"One, two, three, start. ”

"Hello everyone, I am the thirteenth contestant, my name is Chen Jian, 19 years old, from Chengdu, Sichuan. "A dark-skinned teenager stands in front of the camera lens, grinning and introducing himself, revealing a mouthful of striking white teeth. At this point, he habitually turned his head to look to the side, where someone was gesturing to him.

"Shout a slogan, pose a pose!" That's what the guy next to him said.

The teenager, who called himself "Chen Jian", twisted back and thought for a moment, and there was a brief silence in the camera's monitor.

"I want to play professional football and I hope you can ...... Like me. "He's a pleasure. He originally wanted to say, "I hope everyone can vote for me", but soon realized that there was no audience voting for this draft, and it would be useless for the audience to support him again, so he had to change his words temporarily. So, thinking of this, he was happy.

"Good!" The camera put down the camera on his shoulder and muttered, "Fortunately, it's not a live ......"

"Next!" The man who was gesturing to Chen Jian just now and making a lip shape waved to another teenager waiting next to him, motioning for him to come up and introduce himself.

Chen Jian left the camera and returned to a group of teenagers of similar age.

This is the training camp for the finals of the "Football Kid" draft jointly organized by Hunan TV and many domestic and foreign media and enterprises.

The auditions for the six divisions across the country have ended, and fourteen lucky winners have been selected from the six divisions. Now they are concentrated in Changsha, Hunan Province, to participate in a three-and-a-half-month training, conduct various assessments and competitions, eliminate one by one, and finally determine the three contestants who have entered the finals, and then the three judges will score the three contestants on a live TV program, based on all their performances in the past three and a half months. The top two players will be rewarded with a one-year trial for an English top flight team. For these Chinese teenagers who like football and dream of professional football, this is a dream good thing, and it makes them more excited than a direct reward of 1 million.

Chen Jian is also one of them. Seeing him stand in front of the camera lens and introduce himself with a smile, how many viewers who will watch TV in the future know the story behind this smile?

The 19-year-old, who speaks Mandarin with a slight Sichuan flavor, first participated in the audition in Beijing, because he was studying at the judicial police academy in Tianjin, which is close to the city. But he was eliminated. There are no dirty insider and backroom deals. The reason for the elimination is simple - not enough strength.

Among the 10,000 people who participated in the audition in the Beijing Division, his strength is ...... Not to mention the top, even the top 100 may not be able to enter.

The vast majority of the teenagers who came to participate in the audition this time were able to enter the final top 100 and then face the personal assessment of the British coach, most of them were professionally trained, or from a sports school, or from the third-tier team of a professional football club. And Chen Jian did not receive even a day of professional training. He is completely exposed to football because of his hobby, playing football, and he is a leader in his hobby, and he has been the main player of the school team since he was a child. Including at the Tianjin Judicial Police School, he is also the main player who represented the university in the National Collegiate Football League. This is also what gives him the confidence and motivation to participate in this talent show.

But compared with those professionally trained peers, his halfway "ticket friends" are really not enough, and he was swept down by the British coach after barely entering the top 100.

After the average person is eliminated. will be depressed and go home dejected. Chen Jian is not an ordinary person, he was only depressed for one night, and when he heard that those who were eliminated in this division could freely choose to participate in the selection of other divisions, he rekindled his hope - he felt that he was not weak enough, but just unlucky. In the next division, he will definitely be able to play at his strongest level and impress the British coach.

So. The next day, he called the counselor to ask for leave, packed his bags and moved from Beijing to Wuhan alone.

This time, he stopped in the top 50 – worse than the first time. But what's the use? Or was it eliminated.

Chen Jian refused to admit defeat and was unwilling, he continued to ask for leave, and went to Changsha to participate in the audition in the Changsha Division. Top 30.

Since the Changsha competition area is the location of the organizer, there are some preferential policies. In all other regions, only two players can enter the finals training camp. Changsha allowed four. Compared to other regions, these two extra spots may allow some people to get what they want. But if you can't get into this division, the last Chengdu division will be basically out of play......

Chen Jian still did not pass the assessment. Gave up?

No. This time, Chen Jian simply didn't even ask for leave, and directly skipped class and took the train to Chengdu.

Anyway, it's the last chance, so I'll try again. If you can't do it, it's good to die of this heart, go to study with peace of mind, come out to be a policeman, work to support your family, find a girl who can be said to start a family, and love football...... At the very least, I can play football and watch football games in my spare time.

Good things are grinding. Chen Jian didn't buy a ticket for the right day, and the bus he bought arrived in Chengdu on the afternoon of the audition, and he didn't even have time to rest, so he had to go to the audition.

To make matters worse, the continuous running and mental stress caused him to have a fever, eat unhygienic food on the train and have diarrhea.

