Chapter 65 Become the world's top player
Zhou Yi has performed well in three consecutive games and helped the team win. He has quickly surged among the popularity of Dortmund fans.
Now Zhou Yi is already having a headache. After every training, he will be blocked at the entrance of the training base for at least half an hour to meet the fans' autograph and photo requirements.
Unlike those players who drive to participate in training, Zhou Yi is also the best player to approach, so there are particularly many people coming to find him.
At noon on Tuesday, Zhou Yi was picked up by his agent Shultze after training, and they were going to be interviewed.
"Are you picking me up by a taxi?" Zhou Yi asked when he saw Shurce.
"Of course, I haven't bought a car yet." Shulce asked Zhou Yi to get in. "But I think I'm going to buy a car soon."
Zhou Yi accepted an exclusive interview in the headquarters building of the Ruhr News.
The interviewer of Zhou Yi was Matthias Dais, a reporter from the Ruhr News, who was specifically responsible for Dortmund news. Zhou Yi was not unfamiliar with him because Dais was a reporter interviewed with the team, and he was very familiar with many Dortmund players and officials.
Of course, Dai Shi is more familiar with Zhou Yi.
So this is an interview that everyone knows very well.
However, considering that this was Zhou Yi’s first media interview, Dai Shi still did some homework and he also went to find Klopp, because Klopp said at the press conference of the last game that he personally discovered Zhou Yi.
Dai Shi was interested in this, so he went to Klopp to find out the situation.
At the same time, he also interviewed Zhou Yi's two head coaches in Dortmund youth team in advance, and learned about Zhou Yi's situation in the youth team from them.
So this time, the Ruer News is not just about publishing a manuscript of an exclusive interview with Zhou Yi.
They are going to give this recently emerged supernova for a special topic!
Few young people can have such a continuous and exciting performance just after they appear on behalf of the first team.
Even Shahin, the core of the first team, has experienced a period of confusion after playing for Dortmund's first team early on. He was loaned to Feyenoord and almost couldn't come back.
But Zhou Yi is different from him. He appears on the bench and can be said to be a rush to put it on the shelves, but he performs well.
Then Shahin was injured, and he drove the ducks to the shelves and sat on the shelves. He still performed well.
He repeatedly went beyond everyone's expectations.
To this end, in the Ruhr area, especially in Dortmund, the influential media "Ruer News", believes that Zhou Yi's performance is worth a special topic.
After the two of them sat down, Zhou Yi was still doing very well. Seeing that his body was a little stiff and too formal, Dai Shi said that he would just chat.
After hearing Dai Shi say this, Zhou Yi collapsed on the sofa.
Shurce coughed next to him. Zhou Yi sat up again.
Dai Shi quickly smiled and waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay, don't sit up. We'll let you sit up when we need to take photos. Now you can do whatever you feel comfortable."
After hearing Dai Shi say this, Zhou Yi lies half-lying on the sofa again without any hesitation.
This is indeed much more comfortable.
Shurtze couldn't remind Zhou Yi anymore, so he could only go there.
Next, Zhou Yi started chatting with Dai Shi in this comfortable posture.
They talked about him from Zhou Yi's middle school days until he came to Dortmund.
This experience is almost completely unknown to Dai Shi, and it is also what he is most interested in. At the beginning, he heard Klopp talk about such a reality show, but Klopp didn't know what was going on.
After listening to Zhou Yi's story, Dai Shi realized that Zhou Yi's experience was much more legendary than he had imagined at the beginning. He was definitely not just a substitute. He completed a goal and an assist...
And a year ago, he hadn't even been exposed to professional football!
It was such a boy who became a monk halfway through but made an unimaginable leap.
He is very happy now. He has had such an exclusive interview. It’s all big news!
What is more magical than a middle school student player who has become a genius who scores goals and assists in the Bundesliga in just one year?
"You said you finally rejected the invitation from Barcelona and Arsenal, but chose Dortmund. What is this?" Dai Shi was particularly interested in the Zhou Yi draft and asked in detail.
"Bortmond attaches great importance to me, even the first-team head coach came." Zhou Yi said. "And I chose Dortmund because I fell in love with Mr. Klopp, a head coach who attaches great importance to young people and is willing to give young people a chance."
Zhou Yi did not forget to flatter the head coach.
"In comparison, Barcelona and Arsenal are not very sincere in this regard."
After listening to what Zhou Yi said, Dai Shi had a new question: "I have a doubt. Most people think that with your fame and ability at that time, why did you make so many requests for wealthy clubs like Barcelona and Arsenal? Isn't they willing to find you? Should you feel very lucky?"
"I think this idea is wrong." Zhou Yi said bluntly. "Since they came to me on their own initiative, it means that my potential has been recognized by them. Then why can't I make my own request? It's one thing to be willing to accept it or not, and it's another thing to mention it. Besides, I don't think my request was too excessive. I was already seventeen years old at that time..."
