Grassroots Glory

Xiao Cheng, you really deserve to be my son! Hahaha, I knew you could do it!

Zhou Tiancheng and his son sat next to each other, and Zhou Zhenyong rarely praised his son face to face.

So-so, it's okay. However, this is just the beginning. Your son has big goals.

Zhou Zhenyong squinted his eyes and smiled: Hey! Okay, I'll wait and see, the Bundesliga, the Champions League...the World Cup is fine, let's see how many championships you can win. But it is a milestone for you to come to this step, and it is worth commemorating. Think about it Change the car? The group has several new models that will be launched on a large scale soon, Audi A6L or Mercedes? Your father is also generous. We pay for it ourselves, I have this ability now, you just ask.”

Zhou Zhenyong originally thought that this sugar-coated cannonball would surprise Zhou Tiancheng, but Zhou Tiancheng gave him a contemptuous look and said, Hey, Mr. Zhou, you are really dedicated, and you are pulling business to me? I want to change the car, and I don’t want your money. After I sign a professional contract and pay my annual salary, I will buy one myself.”

Zhou Zhenyong's eyes became more and more appreciative: Okay, self-reliance, enough food and clothing. You are promising, I didn't say it. But you just mentioned the professional contract, I think the top priority is to find a reliable agent. In the future, you will only be responsible for playing well. , Let him handle all the endorsements, contracts, and off-site packaging promotions for you. Otherwise, you will be exhausted.

Of course Zhou Tiancheng understands what his father said, but being promoted to the first team happened suddenly, so he never thought about it seriously.

Zhou Zhenyong smiled. Since he took the initiative to mention this matter, he must have come prepared: A friend of mine who is in charge happens to be a football agent. If you agree, I will ask him if he is interested in cooperating. Finalize it as soon as possible, and let him help you negotiate the first professional contract with Schalke.

Of course Zhou Tiancheng nodded, it was a good thing that came to his door, unless he was stupid, how could he push it out.

Hey! When you were just born, the fortune teller said that you have noble people to help you at critical moments in your life. It seems that it is true. You seem to have good luck wherever you go. Zhou Zhenyong laughed and joked.

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Time passed quickly, more than ten days passed in a blink of an eye, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day when the first team concentrated. On the first day, Zhou Tiancheng received a special notice from Slomka, and on the second day he came to Gelsenkirchen early Ernst Kuzola Street, here is the training base of the first team, and it is also the club's old home garden stadium before the completion of the Veltins Arena, next to the Schalke club headquarters building.

When Zhou Tiancheng walked in here, he was stunned at the first sight!

Is this really the legendary Schalke first-team daily training ground that all echelon players yearn for?

Not at all compelling!

The style of the training ground facilities is a bit old, and the surrounding guardrails are obviously rusted. Obviously, it is unknown how many years old it is. If it weren't for the Schalke logo that can be seen everywhere, Zhou Tiancheng really suspected that he had entered the wrong door.

However, the quality of the turf on the training ground is not bad, and it is probably used every day, so it is often renovated and maintained. However, the overall look and feel of the training ground is really quite different from that of the U19 training ground.

Zhou Tiancheng smiled wryly, no wonder. After all, Schalke is not a top-notch local tyrant, and it sells players on a large scale every year to maintain it. It is estimated that some spare money will be invested in youth training.

Zhou Tiancheng was obviously early, and there were only a few people on the training ground. Slomka was chatting with two players who had arrived earlier, when he saw Zhou Tiancheng, he walked towards him. The two players froze for a moment and followed.

Zhou, it seems that Norbert is really right, you are indeed a hardworking person.

Zhou Tiancheng smiled politely, his eyes glanced at the two people who were following him intentionally or unintentionally.

Similarly, those two people who were half a head shorter than Zhou Tiancheng looked at Zhou Tiancheng,

Even more curious. Zhou Tiancheng's height and complexion made it difficult for him to go anywhere without attracting attention.

Considering that Zhou Tiancheng is here for the first time, Slomka said: You can take a rest and get familiar with this place slowly. Of course, if you want, you can also chat with them. They are similar to you, they are both team members. A new player who just signed, but this Heiko Westermann has just participated in the European Cup, and he just mentioned that he also received a period of training at the Schalke youth academy when he was young.

Zhou Tiancheng immediately reached out to shake hands, expressing that he was very impressed with his performance in the European Cup. Praise, I especially like to hear others praise myself for my ability, which is due to human nature.

A look of joy flashed in Westerman's eyes. He actually didn't play many games in the European Cup, but he was very happy that this young man could pay attention to him, which proved that he still had a sense of existence. All of a sudden, the impression of Zhou Tiancheng improved a lot.

It took a long time to shake hands with Westerman, and the person next to him was a little embarrassed. Fortunately, Zhou Tiancheng let go of Westerman in time and took the initiative to reach out to him. The man hurriedly introduced himself: Ivan Rakitic, from Croatia, transferred from Basel, Switzerland.

Zhou Tiancheng, Chinese. Promoted from Schalke U19.

Rakitic paused, and subconsciously sighed: Wow! Are Chinese players so strong now?

Zhou Tiancheng's face froze suddenly, and Rakitic probably realized that he had said something wrong, so he quickly covered his mouth and apologized: I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything malicious, it's just... a little accidental.

You'll get used to it gradually. Zhou Tiancheng replied neither soft nor hard.

Zhou Tiancheng has nothing in common with Rakitic for the time being, but has more topics with Westerman, and the two walked and chatted in the camp.

Not long after, the base became more and more lively, and more and more first-team players came back. Zhou Tiancheng suddenly heard a tentative shout from behind: Zhou?

Looking back, Zhou Tiancheng found an old familiar friend standing more than ten meters away from him. He immediately exclaimed in surprise: Benedict!

Höwedes hurried over, and the two hugged after a long absence. Höwedes patted Zhou Tiancheng hard, and was pleasantly surprised but not surprised that he appeared here.

I knew you would belong here sooner or later, but your little follower doesn't seem to have such good luck.

Zhou Tiancheng smiled inwardly. More than one person had described Jiang Hao that way before. He replied, Are you talking about Jiang Hao? He will come.

Hewedes expressed doubts: I'll be honest, don't be angry, I think his performance will be greatly reduced if he leaves you.

The two tall men of about 1.9 meters had a great conversation together, especially Zhou Tiancheng was an unfamiliar face in the base, which attracted the eyes of the people around him, intentionally or unintentionally,...

PS: Saturday, one update.

It's not far from being on the shelf, and after it's on the shelf, it will be updated twice a day without interruption.