Chapter 627 Everyone needs a long journey in their life
"...The recently high-profile matter of Julay studying abroad has finally settled after some twists and turns. Surprisingly, neither the Madrid Kings nor the Catalan United, which were once widely rumored, are not Julay's final destination... According to the latest news, Premier League club Leeds City FC officially announced that they An agreement has been reached with Anton Flash Star Club to officially introduce Anton Flash Star's main forward Hu Lai... Neither party has announced the specific transfer fee, but according to media estimates, the final transfer fee should be around 12 million pounds. Close to fourteen million euros..."
"...Flash Star Club agreed to Leeds City paying the transfer fee in two installments, but also added a second transfer fee sharing clause. It is reported that if Leeds City wants to sell Hu Lai in the future, then according to the contract, Flash Star will be able to divide To 20% of the transfer fee..."
When Xie Lan saw the news on TV, her son had left home a day earlier and returned to Jincheng.
She knew that her son returned to the club just for the transfer. During that time, he had been traveling between Jincheng and Dongchuan.
She herself had to know the final result earlier than the news - because her son left home a day ago with large and small bags of luggage, and he was already preparing to fly away from Jincheng.
"I heard that it takes almost twenty hours to fly from Jincheng to Leeds, including transfers..." Xie Lan sighed in front of the TV news. "It will not be easy to come back in the future."
Hu Lixin comforted her at the side: "Actually, it's still the same as before? He was in Jincheng before, and the high-speed train took 35 minutes, and I didn't see him come back as usual? Isn't it better to go home after playing for a season?"
"Why is it the same?" Xie Lan stared at him and asked, "He used to be in Jincheng, a place that can be reached in 35 minutes by high-speed rail. I always felt that whenever I wanted to see him, I could just buy a ticket and go there. Look at him, he will go home again in the evening. How can I just go and see him when he goes to Leeds?”
Hu Lixin muttered: "Then I didn't see you going to see him before you said you were leaving..."
"What did you say?" Xie Lan asked.
"Nothing, nothing..." Hu Lixin waved his hand quickly.
Xie Lan did not continue to question Hu Lixin, but sighed again: "Besides, he went there alone. He is not familiar with the place, and he doesn't know if he is used to eating there... It's not that British food is terrible. Is it cold in Leeds? Are you getting used to the new teammates? Besides, there is an eight-hour time difference between us and there, right? If the game is played there at night, wouldn’t it be ours? Later in the night? ”
Hu Lixin listened to his wife's nagging worries and said nothing.
Now he doesn't know how to comfort his wife.
Because those worries are all valid.
Especially the last point.
Although most Premier League games are played in the afternoon, they are quite friendly to Chinese TV viewers, at least better than La Liga.
However, in order to cater to the needs of television broadcasts, the current Premier League has long changed its previous tradition of only playing all games on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Some games will be scheduled in the evening local time. That is the local prime time in the UK, which is not friendly to Chinese fans, because it will be the early morning of the next day in China domestic time.
For example, time periods like half past one and half past three.
It looks extremely uncomfortable - stay up all night, I can't stand it. Set the alarm clock and get up to watch the game in the middle of the night. If you can’t get up...
In the past, the couple could easily watch their son's games through live TV broadcasts during prime time in the afternoon or evening. This was one of the important reasons why Xie Lan did not feel that her son was far away from her in terms of psychological distance.
After all, you get to see your son at the best time every week.
But with Hulay transferring to Leeds City, the distance in time and space will double the psychological distance.
But what is the solution to this problem?
No solution.
I can only slowly adapt to this kind of life that is thousands of miles apart and can't even match the time.
When the news of Hulay's successful transfer to the Premier League team Leeds City was officially confirmed, although Chinese fans on the Internet regretted that Hulay did not go to become the King of Madrid or Catalonia, most people still wished him well. , happy that he could take the step of studying abroad. And because he is not going to a wealthy team, it is easier for him to get playing opportunities. Fans can't wait to look forward to Hulay's performance in the Premier League...
