In the business circle, is there such a person that you especially admire and look up to? In the past, you could only look at him from afar, far away.
He will become your goal, one of the catalysts to move forward, so that you can walk side by side with him.
When one day you come to his side, the admiration begins to fade, and instead it becomes stubbornness, unwillingness to admit defeat, gritting your teeth to catch up with him, determined to surpass him.
He will always be him, the special one in your heart, enjoying the honor and glory, but you start to reap the rewards step by step from being unknown. You are recognized, affirmed, and continue to work hard. Your confidence grows stronger, you realize your growth and strength, and you begin to become the backbone of a group!
In the end, the person who begins to turn the tide is yourself!
What kind of change in consciousness will you experience?
Ambition, excitement, overflowing confidence, and the desire to control everything!
In the morning, the sun shone into Qin Xiong's room. Lying in bed, he woke up from his sleep and could not help but murmur, "Thierry Henry …"
From a groggy state to a completely awake state, he was always thinking about something.
Including getting up and going for a jog in the park, he was thinking about a problem.
In his heart, it seemed that Henry's importance had decreased!
If it was last season, he would still regard Henry as a key role to surpass him, and the team's rise and fall depended on Henry alone.
But this season, this idea was fading.
He knew that his ambition and consciousness were changing.
Whether it was the bombardment of the outside media, the trust of his teammates on the field, or the praise he had personally experienced and enjoyed from the fans, coaches, and opponents, they were all catalyzing a change in his thinking.
This did not negate the importance of Henry's existence, but the degree of importance had changed in a group.
Whether it was arrogance, complacency, or supercilious.
Qin Xiong thought that his importance to Arsenal had surpassed Henry!
A person he used to look up to!
This would not change his attitude towards Henry, because Henry was not only his teammate, his captain, but also his friend.
But putting aside his feelings, he felt that Arsenal was weighing the pros and cons of losing Henry and losing himself. He thought that the consequences of losing himself were more serious for Arsenal, because it was necessary to consider the comparison of Henry and his age.
"Huff, huff, huff …"
In the park, Qin Xiong stopped. While panting, he put his right index and middle fingers together on his cheek to feel his pulse. He raised his left wrist to look at the watch and count the number of beats of his pulse.
A difficult season had come to the end. Although his physical condition was not bad, it was bound to affect him.
At the very least, the intensity of the regular training had to decrease. It was enough to maintain the current state.
After doing all this, he walked back home. At the same time, he took out his phone and called Freddy.
"Kyle, are you awake?"
"I'm having breakfast. What's the matter?"
"Yes, Wenger gave me a verbal promise yesterday."
"You …"
Freddy wanted to persuade Qin Xiong not to let his emotions get the better of him and not to give in because of Arsenal's emotional bombardment.
However, before he could speak, Qin Xiong said something that made Freddy suspect that he had misheard.
"At the end of the season, please tell Arsenal my minimum requirement when you negotiate with Arsenal: I want to be the highest-paid player in Arsenal!"
Qin Xiong's tone was calm when he said this, but his heart was not calm!
It could be said that this was the first time he took the initiative to ask, to entrust Freddy to fight for higher benefits for him.
"The highest-paid? Are you sure? Higher than Henry? "
"Yes! If you want me to stay in Arsenal, I must be the king of the new era! Only in this way, Arsenal's future plans to build the team will revolve around me. I must be the most valued player in the team! "
After listening to Qin Xiong's words, Freddy did not know whether to cry or laugh.
"Have you thought it through? If, and I'm saying if, Arsenal meets your requirements, I think you have to play for Arsenal for at least the next four years. "
"Well, I've thought it through and I've made up my mind. But if you want me to stay, my bottom line and requirements are what I just said. I must be the king of Arsenal's new era!"
"I think you still have to carefully consider this matter. Although Arsenal will move to a new stadium next season and their financial situation will gradually improve, but be careful, it's a gradual improvement. This will not be an immediate effect. Arsenal still has to pay off the stadium debt, and even with the impact of the economic crisis, the operating costs of the football market are still increasing rapidly. In the future, Arsenal will not become the top in Europe in terms of operating strength, at least not in the next five years, unless something else happens."
"I've thought about all these, but Arsenal also has elements that I'm looking for, stability, unity, including the competitive concept and so on. This may be a competitive environment that many other clubs can't provide. You know me, I must have thought it through carefully before I can make a decision. I hope you support me."
After a short silence, Freddy responded to Qin Xiong.
"Of course I'll support you! Okay, I understand. I'll try to make it happen, but I hope you've made the right choice. "
"Well, thank you. Goodbye."
Qin Xiong hung up the phone. He returned home and prepared his simple and nutritious breakfast step by step.
He knew that every club had its pros and cons. In terms of choice, Arsenal was actually similar to many other clubs.
Maybe the rich club was not stable enough, or maybe the stable club had conflicting philosophies and styles, and so on.
In the two years in London, playing for the Arsenal team, Qin Xiong made a lot of friends here. His teammates got along well with each other, which was also an emotional bond that prompted him to make the decision to stay at Arsenal for a long time.
He hoped to be able to create a new era of Arsenal with Fàbregas, Robin van Persie and other players who were not too far apart in age and create a glory of himself as the leader of Tree Shade.
Since the decision had been made, he would not think about it anymore.
After breakfast, they rested for a while. In the morning, they did some simple indoor fitness exercises before reporting to the club for training in the afternoon.
His teammates were in a good state of mind.
They talked and laughed on the training ground. Fàbregas and Qin Xiong competed in footwork. The substitute goalkeeper, Almunia, had his nerves ravaged by Qin Xiong and Fàbregas' tricky shots one after another.
Henry also participated later and discussed with Qin Xiong the opponents for the next few games. They also agreed to watch another Champions League semi-final together in the evening, the pinnacle showdown between AC Milan and Barcelona.
At this time, the mentality of Arsenal's players had not yet become complacent, but more or less prepared for a rainy day, hoping to understand the recent state of AC Milan and Barcelona in advance.
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