Prominence in Football Community

When the teenagers started training the next day, they were still talking about the game yesterday evening with great relish.

Every football teenager has a heroic dream, dreaming of becoming a great hero like Gao Zheng who is worshiped by tens of thousands of people.

In the past, this was just a dream, but Gao Zheng showed them their dream.

Let them have a clear goal and a clearly visible reference.

In the past, some people always said that "people of the yellow race are not suitable for football" and "Chinese people are not united, so the performance of group sports is not good, but the performance of table tennis, badminton and so on alone is better"...

But now Gao Zheng slapped the person who said that severely.

Who says the Chinese can't play football well? Who said that the Chinese are a mess?

The teenagers were so excited that they wished they could become someone like Gao Zheng tomorrow.

On the training ground, Lin Yuan met the Asian boy who competed with him that day.

The young man stared at himself, opened his mouth and asked in Chinese that Lin Yuan could understand: "Why can Gao Zheng call your name?"

Lin Yuan was surprised: "Aren't you Japanese?"

The Asian teenager was very angry: "You are Japanese, and your whole family is Japanese!"

"Are you not Korean?"

"You are the stick! Your whole family is the stick! I am Chinese!"

Lin Yuan was even more surprised: "You are Chinese, why are you with so many Spaniards?"

At this time, Dong Jin remembered that his nationality was Spanish, so he said a little depressed: "Uh...my mother is Chinese..."

Lin Yuan suddenly realized: "You are not Chinese..."

"I am!" Dong Jin stared.

Lin Yuan shook his head: "No, you are not. I am a Chinese."

"Is there any difference between me and you?" Dong Jin stared at Lin Yuan and asked.

Lin Yuan couldn't tell for a while,

But something suddenly occurred to him, so he puffed up his chest and said, "I am a citizen of the People's Republic of China! What about you?"

"What?" Dong Jin was dumbfounded. His nationality is Spanish...so he sipped and said, "I am...Chinese..."

"Then you are not Chinese." Lin Yuan insisted on his point of view.

"I am! My mother said that as long as you agree with Chinese culture, you are all Chinese!" Dong Jin retorted.

Lin Yuan smiled: "Then if we all play for the national team in the future, which country do you represent?"

Dong Jin was dumbfounded, unable to answer.

Yes, he said that he is Chinese, but China does not recognize it... If he really has the opportunity to join the national team in the future, he has Spanish nationality and should join the Spanish national team. Since they are all players of the Spanish national team, what is the point of saying that they are Chinese?

Seeing Dong Jin standing there speechless, Lin Yuan chuckled, "We'll see you on the court then, and I'll beat you!"

After speaking, he ignored Dong Jin and went straight to the training ground.

Dong Jin turned around and stared at his back, and for the first time had huge doubts about his identity.

At home, his mother and grandfather always said that he was Chinese, taught him to speak Chinese, and learned Tang poetry and Song Ci. Although he went to school and played football with Spanish children, he always felt that he was a Chinese, different from them .

As a result, when I met real Chinese people today, I realized that I am different from these Chinese people...

So are you Spanish or Chinese?

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After the training, Dong Jin went home and saw his mother, she was still busy greeting guests in the front hall, even when she saw her son, she just smiled at him and said: "Ah Jin I'm back."

Then he took the tray to deliver the food.

Grandpa is naturally very busy in the kitchen at this time.

When his mother came back, Dong Jin held her hand: "Mom, am I Chinese?"

"Why not, of course!" The mother looked at her son strangely, not knowing why he asked.

"Then if I play out and want to join the Spanish national team, what should I do?"

The mother didn't expect her son to ask such a question, but he didn't have time to think about why his son would ask such a question. She touched his son's head and answered in the simplest way: "It doesn't matter what nationality you are, as long as you Just think that you are Chinese... Be good, do your homework, don't delay your studies!"

After speaking, she hurried away again, busy greeting new guests.

Dong Jin didn't get a satisfactory answer from his mother, he frowned and dragged his schoolbag upstairs.

Then he climbed out of the attic on hands and feet, and sat cross-legged on the small square table where he usually "listened" to the game. He rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought.

He didn't understand why his mother said he was Chinese since he was not a Chinese citizen.

I think I am Chinese, but those children who are really from China don’t seem to recognize themselves as "Chinese"...

And that person is right, if one day he really joins the Spanish national team and meets the Chinese team on the field, how will he deal with himself? Isn't he Chinese? Why did it become the opponent of the Chinese team instead?

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Dong Jin thought about it all night but couldn't figure it out. He wanted to ask Gao Zheng. As his idol, he felt that Gao Zheng would be able to help him out.

But today he didn't have to go to Mahadahonda for training, but he still took the bus to Atletico Madrid's training base after class and waited for Gao Zheng outside.

Many fans have gathered here, and Dong Jin is very inconspicuous among them, as if he is one of them.

When the training was over, the players drove away one after another.

At this time, the fans will go up and stop the player they like, ask him for an autograph, take a photo together, and it would be even better if they can have a few words.

At this time, you can see who is the most popular person in the Atletico Madrid team.

Of course it was Gao Zheng.

When Gao Zheng's car came out, he was blocked by a group of fans. Sitting in the co-pilot, he rolled down the window to meet the fans' request for autographs and group photos.

He skillfully signed the various things that each fan handed over. Every time he signed a name, he raised his head and smiled at the camera or mobile phone in the hands of the fans, and took a group photo with the fans who took selfies.

When Dong Jin squeezed in front of him, he neither sent anything for autograph nor asked for a group photo.

This made Gao Zheng, who was used to this rhythm, still not quite used to it. After he saw clearly who was coming, he smiled: "Yo, why are you here?"

Dong Jin frowned and said, "I have a problem..."

"What's the problem?"

So Dong Jin told Gao Zheng about his troubles, and Gao Zheng was overjoyed when he heard it: "What should I do...you are thinking too much now, right?"

Dong Jin came to ask Gao Zheng to clarify his doubts. Unexpectedly, Gao Zheng laughed when he heard his words. He was a little confused: "Where are you thinking too much..."

"You have just entered the echelon, right? You haven't even started your career, and you are all thinking about the national team. Isn't this thinking too much? Wait until you can play in the professional league..." Gao Zheng waved his hand , very unconcerned. "You guys are still a thousand miles away from the national team! Now it's enough to play the ball well, and everything else has nothing to do with you. It doesn't matter if you are Chinese or not..."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone crowded up behind Dong Jin and handed Gao Zheng a postcard, asking Gao Zheng to sign it. Someone came with a camera and asked Gao Zheng to take a photo.

As for Dong Jin, he was squeezed out.

Dong Jin, who was standing outside the crowd, scratched his head, recalling what Gao Zheng said in his mind.

What Gao Zheng said seems to be correct... Isn't the most important thing now is to gain a firm foothold in the echelon and stand out?

It doesn't seem to matter whether I am Chinese or not, and whether others recognize my identity...

After figuring this out, Dong Jin realized that what he should do now is to defeat that kid named Lin Yuan, which is the top priority!