Chapter 75: The Curse of Milan(1/2)
Huang Deren finally found a job, a newly opened tabloid in Hefei, where he worked as a reporter. The boss gave him three months to get his grades, otherwise he would find another job.
Huang Deren felt the pressure, but he suddenly thought of someone and regained his confidence. As long as he grasped it well, it would be the gold mine that would make him quickly become rich. Maybe he would offend some people, but compared with fame and fortune, what could he lose if he offended one or two people?
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Sophie always receives calls or text messages from Wu Wei recently. At first, she said someone asked him to shoot an advertisement. He recommended her to the other party and asked her if she was interested in developing into film and television. But Sophie considered that Zhang Jun did not want to show up too much, and compared with film and television, she prefers to draw quietly or take photography. She recently used her summer vacation to learn photography with Zhang Jun’s father. In her opinion, painting and photography are both ways to express her mood, both looking at the world through her eyes and then expressing the world through her hands.
Zhang Jun's father is very optimistic about Sophie. He said to Sophie: "You are very skilled in composition and color and light by learning painting. It will be relatively easier to learn photography. When you have learned all the photography techniques, put aside these techniques and use your heart to shoot! Such works are truly good works."
Sophie made excuses to turn down those "opportunities to enter the film and television", but Wu Wei did not give up and would still call to persuade him. Of course, there were fewer and fewer jobs, and more and more trivial matters in life, such as what I ate, what I played, and what I did... For those who are not tired of having sex today, Sophie was not tired at first, but later she gradually felt that there was another meaning in these families, but she still did not refuse. After all, she did not make it clear and she did not want to be a villain. The last time she refused Li Shuai made her feel very tired.
But human patience is also limited. I forgot who said this sentence, but it makes sense in short.
"Sophie, I love you. I want to marry you, are you willing?"
A month later, Wu Wei thought that the time was ripe under his continuous offensive, and he finally confessed to Sophie.
This sentence sounds very familiar, but it was said by another person. Sophie smiled when she thought of that guy. She shook her head and rejected Wu Wei: "Sorry, Director Wu. We are not suitable."
Wu Wei obviously didn't expect that he would be rejected. To be honest, he was still very confident in his own charm. Moreover, judging from the previous contact information, Sophie still had some good feelings for him, and this rejection was really too surprising. He said in surprise: "Wi, why?"
"We have a big age difference..." Sophie looked at Zhang Jun's photo and said to the phone.
"But for love, age should never be a problem!"
"Can you listen to me and say it all?"
Wu Wei already felt the coldness in Sophie's tone, it was obvious that she used "Please" "Okay, OK..." Wu Wei nodded.
"Age should not be a problem, but the problem is that although you are excellent, considerate, and caring. Even though you have so many advantages that girls like, I will not like you because... I already have a boyfriend."
"Already have a boyfriend?" Wu Wei thought Sophie was a very traditional girl. With preconceived ideas, she would no longer accept later generations. He tried to change Sophie's concept and told her that life was very realistic. Her boyfriend was nothing more than a poor college student. After graduation, he still had to go his separate ways? Even if he didn't go his separate ways, "Is your boyfriend capable of supporting you? Is he excellent? Can he give you happiness? He..."
"No." Sophie interrupted the flaunting words on the other side of the phone, "I don't need him to support myself. I have the ability to support myself. And although he does not have as many advantages as you like for girls, he loves me, which is enough. Therefore, in my eyes, he is better than you, and much better." Sophie was angry by Wu Wei's words, so he said very impolitely.
"…so who is he? Can you tell me his name?"
"This...I can't say it."
"Are you afraid that I will find someone to take revenge on him? Don't worry, Sophie, I am a civilized person with higher education. I won't do that, I just want to see what kind of person a boy who can bring happiness to Sophie."
"I'm sorry, I still can't tell you..."
“Is this requirement not even satisfied?”
"I'm sorry." Sophie said softly, "You are very good and you will definitely be able to find a better girl than me. I don't want to be a film and television star. I just want to live the life of an ordinary person and do what I like. When you shoot your advertisements, I still go to my school. You don't ask me to shoot advertisements in the future. We... don't contact you anymore." After that, she hung up the phone without waiting for the reaction there.
Wu Wei was unwilling to die so wronged, so he called one after another, and Sophie turned off the phone directly. She looked at Zhang Jun's photo on the desk, and he smiled brightly.
"Zhang Jun, I rejected someone again... When can we face each other so openly?" She murmured to Zhang Jun in the photo.
