Chapter 28: Yugong

On Sunday afternoon, the sun is bright, and the window is blue and blue, and the wind is swaying. Chen Jian is not interested in going out to bask in the sun. Warrendam is not quiet on weekends. As a famous wedding photography destination and tourist attraction in the Netherlands, it is crowded with tourists every weekend and is very lively.

He was watching TV at the place where he lived, and his agent, Mr. Xia, had just arrived and made coffee for himself in the kitchen alone.

Chen Jian stared at the TV screen, where Alkmaar's home game against Warren Dam was being broadcast live. The game had just begun ten minutes, and Warren Dam was already behind with one goal.

"You still look?" Mr. Xia walked out of the kitchen with coffee and glanced at the screen. "This team's level is just like this. Come to the A League and go there and stay wherever you cool down."

Chen Jian ignored him and continued to watch the game.

Mr. Xia did it diagonally opposite Chen Jian, fiddled with the coffee spoon in his hand, stirred it for a while and put down the spoon, and said to Chen Jian: "Xiao Chen... How are you thinking about what I said?"

Chen Jian turned his head and looked at his agent: "I haven't thought about it yet, Uncle Xia."

Mr. Xia glared at him: "When do you think of? The season is about to end, and the team is relegated to a certain level." He pointed to Warren Dam on the TV screen. "You said the head coach asked you and said he didn't plan to continue to loan you next season? I told him, I didn't want you to continue to come to this place yet. You are already twenty-three years old, and the new season in the second half of the year will be twenty-four. Do you really want to spend your golden stage in such a team?"

Chen Jian said this and disappeared again.

"What does Nottingham Forest mean?" Mr. Xia asked after taking a sip of coffee.

Chen Jian shook his head: "I don't know what it means."

Hearing this, Mr. Xia could only sigh helplessly. Nottingham Forest is not Warren Dam. He can't scold the Forest team like he scolds Warren Dam. After all, they are now a quasi-wealthy club and one of the hottest teams in Europe. Countless people may not be able to play football under Tony Tangen's account. And his player is already a member of the Forest team... Although he has never played for the Forest team in a single game.

After sighing, Mr. Xia felt more and more unbalanced as he thought about it. He murmured and complained: "Mr. United used to Dong Fangzhuo to take him to South Africa and play games in Hong Kong. After all, he was considered a person who had worn Manchester United jerseys. You are so good... you have no opinions, neither said you were optimistic about you nor did you not... What does Tony Tangen mean? I have also introduced Chinese players a lot. I have never encountered this situation before."

Chen Jian asked: "Didn't you go to talk to Mr. Tang En, Uncle Xia?"

"What are you talking about? People ignore me at all... Big-name coaches are big-name..." Mr. Xia became more and more angry and poured all the coffee in the cup into his mouth. "But this time..." He put all the coffee in his mouth before swallowing it. "I must talk to him. There is still one year left in the contract. What does the Forest Club mean? I must know. Otherwise, I can't arrange for you. Chen Jian, do you know... I originally wanted to push you as the flag of Chinese overseas players because you are a formal player of Nottingham Forest. This is very gimmick. But you always hang out in such a team, and it doesn't work if I brag Maradonaga Pele possession. Now there is a Dutch Eredivisie club and two clubs in Bijia who are interested in you. I think this is an opportunity. You have to cooperate with me and convince the club to agree to your transfer. "

Chen Jian frowned. His attention was gradually gone. “I don’t think I can convince that person…”

"Then let's be tough! Even if you tear your face at the critical moment, you will fight for a better future for you!" Mr. Xia clenched his fists, as if he was very excited. "What did the Forest Club say when you were loaned out? Let you receive training. In two years, you have become the main player of this team. Playing in the Dutch top league, if they have no expression yet, I think people have never valued you at all. Just like Dong Fangzhuo..." He muttered, "When facing the Chinese media, always say: 'We don't value the Chinese market, that boy really has potential'. In fact? Do you think they value you, Xiao Chen?"