Some fans dug up a photo of Leeds City Club head coach Tony Clark and discovered that he was exactly the same as one of the two foreign fans interviewed by CCTV before the Olympic team played Argentina. Needless to say, that is the head coach of Leeds City. It turns out that he went to the Olympics to watch the Olympic team's games specifically to observe Hu Lai. This made netizens exclaim, "I didn't expect that the fate of both parties would have been buried at that time."
The celebrations on the Internet continued. At the same time, in an elevator apartment in Dongchuan Town next to Jincheng, a middle-aged couple felt sad about this.
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"...Since Qin Lin ended his overseas career in Germany in 2011 and returned to the Chinese Super League, no male football player in Chinese football has been able to go abroad and prove himself in Europe... And now Hu Lai's transfer to Leeds City is regarded by everyone A great breakthrough for Chinese football... It is reported that the reason why Hu Lai was able to obtain the Premier League labor certificate was Thanks to his outstanding performance during the Olympics, especially the hat trick against the Argentine Olympic team... Mr. Nevin Ball, the athletic director of Leeds City Club, believes that Hulay has extremely high talent, and the English Football Association is also looking forward to it. Based on this, the special genius clause applied by Leeds City Club for Hu Lai was passed..."
"What a special genius..." Qin Qi put down his phone and thought about the news he just saw online.
Then he turned to look at his father: "Dad, do you think Hu Lai's achievements will surpass yours?"
"What nonsense are you talking about..." Wang Yuan said angrily, wondering if her son had recently entered puberty. He was so rebellious and was on the verge of death every day.
But what surprised Wang Yuan a little was that her husband did not show his son the authority of his father, but nodded: "Are you sure? If today's young people are not as good as me, then what the hell... ”
Wang Yuan coughed and reminded her husband not to say bad words in front of the children.
Qin Lin also realized this and coughed to cover up his embarrassment.
Qin Qi didn't care about his parents' previous code. He turned to look in the direction of the single-family villa outside the window.
The season has ended long ago, and the tenants there have temporarily left, going home or vacationing.
They will come back before the start of the new season training in January next year, so the place will be lively again...right?
Qin Qi was not sure because he thought that neither Hu Lai nor Chen Xingyi would come back here.
There are only four people left in such a big house. Will they continue to live here?
The young man realized that it was definitely not just someone leaving, but that his life had also been profoundly changed.
"Dad, am I...can't play football with them anymore?" Qin Qi asked without looking back.
Behind him, his father didn't answer him. Maybe even he didn't know the answer to this question.
"It would be great if everyone could do the same as this season..." Qin Qi sighed.
His mother comforted him: "Is there such a thing as a banquet that lasts forever?"
Qin Qi did not accept his mother's comfort. He was still looking in that direction in trance.
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Luo Kai is sitting in the coaching office of the Dongchuan Middle School football team. There are two jerseys hanging on the wall beside him. One is the jersey of the Chinese Olympic team that won the U23 Asian Cup championship, and the other is the jersey of the Chinese Olympic team that participated in the Olympic Games. jersey.
Both jerseys are signed by him.
Of course there is also Hu Lai's signature.
"It seems that you already know the latest news..." Li Ziqiang said to Luo Kai, who was enveloped in low pressure. "I thought you wouldn't come today."
Three days ago, Luo Kai made an appointment with him to come see him, but after what happened today, based on Li Ziqiang's understanding of the relationship between Luo Kai and Hu Lai, he thought Luo Kai would not come because I'm afraid he's not in the mood to go out.
Unexpectedly, he still saw this young man in his office.
"I promised the coach to come see you." Luo Kai forced out a smile, but it was uglier than crying.
"Actually, it's useless." Li Ziqiang waved his hand.
Luo Kai didn't speak, and the office fell silent for a while.
This was completely different from the situation when Hu Lai was present. If Hu Lai were here, Li Ziqiang wished he could seal his mouth with tape.
