Chapter 1 The Jinyuan Football Era

In Dragon Country, the Jinyuan football era was on the rise.

It was a roaring phenomenon, increasing the value of all national team players tenfold!

Especially the Hengtai team, which had poached most of the national players, was spending tens of millions of euros to find foreign aid.

For players like Zhao Gang, Boss Xu felt that spending 40 million pounds to bring him back was not a loss!

But Dragon Country fans were almost wailing when they heard the news.

"Don't harm Zhao Gang! He finally made a name for himself, and now they want to use money to smash him. Is this really good for Dragon Country football??"

Several players who had gone abroad to play had already been taken down by Boss Xu's money offensive and returned to Dragon Country.

If Zhao Gang couldn't resist the temptation of money, or was homesick and didn't want to endure life abroad, Boss Xu's move would completely ruin Zhao Gang, wouldn't it?

"Seriously, I really hope Zhao Gang not only doesn't go to the Hengtai team, but he doesn't even join the national team. Those old geezers would give him a heart attack!"

"I really agree. Proximity breeds negativity. Even if Zhao Gang is disciplined and hardworking, he'll be ruined if he enters that dye vat. Every day, it's beautiful women and young models. No man can stand that!"

"Old Man Lippi was so angry that he ran away overnight with a train. Is Zhao Gang at this age comparable to Old Man Lippi's ability to maintain composure? Wouldn't he be driven to death?"

Regarding the Hengtai team's 40 million pound offer, the Norwich management was naturally overjoyed. This price was definitely the ceiling!

But there was a problem: Perrin didn't agree!

Perrin's disagreement meant that Zhao Gang disagreed, but Zhao Gang was too embarrassed to refuse, so the agent came forward!

In fact, Zhao Gang didn't explicitly say whether he agreed or not; it was Perrin who made the decision himself.

Forty million pounds?

Indeed, he could get six million pounds, which looked tempting, but if Zhao Gang went back to the Dragon Country football league, he would be completely ruined!

For an eighteen-year-old rising superstar, his career would be completely over.

Perrin liked money, but he wouldn't earn this kind of money.

He had to be responsible for his contracted players.

Moreover, right here in England, one day Zhao Gang's value would exceed 40 million.

Going back to Dragon Country would be a lose-lose situation for Zhao Gang.

No matter how much money they offered, he couldn't go back!

Perrin's ultimate idea was still to take Zhao Gang to Manchester City!

He just wanted to use a Premier League team as a stepping stone to let Zhao Gang adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League.

However, now, as the Championship games progressed, Zhao Gang was demonstrating an extremely strong finishing ability.

It wasn't just a flash in the pan, so Perrin was wondering if it was possible to bring Zhao Gang directly to Manchester City?

Manchester City had huge investments every season, and basically no one in the league could compete with them for the championship.

However, Manchester City had a fatal flaw: they couldn't win the Champions League!

Manchester City and Guardiola both had great football dreams.

As a nouveau riche, Manchester City was still not satisfied even after winning the Premier League.

To expand their brand influence, they naturally wanted to achieve something in the Champions League.

And Guardiola hadn't fulfilled his dream in the Champions League since leaving Barcelona.

Many people questioned his level, believing that he only knew how to stack lineups with money and couldn't fight tough battles.

Although Guardiola didn't say anything on the surface, Perrin, as Guardiola's brother, knew that his younger brother had been holding his breath.

And now, Manchester City's biggest problem was the front line!

Midfielders led by De Bruyne could pass the ball to the front line very well.

But Sterling's happy football meant that Manchester City's finishing ability was very low.

They were even more exposed when facing tough battles.

Guardiola was almost driven crazy by Sterling.

"Anyway, Zhao will stay at Norwich this season. If his attacking ability can still be maintained and he improves his basic skills, then next season, we'll just transfer him directly to Manchester City.

If not, we'll let him join a small or medium-sized club to adapt to the Premier League."

Perrin made a decision and prepared to find an opportunity to communicate with Zhao Gang.

In the 26th round of the Championship, Norwich faced Reading at home.

Before the game, Dragon Country reporter Wang Dongyue finally met Zhao Gang.

And he completed his first interview. He had been following him for two months and finally achieved his wish!

He would be present at every one of Zhao Gang's games.

Cheering and rooting for him.

