Starting with playing defensive midfield for Evergrande

Chapter 85 (Four-in-One): The Most Important Official Announcement in Asian Football Arrives, Su Hao's Agent is Officially Confirmed!

2013 8 Month 31 Day.

In Guangzhou that night, countless people stayed up all night.

Perhaps it's because of the weekend, or perhaps because their beloved team won the Chinese Super League for the third consecutive time.

Not only the fans, but also the Evergrande players, following the tradition of the previous two years, went to one of Guangzhou's most luxurious private clubs to relax under the organization of their former captain Zheng Zhi.

Su Hao sat in the middle of the team, laughing as he watched Qin Sheng and Zhao Xuri compete in drinking.

However, at the same time, in faraway London...

The professor, with his full head of silver hair, still wore that same worried expression.

Unfortunately, today is the last day of the summer transfer window, but Real Madrid is still sticking to their €5500 million bottom line and refusing to let him go.

Fifty-five million.
This number is really too high for Wenger, and for Arsenal right now.

Although he really wanted to get that guy with the fancy playing style.

He really didn't
"Professor, Real Madrid just made an official announcement! That guy went to Manchester City!"

"what?"

"€5500 million transfer to Manchester City, Fernandinho €4000 million, Jovetic €2600 million, Negredo €2500 million, Navas €2000 million, and now with Özil's €5500 million, Manchester City has already invested €1.85 million in the past two months."

1.85 billion!
Haha, I don't know why, but after hearing that Özil ended up going to Manchester City, the professor's previously furrowed brows relaxed.

Yes!

They scraped together a total budget of 6000 million by selling everything they owned, and what was the result?

That's not even a fraction of what Manchester City has earned.

With such a gap, what is there for him to compete with Manchester City for?
So far, aside from the free transfers of Auxerre striker Sanogo and AC Milan defensive midfielder Flamini, and the loan of Palermo goalkeeper Viviano, Arsenal has not spent a single penny.

but
This seems like a good idea?
According to the schedule of the Chinese league, that kid's season will end right at the winter transfer window?
That means he has a budget of 60 million.

Steady!

This summer, the Brazilian prodigy Neymar transferred to Barcelona for only 5700 million.

He had 60 million in his hands, and a good impression from before.

To take down the Soviet Union of China should
Just thinking about that genius kid, and the crazy Chinese market behind him...

The professor's worries of the past month vanished in an instant.

"Stop focusing on transfers! Let's think about how to play well in this week's league match!"

The professor's summer transfer window operations have come to an end.

Meanwhile, other top clubs are also focusing their efforts on league preparations as the transfer window closes.

This summer, player valuations are purely based on market value!
Tottenham's winger Gareth Bale became the most expensive signing of the summer with a transfer fee of €1 million.

Napoli striker Edinson Cavani joined Paris Saint-Germain for €6400 million, becoming the second most expensive player in the summer transfer window.

Falcao arrived in Monaco for 6000 million euros and finished third.

Besides the top three, Porto player Rodriguez joined Monaco for 4500 million euros.

Borussia Dortmund traded away their key player, Mario Götze, for €3700 million.

Gonzalo Higuain also ended his Real Madrid career with a disappointing €3700 million transfer to Napoli!

Marouane Fellaini from Everton has arrived at Old Trafford for £3240 million!
September has begun.

With the league title secured ahead of schedule, Lippi has officially begun a super training mode.

Perhaps knowing that Su Hao would no longer be in his squad next season, Lippi experimented with combinations like Zhao Xuri and Zheng Zhi, or Huang Bowen and Zheng Zhi, during training sessions.
However, Lippi approached the league matches with a "just for fun" mentality.

But when it comes to the AFC Champions League.

Evergrande still relies on its "Four Heavenly Kings" to connect the Chinese national team!

9 month 19 day.

Guangzhou Evergrande traveled to Qatar to face Lekhwiya in the second leg of their quarterfinal match.

Because they were down by four goals in the first round, Lekhwiya had no choice but to adopt a pure attacking formation of 4-3-3 in this match.

Lekhwiya's head coach, Eric Gretz, is wondering if he can turn the tide with a do-or-die 4-3-3 formation.

However, Lippi, who had anticipated Rick Gretz's actions, had already made all the necessary arrangements in advance.

Guangzhou Evergrande's decision to drop Su Hao and switch to a 4-5-1 formation gave Lekhwiya no chance.

After a cautious defensive posture for about ten or twenty minutes at the start of the game, Guangzhou Evergrande once again successfully pushed into the opponent's half and began a half-court drill against Lekhwiya.

That is, less than six minutes after Evergrande officially launched their attack.

The 32th minute of the game.

Su Hao, from a distance of 30 meters from the Lekhwiya goal, pried open the goal with his signature long-range shot.

1:0.
Lekhwiya's fans were in despair.

With the four goals scored earlier, Guangzhou Evergrande now led their team 5-0.

Moreover, Evergrande also has an away goal, which means they need to score 6 goals in the next 50 minutes or so.
But is this even possible?

The fans began to leave in disappointment.

Meanwhile, Evergrande's attacks began to come in waves.

The 44th minute of the game.

Just as the first half was about to end, Muriqui once again sent the ball into the poor Lekhwiya goalkeeper Claude Amin's net with a long-range shot.

2: 0!

Since then!

Lekhwia completely gave up the struggle. During halftime, Lippi substituted Su Hao with Huang Bowen to continue the training mode.

Huang Bowen has actually been unhappy all season.

It's worth noting that Huang Bowen, born in 1987, is only 26 years old this year. As a professional player, he is at his peak age, and he is also a top domestic player who set the record for the youngest goal scorer in the Chinese Super League in 04. How could he possibly be willing to sit on the bench for most of the season?

Even as the substitute for Evergrande's crown prince and China's strongest supernova!
But we made it through!

With the season nearing its end, Huang Bowen has made his first appearance at halftime in several consecutive matches.

Huang Bowen, who received so many opportunities, did not disappoint Lippi.

Although he still can't compare to Su Hao, after watching Su Hao's playing style on the bench for more than half a year, Huang Bowen has at least learned about 60% of it.

Just like in the 68th minute of this match.

It was during one of Lekhwiya's attacking opportunities that Huang Bowen, who had started ahead of time and intercepted Lekhwiya's pass with anticipation, helped Elkeson change the score to 3-0 with a long-range through ball that went over half the field!

After Elkeson scored, Huang Bowen was so excited that he ran sixty meters to Elkeson's side and celebrated wildly.

3: 1!

This is how the match ended.

Guangzhou Evergrande easily defeated Lekhwiya, advancing to the semi-finals with a dominant 7-1 aggregate score.

In the other matches.

Seoul FC vs Al Ahli: Seoul FC narrowly defeated Al Ahli 1-0 at home, and thanks to Dejan's last-minute goal, eliminated Al Ahli 2-1 on aggregate to advance to the semi-finals.

Kashiwa Reysol vs. Al-Young Boys: Al-Young Boys drew 2-2 with Kashiwa Reysol at home, resulting in a 3-3 aggregate score. Al-Young Boys were eliminated due to fewer away goals, while Kashiwa Reysol secured a spot in the semi-finals.