When the train arrived in Chengdu, he was dizzy and his legs were weak when he stepped off the train, and he didn't know how he got to the selection site, the Sichuan Provincial Sports Center.

Anyway, when he arrived outside the stadium and saw the crowded Haitian auditions, his head was dizzy.

After registering and receiving the number, he found a shaded place to sit down and rest. It was half past two in the afternoon, I didn't eat breakfast, I didn't eat lunch, and although I was hungry, I didn't have the slightest appetite to eat. The fever has not gone away, the limbs are sore and weak, dizzy, and chills......

There is no more unlucky contestant than him.

When people encounter such a situation, they must go to a hospital for a hanging injection, cure the disease and go back, right? Anyway - it's not what I want to do in such a bad situation, and God doesn't seem to want me to get through. Why am I bothering to do that?

Basically, a lot of people think so.

But Chen Jian is not an ordinary person, he has a stubborn temper and admits death. He is not willing to lose here, and he has to finish this last chance......

He leaned against a concrete platform in a flower bed, surrounded by competitors who were either eating a light lunch to refuel or doing warm-up exercises. Familiarity with spherical nature. Only he leaned lazily here, doing nothing. It's not that he doesn't want to warm up, he doesn't have the strength to warm up, so he can only recover his strength in this way and save his strength for the most critical time.

He sat like this until he heard the loudspeaker in the square shouting that the contestants with numbers between 9500 and 9550 had entered, and then he stood up on the platform and staggered into the crowd.

Afterward. He didn't know how he persevered, and he didn't know how he passed one level after another. All he knew was that when the sky darkened, the bustling crowd outside had all dispersed, and only a piece of garbage had been thrown away. The buzzing noise never sounded in his head again. Standing in the grassy field, in addition to five coaches and three TV cameramen and reporters, there were only ten peers wearing training vests.

And he, Chen Jian. Stand among these ten men.

Chengdu Division, top ten. This is the best result of the four divisions he has competed in.

Among the five coaches, that is, the chief judges, there is a face that Chen Jian is very familiar with - the British coach who eliminated him in the Beijing competition area. Later, in the Wuhan and Changsha divisions, he met this person twice. Until now, Chen Jian has not remembered this person's name, anyway, it is useless to know, and it is his own strength to pass the assessment, not to make friends with the chief judge.

He looked at it a few more times. He retracted his gaze and stood in the queue, waiting for the next assessment. Even though he couldn't stand anymore after a day without eating, he was secretly gritting his teeth and holding on—smiling on the surface, looking confident, but clenching his teeth behind his pursed lips.

Kenny among the presiding judges. Thornsam glanced at the ten lucky ones standing in front of him, and he spotted a familiar face—the smiling 9527, dark-skinned. The body is strong. If only I met it once in the Beijing division. Thornsam couldn't remember such a teenager at all, but he saw this black smiling face four times: Beijing, Wuhan, Changsha, Chengdu.

The smile impressed him. Because he could see that this kid was holding on now.

The Chinese coach next to him was watching him. He nodded to his colleagues who were cooperating with his work.

The local coach in Chengdu stood up and said to the ten lucky winners: "Being able to break into the top ten in the Chengdu competition area shows your strength." I know that many of the contestants who come here are not from Chengdu or Sichuan, and some of them even come here because they were eliminated in other competitions and are unwilling to come here to make a last effort. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that the Chengdu Division is the strongest, most fierce and cruelest competition among the six divisions in the country! ”

He raised his voice, and the ten teenagers in front of him applauded cooperatively.

"So, being able to enter the top 10 is enough in itself to show how strong you are. However, according to the rules, only the last two players in this division can advance to the finals training camp, so that ...... Eight of you must be eliminated. But don't worry if you win or not, and don't give up on your love of football. "The coach of the local club in Chengdu who was selected to cooperate with the work place is a bit eloquent, and everyone is enthusiastic.

"Now......" he said, glancing back at the English coach and other colleagues behind him, before turning back and continuing, "there is no final test." ”

As soon as these words came out, a look of surprise appeared on the faces of the ten people - originally these people thought that in the end, there must be the most cruel and rigorous assessment waiting for them, and they must show 200% of the level in order to pass the test. I didn't expect ......

"This is the end of the day, without any assessment or testing. The final two places will be based on the performance of the 10 of you throughout the selection process, and the two with the highest scores will receive tickets to Changsha. He raised his hand, and at some point there were two more envelopes.

Everyone knows what's in it - it's not a ticket to Changsha, it's a ticket to the country of dreams.

After saying this, he stopped talking and just stood aside. Englishman Kenny. Tsunsom stepped forward. His job is simple, but the most noticeable – all he has to do is read the numbers on the back of the two winners' chests. The one who does announce his fate.

