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It was supposed to be a day to celebrate, but on the way back in the evening, Qin Xiong listened to Freddie's chatter and complaints all the way!

"Alas, if you have an EU passport, I can guarantee that countless clubs in Europe will go crazy to snatch you, and the contract treatment you will be very satisfying!"

"Hmph, Ajax's current board of directors is so happy, making a mess of the club, and being too arrogant in terms of business strategy!"

"They tried to turn Ajax into an 18th-century East India Company! A few cigars, a few bottles of brandy, a few silk satins, a few delicacies of the mountains and seas, Ajax thought they would be able to lure the most talented players to Amsterdam. ”

"Hehehe, right here at home, when Robben and Mackay say 'no' to them, it's time for them to wake up! But they didn't! ”

"Now as long as we give you an average of 100,000 or 200,000 euros more per year, we will be willing to add one year to the contract period, but when Rick Link called to ask the boss above, he was actually vetoed, and he was short-sighted!"

Qin Xiong walked back to the apartment with his hands on the back of his head, he was in a good mood, Freddy's complaints, listening to his ears, just thought it was funny.

For him, a weekly salary of 200 euros should be enough for the material security of survival, although in the words of Freddie's complaint: a month is not enough to go to the red light district for three days!

But Qin Xiong didn't care too much, he was now bent on carving out his own piece of the sky in the green shade world, and the more money he was, of course, the more the better, but his current attention certainly couldn't be spent on it.

Besides, Rick Link was right.

He just got a tryout, and it's nothing!

For the club of Ajax, Qin Xiong is just a blank sheet of paper and has no contribution.

Why ask for more?

Think about what Ajax will give him!

In addition to money, Ajax will give him a good environment to grow up and provide limited opportunities for him to get ahead, provided that he works hard and has the strength to seize opportunities!

It is not difficult for him to understand Freddy's complaints, after all, Freddy is a British fan, from the perspective of fans, what he sees and hears, it should be what European giants compete for talent, what kind of sky-high price is spent to seduce players, or compete in the local market, young talents are suddenly poached, etc., indeed, the upper echelons of the football world must have fierce competition for the plundering of talent resources.

But perhaps, at this moment, they shouldn't feel too good about themselves and take themselves too seriously, as long as they put their mentality down and lower their posture, and then look at today's qiē, which is actually very beautiful.

For Qin Xiong, who had nothing before, today is simply dreamy, what he began to have, something that belongs to him!

It's a good start.

So on the way back to the apartment, he had the leisure to enjoy the idyllic scenery.

They live in an upper-mid-sized neighbourhood with a large number of residents but far from the city centre and Amsterdam's tourist attractions, making them a quieter and less noisy neighbourhood.

It was not yet six p.m. when I got back to Wardel Street, and there was a restaurant across the street from the apartment, with a laundromat.

Three old local men sat at the open-air tables and chairs outside the restaurant and chatted, and when he saw these three old men, Freddie was angry!

whispered to Qin Xiong in Chinese: "They are all Zhou Papi!" ”

Maybe he didn't describe it properly, but Qin Xiong could understand that Freddie actually accused the three old men of being too "bad"!

Why?

These three old men are the owner of the apartment, the owner of the restaurant, and the owner of the laundry!

No wonder, the kitchen and the landlord's washing machine are not allowed in the apartment, and you are not allowed to add it yourself, because your rented space is only in the room, the common use space, and the bathroom are all lent to you by the landlord!

So, Qin Xiong and Freddy lived in the apartment, so that they could eat at the second old man's restaurant, and they had to go to the third old man's shop to do laundry.

It can be said that one tenant, three families make money!

The landlord's name was Lut Manson, he wore a pair of glasses, his tall and thin figure, and although he was old, he felt like a scholar with a full stomach.

The owner of the restaurant is called De Coyze, who is wide and fat, with a big belly, and every time he sees him, he smiles, as if he doesn't take the initiative to make any expressions, and he squints and smiles in the eyes of others.

The owner of the laundry is called Pister, and he pays great attention to dressing, even in summer, he will wear a vest shirt and trousers, which is quite a sense of immediacy with deep taste.

