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In the hotel's twenty-story room, Twain and Allen are looking at each other. In addition to the two of them in the standard room, no one else is there, you can talk about some very private topics. Actually Allen .Adams looking for Tony Twain is definitely not about reciting, but about business – there is almost no possibility of talking about private matters between them.
"Is this true?"Twain's tone is full of doubts.
"You know I never kidding, Toni. "Allen shook his head and looked very serious. It wasn't really a joke."
Hearing him say, Twain frowned.
He was unheard of such a thing, but it was actually placed in front of himself.
Allen told Twain that due to the recent domestic football environment in China, the China Football Association hopes to re-establish the image through this game. Just now Twain heard the voice almost here: "Do they still have an image?"So he used Allen's words as a joke to listen to. In fact, the things about the China Football Association are basically jokes, there is no sense of style, there is deep black humor, and of course there are cold jokes.
Only then, what Allen said would make Twain laugh: "…They hope that we can tie the Olympic team in this game. ”
This suddenly made Twain frown.
Scheduled results?
However, technically it is not difficult. "The big rotation is all right. I am all on the second team. Can the China Olympic team always barely draw? I am still training by the way…"
"No, Toni. If you are on the second team, our business competition plan will be hit hard. The company hopes that we will try our best to send all the main forces. ”
“Ha!Twain stood up from the couch. "Send all the main forces and China Olympic team to tie? Are you insulting the strength of our team? ”
Allen waved him to sit down: "So I have to discuss it with you. I understand your temper, but I hope that you can cooperate once, which is very important for us to open the China market. You know, in China, no matter who you work with, you always go around the official…"
Twain sat down again. Shantou looked at the opposite Allen .Adams: "You know more about China than with Walk On…I understand you. ”
Seeing that Twain didn't get angry, Allen continued: "You can do a little trick, make the game very exciting, and you can score a lot. then…In the second half, you can start to change, replace the main player, try a new lineup, and inspect the new player. Didn't you bring a few Youth Youth Teams? You can take this opportunity to observe their abilities…These are you Manager. You are more professional than me, you should know how to do it. then…In fact, there is no bad influence on our image. After all, it is actually the second-line team that is being leveled…"
Twain interrupted his words: "Does the Chinese Olympic team know about this?"
Allen shook his head: "They won't know, the Chinese Football Association's request for them is – to fight hard, carry forward…"
“Promoting style, playing style, studying hard, summing up experience…”Twain told him out. He will recite this set of words.
Having said that, he suddenly thought of a dusty memory that has been away from the present for ten years.
In the early days of football professionalism, in addition to the emerging Professional League awakening Chinese Fans' passion for football, there is one thing that is an important testimony of that era…It can even be said to be an iconic building of the times.
That is the red football business competition in China.
From the UC Sampdoria visit to China in 1994, until 1997, Maradona led the Boca youth to China's “Great Wall Tour”. China football has experienced a dreamlike era. "Unbeaten in the workforce" is the famous slogan of that era. UC Sampdoria, acMilan, Arsenal FC, Penalol, and Gremio all lost to China's team at the Workers' Stadium. During this time, the success of foreign strong teams has greatly enhanced the confidence and enthusiasm of Chinese Fans. Directly detonated the fierce A-League in 1994 and 1995.
Many people are immersed in the joy of defeating world-class teams, and even believe that the level of China football has reached such a height. But when Gremio lost to China Guoan in 1996. Due to repeated controversial penalties for the Guoan team in the game, the savage Scolari’s angry attack at the press conference completely shattered Chinese Fans’ good news about the business competition: “I finally understand why so strong. The team will lose here. If you can only see referee to win, then I believe that you will never have the opportunity to enter World Cup finals, never! ”
Then, in order to prove that Scolari was definitely not venting because of losing the ball, the entire national lineup of the England National Team in China won the China National Team three goals at the Workers Stadium, completely called Chinese Fans to see the essence of the business game.
After all. The visit of the world's strong teams to China is to go to the land with money. Who will really fight with a team of football-backed countries? What's more, the player playing in the Stadium has to worry that he may be injured because of the intense action of the other party, and the strength is naturally greatly reduced.
As for whether the Football Association had a private deal with the team that came to China in the past, Twain did not know the ups and downs. But now, he is the first.
Twain was not surprised at the big things in the Olympics. After all, the Olympic team and the National Team have been rumored in the past, and the image of China football has plummeted. At the beginning of Olympics. If you can tie a tie with the world's strong teams. It will be a good stimulus for the fans, and it will also accumulate some confidence for the Olympic team that will be fighting for the country.
In this respect. The Football Association hopes that the game will be a drawable game. After all, these people have never seen football as a football. The rules of the football world are naturally only a fart in their eyes. The football game in their minds should be able to listen to their arrangements, whether it is the result or the process, whether it is the big environment or the players, coaches, referee…Have to take orders from them.
Seeing Twain suddenly silence, Allen did not continue to say, he was waiting for Twain to answer.
Twain retired from his memory and he looked up and saw Allen sitting opposite.
"Okay, Allen. I will definitely give them this face. Twain blinked at Allen. Smiled.
Allen put down his shoulders and finally had a smile on his face.
Nottingham Forest FC only stays in China for five days, but there will be a lot of things waiting for them, time is very urgent. Aide and Allen arranged for the Forest team to have a very intensive schedule. It would be uncommon for an ordinary person to think that these people would be separated.
The team attended the welcome dinner hosted by the city government on the evening of arrival in Ningbo, and then returned to the hotel to rest.
