At the entrance and exit of Jincheng subway station, there was an elderly woman handing the newspaper in her hand to everyone who passed by her. Some people walked by her indifferently, some raised their hands and waved gently to refuse, but there were also others.
The man took the free newspaper and walked into the subway station with it tucked under his arm.
However, there are only a few people who go to pick up newspapers. More people look down at their mobile phones while walking. In today's society, the space for newspapers to survive has become smaller and smaller. Even traditional newspaper offices have launched mobile phone applications that are more suitable for this era.
But there will always be some people who are unwilling to keep up with the times, or who prefer to enjoy the pleasure that paper brings them.
In crowded subway cars during the morning rush hour, only a handful of people sitting there have the conditions to open a newspaper, read the news, and pass the time.
More people are looking down at their mobile phones.
There are also some people who look up at the multimedia TV in the subway car.
Passengers who opened the newspaper soon saw the photo of Hulay celebrating after scoring in a prominent position.
Above is a very eye-catching title: "Flashing Star ended two rounds of winless games and defeated Kunyang City in an away game!"
The subtitle is smaller, but still clear: "The 19-year-old came off the bench and scored his first goal in his career."
Then he seemed to feel something. He raised his head and saw the video highlights of yesterday's China League One match appearing on the multimedia TV in the subway car.
The subtitles at the bottom of the screen told him that the young central defender who scored the goal was named Hu Lai.
But it was so noisy in the subway car that I couldn't hear the sound on the TV news clearly.
But this is not important, because he saw through the video how the winning goal was scored by Flash Star. The central defender actually jumped up. Not to mention the tip, he also rubbed the football directly at the feet of Flash Star No. 33.
This kid is very lucky, right?
After watching the whole process of Hu Lai's goal, he lowered his head and stared at the newspaper in his hand, reading the reports about the game with relish.
This scene not only happens in crowded subway cars, but also on countless buses, sidewalks, and elevators.
Some people use traditional newspapers, some people use multimedia TV news, and some people use their mobile phones.
Those who don't usually pay much attention to football also know Hu Lai's name.
No matter how much Chen Jianyu keeps a low profile, a 19-year-old boy scored a goal on his debut in his career, helped his team win, and ended two games without a win... This is legendary enough in itself.
Discussions were formed not only offline, but also online.
Among those who go to work and school, I don’t know how many “head-down people” are actually following Hu Lai on their mobile phones...
Chen Jianyu hopes not to put too much pressure on Hu Lai, and hopes that Hu Lai's one-goal success will have less influence.
But this is just wishful thinking on his part.
With Qin Lin's return, more and more people are paying attention to Flashing Star. How could Hu Lai, who has such a dreamy script, not attract attention?
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Dong Wen put down the phone. He had just finished the call with Fang Xinjie's agent.
During this call, Fang Xinjie’s agent still demanded an annual salary of 2.6 million yuan and refused to give up.
Of course Dong Wen knew why he was so confident. The team was indeed in trouble offensively, but he didn't just agree to the opponent's request.
In negotiations, if you agree too quickly, the other party may very well think that they can still increase the price...
Dong Wen was unwilling to leave such a wrong perception to Fang Xinjie's agent.
He was unwilling to agree to this number unless it was absolutely necessary.
The other agent also used Qin Lin as an example. Dong Wen wanted to laugh when he heard it, but luckily he held it in.
Who are you, Fang Xinjie? Can you compare with Qin Lin?
Qin Lin is the captain of the Chinese national team and the former captain of the South China Tigers. He has led the team to win the Chinese Super League, the AFC Champions League, and the FA Cup. It can be said that at the club level, he is a Grand Slam player.
He also won the Asian Footballer of the Year, Chinese Footballer of the Year...
He was able to get four million yuan because he really deserved it, and he actually got a salary cut when he came to Flash Star - Qin Lin's last contract with South China Tigers was an annual salary of 10 million yuan.
Why should Fang Xinjie, who has never been selected for even one national team training camp, be compared with Qin Lin?
Another reason why he didn't rush to agree to Fang Xinjie's conditions was on his desk.
He turned his attention to the "City Morning News". The sports section was face up and placed on his desk. The news of the Flash Stars' 1:0 victory over Kunyang City occupied the entire page. In addition to the game report, there were various related
Reports include sketches, reporters’ notes, football reviews, etc.
But these reports are all arranged around a photo, or the most prominent position in this page is reserved for a photo.
That photo was the back of the player who scored the only goal for the Flash Stars. He put his hands behind his back, spread his legs, and slightly bowed his waist. As he said in an interview after the game, he was showing his respect to everyone.
People display their jersey number and last name.
No. 33, Hu Lai.
This is the young player that head coach Zhao Kangming insisted on introducing.
At first, he didn't take it seriously. If the head coach wants to introduce a young player, he can bring it in. It won't cost much anyway. And if he refuses to introduce even a young player, then where does the head coach's face go?
?Unless the club is going to hire Zhao Kangming soon, there is no need to fall out with the head coach.
He agreed.
The only thing is that the name seems familiar, as if I have heard it somewhere before.