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The summer of 2003 was definitely a crazy summer for the European football transfer market. Many professional clubs had debt scandals, monetary policy tightened, transfer fees fell, and the transfer market was no longer as lively as in previous years. Before the Russian appeared, there was only one of the most sensational transfer events in the global transfer market. After confusing, repeated overturns, and overturned for more than three months, the prince of Old Trafford, Manchester United's glorious No. 7, was the idol in the hearts of thousands of women.
The world's leader in fashion, guaranteed box office revenue, and moving news... David Beckham officially joined the world's giant Real Madrid. He wore the No. 23 jersey and ended his decade-long sweet love with Manchester United. For Old Trafford fans, an era is over. For Sir Ferguson, a trouble disappeared. For the great Real Madrid, the arrival of the sixth superstar makes the Galaxy battleship even more dazzling.
People are exclaiming that Perez Florentino is continuing to expand his white empire! Some people disdainfully said that David joins just to sell a few more jerseys in Real Madrid stores. Some even assert that the arrival of Beckham, the "troublemaker", will only make the already uneasy Real Madrid locker room more uneasy, and Beckham's glorious career will even end there... Whether it is praise, awesome, jealous, or hatred, all disappear after the person appears.
If Beckham's transfer to Real Madrid was a whirlwind, then the Russian "tsar"'s actions in London, England undoubtedly set off a continuous storm, a "rouble storm" that paniced the football crowd.
After this mysterious Russian rich man spent 120 million pounds to acquire the debt-in-debted Chelsea club, head coach Ranieli entered to meet the "Tsar" and had dinner together. On the table, the understatement of the "Tsar" almost made Ranieli spur Louis XIII in his mouth.
"Which players do you think are the best and which ones are what you need, just open a list and I'll buy it for you!"
Just like this, clubs across Europe, especially Premier League clubs, have suffered. Glen Johnson, Wayne Bridge, Geremi Nijtap Fotso, Joe Cole, Juan Sebastian Veron, Adrian Mutu, Damien Duff, Hernan Jorge Crespo, Claude Mark
Claude Makelele... The door of Chelsea's locker room at Stamford Bridge has been replaced with a more convenient revolving door. After throwing another 100 million pounds in one breath, everyone speculated that the storm should have passed. But Abramovich once again showed the charm of money to the world. The most sensational transfer this summer and the most influential transfer appeared. When he came on stage a few years ago, he claimed that even his blood was "a loyal minister of Manchester United" - Manchester United Club CEO David Kennyon defected to Chelsea! He became the person who sacrificed his position, the greatest reputation, the most influence, and the deepest harm to his opponents under the Golden Dollar offensive.
After being forced to sell off his idol Beckham, Duff, whom he had hoped to get, was snatched away by Abu again, and the team's top player Peron was also poached. This time, even the head of the team was thrown away and went with the ruble. Manchester United suffered the most severe failure, and Abu also used money to complete a series of "impossible tasks".
If the transfer market had not been closed, Abraham's "Rubber Storm" operation would have continued. Some even said that the entire Europe felt the turmoil of the earthquake with the epicenter of Stamford Bridge.
So, how much money does Abramovich have? Let me put it this way, as Russia's second richest man - the first one went to prison - if Abramovich decided to convert his money into cash and stuff all under his mattress, he would not fall to death when he fell carefully from the bed, because he was starved to death.
For China, which is thousands of miles away, the "Rub Storm" operation cannot be hit or, to be precise, it is disdainful to attack the East. Fans are more interested in Abraham's appearance. "Oh! I bought another one in one night?" What they are most concerned about is the news that Zhang Jun and Yang Pan joined Brescia and Bologna respectively. In this summer, Chinese media gathered in Italy again, and those who strive to send back home were "exclusive news" and "headline news"... Some travel agencies that even had good things planned to launch the route of "feel the Little World Cup and cheer for Chinese players - a certain Italian day tour". In fact, they can at most lead dozens of people outside the training ground of the two, pull a few banners sponsored by a certain company through the barbed wire, and shout a few slogans - they can't get so many tickets at all.
After the 2002 World Cup defeat, Chinese football was down in an all-out manner. Someone said: "There must be heroes." So the heroes appeared. Zhang Jun and Yang Pan were "heroes" jointly created by the Chinese Football Association, media and fans. In the words of a certain media, they are still "national heroes". Please use the largest font in the font, bold bold in bold, and eye-catching red.
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Originally, Zhang Jun's physical examination was scheduled for three days, but Zhang Jun, who could not wait to train with Baggio as soon as possible, took the initiative to ask for a physical examination the next day. The player himself proposed that the club naturally had no objection, and the physical examination was changed the day after the press conference.
