Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 154 I Have a Date with Football (Part )

"Big fish, catch."

On May 5, Kang Qirui and Zhao Dayu agreed on a date to shoot the poster and visit Yida Football School. They gathered at Ruhao Tea Restaurant early in the morning, waiting for the arrival of the child who Zhao Dayu said was very talented in football. When Ayao and Azu arrived, they happened to meet Yang Yihu who was wandering at the door. After asking who he was, they brought him into Ruhao Tea Restaurant.

Zhao Dayu saw Yang Yihu followed A Yao and A Zu in, looked behind to make sure there was no one, and asked doubtfully: "Hu Tou, you came alone? Didn't I call your mom and ask her to bring you out? This society is so complicated, how could your mom let you come out alone?"

Yang Yihu was also very happy to see Zhao Dayu, and said, "Uncle Yu, my mother is busy and has to take care of the farm work at home. I have discussed it with her, and I don't want to miss this opportunity, so I came out by myself."

Tian’s family is less busy for months, and May is much more busy.

The boss asked curiously, "You don't want to study and only want to play football at such a young age? What if you can't play?"

"Do you think I just want to play football and not study? Today is the weekend, and I even brought books. I just want to go to football school more. Not only me, but all the kids in our village want to go too." Yang Yihu took out a football from his backpack and said to Zhao Dayu, "Uncle Yu, do you still remember this ball? It was you who gave it to us when you returned to the countryside that year. Don't think the flowers painted on it are the signatures of the kids in our village. They all want to go to football school. Knowing that you recommended me, you asked me to come out to let them see the strength of the kids in our village."

It is not difficult for all the children in the village to go to football school, but it is impossible. As for the domestic football environment, unless you are really good, you have no chance at all. No chance to play well, no chance to work in other industries. However, facing Yang Yihu's sincere heart, Kang Qirui did not want to discourage him now. He waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's go when everyone is together. Tiger head, right? I promised your uncle Yu to take you to visit, but I didn't say you can try out."

He reached out his hand to stop Zhao Dayu from speaking, and continued to say to Yang Yihu, who was disappointed and had tears in his eyes: "But, after listening to what you said just now, I will try my best to get you a chance to try out. I hope you can do your best and don't let your classmates down."

Yang Yihu nodded excitedly, wiped his tears, and said, "Thank you, I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life."

Kang Qirui shook his head and led everyone out. Today, Kang Qirui and the second brother drove the car, carrying the eldest brother Guang, A Yao, Xingzi, A Zu, Zhao Dayu, and Yang Yihu, six people, and the two cars were just full. Everyone arrived at Shawan Yida Football School. The security guard at the door was also stunned when he saw Zhao Dayu. He quickly opened the door: "Hello, Coach Zhao." Although he was very confused about why Coach Zhao had long hair, he still greeted him subconsciously.

Zhao Dayu was already waiting at the door, and Kang Qirui hurried over to hold his hand: "Coach Zhao, you are too polite. We can go up to find you ourselves, there is no need to wait for us here."

Zhao Dayu shook Kang Qirui's hand and said with a smile, "Hahaha, Professor Kang and Boss Kang are here to visit our school. I will definitely greet them in person." Then he pointed to a man standing with him and said, "Let me introduce you. This is Coach Zhang, our team's coach. He will lead our team to play in the B-level next season." Kang Qirui shook hands with Coach Zhang again.

Kang Qirui then began to introduce them, "These four are my brothers, they are honorable names for our family. They are your die-hard fans and they are here with me today." He then waved to Xingzi who was standing at the back to come forward, "This is Miss Hu Xingzi, the general manager of our Guangzhou Metersbonwe Company, and also my third sister-in-law. She is here today to sign a contract with our team on behalf of Guangzhou Metersbonwe."

Sachiko also shook hands with Zhao Dayu and Zhang respectively, and said happily: "Coach Zhao, Coach Zhang, please give me more guidance in the future."

Kang Qirui patted Zhao Dayu's shoulder again and said to Zhao Dayu, "I believe Coach Zhao has also discovered that this friend who looks very much like you is called Zhao Dayu, and he is also your fan." Zhao Dayu saw Zhao Dayu as soon as Kang Qirui and his party entered the door. He was also startled. At first he thought that he was here to recognize his relatives. When he was chatting with the Kang family just now, his eyes kept drifting towards Zhao Dayu.

At this time, the filming company that Kang Qirui had booked also arrived. After Kang Qirui asked Zhao Dayu for his opinion, Sachiko led the filming company and Zhao Dayu to do the relevant filming work, and Coach Zhang led the five brothers of the Kang family and Zhao Dayu and Yang Yihu to visit the football school. "Ah Rui, didn't you say you wanted to get a trial opportunity for Hu Tou?" The boss asked in a low voice when he saw Zhao Dayu and Sachiko walking away.

Kang Qirui said, "Don't worry, let's talk about it when we get to the stadium." Asking for help right away, isn't that a joke? What if the other person refuses, how embarrassing will it be? He must have waited until the work was done, the tour was over, and finally when he got to the stadium to take the opportunity to ask.

