Chapter 975 Football School Ceremony Shocks the World

Dong Fangzhuo did not join everyone immediately. Boss Xu temporarily arranged him in the lounge, and then Dong Fangzhuo met an acquaintance.

National team leader Zhu Heyuan.

"Lao Zhu, are you here too?"

"Nonsense, can I not come? I'm just a little guy. You don't know how big this thing you are doing is. Several leaders of the country are here, including the main leaders of the provincial party committee. This is a big deal for the whole country. Big deal! Do you understand?"

Zhu Heyuan glared at him and always talked to him casually.

"Come on, I've prepared the speech for you. You'll have to speak on stage later." Zhu Heyuan handed over two pieces of A4 paper.

"Idiot, I don't know how to speak. I'm not a leader."

"What are you afraid of? Just read it as you read it. It's all written down. Can you see if there are any words you don't recognize first?"

Dong Fangzhuo rolled his eyes, as if he had never read the book. But in an instant he languished. His English was better than his Chinese, so he lowered his head and read the manuscript carefully.

Now it is not just a school where he and Boss Xu play, it has risen to the national level and must be taken seriously. This is also responsible for Chinese football!

If something deceptive happens in the future, Dong Fangzhuo will have nothing to do with it!

Two days ago, Mendes had already led the team to Guangzhou Evergrande. In fact, the talks with Evergrande were almost complete. Dong Fangzhuo is not just an honorary principal, he actually also plays a supervisory role. The country has placed great hopes here!

And he already has a clear understanding of Guangzhou Evergrande’s school philosophy.

After going through the draft and finding that he knew all the words, he felt relieved.

Half an hour later, the ribbon-cutting officially began.

First, the national leader in charge of sports spoke, then the provincial party committee leader spoke, and then Florentino and Boss Xu spoke.

"Now, I would like to invite Mr. Dong Fangzhuo, the first principal of Evergrande Real Madrid Football School and the lifelong honorary principal, to speak!"

Deafening applause erupted from the audience. Today Dong Fangzhuo did not come here as the world's number one star, but as the principal of the football school!

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Dear leaders, guests and teachers,

Dear classmates:

good morning!

today,

Our Evergrande Real Madrid Football School held a simple but grand launch ceremony. I would like to thank the national leaders, provincial party committee leaders, municipal party committee leaders, Real Madrid Chairman... for visiting our school for guidance and care despite their busy schedules. On behalf of all the teachers and students of the school, I would like to express my gratitude to Leaders at all levels and guests who came to attend the ceremony expressed their warmest welcome, and expressed their most heartfelt thanks to people from all walks of life who care about and support the development of the school!

With dreams and pursuits! Evergrande Real Madrid Ten Thousand People Football School takes as its mission to have high aspirations, cultivate morals and talents, and let everyone reach the stars of their dreams.

Football is the most popular sport in the world. Whether I am being interviewed by the media or visiting overseas, I have made no secret of my feelings for football. My love for football has long been known to the public, and I am a complete sports fan. The popularization of football under the national system is imperative. OK! Football not only trains students' sports skills, it also emphasizes the acquisition of football spirit. The spirit of positivity, wit and decisiveness, tenacity, unity and cooperation, close cooperation and mutual friendship is exactly what every growing student should do. qualities that children need.

Evergrande Real Madrid Football School has standard student football training venues and equipment, excellent coaches with professional football backgrounds, and a team of hard-trained students. It is a fertile ground suitable for the development of football. Establish Evergrande Real Madrid Football School to create a characteristic culture of Chinese football, integrating the essence of the characteristic football culture of enthusiasm, participation, cooperation and hard work into the school's management, classes, activities and other aspects of work, using the characteristic culture to lead, inspire, Improve our overall school running level and make greater contributions to Chinese football!

