After Lin Beiyao gave Chu Zhongtian the address of Kang Jianbo's website, Chu Zhongtian would go to the forum to post when he was fine, and chat with his supporters for a while, and everyone encouraged him to persevere and not be intimidated by the current situation. Someone else made up limericks: "A little difficulty, what's so scary? Raise the big egg and knock it over! ”

Looking at these lovely fans, Chu Zhongtian can always smile in front of the computer.

This may also be regarded as a means of mood regulation.

Because of his frequent visits, the fame of this website is also getting bigger and bigger, and many Chu Zhongtian fans heard that there is a place on the Internet where they can directly receive their idols and frequent haunts, and they can also learn about Chu Zhongtian's latest situation, and Chu Zhongtian fans from all over the country flocked to him.

For Kang Jianbo and his friends, this is both a good thing and a bad thing, the good thing is that their website is getting more famous and the number of visits is gradually rising, and the bad thing is that there are more people and more troubles.

He had to spend more time managing the website, which he hadn't played in a long time.

※※※ All of the above are the troubles of Kang Jianbo, an ordinary Chinese college student and Chu Zhongtian fan.

It has nothing to do with Chu Zhongtian.

He still trains every day.

Recently, though, his "neighbor" in the locker room, Frank Brown. Ribery was a little distraught.

"There is a Turkish club looking for me......" He whispered to Chu Zhongtian, he didn't want other teammates to know about it, don't look at him is quite active in the team, and there are also a group of seventeen or eighteen-year-old young players as his "little brothers", but he is also the same as Chu Zhongtian, there are few friends who can make friends, only Chu Zhongtian is one.

"Huh?" Chu Zhongtian was a little surprised when he heard the news. In this small half season, Ribery's performance is average, it can't be said to be particularly good, it can't be said to be bad, it's just decent. It was able to attract the attention of foreign leagues.

"They pay more than Mace, and I'm hesitant to go." Ribery was beside Chu Zhongtian, and while changing his clothes, he whispered in Chu Zhongtian's ear.

"It's your freedom, isn't it?" Chu Zhongtian didn't understand why Ribery wanted to say this kind of thing to himself, it was taboo for players to contact other clubs, and if the club knew about it, it would cause a lot of trouble.

"I'd like to talk to someone, but I can't let Mr. Fernández know about it." Ribery frowned, a little distressed.

Chu Zhongtian rarely saw the cheerful Ribery with such a sad face. At least I haven't seen much of Metz, except when he was criticized by the media for his poor performance in the early part of the season.

"What do you think, Frank?" Chu Zhongtian also lowered his voice and asked.

"I ...... I want to make more money...... You know, Chu, my wife Vahiba and I are going to live together, and we have a lot of expenses, and we have to get married in the future. I still drive a second-hand car and live in a rented house...... However, I don't know anything about the Turkish league, I don't know if going there will give me any better room to develop, and Mr. Fernández has always taken good care of me, without him, there would be no me...... If I go to Turkey, I feel that it is unfair to Mr. Fernández. ”

Chu Zhongtian can't predict the future, and he doesn't know what will happen if Ribery moves to Turkey. But he wants to play at Metz and have a manager who takes good care of himself, so why move? Just for the money? But are immediate interests important, or are long-term interests important? Let. Fernandez is a very high-level coach who has produced countless stars, and Chu Zhongtian believes that Ribery can also succeed under Coach Fernandez.

He said this idea of his own: "...... I think the future is more important than the present, Frank. With Mr. Fernandez, you can have a better future, but you can't be sure if you go to Turkey, where there are too many unknown factors that will shape your career. Moreover...... Turkey is too remote, you can't get more attention if you go there, and naturally you won't make a lot of money later. ”

Ribery nodded, he felt that what Chu Zhongtian said made sense.

To be honest, the person he should be most thankful for right now is Jean. Fernández too. If it weren't for him, there would be no Ribery today. When he was still playing in the third division and didn't know what the future would hold, it was Jean. Fernandes spotted him and brought him to First Division side Metz. When he was unanimously criticized for his poor performance at the beginning of the season, it was Coach Fernandes who supported him and insisted on giving him the opportunity to start, allowing him to continue to hone himself in every game, and finally now there is very little criticism against him in the media, and he is no longer questioned as a member of the team's starting line-up.

Coach Fernandez can give him a lot of things that others can't, such as trust, experience, and care.

