After playing against the French team, the national team's European training ended and the team disbanded after returning to Beijing. However, Chu Zhongtian asked the coaching staff for leave because he wanted to go directly to the United States from France. His agent Meri called him and told him that he had negotiated an image endorsement contract with the American magazine and asked him to sign the contract.

Zhu Suishin was a little unwilling, but he had no reason to stay Chu Zhongtian because the team's mission was over. Even if he followed the team back, he would disband on the spot. The meeting that was supposed to be held had already been held in France. He could only let Chu Zhongtian leave.

So, under the envy of many people, Chu Zhongtian left the team and flew from Paris to New York, USA by plane.

After Chu Zhongtian left, someone in the national team complained: "It feels like he doesn't seem to be playing football in the national team, but he seems to be on vacation to the national team..."

"It seems that he is the biggest star in this team... he comes and goes in a hurry."

"They were..." someone muttered.

A group of people were speechless when they thought about Chu Zhongtian's experience before and after the game against the French team.

Some of them realized that Chu Zhongtian had actually transcended the category of Chinese football. While some of them were still striving to play football abroad, Chu Zhongtian had already moved into the world... Chu Zhongtian didn't know what his teammates of the national team viewed him, and he didn't care about this. After arriving in New York, under Meili's arrangement, Chu Zhongtian met with the head of the magazine. After the two parties signed the contract, Chu Zhongtian took some photos needed for the magazine's print advertisements. Then he flew directly to Los Angeles. An internationally renowned men's underwear brand wanted to sign a contract with Chu Zhongtian, and he went to the interview this time.

Chu Zhongtian found that he was still a bit of business talent - unlike other players, he left all non-football affairs to his agents for handling. He was very interested in business operations and wanted to participate in many things himself.

The negotiations with this men's underwear brand went smoothly. The two parties decided to sign a contract for three years, and Chu Zhongtian could earn 700,000 euros each year.

After seeing the advertising photos taken by Chu Zhongtian for them, the company was very satisfied. Judging from the appearance, Chu Zhongtian's place was really big. In fact, the same was true. Later, when they posted these advertisements, it even caused a lot of controversy - the media suspected that an oriental person could have such a spectacular thing, which was passed by a computer... Chu Zhongtian smiled and said nothing.

This is a story later.

After talking to this men's underwear, Chu Zhongtian went to meet Emily. He originally wanted to invite Emily's mother, but Emily told Chu Zhongtian that her mother could not come. In fact, Miranda was still worried that Chu Zhongtian could win the favor of her daughter and didn't want to come to see him.

This is exactly what Chu Zhongtian means - he wants to enjoy the two-person world with Emily.

Emily told Chu Zhongtian that she also benefited from her relationship with him - a casual clothing brand in China found her and wanted to talk to her about signing an endorsement.

This summer, it seems that this young couple is destined to make a big profit.

However, for them who are still in the rising period of their career, all this is just the beginning.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian, who returned from the United States, went directly to Beijing and filmed a TV commercial for Haier Group there. He returned to his home in Chengdu last night.

He flew around the earth and finally returned home, but it was not a few days before he went on a war again.

The World Cup has already opened on such a busy day. His good friend Ribery has finally entered the 23-man roster for France to compete in the World Cup. With his more dynamic performance, he successfully squeezed out Juli, who followed Barcelona to win the UEFA Champions League title this season.

While Chu Zhongtian was happy for Ribery, he also envied him. Being able to participate in the World Cup is something countless professional players dream of, but he can only sit in front of the TV to watch the game.

He remembered what Ribery had said to himself half-jokingly: "It would be great if you were a Frenchman. Let's be selected for the national team together and continue to cooperate!"

Unfortunately, he is not interested in changing his nationality.

He heard from Mr. Meri that he had negotiated a new contract with Mess club, because he made it clear that he wanted to stay, so it was easier for both sides to discuss. Ribery's situation was different. Ribery never said on any occasion that he would definitely stay at Mess next season. His outstanding performance last season also attracted the attention of many teams, including foreign giants.

Eighteen goals and fifteen assists. This is the answer Ribery gave last season. Last season, Metz's team scored only 51 goals, and Ribery participated in these goals alone. Metz's outstanding performance last season is inseparable from his performance. After the season, Ribery was also selected as the best player of the season.

Therefore, since the start of the World Cup, rumors about Ribery's transfer have not stopped. Sometimes it was said that Lyon wanted to acquire him, and sometimes it said that Manchester United had offered him 13.5 million euros. Bayern Munich also got involved. Germany's "football emperor" Beckenbauer claimed that Frank Ribery was the player Bayern Munich needed.

