"Three months ago, Tony. Donn and his team are a feast for Nottingham fans. Three months later, Nottingham Forest returned with a small welcome party for the returning team with their heartfelt fans waiting at the City Stadium. Tony. Donn and his Forest team are rising like a myth. From the lowest point to the peak, it took them only four years. Nottingham Forest are now contenders for the Premier League title this season. Quite a few people hate Tony. Don, but he can't ignore his presence, which becomes a reason to hate him even more...... On weekend nights, we will focus on the reasons for the team's success. ”

After winning the Champions Cup, the Rail Cup and the UEFA Super Cup, Nottingham Forest are already on the cusp across the continent.

BBC Television did a little feature on Forest's Super Cup triumph, and they asked three football legends to analyse the reasons for Forest's rapid rise. Of course, to analyze this, you can't avoid a key person - Tony. Dawn.

Even now, four years later, there are still some things in him that are still fascinating. For example, why after being knocked down by his own players on the sidelines, his surname changed drastically, and then as if he had suddenly opened his mind, he showed amazing talent and ability, and led Nottingham Forest to complete the big rise in four years.

Of course, these celebrities will not say that it is because Tang En has crossed over, and there is information that he is three and a half years ahead of the time. At best, they analyze Donn's talent and abilities. No one would have thought that there really was such a thing as crossing and soul possession in this world.

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While BBC TV was analyzing the secret of Don's success, Don was on a "date" with Tang Jing, which was actually a three-person date, in addition to the two of them and Tang.

Tang Jing proposed to invite the two to dinner after the team played the match with Fulham.

Tang En felt very strange when he heard this invitation, he and Tang Jing had no intersection except for some contacts at work. If Tang Jing invited Tang to a candlelight dinner, Tang En would not be the slightest surprised, the two of them had many excuses to eat together, and both Chinese were just one of them. But Tang Jing asked Tang En by name, but Tang was more like a foil.

Tang En didn't forget to verbally tease this beautiful reporter at that time: "What, Tang University reporter is interested in me, and plans to fall in love with me after dating?" ”

Of course, after being in contact with Tang En for a long time, Tang Jing had already had the ability to resist his lip sync, and the beauty sneered at each other: "Do Coach Tang En have to go to bed with every lady who eats together?" ”

Tang En was bored with himself, but in the end he agreed to Tang Jing's invitation, he wanted to see what medicine was sold in this woman's gourd. In the past, when he teased Tang Jing like this, Tang Jing had already turned around angrily and left, but this time, her inevitable appearance made Tang En also curious.

Now, at dinner, after Tang En heard Tang Jing's reason for inviting guests, he regretted that he had come to eat a meal.

His face pulled down.

"Miss Tang Jing, I don't think I can agree to your request."

"Why? I think this is a good thing for the Forest team, and you don't need to do anything too difficult......" Tang Jing's eyes widened, she was actually ready to face difficulties in her heart, and this expression was somewhat pretended.

And Don, who was sitting between the two, buried his head in eating, as if the topic they were discussing had nothing to do with him.

Here's the thing.

The three of them came to the restaurant for dinner as promised. Tang Jing first congratulated Tang En on winning his second major championship in a row, as well as his five consecutive wins in the Premier League, which led to the top of the table. Tang En happily accepted Tang Jing's praise, and did not embarrass the other party in his mouth.

For a time, the guests and hosts were happy and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Next, Tang Jing explained the real purpose and disposition of his invitation to Tang En's dinner, and the more Tang En listened, the less smiles appeared on his face, and in the end, it became like this - with a straight face and a cold tone, he refused.

It turned out that Tang Jing invited Tang En to dinner this time, because she was entrusted by someone to talk about the intention of cooperation with the forest team.

The newspaper she works for and a television station in Hunan, China, plan a major talent show in China, not a "beauty pageant" like Supergirl Fast Man, of course, but a tryout to find the legendary "football talent" in Chinese mainland. However, various "drafts" are now very popular in China, and taking advantage of this shareholder trend, this selection competition was also named "draft", and a very vulgar term was used: "audition".

As soon as Don heard the beginning of this plan, he had little interest in it. Tang Jing didn't know why Tang En reacted so strongly.

Tang knew more or less, but now he chose to remain silent and not get involved in the grievances between the two.

Tang En crossed over, so he was still a complete Chinese before, since he is Chinese, he is naturally quite impressed by the various talent shows that have swept China in recent years, and this impression is definitely not a good impression. Even if the draft itself is good, it has become less of a good reputation as various Chinese TV stations follow suit and produce all kinds of boring talent shows. Especially in order to expand the influence of the talent show they held, some media do not hesitate to let their judges quarrel with each other during the recording of the show, and after coming down, they attack each other, you scold me, I scold you; Let the contestants play hypocrisy, play innocence, and play love...... Play all kinds of fun and create all kinds of so-called "gimmicks" to attract the audience's attention.