The physical examination that had been struggling for more than half a day was finally over. Zhang Jun was fooled and asked to run with a heartbeat recorder, and then he was asked to take a video... At the end of the physical examination, the team doctor patted Zhang Jun on the shoulder: "Go back and wait for the result, young man. The result will be out in two days. Take the time to rest well, otherwise the season will start, haha!"
But Zhang Jun replied: "No, I have already rested enough. As long as I can play football with Mr. Baggio, I don't care about taking a few days off." He doesn't speak in Italian, he uses English. After the Italian translation and retelling, everyone present laughed. At the age of twenty-one, he is still like a star-chasing child.
During these two days, Zhang Jun did not stay in the hotel and rested. Sister Hua went to Milan to discuss the future with AC Milan Club. Yang Pan had been training for three days. During this period, she called him and told him that everything was fine and there was no need to worry. Then she envied Zhang Jun and asked him what it felt like to shake hands with Baqiao, whether he wanted Baqiao's signature, etc.... Zhang Jun was naturally exaggerating and made Yang Pan jealous once.
Originally, he felt a little gloomy because of the separation of his brothers, but because of Baggio's appearance, Zhang Jun became happy. He had already begun to look forward to the scene of fighting side by side with Baggio. A season full of hope is about to begin!
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"Hey! Yang, crossing is a little more accurate!" Teammate shouted at Yang Pan. His crossings just now were not ideal. They were either too far or too close, or they were too fast, so their teammates could not receive them.
"It seems... Yang Pan is still a little uncomfortable with football without Zhang Jun." Li Yan, who was watching the training outside the training ground, murmured.
Yang Pan waved his hand apologetically. It was not that he was not in the state, but that every time he made a cross, Zhang Jun's running would appear in his mind - he passed the ball. If Zhang Jun was there, all those few kicks just now could have shot.
I always thought that I was older than Zhang Jun. The one who was most uncomfortable after the two separated should be Zhang Jun. Unexpectedly, it seems that he is not comfortable now.
He passed the ball and Zhang Jun shot. The two of them cooperated so well that they were not only on the court, but also in their right-hand relationship. After Zhang Jun left, who would cook for him? It seems that the road to adapt is still a long way.
Yang Pan once again broke through the opponent by speed, and then prepared to cross. At that moment, he forced himself to remind himself: Forget Zhang Jun! Rubbing his feet, the football drew an arc and flew into the penalty area. Xignoli jumped up and headed the ball gently, and the ball flew into the net.
"It's so good! Beautiful!" Someone applauded him.
Is it a good pass? Yang Pan smiled bitterly in his heart. Only by forgetting Zhang Jun can he pass a good ball. The price... Do you have to let him tell himself to forget Zhang Jun before every cross?
Signori gave him a thumbs up, and after his speed was praised, his cross began to gradually be recognized. As long as he continued to work hard, there was still hope to play in the team. However, his tacit understanding with these people was trained, and his tacit understanding with Zhang Jun was accumulated through more than ten years of life together. Of course, the latter tacit understanding is even more powerful, but in order to survive in Serie A, he must throw away the stubborn tacit understanding between him and Zhang Jun and work hard to train a professional tacit understanding.
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It was boring to stay in the hotel, so Zhang Jun decided to go to see the team training. Maybe he could learn something, which would be very helpful to him in the future. Brescia's training ground is not far from the hotel. Zhang Jun arrived in a ten-minute walk, but there were more than a dozen Chinese journalists behind him, which made him feel embarrassed to say hello to his future teammates.
Baggio took the initiative to say hello to him, invited him to come among his teammates, and then introduced him in turn. Zhang Jun greeted them one by one, and the reporters took photos on the sidelines. The title can be imagined: "Bagio personally serves as a tour guide for Zhang Jun", "Brescia warmly welcomes Zhang Jun"...
Zhang Jun greeted the head coach Mr. Debiasi again. The head coach asked him why he didn't have a good rest in the hotel. He answered the coach with the words of the team doctor. Bi Yasi also smiled, and then patted Zhang Jun on the shoulder: "Go and go and train with them. The translator will tell you my request."
So, Zhang Jun went back to the locker room to change his jerseys and sneakers, and began his first training class in Brescia.
It can be seen that Baggio takes good care of this guy and will basically pass the ball to him if there is a ball. However, Zhang Jun considers that he is more diligent in his first appearance. He usually rarely participates in defense and retreats to the midfield and actively fights, but Baggio does not agree with his performance. During the training interval, he grabbed Zhang Jun, called an interpreter, and then said to Zhang Jun: "I know you want to leave a good impression on us, but you have to know that you are a striker, not a midfield engineer, don't participate too much in defense, as it will disperse your attack power. I watched your game video, you rarely participate in defense, so you score more goals. Compared to your poor defense, I think your goal is more effective. Therefore, if you are on the court, the goal is to score. What Brescia needs most to relegate is a stable goal."