Frank. Ribery has changed teams four times in the last four years, so much so that he himself is used to drifting from one place to another, leading him to think that constantly changing teams for the sake of money is the right thing to do as a professional footballer.

Chu Zhongtian looked at him thoughtfully and patted him on the shoulder: "But you still have to make your own decisions about this matter, Frank." He got up and ran out for training.

Ribery was thinking about it the whole training session, and it was inevitable that he was a little distracted. So let's. Fernandez had to stop training several times and ask him, "What the hell is going on with you, Frank?" ”

"Uh...... Maybe a little tired, sir. ”

Fernandez stared at Ribery for a while, and when Ribery almost couldn't help telling the truth, he nodded: "After the training is over, go to Fernandez to help you get a massage." ”

The Fernandez he was talking about was not himself, but one of the team's physiotherapists, Emmanuel. Fernández.

"Yes, sir."

Chu Zhongtian watched from a distance as Mr. Fernandez called Ribery to talk, thinking that he knew something, and secretly worried about Ribery, but Ribery soon ran back. Seeing Chu Zhongtian looking at him, Ribery gave him a thumbs up.

He knew everything was fine.

When the training was over, everyone went to the shower room, Ribery and Chu Zhongtian fell behind, and when there was no one in the locker room, Ribery whispered to Chu Zhongtian: "I have decided." ”

"Huh?"

"Stay in Metz! Follow Mr. Fernández. ”

Chu Zhongtian gave him a thumbs up: "Wise decision." ”

If I had such a manager who took care of me and supported me, I would have stayed with him. Chu Zhongtian thought so in his heart.

Later, after a long time, Chu Zhongcai learned from the media that the Turkish club that Ribery rejected was called "Galatasaray". He didn't know much about Turkish football, and he began to care about the country's football and didn't go out of date at the World Cup in South Korea and Japan. But the only two Turkish football clubs he has heard of are Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, which are the biggest teams in Turkey...... After learning that Ribery was rejecting the Turkish giants Galatasaray, he sometimes wondered if he was right to suggest that he decline the invitation in the first place.

However, judging from the final result, it seems to be correct...... ※※※ When Ribery was dug up by Galatasaray, he did not tell anyone except Chu Zhongtian, and there was no report about this in the media for a long time. At present, he does not have an agent, and the signing of the contract with Metz was his own talk, if he had an agent, he would have been all over the world to publicize that the Turkish giants Galatasaray value our family Berry, if your Metz club does not give our family Berry a salary increase, we will switch to the Turkish League!

Unfortunately, Ribery was inexperienced at the time and didn't know how to do it. He was just worried that he would make Coach Fernandes unhappy by contacting other clubs in private, so he kept covering it and didn't dare to say it.

After Chu Zhongtian knew about this, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind - Ribery has no agent, and Mr. Merry seems to have no players except himself so far. In that case, why not give them a tie?

Merry received a call from Chu Zhongtian, saying that he had found a player with absolute development potential and better than himself, and there was no agent at present, so he asked him if he wanted to come.

He still didn't believe it - the current agents are like dogs who have never eaten meat, if there is really a player like Chu Zhongtian said, why don't they swarm up and divide that player? Where is his turn?

"Well, you believe me, Mr. Merry. I promise he's still alone, but if you hesitate for another day, I can't guarantee it......"

Ribery doesn't have an agent because no one has seen his potential yet, and a player who plays for underdogs Metz and could fall into the second division next season is simply not worth the attention of the big agents. Although he is doing well in Metz now, a team like Metz is too weak to play in Metz and it doesn't say anything.

Merry on the other end of the line hesitated, having been working part-time lately, writing tennis reviews for newspapers to earn money while searching England for young players with promising potential. But England has the largest group of agents in the world, how can he, a halfway monk and a guy with no connections, rob those professional agents who are more professional and popular than him?

Young players with a modicum of potential, at the age of thirteen or fourteen, agents line up to visit their parents, promising to take them to Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham, Newcastle, Liverpool or Chelsea...... I can't rob those people at all.

Unexpectedly, Chu introduced himself to a player instead.

"Okay, I'll fly over tomorrow."

After getting rid of Mr. Merry, it was natural to ask Ribery for his opinion on this. So while training with Ribery's group, Chu Zhongtian took the initiative to mention the matter of the agent: "Frank, since you want to make money, why didn't you find an agent?" ”

He originally thought that he would get such a bitter answer as "no agent can look up to me", but Ribery shrugged: "I was reluctant to give 10 percent of the signing fee and 5 percent of my weekly salary to a stranger I didn't know at all and just helped me meet with the other club." It's the money I earned, so why give it to someone else? ”

Chu Zhongtian almost stepped on the football and smashed it down, this reason is too ...... What a deal!

