The strongest blade in football

Chapter 179 Visit
Wang Nuo, who had been away from the motherland for many years, only came back from the Asian Youth Championship last year. At that time, he was in Shandong and had no time to go shopping.

So after Xu Genbao left at night, Wang Zhongshi took Wang Nuo to stroll around Nanjing Road, and also went to the Bund to have a look.

After walking around, Wang Nuo realized that a big city like Shanghai is already better than many places in Europe.

"In the future, you will spend a lot of time in the country. When I came back the year before last, I also felt a lot of emotion. The motherland has developed too fast."

Wang Zhongshi said to Wang Nuo seriously, "It's good to play football outside, but you must understand that your basic game must be in China. In another 20 years, China will be the center of the world."

At nine o'clock the next morning, the weather was overcast, and Xu Genbao brought the driver to pick up Wang Nuo and his son again.

Wang Nuo was still jet-lagged, and felt a little sleepy, but he still cheered up. The schedule for returning to China this time was very tight, and he hardly had much time to rest.

"Come on, let's take Wang Nuo to the base today." Xu Genbao was very excited.

There was not much traffic jam along the way, and after a while, I drove from Wuzhou Avenue to the Ring Expressway.

After crossing the Yangtze River Tunnel and Yangtze River Bridge with a total length of 25.5 kilometers, they arrived at Chongming Island, but the car did not mean to slow down or stop at all.

Not long after, Wang Nuo saw three road signs on the side road sign——

Dongping National Forest Park is 41km away, Genbao Football Base is 42km away, and Qianwei Ecological Village is 50km away.

42 kilometers left?The distance of the journey was beyond Wang Nuo's expectation.

What is even more unimaginable is that the Yangtze River Tunnel Bridge on Chongming Island was only opened to traffic at the end of 2009. Before that, to get to the island, you had to take a boat!

Looking at the less-populated scene outside the car window, Wang Nuo felt isolated from the world.

"Director Xu, have you been here for ten years?" Wang Nuo secretly clicked his tongue.

Xu Genbao smiled indifferently, "The island has improved a lot these years, and all aspects are developing."

"Haha, you kid, what tone is this?" Wang Zhongshi punched his son on the shoulder, "When I was watching the game, Director Xu stood at the center of Chinese football!"

Wang Nuo knew that his father was right. Director Xu was the top player in China, whether he was a player or a coach.

As a player, he was the captain of the national football team.

As a coach, he has led the national team of the Olympic team, and also led Shanghai Shenhua and Dalian Wanda to win the A-A championship.

Now the head coach of the national football team, Gao Hongbo, used to live and board at Xu Genbao's house, and he was also an apprentice trained by Xu Genbao.

When he was in Shenhua, he single-handedly trained Shenhua's first-generation stars such as Fan Zhiyi, Xie Hui, and Qi Hong.

In 2000, the 57-year-old director Xu jumped out of the league, founded the "Genbao Football Base", and proposed "Ten years of sharpening a sword".

This grinding has been done seriously for more than ten years.

Wang Zhongshi has been getting closer to Xu Genbao since last winter. Wang Nuo didn't take it seriously at first, but later found out that his father had long been paying attention to Xu Genbao's football base.

When it comes to football bases, Xu Genbao has a lot to say.

"It's interesting in retrospect. When I first got the base, I told them that it's only 800 million. I'll invest 800 million. You can get it for me at 800 million."

"Who knows, after it's done, it won't be able to be collected! I didn't understand it at the time, and I would talk about how much money I need to pay here, how much money I need to pay there, it's endless, and finally it was more than 3000 million."

"There is no way, the loan is more than 2300 million, and the financial pressure is very great." Xu Genbao did not shy away from talking about it.

Wang Nuo took a closer look, and there was no sign of anger in Director Xu's expression. It may be that he has lost his sense of it for a long time, or he loves the cause of football, and he doesn't care about how much money he invests in the football base.

"In 2000, it happened to be around the time I took Wang Nuo abroad." Wang Zhongshi was lost in memory. "The domestic football environment at that time was much better than it is now."

"Isn't that right? I picked nearly 100 children and brought them here." Xu Genbao laughed at himself, "Someone said I was investing in the future, and I told him that no one invests like this. I don't want to make money. Eight or nine Years without return."

"This is working for a bank." Wang Nuo interrupted with a smile.

"Haha, you're right, you're right." Xu Genbao sighed, "In 05, in order to give children more opportunities to exercise, they set up the East Asian Football Club, and the spread became bigger and bigger."

"Get a club, spend more money, and the monthly bills are uncountable."

