Fame with a ball

The second day after Lin Zhigao returned home, relatives at home were all moved by the news and came to visit one by one.

The small [-]-square-meter house of the Lin family was crowded with dozens of people in one day, and there was almost no place to stand. As a doctor, Qian Hongyan, who was always a bit of a clean freak, was going crazy looking at the messy footprints on the floor. In the end, it was Lin Changan who swiped his pen and invited everyone to a restaurant for dinner, and then moved them out of the house.

Lin Zhigao's grandparents and grandparents are still alive, and the old people have been very kind to him since he was a child. Lin Zhigao also bought rich gifts for these old people when he returned to China this time.Although he tried his best to be considerate, no one thought that even the distant relatives who didn't have much contact with each other would be so rare at this time. The gifts that Lin Zhigao brought from England were obviously not enough, and some of them didn't receive any gifts. The relatives talked sourly during the dinner.

But Lin Zhigao just ignored them. Feelings, no matter how strong the blood relationship is, must be cultivated to have deep feelings. Those relatives who were not familiar with their family before suddenly became enthusiastic He kept his mouth shut and asked him how much money he can earn a year, how easy it is to go abroad, and whether he can introduce their children to study abroad—not to mention Lin Zhigao, even Lin Changan and his wife felt very impatient after hearing this.

It took one day just to entertain those relatives, and on the third day, another team of reporters came to the house.The reporter is from a large local newspaper, which is very popular in the province. Almost every household subscribes to their comprehensive newspapers. Moreover, this interview was agreed by Lin Changan on behalf of Lin Zhigao. Lin Zhigao is not easy to refuse, so It took almost another day.

On the 26th, when Lin Zhigao finally got some free time and was able to eat a big meal cooked by Qian Hongyan, Jiang Shupeng called him again from Beijing. The contract between the two was ready to be signed, and Beijing Over there, Jiang Shupeng had contacted Lin Zhigao for an interview and endorsement. The manufacturer hoped that the signing meeting would be held in Beijing, so Lin Zhigao immediately bought a plane ticket to Beijing.

On the eve of leaving home, Qian Hongyan's complexion has never been better. Lin Zhigao is also homesick and doesn't want to leave his parents so early, but even if he doesn't leave today, he must go back to the team on the 28th, so he is even more entangled and uncomfortable.

Only Lin Chang'an took a long-term view. He first persuaded his wife, and then told Lin Zhigao that he should not worry about the family and let him play football in England. Then he packed a lot of local specialties in his luggage and sent him to the plane.

When Lin Zhigao was boarding the plane, he glanced back at his parents and waved him off with a smile. He secretly made a decision: no matter whether he succeeds in his career or wherever he settles down, he must be filial to his parents.

It may be that some domestic media have been paying attention to Lin Zhigao's whereabouts, or it may be that Jiang Shupeng notified the news of Lin Zhigao's return to the media in advance. In short, Lin Zhigao met a huge welcome group when he got off the plane.

A total of thirty or forty reporters, with microphones and cameras in their hands, kept patting around him and asking various questions at the same time. Can't react.

Fortunately, Jiang Shupeng, who picked him up from the plane, appeared in front of the media at the right time, telling them that Lin Zhigao signed a contract with a famous domestic brand during the vacation, and would also accept an exclusive interview with "Football" magazine. Zhigao is interested, you can wait until he attends the signing meeting, and then ask him questions.

After Lin Zhigao got into the car, he still didn't recover from the situation just now. After a while, he looked at Jiang Shupeng suspiciously: "Where did you find so many reporters?"

Jiang Shupeng said while driving: "Where did I find it? I just released the news that you have returned to China, and they came here by themselves. Why, you don't believe your current popularity?"

Lin Zhigao scratched his head: "Surrounded by dozens of reporters, isn't that the kind of treatment only a big star can get? At first I thought it was a babysitter you hired, until I saw the logos of those TV stations look familiar, That’s when I realized that it was a real reporter.”