Esteghlal Tehran vs. Buriram United: Buriram United lost 1-2 at home to Esteghlal Tehran, who advanced to the semi-finals with a 3-1 aggregate score. (First leg: Esteghlal Tehran 1-0 Buriram United)
With this, the four semifinalists for the 2013 AFC Champions League were determined, and the matchups for the quarterfinals had already been decided in the previous draw.

Guangzhou Evergrande's opponent in the AFC Champions League semi-final has been officially confirmed.

Kashiwa Reysol, a traditional powerhouse in Japan!

Guangzhou Evergrande fans are not unfamiliar with Kashiwa Reysol, as they faced them in the group stage of last season's AFC Champions League.

In the first leg, Guangzhou Evergrande drew 0-0 with Kashiwa Reysol away from home, but in the second leg at Tianhe Stadium, Evergrande defeated their opponents 3-1 cleanly.

Back then, even without Su Hao, Evergrande could easily defeat Kashiwa Reysol. But now...

The entire Evergrande team was naturally all smiles.

Lippi also immediately felt relieved.

To be honest, Lippi actually thinks Riyadh Young Boys is more difficult to deal with than Kashiwa Reysol, after all, that team is a multinational team composed entirely of naturalized players!
Having secured Lekhwiya's victory, Guangzhou Evergrande naturally embarked on another enjoyable league slaughter spree.

Lippi's training program has achieved its intended results.

After experimenting with various midfield pairings, Huang Bowen + Zheng Zhi + Conca emerged as the optimal solution.

The combined power of the temporary team of Su Hao, Huang Bowen, and Conca should not be underestimated.

And so it went until September 20th.

Guangzhou Evergrande has achieved another three-game winning streak in the league.

9 month 21 day.

With the first leg of the AFC Champions League semi-final approaching, the entire Guangzhou Evergrande team boarded Xu Jiaying's private plane to officially begin their semi-final trip to Japan.

At 4 p.m. that day.

The entire Guangzhou Evergrande team has officially arrived at Narita International Airport in Japan.

As soon as they got off the plane, the entire Evergrande team was greeted by a large group of Chinese fans who had traveled from all over Japan to Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture.

"Su Hao!"

"Su Hao!!!"

"Su Hao!!!"

"ah!!!!"

"what!!!!!"

"Su Haojun!"

"Cherish the road!"

"Su Haojun!!!"

Unsurprisingly, as the crown prince of Evergrande, and also the most handsome man in Evergrande and even the Chinese Super League.

Su Hao once again became the focus of attention for all the fans.

Forehead.
Calling him Su Hao or something like that is something his teammates at Evergrande are already used to.

But why is there a sudden influx of delicate, exotic accents today?

Moreover, the sound alone gives one a tingling sensation.
"Holy crap! When did Su Hao get so many Japanese female fans?"

When everyone took a closer look at the group of fans, Qin Sheng, the old man, couldn't help but shout.

There was nothing they could do; among the large group of Chinese fans were a bunch of people wearing Japanese high school uniforms.
Actually, it wasn't just Qin Sheng and the others who were a little surprised at this moment.

Even Su Hao himself was a little frightened.

Speaking of which, the last time he was in Japan, he ended his first experience in Japan with a flying kick.

Shouldn't he be subjected to online bullying by the entire nation of Japan?
Why are there suddenly so many more cute Japanese female fans?
Well, what Su Hao didn't know was that right after he gave Suzuki Keitai, the guy who pulled Zhang Linpeng's hair, a violent flying kick in the AFC Champions League, there were indeed quite a few radical Japanese people who started online insults and even cyberbullying posts against Su Hao.

However, these stupid Japanese radicals didn't bother to edit the photo properly; they just released a photo that Evergrande's public relations department had specially edited.

She was already attractive enough to pick up girls even without makeup, and now she's been heavily edited.

Su Hao somehow managed to get into the Top 10 male god selection event in the Japanese otaku community based on this random photo.

Moreover, perhaps it was the inherent tendency of Japanese women to admire strength that came into play. In the votes of countless female otaku, Su Hao, the strongest rising star in Asian football, actually surpassed many Asian heartthrobs and became the number 1 male god in the Japanese otaku circle!

It was this TOP1 ranking that made Su Hao instantly gain countless female fans in Japan!

And now, I heard that Su Hao is coming to Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture to participate in the AFC Champions League.

This group of female fans spontaneously rushed here, wanting to see for themselves the real appearance of this male god who had caused such a stir in the Japanese otaku community.

then
of course!

Although Su Hao is a genuine domestic warmonger and a staunch anti-Japanese nationalist.

However, there are three things that Japan can't hate: music and anime. He also appreciates them. Not only these three things, but he also doesn't hate cute girls in Japanese high school uniforms.

After greeting his grandfather and teammates, Su Hao went over to his fellow Chinese fans and started signing autographs and taking photos with them.

After satisfying his own family, Su Hao moved towards the group whose screams had not stopped.
"what!!!"

"めちゃくちゃかっこいい!!!" (So handsome!)
"Jun's のことが大好きだ!" (I like it so much!)
It wasn't just screaming; there was also a group giving out small gifts or cards.
A full half hour!

With the help of Evergrande staff, Su Hao managed to escape from the ever-growing crowd of fans.

"That's too much! You made us wait this long. It's your treat after the competition!"

As soon as he got in the car, Gao Lin, clearly envious, immediately spoke up.

"Exactly! I've never seen so many female fans in my entire life. It's really unfair how many people you see. Is being handsome such an advantage?"

"Haha, Lao Qin, you know what, being handsome definitely has its advantages, big advantages! With your looks, you'll probably never figure it out in your entire life!"

"Screw you! You're not much better looking than me!"

The group of people drove off laughing and heading to the hotel that Evergrande had booked in advance in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture.

And at the same time!

Kashiwa Reysol's side.

Then-head coach Nicanor Carvalho, a Brazilian, also gave an interview to local Japanese media during the team's daily training session.

Because of Guangzhou Evergrande's strong performance in the entire AFC Champions League series, even the Japanese media themselves are not very optimistic about Kashiwa Reysol, whose strength is only considered to be at the bottom of the first tier in the domestic J-League.

Perhaps it was to boost the morale of his teammates.

Nicanor Carvalho, who is not usually assertive, surprisingly made some surprising remarks during the interview.

"We have found Evergrande's weakness! Evergrande is not as strong as it seems!"

"Yes, we will win this match against Guangzhou Evergrande!"

"Our players are strong in every position!"

"Moreover, the match will not be too complicated. We will use our best attack to tell those Evergrande fans that Japanese football is still the strongest in Asia!"

Nicanor Carvalho spoke with great confidence.

Even the old man said that Evergrande came all the way to Japan just to boost their team's record.

just
Nicanor Carvalho's words were made public.

