Chapter 158 Six Crowns

"Having just won the European Super Cup, Fiorentina didn't stop there. In yesterday's Italian Super Cup match, they defeated last season's league runner-up Inter Milan 2-1. Zhang Jun scored again in the game. Inter Milan played well as a team, but they still couldn't stop Zhang Jun leading Fiorentina. This is Fiorentina's second championship trophy in just one week, and they are moving towards higher goals."

Italian sports news was broadcasting highlights of the Italian Super Cup, showing Zhang Jun breaking through Li Yongle's defense and scoring. From this season, Inter Milan's captain's armband has been on Li Yongle's left arm. He is the second Chinese player after Zhang Jun to become captain of a foreign club.

But clearly, the newly appointed captain Li Yongle could not defeat Zhang Jun, who was also a captain.

Now all the Italian media are singing praises for Fiorentina, because their performance is so outstanding. Playing offensive football can win a lot of points for style, and at the same time win games. Sabato has become a famous coach in Italy, and some people are even calling for the Italian Football Association to consider hiring Sabato to coach the Italian national team.

The Fiorentina players, full of confidence, said in interviews that their goal this season is not just the Triple Crown, but the Sextuple Crown. This declaration surprised many people, and also made many people sneer at their arrogance. Since these football events have existed, no team has ever managed to win all the championships.

In their opinion, no matter how good Fiorentina's form is, being able to win a second Triple Crown is a big question mark, let alone the Sextuple Crown.

After AC Milan won the Champions League in the 2002-2003 season, their excited general manager Galliani once said that AC Milan's goal was to win all the championships they could win. But what was the result? They only won one league title, and lost all the other championships. Therefore, facts have proved that arrogant people on the football field rarely have good endings. For Fiorentina, let alone defending the Triple Crown, even defending any one of the championships will be difficult. The Sextuple Crown? Almost all Italians shook their heads at Sabato's team.

Amidst this doubt, Fiorentina's new season began.

Because they were the defending champions, the opening game was held at Fiorentina's home stadium, where they faced the newly promoted Napoli. Both teams had glorious histories, but now Fiorentina has regained its glory, while Napoli has just been promoted back to Serie A.

This was a match considered to have a huge difference in strength, and the process and result of the match proved this point very well.

Zhang Jun led Fiorentina in a massacre at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, giving the Serie A newcomers Napoli no chance. Four goals told Napoli that today's Serie A is no longer the Serie A they had with Maradona. Newly promoted teams should be aware of their situation. Their goal this season is not to enter European competitions, but to stay in the league.

The score of 4-0 was very bright on the big screen after the game. Zhang Jun scored his first league goal of the season. Fiorentina is moving towards the goal of the Sextuple Crown, and Zhang Jun is also moving towards his fourth consecutive Golden Boot award.

Subsequently, in the second round of the league, Fiorentina defeated Bologna 3-1 away from home, achieving two consecutive victories.

In the third round of the league, Fiorentina narrowly defeated Sampdoria 1-0 away from home, achieving three consecutive victories.

In the fourth round of the league, Fiorentina returned to their home stadium and defeated Lazio 4-2, achieving four consecutive victories, becoming the only team to remain undefeated after the start of the season, and successfully took the top spot in the league standings.

In the Champions League, Fiorentina was drawn into Group E with Benfica, CSKA Moscow, and Werder Bremen. In the two group matches in September, Fiorentina first easily defeated Bremen 2-0 at home, and then in Moscow, they defeated the home team CSKA Moscow 4-1.

Fiorentina, with two wins in two matches, ranked first in Group E. As the defending champions, their odds of winning the championship were 6:4, the highest among all participating teams. Throughout September, Fiorentina remained undefeated in all the matches they participated in, which was a very good result.

Then Fiorentina's opponents sadly discovered that October was also destined to belong to Fiorentina, and to Zhang Jun. Because in October, it was Sophie's birthday and Zhang Jun's own birthday. At the same time, it was also the anniversary of his father's death. With so many stimulants, the possibility of Zhang Jun not erupting was zero.

