Chapter 107 Looking to the Future
There are more than one football field in the Olympic Park where the entire Olympic Village is located. Teams participating in national competitions can apply to the organizing committee for use of the field for training.
The organizing committee will then negotiate with the park management and finally give the venue to the team that applied.
On the morning after the first round, the right to use one of the courts belonged to Dongchuan Middle School.
When Dongchuan Middle School was training on this field, some people with cameras came one after another from the sidelines.
They are all journalists.
"Wow! The treatment is different after winning a game. Even reporters came to watch our training." Hu Lai exclaimed.
"I think you are overthinking, Hu Lai." Mao Xiao said, "They should just come to see Luo Kai."
In the middle of the training session, when everyone was taking a break, Mao Xiao's words were confirmed - Luo Kai, led by head coach Li Ziqiang, came to the sidelines and accepted interviews with reporters.
Although he had already been interviewed by reporters after yesterday's game, reporters now have new questions.
"Bang!" Hu Lai snorted in displeasure when he saw this scene. "It feels like we are all his foils."
He thought again about the reports about him in the media: Luo Kai's teammates.
He felt that he needed to practice some more celebration moves. He tried to use Ronaldo's celebration moves twice before, but failed because he didn't stand firm when he landed.
He wanted to successfully perform this celebration in a national competition so that everyone would remember him.
The only pity is that only the number is printed on the high school game jersey, not the player's name. Otherwise, with this set of celebrations, the TV audience would not only be able to see his number, but also remember his name.
Thinking of this he stood up from the turf.
"Hey, Hu Lai, what are you doing?" Mao Xiao was a little nervous, thinking that Hu Lai was going to take advantage of the camera again. At that time, there was only one media outlet, Goal.com, and the shame was only in front of one media outlet, so the impact was limited. There are so many media now, including official media. If you embarrass yourself like this, it will be a big joke...
"Practice more." Hu Lai said without looking back.
"Practice more? We just finished practicing... Why do you want to practice more?" Mao Xiao asked suspiciously.
"Celebration."
After saying that, Hu Lai ran out, then jumped up high, turned 180 degrees in the air, crossed his hands from his chest and waved down, then landed... He failed to maintain his balance after landing, and he kicked and kicked continuously. He took a few steps back and fell on his back on the turf of the training ground.
But he quickly got up from the ground and continued to repeat the same action without even patting his butt.
This time he didn't rush out so fast, and his take-off height wasn't that high. He actually stood still when he landed.
But it was obvious that he was not satisfied with the effect. Everyone saw Hu Lai shaking his head and continuing to practice his celebration movements.
The teammates just watched Hu Lai try this celebration over and over again, and they could see that Hu Lai was not trying to act weird to attract attention in front of reporters this time, but was taking this matter very seriously.
"Why is he so obsessed with this celebration... Is there any explanation for this celebration?"
"I don't know..."
"Wow, Hu Lai is already sure that he will score in the next game?"
"I think he thinks he will definitely play..."
"Doesn't that mean Luo Kai can't score a goal?"
Someone turned their attention to Luo Kai, who was being interviewed. He was surrounded by reporters, and he really looked like a professional star.
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Because there were so many media reporters who wanted to interview Luo Kai, they had to queue up. Even if they queued up, some reporters would be queued up after the training.
Sun Yonggang was the reporter who was scheduled to interview Luo Kai after training.
Seeing Luo Kai being interviewed by reporters surrounded by reporters, everyone rushing to reach out to him with the microphone and point the camera at him, Sun Yonggang thought of Chen Xingyi.
There is no sense of disobedience in replacing Luo Kai with Chen Xingyi, because Chen Xingyi also enjoyed such treatment in the national competition last year.
After scoring twice in the first game to help Shuguang High School, which entered the national competition for the first time, eliminate the defending champion Chongwen Middle School, he quickly became the target of the media.
The officials of the national competition also promoted him as a key star.
Of course, this is also related to Chen Xingyi's good appearance.
Otherwise, even if an ugly person can score goals, he may not get such media resources.
Now judging from appearance alone, Luo Kai’s appearance conditions are even better...
Sun Yonggang saw that Luo Kai was very calm when he was being interviewed by the official website of the national competition. He felt much more balanced.
This child should have always been like this. His expression doesn't seem to change very much. That's fine, otherwise it would be hard to imagine what it would be like for such a handsome guy to laugh so hard that he loses his composure... Don't those celebrities and idols also get caught on camera by fans or passers-by when they fail to manage their expressions?
