The image of a 40-year-old groom embracing his 18-year-old bride and kissing her affectionately made it onto the BBC news the next day. The news quickly spread all over the world. No matter how sad Shania's male fans were, they could not change the fact that their idol, the cool and arrogant Judy Shania Jordana on the runway and the lively and lovely Judy Shania Jordana in real life, only belonged to the old man, Tony Twain, from now on.
The BBC newscaster said at the end, "Yesterday, Tony Twain became the happiest man in the world. Although the season that just ended could be said to be a failure for him and Nottingham Forest. However, he had personally obtained victory in another arena. Bless them. "
But who knew how many otakus were crying and cursing him in their hearts …
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The morning sun shone in through the window, illuminating the two naked bodies lying on the bed.
Twain and Shania had just finished their "morning exercise." Shania lay beside him, curled up like a sleepy kitten. Both of them were still sweating, but neither of them got up to take a shower.
Ever since that night when he and Shania became one, Twain had not stopped "making babies." He knew he was not young anymore. If he did not make babies, he was afraid that he would not be able to do so in the future. Shania did not show any aversion in this regard. After all, being pregnant would affect a model's work. But she also really wanted a baby.
On their wedding night, the two of them were crazy for the whole night. When they woke up early in the morning, they were drenched in sweat again. Shania could not help but be a little surprised.
"Uncle Tony …" She snuggled in Twain's arms and called out in a muffled voice.
"Hmm?" Although Shania's body had just been ravaged, Twain's hands were still disobediently caressing her smooth skin. Every stroke, he seemed to be teasing his lovely wife.
"You don't look like a 40-year-old at all … Hehe!" Twain tickled her sensitive spot. She laughed and twisted her body.
Twain did not know why it was like this. But every time he saw Shania's young and energetic body, her slightly immature and beautiful face, and her bright and lively eyes, he felt an uncontrollable heat rushing through his body. If he didn't vent it out, he wouldn't be able to sleep well at night.
This young girl had an irresistible allure for him. Why didn't he realize it at all in the past five years? Lisa Aria was right, I don't understand the people around me, and I don't understand myself.
Tang En patted Shania's smooth and round butt. "Go take a shower. Are we going to lie in bed for the whole day in such good weather? "
Shania sat up, turned her head and made a very tempting request to Tony. "Do you want to shower together, Uncle Tony?"
Tang En glared at her. "I don't want it."
Shania shrugged and jumped off the bed. She walked past the bed with a model's catwalk and swayed her hips to the bathroom. After entering, she didn't forget to stick her head out and ask, "You really don't want it?"
"No." Twain looked at the television in front of him and said without looking sideways.
"I didn't lock the door, Uncle Tony."
"Is this some kind of invitation?"
"No, maybe I just forgot to lock the door." Shania grinned and went in. What followed was the sound of flowing water.
That sound seemed to be flowing in Tang En's heart, making him itch unbearably.
He looked left and right. "Shower together? Okay, that's not a bad idea … "He jumped off the bed.
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That morning's story was just one of the many stories that happened during Tang En and Shania's honeymoon.
On the second day of their wedding, a reporter took a photo of Shania and Tang En frolicking at the beach in a bikini on Copacabana Beach. In the following week, the sweet figures of the two could be seen in almost every corner of Rio de Janeiro.
Tang En had never experienced such days in the past 26 years of his life. He experienced infinite happiness. On the streets, whenever he was in the mood, he would hug Shania and kiss her, as if there was no one else around. Even if he knew there were reporters hiding in the dark and secretly taking pictures, he didn't care.
"It looks like their relationship is really good …" The media could initially hype up the two kissing on the streets. Later on, they realized that Tang En treated it as a normal thing, so they could only say that.
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Good times were always short-lived. For a manager of an English Premier League team, he did not have an entire month to stick to his new wife and make love every day, sometimes three times, sometimes twice.
Although it was called a honeymoon, it was actually just a "honeyweek."
During the week, Tang En reintroduced Shania to his parents. He hoped that Shania would see the old couple as her biological parents. Tang En was very satisfied with Shania's performance. She used the Chinese slang she had just learned to call them "Daddy" and "Mommy." It made the two old people laugh and extremely happy — they had picked up a beautiful Brazilian daughter for free.
