Chapter 17 Return to the King's Ranch
After playing his last game at Real Madrid, Chu Zhongtian's career at Real Madrid officially ended.
The celebration of the team winning the league championship has been held long ago. After the league ended, the team announced that it would be disbanded on holiday.
Chu Zhongtian has already done the preparations for leaving Madrid. His house will not be resold or rented out, but will stay here and ask people to clean it regularly. Maybe he will come here to live during vacation in the future.
He likes the climate of Madrid very much and plans to bring his family here to live in the future.
The house was vacant and the car was sold.
Emily and her parents had already taken their children to London to play before the station. Chu Zhongtian planned to live in Wimbledon. He didn't want to live in a luxury residential community, so he planned to find a good house in Wimbledon community and buy it.
In fact, he has always ignored this point. When he was very rich and could buy a house all over the world, he forgot to buy a house in Wimbledon.
But it's not too late to buy now.
Emily and her parents went to find a house a month in advance. Now the house has been bought and is very close to Boss John and his bar. In fact, this house was found by Emily To John, the old man, for them.
Out of selfishness, John certainly wanted to keep Chu Zhongtian's home closer to him.
Chu Zhongtian had no objection to such an arrangement, and in fact he also wanted to get closer to his old friends.
He has been in Wimbledon for more than four seasons.
As soon as the La Liga ended, Chu Zhongtian left Madrid.
He left very low-key and flew to London in the middle of the night. There was no media going to the airport to "show off", and no one even knew when he left Madrid. It was not until a few days later that the news of Chu Zhongtian's appearance at the Wimbledon Athletics home court appeared in the newspapers, and everyone realized that Chu Zhongtian had already left Spain.
Chu Zhongtian's appearance at Wimbledon Athletics was temporarily arranged. Originally, Chu Zhongtian and Wimbledon Athletics had no such plan.
When Chu Zhongtian arrived at Wimbledon, the English Champions League season was not over yet, and Wimbledon Athletics still had several rounds to play. Chu Zhongtian decided to go to the scene to see Wimbledon Athletics, and he had not done so for a long time - the last time he watched Wimbledon Athletics on site was the season when he was loaned to Mets. He returned to London on Christmas and watched a Wimbledon Athletics game in the stands. At that time, he was just a hero for Wimbledon Athletics fans to play against Chelsea. Apart from that, he had no reputation in professional football.
But now it’s different. He is already a highly anticipated star. Even though he has left Real Madrid, he still attracts a lot of people. Even the senior executives of Real Madrid club have admitted to the media that letting Chu Zhongtian go was a major mistake for the team.
Chu Zhongtian didn't want to bring too much trouble to the players. Russells were in the league after all, and he didn't want to be too popular now, so he didn't tell anyone, and even the Wimbledon Athletic Club did not inform him. He and Emily disguised themselves and came to Kings Ranch to watch the game.
I didn't expect that the two of them were exposed during the halftime break of the game.
Chu Zhongtian originally wanted to leave his seat to buy a drink, but his way forward was blocked. In order to avoid revealing his identity, he never waved his arms or shouted loudly when watching the game because he was afraid that he would be recognized by others. But now he couldn't speak out, because the man in front was too fat and blocked the road that could accommodate two people side by side. As a last resort, he had to speak out and remind the other party: "I'm sorry, please give it up..."
The other party looked back at the guy who asked him to give way. The baseball cap was pressed very low and he wore a pair of sunglasses. He had never seen people who dressed up to watch the ball, but more often than not, shouldn't they appear in VIP seats at Wembley, Old Trafford, Emirates Stadium and Stamford Bridge? Kings Ranch has no private rooms and there are no big-name stars on the team, so it is even more impossible to attract celebrities to come and watch the ball. Those who watch the game here are grassroots from the Wimbledon community.
Who would watch the ball with a baseball cap and sunglasses on a cloudy day?
He found it strange.
If you want to say that there may be only one big star who comes here to watch football... a name pops up in his mind.
When this strange man walked past him, he tentatively called out: "Chu?"
Chu Zhongtian stopped like a conditioned reflex.
Almost at the same time, he thought he was recognized. He didn't expect that the other party was just tentative. Now that he saw him stop, it must be him!
"Ha! It's really you! It's really..." The old man suddenly remembered that he should tell everyone the good news, so he shouted with joy: "Look, everyone! Look at who is here! It's Chu! It's our Chu!!!"
This guy was very fat and had a surprisingly loud voice. When he shouted, the fans around him noticed Chu Zhongtian and Emily, and then spread it to a farther place through them... "Chu is here!" The news quickly spread throughout the stadium and also to the radio room of the stadium.
