Chapter 35: The Light Unleashes the Magic Bird (Part 2)
Wang Ai's integration into Chelsea was not stable. In the morning, he visited the London College and took a walk around London with Xu Qinglian. In the afternoon, he returned to the Cobham training base accompanied by Yan Zhu and Zhao Dan.
He stayed in a villa in a small village at night. The whole day's itinerary was not deliberately kept secret from the outside world, but he also lived in seclusion, almost unable to be captured by Fleet Street, which was full of curiosity about him.
Wang Ai bought a Bentley Flying Spur in London for less than 200,000 euros. Together with the property rights of two houses, house furniture, etc., the total amount was only 600,000 euros. When he joined Chelsea, he received a sum of 100 million euros.
The signing fee of 10,000 euros, after deducting 40% of the personal income tax, is just right. Even the money in the advertising endorsement account that Wang Ai has received in Europe over the years has not been used.
When it comes to buying a car, Wang Ai is quite helpless. This year, the British car evaluation agency launched a ranking list. In terms of safety, only two European car brands, Mercedes-Benz and Skoda, entered the top ten. The rest were all
They are Japanese and Korean cars, with Toyota ranking first.
But now China-Japan relations are at a tense stage. During the first two games against Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia at the Dashuai Stadium, it was a period of intense domestic public sentiment. Even under tight protection, Wang Ai could understand from all levels
to this situation.
To be honest, Wang Ai has more keen observation skills than ordinary people of this era. He knows that Koizumi’s continuous visits to the Yasukuni Shrine and even the nature of creating ***** are not really meant to provoke conflicts between the two countries. A large number of Japanese companies
If you have major interests in China, making money is the way to go. However, Japan is an abnormal country politically. In order to avoid the recurrence of the Plaza Accord incident, the Japanese political circles realize that they must get rid of the control of the United States. However, direct resistance to getting rid of the control of the United States cannot be done.
Now, what should we do? The lowest-cost way is to provoke conflicts in East Asia, raise issues over historical issues, or instigate national emotional confrontation. In this way, Japan's rearmament becomes an inevitable option. And once Japan rearms,
With the strength, they can gradually reduce their dependence on the United States and return to the ranks of normal countries. Of course, if they can benefit from China and South Korea, the Japanese will not be lenient.
Of course Wang Ai hates the history of Japan's invasion of China. Among his distant relatives are Wang Bin's grandfather and the martyrs who were killed by the Japanese. But he also has some sympathy for Japan as a country. After all, the world has been hit by atomic bombs.
They are the only ones responsible for this. At least intellectually, as a scholar, Wang Ai understands the intentions of the Japanese political circles, puts himself in their shoes, and can understand the thinking of the Japanese. It is only in the interests of the country and the nation that he must oppose it.
Therefore, Wang Ai won’t say anything, but he will definitely not buy Japanese goods. When he first invested in Alibaba, he also had the mentality of not letting SoftBank make money.
Moreover, from a business and impact perspective, buying Japanese products is wrong. Yao Ming does not endorse Toyota. Of course, Wang Ai must also pay attention to these details.
Therefore, in the few days after the last time I came to Chelsea to attend the press conference, I hurriedly arranged various matters, including purchasing a car. Wang Ai did not have a car in Deportivo.
Through the Mercedes-Benz endorsement, I got several luxury cars and distributed them to Lao Bai, Mr. Kimbers, Ozil + Mertesacker, Favre and Leoni + Huang Xin. Wang Ai didn't need them and didn't want them.
.In view of the fact that Chelsea’s playing venue and the distance between University College London and Cobham are too far, a car is a must. You can choose and choose, but the safest Japanese car cannot be bought, and Korean car king Ai does not like it. At the same time,
In order to integrate into British culture, it is best to choose local British brands.
But Wang Ai didn’t want to buy ostentatious models like Aston Martin, Jaguar, and Land Rover. He only wanted to choose stable and low-key models. But Rolls-Royce, MG, etc. were too political, so Wang Ai didn’t dare to buy them. In the end, he didn’t dare to buy them.
I just chose Bentley’s new car, the Flying Spur.
Speaking of which, this is what Wang Ai realized when he was advised by Xu Qinglian in Beijing a few days ago. The older you get, the more involved you are and the more worries you have. You have to think so much about even buying a car. Of course, buying a hatchback is the same.
Yes, the British love this kind of thing, but this kind of small car is convenient, but the body is too light, and it will definitely suffer in the event of an accident. In the same way, looking at tall off-road vehicles, in fact, the center of gravity is too high and it is easy to roll over.
.And in a sense, Wang Ai also represents the image of contemporary Chinese people in the UK. In the past, it was represented by Sun Jihai, but after Wang Ai came, his news value was much greater than that of Sun, so I chose him after choosing.
A luxurious but average car.
Wang Ai doesn't have a driver's license yet, and is under 18 years old. According to domestic regulations, he is not allowed to take the driver's license test. Of course, if Wang Ai wants to, he can do it legally. Special circumstances can be handled specially. But Wang Ai does not intend to use his privileges.
, On the one hand, the use of privileges consumes one's character, even if it is a trivial matter. On the other hand, Wang Ai does not plan to drive himself in the future. He has been well versed in philosophy for many years and has a bad habit of thinking anytime and anywhere. This is easy for driving.
Sitting over a station is very dangerous for driving. Of course, you still need to have a driver's license, in case of any emergency, but you should try not to drive under normal circumstances.
Yan Zhu and Zhao Dan both have driver's licenses and have also applied for international driver's licenses. In order to drive safely, when Wang Ai returned to China some time ago, they both found a right-hand drive car to practice hard during the vacation, so they
It was Li Lin who came out of the world again and accompanied Wang Ai everywhere.
As a substitute, even if he was introduced at a high price, Chelsea was the Premier League champion last season, so it is difficult for Wang Ai to replace anyone in the main lineup at the moment. Anyway, he is not in a hurry. On the one hand, he slowly adjusts at his own pace.
In terms of physical fitness, he also began to try his best to adapt to Jose's rigorous training requirements.
Jose's strictness is different from that of domestic coaches. Usually, if domestic coaches say that training is strict, it basically means that the training volume is heavy. Jose, on the other hand, has strict tactical requirements. For example, Wang Ai's role as a winger, how much should he step forward?
Meters and how many meters to retract are all strictly regulated. It doesn’t matter if you run too little, if you run too much, if you run too early, or if you run too late.
With Wang Ai's low-key integration, the first Premier League game of the 2005-2006 season arrived. The opponent was Wigan Athletic. Jose led everyone north to the outskirts of Manchester. As a result, they won the championship and Chelsea, who resolutely defended against counterattacks, easily
Defeated the opponent 1:0. Wang Ai was not even included in the substitute list for this game, but out of solidarity considerations and because he usually missed a lot of training time, he took the initiative to follow the team. Anyway, Abu did not miss Wang Ai's air ticket money. Seven days
Later, in the second round, Chelsea faced Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. Drogba, who came on as a substitute in the second half, scored Arsenal's goal, making Wenger's 500th Premier League game a failure.
As the game ended, the entire Stamford Bridge seemed like a blue ocean. And the center of the fans' cheers was the black-haired and arrogant Jose standing on the sidelines.
