Dragon Kingdom, Qianhu City.
The sun was blazing, and as soon as I stepped out of the plane door, a billowing heat wave hit my face.
Standing on the stairs of the airplane, Chen Mo could even see the twisting and steaming heat on the lawn next to the airport.
Qianhu City is known as one of the four great furnaces of the Dragon Kingdom.
Even though July has not yet entered the fiery month, in mid-June alone, the outdoor temperature has already reached 32 degrees.
As soon as they got off the stairs of the plane, Chen Fei with a smile on his face and Wang Zihao, who looked like a horseman wearing sunglasses, appeared in front of them.
It was almost a year since he saw his father. Chen Mo opened his arms very enthusiastically and wanted to hug his father who was walking towards him. Unexpectedly, Chen Fei, who was grinning, ignored him and walked straight to the moon pool behind him. Kaoru.
There is no doubt that the status of his pregnant daughter-in-law in Chen Fei's heart is much higher than that of Chen Mo's son.
Looking at Chen Fei who was supporting Yue Chi Xun and constantly asking for help, and then looking at Keli who was looking at Chen Fei with an attentive face, the corners of Chen Mo's mouth twitched unconsciously. Fortunately, as Chen Fei's driver, Wang Zihao is also here this time.
When old friends meet, it's natural to greet them with greetings, but it's actually not that pretentious.
Chen Fei and Uncle Li Zhiqiang are both in their fifties now. They can't handle flying around every day. Most of the time, Wang Zihao helps them deal with things, so occasionally they fly to London to talk to Chen Mo about things. The relationship is still as close as it was when we were children.
It wasn’t just Wang Zihao who came to pick him up.
Now the old Chen family is considered to be prosperous, and many relatives in the family are working with Chen Fei to make a living. No, as soon as a few people led by Wang Zihao left the airport, Chen Mo saw five Range Rovers parked at the entrance of the airport.
Many relatives at home came, and the row of five luxury cars attracted a lot of attention from passers-by. They were a bit high-profile, but Chen Mo didn't pay much attention to this. He just took advantage of the eyes of many passers-by to get bigger and bigger, and came over to ask for autographs. Before, they got into Wang Zihao's car, while Keli and Yuechi Xun got into the car driven by Chen Fei himself.
The car was driving on the way to Qingling Lake Courtyard. Sitting in the passenger seat, looking at the scenery outside the window, the wind was blowing, and Chen Mo chatted with Wang Zihao all the time.
The topic mainly focused on Chen Fei's career.
Yes, Chen Fei's career.
At first, Chen Mo felt that his father came back to engage in football youth training, which was more or less like a small tree shaking a tree. However, he did not expect that after all these years, Chen Fei would actually create something in the country.
Not only youth training, at the beginning of this year Chen Fei also acquired the Qianhu Green Football Team and established the Qianhu Zall Football Club.
Although it is still only a Chinese second-level club, Chen Fei is now well-known in the country. In addition, he has been engaged in youth training for several years and has a large talent reserve. Zall still has a good chance of reaching the Chinese first-level this year.
However, Chen Fei's goal was not to play in the top domestic leagues. After several years of youth training, Chen Fei discovered a big problem.
Unless players like Wu Lei and Chen Tao possess Asia's top talents, in most cases, not to mention the five major leagues, such as the Belgian League and the Swedish League, they are more inclined to buy some players who have already realized some of their talents in low-level leagues. .
Only engaging in youth training eventually led to many young talents who were actually pretty good in Chen Fei's eyes, but who entered the industry relatively late and had no choice but to play for other teams.
Anyone who knows the Chinese Super League teams knows that from 2000 to 2010, many domestic players actually had the ability to study abroad. Foreign clubs also made offers, but the clubs were unwilling to let them go.
The main reason is that Dragon Country players are generally not worth much.
If Dragon Country players stay abroad, the profit they can bring to the club is only a few hundred thousand to one million, but if they keep the players, they will earn more.
You must know that at this time, Longguo football has not yet started the Jinyuan era. Players like Chen Tao earn several thousand a month, and basically all endorsement fees are handed over.
