In the photo, Li Qingqing is waving the five-star red flag in her hand. She is sitting on Hu Lai's shoulders, while Hu Lai is holding her up underneath her, bearing the full weight of her and the flag.
Both of them had happy and bright smiles on their faces.
In the second photo, Hu Lai and Li Qingqing have arrived at the designated area and are standing with the flag bearers of other delegations.
But in this photo, the faces of Hu Lai and Li Qingqing are not visible, only their bodies standing opposite each other can be seen.
The upper body was blocked by a corner of the national flag.
Because the national flag was blocking the scene, no one could see what the two people behind were doing. However, there was speculation on the Internet that they were kissing... I just fully considered the mood of the audience, so I chose to use the national flag to block it.
The third photo shows Hu Lai and Li Qingqing among the cheering crowd after the closing ceremony's artistic performance had begun.
The two of them cuddled up, with the stage performing behind them as the background. Hu Lai rested his head on Li Qingqing's shoulder, while Li Qingqing stretched out his arms and picked up the camera. The smiles on their faces were particularly bright.
Obviously, they were taking selfies.
The fourth photo, the fifth photo...many photos of the two of them at the closing ceremony.
Xie Lan downloaded all the photos she saw online to her mobile phone, and then moved them to a folder called "Son and Daughter-in-law."
It was filled with photos she had collected over the years, and even if she changed her phone, they would be synced to her new phone.
She doesn't take many photos herself, but there are thousands of photos in the album, all of which she collected through various channels.
Looking at the photos in the file, she smiled happily.
The Olympics are over and she is very satisfied with this summer.
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Li Qingqing looked at the selfie of herself and Hu Lai at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.
Because the lighting at the scene was complicated, she took more than one photo.
Now she has to choose the best one among so many.
At the very least, there should be no green, purple, blue, red, etc. on the face. The messy lights will make the whole person look weird.
In the end, she chose the best one. The faces of both people were very clean and there were no strange spots.
The smile is great and the expression is perfect.
No one blinked or looked around. The two of them stared at the mobile phone screen with all four eyes wide open and their eyebrows raised.
Li Qingqing was very satisfied and lit up the red heart representing "collection" under this photo.
After doing this, she turned off the screen of her phone and put it into her pocket, lay down again, and closed her eyes.
With the roar of airplane engines in her ears, she put the noise-canceling headphones back on her head and prepared to sleep.
In the seat next to her, Hu Lai had already fallen asleep.
At this moment, they are on a plane from Los Angeles, USA to Madrid, Spain.
The Olympics are over and this summer has come to an end. She and Hu Lai will return to their respective clubs to start preparations for the new season.
In fact, it stands to reason that after participating in such an international competition, players should be given some rest time.
After all, players are not machines and need to rest.
If they are not allowed to rest, the fatigue accumulated in consecutive games will overwhelm the players' bodies and eventually lead to injuries.
Therefore, both the Madrid Kings and the Madrid Pirates have left about ten days of vacation for their respective players who participated in the Olympic Games.
Hu Lai and Li Qingqing did not have to rush back to Madrid immediately after participating in the Olympic Games.
But Hu Lai gave up the opportunity to take a vacation and rushed back to Madrid to train with the team. Naturally, Li Qingqing accompanied Hu Lai back.
Hu Lai is so anxious because the new season of La Liga has begun - just one day before they participate in the Olympic finals, the first round of the 2028-2029 La Liga season has started.
The defending champion Madrid Pirates were held to a 0-0 draw by Valero in an away game. After the first round of the league, they were only ranked 12th.
Of course, a league match cannot determine the team's final fate. But without Julay, the Madrid Pirates faced Valero who was not very strong in the away game. They were only ranked 13th last season. However, they could not attack for a long time and could not score.
, which indeed highlights Hu Lai’s importance to this team.
Because he had to participate in the Olympics, Hu Lai did not train with the club for even one day throughout the summer training period.
If he rests for ten more days, after the vacation, the national team's top 12 competition will begin again. By the time he can actually train with the team, it will already be the third round of the league.
In view of this situation, Hu Lai took the initiative to apply not to take a vacation. After playing in the Olympics, he immediately flew back to Madrid to join the team for training.
Although head coach Parotti was a little worried about his physical fitness, Hulay patted his chest and promised that when he returned to Madrid and asked the team to conduct a detailed physical test on him, they would know that there would be no problem with his physical fitness at all.
Parotti thought that last season Hulay had no problem with his physical fitness despite playing double games in a row, so he agreed to Hulay's request to return to the team directly without taking a vacation.
To be honest, he really needs Hu Lai.
This season, his team is the defending champion of the league, so it is under greater pressure than last season. In addition, its opponents have strengthened to varying degrees.
Especially Catalonia, they introduced Kabangka Kendall from Manchester Athletic for free this summer. The reason why Kabangka did not participate in the Olympics as an over-age player is said to be because he did not want to miss the first training camp of the new team, so as not to
into a long adaptation period.
Madrid Pirates also made signings this summer, but the problem is that throughout the summer training period, Hulay, as the absolute main force of the team, did not even practice together for a day. He did not have a tacit understanding with his new teammates, and everyone may not be able to work with them.
He cooperated.
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When Hu Lai returns to the club, he will need time to re-coordinate with his new teammates.