After these messy things, and most of the people selected by the elective are not very good, it is really difficult for the public to have a good impression. When Don was in China, he was such an ordinary person who didn't have a good impression of talent shows and avoided them.

Now that he heard that there was another messy draft, he didn't even hear Tang Jing's introduction later, so he couldn't wait to start shaking his head.

"Miss Tang Jing, I never thought that any real geniuses could be selected by relying on a 'draft' show like a show."

"I think you're going too far, Mr. Donn. There are so many football teenagers in China, there are always one or two geniuses who have the ability to gain a foothold in the European league, right? Our draft is nothing more than a shell that caters to the masses, and there's nothing wrong with the core – football is the core. ”

Don shrugged: "That's exactly why I'm against it, I don't think football has any future in China......"

"This is a private draft, and it has nothing to do with the Football Association!"

"Really? Look at this material you gave me, what is written on it? 'Co-organized by the Youth Department of the Chinese Football Association', has nothing to do with the Football Association? Tang En scoffed at Tang Jing's statement.

"They're just names, you know, Mr. Donne. China's national situation is that these activities have to give the official a face, do you know the face? ”

"Of course I do, Miss Tang Jing. I'm a China expert. Back to the show itself, I think the draft itself is good, but after it gets to China, it will change the flavor of these media. There are similar tryouts in the UK, and Nottingham Forest Club regularly holds various tryouts to find good seedlings. But...... To be honest, I'm not optimistic about you putting on this kind of draft at all. Are you going to hire a woman who is ugly enough to go home, and then put a big red flower on her head and pose for an S to choose a player? 'This doesn't work, it's ugly!' No typhoons! Tang En said imitating Yang Erche Namu's appearance.

"Mr. Donn. This is a football draft, not a selection of singers, and we don't invite any of those showbiz people. The judges we invited were all football professionals. If you agree to participate in the programme, then we will send a formal invitation to the Forest team to send a coach to be the judge of the whole process. Speaking of which, Tang Jing glanced at Tang, who was still immersed in eating. Most of the judges are from British clubs, with only one Chinese coach acting as the coordinator. The professional surname, the authoritative surname and the impartial surname are definitely incomparable to those other talent shows. ”

Don glanced over, his face still grim.

"I still don't agree." His tone was not negotiable. "Let's be honest, I hate the mess you guys make of the draft, so I'm not going to let myself follow the mess and do the things I already hate."

If things can't be cooperated because of Tang En's personal preferences, Tang Jing has no choice. Because if it's a matter of interest, then you can sit down and talk, it's just a bargain. But if it becomes a very idealistic matter of personal hobbies, then it is impossible to talk about it, and it is very difficult to change a person's obsession, especially if the person is still a notoriously paranoid person.

Still, Tang Jing had to make one last effort.

"You said you hate drafts, Mr. Donne...... Isn't there a similar draft in the UK? Isn't the famous 'Britain's Got Talent' (britains_got_talent) very well received in the UK? As far as I know, quite a few people in your club also watch that show. Some time ago, the fat genius Paul. Isn't Perz popular all over the world and touched countless people? ”

Donn paused, he did watch this talent show, and he was indeed Paul. Pertz's story was touched. But...... It was a British talent show, and it was much better than the talent shows that are now swarming in China, both in terms of production and experience. What does it mean to be "both applaud and applauded"? This show is a living example of this. China's talent show obviously still has too long to go, but unfortunately, due to the rapid popularity of the second "Super Girl", there are countless various talent shows in China at once. When those media decided to go on these programs, how many of them carefully divided the market audience, carefully arranged the direction of the program, carefully selected the appropriate judges, and strictly controlled the quality of the program? Hardly, to use the paranoid Donn's words, is "not one."

Whether it is "America's Got Talent" or "British Got Talent", the purpose of the talent show should have been "a stage for little people and ordinary people to achieve their dreams". But in China, it is more like a "farce" that makes people laugh and cry. Is it "a stage for little people and ordinary people to achieve their dreams", or "a vanity fair for out-of-fashion stars who are dying and struggling"?

Because of this, Don hates all the talent shows in China. Now Tang Jing wants his team to cooperate with a Chinese TV station to do this kind of boring talent show, how can he agree? Even if it was a football draft that was completely different from those previous star drafts, in the eyes of the paranoid Donn, it was all the same. In the hearts of the Chinese public, there may be two circles that can be regarded as "notorious", one is the entertainment industry and the other is the Chinese football world.

"Miss Tang Jing, I think the most important thing is not whether this is a draft or not, but whether this is a football draft that is held in China. To be honest, I'm not interested in anything like that, and my team won't be in this program. You've said there are other Premier League clubs that have received invitations and you can talk to them, and I'm sure there are a lot of Premier League clubs who are interested in developing the Asian market. But I'm really not interested. "Don made the final decision on the matter." I'm so sorry to disappoint you. I fully understand what you're looking for Nottingham Forest, Yini has a player from China, an assistant coach from China, and a manager who has a lot of respect for Chinese culture. Tang En pointed at Tang and then at himself, "However, the draft really has nothing to do with Chinese culture." ”

The dinner ended unhappily.

