Looking at the words "mission failed" in the system task log, Hu Lai sighed helplessly.
This was the first time he encountered a situation where the task was not completed.
Although there was no punishment for failing this mission, he still felt it was a pity not to receive the mission reward.
After all, that’s 300,000 points!
And he has already spent 700,000 points in this Asian Cup, so he doesn't have much money.
So this 300,000 point reward is actually very important to him.
This task was received by Hu Lai before this Asian Cup. It is also the first time this salted fish system has issued a task this season.
The task is related to the Asian Cup.
But it is different from the previous situation where the conditions for completing the task were ambiguous. In the past, tasks similar to this kind of competition, such as the Olympic Games and the World Cup, required Hu Lai to achieve good results in the competition, and there was a guaranteed task reward. As long as Hu Lai's performance
It’s not too strenuous, and you can get some mission rewards.
This mission has a very clear goal, which is to help the Chinese team reach the semi-finals of the Asian Cup.
This is exactly the goal set by the Football Association.
The Football Association, which seems quite humane, officially requires the top four, so the system task target is also the top four.
So it seems that the tasks given by the system are not incredibly difficult or impossible to complete.
After all, Hu Lai has never failed a mission.
So when he saw this mission, he felt that this Asian Cup was stable, at least the semi-finals, and with good luck and hard work, maybe he could actually win the championship?
He never expected that the mission would actually fail...
He once thought that the mission released by the system was actually a disguised spoiler, but now it seems that this is obviously not the case.
Therefore, compared with not being able to get the reward, Hu Lai was more shocked by the discovery that "missions can really fail."
Tasks are definitely not system benefits...
After deleting the failed task from the task log, Hu Lai exited the system.
His mobile phone received a WeChat message from Wang Guangwei: "How is Hu Lai? Well...how did everyone react to my words?"
"No reaction..." he replied.
"Are they not angry? They are not scolding me behind my back, are they?"
When Hu Lai saw Wang Guangwei's cautious question, he laughed and replied: "Oh, I forgot. They scolded you so badly that I couldn't even repeat it. I was afraid that the book would be banned.
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"Fuck..." Wang Guangwei replied after a while, "Seriously! Did you say something? Don't get me wrong, I don't have any objections to you, I just... those words have been in my heart for a long time.
.I said it because I thought everyone should understand me, otherwise I would definitely continue to hold it in..."
"It's okay, don't think that all of us are petty. Of course, Luo Kai, I can't guarantee that. Brother Huan said you are right, we really need to work hard."
"That's good……"
Just by reading the text, Hu Lai could feel that Lao Wang, who was holding the phone, was relieved.
"But Lao Wang, I really didn't expect you to think so much. Including things about the World Cup, it's been more than half a year."
"I have been thinking about it for a long time. No matter how I think about it, I don't think it is right. I can't convince myself that we could advance to the knockout rounds if we scored one more goal. Why would everyone be satisfied with a draw in the end? It's incredible to think about it now, but
It was really like that at that time..."
"After all, it's the first time. Everyone has never seen the world before. I think it's amazing to draw with the Brazilian team..."
"Then I hope that next time, we won't be like Grandma Liu when she visited the Grand View Garden."
"I don't think so, Lao Wang. Next time, we will definitely do better than the first time. You haven't seen the look in everyone's eyes after hearing what you said."
"What kind of look?" Wang Guangwei asked curiously.
"The eyes are spitting fire!"
Wang Guangwei looked at Hu Lai's answer on the phone screen and smiled.
He also sent a smiley face on WeChat.
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"Thank you for your hard work, son!"
When Chen Xingyi returned to the apartment he rented in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, he opened the door and saw his father Chen Hantang's smile and caring greetings.
"Are you tired from the journey?"
When Chen Xingyi entered the door, he didn't give him a very positive response. He just shook his head to show that he was not tired.
This surprised Chen Hantang: "What are you doing? Are you still angry about being eliminated from the Asian Cup? In fact, don't pay too much attention, your performance is already very good..."
Chen Xingyi interrupted his father and asked, "Dad, do you also think we performed well?"
"Hey, if you can eliminate the little Japanese, it will be worth it!"
"Sure enough, what Lao Wang said is right..." Chen Xingyi said to himself.
"Old Wang? Wang Guangwei? What did he say?" Chen Hantang was confused.
Chen Xingyi told his father what Wang Guangwei said when they were at Frankfurt Airport.
As he told the story, the expression on Chen Hantang's face, which was originally smiling, gradually turned serious.
In the end, all the smiles disappeared, replaced by deep thought.
