Chapter 166 Fuck, how long?
Wang Lie received a call from his agent Fernando Clemente, who told Wang Lie that 2M wanted him to shoot a documentary.

Wang Lie was stunned: “Filming a documentary?”

“Yes, they want to film your journey in the new season…”

Wang Lie wanted to refuse: “I don’t want my life to appear on camera.”

Clement advised him, “They said you didn’t want to. They will only film your football part and won’t let your family appear in the camera. Actually, I think you can consider it, Wang. This will not harm you, but only benefit you. It can further expand your influence and shape your successful image in front of the fans. It can effectively eliminate some of the previous misunderstandings about you… because this film can make everyone focus on your football, rather than anything else… In fact, I think they came to me too late. If they had started filming in January this year, the effect would have been better.”

Wang Lie was amused: “Fernando, are you so confident in my future performance? Aren’t you afraid that my performance will plummet next season due to my age?”

Clement snorted, “Do you believe that yourself?”

Wang Lie burst into laughter: “It’s impossible, absolutely impossible!”

He was so confident, of course, because he knew he had a trick.

Clement believed in Wang Lie so much because Wang Lie had rarely let him down in the past ten years. This was a tacit understanding that they had developed through years of cooperation, a tacit understanding that belonged only to them.

Clement does not only serve Wang Lie.

But Clement definitely does not have such confidence in other partners.

“Anyway, I think this is something you can try. It won’t do you any harm in terms of finances or influence. Also, I actually think it would be a shame if I didn’t record such an amazing experience in detail…”

Wang Lie thought about it. On the one hand, he felt that what his agent said made sense, but on the other hand, he believed in his agent’s judgment.

So he nodded: “You can try to contact it.”

Since Wang Lie agreed, Clement started chatting in a teasing tone: “Come to think of it, this company has had a cooperative relationship with your Chinese Football Association?”

“Ah? What’s the connection?”

“When Chi joined Scout, didn’t the Chinese Football Association produce a short documentary? That documentary was produced by their company.”

Wang Lie recalled that Chi Zhen’s joining the Scouse team was also a milestone event in Chinese football at that time.

After all, Chi Zhen is the second Chinese player to join a Premier League giant, so he must be promoted well.

That’s why we made a special documentary about the franchise.

This is also a reflection of the increasing maturity of Chinese football culture and the increasing professionalism of the Chinese Football Association.

Whether I joined Barcelona or SofaSoccer, I didn’t receive such treatment.

Later, it was because of his successful performance in Sofia that the status of Chinese players in world football changed. More people paid attention to him, and the Chinese Football Association started external marketing.

“Did they make that film? It’s really well made. As a British company, they produced a lot of things that Chinese fans care about.” Wang Lie gave a high evaluation.

The film really left a deep impression on him at the time, and it received very good reviews among Chinese fans after it was shown. At first, everyone thought it was produced by a Chinese media company, but when the credits at the end of the film were filled with English names, everyone realized that it was actually produced by a British company…

“Ha, that’s probably because their boss and producer, Matthews Helm, is a big fan of yours!”

“Huh?” Wang Lie was surprised to hear Clement say that.

“That’s why he wanted to make a documentary about you. He joked that he was here to chase stars.”

“Hey…” Wang Lie didn’t know what to say. He always kept a certain distance from his fans for fear that he would fall into the shackles of “fan culture”.

He is unwilling to be bound by anyone, even his fans, even if they claim to “love him”.

Clement smiled and said, “I want to ask for your consent first. If you agree and have no objection, then I will go and talk to the Tyne Club. After all, this project definitely requires the cooperation of the club…”

“I have no objection.” Wang Lie said. “As long as it doesn’t intrude too much into my life, disturb me or affect me, I have no objection.”

“That’s for sure. If we want to do it, these requirements will be written into the contract… Then I’ll go call Foster.”

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When Foster received Clement’s call and learned of his purpose, he and Clement hit it off immediately:
“What a coincidence! A few days ago, I was thinking about making a documentary that can show our Tyne’s journey from relegation to the Champions League… that is, re-editing the documentary footage of each of our games. I had this idea because the documentary we released about our 9:0 victory over Sofia United received a very good response…”

“Focusing on the team’s perspective…” Clement thought about it and felt that this was not a bad idea.

Because if we take Wang Lie as the main perspective, it might intrude too much into his personal life, which would cause him to resist.

But if the focus is on the team, it will be dispersed to several main players, which will cause less disturbance to Wang Lie.

And doing so will not distract the audience.

Because everyone knows who the core figure of this Tyne team is.

“Now that a company has approached you, can we merge these two projects?” Will Foster asked tentatively.

Because he was worried that Wang Lie’s team had their own considerations, he had to find out what the other party was thinking first.

“That’s not a problem…”

Although the matter actually needed to be consulted with 2M Company, Clement automatically ignored it, as he felt that the other party would not have any objections.