Xu Genbao joked, "In the past, some guests came here to drink and entertain. They said that they had deep feelings and were bored. I told him don't come here. They have deep feelings and bring money! They all laughed, really. If you want to take money, your mother has no feelings."

Wang Nuo and his son were also amused.

After more than an hour of driving, we arrived at the "Genbao Football Base" located in a forest.

Pressing the car window, Wang Nuo immediately felt a fresh breath of nature, and the temperature was much lower than that in the urban area. In the summer morning, there was a refreshing feeling.

It made Wang Nuo feel like returning to Carrington.

The surroundings of the base seemed very quiet. Near the gate of the base, there was a red signboard hanging on the wall——

Ticket office, 10 yuan/person.

"Director Xu, is our base still a scenic spot?" Wang Nuo joked.

"Don't tell me, it's true. When I came last time, I met a lot of tourists." Wang Zhongshi said, "Director Xu even went over to take photos with tourists!"

"It's not easy to build a base. In all aspects, you have to use the place that can generate income!" Xu Genbao didn't hesitate. "I not only collect tickets, but also sell signed footballs to send blessings. It's nothing."

Xu Genbao greeted the people at the door, and was about to ask the driver to drive the car in.

At this time, Wang Nuo noticed that there was a huge bare stone lying across the gate of the base, with several large red characters written on it.

Xu Genbao noticed Wang Nuo's gaze and said, "Why don't you get out of the car and take a look? It's also a scenic spot in the base."

Wang Nuo had heard about this stone, but had never seen it with his own eyes, so at Xu Genbao's suggestion, he went to take a photo with the giant stone.

Wang Nuo looked at the photo on his phone and laughed, "If I post this on the Internet, will a lot of people say I'm a traitor?"

On this boulder, the scarlet letter engraved is Xu Genbao's famous slogan back then - [Create China's Manchester United]

The inscription is 2002.

Wang Nuo thought to himself, it seems that Director Xu really regarded this football base as Carrington.

"Manchester United Ferguson has his class of 92, and I also have my group of children." Xu Genbao said, "What they lack now is the polishing of high-level games, but there is no way, and now they can only play in the Chinese Premier League."

Wang Nuo nodded.

He listened all the way, and he could probably feel the two issues that Director Xu cared most about, one was money, and the other was a high-level competition platform.

But Wang Nuo didn't speak in a hurry. His father called him this time, and he had already told him to watch and observe first, and then make a decision.

They drove around the base for a long time and passed a construction site. Xu Genbao said that it was building a new apartment and decorating a football hotel.

"Not only is there no money, but now I owe money again." Xu Genbao said calmly, "Recently, the construction started, and the debt was repaid. There is no way. The base has to be developed. You can't do it if you don't build it. If you don't build it, the land will be confiscated. .”

"I'm used to it now, so let's start construction. After it's built, it will be used as a club, just like the football hotel over there. Part of it is for personal use, and part of it is for the public."

"What I'm grasping now can't be said to be a big sports industry, at least it can be called a sports industry. After all... I rely on this to survive now."

Wang Nuo couldn't help feeling a little sad when he saw Director Xu, who was nearly seventy years old, say these words.

In fact, in the eyes of ordinary people, Xu Genbao became financially free more than ten years ago. He is a top coach and football player in China, and he can rest on the credits of the past and retire peacefully to enjoy his old age.

But he resolutely chose this path, so much so that he still has to worry about the operation of the base every day.

There is no other reason to explain this. The only reason is that Xu Genbao is a football youth training person wholeheartedly.

Wang Nuo felt more and more that the image of the old man in front of him had grown taller.

They stopped the car and, led by Xu Genbao, entered the team hotel for a tour.

Wang Nuo originally thought that the conditions would be very simple, but he did not expect that the football hotel is not only spacious, but also has good facilities.

"It is usually used as a dormitory for the team members. Of course, the vacant floors are also open to the public."

Xu Genbao opened a room and took them to look around. Wang Nuo found that the wooden floor had been replaced.

"The main plan is to renovate the inside of the room, and paint the walls in batches. It will cost more than 200 million yuan."

"Now the main income is still relying on hotels and clubs. If they are done well, I estimate that they can earn 500 million yuan per year." Xu Genbao introduced.

"Well, that's not bad."

After Wang Nuo's words came out of his mouth, he suddenly realized that he could earn this amount in about a month, not including the endorsement fee.

"A few million a year, you have to think about how much I want to spend."

Xu Genbao counted them one by one with his fingers, "Should the interest on the bank loan be repaid? Do the employees have to be paid? The daily maintenance expenses of the base and the subsidy for the children are still very stressful!"

After Xu Genbao's introduction, he happily took Wang Nuo and his son into his room in the hotel.