Sure enough, the best team in October was Fiorentina, and the best player in October was also Zhang Jun. Eleven rounds of the league had passed, and Fiorentina was at the top of the table with nine wins and two draws, and Zhang Jun was at the top of the scorer list with nine goals.

This was truly a month of despair for their opponents.

"Fiorentina won all the games in September! Fiorentina won three games and drew two in October! They proved with their actions who is the strong contender for the championship. The rumors about their successful defense before the season have been proven correct. This Fiorentina is unstoppable!" After the eleventh round of the league on October 25, the local media in Florence shouted excitedly. At the same time, Fiorentina continued to win all their games in the Champions League.

***

"Isabelle, are you really planning to temporarily give up your singing career?" Agent Malouda asked with some uncertainty to the sexy woman who was putting on makeup in front of him.

"It's not giving up, it's just temporarily shifting the focus to film and television. Lilian, you're so stupid." The woman called Isabelle said to the mirror.

"I still don't quite understand. You are now the hottest singer in France, but you are an absolute novice in film and television. Why take this risk?"

Isabelle stood up from the chair and carefully looked at herself in the mirror, radiating light. "Because I can't find a breakthrough in singing anymore, so I thought about trying acting. Besides," she turned around, and even though Lilian Malouda had seen it many times, he had to admit that this woman was the most beautiful woman in France right now. "Besides, this is Leos Carax's invitation, isn't it?"

If you were to ask who the most popular female star in France has been in the last four years, most French people would vote for the 22-year-old Isabelle Karina.

When she was seventeen years old, she participated in the M6 ​​TV talent show, and as a result, she was favored by the famous French female singer Mylène Farmer, who tailored a single for her: "Girl." When she sang this song describing the feelings of adolescent girls with her seventeen-year-old youth, it immediately became popular throughout France. Subsequently, this song swept the charts in eight major countries including France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Russia, Israel, the Netherlands, and Poland. The single sales not only won a diamond record in France, but also wrote double platinum or gold record records in various European countries including Belgium (double platinum), Switzerland (gold record), the Netherlands (gold record), and Germany (gold record). At the same time, it set a new record in the United Kingdom, becoming the third French female artist after the famous French singers Vanessa Paradis and Alizée to enter the top 10 charts.

These achievements made her the hottest star in France in one fell swoop. She is also regarded as the third world superstar to become famous at a young age after Sophie Marceau and Alizée.

Subsequently, Karina released her first personal album "This is Karina." Two years later, the album sold more than six million copies worldwide. With such sales results, Alizée won the M6 ​​Music Award, the "Most Promising Newcomer Award" awarded by the NRJ ​​Music Awards, the World Music Award (WorldMusicAward)…

Since then, Karina has embarked on her own path to stardom. At the same time, in order to ensure her influence in the entertainment industry and extend her acting life, she has not yet married and has devoted herself wholeheartedly to her acting career. As a person who is known as "the most beautiful woman in France," this is very commendable.

Karina looks very pure. She is not like most Western female stars, who look old. On the contrary, her facial features have a kind of oriental petite beauty. The French compare her appearance to a "perfect statue." This is such a female star, although there are constant scandals, she has never admitted to any romantic relationship with anyone.

Now, she has reached the pinnacle of her singing career, and it is almost impossible to do better. She wants to make a breakthrough in other areas, such as... acting.

At this time, the famous French New Wave film director Leos Carax found her, hoping that she could play the heroine in his new film *Boy Meets Girl*.

Leos Carax is a famous director who is known as one of France's "Three Great Genius Directors." His peers include the familiar Luc Besson and the less familiar Jean-Jacques Beineix.

Having such a famous director film her debut into the film industry, Karina naturally couldn't ask for more. She quickly accepted Carax's invitation and began to carefully prepare for her debut performance.