Zhou Yi told Dai Shi about his explanation to his teammates again.
After listening to it, Dai Shi was surprised that Zhou Yi had a clear plan for his future at such a young age.
"I have seen many talented young people, but at your age, they were probably still a little confused about their future. They don't know what to do or what they can do..." He sighed.
"Actually, I have been confused, too." Zhou Yi scratched his head. "I didn't know before whether I should continue my studies or play football. Later, my friend convinced me and helped me strengthen my beliefs."
"So since you have a very clear plan for your future, can I ask what your ultimate goal is?"
“Become a top player in the world.”
Zhou Yi blurted out, and then he asked again: "Would it be a little crazy?"
Dai Shi shook his head and smiled: "No, no, every young man who plays football will hope to be the best one in the world."
After the interview, Zhou Yi and Shulce left, and someone asked Dai Shi: "Hey, Matthias. What kind of person is Zhou Yi?"
"He is an interesting person..." Dai Shi said with a smile.
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"Zhou Yi, do you really want to be the world's top player?" Shuerce asked Zhou Yi on the way back.
"Of course. Who doesn't want to?" Zhou Yi asked Shurce.
"But to be the best, you have to pay a price beyond ordinary people." Shultze frowned.
"Then you can't give up because of this, right? If I can, why not?" Zhou Yi continued to ask back. "Or do you think I can't, Tino?"
Shurtze waved his hand quickly: "No, I believe you. Zhou Yi. I was just thinking... If you become one of the best players in the world, what about me..."
Zhou Yi laughed: "You? Of course you are the agent of the best player in the world!"
Hearing Zhou Yi say this, Shurce stretched his eyebrows and smiled: "Yes, the agent of the best player in the world!"
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During training on Wednesday morning, Captain Kyle met Zhou Yi and reminded him not to forget the "activity" in the afternoon.
Zhou Yi was very curious: "Captain, what kind of activity is it? Tell me..."
But Kyle just shook his head and said with a smile: "You will know then, soon, not a few hours."
When Zhou Yi saw Kyle like this, he always felt that it was definitely not a good thing.
Otherwise, why didn't the captain say it?
But what else is bad?
Zhou Yi could never think of it.
As if he saw Zhou Yi’s concern, Kyle patted his shoulder: "Don’t worry, it’s definitely not a bad thing. But it will be a little bit... thank you."
After the training, Kyle found him again in the locker room and said to him: "You don't need the afternoon training anymore. Zhou Yi, you can go directly to Westphalia at 3 o'clock."
"Go to Westphalia?" Zhou Yi thought of Kyle telling him a little hard work in the morning, and blurted out, "Isn't it just to do a big cleaning for the stadium?"
"What are you thinking?" Kyle smiled. "No. Anyway, you will know when you go."
"The stadium is so big, where should I go?" Zhou Yi asked again.
"There is a bar on the court, you know?" Kyle asked.
Zhou Yi nodded: "I know." Mark's parents were there to buy himself a beer.
"Just go there directly, you will know if you go!" Kyle was still mysterious.
Zhou Yi finally had to leave the training base with a lot of question marks and doubts.
After simply eating the spaghetti cooked at home at noon, Zhou Yi chose to take an hour's nap.
In fact, he had no nap habit, but since he got the gold finger, he started taking a nap. This way he could have an extra hour of training in the virtual world every day.
After the nap, Zhou Yi simply combed his hair and set off.
He called a taxi and took him to Westphalia Stadium.
The taxi driver found out that he was driving Zhou Yi, who was very popular recently. He was very happy. He heard that Zhou Yi's destination was Westphalon, and he exclaimed: "Is it you this year?"
Zhou Yi was confused: "What is me this year?"
"Uh, don't you know, Zhou Yi?"
"What do you know?" Zhou Yi became even more strange.
"Oh oh..." The taxi driver also reacted. "After all, you're here in Dortmund, so it's normal for you to not know about some things. In fact, this is the club's tradition every Christmas."
"Tradition?"
"Yes. Every December, the club will pick one day for the first-team players to go to the home bar to be a bartender and sign us. However, not all first-team players will participate, and they usually choose several. I didn't expect you to have this year... But it's normal to think about it. Your recent performance is so popular..." In Zhou Yi's eyes, this taxi driver of Dortmund fan suddenly became a brother from Beijing. He kept clattering and praised Zhou Yi for his Christmas traditions.
When Zhou Yi came outside Westphalia, he was also shocked. There were so many fans outside the court that he thought there would be a game today.
"So many people?" Zhou Yi asked in a taxi.
"The team has achieved good results recently, so there are more fans here, so it's okay." The taxi driver said, "I haven't seen any scenes before."
Only then did Zhou Yi understand what captain Kyle meant by saying "a little bit of hard work".
When the people in front of him suddenly saw about two or three thousand people.
Chapter completed!