"You don't pay much attention to domestic news, so it's not surprising that you don't know your reputation in China." Jiang Shupeng smiled: "Go back to London and buy a laptop, but don't be divorced from society, even if you only read online news. Okay——I searched for news on the Internet recently, and found that the Baidu Tieba named after you has 90 to [-] fans, and there is also a privately established fan forum. It’s not as prosperous as you, maybe it has something to do with your current overseas background. By the way, Sina, Tencent, and Sohu have all invited you to open Weibo, do you want to open it?”

"Let's stop now, I don't have time to play with that."

Jiang Shupeng was a little surprised: "I thought that there is no boy who doesn't love the Internet."

"I used to love surfing the Internet, but now I love making money even more." Lin Zhigao couldn't help but look forward to: "What's the point of dreaming on the Internet every day? When I earn enough money, I will buy ten or eight notebooks. What do I want to do?" You can play whatever you want, if you want to take it apart, you can throw it away, that's cool!"

Jiang Shupeng: "..."

"By the way, where did you get this car? It looks like a private car to me."

"I borrowed it from a friend. Let's go to the law firm to sign the contract first, and then leave your luggage at the hotel and then go to the TV station. I bought two tickets to London tomorrow night. We have to leave after the signing ceremony tomorrow day." gone."

"it is good."

……

In order to prove that he did not tamper with the contract, Jiang Shupeng specially hired a lawyer from a well-known law firm in China when he signed the employment contract with Lin Zhigao. After reading the contract, the lawyer told Lin Zhigao that the contract was fine, and Lin Zhigao trusted him Because of Jiang Shupeng's character, he signed the contract without hesitation. The contract period is tentatively set at three years. After three years, if both parties have no other opinions, the employment contract will be automatically renewed. If you want to use Jiang Shupeng as your agent, the contract will be automatically terminated after three years, and you don't have to pay Jiang Shupeng half a dime.

In the evening, Lin Zhigao nestled in the hotel watching TV to pass the time. When he switched to CCTV5, he was surprised to find that he was on the ace program "World Football" of the sports channel.

Near the end of the year, the theme of the latest issue of "World Soccer" is "Football Oscars", which selects the top ten goal lore, top ten moving moments, top ten controversial judgments, top ten breakthroughs, top ten lace news in 2011, etc. Information related to football.When Lin Zhigao switched channels, he happened to see that the show was broadcasting the top ten breakthroughs of the year, so he put down the remote control and started watching it.

Who knew that when he saw the third breakthrough, the image of the player that appeared on the TV was actually Lin Zhigao himself.

The words of the program are as follows: "Since Lin Zhigao, an overseas player from China, joined the Premier League in the 11-12 season, he has become the youngest overseas player in China, the first Chinese player to score in the FA Cup, and the first A Chinese player who became the main force of a Premier League club and played for half a season, the first Chinese player to perform a hat-trick in the Premier League, the first Chinese player to obtain a special treatment labor certificate, and the first to be on the Premier League scorer list Chinese players... Queens Park Rangers Club has a good momentum this season. This season is likely to repeat the miracle of Dortmund, who was promoted in the Bundesliga last season, and break the monopoly of the top four in the Premier League for the Champions League. At that time, Lin Zhigao may still He will be the first Chinese player to participate in the top competition in Europe, and with so many firsts, he was successfully selected as the third breakthrough in the football world in 2011."

This is the first time that Lin Zhigao has seen his own news broadcast on domestic TV, and it is actually a national CCTV!His vanity inflated unconsciously, and Lin Zhigao, a middle school student who was so unknown in his heart before, gradually disappeared, replaced by a slightly famous Chinese player.And this slightly famous four words, maybe it will be greatly changed in the future.

Just when Lin Zhigao was intoxicated watching TV and looking forward to appearing more of himself in the following content of the program, Jiang Shupeng suddenly opened the door of his room and walked in. He was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, and said to Lin Zhigao : "You change your clothes now and go out with me."

Lin Zhigao sat up straight in surprise: "Where are you going?"

Jiang Shupeng's face was a bit ugly: "Go to a dinner."

"But I've had supper."

"You don't need to eat, you just need to show your face somewhere." Jiang Shupeng's face became more and more gloomy: "Otherwise, they won't let you pass the overseas player registration terms."

