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When the Metz players returned to Metz with the UEFA Super Cup, they were greeted by the whole city. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The Info Metz players are no strangers to this scene, and it was a sensational scene when they won the French Cup and the League Cup.

Metz fans lined up on both sides of the road chanting Chu Zhongtian's name because the best player of the match was Chu Zhongtian. Someone else typed: "As long as there is Chu, it's okay!" The slogan shows that they have no regrets about Ribery's transfer.

In the face of such enthusiastic fans, Chu Zhongtian also had to appear on the top floor of the double-decker bus and wave to them to thank them.

Everyone had a happy smile on their faces, and they were genuinely happy with the team's results.

The parade ended at the Stade de Fortis Sainte, where the crowd chanted long live Metz before gradually dispersed.

The joy of the UEFA Super Cup for Metz fans quickly passed.

In the league, although Chu Zhongtian is back, the team's performance is far from as good as they were in the European Super Cup.

Perhaps the opponents in the league are not up to the level of AC Milan, which makes the Metz players who have already seen the world a little unrefreshed.

In the league, the team's results have been up and down, with Metz performing up and down throughout September.

Things only gradually improved in October, but with so many games lost in the early stages of the league, even if they won all three games in October, it didn't help them in the rankings, and they were still outside the top 14.

Compared to the same ranking in the previous two seasons, fourteen is really bad enough. You know, they were in the top three at that time.

The only consolation is that they have a good record in the UEFA Cup and qualifying for the group stage should not be a problem.

Meanwhile, Ribery, who moved from Metz to Bayern Munich, quickly conquered the local fans and quickly became an absolute mainstay of the team, with the German press singing his praises every weekend.

Although Ribery has left Metz, he will still care about Mace's results - in fact, he mainly cares about his good friend Chu Zhongtian.

He was very popular in Munich, like a rebel.

"Come to me, man!" Ribery said this in a phone call to Chu Zhongtian, "Next season we can play the Champions League together!" Let those big teams see how good the two of us are! ”

Chu Zhongtian was not interested in Ribery's invitation, and he declined every time. "Bayern are not interested in me, and I am not interested in them, Frank. It seems that we are destined to be adversaries. ”

"Damn it!"

※※※After October, the team's form gradually recovered. Ibisevic, who had a good season last season, has exploded this season since November. He scored five goals in three league games in November and was voted Player of the Month.

At the beginning, the local media in Metz shouted the title of "Three Musketeers in Metz", and the so-called "Three Musketeers" were naturally because they were different from the original "Three Musketeers". Frank. After Ribery left, Metz's Three Musketeers fell apart.

At this time, Ibisevic broke out strongly, which filled the media with hope. The names of the three musketeers came at the right time. He, along with Chu Zhongtian and Menez, formed the three musketeers of Metz.

So what does Ibisevic think about this?

In an interview, he said that the title is shouted by the media, and he is only happy that he can help the team, and he doesn't care about the title or anything.

So far this season, he has scored 10 league goals and four in the UEFA Cup, compared to just 17 in total on all fronts last season, and the improvement is evident.

The Lorraine media praised Fernández for giving Bosnia-Herzegovina for the confidence he had given to Bosnia-Herzegovina and finally paid off at this time.

Metz walked a Ribery and got another Ibisevic who was able to score goals consistently. Over time, the impact of Ribery's departure is waning.

In addition, during this period, Chu Zhongtian received an official notice from the Beijing Olympic Committee that he was selected as the torchbearer of the Paris leg of the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay.

This is the result of Xu Xiaodi's hard work for him, with his position in French football, his acquaintance with former French President Jacques Chirac, and his popularity among domestic fans, after Xu Xiaodi's application, the Beijing Olympics agreed to let Chu Zhongtian serve as the torchbearer.

On 7 April 2008, he will appear on the streets of Paris as the second torchbearer, jogging a few hundred metres with the Beijing Olympic flame.

This is very good news for Chu Zhongtian, and it is also the highest honor. Being able to be selected as an overseas torchbearer makes him more than just a football player. This is also good news for the team of agents who serve Chu Zhongtian, which means that Chu Zhongtian's personal image has been further improved, and his fame will rise like a high-speed train on the train of the Beijing Olympics. It will also be easier to promote his business.

Olympic torchbearer, that's a great resume.

For Chinese football, this is unclear news.

Chu Zhongtian was able to serve as a torchbearer, which was the only one among Chinese football players. Apart from him, no other Chinese men's footballer has been the torchbearer. If it weren't for Chu Zhongtian's only hope for Chinese football in European football and leading Metz to win the League Cup, I am afraid that even he would not be eligible to be selected as a torchbearer.

