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Chu Zhongtian didn't remember how they got back to the hotel room, the clearest moment of yesterday was when he lifted the Bundesliga championship trophy on behalf of the whole team, and what happened after that quickly blurred. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

He may even wonder if he had a very real dream. In fact, today is May 23, and he got up to prepare for the final round of the league this afternoon...... But when he turned his head to look at the bedside table, the thought vanished, and he saw the gold medal hanging from the lamp above the bedside table.

The trophy is an honor that belongs to the club, while the gold medal is an honor that the players themselves keep.

They did win the Bundesliga, and as promoted horses, they won the league title at the start of the season when no one could have imagined it.

The domestic cup championship, the league cup championship, the European Super Cup championship, and now even the league championship has been won, Chu Zhongtian's wishes have been completed one after another, what are the goals now? World cup? Chu Zhongtian didn't dare to think about this at all, I don't know if the Chinese team can participate in the World Cup, let alone win the World Cup...... If the Chinese team can win the World Cup...... It must have been him dreaming, and in dreams he occasionally did something like this. Asian Cup...... The difficulty is also high.

For Chu Zhongtian, the biggest goal of his career is only the European Champions Cup.

As a Chinese player, as a 21-year-old player who only started to contact professional football, and who was a halfway monk in amateur football, it is legendary enough to be able to lift so many championship trophies.

But he won't stop there, he knows that the European Champions Cup, as the highest honour, is not so easy to obtain, and he will not fall behind in other titles on the way forward. In short, within his career, as long as he has the ability, the opportunity, and the hope, he wants as many championship honors as he wants.

Chu Zhongtian, who got up and sat for a while, jumped down, touched the hanging gold medal with his hand, and then went to the bathroom to wash. And Weiss, who was in the same room with him, was still sleeping soundly at this time.

While most of the Hoffenheim players were still asleep, the outside world was already crazy about their victory.

In every corner of Sinsheim City, Hoffenheim's winning extra-special issue has been placed in the most eye-catching position, convenience stores, newsstands, stations, squares, everywhere you can see Chu Zhongtian leading his teammates to hold the trophy plate.

The blue-and-white flags fluttering in the wind have long been hung all over the city.

The media even reported on Hoffenheim's victory at length, and the commentators jumped out to congratulate Hoffenheim, even if they were not optimistic about such a small team from the countryside before.

"I don't want to say, 'This is unbelievable'. Because judging from Hoffenheim's performance this season, they have the quality to win the championship. Starting with the Winter Championship, that's it. They didn't suddenly rise to the top in the last two rounds of the league to win the title, they laid the foundation for it from the first half of the season......

"Now I just want to replay the clip of Chu in the interview with Monica, but what we need to pay attention to is not the Q&A between Chu and Monica, but the expression on his face when he answered - from that time on, Chu hoped and believed that his team would win the championship. It was this amazing belief that allowed him to score key goals in the last two most crucial games, and two of them as soon as he scored! ”

"Hoffenheim, a season's fairytale!" This is the headline of the German newspaper Bild. The German, and Europe's largest circulation newspaper, devoted two full pages to Hoffenheim's success from all angles, including the club's hierarchy, their rivals, the players, the coaches and the passionate country fans.

"Kicker" also praised Rangnick's team's success: "A season ago, you asked me where Hoffenheim was? I'm going to have to take the biggest map to find it. But now no, everyone knows about this place. If you don't already know where Hoffenheim is, you're out of date. They are now the heart of German football and are the centre of attention. Yesterday they beat Schalke 04 3-1 at the Otto Schalke to lift the first Bundesliga title in the club's more than 100-year history. I am reminded of what Bayern President Rummenigge once said at Bayern's shareholders' meeting that Hoffenheim deserves to be compared to them - 'Since they are called Hoffenheim 1899, who knows what they have been doing for the last 100 years?' The last 100 years are not the responsibility of this Hoffenheim team, and they don't have to pay for the obscurity of the last 100 years. But in the new 100 years from now on, perhaps more people will hear their names, and they can start this new century. This is hope, Hoffenheim's name is 'Hope Home', and the young Hoffenheim is the home that nurtures hope. In the Champions League next season, we will see a new face in Europe and what kind of performance they will bring to us is something to be watched. ”

The craziest of the show was the local newspaper Rhine-Neckar in Sinsheim, who produced a special edition overnight after Hoffenheim's victory, which was then distributed to a newsstand and convenience store for free, and the next day, the whole city of Sinsheim was able to share the joy of Hoffenheim's victory.

