After Hope returned to Germany, he and Rangnick immediately invited Karlsruhe club manager Wilhelm to the palace garden for coffee, and the shrewd William had long known that the SAP billionaire was interested in Li Huan, and he had come to Wilder Park to watch Karlsruhe play many times last season. This was a relief for Karlsruhe, who was in trouble, but he did not rush to make a statement, but flew to the United States with head coach Becker to see Li Huan's reply before making an offer of 10 million euros to Hoffenheim.

After returning to Hoffenheim from Karlsruhe, in the office, Rangnick said to Hope in displeasure: "Is William trying to blackmail?" A wounded man actually costs 10 million euros. ”

Hope was still like the father of the same SAP, he sat in the high-backed chair with a smile, as if everything was under control, and he reminded softly: "Ralph, this wounded man's name is Li Huan." ”

Rangnick said: "I know, if it was Li Huan before the injury, I would sign it directly without even notifying you Mr. Dietmar, but now, 5 million euros is a bit risky, who knows how much he will be able to recover after such a major operation, and even if he recovers from the injury, he will not be able to participate in the summer training, he will not be able to run in with the team, and the time for his comeback will be at least in September, so that the time he can help us will be at least in October to November." ”

Hope looked out the window leisurely and said, "Ralph, do you know what the qualities of a successful person are?" It is adventure and patience, you must dare to take risks, and at the same time you must have the patience to prepare and work well for your adventure. Thirty-four years ago, I took one adventure after another, and that time I came out of IBM to start my own company, and it was a risky decision, and then we spent 20 years making him the number one in Europe, and now the number one in the world. ”

Rangnick said: "Mr. Dietma, I know that there are crises, but Li Huan will spend almost all the transfer fees we have prepared for this season. ”

Hope waved his hand and said: "I once said that I will not interfere with your purchase, and your transfer fee in this summer will not be less than one euro, you can buy the players you need according to your plan, and I will pay for the acquisition of Li Huan." ”

Rangnick poured Hope a glass of water and smiled wryly, "Mr. Dietmar, you're putting pressure on me. ”

Hope laughed: "There will be no motivation without pressure, I believe you can withstand such pressure, otherwise how can we create another SAP miracle." ”

Rangnick was persuaded by Hope and said, "Ten million is a bit much, and eight million should be able to take it." ”

Hope said, "I'll leave this to Jan. Shendelmeizer went to talk, and now you're going to fly with me to Los Angeles, and the young man wants to meet you. ”

Rangnick was stunned for a moment, a smile appeared on his face, and said: "This young man has such a big face, let you, the boss, run twice in person, and ask me, the coach, to visit him." ”

Hope laughed: "He's injured, in fact, although in the eyes of reporters this is a cynical and unruly player, but when you touch him personally, you will find that he is very cute." ”

"Okay, when are we leaving?" Rangnick Road.

"It's now, without further ado, and later will change." Hope said decisively.

Los Angeles in May finally shows the smiling face of an angel on the beach of Santa Monica, California, under the bright sunshine of California, Dietma. Hope and Ralph. Rangnick finds Li Huan, who is walking by the sea, his agent Watts, and David, a doctor at Steadman's private hospital. David was basking in the sun by the sea, and three Germans and one Chinese had the first important transfer negotiations in Li Huan's life under a parasol by the sea.

In the distance, the buildings of different shapes on the shore are dyed golden by the afternoon sun, the tourists on the roller coasters in the nearby playground let out bursts of joyful exclamations, and a pair of lovers of different colors hugs each other passing by, the clear waves in front of them lapping against the fine sand, and countless seagulls flying overhead from the blue sky and white clouds.

Li Huan took a deep breath of the salty and wet sea breeze, a bit of the taste of the island city, he took the lead and said: "This is my first time out, it feels great, no wonder the Spaniards call her the City of Angels, to be able to meet Coach Ralph in such a place is really a unique character." ”

Rangnick's gray suit looks out of place with the outside environment, but his mind is not on the beautiful scenery by the sea, he has been looking at this magical Chinese, today is the first time he is so close to Li Huan, this young man is a handsome guy with a good temperament even from the German aesthetic point of view, but his eyes have maturity and calmness that are not commensurate with his age, and he is not as cynical and bohemian as advertised in the newspapers.