When Tang Jing left, he still politely said to Tang En that if he changed his attention, he could call her. Don was noncommittal.

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On the way home from the restaurant, Don was still a little surprised by Don's refusal: "I thought you would be vague, that is, not explicitly refused, and did not agree." ”

"Why should I be vague?" Don asked unceremoniously.

"Hmm...... Actually, I don't think the draft was as bad as you might think. Don finally spoke his mind.

Don smiled, this smile with a little disdain: "Don, you don't understand. You've been in China as long as I have, and I know very, very well what the Chinese media are doing with all those drafts. ”

Tang didn't refute, he calmly accepted Don's assessment of him: "Yes, I haven't been in China as long as you, and I don't know much about what the draft is like in China. But I feel that because of this, I don't have preconceived notions. ”

Don was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Are you sarcastic that I look at things through colored glasses?" ”

Don didn't say anything, but his attitude showed that "that's what I meant."

After a moment of silence, Don sighed, "Okay, Don. I can feel that you are moving away from me, you have been with Tang Jing for too long...... But it's your freedom, I don't care. ”

"You're thinking too much, Tony. I just think that sometimes your paranoia should be put aside for a while, and not everything is as you think. ”

In fact, Don admitted in his heart that what Tang said was right, he was paranoid and extreme, and he also knew that his views on some issues were actually not right, and he was affected by too many subjective emotions. No way, geniuses are paranoid. But for the sake of face, he won't admit that he was wrong.

"Forget it, you've decided anyway. I'm just giving my opinion. Don't take it to heart, Tony. ”

"Since you don't agree with me, why don't you say it at dinner?" Don didn't want to let this talk go, he asked. As a result, he was bored with himself.

"If I had said it back then, you'd have felt shameless, Tony."

Don was speechless again, and Don was right. He is actually a very face-saving person, and Tang Zheng chose to remain silent because he knew this.

"Well, thank you, Don." After a moment, Donn muttered.

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Since Tang En has made the final decision on this matter, he will not go to Tang Jing again. It's also about face. He later learned from Tang that Tang Jing went to several other Premier League clubs. There are two companies that are interested in the Chinese market and have finally agreed to cooperate, one is Everton and the other is Bolton. None of the teams are too strong, and it seems that the big clubs are not interested in this.

Everton was to be expected, as the club has long had a close relationship with China, having brought in two Chinese players and the shirt sponsor was once the Chinese company Kejian, the first time Chinese characters appeared on the chest of a European team's shirt.

How much do these two clubs really value the possibility of selecting footballing talent? I'm afraid it's more about targeting the market behind this. But...... What is the football market in China? Don thought disdainfully. When he was in China, he used to buy pirated jerseys and souvenirs, and 99 percent of the people around him were like that. Before he crossed, Manchester United opened a "Manchester United restaurant" in Chengdu, and when it opened, Manchester United celebrity Bobby. Charlton came to cheer, but I don't know what happened next...... The level of consumption there is simply too high for most fans to enjoy.

Tang Jing was very busy during this time, and basically did not appear in front of Tang En. From some of Tang's few words, Tang learned that Tang Jing was very confident in promoting the cooperation of the Forest team with them, and once this thing is successful, with Nottingham Forest's fame and the reputation of winning two heavyweight championships recently, this show will definitely be popular.

Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, Tang En refused without any negotiation.

This frustrated her.

Originally, Everton and Charlton were supposed to be foils for the Forest team, but now they have become the protagonists. Tang Jing must actually be very helpless.

However, Tang En didn't take this matter to heart, and he couldn't care what Tang Jing thought in his heart.

He also has a lot of things to do, such as the game against Reading and the draw for the Champions League group stage.

That's when Alan. Adams found him.

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PS, the "football draft" mentioned in this chapter is based on real events as the background, and then played freely. However, in order to match the development of the plot, the time when this incident started was changed from early July to early September. In addition, everyone can have their own opinions on whether this draft is good or bad, and they can also freely express their opinions. As one of the characters, Tang En, like Tang and Tang Jing, has his own different opinions, and these opinions are the driving force behind the development of the storyline. Because if everyone has exactly the same opinion on a thing, the contradiction in this matter is lost, and the contradiction is an indispensable thing for the development of the plot.

Finally, as an author, I also have my own opinions. But I don't have the right to express this opinion freely, because what I write is, not an argumentative essay. Therefore, all the comments on the topic of the draft in the article do not represent my true opinion. I hope that everyone will read sensibly and correctly distinguish between the values of the characters in the book and the values of the author himself.

This advice applies to everything I have written, all circumstances.

(To be continued)