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Chapter 246 Football Night
A few days later, Li Rui attended a public event held by the Propaganda Department of the Longcheng Municipal Party Committee. During the event, Li Rui personally donated RMB 80 to the Longcheng Charity Federation. Chang Huangzhong also arrived. He only represented Longcheng City and invited Li Rui to be the image spokesperson of Longcheng City.

Of course, Li Rui happily agreed to serve as the image spokesperson of Longcheng City. Deputy Mayor Huang mentioned it to him in advance. Li Rui thought about it and hesitated. Dad Li Haisheng was on the sidelines to help Li Rui make up his mind and asked him to accept the invitation from the municipal committee.

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Ever since Lao Li knew of his son's quiet handwriting, he has taken this son with admiration, but no matter what, Li Rui's experience is still not as good as his father's. In Li Haisheng's view, although his son He did a good job, but he also offended many people. Now, being able to become the image spokesperson of Longcheng City is a good amulet. If some people with malicious intentions come to make trouble again, they will have to be scruples.

Of course, this Dragon City image spokesperson is of a public welfare nature. In the next three years, Dragon City can use Li Rui's portrait and other forms to promote the city's business card.

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Li Rui's donation is also the largest personal donation received by the Dragon City Charity Federation since its establishment, and the donor is a football star who has gone out on the land of Dragon City. In addition, Li Rui's image has always been relatively healthy. Stained with some negative reports of domestic football.

Therefore, the media naturally advocated this matter vigorously, portraying Chu Lirui as a caring star who actively repays the hometown society after becoming famous.Of course, the Propaganda Department of the Longcheng Municipal Party Committee, especially the deputy mayor Huang Zhong's strong support attitude also played a key role in this.

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Ever since he returned to Longcheng City from BJ, Li Rui has been staying at home. He is a typical otaku. He also planned to go out for a trip. He and his parents who have been busy for a year have a look at the beauty of the motherland. Shanshui, however, my father dispelled Li Rui's thoughts with one sentence, "It's a hot day, going out now is really suffering."

Indeed, the summer of 2005 was extremely hot, and the whole earth was almost dried out. Li Rui gave up the idea of ​​traveling. He was also a supporter of Manchester United coach Ferguson all the time. Ferguson always insisted that the Premier League should also have During the winter break, if there is a winter break, Li Rui can also take his parents abroad during Christmas to experience the authentic exotic atmosphere.

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Li Rui spent money to buy a house next to Yunwu Lake, a beautiful scenic area in Longcheng City. This is for his parents. The two elderly people will grow up later. The location of this house is good. The scenery is very good, and it is still a good place for recuperation and retirement. Li Rui also specially inspected the surrounding environment of the community, especially the service level of the property and the surrounding hospitals and other facilities that are more important to the elderly. The result is not bad. Satisfied, just pay directly to buy.

He took his father's ID card, bought the house in full, and handed it to his father with the production certificate, because Li Rui also knew that if he asked his father's opinion, the old man would definitely not agree. On the one hand, living in the countryside is quite good, and on the other hand, the main reason is that they are not willing to spend money. The old man’s principle is to save as much as he can.

Now, Li Rui bought all the houses and handed over the production certificates. Although Li Haisheng was reluctant, he had no choice but to reprimand Li Rui in front of Li Rui and blame him for not discussing with his family. All of a sudden, but when he was an outsider, Lao Li was very cheerful. Hearing others praise his son for his promise, it was sweeter than drinking honey in his heart.

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In addition, in the next few days, Li Rui will go to see his enlightenment coach Qiu Zuolin. He stayed at Qiu Zuolin's house for one night. Under the tree, a small table was set up, drinking cold beer, the appetizers were pork head meat, peanuts in vinegar, hot oil duck, and rice noodles meat, it was a joy to eat.

The master and apprentice were chatting, and for some reason, they mentioned that some time ago, Li Rui, who had been aroused by speculation, was not selected for the youth team.

"Clauchen also called me to apologize later." Li Rui filled Qiu Zuolin's wine glass, "Yes, he will consider recruiting me into the National Youth Team next time."

Qiu Zuolin picked up a piece of fat and oily pig's head and chewed it fragrantly, "This German is just saying politely, and he can't make the decision. Besides, he is not the head coach of the China Youth Team, but a technical consultant. You don’t have to think about these things anymore, just play at Leeds United with peace of mind, and try to keep your domestic affairs as little as possible.”

Li Rui nodded, "I think so too, but if the national team really recruits me, why not go?"

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"Go, why don't you go?" Qiu Zuolin glared at his students, "That's playing for the country, and it can't be confused with those messy things. If you enter the national team, just remember to play well. I'm worthy of supporting you and appealing to you. It’s fine to be a fan of the national team, and for other things, just be careful.”

Li Rui mumbled in a low voice, dumbfounded, "Can we tell the difference? A trip into muddy water."