Before Evergrande's domestic fans could say anything, their Japanese fans couldn't hold back any longer.
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[What the hell does this old guy get his confidence from? They were just beaten 2-0 by Urawa Red Diamonds in the last league match, how dare he say he can beat China's Guangzhou Evergrande?]
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[That's incredibly arrogant. Although I dislike some Chinese people, in terms of pure strength, Guangzhou Evergrande is indeed the strongest team in Asia right now. Kashiwa Reysol? Haha, I don't even know how they'll beat Guangzhou Evergrande. Will they use everyone in Chiba Prefecture raising their hands to gather a Spirit Bomb?]
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[I already know how it's going to end. Nicanor Carvalho will probably retire after this match. He really overestimated himself!]
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In terms of pure ability, I really don't see any chance of Kashiwa Reysol winning. Not to mention Guangzhou Evergrande's three foreign players and that damn Suarez, the other players are all members of the Chinese national team!
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Most importantly, even an excellent center forward like Gao Lin is only used as a target man at Guangzhou Evergrande!
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[Although I don't know how the competition will end, Su is so handsome!]

Three days passed quickly.

September 24, 2013, 7 p.m. local time in Japan.

The red bus, carrying the entire Evergrande team, entered the internal passage of the Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium on time.

Although it was Kashiwa Reysol's home stadium, when the Guangzhou Evergrande team bus arrived, the Chinese fans who had traveled from all over Japan, and even some die-hard fans who had flown in from China, managed to make their cheers louder than those of the Japanese fans in the stadium.

7 points.

The bus finally came to a slow stop in the parking lot inside the stadium.

As soon as the bus came to a stop, Lippi immediately got off and headed to the pre-match press conference.

Because of the arrogant remarks made by that Nicanor Carvalho earlier.

The already cramped press conference room was packed with reporters hoping to hear some juicy gossip!

However, to the reporters' disappointment, Nicanor Carvalho, who had previously confidently declared that he would easily defeat Evergrande, suddenly became docile after meeting Lippi.

Not only did he not directly answer reporters' questions about his previous statements, but he also praised Marcello Lippi, who has already achieved a grand slam of honors, at the press conference.

Nicanorcarvalho boasted very strongly!
However, this did not stop Lippi from issuing a bloodbath order to Nicanor Carvalho's team after returning to the locker room!
It's not that Lippi is arrogant.

Rather, given Evergrande's current strength, when facing Kashiwa Reysol, who have virtually no standout qualities, Lippi truly doesn't know how his team could possibly lose to them.
7:45 p.m. local time in Japan.

Both teams' players entered the player tunnel on time.

"Hi! Long time no see, Gabriel!"

"long time no see!"

"Hi!!!"

How was your time in Japan?

As soon as they reached the tunnel, Cleo, from Kashiwa Reysol's side, walked into the middle of the Evergrande team with a smile.

"Not bad, haha, Captain, long time no see!"

"Hi! Zhao! The competition's over, I'll treat you to your favorite place!"

"Holy crap, what are you talking about? I like going to places like that, haha!"

The group of people greeted each other with smiles.

Meanwhile, the Japanese players from Kashiwa Reysol looked awkwardly at their star striker.

There's nothing I can say. Although Cleo is wearing a Kashiwa Reysol jersey, he's actually still a Guangzhou Evergrande player.

Kashiwa Reysol was just on loan from Cleo.

"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!"

"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!"

"This is a live broadcast of the 2013 AFC Champions League semi-final!"

Guangzhou Evergrande away game against Kashiwa Reysol!

"The players from both teams are already standing in their respective halves of the field!"

"The referee is looking at his watch too!" (Can you fucking stop looking at your watch?!)
"Beep!!!"

"With the referee's whistle!"

"The competition has officially begun!"

"First, let's look at the starting lineups for both sides!"

"Kashiwa Reysol, the home team wearing traditional yellow home jerseys, will start with goalkeeper Takano Takanori from left to right!"

"Defenders: Yuto Fujita, Naoya Kondo, Daisuke Suzuki, Kazuha Hashimoto!"

Midfielders: Yosuke Ibaraki, Ryoichi Kurizawa, Masato Kudo, Junya Tanaka, Wagner!

"Lone striker: Cleo, a name familiar to Guangzhou Evergrande fans!"

"Facing Lippi's Guangzhou Evergrande, Nicanor Carvalho fielded a relatively cautious 4-5-1 formation!"

"On the other side, wearing the traditional red home jersey, Guangzhou Evergrande's starting goalkeeper attacking from right to left is Zeng Cheng!"

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The game officially started.

Meanwhile, with the referee's whistle, the Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium, which can only hold more than 10,000 fans, was completely filled with the cheers of nearly half of the Evergrande fans.

That's outrageous!
But that's reality.

Thanks to the financial power of countless Evergrande fans across the country, the area originally reserved for home fans has been occupied by many Evergrande fans who bought scalped tickets at high prices.

On the field!
Although Nicanor Carvalho had previously boasted to reporters that he would easily defeat Guangzhou Evergrande.

However, in the actual match, Nicanor Carvalho's team retreated entirely to their own half after the referee blew the whistle.

As a veteran Brazilian coach, Nicanor Carvalho is no fool.

He had carefully analyzed the previous match between Guangzhou Evergrande and Lekhwiya.

In an attacking style, even Urawa Red Diamonds and Lekhwiya are no match for Guangzhou Evergrande, so it's even less likely that Kashiwa Reysol will be able to beat them.

Park the buses and hold out!
This is the only way he can compete with Evergrande!

However, to be fair, it's the same as Lekhvia.

After adopting a completely defensive strategy, Kashiwa Reysol did manage to hold onto their goal for the first twenty minutes.

just
Given the absolute disparity in strength!
No matter how hard the Kashiwa Reysol players tried to defend.

It's time to come!
29th minute of the match!

"Nicanor Carvalho's team plays very conservatively!"

"Even Cleo is almost back in the heart of the penalty area!"

"However, Kashiwa Reysol's defense was indeed quite good during those twenty-odd minutes!"

"Conca and Suhao are still taking turns organizing!"

"It's coming!"

"Conca flicked his right foot and sent the ball to Su Hao's feet!"

Su Hao pushed him forward with the momentum!

"Pretty!"

"Two-for-one!!!"

Kashiwa Reysol's midfield heartland!
With their overwhelmingly superior footwork, Conca and Su Hao, in an extremely confined space, continuously changed direction and passed the ball back to each other. Finally, in the last moment when Su Hao received the ball, they seized the opportunity that Kashiwa Reysol had revealed after defending for more than 20 minutes!

Su Hao poked with his toe!
The soccer ball slipped between Kondo Naoya and Suzuki Daisuke, who were trailing behind.

Elkeson, quick-witted and poised to make his move, didn't let this hard-won opportunity slip away.

He turned his body to the side and, just before Kashiwa Reysol's left-back, Yuto Fujita, could rush over, curled the ball into the top corner of the goal.

"pretty!!!"

"It's time to come!"

"1:0!"

"We still have to rely on Su Hao and Conca!"

"Through a series of dribbling and passing maneuvers, the two players finally broke through Kashiwa Reysol's central defense amidst their dense midfield defense!"

