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Chapter 111 Want to be famous?

That night, at the Wimbledon Bar, Boss John held a lively celebration party. Anyone who came here would enjoy the best beer for free and drink as much as possible. So the small Wimbledon Bar was squeezed out.

Chu Zhongtian was naturally the core figure of the party. He won the best game without any suspense after the game. A large group of media surrounded him, and he stood in front of the camera with champagne in his hand and smiled foolishly on TV.

"Haha, Chu!! You kid is famous now!" Colin John raised his glass and shouted at Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian on the TV screen held a bottle of champagne in his hands, stood in front of the background board for the reporter to take photos. The voice of the broadcaster rang: "...This is the best player in this game, an amazing candidate. No one would want to do it before the game - an international student from Wimbledon Art School will become the best player in this game!"

Before he finished speaking, he turned off the lights and Chu Zhongtian was so shaken that he blinked hard.

Seeing his embarrassed look, the drunkards in the bar burst into laughter.

Chu Zhongtian, who was standing behind the bar, felt a little embarrassed - he performed so vigorously in the game, but he ended up making a fool of himself against more than a dozen reporters... The reporter was even more terrifying than a FA Cup match.

※※※CCTV and Xinhua News Agency's reporters' station in London can be called "Reporter Station". An ordinary sports newspaper can also set up a reporter station in London, although their scale is much smaller than the first two. A simple room that is both an office and a residence is the British reporter station set up by "Century New Sports" in London. It sounds very awesome, but in fact there is only one person in this reporter station.

Xu Xiaodi is the newspaper's stationed reporter in London, England, and the only... reporter.

At the same time, he was also an accountant, chef, driver (if you have a car), external contact person, head of the network department (if the computer is broken, he repairs it himself), secretary... etc. Many titles are combined, but they do not mean that many salaries are combined. It is really sad... "Century New Sports" is a new newspaper established after the New Century. At that time, two giants were founded, one of which is a well-known liquor brand, and cooperated with the local daily group to create a newspaper that specializes in reporting sports. It was from that time that Xu Xiaodi started to enter this newspaper. At the cocktail party of the newspaper, he still remembered the passionate remarks of the two bosses.

"Use our words to push the New China Sports forward continuously!"

As a result, only three years have passed, bad news has been heard in the newspaper. The newspaper is affiliated with the Daily Group, but now it is said that due to poor performance, the Daily Group intends to suspend the publication of "Century New Sports" indefinitely. The liquor company that sponsored the newspaper also has declined in efficiency and has lost a lot of the national liquor market share. Although it is still paying for newspapers, the annual funding is getting smaller and smaller.

This British press station can still be retained within the establishment, but because England has developed football, which is also a sport with a wide range of mass bases in China, attracting much attention. It is almost the only part of the "Century New Sports" newspaper that can still attract readers and advertisers.

But Xu Xiaodi himself didn't know how long he could stay here. Maybe he was asleep and received a long-distance call from China, asking him to pack his luggage and prepare to return to China.

The newspapers allocated him very little, and he even needed to plan for interviews, because it would cost money to go out - transportation costs money, if you accidentally run out of London, accommodation costs money, and eating costs money, and applying for a reporter's certificate costs money... So now his main interview activities are going on like this - on the night of the game day, turn on the TV in the room, put a notebook and pen in front of him, record all the reports on football on the TV, add some of his own seasonings, and send them back to China, even if he completed the latest report on English football events.

What if the newspaper asks him to interview a certain star?

That's also easy to do. Just find an interview article from other British media, make a little change, change the interviewer to yourself, add some questions and answers to take it back to China and publish it in the newspaper "Century New Sports" with minimal influence.

Xu Xiaodi actually didn't want to do this because it made him think that he was a copycat. You should know that he had ideals when he was young, and the most hated thing was plagiarism. At that time, he still had a childish dream of using words to change reality.

But he is 34 years old this year and has achieved almost nothing. He has been in the media circle for ten years and is still the same. He still has his wife, children and parents to support him. If he doesn't do this, he doesn't have to wait until the London Press Station cancels it. He can pack his luggage and go back to China tomorrow.

Anyway, China's information is blocked, and many of the latest football consulting in Europe will have to wait a long time to spread to China. Even if he plagiarizes articles from his foreign peers or even fabricates them by himself, domestic readers will not know about it. "Sports Weekly" is very famous, right? Many of their articles about football consulting in foreign countries also come from foreign media. This has become a common rule for Chinese media... If you take it, you can take it as well as you take it, and it won't be a waste of time if you don't take it.

Xu Xiaodi knew that this day was England's FA Cup match day, but he didn't go to watch it on site, which was too expensive. He chose to wait to watch TV programs in the evening, and then record the scores and goals of each game players, write them into a briefing and send them to the domestic headquarters. These messages were published on the newspaper to meet readers on Monday.