***

*Boy Meets Girl* is actually a very simple love story, but most French directors have the ability to turn this ordinary love story into something magical, let alone the famous Leos Carax? His films never have to worry about being scolded, only about box office revenue... His *The Lovers on the Bridge* cost 150 million francs, making it the most expensive art house love film in French film history. However, because he was too insistent on his own ideas, it also became the art house love film with the worst losses in history.

After Karina's agent agreed to this invitation, he didn't care about the box office results of Carax's new film. What he considered was Carax's position in the film industry and Karina's in the singing world were in line with each other. This way, Karina's participation in the film could reflect her value and at the same time enhance her position in the film industry. Although Karina is very popular in the singing world, she is still a newcomer in the film and television industry.

Carax's new film tells the story of a girl who goes to Florence, Italy for tourism, and accidentally meets an Italian boy, leading to a love story at first sight.

Although Karina's favorite athlete is the retired French football star Zidane, she doesn't have much contact with football. This time filming the movie, she will have close contact with football, because the male lead in the film is a die-hard Fiorentina fan, and his love story with Alizée will also be linked to the Fiorentina football team. The film will directly use real game scenes of Fiorentina in the league. At the same time, the two leading actors must also go to the stadium to watch the game and complete the filming of several scenes.

Why is a love film so closely related to the Fiorentina football team?

The reason is very simple, because the number one investor in this film is the Renz Group under Ren Yudi. This script is actually written to promote the Fiorentina football team. This is actually one step of the "Globalization Strategy" formulated by Hua Fang for Fiorentina. Hiring the most famous directors and actors to jointly film a "promotional film" for the Fiorentina club and the city—this is of course more effective and more popular than blatant promotional films. Movie fans and Karina's fans all over the world will unconsciously accept the influence of the Fiorentina club.

It couldn't be more suitable to film this film during Fiorentina's winning streak. This is also a major event for Fiorentina's external public relations department recently. They are mainly responsible for the arrangement and coordination between the crew and the team. Ren Yudi also requires the entire team to cooperate with this filming.

***

For the filming of her first film in her life, Karina postponed the recording of her new album and followed the crew to the beautiful Italian city of Florence.

For her, this is not the first time she has come to this city, but it is the first time she has stayed here for so long. According to the budget, the film needs to be shot for three and a half months, of which nearly two months need to be shot in Florence. Karina has a lot of scenes, and she needs to stay here for at least a month and a half.

After Leos Carax's crew arrived in Florence, they were followed by dozens of entertainment reporters, which was equivalent to another free advertisement for the Fiorentina club in the entertainment industry. Hua Fang's calculation is really accurate.

***

"Isabelle, are you ready? We're leaving!" Agent Lilian Malouda knocked on the door outside to urge her.

"Coming! Coming! I'll be there soon! Really, you have to rush me even when I'm just changing clothes. You're so long-winded!" There was a sound of something falling to the ground in the room, followed by Karina's light cry.

Malouda shook his head gently. Don't look at Karina always being polite and elegant in public, but in private she is carefree and doesn't care about anything, or rather, she is a bit reckless. Without his "long-winded" agent, I really don't know if Karina could survive...

There was another burst of busy sounds, and the door finally opened. Then our Malouda saw the radiant and popular female star Isabelle Karina again. Looking at her smiling at him, you can't imagine how embarrassed she was in the room just now.

"Let's go. Director Carax and the others are downstairs. Ren's secretary is also there. Everyone is waiting for you."

Karina, who came to the hall, apologized to the people who were waiting for her with a smile. At this time, she turned into the Isabelle Karina who was polite and likable.

The group took the car provided by Ren Yudi and drove to his luxurious villa outside Florence. Not many people were invited by Ren Yudi, only the film's director Leos Carax, his assistant, the film's producer Jean-Pierre, the film's male lead Italian film star Alessandro Cassotti, and the female lead Isabelle Karina.

This was a welcome banquet specially arranged by Ren Yudi for them after the crew arrived in Florence. At the same time, for the film crew, Ren Yudi was the biggest investor in this film, and his many requirements were not dared to be violated by the crew.