Watching Zhao Gang defeat one opponent after another, Wang Dongyue felt like he was watching his own child.

He devoted almost all his attention to him.

Zhao Gang embodied his football dreams.

So being able to interview Zhao Gang, for a reporter who had interviewed many stars, was still exciting.

And many Dragon Country reporters came to this game.

After all, Zhao Gang's transfer fee was already an astronomical figure in Dragon Country.

The domestic fan media's attention to this young man was increasing day by day.

These reporters naturally wanted to get first-hand information.

When these reporters entered the stadium with Wang Dongyue, they were still shocked by the enthusiastic atmosphere.

The stadium with over 40,000 seats was packed.

This was just the Championship!

More importantly, the entire stadium was filled with enthusiastic cheers.

They could hear the awkward Chinese.

"Zhao Gang!"

"Zhao Gang!!"

Now, they were no longer just shouting Zhao Gang's last name.

Although Zhao Gang stated that he would stay at Norwich this year, only a limited number of people knew.

The fans didn't know.

And when the fan association went to pick up the players to go home, Zhao Gang's ambiguous attitude about staying had already let the fans know.

They couldn't keep Zhao Gang!

However, this regret didn't affect the fans' love for Zhao Gang.

Because Zhao Gang had brought them too many hopeful miracles.

The Dragon Country reporters stood in the stands, looking at the entire stadium, where most of the fans were wearing 18 jerseys.

And as the die-hard north stand, all the fans were wearing dazzling number 18 jerseys!

This scene deeply shocked these reporters!

A huge banner in the north stand brought tears to the eyes of a Dragon Country female reporter.

"Thank you, Zhao!"

"Zhao is the eternal king of Carrow Road!"

"Carrow Road is your starting point, not your destination. We will always love you!"

A huge poster showed Zhao Gang standing with his eyes closed, his hands pointing to the sky.

That was Zhao Gang's debut at Carrow Road, his celebratory gesture after scoring a goal.

The background of the poster was countless fans cheering and roaring.

All the fans would remember that day.

Those beautiful memories.

They had walked with Zhao Gang.

"Will Dragon Country players also receive this kind of love from European fans? He's only played fourteen games!"

"He brought miracles to Norwich. Because of him, Norwich was able to get out of their predicament, not only retaining the hope of promotion but also defeating the powerful Hornets, allowing all the fans to spend what might be the happiest time of their lives."

Wang Dongyue had seen this kind of scene many times, but he was still moved.

Some fans were already in tears.

The offers from various wealthy clubs let them know that Zhao Gang's time at Norwich was running out.

Amid the fans' desperate cheers, Norwich faced Reading, who were in the promotion playoff zone, in what was simply a one-sided massacre.

Perhaps because Reading was also affected by these fans, their strength was greatly reduced, and there were always inexplicable mistakes in their passing.

And they didn't even try to specifically limit Zhao Gang!

Zhao Gang was like an invincible general in the frontcourt.

Whether it was Wright or Philip, or even his partner Ospina, they were all frantically feeding the ball to Zhao Gang.

Zhao Gang kicked and shoved, scoring five goals in the eightieth minute!

Breaking his own single-game goal record!

Watching Zhao Gang on the field, the Dragon Country reporters nodded and shook their heads.

Fierce!

This was definitely not hype; this was true strength!

The Dragon Country female reporter, standing in the crowd, had a flushed face.

Her whole body was trembling, and she felt like her blood was boiling!

Zhao Gang's figure sprinting to celebrate, the fans' intense cheers, caused her to experience a brief ringing in her ears.

Such a surging scene, even she, an unprofessional female fan, wanted to shout out.

It was so damn good!

Zhao Gang, a Dragon Country person, was receiving such treatment and popularity in Europe, in England.

An unprecedented feeling of exhilaration swept through her body.

So excited that her mind went blank.

She subconsciously fumbled in her backpack and pulled out that bright red color.

She didn't even know her own behavior, but following her heart, she raised the bright flag high, tears in her eyes, shouting hoarsely.

Never had she been so crazy. As a reporter, she had always been taught to be sensible, but now she completely disregarded her image.

All for that shining star on the field.

The same skin color, the same hair, the same blood.

Your pride is my pride!

Her shouts were drowned out by the cheers.

But Zhao Gang seemed to sense something, stopped his celebratory steps, and turned his head to look over.

