Episode [001]: The Craziest Fans Ever

It was just before seven o'clock, and the night had already arrived.

The whole world seemed to be covered with a black veil and plunged into chaos without a ray of light.

Walking on Piston Street, surrounded by the unique rancid smell of the sewer, Zhong Cheng was so sick that he wanted to vomit.

It has been a month since I came here, and Zhong Cheng is still not used to the environment here.

Piston Street is located in the southern suburb of Leeds. This area belongs to the former old town. It was the economic center of Leeds during the Industrial Revolution. However, with the rise of the light textile industry, the economy of Leeds City also shifted to the east. The northern and central areas, which are gradually forgotten, only the old factories and clock towers remain. Now this is the poor area of ​​Leeds, and the people who live here are also some low-income handicraftsmen.

The population is mixed here, and it is a mixed area of ​​people of various races and religions.

Zhong Cheng is currently a member of this place, and he settled here a month ago.

Walking hurriedly through the familiar street, Zhong Cheng walked into an alley with crowded houses. This alley was not very deep, and Zhong Cheng walked to the end in a few steps.

What appeared in front of Zhong Cheng was a tightly closed rusty iron door.

Zhong Cheng took out a key from his trouser pocket, and inserted the key into the keyhole with the help of the faint light from the surrounding residents' houses, twisted his wrist, and opened the lock with a click.

Zhong Cheng pushed hard, and the heavy iron door let out a painful groan, and slowly opened it.

After reaching out to the door frame very skillfully, he pressed the light switch on the wall, and the orange light cut through the night instantly, illuminating the whole room.

The house is not big, just one room, only about ten square meters in total.

The walls are mottled, and the plastered walls have fallen off so badly that it can't be seen. This is more like a utility room for storing sundries.

There is a single bed, a long table, and a very small wardrobe beside the bed. A box-type TV is placed on the long table. Next to the TV is a With bowls, chopsticks, water glasses and other items.

Zhong Cheng walked into the room, closed the iron door, walked to the bed and sat down.

Zhong Cheng raised his head and glanced at the clock hanging on the wall, the time has come to 7:15.

Zhong Cheng pondered: "It's 7:15, there's still an hour and a half before the start of the European Cup final!"

Zhong Cheng turned on the TV and found the live broadcast channel of the European Cup, but the live broadcast of the European Cup final has not yet started. Zhong Cheng decided to get up and get something to eat. It was a big day, and he hadn't eaten much yet, so he was a little hungry.

Zhong Cheng got up immediately, walked out of the house, cooked a bowl of clear water noodles with the coal stove in the outer corner of the house, and ate it wheezingly.

After cleaning up the battlefield, the time has come to half past eight.

The final of this European Cup has already started to be broadcast live on the TV. The famous stars Mike Malaman and Lineker are discussing this game and expressing their opinions.

On the TV, Lineker said: "Although the Portuguese eliminated us in England, I am still optimistic about the Portuguese. As the host, they have a unique advantage. The Greeks have stumbled all the way to the final. Their strength is limited. It is already a miracle to be able to advance to the final, I don't think they can continue to create miracles, I guarantee that the champion of this European Cup must belong to Portugal!"

McMaraman next to Lineker immediately nodded and agreed: "I agree with Gary. The Greeks are now at the end of their blows. It is difficult for them to cause trouble for the Portuguese at the Stadium of Light. In this game, Portugal It's a win, they will win the first Delaunay Cup in their history!"

Perhaps all the fans in front of the TV at this time will not object to the statement of the two. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Portugal, which has many stars such as Luis Figo, Rui Costa, Deco and Cristiano Ronaldo, is better than Greece. The team is too strong, and it is impossible for the Greeks to cause any trouble for the host Portugal in this game.

But Zhong Cheng in front of the TV didn’t think so, because he knew very well that Rehhagel’s Greek team finally defeated the host Portuguese team 1-0, won the Delaunay Cup, and sang Greek mythology.

Being able to know this is not because Zhong Cheng can pinch and count, but because his soul comes from the future, from 2016 AD.

In 2016, he was a depressed football coach.

When he was young, his biggest dream was to become the head coach of the Chinese men's football team one day and lead the Chinese men's football team to the World Cup.

But after he set foot on this road, he realized how difficult this road is.

It is undoubtedly a dream for a child of an ordinary worker with no connections, connections, or money to want to step into the circle of football coaches in China and become the head coach of the national team.

The reality is cruel, and there is almost no way ahead.

But he still did not give up his dream. Because of his excellent academic performance, he was admitted to the University of Cologne in Germany and has been taking full scholarships all year round.

In Germany, he started his "football coach" study tour.

In the past ten years, he has played football all over Europe's major football holy places, learned a lot of skills, and resolutely returned to China with his childhood dream.

He came back full of longing, but reality dealt him a huge blow.

With the A-level coaching certificate issued by FIFA and the advanced football concepts of European countries, he couldn't find a job as a football coach in the huge China.

He was hit hard, and it was only then that he realized how difficult it was for an outsider like him to step into this circle.

Later, he still found a job. His Italian friend recommended him to Marcelo Lippi, who was coaching Guangdong Evergrande at the time, and he became Marcelo Lippi's translator.

