Chapter 3: The Mysterious Master from the East (Part II)

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"His palms are always sweaty. I wanted to talk to him about something, but he left in a hurry. Zhang Lihua said in a flat tone.

"Brother, are you really a football coach, do you have a chance to give me an autograph to Giggs?"

"Absolutely. No problem. Are you alright, Mei? ”

"Very good, when will you go back to Liaoning? New Year's Eve back? ”

"Chinese New Year...... I don't have anyone in my house anymore. I hope the club is free for me to take a day off. Well, I'm ......"

"What's wrong, brother?" The voice of the girl called Xiaomei became soft and charming, and the "brother" shouted so sweetly.

Xiaomei and Zhang Lihua are old neighbors. However, Lihua is eight years older than her, and there is no such thing as a childhood sweetheart.

Zhang Lihua's appearance is particularly outstanding, and Xiaomei can only rely on her hairstyle to attract attention. If Zhang Lihua, whose parents died early, has a god-like status in Xiaomei's heart, then Xiaomei will always be just a little neighbor in his eyes.

Every time he calls Xiaomei, Zhang Lihua is passive. He rarely took the initiative to contact relatives and friends, and the only one who kept close contact with him was his assistant Hima. In addition, Xiaomei gave him the most concern of all his friends.

However, this time, Xiaomei's purpose in making a cross-border call was not just to see an idol on TV and be whimsical. Xiaomei said that she was getting married, and she didn't know if her brother could come to his wedding.

Zhang Lihua agreed to her invitation as soon as possible. However, Xiaomei's marriage surprised him, and his inner sense of loneliness was also infinitely magnified.

In the box of the "Jinghua Hotel" in Chinatown, Soho, London, all the members of the Newcastle United team, except Joey Barton, are waiting for the incoming Chinese manager to light a candle for them. In the end, the person who came was just assistant coach Fatmo.

The Chinese food is a Manchu and Han full banquet, and the freshly baked forbidden dishes make everyone appetite double. The dishes are all on board, but what about the head coach?

As soon as he finished talking to the little sister next door on the phone, Zhang Lihua received a text message from the top boss Mick Ashley, and the big boss informed him to return to Newcastle with the team overnight to prepare for the inauguration ceremony. It is said that Ashley has masterminded a grand and grand "news hype". After this round of the league, in order to keep it secretive, Ashley deliberately asked that only Fat Mo be interviewed by the media, and everything about the team's new coach was sloppy or exaggerated.

"He's from the East, he's magical, like Zen master Phil Jackson, like Auerbach. In short, he will bring miracles to everyone. ”

As soon as this remark came out, it was reported in the London news and international news that night. The domestic media has tried to dig up relevant information with overwhelming carpet doxing. The vast majority of Chinese netizens are more professional than British journalists, and Zhang Lihua's resume quickly went viral in various football posts.

Subsequently, Ashley's secretly established propaganda company in China began to infiltrate various post bars to irrigate water, and even operated NetEase staff to promote information that he had deliberately distorted. Zhang Lihua's full name was exposed, and even the genealogy of the Aixin Jueluo family was clearly arranged, and this "mysterious Oriental master" was actually changed to a direct descendant of Kangxi and Yongzheng, the 15th grandson of Yongzheng.

In fact, even Zhang Lihua himself couldn't figure out whether the family legend that his father said was true.

There are many branches of the Aixin Jueluo family, and if you rank them according to the family, he should have another name, that is, Aixin Jueluo Qihua. In short, Ashley's rumor-mongering has worked well.

Newcastle's players also learned the truth for the first time through the China Central Television (CCTV) morning news program broadcast live in Chinatown. Their head coach turned out to be really a "noble man of the East" and a "master apprentice of the Brazilian football master......

It is said that Zhang Lihua and Fei Mo did not meet at the "Jinghua Hotel". Fat Mo led the coach's bench to dinner with the players, but the "mysterious master of the East" disappeared into the streets of Fulham alone in the classic Porsche after leaving Stamford Bridge.

It was not until 9:30 p.m. local time that Li Hua returned to his hotel in the city of London. Most of the players went to bed obediently under the persuasion of the fat three-inch tongue. Fei Mo waited alone in Zhang Lihua's room.

The door is hidden.

Fat Mo is reading "Brian Clough" with his heart.

"Haven't you slept yet?" Zhang Lihua, who was drunk, said with a smile.

"Oh, what's wrong with you, my Master Juda?"

"Nothing. Tell me, what are the players doing, what did they say to you? ”

"You're drunk, you should take a shower and get ready for bed. The boss just called and scolded you for having to stay in London for an extra night because of your disappearance. This disrupted his entire plan. Hima gave a rare look of seriousness, rather dissatisfaction.

"Go to Master Jud, you're crazy too? Don't do that, whatever Ashley's old liar says, I don't want to deal with him. ”

Zhang Lihua collapsed on the bed, looking at the shirtless fat man with affection, his eyes were definitely a little dirty.

Fei Mo was very puzzled, but if he thought about it carefully, Lao Zhang's actions were understandable.

Zhang Lihua said as if he was about to cry: "I'm really stupid. Can you still be innocent now? Of course, I'd love to experience that feeling, directing a battle on the sidelines and looking like a general or a commander. Ashley told me that I was just a pawn in his marketing ploy. The more I thought about it, the more scared I became. ”

"We can handle all this, you can't still cry like a baby hiding in your mother's arms, right? You need to...... It's your dream! Soccer and Fight! ”

"Hima, do you remember what I said, my dream...... My dream is not this, not to be a liar, you know. ”

"Well, you're really, at Stamford Bridge, I see you get into character faster than anyone else. You know, the vast majority of players appreciate you. You brought them a lot like Lincoln. Man, let's ......."