The number of participants in the Torch Relay was very large and it was also the longest of the torch relay routes. In addition to the torchbearers selected by the people, the other people who can participate in the torch relay must be elites from all walks of life and top figures. The image of the Chinese men's football team is too bad, if they are allowed to participate in the torch relay will lead to strong protests from sponsors, and the Olympic Committee will not do this kind of thing to shoot themselves in the foot, because the Chinese men's football team is insulting the Olympic flame...... Only Chu Zhongtian has become a special case in Chinese football with his professionalism and good image.

After seeing Chu Zhongtian announced as the Olympic torchbearer, reporters flocked to the media and appeared frequently in the media, I really don't know what the other Chinese men's football players are like.

In fact, after Chu Zhongtian won the League Cup, the Chinese Football Association originally planned to focus on cultivating Chu Zhongtian as "Yao Ming in the football world". At a time when Chinese football is getting worse and worse, being able to launch a big star will obviously help to salvage the reputation of Chinese football and enhance the image of Chinese football.

However, Chu Zhongtian turned a blind eye to the Football Association's overtures, and his relationship with the Football Association was limited to entering the national team competition. Other than that, he has nothing to do with the Football Association. What makes the Football Association even more unable to get off the stage is that Chu Zhongtian was absent due to injury in a major competition like the Asian Cup that requires results.

Although Chu Zhongtian was indeed injured, the officials of the Football Association obviously did not think that it was as simple as just being injured. There are many people within them who firmly believe that Chu Zhongtian was injured on purpose, and at the same time exaggerate his own injuries in order to refuse to serve the country...... This time about the torchbearer, the Football Association didn't want Chu Zhongtian to be so beautiful, but the General Administration of Sports directly came down and said that Chu Zhongtian is now the most famous and accomplished among Chinese football players, do you think he should be the torchbearer on behalf of Chinese football?

The leaders of the General Administration of Sports have said so, what can the following football associations do? I can only bite the bullet and recommend Chu Zhongtian to be the torchbearer. Despite this, looking at such a disobedient player with such a beautiful scenery, the officials of the Football Association are really angry. They're always looking for an opportunity to get back what they've lost.

※※※ On December 1, the day before the sixteenth round of the league, before Metz faced Ousterre at home, Chu Zhongtian spent his twenty-fourth birthday. Emily, her parents, Mathilde, Lin Beiyao, two brokers, acquaintances, Boss John and others, and of course, her teammates and coaches in Metz all sent birthday wishes to herself.

Considering that the next day was a key match with Auxerre, Chu Zhongtian did not hold any banquets, he just accepted the cake from his teammates in the locker room, of course, after he ate a bite, the cake was all wiped on his face.

On the second day, Metz defeated Auxerre 2:1 at home, Metz won a penalty in the game, and Promans conceded the penalty to Chu Zhongtian, who has not scored this season.

Chu Zhongtian did not shirk, and continued to use his non-help to run, slamming the football into the door of Auxerre, which was the second goal of Metz, and Ousterre had just equalized less than ten minutes before that. It was a goal that helped the team to the final victory.

A victory, a goal, can be regarded as Chu Zhongtian's birthday gift.

When Emily called Chu Zhongtian to congratulate him on his happy birthday, she also told Chu Zhongtian another good news, after half a year of preparation, the Chinese restaurant envisioned by Chu Zhongtian is about to open in Los Angeles.

After many meetings and discussions, the current restaurant is different from what Chu Zhongtian envisioned.

First of all, this is not a McDonald's fast food restaurant that you can see in the desert. Secondly, this restaurant not only sells Chinese snacks and dim sum, but also Chinese food. Third, unlike Yao Ming's sports-style restaurant, although this restaurant was conceived by football player Chu Zhongtian, it has nothing to do with football. Emily's mother, Miranda, positioned it as a mid-to-high-end place for consumption.

The distribution of shares in the restaurant was also agreed, Chu Zhongtian's family was represented by his father as the legal representative, holding 50 percent, Emily's family holding 30 percent, Merry 5 percent, Xu Xiaodi 3 percent, and Miranda using personal connections to win over Carl. Mr. Johnson, a well-connected figure in Hollywood, has a 12 percent stake.

The restaurant's name also doesn't use his fame to increase its popularity, as Yao Ming's "Yao Restaurant" does. In the United States, although Chu Zhongtian has some popularity for Emily's blessing and has commercial screenings, his popularity on the court has not helped his business at all. Chu Zhongtian also had no intention of using this popularity to hype up his restaurant.

So the restaurant took a very cheesy, but very Chinese name - "Great China".

This name was obtained by Chu Zhongtian, and he thought about it for a long time, and felt that this name was the best. The meaning is simple and clear, so you can tell at a glance that this restaurant is a Chinese restaurant, not Indian, Japanese, or Korean food...... And the name is very imposing, Great China, Great China, this "big" word is the finishing touch.