But now facing the silent Luo Kai, Li Ziqiang also felt a little uncomfortable.
It doesn't seem surprising at all that these two people can become enemies.
But letting Luo Kai remain depressed like this seems to be no solution...
Thinking of this, Li Ziqiang took the lead in breaking the silence: "Do you now feel that 'how can you be bright when you are born with beauty'?"
Luo Kai looked up at the coach, his mouth slightly opened, but he didn't answer.
But his silence already gave the answer.
Li Ziqiang shook his head: "Actually, I think it's fortunate that you met Hu Lai. Without him, you would be just an ordinary professional player, and you might not even take the career path... What did you pursue in football at the beginning? ”
"Yes, I..." Luo Kai defended himself.
Li Ziqiang waved his hand and interrupted him: "Why didn't you go to Jiaxiang in high school? Or simply go to the echelon of a professional team? You also know Hu Lai's initial virtues. He can't do anything except a little talent. But I give In those training sessions he arranged Rong, he completed everything without compromise. I can see that he cherishes the opportunity to play football. Your starting point is countless times higher than him, and your conditions are much better than him, but at that time, you were very interested in football. Far less pure than him.”
Luo Kai was stunned by the coach's merciless words.
"So if you hadn't met Hu Lai, you might have chosen to take the career path, but your achievements would be far less than what you are now. Football may be just a simple job to make money for you... You have Maybe he still hasn't played the main role in the team," Li Ziqiang continued to say unceremoniously.
"But now when you are competing with Hu Lai, you are also competing with yourself, which is why you have achieved today. So I think it is a good thing for you that he plays abroad, if you really want to beat him , then keep working hard to make yourself better. It’s okay to treat Hu Lai as your opponent, but don’t treat him as your inner demon.”
At this moment, the school bell rang outside.
Li Ziqiang asked Luo Kai, who was in a daze: "Do you want to practice with my players?"
Luo Kai quickly stood up: "Okay!"
"Go and change your shoes. There should be your code in the equipment room."
Luo Kai turned around and went out.
Li Ziqiang looked at the two jerseys on the wall in trance.
In fact, he only recently realized the concept of inner demons.
That boy...
It has become the inner demon of many people.
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Lin Zhiyuan took out his mobile phone and sent a WeChat message to his agent Qiu Xinrong: "Uncle Qiu, there must be an overseas stay clause in the new contract - just say that if a European club is interested in me in the future, the South China Tigers cannot stop me!"
"Your kid is so excited by Hu Lai... Do you know how difficult this condition is to negotiate?"
"I don't care! Uncle Qiu, you are so awesome, we can definitely negotiate. I will definitely go to Europe in the future!"
"Okay, I'll do my best..."
"Don't try your best, Uncle Qiu. You can definitely do it! Come on! Damn it!"
"Roll, roll, roll!"
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After becoming an agent of Champion Legend Agency, Yong Jun has left his family in the capital and gone to Hu Lai.
For this reason, Zhang Qinghuan's mother, Ren Changmei, specially invited Yong Jun's wife Zeng Qian to her home as a guest. On the one hand, she kept in touch with her on a daily basis, and on the other hand, she was afraid that Zeng Qian would feel lonely.
At the dinner table, Zeng Qian suddenly asked this question: "Qing Huan, do you have any plans to go abroad?"
Zhang Qinghuan nodded first, then shook his head: "Yes, yes, but not now. Leaving will happen in the future. Now Flash Star has just lost Hu Lai and Chen Xingyi. If I leave again, it will be completely ruined... …”
Zeng Qian smiled and said: "As long as you have this idea, let your Uncle Yong pay attention to it for you."
"Well, Uncle Yong told me."
"Let your mother go out with you then! If you leave, your mother will be alone in the capital..."
When Zhang Qinghuan heard what Aunt Zeng said, he glanced at his mother. Aunt Zeng was right, if there was anything that could make him hesitate to play football abroad, it would be his mother.