Even Karina, the most popular female star in France, couldn't help but exclaim when she saw Ren Yudi's manor—it was too big! Especially when she heard that there was an indoor football field and other entertainment facilities behind her in a place she couldn't see, her mouth almost couldn't close.

She had also seen some wealthy businessmen from China, but none of them were as wealthy as this person. No wonder she was able to hire the most famous director in France and the most popular Italian young man to make a film.

Before this, Karina had never met Ren Yudi, so after seeing this huge manor, she had been guessing in her heart what the owner of such a wealthy manor would look like.

But when she saw the real person in the living room, she found that it was completely different from what she had guessed. A young Chinese man, with black hair, a black Chinese-style short shirt, trousers, and very energetic. Apart from that, he was very ordinary. Unlike the Chinese wealthy businessmen she had seen before, each of them was wearing diamond rings on all ten fingers, for fear that others would not know that he was rich. Looking at Ren Yudi in front of her, he had nothing on his hands except a watch on his wrist. Clean. He didn't wear any gold, white gold, or platinum necklaces around his neck. Bare. No earrings on his ears, and no sunglasses to pretend to be cool. In short, if she hadn't been introduced, Karina would definitely have regarded him as an ordinary servant in this place...

Finding that Karina was staring at him blankly, Ren Yudi knew what she was thinking. He smiled at the beauty and said, "What's wrong? Do you think I look like a servant?"

Karina was shocked. How could the other party know so clearly what she was thinking?

Ren Yudi smiled again: "Because you are not the first person to show this expression. Dear Miss Karina, I am your fan. Please sign my name when the time comes."

Ren Yudi's humor relaxed everyone's mood, and Karina was amused by Ren Yudi.

The subsequent dinner went very smoothly. Ren Yudi was very interested in the filming of the film. He also said that he would visit the set when the time came. Because in the previous conversation, Leos Carax found that the boss had some personal insights into the film, and he had a feeling of "meeting each other too late." Therefore, he naturally agreed to Ren Yudi's request to visit the set.

The male lead Alessandro Cassotti is an Italian, and naturally he is also a die-hard fan, but he is not a Fiorentina fan, but an AC Milan fan. But this does not prevent him from liking Fiorentina as well, because Fiorentina and AC Milan both play offensive football. He is also very excited to be able to star in this film related to football.

Only Karina seemed a little lonely, because the people present were either talking about movies or excitedly arguing about which star was better. She couldn't interject in any of these areas.

So when everyone was in high spirits, she quietly withdrew and walked into a room next to the living room, which looked like a study, but the glass cabinet was not filled with books, but some trophies. The walls were also covered with many photos of various sizes.

She leaned against the wall and carefully admired the photos one by one. She then realized that the photos here were all related to football, and most of them were photos of the Fiorentina team. She saw the current most popular star Zhang Jun on them, but she didn't know the others. From these photos, it can be seen that the owner of this manor is really a crazy fan.

After browsing the photos, she became interested in the trophies in the glass cabinet, but because of her status as a guest, she couldn't open the cabinet door and take them out to admire, so she could only look at them through the glass door.

"Those are all imitations. The originals are in the Fiorentina club's Hall of Fame." Ren Yudi's voice suddenly sounded from behind, scaring her.

"You... are you finished eating?" Karina seemed to have done something wrong, and her words were a little twisted. Of course, this does not rule out the possibility that she is acting.

"No, just came out to relax for a while. Are you very interested in football?"

"No, just a little bit. But I know Zhang Jun."

Ren Yudi smiled: "That kid's influence is not small... Do you want to meet the people in the photos?"

"Huh?"

"Find an opportunity to let you meet some of the main members of the team. Let's get to know each other so that we can cooperate more easily in the future." Ren Yudi said with a smile.

With such an invitation, Karina naturally couldn't refuse. Besides, she herself really wanted to meet Zhang Jun, the number one striker in football today.

