Zhang Kuang When I walked out of the hotel, it was already half past eleven at night.
Lyon The night wind blew on his face, bringing a chill. He stood at the door of the hotel, looked up at the night sky, and took a deep breath.
The conversation just now was still running through his mind.
Manchester United.
Ferguson.
Three years.
Win the UEFA Champions League championship.
Help him get Ballon d'Or?
This all happened too fast.
He originally thought he would go to Juventus, experience the nine-year dynasty, win nine Serie A championships, and hit UEFA Champions League in the middle.
But the appearance of Ferguson changed everything.
Oh, forget it, forget it, don't think about it.
Jonathan: "Zhang, do you really want to go to Manchester United?"
Zhang Kuang: "We have just talked about this, so what else is there to be pretentious about? Go talk to Manchester United. My three conditions are the bottom line. Try to help me get more for others."
Jonathan smiled, "Okay, Juventus is probably going to scold you. They are building a team around you and are contacting relevant players."
Zhang Kuang was helpless. "I can't help it. If they are willing to wait, then wait for three years. When I come out of Manchester United, I will give priority to Juventus."
Jonathan smiled and said, "Are you so persistent with Juventus? Do you have any special dreams?"
Zhang Kuang sighed, "Shit, I'm here because they can win the championship. I don't have any dreams about any team. Oh, by the way, three years later, Bayern Munich... No, Bayern Munich will be coached by Bald Gua, so let's go to Juventus."
Jonathan:"Are you not considering other teams?"
Zhang Kuang: "Well, let's talk about it later. Liverpool can also be considered at that time, but I will be beaten to death if I go to Liverpool just after I got out of Manchester United. Why do you think so far? Let's talk about Manchester United first."
Jonathan: "Well, don't worry, leave it to me. By the way, your domestic CCTV-5 interview is scheduled for tomorrow. Don't have too much fun at night."
"Okay, I understand, just send me the itinerary."
After getting in the car, he took out his mobile phone and was stunned.
Missed calls: 23.
Unread messages: 47.
Before he could look at it, his phone vibrated again.
Caller ID: Marina Durand.
He picked up.
"Zhang!" Marina's voice was full of irrepressible excitement, "Where are you?"
"Lyon."
"Did you just meet Ferguson?"
Zhang Kuang was stunned for a moment.
"How do you know?"
"A reporter took a photo of you and Jonathan entering the hotel!" Marina's voice rose in pitch, "The photo has been posted online! Everyone is guessing whether you are going to sign a contract with Manchester United!"
Zhang Kuang was silent for two seconds.
"Are you interviewing me or questioning me?"
"Both!" Marina said, "Zhang, if you want to give me an exclusive, I will go find you now."
Zhang Kuang thought for a while.
Anyway, it has been photographed. Instead of letting others guess, it is better to let Marina go first.
"Come together." He said, "If you want important information, you have to pay a price."
"Ha, I'm very happy. I just don't know if you have just played a high-intensity game. Do you still have the strength?"
"Are you doubting my ability? Be careful later."
"Ah, no, please give me some time to write a report, okay?"
"Let's talk about it later."
The phone hung up.
"Can I book a hotel room for you? What kind of room do you want?" Jonathan asked in the cab.
"Be subtle and don't use my name."
"Don't worry, we'll make arrangements right away."
Zhang Kuang leaned into the seat, opened the mobile browser, and searched for his name.
The search results page took a full five seconds to load - which is almost abnormal on France's 4G network.
The first news is from "L'Équipe", the title is. "Zhang Kuang secret meeting after the game Ferguson, Manchester United is close to signing Ligue 1 golden boots".
The second article is from "The Sun", and the title is even more exaggerated. "Ferguson Lyon made an appointment with Zhang Kuang after watching Zhang Kuang's game, China genius is about to land on Premier League".
The third article is from "Milan Sports Newspaper": "Juventus panicked: Zhang Kuang met with Ferguson, Manchester United will be intercepted soon".