The team needs to get back together.
If the kneading is not done well, the performance of Madrid Pirates in the new season may be very profoundly affected, which may affect almost half of the season.
This is also the reason why some fans in China originally did not want Hulay to participate in the Olympics - they were afraid of delaying Hulay's performance in La Liga's second season.
Of course, no one in the country will think there is a problem with Hu Lai participating in the Olympics...
Li Qingqing did not return to the team directly like Hu Lai. Although she returned to Madrid with Hu Lai, she had to rest at home for ten days before going to train with the team.
On the one hand, it was because the women's Spanish Super League started relatively late and had to wait until September. On the other hand, of course, it was because she was really tired and needed ten days of rest.
After all, she didn't die...
Li Qingqing didn't know why Hu Lai always recovered quickly after every game. Like this Olympics, there were basically only two days between each game, and the longest was only three days.
It's not the intensity of "double games a week", but "three games a week."
Such an intensive schedule is very demanding on physical fitness.
But Hu Lai's physical fitness is the best in the team, and there is no fatigue at all.
Li Qingqing can only attribute it to the fact that Hu Lai is gifted in physical fitness...
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Madrid Pirates' recruitment efforts this summer started unexpectedly.
Because of his outstanding performance after his comeback last season, the club is preparing to renew the contract of Maxi Carey. They realize that Carey and Hu Lai can create sparks together.
Originally, they thought that renewing Kyrie's contract would be an easy thing - we have cooperated for so many years, we trust and understand each other, and there are emotional factors. As long as the club pays enough sincerity (year) and salary (salary), Kyrie
There is no reason not to sign.
But when the club was about to negotiate a contract extension with Kyrie's agent Jim Castian, Castian told them that his player was not ready to talk about a contract extension now. He wanted to focus on the game and put the
Play well in the remaining games of this season.
Well, at the time when the season was not yet over, this reason was impeccable and reasonable.
After all, the team was still competing with the Kings of Madrid for tickets to the Champions League final, and competing with the Kings and Catalonia for the league championship.
Kyrie may want to help the team win the Champions League or the league championship to enhance his bargaining power in contract renewal negotiations.
But when the season ended, the club found Castian again, and the other party told them a shocking news:
Maxi Carey is not prepared to renew his contract with the club. He will finish his last season with Madrid Pirates and leave the team when his contract expires!
Everyone in the Pirate Club was dumbfounded - what kind of divine expansion is this?
We all work together so well, why are you leaving so suddenly?
They know that Maxi Carey has long decided to retire in his hometown team, but one year later, the 35-year-old Carey plans to return to the Netherlands? The Hague Hercules is still in the Dutch second league! Could it be that Carey
Want to play in the Dutch second division? With his pride...how is that possible?!
Even the club's general manager, Samuel LeRae, went to talk to Carey specifically, on the one hand to find out what he really thought, and on the other hand, of course, to persuade him to give up the idea.
They thought Kyrie acted willfully because Hu Lai threatened his team's status after his second serious injury.
The final result was that Carey was determined to leave the team after his contract expired.
He didn't say the real reason, he just told everyone who came to persuade him: he had no problems with the club, and he had no problems with Hu Lai. He did not renew the contract just because he thought he needed a new challenge, but he
Let the club not worry. Although he will not renew his contract, he will try his best for the club in the last season of his contract, just like he did last season.
In short, the attitude of not renewing the contract is very firm.
Since Kyrie is determined not to renew his contract with the club, in line with the principle of getting together and breaking up easily, Madrid Pirates Club will not force it.
But this means that the team must step up the recruitment of Kyrie’s successor...
In the end, Madrid Pirates spent 35 million euros to introduce their midfield playmaker Milos Vukovic from Bundesliga team Vesseldorf.
The 26-year-old Serbian international is the core organizer of Vesseldorf and helped Vesseldorf reach the semi-finals of the Europa League last season. He was elected the best player of the season in the Vesseldorf team, and
Serbian Footballer of the Year 2027.
As a Serbian player, he inherited the characteristics of the football geniuses of the former Yugoslavia, with delicate footwork, tough style, and comprehensive abilities. In fact, he has a different style from Maxi Carey, but his offensive organization ability is not bad.
Last season he made a total of 41 appearances in various competitions in Vesseldorf, scoring four goals and providing 14 assists.
It stands to reason that it is difficult to get such an excellent player for only 35 million euros, but on the one hand, Vukovich and Vesseldorf only have the last year of their contracts. On the other hand, he himself wants to
I want to leave the Bundesliga and go to a bigger stage to realize my personal value.
La Liga giants Madrid Pirates are a good next home.
But it's not the only place to go.
When Vukovich wanted to leave the team, he was pursued by many European powers.
After losing Kabangka, the Premier League giants Manchester United also want to get Vukovic.
One of the key reasons why Vukovic finally chose Madrid Pirates was Hulay.
After the Serbian international moved to Madrid Pirates, he expressed in an interview that he was eager to cooperate with such an excellent forward as Hulay. Thank you for your monthly tickets and subscription support.
He believes that being with Hu Lai will allow him to quickly grow into a top midfield organizer.
Hu Lai, who was still preparing for the Olympics at the time, had no idea that without doing anything, he would become the key figure in deciding an important signing...