Ren Changmei waved her hand: "I won't go to a foreign country with him. I live a good life in China. Why go to a place where I don't understand the language? Do you want to stay at home all day? Isn't that going to drive you crazy? Besides, he went to Jincheng Playing football, don’t I have a good time alone in the capital?”
Zeng Qian made a joke on her best friend: "What if Qing Huan goes out to find several foreign wives for you and comes back?"
"Aunt Zeng, I'm not that kind of person..." Zhang Qinghuan waved her hands quickly.
Ren Changmei pouted: "Then he has brought glory to the country!"
"Mom!"
The women laughed.
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"Xingxing, are you okay?"
"Ah?" Chen Xingyi, who was playing games on his mobile phone, raised his head and looked at his father in confusion. "What can happen to me?"
"Hu Lai is going to Europe now, don't be hit..."
Chen Xingyi rolled his eyes at his father: "Dad, your son is not as petty as Luo Kai."
"Oh, I thought you couldn't wait to go to Europe too..."
"Of course I want to go to Europe, but not now. Dillon is also a good coach. I think I can definitely learn a lot under him. It will be relatively easy to adapt to Europe when the time comes."< br>
Seeing that his son had such a clear plan for his future, Chen Hantang nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, I feel relieved with your words."
"What do you think of your son, dad..." Chen Xingyi was helpless. "I'm not a little kid who doesn't understand anything!"
"Haha, that's good, that's good..." Chen Hantang laughed dryly when he saw this, quickly got up and left.
Chen Xingyi lowered his head and looked at his phone again. The game showed a "failed" screen. His teammates were scolding him in the channel: "Idle dog, report it!"
"Damn!" Chen Xingyi turned to look for his father. The man had already slipped out of his room.
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"...It is reported that as soon as the winter transfer window opens, Hu Lai will leave for the UK to report to Leeds City Club and train with his new teammates. We sincerely hope that he can integrate into the team as soon as possible and become familiar with the new environment and new life..."
Zhou Zijing scrolled down the screen of his mobile phone and saw a photo of Hu Lai wearing a Leeds City jersey - this photo was photoshopped by domestic media using a computer. In fact, Hu Lai had not actually put on the jersey yet. But everyone obviously couldn't wait any longer, so they used photo editing software to change such a picture.
P is so lifelike, as if Hulay has really played on behalf of Leeds City.
Zhou Zijing lowered his head and looked over. Hu Lai in the photo seemed to be looking at him too. The smile on his face seemed to be mocking him - I went to the Premier League. If you have the ability, come to the Premier League to challenge me!
"Fuck!" Zhou Zijing threw the phone on the bed irritably, with the screen facing down so that he would not see Hu Lai's triumphant look.
Then he lay down on the bed, making the mattress springs creak and groan.
He also sighed.
From high school to professional football, he pursued it all the way, but in the end he pursued it further and further...
Before that, everyone was in China and in the Chinese Super League. He could still play against Hu Lai and achieve his goal of defeating him.
Good thing now, Hu Lai has run away to Europe, how can I catch up with him?
How far apart!
Europe…
Is Europe that easy to visit? !
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Zhou Zijing yelled on the bed, slammed his hands down hard, and made a muffled sound on the mattress.
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"Melli, it's great that the King of Madrid didn't come to Madrid!" Ramon Cantero said to Melli on his mobile phone.
"Yeah, that's great," Mellie replied.
"To be honest, when the news came out that the King of Madrid was interested in him, I was extremely nervous. I was afraid that the King of Madrid would really sign that kid... Fortunately, fortunately, I didn't let that kid become your teammate." Cantero was very happy, and his joy could be seen just from the words.
Melly: "Yeah, it's great not to be a teammate."
Not teammates, so that we can have a chance to be rivals in the future, Hu Lai.
The only regret is that Hulay was not able to join Catalonia United. In that case, the two may not be long before they meet in La Liga.