"Su Hao's perfect touch helped Elkeson score Guangzhou Evergrande's first goal of the match!"

"1:0!"

"Guangzhou Evergrande has taken the lead and secured a very valuable away goal!"
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[Guangzhou Evergrande is still solid! Su Hao and Conca's combination play was amazing. I just wonder if Conca is willing to be naturalized. If he is, it would be an epic boost for our national team! Su Hao + Conca + Zheng Zhi... Forget qualifying for the World Cup, it feels like we might even make it out of the group stage!]
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[Yes, that's true. If Conca were naturalized, the national team would be like Guangzhou Evergrande! Su Hao has long-range shots and headers, Conca has free kicks and playmaking, Gao Lin is a target man, and Yu Hanchao and Hao Junmin are also good on the wings. Thinking about it that way, it really looks promising!]
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[And then there's Wu Lei from the East Asian team. Although he's young, I've watched him play, and his positioning is absolutely world-class. He's incredibly talented. If you ask me, he should take advantage of his youth and go abroad to play. Maybe we can produce another Inzaghi. If Wu Lei really develops up to par by the 18 World Cup, I can't even imagine what that would look like!]
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[Haha, forget about the national team, it makes me uncomfortable. Let's talk about Guangzhou Evergrande instead. The "big win in the first half" rule is definitely in effect again. My Magotan is just short of insurance money; I'm picking it up from the dealership tomorrow after this game!]
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[Waaaaah! I'm so envious! When will I be able to drive a Volkswagen Passat? All the betting on the A-League lately has given me a stroke! Damn it, there's even 10 minutes of extra time, and they actually scored 3 goals in extra time!]

On the Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Field!
When the referee blew the whistle to confirm the goal, the more than 5,000 Evergrande fans immediately went into a frenzy.

For these fans, there was absolutely no concern about Evergrande advancing.

They were just wondering how many times they could get this excited during the game.

Evergrande took the lead as always.

This puts Nicanor Carvalho, standing in front of the home team's bench, in a dilemma, just like the previous Lekhwiya coach.

Our own home ground!
The team has conceded the first goal, so how should he deal with this?

Should we push our formation out to try and equalize the score?

Lekhvia had already finished his homework and placed it on his desk.

Nicanor Carvalho knew very well that the smiling Italian man opposite him, who was adjusting his glasses, was just waiting for him to have his team rush out of the box.

No!

I cannot repeat the mistakes that Lekhvia made.

Ever since!
Nicanor Carvalho stood on the sidelines and made another downward pressing motion towards his bewildered teammates.

Nicanor Carvalho made it very clear.

Even if we concede a goal, it's the same!
They're determined to carry out the bus stand to the very end!
The game restarted.

With a score of 1-0, Guangzhou Evergrande played with increasing ease.

With virtually no pressure on defense, only Feng Xiaoting and Zheng Zhi were left to linger until the very end.

In the end, Zhang Linpeng also cheekily rushed across the halfway line.

The 36th minute of the game.

Su Hao and Conca continued to penetrate through the middle, and with great difficulty, Su Hao brought the ball into the threatening heart of Kashiwa Reysol's midfield.

Zhang Linpeng strode to the middle lane and yelled at Su Hao.

Got it!
After glancing at Muriqui and Elkeson out of the corner of his eye and finding no good opportunities, Su Hao, as a last resort, passed the ball to Zhang Linpeng.

In Su Hao's opinion, Zhang Mos's shot could easily hit the heads of those Japanese fans behind the home team's goal.

We need to let him score.
However.
Next up!
Zhang Linpeng's powerful shot made Su Hao's eyes widen in surprise.

Yes!

Despite having few opportunities to shoot from long range, Zhang Linpeng unleashed a stunning long-range shot from a distance of 37 meters from the Kashiwa Reysol goal.

"boom!"

Just as Zhang Linpeng's right foot struck the football!
A loud bang immediately echoed across the Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium.

Following the loud bang, the football at Zhang Linpeng's feet rose from the ground and shot straight towards Kashiwa Reysol's goal.

There's no curvature at all!
However, Zhang Linpeng's powerful shot was indeed too strong.

After a series of rapid movements that seemed to explode in the air.

Kashiwa Reysol's goalkeeper only made a token dive towards the direction of Zhang Linpeng's shot before watching helplessly as the ball whistled into the corner of the goal!
"Beep!!!"

The referee blew his whistle and pointed to the center circle with both hands, indicating that the goal was valid!
"Ouch!"

"Beautiful!!!"

"That was a beautiful shot!!!"

"Zhang Linpeng!"

"did not expect!"

"Zhang Linpeng scored!!!"

"A world-class goal!"

"This is absolutely a super world-class goal, a masterpiece of violent aesthetics!"

"A full 37 meters from the goal!"

"Zhang Linpeng's stunning long-range shot helped Guangzhou Evergrande change the score again!"

On the commentary panel!

Even though Huang Jianxiang was already showing signs of goal fatigue, he was excited again after Zhang Linpeng's amazing world-class goal.

Even the commentators are so excited.

On the court, Zhang Linpeng, who was like a parched land receiving rain, was naturally going completely wild!
He grabbed the hem of his clothes with both hands!
Zhang Linpeng pretended to take off his clothes to celebrate, but luckily Zheng Zhi was right next to him and slapped him on the forehead, finally bringing Zhang Linpeng back to his senses!

However, before he could take off his jersey, Zhang Linpeng strode to the sidelines, leaped over the advertising boards, and stood in front of his own Evergrande fans, raising his fists and trembling uncontrollably.

There's nothing I can do about it, even though others don't know.

But Zhang Linpeng himself knew very well that he had just been lucky to kick that guy!

And I reckon this is the only time I'll ever get this kind of kick in my life.

At a time like this, if he doesn't go crazy, when will he?

The entire Evergrande team celebrated their goal.

Conversely, Kashiwa Reysol is having a tough time.

The head coach is preventing us from going out!

Yes, if we're outmatched, we might as well just hold on.
But after holding on for so long, we still lost two.

This is the most devastating situation!
Fortunately, with a two-goal deficit, Nicanor Carvalho on the sidelines knew that if he didn't get his players to attack, this match, or even the next two rounds, would be over!

But
After the attack, Nicanor Carvalho's worries intensified.

As for the reason
Naturally, his biggest concern is that Evergrande's number 28 hasn't even entered his own penalty area yet and is using his head.

Lekhwiya in West Asia has a German-trained center-back who can stop number 28.
But his Kashiwa Reysol really doesn't exist!

Kondo Naoya and Suzuki Daisuke are 1.84 meters and 1.85 meters tall, respectively!
Although these two players are already top-notch in the J-League, they are no match for that 1.91-meter monster, number 28.
Without a doubt, Nicanor Carvalho knew how it would end.

as predicted!

After both teams made adjustments during halftime.

Evergrande's attack began to press deeper.

It's no longer about long-range shots and penetrations from outside the penalty area.