He stayed with Marcelo Lippi for two and a half years and experienced the glory of Guangdong Evergrande in the AFC Champions League. But after Marcelo Lippi and Cannavaro left one after another, he also lost his job.

After having the experience of Guangdong Evergrande translation, he embarked on a two-year job hunting journey. This guy who was once called "the most talented Chinese coach" by Marcelo Lippi was unexpectedly ignored, and finally had to commit himself to the Chinese League Two and become the head coach of an amateur team.

Although it is in the Chinese League Two, he is still fully committed, leading a team that is the least optimistic, and successfully reached the semi-finals of the Chinese League Two, and promotion is in sight. But the day before the promotion game, he received instructions from the club's top management to let the team lose the game.

The high level of the club actually let him play match-fixing, he was filled with grief and indignation, and fainted from the anger.

When he woke up again, earth-shaking changes had taken place around him, he was no longer him, to be precise, his soul had traveled through.

He became Zhong Cheng in 2004, a British Chinese and an avid Leeds fan.

When he was one year old, Zhong Cheng followed his father Zhong Yunhe to Leeds, England to seek a living and grew up here.

Zhong Cheng has liked football since he was a child. He is a loyal Leeds United fan. He has not experienced the unprecedented prosperity of Leeds United in the Don Rivet era, but he is proud of it.

Not having the chance to experience the glorious era of Leeds United made Zhong Cheng full of regrets.

But in 1988, Zhong Cheng witnessed the opening of another glorious era for Leeds United.

Since 1988, Wilkinson took over Leeds United and became the head coach of Leeds United. He led Leeds United to start a new era called "creating glory again". The last champions of League One, the top division.

In 1998, Zhong Cheng ushered in O'Reilly's youth guard era, Rio Ferdinand, Lee Bowyer, Alan Smith, Jonathan Woodgate, Kewell, Viduka and Ian Hart When a group of young football stars emerged, a shocking youth storm was set off in the British mainland.

At that time, Zhong Cheng was extremely proud. But the good times didn't last long, the club was not managed well, and the huge investment was not returned. On the contrary, it lost nearly 1 million pounds every week. Leeds United finally ushered in a financial crisis.

The club has suffered successive losses, and its foreign debts have once reached as high as 85 million pounds. The club's top management can only sell the club's stars one after another to win living space. However, at the end of last season, Leeds United was relegated.

Leeds United has ushered in an unprecedented crisis, and all fans are in great pain.

At this time, Zhong Cheng did a very crazy thing. He stayed in the local rich area of ​​Leeds for two consecutive weeks, besieged and begged the local rich people in Leeds to buy Leeds United and save Leeds United. During these two weeks, Zhong Cheng met more than 20 local tycoons, but the tycoons all sternly refused. They didn't want to take over the mess of Leeds United.

In the end, Zhong Cheng threatened to commit suicide, but he still didn't get the sympathy of the rich.

The crazy Zhong Cheng slammed his head hard into the marble wall, bleeding all over the place, and Zhong Cheng passed out.

At that time, this incident caused a huge sensation in Leeds and the whole of England. Countless media rushed to report on this incident. Zhong Cheng instantly became a star in the British mainland, and was called "the craziest man in history" by the media and fans. fan".

Many people laughed at Zhong Cheng, but Leeds United fans praised him.

During the lethargy, the two souls fought in their minds, and finally the soul from 2016 won, but he also promised his predecessor to save Leeds United, which was the only last wish of his predecessor.

When he woke up again, Zhong Cheng's body had already been taken over by the 2016 Chinese football coach Jiu.

Even in 2016, he has never seen such crazy fans, and he really admires his predecessor.

The body of his predecessor is very good. He is 22 years old, his height has reached 188cm, his body is very strong, his body is full of tendons, and he looks like a tough guy.

After taking over Zhong Cheng's body, he became Zhong Cheng.

What Zhong Cheng has to do is to fulfill his predecessor's last wish and save Leeds United. But this is quite difficult for Zhong Cheng, but Zhong Cheng will still do it because he promised.

Zhong Cheng did not continue the path of his predecessor, but went to the local rich area of ​​Leeds to pray for the pity of the rich. With memories from later generations, Zhong Cheng is ready to make money by himself, and he is ready to make a fortune from the upcoming European Cup.

Zhong Cheng sold his house on Elland Road Street, sold his car, borrowed some money from a friend, and then devoted himself to the gambling business. He placed bets at a gaming company and bought a large Pen's Greek team wins.

At that time, the odds offered by the European poker company were 51.00 for the Greek team to win the championship, the odds offered by William Hill for the Greek team were 81.00, and there were even betting companies who offered an odds of 100.00.

However, the betting company that offered the highest odds did not seem very reliable, so Zhong Cheng chose William Hill and invested 600,000 pounds.

More than a month has passed, and the Greek team has indeed reached the final. Zhong Cheng's investment is about to bear fruit.

Zhong Cheng was sitting in the humble house he rented, his eyes fixed on the TV screen, where players from Portugal and Greece both entered the field, and the 2004 European Cup final was about to start.