He took out a piece of paper from the desk in the room and put it in front of Wang Nuo.

"Your father has seen this, and I'll show it to you today, so you probably know what's going on at Genbao Base."

Wang Nuo's eyes fell on the piece of paper and found that it was the structure diagram of Xu Genbao's base.

"Look at this picture, it's clear."

"The base will support more than 100 people in total."

"Starting from the electrician, there are drivers, laundry, greening, grounds, and guards. This part is guaranteed."

"The second area is hotels and clubs. This area is for making money."

"There is a third piece, which is the club and the young players."

Listening to Xu Genbao's introduction, Wang Nuo had a general understanding of the personnel structure of the football base. There will be a number behind each position, representing how many people it is.

"In the past, there were more than 100 people, and it was chaotic whoever was in charge. If something happened, call it. Now the method has changed."

Xu Genbao proudly said, "Now I focus on the results indicators. How much profit does your hotel ask for every year, and what kind of results does the team ask for? The management is much stricter than in the past."

Wang Nuo nodded frequently, but Wang Zhongshi remained silent.

Wang Zhongshi originally owned a company. In his eyes, Xu Genbao's model still has many problems. In terms of management, Xu Genbao has figured out some methods, but there is still a long way to go.

At this moment, a snow-white poodle with ears dyed rose red suddenly ran in at the door.

It called out to Wang Nuo and the others, then quickly ran to Xu Genbao's feet, frantically wagging its tail, with a pair of big eyes that were very spiritual.

"Manchester United! This is a guest, don't bark!" Xu Genbao bent down and picked it up.

Sure enough, the dog stopped barking.

"This little guy's name is... so strange." Wang Nuo didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and gently touched the dog's head with his hand, and the puppy called Manchester United immediately grinned at him.

Wang Nuo felt that Manchester City fans must think the name was good.

"It was given to me by an old friend of the Shanghai Circus in 05. At that time, the base was basically stable. I hired a French coach to take care of the daily training. I was relatively free and had time to raise a dog."

"Usually I would take it to the sidelines of the training field, shouting 'Manchester United' and 'Manchester United' in my mouth, to remind the players not to forget our goal - to create China's Manchester United."

"No way, the base is closed for training, and the young players are afraid of slack after a long time. It is very smart, and it can be regarded as bringing a little fun here."

Wang Zhongshi obviously knew about this dog and smiled at the side, while Wang Nuo heard about it for the first time and thought it was quite interesting.

"I think the environment here is very suitable for football practice. It is quiet and far away from the urban area. In the past, as long as I can play football, I can stay anywhere." Wang Nuo said.

Wang Zhongshi glanced at his son, nodded, and said to Xu Genbao, "Indeed, when I was young, give him a ball, and he can play in the yard for a day by himself, and he won't be able to come back to eat."

Xu Genbao waved his hand, "Wang Nuo is different, geniuses are born, love football, that is true love, love that gives everything, but most people can't persevere in doing the same thing."

Xu Genbao continued: "Let's not talk about the players, the coaches, especially the young coaches, can't stay here, so now there are some old coaches in the base. They drive from Shanghai for two hours, and they basically come back every half a month. Home."

"In this place, stay for three days is heaven, stay for another three days is the world, stay for one year, it will be hell." Xu Genbao hugged Manchester United, looking quite helpless.

Wang Nuo agreed with Xu Genbao's point of view. When he was in Standard Liege, he trained in the mountains of Italy during the winter break. Many teammates couldn't bear it. It was okay for a day or two. After a long time, people would go crazy.

Speaking of coaches, Xu Genbao told Wang Nuo that the most famous young coach at Genbao football base was Fan Zhiyi, who was also his favorite student.

Fan Zhiyi retired in 06. Last year he led Shanghai East Asia for a year, but in the end the team failed to make it to the Super League. Coupled with the disagreement of ideas, he finally quit and ran to start an investment company.

"How about I call Xiao Fan over and meet you guys too?" Xu Genbao smiled, "The clubhouse under construction over there was helped by Xiao Fan's friend."

Wang Nuoneng could feel that the relationship between Xu Genbao and Fan Zhiyi was very good.

"If people are busy, forget it."

Wang Zhongshi said politely, he had met Fan Zhiyi twice, he was quite interesting, but it might not be convenient to talk about business later today.

"It doesn't matter, my own, what is he busy with in a day." Xu Genbao picked up the phone and called. It was obvious that Xu Genbao looked very happy today.

After making the phone call, Xu Genbao laughed, "Xiao Fan will be here in a while, and we will eat Genbao big wontons at the base at noon, and I will take you to the training ground in the afternoon!"

(End of this chapter)