World Cup of Great Powers

Chapter 316 Dowry and Small Goals
Reached the semi-finals in two consecutive World Youth Championships.

One champion, one runner-up.

From the perspective of the football world around the world, Chinese football is representing Asia as an emerging power in world football and is constantly rising.

Sports media from all over the world have also begun to seriously re-examine the Chinese team.

At the same time, every sports news about China will cause waves all over the world.

This is true for the Asian Cup, the World Youth Championship, and the World Preliminaries.

One day not long after returning to China, almost all Chinese people set their sights on Moscow.

On July 7, at the 13th meeting of the International Olympic Committee held in the World Trade Center Building in Moscow, the final voting decision will be made.

Is it Osaka?Is it Paris?Is it Toronto?Or Istanbul?

Everyone craned their necks, sat in front of the TV, and waited for the answer.

"The old man was a soldier before?"

"Shh~~~"

Miss Qian pinched the tender flesh on Zeng Zheng's armpits, but said nothing.

Seeing this, Zeng Zheng quickly straightened his back and watched the TV screen.

It's not just Zeng Zheng and Miss Qian.

Dozens of members of the Qian family were also sitting upright at the moment, not saying a word.

As for the official Mr. Qian, he is not even qualified to sit down.

On the main seat, sat a white-haired old man wearing a ventilator and dripping on the back of his hand.

The old man has white hair all over his head.

Although he was sick all over his body, his stooped figure was even more upright.

The closest to him was not Qian's father and Qian's mother, but two beautiful female nurses in casual clothes, ready to give needles at any time.

"Little days, I fought with the American guy and my grandfather."

Finding a free time, Miss Qian lightly bit Zeng Zheng's ear.

Sensing the hot and humid breath of his fiancée, Zeng Zheng couldn't help but shudder.

In this case, it is simply too tormented.

In the 34-inch large color TV, the Beijing Olympic bid delegation has made all preparations.

Each delegation will make a 45-minute presentation, fully presenting their country's bid city.

The camera pans over the faces of each city's delegation.

Everyone is full of confidence, but uneasy.

Who will be the final victor, no one knows at this moment.

The room was quiet, and the host's voice on the TV seemed to be in my ears.

Just when the Osaka delegation was about to speak, the old man in the center suddenly said, "Third brother, what do you think the final result will be?"

"The capital city!" Miss Qian's third uncle blurted out without thinking.

There is no slick tone in the officialdom and the workplace, everything is straightforward.

"Second, what about you?"

"I think it's also the capital city." Father Qian also replied immediately.

At this moment, Xiao Quan'er's stupid wolf's face appeared on the TV screen.

Although Xiaoquaner did not go to Moscow, he still spoke for 5 minutes on behalf of Osaka through video.

During these 5 minutes, the most nervous ones were the two nurses beside the old man.

Zeng Zheng glanced at it.

Veins popped up on the old man's face, and there was even blood backflow in the drip needle.

Osaka has first-class sports venues and a reliable transportation system, and its news dissemination system has reached international standards.

Subsequently, cherry blossoms, tea ceremony and operas with ethnic characteristics appeared in the promotional video, showing its mysterious culture to the world.

Next up was the Paris delegation, and the head of the spokesperson reminded Zeng Zheng of Zidane.

"Zidane" said that Paris, the romantic capital, is the best choice for hosting the Olympic Games in terms of geographical location and climate.

And the mayor of Paris also assured that everything is based on the needs of the athletes, providing the most comfortable environment and the most ideal competition for the athletes.

The third was the Toronto delegation, and Canadian Prime Minister Corinthians began talking into the microphone.

While Corinthians described, he also arranged for the indigenous people to dance traditional dances and pass by the committee members one by one.

Looking at this group of "actors", Zeng Zheng couldn't help wondering whether these people were purebred native Americans.

The fourth one to appear was the capital delegation.

Hearing the heavy breathing on the main seat, everyone in the hall straightened their backs again.

Beijing's Olympic bid is being promoted with the support of the people across the country.

The delegation's elaboration speech was sonorous and powerful. It not only popularized the advantages of the capital one by one, but also said that there will be 50 volunteers ready to devote themselves to all the work of the Olympic Games.

The old man nodded after seeing it, and said to himself, "Xiao Liu did a good job."

As soon as the words were finished, in Zeng Zheng's peripheral vision, an official-looking person in the corner immediately picked up a pen and recorded something in a small notebook.

The last to appear was the Istanbul delegation.

They cited Istanbul's geography and made a fuss about the city's climate.

Finally, they said that if they get the right to host the 08 Olympic Games, they will provide free board and lodging to every reporter from every country and region.

Hearing this, the old man laughed so hard that he coughed.

"Hahaha"

"cough cough"

"Free board and lodging?"

"My life is gone, what more do I need for free board and lodging?"

Indeed, Türkiye's economy and security have not been very good during this period.

It is not easy to come up with the four words of free board and lodging.

After eight o'clock in the evening, the first round of voting began.

At this moment, the old man started to ask random questions again.

