The downtown area is more than ten kilometers away from Yang Cheng's hometown. They have to walk on the dirt road in the village to the county road entrance and then take a bus northward, which takes about half an hour.
Arrived at the municipal hospital, Yang Cheng took the initiative to undertake the task of handling procedures and paying inspection fees. Then he took his father to queue for examination, which took up the whole morning's effort, and they still had to wait until the afternoon to get the test results.
"Why don't we go and have a meal?" Yang Cheng suggested with a smile.
Yang's father took a look at his wife, this time they came here to check, and only brought more than 300 yuan. Yang Cheng just paid for the examination fee, and they didn't even see clearly how much it was, thinking it was a small amount of money. But now that they want to go eat, it's either big or small.
"It's all right, Ah Cheng, just go ahead and eat something outside!" his mother said with a smile.
Yang Cheng stood between his parents, holding them on both sides. "Don't worry, Dad and Mom, you've worked hard enough, it's time to enjoy life now that your son has grown up, is sensible, and can earn a living to support the family. From now on, don't work so hard anymore, just focus on enjoying a peaceful life at home."
His parents exchanged a glance, both seeing the reddened eyes of the other, clearly moved by Yang Cheng's words.
"We also want to, but the house needs to be renovated and you need to get married. With just one person working, it's not enough." The mother still thought her son was very foolish and naive.
Yang Cheng smiled and shrugged, he really had no way to say too much to his own mother, not to mention that with his current status, at the very least, he was considered the best in the village.
"Dad, Mom, have you ever thought about going to Germany with me?" Yang Cheng asked cautiously as he walked.
"Germany? Where is it? Is it far?" Mother asked with a smile.
Yang Cheng slapped his forehead, "It's very far away, you have to go to Xiamen and take a plane to Yenching, then from Yenching take another plane abroad, it'll probably take about one or two days to get there!"
"So far away? Why bother going?" Yang's father shook his head and said.
Yang Cheng smiled, "I found a great job over there, they arranged for me to have a small villa, three stories high, with a maid and a big garden. Oh, right, and also a car."
"A car? A tractor?" Yang's father chuckled and glanced at his son, thinking that he was still daydreaming.
Where did such good things come from under the sky?
"I'm telling you the truth!" Yang Cheng almost fell over.
"I'm telling you the truth, Ah Cheng, once you're back, don't go out again. It's not as good as being at home!" Mother advised.
Yang Cheng was at a loss for what to say; he really didn't know how to explain everything that had happened to him to his parents.
Arrived at the city hospital entrance, hailed a three-wheeled motorcycle, carrying a family of three, and went straight to the best hotel in the downtown area.
"Hey, Ah Cheng, I've heard your second uncle mention this hotel before, it's very expensive!" Yang's father quickly pulled his son back.
"Yeah, old brother, here even a casual meal costs several hundred yuan, think carefully before going in!" The tricycle driver laughed and ridiculed them, making it clear that he thought they were country bumpkins.
Yang Cheng glanced at the driver and pulled his parents into the house.
"Excuse me, miss, which floor is the dining area on?" Yang Cheng directly walked up to the front desk and asked with a smile.
"Take the elevator, third floor, thank you!" The other party thought that Yang Cheng's clothes looked ordinary, but he was very polite, so they didn't dare to offend him.
Yang Cheng thanked the receptionist and pulled his shy parents to go upstairs.
Just as they were about to go up the stairs, they found a familiar person coming down from the second floor.
"What? Big Brother and Sister-in-law?" The person was surprisingly Yang Cheng's second uncle, Yang Zhong.
"Second Uncle!" Yang Cheng smiled and greeted him.
Yang Zhong received the call last night, but was a bit cold to Yang Cheng. He nodded and said, "I told you both clearly on the phone last night that I'll ask my boss about Yang Cheng's job. You don't need to be so anxious, do you?"
After finishing speaking, Yang Zhong pulled Yang Cheng's parents and walked out of the main hall.