※※※ The Hoffenheim players who got up have not yet recovered from the joy of winning the championship, and many people still have the championship gold medal around their necks when they come to breakfast, and they have to lift the gold medal to show when they greet each other.

"How did you sleep yesterday?"

"It's never been better than that!"

"Hey, I didn't sleep well...... As soon as we close our eyes, it's a scene where we win the championship......"

"I can't believe we won the championship!"

…… While eating, everyone was still talking about the league championship.

For many of Hoffenheim's players, this season has been a dream one, and what many would not have dared to think of has become a reality. They will be the envy of other teams, because compared to their group of first-time Bundesliga boys, there is no one who has not played in the Bundesliga for ten years, or even more than ten years, but they have no chance or hope of lifting the league title. Should Hoffenheim's players be the lucky ones? But if they don't have such strength, the goddess of luck won't favor them.

After dinner, Rangnick and the assistant coaches reminded everyone that they were going back by car, and that there was an even bigger celebration waiting for them in Sinsheim.

A lot of people fell asleep on the bus from Schalke back to Hoffenheim, they didn't get a good night's rest last night. Now take this opportunity to catch up on sleep, and at night it will be even more tired.

There are also a lot of Hoffenheim fans who drove to follow the Hoffenheim team bus, they are all die-hard fans who went to the Schalke Stadium to watch the game, and they didn't go back last night because they need to celebrate, and many people are waiting to go back to Sinsheim with the team today.

On the highway, they followed the Hoffenheim bus, and also waved the Hoffenheim flag in the window, and even leaned out of the window to wave and cheer loudly to the Hoffenheim players on the bus.

The Hoffenheim players, who hadn't slept yet, smiled and waved at them.

In this way, a motorcade of Hoffenheim fans, led by Hoffenheim buses, headed for Sinsheim.

The team arrived at Sinsheim at one o'clock in the afternoon and they went straight to a hotel. The team's owner, Hope, has already set up a celebration banquet for them there, and at the banquet, Hope will make good on his promise of bonuses - if the team wins, they will receive 3.5 million euros, which will be 150,000 even if everyone is divided equally, and half of it will be deducted from taxes.

So everyone cursed Germany's high tax rate while expecting the boss to fulfill this bonus promise.

During the World Cup in Germany, then German Chancellor Angela Merkel went to the German national team to visit the camp to boost morale, and at that time, documentary director Waltmann was filming a documentary called "Germany, a Summer Fairy Tale", which was filmed by the players themselves on DVD. After shaking hands with Chancellor Angela Merkel, "Little Pig" Schweinsteiger turned his head and whispered to the DV in Podolsky's hand: "Please, cut taxes!" ”

One reason why the Bundesliga can't attract those high-level football superstars is that they have as much as 45% personal income tax, and because Germany's politics and religion are ententative, so ordinary people also have to pay some miscellaneous taxes such as church tax, and players also have to pay social insurance, which is a very important expenditure, medical insurance is included, and accounts for the majority, because the probability of injury to players is higher than that of ordinary people, so their medical expenditure is an important part. Players pay around 11,000 euros a year in social insurance. The club pays more than 11,000 euros, regardless of the player's annual salary, which is 22,000 euros. In other leagues, in order to help players avoid taxes, clubs and some departments are trying to find ways to have only one purpose, anyway, clubs have to pay so much money, it is better to let as much money as possible fall into the pockets of players, rather than to hand over to the treasury. In this way, we can attract stars to join and improve the competitiveness of the league.

Taxes are high and miscellaneous in Germany, and players earn the lowest rates of any of Europe's top five leagues. Chu Zhongtian's annual salary after tax is three million euros, while Hoffenheim Club's actual contribution is more than six million.

When Hoffenheim was a second division team, the highest annual salary in the team was head coach Rangnick, with two million euros after tax. Chu Zhongtian has broken this standard since then, and then the players want to continue the contract, and the annual salary has increased. But for Hope, it's still within the affordability standard. He knows that if the team is to develop and to have glory, it must be willing to spend money. Of course, he is not unlimited in spending money, and what he can save in terms of player wages is still saved, so except for a few people such as Chu Zhongtian and Ibisevic, the income of most of the other players is still very low. Save a little on wages and be generous on bonuses, which can also make the players loyal and do their best. In fact, the role of the bonus is more like a "carrot on a stick", hanging in front of it, motivating the players to fight bravely, but can they get it in the end? It's hard to say. Bad luck, one negligence, can lead to the bankruptcy of a goal that has worked hard for a season, as in the case of Wolfsburg. But before the end of the season, no one knows if the bonus will be paid, and maybe in the end, the boss won't have to pay a penny?

