Godfather Of Champions

January 1, 2019.

On this day, Nottingham Forest sent away a person and welcomed a person.

Nottingham Forest Club announced the termination of the contract with the 34-year-old Brazilian central defender Thiago Silva. He will freely join the Vasco da Gama team in Brazil, where he plans to end his career.

Silva left the club in the morning, and in the afternoon the team ushered in their only introduction this winter transfer period-from the Spaniard midfielder Chen Jian.

"There are only reporters, no fans, and they are basically Chinese reporters... This is different from the future I planned for you, A Jian." Sitting in the Ford car that the club was dedicated to picking up them, Xia Yang was looking out the window. The media told Chen Jian.

"The boss told me that the meeting with the fans was placed before the FA Cup game. As for reporters... English reporters are all waiting to see me jokes." Chen Jian also turned his head and looked out the window. Oriental faces one by one.

Although Nottingham Forest's ranking in the league is not as good as that of the Spaniards, they are also veteran powerhouses who have won the European Champions Cup five times. His transfer here this time has attracted domestic attention. Just from the interview cards on the reporters' chests, several familiar signs could be seen.

For all this, Chen Jian has become commonplace. He was not the unknown person who hadn't paid any attention when he went to England. He is now the number one star of the Chinese team, and such treatment is normal. Chinese fans still have fantasies, although they are already practical. A Chen Jian can already make them very happy.

"You can see." Xia Yang muttered. The domestic reaction eased his dissatisfaction slightly-looking at these domestic reporters in front of him, it is clear that Chen Jian joined Nottingham Forest with the record value of nine million pounds for the transfer of Chinese professional players, which caused a strong domestic situation. Response.

In fact, nine million was meant for outsiders, in fact ten million, but one million went into Xia Yang's own pockets.

In this negotiation, Evan personally went ahead and cut the price from the original 20 million to 9 million. If it weren't for Chen Jian's decision, the Spanish would not want to sell at this price.

"But it's not too bad. England is the birthplace of the paparazzi. The media industry here is very developed. If you play here, you can get more attention..." As an agent, Xia Yang naturally learned from him. Look at this transfer from a perspective. As for things on the court, he can't be the master, so he doesn't think about it.

While talking, the car stopped at the entrance of Crimson Stadium. There has long been full of media from China.

When Chen Jian got out of the car, the flash came on. He didn't stop much, and went straight into the press conference hall inside.

In the background, he saw club chairman Evan Daggerty and team coach Tony Dunn.

"Welcome to Nottingham Forest, Chen." As the president of the club, Evan Daugherty first extended a welcome to Chen Jian, and he stretched out his hand to shake hands with Chen Jian.

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."

Chen Jian's performance is neither humble nor overbearing.

Evan knew that the protagonist of this occasion was not him, but the person behind him. So he gave up the stage without saying much to Chen Jian. He went to see how the press conference was prepared.

"Walking around, you still came to the forest, Chen Jian." Tang En said to Chen Jian in English.

"Joining the Forest Team has always been my dream." Chen Jian also replied in English.

"first dreams?"

"initial."

Tang En laughed and stretched out his hand. Chen Jian thought he was going to shake hands with himself, but Tang En just patted his shoulder heavily.

"I hope Nottingham Forest can be the last battle of your career."

Chen Jian thought for a while, retiring in Nottingham Forest... it seemed like a pretty good thing. He nodded: "I hope too."

"What do you think of the team's performance? I remember that some media said that Nottingham Forest's league ranking is not even comparable to the Spaniard." Dunn asked. "Some media criticized you for this transfer only for money."

Nottingham Forest must give Chen Jian a higher weekly salary than his Spanish counterpart, which is normal. At Chen Jian's current age and status, if he quit for less money than his original boss, why would he want to quit? However, the Spaniard has never raised Chen Jian's salary. Chen Jian, as the main player of the Spanish team, still holds the salary originally transferred from the Eredivisie League. His salary level is only ranked lower in the team. It is not unreasonable for Xia Yang to want Chen Jian to leave the Spanish. This salary really does not match Chen Jian's contribution.

