Chapter 199 Everyone needs a long trip in their life
“…The recently high-profile matter of Julay’s stay abroad has finally been settled after some twists and turns. Surprisingly, neither the Madrid Kings nor the Catalan United, which were once widely rumored, are not Julay’s final destination… According to the latest news
, the Premier League team Leeds City Club officially announced that they have reached an agreement with Anton Flash Star Club to officially introduce Anton Flash Star’s main forward Hu Lai... Neither party has announced the specific transfer fee, but according to media estimates, the final transfer fee
It should be around 12 million pounds, close to 14 million euros..."
"...Flash Star Club agreed to Leeds City paying the transfer fee in two installments, but also added a clause on the split of the secondary transfer fee. It is reported that if Leeds City wants to sell Hu Lai in the future, then according to the contract, Flash Star will be able to split
Up to 20% of the transfer fee..."
When Xie Lan saw the news on TV, her son had already left home a day ago and returned to Jincheng.
She knew that her son returned to the club just for the transfer. During that time, he had been traveling between Jincheng and Dongchuan.
She herself had to know the final result earlier than the news - because her son left home with large and small bags of luggage a day ago and was already preparing to take a long flight from Jincheng.
"I heard that it takes almost twenty hours to fly from Jincheng to Leeds, including transfers..." Xie Lan sighed while facing the TV news. "It will not be easy to come back in the future."
Hu Lixin comforted her at the side: "Actually, it's not the same as before? He was in Jincheng before, and the high-speed train took 35 minutes, and I didn't see him come back as usual? Isn't it better to go home after playing for a season?"
"Why are they the same?" Xie Lan stared at him and asked, "He used to be in Jincheng, a place that can be reached in 35 minutes by high-speed rail. I always felt that whenever I wanted to see him, I could just buy a ticket and go there.
After seeing him, he will go home again in the evening. When he goes to Leeds, how can I just go and see him?"
Hu Lixin muttered: "I didn't see you going to see him before you said you were leaving..."
“What did you say?” Xie Lan asked.
“Nothing, nothing…” Hu Lixin waved his hand quickly.
Xie Lan did not continue to question Hu Lixin, but sighed again: "Besides, he went there alone. He is not familiar with the place, and he doesn't know if he is used to eating there... It's not that British food is terrible.
Is it cold in Leeds? Are you getting used to the new teammates? Besides, there is an eight-hour time difference between us and there, right? If the game is played there at night, wouldn't it be better if it were played here?
Later in the night?"
Hu Lixin listened to his wife's nagging worries and said nothing.
Now he doesn’t know how to comfort his wife.
Because those concerns are all valid.
Especially the last point.
Although most of the Premier League games are played in the afternoon, it is quite friendly to Chinese TV viewers, at least better than La Liga.
However, in order to cater to the needs of television broadcasts, the current Premier League has long changed the previous tradition of only playing all games on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Some games will be scheduled in the evening local time. That is the British local
The prime time is not friendly to Chinese fans, because it will be the early morning of the next day Beijing time.
For example, time periods like half past one and half past three.
Looks very uncomfortable - stay up all night, but you can't stand it. Set the alarm clock and get up to watch football in the middle of the night, but you can't get up...
In the past, the couple could easily watch their son's games through live TV broadcasts during prime time in the afternoon or evening. This was one of the important reasons why Xie Lan did not feel that her son was far away from her in terms of psychological distance.
After all, you can see your son at the best time every week.
But with Hulay's transfer to Leeds City, the distance in time and space will double the psychological distance.
But what is the solution to this problem?
No solution.
You can only slowly adapt to this kind of life that is thousands of miles apart and can't even match the time.
When the news of Hulay's successful transfer to the Premier League team Leeds City was officially confirmed, although Chinese fans on the Internet regretted that Hulay did not go to become the King of Madrid or Catalonia, most people still wished him well.
, I am happy that he can take the step of studying abroad. And because he is not going to a wealthy team, it is easier for him to get playing opportunities. The fans can't wait to look forward to Hu Lai's performance in the Premier League...
