The day after the China Cup semi-finals, Jorge Dillon did not arrange training for the team, but only allowed the team to conduct simple recovery training in the hotel gym before breakfast.
Next, after the players finished eating, they had to leave by car and visit the giant panda breeding base located in the northeast corner of Jincheng City.
This can be regarded as the itinerary arranged by the China Cup, not a decision made by Dillon, the head coach. But Dillon is happy to see it happen.
After several days of high-intensity training, another game was played, and the players were exhausted both physically and mentally. At this time, they should indeed be given a holiday instead of continuing to tie them to the training ground.
And not only the Chinese team, but also the other three national teams invited to participate in the China Cup are also taking a break today and come to the Panda Base to visit the cute giant pandas.
Regarding this matter, the players of those three teams were more positive than the players of the Chinese team - for many of them, this was even the first time in their lives that they had such close contact with a living giant panda.
So at 8:30 in the morning, the gate of the panda base was already crowded with reporters from various countries and fans who came after hearing the news.
The traffic police had to implement temporary traffic control on the main traffic road within a two-kilometer radius of the training base so that the buses of the four teams could reach the gate of the Panda Base smoothly.
When Hubert Tupai got off the bus, he saw the dense crowd of female fans around him and said excitedly: "Wow! So many female fans! It's great! Are they all here to welcome us? Really.
So enthusiastic..."
Dominic Lasky, who followed him down, glanced at his national teammate who plays for the newly promoted Premier League team Helmer: "You are overthinking, Hubert. They are all here to welcome 'Bro Huan'."
"Bro Huan?" Tupai frowned, not quite understanding the meaning of this word.
"A super idol in Chinese football." Laski explained.
Tupai was even more surprised: "Isn't the super idol Hu? His influence in this country is simply everywhere..."
Although it is his first time to come to China, Tupai has fully understood Hu Lai's high status here through various street advertisements, interviews with media reporters and the performance of fans in the past few days.
Yesterday, in their match against Mexico, just because Laski and Hulay were teammates in the club, so many Chinese fans turned into fans of the Polish team, cheering them on and making the Polish team feel like they were playing at home.
Like a ball.
Such treatment is simply unbelievable.
It also further proves Hulay’s popularity in this country.
His initial emotion was actually half-joking. He felt that these fans might be here to welcome Hu Lai...
Unexpectedly, "Bro Huan" appeared?
Lasky chuckled: "Yes, Hu's influence is everywhere in this country. But in the minds of female fans, 'Bro Huan' is irreplaceable."
"Huh?" Tupai was surprised that Lasky would say that.
At this moment, a red bus with a golden dragon painted on it came from a distance. When Lasky saw this, he stopped explaining, because Tupai could completely witness it with his own eyes.
No matter how much he says, if the other party doesn't believe it, then it's better to let him see it and believe it.
That red bus is the China Cup, the special bus for the Chinese team.
They waited until the Polish team bus drove away before they drove over, stopped steadily, and then opened the door.
The players of the Chinese team filed down.
Every player received cheers from the fans.
Including Hu Lai.
When Hu Lai came down, it was obvious that he caused more noise than his previous teammates.
Tupai, who had already entered the gate of the panda base with the team, heard the cheers and winked at Lasky: "Dominique, listen!"
Laski laughed and did not refute.
Because he had already seen Bro Huan walking towards the bus door through the window of the bus.
After two more Chinese team players got off, Zhang Qinghuan appeared from the door of the bus and poked his head.
The high-pitched and shrill screams unique to female fans suddenly rang out from the scene:
"Qing——Huan——!!!"
Overwhelming the voices of the male fans present, it was like a storm sweeping over.
Laski turned back to Tupay and winked, shrugged and spread his hands: See what I'm talking about?
Tupai was stunned and did not respond to him, as if he had been blown away by the storm.
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The incident at the entrance of the Panda Base passed quickly and did not affect the players' subsequent play.
Those stars who enjoy the admiration and admiration of thousands of people on the football field, after seeing the cute giant panda, they all turned into fans and couldn't move.
Especially in the panda delivery room, even though they could only watch the newly born panda cubs through the glass, the players from various countries also tried their best to suppress their voices and exclaimed again and again.
At this time, they were very similar to the female fans outside the Panda Base.
"God...if I could hold him, I would score ten fewer goals!" Lasky groaned as he lay in front of the glass window, his eyes filled with fear.
