Chapter 21: Draft? No, thank you

"Three months ago, Tony Don and his team brought a happy feast to Nottingham fans. Three months later, Nottingham Forest returned with praise. Their heartfelt fans were waiting at the city stadium to hold a small welcome party for the team that returned to the cup. Tony Don and his Forest team rose like a myth. From the lowest point to the peak, it took them only four years. Today's Nottingham Forest has become a strong contender for the new season's Premier League championship. Many people hate Tony Don, but cannot ignore his existence, which has become a reason to hate him even more... In the "Today's Game" on weekend night, we will focus on analyzing the reasons for the success of this team. "

After winning consecutive Champions League titles, Railway Cup titles, and European Super Cup titles, Nottingham Forest has become popular throughout the European continent.

bbc TV made a small topic for the Forest team to win the Super Cup. They invited three football celebrities to analyze the reasons for the Forest team's rapid rise for the audience. Of course, if you want to analyze this, you can't avoid a key figure - Tony Don.

Even now four years later, some things on him are still fascinated. For example, why did his temperament change drastically after being knocked down by his own player, and then he seemed to have a sudden enlightenment, showing amazing talent and ability, leading Nottingham Forest to achieve a great rise in four years.

Of course, these celebrities would not say that because Tang En traveled over time, they had information that was three and a half years ahead of that time. At most, they could analyze Tang En's talent and ability. No one would have thought that there would be such things as time travel and soul possession in this world.

When BBC TV was analyzing Tang En's secret of success, Tang En was having a "date" with Tang Jing. In fact, it was a date for three people, and there was Tang in addition to the two of them.

Tang Jing offered to invite the two to dinner after the team played against Fulham.

Tang En felt very strange when he heard this invitation. He and Tang Jing had some contacts at work, and there was no intersection. If Tang Jing invited Tang to have a candlelight dinner, Tang En would not be surprised at all. There were many excuses for the two of them to have dinner together, and both Chinese were just one of them. But Tang Jing called for Tang En to invite Tang En, but Tang was more like a foil.

Tang En hadn't forgotten to tease the beautiful reporter verbally: "Why, the reporter of Tang Da is interested in me and plans to fall in love with me after a date?"

Of course, after having been in contact with Tang En for a long time, Tang Jing had already become resistant to his verbal skills. The beauty retorted: "Does Coach Tang En go to bed with every lady who eats with you?"

Tang En was bored, but in the end he agreed to Tang Jing's invitation. He wanted to see what the woman sold in the gourd. He used to tease Tang Jing like this, Tang Jing had already turned around and left angrily, but this time, her destined appearance made Tang En curious.

Now, at dinner, Tang En heard the reason for Tang Jing treating her. She regretted that she had come to have a meal.

His face pulled down.

"Miss Tang Jing, I don't think I can agree to your request."

"Why? I think this is a good thing for the Forest Team, and it doesn't require you to do anything too difficult..." Tang Jing widened her eyes. She was actually ready to face difficulties, and her expression seemed somewhat pretending.

Tang, who was sitting between the two, buried his head in the meal, as if the topic they were discussing had nothing to do with him.

This is the thing.

The three of them came to this restaurant as promised and had dinner together. Tang Jing first congratulated Tang En for winning the second important championship trophy in a row and achieving five consecutive victories after the start of the Premier League. She was ranked first. Tang En happily accepted Tang Jing's praise and did not embarrass the other party on his lips.

For a moment, the host and the guest had a happy conversation and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Next, Tang Jing revealed his true purpose of treating Tang En to dinner. The more Tang En heard, the less smile he had on his face, and in the end he became like this - he refused in a cold tone.

It turned out that Tang Jing invited Tang En to dinner this time. She was entrusted by someone and hoped to talk to the Forest Team about her intention to cooperate.

The newspaper she works for and a TV station in Hunan, China planned a large-scale talent show in China. Of course, it was not a "beauty pageant" program like Super Girl Fast Boy, but a selection match to find the legendary "football genius" in mainland China. However, various "talents" are very popular in China now. Taking advantage of this east wind, this selection match was also named "talent", and a very vulgar noun was used: "study".

As soon as Tang En heard the beginning of this plan, he was no longer interested in this matter. Tang Jing didn't know why Tang En reacted so strongly.

Tang Que knew more or less. But now he chose to remain silent and not involve the grudges between the two.