Evergrande's No. 28 has also started to frequently enter Kashiwa Reysol's penalty area!
59th minute of the match!

After Nicanor Carvalho had been worrying for more than twenty minutes, his worst fears inevitably came true.

A cross from Zhang Linpeng making a run down the right flank.

Kashiwa Reysol's penalty area!
Although the moment Su Hao plunged into the penalty area, Kondo Naoya and Suzuki Daisuke clung to his sides like sloths.

But
Both of them had actual balance data of only around 70.

Even though the two of them were pressing down, pulling, and tearing at Su Hao with all their might.

However, the monstrous number 28 of Guangzhou Evergrande, like a rocket rising from the ground, effortlessly shook off Kondo Naoya and Suzuki Daisuke before delivering a powerful header to the incoming football.

"boom!"

In an instant, the football changed direction in the air and flew towards the goal guarded by Takanori Sugano.

Close at hand!

And the ball speed is extremely fast!
In this situation, even though Kanno Takanori gave it his all!

But poor Takanori Kanno could only watch helplessly as the ball grazed his fingertips and finally nestled firmly into the net.

"Beep!!!"

The referee blew his whistle for the third time!

The Evergrande fans in the stands also started their third round of celebration.

"pretty!!!"

"That's how I bully you!"

"We knew your air defense capabilities were weak!"

"Play long-range shots in the first half, and aerial bombardment in the second half!"

"Evergrande is really pushing Kashiwa Reysol to their limits!" "Su Hao!"

"Facing the combined attack of center-backs Naoya Kondo and Daisuke Suzuki!"

"Su Hao easily completed the jump and headed the ball into the Kashiwa Reysol goal!"

"3:0!!!"

"No surprises expected!"

"Three goals, and all of them were away goals!"

"Evergrande has practically secured a place in the final!"

We're down by 3 goals!
Nicanor Carvalho, who had previously been stubbornly defiant in front of the media, finally seemed relieved and lowered his head, which had been held high all along.

He is 70 years old this year!

He's made enough money in Japan these past few years, and he was already hesitating about whether to end his football career this season and retire comfortably.

This is just great!

There was no need to hesitate any longer; of course, it was this damned Guangzhou Evergrande who made the decision for him.

This elimination from the AFC Champions League, coupled with dropping to fourth place in the league, has left them in serious trouble.

How could Kashiwa Reysol possibly renew their contract?
"Push forward! Forget about defense!"

Now that things have come to this point, Nicanor Carvalho has decided to let his players unleash their potential and score as many goals as possible.

At least let Evergrande not get a clean sweep!
Perhaps it was Nicanor Carvalho's decision to let go that truly inspired the entire Kashiwa Reysol team.

In the subsequent match, former Evergrande player Cleo actually scored a goal during a Kashiwa Reysol counter-attack, taking advantage of Feng Xiaoting's blind run.

only!

This goal was Kashiwa Reysol's only goal of the match.

5: 1!

After Cleo made it 1-3, Guangzhou Evergrande quickly sealed the victory with a goal from Elkeson and a header from Su Hao.

21:55 p.m. local time in Japan.

After the four minutes of stoppage time were used up, the referee blew the final whistle without hesitation.

"The match is over!"

"5:1!"

"Guangzhou Evergrande easily defeated Kashiwa Reysol 4-0 at Kashiwa Reysol's home ground."

"With five away goals, Guangzhou Evergrande has essentially secured a spot in the final!"

"Su Hao scored 2 goals and provided 2 assists, once again becoming the biggest contributor to Guangzhou Evergrande's victory in this match!"

"The second round match between the two teams will be held in 7 days, on October 2nd, at Tianhe Stadium!"

"All right!"

That concludes the live broadcast of this match!

On the commentary panel!

After finishing his live stream, Huang Jianxiang, in high spirits, called all his colleagues together and announced that he would be treating everyone to dinner at the largest izakaya in Chiba Prefecture that evening.

Meanwhile, on the field at the same time!

Su Hao naturally became the hot commodity in the eyes of all the reporters once again.

Even mainstream Japanese media outlets like Asahi Shimbun have turned their spotlight on Su Hao.

There's no way around it; Su Hao has already been recognized by media outlets in almost all Asian countries except South Korea as the strongest rising star in Asian history over the past six months!

Some Japanese media outlets even predict that Su Hao may become the first young Asian footballer to reach the level of a world-class star in the future, or even for a long time to come.
Post-match press conference!
Poor old coach Nicanor Carvalho was unsurprisingly brought up by reporters for his previous arrogant remarks.

However, despite the awkward situation that Nicanor Carvalho had faced for so many years, he remained defiant.

What football matches are full of variables? What football matches are always the most unpredictable? What Zhang Linpeng's world-class goal as a defender was the turning point of this match?

In short, Nicanor Carvalho never admitted that his previous statements were biased.

Moreover, regarding his prediction for the next match, the veteran coach still maintains the same attitude that he can still win and he has no intention of losing!
"Fifteen, fifteen, twenty, fifteen, fifteen, twenty"

Cleo kept his word.

Although his team was thrashed by Evergrande, Cleo, who was also an Evergrande player, still carefree invited the entire Evergrande team to a private club for a get-together that night.

Of course, Evergrande's group is too conspicuous, and reporters are always secretly following them.

Therefore, the club that Cleo took the whole team to was a seemingly very legitimate club.

then
Once they arrived at their destination, Su Hao finally understood why Cleo could get along so well with so many of his teammates from Evergrande.

Fifteen, fifteen, twenty, and what else, one little bee fly fly, tiger stick chicken
Cleo is proficient in every drinking game.

With Muriqui, with Conca, with Zheng Zhi
In the end, Cleo even sent a little bee to Su Hao.

Anyway, he can hold his liquor, is outgoing, and can do all sorts of things!
With that kind of personality, it would be strange if the Evergrande players couldn't get along with him.

Although everyone had a lot of fun, the joyful atmosphere was dampened when Cleo announced that he had reached an agreement with Guangzhou Evergrande to leave the team for the Turkish league at the end of the season.

Strength comes first!

Even Evergrande, and even the Chinese Super League, adhere to this most basic football principle.

Of course, this principle applies to foreign players!

The first match completely secured the victory, and the rematch between the two teams seven days later was naturally no surprise.

They can win by 4 goals away from home, and at home...
6: 0!

Evergrande once again trampled the dignity of Kashiwa Reysol, a Japanese powerhouse, into the ground.

For Japanese fans, Kashiwa Reysol's performance in the final round was utterly disgraceful.

But it's different for domestic fans.

The humiliation Guangzhou Evergrande suffered against the Japanese over the years seems to have been completely regained after their two monstrous 11-1 thrashings of Kashiwa Reysol. (In the original timeline, Evergrande also thrashed Kashiwa Reysol 8-1 on aggregate.)

Evergrande made it into the final with great momentum.

Meanwhile, on the other side, FC Seoul faced off against Esteghlal Tehran.

The first leg will be played at FC's home stadium, the Seoul World Cup Stadium.