The broadcast that was originally playing music suddenly interrupted the normal broadcast, and then the announcer's excited voice sounded: "Special notice, special notice! There is a good news to tell all the Wimbledon people who are watching the ball! Our idol, Wimbledon's eternal pride - Chu! Zhong - Tian - is here!!"
Almost everyone was rushing towards this side, wanting to see Chu Zhongtian with his own eyes.
Of course this is not possible. The design capacity of the stands is limited. If a large number of people are crowded into a stand, some accidents may occur. Just like the Heathburg tragedy.
The broadcaster also discovered this problem - if everyone squeezed over, the stands at King's Ranch would definitely be dangerous... So he reminded everyone to pay attention to order and not to be crowded, so as not to be dangerous.
Chu Zhongtian and Emily were surrounded by the fans, and everyone greeted them happily: "Welcome to you back, Chu! Welcome!"
"Long time no see, Chu, haha!"
"Why do you think of watching football on site? You're still so silent?"
"This is Emily? Ha, Emily, our princess!"
Chu Zhongtian and Emily were dealing with the enthusiastic fans while worrying about danger. Chu Zhongtian said to Emily: "Let's just say hello to everyone on the stadium. It's too crowded in the stands..."
Emily smiled and said, "It's you who go down, it's not me who go down."
Chu Zhongtian was stunned: "What? You and I are not together..."
"You are the hero of Wimbledon Athletics, I'm not." Emily pushed Chu Zhongtian with a smile.
※※※The commotion in the stadium stand also attracted the attention of the club's senior management. Club chairman Samuelson was watching the game on the rostrum of the stadium, but found that he suddenly became crowded in the stadium front left and wondered what happened. The most worried thing was that some fans fell down, and the people behind did not know the situation and squeezed forward, causing such a situation. If such a thing really happened, it would be a very serious matter.
When Samuelson thought of this possibility, his back immediately became sweaty.
Fortunately, the live broadcast saved him at this time.
Chu is here?
When she heard the news, Samuelson was also surprised - he even wondered if the fans had recognized the wrong person.
He felt that if Chu Zhongtian wanted to come here to watch the game, how could he not notify him? Isn’t it better to arrange it than to watch the game directly on the court? Then when the arrangement is arranged, you can also hype it up by the way... Until he saw someone walking out of the passage of the court, he realized that the person coming was really Chu Zhongtian!
Chu Zhongtian took off his baseball cap and sunglasses, wore a casual T-shirt and jeans, and walked onto the court.
He was still waving to the fans in the stands!
"Oh!! It's Chu! Look, it's Chu!!"
The fans pointed at Chu Zhongtian who walked out of the stadium and jumped up excitedly.
Chu Zhongtian walked to the stands behind the goal and waved to the fans in the stands. Basically, the stands behind the goal were the places where the most hardcore fans gathered.
The fans shouted Chu Zhongtian's name loudly and expressed their inner joy: "Chu! Thank you! Thank you, Chu!"
"neat!!"
"Chu—!!!"
Boss John and the others were among them, and they didn't expect Chu Zhongtian to come to watch the ball in person, and no one informed them in advance.
"Ha, is this a surprise to us?"
I don’t know who started first, but a hymn to Chu Zhongtian rang in the stands: “its_my_chu——”
Seven thousand fans quickly sang in unison.
The entire stadium was full of singing.
Chu Zhongtian kept waving to the fans while singing.
The reporters on the scene also came to their spirits - since Wimbledon had successfully relegated in advance before this game, this game was not a highly-watched game. There were not many reporters coming to interview and report on this game, and the TV station did not arrange live broadcasts.
Unexpectedly, they have grabbed a very important news now... Chu Zhongtian came to Wimbledon Athletics home court in advance to watch the game. He obviously wanted to observe the team he would join next season at close range. What exactly would he look like.
This is big news, and it is definitely big news. Chu Zhongtian, who has been confirmed to join Wimbledon Athletics, will definitely be the biggest star in the Championship this summer. Although the Championship is the choice for many British stars to retire, so many people in the past are not as big as Chu Zhongtian. So after Chu Zhongtian announced his joining Wimbledon Athletics, almost the whole world did not understand and ridiculed and questioned Chu Zhongtian's choice. Only these media reporters responsible for reporting the Championship are most happy because starting next season, their work will be much more fun.
"Ha! No news tomorrow is as good as today's one!"
After Chu Zhongtian was around the court for a week, he accepted the cheers of all the fans and returned to the stands under the protection of security. Samuelson wanted to invite him to the rostrum, but Emily and Chu Zhongtian refused. They were also fans of Wimbledon, and there was nothing wrong with watching the game in the ordinary stands.
Samuelson is worried about their safety and that fans will be overly excited if they continue to watch the game there.