"But didn't you think that if you had an agent, they could help you make more money. Even if you give them 5 percent, you still have 95 percent. In addition, they can also help you develop your business value in other areas, such as image endorsement. With those sponsors, you don't even have to buy anything, and what you need will naturally be delivered to your door by sponsors. Chu Zhongtian had to re-educate him in professional football.

"I'm going to shave." Ribery rubbed his chin.

"Find Gillette as an endorsement."

"I'm going to replace my used car ......"

"BMW, Mercedes, Renault, logo...... Take your pick, and Ferrari is possible. ”

"I need a lot of things in my daily life......"

"Endorsement shampoo, toothpaste, bread, drinks...... You can even endorse condoms, haha! Chu Zhongtian laughed.

"Well, I'm going to move out of that rented apartment......"

"How about endorsing a real estate company and asking them to give you a model villa?"

Ribery whistled, "Sounds good." "He's a little tempted, not only can he get sponsorship money, but he can also get a lot of merchandise for free.

"But where do I go to find those agents?" Ribery passed the ball to Chu Zhongtian and spread his hands. "It's hard for me to put an ad in the newspaper: a Metz player who is definitely promising and can help you make a lot of money. Ribery recruits a strong agent? ”

Agents are like roadside taxis, one empty car after another parked in front of you when you don't need it. And when you urgently need a car, you can't make an appointment even if you call to make an appointment.

"Haha!" Chu Zhongtian was amused by Ribery's words, he waved his hand and passed the ball back again: "No need, I have someone here to choose." It's my agent, but I'm the only player at the moment, are you interested? ”

"Huh?" After Ribery caught the ball, he was stunned for a moment, and no one immediately passed it.

"Well, to be honest, Frank, he doesn't have a lot of experience because he's only been an agent for half a year. However, he was trustworthy and supported me when I was an unknown nobody, so I chose to have him as my agent in the first place. After Chu Zhongtian finished speaking, he hooked his hand towards Ribery, "Pass the ball to me, do you want to be targeted by Mr. Fernandez?" ”

Ribery hurriedly passed the ball over, and then said, "It's not that I don't believe you, Chu." But I think it's better to meet him and talk about it. ”

"That's as it should be." Chu Zhongtian nodded. If Ribery agreed directly without asking, he would also be under a lot of pressure, he was just an intermediary, what was Ribery's specific request, let the two of them talk.

"When will he come?" Ribery asked.

Chu Zhongtian said: "If I want it to go well, tomorrow afternoon or evening." ”

"Very well, I'll invite you to my house for dinner then!"

※※※ James. Merry flies from London to Paris in the morning, then takes the high-speed train (TGV) to Metz, which takes three hours to reach Metz by local train, which is more expensive but takes less than an hour and a half to reach Metz.

Since Chu Zhongtian told him that there is a player who is promising and better than him and currently has no agent, he is not willing to waste time any longer. If you go late and rob it better than others, if you don't regret it later, you will at least make Chu feel disappointed.

After arriving in Metz in the afternoon, Merry called Chu Zhongtian and told him to go directly to the training base. Chu Zhongtian told Mr. Merry that the player himself promised to meet and go directly to his home after training in the evening.

Everything is going well.

After the afternoon training session, Chu Zhongtian took Ribery and Mr. Merry to meet outside the training base, he introduced the two to each other, and let them talk on their own.

"Don't be in a hurry, go to my house first, and we'll talk while we have dinner." Ribery smiled at Mr. Merry.

Strictly speaking, Merry is not the first time he has met Ribery, but he does have his first contact with Ribery. When he left Metz and returned to the UK, Ribery was being criticized by the local media as "a stupid boy who can't do anything but bury himself in the ball", but he didn't expect to see this "stupid boy" for a few months, and this "stupid boy" turned out to be a "very promising player" in Chu Zhongtian's mouth.

The group of three got into the second-hand sign car that Ribery had placed in the parking lot.

