The next day, the Espanyol Club.

The office of the club's Chinese manager Jiang Xiaochen.

Jiang Xiaochen glared at the first-team coach Ruby in front of him and asked, "What did you say? You say it again?"

Ruby looked at Jiang Xiaochen who was excited and said calmly: "Mr. Jiang, you heard it correctly. I hope the club will do its best to sign a professional contract with Mr. Xia Rufei before the winter window is closed."

Jiang Xiaochen laughed furiously and asked, "Coach Ruby, do you know who Mr. Xia Rufei is?"

Ruby had obviously thought it through before coming, so he did not hesitate and said lightly: "Mr. Jiang, of course I know that Mr. Xia is one of the shareholders of our Royal Espanyol Club..."

"You know, and you still make such a ridiculous request?" Jiang Xiaochen stared at Ruby and said, "Do you think Mr. Xia might sign a professional player contract with the club? How much annual salary are you going to give him? How much annual salary do you think can impress a business owner with a net worth of hundreds of millions of euros?"

Ruby Yun said lightly: "Mr. Jiang, can you finish listening to me?"

"Okay, you say it! You say it!" Jiang Xiaochen sat on the chair, looking at Ruby with a speechless expression and said.

Ruby cleared her throat and said, "Mr. Jiang, of course I know Mr. Xia's identity, and I also know very well that a professional contract has almost no attraction for Mr. Xia..."

"Not almost!" Jiang Xiaochen interrupted Ruby rudely and said, "Don't talk about our club, even if it is the olive branch offered by Barcelona and Real Madrid, Mr. Xia will definitely not be moved! Do you know how popular Mr. Xia's company is in China? Do you know how much money he earns every second? Let him sign a professional contract with our club? This is simply crazy!"

Ruby looked at Jiang Xiaochen quietly, and only after he finished speaking, he spoke: "Mr. Jiang, I know... Mr. Xia is very rich, and I also know that a small temple like Espanyol Club cannot accommodate a great god like Mr. Xia. But! The winter window of the transfer is about to close, and our non-EU players have not used the full quota yet. If you give this extra quota to Mr. Xia, then... maybe it can bring completely different changes to our club! After all, he is the major shareholder of our club? For the sake of the development of the club, maybe he is willing to sign this professional contract?"

Jiang Xiaochen looked at Ruby's eyes and asked, "What changes can be made? OK! Even if as you said, Mr. Xia signed a professional player contract with our club and completed registration with the Spanish Football Association, what does this mean? You will never naively think that Mr. Xia can stay in Spain forever, and stand up when the team needs it, and turn the tide, right? He can't stay in Spain for a long time, what changes can he bring to the team?"

Ruby said: "Mr. Jiang, of course I know this. I don't expect Mr. Xia to become a regular player on the team. I just have some key relegation games. If Mr. Xia can become a member of the team's bench, I will be very satisfied. I think... there should be some operation possible."

Jiang Xiaochen couldn't help but stroke his forehead with his hand and asked helplessly: "Coach Ruby, why did you suddenly want Mr. Xia to become a club player? This... this idea is really crazy! And I wondered... Didn't Mr. Xia just smashed a few goals on the sidelines yesterday and competed with Roca with a fixed free kick? He did not conduct any physical tests and football tests, and had not even participated in a training class. Why did you determine him? The selection standards for La Liga will not be so low, right?"

Speaking of this, Jiang Xiaochen immediately realized that he had a mistake and quickly said, "I don't mean that Mr. Xia is not capable... or... There is an old saying in China that he specializes in his profession. After all, Mr. Xia is a businessman and has never played professional football. I think he should have a certain gap with professional players in terms of football.

Ruby said seriously: "Mr. Jiang, I can say responsibly that the level of Mr. Xia's free kick alone is enough to make any La Liga team willing to sign him! I carefully analyzed the video of Mr. Xia taking the free kick last night and found that his stability is really terrifyingly high. He played such a difficult elevator ball nine times in total, and he scored perfectly every time. What's more rare is that these nine free throws, the running trajectory, arc, entry position and even the running time of the football in the air, are almost exactly the same! One time cannot explain the problem, but nine times are like this, which is enough to explain the problem. I firmly believe that even if Mr. Xia plays 10 more times, he can still kick the ball in steadily! Mr. Jiang, do you know what this means?"