Coach Zhang took Kang Qirui and his team to visit the cultural classrooms, tactical guidance room, etc. of Yida Football School. After visiting the office building, they went to the stadium to watch a training match. When the first half of the training match was about to end, Sachiko and Zhao Dayu also came to the stadium. It was obvious that the filming and signing work there had been completed.

As soon as Zhao Dayu arrived at the stadium, he curiously asked Zhao Dayu, "Dayu, you look so much like me, and you said you are my fan, so can you play football?"

Zhao Dayu nodded and said embarrassedly, "Yes, I used to play for our county team. On the court, they always called me Zhao Dayu and mistook me for you. Of course, my football skills are far inferior to yours. They always urged me to do your special stunt of back-heel dribbling, but I never succeeded, haha."

Zhao Dayu was also interested at this time and reached out for a ball. He demonstrated his famous stunt to everyone on the spot. Everyone applauded after watching it. Guang Zongyaozu, Zhao Dayu and Yang Yihu were all very excited, but Kang Qirui was relatively calm. He thought: Isn't this just a low-profile version of Neymar's rainbow pass? But to be honest, having this skill in this era is indeed amazing.

While Zhao Dayu was playing with the football, Kang Qirui patted Yang Yihu on the shoulder and said, "Coach Zhao, you're awesome. This kid is from Zhao Dayu's village. Dayu insisted that he has the potential to play in the Chinese Super League, so I thought of bringing him here for you to take a look. I see the second half is about to start, can we let him go up and try?"

Zhao Dayu looked at Yang Yihu, who was very excited, and then looked at his partner Zhang. In the end, Zhang came out and said, "Our team has already reached the second division. He is so young that it won't work. The court has no eyes. If he gets hurt, it will be bad." Kang Qirui also figured it out. This time he was stupid. This was already a professional adult team on the field. Yang Yihu was only 11 years old. He was useless and couldn't see anything.

Kang Qirui scratched his head and said, "Can we try him out using the same criteria you use to select students for the football school? This kid is really determined to play football." He motioned for Yang Yihu to take out the football from his schoolbag and handed it to Zhao Dayu. "Coach Zhao, look, the signatures on it are from all the kids in the village. They all hope you can go and see if they have the potential. Yang Yihu is the best among them, so he came out with the hopes of the whole village. I hope you can give him a chance to try out."

Zhao Dayu took the ball, turned it around and looked at the signature on it. He could tell at a glance that it was written by a child. He was also moved by Yang Yihu and the others, and nodded and said, "Okay, Yang Yihu, we can give you a chance to try out. If your performance impresses us, we will consider going to your village for selection."

Yida Football School, founded by Zhao Dayu, is the first privately-run football school in Guangdong Province. In order to prevent the young players of the football school from being out of touch with education too early, he has been in contact with primary and secondary schools in Shawan, hoping that the young players who play football in Yida will have the opportunity to study normally in these schools. This is also the most important reason for his cooperation with Kang Qirui. His team is not short of sponsorship, but it lacks help from the education sector.

After hearing Yang Yihu's story in the morning, he knew that he didn't need to fight for it. He just needed to tell the whole story to Zhao Dayu. A football figure like Zhao Dayu, who is eager to cultivate the next generation of football, would not refuse to give Yang Yihu a trial opportunity.

Yang Yihu was taken to the court by Coach Zhang for a tryout. Kang Qirui didn't understand the training programs at all. He only saw Yang Yihu being asked to complete the actions of receiving the ball, passing the ball, dribbling the ball, shooting, etc. During these programs, he saw that Zhao Dayu's eyes didn't change much, probably because he had seen it too many times. But when it came to the speed programs such as sprinting, sprinting with the ball, and running back and forth with the ball, Kang Qirui found that Zhao Dayu's eyes became brighter and brighter, and finally he stood up directly.

After all the projects were finished and he got the results, he immediately told Kang Qirui, "We want this kid. His skills are average, not very good. But he's very fast and can dribble the ball well. We want him."

Zhao Dayu was instantly excited. He rushed up and held Zhao Dayu's hand, "Thank you, thank you. This kid has always wanted to play football. He will be in your care in the future." Yang Yihu, who came back with Coach Zhang, was so excited after learning that he had passed the tryout that he hugged Zhao Dayu and started crying.

After they calmed down, Kang Qirui said goodbye to Zhao Dayu and took everyone back. Although Yang Yihu passed the trial training, he could not enroll immediately. He had to wait for his mother to come to complete the enrollment procedures. Zhao Dayu did not have the civil authority to help him with enrollment and transfer.

On the way back, Kang Qirui invited Zhao Dayu to join Ruhao Tea Restaurant. His fish balls were a specialty and could take Ruhao Tea Restaurant's snacks to a higher level. Zhao Dayu agreed immediately. He also thought clearly that he would have to hide when the urban management came and he could not make any money. Staying in Ruhao Tea Restaurant would give him a fixed income and more money to support the development of football in his hometown. He could also report the kindness of the Kang family to him.

(End of this chapter)