Ball King Pioneer

Chapter 162 Starfire
In the first year of his professional career, Lin Yi spent the first year at Evergrande with his teammates. Lin Yi, who left home for the first time, felt that there was a sense of distance between him and his family, which made him uncomfortable.

In the second year, Ji Dong was floating alone in the UK. This time, not only the space, but also the time was out of sync.

The snow outside the window stopped, and the sky was so blue that even a cloud could not be seen. Although the sun was dazzling, it was so lonely and cold.

Ji Dong is like the sun.

Today is New Year's Eve, it's rare for Ji Dong to indulge. He didn't wake up until 10 o'clock, and he woke up hungry.

Lin Yi likes to eat dumplings, so last time Zhao Liying made dumplings that were half full in the refrigerator, and it happened that today was a day to eat dumplings, and Lin Yi cooked a big plate for himself.

While eating dumplings, I sent a video with my parents to wish them good health.

Lin Jia, the younger sister, took out the "head knife meat" cooked by his mother from the kitchen and showed it to Lin Yi, which is what Lin Yi eats every New Year.

There is a custom in Lin Yi's hometown. When the pig breeder kills the pig, he will always marinate the first cut of the meat after removing the head and legs and put it aside.

This knife meat will be placed in front of the land temple and the ancestor's spiritual throne on the morning of New Year's Eve for worship. After the worship is over, the head of the family or the eldest son and grandson will kowtow to thank the ancestor for giving the meat before taking it home.

This piece of meat will be cooked in a large pot. Because salt has been added before, no seasoning will be added, and it will not be cut. When the whole piece of meat is cooked, the whole family will eat it directly.

The meaning of "head knife meat" is auspicious and superior, which is somewhat similar to the head fish in some places in the north.

It’s just that everyone moved to the city later, and there were fewer and fewer pig farmers, so many so-called “head knife meat” were given by relatives or bought from the vegetable market, which was meant to be auspicious.

Not being able to eat "head knife meat" has already made Lin Yi very sad. Who knows that the dead girl will say that people will not come back for the New Year, but the New Year's money is still indispensable.

Ji Dong was drooling, while cursing in his heart, you are so fat, you damn girl.

After finishing the greetings with his family, Lin Yi paid New Year's greetings to Zhao Liying's family remotely.

Facing Lin Yi who was celebrating the new year alone, Zhao Liying seemed very guilty.But there is no way around this. After all, the two are just lovers. It is impossible for Zhao Liying to leave her parents and go to England to spend the New Year with Lin Yi, right?

However, Zhao Liying promised Liying to fly to England to accompany Lin Yi for a week in two days. This can be said to be the best news that Lin Yi has heard these days.

It was already noon when Ji Dong called all the Chinese people in the address book who could be contacted one by one for New Year greetings.

In China, the whole family should already gather to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

Loneliness is the beginning of loneliness, Ji Dong is too lonely now.

On this day of reunion of Chinese people all over the world, Lin Yi decided to find some compatriots living abroad together.So Ji Dong packed up and went downstairs to drive. His goal was the Stellar Club in Warrington.

Audi R8 is not very special in Europe where luxury cars are everywhere, but in China this car is quite tall, especially in the eyes of a group of underage children.

When Ji Dong's car was parked downstairs at the Stellar Club, a group of young players poked their heads out to discuss.

"This Audi is so beautiful, it sounds different!"

A child who was the shortest and had the most immature voice poked his head out, and it was obvious that he was the youngest of the group.

"Cut, it's too expensive for me to drive it. When I become famous, I will drive Chery QQ. It's high-end and elegant. I will endorse domestic products."

Lightly slapped the small player on the head, and a big player with a square face boasted badly, but his pretentious appearance was also very funny to outsiders.

"You can pull down the little stool. You're the one who endorses the car, and I still believe that you endorse the dumplings. One person eats 50, and the whole thing is worthless."

It was a thin child who was talking, but he didn't look like the kind of player who couldn't fight against him.Maybe it was because he couldn't get used to square-faced players slapping smaller players, so he slapped square-faced players on the back of the head as soon as he went up.

"Ahao, have you eaten less? Besides, the captain eats the most. Why does he, a foreigner, like to eat dumplings so much? There are more than 60 dumplings in one meal. My God, there are two big bowls!"

The square-faced players who were slapped were not angry at all. It seems that their special way of communication is no longer a day or two.

"Hey, isn't that the captain? Why did he run to the parking lot?"

The little player was surprised to find that the captain ran towards the beautiful sports car that had just stopped.

"Maybe it's his family's car. By the way, when can I own such a cool car!"

"Yo yo, didn't you just think about getting yourself a Chery QQ? Are you treason so soon?"

……

This was Lin Yi's first visit to the base of the Stellar Club. This base used to be the office building of a famous British company. Later, the company wanted to evacuate Warrington. These buildings and land just happened to be acquired by the wealthy Evergrande Group.

A large piece of land behind the administrative building has been leveled out. The natural turf is not suitable for planting in winter, so artificial turf imported from the Netherlands is used.

There are a total of six courts, including two standard courts, four training courts, and all the equipment has also been arranged.If the Championship team saw the equipment of these stadiums, they would complain loudly in their hearts. Is it necessary for your newly established club to be so extravagant?
Ji Dong originally came tomorrow, but he didn't say hello to anyone when he came early today, so naturally no one came to greet him. Even the guards were there because Lin Yi used his signature and his identity as a Chinese to sneak in.