Ruby looked at Jiang Xiaochen with some fanaticism, and before Jiang Xiaochen could answer, she said herself: "This means that as long as the team creates a free kick within 30 meters of the opponent's goal, there is a high probability that it will be converted into a goal! If it is in a key game, such a goal will mean 3 points! It is even related to the success of relegation!"

After hearing this, Jiang Xiaochen gradually calmed down and no longer felt as excited as he heard Ruby say that he wanted Xia Rufei to become a club signing player. He touched his chin and pondered.

Ruby continued: "Mr. Jiang, I don't need Mr. Xia's physical fitness to play the whole game, or even to form effective cooperation with other players, nor do I need Mr. Xia to participate in the team's defense. He only needs to take a free kick for the team, which is enough! So I don't really care about how long his physical fitness can last. In addition, I have seen his ball-splitting and free kicks. From the perspective of a professional coach, Mr. Xia's sense of ball remains very good. After he comes on the court, he only needs to stand roughly in his position, appropriately restrain his opponents in the defense, and do not really participate in the defense. Then when the team gets a free kick, he stands out and takes the penalty. It's that simple!"

After watching the video of Xia Rufei taking the free kick edited by Ruby last night, Jiang Xiaochen breathed a long sigh and said, "Coach Ruby, I admit that I was a little moved by you, but... this is really crazy! I..."

"Mr. Jiang, how do you know if you haven't tried it?" Ruby said, "This will not have any impact on Mr. Xia. How can you know if you haven't tried it, and he will definitely not agree?"

Jiang Xiaochen nodded and said, "Okay! I'll go and ask Mr. Zhou for instructions!"

After saying that, Jiang Xiaochen couldn't help but pat his forehead again and said, "I really don't know if my decision is right or wrong! Maybe I will be scolded by Mr. Zhou. If I lose even my job, you have to compensate me for my losses..."

Ruby smiled and said, "Not that, Mr. Jiang, you are Mr. Zhou's right-hand man. Even if he doesn't agree with this proposal, he won't fire you. But if it succeeds, it will be like a more stable scoring point for the team!"

In small and medium-sized clubs like Espanyol, if there is a player with a very high free kick success rate, the effect will be very good. In many key games, the score may be 1 goal shorter, and even this one goal will become the key to determining the relegation situation.

Jiang Xiaochen smiled bitterly and said, "Even if this crazy idea is realized, don't expect Mr. Xia to play for the team many times. He still has a large company to manage in China. It is impossible to fly to Spain every few days."

"I understand! I understand!" Ruby said quickly.

"Okay, then you go and do it first!" Jiang Xiaochen said, "I have to consider how to report to Mr. Zhou..."

"Mr. Jiang, then I'll ask you!" Ruby said, then turned around and left Jiang Xiaochen's office.

Jiang Xiaochen hesitated for a long time, but finally decided to report to Zhou Leiyun in person.

Some things were not clear on the phone, and he also wanted to play Zhou Leiyun the highlights edited by Ruby last night. It was only after he watched this highlight that he began to feel a little moved.

What Jiang Xiaochen didn't expect was that when he rushed to Zhou Leiyun's manor in Barcelona's wealthy area, he found that not only Zhou Leiyun was there, but Xia Rufei was also visiting here.

Zhou Leiyun saw Jiang Xiaochen and said with a smile: "Xiaochen is here! Are you asking me for something?"

Jiang Xiaochen looked at Xia Rufei beside him, and wanted to speak but stopped.

Zhou Leiyun couldn't help but frowned and said, "Why are you still stammering? Don't you know, is Xia always an outsider? Tell me if you have anything to do!"

Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Mr. Zhou, maybe Manager Jiang wants to report on your company's secrets! I'd better avoid it first!"

