Chapter 634: Volume Five, Red Prince Charming
After flipping the January page of the calendar, Tang En learned a new piece of news. The news made him very angry, but he couldn't express it in person.
Evan Dougherty found him and informed him that on February 4th and 5th, he would lose his most trusted assistant for two days.
"It's that "Football Boy" draft again?" he snorted. He actually wanted to swear, the moment he heard Evan tell him about it. But when he was about to do that, he thought of Mourinho, so he calmed down quickly.
He is not as arrogant as Mourinho, and he still clearly knows whose club this club belongs to. He doesn't want to be considered by Evan as having a "rebellious heart", which does him no good at all. He doesn't want to own the whole club, it doesn't do him any good, it gives him a headache.
So he just snorted, expressing his displeasure.
Evan smiled: "In the final of this show, no one is more suitable to appear there than the Chinese Tang. Because he is..."
Tang En nodded: "Yes, I know. He is Chinese, and he is also the assistant coach of this team. He is very popular in China, and the audience will be very happy when a familiar oriental face appears on such an occasion. I'm happy...this is actually a way to please the Chinese audience and the market."
"I've always said that Tony Twain is a very smart person." Evan said with a smile, not feeling any dissatisfaction at all because Twain interrupted him.
This is the place where Evan likes Twain more than Abramovich. He is indeed not as rich as the Russians, but because of this, he is a little smarter than the Russians...
Twain knew very well that the temper of a person like himself was soft rather than hard, and so was Mourinho. Evan's grinning appearance made him unable to get angry. But if he encounters a tough boss like Abramovich, Tang En will fight the other party to the end, and it will be a big deal. In this day and age, who is afraid of whom?
"It's useless to compliment me, Evan..." Dunn waved his hand feebly. He was indeed upset about this matter, but he hadn't gotten to the point of falling out with the club owner over it. "I think Allen is a little eager for quick success and quick benefits. Some things are too anxious...I'm afraid he will suffer later."
"I will pass on your concerns to him, Tony. Let's talk about this matter. In fact, so far, the talent show has been considered a success, with high ratings and good social influence." Evan said these Of course it was the data sent back from China, but Tang En doubted how much water was in it, so he cautiously agreed. "Also, you don't have to worry about the delay. Alan will go to China with Tang. Tang's work is very simple. He will come back when he is done. Alan will be responsible for other things. It's just a two-day event, so it won't delay you much. Yes." He patted Tang En on the shoulder.
Tang En shrugged and said helplessly, "Well, what can I do even if I don't agree?"
"Thank you for your understanding and support, Tony. Finally, I wish you the best coach in the world." Evan held out his hand.
Tang En patted his hand: "You said it last year."
"It doesn't hurt to say it one more time."
Evan went back satisfied, while Tang En sighed helplessly. There is no way for someone to work. But Tang En still insisted on not being the boss, he knew that he was not that kind of material.
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On February 2nd, at home, Nottingham Forest beat West Ham United 1-0. As Manchester United was tied away by Tottenham Hotspur, the gap between Forest and Manchester United was narrowed, and Arsenal, who won Nana took the opportunity to surpass and return to the first place in the league.
More than half of the league, the competition for the league championship is becoming fiercer.
Tang Ze simply cleaned up and set off to fly back to China again. Who made him a Chinese? Originally, the final climax of this talent show was to let Allen be the hidden boss, but Allen had an idea and decided to let Tang, who is more acceptable and familiar to Chinese people, complete this glorious task.
Regardless of Tang En's factors, his choice is indeed very good and very suitable.
Although he is an assistant coach, Tang already has a group of fans in China. These people like and pursue Tang, pay attention to him, and collect all the news about him. This may be caused by the distorted environment of Chinese football - it is meaningless to worship players, and it is better to worship the coach.
Anyway, at present, Tang is indeed the Chinese football player who can best give psychological comfort to the majority of Chinese fans abroad. With many overseas students in a downturn, only Tang is still strong and appears in the coaching bench next to the Premier League every week.
Therefore, from the perspective of pleasing the Chinese audience and the market, Tang is indeed the best candidate for this trip to China.
