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Chapter 171 Newcomers to the National Team
"…At 3:30 this afternoon, the Chinese National Men's Football Team announced the list of players for this training camp. Among them, the highly anticipated young player from our city, Liu Jinxuan, was successfully selected for the training camp. This is the first time that there is a player from the China League One in the Chinese team's training camp list this time…Liu Jinxuan, who is only 19 years old, has already had two and a half seasons of professional league experience - at the age of 17, he played for Chongshan Qianfan in the China League Two and helped the team successfully upgrade to the China League One. Now he has become the captain of this hometown team, and Xiao Liu has become the youngest on-field captain in the history of the Chinese professional league…"

"Here, brothers, the national team's training roster is out! If nothing unexpected happens, our Chinese football king Wang Lie will definitely be selected. There is actually not much suspense about the training roster this time, and all the players who should be selected have been selected... To be honest, although everyone has been scolding He Zhenyong before, except for the issues with Wang Lie and Chi Zhen, his selection of players has always been fair. He is indeed like he said, looking at the performance, not the fame. So basically all the players who have performed well recently have been selected. If there is the only unexpected candidate, it may be Liu Jinxuan from Zhongshan Qianfan in the China League One..."

"... Today we are going to introduce Liu Jinxuan to you. In fact, this young player from Chongshan is not an unknown figure in the domestic football world. On the contrary, there have always been Chinese fans calling for the national team to recruit him, and this time everyone's wishes have been met. However, as a football self-media, of course we have to take advantage of the popularity... Liu Jinxuan is a native of Chongshan, and is an outstanding seedling produced by the combination of domestic club youth training and campus football. His youth training was carried out at Chongshan Baihua Middle School, the youth training partner school of Chongshan Qianfan Club. He has also won the best player in the high school group of the National Youth Football Championship, and has been selected for national teams of all ages. This is his first time in the adult national team..."

"Liu Jinxuan has played in ten rounds of the China League One this season, scoring nine goals and providing four assists. His performance is outstanding. I believe that the national team coach He Zhenyong decided to recruit him to the national team because of his recent performance... Although Liu Jinxuan plays on the left wing, he is a right-footed player, so he has the ability to play on the right... Although he can be included in the national team's training list, it is hard to say whether he can really stay and be included in the away game against North Korea. I personally am not optimistic. After all, this is the first time Liu Jinxuan has been selected for the national team, and the game against North Korea is related to whether we can qualify in advance..."

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"Where are Team Liu?"

"It seems like he hasn't shown up for a few hours..."

"Quick, Captain Liu, come out!"

“@Soup Master”

"It's not okay to play dead after joining the national team, Captain Liu! @汤高手"

Liu Jinxuan had just promised his uncle on WeChat that he would bring him a copy of Wang Lie's autograph, when he was constantly @ed into the teammate group of Chongshan Qianfan Club.

"Here it comes, there are too many messages to read..."

"Captain Liu is here!"

“Congratulations to Team Liu for being selected for the national team!”

"Captain Liu is awesome!"

"It's such a big happy occasion, Captain Liu, shouldn't you show some appreciation? Give him a red envelope, Captain Liu!"

Someone suggested this, and immediately received a warm response from other teammates: "That's right! Red envelopes! Red envelopes!"

"Thank you, boss.jpg"

"Captain Liu is giving out red envelopes!"

Seeing his teammates' comments, Liu Jinxuan couldn't help but let out a weird cry: "Fuck!"

As soon as I finished speaking, my mother's voice rebuked me from the bedroom door: "What the hell? You keep saying weird things!"

Liu Jinxuan had no choice but to pick up the phone to explain to his mother: "My teammates at the club asked me to send a red envelope..."

"Just give it to you. Do you need those few hundred dollars?" Mom didn't care.

"They are just making trouble. When I was selected for the national youth team, they didn't ask me for a red envelope... Isn't that also the national team?"