Sun Yonggang smiled and looked elsewhere, and then he saw the figure making strange movements on the other side of the court.
This figure was very familiar to him. He was the young man who kept appearing in the camera lens when interviewing Luo Kai.
He has a slightly strange name, it seems to be "Hu Lai", well, he really lives up to his name.
Sun Yonggang couldn't help but laugh when he remembered what happened back then.
This random boy also scored a goal in the national competition.
So what is he doing now?
More training?
This set of actions looks familiar... isn't this the same set of celebrations he did after scoring against Xizi Middle School?
Thinking of this, Sun Yonggang waved to the photographer who was partnering with him next to him: "Xiao Li, come here, let's go take a picture of him."
He pointed at Hu Lai, who was jumping up and down again and again.
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Hu Lai tried to slow down when sprinting and lower the height when jumping up. Although he was able to ensure that he did not fall to the ground, he always felt that this set of movements did not have a sense of power, and he was cautious and did not have the domineering attitude of doing whatever he wanted. Not pretty. So he speeded up again, and followed Ronaldo's template in his mind, doing the set of actions again.
As a result, he fell onto his back without any suspense.
Tsk, this action looks simple, but it is not easy to do... It requires strong waist and abdominal strength and leg support, so as to fight against inertia.
Just when Hu Lai was summing up his experience and lessons in his mind, a face came up to him.
"Excuse me, classmate Hu Lai, what are you doing?"
He was stunned for a moment, then recognized the other person: "Ah, it's the uncle who came to our school for an interview..."
Sun Yonggang smiled and said: "My surname is Sun, you can call me Brother Sun."
"Oh, okay, Brother Sun."
"I see you jumping up and falling down again and again. What are you doing?" Sun Yonggang asked.
Hu Lai got up from the ground and said to Sun Yonggang: "I'm practicing celebrations."
"Practice...celebrations?" Sun Yonggang really guessed it.
"Well, I have never successfully done this set of celebrations. I want to practice it seriously, so that when the game comes, I may be able to complete it successfully after scoring a goal? In fact, this set of celebrations is very handsome. , Brother Sun. Just jump up, then spin in the air, stand firmly when you land, wave your hands back, and reveal the number on the back - Brother Sun, don’t you think that last one is explosive?”
Sun Yonggang thought for a moment, then shook his head: "Sorry, judging from the demonstration actions you showed..."
Hu Lai was a little depressed: "That's because I didn't do it well. When I do it, if you look at it again, it will definitely explode!"
Hu Lai is very confident about this, because this celebration has been imitated and sought after by countless people in that world, and the effect is naturally incredible.
However, Sun Yonggang did not dwell on the topic of celebrations, but moved to Hu Lai's goal in the national competition: "Student Hu Lai, you scored a goal in your first national competition, do you feel very lucky? ”
Hu Lai stared and asked: "Why should I feel so lucky? Isn't this a reflection of my strength?"
Sun Yonggang said in his heart that Luo Kai attracted all the defensive players to the ball. Can you easily catch the ball and shoot in a space with no defensive players at all? What strength can this ball reflect?
However, he did not destroy a young man's self-esteem. Instead, he changed his words with a smile: "Yes, it's strength. So, classmate Hu Lai, what are your prospects for the future?"
"I want to be a professional player!" Hu Lai clenched his fists and said with his head held high.
"..." Sun Yonggang almost failed to control his expression. He originally just wanted to ask Hu Lai what goals he had for his performance in this national competition.
Who wants to ask you about your career plan?
Wait...career plan? You just scored a goal in the national competition, and now you want to participate in a professional competition? Yes, that’s right, starting from this national competition, scouts from professional football clubs will come to watch the game and pay attention to those teenagers who show outstanding talents...
But there are very few people who can be selected to play in a professional team. Such a "privilege" only belongs to players like Chen Xingyi. Even in Dongchuan Middle School, Sun Yonggang feels that only Luo Kai has the possibility of being selected by a professional football team. Team photo.
You kid said you want to play professional football...are you afraid that Feng Da will flash your tongue?
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While Sun Yonggang was having a conversation with Hu Lai, the photographer kept circling around and taking pictures.
This scene was seen by other Dongchuan Middle School players, and they immediately understood why Hu Lai had to practice some celebrations at this time - this kid just wanted to attract the attention of media reporters. !
And he succeeded again!
"Damn, insidious! Cunning!"
"Stop complaining. If you are asked to act weird on the court like Hu Lai, will you be able to bear no psychological burden?"
