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The 97th Awards Ceremony [Second Explosion, Seeking Monthly Votes]

  It feels a bit monotonous, brothers should pay more attention to the comment area, see if there are any slogans asking for monthly votes, and don't be too heavy-handed! Hehe...

  In my previous life as a university student who never left the country, I had heard of the Eiffel Tower many times and seen many photos of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The Louvre Museum was also familiar to me from movies. However, all these were nothing compared to the shock of being here in person.

  Arriving in Paris in the morning, the awards ceremony was scheduled for the evening, so Yang Cheng took advantage of this time to take a taxi and wander around Paris, first and foremost going to see the scenery he had heard about in his past life but couldn't see, and also to broaden his horizons.

  This time in Paris, the national football magazine arranged everything very thoroughly, and the accommodation was also satisfactory. Almost on time, a special car was even arranged to pick up these guests attending the awards ceremony at the hotel.

  It is said that the Bundesliga head coaches who received invitations today, in addition to Yang Cheng and Dortmund's technical director Hitzfeld, also include Bayern's head coach Trapattoni, Dortmund's current head coach Skakava, as well as Premier League powerhouse Manchester United's head coach Ferguson, who transferred from Real Madrid. Milan's Capello, and Juventus' head coach Lippi, of course, not to mention the head coaches of La Liga's two giants this season, Real Madrid's Heynckes and Barcelona's Van Gaal.

  Among all the head coaches who received invitations, almost all of them are famous coaches in their 40s, except for Yang Cheng, who is a post-90s and has the lightest qualifications. He looks particularly special among the older people, and his experience is also the shallowest. Among the five shortlisted candidates, he has the weakest voice.

  However, with the resumption of the Bundesliga this season, Yang Chen has won two consecutive games against Bayern, and Kaiserslautern is now the leader in the Bundesliga, which has added a few points to Yang's persuasive power.

  For a long time, the national football magazine has been cooperating with TV stations in various selections. This time is no exception. The TV station even specially arranged the awards ceremony in their dedicated studio, which is also the largest studio, and prepared a series of programs to create momentum for the evening party.

  Although it is not as grand as the World Footballer and European Golden Ball awards ceremony, this is one of the few awards in today's football that features the head coach as the main character, so it has naturally received attention from head coaches.

  Outside the TV station headquarters, many fans had already gathered. They all came after hearing the news. Some were lucky enough to be allowed into the studio through prior application and participated in the live broadcast. Others could only stay outside, but they didn't care as long as they could catch a glimpse of their idol coach in person.

  As one of the candidates, Yang Cheng was arranged to arrive at the venue in advance. The organizer specially arranged for someone to introduce the evening's proceedings to each candidate individually and also provided them with some assistance and guidance.

  As for these things, Yang Cheng felt that it was normal because it's a show, after all. People 200 years ago were already worldly-wise, and compared to the countless rehearsals in 2011, this is just small magic versus great magic.

  "It's still early, you can go for a walk around, rather than staying here!" Perhaps seeing Yang Chen's youth, he was afraid that he would get bored in the reception room, so he suggested that he take a stroll around the entire studio. This is not a place where just anyone can come in.

  Yang Cheng also listened with great interest. He had heard people say that the country was full of beautiful women, and undoubtedly, there must be many here.

  The studio is very large, and in addition to recording their program, many other programs are also being recorded, but basically they are all variety shows, news, interviews and so on. TV dramas and TV movies will not be filmed here.

  When he passed by a dressing room, he heard the sound of women's voices coming from inside, apparently joking around. As he passed by, he noticed that the door was not closed, so he took a glance and found that there were many young girls preparing to go on stage, chatting with each other in a pleasant and lively tone.

  "No wonder Goethe said that language is the most beautiful thing in the world, it's truly a pleasure!" Yang Cheng listened to the pleasant female voice coming from inside and smiled to himself.

  Just then, one of the girls walked over to close the door, but saw Yang Cheng passing by outside. She was taken aback and her delicate face turned red like an eggplant. Then, she quickly closed the door, apparently thinking that Yang Cheng had eavesdropped on their conversation.

  "Ah, okay, I admit it, I really want to know what they're talking about so happily, but unfortunately, I don't understand the language!" Yang Cheng felt extremely disheartened in his heart, and he secretly decided that he must work hard to learn the language well.

  Yang Chengke is not a flower enthusiast, he came with a tourist mentality, so after the interlude was over, he also left the scene and went to another place for a walk.

  Just as he was about to pass the corner of the corridor, he almost collided with a tall woman who came face to face. Both were startled, Yang Cheng's hands and feet were quicker, retreated, while the other directly bumped into his assistant behind him.

  "Sorry!"

  "Sorry!"

  The two of them shouted in unison, then for the first time they looked each other straight in the eye and burst out laughing simultaneously.

  "Ah, Jennifer, your shoes..." The assistant behind her was inexplicably bumped and glared at Yang Cheng with some anger, especially when she noticed that the heel of Jennie's high-heeled shoes had broken off.

