Grassroots Glory

On the second day after the end of the season, Zhou Tiancheng received a call from his agent Peter Rocca.

He was a little surprised when he saw the incoming call. He originally thought that the first call he received should be from Chu Yunling or his father to express his congratulations. But the surprise is the surprise, he connected immediately.

Good morning, Zhou, I hope I haven't disturbed your sweet dreams so early.

Do professional players sleep that much? Peter, call me early in the morning, what's the matter?

Lorca smiled on the other end of the phone: Yes! Of course I congratulate you for winning the championship. Is there any news that has a greater impact than this?

Heh, we've already decided to win the championship, you just called now? Zhou Tiancheng pretended to be dissatisfied.

Lorca whispered: Oh, Zhou, forgive me, I was really busy a few days ago. You know, as a free agent, I also have to eat, and I don't have a backstage. It's up to me to attract players... Hey, Let me tell you good news, your name is really useful now, as long as I say that I am your manager, the talk will go much smoother. I feel like hugging my thigh!

Haha! Maybe in the future you will find that as long as I'm here, your job won't be a problem.

Zhou Tiancheng was still a little happy in his heart, it seemed that his reputation was not low now, and he could have such an effect in the hearts of young people of the same age.

After a pause, he suddenly thought of something, and asked, No, Peter, you called so early, there should be other things, right?

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds before Loka spoke slowly: Sure enough, I can't hide it from you. Excellent players are by no means well-developed limbs. Zhou, you will really become a top player in the future...

Get to the point! Zhou Tiancheng interrupted directly.

Luoka coughed lightly, and finally got to the point: Zhou, now there is an advertising endorsement opportunity that is close to the water, you should seriously consider it.

Advertisement endorsement? Which one? Zhou Tiancheng thought that if it was an unknown small business, then forget it, maybe it was because he saw that he was a little famous now, so he used himself to hype it.

But Lorca's answer surprised him: Your Schalke's jersey sponsor, the world's top sports brand, Adidas!

Peter, is this true? Adidas will find me? Their signing stars, whether they are big names in the sports or entertainment circles, are much more famous than me.

Loka smiled: Indeed, I know that many of the big names in your Chinese entertainment industry are also under their banner. And it is true that as you said, there are more famous people than you under their banner, but you are a special case! In football At the level, you are the only person in China who has gained popularity in the top European leagues. Signing you, do you know how effective this advertising effect is in attracting China's huge fans! After all, Adidas is a sports brand, signing a potential in China today Stars are more useful than signing an entertainment star, and they are not stupid.

Zhou Tiancheng sounded like it really made sense, he believed it halfway: Did they tell you that?

I speculated... But the truth is definitely not too far away. After all, I am also a businessman. They want to meet with you in the next few days, and take advantage of the heat of just winning the championship to finalize this matter as soon as possible. Zhou, listen to me Yes, don’t hesitate, don’t ignore the role of off-field packaging. The real top stars, like Ronaldo and Messi, earn more from endorsements than they earn from playing football!” Loka was afraid that Zhou Tiancheng would miss this opportunity Once in a lifetime opportunity. In that case, as an agent, his huge commission would be wasted.

Zhou Tiancheng could tell from his tone how anxious he was, and silently replied that I am not short of money. Of course, on the surface, he still has a legitimate reason: I can't do it these days. I just received the training notice from the Chinese team and I'm going back to China for a warm-up match soon.

How long? Where? With whom? Loka asked three questions in a row.

On the 29th of the month, warm up with the German team in Shanghai.

Lorca suddenly exclaimed: Haha, great! Zhou, the German team is a world-class team. You must play well. I will let them watch you play live. This is an opportunity to add points. Zhou, grasp it! Come on, you won't regret it!

Hey! Zhou Tiancheng was quite speechless, who is the employer?

Even if Adidas is very attractive, isn't this eating look a bit ugly?

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After the league ended, with only one day off, Zhou Tiancheng boarded a flight to Shanghai, China.

To be honest, when he received the training notice of the national team, it was a surprise that he had to warm up with the German team on this FIFA international match day.

With the strength of the Chinese team, how can they invite a high-level opponent like Germany?

In China, the expectations of the media and fans for this warm-up match are self-evident.

According to the latest national team ranking released by FIFA in April 2009, the German team ranks second in the world, while the Chinese team ranks sixth in Asia and 97th in the world.

This gap...is no longer a gap, at least two Mariana Trench gaps!

However, the Chinese media saw a gratifying signal that the quality of the national team's current warm-up match opponents has improved. In the past, the warm-up matches were for Syria, Bahrain and even Botswana. However, after Gao Hongbo took over, he just warmed up with Iran at the beginning of the year, and now he has recruited the German team. The quality of the warm up is worlds apart!

New handsome new atmosphere. It's no wonder that the media's accusations against the new national football team have gradually decreased. Fighting against strong opponents is the attitude you want to improve.

For the results, the media rarely looked down. Even with Zhou Tiancheng, no one expects the national team to overturn the German chariot. However, all parties are very interested in the competition process.

For the German team coming to China, Loew brought all the main players he could choose. Including the core of Schweinsteiger, Ram, Podolski. But without exception, they are all defeated by Zhou Tiancheng in the Bundesliga!

Now change the battlefield to compete again, the outcome is quite interesting.

In addition, Zhou Tiancheng's teammates at the club, such as Neuer and Kuranyi, will fight against Zhou Tiancheng as opponents. This kind of fratricidal drama is the favorite of the media.

The importance of this game is obviously higher than the general warm-up match. Even outside the Shanghai Pudong Airport, a promotional poster with Zhou Tian as the protagonist was put up. Those who didn't know thought that the Chinese team would soon play the World Cup group match with the German team.

Fortunately, Zhou Tiancheng was well prepared. Last time he returned home, he was really taken aback by the enthusiasm of the media and fans, so this time he specially put on sunglasses, and he didn’t take a direct flight. Instead, he changed planes in Dubai. Reduced the possibility of flight arrival time being known to the outside world.

Zhou Tiancheng always only regards himself as a professional player, not a star. He came back to China to compete, not to be exposed on the catwalk. He really couldn't bear the attention of being surrounded by people all the time.