Chapter 22 Goodbye Yiren (1)
On the second day of the game, the Nottingham Evening Post put a large photo on the ninth page (sports page), which accounted for half of the entire page. The photo was taken from the opposite side of the coach's seat. In the red stands, Don Eun raised his arms and shouted. This was the scene where he celebrated his third goal.
While eating a simple breakfast, Tang En looked at the photo repeatedly. It must be admitted that the photo was taken very well, with the angle and timing just right. Of course, the best thing is that the protagonist of this photo is obviously coach Tony Tang En.
The picture under the photo reads: "When David Johnson scored the winning goal, Tony Donn raised his arms to celebrate with the carnival fans."
Tang En, who liked the more he looked, decided to call the newspaper to find the person who took the photo, and then pay for a huge piece of paper, frame it and hang it in the house. This is his glorious moment and must be treasured forever.
So he found the phone number of the Evening Post in the newspaper.
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The day after each competition day is always the busiest day for British newspapers. People run in and out, busy writing the news they have recently collected into news, or sending the arranged newspapers to the printing factory. The phone ringtones always ring in the newspaper building.
"Hello, this is Nottingham Evening Post..." The beautiful receptionist said politely to the microphone, and after two seconds the professional smile on her face disappeared.
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Tang En, who was on the other end of the phone, felt strange. He just wanted to know the contact information of the photographer and then asked him for an enlarged version. Why did he transfer his phone to the president's office?
He heard a slight cough from the other side of the phone, and then the voice of an old man.
"Hello, Mr. Donne, I am Larry Lawrence, the president of the Nottingham Evening Post. You can call me Larry."
"You can also call me Tony, Mr. Larry..."
Next, Donn told Larry Lawrence his request. Lawrence agreed without hesitation. The photos were taken by a photographer from their newspaper. Not to mention washing one enlarged one, it would not be a problem to wash ten pictures. However, Lawrence proposed a condition.
"Interview with me?" Tang En was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the media would come so soon. But he never thought of refusing. This was a good opportunity to promote himself. Tang En was not afraid of becoming famous. If he wanted to become a famous coach, the influence of the media should not be ignored. But the time is not good now. The team has just won a victory, which does not mean that the situation is stable. He still has many problems to solve. Where can he have time to accept an interview now?
"Larry, I'm afraid it won't work now."
"Is there any difficulty, Tony?"
From the conversation between these two people, you can't feel that they were just chatting on the phone for less than five minutes.
"I still have a lot of work to do now, and I don't think I can accept your interview during this period. Although I hope to accept this kind of interview..."
"I understand you."
"So...if you can wait a while, I'd be happy to be interviewed by you."
Lawrence immediately agreed with Don En's proposal: "It's okay. We will send you the photos you want in two days. Just remember the interview matters. When you think it's OK, please contact us at any time, Tony."
After hanging up the phone, Tang En was a little complacent. He didn't expect that he would be favored by the media so soon. This is a good sign. It means that as long as you win the ball, everything will be beautiful. His current goal is to keep the team in this state and solve the problems exposed in yesterday's game in training.
However, one thing is certain: he must adhere to his own victory-oriented thinking and let the players truly feel it. A team that goes from head coach to players to pursue victory will be invincible.
Tang En was in a very good mood after getting the photos. Anyway, he didn't train today. According to the usual practice, he would definitely have to take a holiday to let the players rest and relax. Of course, if he lost a big score, Tang En would also cancel the holiday and let the team repent in training with a lot of exercise.
He decided to go out for a walk. He was in a busy and tense environment for this period, and it was time to relax.
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Nottingham has a top university in the UK - Nottingham University. This university also has a cooperative branch in Ningbo, China. Therefore, many Chinese students come here to study and study gilding every year. On the streets of Nottingham, you can always see Chinese students with yellow skin, black hair and Chinese speaking.
However, Tang En doesn't know whether there are Chinese people in the stands at the city stadium.
Whenever there is a holiday, even if it is only half a day, Tang En will never stay in his home and never sleep in. He thought so: I finally had the opportunity to "travel abroad for free". I don't make good use of it and look around and appreciate the exotic style. I'm so sorry for God who let him travel through time. Of course, for Tang En himself, to experience the most authentic and great British style, he still has to go to all kinds of bars. He thinks that the greatest invention of mankind is winemaking, the great profession is winemaker, the greatest building is bar, and the greatest glass product is wine bottle... Please like to analogize the other great ones.
If you think that Don Eun is going to spend the rest of his time at the bar today, then he is very wrong. It is only nine o'clock in the morning, and bars in the UK are not open, so he can't go even if he wants to.
I have always heard that the scenery of Nottingham University is beautiful, so he decided to go to the university campus. Maybe he could meet beautiful international students from China and develop a beautiful foreign love...
Don't call Randy James, the taxi driver he already knew, and he decided to experience Nottingham's public transportation system.
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The city of Nottingham is actually quite small, which is also a common feature of British cities. In addition to international metropolis like London, most cities in China may be the size of a county-level city, and may not be as good as...
