Chapter 90 Praise Makes Progress
It was already Germany's night at the end of the game, but for Dortmund fans, nightlife has just begun.
Germans are conservative by nature, so their nightlife is also notoriously boring.
But don't think that Germans are really the kind of people who are just passing by with a stern face. When it's time to go crazy, they may be crazier than anyone else.
This can be seen from the red light districts spread all over German cities.
Football is naturally a sport that can make people crazy.
After Dortmund defeated Schalke 04 3:2 away, if you are in Dortmund at this time, you will hear the sound of car horns and roars coming from the streets and alleys.
This is all the excited Dortmund fans venting their emotions.
In the first half of this season, Dortmund lost 0:1 to Schalke at home 04.
That game was simply a dark memory of Dortmund fans.
They are still reluctant to recall how Schalke 04 fans celebrated under their noses after the game.
But now, the tone that had been in their hearts for more than half a season was finally released!
And all this is because of a Chinese boy called "Zhou Yi".
Just after the game, the Ruhr News website published a report about the game.
In the comment section below this article, almost everyone praises and praises Zhou Yi.
"…Zhou Yi's performance was amazing! He made me tremble all over!"
"Hey, guy upstairs, have you cum? Haha! Just kidding. But I feel this way too! When I saw Zhou Yi shoot the football into Neuer goal, I feel better than having a shot with my wife!"
"A magical Chinese boy! I have to believe what Barrios said. He is really an oriental wizard from mysterious China! He really knows some magical magic!"
"Zhou Yi is a phenomenal young genius! I used to think that Gotze was already a genius who appeared every thirty years in Dortmund. Now I think that Zhou Yi is better than him, maybe it was released every thirty years?"
"I love Zhou Yi! I want to learn Chinese so that it is convenient to communicate with him! I want him to know how much I love him!"
"Oh my God, I won't say that Chinese people play table tennis well. Now they even play so well. In addition, theirs are very rich... Do they want to live?"
"I have been to China. It's really a surprising country. They are changing themselves quickly. I can't think of it for long, maybe they will change the world quickly!"
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At first, I praised Zhou Yi for leaving a message, but later a group of people simply exchanged all topics related to China in the comment section, including Chinese food, Chinese economy, and Chinese culture. Of course, there is also a discussion of politics.
Many Germans learned about China through the comment section, although it is not very comprehensive and perhaps one-sided, at least it is different from what they learned on their own TV programs in Germany.
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After finishing Schalke 04's game, the whole Dortmund team rushed back to Dortmund overnight. Anyway, the two cities were not far apart, so it would not take long to take a bus.
After returning to Dortmund, the players disbanded on the spot and went home to rest. Any player who participated in this game would not be used to train at the training base all day tomorrow and could rest at home all the time.
The bus was parked in the parking lot at Brakel's training base. Players got out of the car and could get into their own cars and drive home.
But Zhou Yi was the only person in the first team who had no car, but he lived not far away. If he ran, he would not be able to get there in ten minutes.
Groschloitz drove to the gate of the training base. Seeing that Zhou Yi had just left the gate, he leaned his head out and said to Zhou Yi: "Hi, Zhou Yi, I suggest you consider buying a car for yourself."
"Why? I don't have to buy a car so close..."
"It has nothing to do with distance." Groschloitz said seriously.
"But I can't drive either. Even if I buy a car, I can't drive it." Zhou Yi spread his hands.
"Okay..." Zhou Yi's reason left Groschloitz speechless. "Then I wish you good luck."
After saying that, he kicked the car away with a throttle.
Zhou Yi was standing by the roadside, wondering what Groschloitz's last sentence meant.
If you don’t drive yourself or drive without a car, isn’t this what the listener said on the spot? Why do you want to wish yourself good luck?
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The next day, Zhou Yi thought he could have a good rest at home, but at only eight o'clock he received a call from his agent Tim Kister.
Tell him that many media wanted to interview him, and he had sorted out the names of these media, hoping that Zhou Yi would choose several of them to be interviewed.
"I've sent it to your email, you can check it out."
Zhou Yi found that his agent was good at everything, but one thing made him speechless, that was that he was too motivated.
It was only eight o'clock! I just called and called myself out of bed... and I still let people sleep?
So Zhou Yi made a tactful suggestion to Keest: "You can notify me a little later in the future such a thing, Tim."
"Ah, sorry, Zhou Yi. Did I disturb you from sleeping?" Kester's voice on the phone was a little panicked.
"No...just..." Hearing Kester's tone, Zhou Yi felt that he seemed to be playing the role of a villain. He didn't know what to say, but at this moment, he yawned just right.
