Chapter 291 Gao Zheng's suggestion
While the Chinese media and fans were still discussing Wu Lei's prospects in La Liga, Wu Lei had already flew to Spain.
He did not go directly to Barcelona, although the team he would join is there.
Instead, he chose to fly from Shanghai to Madrid, and he wanted to make a short stop in Madrid because Gao Zheng was here.
After Gao Zheng finished his day of training, he invited Wu Lei and his agent to have a meal in the restaurant.
He had known about Wu Lei coming to find him for a long time. However, he was not actually known by domestic media for Wu Lei to join the Spanish.
During the meal, he smiled and said to Wu Lei: "You are doing a good job of confidentiality."
Wu Lei said a little embarrassedly: "I haven't even said one of my eight characters yet, so I dare not tell you. I'm afraid that it will be shameful if it will be yellow then?"
"It's great, coming to Spain is a good choice. La Liga pays more attention to offense, and there is more room for offensive players like us to play." Gao Zheng nodded. "And Espanyol is also a team that pays attention to offense. I think you can get a place there."
"Is there anything to pay attention to?" Wu Lei humbly asked. He had no idea about studying abroad, while Gao Zheng had rich experience. After all, he had been playing football abroad since he was fourteen years old. Since then, he has been abroad for most of his time, and it has been ten years since then.
"How are you speaking in Spanish?" Gao Zheng asked.
"Uh, I will say a few simple greetings. Hello, thank you, goodbye to such people..." Wu Lei said a little embarrassedly. In fact, he learned some Spanish before coming, but he has not learned it yet. Moreover, if he is not in an environment where people speak Spanish everywhere, learning language is indeed slower and more difficult.
Gao Zheng also had this problem. When he first came to Italy, he was like a mute and deaf for a year. He couldn't understand Italian and could not speak, and could not communicate normally with people. That period was the most difficult time to stay in overseas. If his talent was not too outstanding and his performance in football was too eye-catching, he might have a worrying prospect in the AC Milan youth team. This is why Gao Zheng could not be a role model for studying abroad. He was too special and had no reference value.
That's why he asked Wu Lei for language questions as soon as he came up. In his opinion, this was the top priority.
Later, after he learned Italian, it would be easier to learn Spanish, so he transferred from Italy to Spain and did not go through the adaptation period.
"Then you have to hurry up and learn. In addition, before learning language, don't give up communicating with others, even in sign language. You have to actively express your willingness to communicate with your teammates and coach them. Only in this way can others be willing to accept you."
Through contact with the national team, Gao Zheng found that Wu Lei is the kind of introverted person who doesn't seem to like dealing with strangers. This is very important abroad. Why Sun Jihai was able to succeed in Manchester City has a lot to do with his open personality.
Gao Zheng is worried that Wu Lei's introverted personality will affect his integration into the team. After all, others have no obligation to care about you, a newcomer every day. If you cannot take the initiative to contact your teammates, let them understand you and accept you, it will be even more difficult to get more opportunities on the court.
Especially Wu Lei is a forward who needs to rely on midfield support, and he needs to let his teammates understand him and accept him.
Therefore, Gao Zheng emphasized this point to Wu Lei in particular. Learning language is to better communicate with his teammates and facilitate him to better integrate into the team.
Wu Lei carefully wrote down Gao Zheng's words and asked: "What else?"
"And... I heard you came to Spain alone?"
"Well. Xiaobei is at home and can't come."
"And it's just that I'm lonely. You will inevitably feel a little lonely when you're alone, especially when you can't speak. You have to overcome this problem..."
Wu Lei nodded also: "It's okay. Xiaobei said that she will come to see me after the child is half a day."
"..." Gao Zheng was a little sour.
He was born in the same year as Wu Lei, but in May 1991, Wu Lei was in November, and he was half a year older than Wu Lei.
They are all twenty-four years old now, but Wu Lei got married and had children.
I am still a single dog...
He really feels lonely at some point now, and even if he attends a party with his teammates, he cannot relieve this loneliness.
He thought Wu Lei would do this, but he didn't feel lonely.
This is heartbreaking.
So Gao Zheng sighed: "You kid are really a winner in life..."
Wu Lei was confused and didn't understand why Gao Zheng said that.
"Nothing...others...I don't have anything to recommend you. Barcelona is different from Madrid, Espanyol is different from Atletico Madrid, and my experience may not be applicable to you." Gao Zheng said sourly. "Anyway, you work hard on your own. In addition, no matter what difficulties you encounter, don't give up easily. There is actually no way out for going abroad. You can make more money when you go back, but your dream may never be realized. Moreover, we are still young and are still rising. Only when you stay here can you continue to rise."
Wu Lei sincerely thanked Gao Zheng: "Thank you for your suggestions. If you weren't here, I might not have made up my mind to come out so early... When Xiaobei comes, I will definitely bring her to Madrid to see you!"
Gao Zheng smiled, is he going to feed himself dog food in person?
No, thank you!
"This is not very good. Your wife has finally come. You should live a good world of two people..."
"It's okay, it's okay, both of them have lived in the world for many years!" Wu Lei said enthusiastically. "Not bad for these few days!"
Upon hearing this, Gao Zheng could only silently pick up the water cup and take a sip of mineral water.
What else can he say?
He can't say, "Please take care of small animals and protect single dogs, start with the people around him."
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Wu Lei learned a lot from Gao Zheng. Before leaving, he thanked Gao Zheng again, and then went to Barcelona with his agent.
There he will usher in a whole new world.
He has a lot of aspirations for this new world, but he is also a little nervous.
On the way from Madrid to Spain, the agent who had been by his side suddenly said: "I always feel a little strange..."
Wu Lei glanced at him: "What's strange about it?"
"I always feel that Gao Zheng's attitude suddenly changed a little, a little... cold."
Wu Lei frowned and said, "Don't talk nonsense, Gao Zheng is actually quite good."
"But I..."
"Actually, I had a very complicated feeling about him before..." Wu Lei interrupted his agent, "In the past, domestic media and fans always compared me with him, but at that time I was definitely not as good as him, so I felt a little resentful towards him, thinking that if it weren't for him, my life would have been much better. But later after the national team had contacted him, I realized that he was actually a very good person. He was indeed talented and had nothing to be jealous. The most important thing is that such a talented person is not arrogant, and I can see that he wanted to help me sincerely. So don't say such words anymore."
At the end, Wu Lei's tone had become very strict.
The agent knew that Wu Lei was really angry, so he had to shut up.
But he still insisted in his heart that Gao Zheng's attitude did change after this meal, from his previous enthusiasm to a little uneasy.
Chapter completed!