"No, no! Aren't you slap me in the face?" Zhou Leiyun said quickly, "Where are so many company secrets? Mr. Xia, you are here, don't go anywhere!"

Jiang Xiaochen is only responsible for the work of the Espanyol Club and does not participate in other matters of Shengshi Group. How could there be any secrets that Xia Rufei cannot listen to? What's more, Xia Rufei is also one of the major shareholders of the club. Strictly speaking, Xia Rufei has the right to know everything that Jiang Xiaochen knows.

After saying that, Zhou Leiyun frowned and looked at Jiang Xiaochen, saying, "Xiaochen, what's going on with you today? He is so squeamish that he doesn't look like a man! Is there anything else that Mr. Xia can't listen to in the club? Nonsense!"

Jiang Xiaochen hurriedly said, "No! No! Don't get me wrong..."

Jiang Xiaochen knew that he had to say it today, otherwise even Zhou Leiyun and Xia Ruofei would offend him together.

However, Xia Rufei, the original deity, is here, and the many words that Jiang Xiaochen has prepared are no longer available.

He could only bite the bullet and said, "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Xia, I... what I reported has something to do with Mr. Xia..."

When Xia Rufei heard this, she couldn't help but feel curious and asked with a smile: "It has something to do with me? What are you talking about?"

Jiang Xiaochen said: "That... first team head coach Ruby suggested to me that she hopes to... be able to... introduce Mr. Xia!"

"What? I didn't understand." Zhou Leiyun frowned and asked, "What does it mean to 'introduce Mr. Xia'?"

"I just hope to sign a contract with President Xia and make President Xia a registered player under the club." Jiang Xiaochen simply made up his mind and said it directly.

Xia Rufei and Zhou Leiyun looked at each other, feeling a little incredible.

Xia Rufei said: "Manager Jiang, what did this coach Ruby think? This is too big of a brain..."

Jiang Xiaochen quickly explained: "Mr. Xia, Coach Ruby has taken a fancy to your strong free kick ability! In addition, he also said that you do not need to live in Spain, nor do you need to play every game. It is just a critical period of some key games. You can just take the free kick."

Xia Rufei couldn't help but laugh and said, "This requirement is too low! Just because I punished a few free kicks yesterday, I decided to sign me? Isn't this a bit hasty? If our club's signing standards are so low, then you will have to..."

"You misunderstood, Mr. Xia!" Jiang Xiaochen quickly explained, "Coach Ruby did not make this decision hastily. He analyzed the video highlights of your free kick almost all night yesterday, and he also cut out one by himself, and I brought it here too..."

Jiang Xiaochen said, turning on the tablet computer and playing the highlights edited by Ruby. While playing it, he also analyzed Ruby's technical characteristics of Xia Rufei one by one.

After watching it, Zhou Leiyun couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said, "Xiaochen, I really didn't notice if you didn't say it... Mr. Xia's free kicks are really almost exactly the same! No wonder Ruby couldn't help it, haha!"

Xia Rufei actually secretly admired the coach's unique vision.

Yesterday, when he took the first nine free kicks, he did deliberately take some control, so the angle of the arc is so close. But this is not necessarily something that everyone can see.

Ruby edited the video of the same angle of 9 free throws together, and it became very intuitive all of a sudden.

Jiang Xiaochen looked at Xia Rufei nervously and said, "Mr. Xia, the team now has a non-EU player quota, if you can..."

"Xiaochen, needless to say!" Zhou Leiyun waved his hand and interrupted Jiang Xiaochen's words, "What is Mr. Xia's identity? You can play off the court, how could he really play professional football? Go back and tell Ruby that this matter is over, don't even think about it!"

Jiang Xiaochen was actually mentally prepared before coming, knowing that the success rate of this matter would not be very high, but when he heard Zhou Leiyun's words, he still couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Jiang Xiaochen nodded and said, "I understand, Mr. Zhou..."

He sighed secretly, closed the tablet, bowed slightly to Xia Rufei and Zhou Leiyun, and was about to turn around and leave.

At this moment, Xia Rufei suddenly spoke, "Wait a minute!"
Chapter completed!