Tang En traveled through time, so he was a complete Chinese before. Since he was a Chinese, he naturally had a deep impression of various talent shows in China in recent years, and this impression was definitely not a good impression. Even if the talent show itself is good, as various Chinese TV stations followed the trend, they had no good reputation. In particular, in order to expand the influence of the talent show they held, some media did not hesitate to let their judges quarrel with each other in the recording of the program. After they came down, they attacked them personally, and they scolded me and scolded you; let the contestants play pretentiously, purely, love... play with all kinds of love that can be played, and create various so-called "gimmicks" to attract the audience's attention.

After these messy things, most of the local people selected by the elective were not very good, which really made it difficult for the public to have a good impression. When Tang En was in China, he was such an ordinary person who had no good impression of talent shows and was afraid of it.

Now that he heard about some messy talent show, he couldn't wait to start shaking his head without even listening to Tang Jing's subsequent introduction.

"Miss Tang Jing, I never think that a true genius can be selected by making a show-like 'talk' program."

"I think you are too extreme, Mr. Tang En. There are so many football boys in China, there are always one or two geniuses who have the ability to gain a foothold in the European League? Our draft is just a shell that caters to the public. There is no problem with the core content - football is the core."

Tang En shrugged: "This is exactly the reason I object. I never think football has any future in China..."

"This is a folk draft and has nothing to do with the Football Association!"

"Is that so? Look at the material you gave me, what it says on it? 'Co-organized by the Youth Department of the Chinese Football Association', it has nothing to do with the Football Association?" Tang En sneered at Tang Jing's statement.

"They just named it, you know, Mr. Tang En. China's national conditions are that these activities have to give the official face. Do you understand the face?"

"Of course I understand. Miss Tang Jing. I am China News. Go back to the show itself. I think the talent show itself is good, but after getting it to China, the media will change its flavor after you get it. There are similar trials in the UK. Nottingham Forest Club will hold various trials regularly to find good seedlings from it. But... to be honest, I am not optimistic about you holding such a talent show at all. Are you planning to invite an ugly woman, then put a big red flower on her head and s-shaped to select players? 'This is not OK. It's too ugly! There is no typhoon!'" Tang En said in imitation of Yang Erche Nam's appearance.

"Mr. Tang En. This is a football talent show, not a selection of singers. We don't invite anyone from the entertainment industry. The people we invite to be professional footballers. If you agree to participate in this plan, then we will send a formal invitation to the Forest team, and you will send a coach to be the full judge. "At this point, Tang Jing glanced at Tang who was still burying his head to eat. "Most of the judges are from British clubs, and only one Chinese coach is the coordinator. Professionalism, authority and fairness are definitely incomparable to other talent shows."

Tang En followed him and still had a cold expression on his face.

"I still don't agree." His tone had no room for negotiation. "To be honest. I hate those messy drafts you made, so I don't plan to let myself follow the mess and do things that I already hate."

If the matter is unable to cooperate because of Tang En's personal preferences, Tang Jing has no choice. Because if it is a matter of interest, then you can sit down and negotiate, just bargaining. But if it becomes a very idealistic issue like a private interest and hobby, then it cannot be discussed. It is difficult to change a person's obsession. Especially this person is still a well-known paranoid.

Despite this, Tang Jing still has to make his last effort.

"You said you hate the talent show, Mr. Tang En... Isn't there a similar talent show in the UK? Isn't the famous 'britains_got_talent' (britains_got_talent) very well accepted in the UK? As far as I know, many people in your club also watch that show. Didn't the fat genius Paul Pertz appear some time ago become popular all over the world and touch countless people?"

Donne paused for a moment. He did watch this talent show, and was indeed moved by the story of Paul Perth. But... it was a British talent show, both in terms of excellent production and experience. It was much better than the talent show that has been rushing around in China now. What is "eliminate and popular"? This show is a living example. And Chinese talent shows obviously have a long way to go. But unfortunately, due to the rapid popularity of the second "Super Girl", countless various talent shows have been added in China at once. When those media decided to take these shows, how many of them were carefully divided into market audiences, carefully arranged the program direction, and carefully selected suitable judges, strictly checking the quality of the program? Almost no, in the words of paranoid Tang En, that is "none".

Whether it is an "American talent" or a "British talent", the purpose of the talent show should be "a stage for small people, ordinary people to achieve their dreams". But in China, it is more like a "farces" that make people laugh and cry. Is it "a stage for small people, ordinary people to achieve their dreams" or "a fame and fortune market for outdated celebrities to struggle to death"?

Because of this, Tang En hated all domestic talent shows together. Now Tang Jing actually wants his team to cooperate with a Chinese TV station to do such a boring talent show. How could he agree? Even if this is a football talent show that is completely different from those star talent shows in the past, it is the same in the eyes of paranoid Tang En. In the hearts of the Chinese public, there may be two circles that can be regarded as "notorious". One is the entertainment industry and the other is the Chinese football world.