“That’s great. Fernando, can you help us connect and let us communicate with each other?”

“That’s no problem.”

That’s how it’s decided.

Because it’s not a big deal, just a small episode.

The important thing is that both parties announced the successful renewal.

This is the key task that the club has been busy with during this period.

It can even be said that only when both parties announce the successful contract renewal can Tyne’s transfer and recruitment work proceed normally.

Because Tyne need to use this news to boost the confidence of all their potential target players.

Tell them – Wang Lie has chosen our Tain, what else do you have to worry about?

The contract renewal negotiations have actually been completed, and now all that’s left is a ceremony to certify the successful renewal.

The two parties have agreed that tomorrow, when the team returns to the training base for the final “training”, in the presence of all the players on the team, the club will officially announce that they have successfully renewed their contract with Wang Lie.

The team will then be disbanded, the players will go on vacation, and the club’s recruitment work will officially begin – although there have been some contacts before, this time the Tyne Club will let the world football see what “money power” is.

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In the Miners’ Bar, everyone gathered together to drink and chat, but the most important reason was that the signing ceremony between Wang Lie and the club would be broadcast live on TV today.

Everyone wants to witness this moment.

In fact, they had heard about the club’s plan to renew Wang Lie’s contract a long time ago, and it was also one of their hot topics in the bar on weekdays.

After all, after seeing Wang Lie’s outstanding performance, everyone felt that the contract would expire at the end of June next year, and they were really reluctant to let him go…

They all hope that the team will renew the contract with Wang Lie, but there is controversy about how many years to renew the contract with Wang Lie.

Some people have particular confidence in Wang Lie, such as Jon Berg, who believes that the contract should be renewed for another two years based on the expiration date next year.

Some people think that just one more year of contract extension is enough.

Those who think this way are divided into two camps.

One school of thought naturally does not believe that Wang Lie can maintain such a good condition after the age of 40, so he renewed his contract for another year when he would be exactly 40 years old.

The other group of people did not lack confidence in Wang Lie’s condition, but were worried that Wang Lie would not be willing to renew his contract with the club for too long.

After all, everyone knows that the reason why Wang Lie chose to sign with Tyne was to ensure that he could play in the game and maintain his form before the start of the World Cup next year so that he could participate in the sixth World Cup in his career.

So Wang Lie has only one goal, and that is the World Cup.

After the World Cup, who knows if he still has the motivation to continue playing?

After all, he will be almost 40 years old by then… Even if he still wants to continue playing football, he may choose to return to China to play football – high pay, little work, and close to home, so why not?

So not everyone is as optimistic as Jon Berg.

Of course they hope that Wang Lie can play two more seasons in Tyne, but the world does not operate according to their wishes.

While a group of people were waiting for the live broadcast to begin, on the blackboard on the wall behind Theo Collins and Harry Collins, there was a note about the bet for today’s contract renewal ceremony:

Jon Berg, 3, with a beer.

Robbie Dixie, 1, a beer.

This figure is based on when the contract would have originally expired.

“3” equals the officially announced four-year contract, and “1” equals a two-year contract.

Tang Lin also came to join in the fun. He has now become very accustomed to this noisy environment.

However, as a “celebrity” in the miners’ bar, he certainly cannot “stay out of it.”

Soon someone came to ask Tang Lin what he thought about the contract extension.

Tang Lin didn’t know whether to laugh or cry: “I don’t even know Wang Lie, how could I know this?”

Unexpectedly, everyone said confidently: “You and he are both Chinese!”

“What kind of logic is this? He and I are both Chinese, so should I know what he’s thinking?” Tang Lin didn’t even know if the person who said this had drunk too much and had damaged his brain…

Robbie Dixie gave proof: “Didn’t you say that yourself, Don?”

“Me? When did I say such a thing?” Tang Lin laughed. He felt that unless he was out of his mind, it was impossible for him to say that.

“Ha!” Dixie pointed at Tang Lin and laughed, “I remember it all! In the game where we won 3:2 against the Scouse at home, you said that to me when I was anxious because our team was behind. You said something like ‘No one says that the princes and nobles are naturally nobler than us’… You said that, right?”

Tang Lin nodded: “Yes, I said so.”

“You also said that Wang and you are both Chinese, so he understands you. Then why can’t you understand him now?”

Tang Lin didn’t expect Robbie Dixie to be waiting for him here. He was dumbfounded and speechless.

After pinning Tang Lin down, Dixie laughed loudly, and then asked Tang Lin proudly: “So, Tang, what do you think Wang will think?”

How could Tang Lin know what Wang Lie was thinking?
He is not Wang Lie’s worm.

He originally wanted to give in and not participate, but after being provoked by Dixie, he suddenly became competitive.