Some fans dug up a photo of Leeds City Club head coach Tony Clark and discovered that he was exactly the same as one of the two foreign fans interviewed by CCTV before the Olympic team played Argentina. Needless to say, that is
The head coach of Leeds City, it turned out that he went to the Olympic stadium to watch the Olympic team's game specifically to observe Hu Lai. This made netizens exclaim, "I didn't expect that the fate between the two parties had been buried at that time."
The celebrations on the Internet continued. At the same time, in an elevator apartment in Dongchuan Town next to Jincheng, a middle-aged couple was dejected.
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"...Since Qin Lin ended his overseas career in Germany in 2011 and returned to the Chinese Super League, no male football player in Chinese football has been able to go abroad and prove himself in Europe... And now Hu Lai's transfer to Leeds City is regarded by everyone
A great breakthrough for Chinese football... It is reported that the reason why Hu Lai was able to obtain the Premier League labor permit was due to his outstanding performance during the Olympics, especially the hat trick against the Argentine Olympic team... Leeds City Club's
Mr. Nevin Ball, Director of Athletics, believes that Hulay has extremely high talent, and it is based on this that the Football Association of England passed the special talent clause applied by Leeds City Club for Hulay..."
“What a special genius…” Qin Qi put down his phone and thought about the news he just saw online.
Then he turned to look at his father: "Dad, do you think Hu Lai's achievements will surpass yours?"
"What nonsense are you talking about..." Wang Yuan said angrily, wondering if her son had recently entered puberty and was so rebellious that he was on the verge of death every day.
But what surprised Wang Yuan a little was that her husband did not show his son the authority of his father, but nodded: "Absolutely? If today's young people are not as good as me, then what the hell...
"
Wang Yuan coughed and reminded her husband not to say bad words in front of the children.
Qin Lin also realized this and coughed to cover up his embarrassment.
Qin Qi didn't care about his parents' previous code. He turned to look in the direction of the single-family villa outside the window.
The season has ended long ago, and all the tenants there have left temporarily, going home or going on vacation.
They will come back before the start of the new season training in January next year, so the place will be lively again...right?
Qin Qi was not sure because he thought that neither Hu Lai nor Chen Xingyi would come back here.
There are only four people left in such a big house. Will they continue to live here?
The young man realized that it was definitely not just someone leaving, but that his life had also been profoundly changed.
“Dad, am I...can’t play football with them anymore?” Qin Qi asked without looking back.
Behind him, his father did not answer him. Maybe even he didn't know the answer to this question.
“It would be great if everyone could perform like this season...” Qin Qi sighed.
My mother comforted him: "Is there any banquet in the world that never ends?"
Qin Qi did not accept his mother's comfort. He was still looking in that direction in trance.
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Luo Kai is sitting in the coach's office of the Dongchuan Middle School football team. There are two jerseys hanging on the wall beside him. One is the jersey of the Chinese Olympic team that won the U23 Asian Cup championship, and the other is the jersey of the Chinese Olympic team that participated in the Olympic Games.
jersey.
Both jerseys are signed by him.
Of course it is also signed by Hu Lai.
"It seems you already know the latest news..." Li Ziqiang said to Luo Kai, who was shrouded in low pressure. "I originally thought you wouldn't come today."
Three days ago, Luo Kai made an appointment with him to come see him, but after what happened today, based on Li Ziqiang's understanding of the relationship between Luo Kai and Hu Lai, he thought that Luo Kai would not come, because
I'm afraid he's not in the mood to go out.
Unexpectedly, he saw this young man in his office.
“I promised the coach to come see you.” Luo Kai forced out a smile, but it was uglier than crying.
“It’s actually useless.” Li Ziqiang waved his hand.
Luo Kai didn’t speak, and the office fell into silence for a while.
This is completely different from the situation when Hu Lai was present. If Hu Lai were here, Li Ziqiang would like to seal his mouth with tape.
