"...In the just-concluded 2014 World Cup semi-finals, the Chinese team was sent off in the first half of the main goalkeeper Sun Pan, and head coach Lippi was sent to the stands and lost four goals in a row. He launched a Jedi counterattack in the second half, chasing three goals in a row. However, due to the disadvantage of numbers and the continuous battles of a lineup, the physical energy was consumed too much. He was powerless at the last moment of the game and finally lost to the German national team 3:4 and lost the qualification to enter the World Cup final..."

"...Zhou Yi criticized the referee's approach to giving Sun Pan a red card after the game, and he regretted the result. But he also said that in four years, the Chinese national team will definitely make a comeback. By then, the Chinese team will be stronger than it is now..."

"After the German team passed the semi-finals by chance, Mark Wagner said in an interview with reporters after the game that he was not surprised that the Chinese team had three consecutive goals in the second half because they had a player like Zhou Yi who would never give up... Loew criticized the team's mental state of relaxation in the second half at the post-match press conference, believing that this is the main reason why the team played so embarrassedly in the second half..."

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"... The Chinese team, who lost the main goalkeeper Sun Pan and head coach Lippi, fought hard with the Netherlands in the third and fourth final for 120 minutes, and finally lost to the Netherlands national team 1:2 and missed the third place in the World Cup... Although he only won the fourth place in the World Cup, this is already the best result of the Chinese team in the history of the World Cup and the best result of the Asian team in the World Cup..."

"The German team defeated the Argentine national team led by Messi 1-0 at Maracana Stadium with Mario Gotze's last goal in injury time, winning the World Cup championship... Then the individual awards of the World Cup were also released. He Ying became the best scorer of this World Cup with six goals... German goalkeeper Neuer became the best goalkeeper of the World Cup, while Messi won the Golden Ball Award, and Zhou Yi won the Silver Ball Award in the World Cup..."

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"The curtain of the Brazil World Cup has fallen. This afternoon, the Chinese national team called the civil aviation charter flight arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport... At the airport, the Chinese team was warmly welcomed by fans across the country. Although the team did not receive any honors, the semi-finals have created their best results... In this World Cup, the Chinese team won the hearts of fans across the country with their outstanding performance. This can be seen from the number of fans gathered on the scene. Many fans even came from Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Zhejiang and other places... "

"...Zhou Yi, as the captain of the Chinese team, thanked the fans for their support at the airport on behalf of the entire team, and said that in four years, Russia will continue to charge towards the World Cup... By then, Zhou Yi is 27 years old, He Ying is 28 years old, Sun Pan is 26 years old, Guo Nu is 27 years old, Yang Muge is 26 years old, Yan Min is 25 years old, Wu Lei is 26 years old, and Zhang Linpeng is 29 years old... These players are in their year of playing, and we can fully expect their performance in four years... "

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"Zhou Yi, we have already negotiated with Real Madrid. They plan to directly activate the breach of contract clause in your contract..." agent Shultze said to Zhou Yi who was on vacation on the phone.

"Ninety million, Real Madrid is really a rich man." Zhou Yi grinned.

"After seeing your performance in the World Cup, many wealthy families think it's not expensive." Schultze smiled.

"Well... OK, then that's it. I have to call Klopp."

"What are you doing when calling him?" Shultze was surprised.

"I promised him that if I wanted to leave, I would definitely tell him the news in person."

After Zhou Yi hung up Shulze's phone call, he turned to Jurgen Klopp's name in his address book.

He hesitated for a moment and dialed the number below the name.

Soon Klopp's sleepy voice sounded over there: "Oh my God, Zhou Yi. Do you know what time is in Germany now?"

"Sorry, I'm disturbing you, coach. But we agreed on it at the beginning..." Zhou Yi said.

"What has been agreed upon?" Klopp was obviously not awake, his mind was silly.

"If I want to leave, I promise to tell you in person, and it's the first time."

"What?! Ouch! Uh..." A messy voice rang out from the other side of the phone. "Damn!"

"What's wrong with you, coach? Are you okay?"

"No, I'm not good, but not because I hit the damn head of the bed, but because I heard you..." Klopp lost all sleepiness.

"Sorry, coach. Real Madrid has given me an olive branch, which is a very difficult invitation to refuse..."

There was no sound on the other end of the phone, so Zhou Yi had to ask again: "Coach, are you here?"

"I'm..." Klopp's voice was exhausted. "This is not the first time. The core of our team was poached by Real Madrid. Dortmund always seems to be unable to escape such a fate..."

"This is different from the last time, coach. I left Dortmund not just to pursue honors. At Dortmund, I have already won almost all the honors I can get. I have won two of the Champions League championships, and the second one was snatched from Real Madrid. I just want to find new challenges, coach. Real Madrid is in Spain, and in addition to them, there are Atletico Madrid and Barcelona of Simeone. I want to go there to accept new challenges." Zhou Yi revealed his thoughts truthfully.

"I know, you are different from Shahin that time. So I won't stop you from leaving, and I won't complain about you. You have done well enough in Dortmund. You don't owe Dortmund anything. You can pursue new life goals. After all, you are only twenty-three years old... There are so many possibilities for your future..." Klopp murmured, he seemed a little lost, but he quickly recovered from this short loss of consciousness. "Real Madrid is a real wealthy family, and such a wealthy family deserves you, so there is no problem going to Real Madrid. As long as they give enough transfer fees, I believe that Dortmund club will not make things difficult for you in your transfer..."

