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Chapter 172 Accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger

This was not the first time that Liu Jinxuan was selected for the national team, and he was not a pure rookie who had never seen the world. At least he was very popular in the club team. Wherever he went, he would be surrounded by people asking for autographs and taking photos. Moreover, he had seen videos related to the adult national team on the Internet.

But only when he experienced it himself would he deeply feel the weight of his mother's words, "How can it be the same?"

Outside the hotel where the adult national team was staying, the number of media and fans gathered far exceeded that of the national youth team where he had previously stayed.

When he and Fu Xiaofeng got out of the car, the shutter sounds of mobile phones and cameras at the scene immediately rang out.

Some fans enthusiastically called out their names.

"Fu Xiaofeng! Fu Xiaofeng!"

"Liu Jinxuan! Liu Jinxuan!"

In addition, there are many self-media who use mobile phones mounted on gimbals to broadcast live, and their commentary voices are mixed in.

"They're out! They're Fu Xiaofeng and Liu Jinxuan..."

"...Liu Jinxuan is the only player from China League One on the national team's training list this time, and he's also the youngest, at only nineteen years old..."

"Brothers, the guy next to Fu Xiaofeng is the most anticipated newcomer in this training camp. His name is Liu Jinxuan..."

For a moment, Liu Jinxuan really felt that he was already a big star...

Especially when he raised his arms and waved to the media, anchors and fans, he received a lot of enthusiastic cheers in response.

"Come on, Liu Jinxuan!"

"Behave!"

After entering the hotel lobby, Liu Jinxuan couldn't help but look back frequently to look at the enthusiastic fans outside - he really didn't expect such a welcome scene.

Fu Xiaofeng touched him and then teased, "How about it, am I right? How does it feel to be a star?"

Liu Jinxuan murmured: "It seems fake..."

"But you have to be careful. The more people cheering for you now, the more people will scold you when you don't perform well. Don't pay too much attention to the outside world's voices."

Fu Xiaofeng patted Liu Jinxuan on the shoulder, turned and walked towards the national team leader Shen Dongsheng who was standing at the door.

Shen Dongsheng asked him with a smile: "Why did you come here with Xiao Liu?"

"I went to Chongshan to attend the comic convention. I left from Chongshan. I didn't expect Xiao Liu and I were on the same flight."

At this time, Liu Jinxuan also noticed the team leader, and he quickly greeted him: "Hello, Team Leader Shen. I didn't know that Brother Xiaofeng came from Chongshan. I didn't meet him until I got off the plane..."

Shen Dongsheng smiled and nodded: "That's good. I was worried that you didn't know how to report to the national team. Now that you are with Xiaofeng, there will be no problem."

Then he extended his hand to Liu Jinxuan: "Welcome to the national team."

This is considered the leader’s official welcome.

Liu Jinxuan quickly reached out with both hands and shook Team Leader Shen’s hand.

Shen Dongsheng seemed to be about to say a few words, and his mouth was open, but he was interrupted by the sudden cheers from outside.

It was like something exploded outside the hotel.

Such a big noise naturally attracted the attention of everyone in the hotel.

When they looked back, they saw a black business car parked outside the hotel lobby.

As the side door slid open, a man bent over and crawled out.

Only then did Liu Jinxuan understand why there was such a loud noise.

Wang Lie.

The person who came was Wang Lie!

All those cheers were for him alone.

What is a "big star"? This is what a big star is!
He suddenly woke up from his previous euphoric mood.

Fu Xiaofeng beside him said, "I'm going to register and check in."

Liu Jinxuan didn't know whether to stay here and wait for Captain Wang, or go with Brother Xiaofeng to check in, or Shen Dongsheng waved at them: "Go, all of you go."

Liu Jinxuan quickly turned around and followed Fu Xiaofeng.

Behind him, the cheers grew louder and louder, even mixed with roars.

He couldn't help but look back again. It turned out that some crazy fans tried to break through the security line and approach Wang Lie, but were pressed back by the dedicated security personnel.

Those shouts were the security guards yelling at the excited fans to stay calm.

Wang Lie did not stay outside the hotel for too long, nor did he meet the fans' requests for autographs and photos, because this would further intensify the fans' emotions and make them think that this was a kind of encouragement and reward for them, which would easily make the situation on the scene even more out of control.

He didn't even wave or say hello to those enthusiastic fans like himself, but just walked quickly into the hotel lobby.

Liu Jinxuan, who witnessed the whole scene in the lobby, suddenly remembered that one of the examples cited by those haters online when attacking Wang Lie was that he was cold and indifferent to fans and was not considered a "high-quality idol"...