But now facing the silent Luo Kai, Li Ziqiang also felt a little uncomfortable.
It doesn’t seem surprising at all that these two people can become enemies.
But it seems that there is no solution to letting Luo Kai sink like this...
Thinking of this, Li Ziqiang took the lead in breaking the silence: "Do you now feel that 'how can you be bright when you are born with excellence'?"
Luo Kai looked up at the coach, his mouth slightly open, but did not answer.
But his silence already gave the answer.
Li Ziqiang shook his head: "Actually, I think it's lucky that you met Hu Lai. Without him, you would be just an ordinary professional player, and you might not even take the career path... What did you pursue in football at the beginning?
"
“Yes, I...” Luo Kai defended himself.
Li Ziqiang waved his hand and interrupted him: "Why didn't you go to Jiaxiang in high school? Or simply go to the echelon of a professional team? You also know Hu Lai's initial virtues. Apart from a little talent, he can't do anything. But I give
He completed all the training content he arranged to the letter. I can see that he cherishes the opportunity to play football. Your starting point is countless times higher than him, and your conditions are much better than him, but that
At that time, you were far less pure about football than he was."
Luo Kai was stunned by the coach's merciless words.
"So if you hadn't met Hu Lai, you might have chosen to take the career path, but your achievements would be far less than what you are now. Football may be just a simple job to make money for you... You have
Maybe he still hasn’t played the main role in the team yet." Li Ziqiang continued to say unceremoniously.
"But now when you are competing with Hu Lai, you are also competing with yourself, which is why you have achieved today. So I think it is a good thing for you that he plays abroad, if you really want to beat him
, then keep working hard and make yourself better. It’s okay for you to regard Hu Lai as your opponent, but don’t regard him as your inner demon.”
At this moment, the school bell rang outside.
Li Ziqiang asked Luo Kai, who was in a daze: "Do you want to practice with my players?"
Luo Kai quickly stood up: "Okay!"
“Go and change your shoes, there should be your size in the equipment room.”
Luo Kai turned around and went out.
Li Ziqiang looked at the two jerseys on the wall in trance.
In fact, he only recently realized the concept of inner demons.
That boy...
It must have become the inner demon of many people.
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Lin Zhiyuan took out his mobile phone and sent a WeChat message to his agent Qiu Xinrong: "Uncle Qiu, there must be a clause about studying abroad in the new contract - just say that if a European club is interested in me in the future, the South China Tigers cannot stop me!"
“You are so excited by Hu Lai... Do you know how difficult this condition is to negotiate?”
“I don’t care! Uncle Qiu, you are so awesome, we can definitely negotiate. I will definitely go to Europe in the future!”
“Okay, I’ll do my best...”
“Don’t try your best, Uncle Qiu. You can definitely do it! Come on! Damn it!”
"roll roll roll!"
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After becoming an agent of Champion Legend Agency, Yong Jun has left his family in the capital and gone to Hu Lai.
For this reason, Zhang Qinghuan's mother, Ren Changmei, specially invited Yong Jun's wife Zeng Qian to her home as a guest. On the one hand, she kept in touch with her on a daily basis, and on the other hand, she was afraid that Zeng Qian would feel lonely.
At the dinner table, Zeng Qian suddenly asked this question: "Qing Huan, do you have any plans to go abroad?"
Zhang Qinghuan nodded first, then shook his head: "Yes, yes, but not now. Leaving will happen in the future. Now Flash Star has just lost Hu Lai and Chen Xingyi. If I leave again, it will be completely over...
…”
Zeng Qian smiled and said: "As long as you have this idea, it will be fine. Let your Uncle Yong pay attention to it for you."
“Well, Uncle Yong told me.”
“Let your mother go out with you when the time comes! If you leave, your mother will be alone in the capital...”
Zhang Qinghuan glanced at his mother when he heard what Aunt Zeng said. Aunt Zeng was right. If there was anything that could make him hesitate to play football abroad, it was his mother.