And now, who knows how long he will stay in that Premier League relegation team...
Hope this doesn't sink in.
Don't disappear before I defeat you!
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Although the team has not yet gathered and the players are still on vacation, the club's managers and coaches have already been involved in preparations for the new season.
Zhao Kangming gave Dong Wen his signing list for the new season.
After Hu Lai and Chen Xingyi left, Flash Star must strengthen its offensive lineup, and he made a list for this purpose. This list includes domestic players as well as foreign players, hoping to make up for the loss of Hu Lai and Chen Xingyi leaving the team.
When he opened the door and went in, he saw Dong Wen sitting on the boss's chair, looking at the mobile phone in his hand very intently.
There was still noisy sound coming from the phone speaker.
"What are you doing, old Dong?" Zhao Kangming asked curiously.
"Didn't Hu Lai go to Leeds today? I was watching the live broadcast of his farewell on my mobile phone."
"This is being broadcast live? Isn't it? Such a high standard?" Zhao Kangming was surprised.
When Hu Lai went abroad to play football, he would definitely be in the news, but if he was in the news, it would be news. If it was broadcast live, the treatment would be completely different.
Only when Zhao Kangming got closer did he realize that it was a live broadcast...
But he was still shocked by the number of fans and reporters in the picture: "So many people?"
"No, there are so many people!" Dong Wen said, and then sighed: "Actually, I should go and see him off, to show the Flash Star Club's support and attention to him..."
"Hu Lai specially greeted us and didn't let us send him off," Zhao Kangming said.
"Hey, I didn't expect him to be afraid of saying goodbye... Hey, what are you doing?" Dong Wen saw Zhao Kangming take out his mobile phone.
"Say goodbye to him. People can't go to the scene, and blessings have to be sent." Zhao Kangming said while typing with his head down.
Dong Wen quickly said to Zhao Kangming: "I can't see the live broadcast if I cut it out here... You also have a message for me, Lao Zhao. Just say that I wish him a safe journey. If he doesn't get along well outside, he is welcome to come back at any time. Flash The star will always be his home, and the door is open to him..."
"There are so many words to say, type them yourself!"
Dong Wen looked at the live broadcast on his mobile phone and hesitated.
At the same time, an excited voice came from the mobile phone: "Okay! Now we can see that Hu Lai's car has been parked outside the international departure entrance on the departure floor..."
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"Wow!" Hu Lai, Song Jiajia, and Yong Jun had just gotten off the bus when they were flashed by the flashlights of reporters waiting outside the terminal. "Is it so exaggerated?"
In front of him were dozens of reporters carrying guns and cameras, waiting for him outside the security gate entering the terminal.
In addition, there were even more fans holding banners, posters and various lights and slogans. When he got off the bus, there was a burst of cheers and screams.
A large number of police officers were on site to maintain order and implemented temporary traffic control on the departure floor of the T1 terminal of Dongsheng International Airport.
"It's not an exaggeration at all, Hu Lai. You are now the 'hope of the whole village'!" Yong Jun laughed from the side.
"Ah, I suddenly feel so stressed... Should I put on a pose and say, 'I won't come back if I don't do well'?" Hu Lai then turned to look at the camera next to him and asked. , "Isn't this considered product placement? I really didn't sign for this clothing brand..."
The photographer who was loyal to his job did not react in any way to Hu Lai's words. After all, he was just a photographer with no emotions, and his job was to faithfully record Hu Lai's thousands-mile journey from Jincheng to Leeds.
After making a joke, Hu Lai took out his phone from his pocket. The little red dot on the WeChat icon showed that there were dozens of unread messages.
First, someone in the pinned Friends group sent a message @him.
Wang Guangwei: "I'm sorry I can't go to the airport to see you off, Hu Lai, but you have to work hard over there!"
Xia Xiaoyu: "Brother Hu, come on! Win glory for the country!"
Zhang Qinghuan: "I wish you good luck, Hu Lai."