Mom’s eyes widened: “How can that be the same?!”

"Aren't they all national players?" Liu Jinxuan curled his lips.

"Can the youth national team and the adult national team be the same? Did you mess with your phone and get your head wet?" the mother complained.

"Then can the national team and the national team training camp be the same?" Liu Jinxuan retorted. "This is a training camp, but it doesn't mean I will definitely be able to join the national team. There are 35 people in the training camp, and only 25 will be able to sign up for the competition, and 10 people will have to be eliminated."

Mom was stunned.

Because what my son said is right. Being selected for the national team training does not mean that you can stay in the national team in the end, nor does it mean that you can wear the national team jersey and play in the game. For those players who have been selected for the national team but have never played in the national team, the value of this "international player" identity is obviously insufficient.

"So I'm telling you guys, don't get too excited. I'm just going to join in the fun and broaden my horizons. I think my selection this time should mean that the national team has noticed me. But it's just that, it doesn't mean I can really join the national team. I'm very self-aware in this regard, mom, don't think too much, just keep a calm mind, keep a calm mind..."

Liu Jinxuan leaned on the bed, looking like Ge You, and advised his mother to keep calm.

"What are you talking about!" Dad also appeared at the door and lectured in a stern tone, "Even if you can't be selected for the national team, you still have to perform well during the training camp and go all out. At the very least, don't embarrass the Chongshan players!"

"Oh, Dad... I didn't say I won't work hard. I just told you not to have too high expectations and not to have any unrealistic ideas about my national team training this time... Look at the group chat in my club, everyone is acting as if I'm already a real international player... Is that good? That's not good..."

"You just don't want to give a red envelope, right?" But his father saw through his little thoughts.

The mother clapped her hands and laughed beside her: "Great! No one knows a son better than his father!"

Liu Jinxuan rolled his eyes at his parents and picked up his phone again.

During the time he was chatting with his parents, the phone in his hand kept ringing and many messages appeared.

"Why did you show up once and then disappear again?"

"Where are Team Liu?"

“@Soup master, come out!”

"Xiao Liu, don't pretend to disappear!"

"Fuck, Captain Liu is really stingy. He ran away as soon as I asked him to give out red envelopes..."

"Captain Liu, show your responsibility as a captain! @汤大师"

……

Liu Jinxuan had no choice but to explain in the group: "I just said a few words to my parents, and you guys got into trouble..."

Seeing him come out again, everyone changed their tone and congratulated him: "Congratulations, Captain Liu! Congratulations, Captain Liu! Isn't it too much to ask for a red envelope?"

"Congratulations, Captain Liu, give me the red envelope!"

"Thank you, Captain Liu!"

"I know that Captain Liu has always been a responsible and good captain. He will never turn a blind eye to the voices of the masses! @Soup Master, Captain Liu, don't you think so?"

After receiving such compliments, Liu Jinxuan had no choice but to send out a red envelope of 200 yuan.

Then he was almost defeated in seconds, and his teammates took advantage of him and acted cute: "Captain Liu, you are so generous! This is just a national team training camp. When you are really selected for the national team competition roster, don't forget to give out red envelopes!"

"Fuck! You guys also know this is the national team training camp!"

"Hahahaha!"

"puff!"

"Captain Liu is still young..."

The group was filled with a happy atmosphere.

Liu Jinxuan really had no way to deal with these bitches, so he had to pretend not to see them.

Just as he exited WeChat, a WeChat notification popped up:
"Xuri Dongsheng applies to add you as a friend. Leave a message: I am the national team leader Shen Dongsheng"

Liu Jinxuan reflexively closed WeChat. He didn't react at first, until two seconds later, he sat up in shock from the bed:

Holy shit! What did I see?!

National team leader?!

He immediately switched back to WeChat in a panic and saw a small red dot for a friend request in his address book.

He was afraid that he had seen it wrong, so he clicked in and read it repeatedly several times, and found that it was indeed the leader of the national team, Shen Dongsheng.