Marx once said that when profits reach 10%, some people are ready to take action; when profits reach 50%, some people dare to take risks; when profits reach 100%, they dare to trample all laws in the world; and when profits reach 300%, some people dare to take risks; He was not even afraid of going to the gallows.
For a project like this that pays players several thousand dollars a month, takes all the endorsement fees, and also generates ticket income, the profit is more than tripled?
In this situation, even if Chen Fei went to intercede, it would be of no use.
What's more, Chen Fei's current behavior is equivalent to breaking the unspoken rules in the industry. Many teams choose not to cause trouble because Chen Mo's influence is too great and they can't handle it. How could he still do it? Selling favors and not beating them with sticks will only give you face.
Ever since, Chen Fei decided to start his own club.
This road is very difficult to walk.
However, Chen Mo didn't say much about his father's stubbornness.
People only live one life.
If you are lucky, you will live to be 70 or 80 years old. If you are not lucky, you will live to be 60 or 70 years old. If you are not lucky, you will live to be 50 or 60 years old.
My father is already in his early fifties. At this stage of his life, let him do whatever he wants. Anyway, if he can’t survive in China, he can be taken to Europe to retire. It’s not a big problem.
While the two were chatting, the car passed through high-rise buildings and soon arrived at a small courtyard beside Mingche Lake.
It was no surprise. As soon as I got off the bus, various aunts and uncles came around to greet me and help me with my luggage.
There were a lot of relatives and a lot of little kids, and the scene was very lively. In addition, this area is actually an old city. Many neighbors stuck their heads out from the balcony to watch. After seeing that Chen Mo was coming back, many people's faces Everyone showed a somewhat complicated expression.
Chen Mo didn't care about the neighbor's reaction. He smiled and touched the heads of some nieces and nephews before leading Keliyue Chixun towards the house.
My cousin's parents, aunts and uncles were naturally grateful in various ways along the way. After all, my cousin was going to the United States for more than half a month, and there were several classmates, so the expenses were definitely not low.
Chen Mo naturally welcomed his aunt and uncle with a smile on his relatives who had helped him and his father when they first returned to the Dragon Kingdom, and Yuechi Xun also specially brought an LV bag and a pair of watches as gifts. them.
Of course, not only uncles and aunts, but relatives also have gifts, but they are not as good as theirs.
Nothing to say, after greetings it was natural to eat.
Normally, when dining with relatives, Chen Mo would eat half of the meal and leave, but today he was the protagonist of the reception banquet. He had no choice but to sit on the table and eat and drink with his elders.
Fortunately, Chen Mo will go to the national team to report tomorrow, and there is a 13-hour time difference between the Dragon Kingdom and the United States, so this feast does not take too long.
At around seven o'clock, Chen Fei organized a group of elders to go to the backyard to play mahjong. Yuechi Xun and Keli were chatting and watching TV with some aunts and uncles in the hall, while Chen Mo naturally went back to the room to sleep and adjust to the jet lag. .
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There are a total of 58 football matches in the 2008 Olympic Games.
The fifty-eight games were played at the Yanjing Bird's Nest, Shanghai Stadium, Tianjin Olympic Sports Center, Fengtian Wulihe Stadium and Qianhu Sports Center.
In the original timeline, Qianhu City, a second-tier city in central China, was not qualified to host. However, with the rise of Chen Mo and Chen Fei's hard work, Qianhu City can now be said to be the domestic football mecca. The football atmosphere in the city They are all very strong, and after acquiring the Zall Club, Chen Fei also spent money to renovate the stadium.
Although it is definitely not as good as the stadium in Shanghai with more than 80,000 people, it can now accommodate close to 30,000 people, which is considered acceptable.
On August 7, Argentina will face Belgium, its first opponent in this Olympics, at the Qianhu Sports Center.
The first game was in Qianhu City, and it was Chen Mo's hometown, so the national team's training venue was also placed at the Ah Fei Training Camp.
Ah Fei's training camp is close to the outskirts of the city, at the foot of the beautiful Fengdu Mountain in East Lake, and not too far from Chen Mo's home. However, there are always traffic jams in Qianhu City, especially during the morning and evening rush hours. Sometimes the traffic jam lasts for half an hour.