They indulged in fun and did not think about anything else. They just spent a week alone with Shania, and the beautiful time quickly passed.
Although there was still time, Tang En did not continue to stay in Brazil to play. He took Shania on a "tour around Latin America." Although it was for fun, Tang En was actually inspecting outstanding seedlings from all over the world to see if there was a chance to spend a small amount of money to find talented youngsters who could become big stars. But the biggest problem with focusing on South America was that these young players might not be able to obtain a work permit issued by the British Football Association and the Ministry of Labour.
Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay … all the way up, Tang En's last stop was Mexico.
He wanted to see how Garvan Martin, who was bought by the Forest team two seasons ago, had grown.
The results made him happy.
Although he was not yet 17 years old, Martin had already represented Blue Cross in the Mexican league many times. He had scored a total of five goals and had seven assists. At the same time, he was also the midfield core of Mexico's U17 team, wearing the number 10 jersey.
In time, this kid would definitely grow into the talent that Tony Twain needed. What he had to worry about now was not to let him be interrupted by injuries at the most critical time of his growth. Therefore, Tang En did not want Blue Cross to ask Martin to play too many games.
He was very afraid of spoiling things through excessive enthusiasm and turning Martin into a "forever injured person." Out of this worry, Tang En and Martin had a private conversation. Tang En had a very easygoing affinity with young players — of course, that was before the young man became his First Team player. Although it was the first time Garvan Martin had a face-to-face chat with Tang En, he did not feel the pressure from the manager who had won the UEFA Champions League two years in a row. They talked about everything. Tang En even asked Martin about the fun places in Mexico City so that he could take his supermodel wife around.
From the conversation, Tang En knew what Martin's attitude towards the Forest team was — the child was eager to leave his country and go to England to play at a higher level of football. He also had a sense of belonging to Nottingham Forest.
Tang En told Martin not to worry. He would have plenty of opportunities when he was 18 years old — provided that he maintained a high level of development and continued to improve in the next few years. He would not give a mediocre 18-year-old a chance to play. He was very, very strict on this point.
Tang En's promise to Martin was not an empty promise. Considering the increasingly grim economic environment and the unfinished work on the stadium. Tang En could foresee that in the next two to three years, he would not have much transfer funds to chase after those world-class stars who had also become famous. Giving a large number of opportunities to young people was not necessarily a new way of thinking. Leeds United and Arsenal had once set off a storm of invincible youth in England and European football. Why couldn't Nottingham Forest do the same?
The new season had not yet begun, and he had already heard a lot of doubts about him and Nottingham Forest. He did not want to quarrel with the other party in the media because he believed that facts spoke louder than words. Once he had really stirred up that storm, then he would take his revenge.
In addition, he had another purpose for coming to Blue Cross Club this time. That was to promise Blue Cross on behalf of Nottingham Forest Club. Although the club's current economic situation was not good, the money that should be given to Blue Cross would still be transferred to their account.
It must be said that selling Ribéry solved a big problem for Tang En and the Forest team. Fifty-five million euros could be used to do a lot of things if carefully calculated. Back then, Wenger used half of the money from selling Anelka's 30 million euros to build the modern Colney training base, which benefited countless Arsenal players.
Nottingham Forest did not need to build a new training base for the time being. The income of fifty-five million euros was divided into two parts. One part was used to maintain the club's daily operations, including various expenses. The remaining part was used as Tang En's transfer funds for the new season in the transfer market, for him to buy the players he fancied.
As for the new stadium, the construction plan would continue to be put on hold. Until Allan managed to pull in funds for the stadium again. It was said that he ran to the Arabian Peninsula this time, wanting to imitate Arsenal when they built the Emirates Stadium, to raise enough funds for the new stadium by selling the stadium's naming rights.
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After finishing his visit in Mexico, Tang En brought his wife to Los Angeles for a short stay and met Clarice Gloria and Tom Cruise. Due to Tang En and Shania's relationship, the two had "hooked up" — do not misunderstand, it was a work relationship. Now, they had a working relationship. Through the two's introductions, Tang En also got to know some of the big stars he was familiar with in Hollywood and spent three happy days and nights.