This question is difficult for Chen Jian to answer. Do you think you don’t pay attention to it? Coach Tang En personally called Tianjin to ask him to come to Nottingham Forest to pursue his ideals, and also arranged special training content. When Coach Tang was still in the Forest Team, he also took special care of himself. Do you think he should pay attention to it? After he was loaned out, the Forest Club seemed to ignore it. It was just that Warren Dam reported to the Forest Team the performance of the loan player here every three months. Chen Jian knew that this was not an extra preferential treatment for him, but the treatment for every player who was loaned to the satellite team. As for the report, will the place with his name be looked at a few more times after the report was sent out, he didn’t know.

Mr. Xia looked at Chen Jian and was waiting for his answer.

Chen Jian didn't know how to answer this question, so he used the same trick again. He shook his head and said, "I don't know..."

"You! You..." Mr. Xia was so angry that he was half-hearted by Chen Jian's answer. "I am fighting for your interests. Brother!"

Of course, Chen Jian knew that what Mr. Xia did was for his own good...at least from a financial perspective.

After complaining, Mr. Xia sat down again and stopped talking. Chen Jian didn't know what to say. He fell into a hurry of embarrassment in the room. At this moment, noise came from the TV again, and both of them were temporarily attracted to their attention.

Warren Dam equalized the score.

"It's really tenacious..." Mr. Xia said sarcastically.

"Even if you tie the game, there is no hope of relegation." Chen Jian said lightly from the side.

This topic made them find the feeling of conversation again, and Mr. Xia continued to ask: "Can you tell me what you think, Xiao Chen? Do you want to continue to stay in Warrendham, or stay in the forest, or change places?"

Chen Jian did not hesitate this time, "If possible, of course I hope to play football on behalf of Nottingham Forest."

"Why?"

"Because that's the highest league, the highest level, and... if you play football in that kind of team, my parents can also see me on TV more easily."

Mr. Xia snorted: "This last point is very consistent with your personality. I also know how great it would be if you could play football in Nottingham Forest. But... it is too difficult." He clapped his hands and shrugged. "I think Xiao Chen, don't hold on to this hopeless fantasy. The current situation is that Nottingham Forest is not interested in you. Obviously, I am not afraid of hitting you when I say this, Xiao Chen. Your strength is indeed not enough to make them move..." At this point, Mr. Xia glanced at Chen Jian and found that there was no displeasure on his face. He thought that this was a self-aware boy.

"So what I plan for you is to go to Eredivisie or teams like A for a few years. Then change jobs to those teams in the four major leagues. First of all, you must break away from Nottingham Forest. Although they are your parent team, they can't help you with your future development and can only drag you down."

Mr. Xia began to talk to Chen Jian about several crimes in Nottingham Forest. At this moment, a knock on the door suddenly sounded outside.

Chen Jian made a sorry gesture to his agent and stood up to open the door.

There was a young man wearing a yellow baseball cap and a red and yellow jacket standing outside the door. Chen Jian noticed that his hat had "dhl" printed on it. This is the landmark of DHL Express.

"Mr. Chen Jian?" asked in English with a smile.

Chen Jian nodded like a conditioned reflex. He didn't know what the express company was looking for him to do? Could it be that his parents sent local specialties to him from China to make him dentistry? Thinking of this, he turned his head and looked behind the person, except for a yellow and red striped DHL special van. Is it the thing in the car?

After confirming the identity of the customer, the DHL staff took out a express envelope and a pen.

"Please sign for it, Mr. Chen Jian."

"Huh?" Looking at the envelope, Chen Jian felt strange.

"Please sign for you, Mr. Chen Jian." The staff of the dhl did not feel unhappy because of the hesitation shown by Chen Jian. They still smiled and repeated the words just now in respect.

Although I don’t know what this is, Chen Jian still picked up a pen and signed his name.

After checking the information, the staff in the area checked, they handed the envelope to Chen Jian and said politely.

Until the car drove away, Chen Jian stood at the door with an envelope in a daze.

Mr. Xia saw that Chen Jian had not come back for a long time. He felt a little strange. He stood up and walked towards the door: "What's wrong? Who is looking for you, Xiao Chen?"

"Ah...a letter. But I don't know who sent it." Chen Jian turned around and raised the things in his hand.

"Just just take apart and look at it." It's not a big deal, Mr. Xia turned back. "I just said, please think carefully, Xiao Chen. Nottingham Forest is really not suitable for you..."