Football must be started from childhood before Chinese football can have hope. Evergrande Real Madrid Football School will continue to sow the seeds of hope. We will actively provide every possible opportunity for students to participate in social activities and let students experience the fiery atmosphere of football first-hand. Through our own efforts, we will allow students to grow up healthily and enjoy the happiness brought by football. We will use all our energy to water and cultivate, and I believe we will be able to bear abundant fruits. The launch of the Evergrande Real Madrid Football School is just the first gunshot of this marathon. We transform beautiful dreams into concrete practices, transform momentary excitement into lasting actions, and make unremitting efforts to promote the growth of children and children and the development of my country's football industry!

We hope that through our unremitting efforts, we can attract more football teenagers to enter this beautiful campus and realize their football dreams under our systematic training. We firmly believe that we have the great attention of leaders at all levels, the care and love of professionals, the support and guarantee of enthusiastic enterprises, the understanding and trust of parents, fans and media friends, and all walks of life, as well as the hard work of teachers, students and staff throughout the school. Evergrande Real Madrid Football School will definitely be able to cultivate a batch of high-quality football talents who are excellent in morality, intelligence, and physical fitness, and will definitely be able to promote the rise of Chinese football and realize the football dream of the Chinese people. Let’s make our due contribution together.

Finally, I wish the launching ceremony of the Xinhengda Real Madrid Football School a complete success!

Thanks!

Dong Fangzhuo finished speaking in less than ten minutes.

Bang bang bang bang...

The audience burst into thunderous applause again, and the applause lasted for a long time.

"good!"

"good!"

"Great talk!"

"Chinese football is getting better and better!"

"Dong Fangzhuo! Well done!"

"Principal Dong, well done!"

"Principal Dong! Well done!"

Okay, now he has really become the principal, and even his title has changed.

After the ceremony, Dong Fangzhuo was also surrounded by reporters. Dong Fangzhuo simply asked a reporter from Nanfang Daily to take questions.

Nanfang Daily: Where did the idea of ​​Evergrande and Real Madrid to set up football schools come from?

In fact, it is better to ask Boss Xu about these questions, but as the principal, Dong Fangzhuo is naturally familiar with these.

Dong Fangzhuo: Setting up Evergrande Real Madrid Football School with 10,000 people is part of our commitment to Chinese football and Guangzhou football. In fact, when Evergrande engages in football, it is not as simple as buying a few foreign players as many outsiders think. From the perspective of the long-term construction of the club, base and youth training are two essential and complementary elements. However, we must first have a base before we can talk about youth training. Therefore, Evergrande has been considering youth training since the base was implemented. This gave rise to the idea of ​​setting up a football school. The youth training system is the same as urban planning. It can withstand the long-term test in 10, 20 or even 50 years. The boss of Evergrande contacted Real Madrid Chairman Florentino to start cooperation, and happened to invite me...

He didn't say that he invited Boss Xu, for fear of offending another club...

Nanfang Daily: You play for Real Madrid and are very familiar with the player operation model of domestic clubs and professional clubs. Can you talk about your biggest feeling?

Dong Fangzhuo: The development and rise of Chinese football cannot be achieved by one club alone. Of course, we hope that through the construction of the echelons, bases and now this school, we can let everyone see the future and confidence of Chinese football. Now the Guangzhou Evergrande team is doing very well and has returned to the glory days of Guangzhou football. Many parents have written to the club, hoping to recommend their children to play football at the club, but this is unrealistic. Nowadays, many schools don’t even have playing fields, and there are only a few strong traditional football schools in Guangzhou that provide football training. This pent-up demand must be released. If we can have the largest football school in Asia, I believe it can solve the problem of some people who want to play football playing well.

Nanfang Daily: Can the goal of enrolling 3,000 students in the first phase be achieved? How many of these 3,000 people can eventually play professional football?

Dong Fangzhuo: Our enrollment target is estimated based on the current Chinese football environment, but you have to ask Boss Xu for details. I am not responsible for enrollment, but I think since we have created such favorable conditions and environment, I believe many children really want to come. In China, many people want to learn to play football but can’t find a good place. The idea of ​​the Evergrande Real Madrid Ten Thousand Football School is very clear, which is to run the school from the perspective of Chinese football development. A few years later, maybe there will be youth training players from our Evergrande Football School in the Chinese Super League, leagues in other Asian countries, and even around the world.