Lin Zhigao frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

"Queens Park Rangers Club has sent your information to the domestic Football Association. I had already made an appointment with the Football Association's Overseas Affairs Department to take you to register as an overseas player tomorrow morning, but suddenly someone in charge called me , said that it is approaching the end of the new year, and it may take a while for your registration to enter the normal process. I told them that you will return to the UK to play the league on the 27th. Please try to simplify the procedures. Once the Premier League starts, you It is very likely that they will not be able to spare time to go back to the country to go through the formalities. They just chatted a lot, procrastinated and refused to give me a clear answer, and they didn’t know why they brought up the matter of recruiting you for the national team, and finally said that they are now in For dinner at the Beijing Hotel, let you go there."

"It's weird, it's none of my business for them to eat, and I don't know them, why do I have to go if they call me?"

Jiang Shupeng's face suddenly became a little ugly: "They should have asked you to pay the bill."

He glanced at Lin Zhigao again, and said indifferently: "The unspoken rules of the domestic football association, the officials and gentlemen will only do things for you when they are full of food and drink. According to FIFA's survey, there are 71 footballers in China, excluding fans. It is conservatively estimated that there are 2600 million fans including fans. But there are only 8000 registered players in the Football Association nationwide. Why is this? It is because it is very difficult to register players, especially difficult. Most people play football just for fun and do not have so much spare money to go up and down. Try to change this identity. What's more, they also mentioned the national team. I thought that as long as you play well in the UK, the national team will recruit you sooner or later. But now it seems that they are calling you. If you go with a red envelope, everything is easy to talk about if you have a red envelope, but if you don’t have a red envelope..."

Lin Zhigao's heart suddenly ignited, and he sneered: "Where are those officials and lords? Beijing Hotel, right?"

He got out of bed and started changing clothes.

Jiang Shupeng frowned slightly and looked at him: "If you don't want to go, I can help you take care of it. When I brought those people in China, I didn't deal with them less. Maybe there are still a few acquaintances left."

Lin Zhigao snorted and said, "Go, why don't I go? The Beijing Hotel is such a high-end place, let alone me. My dad has never been there. Of course I have to go there to open our old Lin's eyes."

Jiang Shupeng glanced at Lin Zhigao, hesitant to speak.For some reason, he always had a bad premonition in his heart, thinking that if Lin Zhigao just passed by like this, something unexpected might happen.

Jiang Shupeng is very tired of the corruption and corruption of certain domestic power departments, but the general environment has become like this. Of course he can maintain his persistence and not seek personal gain, do not gamble, and do not make match-fixing, but in this In the era when money is easy to do, and money is not enough to come in, even some ordinary programs that can be run simply need money as a stepping stone.

If Jiang Shupeng is doing things for himself, he can stick to his own way, at worst, go abroad to see nothing.However, he is now Lin Zhigao's agent, and everything should be focused on Lin Zhigao's development. How can there be a professional player who cannot be successfully registered in his own country?This kind of thing that was considered unbelievable in the past happened in reality like this, but Jiang Shupeng could only bear with it. If he had been in his previous temper, he would have dropped the phone of the person in charge long ago.

Lin Zhigao got dressed, stuffed his phone into his trouser pocket, and then patted Jiang Shupeng on the shoulder: "Let's go, let's go to the Beijing Hotel."

Jiang Shupeng sighed slightly, but still didn't say anything.

……

In the luxuriously decorated private room of the VIP building of the Beijing Hotel, there are seven or eight red-faced middle-aged men who are drinking and drinking, and beside them are three or four beautiful waitresses who are serving carefully. When it was empty, they stepped forward lightly and gently filled the wine glasses.

When Lin Zhigao and Jiang Shupeng came to this private room, what they saw was such a scene. Lin Zhigao's reaction was a cold snort, and although Jiang Shupeng didn't say anything, the contempt in his eyes confirmed that he and Lin Zhigao were both I can feel it.

A middle-aged man in the house finally realized that someone was coming. Looking back, he saw two people and greeted them drunkenly: "Why are you here now? Come and sit down!"