In the 38th minute, Yoon Il-lok crossed from the right wing, Molina's shot was blocked, and Dejan headed in the rebound, giving FC Seoul a 1-0 lead. In the second half, Yoon Il-lok crossed from the left wing, and Ko Yo-han pounced on the loose ball in the penalty area to score, ultimately securing a 2-0 victory for FC Seoul and giving them an advantage in the next round.

In the second round, Ha Dae opened the scoring for FC Seoul, but Samuel and Ghaz put the home team ahead. However, Kim Jin-kyu scored a crucial penalty in the 79th minute, and FC Seoul ultimately defeated their opponents 4-2 on aggregate to advance to the final.

Since then!

The two teams for the 2013 AFC Champions League final have been finalized.

It was no different from what Su Hao remembered.

24 days later, on October 26th!
Guangzhou Evergrande will face FC Seoul in the first leg of the AFC Champions League final away from home.

The AFC Champions League semi-finals have concluded.

Su Hao returned to his monotonous daily routine of training and competition.

However, besides football, Su Hao also picked up a little hobby he had in his previous life during this time.

play games!
League of Legends, Pro Evolution Soccer, World of Warcraft.

Su Hao doesn't like many types of games; he only likes these three.

In the world of League of Legends, Su Hao is very strong.

At least in the Bronze 4 to Bronze 5 range, Su Hao has a win rate of at least 60% as an ADC.

And Pro Evolution Soccer (PES).
This Su Hao is even more awesome.

Even on Legendary difficulty, the computer can beat Brazil by a large margin, even with the Chinese team.

As for playing online games with others.

Su Hao was even more ferocious.

At least among the current residents of Evergrande Apartments.

Su Hao is absolutely a god-like existence.

Especially during a dinner appointment with Zhang Linpeng.

Su Hao managed to defeat the Chinese team, which Zhang Linpeng had chosen and which had already been patched up, 3-0, with Indonesia, whose players were all in a gray state.

When the match ended, Zhang Linpeng almost cried.

There was nothing he could do; Liao Lisheng had actually posted the video of himself being brutally attacked by Su Hao in Indonesia directly on his Weibo account.

then
A hilarious scene unfolded.

Liao Lisheng's seemingly ordinary post was unexpectedly given a title by some netizens that claimed Indonesia defeated the Chinese team, propelling it to the top of Weibo's trending topics.

Many casual fans, unaware of the inside story, forwarded the Weibo post without even reading the content after seeing the trending topic.

It was accompanied by the signature cloud fan comments.
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[The Chinese national football team's daily routine: after losing to Thailand and Indonesia, next up are Myanmar and Laos, and after that, there's nothing left to lose!]
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[Disband the Chinese national football team! Their existence is nothing but a disgrace to China!]
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[Haha, this is hilarious! The Chinese national football team has already sunk to this extent after losing to Indonesia!]
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[So what if they have Su Hao? The Chinese national football team still lost to Indonesia. It's laughable!]

Of course, Liao Lisheng's actions weren't all bad.

At least, Konami, the Japanese company that created Pro Evolution Soccer, suddenly contacted Su Hao.

Because of Su Hao's current popularity in Asia, Konami Japan is considering making him their spokesperson for the Asian region.

With Konami's actions, Su Hao naturally thought about the issue of choosing his agent again.

During this period, although Raiola and Mendes were busy in Europe, their people did not stop contacting Su Hao.

Raiola has his advantages, and Mendes has his own unique strengths.

Su Hao truly had no idea how to solve this happy dilemma.

When asked, Zheng Zhi couldn't give a clear answer either.

In Zheng Zhi's words
He's not even qualified to think about questions at this level!

However, Zheng Zhi did give Su Hao a suggestion.

Since Su Hao can't handle it, why not ask Lippi?

Although Lippi had previously arranged for Su Hao to meet with his son, he had long since backed down and stopped mentioning the matter after Raiola and Mendes also got involved.

In this situation, asking Lippi himself seems like a pretty good idea?

After all, even if he was a time traveler, his understanding of these two people was all based on hearsay from the internet or the media.

But it's different with Marcello Lippi.

Having spent so many years working in Europe, the old man had dealt with both of them.

That night.

Su Hao and Zheng Zhi then brought two boxes of Montecristo cigars, which the old man always smoked, to the villa that Evergrande had arranged for the old man.

Forehead.
This is different from what Su Hao learned online in his previous life.

The old man wasn't smoking the limited-edition Cohiba Bentley that was being hyped up online.

On the contrary, the old man smoked Montecristo, a type of cigar made in Italy. These cigars are relatively cheaper, costing around 2500 RMB per box.

While 2500 euros a pack is an astronomical price for ordinary people, for someone of Lippi's status and wealth, 2500 euros translates to 250 euros a pack, which is definitely affordable tobacco!
Because prior arrangements had been made, Su Hao was soon led by the butler that Lippi had brought from Italy to Lippi's study to meet the old man, who was resting.

"Hey! Suarez, you're not here to say goodbye, are you? You can't miss the Club World Cup!" (Italian)

Upon meeting, the old man smiled and gestured for Su and Zheng Zhi to sit down, and then started joking with Su Hao.

"No! No, no, no! Boss, I'm not here to say goodbye, I just have some questions I'd like to ask you!"

Can't miss the Club World Cup?
Su Hao was also taken aback by the old man's domineering statement.
Well, it seems that in the current situation, it's not the old man who's so domineering. In terms of strength, it seems like Evergrande has no problem winning the championship.
The two of them started chatting in Italian.

Zheng Zhi, sitting next to Su Hao and the old man, didn't feel awkward at all. After all, there were far too many instances at the club where Su Hao would communicate with Lippi and then translate for him!

"Su! Thank you so much for trusting me!"

"I will tell you everything I know, and as for your final choice, I believe you can decide for yourself!"

After hearing Su Hao's purpose, Lippi was visibly surprised.

Clearly, Lippi hadn't expected Su Hao to trust him so much.

"Actually, I'm most familiar with Raiola!"

Do you know Nedved?

"In 2001, I was not happy at the San Siro. I wanted to leave Inter Milan, but I didn't know whether I should take a break or find a new team."

"And then... I remember very clearly that it was a rainy night when Moggi (former Juventus general manager) suddenly called and asked me to come to his house. You know, Moggi and I are very good friends, and we often get together!"

"But that night was different. When I got to Moji's house, I saw that fat guy. I'm sorry for describing him like that, but I really didn't like him."

"I remember that night, he didn't say much, but Moji treated him like a distinguished guest!"

"At that time, rumors of Nedved's transfer to Real Madrid were spreading all over the world, but Raiola, Nedved's agent, appeared at Moggi's house!"

“I know, Nedved is probably coming to Juventus, and the reason Moggi called me over is naturally because Juventus, which is in trouble, needs me to come back!”

"."

"That night, Moggi got drunk, while Raiola, who was clearly not drunk, said to Moggi: 'I hope Nedved earns more money at Juventus than Zidane does at Real Madrid.'"

"."

Lippi then began to speak at length.