The next morning, the team went to Ningbo Fubon Stadium to train in adapting to the venue. This training class is open to the public, but you need to buy a ticket to enter the stadium. Ticket prices range from fifty to three hundred yuan, and the scalper party may speculate that the fare is higher. Because there is Beckham at. Also Van Nistelrooy and Van Der Vaart, George Wood, Frank.Ribéry ……Waiting for many Football Stars, their attraction to fans is a tool for business people to make money.
After the morning training, the team will attend a luncheon hosted by a sponsor of this event in China. At the luncheon, Twain and Allen will sign a three-year image endorsement contract with the other party on behalf of the Nottingham Forest FC team. In the next three years, the image of the Nottingham Forest FC team will allow the company to conduct commercial promotion in China.
After the simple training in the afternoon, some people can go back to the hotel to rest, while others are still busy. Beckham is going to attend a promotional campaign for a brand he speaks. Tang is invited by China National TV Station to record his work and life in the English Premier League Champions Nottingham Forest FC. George Wood and Tony Twain will attend the signing ceremony for the completion of the Armani store in Yihe Avenue, Haishu District, Ningbo. Because both of them are the image spokespersons of Armani, today is only a signing agreement. This store is really going to be completed and meet with consumers until April next year.
This evening, the players don't have to attend any events, they have a night to arrange at will. It is believed that most people will choose to go shopping in groups. But even then, they can't be much easier. Also, because there will be a lot of media followers on this road, reports on how they consume shopping destinations appear on TV, newspapers, online and other media platforms the next day.
Twain is going to attend a celebrity party with two executives, Evan and Allen. This kind of activity is Twain's least good at, but he can't deny it.
There was no training on the third morning, and all the players had to change clothes to visit the Ningbo branch campus of Nottingham University in Ningbo Higher Education Park. In the school's Stadium. Players will play a small game with local college students. For example, Beckham teaches the free kick method, and selects five people and college students to conduct a simple five-fifth match…
After a simple lunch at noon, the team returned to Fubon Stadium in the afternoon and continued to conduct public training. Fans who bought a training ticket for the previous day can enter the game directly by ticket. If they lose or do not buy it, they must re-purchase the ticket.
After the training, the players must immediately rush to the Ningbo City Enmei Welfare Institute to interact with the orphans there, give gifts, and dedicate their love.
nights After simply eating dinner in the car, the team had to rush to TV Station, and the selected lucky fans recorded the program, about three and a half hours to four hours. When these people were exhausted and returned to the hotel, it was already late at night.
The fourth day of the morning continued training at Fubon Stadium, but the training was not made public. Because TWAIN will arrange a detailed tactics for the evening game in this training session. According to the practice, this trainer will never be open. Therefore, the company did not sell this training class.
After lunch in the afternoon, the players took a lunch break at the hotel. Prepare for the evening game. Tony Twain must attend a press conference. This is a press conference announcing the partnership between Nottingham Forest FC and Zhejiang province local professional football club Greentown.
In fact, to put it bluntly is green city when the forest team in China's satellite club.
This is a major event involving the Zhejiang province football. Twain must attend.
After a simple dinner in the evening, the team will drive to Fubon Stadium. The highlight of the China trip has finally arrived – in the Fubon Stadium in Ningbo City, the Chinese Olympic team has been playing an exhibition match for several months.
Since Nottingham Forest FC won the Champion Cup Champion for two consecutive years, this year won the League Title and won the Double Crown. At one time, there was no more in the limelight, and the popularity in China was also soaring. In addition, the other side of this competition was the China Olympic team that attracted much attention and the expectations of the Chinese people. The ball market was hot. Originally, Fubon Stadium was able to accommodate 30,000 people. The organizer had a special stand on the runway. Forty thousand tickets were sold out of 35,000. Today, the popularity of commercial football is getting lower and lower, and this score should be considered excellent.
In the past few years, Ed's company had lost his wife and lost his troops when he visited China for the second time. This time they finally earned back from Nottingham Forest FC.
Early in the morning of the fifth day, Nottingham Forest FC will pack up and fly directly from Japan's Ningbo International Airport to Japan Tokyo. Start their four days and nights of crazy money in Japan.
Just like the schedule above that you saw, these days have never been a hard test for the player – wrong, Beckham has this experience, so it is still comfortable – other People are much worse, and one is tired like a dog.
In front of people, under the spotlight, under the camera lens, under the full attention of the media, they smiled and faced the occasions, the signature of the tireless fans, to meet their requirements for group photo. Carefully maintain the image of your own public mind.
When the welfare home is offering love, everyone is very serious. No one is perfunctory because he is too tired. This is the most proud point for Twain. Beckham, in particular, is the best example of other teammates. No matter how many people around him are entangled with him, no matter what the fans ask, he always smiles and tries to satisfy him. He has never seen him because of fatigue. And when I was noticed, I showed an impatient expression.
In the welfare home, he is also the most famous, and he is also welcomed by the most children. In the face of children with mental disabilities and disabilities, he treats them like their own children.
George Wood is awkward, but he works hard.
Only on the way to the TV Station, these players have time to eat. However, many people did not have an appetite for food. After they got on the bus, they waved their hearts to the children, fans and journalists who had seen off the window. When the car finally opened their eyes, these dedicated "actors" leaned against the seats one by one. Go to sleep on the back.
After a few years, let these Football Stars recall the trip to China in the summer of 2008. What is the only thing that can stay in their minds?
Tired?
Really tired…
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