Qiu Zuolin glared at him, "Okay, let's not talk about this, it's disgusting, you just have to remember, now that you are playing football abroad, you have already taken the most important step, so it's just like playing football Well, for the time being, it seems that you are playing abroad, and these things in China will not affect you."

Seeing that the wine in the coach's glass was gone again, Li Rui quickly added it with a low eyebrow, "I'm going back to England in a few days, why don't you go out with me, old man?"

"Forget it, let's do it in the future. If your boy can reach the final of the Champions Cup, I will definitely go to watch the match." Qiu Zuolin burped.

Li Rui had a bitter look on his face, and said, You really dare to think, Qiu Zuolin scolded him for being worthless, but Li Rui smiled and was not angry, as if he had gone back to the time when the master and apprentice practiced hard a few years ago.

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However, Li Rui had to postpone his plan to return to the UK. He received a call from his newly released agent, Haishen. CCTV Sports Channel's "Football Night" planned to conduct an exclusive interview with him. Haishen had already represented Li Rui. I agreed to the request of this program.

"Hey hey hey, I said, I don't know yet, why did you agree?" Li Rui was bouncing on the phone anxiously. He doesn't really want to be interviewed by the media now, let alone "Football Night" "The interview program, after all, the national youth team is still playing in the Netherlands, when the time comes, Li Rui will have to face some sensitive topics.

"I'm your manager, so I'll naturally consider everything for you." Hai Shen's voice came from the other end of the phone, "It's not that you don't know the influence of "Football Night" in China. I found you. If you refuse, what will they think? I guess your reputation as a big name will come out again... In short, some questions can be answered by then, and some questions can be avoided as much as possible. This is also you It’s a good opportunity to do a program for the first time in China for fans all over the country.”

On the other end of the phone, it seemed that Haishen had gradually entered the role of manager.

Li Rui thought about it, and felt that what Haishen said was right, he couldn't hide from him, so he might as well use this opportunity to talk to the fans all over the country.

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Before leaving home to go to BJ, Li Rui went to see Teacher Wen. Before leaving, he left a sum of money in the fruit basket he brought with him. This is Wen Xiaohan's living expenses for the next semester, but Wen The teacher found out and was unwilling to accept it.

Li Rui had no choice but to take the money back.Walking out of the old dormitory of Mr. Wen's canning factory, there was an ATM of the Agricultural Bank of China just around the corner. Li Rui had an idea and directly transferred 1 yuan to Wen Xiaohan's card.

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He just finished remitting the money here, and there was a text message on Wen Xiaohan's mobile phone, who was still studying in the school study room. Seeing that the card suddenly had such a huge sum of money, the little girl was also frightened With a big jump, she vaguely guessed that it was her brother's remittance, so she called home and learned that Li Rui had just come and wanted to leave money, but her mother didn't ask for it, so Wen Xiaohan knew what was going on.

"What's the matter, Xiaohan?" Teacher Wen asked suspiciously on the phone.

"It's okay, Mom, I'm going to read, hang up."

After hanging up the phone, Wen Xiaohan sat in the self-study room, lying on the table, looking at the snow-white walls, unable to calm down to review.

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I tidied up in a hurry, and walked out of the self-study room with my schoolbag on my back, because it was the final exam, and in the noisy university campus in the past, there were not a lot of lovers, only the croaking of frogs in the lake Voice.

Wen Xiaohan took out his mobile phone, entered the number habitually almost without thinking, and pressed the send button. This number was only used by Li Rui when he was at home, and not many people knew it.

"Brother, why did you send money again? I'm not short of money. I can pay for my tuition by myself through a work-study program."

When Li Rui saw the phone ringing, he pressed the answer button. As soon as it came up, he heard Wen Xiaohan's angry voice, so he laughed, "You are my sister, and I should give you pocket money, shouldn't I?" He didn't say anything. It's tuition and living expenses, just pocket money.

Wen Xiaohan's beautiful eyebrows were curved, "Brother, you are changing the concept secretly."

For some reason, Li Rui likes to talk to Wen Xiaohan. When chatting with this girl, he has the urge to protect Wen Xiaohan. another feeling.

The two of them hung up the phone when the phone was almost out of battery. However, on the other end of the phone, Wen Xiaohan heard that Li Rui was going to BJ soon, and then went back to England directly. Also a little down.

Li Rui talked about it, and finally told Wen Xiaohan that at Christmas, he invited her to England to play, and the little girl's mood changed from cloudy to sunny.

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Two days later, Li Rui came to BJ. After recording the program here, he will fly directly from BJ to England to prepare for the team's training camp.

This is not the first time for Li Rui to record a talk show. Last year, the CCTV film crew rushed to Leeds to record a show for Li Rui. However, because of the anger of a certain football association boss, the show was not broadcast in the end.

It can be said that this is also one of the reasons why Li Rui subconsciously repelled CCTV from finding him to record the program.