After the TV program started, Xu Xiaodi spread out his notebook and prepared to record it. This was a live TV broadcast, and he couldn't pause it with the remote control before entering. Fortunately, he had learned shorthand before, and copied it on the notebook while listening, ensuring that it was word-of-mouth.

"... At the beginning of today's program, we have to recommend a game for everyone." The voice of the host of "Match Day" sounded. Xu Xiaodi could tell who it was without looking up to watch the TV screen - Reinker, a legend in English football and the host of the program "Match Day".

"This is definitely the most exciting and biggest upset in this FA Cup!" Reinkell said in a slightly excited tone.

Whenever Xu Xiaodi takes it seriously, he thinks that the English people are fussy. Events like the FA Cup are a hotbed of unpopularity. In the past 132 years, all kinds of unpopularity have exploded. Can there be any exciting unpopularity now? It’s just that a certain English League One team won a certain Premier League team… “The two sides in this game are very interesting because they were the same roots and the visiting team was once a fan of the home team. It decided to organize a team because of their indignation for moving away from the team. I really didn’t expect that fate was so wonderful. In this round of the FA Cup, it made the two teams meet.”

The reporter's keen sense of smell made Xu Xiaodi think this story is very interesting. Maybe he could also make a story that made domestic reading cry. After staying in the UK for more than two years, he had not learned anything else, and his ability to make stories has improved greatly. He probably could write novels even if he could not become a sports journalist in the future.

Thinking of this, he looked up at the TV. The game, which was highly recommended by Leinker, was playing on the screen.

He also saw the names of the two teams in the upper left of the screen - Wimbledon and Wimbledon Athletics.

Sure enough, he had a similar schoolmate... He suddenly remembered that he had paid attention to these two teams last year, and directly copied the relationship between these two teams in a British media and sent it to China. Unexpectedly, he met again and was really destined to meet.

Then the picture changed and it turned into the middle of the screen after the game.

0-2.

The visiting team Wimbledon won the game.

An amateur team defeated the professional team? Xu Xiaodi was stunned for a moment, then laughed. It was indeed a real upset. This team must be popular. It seems that he can make more work on this. Today's manuscript is written!

"The result is that Wimbledon Athletics from the Hybrid County League defeated the team they once supported Wimbledon. You should know that the Hybrid County League is just ranked ninth in the English football league system... But what is more surprising than this result is the best player in this game..."

The picture changes with one look, and a face that you can tell at first glance is an oriental person appears on the screen. The lights are turning off and the person who flashes can't stand it and is blinking constantly.

Xu Xiaodi was stunned.

Chinese? Japanese? Korean?

The names of the three countries popped out of their minds at the same time.

"This is the best player in this game, an astonishing candidate. No one would have thought of it before the game - an international student from Wimbledon Art School will become the best player in this game!" Reinker still did not disclose the player's nationality. Xu Xiaodi lay down all over, almost sticking to the TV screen, as if he wanted to see from a little details which country the best player in this game was.

Of course, it may be that they are British, but they are just Asians, but Xu Xiaodi didn't think so much at this time.

Yellow skin, dark hair, dark eye beads, not deep sleepy eye sockets, a little small eyes, not towering nose bridge, and a face contour not clear. It is a typical East Asian face feature.

Leinker uncovered the answer: "His name is Chu Zhongtian. He is an international student from China. He usually goes to Wimbledon Art School and plays part-time football... It's incredible that a part-time student can be the best player on the field in the FA Cup. What makes him the best in this game?"

The game scene is back.

Xu Xiaodi saw Chu Zhongtian steal the ball from behind Wimbledon's captain's feet, and then directly assisted his teammates in the goal. Next, he saw Chu Zhongtian successfully compete with the opponent's defender in the corner kick, and scored the ball into Wimbledon's goal!

Seeing this scene, he was completely stunned...Linger's voice sounded in his ears: "Yes, one assist at a time is well-deserved as the best in the game! But it's not just that. The goal he scored in the game was the first goal in the FA Cup history of the Chinese! Although he was not the first Chinese player to participate in the FA Cup, he was the first Chinese player to score..."

That's right!

Xu Xiaodi reacted, and Reinkell was right. The young Chinese in front of him was indeed the first Chinese to score goals in the 132-year history of the FA Cup in England. Although he can only rely on plagiarizing reports from his British counterparts to make money, he is a sports journalist after all. After all, he is a professional and his own business qualities are not mentioned, but he has no place to use his skills for various reasons.

He remembers that on January 2, 1999, the game where Crystal Palace lost 1:2 to Newcastle away was the first time that Chinese players made their debut in the FA Cup. Fan Zhiyi and Sun Jihai both started, Fan Zhiyi was replaced in the 75th minute, and Sun Jihai played the whole game, but in the last minute of the game, he was broken by Alan Hiller, and the England team's leading scorer scored the winning goal.

