Chapter 42: Prejudice
Lin Sen's expression was calm, he carefully read a seemingly polite fax in front of him word by word, and then put this fax aside, straightened and flattened, not only that, he also planned to find someone to frame this fax, in the future, no matter where he was, this fax would follow him wherever he went, and the hall would be upright and bright to hang in the most conspicuous place.
If you dare to recommend yourself, you are not afraid of rejection.
When it comes to his job application, Lin Sen knows that the chances of rejection are far higher than success, especially in Valencia. And the fact is that not only Valencia, but even Real Sociedad in the second division have said no to him. Of course, the tone is different, Real Sociedad is tone is sincere, while making it clear that there is a candidate, but also politely wishing Lin Sen a qiē shun lì, while Zaragoza's response is more procedural, completely businesslike, but even so, Lin Sen is still happy to accept. Because he knows very well his identity as a halfway monk, the big temple will naturally have the threshold of the big temple, which has nothing to do with whether he can chant the scriptures at all.
In the face of the largest mountain gate, Lin Sen never expected to get any kind reply, even if Valencia chose to be businesslike Zaragoza and give herself a cold NO, or simply not even give a NO and close the door directly, Lin Sen would leave silently. But Valencia chose a reply that seemed apparently brilliant to them.
Beginning: Dear Mr. Lin Sen.
Content: We regret to inform you that we have no shortage of team doctors.
Signed: Valencia Club.
Pride and prejudice are indeed a pair of brothers. Lin Sen didn't think that a well-known club would ridicule him, but it could be seen that in the eyes of the people who Valencia replied to him, Lin Sen's job application was undoubtedly self-inflicted, so they gave such a reply. Valencia obviously has the qualifications of arrogance, but now, it is not arrogance, but another attitude, that is, prejudice.
Therefore, even if he is a monk halfway through, Lin Sen does not intend to be as breezy as a monk, and can smile at everything, he will only silently write down the name of this temple, and wait until one day, whether it is to push the wall and tear down the tiles, or steal the beams and change the pillars, in short, for Lin Sen, this is the cause and effect cycle that the monk pays attention to. To put it cheesily, whoever makes him unpleasant, he makes him even more unpleasant, and that's it.
Of course, before cause and effect, Lin Sen now has to face a reality, that is, if even Malaga refuses, then his first round of "graduation job search" can be regarded as a complete annihilation. Lin Sen subconsciously turned out the list again, looking at the names that will be famous in European football in the next few years, he couldn't help but feel a little helpless. People always like to laugh at some people who sit on the treasure mountain without knowing it, but they don't know that they know that it is the treasure mountain, but they can only turn around at the foot of the mountain, which is much more painful.
However, the road still has to be walked in the end. Lin Sen quickly reinvigorated himself, accustomed to observing other people's feelings, and Lin Sen had gradually learned to be optimistic, because he knew very well that yellow was really an unlucky color.
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The next morning, Lin Sen was woken up by a knock on the door, and just when he wondered who came early in the morning to call the spirit, the people outside surprised him a little.
"Rod?"
Yes, the person who came was none other than Rhodes Gonzalez, a reporter from the Independent. The reason why Lin Sen remembers him is entirely because when he was the manager of Atletico Madrid, the reporter in front of him was one of the few reporters who did not "embarrass him", and this reporter seemed to appear every time he held a press conference, although the number of times he actually asked questions was only once.
"It's a real honor for Mr. Lin to recognize me." What was more surprising than Lin Sen was Rod, he obviously didn't expect Lin Sen to actually recognize him, which made the opening remarks that he had prepared for a long time useless in an instant.
"How do you know that I live here......" Lin Sen said subconsciously, but before he finished speaking, he had already found the answer himself: it was not thanks to Atletico fans. So, he quickly changed the question: "Looking for me?" I'm not Atletico's manager now. ”
"But you're probably going to be the head coach of Malaga right away." Seeing that Lin Sen didn't seem to be planning to invite himself into the house, Rhodes decided to get straight to the point.
Sure enough, Lin Sen seemed to freeze all of a sudden.
Seeing Lin Sen's appearance, the proud Rod was about to say coquettishly Don't you want to invite me into the house to talk or something, but he didn't expect that after Lin Sen heard his words, he suddenly turned around and ran into the room.
Facing a gust of wind, Rod was a little dumbfounded on the spot: What is the situation? Did I say something wrong?
Before he could figure it out, the door suddenly opened again, and this time, Lin Sen invited him into the room with a smile on his face. Rod followed to the living room in a daze, and Lin Sen went to the kitchen to make two cups of coffee, and then the two sat down.
"How do you know I might go to Malaga? I didn't receive any faxes. Lin Sen opened his mouth and asked in wonder, are all the current reporters so? What the parties don't know yet, they already know everything?
Fax? Dare to check the fax machine? Rod finally understood the reason why Lin Sen had just closed the door suddenly, and countless black lines suddenly appeared on his forehead.