Chen Xingyi: “I don’t know what to say, anyway, come on!”
Morikawa Junpei: "Husang, I will definitely go to Europe, please wait for me!"
In addition to the messages in the Friends group, there were also messages from other people. The contents were all similar. They were all to cheer him on and wish him good luck.
There are his teammates in Flash Star, as well as those in the national team and the Olympic team.
There are the club’s head coach Zhao Guidance, and the national team head coach Shi Wuyuan and others.
Even...and his teammates and classmates at Dongchuan Middle School.
Among the messages from these people, he saw a small red dot on Li Qingqing’s profile picture and clicked on it:
"Welcome to Europe, Hulay."
Seeing this, he smiled slightly.
The crowd at the scene shouted: "Come on Hu Lai!"
“Have a safe trip Hu Lai!”
"Hulai wishes you good luck!"
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Hu Lai raised his hand and waved to them amidst the cheers: "Thank you, thank you everyone!"
Under the nervous gaze of the police, Hu Lai did not stay at the scene, but quickly turned around and walked into the terminal building with Song Jiajia and Yong Jun until he disappeared from everyone's sight.
Chen Jianyu withdrew his gaze and looked down at the scene just captured on his phone.
In the foreground are reporters and fans on three floors inside and outside, holding cameras, banners and posters to see Hu Lai off. The middle shot shows the back figures of three people walking in with their suitcases and bags on their backs, with Hu Lai in the middle. The bustling crowd at the terminal entrance gate is a distant view.
In Chen Jianyu's eyes, the boy who faced the bluestone wall alone in the abandoned wasteland overlapped with the background of Hu Lai now.
There is a shallow white line on the stone wall, crookedly outlining a goal, which is the door to the new world.
So the young man went to the world from here.
Chen Jianyu uploaded this photo to his social network verification account and captioned it:
From the humble beginning of Qingping, it turns into a violent hurricane to ride through the universe.
(Note 1)
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There are many words that I originally thought about,
But I don’t know how to express it,
Only the wind sings in my ears.
The luggage is ready,
The road is also shown in front of you,
It's hard to see each other again today.
Dreams are just ahead of the road,
Dimly sparkling and fascinating,
Hope you find it eventually.
But there are also hot summers and cold winters in the distance,
A stormy night, a muddy road,
Hope you have a safe journey.
May wandering bring you enough wisdom,
Unwavering courage,
And it will not wear away your dreams.
May your journey be more smooth and less tortuous,
More joy, less sorrow.
If the sweetness of the dream becomes,
The suffering in reality,
Then you have to bear it bravely...
(Note 2)
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Note 1: This sentence comes from the TV series "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Someone has verified that this sentence is not in the original work. It should be the original work of the TV series "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". The main idea is: Although he was born in a humble background, he turned into a strong wind and swept the world.
Note 2: The song at the end of the chapter comes from "Everyone's Life is a Long Journey" by Yin Wu.
This song once appeared in the chapter when Qin Lin retired.
I also recommend this album of the same name by Yin Wu. There are several good songs in it, such as "You Smiled and Shed Tears", "Okay, okay", "Maybe", "Please Believe", and this song " Everyone's life is a journey."
PS, it’s a big chapter of 7,000 words, so I shamelessly asked for half a day off. Everything is difficult at the beginning. There are many things to consider at the beginning of the new volume, how to lay out, how to foreshadow, how to shape the characters, and how to introduce the story... so it’s okay to write slowly. Save the manuscript.
Today’s first update...
The third volume of Hu Lai's story ends here, and he will also start a new chapter.
Later, I will also use a summary of the third volume to talk to you as usual - don't worry about writing a single chapter without delaying writing the main text, because a single chapter is written very quickly, and there is no need to conceive. I just want to take this opportunity to tell you Say something from your heart, brag about yourself, and give yourself some confidence and motivation.
Thank you all!
There is also an Easter egg chapter at the end, which is the ending song. I hope you all like it. (End of chapter)