Chapter 474: Gratitude
One week before the official start of the new Chinese Super League season, there is a very important game.
That's the Super Bowl.
In this game, last season's Chinese Super League champion and the Chinese Football Association Cup champion battle each other to determine the king of Chinese football.
Unlike some European giants who don’t pay much attention to domestic cup competitions, the pre-season Super Cup is like a big warm-up match.
In Chinese football, because the process of China's professional league is still relatively short, the Football Association Cup organized by the Football Association has had the same importance as the Chinese Super League in the country.
After all, there is only one league champion. Under such circumstances, how could an extra FA Cup champion be considered useless? European giants may regard the Champions League championship as the brightest jewel in their crown, but in Chinese football, many Chinese teams are still unable to win the AFC Champions League, so the domestic cup champion is naturally also an important championship, which is the gateway for many teams. The only way for a wealthy family to pass.
This will naturally enhance the status of the FA Cup, making the FA Cup champion very valuable.
After all, belittling the FA Cup means belittling the efforts and dedication of the Chinese Super League teams who have struggled for it.
Under such circumstances, the Super Cup between the Football Association Cup champion and the league champion is not as simple as a big warm-up match in Chinese football.
Even if you put aside this background knowledge, the game itself is very gimmick and is the focus of the media.
The first is the story between Zhao Kangming, the head coach of Flash Stars, and the South China Tigers.
As we all know, Zhao Kangming played and worked for Poseidon before, and Poseidon is the rival of the South China Tigers in the same city. The two teams have been entangled in their feud for more than twenty years, although both teams have changed sponsorships. Although the company has a business name, it has never been bankrupt or dissolved, and it can be said that it has continued to this day.
The feud between the two teams has naturally continued to this day.
Zhao Kangming was a Poseidon player during his playing days, and often competed with the South China Tigers on the court.
Now that he has become the head coach, the encounter between the Stars and the South China Tigers is naturally worth the hype.
However, among all the grievances, the grievance between Zhao Kangming and the South China Tiger is actually the smallest.
After all, Zhao Kangming has been engaged in Poseidon youth training since he retired, staying away from the first team, and there is no interaction with the South China Tigers.
Because they both performed well in the U23 Asian Cup, the contest between Hu Lai and Lin Zhiyuan attracted more attention than Zhao Kangming.
In this U23 Asian Cup, the reason why the Chinese Olympic team was able to win the championship and qualify for the Olympic Games was naturally due to Hu Lai's constant attack in the frontcourt. But Lin Zhiyuan, as the goalkeeper, played an important role in keeping the Olympic team clean in front of the goal.
After the Olympic team played this U23 Asian Cup, they only conceded two goals. In addition to the collective efforts of the defenders, Lin Zhiyuan's performance is also an important factor.
His performance in the game conquered many people.
This talented goalkeeper who returned from Germany has been regarded by some media and fans as the future national goalkeeper of Chinese football.
Although Hu Lai and Lin Zhiyuan are both important contributors to the National Olympic team, one after another made great contributions to the emergence of the National Olympic team.
But everyone has not forgotten what Lin Zhiyuan said to the media when he first joined the South China Tigers.
When he was on the Olympic team, the media, for the sake of the team's atmosphere, could naturally just pretend it never happened.
But now the two of them are in their own right, and there is no need to consider the issue of destroying the harmonious atmosphere within the team. The media will definitely not let go of this excellent hype gimmick.
So Lin Zhiyuan's evaluation of Hu Lai at the ceremony to join the South China Tigers was revealed by the media again.
Such a video began to circulate on the Internet.
The video begins with an interview Lin Zhiyuan had when he joined the South China Tigers last year. The reporter asked him: "As we all know, Hu Lai is now recognized as the most successful representative of the development from campus football to professional football. You have also stepped from campus football to professional football. , do you have the confidence to reach the heights of Hu Lai? ”
Then the screen was zoomed in, giving a close-up of Lin Zhiyuan sitting high on the stage. The nonchalant smile on his face in the close-up was very obvious.
"Isn't this height too low?"
The next scene turned, it was a quick clip of Hulay's nine-minute five-goal performance against Qatar in the U23 Asian Cup. It was a flash of him jumping up and making his signature celebrations again and again. It was him winning the East Asian Cup championship trophy and the Chinese League One. The league championship trophy, the Chinese Football Association Cup championship trophy, the U23 Asian Cup championship trophy, as well as the top scorer and best player of the East Asian Cup, the top scorer and best player of the Chinese Football Association Cup, the top scorer and best player of the Football Association Cup, and the U23 Asian Cup Flashback of the top scorer and best player trophies.
Paired with the suddenly exciting BGM, it gives people a feeling of excitement.