So he took a few deep breaths, adjusted his mood, and accepted Team Leader Shen’s friend request.

He also added a note: "National Team Leader Shen"

After the application was approved, Team Leader Shen sent a grinning emoji.

Just when Liu Jinxuan didn't know how to greet him, Team Leader Shen sent another message: "Congratulations on being selected for this training camp, Xiao Liu! Wait a moment, I'll add you to the training camp group."

Liu Jinxuan only had time to type "Thank you, Captain Shen" before he sent it out, and he had already joined the new group.

A group named "203706 National Team Training".

The moment he joined the group, Liu Jinxuan seemed to see a door being pushed open in front of him, and as the door opened, golden light poured out from the gap in the door, so bright that he couldn't help but squint his eyes.

When his vision regained focus, the new world had already been completely revealed before his eyes.

Group announcement: "Welcome to the new teammates joining this training camp. Newcomers, please remember to change your group name card to your real name."

Wang Lie: "Welcome everyone to join the national team family."

Chu Yu: "Welcome, welcome, warm welcome!"

Feng Qiyuan: "Welcome, newcomer! Welcome!"

Chi Zhen: “[Applause][Applause][Applause]”

……

Even though he had just told his parents to keep a "normal mind", when he saw these names that usually appeared more often in the news, his heart still beat violently.

He had an illusion: as if he was already a member of this group.

Even though he actually knew that being able to participate in the training camp did not mean he could stay.

Looking at those names that dazzled him, he remembered that his phone had basically been busy all day - calls, WeChat, and all kinds of information bombardment, making his phone start to heat up.

Some people encouraged him, some people congratulated him, some people envied him, and even some people who rarely contacted him suddenly came to him.

He thought about his mother's words again:
"Can that be the same?"

He had to admit that his mother was right.

It’s indeed different…

Trying hard to gather his distracted mind, Liu Jinxuan focused his attention back on the national team training camp group.

Various messages welcoming new members had already filled the screen. He swiped back through the information flow and found the first group message.

It was sent by Wang Lie, the captain of the national team.

He clicked on Wang Lie's profile picture and found that Captain Wang's online name was just one word:

strong

Simple, direct, and somewhat boring.

But he didn't care about this. His finger hovered over the "Add to Contacts" button, and after hesitating for a while, he pressed it.

Then I saw a pop-up window saying "The other party refused to add me as a friend through group chat"...

"Ah this..."

Liu Jinxuan was stunned for a moment and patted his forehead - isn't this normal?

If Captain Wang doesn't turn off the function of adding friends through group chat, won't he be harassed frequently?

Therefore, I should wait until I go to the national team training camp and join Team Wang in person.

By the way, ask for Captain Wang’s autograph for your relatives and friends.

Thinking of this, Liu Jinxuan quickly felt relieved and returned to the group. He found that the other newcomers who were selected for this training camp were already actively greeting the seniors. He also hurriedly changed his group name card from "Soup Master" to "Liu Jinxuan (Chongshan Qianfan)"

Then go to the team and keep the formation:

"Hello, seniors and brothers. I am Liu Jinxuan, a newcomer from Chongshan Qianfan!"

Soon he received a new friend request:
"God is as powerful as a prison. I would like to add you as a friend."

Liu Jinxuan was stunned for a moment, then realized that the person who took the initiative to add him as a friend was actually the team's vice-captain Chu Yu!

Because the phrase "God's might is like a prison" was the cheering slogan that Chu Yu's cheering group gave him during the game.

Used to describe Chu Yu's defense as being like a cage, trapping the opponent tightly.

I didn’t expect Chu Yu’s WeChat name was this.

