After a 3-0 victory over Schalke 04, Kaiserslautern welcomed a six-day preparation period. Therefore, Yang Chen decided to give the team a day off on the second day after defeating Schalke 04, allowing the players to rest and prepare for the upcoming away game against Bochum in the fifth round of the Bundesliga.

  This Hoffenheim is very different from the one that met Yang Chen at the beginning, although players like Stichros and Watts are still in the team and play a crucial role. However, many powerful stars have been introduced to other positions in the team, greatly enhancing the overall strength of the team. Last season, they even won fifth place in the league and entered the European League Cup.

  However, the overall technical and tactical style of this team has not changed much. It still relies on technical kicking, but the defense is as tragic as ever, especially with Stielike's gradual aging and inability to introduce suitable players, resulting in a sharp decline in the team's defense. The performance of this season also suffered.

  But buying players is easy, wanting to change the technical and tactical style of a team is not something that can be done overnight, so Bochum continues to stick to its own technical and tactical style.

  Every time Yang Cheng thinks of this team Hoffenheim, he can't help but think of Barcelona.

  At first glance, these two teams are indeed incomparable. One is a giant and the other is a mid-table team. However, they both insist on their own technical and tactical style. The only difference is that Barcelona can afford to spend money to recruit players to fill gaps in their lineup due to their status as a giant, while Bochum lacks this financial power and attraction.

  In this way, Bar?a can persist and be praised by countless people as wise; but Bochum's persistence is ridiculed by fans for its poor record, even becoming a yo-yo team, and is called stupid stubbornness.

  Yang Chen was a fan of Real Madrid in his previous life. Although he was a mortal enemy of Barcelona, he would not blindly attack them and even admired the achievements they had made to some extent. However, it is undeniable that Barcelona's success is unique and their persistence is also difficult to replicate.

  It was precisely because of a clear understanding of Bohong's tactical advantages and disadvantages that when Yang Cheng welcomed his first professional league opponent for the second time, he dispatched his main force to fight, with midfield as the key battleground.

  Although it was an away game, Kaiserslautern took control from the start with their positive attacking style, suppressing Bochum and quickly taking the lead.

  "Again Van Nistelrooy... Dutchman Ruud Van Nistelrooy!"

  As the live commentator's exclamation sounded, everyone suddenly knew that Van Nistelrooy had scored again!

  This crazy Dutchman seems to be unstoppable in scoring, except for the 3rd round without a game, he scored every round, and even in the league cup before the season, it was consecutive goals.

  "In the 38th minute, Van Nistelrooy shot with his left foot from inside the penalty area, beating Bochum goalkeeper Denilson!"

  This game seems to have been already won by Kaiserslautern.

  But unexpectedly, in the 47th minute of stoppage time, Lucio's forward pass was too long and stuck to the opponent, after being intercepted, Watts made a straight pass behind him, Kell couldn't block the opponent's counterattack in time, and could only watch as the team's undefeated record this season was broken, 1:1!

  However, at half-time, Yang Chen not only did not scold, but also encouraged Lucio, but advised the Brazilian that while bringing the ball forward was a tactical requirement, it should not be done blindly. As the last line of defense, he must anticipate the risks brought by the forward and ensure the team's backline.

  After that, Yang Cheng encouraged the players to continue working hard and must maintain the morale and state of the first half in the second half, and strive to defeat their opponents.

  As soon as the second half began, Kaiserslautern sounded the signal for an attack.

  In the 49th minute, Van Nistelrooy received a pass from Berbatov outside the penalty area, turned and shot from distance. The ball was parried by Bohmen, but Schneider sniffed out the rebound and scored before anyone else could react, once again increasing the lead.

  Kaiserslautern then launched a series of fierce attacks, and Bochum was forced to retreat step by step. Especially when Kaiserslautern scored three consecutive goals in the 55th, 61st and 69th minutes through Dengelsen, Nedved and Ballack, this team had completely collapsed.

  The game then thoroughly became garbage time, Yang Cheng continuously made substitutions and adjustments, while Kaiser Slaughter ensured the score.

  Away 5:1 defeated Bochum, Kaiserslautern still firmly controls the league's leading position, but after a period of turmoil, Bayern Munich also revived in succession, and this round even away 3:1 defeated Rostock, with 5 games 3 wins 1 draw 1 loss 10 points, ranking second in the league.

  Kaiserslautern is with 5 games, 4 wins and 1 draw, 13 points, ranked first in the league.

  The teams that followed, such as Dortmund, Leverkusen and Werder Bremen, had even larger goal differences, but they all showed signs of opening up a gap with Kaiserslautern and Bayern Munich. Especially Leverkusen and Dortmund, both of whom lost one and drew one this round, performed generally poorly.

  Yang Chen never thought that such a situation would occur. He had been fighting one game after another, and the goal he set for his team before was to be at the top of the league, striving for the Champions League, and ensuring qualification for the Europa League. However, after 5 rounds, Kaiserslautern took the lead in the league with a 3-point advantage.