The Spaniards might think that China's labor is cheap...but Xia Yang is smarter than they thought.

"I look at the future." Chen Jian avoided the topic of "money". He didn't lie either. Compared with that little weekly salary, being able to get the opportunity to participate in European competitions in Nottingham Forest is what Chen Jian desires most. As a professional player, I have to ask him what his biggest regret is now. It is not that he has not won any championship titles, but that he has never participated in European competitions. This is true in Spain and the same in Holland. He is eager to participate in the UEFA Champions League and the European League, which represent the highest level.

"The future..."

Dunn did not continue to ask. He and Chen Jian sat in the background, quietly waiting to appear.

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Evan Daugherty welcomed Chen Jian on behalf of the club, and then Chen Jian walked out of the background advertising board under the attention of the Chinese media.

Unlike when the big-name players joined, the press conference hall was not filled with half of the seats, most of which were media from China, and the rest of the English media were from Nottingham. Chen Jian's eyes didn't stop here, he glanced, and shook hands with Evan Daggerty and Tony Dunn, and stood in front of the microphone prepared for him.

"I am very happy to join the team that nurtured me. It has always been my dream to be able to wear the Nottingham Forest jersey."

In this case, basically many new players will say.

For example: "I wanted to play for Real Madrid since I was a kid."

"Joining AC Milan is my highest dream."

"I have always been a Barcelona fan..."

"It is an honor for me to play for Inter Milan."

...

And so on, this is the standard template. All the players have to do is to change the name of the club.

So none of the media present took Chen Jian's words seriously, even if they all knew that Chen Jian was from the Nottingham Forest Youth Team.

When the media was free to ask questions, a local media in Nottingham immediately stood up and asked: "Nottingham Forest is currently ranked poorly. Are you feeling the pressure?"

"I hope that through my own efforts, I can contribute to the team's ranking improvement." Chen Jian's answer is perfect and mature.

The local media in Nottingham cares about whether Chen Jian's arrival can really strengthen the team's strength, while the Chinese media only care about whether Chen Jian can play in this team.

The reporter from CCTV5 stood up and asked, "You and George Wood have similar technical characteristics. Before you joined the team, did Coach Tony Dunn promise you anything?" He asked the question in Chinese.

Dunn heard these words, and he grabbed the microphone instead of Chen Jian and replied: "You will know when you are in the game. Chen Jian and I will not answer questions about tactics. Thank you for your cooperation."

Chen Jian just smiled when Dun En said so, without adding anything.

This has disappointed many Chinese media. If they didn't ask the question they most concerned about, the press conference was meaningless.

Since there is no fan meeting ceremony, the press conference is very brief. After the media asked their own questions one after another, Chen Jian and Dun En pulled up a red Nottingham Forest jersey to show them to the reporters. It was printed with Chen Jian's last name "CHEN" and number "14".

If nothing else, this jersey will accompany him for five seasons in the Forest, when he will be 33 years old. If he wants to retire in the Forest, then he has to come up with a better state to conquer the picky coach.

Standing in front of the reporters' cameras, Tang En and Chen Jian both had smiles on their faces, but they were not brilliant. They all know that this is just the starting point, not the end where you can breathe.

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"Chen Jian joined the big players in the Champions League and is called Wood's successor!"

This is the sports news headline of the most famous portal website in China. The good thing is not the text below the title, but the comments below the text.

"Shanxi netizen: Stop teasing! Still ‘Wood’s successor’? Is this reporter Chen Jian’s father?"

"Sichuan netizen: Sichuan netizen sent a congratulatory message to congratulate Mu Mu for finding a successor!"

"Beijing Netizen: It's the Title Party again. For more than 20 years, insisting on the Title Party, what kind of mentality is this...Illness!"

"Tianjin netizen:'Chen Jian, when will you become Wood's successor?''It's tomorrow, it's tomorrow!'"