Before the World Cup opening, Metz club chairman Molinari talked about several important players in the team in an interview. He promised Metz fans that Chu Zhongtian would be left behind, but for Ribery, his words were ambiguous: "Of course we want to keep him, but it depends on his personal wishes..." Later, he talked about Ribery's offer, and he did not seem to be planning to keep Ribery, but looking at his price for Ribery, he did not seem to be really going to sell Ribery: "...I heard about Manchester United's offer, and I want to say that a player like Frank is worth at least 40 million!"

This is completely a big talk from the Lions. Although Ribery performed very well last season, his net worth was definitely not as scary as 40 million. So many people think that Molinari here wants to scare away the clubs that are interested in Ribery.

The England team also summoned a young player Walcott, which attracted a lot of hype from the media in England and even the world, believing that a tomorrow's superstar in England is rising.

In comparison, Ribery's national team career seems much more low-key.

But everyone calmly analyzed and found that Walcott's World Cup journey was likely to be a tragedy, and Ribery hoped to play in the World Cup for France.

The argument for supporting these people was that in the last two months of last season, the head coach of the French national team, Domeneck, went to watch Metz's two-month game, especially the two French Cup games, one against Lyon and the other against Paris Saint-Germain Ribery. In fact, he had long been impressed by the charm shown by this winger who was as fast as the wind.

In France, Ribery has become the new darling in the minds of French fans because of his outstanding performance and never giving up fighting spirit. Many people are not surprised that he was selected for the national team at all. French fans even trust him more than Henry and Zidane.

On June 12, Ribery's name appeared on the French team's first starting lineup against Switzerland. For Chu Zhongtian, he was not surprised at all.

Thanks to his blessing, Ribery also has a group of fans in China, and they are happy that Ribery can start.

This World Cup will be destined to be an unforgettable event for Ribery.

All three games in the group stage started, none of them missed, and the time for playing was gradually increasing.

Two goals were wasted in the game against Togo, but the game against Spain continued to start, and in this game, he passed the goalkeeper of Spain, Casillas, and scored his first goal in the World Cup.

Seeing Ribery scored, Chu Zhongtian clenched his fists in front of the TV to cheer him. But after the cheers, there was only endless envy and jealousy left... He also wanted to step on such a high-level field... Later, when Chu Zhongtian liked Brazil and France, he met, he was immediately full of contradictions. Should he support the Brazilian team he always liked, or support the French team where his idol Zidane and his friend Ribery are? He hoped that Brazil could win the championship, but he didn't want Zidane's last competition to end here.

He had to calmly analyze the current situation and admit that the French team's advantage is a little bigger than that of Brazil... Although Brazil is very eye-catching as the defending champion, there are five superstars called Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaca, Robinho and Adriano, who are known as the "magic square", but as a whole, this Brazilian team has never taken shape. On the contrary, the core of the French team is Zidane, even Henry and Vieira cannot take it away. In the 2004 European Cup, they thought they could replace Zidane as the new French core, but in the end they found that this idea was too stupid. In addition to Zidane, Henry and Vieira focused on assisting the King of France, and the team also had newcomers like Ribery who were newborn calf and not afraid of tigers. Although the whole team is older, for competitions like the World Cup, they pay more attention to experience, so it is not a big problem.

With this analysis, the Brazilian team is in danger... The facts also proved Chu Zhongtian's analysis. Brazil lost 0:1 to France, and Zidane assisted Henry with a free kick to score the only goal in the game. The concealment of the ball made Chu Zhongtian curse because Robert Carlos squatted down to tie his shoelaces in such an important free kick defense, which made Henry completely unmarked and easily pad the ball into the empty goal.

He really doubted whether the Brazilian team was also betting on the ball... The goal was lost too strangely.

When the Brazilian team was eliminated, Chu Zhongtian's expectations for the World Cup were suddenly reduced. But he still had to see that he wanted to watch Zidane's game. Zidane's game was really a game less, which was also a good opportunity for him to learn. He wanted to see how players like Zidane controlled the entire team in the game.

He found that Zidane's advice to him was really right. In a game like the World Cup, it is impossible for no one to come up to press the team's core. But what should I do if I face such a press from one person or even a few people, as the core player who takes the ball?

Every time, you pass the football out the first time? This may not be a good idea. Your teammates may not be able to run to the next receiving position in time, nor will they pass the ball at the right time every time. And if the opponent also performs such a defense against your teammates, wouldn’t it be easy to intercept the ball and counterattack?

There is only one solution - use the technology under your feet to control the football from being stolen. This is just the first step. You also need to use outstanding technology to get rid of the enemy and create the right pass opportunity and space for yourself.

Zidane has excellent skills. It is probably not an exaggeration to say that he is the number one player in football today. Look at how easy he is facing the Brazilian team, which is known for its foot skills. It is like walking around in the garden. Two Brazilian players were shaken away with one Marseille turn. The Brazilian players were so anxious that they could only stand in place with their hands open and yell. I don’t know if they were complaining that their teammates were too relaxed in defense, or that they were angry and were thrown away so easily.