  But Yang Cheng was clear in his mind that the current Kaiserslautern team was too young, and it was not necessarily a good thing to be in top condition so early. Moreover, as the leader of the league, there was great pressure on him, and if he couldn't handle this situation carefully, it could lead to the collapse of the team, and once morale plummeted, it would be difficult to recover.

  On the one hand, Yang Cheng used the achievement points he had accumulated since the league to purchase services that boost team morale and guarantee player status from the Super Coach Assistant System. On the other hand, he went all out to help players adjust their state through various channels and alleviate their pressure.

  Especially before the team's dissolution, Yang Cheng repeatedly urged that every player must not have an optimistic mood and never mention the leader sheep and championship when facing the media.

  "I want you to understand and remember, no matter how high we are in the league standings now, how good our team's state is, our identity this season is only one, promoted horse, we are just a promoted horse. If we forget this point, then we will only return to the Bundesliga 2 with our tails between our legs. Are you willing to go back to the nightmare of the Bundesliga 2 again?"

  The players immediately shook their heads one after another. For players who were used to the Bundesliga, going back to the 2nd division was absolutely a kind of torture.

  "Don't forget our identity, and this season's goal is only one, to ensure the team's relegation smoothly, and then consider striving for a better ranking!"

  Yang Cheng's words were very serious, and the players' emotions had indeed been a bit high recently, so he felt it was necessary to wake up these guys who had started to become optimistic.

  …………

  …………

  The players left Tübingen again and went to their respective national teams for reporting.

  After two rounds of outstanding performances, the number of national players in Kaiserslautern suddenly increased.

  Kohr and Kehl were selected for the German national team, while Khedira joined the Romanian national team. In midfield, Bellon, Barak, Nedved, Deisler, Drenovski, Schneider and Salihamid?i? all made it into their respective national teams, with Van Nistelrooy up front.

  Larsson was excused from the Swedish national team due to his wife's childbirth and stayed in Kaiserslautern with her.

  The day after the team disbanded, Brookeheimer called Yang Cheng from Hollywood in the United States.

  "It's finally living up to your expectations!" Brookheimer exclaimed over the phone with a hearty laugh.

  Yang Cheng heard this bright and cheerful laughter, so he knew his script was promising, and asked: "How is it?"

  "Disney is very interested in you, and the film company has also promised that we will be fully responsible for producing this film, with a shooting budget of $60 million and a script fee of $2 million. As long as you sign the copyright agreement with them, they will pay."

  Yang Cheng was overjoyed when he heard this, with these $2 million, his plan had a solid foundation.

  But then it occurred to Yang Cheng that Brookheimer must have given himself a great deal of help in this matter, otherwise, with his qualifications, no matter how good the script was, Disney would not have paid such a high fee.

  Yang Cheng's idea was not wrong, Disney was willing to pay such a high copyright fee for two reasons: one is that Yang Cheng's script was indeed good, and the other reason is that they valued the filming quality of Brookheimer Film Company. Because Yang Cheng insisted, the film could only be produced by Brookheimer, and Disney had great confidence in him.

  This is equivalent to Yang Cheng pretending to be a tiger!

  "By the way, Jerry, about you being the producer..."

  Brookheimer's heart warmed up, Yang Cheng was able to think of him at this time, proving that Yang Cheng was indeed a person who valued relationships and was worth deeply interacting with. If Yang Cheng had only heard about making money and thrown himself into the clouds, the little goodwill he had just gained in front of Brookheimer would have been lost.

  "Don't worry, Disney has already decided to hand it over to our company. I still have a lot of details to discuss with you... It's a huge pressure, investing so much, we must make a successful film!" Apparently, Bruckheimer was still somewhat lacking in confidence.

  But Yang Cheng was exceptionally optimistic, "Don't worry, Jerry, I have every confidence in you. This movie will not only sell well, but may even win an award!"

  Brookheimer chuckled and thought Yang Cheng was encouraging himself.

  "I had previously contacted David Fincher, who was preparing to shoot one of his own projects, but after reading the script I sent over, he immediately decided to shoot this one first. As for Edward Norton, the Yale graduate who became a star with this film, as soon as he heard that David Fincher agreed to direct, he also expressed his willingness to participate."

  Yang Cheng's heart was racing with excitement, he knew very well the aura of anger on Edward Norton's body, he must be able to bring Bruce Willis' role to life, and as for that child star, he decided to stick to the original plan and arrange for the one from his past life to act, because at that time his performance was flawless.

  With David Fincher and Edward Norton on board, Yang Zhen is confident that this film will be even better than the previous one.

  If this movie sells well, his influence will also be greatly enhanced, and with the DVD revenue sharing, he will definitely make a lot of money from it.

  Another script was eyed by DreamWorks, and Steven Spielberg was very fond of the script. He expressed his willingness to buy it for $2 million, at a price similar to Disney's box office price, and he also said that he could persuade Tom Hanks to star in the film.

  Yang Cheng was so excited after hearing this that he almost wanted to shout out loud, because he was very clear about the charm of these two movies, which were absolutely best-selling types. If they really followed the current plan and shot them, wouldn't it mean that he would make a huge profit?

