Godfather of national football

Chapter 519 Pittsburgh Penguins

Jim Rutherford, as usual, watched TV over breakfast for the latest sports news.

Suddenly Jim put down the coffee in his hand. The program he was watching was the program filmed by Mark and Li Guo at the Staples Center.

Jim couldn't help laughing at the lively conversation between the two on the show. He is the general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, a strong NHL team. It was the first time he knew that sports shows could be so interesting.

Turning off the TV and turning on the cell phone, Jim wanted to find out who the funny Asian guy was on the show.

"Li Guo, the head coach of the Chinese team, is still in football."

Jim himself doesn't watch football, but he knows that football and ice hockey are very similar, both are sports where the ball is scored into the goal.

Suddenly an idea sprouted in Jim's mind - can he invite this man named Li Guo to watch a game of ice hockey.

He immediately called the team's head coach, Mike Sullivan, "Mike, I have a novel idea."

"What? Boss?"

Jim said what he thought in his heart. After listening to it, Mike thought it was very good. There are NBA stars who usually come to watch the game. In the United States, the diversity of sports is very tolerant. "Boss, I think this idea is good."

Jim hung up the phone, he remembered the glory of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The status of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the league is like the status of the Lakers in the NBA. They used to be good, but they fell behind, so Jim has always hoped that the team can rebuild its glory. In recent years, he will do self-promotion whenever he has the opportunity.

"China, that's a big country with a population of more than one billion," Jim felt excited when he thought of this.

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"What? Ask us to watch ice hockey? Is it reliable or not," Chen An asked.

Li Guo knew that Wang Dalei was also a basketball fan and had watched the NBA many times, "Dalei, what do you think?"

Wang Dalei was a little puzzled by Monk Zhang Er, "Boss, why are you asking me?"

"Because you often share your experience of watching the NBA on Weibo, I think you should have watched the NHL."

Li Guo was really right, Wang Dalei nodded, "Head, as long as you come to the United States, your friends will take you to see it, even the NHL is more popular than the NBA."

"Okay, then let's go," Li Guo made a final decision.

Chen An said with a puff, "You don't know what other people are up to, just go, you are not afraid of being betrayed."

"Attempt? What other attempt can it be? It's nothing more than marketing with us."

"Know you're still going?"

Li Guo shrugged, "Mutual benefit and win-win, I'm also marketing with him."

In fact, the national team and the club are the same, they both need to manage the brand. To give the simplest example, although the jersey sponsors of the Brazilian and Chinese teams are both Nike, the money they give is very different. In fact, the gap between the brands is the difference.

In this day and age, putting aside economic ideals is nonsense, and Li Guo understands this very well.

"I agree," Mu Fei raised his hands high, like a primary school student answering a teacher's question.

This pose is so funny, the teammates were all happy, "Mu Fei, when did you become such a douchebag?"

"Head, I'll report it, they call my love for you doglegs."

Pfft, Li Guo was also happy, "Don't tease me when I'm drinking? And don't tease me when I'm eating instant noodles, it's easy to kill someone."

"Hahaha," everyone laughed.

"Well, let's vote with a show of hands. If more than two-thirds of the people agree to go, we will go." Li Guo felt that the time between games is tight, and not everyone is willing to watch a game of ice hockey.

"I agree, I haven't watched ice hockey yet," Geng Chong said.

Zhang Yuning likes to join in the fun, "I want to go where there is excitement, ha ha."

Liao Lisheng also raised his hand, "I like any sports except Go, and I am also a person who likes to join in the fun."

Zhou Dun also raised his hand, but he just raised his hand without saying a word of nonsense.

In the end, everyone agreed, and Chen An suggested that everyone should learn about the rules of ice hockey online and watch a video, otherwise it would be embarrassing to go there like an idiot.

Li Guo clapped his hands, "Yes, Chen Aiqing is very thoughtful this time."

"Hehe, fuck you."

*****
In the room, Mu Fei and Geng Chong looked for an NHL game to watch together, but after only watching for 10 minutes, gang fights broke out on the spot. The two of them were dumbfounded, and Mu Fei stammered and asked: "Is this legal?"

"I do not know either."

Unexpectedly, it was punching and kicking at the beginning, but when the fire started, the two sides directly smashed each other with the clubs in their hands.

"Is this still a game?"

"Mu Fei, it's a good thing I was born in China, otherwise I wouldn't have grown up in America, it's too violent."

Mu Fei also felt the same, but in fact the protective equipment of ice hockey players is very thick, so it looks like they are playing fiercely, but in fact they will not be injured.

In addition to the fight, the two players collided while sliding at high speed, and then both smashed into the plexiglass barrier.

Just hearing a "bang", it hurts to look at it like that, but unlike Mu Fei and Geng Chong, the fans at the scene were very high, the more intense and ruthless the fight, the stronger the applause from the audience.

This is a bit like the Spaniards watching bullfights. Sometimes people just need this kind of primitive stimulation.

But as football players, Mu Fei and Geng Chong don't like this kind of sport at all.

"Geng Chong, I regret it a little. If I knew this, I might not agree to go to the game."

"Hehe, it doesn't really matter, it's not for you to go up to play the game, it's just to watch."

After returning to the room, the others also learned more or less about the sport of ice hockey. They felt the same, but they all felt that it was too violent.

Li Guo knows that this is a cultural difference, such as Spanish bullfighting, foreigners think it is cruel, but Spaniards themselves think it is their national quintessence.

"When we get to the stadium later, we should talk as little as possible. We still don't understand this kind of sport, so don't make unnecessary misunderstandings."

Everyone nodded. Looking from a distance, the private plane of the owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins was slowly approaching, and finally swooped down and landed smoothly.

The door of the plane opened slowly, and an old man stepped off the plane with a smile. Everyone knew that he should be Jim Rutherford without introduction.

Jim has an American sense of humor, he deliberately approached Chen An, "You must be Li Guo."

"Damn, the difference between the two of them is so great that they can admit their mistakes," Mu Fei thought, but Li Guo knew that the other party was joking.

"Hey Jim, you're way too much."

PS: Two updates on the last day of today, and three updates tomorrow. There are too many things these days, so I am very sorry

　PS: Two updates on the last day of today, and three updates tomorrow. There are too many things these days, so I am very sorry

　　
　
(End of this chapter)