"Okay, I really hope to meet Zhang Jun!" Karina said with a smile.

At this time, Ren Yudi suddenly handed over paper and pen. Karina was a little surprised: "This is..."

"Hehe, didn't I say it at the beginning? I am your fan. Please sign my name."

***

"Hey, Zhang Jun. Do you know that a crew is coming to our team to film a movie? I heard that the female lead is the most popular French singer Alizée!" During training breaks, the players talked about the arrival of the crew the most.

Frey was very proud. After all, this was a crew from his country, and he naturally knew how famous Alizée was: "That's right! Isabelle is the most beautiful woman in France. Countless people want to be her husband, but so far no one has succeeded. Hey, single men in the team, this is a good opportunity!"

Frey was joking, and everyone laughed. Not many people would take it seriously. Although they are stars, they would not have any ideas about this most beautiful woman, the most popular woman, and the most difficult woman to pursue in France today.

However, Zhang Jun suddenly had some ideas. He turned his head to look at Cruyff, and found that he didn't pay any attention to the topic everyone was discussing just now.

Zhang Jun, who had changed his clothes, stood up, and Cruyff and Xiang Tao also stood up from their seats. "Okay, everyone, go back and rest early. Tomorrow is our home game. We must win!"

"Don't worry, captain. At our home stadium, there is no reason to give the victory to the opponent, even if it is Juventus..." The players' answers made Zhang Jun feel relieved. He had been worried that the arrival of the crew would distract his teammates. At least for now, there shouldn't be too many problems.

"Well then, we'll leave first. Goodbye everyone."

***

Leos Carax, the director of this film, was currently studying tomorrow's game with his assistant. "Pierre, Ren said that he will arrange for us to watch tomorrow's game. Alessandro and Isabelle will both be there. I think it's better to start filming the movie from tomorrow."

"Are you saying to shoot the scene of the two of them watching the game?" As expected of a long-time assistant, Pierre quickly understood Carax's idea.

Carax nodded: "The two leading actors don't know yet. I want to see what kind of performance they can have in this completely natural situation... I will have Ren arrange a suitable shooting location, and you will record their performance watching the game. We will then study and edit it."

Pierre nodded. This was a good idea.

***

"Watch the game? Go to the stadium?" Karina stared at her agent with wide eyes.

"Didn't Ren say that he would let you meet those players?"

"Yes, he said that. But I thought he meant to call his men to his house and then have another party like that." Karina fiddled with her brown hair.

Malouda smiled: "Is there a better place to learn about the most authentic players than on the football field?"

Karina tilted her head and thought for a while: "That's true. So what kind of clothes should I wear if I go to the game tomorrow?"

"Definitely can't dress like you're attending a party. T-shirt, jeans, I think that should be fine. Of course, you can wear a skirt if you want."

"Then I'll wear a skirt. I think it will be very hot in the stadium..."

***

"It's really hot!" Karina had to shout to Alessandro Cassotti next to her, otherwise the other person couldn't hear what she was saying at all. Similarly, Cassotti had to answer in this way. In the stands, they were surrounded by Fiorentina fans wearing purple jerseys and waving Fiorentina team flags. The huge roar also raised the temperature by several degrees.

"Yes! Is this Miss Isabelle's first time watching a game live? This is football!" Cassotti looked very excited.

"Isn't this your first time?"

"I'm a Milan fan! I watched a game live for the first time when I was eleven years old. In Italy, almost every boy is a football fan!"

"I'm saying..."

At this moment, the players came out, and a huge continuous cheer and applause erupted from the stands of the Stadio Artemio Franchi. Karina's voice was drowned out by the roar.

"Long live Fiorentina! Long live Zhang Jun!"

In such a noisy environment, Karina almost had to cover her ears with her hands, but she thought that this was also a great opportunity to experience the atmosphere in the film, so she finally took down her hands. Moreover, more importantly, she heard Zhang Jun's name in the cheers. The fans' cheers were so obvious and clear. Maybe he couldn't understand the Italian "long live," but he wouldn't mispronounce "Zhang Jun."

