Chapter 212 Wedding

Zhang Jun had already returned to his home in Luoyang, but he had not gone to see Sophie. The two hadn't even spoken on the phone. In the days leading up to the wedding, they were deliberately creating an atmosphere, a wedding atmosphere.

The shy bride and inexperienced groom were both nervous about the most important moment of their lives. Although they had been living together for years, the necessary formalities still had to be observed.

At the same time, it was just a replication of past dreams.

As Zhang Jun's girlfriend and fiancée, Sophie had never made any excessive demands. Her only wish now was to have a wedding worth remembering for a lifetime, and Zhang Jun had no reason not to grant it to her.

I want to make you the happiest bride in the world. This was Zhang Jun's last goal after winning the Hercules Cup.

This deliberate estrangement between the two was broken two days before the wedding because they had to take wedding photos together.

These days, Sophie had been accompanied by the lively and lovely He Wen, while Sophie's good friend Yi Lan, having just given birth, was physically inconvenient and also had to take care of her child, so she didn't stay by Sophie's side all day long, only occasionally coming to see her sister.

After Chen Huafeng spent a few days finding his groove, he was sure that he had fully regained his form, so he called the two and told them that they could take wedding photos.

Zhang Jun and Sophie's wedding was unusual, so it was impossible to go to those photo studios to take pictures, and they didn't want to make a big splash. So this wedding photo of Zhang Jun hugging Sophie was taken in the garden in front of their new house villa.

Sophie's wedding dress was naturally not a cheap product provided by those photo studios, nor was it a mass-produced product bought at random in a shopping mall. Instead, it was a wedding dress specially designed for Sophie by the internationally renowned fashion brand Cd (Christian Dior), which was pure white and elegant, generous and decent, and perfectly matched Sophie's temperament.

Because Kaka's future mother-in-law was the agent of Cd, and his girlfriend was also Cd's spokesperson, it was normal for Sophie to contact Cd.

At the same time, the groom Zhang Jun was naturally wearing a suit from the famous Italian brand Armani. Kaka had a very good relationship with the Armani master, and it was impossible for Zhang Jun to have no relationship with him. He, Kaka, and Yang Pan were all Armani's image spokespersons.

Of course, Zhang Jun received a considerable reward from this contract every year, and this time the suit provided to him for free was just a special treatment outside the reward.

When Chen Huafeng took photos of the two, he was a little nervous at first. That was natural, it was fake not to be nervous in the face of these two hottest couples in the world today.

Zhang Jun hugged Sophie and stood in the green garden, he could see Chen Huafeng's nervousness.

"Hey, middle-aged pervert uncle, why are your hands shaking?" Zhang Jun joked.

Chen Huafeng shuddered, he remembered. What did Zhang Jun call himself when he went to Sophie's house for an interview?

Young pervert.

Now, has it been upgraded to middle-aged pervert? Thirteen years, they were still two young and shy teenagers, and now they are so happily snuggling together.

The princess and the prince lived happily together, which is the clichéd ending of all fairy tales, but that is indeed the ending that each of us dreams of in reality.

Through the screen of the digital camera, Chen Huafeng didn't see two celebrities, Zhang Jun was not Zhang Jun, the hero of Chinese football, and Sophie was not Angel Sophie. One was Zhang Jun, the striker of the Dawn Middle School football team, and the other was Sophie, the manager who liked to accompany him.

Sophie smiled at the camera, then turned her head and kissed Zhang Jun sweetly.

"Click."

This romantic and happy moment was permanently frozen. For Chen Huafeng, as a witness to the emotional experience of Zhang Jun and Sophie, the past thirteen years have also been frozen in this way.

Although Zhang Jun repeatedly emphasized that his wedding should be low-key, low-key, and low-key again. But when he really started to operate it, he realized how ridiculous it was for a person like him to want to be low-key in doing anything, because you simply couldn't do it.

In order to allow Chen Huafeng to take wedding photos for him without interference, he played hide-and-seek with the news media. First, he asked Hua Fang to announce that the wedding photos would be taken on the scenic Baiyun Mountain, and he also set up a studio there in a serious manner, and hired a group of people from the photo studio to go there and do enough work. When fans and news media flocked there, he and Sophie completed the work at their own doorstep.

When the media reacted, the photos of Zhang Jun and Sophie's kiss had already spread all over the Internet.

The reason why Zhang Jun chose to hold this wedding in Luoyang was to keep a low profile and have a party with friends, relatives, and teachers. Now he had to admit that what Hua Fang said was right: as the most popular superstar in world football today, even going to the toilet would probably not be low-key, let alone your wedding? With so many people involved, it's probably impossible to keep a low profile.

So Zhang Jun's plan had to be changed at the beginning. Since it was impossible to keep a low profile, then don't keep a low profile.

The Florence wedding was cancelled, and the world football stars who should have appeared at the Florence wedding were invited to China. Florence would only be a small celebration party, not a big wedding.