So, Chen Mo got up early the next day, and the sky was still bright outside the window. He gently pinched the face of Yuechi Xun, who was still sleeping, and then changed clothes with Keli and set off.
I have to say that the morning air is indeed very comfortable. Open the car window and let the morning breeze blow all the way. After driving for about 20 minutes, Land Rover arrived at the training base next to the clear East Lake.
However, as soon as the car arrived at the door, reporters who had been hiding in the bushes on both sides for a long time rushed out.
"Mr. Chen Mo, may I ask what your expectations are for the results of this Olympics!"
"This year you are grouped with Belgium, Japan and Cortiva. What do you think?"
"How far do you think our Dragon Country football players can go in this Olympics?"
There was a fight with long spears and short cannons, but by a good chance the blows didn't hit Chen Mo's mouth.
Normally, Chen Mo would not accept this kind of interview, but when he saw the smoking guard looking panicked and running into the guard room, Chen Mo put one hand on the edge of the car window and said with a smile: "As for the results, Of course we want to win the championship, and it doesn’t matter who our opponent is. As for how far Long Guo can go, I feel that qualifying for the group stage shouldn’t be a big problem, and we can’t be killed in the group stage again.”
Upon hearing this, the reporters' faces were filled with excitement and worry.
The Dragon Country's draw for this Olympics is pretty good, being placed together with Brazil, New Zealand and Honduras.
New Zealand and Honduras, the national football team can give it a try.
But Brazil is more troublesome.
Ronaldinho, Pato, Marcelo, Anderson, Lucas.
Needless to say, little Romecello, and Lucas also joined Liverpool last year and has almost become the main force. As for the last Pato
Many people say that Pato is the second Kaká. They are the kind of players who were extremely strong at their peak, but fell early due to injuries.
It can be regarded as a typical football injury Zhongyong.
The biggest favorites to win this year's Olympic Games are Argentina and Brazil.
The national football team is now in a group with Brazil.
The rules of the Olympics and World Cup are similar, with four teams in a group and the top two advancing.
Being placed in the same group as Brazil means that the national football team must defeat the other two competitors.
It’s not difficult to play, but it’s stressful.
The reporter standing in front of Chen Mo wanted to ask more questions, but at this moment, the group of reporters suddenly became restless.
"Maradona! Damn it! It's Maradona!"
"Lao Ma personally came out to greet Chen Mo?!"
"Sure enough, as reported by the European media, the two of them have a very good relationship!"
"And Messi! The Big Three are meeting!"
The reporters were so excited that they all raised their cameras to take pictures inside the iron gate. At this time, the iron gate was also opened by the guard. Under the excited gaze of the reporters, Lao Ma had a signature smile on his face. He led Messi away from the crowd of reporters and walked towards the car.
Lao Ma came out in person, so Chen Mo naturally couldn't sit and wait in the car. After showing a wry smile to Keli, Chen Mo opened the car door and greeted him with a smile: "How do you feel about staying in Dragon Kingdom these two days?"
"Hahaha, great! I like this country very much."
Lao Ma laughed and hugged Chen Mo, saying some nice words.
This is not a polite word, Lao Ma is indeed a star who is very friendly to the Dragon Kingdom.
Like [Based on Cuba’s strength, it should not surpass the United States. But I think in 20 years, Dragon Nation will surpass the United States. ], [You have such delicious food, don’t introduce American fast food. A country should defend its own traditions. 】
Even Lao Ma once said when recording a documentary, "In my eyes, the only country in the world that is not a colony of the United States is the Dragon Kingdom. It has not been historically and will never be in the future." 】
Argentina is the country farthest from the Dragon Country in the world, and Lao Ma’s base is not in the Dragon Country. In the era when he played football, satellite TV was not even popular in the country. For him to say such things under such circumstances, it can be said that he really likes Long Guo.
The Spanish spoken by Lao Ma just now was also heard by some reporters who knew Spanish.
Eyes light up!
So, naturally, he was slapped again, but Lao Ma is a half-god and half-demon. He really likes the Dragon Kingdom, but he is also really proud in his bones. Ignoring the reporters' questions at all, he hugged Chen Mo and Messi, chatting and laughing, and walked towards the training camp.
The three people's backs were immediately photographed by reporters, and the reporters who took the picture didn't know what they had captured at this time!