Hearing Li Huan compliment him, Rangnick smiled slightly and said, "I am also very happy to meet Mr. Li Huan, and I have a very good impression of you." ”

Hope smiled: "Li Huan, I have done the two conditions you said for you, now you can have a good talk with Mr. Ralph." ”

Li Huan said: "I'm really sorry to let Mr. Dietma and Mr. Ralph go to the United States. ”

Rangnick said: "Mr. Li, you are an injured person, recovery is the most important thing, is the injury better now?" ”

Li Huan said: "Now the knees can be bent normally, and walking is not a problem, and I can't use force yet." ”

Rangnick, who is also a professional, said: "It's good, you're physical, don't worry, there's still a summer and I'm sure when the league starts, you'll be back to where you were." ”

"Thank you." Li Huan said, "I heard Mr. Watts say that you and Mr. Willian, our club needs euros, and Hoffenheim needs talent, this is a good exchange, what I am most anxious to know now is what Coach Ralph is going to use me?" ”

Rangnick and Hope looked at each other and said, "My tactical philosophy has been said many times to Mr. Hope, which is to attack, and Coach Magath said: "Offense wins the crowd, but defense wins the championship." "But I think the offense can win everything, even the championship, and there is no contradiction between good looks and good results, as long as we are patient. We're constantly looking for goals and we're going to have a lot of defence at this point, so I hope your free-kicks will help us, you'll be the opener for Hoffenheim, and in position you'll be right-back. ”

"The zone defense of the back four, the pressing style of play, I think that's your tactical thinking, but I am considered by the German media to be the new Beckenbauer-like free man, and the most suitable is the free man play and man-to-man defense of the back three. However, the free man play and man-to-man defense of the back three are exactly what you oppose, and how are you going to solve this contradiction. Li Huan smiled slightly and put forward the question he had been thinking about, football is a whole, and players cannot exist apart from the team's tactical system, which is what he wants to do with Ralph. The main reason for Rangnick to talk about.

Rangnick was taken aback, because his tactical ideas were completely spoken by a young Chinese like Li Huan, and he did not have the opportunity to successfully apply these tactical ideas to the team he coached, because the traditional strength of Germany is too strong, and the German surname is not as open as the Americans, and it is not easy to implement new tactical ideas, which is the fundamental reason why he left the class at Schalke 04. Rangnick couldn't help but look at Li Huan with admiration, a genius sportsman still has such a clear tactical mind, is he really a Beckenbauer again.

Rangnick sorted out his thoughts for a moment and said: "Mr. Li, I am surprised and grateful for your understanding of my tactical thinking, you are right, I use the formation of 442, the style of play of zone defense, but I don't think you are the most suitable for the formation of 352, in the case of the prevalence of back tactics, the free man is no longer suitable for existence, even if Mr. Beckenbauer was born in this era, he will not become Beckenbauer, of course, I don't deny Frank's talent, he must be an emperor superstar, But in this era, he could not create a free man's style of play. You're going to be an assist wing-back in my tactics, you're fitted with a lot of energy and speed, perfect for repeated sprints down the right, and my diamond position in midfield has someone to fill in for you to take your worries away. In addition, you will take penalties and free kicks within the team. I believe you are the best player to play with an all-attacking and defensive style, and there is no problem at all to adapt to my tactical system. ”

Li Huan was relieved and said, "Thank you Coach Ralph, Mr. Hope, I have understood everything I want to know, now you and Mr. Watts can discuss the transfer, I will do the afternoon physiotherapy." ”

When Hope heard that Li Huan had agreed to transfer to Hoffenheim, he was immediately overjoyed and said: "Go ahead, restoring your health is now the most important thing you need to do, and from now on, you will enjoy the most advanced medical equipment and the most perfect medical service in the United States." ”

Li Huan smiled slightly, shook hands with Rangnick and turned around to go to the beach to find physical therapist David, now is the time to bargain about annual salary, signing fee, appearance fee, portrait rights, etc., which is very important for players and clubs, Li Huan, as an employee who will work under Rangnick and Hope in the future, will definitely not be able to participate directly, so as not to be embarrassed to meet in the future, so he was very smart to avoid it and let the agent Watts go to talk to the club, so that everyone can also put down their hearts and personal feelings, So on another level, the agent is a fig leaf between the club and the player, not just to save the player's energy and time.

(To be continued)