On Monday afternoon at the Jiaxiang High School West Football Field, there were many people standing in the stands. On the field were fifty-six players from the Jiaxiang High School football team, and all members of the coaching staff were also there.
But the training didn't start.
There were no cheers from the stands as usual.
The atmosphere is somewhat depressing and sad.
Fifty-six players from the Jiaxiang High School football team were divided into two teams and stood facing each other.
Among the nineteen people stood the captain Wang Guangwei.
He was giving a farewell speech to his teammates and coaches on behalf of the other eighteen high school seniors behind him.
"...I am very grateful for the three years of fighting side by side with everyone. In fact, it is not three years, but two and a half years."
Wang Guangwei laughed when he said this, but Wu Yue, who was standing just across from him, gritted his teeth and couldn't laugh at all.
"It's a pity that I couldn't lead everyone to the national competition this time. I'm sorry that I can't take revenge on Shuguang High School with everyone. It makes people uncomfortable to think that they may easily win the championship this year..."
Feng Yuanchang and everyone on the coaching staff stood aside and listened quietly to Wang Guangwei's words.
Today, this stadium belongs only to him.
Everyone's eyes were like spotlights, only staring at their captain.
And the focus of their eyes will inevitably end up on the captain's head.
There, the hairstyle that was always meticulously combed back and held in place with hairspray was gone, replaced by a short hair that could not be deformed without any hairspray.
When they saw the captain again on Monday, this hairstyle surprised everyone. They didn't understand why the captain did this.
Faced with their questions, Wang Guangwei just smiled and said, "Suddenly I want to change my hairstyle so that it feels more refreshing."
But everyone knows that this must not be the real reason of the captain, but he is unwilling to say anything, and will not tell anyone who asks. Even Wu Yue, who has the best relationship with him, cannot find out from him what is behind this hairstyle.
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They can only guess that it must have something to do with the final they lost on Saturday.
Wang Guangwei looked at his teammates who were holding back tears one by one and laughed: "Okay, don't cry and look like you're saying goodbye to a corpse..."
Wu Yue couldn't hold it back and retorted loudly: "This is not funny, captain!"
Wang Guangwei shook his head, and then took out something from his pocket, which was the captain's armband of the Jiaxiang High School football team.
"From today on, I am no longer the captain of the Jiaxiang High School football team. This thing... should also be handed over to the next owner." Wang Guangwei looked down at the captain's armband in his hand, then took a step forward and put it on.
On Wu Yue's arm.
After putting it on, he patted it and whispered to Wu Yue: "It's up to you, Wu Yue."
Wu Yue didn't answer him. He bit his lips tightly and didn't dare to open his mouth, for fear that when he opened his mouth, a cry would pop out of his throat.
Wang Guangwei said nothing more, took a step back and turned towards the coaching staff, and then bowed deeply to Feng Yuanchang: "I'm sorry, coach!"
After saying this, he stood up, grabbed his schoolbag that was placed beside the stadium, carried it on his back and walked quickly outside the stadium.
Someone wanted to catch up, but Feng Yuanchang stopped him: "Stand still!"
He couldn't let these people catch up, and he couldn't let them see their captain crying, as that would damage Wang Guangwei's impression in their hearts.
Everyone stood there obediently and paid attention to the departing captain.
The old commander looked at the figure who didn't even look back and sighed.
He still remembered that at the beginning of this Anton Cup, he and Wang Guangwei talked about the introduction of a linkage mechanism between professional football clubs and high school student football championships in this national competition.
He believes this is Wang Guangwei's best opportunity to become a professional player.
Although with Wang Guangwei's grades, it is not a problem to get into university, and there are also national college football competitions in universities, but if you can go directly to a professional football club in high school, it will obviously be more advantageous than going to a professional football club after graduating from university.
At the very least, it will take a few more years to adapt to the environment of professional football than it would take to adapt to college.
He is so optimistic that Wang Guangwei will attract the attention of professional clubs from all over the country after he shines in the national competition. In the end, he will help Wang Guangwei choose a team that is most suitable for him.
realize his dream of professional football.
As a result, Jiaxiang High School has stopped qualifying and missed the national competition. Wang Guangwei has also lost the opportunity to showcase himself in front of professional football clubs across the country.
His future shouldn't be like this...
Apart from sighing, Feng Yuanchang didn't know what to say.
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When Wang Guangwei walked out of the gate of Jiaxiang High School, he couldn't help but look back in the direction of the stadium. There were a lot of water stains on his face, as if he had just washed his face.
Since joining the Jiaxiang High School football team, this seems to be the first time he has walked out of school so early after school.
He should be going home now, but he is not used to it yet and is a little confused.
My high school football career is over like this...