Hu Lai, who was following him, said: "That's not okay, Dominic. You don't score goals just for yourself! So you can't use goals in exchange! Okay, move forward quickly and don't block the road!
"
Lasky reluctantly followed the team forward, looking back at Hu Lai: "Why are you so calm, Hu? Don't you like pandas?"
"I like it," Hu Lai said.
"But that's not what your expression says."
"Hey, I'm Chinese, Dominic, and my home is right here. Growing up, I've seen pandas countless times. I've been to this place more than a hundred times!" Hu Lai curled his lips. "Why should I?"
Want to be surprised by a place that you have visited more than a hundred times? When I was a child, I even held a panda and took pictures."
When Lasky heard what he said, his eyes widened: "Impossible... you can actually hold a panda and take a photo?"
"Yes, as long as you give me money. But we are not allowed to do this now, for safety reasons. It doesn't matter how much money you give."
Hu Lai was actually bragging. In the past, you could pay to take photos with pandas, but now you can't. But these have nothing to do with him. He has never taken photos with pandas because his family had no money at all when he was a child.
.A photo with a giant panda costs almost 2,000 yuan. With their family’s financial situation, it is already rare to come to the panda base. How could they spend 2,000 yuan just to take a photo with a panda?
But this does not prevent Hulay from going to Versailles in front of Lasky. Anyway, Lasky doesn't know what his childhood was like...
Laski, who was ridden and shown off, was speechless at first, and then became excited: "Damn it! You are so enviable! In Poland, if you want to see pandas, you can only go to the Warsaw Zoo to see a panda statue. But here.
, but you can come whenever you want, you can see the big ones if you want, you can see the newborns if you want to see them... you can even take pictures while holding a panda! Why is this world so unfair?
!Why am I not Chinese!”
Hu Lai sneered in front of the roaring Laski: "Dominique, if you are reincarnated in Anton, China, you must first save the universe in your previous life. Obviously, your contribution is not enough."
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The trip to the Panda Base went very smoothly and I was very happy.
When the international players of the four-nation team left the Panda Base, they went to the souvenir shop to buy a lot of panda-related peripheral products, such as panda hairpins, panda backpacks, panda dolls, panda badges, panda postcards, etc.
These are excellent travel souvenirs for their relatives and friends.
Finally, each team took a group photo in front of the iconic sculpture at the panda base with the panda doll they just bought.
They ended their half-day tour at the Panda Base with more than enough satisfaction.
For these professional players, this is indeed a rare break.
Although it is a long way to come to the Chinese team to participate in the "China Cup", many people still feel gratified to be able to have close contact with pandas.
Lasky was particularly excited and even posted on Instagram, which included photos of him looking at giant pandas, photos of him holding up panda dolls, and photos of him, Hu Lai and Zhang Qinghuan.
And add text:
"China, Anton, Jincheng, Panda Base. What a happy day, I finally saw a giant panda! Although I have seen the panda mascot many times at Leeds City's home ground, but guys, this time it is a real one
Giant pandas! Unbelievable, they are so cute! Wow! I could watch them here eating bamboo all day! Finally, let me introduce to you my new friend, the legendary 'Bro Huan'! Leeds City fans must
Already know him, he is really a super 'awesome' person!"
He used Chinese characters for "Niubi".
Soon his ins was retweeted by Hu Lai:
"Brother Huan is awesome!"
He uses Chinese characters for these four characters.
Immediately afterwards, foreign fans asked for help below: "What does 'Brother Huan is awesome' mean? Can anyone translate it?"
Enthusiastic fans of Chinese students studying abroad replied to him: "'Brother Huan' is Zhang Qinghuan's nickname. 'Awesome' can be understood as 'awesome', which means Zhang Qinghuan is very powerful."
"Oh oh oh! Thank you, thank you! I still remember Zhang Qinghuan using just one meal to make Catalonia United lose to Leeds City at home. This is indeed a very powerful operation!"
"Hahaha! I knew someone would mention Catalonia United! Yes, that's right, let's shout together: 'Brother Huan is awesome'!"
"Brother Huan is awesome!"
“Brother Huan is awesome!!”
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Later, when Zhang Qinghuan heard "Brother Huan is awesome" suddenly echoing in the stands during a match in Saria, he subconsciously blurted out:
"Hu Lai, what the hell..."
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