Those haters should be allowed to see how Captain Wang dares to respond to fans enthusiastically - the fans are so crazy, in order to protect himself and others, Captain Wang can only "stay away" from the fans.

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As soon as Wang Lie entered the lobby, he saw the national team leader Shen Dongsheng standing at the door with a smile on his face, and he took the initiative to extend his hand to him.

He also held out his hand, and the two of them shook each other's hands.

"How is it? Are you tired?" Shen Dongsheng asked.

Wang Lie shook his head: "Not tired, I took a nap on the plane."

"The season is over. How was your rest?" Shen Dongsheng asked again.

"I'm fully charged." Wang Lie knew what the team leader wanted to ask.

Shen Dongsheng laughed and patted Wang Lie on the shoulder: "Okay! Go and report."

Wang Lie said goodbye to Shen Dongsheng and walked to the front desk to check in, where someone was already doing the process.

The back of one of them looked familiar, it was Fu Xiaofeng, while the other one looked unfamiliar, probably a newcomer who was selected for the national team training list for the first time.

Wang Lie guessed the identity of the newcomer without much thought.

So he walked up, stood behind the man, and put his hand on his shoulder: "Hi, Liu Jinxuan?"

Although Liu Jinxuan did not look back, he was actually paying close attention to the situation behind him - why didn't he just look back and observe?

Because he was still a little reserved when facing Wang Lie.

When he felt a hand on his shoulder, he immediately guessed who the hand belonged to.

Sure enough, Wang Lie's voice sounded behind him.

He then pretended to be completely unaware of what was happening behind him and turned around in surprise:
"Captain Wang? I'm Liu Jinxuan! You can call me Xiao Liu."

Wang Lie smiled slightly and did not chat with him. Instead, he asked directly: "You are a right-footed player, but you mainly play on the left?"

Liu Jinxuan didn't expect that Captain Wang would ask such a technical question when they met for the first time. He was stunned for a moment before nodding: "Yes, this way I can cut inside..."

Wang Lie nodded and asked, "How is your left foot?"

Liu Jinxuan suddenly realized that Captain Wang was probably testing his ability, so he answered carefully and seriously, fearing that he would make a mistake and leave a bad impression on Captain Wang: "It's worse than my right foot, but I can still pass the ball."

"Yeah." Wang Lie nodded first, then asked, "What about shooting?"

Liu Jinxuan wanted to flatter himself, but when he thought about the hidden meaning behind Captain Wang's question, he decided to tell the truth: "Uh... not so good."

Wang Lie nodded when he heard this: "Indeed, I have seen your game videos, and your left foot is far worse than your right foot."

Hearing this, Liu Jinxuan showed a look of surprise on his face - Captain Wang's answer was completely beyond his expectations.

He thought Captain Wang was just asking, but he didn't expect that Captain Wang had done his "homework" in advance!
If I had been a bit boastful and exaggerated in my answer just now, wouldn't Captain Wang have seen through it immediately? Captain Wang might not point it out to my face, but he would definitely have left a bad impression on me in his heart.

Fortunately, I just told the truth and stayed calm...

While Liu Jinxuan was still in a state of fear, Wang Lie gave him another suggestion: "You should still practice your left foot, especially shooting. You don't have to use it often, but you have to be able to maintain your deterrence, so that it will be more difficult for the opponent to defend. Otherwise, as it is now, as long as you get the ball on the wing, everyone will defend you from cutting inside. As long as you cut inside, everyone will focus on defending your shooting. How can you do it?"

Liu Jinxuan nodded repeatedly, his attitude very respectful.

Perhaps because of his good attitude, Wang Lie did not continue to test him. Instead, he patted him on the shoulder and ended the topic.

He stopped talking and just stood in line behind Liu Jinxuan.

This sudden silence made Liu Jinxuan a little embarrassed. Just as his mind was working at high speed, thinking about what topic to break this awkward silence, Fu Xiaofeng, who was standing in front of him and checking in, took the initiative to turn around:
"Hey, Captain Wang is here!"

Liu Jinxuan just watched Brother Xiaofeng greet Captain Wang with a smile.

Wang Lie nodded first, then asked, "Are you with Xiao Liu?"

Fu Xiaofeng pointed at Liu Jinxuan and said, "I went to Chongshan to watch the comic exhibition, and I left from Chongshan. I didn't expect to be on the same flight as Xiaoliu. We just arrived too. If we had known that you would arrive at the same time as us, we would have waited for you at the airport..."