"I'm entertaining a distinguished guest from Yanjing with my boss today, and you two are really all-knowing and all-powerful to be able to find this place!" Yang Zhong was somewhat annoyed, thinking that his brother and sister-in-law had come to ask for his help for Yang Cheng's work.
"You misunderstood, Second Brother, we didn't come looking for you. It was Ah Cheng who said he'd bring us here to eat, so..."
"Want to eat?" Yang Zhong burst out laughing, "Big brother, are you crazy? A meal here costs hundreds of yuan, even someone like my boss might not be able to afford eating here every day. You guys want to go in and eat too? Are you trying to bankrupt yourselves?"
"Second Uncle..." Yang Cheng felt that Second Uncle had gone a bit too far, although his own father was usually honest and down-to-earth, but it wasn't necessary to say such things in front of so many people.
But Yang Zhong was not letting him off the hook, "I haven't even started on you yet! You quietly ran abroad, saying you wanted to study, and what happened? You ended up muddling along outside for 6 years, and how did it turn out? You still had to come crawling back home, didn't you? If only you had listened to me back then, not gone to school, and started working right away, by now you'd be earning at least 500 yuan a month, wouldn't that be great?"
Seeing the family of three speechless, Yang Zhong thought he had scolded them correctly and immediately said: "You go back first, anyway, after I'm busy for a few days, I'll talk to my boss again. Recently our company has also been recruiting university students, so I can arrange a light job for you."
After finishing speaking, Yang Zhong turned around and walked towards the parking lot.
"What does Second Uncle do?" Yang Cheng found it somewhat amusing that he still had to ask for his help in finding a job?
Yang's father said with a hint of pride: "The assistant of the boss of Tianhong Group!"
Yang Cheng was slightly surprised, the Tianhong Group is the largest enterprise in this city, and it's said to be preparing for an IPO, possibly becoming the first listed company in this city, just imagine how large this company must be.
"But didn't Second Uncle never attend school?" Yang Cheng was entangled again.
"What book should I read while driving?" Yang's father asked strangely.
Yang Cheng was thoroughly stunned, it turned out to be a driver...... However, it's not bad either, at least he can directly drive for the boss, this is not something that just anyone can do, no wonder he said he could help ask about work matters.
"Come on, let's go eat!" Yang Cheng pulled his parents inside again.
Seeing Yang Cheng's determination, his parents were worried but still followed him. They thought to themselves that they would order the cheapest dish later. Then both of them said they weren't hungry and let Yang Cheng try it himself.
Who would have thought that as soon as Yang Cheng sat down, he immediately asked the waiter to bring over the menu and then ordered several dishes of the most expensive items one after another, scaring his parents half to death as they worried about how they were going to pay the bill.
Since it was still early for lunch, the large restaurant only had Yang Cheng and his family of three. When the dishes arrived, Yang Cheng invited his parents to eat, but they looked a bit awkward and nervous, and no matter how they ate, it wouldn't be delicious.
At this moment, two more people walked into the restaurant. One was a middle-aged man who looked quite dignified, and the other was Wen Qian's brother with a refined demeanor. However, what was unexpected was that as they walked in, Wen Qian's brother took the lead, while the middle-aged man politely trailed behind, gesturing for him to go first, lest he kept their esteemed guest waiting.
As soon as the two walked into the dining hall, they naturally saw Yang Cheng and his family of three. The middle-aged man frowned slightly, feeling that the attire of these three people should not appear in such a high-end occasion. As for the eye brother, he was delighted at first sight.
"Mr. Ye, please sit here!" The middle-aged man greeted his esteemed guest and then smiled: "You can rest assured that you will be staying here, the matter of finding someone, I will definitely help you get it done. Our city may only be a county-level city, not big or small, but if Liu Tianhong wants to find someone, it's still doable!"
But unexpectedly, the eye brother suddenly shook his head and said: "No need, Boss Liu, I've found it!"
Then he saw that anxious brother rushing forward and directly arrived at the dinner table of Yang Cheng's family of three.
"Excuse me, is this Mr. Yang Cheng?" Eyes Brother asked very politely.
