Fox in the Penalty Area

The transfer matter has been settled.

Because of the discussion these days, I will just say a few words.

The following are my views from the author’s perspective:

First of all, the transfer to Madrid Pirates is not a temporary move or a sudden change.

But it was finalized when I was imagining the second half of the book.

He will definitely go to the Pirates. For this reason, Li Qingqing transferred to the Madrid Kings because he wanted to have two people in the same city but not in the same team - why not in the same team? Because I didn’t want to write it that way, I didn’t think it was interesting or dramatic.

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Second point, since you decided to become a pirate, why didn't you make preparations in advance and make it look like a surprise attack?

In fact, I laid the groundwork, but not a lot.

The first time Madrid Pirates appeared as a team name was in Volume 4, and the first time it was related to Hulay was after Hulay beat Tramed and helped Leeds City reach the top of the Premier League. Pirates fans online The message expressed that he was very happy that Hulay did not go to the Madrid Kings, otherwise he would not be able to see this wonderful goal now.

At that time, I remember that some readers wondered whether Hu Lai was going to be a pirate.

I think at least from that time, not many people thought that Hulay would definitely go to Madrid Kings, which is completely different from the public opinion these days that "if you don't go to Madrid Kings, you are a big drug".

Also during the World Cup, Pirates were mentioned.

Before the Europa League final, it was also mentioned that Pirates were the previous champions.

There must be some foreshadowing, but judging from the reactions of many people, it is just that there is not enough foreshadowing and the meaning is not obvious enough.

I have my issues with this, but I also want to explain why I do this.

Because I didn't want to show the intention from the beginning that "Julay will definitely go to Madrid Pirates".

I just expressed the possibility that he would definitely not go to the King of Madrid through the competition between him and Melli - everything the King of Madrid did in the later period was like an old general on the stage, constantly planting flags for himself...

Why don't I want it to be clear from the beginning which team Hulay will go to?

Because I think Hu Lai himself doesn’t actually know where he is going next, he only knows where he is not going.

Even if he now moves to Madrid Pirates, it does not mean that the Pirates are his "right one."

I will write about this later in the novel: that is, he himself was not sure whether it was right to go to Madrid Pirates. At first, he was not sure whether he could succeed in this strange and wealthy team.

Of course he will work hard to achieve success, but everyone knows that football matters cannot be determined by whether your players work hard or not.

So it's actually normal for him to think this way. Of course, as the story progresses, he and the Madrid Pirates will gradually complement each other. But I don’t want to write a story where everyone can see the future path from the beginning and there are no fluctuations.

Julay will definitely succeed at Madrid Pirates, but this success will be achieved through his own efforts and ups and downs.

Instead of letting everyone think from the beginning that he went to a team like Leeds City, where the whole team revolved around him, and everyone from the owner to the fans took special care of him.

So before the transfer to Madrid Pirates is confirmed, Hulay can theoretically go to all the giants in Europe.

People in the world of the book don't know which team Hulay will eventually choose, and the Madrid Pirates themselves don't know either. They don't pursue Hulay persistently like Leeds City did at the beginning, as if Hulay is their "real destiny" Just like the "Emperor", he will not give up until he catches him.

I haven't written any of these things.

In fact, if I really want to pave the way, according to my habits and routines, I should arrange for Leeds City and Madrid Pirates to meet in the Champions League. Then Hulay led the team to defeat the Madrid Pirates after two rounds of hard battles, leaving a deep impression on the opponent. The impression conquered the top management of Madrid Pirates Club, team coaches, and players.

Seeing this, everyone must know that Hu Lai is going to Madrid Pirates.

In the end, it was a matter of course to transfer to Madrid Pirates.

Just like the previous book "Greenery".

Although the routine is repeated, it is indeed a very mature routine. There is no fault, no controversy, and no problem in writing.

But I really don’t want to write it like that.

The approach I have always insisted on in this book is to describe as little as possible the teams and people who have nothing to do with the protagonist or the protagonist's group, as if they were all hiding in the shadows before exploring the map. As the protagonist group explores the world, they establish a relationship with the protagonist group, and then they gradually come to the surface and come to the stage one by one.

Why do this?

Because no matter how many people complain that I just changed the name, I did reconstruct a lot of things in this book. Unlike the real football world, once a new character or team appears, I have to introduce it in enough detail to let readers know what it is.

And if it's real football, I just need to throw out a name and everyone knows the rest.

For example, when I wrote about Hu Lai and Li Qingqing watching Leeds City's away game against Warship Harbor at home, I wrote about the history of Warship Harbor in detail.

I wrote about Leeds City's Europa League challenge to London Bridge, and also wrote about London Bridge's home history in detail.

To me, this is information that must be written down, because if it is not written out, people will really have no sense of involvement. In other words, I personally feel that this world is not finished yet and is an unfinished project.