He was still chattering.

Chen Jian opened the envelope and found a red envelope inside. He turned over and saw the team logo of Nottingham Forest.

"The Nottingham Forest sent me." Chen Jian didn't listen to what Mr. Xia was talking about at all. He raised the envelope in his hand and then opened it.

This time, two pieces of paper were shaken out from the envelope.

"What did they send to you? What did they send?"

Chen Jian did not answer the agent's question. Instead, he leaned over and picked up the two pieces of paper, one thick and the other thin. The thick piece was actually a ticket.

"European Champions League...finals...tickets?" Chen Jian said softly. He looked up at Mr. Xia opposite him in surprise. After he was loaned out, Nottingham Forest did not enter the Champions League final, so this was the first time he received tickets from the Forest team. No wonder he was surprised.

Mr. Xia suddenly realized, and he shrugged: "This is another set..." Then he explained to Chen Jian, "Every player who is loaned will receive such tickets after the Forest team enters the Champions League final. Tony Tangen believes that this is a way to cultivate those players' sense of honor and belonging to the Forest team. I won't say what the effect is. They don't treat you particularly favorably, Xiao Chen."

Chen Jian looked down at the ticket in his hand. Then he saw another piece of paper in his hand.

It seemed to be a letter, and he opened it. There was a line of words on it, written in Chinese:

"Yugong, Taihang, Wangwu Ershan, how about digging the ground?"

This sentence hit a place deep in Chen Jian's heart. He remembered how he answered Tang En in the dormitory of Tianjin Judicial Police School.

——Chen Jian, for you, the road to dream has entered a dead end. What do you think is blocking your face? A wall? No, no, I want to tell you now that what is blocking your way forward is not a wall, but a mountain! If you have to realize the original dream, what do you plan to do? Chen Jian? Answer me.

——Dig it out, sir!

Dig it out, dig it out… dig it out!

Chen Jian was holding the letter paper in his hand and shivered slightly.

The voice was gradually blurring, and sometimes he even forgot about the conversation.

I always thought I had succeeded because I played professional football here and I had an agent who looked no different from other professional players... It turned out that I was still digging.

If I stop here and think I have dug up that mountain, then I will be here for the rest of my life. I look up and think that the sky I see is the whole world. I am unwilling to give up...

The agent Mr. Xia found that Chen Jian was a little abnormal and asked, "What's wrong with you, Xiao Chen? What is written on it?"

Chen Jian looked up and smiled: "Dear Chen Jian, the club has always been paying attention to your performance and hopes that you will continue to work hard...this kind of thing. Just like you said, Uncle Xia, a polite word that won the hearts of the people." He folded the letter and put it back into the envelope. Then he showed Mr. Xia the ticket.

“I will go to watch the football then.”

"I'll go too." Mr. Xia took the ticket and returned it to him, "I'll order one online. I have to find an opportunity to have a good talk with Tony Tangen."

"Actually, there is no need to be so anxious. Let's talk about it after the Champions League. You must have no chance to talk to him alone before the finals, Uncle Xia. He must have been so busy at that time."

Mr. Xia thought about Chen Jian's words and found that he was right.

"Okay, after the season is over, you go back to China to visit your parents, and I'll go find him."

Chen Jian nodded.

"Our business is not over yet, Xiao Chen. You have to tell me, how do you plan to arrange your future? Don't tell me that you want to play football for Nottingham Forest, that is impossible to achieve, do you know? It's delusion, nothingness is meaningless. You have to be down-to-earth, your future is not with them..."

After Mr. Xia finished speaking, Chen Jian replied calmly: "I'm sorry, Uncle Xia. At least before the contract ends, I still want to play football for Nottingham Forest."

Mr. Xia held his forehead: "Why? Want to be a star? Want to let your parents see you on TV every weekend? Want to win more championships? Want to make more money? Why?"

This time Chen Jian smiled and shook his head: "I don't know."

"You...you are such a fool!" The agent Mr. Xia just had no choice but to play with such a player.

Seeing him slumping on the sofa and unwilling to manage himself, Chen Jian just smiled.
Chapter completed!