Watching the two senior leaders of the national team chatting and their attention not on himself, Liu Jinxuan suddenly realized that a thin layer of sweat had just appeared on his forehead and back.

He knew why he was sweating, because when faced with Captain Wang's question just now, he was worried that he would answer it incorrectly and leave a bad impression on Captain Wang.

At this moment, watching Brother Xiaofeng and Captain Wang "talking and laughing", somehow, this sentence popped up in my mind:

Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger.

※※※Wang Lie dragged his suitcase from the elevator to the corridor and saw Chu Yu walking towards him.

"You arrived earlier than me." Seeing Chu Yu, Wang Lie took the initiative to greet him.

But his action seemed to surprise Chu Yu a little. He was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses and nodded: "Well, I arrived just over an hour earlier than you."

Generally speaking, when the captain and vice-captain of a national team meet, they exchange a few pleasantries and then everyone passes by and goes their separate ways.

But just when the two of them passed each other, Chu Yu suddenly asked, "Why did you want to give Coach Xu a jersey?"

Wang Lie was a little surprised: "How did you know?"

"I went to see him a few days ago. He framed the jersey you gave him and hung it on the wall of the living room. I saw it as soon as I walked in."

Wang Lie looked thoughtful.

Chu Yu then asked, "Why did you think of giving Coach Xu a jersey?"

There was a mixture of doubt and sarcasm in his tone - he had previously mocked Wang Lie for being too cold to Coach Xu.

When asked, Wang Lie said calmly, "He was sick and hospitalized before, right? I just gave him a jersey and wished him a speedy recovery."

Chu Yu continued to ask: "Why?"

"Why? Didn't I tell you that he's sick and in the hospital..."

"You've never done this before. Your relationship with Coach Xu isn't that good..." Chu Yu said it very directly, as if he didn't want Wang Lie to evade the question.

To his surprise, Wang Lie didn't seem to want to evade the issue this time: "The past is the past, and the present is the present. People always change."

When Chu Yu heard him say this, he stared at him with wide eyes.

Wang Lie, who was being stared at by him, had a calm and frank expression, without any shyness or embarrassment.

Chu Yu's brows gradually furrowed, and then he asked:
"You are not the Wang Lie I know. Who are you?"

"You know the me of the past, not the me of the present. You have to look at things from a developmental perspective, Chu Yu." Wang Lie was amused by Chu Yu's words.

"Fuck..." Chu Yu cursed, he still found it hard to believe. But this "daddy-like" tone was indeed Wang Lie's characteristic.

When he didn't know what to say, Wang Lie said to him, "That's great. I want to call the whole team to have a meeting tonight. I'll send a notice in the group later. I'm telling you in advance now."

"What meeting?" Chu Yu asked.

"Pep rally."

Chu Yu frowned and showed a black question mark expression: "What meeting?"

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Liu Jinxuan came out of the elevator dragging his suitcase, still regretting that he had forgotten to add Captain Wang as a WeChat friend.

He wanted to add it when he first joined the group, but Captain Wang closed the method of adding friends through group chat, so he wanted to wait until they met in person before adding it.

But after meeting Captain Wang for the first time and being tested by him, I actually forgot about this...

I have to say that Captain Wang’s momentum is so strong that he is worthy of being a super giant who can be compared with Ronnie and Arthur!

Liu Jinxuan was feeling upset about missing this opportunity while dragging his luggage towards his room.

When he walked to the door of Room 1103, he found it was open.

There were voices of chatting coming from inside.

He peeked inside and saw Chi Zhen and Su Ju.

The two of them, one sitting on the sofa and the other sitting on the edge of the bed, were chatting.

When he saw two people, Liu Jinxuan first wondered if he had walked into the wrong door.

So he took a step back and looked at the room number next to the door: 1103.

Then look at the room number on your room card holder:

Yes, it is indeed 1103.

At the same time, the people in the room also noticed the movement from Liu Jinxuan's side.

Su Ju turned his head and saw Liu Jinxuan standing at the door, hesitating whether to come in, so he said to Chi Zhen first: "Your roommate is here."

Then he shouted to Liu Jinxuan, "Come in, I'm here to visit."

Only then did Liu Jinxuan realize that his roommate was actually Chi Zhen!

He walked in with his suitcase and greeted the two seniors from the national team first: "Hello, Brother Su, Hello, Brother Chi, I am Liu Jinxuan, Xiao Liu. I come from Chongshan Qianfan..."

"Ha, we know you." Su Ju said with a smile, "You are very popular. Everyone on the Internet is talking about you. You are awesome!"