Karina, who was a little excited, poked her head to look at the field, and just happened to see a player wearing a purple Fiorentina home jersey, a yellow captain's armband on his arm, and the number "11" on his back.

Long hair tied casually behind his head, and he wasn't as tall and straight or as graceful as she had imagined. He looked like an ordinary person.

Just when Karina was still evaluating Zhang Jun in her heart, Cassotti next to her had already started shouting Zhang Jun's name like any ordinary fan. It could be seen that he was a very die-hard fan, unlike herself, who was a fake fan who followed the trend.

After the game started, Karina found that her initial personal judgment of Zhang Jun was so wrong.

Zhang Jun on the football field was like a different person. He became high-spirited, heroic, and... very charming. Karina had to admit that sometimes, she would be fascinated by Zhang Jun's expression in the game, especially his serious expression when he was taking a free kick. No wonder people say that the most serious man is the most handsome. And then there was his smile... Karina found that she couldn't find a man in France who could be so charming.

Based on this mentality, she unknowingly entered the state and shouted along with Cassotti and other fans. This made Carax and Pierre on the opposite stand very happy.

In this game, Fiorentina was playing against Juventus at their home stadium. Because of Fiorentina's strength, Juventus, the former Serie A champion, could do nothing against Fiorentina at this stadium. Juventus's new coach Vialli said that for any team going to the Stadio Artemio Franchi, the primary goal is not to get three points, but to think about how to get one point.

This is the truth. Even teams like AC Milan and Inter Milan have to bow their heads and surrender at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. Since the beginning of this season, Fiorentina has maintained their winning record at home.

This game continued to maintain this record.

Fiorentina cleanly defeated Juventus 3-1 at their home stadium. They continued to rank first in the standings, and Zhang Jun scored a goal in this game. The commentator for Sky TV shouted excitedly: "Fiorentina and Zhang Jun together, their condition is excellent, who can defeat this Fiorentina?!"

"No one!!" There was only one voice in the Stadio Artemio Franchi.

This time, even Karina shouted along. This game was really well played. Fiorentina gave Juventus almost no chances at their home stadium, and swept away the visiting Juventus 3-1 in a magnificent manner. Even a fake fan like Karina eventually became a Fiorentina fan. The charm of football is really bigger than that of a beauty...

***

After showering and changing clothes in the locker room, the Fiorentina players ended the most important work of the week. They could drive home and spend a day of vacation with their family and lovers.

But Zhang Jun didn't go home directly. He was kept behind by club manager Baptista. Cruyff, Xiang Tao, Pazzini, Frey, and Lahm were also left behind with him.

Baptista told them that because Boss Ren wanted the crew to meet them and exchange ideas so that they could cooperate more easily in the future.

This meeting was very simple.

The main members of the crew were all here: a director, an assistant, a producer, a male lead, and a female lead.

And the players that Ren Yudi chose were also very representative, basically including the players from the main countries in Fiorentina, of course, there were more Chinese players, that's because the boss is Chinese, so it's understandable.

Karina met Zhang Jun, the most popular star in the world right now, in the locker room of the Stadio Artemio Franchi. She found that the person in front of her had returned to the Zhang Jun she had seen before the game, ordinary and unremarkable, and didn't seem to want to be the focus of attention.

Everyone else seemed a little excited about the appearance of this beauty, except for two people. One was Zhang Jun. His smile was very kind, but not frivolous, light, and very polite. Other than that, there was nothing else. The other was the person called "Cruyff." From the time they came in, he just stood up and shook hands with everyone one by one. There was no extra expression. He didn't say a word when everyone was talking.

Seeing that Karina always focused her attention on Cruyff, Xiang Tao smiled at Karina: "Don't look at him. Even if you see through him, he will still have that stinky look. He's just like that, only a little closer to a few people. Usually, you can't see any changes in his face..."