But the Volendam wedding was retained, but the scale and budget were greatly reduced, that was the real wedding that Zhang Jun expected to belong to them.

In the end, the wedding in Luoyang became the largest in scale, with the most participants, and the most attention. The guest list alone included more than 700 people, and the wedding banquet was held in a hotel with a traditional history in Luoyang. During the time when Zhang Jun got married, the profits of Luoyang's hotels, tourism, catering and other industries have been greatly increased. Fans and reporters from all over the country have gathered here. After all, maybe only in the World Cup can you see such a spectacular scene of so many stars gathering together. Even if you are not a fan of Zhang Jun, you have to come and see these world superstars, right? Objectively, this has also promoted the economic development of Luoyang.

The Luoyang Municipal Government would naturally not miss this opportunity, and advertisements for Zhang Jun's wedding and advertisements promoting Luoyang as a tourist city were erected in the streets and alleys. Of course, that's another matter, and it has nothing to do with Zhang Jun and the others...

At the same time, in order to ensure the safety of this wedding, the police dispatched 100 policemen to maintain order at the wedding banquet scene, implemented traffic control on the road sections where the floats passed, and police cars cleared the way in front and behind. The crowd watching the excitement was also mixed with plainclothes policemen. Later, someone commented that the parties involved in this "wedding of the century" were simply more majestic than the national leaders, and more grand than the US president's visit to China.

China's largest television organization CCTV bought the reporting rights for the wedding, and they broadcast the entire wedding - of course, they didn't have the right to broadcast the core part, because Zhang Jun didn't sell it. That was the situation after the official start of the wedding in the hotel.

This was a commercial feast, Zhang Jun and Sophie were not like a happy couple, but actors. Merchants made a lot of money, fans got countless autographs and photos of stars, and the media successfully attracted the attention of the world.

A happy ending for everyone...

The wedding itself was a very Chinese public wedding, and there was not much to write about. This was a feast for everyone. Zhang Jun and Sophie became foils instead.

But for the invited guests, the two at the wedding were still the protagonists. Their mentality was different from that of the media and fans.

It was still a bit different from the weddings of those big stars. The guests didn't seem too restrained or serious, everyone was chatting and joking with laughter. Maybe it was because they were all Zhang Jun's friends - Zhang Jun's wedding didn't invite any big figures from the political arena, only a few sponsors with whom he had a good relationship were invited, and they all had their own circles, which didn't affect the overall atmosphere.

Here, Ren Yudi could finally reunite with his former good friends and have a good time together without their respective identities.

Originally, he wanted to pay for Zhang Jun to hold this wedding, but Zhang Jun refused, and Zhang Jun didn't allow Ren Yudi to give gifts. For him, Ren Yudi had given him enough gifts in the past few years. So Ren Yudi was also happy to be free and came to the banquet empty-handed. Only at this time did he not have to wear a mask and deal with others hypocritically.

And those world superstars, because of the holidays, actually not many people came, but most of the Florence teammates came, and some seniors also came happily, such as Baggio, Batistuta, and Basten. Watching those opponents who were still fighting each other to the death in the World Cup chatting and joking together at this moment, you would think this is also a very interesting thing.

Only Zhang Jun, who has always been kind to others and has excellent interpersonal relationships in the football circle, can have such appeal.

Of course, it was not without regrets. Zhang Jun also invited his two favorite ball kings. The "crazy for people" Pele naturally came happily, and accepted interviews everywhere, saying that he had long been optimistic about the Chinese team and Zhang Jun, but he had never said it. The Chinese fans were terrified to hear it, fortunately he didn't say it.

But because Pele came, Maradona naturally found an excuse not to come, based on the principle that old enemies never meet, and only congratulated Zhang Jun on the phone on the wedding day.

There is such a saying in international football that after Maradona, people have been looking for the third ball king. Ronaldo was once very close to this position, but he was destroyed by injuries. Later, Ronaldinho was also very close, but he lost in the finals in two consecutive World Cups, leaving him just one step away from the top. Now Zhang Jun's achievements can be called "ball king". Therefore, at this wedding, when Pele shook Zhang Jun's hand, it was also considered by many people to be the completion of the handover of the ball king.

Zhang Jun himself would definitely not admit this statement. In his opinion, he never wanted to be a ball king.

He just wants to hold Sophie's hand today, tell her he loves her, and hope she will marry him. Then vow to love her and take care of her with all his life, whether in poverty or wealth, whether in life, old age, sickness or death, never abandon her.

When Zhang Jun, wearing a dress, appeared in front of everyone with Sophie in a white wedding dress, Sophie's beauty and elegance caused a burst of exclamation in the hall, followed by warm applause.

Under the envious or blessing eyes of everyone, Zhang Jun and Sophie embraced and kissed each other.

For Zhang Jun, this was the happiest moment in his life, even happier than winning the World Cup.

