Chapter 31: The Man at the Wembleman's Bar
In the end of the game, Chelsea relied on Frank Lampard's goal to win 1-0 at Aston Villa. When Chelsea's no.8 scored, the whole of Stamford Bridge trembled, and Chu Zhongtian stood up from his seat with his arms raised and cheered on the goal.
The cheers went on for a long time. When Chu Zhongtian put down his arm, he was thinking, did he have such a day? It also made the whole of Stamford Bridge cheer for him.
He took note of Chelsea's new head coach Jose. Jose Mourinho is very eye-catching on the sidelines and always attracts the attention of the fourth official. The Portuguese man in a black trench coat directing the game, looks cool. But I don't know if he likes himself or not...... Or maybe he hadn't heard of himself, had he?
After the game, Chu Zhongtian followed the flow of people and exited, and took one last look at Stamford Bridge in the drizzle. Next time I won't be a spectator. He's going to come back as the owner of this stadium, and he's going to have a welcome ceremony that will be witnessed by a lot of journalists and fans. At that point, he will hold up the Chelsea shirt, smile at the camera and say: 'I'm here to help Chelsea win the title. β
Chu Zhongtian laughed when he thought of that kind of future.
He turned and blended into the crowd and walked out.
β»β»β»Early the next morning, the rain finally stopped after several days, but it was still cloudy. It was December 27th, and with Chu Zhongtian's understanding of the Wimbled's bar, he knew that on this day, Boss John would definitely open for business, and those who hadn't seen him for a few days would also come.
Today is the day to see old friends.
He warmed up in the room by expanding his chest and legs, and when he was done, he dragged the quilt to the floor and placed it on the floor of the room as a cushion for his sit-ups. The bed in the hotel was too soft for sit-ups, so it had to be done on the floor.
Even when he was on vacation, he didn't forget to exercise. After battling PSG's Cana, he was even more determined to improve his fitness. The body is the foundation of everything, and without the body, you can't play 100% on the pitch. And if he has a strong body as a foundation and is not afraid to fight against anyone, his power on the field will be greatly increased.
Think about it, if Zidane had never been injured, he could not lose the ball under the heavy impact and aggression of the opponent, and knock the opponent down, and continue to control the ball...... How terrible that must have been!
After doing five hundred sit-ups and a hundred push-ups, he got up and went to the shower.
β»β»β» Boss John hangs the "Open" sign outside the door of the bar, which means that it is officially open for business today.
After Chu Zhongtian left, his two newly recruited bartenders were busy behind the bar inside.
When he was about to turn around and enter the house, he suddenly heard someone calling out to him: "Boss! β
He was stunned for a moment, then looked up.
Chu Zhongtian appeared in front of him.
He blinked, rubbed his eyes again, and thought he had seen it wrong. Open your eyes again, that's right, Chu Zhongtian is standing in front of him!
"Haven't I woken up yet......" Boss John muttered.
Chu Zhongtian, who had been looking at him with a smile, walked up and gave his boss a big hug: "Long time no see, boss!" I'm coming back to see you! β
"Ah...... It hurts, it doesn't look like a dream...... You're so hard, Chu! Ha ha! The old Englishman burst out laughing. Why do you think you're back? β
"Isn't this a Christmas holiday? I'll come back and see you. Ligue 1 has a winter break. Chu Zhongtian let go of Boss John and said with a smile.
Boss John looked him up and down: "It's dark, it's thin, but it's more powerful." I can feel it from the strength you use to hold me, ha! I didn't expect you to come back so soon. β
"I've been away for half a year, but I still want to be here." Chu Zhongtian looked up at the signboard of the bar, "Wimbour" is as clean as new, it seems that the boss cherishes this signboard very much, and often finds someone to wipe it.
"How was it in France? I heard that Xu say, but it doesn't matter, Rome was not built in a day, and the main players did not become in a day...... Are you still playing in the reserves? Actually, there is nothing wrong with the reserves, which are a good opportunity for you to gain experience and adapt to the game. In England, many big-name stars started by playing in the reserve league, and even now they have to play in the reserve team...... "Boss John is very concerned about Chu Zhongtian's situation over there, but he is afraid of stimulating Chu Zhongtian, so he can only explain while asking.
Chu Zhongtian smiled and listened to him, and then said to him: "I played in the French league, boss!" β
"Huh?" Boss John didn't react at first, and then he understood what Chu Zhongtian meant by "playing in the French league". Surprised, he asked, "Really?" β
Chu Zhongtian nodded: "Just before Christmas." β
"Aha! Awesome! Let's go, I'll invite you to drink! Boss John grabbed Chu Zhongtian's hand and pulled him into the bar where there were no customers.
When the two bartenders saw their boss go out to open the door, they had been talking to others outside, and now they simply pulled a stranger in, and looking at the expressions between them, they seemed to be very close.
"I'm going to introduce you." Boss John said to the two bartenders, "This is our big hero at Wimbledon!" β
Boss John's introduction made Chu Zhongtian a little embarrassed.
