Reborn on top of football

"Hello, Consul Gao."

A low-key Volkswagen bus was parked in front of the Chinese Consulate General in Milan. Wang Ai got out of the car and stretched out his hand and smiled.

"Hello, Dr. Wang, you really are a promising young man!"

Consul General Gao, who looked like an old man in the countryside, stretched out his hand with a smile: "I heard that you are coming, our little consulate general is full of splendor."

"Hey, I don't dare to act like that. I'm just an ordinary citizen of China. I count on you to save my life when I encounter trouble, but I dare not take it seriously." Wang Ai waved his hands quickly with a smile.

The Consulate General in Milan is indeed not big, it looks like a country house, but no matter how big your Wang Ai's villa is, it is not qualified to hang the national flag!It doesn't count if you fail, if no one asks you to apply for a visa, and someone asks you to apply for a visa, you will be in big trouble.

"Do you need to rest?"

"No, I'm not tired, I've been here by car all the time."

Sun Yi who was driving rolled his eyes, you are not tired, I am tired!The steering wheel swung down for hundreds of kilometers.

Consul Gao smiled: "Okay, let's go straight away."

Consul Gao brought a translator and secretary, and the group went to a nearby car rental office to return the car Wang Ai had brought, and rented a new six-seater station wagon.The 140 kilometers from Milan to Turin took more than two hours.

Originally, Wang Ai didn't want to disturb the Chinese agencies abroad. They have everything going on all day long. Wang Ai won't have much trouble receiving an award, and it has nothing to do with the diplomacy of the two countries. He originally thought of going directly to Turin to receive the award. Get the prize and leave.Unexpectedly, the Chinese embassy in Italy had been watching this matter for a long time, so after the award date was confirmed, they called Wang Ai first.

Wang Ai still ignored the gold content of his "European Golden Boy". Even if he didn't win the Golden Boy, being selected in the top three is enough to be proudly called "one of the best young players in the world".And Italy is a football kingdom. In this country, the importance of football is much higher than that of football in China. It can even be said that football is the capital that Italy can brag about.

Therefore, the "European Golden Boy Award" organized by the Italian media Torino Sport is highly valued in Europe and Italy.And Wang Ai's Chinese identity determines that this is also an opportunity for China to expand its diplomatic work in Italy.

China has just joined the WTO, and the fierce Chinese manufacturing is still making big moves secretly. Therefore, we must use every opportunity to carry out diplomatic work in the country where we are stationed, that is, "make more friends."

Therefore, for Wang Ai's trip to Italy, the Chinese foreign affairs agency in Italy really took it as a major matter, otherwise it would not have entrusted Consul General Gao of the Consulate General in Milan to come forward in person.

A group of people agreed on the speech in the evening when receiving the award in the car. Although Turin did not say that Wang Ai will definitely win the Golden Boy, it has already been implied in the words, not to mention the last announcement of the ranking a month ago. Wang Abby has a big lead over No.2 Casillas.

The speech draft was drawn up in advance by the Milan Consulate General, but they had heard from their superiors that Dr. Wang was not a good boy, so they had to discuss it with Wang Ai.Because this matter is not a national task, if Wang Ai wins the award as a member of the national team, then he has to listen to others how to say and what to say, even if there is discussion, but the right to speak is different.But Wang Ai won the European Golden Boy this time as a Tubingen youth player, or as a professional player, so Consul Gao and the others are just guests, and the initiative is still in Wang Ai's hands.

The scale here is subtle.

If it is an ordinary professional player, the Chinese agencies stationed abroad will show the righteousness of the country. If it is not the country, it is the country's. But when you meet Wang Aike, you can't be sure. This little guy is notoriously hard to mess with.

In the car, Wang Ai carefully read it under the guidance of the translator, and then decisively took out a pen to delete two-thirds, such as "China-Italy friendship", "I am not very comprehensive", etc. "Everyone is very strong" and so on, I deleted them all, took out a pen and drafted a speech by myself.

While writing Wang Ai, I exchanged my views with the two of them. One should not go too high. Let’s go together. What kind of friends you can make depends on your skills. If it is convenient, I will introduce it to you, but it is a comparison after all. Pure football, if it's too high, no one wants to hear it.

If there is no skin left, how will the hair be attached?If no one likes to listen to your words, you will not be able to achieve any desired effect.

The other is that Wang Ai doesn't want to be humble, so he has to be straightforward with Westerners.If you win the Golden Boy, and you come up and say "I don't think my level is enough", isn't that a slap in the face of the organizer?Do you feel that you should not take it?

That's all right, let's watch the media tomorrow!No first prize will be given to you in the future.

Therefore, Wang Ai's attitude is: You gave me the award, then I will stand here and tell the whole world: I am number one in the world!I think so myself!

More than two hours later, a group of five arrived in Turin, and found the booked hotel according to the address provided by the other party.

As soon as Wang Ai got out of the car, before he looked around, there was a white light in front of his eyes, and then there was a buzzing in his ears.

It turned out that Italian journalists and many European journalists had already been waiting for a long time.

"Dr. Wang, can you win the Golden Boy Award?"

"Dr. Wang, when will you come to Italy for development?"

"Dr. Wang, is there anything you want to say to the people of the motherland?"

Wang Ai turned his head in surprise. It was a Chinese reporter. Wang Ai smiled: "Let's talk about it after receiving the award."

After hastily dealt with the reporters, Wang Ai entered the hotel lobby and was guided by the staff to the venue.

At this time, there is only half an hour left before the award ceremony. Wang Ai is still not familiar with Italian football, so he didn't chat with people everywhere. Some players, coaches, and reporters came to Wang Ai to talk.

At 1 o'clock in the evening, the editor-in-chief of Turin Sports News stepped onto the podium and said to the guests: "Over the past year, many excellent young football players have emerged in European countries. They have excellent skills, important status, and are well-known. The star of tomorrow who has attracted much attention. After long-term discussions, we launched this award this year. The purpose is to encourage outstanding young athletes from all over the world to perform better on the field and promote the development of youth football. After more than 30 media We selected three young players with the most outstanding performances this season from dozens of candidates. They are Wang Ai from the Tübingen Youth Team in Germany and Igor Casili from Real Madrid in Spain. Yas, Rafael van der Vaart from Ajax, Netherlands. After the final tally of points, we now announce the final ranking."