The sun was shining on a Sunday afternoon, and the sky was clear and smoky outside the window. Chen Jian was not interested in going outside to bask in the sun. Warendamm is not quiet on weekends, as a famous wedding photography mecca and tourist attraction in the Netherlands, it is crowded with tourists every weekend.

He was watching TV at the place where he lived at the moment, and his agent, Mr. Xia, had just arrived, making himself coffee in the kitchen alone.

Chen Jian has his eyes fixed on the TV screen, where AZ Alkmaar's home match against Volendamu is being broadcast live. Ten minutes into the game, Warrendam was already a goal behind.

"Are you still watching?" Mr. Xia came out of the kitchen with coffee and glanced at the screen, "That's the level of this team, come to the First Division to hang around and stay where it is cool." ”

Chen Jian ignored him and continued to watch the game.

Mr. Xia sat diagonally opposite Chen Jian, fiddled with the coffee spoon in his hand, jingled and stirred for a while, put down the spoon, and said to Chen Jian, "Xiao Chen...... What did you think about what I said? ”

Chen Jian turned his head to look at his agent: "I haven't thought about it yet, Uncle Xia." ”

Mr. Xia glared at him: "When do you want to think of it?" The season is coming to an end, and the team is relegated. He pointed to Warrendam on the TV screen. You said the manager approached you and said he wasn't going to go on a loan next season? I told him I didn't want you to keep coming to this place. You're twenty-three years old, and you'll be twenty-four at the start of the new season in the second half of the year, do you really want to mix your golden stage in this kind of team? ”

Chen Jian was silent again.

"What do you mean over there at Nottingham Forest?" Taking a sip of coffee, Mr. Xia asked.

Chen Jian shook his head: "I don't know what it means." ”

Hearing this, Mr. Xia could only sigh helplessly, Nottingham Forest is not Warrendam, he can't scold the Forest team like he scolded Warrendam. After all, they are now quasi-giants, one of the hottest teams in Europe. Countless people have sharpened their heads and may not be able to do it in Tony. Donn plays under his tent, and his players are already part of the Forest team...... Despite not playing a single game for Forest.

After sighing, the more Mr. Xia thought about it, the more unbalanced he felt, and he muttered and complained: "Manchester United was to Dong Fangzhuo, but the bad guy took him to South Africa and Hong Kong to play, how to say that he can be regarded as a person who has worn a Manchester United jersey." That's good for you...... I didn't have any opinions, neither said I was optimistic about you, nor did I say I was not optimistic about you...... Tony. What does Donn mean exactly? I have also introduced Chinese players to other countries, and I really haven't encountered this situation with you. ”

Chen Jian asked, "Didn't you go to Mr. Tang En to talk, Uncle Xia?" ”

"What to talk about? People don't pay attention to me...... A big-name coach is a big-name ......" Mr. Xia became more and more angry, and poured all the coffee in the cup into his mouth in one gulp. "But this time......" he swallowed as he took all the coffee in his mouth, "I'll have to talk to him, I have to know what the Forest Club means with one year left on his contract." Otherwise, I won't be able to arrange a future for you. Chen Jian: Do you know...... I originally wanted to push you into the flag of Chinese overseas players, because you are an official player of Nottingham Forest, which is very gimmicky. But you're always in this kind of team, and it doesn't work for me to blow up Maradona Gabelli's possession. Now there is a Eredivisie club and two Belgian clubs interested in you, and I think this is an opportunity for you to cooperate with me and convince the club to agree to your transfer. ”

Chen Jian frowned, his attention was gradually off the game. "I don't think I can convince that person......"

"Then come hard! At the critical moment, even if you tear your face, you must strive for a better future! Mr. Xia clenched his fists, as if he was very excited. What did Forest say when you were out on loan? Get you to get a workout. It's been two years since you became the main player in the team, playing in the top flight of the Netherlands, and if they haven't said anything, I don't think people really pay attention to you at all. Just like Dong Fangzhuo......" he muttered, "I always say to the Chinese media: 'We don't value the Chinese market, that teenager really has potential.'" Actually? Do you think they value you, Xiao Chen? ”

This question makes Chen Jian difficult to answer, do you say that you don't pay attention to it? Coach Don personally called Tianjin to ask him to come to Nottingham Forest to pursue his ideals, and also arranged special training content. When Coach Tang was still in the Forest team, he also took special care of himself. Do you mean it? After he was loaned out, the Forest Club seemed to ignore it. It's just that Warrendam reports to Forest every three months how the loan players are doing here, and Chen Jian knows that this is not an extra favor for him, but the treatment that every player who is loaned to a satellite team has. As for whether the copy with his name on it would be looked at more often after the reports were sent, he didn't know.