"Chu! He assisted one goal at a time against Milton Keynes Keynes Dons in the FA Cup game and helped us win against that traitorous side! They went on to score two goals against Chelsea in the FA Cup and eliminated them. Did you watch that game? It was named by the BBC as the most wonderful dragon slaying legend in the 132-year history of the FA Cup! β
As soon as it came to Chu Zhongtian, Boss John was proud, because such a powerful character walked out of our Wimbles bar!
"He used to work as a bartender here, hehe! Do you know where he is now? In Chelsea! Loaned to Metz in Ligue 1, it was a top league! β
"Hello." Chu Zhongtian greeted her two "juniors".
"You're Chu?" The two young bartenders were surprised, they worked here, and they didn't know how many times they had heard about Chu Zhongtian's glorious past, those drinkers liked to get together and brag as soon as they drank too much, and they could hear the story of Chu Zhongtian's two-goal defeat against Chelsea. There are other things like: "He always comes to the bar with the ball to work", "When he pours you a drink, he's actually doing pulling drills at his feet...... and other small stories.
They had imagined many times what that mysterious "chu" should look like, but they didn't expect that standing in front of them was an ordinary-looking young man, no more than two years older than them.
Just when the three young people were chatting together, Boss John suddenly took an apron and said to Chu Zhongtian: "Old Bent and they will come in a while, Chu." How about a surprise for them? β
Chu Zhongtian understood what Boss John meant, and he smiled and nodded: "Okay, boss." β
β»β»β» Old Bent and Jackson walked into the Wimbles pub together, and as soon as they entered, they shouted, "Old John! It's been a long time, how are you, are you still alive? β
Boss John feigned anger: "I won't die if you die!" β
Old Bent laughed and walked to the bar, intending to ask for a drink: "Pierce, come to pint...... Hey? β
He realized that it wasn't Pierce standing behind the bar, the two were now the same person.
"What do you want to drink, Uncle Bent?" Chu Zhongtian was dressed as a bartender, stood behind the bar, and said to Bent with a grin.
"Huh? Ah......h John. John pretended not to see him, and was busy with his own business.
He turned his head to the other side, and saw that Pierce and Chapman, the two bartenders who were usually supposed to be behind the bar, were sitting at the table, each with a glass of wine in front of them like a guest. Jackson was just as surprised. He found that it was only the two of them who were normal...... Or maybe it's just the two of them who are abnormal.
"Time rewind?" Old Bent asked, "Am I going back in time?" β
Jackson shook his head, confused.
Then Old Bent looked at Chu Zhongtian, as if he wanted to see some clues from Chu Zhongtian's face.
Chu Zhongtian just smiled: "Do you want something to drink, Uncle Bent." He tilted his head to look at Jackson behind him. Uncle Jackson, what about you? β
"Ah, me? Let's have a dark beer......" Jackson didn't even understand the scene in front of him, so he ordered a drink in a daze.
"Are you...... Clear? Old Bent stared at Chu Zhongtian and asked.
"Of course I'm Chu, you don't know me, Uncle Bent?"
Old Bent was even more strange: "Didn't you play in France? β
"I'll come back to see you during the winter break."
"Huh? Ha! Chu Zhongtian told the truth, and Old Bent shouted happily: "I know that you won't forget us!" Ha ha! You're back! Bring me a pint of stout, Guinness! β
Next, everyone who comes in from the outside will go through the process of "from surprise to surprise" after seeing Chu Zhongtian. And the two current bartenders in the bar, Pierce and Chapman, also deeply appreciate how popular Chu Zhongtian is here. No one will sit in the seat, they gathered in front of the bar after taking the wine from Chu Zhongtian's hand, competing to chat with Chu Zhongtian, asking him about playing football in France, asking him about the customs of France, asking him if there was anything fun in Mace, and asking him ...... In short, ask him everything.
Later, Boss John called the two of them up to work and liberated Chu Zhongtian. Everyone gave up the place in front of the bar. Chu Zhongtian sat on a chair, and everyone surrounded him, either sitting or standing, and surrounded him in the center.
I heard that Chu Zhongtian was not very smooth in Metz at the beginning, and he couldn't play in the first team, so he could only train with the first team, and then go to the second team to play, everyone encouraged him, patted him on the shoulder and told him that the current difficulties were nothing, anyway, it was time to lay the foundation.
Later, when they heard that Chu Zhongtian had played a game in Ligue 1 and might get a very stable opportunity to play in the future, they all raised their wine glasses and shouted: "Cheers!" β
After a while, someone suddenly asked, "Chu, did you see Emily again?" β
The noisy bar suddenly fell silent, some people looked at the person asking questions, and some people looked at Chu Zhongtian.
Chu Zhongtian smiled bitterly: "No, I don't have any news of her now......"
Someone sighed.
Uncle John slapped his face, "I have collected some news about her, do you want to read it?" β
Chu Zhongtian nodded. "Yes!"
"Oh, Boss John, you're so careful!" Everyone exclaimed.