This video was probably made by Hu Lai's fans. It first appeared on Douyin and was quickly reposted by major media outlets all over the Internet.
There was even a hot topic on Weibo called "Lin Zhiyuan thinks Hu Lai's achievements are low."
In the WeChat group of the Olympic team, someone forwarded this video to the group, and then specially circled Lin Zhiyuan: "First of all, let me state that I am not a troublemaker, but I can't stand it 100% if this matter is brought to me!"
Wang Guangwei jumped out and said: "Zijian, just be a human being!"
"Why am I not a human being? I am complaining for my teammates!" After saying that, Wang Zijian circled Lin Zhiyuan again, as if he would not give up until Lin Zhiyuan was called out.
Lin Zhiyuan was really trapped by him: "What's the matter? I have already agreed with Hu Lai that I will beat him in the game. The better he performed before, won't it make me look more awesome after defeating him? ?”
After he finished speaking, Hu Lai typed two words in the group: "Haha."
Wang Zijian posted an emoticon of "Tear well, tear louder!"
Teammates who had been silent until now also started to bubble up, queuing up to send emoticons saying "Tear well, tear louder".
"Damn! A bunch of old bastards!" Wang Guangwei, who was holding a mobile phone, cursed, "I was diving and eating melons before I dared to love you!"
Next to him, Hu Lai was typing on his mobile phone with his head down. Soon he sent a new message to the group: "Football is played with feet. It doesn't matter how good your oral skills are. We will see the real results in the Super Cup!"
Lin Zhiyuan also quickly replied: "Okay!"
Someone asked again: "Lin Zhiyuan and Hu Lai are both our teammates, so who will we support during the game?"
Wang Zijian said: "I support giving out red envelopes!"
"Agree!"
“I also support giving out red envelopes!”
Under the shouts of the masses, Lin Zhiyuan handed out a red envelope, divided the two hundred yuan into twenty parts, and then disappeared in seconds.
Then everyone saw that Hu Lai was also among the twenty people, and he was the luckiest one...
So under everyone's strong request and condemnation, Hu Lai also handed out a red envelope.
One dollar was divided into one hundred red envelopes.
The teammates who received the red envelopes sent various "kneel down and thank the boss" emoticons, and then withdrew them all.
For a while, the group screen was flooded with a system prompt saying “××× withdrew a message.”
Instead, there is all kinds of indignation and hatred: "Damn it! I support Lin Zhiyuan!"
"I also support Lin Zhiyuan!"
"Lin Zhiyuan, let me tell you, if you can't beat Hu Lai, you have to treat all of us to dinner at the next Olympic training camp!"
Wang Guangwei also withdrew the emoticon he sent, turned to Hu Lai and said: "Now I really feel that you made that video, Hu Lai."
Hu Lai first glanced at his WeChat coin purse happily, and then rolled his eyes at Wang Guangwei: "Am I such a boring person?"
"You are." Wang Guangwei said, "You are so right. Even if you snatch Lin Zhiyuan's red envelope, it doesn't matter that you are the lucky one. You can actually give out a red envelope worth one dollar and one hundred shares..."
"Then you won't rob it too?"
"No matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat!" Wang Guangwei said confidently.
"Hiss...where is the Wang Guangwei who I know with noble character, extraordinary nature and meticulous hairstyle!"
"Hu Lai, what the hell..."
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"So far, only two media reporters have called you... I thought no one remembered that you once played for the South China Tigers."
When Qin Lin returned to the house after answering the phone outside, his wife Wang Yuan made a joke on him.
"Isn't that nice? I don't want to be in the middle of it."
"I see online discussions about Hu Lai and Lin Zhiyuan are all over the place. You have become a has-been internet celebrity, ha!" the wife laughed.
"This is their time." Qin Lin sat down on the sofa and put his arms around his wife. "Xiaoyuan, I want to discuss something with you... I will retire after this season, as you know... I want to stay in Jincheng after retirement, and I plan to start learning how to be a coach at Flash Star... ”
After saying that, Qin Lin looked at his wife with some anxiety.
Wang Yuan smiled, then raised her head and looked around the room: "Qiqi and I have been in Jincheng for a year and a half, right?"
Qin Lin nodded: "Yes."
"This house is actually quite good, but it's rented... It's not a problem to live in a rented house, don't you think?" Wang Yuan withdrew her eyes from looking around, and finally landed on her husband's face.
Qin Lin was stunned for a moment, then realized what his wife meant. He hugged her with surprise on his face: "Thank you, Xiaoyuan!"
"Why are you so polite? I'm your wife." Wang Yuan, who was being hugged, raised her hand and patted her husband's back gently a few times. "Really..." (End of Chapter)