  "Ah……” Aniston looked a bit annoyed, blaming herself for walking too fast just now. She glanced at Yang Cheng who was staring at her slender feet and that pair of high heels with an unusual flavor, and smiled sweetly "Perhaps we should all install a horn on ourselves, right?"

  Yang Cheng was taken aback for a moment, then immediately realized the other person was joking and nodded solemnly, "Best to have a large truck!"

  The latter burst out laughing, waved goodbye to Yang Cheng, took a few steps, found that the broken high-heeled shoes were very troublesome, and simply took them off, revealing a pair of slender bare feet.

  Men look at women, generally will first notice the figure, then the face, followed by other parts of the body, very few people will notice to see a woman's feet.

  But Yang Cheng looked very carefully this time, especially when he saw the woman named Jennifer walking barefoot with a certain rhythm, his attention was drawn to her slender and jade-like bare feet.

  There are many beautiful women, but there are few beautiful women with nearly perfect feet. This is because most women like to wear high heels, which can cause the big toe to turn outward and become severely deformed, looking very ugly.

  But the woman in front of her seemed to have no such worries, her toes started from the big toe, from large to small, looked very symmetrical, and her feet were also very natural. As she took a step and walked, it gave people a very sexy feeling.

  "My god, I won't be having a foot fetish, will I?" Only after the woman had walked around the corner and was no longer in sight did Yang Cheng withdraw his gaze, his whole body shivering with a chill, even he himself felt a thrill of fear.

  "That woman just now seemed a bit familiar, who was it?" Yang Cheng walked while feeling a headache, he paid too much attention to her feet, but her appearance was somewhat vague, and in the end, he couldn't remember, so he simply shook his head and forgot.

  The venue is very large, used by the TV station for filming evening parties. This party is actually more like a cocktail party, providing an opportunity for European famous head coaches to meet and greet each other, so every head coach will come here whenever they have time.

  Yang Cheng walked into the venue and immediately attracted a lot of attention.

  All the participants in the evening party are well-known head coaches, and every one of them is not young. Like Yang Cheng, this young and handsome gentleman is rare, and he specially wore a suit today. Amani's suit has added a few more points to his temperament.

  Beckenbauer is one of the oldest acquaintances of Yang Chen, they worked together in the reform group of the German Football Association, with Beckenbauer as deputy leader and Yang Chen as technical advisor. The two naturally had frequent contact and their relationship was also strengthened.

  "Looks like your spirit is good, Automa!" Yang Cheng smiled and greeted Hissfeld beside him.

  The latter shrugged his shoulders, knowing that Yang Cheng was on his mind. In fact, as soon as Yang Cheng received the news, he called to comfort Hissfield, and this intention he knew.

  "This has been the most relaxed and enjoyable period of my coaching career, don't you think I've even put on a bit of weight?" Heathfield asked with a chuckle, opening his arms wide.

  Yang Cheng swept a glance and said, "Indeed, he's put on some weight, and his face is full of rosy glow!"

  Hitzfeld beamed with pride, "I don't have to worry every morning when I wake up about what the team training will be like today; nor do I have to grab my notebook and jot down notes in the middle of meals; and I don't have to watch videos of our opponents until midnight every night!"

  "You know what? My wife is now thinking of letting me retire directly!" Hesfield said with a smile.

  As if showing off his good fortune, but in fact, Yang Cheng heard a hint of nostalgia from Heathfield's words.

  The days of being a head coach are very bitter. Don't look at those head coaches who seem to be in the limelight, but actually, who has ever had an easy time?

  During the league, you have to worry about your opponents, even if you win a game, you immediately face the next one; after the end of the league, you start worrying about the transfer market and preparing for the new season; even during the league break, the head coach is still busy checking on players' conditions, worried that they might get injured during national team matches.

  Yang Cheng didn't know before, but now he has already developed the habit in this aspect. Whenever he is free, his mind is filled with football and matches, as if there's no room for anything else in his brain.

  So both the head coach and the players are the same, they all need to have some hobbies of their own, a way to vent the pressure brought by football, it's just that some players choose to drink, nightlife, play with women and other relatively bad ways, while the head coaches are almost all family men, generally find other ways.

  "But, Auntie Ma, you're not at retirement age yet!" Yang Cheng reminded with a smile.

  This year, Heisfeld is only in his 40s, far from retirement age. However, after serving as the head coach for these years, he seems to have really aged a lot, with all his hair turning grayish white, showing just how severe the physical toll has been on him.

  "I'm just advising him, now German football is at a crossroads, a well-known coach like him shouldn't leave the pitch so early, work for a few more years and then retire with honor!" Beckenbauer said with a smile.

  Heissfeld sighed, "I don't want to think about these things for now, let's just have a good holiday and relax!"

  Then he looked at Yang Cheng beside him and patted Yang Cheng's shoulder heavily, "Every time I see you, I feel like I've aged."