Zhang Jun blushed, because Baggio criticized him, he nodded in fear: "I understand, I will pay attention to it, put Mr. Qiao."
"There is another point, you have to remember." Baggio stretched out a finger.
"What is it?" Zhang Jun said in fear.
"Haha, don't call me Mr. Baggio in the future. No one here calls me that. They all call me 'Robbi'. You can call me that too." Baggio smiled and pointed at the fans outside the court.
"Ah, OK, Mr. Robbie... Oh, no, it's Robbie. Haha!" Zhang Jun smiled embarrassedly.
After Zhang Jun left, Debbiasy said to Baggio: "Robi, I feel more and more that you have the potential to be a coach, haha! You have to help him more in the future. I think he is a very potential striker. The club uses the only non-EU spot to introduce him to the substitute. Milan has 50% of his ownership. When we can still own him, train him well!"
"Okay, I get it."
"Also, I've watched his videos in the Netherlands, and I always feel like he is a bit like you."
"Like me?"
"When he plays football, especially when scoring goals, his eyes look very much like you, Robbie. He is really enjoying football!"
Baggio looked at Debiasi. When last season ended, his most respected coach Mazzoni went to Bologna, Baggio felt very uncomfortable because he thought Mazzoni was the only coach in Italy who understood him, but now it seems that this person named Geovani de Biazis also understood him. Baggio looked at Zhang Jun's back and said, "He is a natural shooter, he will have great prospects..."
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Zhang Jun returned to the hotel in sweat. Although he was a little tired, he couldn't help but call Yang Pan, telling him that he was finally playing football with Baggio, and he also accepted Baggio's guidance. After the phone call, he came out after taking a shower. He received a call from Sister Hua, telling him that she was coming soon and told him that she would not leave, so he stayed in the room and waited for her. Zhang Jun didn't even dare to eat food, so he had to sit in the room and wait, and by the way, he sent a text message to Sophie and talk about the day that had just passed.
The news brought by Huafang surprised Zhang Jun. The results of the physical examination did not come out. Brescia said that there was a problem with the physical examination equipment and the result could not be obtained. She hoped to arrange another physical examination the day after tomorrow. This physical examination will be arranged in the Milan laboratory of AC Milan Club.
"The equipment is wrong? Why is this happening?" Zhang Jun was a little unbelievable, but he still agreed. He could only agree. Do you still have to throw a tantrum? He has heard of Milan Laboratory, which is one of the most authoritative laboratories in Italy, and the results obtained there are fair, authoritative, and unquestionable.
Hua Fang comforted him that it was no big deal, and it was just a re-examination, which would not have any impact on his joining Brescia. The physical examination was just a form. Tomorrow they would accompany the club officials to Milan, and after a night's rest, they would undergo a physical examination the next day.
Even in the car heading to Milan, they always thought that the physical examination at Milan laboratory was just a workaround.
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When Li Yan knew that Zhang Jun would go to Milan for a second physical examination, a very abnormal feeling came out. He found the intern reporter Andre Kagliani, who exchanged business cards, and hoped to reveal some inside information.
But Andre obviously knew something, but he was unwilling to say it. It was not until Li Yan said all the good things and promised that he could arrange a personal interview with Zhang Jun for Andre. Andre was obviously moved. He hesitated for a moment, and then hesitated and said hesitantly: "I am deeply impressed by the crazy reports and professionalism of your Chinese media, but I want to remind you, isn't there a saying in China? Extreme happiness leads to sorrow, be careful."
Li Yan didn't know how an Italian could understand Chinese idioms. He was confused about the passage itself. What joy leads to sorrow? What should you be careful?
Just when Li Yan was still puzzled by Andrei's words, Zhang Jun's physical examination in the Milan laboratory ended. During the whole day of physical examination, experts from the Milan laboratory conducted a number of complex and careful examinations on Zhang Jun. The cumbersomeness made Zhang Jun feel more tiring than playing a game.
When Hua Fang accompanied Yang Pan to conduct a physical examination in Bologna, she had never seen such a complicated and formal physical examination. This is not a physical examination, but rather... an expert consultation!
The experts asked Zhang Jun to do this and then asked Zhang Jun to do that. When Zhang Jun passed by Hua Fang, he gave her a grievance and helpless look, like a child. Hua Fang couldn't do anything, so he could only comfort him with a smile.
Anyway, the physical examination was finally over. When I sent them back to Brescia, a club official told them that if I wait patiently for two days, there would be a result. The expression was like saying that you should go back and wait for the verdict.
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To be continued...