The waiter quickly added two more seats.

Jiang Shupeng stepped forward and said to the man, "Director Li, Lin Zhigao's registration information..."

Director Li waved his hand, interrupted Jiang Shupeng, pointed to the chair and said to the two of them: "Let's not talk about this, sit down and eat food and drink!"

Lin Zhigao was also polite, sat down on his buttocks, picked up the dishes he liked with his chopsticks, and ate a few mouthfuls at will.Jiang Shupeng sat beside him expressionlessly.

The waiter courteously served them two glasses of wine. Although Lin Zhigao had only touched foreign wine since drinking, he knew what was poured in the glass in front of him: Moutai, and it was absolutely real!

The men at the wine table only noticed him at this time. Earlier, Director Li pointed at Lin Zhigao and said to them, "Do you know who this is?"

"Lin Zhigao! You think we don't read the news!"

"That's right, that's him! Lin Zhigao! We are the future star of Chinese football!"

A slightly sober man asked Director Li: "Old Li, we are all drinking, why did you call him here?"

Director Li blushed and smiled meaningfully: "It's like this. Lin Zhigao came back to China this time to register his information. Besides, although next year is not a big competition year, the national team always needs to add new players, right? What's more, such a young player who has performed so well abroad must not be let go!"

Seeing other people praise him on TV and newspapers can make Lin Zhigao feel excited and joyful, but now he just feels sick when he hears this fat-hearted Director Li say good things about himself.

As soon as Director Li finished speaking, all the men at the table laughed. Who didn't understand the meaning of what he said?

Immediately someone called the waiter: "Bring two more bottles of Moutai!"

Jiang Shupeng felt sick in his heart, but he still had to smile on his face, although the smile was fake enough: "Director Li, we are going back to London tomorrow night..."

"Let's talk after eating, let's talk after eating! I have a sense of what you said." Director Li interrupted Jiang Shupeng again, and then asked several men present: "Old Gao, what do you have after eating?" Are there any activities?"

A fat middle-aged man at the dinner table immediately said: "What shall we do after dinner, everything is up to Director Li!"

Director Li smiled again, and asked in a questioning manner: "Then why not let our future star arrange the arrangement?"

"Okay! Director Li says what he says!"

"It happens to be early now, and we don't want to go home!"

"It's just that this next place shouldn't be too bad!"

Director Li asked Lin Zhigao with a smile: "Shall I introduce you to some interesting places in Beijing?"

Jiang Shupeng felt that he couldn't stay here for even a second. He was trying to find a reason to push back the banquet, but suddenly he heard Lin Zhigao smiling at Director Li and saying, "Where do you and your uncles want to go for a while?" Just go anywhere, I'm not a native of Beijing, and I don't know any interesting places."

Director Li suddenly felt that Lin Zhigao was very good, and he could talk better than his manager, so he smiled more kindly: "The few of us just drink white when we come here, do you want to drink something else? And you Manager, drink whatever you want." He said this very proudly.

Lin Zhigao cursed inwardly, "Fuck, treat me like a fat sheep!", but nodded on his face, and asked Jiang Shupeng, "Since everyone is here, shall we have a drink?"

Jiang Shupeng looked very unhappy, Lin Zhigao ignored him, and said directly to the waiter: "I want two bottles of your most expensive red wine."

Even Director Li was surprised by Lin Zhigao's arrogance, not to mention Jiang Shupeng who was so scared that he almost stood up from his seat!

Jiang Shupeng pulled Lin Zhigao's clothes secretly, Lin Zhigao smiled "hehe" at him twice, and shook his head.

Jiang Shupeng didn't know why, but he suddenly felt a lot more stable psychologically, and now he had come to his senses: Lin Zhigao, there must be something bad in his stomach!

The work efficiency of waiters in high-end restaurants is different. Within a few minutes of Lin Zhigao’s words, two bottles of red wine with intoxicating aroma were opened, one of which filled the glasses for the entire private room, and the other Just put it in front of Lin Zhigao, let him drink it at his own discretion.