Chu Zhongtian was deeply impressed by this scene.

There is really someone outside of people. Don’t think you have performed well in Metz, but you think you are invincible. There are more and more powerful opponents in the world outside of Ligue 1.

But there is no need to worry too much. Messe will participate in the League Cup next season. Although it is not as good as the Champions League in terms of level and influence, Chu Zhongtian can still encounter many strong opponents from other leagues. Those opponents are different from the French Ligue 1 opponents who have lost their freshness. They are all unfamiliar and unknown. They will bring Chu Zhongtian a new vision and impact.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian was brought to China on June 23rd and bid farewell to his parents and set off for a flight back to France. The team's pre-season training has begun. Although the World Cup is still going on, Metz does not have many international players, so the impact is not deep. Fernandez also hopes to take advantage of this opportunity to lead other league opponents in pre-season preparations.

Chu Zhongtian’s first thing when he returned to Metz was to re-sign a new contract with Metz.

The contract lasts four years. After playing for two years, the right to switch to other teams in the non-French league. Metz club cannot use the means of arbitrary price raising to prevent Chu Zhongtian from transferring and leaving. These conditions are no different from the previous contract. The changes in the new contract are mainly in terms of bonuses and salary. The weekly salary is 30,000 euros, the goal will be increased to 2,000 euros, and the assist prize will be increased to 800 euros.

After Chu Zhongtian signed the contract, the Metz club held a press conference to announce that Chu Zhongtian successfully renewed his contract and would continue to stay in Metz next season. The fans of Chu Zhongtian who had been waiting outside the Metz club cheered for victory - no matter how Ribery was, at least they have left a player who is crucial to the team.

After signing the contract, Chu Zhongtian came out to meet the fans. He held up his Metz jersey and thanked the fans, which won loud cheers from the fans.

Afterwards, Chu Zhongtian met his head coach Jean Fernandez.

As soon as they met, Fernandez did not congratulate Chu Zhongtian on staying in Metz, but stared at his body and looked carefully. Then he signaled Chu Zhongtian to turn around in the spot for a few times. The more he looked, the tighter his brows became.

Then he said to Chu Zhongtian: "You have gained a little weight, Chu."

Chu Zhongtian never called his weight, and he didn't know if he had really gained weight. But he knew in his heart that he had not had physical exercise in the past month and a half.

"Has you lost your way out of fame? Or is love shattering your head, Chu?"

This is actually not very nice, but the person who said this was Jean Fernandez, who was tantamount to Chu Zhongtian's benefactor in football, so Chu Zhongtian dared not have any dissatisfaction.

"I know I can't say anything about your private life. Everyone has his lifestyle. But don't forget that you are a professional player. Who gave your life now? It's not me, it's football. Football is your profession. I hope you will be more dedicated when dealing with this profession."

Chu Zhongtian, who had been in full bloom all summer, lowered his head and quietly accepted the criticism of the head coach. At first, he was quite surprised, but he didn't expect that the first time the head coach saw him was criticism, but now he was calm.

"The first task of training you pre-season is to lose weight and lose me your previous weight."

Chu Zhongtian nodded honestly: "Yes, sir."

"Now let's talk about another thing... Chu. Do you think your technology has taken shape?"

Chu Zhongtian looked up at his head coach and to be honest, he had this idea because he felt that his progress this season was not as obvious as before. He thought that his technical characteristics had been completely fixed, so he could only accumulate experience and improve his awareness.

"Uh...is it's like that, I have this idea, sir."

"But you are less than 23 years old, so who can't stand a player's technical skills at this age?" Fernandez shook his head. "Your passing accuracy needs to continue to improve, especially in the fierce confrontation. In addition, the final victory with Paris Saint-Germain made us ignore a lot of things. Now the excitement is over, it's time to look back and see your problem. In the first half of the final against Paris Saint-Germain, you were trapped by Paris Saint-Germain's full-game pressing and without doing anything. I don't want to see that in the new season. Do you know what the solution is?"

Chu Zhongtian thought of Zidane’s advice to him: “Improve personal skills?”

Fernandez nodded. It seemed that the kid was not yet proud.

"Yes, I hope you will continue to improve your skills under your feet in the new season. To be honest, your skills are still a bit rough in my opinion. Rough skills cannot guarantee that you can control the ball accurately. As Metz's midfield core, you will be subject to more difficult defenses in the new season. There are many stronger opponents in the League Cup than Ligue 1 teams. If you don't improve, you won't develop further."

Chu Zhongtian nodded repeatedly when he heard this.

"So the second task is to work hard to improve your skills. This is a relatively long-term job, Chu. If you want to have greater development, you must work hard to do this."

"I understand, sir."

Fernandez nodded, then smiled, and then stretched out his hand to Chu Zhongtian: "Okay, welcome to return to the team, Chu!"

(To be continued)
Chapter completed!