Volume 4 The Storm Chapter 4 A Chance Encounter in the Air
Tony; Dawn? β
Don seemed to hear someone calling him, and he reflexively turned his head. I saw a familiar face.
Standing in front of him was a woman, the same woman who had come to Wilford to interview him because the Forest team wanted to buy Chinese player Sun Jihai, and was taught a lesson by him, and later met several times in various interviews - Tang Jing.
"It's really Tony; Coach Donn." After confirming the identity of the person in front of her, Tang Jing laughed. Why did I see the Nottingham Forest Coach at Beijing International Airport? β
Donn shrugged: "It's just a vacation. Why am I seeing you here too? β
"This is Beijing, the capital of China, I am Chinese, it is normal to appear here, right?" Tang Jing was not to be outdone.
The two of them have been at odds since the first time β the second time β to be exact. Later, in some interview activities, the two met several times. Tang Jing also asked him a few questions. It's not a stranger. However, out of that meeting, Tang En had a bad feeling for this ignorant star-chasing woman, and he had never been interested in this beautiful woman.
Tang En caught a glimpse of an ATM of the Bank of China not far away, and he said, "If Tang Daji suddenly appears in the underground vault of the Bank of China, is it normal?" β
"You...... Mr. Don really understands China."
"Wasn't it already settled in that interview with you?"
"Aren't you afraid that I'll write about you at the airport and tell the newspaper about what happened to you?"
Don smiled happily: "Why should I be afraid? My position as head coach is not determined by your Chinese media and Chinese preferences. Even if you write me in the newspapers as Satan with horns on your head, even if you all hate me when you read it, what does it have to do with me? Miss Tang, you can't even threaten people? β
These words made Tang Jing speechless.
Tang had been standing by watching Tang En and Tang Jing go toe-to-toe without speaking.
Tang En saw that the other party had nothing to say, so he turned around and walked towards the boarding gate with Tang, and the airport radio was already reminding the passengers who took this flight to prepare to board.
Tang Jing bit her lip tightly behind her and stared at Tang Endi's back. As a woman who is the president, she has excelled in her studies since she was a child, and she has successfully gone on to higher education and employment all the way...... No one has ever dared to give her such a face-deprivation. But in front of this man, she has fallen back again and again, which is really a shame for her......
She didn't believe she couldn't pull a ball back.
"Hey, Tony."
"Huh?"
"Were you being too mean to that woman just now?"
"What? Pity the fragrance and cherish the jade? β
"Ahem."
"Haha! Don't know why. When I saw her, I wanted to say something to talk to her to get angry with her...... Maybe I don't like the swaggering stuff on her. I hate self-righteous people, especially self-righteous women."
The two chatted in English as they lined up for boarding, and after getting on the plane, they put their carry-on bag on the luggage rack and sat down to continue chatting. This time they turned to the World Cup in Germany, mainly to think about what they can expect in Germany this summer.
It's three rows of seats, Don is sitting in the middle, Don is in the window position, and the aisle position is empty. They don't care about any of that.
Just as the two of them were concentrating on discussing the summer reinforcements, one of them walked straight from the direction of the hatch towards Donn's location.
Don was listening to Don speak, but his eyes fell on the man, and as she progressed, he gradually shifted all his attention to the "unpleasant guest".
"What the hell......" he cursed in a low voice.
Tang Jing was a little surprised when she first saw the person next to her, but when she saw the surprised and annoyed expression on Tang En's face, she immediately laughed, and her smile was as bright as a flower. She made no secret of the joy in her heart. Just smiled and walked towards Don En.
"I didn't expect to see each other again so soon, Mr. Donne." Tang Jing put the bag on the luggage rack, and then sat down elegantly to greet him.
"yes, I didn't expect ......" Don was a little frustrated, he didn't like the feeling of being with this woman. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence, this woman also took this plane. And the seat is still with me.
"It's good that my journey isn't lonely."
"It's terrible, my journey has been tormented." Don muttered.
"What do you say, Mr. Donne?"
"Nothing."
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"Speak Chinese! I can understand it...... "I was not happy when I heard Tang Jing pop out the English word Tang En, you are a Chinese, what English do you have to drag for me?"
Looking at the somewhat gaffe Donne. Tang Jing smiled even more happily.
Don looked at Don with some pity from the side, still not saying anything.
Tang Jing noticed him, when she came over just now, Tang En was also talking to this person, they had been together since before boarding, and it was obviously not the first time they had met to meet the travel partner.