And his job is really simple. On the day of the recording of the finals, he appeared on the scene at the last minute, and then announced a result that surprised everyone... OVER.
When Tang En sent Tang away, he repeatedly told him: "Come back after completing the mission. This time, don't delay your return for two days like last time. You must know that the penalty for being late is for the players..."
Tang nodded: "Tang Jing won't go back this time."
"That's good." Dunn snorted. "Go early and return early."
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"9527" Chen Jianzai had a "breakup meal" with his partners who had been together day and night for more than three months.
Because the fainting incident made him famous on the show, many viewers have a good impression of this strong young man. But it also made the number on his body at that time his new nickname, and he was often called by his partners to make fun of him. Of course, this is just one of his nicknames. The Englishman Kenny Sansom likes to call him "Smiler" (Smiler), because his smile left a deep impression on Sansom, not only that , he, a young man who always likes to put a smile on his face, is also quite popular among the TV audience.
Today, he sits drinking and eating with other contestants. It was the last big dinner they had together, and they all ran back to eat together.
Of course, there were less than thirteen people sitting beside Chen Jian.
The training camp for the finals was very cruel. Since the British dominated the training camp, the selection criteria were only the level of football, not who was handsome, who could do street dancing and other boring tricks.
The British coaching staff has formulated many training subjects for these Chinese football teenagers. The assessment content is to complete these items. Each item is scored separately, and finally a comprehensive evaluation is taken.
This can ensure fierce competition, make the program more suspenseful and more attractive to the audience.
For example, some people can get high scores in technical subjects, but lose in physical fitness. Some people have excellent physical fitness, but less technical. Some people are good at scoring goals, some like to assist teammates, and some are responsible for defending. Everyone has what they are good at and what they are not good at. If the coaches hadn't announced the results, no one knew whether they could win the final game.
In three months, they sent away seven people, and today they will "send away" four more people.
The quotation marks are added because these eliminated people will not leave immediately, and the seven people who were eliminated before will also be invited back to participate in the recording of the last episode of the program.
Before the meal, Kenny Sansom announced on the training ground the names of the three lucky players who would eventually make it to the grand final.
Wang Yang and Song Hui, and Chen Jian.
He went to the end again.
In fact, after starting the training camp, Chen Jian was the "big favorite" to be eliminated. Because he is the only player among the fourteen who has no professional training background. He is a real, pure amateur player. The most brilliant resume is the Sichuan GY City High School Football Cup Championship won by his high school football team.
But it was such an amateur player who went all the way to the finals, became one of the top three, and had a chance to get one of the two tickets to the UK.
What is his secret? It's very simple, just four words - "Diligence can make up for one's weakness".
If you are not as good as others, you should work hard on your own subjects, spend twice as much time as others, and use your brain to figure out how to improve your performance in disadvantaged items and keep your own superior items. For example, his skills and awareness are not as good as those of his professionally trained companions, but he has good physical fitness, good physical fitness, and fast speed. Every time the physical fitness test and speed test are held in the training camp, he is always the first. The scores in this project have helped him to get the top three in the end.
At the same time, his grades in subjects that he is not good at are also steadily improving. Everyone in the training camp has seen his progress. Especially Kenny Sansom, he likes this child who is focused and hardworking.
In addition, Chen Jian began to practice English hard before he knew the result. The person next to him didn't understand this, so his answer was: "Anyway, there is an English test in the university, even if I don't get selected, I don't have to worry about the English test..."
The mentality is very optimistic, very good.
In this way, he was not favored by others every time, but he became one of the people who stayed in Changsha every time. Until this time, he was the worst of the three, but he stayed and that was the win.
Wang Yang and Song Hui are the two most attractive people, and they have been from the beginning, so their selection is not surprising. Chen Jian is really a dark horse, plus his dark skin, so he also has a nickname called "Dark Horse Prince".