"Sichuan netizen: Why can't Ajian be the successor of the wood? I think it's quite appropriate... I believe Tony bought him for this purpose, right?"

"Chongqing Netizen: Guwazi upstairs, our captain can play until forty, can Chen Jian? When he retires, the captain is still playing!"

"Shanghai Netizen: Ah, the Barcelona Derby will not see Ajian anymore..."

"Zhejiang netizens: Shouldn't Basha be happy? Looking at their results in the Spanish home court in recent years, it is really horrible~~"

"Hubei Netizen: Go to the Yellow Dog!"

...

"It's really interesting. News about you can all involve the grievances of other clubs."

In the hotel room where Nottingham stayed temporarily, Chen Jian was preparing to write an article to the portal's blog via the Internet.

Xia Yang was watching relevant news on the website. This sentence is exactly what he felt after reading the comments.

It was Xia Yang who helped him get in touch with this website and opened a special blog to gather popularity for him. But the news headlines on this website are still tasteless.

"I don't remember saying at the press conference that I was Wood's successor." Chen Jian looked at Xia Yang.

"Then post an article on the blog to refute it, just to further increase popularity."

"You arranged it, Uncle Xia?"

Xia Yang spread his hands.

"You are known as the'George Wood of One Smaller' in the Spaniards. This has been spread in China for a long time, and people who are interested will naturally associate it."

Later, Chen Jian wrote on his blog about the news conference of his joining the team, and explained the misunderstanding of why the website Sports News said he was the successor of Wood. He said that he is not Wood's successor, and no one has said such a thing. It must have been a misunderstanding by Chinese journalists.

The original blog post title was "Finally completed the original dream!"

This was originally a very inspirational, but nothing new title, but the editor of the portal made a big stroke and changed it to "I am not Wood II, I want to be Chen Jian I!"

The click-through rate and comments really came in like a wave, of course, there are also a lot of curses in it...

The next day Chen Jian told his agent that he would stop blogging on this website after the contract with the website expired. This practice is really a grandson. Xia Yang shrugged: "You are a public figure, and every word you say may be distorted by the media with ulterior motives."

"So I will remain silent in the future." Chen Jian said seriously, "I only show myself on the court. Any media blog or column invitation has been rejected by me!"

Xia Yang agreed with her mouth, but thought in her heart: You can't refuse all forms of interviews, right, Ajian? If you know that the media relies on playing with lipsticks and pens, you have to get used to...

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The next day, Xia Yang went to find a house for Chen Jian, while Chen Jian went to Vilford to report and participate in training normally. On the training ground, George Wood, as the captain, welcomed the new teammate on behalf of the team. As forest team players, they are not unfamiliar with the former teammate who walked out of the forest team.

Without Thiago Silva, Dunn has subdued Balotelli, and now the atmosphere inside the team is very harmonious. Chen Jian did not suffer any difficulties.

Fortunately, the influence of Chinese Internet media is limited to China. Otherwise, the teammates of Nottingham Forest will know what happened on the Chinese Internet the previous two days. I really don’t know what they will think of their new teammate... …How can there be a fool who provokes the captain’s authority just after joining the team and wants to replace it?

So ah, these unqualified online media in China have not succeeded in success, and failed in more than failure. In order to attract eyeballs, they don't even want faces. Plagiarism and fabricating fake news and scoring sideballs are commonplace. What's more, a mere method of distorting the original text?

In any case, Chen Jian started his new life in Nottingham Forest. After a lapse of four years, he finally got his wish and put on the Nottingham Forest jersey, and will fight on behalf of the Forest team. A few years later, I believe that in the history of Nottingham Forest Club, two Chinese names will be remembered. Their appearance cannot change the status quo of Chinese football's backwardness, but at least in another place, it has given many sad Chinese fans a little bit of comfort. (To be continued, if you want to know what's going on, please visit www.qidian.com, there are more chapters, authors are supported, and genuine reading is supported!)

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