6 Ah... I don't know whether the cheering group used Captain Chu's online name to make a cheering slogan, or Captain Chu used the cheering group's cheering slogan to make an online name. But no matter which one it was, I really didn't expect that Captain Chu, who has always been kind and gentle, would use such a domineering online name, which is completely the opposite of Captain Wang - Captain Wang is such a domineering person, but his online name is unexpectedly low-key and ordinary.

After accepting Captain Chu's friend request, he suddenly sent a message: "Hello, Xiao Liu, welcome to join our national team family. I will add you to another group later. There are only players in that group, no coaches or team leaders. It is a place where everyone can chat freely. The group that Captain Shen added you to just now is a notification group, and it is not usually used for chatting."

Liu Jinxuan laughed: That's how it is with their Qianfan Club. They have a notification group and a chat group that is not managed by any team. I didn't expect that the national team and the club are exactly the same.

"Okay, Captain Chu. Thank you, Captain Chu!"

As soon as he finished replying, he received an invitation to join a new group.

After clicking agree, he already appeared in the new group.

To his surprise, this was not a training group with a date on it, but was simply called "Dressing Room for Glory to the Country."

Group announcement: "This is a pure chat group. Please do not post illegal or sensitive content. It is strictly forbidden to take screenshots of the chat content in this group and spread it outside! Brothers, please consciously maintain a harmonious and friendly atmosphere. PS, when joining the group, change the group name card to your real name, thank you for your cooperation."

After turning off the group announcement, Liu Jinxuan saw that the chat in this chat group was scrolling up enthusiastically.

Qin An: "[Link: Foreign media revealed that Ronaldo will win the Ballon d'Or...]"

Qin An: "Fuck, the Golden Ball Awards will be presented at the end of August and they are already hyping it up. Aren't they talking about 'loaning the Golden Ball' now?" (Note 1)

Feng Qiyuan: "Ronier is a double champion this season, winning both the Champions League and the league Golden Boot. He will definitely win the Golden Ball..."

Qin An: "Of course I know this...but I'm just upset. Roniel's fans are going to get mad again!"

Lu Changqing: "If you are unhappy, why did you forward it to the group?"

Qin An: "I can't eat shit alone!"

Lu Changqing: "Get lost!"

Fu Xiaofeng: "Old Song, your injury is not healed yet. I didn't see you on the training list this time? @Song You"

Song You: "I feel better, but Coach He told me not to rush and to heal my injury completely first, so I won't come this time. After all, it's just a game against North Korea, isn't it easy?"

Fu Xiaofeng: “[Cover face][Cover face][Cover face]”

Su Ju: "@Chi Zhen, I saw your circle of friends, are you in Wu Chu?"

Chi Zhen: "Yes, I went back to my hometown to see my grandparents."

Su Ju: "Okay then, let's go together from Jiangjing?"

Chi Zhen: “ojbk.jpg”

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I have to say that when Liu Jinxuan entered the chat record and saw the first one, which was an emoticon picture sent by Chi Zhen with a little man making an OK gesture and "OJBK" written on it, he was still shocked:
The Chi Zhenzhen that he saw in the news seemed to be a little different from this picture...

No wonder there is such a group without a leader or any coach.

While Liu Jinxuan was still in shock, Su Ju had already noticed the prompt that popped up in the group:

"God's Might as Hell" invited "The Master of Soup" to join the group chat
"Soup Master" is not a friend of anyone else in the group, please pay attention to privacy and security
Su Ju: "Hey, there's a newcomer."

Liu Jinxuan came back to his senses and saw that his senior's eyes fell on him. He quickly changed his group name card to his real name according to the previous process, and then greeted all the big guys in the group:

"Hello, Brother Su!"

"Hello everyone, I am Liu Jinxuan from Chongshan Qianfan"

At the same time, he suddenly realized something.

Song You, a midfielder who plays for Italian club Alpi Torino, was not included in the list of players to continue playing, but he is in this group, so...

This is not just a simple training group without a leader or coach, but a real national team!
The bosses expressed their warm welcome.

Su Ju: "Okay, a very spirited newcomer! Give him a red envelope!"