Yang Cheng furrowed his brow, but seeing the smiling face of the man in his thirties, he couldn't help but stand up as well. "Yes, may I ask who you are..."
"What's going on, you three? Weren't you told to leave a long time ago? And yet you're still here disturbing my boss and the guests while they're eating. Are you intentionally trying to cause trouble?" Yang Zhong's voice shouted from behind.
He was obviously worried that his brother and sister-in-law had offended their boss, so he quickly jumped out and kept apologizing to Liu Tianhong and Eyes Brother, basically saying that the Yang family didn't know how to behave and it had nothing to do with him, making the atmosphere on the scene very awkward.
"I think you're wrong!" Eyes Brother saw Yang Zhong constantly picking on the three members of the Yang Cheng family, afraid of offending Yang Cheng, and quickly defended himself.
"Wrong?" Not only Yang was surprised, but Liu Tianhong also had a lot of questions.
"Mr. Yang Cheng, I'm Ye Wen. A month ago, I called Kaiserslautern to ask for an interview with you, do you remember?" Ye Wen asked with a smile.
Yang Cheng smiled and said, "Oh, of course I remember, but sorry Mr. Ye, after returning to the country, I was in a hurry to go home, so I postponed this interview!"
As soon as this was said, Liu Tianhong and Yang Zhong were both shocked, especially the former. He was very clear about Ye Wen's influence and status at Capital TV. Originally, with the influence of Capital TV in the country, if they wanted to do an interview, it wouldn't be just Liu Tianhong, even the mayor of this city would have to come crawling on his hands and knees. But Yang Cheng had rejected them, which was really too much.
But what surprised Liu Tianhong even more was yet to come. Originally, he had just come to his senses, thinking that Ye Wen was coming to seek revenge, but unexpectedly, after being stood up, Ye Wen didn't show any anger, instead shaking his head with a smile: "No big deal, Mr. Yang has been away from home for many years, it's natural to feel homesick, I can understand. Are these two Mr. and Mrs. Yang?"
Yang Cheng nodded, and his parents quickly stood up to meet Ye Wen.
"Two people brought up an excellent son, Mr. Yang Cheng in Germany made us Chinese proud, greatly won a share of honor, not only I, this ball fan admire him, I believe countless people throughout China are like me, admiring him!" Ye Wen said with a smile.
This sentence made Yang Cheng's parents stunned, and Yang Zhong almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, he had just thought that his nephew was coming back in a sorry state, but unexpectedly, from Ye Daji reporter's tone, it seemed that he had done something glorious for the country in Germany!
"Mr. Ye is being polite!" Yang Cheng smiled humbly and said.
"I won't disturb Mr. Yang's family reunion then, how about we schedule a one-on-one interview instead?"
Yang Cheng thought for a moment, "Or a month later, when I'm on my way back, I'll pass by Yanjing and come find you again!"
Ye Wen was somewhat embarrassed, "Not to deceive Mr. Yang, we have already made an advance announcement, especially for the exclusive interview with Mr. Yang, but there was a slight mistake in the appointment, so now time is quite urgent, I don't know if you can spare..."
Yang Cheng was also somewhat embarrassed, he still had things to attend to.
"Ah Cheng, since they've come all the way from Yanjing, just agree to it!" Yang Zhong chimed in, helping to persuade him. He had figured out that Ye Wenda, the journalist, was seeking a favor from his nephew, and immediately changed his tone, even making eye contact with his brother and sister-in-law on the side.
Yang Cheng's parents also helped persuade him for a few words.
"Alright then, tomorrow it is! I might have to go out in a few days!" Yang Cheng nodded his head in agreement.
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away. Tomorrow we'll bring the crew and come to your hometown in person to film a bit about where you grew up. I'm sure countless fans would love to learn more about your past."
Yang Cheng smiled and nodded in agreement.
After Ye Wen and the others left, Yang's father grasped Yang Cheng's hand, "A Cheng, have you really become prosperous?"
