Chapter 72 Going Home

When Zhao Gang was preparing to return to China, he suddenly received news from Perrin.

He had roughly reached some cooperation intentions with a Chinese sports brand.

Ta'an Sports.

Previously, Zhao Gang had contacted the representative of Ta'an Sports.

However, at that time, the league and the Europa League matches were too intense, so everything was handed over to Perrin to handle.

Ta'an Sports has a considerable influence in China and has also signed contracts worth tens of millions with several NBA superstars, hoping to develop towards internationalization.

Initially, they were interested in Zhao Gang's Chinese identity, hoping to use Zhao Gang's identity to expand the brand's influence in China.

The price offered was not low at the time, three million pounds for five years.

It can be said that it was full of sincerity.

After all, although Zhao Gang scored a few goals for Norwich at that time, he also attracted some domestic viewers and fans.

However, he was only 18 years old and a Championship player. His future development might be to return to China and muddle through.

Therefore, an endorsement of more than 30 million yuan for five years was considered a considerable gamble.

This was because Li Li, the president of Ta'an Sports, gave the price against the opinions of the public because of some national sentiments.

The senior management of Ta'an Sports did not believe that Zhao Gang could make a name for himself.

After the representative of Ta'an Sports came to England, Perrin rejected this price.

Firstly, Ta'an Sports' international influence was not large enough. Perrin believed that Zhao Gang would become a popular star player. His first endorsement should be a major local brand in England, which would greatly help Zhao Gang's commercial promotion.

Secondly, the term was long and the price was low. Three million pounds for three years was still negotiable.

The representative of Ta'an Sports felt that the price was too high, so the two parties did not reach a cooperation intention.

As a result, as Zhao Gang shone in the Championship and Europa League, becoming the most valuable player in the Europa League, Li Li, the president of Ta'an Sports, almost fired the Ta'an representative.

"How did you negotiate at that time? Three million pounds for three years would have been fine, why didn't you agree? Why!!!"

The representative was also very aggrieved. Didn't you finally agree? You also felt it was a bit high.

"Oh my, if we had signed it at that time, we would be rich now, rich." Li Li felt that his luck in this life had always been very good, from a small workshop where he had to go door-to-door to sell his shoes every day, to finally having his own brand and quickly becoming a first-class sporting goods company in China.

It was not just hard work, but also luck.

As a result, this time the luck was not on his side, and he threw away this jackpot.

Fortunately, the people at Ta'an Sports didn't think Perrin was too proud. Although they didn't reach a cooperation, the two parties had actually been in contact.

Now, the possibility of signing is very high.

So Ta'an Sports immediately reopened sincere negotiations.

Perrin told Zhao Gang that he was also preparing to go to China this time to carefully discuss the details of the cooperation with Ta'an Sports.

"There are still some minor details to be dealt with regarding your transfer. It will take about four or five days. If you are not in a hurry, you can wait for me for a while. We will go to China together. If you are in a hurry, you can go back first."

Zhao Gang felt relieved when he heard that Perrin wanted him to stay for a few more days.

Because he was looking forward to going back to China, but he didn't know how to face those unfamiliar parents.

In his previous life, his impression of his parents remained at the age of sixteen, and then he lost them forever.

Zhao Gang put down his phone and took a deep breath.

An indescribable emotion controlled him, making him feel very depressed.

A mixture of feelings in his heart.

Ollie's greetings made him cheer up a little.

This English girl is particularly lively and enthusiastic, and she is also very bold.

Since the two of them worked together to shoot an advertisement, they have been tirelessly teasing Zhao Gang through text messages.

After chatting for a while, Ollie keenly felt that Zhao Gang was in a low mood.

It stands to reason that he just won the Europa League and became the most valuable player, and his future is bright. He should be very happy. Why is he unhappy?

The clever Ollie guessed that this introverted and steady big boy had some trouble, and had to run from London to Norwich.

Ollie's smile did make Zhao Gang feel a lot better. She also wrapped dumplings with Zhao Gang.

Although the dumplings the two of them made looked like poop, they didn't seem to taste much better than poop. However, Ollie, an English girl, was so considerate and wanted him to feel some Chinese elements and make him happy, which made Zhao Gang feel very warm.

Ollie stayed in Norwich for three days, staying at Zhao Gang's rented place, until Perrin found Zhao Gang before she left Norwich.

When Ollie was leaving, Zhao Gang almost blurted out that he hoped Ollie could accompany him back to China.

However, Zhao Gang backed down at the last moment. This kind of invitation was too formal.

If Ollie didn't agree, Zhao Gang would feel particularly uncomfortable and embarrassed.

If Ollie agreed, Zhao Gang would also feel sorry for her, because he asked Ollie to go back because of himself. He didn't know how to face those unfamiliar parents and hoped that Ollie could act as a buffer.

This is unfair to Ollie.

"Well, Ollie's reputation and fame are good in England. If you like her, you should confess boldly." Perrin waved goodbye to Ollie and couldn't help but say.

Her only shortcoming may be that she is a little older than Zhao Gang.

This is definitely nothing in England, but he heard that China seems to value age very much.

"We... we are good friends, very good friends, not what you think." Zhao Gang flatly denied.

"Okay, whatever. We should set off to your hometown now. You should not have seen your parents for more than a year. You must be very excited and looking forward to it!! Haha... In this world, different countries have different beliefs, different rules, different lives, different languages, but the feelings between parents and children are the same!"

Perrin's words made Zhao Gang not know how to respond.

In his previous life, when his parents passed away, he cried for a long time and didn't know how to face life in the future.

Later, as time passed, he slowly forgot this grief.

Only at a certain moment, such as seeing a happy family of three strolling on the street, or when no one handed him soy sauce when eating New Year's Eve dinner... would he suddenly remember and burst into tears sadly.

Most of the time, he has gotten used to it.

Until now, he has come again. In the previous phone video, the appearance and names of those unfamiliar parents were exactly the same as his parents in his previous life!

This made him even more nervous and flustered about this meeting.

Whether facing Arsenal, Manchester United, Sevilla, or those moved fans, Zhao Gang had never felt this kind of fear, or even dread.

If Ollie, who enlightened him, accompanied him, and gave him a lot of courage, could stay by his side, he would feel much better.

"Let's go."