"Let me be quiet, let me be quiet, okay? I'm drunk. ”

"This is not when you are drunk. Turn off your phone, Ashley's guy told you that when you go back to Newcastle tomorrow morning, the fans won't give you a good face. I think you should set your goals as soon as possible, as you did before. Fei Mo put down the book in his hand and turned his head to pour water for Zhang Lihua.

Zhang Lihua was a little confused, but he said, "Can you put on some music...... I think...... I want to listen to Cantonese classics, records in my bag, Danny, Chen Baiqiang......"

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Zhang Lihua is actually not drunk, and the amount of alcohol in the Northeast can never be touched.

He was sober, just a little tired. Driving back to the Brown Hotel from Savile Row, Zhang Lihua pondered all the way about how his future career would develop. If a person with an empty heart doubts about his chosen cause, his reason will be clouded by his sensibility, and his heart will be soaked in iced lemon juice, lonely and indescribably sour.

He is 31 years old, and his emotional experience is blank. Xiaomei made a phone call and reminded him of his first love. It was a Liaoning girl with long legs and short hair nicknamed "Flower Fairy". The clear outline of the memory is gentle and beautiful, accompanied by the sad parting of each word - the distance between memory and reality is directly compared to the Milky Way.

Of course, this is not a romance novel, and Zhang Lihua does not need to be so sad that he is tired of his work and career. He is a natural orator and performer, but he has never been noticed by the film and television industry, but has entered the top of the business world with his IQ and emotional intelligence.

So, how could it be a whim for him to choose to work with Ashley - he was clearly ready to play with Mick Ashley.

However, what really scared him was that he passed the assessment in one day and easily obtained the A-level coaching certificate. Ashley's tactics shocked Zhang Lihua.

It should be noted that a FIFA A-level coaching qualification certificate should be assessed by systematic training assessment. Each coach must write a dissertation and be certified by UEFA in order to be hired.

If Zhang Lihua completes all the processes in a short period of time with his high intelligence, it is also theoretically valid. But the cunning Ashley refused to give him even a week's time, and that guy actually sent an official from FIFA who was familiar with him, and directly skipped the rules set by Platini, so that the unworthy "Oriental Football Master" directly faced the final assessment.

Time goes back to seven o'clock in the morning the day before. That is, on November 2, 2010, in the same luxury suite, Zhang Lihua was pacing back and forth in a thin shirt, with his hands in his pockets, and his thick-soled leather shoes. Fermore got into a deal with a Scottish FIFA official.

Fat Mo spoke Scottish slang, and so did the other party, and they joked about everything about London.

As Zhang Lihua's assistant, Obesity patiently helped him ask for all the information about the coaching qualification assessment. The identity of the FIFA official is not to be revealed, but he undoubtedly has the right to directly authorize the coaching certificate.

The Scots said that Zhang Lihua only needs to fill in his relevant information on the assessment sheets, and does not need to answer any questions about football, nothing more.

In less than thirty minutes, the Scottish "ginger-headed Forrest Gump" left the luxury suite with his own exclusive seal.

In the hotel's surveillance room, Mick Ashley has sent someone to shut down all cameras. The hotel's epidemic prevention system was paralyzed for more than an hour.

During the entire "assessment" process, Zhang Lihua sat upright on the desk, his face tightened, and carefully considered every topic on the "test paper". However, to his dismay, the questions related to football had already been filled, and he was even written in Chinese and English. The graduation thesis signed "Lihua Zhang" was written in Chinese and then translated and printed on the attachment. When it comes to fraud, Ashley thinks better than anyone else.

Such a fine "foolish pass" is beyond the reach of ordinary people's vision. Mick Ashley's image in Zhang Lihua's heart instantly became hideous, and it was not just because this big guy could reach out to FIFA.

The way Ashley paved the way for him made him feel empty. Obviously, both Hima and he have a bad consciousness.

Zhang Lihua took a long breath at the window, shook his shoulders, and got up to shake hands with Fei Mo. "I forgot to shake hands with that red-haired guy, he spoke really badly," he said. And you too. ”

"Are you sure? Ha ha! That guy reminded me of my grandmother, who lost her dentures all the time, and they were both Edinburgh. The redhead boy told me in slang that FIFA mass-produces dozens of straw bales like yours every other year. In Europe, many retired players with no reputation and professional coaching experience rely on bribing officials to buy coaching cards. Fakes are in the ascendancy, and all TMDs go to West Asia and Japan to pan for gold. The even brazenly said that by doing this, he could earn this amount with a single transaction. Fatman held out five fingers as he took the freshly lit cigar in his mouth.

"What?"

"Half a million pounds."

"It's darker than my TC."

"Oh? You know, soccer balls are round. Rounder than a rugby. You can get off your feet from any angle. So, football is an imaginative sport, both on and off the field. ”

"Holy. You see you're better suited than me to be a puppet at St James' Park (home of Newcastle United). ”

"But I'm not Chinese. Man, you need to know that Mick is going to look at you in the face. Of course, what interests him is the network of relationships you have woven in China in the past two years. You are Chinese, but I am not. ”

"Don't say it. If Blatter steps down, something will be revealed...... Oh! It's like dancing bare-ass on a Broadway stage in New York, and the whole world will laugh at me. ”

"Don't think so, man. You are not signing a deed of sale. You have to be in a good frame of mind. Recently, I've been flipping through Brian Clough's biography. Actually, football coaching is not as difficult as you think, and you want to open a little. ”

"Hopefully nothing happens. Chinese are very weak-minded, you know. “

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