He saw that crazy girl, saw a group of compatriots clapping enthusiastically around her.

Zhao Gang gave them a thumbs up.

The broadcast camera accurately captured this scene.

Zhao Gang's thumbs up, the red flag in the stands!

When the red flag was raised on the screen, the noisy cheers slowly disappeared.

Replaced by warm and orderly applause.

The host of the live broadcast, who was originally shouting excitedly about Zhao Gang's goals and praising him madly, suddenly stopped talking, quietly watching the screen, listening to the enthusiastic applause.

Some of the fans in the live broadcast room already had tears in their eyes.

Those fans who were still singing a different tune, the trolls who said Zhao Gang only knew how to bully weaker opponents, unconsciously clicked the applause emoji.

At this moment, blood was thicker than water, and the Dragon Country fans stood together.

The broadcast camera lingered for a full twenty seconds, giving enough face to Dragon Country, Dragon Country fans, and the Dragon Country teenager.

When the camera switched and the applause on the field stopped, Zhao Gang, who had not yet entered the game, took off his jersey, revealing the undershirt inside.

Embroidered on it was a dazzling word.

"champions"

The camera, which had already left, quickly returned, and the entire big screen showed Zhao Gang alone.

He raised his head, pointing to the word on his chest with his right index finger.

Carrow Road Stadium fell into a brief silence.

Then it erupted violently!

At this moment, all the fans got the answer!

Those fans who were hesitant and confused finally received Zhao Gang's statement!

"Champions!"

"wearethechampions!"

At this moment, Zhao Gang, as the team's absolute core, had brought huge changes to this team.

His statement was the team's goal!

"Champions!!"

More than 40,000 fans at the scene fell into even more frantic shouts.

Farke, as the head coach, had never expressed this attitude in front of the media.

He was always playing it safe, dodging the question.

And the management dared not say such a thing casually.

This meant that once something went wrong, they would likely be scolded to death by the fans!

But Zhao Gang was different. His statement would only make all the fans cheer and go crazy.

Only he had the qualification to promise such a thing.

And the fans only had a near-pilgrimage-like trust in him.

More importantly, this was not only the team's goal but also Zhao Gang's silent statement about his future.

He would stay here this season!

He would lead Norwich to win the championship for all the fans!

All the fans were relieved. This season, the king of Carrow Road would witness a great miracle with them!

Farke stood there, clapping non-stop, and the Norwich players rushed to Zhao Gang and hugged him tightly.

The explosive cheers in the stands made the Reading players, who had already lost their fighting spirit, start to enjoy it.

They didn't want to waste this intense atmosphere and spontaneously stretched out their hands, clapping along.

There was only one spoilsport on the field: the referee.

He rushed over without hesitation and gave Zhao Gang a yellow card!

The Dragon Country commentators were cheering and laughing, and when they saw this card, they not only didn't find anything unusual but even started joking.

And the Dragon Country reporters kept taking pictures of the crazy fans. This was even more shocking to the Dragon Country fans than Zhao Gang's goals.

Farke replaced Zhao Gang, and he was greeted by thunderous applause.

The fans at the edge of the stands leaned forward, craning their necks, shouting as if they were about to be hospitalized.

Now, Norwich was already in the promotion playoffs, and there was still a considerable gap from the top of the league.

But with twenty games left, with Norwich's current state, there was definitely a very high probability of winning the championship.

Back in the locker room, Farke found Zhao Gang.

"Zhao, it's time for you to face those tricky media."

Zhao Gang was slightly stunned, then understood that Farke was going to take him to the post-match press conference.

And Zhao Gang's appearance did surprise these reporters.

Because Farke had been intentionally keeping Zhao Gang away from these reporters.

Any reporter who wanted to interview Zhao Gang would be driven away.

Wang Dongyue was able to find Zhao Gang before the game because of the Sports Daily's cooperation with the Championship, which was a back door.

Seeing Zhao Gang appear, Wang Dongyue was pleasantly surprised but also felt strangely unhappy.

I finally got the first interview, got first-hand information, and before I could show off for four hours, Zhao Gang was at the press conference!

The reporters took a lot of pictures of the stage. This was the first time this legendary teenager had attended a post-match press conference.

The first time always had a special meaning!

Zhao Gang looked at the flashing lights below and saw the few Dragon Country reporters in the distance.

"Um... can you move forward a little?"