Of course, Chen Mo didn't know either.
I just walked all the way to the training camp, chatting with the old horse Messi all the way.
But what’s interesting is that maybe because of his great admiration for Lao Ma, Messi was timid and didn’t take the initiative to speak much.
Seeing Messi's appearance as a little daughter-in-law, Lao Ma stood up and glared, and rubbed Messi's hair vigorously.
There is no other reason, the main reason is that he has a bad temper.
People with bad tempers generally find it difficult to appreciate people with introverted personalities. This is due to a different worldview. But Messi's skills are indeed good, but the result is that the old horse loves and hates him.
"Is this what you call mutual torture?"
Chen Mo almost stopped laughing when he saw Lao Ma being made lose temper by Messi, and Messi being made lose temper by Lao Ma.
Talking and laughing, the three of them quickly arrived at the training ground. When Di Maria and others on the field saw Chen Mo's arrival, they all smiled and waved through the barbed wire fence.
We haven't seen each other for more than half a month, everyone is a little excited, and so is Chen Mo.
Without even going to the locker room and asking Keli to help cover it with her clothes, Chen Mo took off his pants and put on his shorts and sneakers in the small flower bed on the roadside.
Seeing Chen Mo looking at the football with a look more anxious than when he was having sex, Keli rolled her eyes speechlessly and sent Chen Mo into the field. After saying a few words about paying attention to safety, she twisted her waist and left. This scene was also noticed by Xiao Marco Di Maria and others joked that "Mom sends her son to school".
Naturally, Chen Mo got kicked in the butt by himself.
There is no doubt that with the arrival of Chen Mo, the atmosphere of the national team is more enthusiastic than before. However, the atmosphere among the old friends headed by Chen Mo became more enthusiastic, while some young people in the team became more reserved.
In addition to the fact that Chen Mo is indeed famous now, another point is that Chen Mo has a bad reputation in the Argentina national team.
This is mainly because Chen Mo has had many fights with the national team since the World Youth Championship, and this year Chen Mo directly and publicly stated his refusal to allow Tevez to enter the national team.
Tevez is indeed capable, but the problem is that he is too troublesome and often causes conflicts in the locker room. Before the World Cup the year before last year, during the training camp, he threatened to give up to Messi because he was dissatisfied with Messi's core position in the frontcourt. Xi Hao looked good, but was beaten by Chen Mo before he stopped.
However, although Chen Mo could hold it back, "tidying up housekeeping" could easily make him mentally exhausted, so it was unnecessary.
Yes, denying Tevez entry into the national team is not Chen Mo's attempt to establish his authority.
It's just that Chen Mo is too lazy to take care of these problems, so he might as well solve them directly at the source. Tevez is not that important to Argentina anyway.
However, Chen Mo didn't want to establish his authority, but for those young players who have never been exposed to Chen Mo, Chen Mo is a complete team leader!
No, not long after the warm-up lap trick started, an honest guy named Otamendi stopped the ball three meters away because Chen Mo glanced at him.
As expected, I was too nervous.
It could be seen that Otamendi was a little nervous. Chen Mo walked over and was about to pat his shoulder and make a few jokes to help the little guy relax. But who knew that when Chen Mo walked over and just raised his hand, Otamendi was all over the place. With a shake, he fell to the ground and started doing push-ups, with an expression on his face that said "I accept the punishment, boss, please don't mess with me".
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Seeing this scene, Chen Mo froze up, even his hands froze in the air. Seeing Chen Mo's appearance, Di Maria and others burst into laughter. Naturally, they were chased by the team tyrant Chen Mo again. Hammer.
They were laughing and joking, and after a while, Lao Ma also whistled to gather the players together.
"The following is a group training match. I named the names to wear the red vest, Chen Mo, Leo, Di Maria, Higuain."
Lao Ma looked at the tactical board and recited names, and as the names fell one after another, Chen Mo, who was putting on his red vest, became more and more weird. Finally, when Lao Ma recited the last name of Brother Ma, Chen Mo was completely confused. .
Di Maria, Aguero, Higuain, Messi
——Mascherano——Chen Mo————
Monzon, Garay, Otamendi, Zabaleta.
"424?!"
