After the home game against Freiburg, the Bundesliga entered a winter break.

The next round of the league will be until January 22 next year.

Originally, Mark's parents planned to invite Zhou Yi to their house for Christmas, but before they called Zhou Yi, Zhou Yi received a cross-border call.

Zhou Yi saw that it was an unfamiliar call from 6, and was a little surprised.

6 is the area code of the Chinese phone number. As long as the number is in front of the number, it means it is called from China.

But the only person who can call him across the country from China... is his parents, and his parents' phone numbers, including the landline number at home, are all on the phone, so they cannot be an unfamiliar number.

Zhou Yi hesitated for a moment, but he still answered the phone call even if he was a scam, it was not the waste of his own phone bill.

After the phone was connected, a man's voice came to mind: "Is this Zhou Yi's phone number?"

"Yes, I am Zhou Yi. Who are you?" Zhou Yi asked.

"Hello, Zhou Yi. I am Gao Hongbo."

When Zhou Yi heard this, he was stunned.

Gao Hongbo?

Although he is far away from China, Zhou Yi, who is not far away from Chinese football, naturally cannot not know who Gao Hongbo is.

What made him stunned was what the head coach of the national team called him?

"Hello, Director Gao..." He even said hello to Gao Hongbo with doubts.

Gao Hongbo also heard Zhou Yi's doubts, so he smiled and said, "It's a bit abrupt when I suddenly called you. Sorry, the phone number was something I wanted through some media relations. The Football Association has no contact information... It's like this. The national team started a training camp in Shanghai on December 22. I plan to recruit you into this training list, so I want to hear your opinions now."

In fact, after the initial surprise, Zhou Yi already understood why Gao Hongbo suddenly called him.

I definitely didn't come to talk to him about the weather in Dortmund.

Then there is only one explanation.

I'm going to join the national team!

As a teenager who loved football since childhood, the Chinese national team was indeed his dream goal. Even in the worst years of Chinese football image, he had fantasized about being a member of the national team and then leading the team to victory.

Don’t he know about the shady scenes?

He knew, but he didn't care, or hadn't thought about it. Wearing a national team jersey with a national flag on his chest was more like a kind of vanity of a child.

Zhou Yi has this kind of vanity.

But as a student, he just fantasized.

Unexpectedly, my childhood fantasy has become reality now.

He really wants to become... "national player"!

How many Chinese football teenagers would reject this invitation?

Unless there is a "benefit fee" behind this invitation...

However, 29 years was the storm of Chinese football's crackdown on gangsters. Many senior officials from the Football Association were all dismissed, and the former famous Golden Swoo was also imprisoned. The domestic football environment is indeed better than before.

After Zhou Yi came to his senses, he said, "I have no objection. I'm following the guidance of Gao."

His answer was straightforward.

Seeing that Zhou Yi's answer was so fast, Gao Hongbo explained more: "It's better to say some things clearly in advance. This time it's just a training camp for the national team. We will play three games, two teaching matches with local teams in Shanghai, and one warm-up match with Jordan. It's just an opportunity to improve our understanding of each other, and it doesn't mean the future. Do you understand, Zhou Yi?"

Zhou Yi nodded: "Of course I know this. I don't expect to become the main force of the team in one training camp. Don't worry, coach. I have always had a good attitude."

Hearing Zhou Yi say this, Gao Hongbo smiled: "Yes, you are not in a hurry to not play in the first team in Dortmund for three months, and you are indeed in a good mood."

Zhou Yi scratched his head. He really didn't know whether Gao Hongbo was praising him or teasing him.

"Okay, if you agree, I'll put your name in. The time for our training camp is twenty-one, and you can arrive one day late because you are the farthest."

"Hey, am I the only player who is studying abroad?" Zhou Yi asked.

"Yes. You are the only one."

Zhou Yi thought of He Ying, Sun Pan, Yang Muge and Guo Nu.

They haven't even made it out yet...

Maybe in the future, I can get together with the four of them in the national team?

That was really... very interesting!

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After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi didn't have time to inform his parents that he had been selected for the national team. Instead, he booked a flight ticket from Germany to Shanghai as soon as possible.

At this time, he received a call from Mark. On the phone, Mark invited Zhou Yi to his house for Christmas.

But Zhou Yi could only refuse.

"You were selected into the national team?!" Mark exclaimed when he heard Zhou Yi's reason.

"yes……"

"Great! It's amazing, Zhou Yi! You're amazing!" Mark cheered on the phone, as if he was selected for the national team by himself. "Mom, dad! Zhou Yi was selected for the national team! China's national team!"