Ren Changmei waved her hand: "I won't go to a foreign country with him. I live a good life in China. Why go to a place where I don't understand the language? Do you want to be locked up at home all day long? Isn't that going to drive you crazy? Besides, he went to Jincheng
Playing football, don’t I have a good time alone in the capital?”
Zeng Qian made a joke to her best friend: "What if Qing Huan goes out to find several foreign wives for you and comes back?"
"Aunt Zeng, I'm not that kind of person..." Zhang Qinghuan waved her hands quickly.
Ren Changmei curled her lips: "Then he has brought glory to the country!"
"mom!"
The women all laughed.
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“Xingxing, are you okay?”
“Ah?” Chen Xingyi, who was playing games on his mobile phone, raised his head and looked at his father in confusion. “What can happen to me?”
"Hu Lai is going to Europe now, don't be hit..."
Chen Xingyi rolled his eyes at his father: "Dad, your son is not as petty as Luo Kai."
“Oh, I thought you couldn’t wait to go to Europe too...”
“Of course I want to go to Europe, but not now. Dillon is also a very good coach. I think I can definitely learn a lot from him. It will be relatively easy to adapt to Europe when the time comes.”
Seeing that his son had such a clear plan for his future, Chen Hantang nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, I feel relieved with your words."
“What do you think your son is, Dad...” Chen Xingyi was helpless. “I’m not a kid who doesn’t understand anything!”
"Haha, that's good, that's good..." Chen Hantang laughed dryly when he saw this, quickly stood up and left.
Chen Xingyi lowered his head and looked at his phone again. The game showed a "failed" screen. His teammates were scolding him in the channel: "Idle dog, report it!"
“Damn!” Chen Xingyi turned to look for his father. The man had already slipped out of his room.
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“…It is reported that as soon as the winter transfer window opens, Hu Lai will leave for the UK to report to Leeds City Club and train with his new teammates. We sincerely hope that he can integrate into the team as soon as possible and become familiar with the new environment and new life…”
Zhou Zijing scrolled down the screen of his mobile phone and saw a photo of Hu Lai wearing a Leeds City jersey - this photo was photoshopped by domestic media using a computer. In fact, Hu Lai had not actually put on the jersey yet.
But everyone obviously couldn't wait any longer, so they used photo editing software to edit this picture.
P is so lifelike, as if Hulay has really played for Leeds City.
Zhou Zijing lowered his head and looked over. Hu Lai in the photo seemed to be looking at him too. The smile on his face seemed to be mocking him - I went to the Premier League. If you have the ability, come to the Premier League to challenge me!
“Damn!” Zhou Zijing threw the phone on the bed irritably, with the screen facing down so that he would not see Hu Lai’s triumphant look.
Then he lay down on the bed, causing the mattress springs to creak and groan.
He also sighed.
From high school to professional football, he pursued it all the way, but in the end he pursued it further and further...
Since everyone was in China and in the Chinese Super League, he could still play against Hu Lai and achieve the goal of defeating him.
It's good now, Hu Lai has run away to Europe, how can I catch up with him?
Europe……
Is Europe that easy to visit?!
Zhou Zijing, who became more and more angry as he thought about it, yelled loudly on the bed, slammed his hands down hard, and made a muffled sound on the mattress.
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“Melli, it’s a good thing that the King of Madrid didn’t come to Madrid!” Ramon Cantero said to Melli on the mobile phone.
“Yeah, that’s great,” Mellie replied.
"To be honest, when the news came out that the King of Madrid was interested in him, I was extremely nervous. I was afraid that the King of Madrid would really sign that kid... Fortunately, fortunately, I didn't let that kid become your teammate."
Cantero was very happy, and his joy could be seen just from the words.
Merry: "Yeah, it's great not to be a teammate."
Not teammates, so that we can have a chance to be rivals in the future, Hu Lai.
The only regret is that Hulay was not able to join Catalonia United. In that case, the two people may not be able to meet in La Liga for a long time.