After choosing the name, Chu Zuosheng asked a calligrapher to inscribe the name of the shop.

As for site selection, decoration, and recruitment of employees, he doesn't have to worry about things like hiring chefs and folk artists from China, and someone will help him take care of it.

The only thing that Chu Zhongtian originally conceived and carried forward was the display of Chinese folk art. There will be a special area in the restaurant for the display and sale of these traditional Chinese folk handicrafts. Because this is what Chu Zhongtian asked for, he didn't care if this could bring better benefits to the restaurant, he just wanted to keep a little childhood memories.

The décor is also very Chinese, Emily believes that only the authentic oriental characteristics can attract American diners, and now with China's growing influence in the world, Americans are also interested in the country, and traditional Chinese food is like a taste of it.

The "Great China" restaurant is expected to open at Christmas, which is a very Western day and a harmonious blend of Eastern and Western cultures.

On the opening day, Chu Zuosheng, as the owner of the restaurant, will definitely go, and Chu Zhongtian will also fly from Paris to Los Angeles to attend the opening ceremony after the league match with Lorient away, but he will be very low-key.

Emily will also go, and then she will be the main character. She and Miranda invited many good friends in Hollywood circles to come to the show.

The local media also reported on the incident, and Emily's blessing was that the restaurant had already made a name for itself before it opened. Yao Restaurant uses Yao Ming's fame for free promotion, and Great China Restaurant uses Emily's fame.

On the evening of December 22, Metz moved up to seventh place with a 2-0 win away at Lorient and are now just three points away from European qualification next season.

After the match, Fernandes announced that the team would be on holiday and would return on January 2 to prepare for the first match after the new year, the French Cup on January 4.

The next day, after saying goodbye to his teammates, Chu Zhongtian went straight to Paris, France, and then arrived in Los Angeles by plane.

This time, Emily takes him to meet her mother.

Now that the two have business cooperation, Miranda can't say anything if he avoids Chu Zhongtian. A year and a half have passed, and Miranda's initial indignation has long since eased.

To put it bluntly, if the man Emily falls in love with can give her happiness and money, there is nothing bad for Miranda. Anyway, even those Hollywood men are selected as the standard. Be rich, be nice to Emily. Money is the most important thing, Miranda believes that it is impossible for a man without money to give Emily happiness, love needs to be based on reality, and the most realistic nature is money.

This was the first time Chu Zhongtian had met Emily's mother face-to-face.

Although he had heard that Emily had a strict mother since he was a student at Wimbledon Art School, he had never met her. He also knew that Emily's mother did not approve of his relationship with Emily.

But since Emily sneaks out to date him despite her mother's objections, how can he, as a man, back down?

So this time he bravely faced the legendary terrible Emily mother.

In fact, from the outside, Miranda is a middle-aged woman with an amiable charm and charm, and she has nothing to do with "terrible".

She smiled and beckoned Chu Zhongtian to sit down, and her first sentence startled Chu Zhongtian: "I have met your father." ”

"When a restaurant opens, our two biggest shareholders always have to meet." Seeing Chu Zhongtian a little surprised, she explained.

During the conversation between the two, Emily always sat beside Chu Zhongtian, holding his arm and smiling.

Emily's mother is easier to deal with than Chu Zhongtian imagined before, perhaps because of her different identities now. If he was still a poor student, it is estimated that he would not even have a chance to do it here.

Sure enough, having money is a good thing, and having money and status is even better.

Miranda didn't take the initiative to mention the love affair between Chu Zhongtian and her daughter, and Chu Zhongtian didn't say anything as idiotic as "please allow me to be with your daughter". The two chatted about the weather in Los Angeles, chatted about business, chatted about Emily's new movie, and just like that, an afternoon passed.

But Chu Zhongtian knew that this already represented an attitude of Emily's mother.

At the very least, from opposition to non-opposition, to limited acceptance.

That's already remarkable.

He didn't expect more.

In the evening, Miranda stayed at Chu Zhongtian for dinner at home, and after dinner, Chu Zhongtian did not leave, he stayed at Emily's house.

This is another tacit attitude of attitude.

After Emily pulled Chu Zhongtian into her room, she raised two fingers to Chu Zhongtian and made a "V" gesture.

"My mom asked me where I was with you, and I told her we did everything!" Emily smirked. Then she offered a kiss.

Chu Zhongtian hugged his girlfriend tightly, and he might become his wife in the future. The two of them let go after a long kiss, and each of them gasped and looked at each other with red cheeks.

Emily laughed first.

Chu Zhongtian also smiled.

"I love you, Amy."

"I love you too, darling."