"Who is this?"
"My assistant." Don said angrily. But he quickly reacted: why should I help her introduce?
"Hello, I'm Tang Jing, the London correspondent of Sports Weekly." Tang Jing took the initiative to extend his hand to Tang.
"Hello, I'm Don." Compared with Tang Jing's self-introduction, Tang is much more "simple". The two shook hands across Donn. Don rolled his eyes and ignored them.
"You're Coach Donn's assistant? Chinese? Tang Jing is clearly interested in Tang Di's identity, and as far as she knows, there hasn't been a Chinese coach who has held any position in Europe's top five leagues. If Don was really an assistant coach of Don Dunde, it would be quite sensational news.
Tang nodded: "Yes." He didn't give any explanation, just simply answered Tang Jingdi's question. Whatever Tang Jing asked, he answered. Don't say a word superfluously. Before he got acquainted with Don En , he also "chatted" with Don like this, which made Don very crazy at that time. Now...... It was Tang Jing's turn to enjoy this taste.
Tang Jing didn't expect Tang Di to answer so succinctly. She didn't take the initiative to continue the topic at all, and she was stunned for a moment.
Don leaned back in his chair, his face stiff, but he was snickering in his heart - let you be close! Hit a monolith, right?
Tang Jing also saw that Tang didn't seem to be a person who was good at dealing with outsiders, so she turned her eyes to Tang En: "Coach Tang En......"
"What?"
"I understand why you're in Beijing, China. But why would you want to find a Chinese to be your assistant? β
That's the interview.
"Why can't you find it? French, British, Brazilian, Argentine, German, Spaniard...... You can be a coach, why can't the Chinese? Are you geographically discriminatory and look down on your own compatriots? Donn asked rhetorically.
"Mr. Donn...... Let's put aside our personal grudges, shall we? Tang Jing was the first to show her goodwill, she didn't want this opportunity to sit with Tang En on a long-distance flight to be wasted like this.
"Do we have a personal vendetta? Before today, I had spoken to you no more than a hundred words. I chose Don because he was capable, it's as simple as that. Whether it's a coach or a player, I don't look at their nationality, I only look at their ability. Do you understand? β
"But how do you know he has this ability?"
"Touch, chat, observe...... I met him online and had a very speculative conversation, so that's it." Don made an excuse, and it sounded a little incredible, but it was easier to be believed than to say, "We actually changed body and soul", right? Unusual people do unusual things if Don can prove his abilities. Then "Internet talk" will become a beautiful talk. The opposite is a joke. This has nothing to do with the rationality of the matter, only the result of the matter.
Tang Jing was really frightened by Tang En's "Internet Talk", and she looked at Tang En's eyes wide. Look at Don again.
"I like Chinese culture, so I want to find some Chinese netizens through the Internet to practice my Chinese skills...... Then we got to know him, and we had a long friendship with God before we met him...... Yes, that's the way it is."
Tang En's reason was quite reasonable, Tang Jing also put away the surprised expression on his face, coughed twice, but didn't know how to continue asking.
"Any questions. Miss Tang? Tang En looked at Tang Jing.
"Uh...... Hmmm......"
"If you don't, I have a question for you: Why are you on this plane?"
"The World Cup in Germany, I remember, isn't that a normal thing?"
"Ah......h I forgot you remembered."
Tang Jing pursed her lips when she heard this roundabout sarcasm, but she didn't fight back as violently as Tang En expected.
Don was a little strange about this. He glanced at Tang Jing, who was silent, and his arrogance was gone, and what was left was an ordinary woman.
Tang Jing suddenly stopped talking, and Tang En didn't want to continue to say anything, Tang was even more of a man of few words. There was a moment of silence between the three of them, and although the silence came somewhat inexplicably, all three of them were happy to accept the reality.
The gentle voice of the flight attendant was heard on the radio, reminding passengers to fasten their seat belts, turn off their mobile phone ground communication equipment, and the plane was about to take off.
After Don and the others fastened their seat belts, there was a vibration from the fuselage, and the silver-white behemoth slowly slid towards the runway.
There was a roar of motivation outside, the wind was getting louder and louder, and as he sat in his chair, Don could clearly feel a huge thrust pinning him firmly to the back of his chair, and he knew that the plane was taking off with its head high. When the voices suddenly became softer, the feeling of tightness in the chest and shortness of breath disappeared, and the plane had taken off. Rose into the blue sky.