Faced with such direct praise from his senior, Liu Jinxuan felt a little embarrassed: "No, no..."

Chi Zhen also expressed his approval: "He is indeed very strong. He can be the captain of the club at the age of 19."

"I'm a local, so I have some advantages with my household registration book." Liu Jinxuan said modestly.

Then he took out his phone and said to the two seniors, "Brother Chi, Brother Su, can I add you on WeChat?"

"Sure." Chi Zhen first took out his phone and said to Liu Jinxuan, "Let us scan you."

"No, that won't work. I'll sweep you, I'll sweep you..." Liu Jinxuan said hurriedly.

Generally speaking, there are rules for who sweeps whom in the workplace.

After all, the person who scans the code has to submit an application, which means he has applied. How can the senior apply to the back?

"Well, there's no need to be so particular. It's more convenient for us to scan you." Su Ju had already opened the scan function.

Liu Jinxuan had no choice but to call out his own QR code and let the two seniors scan it one by one to add him as a friend.

Seeing Liu Jinxuan's online name and the signature "Are you hungry? I'll make soup for you", Su Juxian laughed: "A master at making soup? Chongshan also likes to make soup?"

Liu Jinxuan explained: "Punch, pun..."

"Ha! I know, I'm just kidding!"

Chi Zhen said from the side: "I've seen you play football, and you really have great explosive power. When facing defense, you often just burst through and get through."

His words made Liu Jinxuan's eyes widen in surprise: "Brother Chi, have you ever seen me play football?"

Su Ju next to him was also surprised: "You are still watching the Chinese League One?"

"I don't watch the China League One, but I've seen Xiao Liu's highlights video online." Chi Zhen turned to Su Ju and said, "Do you think he became famous because he was selected for the national team this time? He is the top player of the national youth team. There have been people online calling for the national team to recruit him."

Hearing Chi Zhen praising him, Liu Jinxuan quickly said modestly: "No, no... I didn't expect that I would be selected for the training team this time. And brother Chi, I always watched you play football when I was a kid..."

Su Ju joked again after hearing this: "Fortunately you didn't say that you grew up watching him play football, haha!"

Liu Jinxuan already understood Su Ju's speaking style and knew that he just liked to joke, so he followed his words and said, "I did grow up watching Brother Chi play football."

Su Ju clapped his hands and laughed.

Chi Zhen said helplessly: "No, no, no. How many years older am I than you? You can say this to Captain Wang, it's more appropriate..."

Liu Jinxuan was a little surprised. He didn't expect Chi Zhen to mention Captain Wang on his own initiative.

Although he regarded Wang Lie as his idol, he was not one of those extreme fans who viewed things in black and white on the Internet. He had no opinion on Chi Zhen either.

It was only after meeting Brother Xiaofeng that Liu Jinxuan vaguely understood his attitude towards Captain Wang, which made him mutter in his heart:
So even though Brother Chi doesn't say it on the surface, is he also dissatisfied with Captain Wang in his heart?

For example, is this sentence he is saying to the Yin-Yang King Team? He is implying that the King Team is too old and won't give up his position...

How should I respond?

Are you saying what Brother Chi means?
If Captain Wang knew about this, would he have any thoughts about me?
After all, it’s not just me and Brother Chi here now.

The thought of meeting Captain Wang for the first time in the lobby made Liu Jinxuan so nervous that he broke out in a sweat, and he became more and more worried.

He knew too well how miserable it was to be targeted by Captain Wang...

Just when Liu Jinxuan couldn't make up his mind, a message alert sounded from his cell phone.

And it wasn't just him, Chi Zhen and Su Ju's phones also rang slightly one after the other.

This saved Liu Jinxuan, and he quickly picked up his phone.

The other two people were like him, and everyone's attention shifted to their mobile phones.

In fact, Liu Jinxuan's action of looking at his mobile phone was just to cover up the embarrassment of not knowing how to deal with it. It was a "feint" and he didn't really care about the content of the new message.

But when he saw this new message popping up from the "Locker Room for Glory to the Country" group, his eyes seemed to be fixed on it and he couldn't move them away.

"Group notification: The 2038 England World Cup mobilization meeting will be held at 4: tonight. Teammates who participated in this training camp, please gather on time in the small meeting room No. on the third floor."

The sender of the message is "Wang Lie".

"2038...England World Cup...Pep rally...What is this?"

Su Ju frowned and read out the key words in confusion, then looked up at the other two people and saw two equally confused faces.

(End of this chapter)