  Yang Cheng smiled and shook his head, "I heard that head coaches are like evergreen trees, becoming more charming with age!"

  Heisfield and Beikenbao looked at each other and burst out laughing simultaneously.

  "We are all the same kind of people, although I am new here, but I have also experienced the hardships and efforts of being a head coach. However, I always like to think from a different angle, I like being a head coach because I enjoy feeling that kind of gaze from my players, that kind of gaze filled with trust, dependence, obedience, and confidence."

  Yang Chen said faintly, "The experience of the past two years since crossing over is truly more enriching than his entire lifetime in his previous life. He's extremely satisfied with this life and even feels that if he were to return to his previous life now, go back to being a university student, then graduate and find a job, living a hollow life, he'd rather die."

  "I think the greatest achievement in coaching a team is not leading them to win championships, but making every player have confidence in you, obey and rely on you, surround you, and be willing to fight for your command. That's what makes a head coach most proud!"

  Hesfield and Beaknall were both stunned, neither of them had expected that Yang Chen, who was still young, would already have such insight and understanding.

  "Of course, if we can win some championships on this basis, it would be even more perfect!" Yang Cheng said with a bit of playfulness as he raised his wine glass.

  Beckenbauer and Hitzfeld both smiled and then clinked glasses with Yang Cheng.

  Yang Chen, a new star in the coaching world, is known to everyone present because he was almost the fastest rising young coach in European football last year. He won the European Champions Cup and led Kaiserslautern to victories over powerhouses like Barcelona and Bayern Munich, making him a sensation at the time.

  First, the German coach of Real Madrid, Heynckes, came over to talk with Yang Chen and Beckenbauer, then Beckenbauer introduced Yang Chen to some of the coaches present, including Van Gaal of Barcelona.

  "This is indeed the most popular coach in European football in recent years!" Beckenbauer joked when introducing Van Gaal.

  At the age of 40, he led Ajax to win the European Cup, and this achievement alone is enough to make Van Gaal a legendary figure. Moreover, the Ajax team he led was a young army known for its attacking football style.

  Of course, in front of Van Gaal, the youngest champion of the Champions League was Real Madrid's coach Lopetegui, who led the team to the top at the age of 51. Then there is Real Madrid's championship coach Munoz in 1956, which is also the biggest contributor to Real Madrid's five consecutive championships. Among them, he won the first three European Cups as a player and the last one as a head coach.

  In addition, players like Ratzke of Bayern Munich, Jorge of Porto, Hiddink of Eindhoven, Sacchi of Milan and Michels of Ajax were all younger than Van Gaal at the time, but except for Dutch national team coach Hiddink, only Van Gaal is still active.

  If it is said that Valverde is the youngest Champions League-winning coach among current club managers, then so be it, especially after he took over at Camp Nou this season and has since become a fan favourite in Europe.

  For the Dutch coach who was admired by Yang Cheng in his previous life, Yang Cheng respectfully greeted Van Gaal, but the Dutchman looked a bit arrogant and not very sociable, just gave Yang Cheng a somewhat cold glance before ignoring him again.

  Actually he is like this with everyone, so in the whole venue he was almost always alone.

  "Don't mind him, Yang Cheng, that's just his temperament!" Later, when they had walked far away, Baikenbao smiled and eased Yang Cheng's embarrassment.

  "If you continue to develop at the current pace, it's possible that you can become the youngest champion coach in Champions League history and be recorded in the annals of world football, but on one condition: you must find a platform where you can give full play to your talents!"

  Beckenbauer's hint, Yang Cheng could hear that the platform of Kaiserslautern was indeed not thick enough, but he had poured a lot of heart and soul into this team. This season, he was determined to lead Kaiserslautern to achieve something, at least to enter the European arena.

  Surrounded by so many future superstars, if he can't achieve this goal, then Yang Cheng is really too much of a failure!

  Europe is a place that's neither big nor small, and in the circle of head coaches, it seems very small. Although they don't interact much on a daily basis, once you get familiar with them, it becomes very easy.

  For these European coaches who were only heard of but not seen in person, Yang Cheng did not have the excitement of a fan seeing his idol. He had long passed that stage and now appeared calm and composed, winning everyone's good impression.

  And these famous coaches have a very different impression from Yang Chen's previous life, just like Ferguson, this majestic and intimidating Red Devil patriarch, is actually a very straightforward person, laughs loudly, giving people a refreshing feeling. And Capello, who looks always tough, actually has a lot of smiles in private.

  He walked to the side, Yang Cheng swept over the group of head coaches in front of him. He felt that standing in front of him were no longer those labeled names from his previous life, but living people with blood and flesh, personality, and their own experiences, their own temperament.

  This sense of reality made Yang Cheng re-recognize his life!

  It was at this time that the host of the TV station walked onto the center stage, attracting everyone's attention, and formally announced the start of the awards ceremony!

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