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Chapter 35: A manager is on the horizon, and a dance troupe too? (Please add to your favorites)

Five days passed quickly.

Su Hao lived his monotonous life in a routine of training, eating, eating, training, and doing a few perfunctory homework assignments.

However, Su Hao did not come away empty-handed during these five days.

At least there's some progress on Su Hao's plan to find a full-time agent.

Gao Qi!

Anyone familiar with the history of Chinese players playing abroad will certainly recognize this name.

This full-time agent, who graduated from the football program at Beijing Sport University, has been trying to bring outstanding young domestic players abroad since 99.

In 2000, Gao Qi, full of confidence, attempted to transfer Yao Xia to the English Premier League but failed. In 2002, he attempted to loan Wu Chengying to Serie A but still failed. In the same year, he also failed to transfer Qu Bo to Tottenham Hotspur and PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands.

However, after gradually figuring out the tricks of the trade, Gao Qi began a period of continuous success.

In 2004, after years of obscurity, Gao Qi made his debut with the transfer of Dong Fangzhuo to Manchester United, which sent the nation into a frenzy.

In 2006, Gao Qi once again arranged for Zheng Zhi to join Charlton Athletic in the English Premier League, signing him to a two-year contract. This move broke the transfer fee record set by Sun Jihai's transfer to Manchester City, making Zheng Zhi the most expensive Chinese player in history.

Following that, in 2010, Hao Junmin, the third brother, joined Schalke 04!
One AFC Champions League match revealed to all of China and even Asia the extraordinary talent that Su Hao possessed that could not be concealed.

Gao Qi, who has been paying close attention to Chinese football, naturally set his sights on Su Hao, the crown prince of Evergrande.

However, in Gao Qi's opinion, Evergrande, which is now rich and powerful, has unearthed such a gem in its football academy. They must have signed a lifelong, binding contract long ago.

However, after making a phone call to Zheng Zhi and asking around, Gao Qi was pleasantly surprised to find that Su Hao's contract was actually just an ordinary, even low-level one, ranking at the bottom of the team.

Then, Gao Qi had Zheng Zhi sound out Su Hao.

Zheng Zhi initially thought it might be inappropriate to do this behind the club's back, but then he thought about the current state of the national team, which is facing a talent gap, and the fact that Wang Gang had called him recently to ask him to persuade Su Hao to sign with them.

Zheng Zhi gritted his teeth and secretly told Su Hao about Gao Qi's matter.

Upon hearing Gao Qi's name, Su Hao naturally didn't hesitate.

It was the third day after the holiday ended and the training camp began.

Su Hao met Zheng Zhi, a top agent specializing in facilitating overseas transfers for Chinese football, at Zheng Zhi's home under the guise of attending his elder brother's family gathering.

Of course, having lived two lives, Su Hao wasn't foolish enough to immediately agree to a deal with Gao Qi. After all, Su Hao only knew of this powerful figure from snippets of media reports; he didn't know much about him personally. If he were to foolishly sign him, the influence an agent has on a player would be...
Thinking about this, Su Hao was filled with emotion again. Why did his awakening template actually awaken at Evergrande Football School?

If he awakened his full potential directly in Bayern Munich's youth academy, wouldn't he be Bayern's crown prince?
Starting in the Champions League, playing for Barcelona in '82, dominating Messi and Ronaldo, and finally winning the title with Kane.
Huh? Win the championship with Kane? How did he suddenly come up with such a fantastical idea!

The idea is wonderful, cough cough, but that question mark template of his might still be eating farts in Bayern's U16 right now!
Su Hao cautiously approached Gao Qi, and the equally experienced Gao Qi also noticed during their first meeting that this so-called 16-year-old high school student was indeed somewhat different.

At least when he was describing how he could get Su Hao into a team at the level of the top five leagues, playing in the Bundesliga, the Premier League, or even La Liga, the young man's eyes didn't show the slightest fluctuation.

You know, back then, even Zheng Zhi, that old fox, fooled me so easily.

However, although the two did not sign any contract, Su Hao did make a promise to Gao Qi: when Su Hao determines that he needs an agent in China, Gao Qi will definitely be the first choice.

In return, Gao Qi promised Su Hao that he would be available 24/7 to answer Su Hao's questions about finances or contracts.

Noon on March 7, 2013!
There is less than a day left until the official start of the new Chinese Super League season.

At Guangzhou's Tianhe Stadium, countless staff members and performers from the Evergrande Dance Troupe were busy preparing for the final rehearsal of the opening performance.

Su Hao, dressed in Evergrande Football School uniform, was led through the procedures by staff!
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To Su Hao's surprise, he was also assigned to work at the opening ceremony.

Although it was a very, very relaxed opening pitch guest!
Of course, Su Hao wasn't kicking the ball in the match between Evergrande and Luneng; he was kicking the ball in the preliminary match before the official start of the opening ceremony.

The only reason he was the guest of honor for the opening pitch was that the two sides in this preliminary match were his seniors!
The Dragon Team vs. the Tiger Team from the senior year of Evergrande Football School!

As required by the Chinese Football Association and Guangzhou Evergrande, Su Hao was to arrive first at 6 o'clock, and then, amidst the cheers of the commentators, as a representative of outstanding students from the Evergrande Football School, pass the ball to his seniors.
Ok!

If it weren't for the fact that Evergrande had already given him nearly 200 million yuan, Su Hao really wouldn't want to wear that Evergrande Football School uniform in front of tens of thousands of fans again.
After all, not long ago the whole country was mocking him, calling him "Su Qifang" and such. If he hadn't defeated the haters in the AFC Champions League match, the whole internet would probably still be mocking him now!
"Xiao Su, our DJ will first introduce your resume and the records you set in your AFC Champions League debut. After that, the lights will shine on you. You know, you're now the star of our football academy!"

Su Hao stood there, feeling dizzy, while a middle-aged man wearing a baseball cap, who claimed to be a director, pulled Su Hao aside and explained the camera positions and how he should stand.

After all, this opening ceremony was being broadcast live on CCTV5 and major websites across the country!
If Su Hao can't find his way then...
Su Hao is good at playing football, but he really doesn't know how to find his position or the camera.

It seems the director also noticed Su Hao's confusion.

"Hey! Li, go find one of the actresses from the dance troupe. Have her wear a dress and stand next to Xiao Su, guiding her movements. One might be a bit too monotonous, so let's find two, one on the left and one on the right! Xiao Su, the actresses are experienced, so just follow their directions! Once you reach the sideline, walk along the center line and place the ball there. Your job is done!"

Got it!
After hearing the director's arrangement, Su Hao's worries immediately disappeared.

Moreover, Su Hao looked at the director in front of him, who had just been rather unpleasant, and suddenly he became kind and gentle!
(End of this chapter)