"That's, anyway, it's also a star who walked out of my bar, can I not care?" Boss John triumphantly walked upstairs, and after a while, he walked down with a thick newspaper clipping in his hand.
When he placed the clipping on the table, everyone present felt the weight of the clipping.
"It's all her news." Boss John pointed to the newspaper clippings and said to Chu Zhongtian, "You can read it slowly." β
When he had finished speaking, the others dispersed.
Chu Zhongtian put the wine glass aside and looked down.
It was indeed full of reports related to Emily, and the earliest one was on July 10 of this year, when she had already gone to France. This news is about Emily officially joining an American drama crew. Sure enough, as she said, she is going to start her official career in the United States by acting in a TV series.
Some of the newspaper clippings in the back are about Emily's recent situation, some are interviews with entertainment magazines, and even originally reported on another star, but Emily was mentioned. Stan's name, Boss John also cut it out and kept it.
From more and more news reports and articles about her, Chu Zhongtian can see that Emily has become famous in the United States very quickly. She has a beautiful appearance, a sweet voice, and a smile that is as bright as the sun at all times. She quickly gained a large number of loyal fans in the United States.
"I can't believe that the rainy and cold country of England can give birth to such a gracious princess. Just looking at her smile, I thought she was from California......"
This is what an American entertainer said about Emily.
Chu Zhongtian noticed that the media only mentioned Emily. Stan, who would describe her with words like "innocent", "sunny", "cute", and "angel". Looks like this should be Emily's signature. They can see it quite accurately, and this is indeed Emily's characteristic.
From the newspaper clippings, Chu Zhongtian learned that Emily is very busy now, but she is much more famous than him. Her appearance is frequently featured in advertisements for some of the world's most famous brands, she dresses up to go out to those celebrity social occasions, her movies and TV series have been broadcast one after another, she is often interviewed by television stations in the United States, and everywhere she goes, she will surely attract many fans, everyone rushes to meet her, and some people are proud to be able to shake her hand. In just half a year, she is considered by the media to be one of the most popular idols of American teenagers. Those Hollywood directors and producers who Chu Zhongtian has heard of or have not heard of have also commented on Emily's performance, claiming that they are willing to consider giving her a role in their own films.
She has her own official website, and fans have left messages, saying that they love Emily the most and that there are many people who want to marry her.
She also has a blog, and she goes up from time to time to write some articles to talk about things at work, saying that no matter how tired she is, she will not live up to the support and expectations of her fans. Then some photos and life photos from the set were shown, so that fans could learn about the recent situation of their idols.
In the photo, Emily appears on the beach in a costume, an evening dress, a casual dress, and a bikini...... But what hasn't changed is always a big smile on his face.
Chu Zhongtian tilted his head to look at Emily in these photos, and always felt that this smile was quite far away from him, and it was not quite like the Emily who used to be at Wimbledon Art School.
He closed the clipping, set it aside, and took a long sip from his glass.
Wimbledon fans no longer call themselves "Dons", the Dons Bar was renamed, and Princess Dons went to a foreign country and became the "gracious princess" in the American population.
Princesses and knights have no future.
Because the prince will marry a prince.
β»β»β» Boss John was busy behind the bar, but his eyes were always looking at Chu Zhongtian who was sitting by the window. Watch him close the newspaper clippings and set them aside, take a sip from his glass, and then just look out in distraction.
The boss lowered his head and continued to busy himself.
Jackson walked over: "Hey, Chu. β
Chu Zhongtian looked up at him.
"There's a Wimbledon game in the afternoon, do you want to see it?"
Chu Zhongtian felt strange: "Today is Monday......"
"It happens to be on this day."
"Okay, I'll go!" To be honest, he really wants to be in the team's group of teammates, I don't know what has changed in half a season?
"We'll be together then!" Jackson gave him a thumbs up. With that, he noticed that the clipping book had been closed and set aside.
"Emily is a little better in the United States, the entertainment gossip media always has news about her, and they can collect a little bit. But when you play in France, we basically don't see anything here. He shrugged, "The media in England only care about football news in their own country, and we can't see your news if we want to." β
Chu Zhongtian smiled apologetically. In football, the exclusivity of the English media is serious. In China, you can learn about football from all over the world, although it will be a little later, but now with the Internet, the delay in the timeliness of news is not so serious. But in the UK, any British newspaper you can see is a lot of football coverage in the country, and national newspapers focus on the gossip of the big teams and England, as well as the stars of the country. The local hugs will devote a lot of space to reporting on their local teams, even if they are very low-level teams, and they will also devote a lot of enthusiasm to reporting.
So the English football community is very cultural, but they don't care about football other than England, unless there happens to be an English player playing there.
Jackson muttered again: "I don't know if I can see the Ligue 1 ...... in the United States"
In the United States? Chu Zhongtian thought to himself, even if he could see it, Emily was so busy, how could she have time to see it? You know, there's a nine-hour time difference between Los Angeles and France.
"I think I can't see it......" Chu Zhongtian said.
(To be continued)