Lin Zhigao smelled the alcohol. He is a vulgar person who has never drunk red wine. Even if he went to the bar with his teammates, he would order cheap vodka with a large bill. I don't know, he only knows that this wine is expensive!

After taking a sip, it was sweet and sour with a bit of bitterness and sweetness. It was delicious, and the alcohol content was quite low.Lin Zhigao poured himself a full glass of red wine, then lowered his head, drank it like a juice, and then poured himself another full glass.

The eyeballs of the waiters next to him almost fell off. It was the first time they saw someone drinking red wine like this.

The same goes for Jiang Shupeng, who was speechless as he watched beside him. Before he could say a word, his wine glass was filled, and then Lin Zhigao fooled him: "Drink quickly! This wine is very good. Call again after drinking!"

After drinking a whole bottle of unknown brand of high-end red wine, Lin Zhigao ordered another bottle.Jiang Shupeng simply ignored him now, the elite man was shaking a goblet, he was the only man in this group who could drink and understand red wine.

Director Li, who was sitting next to Lin Zhigao, watched Lin Zhigao's series of behaviors, and secretly smiled in his heart: A child who has never seen the world, don't cry for me when I pay the bill later!

After about [-] minutes, the private room became full of alcohol, except for Lin Zhigao and Jiang Shupeng who were drinking red wine, the other men became a little drunk.

Someone winked at Director Li, and Director Li understood, and said to Lin Zhigao, "Shall we continue playing in another place?"

Lin Zhigao was fiddling with the mobile phone in his hand, and when he heard this, he raised his head and smiled and said, "Director Li, I heard Brother Jiang say that you have a way to let me enter the national team?"

Director Li laughed twice, and said, "Why are you worried about this? It's easy to say, easy to say!"

Jiang Shupeng listened impatiently, and suddenly felt the phone vibrate. He took out the phone and saw a text message on it, which was sent to him by Lin Zhigao.

Jiang Shupeng frowned, but calmly opened the text message, which read: "Go out and wait for me."

He looked up at Lin Zhigao, only to find that the other party was talking happily with Director Li, and poured wine for Director Li while talking, behaving very politely.Jiang Shupeng didn't hesitate, and immediately stood up and left the private room. No one among the drunk people in the room noticed his departure.

Director Li was talking eloquently under Lin Zhigao's questioning: "Today we had fun and enjoyed ourselves to the fullest. Tomorrow you just go through the formalities. I'll call and everything will be done. It's just about your entry into the national team... This is a bit difficult. Although you performed well abroad, that doesn’t mean you can perform well in the national team, does it?”

"Don't I just have to play well?"

Director Li laughed loudly: "Play well? Now who cares if you play well? No matter how good your football is, if you are not a good person, you want to enter the national team? No way! But if you are a good person, you can If you can make uncles and uncles happy, and everyone is happy, it’s not a matter of saying where to go. Just like the captains of the national team Li Weifeng, Zheng Zhi, and Wu Xi, they are all very good people. As a country In the future, the performance of the pillars cannot be lost to them!"

Lin Zhigao didn't speak.

Seeing that Lin Zhigao looked a bit embarrassed, Director Li patted him on the shoulder and said, "Actually, uncles are very easy to satisfy and don't have many needs. Look at your Uncle Gao over there. His son will go abroad soon. , I am in a hurry to exchange dollars, and so are the others. Every family has a difficulty. Now that the price of goods is so high, it is impossible for a family to rely on wages alone. The house cannot be bought, and the country cannot afford to pay. If you really have Filial piety, a similar number will do.”

"Approximately how much?"

Director Li calculated, "Not much, just a few hundred thousand."

Just a few hundred thousand?Lin Zhigao sneered in his heart, and cursed again, "Moth!", but poured another glass of wine for Director Li diligently.

Director Li drank the wine, and there happened to be a man talking to him next to him. He turned his head and talked for a while, and when he turned around again, he suddenly found that Lin Zhigao who was sitting next to him was gone!

Thinking that Lin Zhigao went out to use the bathroom, Director Li didn't care, but after waiting for a while, the men around him became impatient and asked him: "Director Li, when shall we continue?" What's next?"