"Yingying's partner, who do you think will be eliminated in the first round?"

Yingying?

Who is Yingying?

After feeling the hand stretched out from his waist, Zeng Zheng bounced off the sofa with a "chuckle".

Following the way the two elders answered before, he replied loudly: "Osaka!"

Hearing Zeng Zheng's answer, the old man nodded.

Not far away, Father Qian also showed a smile when he saw this.

He waved at Zeng Zheng from the air, indicating that he could sit down.

After sticking to the edge of the sofa with half-drawn buttocks again, Zeng Zheng felt that his whole body was soaked.

Good guy!
I was never so nervous when I led the team to play in the World Cup!

After the first round of voting by 102 committee members, the results came out.

The results of the first round of voting were 44 in Beijing, 20 in Toronto, 17 in Istanbul, 15 in Paris and 6 in Osaka.

Sure enough, Osaka was eliminated in the first round.

Seeing that there was going to be a second round of voting, the old man suddenly said to himself, "44 votes, tsk tsk, that's a lot!"

"It seems that football has given us a lot of points!"

Swish!
This time, the whole family focused on Zeng Zheng.

Zeng Zheng kept his eyes straight and straightened his back.

Out of the corner of his eye, the official pulled out the cap of his pen again and opened the small notebook.

After nine o'clock, the second round of voting began.

The hall was serious again.

".At this moment, pairs of expectant eyes are watching."

"Now, Samaranch is walking towards the rostrum."

"It will be announced soon, which city has won the final right to host the 2008 Summer Olympics!"

"The envelope is sealed."

"The capital city now has great hopes!"

"Accompanying Samaranch is Mr. Mbayi, Senegalese MP."

"Just now there have been camera reporters taking pictures in front of the Chinese delegation."

"Let's listen."

The camera was aimed at Samaranch.

At this moment, everyone in the Qian family was extremely nervous.

Miss Qian tightly grasped Zeng Zheng's hand, her palm was full of sweat.

After Samaranch spoke for two seconds, the simultaneous translation sounded.

"Before I announce the results of the vote, on behalf of the IOC, I would like to thank the five candidate cities and others for their outstanding work"

"Next, I'm going to announce the voting results."

"29th Olympic Games"

"BEIJING!!!"

Before the simultaneous translation could finish speaking, there was loud cheers from the scene.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

In the camera, all Chinese representatives immediately stood up, raised their hands, and took pictures vigorously.

Do you still need to listen to the translation?

no need!
Everyone knows what that pronunciation means.

"Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho!!!"

The narrator also roared into the microphone.

Then came a few more knocking sounds.

Apparently, in order not to cause a commentary accident, the commentator directly took off the earphones and threw them on the table to celebrate with his colleagues.

On the big screen, only a group of Chinese people were left holding the national flag high.

"Won!"

"The capital has won!"

"we won!!!"

At the same time, the four big red characters "We won" began to appear in the center of the screen.

Everything in the camera, people all over the country waiting for the news also stood up immediately and celebrated wildly.

In the hall, the young and old of the Qian family also stood up and applauded loudly.

Amidst the endless applause, the old man was helped up by two nurses, and walked slowly towards the entrance of the hall.

The ruddy look on the old man's face also reflected the excitement in his heart at the moment.

As a junior, Zeng Zheng stood near the door.

When the old man walked up to Zeng Zheng and Miss Qian, he stopped suddenly.

Looking at Zeng Zheng, who was applauding, the old man nodded in satisfaction.

"It's about the two of you, sure."

After speaking, the old man walked out of the hall with the support of the nurse.

On the night of the successful Olympic bid, the streets were empty.

Almost everyone gathered on the road to celebrate Beijing's right to host the Olympic Games.

After Mrs. Qian left, many Qian family members came forward to greet Zeng Zheng.

Everyone knows that Zeng Zhengyi has reached the sky in one step.

"Xiao Zeng, what do you plan to give my sister as a bride price?"

"Xiao Zeng, my eldest niece will be handed over to you in the future!"

"Brother Zeng, I originally wanted to say that if you don't lead the team to the quarter-finals of the World Cup, I don't agree with you and my sister. But now that Grandpa has spoken, I won't stop you even if you fail to score."

When one came, Zeng Zheng stretched out his hands to hold one.

Then he nodded again and again, saying yes again and again.

Miss Qian stood aside with a smile, wiping the sweat off Zeng Zheng's forehead with a handkerchief.

With the singing of "Red Flag Fluttering" on the TV, the social interaction that only belonged to the Qian family began.

Miss Qian took Zeng Zheng's arm, and made Zeng Zheng familiar in front of every elder.

Everyone knows that Zeng Zheng is the coach of the national team!
But now, Zeng Zheng has another title of son-in-law of the grandson of the Qian family.

These seven aunts and eight aunts are also the best in their respective industries.

Those who are officials are officials, and those who are in business are in business, and there are even a few people who have badges on their shoulders!

With the addition of these resources, Zeng Zheng and Ms. Qian's football career will definitely reach a new level.