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When he arrived at the studio, Lu Jianhong was already waiting. Li Rui had only seen the gold medal commentator of the CCTV Sports Channel on TV before. Now that he finally saw the real person, he was still slightly excited. After all, before, he was on TV. Looking at Lu Jianhong and Huang Jianxiang's gold medal partner commentary in front of the plane, they came step by step.

However, Li Rui felt a little nervous for no reason.

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Lu Jianhong seemed very experienced. He could see the nervousness of this 20-year-old boy. He asked the camera to turn off the lens first, and chatted casually with Li Rui.

After seeing that Li Rui gradually relaxed and entered the state, Lu Jianhong asked Li Rui in a low voice, "Are you ready?"

Li Rui nodded in embarrassment. He didn't expect that he would suddenly become a little nervous. He probably thought of the reason why this program would be broadcast nationwide.

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The recording of the program went smoothly, and Li Rui didn't feel embarrassed about the sensitive topics of the "China Youth Team" or "National Football Team". This also made Li Rui heave a sigh of relief. These messy things are entangled.Besides, if these questions were asked, Li Rui didn't know whether he would say something that would hinder "harmony" with his somewhat fiery temper.

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In the program, Lu Jianhong focused mostly on Li Rui's performance abroad, especially on Leeds United's performance last season, and tried to avoid some sensitive topics.

Of course Li Rui didn't know, this was also greeted by the relevant leaders, "Under the general direction of 'Olympic priority', don't make trouble out of nothing and come up with some boring questions."

In the end, the question also focused on Li Rui's future at Leeds United in the new season.

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"The domestic fans are very concerned about your future in the new season. It is reported that Manchester United in the Premier League and Inter Milan in Serie A intend to invite you to join. You will also become the second Chinese player to join a giant after Dong Fengzhu. Regarding the future, is there anything you want to say to the fans who care about you?"

Li Rui was slightly stunned for a few seconds. He knew that Manchester United was interested. As for Inter Milan?Li Rui himself was a little baffled. He didn't know where the news came from.

"It is true that some teams have sent invitations to me, but I have not received an invitation from Inter Milan."

"What about Manchester United?" Lu Jianhong heard that Li Rui just dismissed Inter Milan, but he did not deny Manchester United.

"Of course it's an honor to be picked up by Manchester United."

"If this sentence is heard by Leeds United fans, it will be terrible." Lu Jianhong interjected and joked.

"That's right! The hatred between the two teams has been around for a long time. The match between Leeds United and Manchester United is even hotter than the London derby." Li Rui said with a smile, "I am doing well in Leeds United now. Last season I just won the FA Cup and will start playing in the UEFA Cup next season, so I am still very satisfied with the current situation, and if there is nothing else, I will still stay at Leeds United in the new season."

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"Leeds United just signed a contract with Dutch veteran Kluivert yesterday. Will this have an impact on your main position in the new season?" Lu Jianhong asked.

"Kluivert joined Leeds United?" Li Rui was taken aback, he really didn't know, Li Rui also smiled, making a bitter face, "Is this true? I don't know anything, look Come on, Mr. Gray is very dissatisfied with my performance last season... Tsk tsk"

However, when he said this, Li Rui himself laughed, and Lu Jianhong also laughed. He knew that Li Rui was joking. With 28 goals, he ranked No.2 in the scorer list by one goal. In addition, he became the top scorer in the FA Cup and helped the team win the FA Cup after 33 years. Such a player, the head coach of Leeds United How could Eddie Gray be dissatisfied?Couldn't be more satisfied! !

Besides, it is self-evident who is more important between an outdated veteran like Kluivert and a rising star like Li Rui, who is growing rapidly and has an unlimited future.

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The recording of the program went smoothly, there was a small episode after the recording of the program was finished.

After recording the show, Lu Jianhong invited Li Rui to lunch in a private room in the CCTV cafeteria. The photographer of today's recording show and several other staff were at the same table.

The meal was quite enjoyable. When he was leaving, Li Rui suddenly turned around and asked, "Should it be able to broadcast this time?" Li Rui did not forget that last time, he had recorded the show in Leeds. That program is said to have been blocked.

Everyone's face froze, looking at Lu Jianhong, he is the highest rank among the people at the table, he can be regarded as the leader.

Lu Jianhong was also stunned for a moment, feeling embarrassed and even annoyed. After all, Li Rui's question was difficult to answer, and it was tantamount to slapping CCTV in the face.

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"The leader still needs to review it. If there is no problem, it will be played as soon as possible."

Li Rui nodded and didn't say anything. He just asked casually just now, and he felt a bit abrupt when he said this. However, Li Rui didn't regret asking this question. Anyway, what happened last time was because of your CCTV fault. First, you came here to find me to record the show, and it took a long time. In the end, you made a show that couldn't be broadcast, and didn't bring such fun people.

(End of this chapter)