"Mr. Donn." At this time, Tang Jing suddenly spoke.
"What's the matter, Miss Tang?"
"Did you go to Germany to scout the players?"
Let's just say that...... But I also have a job as a BBc5 guest commentator for their World Cup broadcast." Don threw a piece of gum into his mouth, and the tinnitus was finally relieved.
"That's right...... Don't you think it's a kind of fate that we met here? β
Don turned his head to look at her.
"Can I take the liberty of making a request?"
"Please."
"There are very few foreign coaches who can speak fluent Chinese and have such an understanding of the situation in China. You are a successful coach from a football country, can I ask you to write a football review for our newspaper during the World Cup? The manuscript fee can be negotiated ......"
Tang En didn't expect Tang Jing to ask such a question after being silent for so long. His eyes widened.
"I know it's a bit of a stretch, but ...... I think it's a good idea to introduce some advanced stuff to us to read."
Seeing this woman throw her toes aside and say in a low voice, Don En really couldn't refuse it. Besides, why did he refuse? You can write a few hundred words of post-game thoughts casually, and you can get a manuscript fee, and you can also open up influence in China. Why not?
Of course, thinking so, this shelf still has to be end-to-end.
"Ahh......h During the World Cup, I was going to be a guest commentator for BBc, and I also had to write a review for the newspaper......" Seeing Tang Jing's worried expression, a sense of pleasure rose in Tang En's heart and he decided not to continue playing. The way this woman was silent just now earned her a lot of impression points in Don's heart." But it's okay to write more."
"You promised? That's nice! β
"As for being so happy?" Donn was puzzled.
"That's not important...... Let's talk about the specifics, shall we? β
"There's nothing to talk about, is there? Isn't it just that I'm giving you a manuscript every race day...... How to calculate the manuscript fee? β
Seeing that Tang En cared so much about income, Tang Jing covered his mouth and laughed.
"Led the team to the Champions League final in. In the end, he lost to the head coach of Barcelona, do you still care so much about the small manuscript fee? β
"That's no different from this, right? Besides, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat, and the amount of land money earned by my labor is equally important."
"Sometimes I don't think you're English, Mr. Donne. You're just Chinese...... authentic," Tang Jing muttered.
Don wiped the sweat in his heart - a woman's intuition is terrifying......
"Mr. Donn, do you mind if I ask about the Champions Cup final?"
"On behalf of China, do you want to read the land?"
"Of course."
"That's okay...... Your opinions don't affect me anyway. What do you want to ask? β
"If you can, let's start with that silver medal, okay?"
"Isn't this a topic that has been hyped up by the media?"
"That's the Western media, and the way we understand it is through them, and there is a transit between them, and it is inevitable that some information will be lost......"
"You're pretty dedicated......"
During the long journey from Beijing to Munich. The two of them chatted slowly. Don sat down by the window, turned his head to look at the blue sky outside, and the harsh sunlight, and pulled the blindfold down. Leaned back in the chair and tilted his head and fell asleep.
After ten hours of flight, the Lufthansa flight landed at Munich Airport. The atmosphere of the World Cup was already very strong, and when Don and the others got off the plane and walked out of the terminal building, they came to their faces. There are small football-shaped shops selling mascots and souvenirs, huge World Cup posters, German flags and tourists wearing the jerseys of national teams......
This made it clear to Don that they had arrived in Germany and that they had arrived at the World Cup.
"Modern technology is really good, we are still in China this morning, and we will be in Munich in the evening! Let's go, Don! Don stretched out.
"Where's the woman?" Tang turned his head and didn't find Tang Jing.
"Left, got off the plane and said goodbye to us. She has a colleague who comes to the airport to pick her up."
"Oh...... It looks like you're talking a lot of speculation. Didn't you hate her before? β
"I'm disgustingly arrogant to her." Tang En thought of Tang Jing, who suddenly fell silent when the plane took off, and it was quite charming from the side.
"Aren't all strong women like that?"
"Why pretend to be a strong woman? Gronia is a very successful woman, but she doesn't hate me at all. Strong is strong in self-confidence, self-righteous people often have little self-confidence, and you think that there is just pretending...... There's a saying that's true, Don. Don't pretend to be forced, pretend to be struck by lightning...... Well, forget about her. There are a lot of Earths waiting for us to buy them! The runner-up of the Champions Cup, although he did not win the championship, but this title is attractive enough." Don turned his head to look at Don and grinned his trademark smile. We're a strong team now, Don."