A tall man stood up across the table, holding a beer glass in his hand: "No matter who among you three can go to England, I have nothing to say. These three months, we are all brothers." This man Speaking Mandarin with a Northeast accent, it was Zhao Rui, the No. 7 contestant from Dalian. "Since we are brothers, my old Zhao is happy whoever can go to England. Anyway, going out represents us Chinese. But I still have to say something..." He looked at Chen Jian who was still looking at everyone with a smile on his face.
"9527." This is Chen Jian's most accepted nickname internally. "I admire you!" Zhao Rui gave a thumbs up with the other hand, "What technology and level do you want to talk about, I, Lao Zhao, may not convince anyone." This Zhao Rui is indeed qualified to say this, he is from Dalian The Shide Youth Team is indeed very good. Even compared with Song Hui and Wang Yang, it is only about the same level. It is a little bit of luck that he was eliminated. On the most critical day of the assessment, he had a cold and a high fever, and his performance was a mess. ... When I came down, I hid in the bathroom and cried loudly. When I came out, my eyes were red and I said, "Isn't it just eliminated? What's the big deal?"
"But I admire you! 9527! I really admire you! You are a man! Pure!" Zhao Rui drank a little too much, feeling a little excited. "Damn it... I got caught with a cold and a fever, and you still passed the audition. Ten thousand people! They are not as good as you, who has a fever and diarrhea... Just because of this, I will obey you!"
Chen Jian was always smiling. He didn't know how to deal with such an enthusiastic companion, and this kind of naked compliment made him a little embarrassed. In fact, he knows how much he weighs...
"Forget it! Don't talk nonsense, let's do it... Do it!"
Chen Jian stood up, and after clinking glasses with Zhao Rui, he raised his neck and slowly poured down a glass of wine. He won another compliment from Zhao Rui: "Good! Sincere! Honest! I like it!" He also raised his neck and dried up.
Then some other people clinked glasses to the three lucky winners one by one. Chen Jian was drunk a lot and was a little dazed. In fact, even if he wasn't drunk, he would still be in a daze.
He could actually enter the final three and have a chance to compete for one of the two spots. Am I dreaming? My level...my level has not reached such a level? Although I do work harder than others, but... go to England... can I really do it? I won't embarrass the Chinese after I go out, right?
Before, some people said that this draft is still a draft after all, and there are too many commercial ones. Even if they can finally go to the UK, the clubs in the UK don't expect to select a talent just by relying on this. So the biggest possibility is that they complete the contract and let the two lucky Chinese guys train there for a year, and then go back where they came from. At most, it can be regarded as seeing what real professional football is, broadening your horizons and enriching your life experience. Do you really want to rely on this to play professional football? Hey buddy, wake up, it's dawn.
Of those who can sit here, who doesn't really hope to become famous and play the dream of professional football? Even amateur players like Chen Jian have such thoughts, let alone those from professional teams.
But when such an opportunity is really in front of them, they will still be a little scared... afraid that their own level will not be able to keep up with the requirements of others, and they will come back in a year in despair...
"Hey, what are you doing foolishly by yourself? 9527! Let's have a toast! You are lucky, lucky..." Another person came up to toast.
Yes, that is also a way of saying it. Some people speculate why Chen Jian, who is obviously not strong, stays every time, and persists until the end, getting a ticket to the final. Is there any inside story?
It's a pity that there is no inside story. As a result, the theory of "luck" became active, and there is quite a market. The audience who supported the other players thought that Chen Jian's luck was really great... You must know that the last match to decide who is the top three turned out to be more luck-a penalty shootout!
Most people think that penalty shootout winners don't rely on their skill or awareness, or anything else, but pure luck. The audience will think so, and naturally some of the partners who are also competitors will think so.
Chen Jian didn't care about this person's last two nagging words, he raised his glass and clinked glasses with him.
Everyone had a great time drinking. Song Hui, Wang Yang and Chen Jian made it to the finals. And the other few people may want to drink away their worries, maybe they are really happy for them, maybe... have other thoughts, these are not important.
Anyway, there won't be any assessments on the show tomorrow, so there's nothing to worry about even if you're hungover.
This is a breakup meal. After today, when the recording of the show ends tomorrow, all the answers and suspense will be revealed.
To be happy in life is to have fun, let's get drunk!