Chapter 548 The Olympics are coming
"This is...Song Jiajia?"
Li Qingqing replied under the photo of Song Jiajia sent to her by Hu Lai.
Even though she didn't speak a word, Hu Lai could feel her surprise.
"Yes, Fatty Song who succeeded in losing weight."
“It’s really amazing!”
"If you knew why he lost weight, you wouldn't think he is awesome."
"Why?"
“To pick up girls!”
"..."
After successfully lowering Song Jiajia's image in Li Qingqing's mind, Hu Lai relayed Song Jiajia's idea of having dinner with him to Li Qingqing.
"Agency? I think it's okay." Li Qingqing replied.
The matter has been settled. Song Jiajia will handle the specific registration of the brokerage company. Once the company is successfully registered, Hu Lai and Li Qingqing will become contracted players of this company.
After talking about business, Hu Lai and Li Qingqing chatted on WeChat.
"By the way, I checked. Due to the football match schedule, we may not be able to attend the opening ceremony."
Although it is said to be the Madrid Olympics, football matches require a large number of football fields, so it is impossible for all football matches to be held in Madrid.
For example, the Chinese Olympic team, which is assigned to Group B, cannot stay in Madrid to compete. After they finish training at Valero Club, they have to move to Valencia, where they will play all three group stage games.
At the same time, because the football schedule is relatively long, in order to ensure that when the Olympic Games close, the football competition can also end at the same time, so the football match has already started before the opening of the Olympic Games.
All the participating players were out of town, so they had no choice but to rush back just for the opening ceremony.
This is the case for every Olympic Games. The delegations of athletes from various countries that the audience saw in the live TV opening ceremony did not include all participating athletes.
"I know, what a shame!"
Li Qingqing, who was in front of the phone, frowned and pouted, and answered rather reluctantly.
Her fantasy of walking across the rostrum with Hu Lai was destined to be impossible to realize.
She also thought about taking a selfie with Hu Lai during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, and comparing it with the photo of the two of them in the secret base that had been demolished, it would be very memorable.
Of course, now it really only exists in her fantasy.
Hu Lai could not attend the opening ceremony, and neither could she.
And because the games are held in different cities, they may not even see each other during the entire Olympics.
The two teams waved to meet in Madrid at the Dubai airport, but in fact it was impossible for them to actually meet in Madrid.
They compete in the same Olympics but are far apart.
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"LaiHu! Hat trick! He scored his 30th goal of the season! It's simply unstoppable!"
The tablet screen flashed, indicating a goal had been scored.
Matt Dawn, however, moved his eyes away from the tablet screen and looked at the airplane window next to him. If you poke your head slightly, you can already see the criss-crossing pathways on the ground and the dense red roofs.
The plane was landing at the airport in Valencia, and he was about to reach the end of his trip.
His eyes returned to the tablet.
The game is replaying LaiHu's goal just now, a very typical "LaiHu-style goal".
He ran into space, took a shot, and the ball went in.
Although not beautiful, it is simple and efficient.
He has spent countless days and nights with LaiHu in the game world, and he knows everything about this frontline killer in the game.
But he has never seen even a minute of this talented player's game live.
But now, this regret is about to be made up for.
After resigning from Hammond Castle, he had plenty of time to arrange his holiday travel plans.
So he dragged a suitcase, brought his tablet computer and "The Godfather of Champions 2024" on the computer, said goodbye to his parents, and flew from the UK to Spain.
He is coming to watch Hu Lai, also known as Lai Hu in the game, compete in the Olympics.
Just before he left, Hu Lai scored a goal in a pre-Olympic warm-up match. Although he failed to help his Chinese Olympic team win the game, considering that it was the Chinese Olympic team's victory in the game, The only goal, this performance is already quite good.
He saved face for his team.
Matt Dawn commented.
He used circumvention software to see the video highlights of this game on a Chinese video website. It was a typical "LaiHu-style goal."
Matt hopes that Hulay can maintain this state in the Olympic Games.
Matt became a little excited at the thought of seeing Hu Lai play live in two days.
Although he has learned a lot about LaiHu through the Internet, there is still nothing to understand him better than watching his game in person.
He no longer works for any team or individual, nor does he have any mission. Just here to chase stars.
For this reason, there is also a Chinese team jersey in his suitcase.
It is not easy to get such a jersey. After all, the Chinese team is not a strong team in world football. No matter whether it is the British or American shopping websites, there is no store that sells the Chinese team jersey.
In the end, he could only search for strategies on the Internet, just like how he first learned to use circumvention software, and started from scratch to learn how to buy a Chinese team jersey with Hu Lai's number and name on a Chinese shopping website.
It was not easy, but when the jersey was mailed to him, he looked at the number and name on the back of the jersey and couldn't help but excitedly spin around the room.
He also took a photo and posted it on social media.
As a result, many people were confused and...ridiculous.
Matt ignored and replied to those Internet trolls. He firmly believed that after the Olympics, many people would understand why he became a fan of such a Chinese player.
I promise, he'll be an eye-opener for all of you!
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Zhang Chao and his photojournalist partner stood outside the turf of Santa Lucia, home of Valencia Football Club. They were among dozens of Chinese journalists gathered on the sidelines.
Tomorrow the Chinese Olympic team will usher in their first game at this Olympics.
After more than a month of training, from China to Madrid, and finally to Valencia, where the competition was held, I played several warm-up matches and my performance was mixed.
Everyone knows that it is not the warm-up match that ultimately determines the team's performance in the Olympics, but the official match.
For Chinese football, the results of the men's football team are always more concerned and attract more attention.
This is the second time Chinese football has appeared in the Olympics after the 2012 Capital Olympics.
Having never participated in the World Cup, the Olympic Games is as important to Chinese football as the World Cup.
Since the Chinese team started training, there has been no lack of media attention.
The scene where they met the women's football team at Dubai Airport and waved goodbye also detonated the entire Internet and aroused heated discussions among everyone.
When I came to Spain, every time the Chinese team trained, dozens of Chinese reporters would gather on the sidelines.
These reporters reported everything that happened within the Olympic team and what they could see back to China, down to the smallest details, and posted it to the media and on the Internet to satisfy the hungry Chinese fans.
So even the fact that Hu Lai met his long-time friend on the sidelines of the training ground was reported by the media... Do you think this matter has much to do with the Chinese team's preparations for the Olympics?
Everyone is so enthusiastic about the Olympic team. To be honest, it naturally makes the players of the Olympic team feel a little distressed and feel the pressure.
But they must also understand why the Chinese media are so enthusiastic.
It's really because Chinese fans have been hungry for too long before this.
The media reporters probably also know that their attention will cause trouble to the players and bring huge pressure.
But they can't help but pay attention.
As for pressure... Professional players have been under various pressures from the beginning. They must learn how to live peacefully with pressure and either overcome it or be crushed by it. There is no third option for the world to watch over them.
Looking at all the players of the Chinese Olympic team who were training to adapt to the field, Zhang Chao himself felt a little nervous.
You must know that he is just a reporter and does not need to play. Just as a bystander, he feels nervous.
I really don’t know how nervous the players will be.
In tomorrow's game, the Chinese team will face the Nigerian Olympic team here. From the team's training and warm-up matches in the past few days, reporters can see that Shi Wuyin's team will use defensive counterattacks.
This was not a secret, and Shi Wuyin did not keep it secret.
Come to think of it, the other three teams may not care much about what tactics the Chinese team will use.
Be normal, lose less and win instead...
Zhang Chao muttered silently in his heart. (End of chapter)