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Xiao Cheng, come on, happy birthday, now it's Double Happiness, have a drink today?

Before Zhou Tiancheng left for the national team, he celebrated his 20th birthday. His father, Zhou Zhenyong, was very happy to hear Chu Yunling talk about the recruitment of Zhou Zhenyong to the national team. When he was at the table, he blamed Zhou Tiancheng for such a happy event. Don't tell him.

Why are you talking about this? There are no reporters here, can we not play those nonsense? You know better than me, don't you have to be prepared to be scolded when you enter the national team now? It's not a happy event.

Zhou Zhenyong narrowed his eyes and smiled: What are you pretending to be in front of me? My son is Mo Ruofu, since you dare to agree, you didn't go for the result of being scolded.

The key is whether I want to or not is useless. Football is not a personal project.

Zhou Zhenyong waved his hand: Don't think so. No matter how you say it, it is an honor to be able to represent the country in the game. Even if it is to be scolded, only the twenty or so best players are eligible to be scolded again. So just perform well, I think you can help the national team play well without being scolded.

That's right, Ah Cheng. When it comes to football, haven't you always been very confident? Be optimistic. Come on, happy birthday. Chu Yunling smiled from the side.

Thinking of his upcoming career in the national team, Zhou Tiancheng had complicated emotions. He only showed a little bit of negative emotion in front of his father just now, but more of it was his curiosity about the unknown and his desire to conquer difficulties (desire) see).

Although he doesn't know much about the situation of the national team in the past two years, he also knows that the national team's competition must be more difficult than Schalke 04, but he feels that if he can help the national team change within his ability, it must be a great achievement feel.

It is impossible to go from the college league step by step to the present without a strong mentality to face the challenge.

On the day Zhou Tiancheng rushed back to China, not only Chu Yunling came to see him off, but Zhou Zhenyong also put down his work and looked at his son, he told him: Xiao Cheng, you are twenty years old now, in ancient times this is the age of Being crowned is a sign of formal adulthood, and when you arrive at the national team, pay attention to building a good relationship with your teammates.

Zhou Tiancheng was speechless: Okay, okay, dad, now that it's all over, you're still worried that I'll be bullied?

What do you mean, who can bully my son now? With your ability and qualifications, it would be great if you don't become a ball bully in the national team. I want you to be more patient. The players in the national team are definitely not as capable as you are in the national team. Teammates like Schalke, if they can’t keep up with your rhythm, don’t get angry with others at every turn, and be careful that others isolate you. It’s no different in China than here, and you know the rules of the rivers and lakes.”

Okay, I got it. Zhou Tiancheng still listened to these words, he really had to listen to his father when it came to his understanding of domestic customs and sophistication.

While waiting for the plane, Zhou Tiancheng took a selfie of himself holding the call-up order for the national team, and sent it to Ming Tao and his group, with a line of words: Departure, the beginning of the national team career!

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In order to avoid the exhaustion of the journey, Zhou Tiancheng chose the red-eye flight of Lufthansa direct to Guangzhou. Calculated according to Beijing time, it takes off at 7:00 pm, with 11 hours of flight time, he can arrive in the early morning of the next day.

Zhou Tiancheng rested on the plane with his eyes closed all night, but even if he was willing to spend his money and bought a first-class ticket, he couldn't sleep comfortably. He didn't fall asleep at all. In order to reduce interference, it is convenient to view the information of all new teammates of the national team through the system.

If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. If you want to quickly gain a foothold in the national team like Schalke, even if these new teammates can see that they are far behind him from the statistics of their abilities, Zhou Tiancheng must be familiar with them.

At six o'clock in the morning the next day, Guangzhou Baiyun Airport.

The sky has only just begun to shine. As a city with a large immigrant population, the traffic has already begun to congest. A large number of office workers are rushing to their workplaces in the urban area by various means of transportation with breakfast.

However, around Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, it was unusually lively early in the morning. A large number of media and fans stood guard at the international exit of the terminal, waiting for Zhou Tiancheng.

Although Zhou Tiancheng's return to China for training is not so high-profile, but there are too many eyes that can't hold back attention, and someone will always be able to find out the time and flight number of his landing in Guangzhou. And then...there's so much media and fans waiting an hour or two in advance. Early in the morning, hundreds of people had gathered and waited in line.

People who come and go at the airport will almost always take a look at the fans and the media. Those who don't know will definitely think that some king or queen of the entertainment industry is here.

After the 2002 World Cup, no football player could set off such enthusiasm in China.

Zhou Tiancheng's figure is particularly conspicuous, so as soon as he came out of the international exit, everyone caught him immediately, and a large group of people crowded forward noisily. Zhou Tiancheng really saw the enthusiasm of the fans and the media. A lot of papers and pens with signatures were handed over in an instant. The key is that these people moved so fast that they surrounded them all at once. Even if the airport security personnel intervened in time, it is impossible to get rid of the siege in a short time. Zhou Tiancheng With a tired face, he squeezed out a smile and said to all the reporters: I can only answer one question. Everyone understands that I didn't fall asleep on the plane all night. I haven't reversed the jet lag yet. I'm very sleepy. Zhou After Tian Cheng finished speaking, he yawned in front of the camera.

Fans and reporters burst into laughter. No one thought that Zhou Tiancheng was putting on airs. On the contrary, people felt that he was very friendly, unlike some celebrities who deliberately held their hands in front of the camera and put on the appearance of a three-good student.

Hi Zhou Tiancheng, I'm a CCTV reporter. I just have one question, so please talk about your expectations for the national team career? The CCTV reporter grabbed this precious opportunity to ask questions. generally.

However, this is also the news that most reporters care about, and it is the most likely to create a topic. The CCTV reporter asked the question for everyone present, and everyone wanted to know Zhou Tiancheng's answer.

I look forward to it, of course it is to win all the games... Haha, of course this is impossible, let's be realistic and try my best to make the national team better.

Zhou Tiancheng was about to leave after finishing speaking, the CCTV reporter shouted: Wait, I'm sorry Zhou Tiancheng, I'll take you a minute, I'll add another question, from Schalke's environment to the Chinese team, this is definitely bigger Challenge, did you hesitate when the national team recruited you? Did you ever think that it might bring some risks?

A smile appeared on Zhou Tiancheng's tired face: So what? I am willing to accept the challenge. If I am afraid, I may still be a college player, a nobody, can I get to this point? The challenge comes, so I am not afraid at all. I know the current situation of the national team, but for example, there is a pit in front of everyone, and everyone wants to avoid it, avoid it, then this pit will always exist. But if someone is willing to fill in the hole, the people who come later will face a smooth road. Therefore, I am here to try to fill the hole. Even if it is not filled by me alone, at least I can add a few shovels of soil to make the hole smaller. a little……