Although Xu Hongtao was rejected, the emergence of this "famous domestic agent" really began to make Chu Zhongtian seriously consider finding a broker who was responsible for the country. Meili expanded his foreign business for him, and he could not lose it in China. He didn't know if there were many companies in China who wanted to endorse him because he had not received any calls from this. But he thought that as he performed well in Metz, there would definitely be someone in China to look for him. By then, we can't find a trustworthy agent, right?

Prepare for the future, and now we need to start examining the right candidates.

When it comes to agents in China, Chu Zhongtian’s first thought of his father. Most foreign stars are used to letting their relatives serve as agents because no matter what, their family members will not deceive their family members, especially those in the father-son relationship.

So he called his father and asked his father whether he wanted to be his agent. His father had also done business before, and these jobs should not be a problem for him. But his father refused him: "You have a promising future, I just want to enjoy a happy life. Going on a trip with your mother and not caring about anything. Do you still want your father to work for you until you retire?"

Chu Zhongtian also felt that he was not considering - how can he find his father in busy things? Just leave this kind of thing to others to do, and his parents should enjoy their happiness. Just as the father said, go out for a trip with his mother and don’t care about anything.

So his father's plan to be an agent went bankrupt. Chu Zhongtian could only search for it slowly.

This matter is not an urgent matter, the competition is the most urgent matter.

Three days after the match against Lyon, the 35th round of the league was. Before this game, Metz scored 52 points and was ranked seventh in the league. In this away game, Metz finally lost to his opponent 0:2, and the match against Lyon took too much of their experience. In addition, everyone's mentality had not adjusted after experiencing such an exciting game. They were somewhat unable to get excited when facing Toulouse, so they finally lost.

Losing this game did not affect the mood of Metz players, and they were still immersed in the huge surprise of eliminating Lyon.

But this is not possible. April 19th is the semi-finals of the French Cup. If Metz is still in this state, he will definitely not be able to defeat Rennes.

At this time, Fernandez used his qualification for the League Cup next season to motivate players and calm them down. After losing to Toulouse, Metz was four points away from Rennes, who was fourth in the league. With three rounds left in the league, there was still a chance of reaching fourth in the league and qualifying for the League Cup by relying on league rankings. But this was obviously not insurance enough. Fernandez proposed the "double insurance" strategy - if you don't relax in the French Cup, the league must also bite.

Because the French Cup final was on April 29, earlier than the league, at least one result will be known by the end of April. As long as the league has not been widened, even if the French Cup is lost, there is still a chance to turn the tables in the remaining three rounds of the league.

Therefore, this semi-final match with Rennes is the key.

On the evening of April 19, at the Forian Stadium in Saint Mountain, Metz welcomed their opponent in the semi-finals, Rennes, currently ranked fourth in the league.

The Saint Mountain Forian Stadium, which can accommodate 26,671 people, is full. This is the second time this season is the second round of the Lorraine Derby, with Metz playing against Nancy at home.

When introducing the players on both sides, the visitors start with the away team. The announcers on the court were listless and desperate and had no momentum. The Metz fans, who had an absolute advantage in numbers, kept booing the visiting players. Every time a Rennes player was reported, the response was the booing of the Metz fans.

Once it was time to report to the home team, the announcer of the Holy Mountain Forian Stadium seemed to have come alive, and he suddenly raised his voice: "Now it's our Crimson Warriors' turn!!"

"Long live—!" A cheer sounded from the stands at the Furyan Stadium in Holy Mountain, and all the boos before disappeared.

The announcer began to shout the name of every Metz player who entered the roster. When he pronounced the last syllable, he would drag the tone, while the fans would neatly and loudly follow the player's last name.

From the start of the goalkeeper, everyone will receive enthusiastic cheers from the fans. From the cheers and the sound of the announcer's announcement, we can see which Metz players have the highest status and are the most popular in the minds of Metz fans.

When I was reading Captain Bobby Coney, the announcer's voice was a little louder than before: "No. 5! Stefan--!"

"—Bobiconi!!" the fans in the stands shouted.

"No. 12, Gregory--!"

"—Proman!!" The voice was as loud as the captain's.

"Number 10!" It was obvious that the commentator's volume was rising, and at the same time, cheers and applause sounded in advance in the stands. Everyone knew who the number belonged to. "Fur-Lan-Ke-!!"

"Ribary!!" The applause and cheers resounded through the night sky of the Holy Mountain Forian Stadium.

At this time, the players were still waiting in the corridor to appear. Every Metz player felt his heart beating faster and his blood was boiling when he heard the deafening shouts in the stands outside.

"No. 8!" The same treatment as Ribery, this number also received double cheers from announcers and fans. "Zhong--Tian-!!"

