him.

A small team that has been unknown for 110 years tells the whole of Germany that she will be the new giant of the future.

How like.

The young man who said he wanted to become a billionaire actually became a billionaire a few decades later, with a net worth of 6.3 billion euros, making him the newest richest man in Germany. And the ideal mother who heard him at the beginning has passed away, but before that, the old lady finally witnessed the whole process of her son's dream.

Now what about another young man and a small team?

He muttered and repeated what Chu Zhongtian said to himself: "Let's create a big scene together...... You're really good at talking, Chu ......."

(To be continued)