Sansem looked at the ten Chinese teenagers in front of him. After spending a few months in China, following the trials in each region, and meeting all kinds of people, from officials and media professionals of the Chinese Football Association to ordinary fans and these young players, he has clearly realized that football is a different sport in China and in the UK. But there is one thing that is the same: passion and love for the game.

In a previous interview with a British BBC TV reporter, he once said that he was considering the poor results of the Chinese national men's football team in the Asian Cup. As well as being eliminated from the World Cup qualifiers in South Africa early, Chinese football continues to slump, etc., he originally thought that this event might not get such a good response as expected. I didn't expect ...... The audition sites in the six divisions are crowded every time, not to mention the attention of the media, and now I don't know how high the ratings of the show will be in the future. At least when he saw so many faces with dreams and a little immaturity appear in front of his eyes, he felt ...... How so? It's incredible. It's hard to understand that there are so many football-loving teenagers in this country. Why is football so low......

"Children, among you...... Only two will make the cut, good luck to you. "He said a word of nonsense in English before he called out those two numbers," 3084. ”

The young man standing to the right of Chen Jian raised his arms and screamed. Everyone turned their heads to look at him, and the number on his chest was "3084".

Some people congratulated him, but many more were expecting in fear - who will go to the last place?

For the remaining nine. The most brutal moment came. This is the last chance, unlike the previous five divisions, where you can move on to the next division and continue to win. If it's eliminated here...... There will be no "next time".

Although Hunan TV said that there may be a second season when it was promoted, it depends on the impact and income of the first season in China. Who can say for sure?

Chen Jian was still smiling, he didn't want others to see how nervous he was.

Thornem looked at the still cheering teenager with a smile on his face. He beckoned the lucky one to step out and stand aside. His excitement was too out of step with the nervousness of the other nine.

“and…… 9527。 ”

The lucky "9527" fell in response. That's not because of excitement, it's ...... It's so tiring. Chen Jian, who hadn't eaten for a day, had a high fever that didn't go away, and was dizzy and trembling, couldn't hold it anymore after hearing that the results were announced, and fainted.

Chen Jian had a dream, which was very short, but very wonderful. He dreamed that Sister Qiuxiang, who looked like a fairy, hugged him with concern. Anxiously calling for his place name—

“9527？ What happened to you? ”

“9527？ Wake up! ”

"Pinch people. Pinch people! Fast! ”

“9527…… Chen Jian, Chen Jian...... You wake up. Wake up! ”

He was shaken awake. After the haze, he saw the person in front of him clearly, how could there be any fairy-like Sister Qiuxiang? There was only one ghost face, and then he turned his head, surrounded by more concerned faces.

"You're awake. The ghost smiled reassuringly.

Chen Jian didn't understand, he turned his head and looked at the people around him in confusion.

"Just now we announced the results of your promotion, and you passed out. The Chengdu coach, who first came out to speak, squatted down and said, Chen Jian found himself lying on the ground. There are nine other peers next to him, who are also concerned about themselves.

"Your forehead is hot, you have a fever?" The Englishman asked quickly, and found that Chen Jian looked confused, so he remembered to ask the person next to him to translate for him.

After understanding the translation, Chen Jian nodded: "When I came by train, I had a fever, and I had a bad stomach and diarrhea." I didn't eat for a day because I was worried that something would happen during the test today. ”

Hearing the translator's answer, Thornsem was moved.

Not to mention the British coach, even the Chinese coach and his competitors who only found out were surprised. It turned out that this person was competing with them in such a physical condition, and he also became the winner.

"Hey, buddy. "There was a teenager next to him, with a Beijing film accent, who also came from other competition areas. "I took it. He patted Chen Jian on the shoulder and gave him a thumbs up. "You're awesome!"

This person Chen Jian is impressed, because he is an eliminated person from the Beijing division like him. However, this person entered the top 10 in the Beijing division and was eliminated in the end. He had been trained in the junior team of the Beijing Guoan Club and was considered a professional. has always had a high opinion of himself, and felt that his elimination was a matter of luck, not strength, so he went to Chengdu to prove himself again. Unexpectedly, this time he lost to Chen Jian.

Originally, I was a little unwilling: why would I lose to an amateur ticket holder with a professional background? Now he is convinced, convinced. Because he thinks that he can't even pass the primary election in such a physical condition.

In fact, this is a good idea, and more people may not participate in the selection and give up than before, because they have a reason that no one can point fingers at - they are not in good health and are not in shape.

Tsunsom laughed, "Okay, boy. Now you can go and have a good meal, take a hot bath, get some sleep, and wake up the next day with nothing uncomfortable, and of course, don't forget to take your medicine. He stretched out his hand to congratulate Chen Jian.

"Congratulations, 9527, Jian Chen. ”