Until this time he traveled with the team to an away game. When Hu Lai scored, he suddenly remembered where he had heard this name before - wasn't this what the team's scout Dai Zetao had called him to report?
That talented middle school player? At that time, I also authorized him to try to persuade the other party to join the team.
But later this matter failed, and I stopped paying attention to it.
Unexpectedly, after going around and around, he actually joined Flash Star...
Dong Wen, who originally had no interest in this young man, suddenly became interested. He didn't know if this young man would let him change his attitude towards Xinjie's transfer deal, but he wanted to know more about his player general.
Is that correct?
So he picked up the phone again and dialed Dai Zetao's number: "Xiao Dai, where are you? You're not on a business trip, right? Are you at the club? That's good, come to my office."
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"Da Chu Da Chu! Hu Lai scored a goal! He scored in his first appearance in the league! It's like a fortress!"
The roommate jumped out of bed, pointed at the phone screen and shouted to Chu Yifan who had just entered the room.
"I know." Facing his excited roommates, he smiled slightly. "I have his WeChat account, and I saw his Moments last night."
"It's amazing..." The roommate shook his head and sighed. "When he went to Flash Star from the Poseidon Youth Team, we all thought it would take at least one or two years before he could play in the first team. Unexpectedly..."
"Yes, even though we all know that Zhao Kangming knows Hu Lai better and likes Hu Lai better, we never thought that he would like Hu Lai to this extent! Hu Lai has only been there for less than two weeks, right? Can he be in China?
A comes on as a substitute..." Another roommate poked his head down from the upper bunk to join everyone's discussion.
"How about saying that people are 'like father and son'?"
"It's a pity that we can't see Flash Star's game here..."
Chu Yifan said: "It doesn't matter, doesn't Lingnan also have a Chinese League One team? I searched the schedule for the second half of the Chinese League One, and Flash Stars played Nanhai, which happened to be at Nanhai's home court. We can go there then.
Let’s watch football.”
When he said this, he immediately received a positive response from everyone in the dormitory: "Great! When the time comes, go to watch the game live, wouldn't it be better than watching live TV?"
However, some people thought about a question, raised their hands and said: "Then we have to buy the tickets to the visiting team area, otherwise what if Hu Lai scores a goal and we cheer for him and are beaten by the surrounding Nanhai fans?"
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A group of people looked at each other, then nodded: "That makes sense, keep a low profile!"
Chu Yifan glanced at his mobile phone. In the Dongchuan Middle School football team group, Yan Yan had already begun to organize his former teammates who went to college in Jincheng to cheer for Hu Lai.
From this point of view, they are much more convenient than themselves...
A little envious.
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Luo Kai finally found out that Hu Lai had scored a goal - Chen Xingyi told him - they didn't know when they added WeChat, but rarely contacted each other.
This time Chen Xingyi took the initiative to contact Luo Kai just to tell him such "bad news".
After all, you can't just be unhappy alone...
Sure enough, after Luo Kai heard the news, he told Chen Xingyi in a long silence that he was very, very, very unhappy.
Chen Xingyi smiled happily while holding his cell phone, and had long since ignored whether Luo Kai responded to him.
Luo Kai didn't care about chatting with Chen Xingyi anymore. He ran to search for news about Hu Lai's goal.
When I entered keywords such as "Hu Lai" and "Flashing Star" into the mobile browser, a lot of news and online articles about Hu Lai's goals popped up.
"Who is Hu Lai who scored a goal in his career debut and helped the team win? Today I will introduce you to Hu Lai..."
“The real version of becoming famous with one goal! It’s happening in the Chinese League One!”
"The gorgeous transformation of the former top scorer in the National High School Football Championship!"
"Who said there is no future in playing campus football? Who said those high school players went to professional teams just to show off? Look at Hu Lai!"
"Luo Kai and Hu Lai, both of them were once talented players on the Dongchuan Middle School team, but after joining the professional team, their fate led them in two completely different directions. Hu Lai's success in a very short period of time
He completed the transition from the youth team to the professional first team in just a short period of time, and even scored a goal in yesterday's match in the professional league. As for Luo Kai, it has been almost three years, and he has just started to play sporadically in the first team.
, you must know that the talent of the two of them was better than Luo Kai's. The result? Hu Lai came from behind and has already scored, while Luo Kai has not scored yet. It is obvious that his talent is better than before.
My teammates obviously entered the professional team echelon earlier than my former teammates, but why was it Hu Lai who scored the first goal for a middle school student player in the professional arena?"
This post on the "Goal" online forum made Luo Kai's forehead throbbing with veins.
Because every word in this article speaks to his pain points and hits the nail on the head.
Yes, he is obviously more talented than Hu Lai, he has been a favorite on the football field since he was a child, and he came to the professional team a year earlier than Hu Lai. He has the upper hand in everything.
But why was it Hu Lai who scored the first goal in the end?
Scoring the first goal for a Chinese middle school player in a professional arena is worthy of being recorded in history.
This person happened to be Hu Lai, not him.
Why?
Are you inferior to him in any way?
This night, Luo Kai was destined to have trouble sleeping...