"Don't forget my profession. Did you go to Malaga yesterday? As he spoke, Rod took a sip of his coffee unhurriedly, but immediately almost threw it up again, this is ...... Coffee? Are you sure it's not horse urine? Sugar-free is just that, why is it so bitter?
Lin Sen didn't seem to notice Rod's expression twisted in an instant, and said in surprise: "Just this? ”
"Of course not." Rhodes finally recovered after a long pause, swallowed his saliva hard, and frowned, "Someone saw you drinking coffee with the high-level executives of Malaga." ”
This is too godly?!
Lin Sen was secretly surprised in his heart, after all, he was not a star, at least not now, and naturally there was not so much hypocrisy of the so-called "privacy" being spied on, so he still felt more fresh than annoyed that his meeting with Xiao Sans and Aguilar could still be seen by people with a heart.
"It doesn't mean I'm the new manager of Malaga." Lin Sen shook his head and said.
"What if I said that the manager of Malaga was confirmed last night?" Rod smiled mysteriously and added a weight.
"Sure?" Lin Sen was stunned, so fast?
"Yes, definitely. This is what a friend of mine in the Malaga club sued me. Last night there was a meeting at the top of the club in Málaga overnight, and the manager was one of the main elements of the meeting. Although I don't know who the head coach is, doesn't Mr. Lin think you are the most likely? ”
Lin Sen suddenly fell silent.
Indeed, if Málaga did decide on a manager last night, he is one of the most likely candidates. After all, he had just met two of Malaga's most decisive figures, and if Málaga had other coaches, there was no reason why the timing would be such a coincidence. However, the authenticity of this news?
As if he knew Lin Sen's doubts, Rod immediately added another sentence.
"You don't have to doubt the authenticity of the message, I can pack the ticket. And I'm not the only one who knows the news, several other newspapers probably know, but they may not know that the manager is you. You may not be clear about this, but in fact, many media outlets have their own news channels in many clubs, and of course, the bigger the media, the longer the tentacles, which is determined by the nature of the industry. Clubs like Malaga that have been promoted to the first division are no exception. ”
In this way, the news is actually true?! Will you be the head coach of Malaga? Is Junior Sens really willing to give him the right to transfer?
A series of possibilities made Lin Sen's mood relax, and his eyes turned to Rhodes opposite, and found that the other party was looking at him with an interested gaze after speaking.
"Do you still want coffee?" Lin Sen suddenly smiled and said.
"No, thank you." Rod was startled and hurriedly replied.
"You came to me early in the morning, you didn't just want to tell me about this, did you? Mr. Journalist. ”
"That's the main purpose." Rod also smiled, knowing that it was finally time to get to his point, "Of course, even if I don't tell you, you should receive the news soon." ”
That's why he needs to come early in the morning and knock on the door.
"Let's get straight to the point."
"It's very simple, when Mr. Lin officially becomes the head coach of Malaga, I hope you can give me an exclusive interview."
"Exclusive interviews? No problem. If I really become the manager of Malaga. But is it really necessary? Malaga is not a big team. ”
"Very necessary. Malaga is certainly not a big team, but I don't think you would be willing to be a small coach. ”
"Why?" Lin Sen's brows jumped.
"Simply put, because I think you are very similar to a person in some way."
"Who?"
"Jose Mourinho, who has just become the manager of Inter Milan."
For this, Rod did not intend to please Linsen, when Mourinho was still a translator, Rod was still a small reporter, about how Mourinho left Barcelona at that time, now there are several versions outside, one of which is Rode's favorite, that is, before leaving Barcelona, Mourinho actually thought that he would become the head coach of Barcelona's second team, but Barcelona finally chose someone else, which was also the beginning of the feud between Mourinho and Barcelona.
A translator, a team doctor, all fluent in several languages, abandoned by the team that started their coaching careers, are so good at dealing with the media...... Rod could also list a whole bunch of things the two have in common, and in his eyes, Linson is almost a Mourinho who has just debuted from Barcelona. He didn't have the opportunity to interview Jose Mourinho back then, could he miss it again?
Even if he did look away, so what? Just think about the possibility that if Linson really becomes a coach like Mourinho in a few years, and his interview will go down in history forever, Rod will not miss this opportunity.
Of course, Lin Sen didn't know what Rod was thinking in his heart, but no matter what purpose Rod made such a request, he obviously had no reason to refuse now, which was why he agreed so simply.
Jose Mourinho?
Lin Sen smiled and shook his head in his heart, is there such an unlucky Mourinho?
Seeing that Lin Sen did not object, Rod and Lin Sen, who got their wish, exchanged phone calls, and then said goodbye and left.
After Rod left, Lin Sen finally took a sip of his coffee, and immediately, he squirted out.
Coptis chinensis?!
The grinning Lin Sen picked up the "coffee" and sniffed it, and finally determined that he had misplaced the ingredients at all, and his eyes couldn't help but move to Rod's cup.
Empty.