Freddie's displeasure lies in the fact that these three old men, like those well-mannered financial speculators on Wall Street, are decent and generous to the outside world, but secretly they are doing murderous and bloodless deeds in the financial market.

Lute Manson noticed his two tenants, these two tenants were often in a hurry in recent days, like Qin Xiong went out for a jog, but also ran back, and then went back to the room, eating is eating, never resting for a while, I don't know what the hell they are doing.

Rutmanson stroked the frame of his glasses and said to Qin Xiong and Freddy, who were walking slowly, "Hey, where did you go to play?" ”

The schedules of these two people are not at all like those who have regular jobs in the local area.

Freddie was too lazy to take care of this stingy landlord, Qin Xiong was in a good mood, his eyes rolled, the corners of his mouth smiled, and said: "I went to the Ajax club, and tomorrow, I will sign a contract and become an Ajax player." ”

Perhaps it was the first time in his life that he had experienced such joy and excitement, Qin Xiong took the initiative to share his happiness for the first time, and it was to the other party who could be called a stranger.

Rutmanson, De Coize, and Pister were stunned at the same time, and Rutmanson immediately asked: "Ajax signed you?" Where did you play before? ”

He probably wanted to ask which club Qin Xiong played for.

Qin Xiong replied with a smile: "In China." ”

Although China is a football desert, for the Netherlands, where restrictions on the introduction of overseas players are relaxed, there are many players from countries with low football standards, and the locals will not be surprised where they come from, or ridicule and despise them after being surprised, which is too cheap, which is not only a lack of the most basic respect, but also makes themselves invisibly "shameful".

Qin Xiong was surprised to see the three old men suddenly put their heads together, and he didn't know what they were muttering.

"Is it China?"

"Like."

"What happened more than 20 years ago, I really have some vague memories."

"As I remember, it's really China."

When they finished muttering, Rutmanson took the initiative to pull open the two chairs at the table and invited Freddie and Qin Xiong to sit down.

Although Freddie was unhappy with the three old men, he couldn't refute the face, so he sat down, not knowing what they were going to talk about.

As soon as Qin Xiong sat down, the pot-bellied De Coize smiled at him and said, "Hehe, welcome to Ajax." ”

His tone was very strange, at least Qin Xiong thought so, as if he was the boss or master of Ajax.

Freddie thought it was normal.

Ownership of the club, of course, belongs to the board of directors, but emotionally, the club belongs to the fans, especially the local fans who are rooted in the local area.

This is very common in Europe, but in the UK, it is even more of a matter of course, and the local fans have a very strong sense of ownership of the club, supporting the club from the bottom of their bones, defending the club's honor, and whether the club is at the top or at the bottom, they will not choose to betray, which is a belief.

"What are you talking about?"

Qin Xiong was curious about what they were talking about mysteriously just now.

What can be heard coming and going seems to revolve around "China".

Pister stared at Qin Xiong seriously and said: "We remembered that in the history of Ajax, there is a player who is also Chinese, maybe in the history of Ajax club, you are the second Chinese." ”

Freddie frowned and asked, "Why don't I seem to have heard of Chinese players playing for Ajax?" ”

Ruttmanson immediately waved his hand and said: "No, no, no, he is Chinese, but his nationality is the Netherlands, he plays for the Dutch national team, although it is not long, but in Ajax, he was more than twenty years ago, and it is an era that belongs to the memory of our fans." ”

"Huh? Chinese players. What's his name? ”

Even though Freddy knows a lot about European football, it is the first time that he has heard of a Chinese player in the history of Dutch football, and he can play for the Dutch national team!

Lut Manson rubbed his temples, as if racking his brains to name the man.

"Well, his name is Tscheu-La-Ling, and the Chinese fans call him Chou Na-Ling."

In the subsequent special understanding, Freddie and Qin Xiong learned that this Chinese player who once played for Ajax and wore the No. 9 jersey and studied under Michels, the father of all-attack and all-defense, is called Lin Qiuli.