Qin An: "That's right, according to the group's rules, everyone who joins the group must send a red envelope."

Tan Xingchang: "It doesn't have to be much, one red packet is 200 yuan, and it can be divided into as many shares as there are people in the group."

Liu Jinxuan looked at these national team seniors who couldn't wait to get red envelopes. He was stunned at first, then sighed and obediently opened the WeChat red envelope function...

As soon as the 200-yuan red envelope for new members was sent out, the senior leaders in the group started calling him "Boss".

"The boss is generous.jpg"

"Thank you, boss.jpg"

"Kneel down to the boss.jpg"

"Serve tea to the boss.jpg"

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Liu Jinxuan stared at the emojis that were flooding the screen of his phone in amazement. Somehow, a title popped up in his mind:
"Shocking! On his first day in the team, the new national team player made the seniors kneel down for him!"

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The flow of people walking in the cabin quickly dispersed after entering the jet bridge. Everyone dragged their suitcases and walked forward quickly.

Liu Jinxuan is also among those who are "striving to be the best".

He wished he could skip all the following steps and move instantly to the Chinese national team’s base.

He can't wait to start his "international career".

In this way, Liu Jinxuan shuttled through the crowd, just like he passed one defensive player after another on the sidelines of the court.

He was able to ensure that he would not bump into anyone, not because of his agility, but because of his excellent sense of rhythm.

Even though he was dragging a suitcase and carrying a backpack, his figure was like a branch swaying in the wind in the crowd, floating back and forth without touching anyone, and it was difficult for anyone to touch him.

Just when he finally made it out of the densest crowd and was about to speed up towards the new world, a figure appeared in front of him, causing him to suddenly slow down.

Because he found that the back figure looked familiar.

It looks like...

He tried to get closer and called out, "Brother Xiaofeng?"

The figure in front actually turned around and it turned out to be Fu Xiaofeng, the main player of the Chinese national team!
Fu Xiaofeng was also a little surprised when he saw Liu Jinxuan: "Huh?"

Liu Jinxuan thought he didn't know who he was, so he quickly introduced himself: "I'm Xiao Liu, from Chongshan Qianfan..."

Before he finished his self-introduction, Fu Xiaofeng interrupted him: "I know, I'm just surprised that you're on the same flight with me."

"I should be surprised, Brother Xiaofeng. Shouldn't you fly from Jincheng? Why did you start from Chongshan?"

Fu Xiaofeng explained: "Oh, you mean this... Isn't there a comic exhibition in Chongshan? I came here to take a look, and then I went to report from here..."

After hearing this explanation, Liu Jinxuan finally understood.

It’s not news that Brother Xiaofeng is a “second dimension” person.

For example, when he first joined the training group, when everyone sent welcome messages, only Xiaofeng sent an emoticon pack of anime characters...

In addition, Brother Xiaofeng often imitates anime characters to celebrate goals after scoring them.

So everyone knows that he is an "anime otaku".

"...I didn't expect that we were on the same plane. Where were you sitting?" Fu Xiaofeng asked after he finished explaining.

"Well, I sit in the back row - I like to sit in the back when I fly..." Liu Jinxuan said.

"No wonder. I don't like sitting in the back. Every time I get off the plane, I have to wait for a long time. I always sit in the front."

It's normal that two people didn't meet each other since they were at the beginning and end of the same flight.

It's fate that we met.

Liu Jinxuan was no longer in a hurry to rush to the luggage check-in carousel, but walked side by side with Fu Xiaofeng - at this time he certainly couldn't just leave Fu Xiaofeng behind and go first, right?

Although he had "de-enchanted" many of the national team's seniors after sending red envelopes in the group, the current situation had nothing to do with de-enchantment or not, it was all about personal courtesy and upbringing. Unless he really hated Fu Xiaofeng and didn't want to stay with him for even a second... But how was that possible?
Not only did he not leave immediately, he also chatted with Fu Xiaofeng as they walked:

"If I knew that you, Brother Xiaofeng, were coming to Chongshan to attend the comic exhibition, I would definitely treat you to a meal and then ask you to go together."