So he said: “I don’t know what Wang Lie thinks, but if I were to talk about the common characteristics of the Chinese people, I can think of one… ‘Don’t believe in evil’.”

“Don’t believe it?” Dixie frowned. Most of the other people in the bar didn’t understand either.

“There have been many criticisms of Wang Lie before, and one point that has been debated a lot is whether his success is due to his personal strength or the wealthy club behind him…”

Hearing Tang Lin say this, everyone in the bar nodded.

Tang Lin is right, this is indeed a famous controversial point surrounding Wang Lie.

Wang Lie’s fans believe that Wang Lie’s success is mainly due to himself, but Wang Lie’s haters believe that his status, achievements, and influence are all due to SofaSoccer United, a veteran Premier League giant with extremely high influence worldwide.

It was because SofaSoccer.com devoted all its resources to marketing Wang Lie that he won two Ballon d’Or awards and a World Footballer of the Year.

These Tyne fans have either participated in these controversies or just watched them. They never thought that one day they would be in such trouble.

But what does this have to do with their problems today?

“…Chinese people have a characteristic, that is, the more you say I can’t do it, the more I want to prove to you that I can do it,” said Tang Lin.

“This is what I call ‘not believing in evil’. I think Wang Lie should have the same idea. Before, he was either in Barcelona or in Sofia, one is a Spanish giant, and the other is an English giant, both are giants. But Tyne is different. Tyne was a relegation team before, and it is not a giant in any way. But if Wang Lie wants to prove that those who say he is not good enough and can only rely on the club are wrong, then there is no better platform than Tyne…”

Upon hearing this, some people in the bar who were not yet drunk had their eyes lit up, and they understood the logic of Tang Lin’s words.

Only the drunken Jiumengzi asked: “But what does this have to do with our bet?”

This time before Tanglin had a chance to speak, Jon Berg spoke for his tenant: “Wang needs time if he wants to succeed in Tyne, so he will renew his contract with the club for a longer period of time.”

Tang Lin nodded: “Mr. Berg is right, that’s what I mean. I don’t know how the club and Wang Lie talked about it, but I think judging from Wang Lie’s own thoughts, he should be inclined to sign with Tain for a few more years.”

When everyone heard this, they realized that “Lucky Tang” was right!
So they all shouted to Robbie Dixie, “Robbie! Don’t wait, buy us a drink now!”

“That’s right, just in time, I just finished my drink and am waiting for your refill!”

Amid the booing, Dixie glared back, “Who said I was doomed to lose? The live broadcast is about to start, we’ll talk then!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the picture on the TV screen flashed, and the highlights of Wang Lie’s goals in Tyne that had just been played came to an abrupt end. Instead, what appeared in front of everyone was the press conference hall of Northumberland Football City.

This place is very familiar to everyone as we often see it in the news.

But the scene today is somewhat different from previous routine midweek press conferences.

Because the background board on the stage was not the logos of the club’s sponsors, but a large photo of Wang Lie.

And a sentence:

“The legend continues”

This is the press conference where the club and Wang Lie officially announced the contract renewal.

In addition to the media reporters who were invited to report, the people sitting in the first three rows were all Tyne players.

This kind of scene has never happened in Tyne before.

Even when Dean renewed his contract with the team, there was no such ceremony.

The audience was filled with Tyne’s players and invited reporters, but the stage was empty, waiting for the protagonist to arrive.

Seeing this scene, the bar suddenly became quiet.

Then the protagonist came.

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Wang Lie walked in from outside along with club general manager Will Foster, head coach Sam McNeill, and club press officer Connor Plant.

The scene was immediately filled with cheers, whistles and applause from the Tyne players.

Wang Lie smiled and greeted his teammates who came to support him, then followed the others onto the stage and sat in his seat.

After everyone was seated, press officer Plant announced:
“…We are very honored to announce that the club has reached an agreement with Wang Lie to adjust the original contract and re-sign. In the next five seasons, Wang Lie will wear the blue jersey of Tyne!”

Before Plant even finished his words, the players began to applaud, whistle and cheer impatiently.

But the cheers and applause did not last long.

Because they all realized what Plant had just said…

They all looked at Wang Lie with wide eyes.

As teammates, they all knew that Wang Lie was going to renew his contract with the club, but they didn’t know exactly how long the contract would last…

What the fuck? !
how long?!
Guo Xuequan and Liu Zhong looked at each other in shock, thinking they had heard it wrong, so they looked for each other to confirm.

Unexpectedly, they saw the same expression on each other’s face, which meant that either they both heard it wrong, or this was true – Wang Lie really renewed his contract with the Tyne Club for five years!
Then they turned around and looked around. Everyone in the room had the same reaction as them:
Stunned, looking around in confusion.

Looking at the countless confused faces in the press conference hall, Wang Lie on the stage smiled as if he had pulled off a successful prank.

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