There are still several FA Cup games tomorrow, and Everton and the British-Climate team Shrewsbury will confront. If Li Tie can play, he should have been the third Chinese player to make a debut in the FA Cup in England. Unexpectedly, the third place position was not only snatched by a completely unfamiliar international student, but also even the goal record was set... But Xu Xiaodi did not feel sorry for Li Tie at all, but was very excited. He realized that he had caught a big news!

An ordinary Chinese student was studying in the UK and played in the FA Cup because he participated in a local amateur team. He also started in the FA Cup and scored a goal. He was elected as the best of the game after the game! What a legendary story!

And this is definitely not something he made up by himself, but a living reality!

Life is indeed even more yy... If only I could get more detailed information from this person... I would get the exclusive and send it back to China, and I would become popular!

Chinese fans don’t care much about England’s FA Cup because there is no one worthy of their concern. There are many Chinese fans, but not everyone likes English football and English teams. But if a Chinese person is added here, the situation will immediately become different. All Chinese fans will look at this island country with interest, just as they pay attention to Sun Jihai and Li Tie, paying attention to this Chinese student named "Chu Zhongtian".

At that time, domestic fans will definitely be interested in this player who suddenly emerged. If they can always get first-hand information around him, will they be able to seize the opportunity in this news battle? He knew that in London, England, he was not the only Chinese media in China. If they also saw this episode... No, they don't need to watch it, the next day about this mysterious Chinese student will appear in the media. He has been here for more than two years and is already familiar with the efficiency and style of the British media. At that time, such an obvious trend will definitely attract the attention of his Chinese counterparts. They want people, people, and equipment, how can they grab them by themselves?

No! I must rush in front of them and find this person... Xu Xiaodi suddenly came back from his excited fantasy. Wimbledon is so big, where should I find it?

He suddenly remembered the show that this person was attending Wimbledon Art School...it must be a very useful clue.

Then go to Wimbledon Art School to find him early tomorrow morning!

Xu Xiaodi came to her senses and looked at the TV. The screen was just a close-up shot of Chu Zhongtian's face.

He stared at it and tried to keep this face in his mind. At that time, among so many students, he had to ensure that he could find his target as soon as possible. He didn't know if there would be other competitors, but he had to be in case.

It’s better to start first!

Xu Xiaodi grabbed Chu Zhongtian on the TV screen, and then clenched into fists.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian didn't know that he had been targeted at all. He was celebrating the victory with everyone in the bar.

"Beautiful job, Chu!" Jackson came up to him with his glass and shook his glass at him. "I'll treat you to a drink!"

"If you can give me a tip, I will be with Gao Xing, Uncle Jackson." After getting familiar with them, Chu Zhongtian could already make such a joke.

Sure enough, Jackson didn't mind, but laughed: "Boss John just gave you a big red envelope. Are you still asking me for tips, Chu?"

"Hehe." Chu Zhongtian scratched his head embarrassedly. Just now, Boss John went upstairs and handed it to him with an envelope in his hand, saying it was a red envelope for today's game. Because he performed well, he was rewarded. He also said that it was three bonuses, one was rewarded to assist Kevin. Cooper helped the team open the door to victory; the other was rewarded to head the ball in person to secure the victory for the team; the last was because he won the best on the spot.

He didn't know how much money it was, but it felt bulging and felt very touched... He was still very happy, at least he made more money through his own efforts.

After teasing Chu Zhongtian, Uncle Jackson's face turned up: "But I bet, Chu. From tomorrow on, you will face many situations you have never faced before, and meet many people you have never known before. Have you made such a plan?"

Chu Zhongtian was stunned for a moment, but he didn't understand.

"You are famous, are you ready?" Old Bente came over and said in a whisper.

"Uh..." Chu Zhongtian thought for a while. He couldn't imagine what that would be like. It was just that a fan came to ask for his signature? A reporter came to interview him... Huh? An interview? A reporter came to interview him? Then will it be transmitted to China? Will his parents see it? Will they be dissatisfied with him starting to play football without authorization after seeing it? Especially his mother... Chu Zhongtian felt a little worried. But then he calmed down again - he was just famous in this game. Even if there were media interviews, it would definitely be a small-scale one. How could China, which is thousands of miles away, know?

He was too arrogant to himself... "Hey, don't think so much!" Seeing Chu Zhongtian in silence, Jackson thought his problems had bothered him, so he quickly said loudly, "Let's not get drunk today!!"

His words were responded enthusiastically by the others in the bar, and they raised their glasses to pour wine into their mouths.

The game between Wimbledon Athletics and Wimbledon was still being played on TV, and Ringer was discussing the game with the guests.

A close-up of Chu Zhongtian appeared again on the big screen behind the host.

He is really famous...
Chapter completed!
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