And now, who knows how long he will stay in that Premier League relegation team...
Hope not to sink into this.
Before I defeat you, don’t disappear!
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Although the team has not yet gathered and the players are still on vacation, the club's managers and coaches have already been involved in preparations for the new season.
Chao Kangming gave Dong Wen his signing list for the new season.
After Hu Lai and Chen Xingyi left, Flash Star must strengthen its offensive lineup, so he made a list. This list includes domestic players and foreign players, hoping to make up for Hu Lai and Chen Xing.
The loss of leaving the team.
Pushing the door open and going in, he saw Dong Wen sitting on the boss's chair, looking attentively at the mobile phone in his hand.
There is still noisy sound coming from the speaker of the mobile phone.
“What are you doing, old Dong?” Zhao Kangming asked curiously.
“Isn’t Hu Lai going to Leeds today? I was watching the live broadcast of his farewell on my mobile phone.”
“This is being broadcast live? It’s not of such a high standard?” Zhao Kangming was surprised.
Hu Lai's overseas study and playing football will definitely be in various news, but being in the news is news. If it is a live broadcast, the treatment will be completely different.
When Zhao Kangming came over, he realized that it was a live broadcast...
But he was still shocked by the number of fans and reporters in the picture: "So many people?"
“That’s not true, there are so many people!” Dong Wen said, and then sighed: “Actually, I should go and see him off, to show the Flash Star Club’s support and attention to him…”
“Hu Lai specially greeted us and didn’t let us send him off,” Zhao Kangming said.
“Hey, I didn’t expect him to be afraid of saying goodbye...hey, what are you doing?” Dong Wen saw Zhao Kangming take out his mobile phone.
“Say goodbye to him. People can’t go to the scene, and blessings have to be sent.” Zhao Kangming, who was typing with his head down, said.
Dong Wen quickly said to Zhao Kangming: "If I cut it out here, I won't be able to see the live broadcast... You also have a message for me, Lao Zhao. Just say that I wish him a safe journey. If he doesn't get along well outside, he is welcome to come back at any time. Flash
The star will always be his home, and the door is open to him..."
“There are so many words to say, you have to type them yourself!”
Dong Wen looked at the live broadcast on his mobile phone and hesitated.
At the same time, an excited voice came from the mobile phone: "Okay! Now we can see that Hu Lai's car has been parked outside the international departure entrance on the departure floor..."
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“Wow!” Hu Lai, Song Jiajia, and Yong Jun had just gotten out of the car when they were flashed by the flashlights of reporters waiting outside the terminal. “Is it so exaggerated?”
In front of him were dozens of reporters with guns and cameras, waiting for him outside the security gate entering the terminal.
In addition, there were a larger number of fans holding banners, posters and various lights and slogans. When he got off the bus, there was a burst of cheers and screams.
A large number of police officers were on site to maintain order and implemented temporary traffic control on the departure level of the T1 terminal of Dongsheng International Airport.
"It's not an exaggeration at all, Hu Lai. You are now the 'hope of the whole village'!" Yong Jun laughed beside him.
"Ah, I suddenly feel so stressed... Should I put on a pose and say, 'I won't come back if I don't do well'?" Hu Lai then turned to look at the camera next to him and asked.
, "Isn't this considered product placement? I really didn't sign for this clothing brand..."
The photographer who was loyal to his job did not react in any way to Hu Lai's words. After all, he was just a photographer with no emotions, and his job was to faithfully record Hu Lai's thousands-mile journey from Jincheng to Leeds.
After making a joke, Hu Lai took out his mobile phone from his pocket. The small red dot on the WeChat icon showed that there were dozens of unread messages.
First of all, someone in the pinned Friends group sent him a message.
Wang Guangwei: "I'm sorry I can't go to the airport to see you off, Hu Lai, but you have to cheer up over there!"
Xia Xiaoyu: "Brother Hu, come on! Win glory for the country!"
Zhang Qinghuan: "Wish you good luck, Hu Lai."