"Excuse me, are you classmate Wang Guangwei?" Just when Wang Guangwei was stunned, a voice sounded beside him.
Wang Guangwei looked back and found the person talking to him, a middle-aged man with a big belly, wearing a thick down jacket that made him look even more bloated.
"I am, may I ask who you are..."
When the other party saw Wang Guangwei admitting his identity, he quickly smiled and handed over a business card: "I am a scout for our Anton Flash Star Football Club."
Wang Guangwei took the business card and looked down:
Dai Zetao, a scout for Anton Shining Star Professional Football Club.
Below is the contact number, email address, WeChat ID and other contact information.
Dai Zetao was about to introduce the Flash Star Club to Wang Guangwei: "Our club has been promoted to the First Division and will be in the First Division in the spring of next year. Our goal is to be promoted to the Premier League within three years..."
Wang Guangwei nodded and said: "I know Flash Star. After all, it is the only professional football club in our province. I have also gone to watch your games. But the home stadium is not in Jincheng City. It is a bit troublesome to go to the game. You have to go back and forth.
It took more than three hours..."
Seeing what Wang Guangwei said, Dai Zetao was a little embarrassed: "Ha... Well, before, the Second Division League was not well-known, and many people were not interested in going to watch the game. By then, the Provincial Sports Center with 60,000 people would not even have a third
There is no attendance, how unsightly is that? But we will move to the Provincial Sports Center next year!"
Wang Guangwei nodded.
Seeing him like this, Dai Zetao's expression became serious and said: "That's right. Wang Guangwei, you should also know that Flash Star has been established for four years and has always been rooted in the local area. Every year, we search for outstanding football talents in the province and cultivate local talents.
Promoting the development of football in Andong Province has always been the mission of Flash Star... As for Mr. Wang, as a star player in high school football in the province, your performance in the last national competition was impressive. So I would like to ask,
Does Mr. Wang have any thoughts about joining Flash Stars and becoming a professional player?"
"This...I want to go back and discuss it with my parents." In fact, when he got this person's business card, Wang Guangwei already knew why the other person came to him, but he behaved very badly in front of this professional scout.
He was calm and composed, with no expression on his face, and he did not directly agree to anything.
"Of course! You must discuss such an important matter with your parents. There is my phone number on the business card. Why don't we add WeChat? If you have the result, just tell me directly on WeChat..." Dai Zetao said
He took out his mobile phone, skillfully clicked on the QR code of his WeChat business card, and asked Wang Guangwei to scan the code.
After adding WeChat, Dai Zetao said goodbye. Before leaving, he used gestures to remind Wang Guangwei not to forget to keep in touch.
Looking at the scout from the Flash Star Club, Wang Guangwei shook his head.
Just looking at this man's body shape, it really has nothing to do with football. The white shirt under the down jacket made him look more like a real estate agent... But he did not doubt Dai Zetao's identity. Flash Star Club has many names in the entire Andong Province.
It still has a strong presence.
When this club was established, it caused a small sensation in Andong Province - after all, there had been no professional football club in Andong Province for ten years before that. After the Xingcheng Club was disbanded in 2005, it turned out that
The old Provincial Gymnasium was also blasted and demolished, and a five-star hotel and a large commercial complex were built on the original site, becoming a shopping and entertainment center that Jincheng citizens and even residents of surrounding cities like to come and spend their money.
Although the government built a new sports center ten kilometers north of the original site with better and more luxurious hardware facilities, the modern stadium only hosted various celebrity concerts after its completion.
There are not many football matches played in a year.
The once-famous gold medal football market has turned into a football desert.
Later, the establishment of Flash Star Club filled the void of professional football in Anton and placed high hopes on many Anton fans.
However, unlike those football clubs that burn money like crazy, Flash Star Club does not continuously invest huge amounts of money and introduce strong reinforcements with great fanfare. Most of their players are unknown and are not famous players in Chinese professional football.
So much so that there have been voices on the Internet and traditional media saying that Flash Star is a poor man's club and that the boss of Flash Star is stingy and reluctant to spend money.
These controversies have not affected the Flash Star Club. They still go their own way and do whatever they have to do.
After the sensation of establishment expenditure, it quickly fell silent. Only real fans would pay attention to them, while the general public quickly lost interest in this club that was unwilling to invest.
It took Flash Star four full years in this relatively quiet environment to get promoted from the Second Division to the First Division.
Originally, Wang Guangwei wanted to go to the national competition to showcase himself and attract the attention of Chinese Super League clubs.
But now that the plan has failed, he has lost the best stage to show himself.
Joining Flash Star, without having to leave your hometown... seems to be a good choice?
Wang Guangwei thought of this, put away his business card, and walked to the subway station in the distance.
On the campus behind him, a crisp whistle sounded faintly from the direction of the stadium.