Yang Cheng smiled and patted his father's hand, "Yes, Dad, I told you so! You just didn't believe me!"
Yang's father nodded uncontrollably, tears falling down involuntarily, while his mother on the side had long been so happy that she cried.
On the other hand, after Ye Wen left the restaurant, he didn't have time to eat either. He was busy with tomorrow's interview. Liu Tianhong naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity to improve their relationship and hurriedly followed him to lend a hand. However, he didn't forget to arrange for Yang Zhong to stay behind and wait to send Yang Cheng and the others back home.
"Mr. Ye, what's the background of that Mr. Yang Cheng just now?" Liu Tianhong finally couldn't help but ask.
Ye Wen smiled and shook his head, "That's why I often tell you, don't always think about doing business to make money, have some free time to read newspapers and news, our capital TV station has reported several times, but you still don't know!"
Liu Tianhong smiled wryly, "My driver Yang Zhong is his uncle. This morning he also mentioned him to me, saying that he wanted to find a job for him. I didn't think much of it and naturally didn't know where he came from!"
"Is he working for you?" Ye Wen thought this was a huge joke. "Old Liu, how much salary can you pay him?"
Liu Tianhong was stunned for a moment and he really couldn't answer.
"According to the information we got, his latest contract has a weekly salary of $5,000. If you add some commission and bonuses, it's no problem to double that, which is $10,000. You do the math yourself, his weekly salary is 700,000 RMB, and in one year it's almost 35 million!"
Liu Tianhong was also thoroughly stunned, although he is now a billionaire, but the employees under him, the highest salary is only around 1 million yuan per year, but Yang Cheng's net worth exceeds 35 million, how can he afford it!
"You're into sports equipment, you must have heard of Adidas and Nike?"
Liu Tianhong nodded immediately. Those who deal with sports equipment have never heard of the names of these two giants, and they are all ignorant. It's better to jump off the building and commit suicide.
"They are all vying to sign a contract with the team he is on, and sponsorship fees may exceed $10 million. With Yang Cheng and without Yang Cheng, the difference is estimated to be around 50%. In addition, Audi also used him to shoot an ad, which had a good effect, and it's said that they intend to continue cooperating."
Liu Tianhong almost fell over, Adidas, Nike, Audi and other internationally renowned brands he was familiar with, and naturally knew the influence of these brands, but did not know that these brands were all related to Yang Cheng, who looked a bit old-fashioned.
"Old Ye, stop pretending, tell me, what's his background?" Liu Tianhong smiled wryly. A talent like this had emerged in their city, yet nobody knew about it!
"Deputy, oh no, should say is the Bundesliga team Kaiserslautern's head coach, first year led the team to successfully avoid relegation with 13 consecutive wins, second year led Kaiserslautern, within a year, defeated Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Barcelona these European top giants, won the Bundesliga title, German Cup, German Super Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup, is the youngest champion in German league history, also the youngest champion coach in Europe!"
Ye Wen took a deep breath and counted out all of Yang Cheng's gains over the past two years. He was almost panting by the end.
"Nowadays, countless football fans in major cities have heard of him. He is also the first Chinese to coach abroad and has achieved such brilliant achievements. This matter has even been heard by those above, so our capital TV station decided to specially film and record an exclusive interview program for him, and review his legendary experience in the form of a documentary!"
Liu Tianhong suddenly realized that he had been rolling around in the business world for many years and had recently heard some rumors about Chinese people dominating German and European football, but he hadn't heard of Yang Chen's name or seen any related news.
But now that he knew, he was suddenly shocked, because he couldn't believe that the Chinese genius head coach who had been passed down would be his fellow countryman, and even the nephew of his driver. He himself found it unbelievable.
After sending Ye Wen back to the room, Liu Tianhong suddenly tidied up his thoughts and felt that he was doing sports equipment. With Yang Cheng, a well-known European head coach, although it may not be possible to borrow him to enter the European market, at least it is harmless.
So he made up his mind that tomorrow he must go with Ye Wen to Yang Cheng's village!
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