Su Hao, as if listening to a story, gradually constructed a character from Lippi's words: a pot-bellied man who would stop at nothing for the benefit of the players, a character whose nature was unclear—whether positive or negative!
Overall, Raiola is adept at securing high salaries, transfer fees, and commissions for his players, enabling them to obtain generous benefits and earning himself substantial income.

In addition, this guy is bold and direct in his actions, unafraid of criticism, and dares to speak up for players and fight for their interests. To some extent, he can provide strong support for some players who are capable but may be at a disadvantage in negotiations.

However, Raiola's weaknesses are also obvious.

His excessive greed has led to his being widely perceived as someone who shamelessly seeks to make money for himself, prioritizing his own interests over those of the players.

His actions often focus on transfers, commissions, and salary increases, and some of his behaviors have been widely criticized. He even has strained relationships with many club presidents and coaches. For example, Ferguson dislikes him, and the Napoli manager considers him a "troublemaker."

Moreover, and most importantly, compared to Mendes's consideration for the long-term development of players' careers, Raiola's actions sometimes focus more on short-term gains, which may lead to some problems in players' career planning.

And the other one is Mendes.

Lippi's description seems to be a better fit for Su Hao now.

He not only pursues profit but also considers the players' careers. Moreover, Mendes has extensive resources, almost monopolizes the Portuguese player market, and maintains good relationships with many top clubs.

It can also provide its players with a variety of development platforms and opportunities.

Of course, the most important point is the framework for players' commercial value. Mendes can be said to be the world's leading agent in this regard!
"Su! That's all I know. The choice is yours. And whatever you choose, remember the Club World Cup!"

"Thank you so much, boss!"

Lippi spoke very frankly. Although the final decision was still up to him, Su Hao could still hear the advice Lippi was giving him in his words.

make money?

If it were for money, he wouldn't have needed to transfer to Europe at all.

After all, in the past few years, Evergrande has achieved a level of success that even the top clubs can't match.

And what does he need most right now?
Their own future development, or the commercial value generated by their unique Chinese nationality.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that my choice doesn't need any further consideration.

"Hey! Xiao Hao, you two have been chattering away for so long, what advice did the old man give you?"

Just as Su Hao made up his mind, Old Zheng, who had been invisible since entering the room, finally couldn't help but speak up.

"Haha, Zhi-ge, sorry! The old man didn't say much, he just told me some things about Raiola and Mendes in Europe that hadn't been reported by the reporters!"

"Oh! The old man must know. I knew you were right to ask him. Sigh! There's still the AFC Champions League final to go. I reckon your days at Guangzhou Evergrande are numbered. It's really time for you to find an agent, Brother Gao. He did something dishonest, so he has only himself to blame. You've done more than fair!"

"I know, Zhi-ge! But who says my days are numbered? There's still the FA Cup and the Club World Cup, aren't there?"

"Holy crap, it seems that's really true. If we hold another FA Cup event, we'll be treble winners!"

"Aren't you thinking about winning four titles? You've already won the Club World Cup!"

"Pah! Aren't you getting a little too cocky? You're still thinking we'll beat Bayern? You..."

That night.

Back in his apartment, Su Hao dialed the number Mendes had given him.

Not long after Su Hao dialed the number, Mendes answered quickly.

"Good morning...no, it should be good evening, Su!"

"Good afternoon, Mr. Mendes. It's like this, the Japanese company Konami wants me to be their Asian brand ambassador for their Pro Evolution Soccer game, and I'd like to..."

"Haha, Su! Thank you so much for your choice. Believe me, choosing me is definitely the best decision you've ever made in your career! You don't need to worry about the rest. I'll be in Guangzhou by the morning after tomorrow at the latest!"

"Okay, Mr. Mendes, see you there!"

"Su! Don't call me 'sir,' just call me Jorge, like Cristiano did!"

Su Hao considered the decision to sign Mendes for a very long time.

However, it only took a minute to confirm this.

2013 10 Month 5 Day.

Jorge Mendes, one of the world's top and most renowned agents, flew to Guangzhou for the second time.

And it happened that very morning.

Holles Mendes' company website featured a major announcement on its homepage.

Jorge Mendes has officially signed with Guangzhou Evergrande in China!

Although there were no specific contractual terms.

But soon, this news went viral throughout the entire football world!

The Times: Jorge Mendes signs his first Asian player, 16-year-old Chinese superstar SU.HAO!

The Guardian: Following Cristiano Ronaldo, Mendes has signed another Chinese star with the potential to become a world-class player. At just 16 years old, he has already broken numerous records in Asia!
Marca: Su. Hao, a 16-year-old super-potential starlet hailed as having Messi-level talent, has officially become a player under Mendes and may join a top club in the winter transfer window!

According to Diario Sport, Mendes' ambitions in the Asian market are becoming increasingly apparent, with a 16-year-old Asian player emerging as his lucky pick.

Apart from Diario Sport, a Barcelona mouthpiece that only treats Messi like a father, Mendes' official announcement has made all European newspapers full of expectations for how Mendes will handle the transfer of Chinese youngster Su Hao in the winter transfer window.

Meanwhile, Europe has begun a frenzy of investigation and hype surrounding Su Hao.

This caused an even bigger uproar in China.

CTV1!
This state-run media outlet, which holds an almost paternal position among all media outlets in China, placed the news of Su Hao's signing with Mendes at the top of its midday news, outside of its domestic reporting.

CTV has already reported on it, as for other media outlets...
Sina Sports: Su Hao has become the first Asian footballer to sign with a world-class agent. After breaking multiple records in the Chinese Super League and the AFC Champions League, he has once again become the most shining star in Asian football.

Sports Weekly: Su Hao has officially announced his signing with Mendes, becoming a junior teammate of Cristiano Ronaldo, and is expected to officially join a top team during the winter transfer window!

The country is in an uproar.

Although many people don't know much about football, they are all familiar with Cristiano Ronaldo's status.

Putting everything else aside, the fact that he can become Ronaldo's fellow student is already quite remarkable.

This sparked a huge buzz in China about Su Hao's signing with Mendes.

Even more outrageous, some fans have already started fantasizing about Su Hao competing with his fellow student Cristiano Ronaldo for the Ballon d'Or in the future.

At the same time, in London, England!
Arsène Wenger, who had just finished the fifth round of the league and achieved a three-game winning streak, also received news that Suarez had signed Mendes.

Looking at the photo of Mendes shaking hands with Su Hao in the newspaper.

The professor finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank God!

Su chose Mendes.

During this time, he was worried that Su Hao would end up with that annoying Raiola.

If it really is Raiola, Wenger is genuinely unsure if he can bring Suarez to the Emirates Stadium in the winter.

But
Since it's Mendes!

The professor was now 60% certain.

Thinking of this, the professor happily took out the new Arsenal formation that he had been preparing for a long time in his spare time from the drawer.

domestic.

Mendes is very efficient.

On the afternoon of the same day that he signed the contract with Su Hao, Mendes boarded a plane again and rushed to Japan.

The headquarters of Konami Corporation.

Mendes met with his old friend, Kimihiko Higashio, president of Konami Corporation.

