Crossing the not-so-wide strait, flying over the Thames River, the two-hour flight finally ended, and the plane slowly taxied to Heathrow Airport. Today's press conference will be held at Stamford Bridge Stadium, so the group took the bus Arrived more than 30 minutes later.
As soon as he got off the car, Wang Ai saw Jose Mourinho. He was an old acquaintance. He had blocked him from the European crown for two consecutive terms. Wang Ai felt sorry for him. So, he smiled and extended his hand. : "Hello, Jose, we meet again."
The current Magic Bird does not have two European Cup trophies on his body, so he is relatively humble. He held Wang Ai's hand and said: "I met you in Germany three years ago. Unfortunately, we have met too little in the past three years. Thank you. It's a wonderful fate that from now on we will work at the same club."
Wang Ai smiled and nodded, without saying much. Peter Kenyon stretched out his hand and led Wang Ai to the press conference at Stamford Bridge. He took a few quick steps and pointed at a tall, strong, thick-haired man who looked humble and kind. The Russian said: "Rey, this is the founder of the team's rebirth and reaching the top, Mr. Roman Abramovich."
Abramovich is 39 years old this year. He is at his most powerful. He stood up with a smile and looked at this Chinese young man who was a few centimeters shorter than him. The 29 million euros was not the most expensive signing for the club, but it was the one he hoped for the most. aid.
He is full of curiosity about Wang Ai. The country where this young man lives is the same big socialist country as his motherland, the Soviet Union, 14 years ago. Now the Soviet Union has entered history, but China is still there. The owner of Abu Dhabi is more powerful than any other club owner. I am more familiar with people from countries with a socialist system. So when I saw Wang Ai, I felt a lot of inexplicable emotions in my heart.
"Hello Wang, welcome to Stamford Bridge."
"Hello, Mr. Roman, I'm glad to be here."
The two shook hands in a friendly manner and didn't say much because reporters had already poured in.
At the press conference, Wang Ai did not say much. He spoke in an official manner and ended his debut in the UK with a relatively cautious attitude. When he took over the No. 13 light blue jersey, the flashlights lit up.
After the press conference, Abramovich took his leave first, and Peter Kenyon, head coach Jose Mourinho, and captain John Terry, who came specially to entertain Wang Ai and his party, fully expressed the club’s great importance. After lunch , Jose personally took Wang Ai and drove 50 minutes to the Cobham training base in the southwest suburbs of London.
This is a suburb of the Greater London area, or a rural area. There are more than ten professional football fields and an indoor stadium, a standard stadium with a geothermal system and a completely enclosed training base. The facilities are very luxurious and very new. After all, Abramovich invested heavily in building it two years ago. The training base is surrounded by patches of farmland.
After visiting the base, assigning rooms and wardrobes, and receiving keys and ID cards, Jose took Wang Ai for a walk in the training ground while chatting casually. Both of them were professional players and both stood at the professional level in this era. People in the front row of football, the topic will certainly not deviate from the center of football. Jose admires Wang Ai's sharp and concise passing, especially his offensive speed. He bluntly said that he introduced Wang Ai because he was blocked from the European competition for two consecutive years. In addition to the championship, it aroused his high interest. He especially admired the team's smooth offensive organization during the Tübingen period.
The first game of the Premier League next season will be in mid-August, and the club didn't report until early August, so the two of them were very relaxed and chatted until the evening before parting ways.
Jose is going back to Portugal to take his family on vacation, while Wang Ai has to deal with a series of things in London.
Before coming to London, Wang Ai noticed that the distance between the Cobham training base and Stamford Bridge was quite far. One was in the city, only a 20-minute drive from Buckingham Palace, and the other was on the outskirts of London, spanning countless farmland and stretching for 50 minutes.
Minutes' drive. This means that Wang Ai spent most of his London years in this rural area, rather than in the bustling city of Stamford Bridge.
That night, Wang Ai returned to the city center and stayed at the Chinese Embassy in London. He took the opportunity to report to the embassy that this was not the job of an overseas professional player, but Wang Ai's "part-time job." Wang Ai was in Germany.
Spain enthusiastically acted as the "image spokesperson" of the embassy and did a lot of work for free. Of course, the embassy also provided a lot of convenience for Wang Ai.
The next day, Wang Ai went to the London School of Economics and Political Science, which is about 200 meters east of the British Museum, to go through the admission procedures. It is also not far from University College London, which is also a G5 college, about 300 meters away.
Although the London School of Economics and Political Science is a representative of high-end education in the UK, it is usually very troublesome to enroll. However, for Wang Ai, a special professional player, it is easy to enroll. A doctorate in philosophy from the University of Tübingen is enough to break any threshold.
limits.
Here, Xu Qinglian will enter the history department in a few months, and Wang Ai will continue to study in the philosophy department.
"Scholar + player" is Wang Ai's unique label in today's football world. It determines his high personal popularity and recognition. It is the cornerstone of his commercial value far exceeding that of players of the same age, and it is also the reason why he surpasses Yao Ming, Liu Xiang and others in China.
of advertising endorsement income.
Therefore, it became Wang Ai's inevitable choice to continue schooling, engage in research, and attend some academic activities in his spare time.
In this regard, Chelsea Club also expressed its support, and this is part of the contract. According to the FA's plan, Wang Ai has not yet reached the age of 18, and is still recommended to go to school and work at the same time, but there are no strict requirements.
That's it. The second career system is only mandatory in Germany, while in Britain, which is more purely capitalist, it is left to its own devices.
After completing the formalities for school, Wang Ai stayed that night in a street-facing residence near the Thames River on the southwest side of Stamford Bridge Stadium. Leonie had bought this place a month ago and will use it as a resting place for Wang Ai on game days.
Place. At the same time, Wang Ai also bought a house near the Cobham training base. However, because it is located in a rural area and the land price is cheap, he simply bought a villa to live in, with gardens in the front and back of the house. Here,
It will be used as a break during Wang Ai’s daily training days.
The distance between the training ground and the competition venue was too far, so Wang Ai had no choice but to buy two houses. Fortunately, the price was less than 600,000 euros, which was very easy for Wang Ai.
On August 14, he visited Peter Kenyon again and entrusted him to deliver an embroidered gift from China to Roman Abramovich, a bottle of Chinese Maotai liquor to Jose, and gifts for Kenyon and his teammates.
Finally, Wang Ai bid farewell to London temporarily.
When walking to the airport, Wang Aicai suddenly realized that he had become a member of the Blues. After two seasons with Depor, the nickname "Super Depor" is disappearing. Today's Depor no longer needs such a nickname.