"Uh, coach. Actually, Real Madrid intends to directly initiate the breach of contract clause in my contract..."

"Ninety million euros?" Klopp was stunned at first, and then said in a half-taught tone, "I said I shouldn't have agreed to set up a break-off fee in your contract at the beginning... Otherwise, we can sell you at least 100 million now!"

Zhou Yi smiled: "I am very sorry if I didn't make it a 100 million euro."

This joke relieved the sad mood between the two sides. Klopp said: "I'm glad Zhou Yi, you still remember what we said. If you hadn't reminded me, I might have forgotten it myself. Anyway, I'm glad to be able to coach you for five seasons... that was the best five seasons in Dortmund."

"It's mine too..." Zhou Yi said.

But he was interrupted by Klopp.

"No, it's not yours. You are only twenty-three years old, and you will have more and better time waiting for you. I wish you all the best in Real Madrid. If we meet again, I don't want you to show mercy. Just a hug is enough."

"I will, coach, I promise to give you a hug."

"Well, then... now, can I continue to sleep?"

"Ah, sorry, I've bothered you for so long. Good night, coach."

"Good night, Zhou Yi, this may be the last time you called me 'coach'." After that, Klopp hung up the phone without waiting for Zhou Yi to respond.

Zhou Yi looked at the phone, and his ears seemed to be still echoing the last sentence Klopp said just now.

When Klopp discovered himself, when he was also interested in him in Barcelona, ​​he flew to Barcelona to talk to him and made a promise for himself. He then fulfilled his promise.

The outside world may have many opinions and comments about Klopp.

But for Zhou Yi, Klopp was his mentor.

In the future, no matter what team he went to or what team Klopp went to, Zhou Yi would still call him "coach". Because he is indeed his own coach, he has always been.

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"Yesterday, a sensational news came from the transfer market - the official announcement of Dortmund Club that they received a 90 million euro quotation from Real Madrid to Zhou Yi. This offer matches the amount of the breach of contract between Zhou Yi and Dortmund Club. So as long as Zhou Yi and Real Madrid form an agreement, Dortmund can only let people go... Since Dortmund is a listed club, they must truthfully disclose any news that may involve stock price fluctuations, so this transfer news should be true..."

"In fact, since leading Dortmund to defend the Champions League, Zhou Yi has many talented suitors. However, during the World Cup, Zhou Yi closed all transfer communication channels and played the World Cup with peace of mind... Now that the World Cup is over, he can naturally negotiate with the clubs that are interested in him. His suitors are not just Real Madrid..."

"Real Madrid lost to Borussia Dortmund, who owned Zhou Yi in the Champions League final last season. Moreover, Real Madrid was placed at Zhou Yi's feet for two consecutive seasons... If he could not defeat him on the court, he simply dug him over and became a member of his own. This is very consistent with Real Madrid's style. However, it also means that Zhou Yi completely defeated Real Madrid..."

"According to well-informed sources, Real Madrid has reached an agreement with Zhou Yi on a personal contract. He can officially join the clubs just by completing the transfer operation. This will be a milestone in the history of Chinese football. The first time a Chinese player has joined Real Madrid, a century-old giant..."

"Real Madrid not only bought Zhou Yi this summer, but also introduced Bayern Munich midfielder Tony Kroos, which fully demonstrates their ambitions. It seems that after failing to compete for the 10th Champions League championship, Real Madrid decided to accelerate the impact... Zhou Yi was 23 years old and Tony Kroos was 24 years old. These two core midfielders who are their own players in the Bundesliga and are mortal enemies will join hands in Real Madrid. They are likely to become Real Madrid's midfield combination in the next ten years..."

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When Zhou Yi stood on the rostrum of the Bernabeu Stadium, there were more than 50,000 Real Madrid fans and hundreds of reporters, including reporters from China.

Around him is Mr. Perez Florentino, the chairman of Real Madrid Club. The two of them just took a photo with the Real Madrid No. 23 jersey with his name printed on it - just like he was at Dortmund and the Chinese national team, No. 23 will be his number in Real Madrid.

This number once became no longer ordinary because Beckham passed through Real Madrid.

Zhou Yi then put the jersey aside and faced with tens of thousands of Real Madrid fans below, he delivered his first speech to join Real Madrid.

"I know Real Madrid is the greatest giant in the world. Playing football in such a giant will be under tremendous pressure and facing countless pairs of picky eyes, but for me this is the reason why I came to Real Madrid - I long for new challenges. I came here to win the championship and succeed, and I do what I say! Hala_Madrid!"

Real Madrid fans welcomed the player who had defeated them in the Champions League final with warm applause and cheers.

In the Champions League final, they must have booed Zhou Yi. But now they cheer for him.

Seeing Zhou Yi leading the Chinese team in the World Cup, any smart Real Madrid fan can realize what changes Zhou Yi's joining can bring to the team.

The benefits outweigh the disadvantages. The grudges of the past were written off, but now they are people on the same boat, striving for the same goal.

In this way, Zhou Yi, who joined Real Madrid for 90 million euros, became the benchmark in the European transfer market this summer.

As for the story of "Bian Wang" Zhou Yi after joining Real Madrid?

The whole world knows...

(The book is over)

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Chapter completed!