After waking up one night, every city in China has begun a busy day.
Some people got up in a hurry, brushed their teeth and washed their faces, rushed to the rental house like the wind, bought a breakfast at the breakfast stall downstairs, and ate while catching the bus; some people were urging their slow-moving children to go to school soon.
Late; there are still people leisurely playing Tai Chi, playing chess, and kicking shuttlecock in the park...
Similar scenes happen repeatedly in every city.
Until a sudden piece of news spread in the air.
"China News Agency Europe reported that in the second knockout round of the UEFA Cup that just ended in the early morning, the Portuguese Super League giant Sporting Lisbon faced the Czech powerhouse Slavia Prague. The 18-year-old Chinese teenager Su Dong played."
“In the first round of the match between the two sides, Sporting Lisbon was brutally slaughtered by Slavia Prague 1-3 in an away game. However, after returning to Lisbon, Chinese youngster Su Dong replaced the Romanian star Nikule and scored with a wonderful Marseille goal in just four minutes.
He tricked the opponent's defender with a spin, and then fired a furious shot to open the scoring for Sporting Lisbon."
"After that, Su Dong continued to perform well, assisting two teammates to score goals, helping Sporting Lisbon beat Slavia Prague 3-0 at home with a total score of 4-3, and successfully advanced to the third round of the UEFA Cup."
"After the game, young player Su Dong was not only elected as the best player of the game, but also received rave reviews."
"Former European Ballon d'Or winner and legendary star Luis Suarez publicly stated in an interview with the media that he believes Su Dong is the most promising young rookie in world football at the moment, and he is optimistic that Su Dong will become the best player in Europe."
"According to the reporter's understanding, in this season's Portuguese Super League, young player Su Dong played on behalf of Sporting Lisbon and scored five league goals and four assists in the Portuguese Super League. In the UEFA Cup, he also had three goals.
The ball and two assists were outstanding, and his performance was highly praised by professionals.”
"This is also Su Dong's second Portuguese Super League season on behalf of Sporting Lisbon. Last season, he played five games on behalf of Sporting Lisbon and scored five goals and two assists, helping the team win the double crown.
Wang's core contribution, including the key goal in the Portuguese Cup final against Porto, was Sudong's winning goal."
"Our reporter in the Iberian Peninsula, Ma Dawei, is contacting Sporting Lisbon to learn about the current situation in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, and will bring you more detailed reports on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in the near future."
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As the news spread on TV and radio stations, people across the country who saw or heard the news were extremely surprised.
An 18-year-old Chinese player played in the UEFA Cup?
Is the news true or false?
Why haven't I heard any relevant reports before?
This is the first Chinese player in the European competition!
In less than half an hour, the search volume about Su Dong on the domestic Internet has skyrocketed. Countless fans are looking for answers with one question, that is, is the news report true?
The answer was soon revealed.
Although many domestic football newspapers only publish supplements for the Champions League matches and pay little attention to the UEFA Cup on Thursday, there are still some reports on the Internet about the match between Sporting Lisbon and Slavia Prague.
Especially on the country's largest portal website, there are several news reports translated from Portuguese media. The biggest cover on the sports homepage is the cover of the Morning Post showing Su Dong celebrating after scoring a goal.
With black hair and yellow skin, he looks like one of us at first glance!
Countless netizens and fans were moved to tears.
China’s first player in European competition!
Chinese football finally has a genius!
Especially when they saw so many media reports from Portugal and Europe, they really began to believe that this 18-year-old compatriot really had great potential and was really a genius!
This is a talent that was played in the Portuguese Super League and the UEFA Cup. It is highly praised by European media reporters and professionals. It is a real talent, not someone who relies on youth team competitions and more domestic news to hype it up.
But gradually, more and more people began to wonder about something.
That's why no one in China knows about Su Dong?
This is already his second season in the Portuguese Super League. Even before that, he had played in the UEFA Cup and even helped Sporting Lisbon win the Portuguese Cup final. But why does no one know about him?
Why didn't the media report it?
As netizens dug deeper and deeper, they gradually learned more.
First, there was a report written by China News Agency reporter Ma Dawei in the first half of the year, which mentioned Su Dong, who plays for the Portuguese Super League. He believed that his outstanding performance should attract domestic attention and lift his suspension.
Not only that, Ma Dawei also introduced the reason for Su Dong's suspension, believing that it was just a deception by an unscrupulous intermediary.
But this report fell into disrepair in China, and few people saw it.
Look at the time, by the way, everyone in the country was looking forward to the upcoming World Cup.