Then, he and Shania flew back to England together.
The wedding honeymoon was officially over. They did not have a big family, and Shania's parents could only be considered an emerging middle class in Brazil. So, both husband and wife had to work hard to earn money to support their family. If they had a baby, they would need more money.
After Shania returned to Nottingham, she began to busy herself with runway shows and filming advertisements for the brands she endorsed.
Tang En, on the other hand, met up with Evan Doughty and started to prepare for the new season again.
After resting for more than five months, Tang En's body had long been stirring with an impatience to work on a new career.
But to put it bluntly, what lay in front of him now was a big mess. If he had to compare, perhaps it was better than the team Tang En faced after he was knocked to the ground by someone on the sidelines and hit the back of his head.
Real Madrid seemed to really treat Nottingham Forest as a newly opened supermarket that was still offering discounts and promotions. After poaching Ribéry, they set their sights on Lennon on the right side. They hoped to spend fifteen million euros to buy Aaron Lennon and bring him to Bernabéu.
In addition, they had been watching van der Vaart for two seasons. This summer, Mijatović thought it was time to make a move. They offered eighteen million euros to poach van der Vaart as well.
AC Milan hoped to get the all-rounder Arshavin who could play as a forward, a winger, and a side midfielder. For this, they were willing to offer twenty million euros.
Juventus, on the other hand, had their eyes on Nottingham Forest's captain, George Wood. The Old Lady was ready to offer thirty million euros to bring in the steely midfielder who, even if the team was sinking, remained in consistent form. Ranieri wanted George Wood to take over Nedved's position.
But Juventus would face active competitors.
Inter Milan, Barcelona and Bayern Munich were also interested in George Wood's defensive ability, as well as the offensive level he was slowly showing. Several years of offensive training had allowed Wood's offensive power to go up a level every year. To illustrate with the simplest, most specific and easy-to-understand example:
When George Wood made his debut at Nottingham Forest, in the famous football manager game produced by SI, FM, which prided itself on real player data, his passing, crossing, shooting, dribbling, skills and long shots were 9, 5, 4, 8, 10 and 6 respectively.
In the newly released FM 2009, the data was still based on the 07-08 season and the first half of the 08-09 season. The points of these technical attributes had become: Passing 14, Crossing 9, Shooting 11, Dribbling 12, Technique 14, Long Shooting 13.
He was only twenty-one years old and still had the potential to continue to develop. In FM, his potential was also set at -9. This was a very high number. But Twain believed that after a while, Wood's potential value would be pegged at 200. He had this confidence.
Although Wood's vegetarian diet was very good, it was almost impossible to get him. The more pragmatic approach was to look for other people in the Forest team.
Pepe was tempted by Chelsea. Scolari hoped that this disciple he was proud of in the national team could partner with Terry to become the best center back in the Premier League, surpassing Vidic and Rio Ferdinand. Because of this, the media speculated that Abramovich might offer 30 million euros for Pepe. Of course, Scolari's competitor was Real Madrid. After a failed season, Real Madrid decided to spend more transfer funds to fill in the weak positions on various fronts.
Eastwood was also favored by many teams. Tottenham Hotspur wanted to offer 17 million euros to bring in the "lucky striker" who always brought victory and championship titles to the team at crucial moments.
Gareth Bale was also tempted by Tottenham Hotspur. They promised Bale a higher salary and promised Bale's father and agent a bigger signing fee. They hoped to bring the young player who had outstanding attacking ability and could play as a left back and left midfielder from the City Ground stadium for a price of 15 million euros.
Kompany was favored by AC Milan. Nesta was constantly injured and could not play a full season. They urgently needed an excellent center back. The Italian media predicted that Galliani might offer 19 million euros for Kompany.
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Twain suddenly realized that his players were so popular … If he sold all these players, forget about the economic crisis, the construction of a new stadium could start immediately.
But could he do that?
If he really did that, he would be the biggest idiot in the world. Similarly, Evan and Allan would not really accept all these offers.
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