"Hey, I didn't expect to go there... I'm the only 2D artist in the national team, and I usually don't talk about this kind of thing in the group. You're a local from Chongshan, but you didn't even know there was a comic convention in Chongshan, which shows that you're not 2D either."

Liu Jinxuan scratched his head and chuckled twice.

He is indeed not a 2D fan. Apart from football, he just watches billiards at most and rarely plays any games.

Seeing that Liu Jinxuan seemed a little embarrassed, Fu Xiaofeng said, "But this is also good. You are still young, and it will be better for you to focus on football. You will have plenty of time to play when you retire. The fastest improvement in football has been in these few years..."

Liu Jinxuan nodded repeatedly: "Brother Xiaofeng is right. Now I just want to know how to play football well. This time I go to the national team to learn from you."

Fu Xiaofeng laughed and patted Liu Jinxuan on the shoulder: "I'm not a reporter, you don't have to be so formal. If you want to be formal, wait until you go to the national team and face those reporters."

"Reporters won't be interested in a small role like me..."

"That's not necessarily true." Fu Xiaofeng raised a finger and shook it at Liu Jinxuan. "The national team has never recruited anyone from the China League One. You are the first. How can the reporters not look for you?"

"Uh..." Liu Jinxuan was actually aware of how eye-catching his identity was, because in the past two days he had seen a lot of discussions online about his selection for the national team training list.

Seeing Liu Jinxuan's expression, Fu Xiaofeng knew that he was aware of this, so he said seriously: "We can say whatever we want in private. You have seen the atmosphere in the group, and it is usually like that. But when facing reporters, you have to be more careful when you speak. You may not think there is anything wrong when you say it, but if the media takes it out of context and exaggerates it, you may get yourself into trouble. For example, if a reporter asks you who your idol is in the national team, what will you say?"

Liu Jinxuan almost blurted out: "My idol...that must be Wang Lie, Captain Wang!"

Fu Xiaofeng clapped his hands and said, "You are a teachable young man! You answered correctly, full marks!"

Liu Jinxuan realized that Brother Xiaofeng seemed to have misunderstood what he meant, so he explained: "What I said is true, my idol is really Captain Wang..."

Fu Xiaofeng interrupted him: "I understand, no need to explain, it's okay."

"This……"

Liu Jinxuan did not continue to argue, because he suddenly realized something:
Brother Xiaofeng and Captain Wang have an old grudge...

Brother Xiaofeng has a widely circulated nickname in the fan circle: Wasted Prince
How did Brother Xiaofeng fall from being the "crown prince" to being the "deposed prince"?
Of course it’s because Captain Wang has been on standby for so long.

Besides, wasn’t the incident that caused Brother Xiaofeng to be caught up in the whirlpool of public opinion initially revealed by Captain Wang during an interview?

That's why Brother Xiaofeng asked me to be careful when I was interviewed...

Brother Xiaofeng is doing this for your own good, so just go along with what he says. There is no need to argue with him.

He just thought about sending red envelopes in the group that day.

For a red packet of 200 yuan, a group of senior members of the national team participated enthusiastically.

He originally thought that the high and mighty Captain Wang would not get involved in such abstract matters.

As a result, the next day he saw Captain Wang's name in the record of receiving his red envelope...

Captain Wang's luck was not very good and he only managed to grab 36 cents.

I wonder if he has ever complained about his luck on his phone?
From this incident, Liu Jinxuan felt that the Captain Wang in reality should be different from what he saw, heard, and imagined on the Internet.

I wonder what it would be like to play football with Captain Wang...

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Note 1: This book assumes that the Ballon d'Or is announced and awarded at the end of August before the start of each season.

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