As soon as the car was parked, Ji Dong saw a familiar figure running over from a distance.

Eric Dier left the club again less than a week after returning to Everton. This time he left the club by transferring. The Stellar Club paid him a transfer fee of 150 million pounds, which made the Everton club happy for a while.

"Lin, why are you here today? It's great. I think my teammates will be crazy about it."

"Hi Eric, great to see you again. Shouldn't you be going home by this time?"

"The club will be officially established tomorrow, so I wondered if there was anything I could do to help. I just heard that today is Chinese Christmas, so I stayed to accompany my teammates. And there is a social gathering with the fans tonight, and everyone will celebrate Chinese Christmas together. I remember what the general manager said."

"I'm so glad you think so. You are a qualified captain. There is a saying in China called 'Fate Makes People', which means that life is full of changes. The last time I met you was an Everton player. I didn't expect you to be the captain of a star today. This is really a great start."

"Yeah, I didn't expect that I could continue my career. Although we have just started, I know how great the club's vision is. I feel extremely honored to be the first captain in the history of such a club.

I heard from the top management of the club that they knew from the beginning that I was recommended by you, thank you, Lin. "

"You don't have to thank me, Eric, you deserve it. I believe your quality can meet the requirements of the Premier League's top central defenders. Of course, what you need is more games and time.

Having said so much, I am waiting for you to show me your star, is this how you treat guests? "

Ji Dong teased Eric and said.

"Oh, I'm sorry, you see I forget it when I'm happy. Come on, I'll be your tour guide."

The group of boys upstairs was about to disperse, but when they saw that Lin Yi, who they worshiped as an idol, came over, they immediately became overwhelmed.

The little player reacted the fastest. He ran out of the room in a jiffy, and then ran downstairs to the parking lot.

"Damn, Xiao Ning, you're such a ghost, wait for us."

……

"This parking lot is only for players and internal personnel. There are 58 parking spaces, including 4 parking spaces for buses. The four rooms with the largest floor area on the first floor of the building opposite us will be used as locker rooms for each team in the future. The smaller ones next to it are equipment rooms and physical therapy rooms.

The second floor is mainly for the offices and administration of the club leaders.

The third floor is the current dormitory for Chinese players.The club has decided that once they are fully proficient in the environment and language of Warrington, they will be sent to live with suitable fan families. "

"The first floor of the building behind us is the player restaurant and lounge. In the past few days, I have tasted amazing Chinese food. My favorite is dumplings..."

Listening to Eric Dill's chattering evaluation of Chinese food, Ji Dong felt helpless. This is basically a topic that every British person wants to talk to him.

When Eric Dill was wondering why there was no fish in the fish-flavored shredded pork, a small child ran over, and the voice came first before anyone arrived.

"Brother Lin Yi, it's really you!"

The person who came spoke Chinese, and the padded jacket he was wearing also had the logo of the Stellar Club. It was obvious that he was a young player sent by the Chinese Football Association and Evergrande Group.

"That's right, it's me, the fake Lin Yi. Hahahaha!"

The next moment, a group of young players came from the corner of the stairs, and each of them rushed over while shouting "Brother Ji Dong".

Lin Yi did not expect that at the age of 20, he was already the "Big Brother Lin Yi" in the mouths of Chinese players, but facing a group of underage children, this big brother Lin Yi was really true.

When a group of chattering young players came out, basically everyone in the club knew that Lin Yi was coming, so a welcome party for Lin Yi was immediately held in the restaurant of the Stellar Club.

"Jin Yi, why did you come today and didn't say hello in advance, we can make arrangements!"

The person who spoke was an old acquaintance of Lin Yi. Lin Yi was the team leader when he was in the Evergrande club, and now he is the general manager of the star. It can be said that he is now the chief official of the Evergrande group.

"Isn't this just the new year? I was thinking about the first time the team members are celebrating the new year abroad. I'm afraid they won't be used to it, so I came here to have a look."

Ji Dong is thick-skinned. He is embarrassed to say that he came out to find someone of his own kind because he was lonely and homesick.

"You have a heart. If overseas players can take care of young players like you, our overseas army will definitely go smoothly. So, don't go back to Liverpool at night. Since you are here, come and celebrate the New Year with us. This is a rare opportunity. We also have rooms in the player's dormitory, all of which are new."

"Okay, I'll listen to the old leader!"

Ji Dong suddenly felt like he had found an organization. It seemed that coming to Warrington was the right choice.

When night fell, the outdoor temperature after the snow was very low, but the players' cafeteria was lively and peaceful.

Today, more than 30 fans and players came to celebrate the Chinese festival together. They brought their own food and gifts, hoping to use their enthusiasm to bring some comfort to the players who are far away from home.

In a short period of time, Stellar has more than 500 registered fans, all of whom are local fans of Warrington. These 30 people are representatives of them, including Eric Dill's parents.

In addition to the leaders of the club, there were also members of the coaching staff of the teams at various stages who attended the New Year's Eve dinner today. Lin Yi also saw the head coach of the first team.

Hey, it turned out to be an old friend of the Chinese people, German Eckhard Krautchen.

　Happy New Year, fellow book friends, the fourth brother is here to wish you all a New Year greeting, and wish you all a happy, happy, healthy and prosperous new year!In reality and in the book, it is the first grade of junior high school, perfect!There are two updates today, and the second update will be sent together.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)