Xiang Tao's voice was not small, and he didn't mean to avoid suspicion in front of Cruyff at all. What surprised Karina was that Cruyff didn't seem to have any objection to this.

The main content of the conversation was that Zhang Jun, as the captain, introduced the recent situation of Fiorentina to the other party, and at the same time answered various questions from the crew. Carax seemed very serious, and his assistant took a DV to record the whole meeting. Many directors have the habit of using DVs to record their work, and Leos Carax is no exception.

Compared with the serious Carax and the excited Cassotti, Karina was somewhat absent-minded. She kept thinking about what Xiang Tao had said to her, and what kind of person this cold Cruyff was.

Not to brag, she was very clear about her own charm. No man would be indifferent when facing her. Even Zhang Jun, at least, had a smile, right? Not to mention the other players whose faces were already flushed. In the five years since her debut, the scandals have never stopped. On the one hand, it is certainly a way for stars to maintain exposure, and on the other hand, it also shows Karina's charm. Being called "the most beautiful woman in France" is not a judgment made by just one or two people.

However, today she felt the taste of being ignored for the first time. Cruyff in the corner didn't even look at her directly, which made her a little annoyed.

Women are very strange, and beautiful women are even stranger. If you scold her for being ugly, it won't hurt her as much as if she is standing in front of you, but you ignore her.

***

The conversation didn't last long, and it ended after a short half hour. This trip was very rewarding for Carax, and he had already started organizing the filming in his mind.

For most of the Fiorentina players who attended, the biggest gain was getting to know this beautiful Isabelle Karina.

And what about Cruyff? In the eyes of others, his gains were even greater.

"Okay, thank you for your explanation. I think I have a better understanding of this team. These are indispensable for filming the movie. I also hope that we can have a pleasant cooperation when the time comes." Carax concluded the meeting with these words.

"You're welcome, this is what I should do. I also hope that you have a smooth filming and look forward to seeing this movie as soon as possible."

Just as the two sides shook hands in a friendly manner and prepared to say goodbye, Karina suddenly walked to Cruyff, who was motionless. Then she took out a pale yellow card from her small bag, wrote her phone number on it, and handed it to Cruyff: "Hey, this is my phone number. What's your phone number?"

This action surprised everyone present, except for Cruyff. He looked up at the woman in front of him, and then looked at the card in her hand. He didn't say anything, but he didn't intend to reach out to take it either.

This made Karina feel very embarrassed. Whenever she took the initiative to hand out her phone number, she had never been rejected. This time, in front of Cruyff, she could be said to have been turned down one after another.

Karina always paid attention to maintaining her beautiful image in public and would never get angry, but this time she really wanted to get angry.

Seeing that something was wrong, neither side was speaking, but it was obvious that there was a stalemate. Someone had to break this deadlock.

"Cruyff." Zhang Jun said.

Cruyff turned his head to look at Zhang Jun and understood his meaning from his eyes. Then he reached out and took the card from Karina.

"Thank you, but I'm not used to giving my phone number to people I'm not familiar with." This was the only sentence Cruyff had said after seeing Karina, and the tone was not very friendly.

Zhang Jun smiled apologetically at Karina: "Don't take it to heart, he just has this bad temper. It's not just you, he rarely pays attention to the coach."

Karina was not an ignorant person. She knew very well that Zhang Jun was giving herself a way out, so she said to Zhang Jun with a smile on her face: "It's okay, he is a very interesting person." At this time, she couldn't see that she was almost unable to control her emotions just now.

Karina's affection for Zhang Jun deepened. However, she didn't actually know that her curiosity about Cruyff had also deepened.

***

In 2010, the Chinese team won the World Cup, Zhang Jun's Fiorentina became the most successful club, and he himself became the most dazzling star.

The movie *Boy Meets Girl* officially started filming in Florence three days later.

This year, Isabelle Karina was twenty-two years old, and Cruyff Lee was twenty-two years old. They were young...