But in fact, after I wrote this, some people said in the comments, "Why are you writing this?" "Are we here to see the history of London Bridge's home stadium?"

So obviously there are some things that I think are necessary but are actually thankless.

Therefore, in order not to overwhelm the golden mountain, I adopted the principle of "write whatever the protagonist group comes into contact with, and write as much as the protagonist group comes into contact with."

Some people will say: You can make this into a set set and release it separately for us to see.

I won’t talk about how many people read the character list that is included in the work after each volume is written. I will tell you a very practical reason - I still haven’t listed the names of all the teams in the five major European leagues. , history, jersey color, and home field information are all completed.

If the protagonist group never has contact with those teams, then there is actually no need to finish them all.

Because the workload is really too much. For a naming waste like me, I have to scratch my head every time I come up with a name for a team.

Not to mention that I have to figure out the past and present lives of each team, and at the same time, I have to try not to completely copy the real teams. I can only learn from them, and then incorporate other content according to the needs of the plot.

Take the King of Madrid as an example. Some people say that even a fool can see that this is Real Madrid. Why don't you write Villarreal as a wealthy club?

But the problem is that most of the wealthy teams are born in economically developed areas and important cities.

As the capital and political and economic center of Spain, Madrid accounts for 17% of Spain's GDP. How could there not be wealthy families in such a city?

When a wealthy club appears, will it be associated with Real Madrid?

But what I’m writing about is not Real Madrid. I can’t choose my origin. I can only add details in other places to distinguish it from Real Madrid in reality.

For example, highlight the attributes of top wealthy families and highlight the ruthless characteristics.

And Tramed, and Stan Park Rangers.

One of them is in Manchester and the other is in Liverpool.

Anyone who knows football will know the prototype at a glance.

However, one is an industrial city and the other is a port city. They are originally good places for the birth of football teams. With a developed economy, it is natural for a wealthy team to appear.

But we cannot say that one is who and the other is that.

For teams in the lower leagues, such as the team coached by Tony Clark before, Hammond Castle, I can completely make it up and make it out of nothing, because there are not many scenes and it will have no impact on the entire European football pattern. Therefore, such a team does not need to be carefully set, and can only be given a name.

But when it comes to the top leagues, the five major European leagues, you can't just choose the name, and no other settings are done.

The difficulty of this project can be imagined.

So I haven't finished it yet. I followed Hu Lai and the others, finishing it bit by bit and setting it bit by bit.

If you have a friend who knows European football well and is good at and likes to make settings, you can also try to do this work in the book review area. If it is suitable, I will choose it directly to save myself the trouble.

In fact, not only the Madrid Pirates, but also wealthy teams such as the Turin Bulls, Blue and White Munich, Insubre, and Ruerrhein did not play a role in my previous article, and they played very little. The reasons are basically the same - they have little to do with the protagonist, so I won’t mention them in detail.

If Hulay did not go to Madrid Pirates in the end, but went to Turin Bulls and Insoubre, then I would start to introduce the history, current situation and other information of this team in detail.

Therefore, people say that I have few foreshadowings and insufficient foreshadowing. I admit it. This is partly because of my obsession with writing, and partly because of my lack of consideration.

But if you have to say that this is zero foreshadowing, a divine twist or something, I absolutely cannot accept it. To say that I have never mentioned the name "Pirates of Madrid" even once before, in order to avoid going to the Kings of Madrid, a Pirates of Madrid, the sworn enemy of the Kings of Madrid, suddenly appeared. Then I would be scolded for making a blunt transition and slapping me in the face just for the sake of a slap in the face. admit.

This is not the case now.

There is some foreshadowing, but for the reasons I mentioned before, there is little foreshadowing.

Of course, with Hulay's transfer to Madrid Pirates, more information about this team will naturally be revealed to everyone.

In fact, in my own setting collection, I have done a lot of setting work about this team.

For example, the origin of the team, team culture, home stadium, training base, jersey color, famous players, team anthem, fan composition, specific grievances with the Madrid King...etc. It's just that there is no need to throw it out all at once. Instead, it will be gradually revealed to everyone as the story progresses and from Hu Lai's perspective.

So when you see the introduction of Pirates of Madrid, don't say "just round".

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The third point is, since I didn’t go to Madrid Kings, why did I write so much about Madrid Kings before?

Because I want the King of Madrid to be the boss...

Since it is a big boss, how can we describe it without spending a lot of time describing it? Is it enough to just say "Kings of Madrid is a top wealthy club"?

Note that this is the boss, not the villain.

For example, I wrote about the Madrid Kings' pursuit of Julay, which reflects their sincerity. From the perspective of the Madrid Kings Club, it is impeccable.

Even if he was rejected by Hu Lai, he did not say harsh words and still maintained the magnanimity of a wealthy family.

