Qin Xiong was not very good at chatting with someone he did not know.
However, his conversation with Tan Yonglin ended very quickly.
What surprised Qin Xiong was that when Tan Yonglin heard that Qin Xiong would hold a charity match in Sichuan, he excitedly said that he could form a team to participate in the match!
Not only that, he also said that they could take care of the cultural performances before and after the match as well as the intermission!
This was a bit unexpected!
After Qin Xiong told his team about the news, everyone in the suite cheered.
Because it was a charity match, everyone's initial idea of performing activities was to keep it simple. After all, there was no money to be made!
Which celebrity did not need money to appear?
In this utilitarian era, you could not ask others to be selfless.
It was because of this concern that Qin Xiong did not dare to invite famous entertainment stars to perform for free when holding a charity match.
If Qin Xiong paid for the event out of his own pocket, wouldn't that be fishing for fame?
Wouldn't it be better to just use the money for charity?
Tan Yonglin's phone call warmed Qin Xiong's heart. Regardless of whether the other party also participated with the mentality of helping the needy, Qin Xiong would be grateful to him.
The next morning, Qin Xiong received another call from a friend at Central TV Sports.
The host, Duan Xuan, also expressed his desire to participate in Qin Xiong's charity match.
Many sports program hosts would play football in their spare time. Duan Xuan was not the only one. They could form a team to participate in the match!
Qin Xiong felt a headache coming on.
It was not that he did not welcome it. Naturally, he applauded and welcomed it.
But how many people could be in a match?
It was not good to change players too frequently.
Although he had not confirmed the players, he had a general idea. First, the local football enthusiasts in Sichuan could sign up for the match and form a team to play. This part of the work had been arranged by Tang Le. The response in Sichuan was good, and there were many people who signed up.
Because the banner was that Qin Xiong would be on the same team as the local players in Sichuan.
Being able to compete with Qin Xiong on the same field was already a huge attraction. What about being able to play side by side with him? For many football enthusiasts, it was simply out of reach.
Because of this, the Sichuan Sports Bureau decided to organize an event to select the best Qin Xiong teammate in the province.
Tang Le was about to tell Qin Xiong the good news that some sponsors were willing to donate money through this event, but Qin Xiong told him that more and more celebrities had recommended themselves to participate in the charity competition.
Tang Le thought for a moment and said, "Either hold two games, or have a total of four teams in the first and second half. The more the merrier, the more the attention. It's enough as long as we can organize the competition well. What we need is influence. These things are not important. Even if there are 100 more people, there will still be a chance for them to appear on camera. It's not like the cheerleaders will complain about having too few people. "
Qin Xiong was amused by Tang Le's words.
Let a group of celebrities be cheerleaders?
It sounded pretty good.
Needless to say, there were really female celebrities from Hong Kong and Taiwan who also liked football and hoped to be there to perform. Even if they did not play football, they could be cheerleaders on the sidelines and form a beautiful scenery that was very eye-catching.
On the day of the holiday, Qin Xiong had been busy with the charity competition in the hotel.
In the afternoon, he received an invitation to a dinner party.
It was an invitation from Xie Yalong and Nan Yong.
They were the leaders of the China Football Association.
Qin Xiong did not refuse. Anyway, he had been busy all day and he also wanted to go out and get some fresh air.
He took his wife, Sylvia, to have a meal together.
The meal was set at the Great Wall Restaurant.
After Qin Xiong and Sylvia arrived, they entered the private room. After satisfying several waitresses' requests for autographs and photos, the waitresses responded to Qin Xiong by helping him block the other guests outside to prevent his meal from being frequently disturbed.
Xie Yalong and Nan Yong arrived early.
Before the waitress went out, Xie Yalong said to the waitress, "Just serve the dishes."
Nan Yong asked Qin Xiong what he wanted to drink, but Qin Xiong only drank tea.
He was determined not to touch alcohol when there was a competition mission.
Moreover, if he drank with the two big bosses of the Chinese Football Association and went out and was discovered by the reporters, there would be a storm of public opinion.
Qin Xiong had nothing to talk about with them, but Xie Yalong and Nan Yong were very enthusiastic. They constantly asked about his well-being and praised Qin Xiong's performance on and off the field.
On the field, it was naturally about winning glory for China in European football.
Off the field, it was about the recent charity work.
Qin Xiong chatted with them in a perfunctory manner, mainly taking care of Sylvia for dinner.
After Qin Xiong and Sylvia put down their chopsticks and wiped their mouths to show that they were full, Xie Yalong raised his tea and talked to Qin Xiong about business.
"Little Qin, are you tired from work recently?"
Qin Xiong picked up his cup and clinked it with him with tea instead of wine. In fact, he felt a little inexplicable in his heart.
Am I tired?
From August last year to May this year, I finally had half a month's holiday. I also attended business activities everywhere and then traveled halfway around the world to play in the national team's game.
Why don't you try?
He took a sip of tea and put down the cup. He said casually, "It's okay."
Nan Yong followed up and said, "Will you be busy in the next three months?"
Qin Xiong felt even more that the question they asked was a little retarded.
There was a FIFA game in June. You are the big bosses of the Football Association. Don't you know?
Qin Xiong pondered for a moment and said, "This month, I have to follow the national team to play in the world's qualifiers. There is no game mission in July, so I can take a break for a while. I have to go back to Spain at the end of July. The new season's game mission is heavy. Just the two Spanish Super Cups and the UEFA Super Cup require us players to go back early to train and prepare for it."
Xie Yalong nodded and said, "Well, that's true. There's something I need you to say."
"Hmm?"
Qin Xiong looked at Xie Yalong and Nan Yong with eyes full of questions.
Nan Yong said, "It's like this. Our country will host the Olympics in August. You know about this. As the host, the Olympic men's football team has to go all out to play at home. We can't let our families down, right? This is also to win glory for the country. So, why don't you ask the Real Madrid Club for a leave of absence? "
Qin Xiong came to a sudden realization. So that was the case.
He suddenly remembered that the reason for today's dinner was probably because he and Xie Yalong really had a bad relationship because of this.
At that time, he also expressed to the media that he would obey the organization's arrangements, but it was basically impossible for him to take care of the two echelons of the national team's games for two years.
Now that things had come to a head, it was time to submit the list of players. Xie Yalong was naturally afraid that Qin Xiong would take it to heart, so he came to discuss it with Qin Xiong again.
Qin Xiong did not dare to make a guarantee. After all, for a club like Real Madrid, plus Qin Xiong's position in the club, whether the club would agree to the China Olympic team's recruitment of Qin Xiong was really not a conclusion.
After all, the Olympic team was not the same as the national team.
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