Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 369 Returning to China
After the day's celebrations concluded, Shan Yongzhuo returned to his home in Manchester.

After a few days of rest, Cross also arrived in England. Their first task was to embark on a business trip to Europe. Cross had prepared an itinerary for him, which included two weeks of contacting various companies, signing contracts, shooting commercials, and participating in events. Shan Yongzhuo felt like he was just a tool, completely controlled by Cross.

He actually disliked this kind of life, feeling like his face was going to freeze from smiling, but he had no choice but to endure it for the sake of the money in his pocket.

After a busy two weeks, June arrived, and Shan Yongzhuo and Kroos embarked on another European tour, aiming to sign some unknown players for Granada.

Shan Yongzhuo is still playing the role of a puppet, mainly because he doesn't really know any of the players that Kroos found; they are truly unknown.

Overall, things went relatively smoothly, as Granada's successful survival in the league this season is quite attractive to many players.

In comparison, even if they are relegation-threatened teams, they are still relegation-threatened teams in La Liga.

Then, it was early June.

Shan Yongzhuo wanted to go home to rest, but under Kroos's strong insistence, Shan Yongzhuo had no choice but to fly to Japan with Kroos.

Kroos took Shan Yongzhuo's advice and decided to search for talent in Asia. He set his sights on a Japanese striker named Yuya Osako.

According to Kroos, Osako Yuya is a huge fan of Shan Yongzhuo, so for the sake of the team, Shan Yongzhuo once again played the role of a tool and went to Osako Yuya's home in Japan with Kroos.

"Shan, it really is you!"

"Oh my god, am I dreaming?!"

Yuya Osako was very excited to see Shan Yongzhuo. He was a young man, the same age as Shan Yongzhuo. When he saw Shan Yongzhuo and Cross come to his home, he was as excited as a child who had received a toy.

"Hello, Osako-san."

As a tool to attract players, Shan Yongzhuo expressed his friendliness towards Yuya Osako.

Then, seeing Yuya Osako's expression, Cross revealed a standard shrewd businessman's smile.

The communication with Yuya Osako went very smoothly.

Next came negotiations with Kashima Antlers, which, given Kroos's abilities, shouldn't be too difficult.

"A transfer fee of 50 euros and a weekly wage of 3000 euros? Isn't that too cheap?"

Shan Yongzhuo was surprised by the amount spent on Yuya Osako, but then he thought that Osako was only a player in the Japanese J-League, and that was a good deal to get him to La Liga.

After signing Yuya Osako, Kroos returned to Europe to continue searching for players based on the list provided by Shan Yongzhuo.

This time, Shan Yongzhu racked his brains to think of those famous players who hadn't yet become well-known, and finally gave Kroos a list of five people to try to contact.

One is Ajax player Daley Blind. Shan Yongzhuo's impression of him is the exquisite long pass he made to Robin van Persie during the 2014 World Cup, which helped van Persie complete a diving header.

Later, when he learned that this guy had gone to Manchester United, Shan Yongzhuo thought he would be even more formidable.

The second is Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

However, according to Kroos, Aubameyang has already made a name for himself in Saint-Étienne in Ligue 1, scoring 16 goals last season and becoming a player who has made a name for himself. Granada will find it difficult to sign him and can only give it a try.

The third is Sadio Mane, the striker for Metz who was recently relegated from Ligue 2 to Ligue 3.

This is the most promising option, after all, compared to Ligue 3 and La Liga, no one would choose to stay in Ligue 3 and reject La Liga.

Seeing Kroos's confident demeanor, Shan Yongzhuo was also very happy. After all, he was well aware of Mane's reputation, one of the famous Liverpool Red Arrows trio, and Shan Yongzhuo believed that he would definitely make a name for himself in Granada.

Then, if you resell it, it will definitely fetch a very good price.

The fourth is Uruguayan veteran Forlán.

According to Shan Yongzhuo and Kroos, they still needed to bring in a veteran player to anchor the team. So, the two of them set their sights on Diego Forlán, who had performed poorly at Inter Milan last season and was likely to be released by Inter Milan.

The last one is Ngoro Kanté, a midfielder for Boulogne who were recently relegated to the French third division.

This player is also one that Shan Yongzhuo is focusing on signing, as he has a deep impression of Kroos. He is one of the creators of Leicester City's miracle, a steel-like defensive midfielder known as the "Invincible Kanté," and is still an unknown player.

Like Mane, Kroos is very confident about signing this player.

Having done all that, Kroos flew to Europe to begin the work of recruiting players, while Shan Yongzhuo rested at home for a while.

His trip home was very low-key, and almost no one knew he was back in China.

After resting at home for a while, Shan Yongzhuo went to the capital and arrived at the CTV building.

The European Championship is about to begin, and as a guest commentator, he has some commentary tasks to complete.

CTV5 booked a room for him, and Shan Yongzhuo had a good rest and also did some research.

This commentary is for the opening match, Greece vs. the host nation Poland.

Now, Shan Yongzhuo somewhat regrets coming to commentate on the European Championship.

Regarding this European Championship, he only remembered that Spain was the champion and Italy was the runner-up; he had no recollection of the others.

Moreover, his own football knowledge is not high. He relies on skills to score goals and win games. It is already quite good that he can remember some famous players from his past life. Now he is very worried that his commentary will be proven wrong.

However, I didn't think much about taking this job back then, and now it's too late to say anything.

That evening, Shan Yongzhuo arrived at the studio.

The staff member who greeted him was a girl with glasses named Shen Yu. When she saw that Shan Yongzhuo was wearing sunglasses and a hat, she smiled and said, "There's no need for that. It's the middle of the night. Everyone has gone home. Only our sports channel still has events to broadcast."

She meant there was no need to hide it.

Dan Yongzhu thought about it and realized that it made sense, so he took off Mozi, his sunglasses, and his mask.

Then, the little girl fell for him instantly.

He started to stutter when he spoke, and he would blush whenever he made eye contact with Shan Yongzhuo.

Shan Yongzhuo could only express his helplessness, "You're the one who told me not to hide it anymore..."

Fortunately, there are indeed not many people in the building right now.

The two quickly arrived at the rest area. After signing an autograph for the little girl, Shan Yongzhuo met his commentary partners for the match, He Wei and Zhang Lu.

"Xiao Dan, welcome."

(End of this chapter)