Chu Zhongtian said to him: "This situation is impossible. I greeted the fans and the fans also greeted me. That's all. When the game starts, everyone's attention is still in the game."
Seeing that Chu Zhongtian insisted on watching the game in the stands, Samuelson had no choice but to ask him if he had any arrangements after the other game. Should he go to the locker room to say hello to Russell and his future teammates after the game.
Chu Zhongtian rejected this proposal. After all, he is not considered a formal franchise. The contract takes effect on July 1st. Strictly speaking, he is still a Real Madrid player because his contract with Real Madrid did not expire until June 30th.
He didn't want to show off too much. He knew that the locker room was very sacred. He took the look of inspecting the locker room without any trouble. It would not make future teammates feel happy, but might instead feel bored.
It's better to be low-key at this time.
※※※The players also knew about Chu Zhongtian's home court at Wimbledon Athletics, but Russell did not show any joy. He even put on a stern face and refused to allow the excited players to discuss Chu Zhongtian.
"It's still in the game, gentlemen." He knocked on the tactical board and let everyone focus on it again.
"Don't worry about Chu's affairs, you know, you have the opportunity to be teammates for four seasons..."
Everyone laughed, and this fact really made the Wimbledon Athletics players happy.
Perhaps it was Chu Zhongtian's arrival that inspired the morale and fighting spirit of Wimbledon Athletic players. The two sides were tied 0:0 in the first half. As a result, in the second half, Wimbledon Athletics scored three goals in a row, and finally defeated the invading place with a score of 3:0. It can be regarded as showing off in front of future teammates, fully demonstrating the team's strength.
After the game, the media planned to block Chu Zhongtian for an interview, but Chu Zhongtian quickly left the stadium under the cover of Boss John and others.
The reporters who did not block Chu Zhongtian were a little disappointed, but were not too frustrated. They all knew that the future was long, and after the start of next season, they would have many opportunities to interview Chu Zhongtian openly without having to surround Chu Zhongtian like they are now.
"He just watched a game in a low-key manner, which caused such a sensation in Kings Ranch. When he appears on the court next season, what will happen?" A reporter later sighed in the news report.
※※The news that Chu Zhongtian appeared at King's Ranch to watch the football was soon spread through the news media.
Some experts believe that this is a signal, and Chu Zhongtian's influence in Wimbledon has been accurately conveyed to everyone through this signal.
The English Championship will be worth looking forward to next season because of his joining.
"This is definitely good news for the Champions League!"
The English Champions League was originally the League One, but because the Premier League was suppressing it, the League One has always been lukewarm and lacks the favor of sponsors. Later, with the bankruptcy of ITV TV Digital Station, which bought the broadcast rights of the English Champions League, the League One fell into an economic crisis. In order to save the league, the English FA later sold the naming rights of the league to Coca-Cola. In order to compete with the Premier League, the league was also renamed to a more resounding "English Football Champions League", referred to as the "English Champions League".
In the first season after changing its name, the development of the Champions League was still very prosperous. They attracted 9.88 million fans to watch the game. They ranked fourth in Europe, second only to the Premier League, Spain's La Liga and Germany's Bundesliga, which were once known as the "small World Cup".
But pursuing more stars and improving the competitiveness and quality of the league is the goal of the English Football League Committee, so Chu Zhongtian is here, which will help further expand the influence and quality of the league.
The league committee is already preparing for the English Championship promotional video for next season. Chu Zhongtian has been determined to be the absolute protagonist in this promotional video. The others are his foil, and his shots are the longest.
※※※At the end of May, all the Champions Leagues of this season ended. Wimbledon Athletics won the best result, that is, they continued to stay in the Champions League.
For the players, the holiday is here, but for the head coach and good managers, the new season has begun.
This summer will be very busy for Russell. In order for Wimbledon to have a certain competitiveness next season, he must invest more energy in the transfer market.
Of course, more money is also needed.
But what he said was not the final word, he still had to go to Samuelson, ask him to give him some money to buy people for his team... With Chu Zhongtian's joining, his hope of upgrading to the Premier League has increased greatly, and Samuelson is trying to build a new stadium again. If he really wants to build a new stadium, another big money is inevitable. But where can Wimbledon Athletics get this money?
The bank loan is still paying interest, but it has not been paid off yet. Sponsors? Which sponsor can invest in building a new stadium? The big chaebols in the UAE have such strength, but they will definitely acquire the team first. Wimbledon Athletics belongs to the fans and will never sell it to such a consortium.
Russell felt a headache when he thought of money. He decided not to think about it for the time being. This kind of thing would be enough for Samuelson and Heller to have a headache.
Chapter completed!