Hope was going to pay for it, but he was happy. When he was a Hoffenheim player, he never imagined that the team he played for would be qualified to be at the top of German football. Decades have passed, he has changed from a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy to a sixty-year-old man, the team he once played, the team he poured countless efforts into has finally done it, let alone three and a half million, even if it is five million, he will not frown at this time.

A season ago, when Hoffenheim was promoted to the first division, Hope sat on the grass of the pitch in a suit and a Hoffenheim scarf around his neck to celebrate the team's promotion with his players. This time, he was going to entertain the president of the German Football Association and the president of the rival club, and he did not rush to the field to "have fun with the people" in person. This time in the lobby of the hotel, he still wore a Hoffenheim scarf around his neck and hugged every player who came in.

When Chu Zhongtian and head coach Rangnick brought the championship trophy to Hope, the two of them handed the trophy to Hope.

"It's a champion, boss."

Hope took the trophy and gazed at the large salad plate that countless people had dreamed of. His gray-haired face was reflected in the silver plate.

"When I was playing...... I never made it a goal. "He's not talking about the trophy, he's talking about the top honours in German football, which didn't exist at the time." I just think it's a lot of fun to play football, especially with my friends. I'm not a talented player, so I can only play in this amateur team in my hometown. That's why I'm a Hoffenheim fan...... Even if she could only play in the amateur league in the first place. ”

He looked at the trophy plate in his hand and muttered.

"But when I decided to fund this team, I started to think about it – maybe one day we can have the big European clubs play in this little place like Hoffenheim, and we can lift something like this."

After speaking, he returned the trophy plate to Chu Zhongtian and Rangnick: "Thank you." It's been a dream I've had for 20 years, and we've lifted this, and next season there will be those big European clubs coming all the way to play in our little place. ”

"Hopefully, the big European clubs won't be out of place when they come here to play." Rangnick laughed.

Hope was amused by his words, and he burst out laughing.

The other players laughed as well.

They all remembered that before the start of the season, not many people in Germany knew where Hoffenheim was, and the TV host had to show the audience where Hoffenheim was in Germany with a map. So will the same situation happen at the start of the new season? This time, however, it was the turn of the European TV presenters to give viewers a make-up for their knowledge of German geography.

They thought it was fun, and it was a great feeling that a group of mysterious recruits were slaughtering at the top of the field!

We don't have to show us where we come from, we just need to use our football to keep everyone in mind, as we did this season, where the Hoffenheim hillbillies come from!

After laughing, Hope patted Chu Zhongtian, the captain, on the shoulder: "When you came, you said that you wanted to create a big scene, is this a big scene, Chu?" ”

Chu Zhongtian shook his head: "Of course not, Mr. Hope." ”

Hope laughed, "You're the same as I thought. Then he leaned down, leaned into Chu Zhongtian's ear, and whispered, "You can find Emily. Does Miss Stan want a signed photo of her? ”

Chu Zhongtian was a little surprised.

Hope looked up and winked at him, "My granddaughter is her admirer. ”

Chu Zhongtian grinned, not knowing what expression to make.

Hope laughed and pressed Chu Zhongtian's shoulder harder. "Let's celebrate the victory!"

※※※The most important thing of the banquet is obviously that Hope congratulates the whole team on the results achieved and fulfills the prize promise on the spot.

The cheers of the players and coaches resounded throughout the stadium, and everyone was happy to have such a generous owner.

Then Rangnick came to the stage, took the microphone and said to everyone: "Have a good holiday, and when you come back, please forget about today's honor." We have to start from scratch and there are tougher races ahead of us......"

Someone was booing him: "Ralph! Don't say such things at this time! Let's talk about it when we're happy for a few days! ”

This kind of thing is usually not said in public, but after he shouted it out today, many people echoed him loudly.

"That's right! That's right! It's time to celebrate! Just have wine! ”

"Work plan or something, just leave it for later." Hope was also there to help everyone.

Rangnick smiled helplessly: "Okay, let's have fun drinking!" ”

"Oh!!"

"That's right!"

"Haha!"

"Cheers! Ralph! ”

The golden beer rippled in the transparent glass, and everyone raised their glasses to each other, and then drank it with their heads up.

It's a winning wine, and no matter how much you drink, no one will ruin the fun with the dogma that "professional players shouldn't drink".

As Hoffenheim fans sang in the stands:

We're going to win, and our glasses are overflowing with beer.

They did win, and the glass did overflow with beer.

Next season, they will let the whole of Europe know that they are Hoffenheim and give Europe a taste of their football.

(To be continued)