Football: The immortal legend on the green field

Now is not the time to talk about who should be held responsible for Shen Bin's injury, but who should be held responsible for Chinese football. Some people always think that the poor performance of Chinese football is the fault of the Football Association, the players, the coaches... and has nothing to do with themselves. But I want to say that as long as you are in this circle, no one can escape responsibility!

Li Yan sat across from the large desk, while the editor-in-chief was still reviewing the manuscript. After a long while, he raised his head, took off his glasses, and rubbed his eyes. "Xiao Li, this manuscript of yours cannot be published."

"Ah? Why?" Li Yanmeng didn't react.

"It's clear that this is your hard work, but the language in it is too extreme. Some parts lack calmness. This is not an article a commentator should write. The impact is too great, and some of the words are very unpleasant and hurtful, which can easily cause unnecessary disputes. You were very emotional when you wrote it, right?"

Li Yan nodded: "But I don't think I'm extreme. Chinese football needs strong medicine now. If you want to use mild medicine to supplement it bit by bit, I'm afraid the speed of remedy will not be able to keep up with the speed of decay!" Li Yan leaned forward.

The deputy editor was silent for a while, then said: "I understand this. But what do you think our family can do? What effect can one person's voice have? If we want to use drastic measures, we must dig out the roots and make a big change. That kind of situation is not what everyone wants to see. Reform is very painful, and the price paid is really huge. Chinese football is not ready yet!"

"So what if we just watch Chinese football rot away bit by bit?"

The editor-in-chief smiled bitterly: "This is the sadness of Chinese football as a whole, not just yours or mine. Do you understand... your cries will not bring any real substantive help to Chinese football? If you want to really help Chinese football, there is just an opportunity. Here is it for you. Take a look at this... The higher-ups asked us to reprint this story, and then we will take over the follow-up reports of this story..."

Li Yan took two newspapers handed over by the editor-in-chief, one was the "Xinhua Daily" and the other was the overseas edition of the "Qiao Shang Daily". Both newspapers told the same story - "The Story of a Girl from Africa and Its Follow-up".

“… Sharif grew up listening to his mother’s stories. In addition, there was a story that had been circulating in the village. Therefore, Sharif always believed that he had Chinese blood and was a descendant of the sailors of Zheng He’s fleet.

She longs for China very much and often hopes for a chance to visit China.

So in February 2004, he wrote a letter to Guo Chongli, the Chinese ambassador to the Kenyan Embassy, ​​using the Chinese characters his mother taught him. In the letter, Sharif explained the life story of his ancestors and expressed his desire to visit China.

After writing the letter, Sharif put the matter aside and did not expect to get any feedback. In her heart, she thought that the Chinese ambassador was a big shot and would not care about a childish letter from an ordinary African girl.

When Guo Chongli received the letter, he found that Sharif not only used traditional Chinese characters, but also chose words and sentences that are not something modern people can imitate. Although the content of Sharif's letter is not standard classical Chinese, the simplicity between the lines is overwhelming, which is difficult for modern people to imitate.

When Guo Chongli saw the content of the letter saying that she was a descendant of Zheng He's sailors, although he was very excited at first and believed the content of the letter to some extent, but to be on the safe side, Guo Chongli still went to the local area to investigate. After some understanding, Guo Chongli confirmed Sharif's identity.

Because a large number of artifacts from the Ming Dynasty Chengzu period and before were found in Sharif's home and village, the bowls they use for eating are still ceramics fired in the official kiln during the Hongwu period.

Ambassador Guo Chongli was puzzled at first, wondering how these fragile household items could still be used after 600 years. Later, Sharif's mother cleared his doubts. In a deep cave on the island, there were a large number of ceramics stored, including some books and other precious cultural relics. The most valuable were a dozen pieces of cloisonné in a wooden box.

This was 100% certain, and he was very excited. This important discovery would definitely promote cultural exchanges between China and Kenya, and Guo Chongli then sent the news to China.

Domestic netizens were immediately excited. They couldn't believe that there were descendants of our compatriots in Kenya thousands of miles away. They all welcomed Sharif to return to their motherland. Guo Chongli was naturally happy to accept Sharif's request. Sharif was also very excited after knowing it, and her mother even shed tears of excitement.

Sharif's mother was deeply influenced by traditional Chinese culture. As she got older, she felt very homesick. She was very excited to learn that her compatriots from her motherland came to visit her. Sharif's mother looked more like a Chinese. She said with emotion that after hundreds of years, her compatriots finally remembered them and were very excited to see Guo Chongli's arrival.

While waiting to go to China, Sharif's mother tremblingly handed a suicide note to Guo Chongli. It turned out that the suicide note was left by his grandfather. The content of the suicide note was to instruct future generations, not only requiring them to do everything possible to trace their ancestors, but also requiring them to try their best to find their family members who were separated by the British colonists if they had the ability.

It also explained the direction in which the relatives would break out. They might have gone all the way west across the African continent because there was no safe land left in the coastal areas, which were filled with brutal British colonists.

Soon, the Chinese government sent a special plane to bring the Chinese immigrants left in Africa back to their homeland. In July 2004, when Sharif set foot on Chinese soil for the first time, tears blurred her eyes.

In Shanghai, Sharif walked along the tree-lined promenade of the Bund, along the docks along the Huangpu River, and along every inch of land where his ancestors had walked.

Tears once again moistened her eyes, but this time, those tears were filled with more joy and gratitude.

How she hoped that the spirits of her ancestors in heaven could see this scene, and see that 600 years later, their descendants finally returned to their hometown and fulfilled the wishes of several generations. "

……

After Li Yan finished reading this story, he was deeply moved by it. At the same time, he was confused as to what the editor meant by showing him this report.

The editor smiled but said nothing. "Take a look at this again." The editor took out a letter from the drawer and said, "Open it and take a look. If there are no problems, this matter will be handed over to you. After all, you are more familiar with the second protagonist. This is a secret. I hope you will not reveal it to anyone other than those involved in this matter."

Li Yan took the letter - "Zhao Hanqing is a private owner of a Chinese restaurant in Mombasa, the second largest city in Kenya. He is not only a businessman in Africa, but also an adventurous explorer.

He was deeply moved by Sharif's story, and was also pleased that Sharif's mother, daughter and other people had realized their wish to return to their hometown. He decided to take an adventure, starting from Pattaya Island and heading west to follow the footsteps of the ancestors who broke out of Pattaya Island a hundred years ago, to find out where they went, to fulfill the last words left by Sharif's great-grandfather, and to help the Sharif family make up for the second regret. "

……

??? Li Yan was confused.

"Go to Mombasa, Kenya, and find Zhao Hanqing. Cooperate with him in a play. Wait a month until Zhao Hanqing returns from Cote d'Ivoire. Write a report based on his narration. The people above will help you publish it in the Huashang Daily. The rest can be left to the people in the Football Association and the foreign affairs department."

Li Yan was still confused. "Zhao Hanqing hasn't started the action yet, why did he specifically mention Cote d'Ivoire? Could it be that our people have already found out in advance that the descendants of Zheng He's sailors who migrated west have arrived in Cote d'Ivoire? Then what's the point of Zhao Hanqing's exploration?"

The editor smiled mysteriously, "Neither. Zhao Hanqing not only pointed directly to Cotesua, but also specifically pointed to a poor village called Yamoussoukro. It was not because anyone knew in advance about the whereabouts of the descendants of Zheng He's crew who migrated westward, but because Tiote lived there..."

"You mean?"

"Yes, those who migrated westwards were wiped out by the British attack long ago, because we needed to find a reason for Tiote to change his nationality."