Students with ability and potential can eventually enter professional football. After entering the Evergrande Football School, there is hope to enter the Guangzhou Evergrande Football Team in the future. If not, they still have somewhere to go. If a student graduates from our football school and faces the college entrance examination, but is not suitable for entering the team, he can enter the university through special admissions for college sports. If you are a student who was eliminated midway, we can let you go back to a regular school.

Yes, Dong Fangzhuo has started to promote Evergrande’s enrollment...

Nanfang Daily: By inviting foreign coaches here instead of sending children out, are you worried that China’s football atmosphere will not be as good as Europe’s?

Dong Fangzhuo: Football is an environmental issue, how you cultivate it and how society views it. In the past few years, playing football in China has been criticized by many people, and it has become a shameful thing. In Europe, it is possible to become a hero by playing football, and it will take time for these differences to change. I believe that one day, our football players can become heroes of the Chinese people.

My point is, you can’t stop doing something just because the environment is bad. If you don’t do something, the environment will always be bad. Just like Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club, it may not be established, but the situation after its establishment will definitely be different. The same goes for football schools. If you don’t invest, it will always be the same. If you invest, I believe it will definitely be different. We cannot stop doing something because we are worried about it failing, but we must do it even if there is a risk of failure.

I hope more and more big companies will enter the football field. There are relatively few large companies involved now because they have little contact with the football field and are not very accepting of this matter. Youth training may last two to three years or three to five years without producing any results, but if you don't rush it, the more you rush it, the less talent you can produce.

Nanfang Daily: Are you worried about influence, support from the government and outside society?

Dong Fangzhuo: Before you do anything, you must have all kinds of worries. But it all depends on people. If you want to do it, you can definitely do it. If you don’t want to do it, you can find 10,000 reasons not to do it. I believe that Evergrande will do what it wants and do it well. What we are doing is very tiring and hard, but at least for now, I think all sectors of society are very supportive. As for the country and the government, as you just saw, the leaders are here, and they have expressed their support for this matter, and there will also be some specific measures...

Evergrande Real Madrid’s football school with 10,000 people soon spread throughout the world.

Asia’s Chosun Ilbo reported it as soon as possible, but they said in a disdainful tone: “Chinese football has emerged with a few good players in the past two years, and their youth training foundation is almost zero. Even if it is done, Asia’s No. 1 football school, it will be difficult for them to keep up with our country’s pace in a short period of time.”

Japan's "Asahi Shimbun" warned: "The rise of Chinese football is accelerating again. The establishment of Asia's No. 1 football school will improve their football level faster, and their reserve of young players will improve faster than before! Japan Football beware!"

The attitude of the Japanese is indeed different from that of the Koreans. Although the Japanese nation is really hated by the Chinese people, they dare to face it.

The player base of Chinese football is only 8,000, including men's and women's football teams. The player base is in the millions...

Germany's "Bild" suddenly lamented: A year ago, the leaders of the Chinese Football Association made a special trip to Germany and wanted to establish youth training links with Germany. Now they have gone to Spain in the blink of an eye. At that time, the leaders of the German Football Association were still concerned about the situation. I have thought about this matter over and over again, but have never made a decision. Now it’s fine, everyone has gone to Spain. We must reflect on this. We must know that the Chinese team defeated the German team in this year's World Cup!

France’s L’Equipe also expressed surprise: Is Chinese football going to embark on a path of rapid development? In the next World Cup, will the Chinese team dominate the French team? The rules of the football world have changed...

Argentina's "Clarion" imagined the World Youth Championship: I wonder if there will be another Chinese national youth team that will cause us huge trouble in the next World Youth Championship. Where is our new Messi? Dybala? Is this our strongest player?

Even the American media commented: Chinese people can play football well, but Americans can't? We Americans are a country that plays big ball, and football is not a big deal. Now that everyone has a 2.6 billion endorsement contract, do we still have to lag behind other countries? America needs a football version of Michael Jordan! James! Kobe!

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