"Look, Mr. Merry." Ribery sat in the driver's seat and turned back to the two of them and said, "My car is very worn, I've always wanted to change it, but I don't have the money." ”

James. Merry nodded: "Hmm...... It really doesn't look very new. ”

This car Chu Zhongtian is no stranger. On the first day I went to Metz to train, I saw this car halfway through. At the time, it was surrounded by three police cars with flashing lights. It was also the first time that Chu Zhongtian and Ribery met, and when they talked about it afterwards, Chu Zhongtian would make fun of Ribery, and Ribery sneered at each other without showing weakness: "At least I can drive, much better than you, a person who can't drive!" ”

When the three of them came to Ribery's house, Chu Zhongtian also noticed that Ribery's apartment was not spacious, it was similar to the place where he lived, and the furnishings at home were quite simple, no different from an ordinary family.

Ribery's wife stood in the house to welcome them, and Ribery introduced them: "This is my wife, Wahiba. Wahiba, this is my friend Chu in the team, a Chinese. This is his agent, James. Mr. Merry, an Englishman. ”

"Hello!" Vahiba greeted the two men with a smile, and then whispered to his husband, "Do they understand French?" ”

"Don't worry, baby, it's totally fine." Ribery kissed his wife. "Let's go and prepare dinner, we're going to leave them at home for dinner today."

"Okay, you guys talk slowly." After saying goodbye to the two guests, Vahiba turned to go to the kitchen.

"Your wife is beautiful." Chu Zhongtian praised. In fact, Vahiba can only be regarded as an ordinary appearance, far worse than the beautiful wives of those stars, but her temperament is good.

Ribery liked to hear this, and he smugly: "Huh? Beautiful, right? What's wrong with my choice? Then he motioned for everyone to sit down. She knew me when I was the poorest and most destitute, and she followed me for so many years, even when I had no football and could only work on a construction site, she did not dislike me...... You know, I've got ...... on my face," Ribery stroked the horrific scar on his cheek, "and it's a 'memorial' from a car accident when I was two years old." To be honest, I used to feel inferior to my looks, I didn't like to talk, I didn't joke, and I was even very short-tempered...... Anyone who dares to say what I look like, whether it is good or bad, will pounce on him and beat him up. But do you know who changed me? ”

Ribery looked at the busy back in the kitchen, full of affection.

"It's Vahiba, my wife. When I met her, she was a poor boy with nothing, and she was ridiculed and teased because of her appearance......"

Ribery's voice was much lower as he recounted the past, completely different from the Ribery who was joking unscrupulously among his teammates. Chu Zhongtian didn't expect that there would be so many stories about Ribery's past, he listened quietly and didn't make any sound, for fear of interrupting Ribery's thoughts.

"She's different from those people, you know? She used to hold my face and touch me. Ribery pointed to the scar on his face. Say that's the most beautiful part of me. Someone had said something similar before, but they were just laughing at me. But when I first heard her say that, I firmly believed that this was what she meant, that she just liked me and liked me here. It's amazing, I don't even know why I feel that way. But from that moment on, I fell in love with her. I'm willing to do anything for her. ”

Wahiba is an Algerian born in Morocco to a devout Muslim family. In order to marry her, I also converted to Islam and became a Muslim. You see, Chu, we don't have alcohol in our house, and that's because Muslims can't drink alcohol. I also went to study the Koran for her...... So. Ribery withdrew his gaze full of tenderness and turned to look at Merry and Chu Zhongtian. In order not to let her suffer with me, in order for her to have a good life, in order for her to prove that she was right to follow me in the first place, I will make more money no matter what, Mr. Merry. ”

"It's such a touching love story." Merry laughed. "If we sign up, I think I'll do my best to help you do it all. Frank, though. You have to know that your earnings are tied to your performance, so when you ask for a higher salary from the club, you have to perform in line with it on the pitch. ”

"It's no problem, I firmly believe in my strength."

'You need to score more goals and assists, the stats look good, the salary looks good.

Ribery is still a bit of a loner now, but it's much better than the first few games. Although the head coach Jean. Both Fernandes and Chu Zhongtian reminded him to pass the ball more and seek more cooperation. But he just likes the feeling of breaking through with the ball...... "This ...... I'll try to do it. Ribery raised his hands.

At this time, his wife, Vahiba, came out to inform them that they could have dinner.

"Let's eat first, I'm sure you'll be hungry, Mr. Merry."

Merry laughed: "You're right, you're really hungry......"

The meal was very harmonious, and Chu Zhongtian completely became a supporting role. Ribery and Merry negotiated all the terms of the contract while eating, and after eating, Chu Zhongtian helped Wahiba clean up the table, and Merry took out the contract for Ribery to sign.

When Ribery signed his name on the contract, he and Chu Zhongtian had the same agent, which can be regarded as a kiss.

(To be continued)