Chen Xingyi: “I don’t know what to say, anyway, keep going!”
Morikawa Junpei: "Husang, I will definitely go to Europe, please wait for me!"
In addition to the messages in the Friends group, there are also messages sent by other people. The contents are all similar. They are all to cheer him up and wish him good luck.
There are his teammates in Flash Star, as well as those in the national team and the Olympic team.
There are the club’s head coach Zhao Guiding, and the national team’s head coach Shi Wuyuan and others.
Even...and his teammates and classmates at Dongchuan Middle School.
In the news from these people, he saw a small red dot on Li Qingqing’s profile picture and clicked on it:
“Welcome to Europe, Hulay.”
Seeing this sentence, he smiled slightly.
The crowd at the scene shouted: "Come on Hu Lai!"
“Have a safe journey Hu Lai!”
“Hulai wishes you good luck!”
…
Hu Lai raised his hand and waved to them amidst the cheers: "Thank you, thank you everyone!"
Under the nervous gaze of the police, Hu Lai did not stay at the scene, but quickly turned around and walked into the terminal building with Song Jiajia and Yong Jun until he disappeared from everyone's sight.
Chen Jianyu withdrew his gaze and looked down at the scene he had just captured on his phone.
In the foreground are reporters and fans on three floors inside and three outside, holding cameras, banners and posters to see Hu Lai off. The middle shot shows the backs of three people walking in with suitcases and bags on their backs, with Hu Lai in the middle.
The bustling crowd at the terminal entrance gate is a distant view.
In Chen Jianyu’s eyes, the young man facing the bluestone wall alone in the abandoned wasteland overlaps with the current background of Hu Lai.
There is a shallow white line on the stone wall, crookedly outlining a goal, which is the door to the new world.
So the young man went out into the world from here.
Chen Jianyu uploaded this photo to his social network verification account and captioned it:
From the humble beginnings of Qingping, it turns into a violent hurricane to ride across the universe.
(Note 2)
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But I don’t know how to express it,
Only the wind sings in my ears.
The luggage is ready,
The road is also unfolding before our eyes,
It is difficult to see each other again today.
Dreams are just ahead of the road,
Him vaguely sparkling and fascinating,
Hope you find it eventually.
But there are also scorching summers and cold winters in the distance.
A stormy night, a muddy road,
Hope you have a safe journey.
May wandering bring you enough wisdom,
steadfast courage,
It will not wear away your dreams.
May your journey be more smooth and less tortuous,
More joy, less sorrow.
If the sweetness of dreams becomes,
The suffering in reality,
Then you have to be brave and bear it...
(Note 2)
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Note 1: This sentence comes from the TV series "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Some people have verified that this sentence is not in the original work. It should be the original work of the TV series "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". The main idea is: Although you are from a humble background, you can turn into a strong wind and sweep the world.
NOTE 2: The song at the end of the chapter comes from Yin Wu's "Everyone's Life is a Long Journey".
This song once appeared in the chapter when Qin Lin retired.
I also recommend this album of the same name by Yin Wu. There are several very good songs in it, such as "You Smiled and Shed Tears", "Okay, okay", "Perhaps", "Please Believe", and this song "
Everyone’s life is a long journey.”
PS, it’s a big chapter of 7,000 words, so I shamelessly asked for half a day off. Everything is difficult at the beginning. There are many things to consider at the beginning of the new volume, how to lay out, how to foreshadow, how to shape the characters, and how to introduce the story... so it’s okay to write slowly.
Save manuscript.
The first update today...
The third volume of Hu Lai's story has come to an end, and he will also start a new chapter.
Later, I will also use a summary of the third volume to talk to you as usual - don't worry about writing a single chapter without delaying writing the main text, because the single chapter is written very quickly, and there is no need to conceive. I just want to take this opportunity to tell you
Say something from your heart, brag about yourself, and give yourself some confidence and motivation.
thank you all!
There is also an Easter egg chapter at the end, which is the ending song. I hope everyone likes it.