As far as the current situation is concerned, there are 16 football schools under the command of Zeng Zheng and Ms. Qian;

Completely holding 23 dedicated football fields and taking shares in 167 football fields of various types;

There are 79 professional players from China, Japan, Korea, Europe and the United States, including new football stars like Deco, Shunsuke Nakamura, Park Ji-sung, and Kaka.

After a night of high-energy socializing, Zeng Zheng finally took a moment to take a breath of fresh air outside the hall.

I thought that Qian's father and Qian's mother were already difficult to deal with.

I didn't expect that there would be such difficulties in the future!

But according to the current situation, he has completed the task perfectly.

Wait until the end of the year to finish playing the world preliminaries, and wait for the marriage to be over.

At this moment, Miss Qian also ran out and hugged Zeng Zheng's arm from behind.

"Honey, where were you just now?"

"My dad asked me to go there." Ms. Qian replied truthfully.

"Oh? What did my father-in-law say?"

Hearing the word "old man", Miss Qian couldn't help but wink.

Seeing no one around, he leaned into Zeng Zheng's ear and whispered, "Your future father-in-law said that he has already prepared a dowry for me."

"Oh? What is the dowry?"

"you guess!"

"Where can I guess!" Zeng Zheng spread his hands, "There are already 23 people in your family who want me to enter the World Cup, 18 let me qualify for the group stage, 9 let me enter the quarter-finals, and 4 let me make it to the World Cup." Reaching the semi-finals, and one more let me lead the Chinese team to win the World Cup."

"Compare these and see which one exactly corresponds to my father-in-law's dowry."

When Miss Qian heard this, she couldn't help curling her lips.

"What?"

"If my family really comes up with the corresponding dowry, you can really lead the Chinese team to win the World Cup!"

Zeng Zheng lost his temper when he heard this.

Which man would show timidity in front of his own woman?
"What's the matter?"

"As long as your family can afford it, even if I risk my life, I have to lead the team to touch the trophy!"

"Shall I swear?"

Seeing Zeng Zhengzheng being serious, Miss Qian changed the subject and covered Zeng Zheng's mouth.

"Don't mess with that shit!"

Miss Qian gave Zeng Zheng a gouged look, "Why do you really plan to spend your life with football?"

"I don't want my man to run to the football field every day after we get married."

Hearing this, Zeng Zheng was also dumbfounded.

Football is never just about one person.

For this project to be strong, it must be popular among the people.

Only by developing people in cities, towns, and rural areas can the industry move forward.

Seeing Zeng Zheng stunned, Miss Qian felt a little distressed.

After straightening the white hair on Zeng Zheng's temples, he leaned into Zeng Zheng's ear and whispered:

"Didn't you keep saying that you want to set up a club in Europe as a platform for our company's players?"

"My dad said it."

"There was an English club called Nottingham Forest, and he bought it."

What the fuck? !
Nottingham Forest?
Zeng Zheng's ears perked up, and he almost bit his tongue off.

"That's right, the one who won the Champions League."

Ms. Qian was not very interested in these things, so she said to herself:
"The club has been relegated from the Premier League for several years."

"The management is not good, and there are no good coaches and players. The finances have always been at a loss."

"My dad's company called and asked, and the other party couldn't wait to express their willingness to sell."

"Now it's time to finally sign the contract and pay the money."

"By the way, the club wrote my name. It's the same as the Jianglong team. It won't affect you."

"Anyway, we're going to get married soon, mine, isn't it yours?"

"When you don't want to work in the national team, it would be nice to lead the team there for a while."

A series of news flooded Zeng Zheng's brain.

Before he could digest well, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

"Hello, Xiaozheng?!"

On the other end of the phone, Xu Fang's voice came.

"Uncle Xu? What's the matter?"

"I just successfully bid for the Olympic Games, did you see that!?"

"I saw it."

Zeng Zheng's right eye jumped up inexplicably when he heard Xu Fang talk about his Olympic bid.

Sure enough, when Xu put down a word, it was like dropping a shocking nuclear bomb, hitting Zeng Zheng.

"It's good to see it, it's good to see it, Xiao Zheng."

"Uncle Xu, tell me."

"Just now, a person who came out of the game had a small meeting with our bamboo shoes, and set a small goal." Xu Fang said casually, "The 08 Olympic Games will be held in front of our house."

"Look at football, shall we also win a piece of gold?"

"After all, we won a bronze last year."

"It's not too much to ask for two improvements in 7 years, right?!"

"Hello, hello?"

"Xiaozheng, are you still listening?"

"Hey?!!!"

"Dangdang!"

Zeng Zheng's cell phone fell to the ground.

Seeing Zeng Zheng's dull expression, Miss Qian said anxiously:

"Honey, what's the matter? What happened? What did Xu Zhuxi say to you?"

Zeng Zheng was shocked, and grabbed Miss Qian's arm with both hands.

"Honey, what did you say just now?"

"Go to League One to coach?"

"Okay, okay! I'm going to test for a European coaching certificate tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)