The whole country, from the Football Association to the players, from the media to the fans, are all dreaming about the national team entering the World Cup for the first time, being able to step on Costa Rica, punch Turkey, and even defeat five-star Brazil...
Many of his lofty words seem more like arrogance in today's eyes.
At that time, there was a lot of impetuousness in the country, and everyone was blinded by entering the World Cup for the first time. As a result, in the World Cup, not only Brazil, but also Costa Rica and Turkey severely taught the young Chinese football behavior.
So, now, domestic football is in a state of decline.
Milutin was dismissed amid nationwide condemnation, and the Football Association launched a European coaching search again.
The cruel lesson made everyone clearly realize that Chinese football is so vulnerable.
But because of this, when they saw the reports from the European media, when they saw the 18-year-old Su Dong shine in the UEFA Cup and was elected the best player in the game, they really
Impressed.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The vast majority of people still dare not have hope, but a small number of people believe that Soviet Union will become the hope of Chinese football.
He is only eighteen years old!
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Su Dong, who was far away in Lisbon, did not know what was happening in the country.
He still got up very early every day, performed simple physical training in the apartment room, then did yoga for an hour with Ronnie and Pepe, and then went downstairs to the Riverside Park to run and practice ball.
When he came back, he received a call from his parents, and then he learned about the domestic news.
My parents were very excited on the phone, and my mother even burst into tears while talking.
"It's okay, Dad, Mom. Everything is fine with me here. The coach and teammates trust me. You don't have to worry."
Su Dong still adhered to the mentality of reporting good news but not bad news. When he saw that his parents didn't believe it, he simply changed the topic and asked about the money he transferred back every month, whether they received it and how they spent it.
Sure enough, when this issue was brought up, the parents' thoughts were diverted.
They are all ordinary citizens who know nothing about investment and financial management, but they also have their own set of life wisdom.
What should you do if you suddenly get a large amount of money?
They don't understand investing in business, and they don't dare to take the risk; there is no interest in bank deposits, so they feel very disadvantaged; as for lending to others to earn interest, that is not very reliable, and they always feel that the risk is too high...
In the end, they really couldn't think of a way out, so they made the most conservative decision.
Buy a house!
"Really bought them all?" Su Dong was very surprised.
He has been sending several months' salary back, but his parents have used it all to buy a house.
"Actually, it's not much. I bought three houses with full payment in our city center. They are all 1,677 square meters. However, the house prices are too expensive. One square meter costs 1,566."
Su Dong smiled bitterly. He could definitely imagine that his parents must have invested all their hard-earned savings in order to buy a house, and they must have been frugal on weekdays.
"Don't buy so much, you won't be able to live there." Su Dong hoped that his parents could enjoy life.
"Who said we can't live here?" The mother was not happy to hear this, "Just think, if we live in one apartment, you will need another apartment when you get married. When you have children in the future, when the children grow up, you will need another apartment when you get married.
The set is just right.”
"What if I give birth to a second child?" Su Dong couldn't laugh or cry.
He is only eighteen years old, and he doesn’t even have a girlfriend, so he is already concerned about the marriage house where his children will grow up in the future?
"Oh, yes, that makes sense. One set is not enough for the child." The mother suddenly realized, "Old Su, please take out the bank book and have a look. Do you have enough money to buy another set?"
"It seems almost."
"Oh, what should I do?"
Su Dong was on the phone, listening to the conversation between his parents on the other side of the phone. He was very broken.
Mom and Dad, what we are talking about is not about the house, but about the two of you enjoying your life.
"Also, the schools in third-tier cities like ours are not very good. I heard that now some people are going to big cities to buy houses in school districts. The educational resources in other big cities are much better than here. Are we too?
Do you need to prepare?"
"Well, our company leaders think so too."
"Then it must be implemented quickly."
"Does the family want to buy a car?"
"Stop buying a car. What kind of car should a working person buy? Save some money and quickly arrange for a room in the school district."
Su Dong felt warm and funny at the same time.
These are his parents. Everything they do is always thinking about him and his future, never thinking about himself.
Finally, his mother repeatedly warned him on the phone not to spend money recklessly and to go home as soon as his salary was paid.
"You can spend the money you should spend, but don't spend it randomly. Send it home and we will save it for you. When our family buys a house in a big city, you will get married and have children in the big city in the future.
Now that we are in the city, we will go there and enjoy the blessings."
"I know." Su Dong agreed without hesitation.
After hanging up the phone, he couldn't help laughing.
In the minds of my parents' generation, there is a very simple concept that going to a big city means enjoying happiness.
But what Su Dong didn't know was that when his parents were worried about the money to buy a house in a big city, someone came to their doorstep with money.