Mr. Xia looked at Chen Jian, waiting for his answer.

Chen Jian didn't know how to answer this question, so he repeated his old tricks, shook his head and said, "I don't know ......"

"You! You ......" Mr. Xia was half angry at Chen Jian's answer. "I'm fighting for your interests, brother!"

Of course, Chen Jian knew that what Mr. Xia was doing was for his own good...... At least economically.

After complaining, Mr. Xia sat down again and stopped talking, and Chen Jian didn't know what to say. There was a wave of embarrassment in the room. At this moment, there was another commotion on the TV, and both men were temporarily distracted.

Warrendam equalised.

"It's really tenacious...... Mr. Xia sarcastically.

"Even if it is a draw, there is no hope of relegation." Chen Jian said lightly beside him.

The topic made them rediscover the sense of conversation, and Mr. Xia continued to ask, "Can you tell me what you think, Xiao Chen?" Do you want to stay in Warrendam, stay in the forest, or change places? ”

Chen Jian did not hesitate this time, "If possible, of course I would like to play for Nottingham Forest. ”

"Why?"

"Because it's the highest league, it's the highest level, and it's ...... If I play in that team, my parents can see me on TV more easily. ”

Mr. Xia snorted: "This last point is very much in line with your surname." I also know how great it would be if you could play at Nottingham Forest. But...... It's too difficult. He clapped his hands and shrugged again. I don't think Xiao Chen, you should hold on to this hopeless illusion, the current situation is that Nottingham Forest is not interested in you. Obviously, I'm not afraid to hit you when I say this, Xiao Chen. Your strength is indeed not up to the point where you can make them tempted......" Speaking of this, Mr. Xia glanced at Chen Jian and found that there was not the slightest displeasure on his face. Xindao is a self-aware kid.

"So my plan for you is to go to a team like the Eredivisie or the Belgian League for a couple of years, and then move on to the big four leagues. First of all, you have to dissociate yourself from Nottingham Forest, although they are your parent team, they will not help you in the future, and you can only drag your feet. ”

Mr. Xia began to gush about Chen Jian's several sins in Nottingham Forest, when a knock suddenly sounded on the door outside.

Chen Jian made an apologetic gesture to the agent and got up to open the door.

Outside the door stood a young man wearing a yellow cap and a red and yellow jacket, and Chen Jian noticed that his hat was printed with "DHL", which is the logo of DHL.

"Mr. Chen Jian?" He asked in English with a smile on his face.

Chen Jian nodded reflexively, he didn't know what the courier company was looking for him? Could it be that his parents sent him souvenirs from China to make him a tooth sacrifice? Thinking of this, he turned his head to look behind the visitor, there was nothing but a yellow and red-striped DHL special van, could it be that the thing was in the car?

After confirming the customer's identity, DHL staff pulled out an express mail envelope and a pen.

"Please sign, Mr. Chen Jian."

"Huh?" Looking at the envelope, Chen Jian felt strange.

"For you, please sign for it, Mr. Chen Jian." The DHL staff did not feel any unhappiness because of Chen Jian's hesitation, and still repeated what they had just said with a smile on their faces.

Although he didn't know what it was, Chen Jian still picked up a pen and signed his name.

After DHL staff checked that it was correct, handed the envelope to Chen Jian and politely said goodbye.

Until the car drove away, Chen Jian was still standing at the door in a daze with an envelope.

Mr. Xia felt a little strange when he saw that Chen Jian hadn't come back for a long time, he got up and walked to the door: "What's the matter, who is looking for you, Xiao Chen?" ”

"Ah...... A letter. But I don't know who sent it. Chen Jian turned around and raised the things in his hand.

"Just take it apart and see if you can't do it." It wasn't a big deal, and Mr. Xia turned back again. "You should seriously consider what I just said, Xiao Chen. Nottingham Forest really isn't for you......"