I just write this because I don’t want to make the big boss a buffoon. I really don’t want Hu Lai to go to the Madrid Kings.

Hulay decided not to go to Madrid Kings when he went to Leeds City.

As for what made Francis contact him, it was just a dramatic way of handling it - everyone thought that the King of Madrid was determined to win Hulay, and they wrote about the King of Madrid with full confidence, but the result was nothing.

Writing this way, on the one hand, it can reflect the importance the King of Madrid attaches to Hulay, and at the same time, it can also highlight Hulay's current status and strength in European football.

On the other hand, it can also show the behavior of this top giant, which is domineering and tough. "Any player we like, there is no one we can't win!"

As they say themselves: "The best players should play for the Kings."

Some people also say that if you want to compete with Melli, you can also compete with each other on the same team.

That makes sense. Maybe I will write a plot similar to this in my future novels. For example, two people are good friends and join a wealthy family at the same time. Then they realize the cruelty of competition in the wealthy family, and they change from friends to competitors, and then they fight it out. Male and female...whatever.

It also happens in real football. The battle between Neymar and Messi for the top spot in Barcelona ended with Neymar leaving Barcelona. In the end, who would have thought that Messi would be forced out by Barcelona and become teammates with Neymar again - this is simply the plot of a novel!

But I don’t plan to write this book this way.

Hu Lai is not the kind of person who wants to be friends with Meili. At least in the current plot, he just regards Meili as his opponent. He has never thought about becoming teammates with him and competing to save the country.

There are many types of competition, and competition within a team is one type, so why not compete directly with your rivals?

Is it acceptable to go to the king, but not to the pirates?

There is actually no right or wrong between these two paths. You can think that going to the Kings is better, but you cannot think that going to the Pirates of Madrid is bad.

For example, you said that there was insufficient preparation for Hulay to go to Madrid Pirates and it was uncomfortable to watch. I understand that, no problem.

But if you want to say that Hu Lai doesn't go to the King to win the championship, and goes to the Pirates to challenge the King, it's a big poison, and it's totally useless, then I think you are talking nonsense - who stipulated that what you think is right?

There is an audience for winning as a team, and there is an audience for challenging the king.

If I wrote that Hulay went to Madrid and teamed up with Melli to win the championship and crush Europe, believe it or not, many people would come out and express their disapproval?

Some readers have expressed before that they do not want Hu Lai to become the king.

Then who should I listen to?

How about you guys fight first, and whoever wins will I write according to whose writing?

Is that true?

This is a novel I wrote, and how I write it is for my consideration as the author.

I didn’t want to write the King of Madrid as a buffoon, so the image of the King of Madrid is quite positive. But it doesn't mean that Hulay must go to Madrid Kings. If he doesn't go, it will be poisonous.

There is no such thing as forceful buying and selling.

Then does the protagonist have to go to all the teams in my book that have a favorable impression of the protagonist?

Let's just go through the five major leagues...

Every character and every team in the book has its own temper and character. They are not tools attached to the protagonist.

Nor are the clubs pursuing the protagonists a stallion in heat.

After they express their position and attitude, they have no control over the outcome. No matter what the outcome is, they can only accept it.

Just like in the real world, isn’t this principle easy to understand?

Others say that Hu Lai looks down on wealthy families.

Sorry, there really aren't any.

I never wrote in the entire article that Hulay looked down on the King of Madrid. He just didn't want to be teammates with Melli.

Besides, human pirates are also from wealthy families. After Hu Lai left, why did he look down on wealthy families?

The only wealthy family in the world is the King of Madrid, right?

Yes, the Kings of Madrid are the "richest among the rich", but that does not mean that other teams are ants that can be manipulated by the Kings of Madrid.

They are just not as glorious as the King of Madrid in history, but in the present, they are not necessarily inferior to the King of Madrid.

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Finally, the above is the explanation about this transfer and my thoughts when writing.

I hope it can help you understand this novel.

Of course, if you really can't understand it, you can't accept that Hulay went to Madrid Pirates. If you don't want to see it, I accept it.

Just as a reader cannot force an author to write a book according to his wishes, an author cannot force readers to read his or her own book.

Good to get together and good to go.

But if you still want to criticize me for "it's just poison," "the writing is broken," or "the talent is exhausted," then I'm sorry, I can only delete the post. After all, I don't want to affect my own writing and the mood of other readers reading the book.

Finally, to those readers who are still willing to stay:

Entering a new environment, in order to write everything I want to write clearly, and in order for these new characters to stand up, I will spend a lot of time writing daily, and I will not enter the competition quickly.

So please be patient.

More than four million words have been written, and I already know the style of this book, so there is not much time left.

I am an old-school person, and I still believe in "slow work, careful work"...

Thank you everyone!

Please read the book.