When Tang En led the team to Coventry to play this game, he realized that one of the four major cities in the UK was about the same size as a county. Nottingham was the same. After more than twenty minutes of bus swaying, Tang En was already standing at the entrance of the Nottingham University campus. The University of Nottingham has many campuses, and Tang En only knows that there is a large campus west of the city center.
The University of Nottingham campus is large and beautiful. If you don’t know, you will think they are in the park. From a distance, you can see a white square tower hidden by a row of woods. When you walk into it, you will find that it is not a single tower, but an overall white building. The square tower is just the highest part in the middle.
Tang En stood in the middle of the road, a little confused. The campus is too big and he doesn't know how to walk. Wouldn't it be a joke if he gets lost?
Just as he was hesitating, a nice voice sounded next to him, in standard English: "This is the main teaching building of the University of Nottingham."
Tang En turned his head and saw a black-haired girl standing next to her, smiling at the white house: "It's very beautiful, right? It's pure white. If the square tower is converted into a round arch dome, it will be an enlarged version of the White House."
But the head coach of Nottingham Forest didn't hear the girl's next words at all. He seemed to be struck by lightning and stood there. Who did he see?
The black and shiny hair was tied into a refreshing ponytail, and even the bloated down jacket could not hide the youthful body and the beautiful face that was so familiar that it could not be more familiar to you.
That was his high school classmate. He had a crush on the class beauty for three years - Yang Yan!
This world is so small...
"Sir? Sir!" Yang Yan was a little annoyed to find that the foreign man was always staring at him, but she still maintained her basic politeness and did not slap the foreign pervert and then turned around and left.
Tang En came back to his senses and found that it was really bad for him to look at a girl like this. He quickly apologized: "I'm so sorry, I suddenly thought of something and got lost. I'm very sorry." He bowed slightly. Tang En was only 1.7 meters tall, a typical Sichuan man, while Yang Yan was 1.65 meters tall in high school, and a very standard beauty height. Now Yang Yan's height has not changed much, but Tang En has become a ghost man over 1.8 meters tall. Things are no longer the same thing as before, and people are no longer familiar with each other. When Tang En saw Yang Yan, he really had the urge to call her name, but the reason in his heart stopped him. Now they should be the first stranger to meet.
I found that the man was quite polite and spoke politely. Yang Yan threw the unhappiness aside just now. She smiled and said, "Sir, are you a tourist?"
"ah?"
"I see you standing here a little overwhelmed..."
"Ah, yes! I'm a tourist." Donn reacted, "I heard that the University of Nottingham is one of the most beautiful universities in the UK, so I came to take a look. But it's too big, I don't know how to transfer...and I'm afraid of getting lost."
Yang Yan covered her mouth and laughed. The man was honest and cute.
Tang En was distracted again... Yang Yan was a good student in the eyes of teachers, a good daughter in the hands of her parents, and a popular lover in the hearts of her classmates. At that time, almost all the boys in the class liked her, but few people had the courage to confess, and the revolutionary pioneers who finally got the courage also made Yang Yan smile and reject it. Later, there were rumors that Yang Yan's family was preparing to immigrate, a girl who wanted to go abroad, looked down on Chinese men. Many boys were even angry for a long time. Tang En was a not very popular person in the class at that time. He had a weird temper and had few friends, let alone a woman's fate. For girls like Yang Yan, they could only look at them from afar.
After graduating from high school, I heard that Yang Yan really went abroad within two years. Two years later, everyone saw her taking photos from the UK on the online classmate record. Yang Yan in the photo became more beautiful and charming, and her figure became mature. So everyone praised the beautiful woman with a wide range of words, and some people would joke that it was cheaper for foreigners. Yang Yan's usual reply to this was "Haha".
Tang En was surprised that he actually remembered these clearly. He originally thought that he had said goodbye to him since he graduated from college. Although he occasionally went to classmate records, he never left messages. Even if he left messages, those people would not know who he was. When he applied to join classmate records, it caused a big discussion among classmates about "who is he", but in the end he still applied and who was the person who approved him to join...
He only knew that Yang Yan's family had immigrated to the UK, but he didn't expect it would be Nottingham. What should he say? Will he meet him if he is destined to be thousands of miles away?
"If you don't know how to transfer, I can be a free tour guide for you." Yang Yan didn't realize what Tang En was thinking. She looked at the campus around her and said, "I'm very familiar with school here."
Still so enthusiastic...
Tang En nodded: "Okay, come and be my tour guide." This was the first time Tang En was in "close" contact with Yang Yan. How could such an opportunity be missed?
He remembered his original intention of coming to Nottingham University today: Maybe he could meet beautiful international students from China and develop a beautiful foreign relationship.
Now it seems that there is no hope. Tang En is no longer the young boy with a weird temper and a little inferiority.
I am now a thirty-four-year-old man... But I wonder if this body is still a virgin?
Chapter completed!