※※※ The opening day of the restaurant was very lively, and Chu Zhongtian also personally saw many Hollywood movie stars who could only be seen on TV and big screens before, and he was a little dumbfounded.

The first day of opening was a success, judging by the praise from the guests. But how much of this is an unsympathetic compliment? Whether this restaurant is successful or not depends on the future operation.

Chu Zhongtian didn't care. The next day, he was dragged around by Emily to socialize and make friends with Hollywood movie stars. There was no surprise reaction in the circle about Emily finding a Chinese player as her boyfriend, love is a personal matter, and it is not appropriate to judge it.

However, Chu Zhongtian was better than they thought. He doesn't pretend, and he doesn't have any special thoughts just because his girlfriend is Emily, he is very sincere and real. He even put Al. When Pacino introduced him, he immediately asked Pacino for an autograph and asked Alcino. Pacino was taken aback, then burst out laughing. "Your boyfriend is so funny, Amy!"

Emily smiled and shrugged.

Later, Emily told Chu Zhongtian that her celebrity friends were secretly surprised by this, they originally thought that Chu Zhongtian would be a gloomy Oriental, but now they have a very good opinion of Chu Zhongtian. Emily laughed, "Actually, in the early days of Wimbledon, you really weren't sunny, dear! ”

Chu Zhongtian thought about it, it was true, but it was Emily who changed himself a little bit, and it was football. The experience of playing at Wimbledon made him meet a lot of friends and made his personality gradually cheerful. Now as the second captain of Metz and the leader of the dressing room, he has also become more active, at least good at words.

"It's all because of you, Amy. Whether it's my current personality or my current life, this change has all started since you appeared in front of me. ”

The news that Chu Zhongtian's restaurant opened in Los Angeles and that many Hollywood movie stars went to the scene first also caused a huge response in China. Chu Zhongtian's fans naturally applauded Chu Zhongtian, but some people were worried that Chu Zhongtian was not doing his job.

"Mace's grades are not as good as before, and he still has the leisure to open a restaurant in the United States? Of course, I have heard that Chu Zhongtian can cook good dishes, but is he a professional player or a professional chef? ”

For these voices in the media, there is naturally another group of media that jumped out to refute them.

"First of all, Metz finished ninth in the league for the same period last season and they are seventh this season. Secondly, their results have been improving since the start of the new season in Metz. Third, it's the Christmas holiday, and Chu Zhongtian can do whatever he likes, and others can't care about it. Fourth, why can't a professional player open a restaurant? Yao Ming did the same at the beginning, why didn't anyone say that he didn't do his job? ”

Of course, the rebuttal of these media is not because the reporters have an excessive sense of justice, and they want to say good things for the wronged Chu Zhongtian, they are not so idle. Of course, what they did was the result of the public relations of Chu Zhongtian's agent team.

Because considering that the opening of the restaurant will inevitably give Chu Zhongtian more opportunities to be exposed, how to face the media is also a science. Therefore, Xu Xiaodi suggested that Chu Zhongtian find a "press officer" who is specifically responsible for dealing with the news media, that is, if there is any problem in the future, this person is specifically responsible for public relations for the media, maintaining Chu Zhongtian's image in front of the public, and not allowing the media to talk nonsense.

Chu Zhongtian felt that this idea was good, and he didn't have to do anything. Dealing with the media is the most troublesome, so let's find a professional to deal with it.

This time, the media countered the nonsense of some media outlets, and it was the handwriting of this "press officer".

It stands to reason that Chu Zhongtian should have met with this person, but time was tight, so he didn't have time. After this incident passed, Chu Zhongtian met the person who was responsible for maintaining his image in Los Angeles.

He was taken aback.

The person who appeared in front of him turned out to be Yang Yang, who had not been in contact for a long time!

Then he knew that the reason why Yang Yang was valued by Xu Xiaodi at such a young age was precisely because his relationship with himself was different.

The two people who hadn't seen each other for a long time chatted together for an afternoon, and Chu Zhongtian also knew about Yang Yang's development after graduation.

After graduation, he worked at Beijing TV until he was approached by Xu Xiaodi.

"I've been paying attention to you before, Da Chu. I'm happy to see you doing so well. But I didn't think I'd be here one day, ha! But that's good, I used to see negative reports about you in the media, and I couldn't do anything but scold a few words about my mother, but now I can fight back against them in the media. ”

Chu Zhongtian was also very satisfied with Xu Xiaodi's choice, and it couldn't be better to be able to let Lao Yang help him. Because they were roommates before, Lao Yang knew what kind of person he was, and at the same time, Chu Zhongtian also knew what kind of person Lao Yang was.

In this way, there will be no disagreement in cooperation.

(To be continued)