"Well... I really can't do it..."
Everyone was talking about it, and the break between training sessions was over.
Li Ziqiang blew the whistle again and asked everyone to return to the training ground.
The media reporters surrounding Luo Kai walked back to the sidelines.
Sun Yonggang, who was interviewing Hu Lai on the other side, also left with the photographer.
After walking out of the training ground, the photographer asked strangely: "Brother Sun, aren't we here to interview Luo Kai? Why did you go to interview that kid?"
"Anyway, it's just idle time. I think it's quite interesting that he practices his celebrations alone. I've seen a lot of people who practice more on themselves, but this is the first time I've seen people who practice more on their celebrations. Since it's interesting, let's record it. When the time comes, adding him as an easter egg in the interview with Luo Kai will make it more interesting... It's not like you don't know how boring Luo Kai is when he's being interviewed. .”
"Then the part where he said he wanted to play professional football should also be added?"
"This..." Sun Yonggang hesitated, and it stands to reason that adding this sentence might make the video full of dramatic conflicts and topicality. A player who was lucky enough to score a goal in a national competition actually shouted that he wanted to play professional football. This contrast will definitely arouse heated discussions among everyone.
But in the end he shook his head: "No need. The focus of our report is Luo Kai. Don't let other topics dilute this focus."
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As soon as the Dongchuan Middle School football team's training ended, Sun Yonggang rushed onto the field with a photographer, stopped Luo Kai, and interviewed him.
He thought of what Hu Lai said to him, and was inspired to ask: "Luo Kai, after you shine in the national competition, do you have any plans for your future? I'm not talking about the future in the national competition. I mean the further future..."
Luo Kai's answer was decisive: "I want to play professional football."
Hu Lai, who was not far away, heard this and cast a concerned look at Luo Kai.
Sun Yonggang laughed when he heard this:
Yes, yes, that’s the answer he wants! Under the new policy of this national competition, having such a star player directly expressed his yearning for professional football is also very helpful for the promotion of the linkage between the national competition and professional football.
Luo Kai is much more cooperative than Chen Xingyi in this regard.
Chen Xingyi has been avoiding topics related to professional football until now, so much so that some people are speculating whether he doesn’t want to play professional football...
If this is really the case, it would be such a pity...
Yes, everyone feels that it would be a pity if a talented player like Chen Xingyi cannot enter professional football!
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"I heard it, you actually copied my answer!" After returning to the dormitory, Hu Lai pointed at Luo Kai and said.
"What did I copy from you?" Luo Kai was confused.
"The reporter asked me about my future plans, and I said I wanted to play professional football!"
"I didn't hear your answer!" Luo Kai thought Hu Lai was a lunatic... Then he suddenly reacted, looked at Hu Lai and asked: "You said you wanted to play professional football?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
Luo Kai smiled.
Hu Lai said angrily: "Don't look down on others!"
"Why do you want to play professional football?" Luo Kai asked.
"Then why do you want to play professional football?" Hu Lai was too lazy to answer such a question, so he simply responded with the same approach. In fact, he didn't care at all why Luo Kai played professional football, so he didn't want to tell Luo Kai the reason. Besides, there was no way to tell Luo Kai his reasons - he couldn't say that he was cheating and it was a waste not to play professional football. Already?
Unexpectedly, Luo Kai answered his question frankly: "Because of Li Qingqing."
"..."
Hu Lai was speechless. He knew that Luo Kai had a crush on Li Qingqing, but he didn't expect Luo Kai to say it so directly!
"So you went to play professional football because of Li Qingqing, and you also want to play professional football?" Hu Lai still couldn't believe it.
Luo Kai nodded.
"Holy shit, brother, can you be a little more serious!"
"I am very serious about Li Qingqing." When he said this, Luo Kai was still staring at Hu Lai.
When he saw the other party rolling his eyes, he muttered: "Crazy..."
"What about you? Why do you want to play professional football?" Luo Kai asked again.
"I like football, I want to play professional football!" Hu Lai also answered confidently.
"If you like football, you have to play professional football. Then everyone can play professional football." Luo Kai said with some disdain.
"You asked me why I want to play professional football, not whether I can. Whether I can play is none of your business!"
Luo Kai was stunned for a moment and felt that Hu Lai was right. Why did he worry about it?
So he showed a sarcastic smile and ended the conversation with Hu Lai.
Hu Lai didn't bother to pay attention to him, and the room became quiet again. (End of chapter)