Zhang Kuang looked at these titles and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
The speed of these reporters was much faster than he imagined.
Half an hour later, Marina, Gilia·Léo Tower, Camille·Selvey, Lucy·Divale entered a hotel together.
Marina was wearing a black windbreaker, his blond hair was a little messy by the night wind, and his face had a reporter's unique expression of excitement when discovering big news.
The other three people also put on a little disguise and followed them excitedly.
After entering the room opened by Zhang Kuang, Marina couldn't wait to ask questions.
"Zhang!" she rushed over, "Have you really met Ferguson?"
Zhang Kuang shrugged. "Don't be impatient yet. Sit down and drink some water first."
The four of them sat down, Zhang Kuang held two of them and sat on his lap, exploring them with his hands up and down. The other one was squatting there and shaking her head. Her neck hurt a little.
In the words of Zhang Kuang, only one person is required to interview and record it. There is no need for the other three people to participate in the interview together. They might as well do something else.
Marina: "Zhang, did you really meet Ferguson? What did you talk about?"
Zhang Kuang spit out the grapes in his mouth. "Now that we have met, what else can we talk about, just the possibility of joining Manchester United."
Marina: "Then you want to join Manchester United?"
Zhang Kuang: "I'm considering it, but now is not the time to talk about it. Auxerre still has a France Cup championship that I haven't won yet. I want to win France Cup with all my strength before I consider which club to go to."
Marina: "Then what do you think of Ferguson? Did he offer any conditions for you?"
Zhang Kuang: "Ferguson is a great coach. He is very nice and the conditions are definitely favorable. However, Manchester United and I have no formal cooperation or formal contract. The so-called conditions are only verbal agreements and are not suitable to be spoken out."
Marina: "If you really go to Manchester United, what do you think will be your biggest difficulty?"
Zhang Kuang: "Difficulty? There is no big difficulty, except for teamwork. I am not worried about scoring goals, but if you want to compete for the championship, teamwork is very important, so this is a relatively big difficulty."
Marina: "Have you talked about salary? Do you think you can get the same salary as Rooney?"
Zhang Kuang smiled, "I am only interested in championships and golden boots when playing football. As for the salary, I don't insist on it. It just needs to be worthy of my worth and in line with the market. If you give a price lower than the market, it would be disrespectful to me."
Marina:"What is the market situation?"
Zhang Kuang: "To put it simply, what is the salary of a forward who can score 10 goals in a season? What is the salary of a forward who scores 20 goals in a season? What is the salary of a player who scores 30 or 40 goals? You can't score 40 goals in a season and get the same salary as a player who scores 10 goals, right? That would be disrespectful to me."
Marina: "I heard that there are other teams contacting you? Can you talk about it? What teams are there? What conditions do they offer? What kind of team do you prefer?"
Zhang Kuang: "There are indeed many teams that have contacted me. I can't disclose the conditions they offer. As for the team I prefer.
I think it must have several characteristics: first, it must have the strength and ambition to win the championship continuously. I don't want to join a team that cannot win the championship continuously. Second, it must be rich. Generally, teams that can win the championship continuously have money. Those without money may occasionally win the championship, but it will not last long.
The third is to have good management and team. Good management and team can make people feel comfortable, instead of breaking out locker room incidents every now and then."
Marina:"Are there any more?"
Zhang Kuang: "No, why do I, a player, make so many demands? That's enough."
Marina: "There are not many wealthy families like this, then..."
When Marina finished interviewing Zhang Kuang and finished writing the manuscript, two sisters were already paralyzed there. The last one was almost dying, and it was her turn to play soon.
Marina: "Zhang, give me 5 minutes, 5 minutes."
Zhang Kuang: "You have been writing a manuscript for three hours. Is it so difficult? No..."
Marina: "No, I have to write four different ones. The four of us can't post the same one, right?"
Zhang Kuang:"Then just write while..."