Chen Xingyi continued: "Dad, do you still remember the dream I told you about the dream I had after the World Cup?"
"On the plane back home, you dreamed that you hit the ball on the goalpost and missed the chance to beat Brazil?"
Chen Xingyi nodded: "Yes. Look, Dad. I didn't even dare to dream... of beating Brazil, but I kicked the door frame..."
"What does it matter? It was a dream after all..."
"I'm serious, dad. Dreams are a collection of subconscious minds. In my dreams, the most I dared to dream about was that I hit the door frame, instead of dreaming that we defeated the Brazilian team... It can be seen that at that time, I probably only dreamed about hitting the door frame.
That’s a good time to be successful." Chen Xingyi said seriously.
"So what Lao Wang said is right. At that time, we were satisfied with just a draw with Brazil and being undefeated in the World Cup group stage. We didn't think there was anything wrong with going home after finishing the group stage... You all think
Our performance was pretty good, but in fact it was not good at all. We could have eliminated Brazil and entered the knockout round if we just gritted our teeth and worked hard... Such a good opportunity was wasted by us... like this
Can the performance be said to be good?"
"It's also possible... no, it's very possible that you tried hard but didn't score a goal and got nothing."
"At least we fought hard, which shows that we want to win, rather than being happy for a draw! I think this is the most important point. As a professional player, shouldn't we be born to pursue victory? Then why do we still have to win?
Are you complacent about a draw?"
Chen Hantang looked at his resolute son, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer the question.
"The same is true for this Asian Cup. Except for the game where we defeated Japan, how can we be considered good in other games? The Asian Cup and World Cup are held every four years. How many opportunities can we have to participate? In this World Cup, fans
We are satisfied because it is our first time participating in the World Cup, but what about next time? We can’t always expect the fans to be so reasonable, right?”
Chen Hantang nodded and admitted that his son was right.
The fans are indeed relatively tolerant towards the Chinese team, and this kind of tolerance is unprecedented.
But it would be wrong if the players themselves take this tolerance as "natural" and as what they deserve.
This has nothing to do with whether the Chinese team has the strength to aspire for better results. It has to do with a professional player's requirements for himself.
A player who is only satisfied with the tolerance of fans will never improve.
Until now, there are still people who repeatedly say that "the Chinese team is the only undefeated team in this World Cup". All kinds of marketing accounts that understand football but not football, mention this when talking about the national football team, as if China
In all these years of football, this one thing deserves a special mention.
But do players have to be as substandard as marketing accounts?
Chen Hantang was suddenly very pleased that his son was not satisfied with his past achievements. He went out to participate in the Asian Cup, and his ideological awareness actually improved.
He originally felt that interrupting his son's rhythm at Sporting Amsterdam in order to participate in the Asian Cup was not worth the gain. But now it seems that it is a blessing in disguise? Being eliminated from the Asian Cup, if it can help his son grow up, it will be worth it.
Thinking of this, he said to his son seriously: "Then you have to work harder to improve yourself, lest the nightmare comes true!"
"Don't worry, Dad, I'm ready to compete again!"
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"Zhang, actually you don't have to be so anxious, you can definitely take a good rest..."
When Sarria head coach Arno Casas saw Zhang Qinghuan on the training ground, he was a little surprised. If he remembered correctly, Zhang Qinghuan should have only returned to Barcelona yesterday afternoon.
He did not inform Zhang Qinghuan to come train with the team the day after arriving in Barcelona.
"My physical condition is very good, sir." Zhang Qinghuan said respectfully but firmly, "For me, the best way to rest is to spend time in the gym."
Sensing Zhang Qinghuan's fighting spirit, Casas was a little confused, but still satisfied with his attitude.
So he also made a promise:
"When your physical condition returns to normal, I will let you play in the league as soon as possible, Zhang."
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"Good news, Zhiyuan!" Agent Qiu Xinrong put down the phone and knocked on Lin Zhiyuan's door.
"What good news, old Uncle Qiu?" Lin Zhiyuan lowered his head and played with his mobile phone while answering casually.
"The results of yesterday's examination came out. Your injury is recovering well. If everything goes well, maybe you can return to the competition in just one month!"
Lin Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment, then clenched his fists: "Okay!"
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"You said you want to increase strength training, but in fact your strength is very good among domestic players of the same age... no, not only among players of the same age. I'm afraid it's not necessary, right?"
Cao Wei, the head coach of Shanhai Mariners, looked at Zhou Zijing standing in front of him with interest and asked him a question.
Zhou Zijing put his hands behind his back, stood upright and replied: "Because I want to become stronger!"