Director Li frowned and looked around the private room, only to find that Lin Zhigao's manager was not in the room either!He was furious again, and felt that Lin Zhigao and his manager could not let him go, so he took out his mobile phone, dialed Jiang Shupeng, and turned off the phone!

Director Li beckoned to the waiters and asked them, "Where did the two people sitting next to me go?"

The waiter said very respectfully: "That gentleman left a long time ago, we don't know. But that little gentleman told us when he just left, and he asked us to tell you a word."

Director Li frowned: "What are you talking about?"

"He said thank you for the red wine, it's delicious."

Director Li couldn't hold back, and swear words burst out: "Damn it! I met an unscrupulous bastard!"

During the meeting, someone asked him puzzled: "What's wrong with Director Li, so arrogant?"

Director Li said angrily: "The little bastard who called us to pay the bill ran away!"

"Oh no!"

"Impossible? Can he let you go?"

"Did he pay the bill for something and leave? He is also a Chinese player. It is impossible not to give you face, unless he doesn't want to hang out in China!"

Director Li thinks about it too, maybe Lin Zhigao paid the bill and left?With his position and right, how could he dare to provoke him?

Who would have thought that the waiter who had been staying by the side said, "Sorry, the two gentlemen who just left didn't pay the bill."

At this moment, Director Li was finally sure that he had indeed been played by someone, and that he was still a child.

Others at the banquet did not expect this to happen. After a long time, someone asked: "All the people who came to pay the bill have left. What else should we drink, or should we go too?"

The more Director Li thought about it, the more angry he became, and he said to the waiter in a very bad tone: "Bring me the bill!"

Then he said to those middle-aged men: "Trick me this time, when I go back, I will make him unable to eat!"

During the banquet, several people promised again and again, but suddenly someone yelled and said, "Oh, it's broken! Didn't you just send out a notice two days ago, and the discipline inspection has been strict recently, won't we be allowed to sign the bill for reimbursement for dinner?"

Director Li's expression became even worse, and this expression reached its peak the moment he saw the bill!

A meal cost 87500.The price of three bottles of high-end red wine is 45000.

Director Li's heart was burning with anger, and he tried his best not to yell at himself in front of a large number of people, but he had already formed a hundred and one thousand ways in his mind to make Lin Zhigao look good!

……

Lin Zhigao's expression at the moment is really pretty.

Sitting in the car, he laughed and slapped his thigh: "When I came out, I asked for the bill, 87500! Haha, what are you waiting for Director Li to see this number?" At that time, his face must be ugly as hell!"

But Jiang Shupeng was not happy at all: "If you told me before that you came here to play tricks on them, I would not have brought you here. These officials are very grudges, you teased him today, he I will definitely fight against you everywhere in the future.”

Lin Zhigao didn't care at all: "Never mind him, I'm not in China anyway! Hmph, do you know how much he wants from me? Hundreds of thousands for a national team spot! Fuck, a bunch of moths, want me to give you gifts? For your sister!"

I have to say that although he was worried about the consequences of this incident, Jiang Shupeng couldn't help showing a smile when he heard Lin Zhigao describe the ugly face that Director Li might have.

"It's just that you may not be able to become a registered player, and you will definitely be hindered by these people when you enter the national team in the future."

"Obstruction can be obstructed. The Chinese Football Association is not the only one who has the final say. He must have officials above his head! I don't believe that he alone has the final say in China. As long as I play my own football well, he doesn't want it." I am his loss, let the media scold him!"

Lin Zhigao said "hehe" a few times very cunningly, and said to Jiang Shupeng in a low voice: "Actually, I recorded all his words."

Jiang Shupeng looked at Lin Zhigao in surprise.

"He asked me for money and asked me to give gifts, all of which are recorded in my mobile phone." Lin Zhigao shook his head: "I'm just in case, how about it, am I smart?"

Jiang Shupeng finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a light smile, "I'm relieved now. Although it won't be useful, if they smear you, we can fight back."

Hearing that even Jiang Shupeng praised him, Lin Zhigao once again felt that he was becoming more and more wise and powerful!