Mark even called his father and mother, as if he was afraid that not enough people would know about this.

Mrs. Wagner and Old Wagner also took the phone and congratulated Zhou Yi.

Finally, Mrs. Wagner said to Zhou Yi: "Salary for the country is indeed more important than celebrating Christmas. I wish you good luck in the national team, Zhou Yi!"

"Come on, Zhou Yi, I will work hard with you as my goal!" Mark shouted from the other side of the phone.

"Then I'll wait for you, Mark!"

After finishing the call with Mark's family, Zhou Yi continued to book tickets.

After booking the air ticket, he took the initiative to make two calls. The first call was to his parents and tell them about his participation in the Chinese national team.

Mom didn't respond to the news, but Dad was so excited.

As a senior Chinese fan, Zhou Jianliang was heartbroken by Chinese football, but his love for Chinese football has not changed. Now that his son has also joined the national team, this is naturally his wish. Moreover, if his son enters, the national team's performance may be expected?

On the second call, Zhou Yi called his agent Shurce.

If you are selected as a national team, you must notify your agent of your agent. First, it is to facilitate Shulce to carry out your work. After all, the commercial value of national players and non-national players is completely different, and Zhou Yi is still very clear about this. On the other hand, it is related to the trust of players and agents. If your agent doesn’t know about such a thing, what else can you talk about trust and cooperation?

Shurtze is very happy that Zhou Yi was selected for the national team.

As an agent, he naturally knows the importance of this international label.

Especially the players of the Chinese national team.

You should know that behind Zhou Yi is the huge Chinese market, and this huge market potential is something that all brands care about. So how can we explain Zhou Yi’s appeal and influence to the brands of Western companies?

How many people pay attention to each game he scored? How much response did he get on the Chinese Internet?

None of these is simple and effective.

When Zhou Yi was a Chinese national team player, his business promotion operation in Europe would become much easier.

"How many games are there in the national team?" Shulzer asked.

"It's said it's three games, two teaching matches and one warm-up match..."

“Will the warm-up match be broadcast live?”

"have no idea……"

"Will you show up?"

"have no idea……"

"Okay. In short, it's a great thing to be selected into the national team. Congratulations, Zhou Yi!"

"Thank you."

Not long after hanging up the phone, Shurtze called back: "Zhou Yi, I just checked it. Wouldn't your national team have an Asian Cup qualifier on January 6 next year? That's not a warm-up match."

"Hey, is there any? Supervisor Gao didn't tell me. I don't know very well..."

"Can you play that game?"

"How can I know this..." Zhou Yi spread his hands.

"Uh, okay... Anyway, I will pay attention. Don't worry about things other than football." After that, Shultze hurriedly hung up the phone again, and it can be seen that he is indeed very busy now...

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When the plane Zhou Yi was still in the sky, in China, the media had already announced the list of Gao Hongbo's national team training sessions.

This training camp attracted much attention because there were two Asian Cup qualifiers immediately following.

In fact, since taking office in May this year, Gao Hongbo has been controversial. Although he led the national team to tie the world champion Germany 1:1 in his first game. However, in the eyes of many experts, the value of the friendly match is too low, and even if he tied Germany, it cannot explain any problem.

However, many fans fell in love with the passing football of Gao Hongbo's national team.

But in August, Gao's army ushered in two unexpected draws. Both were friendly matches, and the Chinese team tied Singapore and Malaysia 1:1.

In the minds of Chinese fans and media, these two teams are well-deserved weak teams. Not to mention winning, the Chinese team may not perform well if they win less than four goals.

As a result, Gao Hongbo's team failed to win.

In these two games, the Chinese team's weakness in offense was exposed.

In the subsequent Asian Cup qualifiers, facing the Lebanese team composed of many amateur players, the Chinese team's technical football almost disappeared under the opponent's high-intensity pressing. Although the two goals were won, some people think that the two goals were controversial.

Next, in November, the Chinese team returning to Hangzhou defeated Lebanon with only one goal at home.

Such performance has brought the title "Gao Hongbo's dismissal" again in the media.

Therefore, it can be said that Gao Hongbo is under tremendous pressure now.

In the next Asian Cup qualifier, we will face Syria at home. If the Chinese team cannot win, they will be under Syria and will not be able to win the first place in the group.

Before such a critical game, Gao Hongbo's training list naturally attracted much attention.

As soon as the training list came out, everyone discovered something amazing!
Chapter completed!