And behind this happiness, how many people were heartbroken? Kaka heard Anke beside him sigh softly.

"Let's go back and get married, I should marry Caroline too..." as if talking to himself, but also as if telling Anke.

At this moment, how many people will sigh like Anke, and how many people will talk to themselves like Kaka? The realization of a dream also means the shattering of more people's dreams.

After the grand wedding in Luoyang ended, Zhang Jun and Sophie went to Volendam, where they were not disturbed by many reporters. They accepted the heartfelt blessings of all Volendam people like a couple returning home. For the newlyweds who had been feeling very tired recently, this was the real wedding that belonged to them, simple and unpretentious, without luxurious scenes or reporters like clouds - the whole world thought that the wedding in Luoyang was the only one, and no one thought that Zhang Jun would arrange a second wedding.

Wang Bo had been busy preparing for Zhang Jun's wedding for a long time. As the days of their arrival approached, the entire Volendam began to get excited. This wedding was very simple, it was just a banquet in Wang Bo's restaurant to entertain all the residents of Volendam, thanking Volendam for its support over the years. Of course, there were also Zhang Jun's teammates when he played in Volendam, who came from all over the world. In addition, he would not forget his mentors - Adriaanse and Rice.

When Zhang Jun appeared in front of everyone with Sophie, everyone stood up and applauded the two of them, and the younger people kept whistling excitedly.

Sophie leaned happily beside Zhang Jun. After experiencing the lively wedding in Luoyang, what she longed for most was actually a wedding like a family reunion. It's not wrong that Volendam is Zhang Jun's second hometown. Maybe after retirement, they should buy a house here, and then Zhang Jun will accompany Uncle Dennis to fish every day, and she will pester Wang Bo to learn how to cook. Living a simple and peaceful life, occasionally traveling around the world and taking a lot of photos...

"The people here are very nice, aren't they, Sophie?"

"Yes."

"Let's buy a house here after I retire, I like this town."

Sophie looked up at Zhang Jun, they turned out to be thinking the same thing. She nodded.

Wang Bo's restaurant was decorated with lanterns and colored banners, and Zhang Jun repeatedly raised his glass to accept people's blessings. Without reporters or sponsors, Zhang Jun felt extremely relaxed. This busy summer was finally coming to an end, and he had a pretty good vacation.

"You are our Volendam child, Zhang Jun." Wang Bo stood in front of Zhang Jun with a wine glass, and said slightly drunkenly, "Sophie is our Volendam bride. I wish you happiness, children, I wish you a long and happy life together. I will always bless you like this..." Speaking of the emotional part, Zhang Jun saw tears in Wang Bo's eyes.

Just as the fans hoped when Zhang Jun left here, Zhang Jun came back again, with the glory of the World Cup champion, with the light of the world's top scorer, and of course, with his beautiful wife.

Even at the most glorious and successful moment of his career, Zhang Jun has not forgotten the people of Volendam, he is still as pure as the young man who first came here. Similarly, as a reward. The simple Volendam people will continue to bless him and bless them, just like when Zhang Jun left here for Italy.

In the days to come, we can see your smile, and we can see you and Sophie living happily together, and we will be satisfied.

In this increasingly utilitarian world, love is as fast as KFC and McDonald's, three minutes to meet, three minutes to go to bed, and three minutes to break up.

After countless lies and betrayals, fairy-tale-like love stories are almost extinct. When we have become numb or even indifferent to these things. The beautiful wedding of Zhang Jun and Sophie appeared, proving to those confused people that there is still beautiful love in this world, and there are still fairy tales in this world.

I should be blessing this couple, Zhang Jun is a good man, and Sophie is also a kind and beautiful good girl. But why, I feel a little unwilling in my heart, when I saw this photo, I felt distressed instead. Maybe, that's just because the bride is not me...

——This was written by a female columnist in her blog after seeing the photo of Zhang Jun and Sophie's kiss. Her blog had more than one million hits that day.

At this moment, there are many people who feel as distressed as her, both men and women. A thirteen-year-long love finally came to fruition, but how many people suffered pain and insomnia because of their departing backs?

It is said that on the day Zhang Jun and Sophie got married, fans who were angry because of disappointment directly crashed Zhang Jun's official website with their messages and human sea tactics.

Zhang Jun's Florence official website was also implicated and crashed, and in the following days, the Florence club received thousands of letters of protest from disappointed fans. In their hearts, Zhang Jun belongs to everyone in the world who loves him and cannot get married. Sophie also belongs to everyone who loves her and cannot get married.

But Zhang Jun didn't know all this, and even if he knew, he wouldn't express anything. He and Sophie are basking in the sun on a beach somewhere, spending their short honeymoon.

Even if writing such an ending is very clichéd and bad, I still have to write it like this:

Everything that happened this summer, just like in a fairy tale, the prince and princess lived happily together ever after.

(End of the fourth part of the world.)