So without explanation, Kester knew that he had disturbed Zhou Yi's rest.
He quickly apologized to Zhou Yi, and then quickly hung up the phone on the grounds that he did not disturb Zhou Yi's sleep.
Although his apology was sincere, Zhou Yi was awakened after answering a call and could not continue to sleep.
So I had to get up from the bed with a wry smile and go to the bathroom to wash.
At this time, the house was quiet. Cortana and Hannah had already gone to school. Now Zhou Yi is alone here. So Zhou Yi didn't wear a coat, just wore a pair of underwear, and walked around the heated room with upper body, not worried about exposing herself.
If there were no Cortana and Hanna in the house, Zhou Yi would sometimes wear this way because he was lazy.
Anyway, no one can see it.
After washing up, Zhou Yi was still wearing only a pair of underwear. He walked into the kitchen with his upper body, opened the refrigerator, poured himself a glass of cold milk, heated two slices of toast with a toaster, and then took out two slices of ham and a slice of cheese from the refrigerator, and clamped them into the hot toast.
This made a simple breakfast.
Finally, he walked back to his room with milk in one hand and bread in the other, turned on the computer and began to look at the email Tim Kister sent him.
After opening the email address, Zhou Yi discovered that Kister was really a very careful person.
Considering that Zhou Yi, a Chinese, may not know German media, he also gave an explanation after the media name, which explained the coverage, nature, style tendency, reputation, etc. of these media...
It is convenient for Zhouyi to make a reference.
At the end, he gave his own suggestions, suggesting that Zhou Yi chooses a media with great influence, and try to choose a national media rather than a local media.
Of course, he also stated that his opinions are for Zhou Yi's reference only, and Zhou Yi does not necessarily have to follow his suggestions.
This is what Zhou Yi likes about Kister. He will give his own professional advice about something, but he does not force Zhou Yi to accept it. The final decision is still with Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi feels that the two sides maintain good communication so that if this continues, cooperation can last for a long time.
After reading it, Zhou Yi felt that it would be fine to choose interview media according to Kester's suggestion.
He was too lazy to think about it one by one, so he picked up the phone and replied to Kester: "You can do it, Tim, I believe in your professionalism."
After hanging up the phone, he turned off the email, opened the web page, and began to browse the domestic portals to praise him. Of course, he should not forget his post bar.
While drinking milk and eating ham bread, those enthusiastic and even a bit stingy praise are simply the best meal...
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At noon, Zhou Yi received a call from Mark and invited him to visit his house for dinner in the evening.
The reason is to celebrate the victory of the Ruhr derby, and Zhou Yi performed well in the game and was elected the best in the game.
Zhou Yi naturally agreed immediately.
But when he saw Cortana at Mark's house in the evening, he regretted that he agreed so readily, without asking Cortana if he was back...
This was the first time Zhou Yi saw Cortana at Mark's house after living with Cortana.
After meeting each other in a different place, Zhou Yi felt a little embarrassed.
After all, he didn't tell Mark and his parents that he lived with Cortana.
I don’t know why I didn’t tell them at the beginning, but it’s even harder to tell them now. After all, I have been together for a while, and what I say will always give people a feeling of being overwhelmed. So I had to continue to remain silent.
During dinner, Zhou Yi found that Cortana didn't seem to tell her family that she was sharing a rent-loan with him.
It was normal for Cortana not to mention Zhou Yi. With Cortana's view of herself and her image at home, if her family knew that she actually lived under the same roof as her, what would they know would think.
Cortana definitely didn't want them to guess, so she didn't say anything at all.
Putting aside Cortana's problem, Zhou Yi was actually quite happy to have this meal, because Mrs. Wagner and Mark were almost praising him.
There were several times in between, Cortana couldn't bear to listen and had to interrupt their stingy flattery towards Zhou Yi.
But this couldn't change anything. They just restrained a little and continued to start a competition to praise Zhou Yi in various ways.
Cortana fought alone and finally had to roll her eyes from the side to protest.
After the two of them returned to their rented house one after another, Cortana couldn't help but sarcastically said, "I just said a few words of flattery will make you feel comfortable. I think you are not much better than those who have muscles in their minds."
Zhou Yi retorted: "How can you say that? Don't you know a famous philosopher said something? 'Praise is the driving force for human development, and praise makes people progress'! Everyone's praise is the driving force for me to move forward!"
"Which philosopher said this?" Cortana asked.
"I said." Zhou Yi said with his chest straight.
Chapter completed!