He's still chattering.

Chen Jian opened the envelope and found that there was a red envelope inside, and when he turned it over, he saw the Nottingham Forest team emblem.

"Nottingham Forest sent it to me." Chen Jian didn't listen to what Mr. Xia was saying at all, he raised the envelope in his hand and opened it.

This time, two pieces of paper were shaken out of the envelope.

"They sent you? What was sent? ”

Chen Jian did not answer the agent's question, but leaned over and picked up the two pieces of paper, one thick and the other thin. The thick one is actually a ticket.

"European Champions Cup...... Final...... Tickets? Chen Jian read softly. He looked up at Mr. Xia opposite him in some surprise. Nottingham Forest have not reached a Champions League final since he was loaned, so it was no surprise that he had received a ticket from Forest for the first time.

Mr. Xia suddenly realized, he shrugged: "It's this set of ...... again" and then he explained to Chen Jian, "Every player who is on loan will receive such a ticket after the Forest team reaches the Champions League final." Tony. Donn thinks it's a way to develop a sense of pride in those players for Forest, and I won't say how effective it will be. They don't treat you very well, Xiao Chen. ”

Chen Jian looked down at the ticket in his hand. Then he saw another piece of paper in his hand.

It seemed to be the letter, and he opened it. There is a line of words above, written in Chinese:

"Yugong, Taihang and Wangwu Ershan, how are you digging?"

This sentence hit somewhere deep in Chen Jian's heart. He remembered how he had answered Don in the dormitory of the Tianjin Judicial Police School.

——Chen Jian, for you, the road of dreams has reached a dead end, what do you think is in front of you? A wall? No, no, no, I'm going to tell you right now that it's not a wall that's standing in your way, it's a mountain! If you have to realize that original dream, what are you going to do, Chen Jian? Answer me.

- Dig it up, sir!

Dig it up, dig it up...... Dig it up!

Chen Jian held the letter paper in his hand and trembled slightly.

The voice had faded into a blur, and at times he had forgotten the conversation.

I always thought I was successful because I played professional football here, I had an agent and I looked like any other professional player...... It turns out that I'm still digging mountains.

If I stop here and think I've dug that mountain, I'll be here for the rest of my life. When I looked up, I thought the sky I was looking at was the whole world. I'm not reconciled......

The agent, Mr. Xia, noticed that Chen Jian was a little abnormal, and he asked, "What's wrong with you, Xiao Chen?" So what is written on it? ”

Chen Jian raised his head and smiled: "Dear Chen Jian, the club has always paid close attention to your performance and hopes that you will continue to work hard...... That's it. Just like you said, Uncle Xia, a polite remark that catches people's hearts. He folded the letter and put it back in the envelope. Then show Mr. Xia the tickets.

"I'll go and watch the game then."

"I'll go too." Mr. Xia took the ticket and looked at it, and returned it to him, "I'll go and order one online." I had to find a chance and Tony. Don have a good talk. ”

"Actually, there is no need to rush so much. Let's talk about it after the Champions Cup, you won't have a chance to talk to him alone before the final, Uncle Xia. He must have been busy to death at that time. ”

Mr. Xia thought about Chen Jian's words and found that he was right.

"Well, after the season, you go back to China to visit your parents, and I'll go find him."

Chen Jian nodded.

"We're not done yet, Xiao Chen. You have to tell me, how exactly are you planning to organize your future? Don't tell me you want to play for Nottingham Forest, it's impossible, you know? It's delusion, and the delusion of nothingness is meaningless. You have to keep your feet on the ground, your future is not with them......"

After Chen Jian waited for Mr. Xia to finish speaking, he replied calmly, "I'm sorry, Uncle Xia." At least until the end of my contract, I still want to play for Nottingham Forest. ”

Mr. Xia held his forehead: "Why?" Want to be a star? Want your parents to see you on TV every weekend? Want to win more championships? Want to make more money? Why? ”

This time, Chen Jian shook his head with a smile: "I don't know." ”

"You...... You're such a fool! "With such a player, the agent Mr. Xia is just out of line.

Seeing him slumped on the sofa and unwilling to manage himself, Chen Jian just laughed.

There are some things that can't be said casually to outsiders, Uncle Xia, I'm really sorry.

(To be continued)