  However, he knows that the Hollywood environment, although agreed upon now, may not necessarily be fulfilled. After all, making a movie involves considering many aspects, such as investment, scheduling, budgeting, and so on. Therefore, the agreement negotiated now may change in the future.

  But the only thing that didn't change was that as soon as Yang Cheng went to the United States and signed the agreement, he could immediately receive $4 million in his account, which for Yang Cheng who had been urgently needing money recently, was indeed a timely rain after a long drought.

  It's been a long drought, and seeing water makes me somewhat not dare to believe it, especially $40 million, just because of my own screenplays for a few movies, that's a bit too much like a dream come true.

  So to avoid long nights and many dreams, Yang Cheng immediately rushed to the United States, first accompanied by Brookheimer to meet Spielberg, and the three also met with Tom Hanks, as a result, both parties reached an agreement, Tom Hanks praised Yang Cheng's script endlessly, saying that if the schedule is suitable, he will participate.

  Yang then formally signed a deal with DreamWorks, which was looking for another partner due to investment considerations. 20th Century Fox approached Broderick, who recommended the film company and quickly established an investment of $100 million.

  This is absolutely a number that makes Yang Cheng feel shocked and he himself dares not to believe, but now it has really appeared.

  Apart from this, 21st Century Fox has high hopes for the two screenplays written by Yang Cheng and hopes that in the future, Yang Cheng will consider submitting his scripts to them first.

  "Whether it's a TV or film script, or even an idea for something like 'American Idol', we're very interested in working with you!" the Fox representative assured.

  Yang Cheng smiled and was about to agree on the spot, intending to pour out all his survival instincts from his brain, but Heidi Krumb, who was standing beside him, secretly pulled his clothes, and this nouveau riche, who was almost frightened by the sudden good fortune, came to his senses and said he would consider it.

  "Having written two movie scripts worth 20 million yuan, your value now is definitely not lower than before. No matter how the box office of these two movies will be, your script price will certainly increase. At this time, you agreed to cooperate with 21st Century Fox, you lost out!" After sending away the representative of 21st Century Fox, Heidi Klum was in a housekeeper's attitude, considering for Yang Cheng.

  "Heidi said it well, waiting for the price to sell is the ideal way for independent filmmakers to survive!" Brookheimer also agreed.

  Yang Cheng suddenly felt a flush of embarrassment, in this regard he was indeed not as good as these two people, but in his heart he also secretly rejoiced that he had these two red-faced confidantes and trustworthy friends to trust.

  Little did he know, Heidi Krumb and Brookheimer helped him because Yang Cheng had treated them with sincerity before, so now they were just returning the favor.

  Moreover, for the Bruckheimer film company, being able to get the production rights of both films at the same time means that Bruckheimer can become the producer of these two works that are almost certain to be big sellers. Whether personally or as a company, their influence in Hollywood will also increase greatly.

  And all of this was brought about by just two scripts written "casually" by Yang Cheng!

  "Fox has also decided to participate in the production of variety shows. After a while, these projects will be launched separately, and they will invite you to attend the press conference. If you have time, write more scripts and make some extra money. Take advantage of this trend to establish yourself in Hollywood's screenwriting field!" Brookheimer is an old hand in Hollywood, who knows how to hype and promote things.

  Yang Cheng nodded in agreement with a sincere and pleased expression. He began to think about which movie he should plagiarize next.

  Over the next two days, Yang Cheng completed the signing with Disney, and after paying $40 million in taxes, all of it was put into his account.

  With this money in hand, Yang Cheng immediately deposited it into his stock account, but divided it into two parts. One part was invested in operation, and the remaining part was left in the account for future use. Then he started remotely controlling his account to make money in the US stock market from Germany.

  Soros is now leading a large group of international financiers in wreaking havoc across Asia, Yang Cheng had seen relevant data in his past life and knew that Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan and other Asian countries were attacked one after another and collapsed.

  Yang Cheng had a lot of impressions from his past life, so he was very familiar with what would happen next. Since opening an account in the US, he had been watching the stock market every day and found that it was exactly the same as his impression from his past life.

  That is to say, everything seen inside will be cashed in one after another in a period of time in the future.

  "It seems green is useful at critical moments too!" Yang Cheng said with a smile.

  He then began to follow his past life's memories and followed the likes of Soros, making small losses but mostly wins in Asia.

  Focused on the stock market, and with the Indonesian rupiah being heavily shorted by international financiers in late August and early September, Yang Cheng made a fortune here and didn't have time for anything else, so he handed over the task of scouting players to Paul Bayler.

  When the $4 million in his account became $15 million, he was so excited that he almost wanted to quit his job as coach of the Kansas City Chiefs and live off the stock market.

  Fortunately, this kid is not a guy who is easily confused, so he is very clear that his main business is football, and the stock market, screenwriting, etc. are all interests and part-time jobs outside of football. However, even so, he still took out a large sum of money to invest in US internet technology stocks, specifically selecting some companies with potential for investment. After all, before 2000, this type of stock could bring him huge wealth.

  But on the eve of the restart of the league's 6th round, Yang Cheng, Paul Bay and Bremer went to hospital collectively.