Having already negotiated endorsement contracts with Ronaldo several times before, the two naturally skipped the formalities and immediately began negotiating Su Hao's contract.

Compared to the overall endorsement contract, the contracts for the Asian region are naturally much smaller.

Originally, Kimihiko Higashio thought he would just spend a little money to try and see if he could open up the Chinese market.

However, after Mendes arrived, Kimihiko Higashio was a little worried.

The reason is that although the Chinese market seems large, in terms of sales volume for Konami products, China can't even compare to Taiwan.

There's nothing we can do; Chinese gamers really have no morals.

In an environment where copyright is respected worldwide, Chinese gamers seem to only play pirated versions all day long.

It sounds nice to call it a cracked version, but what is it really like?
It's fucking piracy.

What's even more outrageous about Chinese players is that after cracking their games, they can also optimize and update patches, eventually making them even better than the original versions.

In this situation, players who played the legitimate version eventually started playing the more sophisticated cracked version.

Facing his old friend, Kimihiko Higashio honestly told Mendes the whole truth.

After listening to his old friend's complaints, and considering that Higashio Kimihiko's contribution was indeed too small, he realized that the amount he received was insufficient.

Mendes then called Su Hao directly.

In Mendes' words, rather than lowering his status for such a small amount of money, which could potentially diminish Su Hao's future commercial value, Su Hao might as well just refuse the endorsement.

Mendes offered his opinion, and Su Hao naturally agreed without much thought.

Su Hao was already somewhat hesitant about endorsing Konami for a Japanese brand.

Since the Japanese are still unwilling to pay, he naturally chose to give up.

that's it!
Mendes' first negotiation with Su Hao ended in failure.

However, it was Mendes' actions in this incident that made Su Hao realize that choosing Mendes was indeed the right decision.

At least when it comes to the choice between money and future development, Mendes' first consideration is his own future!

Endorsement deal falls through!

Su Hao naturally returned to his preparations for battle.

2013 10 Month 20 Day.

There are 6 days left until the AFC Champions League final.

On this day, Evergrande also welcomed Liaoning Hongyuan, their opponent in the 28th round of the Chinese Super League, to their home stadium.

Although the old man wanted Su Hao to go directly to the stands, Su Hao, who had already pushed his attributes to the upgrade threshold, volunteered to be included in the starting lineup.

With Su Hao at the core, the all-Chinese team faced off against Liaoning Hongyuan, who had the most red cards and played the most violently in the entire Chinese Super League season and were in the relegation zone.

Before the match, many fans were worried that Evergrande's key players might get injured by Guangdong Hongyuan's brutes.

But unexpectedly, Guangdong played a textbook-clean game throughout the match.

Let's not even talk about violent red and yellow cards.

Guangdong only made two tackles throughout the entire game.

Both times, they pulled their feet back immediately without even touching anyone!

After the game!

Zhao Junzhe, the current captain of the Liaoning Hongyuan team and a veteran player, has provided the answer to the question that has been puzzling fans.

"What kind of tackle is that! Guangzhou Evergrande is playing in the AFC Champions League final in six days. If we injure someone with a tackle, we'll be condemned by the whole country! Besides, is our Guangdong team's playing style really that bad? We're just more aggressive in our tackles!"

The 28th round of the league has ended.

That night, after returning home and closing his bedroom door, Su Hao once again entered the system, which he hadn't been able to access for a long time.

【个人能力：传球：90（95）、控球：83（89）、身体平衡：88（96）？？？？？？？】

Ah!
Just as Su Hao had calculated, after more than a month of training and matches, the pass had only reached halfway.

However, the other items all showed bright green plus signs!
Without any hesitation.

After allocating points, Su Hao's attributes were refreshed.

【个人能力：传球：90（95）、控球：84（89）、身体平衡：89（96）？？？？？？？】

84 in ball control!
In Su Hao's memory, this level could be considered the standard level of the top five leagues, and even the starting lineup of a strong team.

In addition, there's his 89 physique and 90 passing ability.

Mendes' vision of directly joining a top team no longer seems to be just a dream.

2013 10 Month 21 Day.

There are only 5 days left until the first round of the AFC Champions League final for Guangzhou Evergrande.

The entire Evergrande team, led by Lippi, boarded the bus to the airport.

And this time!
Unlike any other time!
I came out of the entrance of the Evergrande Club.

The Evergrande players then noticed the dense crowd of their own fans standing on both sides of the club's entrance.

The moment the bus appeared.

These fans then began to wave their Evergrande team flags wildly.

"Evergrande!"

"come on!"

"Evergrande!"

"come on!"

"Evergrande!"

"come on!"

The fans were chanting and cheering hysterically.

The Evergrande players sitting in the bus were also shocked by the scene they were seeing for the first time.

Yes!

That's outrageous!
It starts right in front of the Evergrande Football Club!
All the way!

The Evergrande players could see fans cheering and encouraging them from both sides of the road.

Especially when I arrived at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport.

The scene was even more unbelievable.

The enormous Baiyun International Airport.

It seemed that the day was completely covered in red.

The endless stream of Evergrande fans held up the team flag, waved their Evergrande scarves, and shouted wildly.

This time it's neither Su Hao nor Conca!
All the fans chanted the same thing: Go Guangzhou Evergrande!

Do not!
It's not just Evergrande fans.

Along the way, there were many students wearing school uniforms!
Or perhaps it's a middle-aged passerby with graying hair!
There were even some fans from their city rivals wearing Guangzhou R&F jerseys!
this day!
Everyone was saying the same thing: Go Evergrande!

Inside the car!

No one speaks.

Even Qin Sheng, who is usually the most talkative, just stared intently at the red flags that read "Go Evergrande!"

The atmosphere inside the car was strange!
There was even an indescribable sense of oppression!
It's as if everyone's heart is being weighed down by a huge boulder!

This repression has continued!

It continued until the plane took off!

This continued until the plane landed at Seoul International Airport!
Until!

All the way to Seoul International Airport, countless fans waved red national flags and shouted!
"China!"

"come on!"

After this sentence!

All the repression was released.

Yes!

This time, they no longer represent Guangzhou Evergrande!

They represent the humiliation of Chinese football for nearly two decades!
The national team's humiliation!

The club's grief and indignation!

It's even a hope that hundreds of millions of fans have never dared to dream of!

They are no longer just fighting for Evergrande!
The red they represent is no longer just the simple red of Guangzhou!

"Damn it! If they don't kick that Korean shit out of me, I'll just throw myself into the Yalu River!"

A chatterbox is a chatterbox after all.

Even after holding it in for so long, it was still Qin Sheng, that old man, who broke the silence first!
"Haha, I'll remember that, Lao Qin. If you can't kick that Korean shit out, you jump, and I'll record the whole thing live!"

The atmosphere gradually relaxed.

But these people were clearly joking.

But everyone's gaze remained as firm as before.

This time!
Evergrande doesn't need any "Winning Glory for the Country" award!

This time, Evergrande's only goal is those four words: to win glory for the country!
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