"Chu!!!" Perhaps because of a syllable, it sounded a little louder than Ribery's shouting... Ribery heard the cheering in the corridor and touched Chu Zhongtian standing in front of him. Chu Zhongtian turned around and looked at him. Ribery winked at him: "The semi-finals are about to begin!"

After that, Menez also received a lot of cheers. Although his performance at Metz at the beginning of the season caused a lot of controversy, after half a season of training, he also won the support of many Metz fans with his outstanding performance. Eight goals and four assists, this result is quite good for a player who is only 18 years old.

Media experts have to be once again impressed by Fernandez's ability to train young people.

The main lineup is followed by the substitute lineup, and the last one is the head coach.

"Head coach, let--!"

"Fernandez!!"

As the legendary coach Fernandez, who led Messe to achieve such good results this season, has also been warmly welcomed by Messe fans, and his cheers for him are not inferior to those star players at all.

"Thank you for your cooperation!" After reporting the complete list, the announcer on the scene continued to adjust the atmosphere: "Now let's shout with me: Go forward! Mess!"

"Go forward!! Metz!!" The Metz fans in the stands were indeed very obedient and shouted together.

"Go forward! Crimson!"

"Go forward!! Crimson!!"

"Crimson Red" is Metz's nickname, and it comes from the color of Metz's jersey.

"very good!"

"very good!!"

After shouting, the fans laughed. They shouldn't have said this, but everyone was moved, so they learned the announcer's words to themselves.

"Thank you!"

"You're welcome--!!"

Amid the cheers, laughter and applause in the stands, the players from both sides walked out of the corridor and stepped onto the court.

※※ Chu Zhongtian became the hero of the team in the game against Lyon, and he also won the best of that game. In today's game, his task was to first defend the most threatening player in Rennes - the nineteen-year-old Yoann Gurcuff.

This season, Jon Gurkuf has performed very well in the Ligue 1 field. Rennes is ranked fourth in the league so far, which is inseparable from his outstanding performance in the front midfielder position.

French media said that Chu Zhongtian's pass in offense had an artistic atmosphere, which is a very high praise for him. You should know that the French have always been picky and are extremely xenophobic in the fields they are good at. Art football and midfield masters have always been their pride. Chu Zhongtian's reputation as an outsider of a Chinese is enough to prove that he is conquering the picky French media step by step.

However, Chu Zhongtian could not see any "artistic atmosphere" at all in defense. He and he were completely two people in the offense. Chu Zhongtian in defense made accurate judgments, decisive moves, fierce movements, and imposing momentum, which made Gurkuv very troubled. At this time, Gurkuv was not the Gurkuv who was tempered by the Milan laboratory in the future. In terms of physical development, his body developed two years later than his actual age, so he fought against Chu Zhongtian on the court, but he was tall and did not have any advantage at all.

This is not the first time Gurkuf has confronted Chu Zhongtian. In the league, Metz lost twice at Lyon, but Rennes lost twice to Metz. Rennes has become a quick-acting heart-saving pill after Metz's two devil schedules - Metz can always defeat Rennes after a poor devil schedule to restore morale and confidence.

This may be related to Chu Zhongtian being able to freeze Gurkov.

In this game, Gurkov faced the man who could not break through no matter what. He was still very desperate, but sometimes he would not necessarily get a good result... Gurkov was silent, and Renn's attack suddenly lost his helmsman. He didn't know how to move forward or in which direction he should move forward.

In contrast, Frank Ribery, the wing assaulter frequently broke through Rennes's defense line on the wing, using his Ferrari-like speed and tireless running to make Rennes' defense line full of holes.

Chu Zhongtian almost didn't organize the offense in this game, and the task of organizing the offense was handed over to Menez. The young man who was one year younger than Gurkuf did a very good job. In the 31st minute of the game, he assisted Ribery and scored the first goal of the game. Metz led Rennes 1:0 at home!

Just three minutes into the second half, Chu Zhongtian cut off the ball under Gurkuf's feet and handed it to Ribery. After Ribery dribbled the ball and ran thirty meters, he attracted three defensive players of Rennes. Then he passed the ball to Menez. Menez used his skills to shake a Rennes defender, broke into the penalty area and faced the goalkeeper who was attacking, and scored vigorously. 2:0!

"This Metz seems unstoppable! They defeated the league leader Lyon 3:1 at the Gerland Stadium, and now they are leading Rennes 2:0 at the home court! And they are very relaxed! It's incredible..." The commentator was also surprised that Metz was so easy to lead Rennes two goals. Before the game, the media analyzed that there will definitely be a fierce battle at the Saint Mountain Forian Stadium. Because this is the semi-final, any team wants to enter the finals, and a lot of things can happen in the ninety-minute game.