"Miss Tang Jing, I think the most important thing is not whether this is a draft, but that this is a football draft held in China. To be honest, I have no interest in this kind of thing, and my team will not participate in this plan. You said before that there are other Premier League clubs that have received invitations, so you can talk to their people. I believe that there are many Premier League clubs that are interested in developing the Asian market. But I really have no interest. "Tang En made the final decision on this matter. "I'm so sorry, I disappoint you. I fully understand your idea of ​​looking for Nottingham Forest. Yinwi There is a player from China, an assistant coach from China, and a head coach from China, and a landlord who admires Chinese culture very much. "Tang En pointed to Tang and pointed at himself, "But the draft really has nothing to do with Chinese culture."

The supper ended in a bad mood.

When Tang Jing left, she still said to Tang En politely that if he changed his attention, he could call her. Tang En did not comment.

On the way home from the restaurant, Tang was still a little surprised by Tang En's straightforward rejection: "I thought you would be vague, that is, you would not refuse clearly, and you would not agree."

"Why am I vague?" Tang En asked bluntly.

"Well... Actually, I think this talent show is not as bad as you think." Tang finally expressed his opinion.

Tang En smiled, with a little contempt: "Tang. You don't understand. You have not been in China for as long as I have been. I know very well what the Chinese media's talent shows are. "

Tang did not refute, and he calmly accepted Tang En's evaluation of him: "Yes, I don't have as long as you have been in China. I don't know much about what the draft in China is like. But I think that because of this, I won't take preconceptions."

Tang En was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Are you mocking me for looking at the problem with tinted glasses?"

Tang didn't say anything, but his attitude showed "I mean that."

After a moment of silence, Tang En sighed: "Okay, Tang. I can feel that you are away from me. You and Tang Jing have been together for too long... But this is your freedom. I don't care."

"You're thinking too much, Tony. I just think sometimes your paranoia should be temporarily put on, not all the problems are as you imagined."

In fact, Tang En admitted in his heart that Tang said it was right, he was paranoid and extreme, and he knew that his views on some problems were actually not right, and he was affected by too many subjective emotions. There is no way. Geniuses are paranoid. But due to face issues, he would not admit that he was wrong.

"Forget it, you have decided anyway.  I just expressed my opinion.  Don't take it to heart.   Tony."

"Since you don't agree with my opinion, why don't you say it while eating?" Tang En didn't want to let go of this topic, he asked. As a result, he was bored.

"If I had said that at that time, you would feel very shameless, Tony."

Tang En was speechless again, Tang was right. He was actually a very face-saving person. Tang Zheng knew this and chose to remain silent.

"Okay, thank you, Don." After a while, Don En murmured.

Since Tang En made the final decision on this matter, he would not go to Tang Jing again. This is also about face. He later learned from Tang that Tang Jing had gone to several other Premier League clubs. Two companies were interested in the Chinese market and finally agreed to cooperate with, one was Everton and the other was Bolton. They were not too strong teams, and it seemed that the big clubs were not interested in this matter.

Everton was expected. The club has always had a close relationship with China. They have introduced two Chinese players. The jersey sponsor was once the Chinese company "Kejian". This is the first time that Chinese characters have appeared on the chest of European team jerseys.

How much do these two clubs really value the fact that they may choose football geniuses? I'm afraid they are more aiming at the market behind. But... what football market does China have? Tang En thought disdainfully. He was used to buying pirated jerseys and souvenirs when he was in China, and 99% of them were around him. Before he traveled through time, Manchester United opened a "Manchester United restaurant" in Chengdu. When it opened, Manchester United legend Bobby Charlton came to support him, but what happened later? I don't know... The consumption level there was too high, and most fans couldn't afford it.

Tang Jing has been very busy for a while and has basically never appeared in front of Tang En. From some of Tang's words, Tang En learned that Tang Jing was originally very confident in promoting the cooperation between the Forest Team and theirs. Once this matter is successful, with the reputation of Nottingham Forest and the reputation of winning two heavyweight champions recently, this show will definitely be popular.

Unexpectedly, Unexpectedly, Tang En refused without any room for negotiation.

This made her feel very frustrated.

Originally, Everton and Charlton should have served as foils for the Forests, but now they have become the protagonists. Tang Jing must have been helpless.

However, Tang En didn't take this matter to heart. He couldn't control what Tang Jing thought in his heart.

He also has a lot of things to be busy with, such as the match against Reading and the Champions League group draw.
Chapter completed!