"Maybe... we should look at Metz's team in a different way. They are no longer the weak team that needs to fight for relegation every season. Metz is a force that cannot be ignored now!"

Metz, who had two goals in hand, kicked more and more calmly, and Rennes was frozen again by Chu Zhongtian, and they could not play any role and could not organize an effective counterattack. At 65 minutes of the game, Rennes coach Boloni (laszlo_boloni) had to replace Gurkuf, who was in a sluggish state and poor performance, and replaced Swedish midfielder Karlstrom (kim_kallstrom).

Karlstrom is much stronger than Gurkuf, and he can hold the ball under Chu Zhongtian's tight defense.

However, Metz's whole team has played in shape, and it is too late for Renne to counterattack at this time.

By the 79th minute, Renne was hit again with a head-on blow.

Ribery received Ibisevic's header and then volleyed!

The football hit the net hard, and Rennes' goalkeeper Cheikh_n'diaye did not react at all to such a powerful shot.

"Oh oh oh! It's 3:0! It's 3:0! I really didn't expect it to be a one-sided game! Metz completely dominated the game at their home court, and Rennes, who ranked fourth in the league, had no power to fight back!"

The TV station's commentator was crazy, and the Metz fans in the stands of the Forian Stadium in Saint Mountain were crazy.

They waved the Metz scarf in their hands in the stands and shouted in unison: "France Stadium!France Stadium!France Stadium!!"

The French Stadium in Saint-Denis was once the venue for the World Cup final and the French Cup final. Metz fans are announcing that they are about to enter the finals of this season's French Cup.

When the game entered stoppage time, the shouting became louder, and the entire Holy Mountain Forian Stadium was caught in a crazy shouting. This was a rare event for Metz in years, because Metz had missed honors for many years and missed the finals of any competition.

The cheers of Metz fans continued until the end of the game, so that when the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, the players on the field did not hear it. Ribery ran out with the ball for more than ten meters before finding out that something was wrong. When he turned around, he saw the referee raising his arms flat and making a gesture to the end of the game.

"Long live!!"

The Metz players on the court jumped up, and the people who were closer even hugged each other with affectionate feelings.

"The competition is over! The competition is over!" The commentator who commented on the live game had to try hard to increase the volume in order to show his voice in the noisy environment.

"The incredible Metz won an amazing victory! 3:0! Metz beat Rennes at their own home court! This season is an impressive season for Metz! Not only did they relegate early in the league, but they also reached the final of the French Cup in one fell swoop! You know, just last season, they relegated in the penultimate round of the league... What caused such a drastic change? For many people, it is probably a topic worth studying. But today, we found some answers."

The TV cameras were pointed at Ribery, Chu Zhongtian, and Menez at one time.

"These three are key figures in Mes' rise this season. Ribery made sharp breakthroughs and passes on the wing, goals, Menez's delicate skills and indomitable momentum, as well as Chu, a Chinese midfielder, who is Mess' metronome, he is responsible for the offense and defense of Mess's entire team. Mess media gave him a nickname "Mess' lung". I want me to say that Chu is not only Mess' lungs, he is also Mess' heart and brain... The team was able to reach the finals, and his performance in the quarterfinals against Lyon was of great significance..."

"But the best in this game was Ribery who scored two goals and assisted one. His stable performance this season is also the key to Metz being able to complete an amazing transformation. In addition, Menez, who assisted one goal in this game, Jean Fernandez, the three players he had first seen, now play a very prominent role in the team. His vision of looking at people is amazing!"

In the camera, the three swordsmen of Metz hugged each other, Chu Zhongtian was in the center, Ribery was on the left and Menez was on the right. Both of them hugged Chu Zhongtian's shoulders and faced their teammates who rushed into the stadium to celebrate. Ribery and Menez were still not friends, but they had become teammates under the connection of Chu Zhongtian. For Metz, this was enough.

Metz fans shouted the names of all Metz players in the stands, and when they called Chu Zhongtian, Ribery and Menez, their voices were particularly loud.

When Chu Zhongtian heard the fans calling his name, he raised his right fist.

He likes such an atmosphere, he likes such a scene.

He likes victory.

Ribery patted him next to him, and he looked over and saw Ribery's smiling face.

"Do you remember what we said after relegation last season?"

Chu Zhongtian nodded, of course he still remembered.

At that time, he and Ribery were facing the carnivals outside the hotel who had been reluctant to part with for a long time, saying that they hoped that this would happen next season, but it could not be because of relegation.

Not because of relegation, but why?

champion.

Now they are only one step away from the championship.
Chapter completed!