[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back":3,"chapter-football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-901":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Football: At 16, Let Me Retire and Come Back?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2300871,4499,"Chapter 901: This Signature Is Fake, Tang Ye Told Me","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-901",901,"\u003Cp>The quarterfinal was held at the Beijing Workers' Stadium; as soon as Tang Ye got off the high-speed train, he bid farewell to his teammates and went to the General Administration of Sport with Escrivà.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ferran? You don’t look happy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye noticed Escrivà’s strange expression—the Spanish head coach had been staring out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clearly. Is it because you’re nervous about the match against South Korea?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye shrugged, feigning indifference: “If you get nervous just playing South Korea, that’s pointless. Have more confidence, Ferran.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, I’m not as confident as you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Escrivà reminded Tang Ye to stay humble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Asian Cup opponents aren’t as formidable as World Cup teams, since we’ve reached the quarterfinals, the opponents we face won’t be weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides Japan and Qatar, I think the other teams aren’t much of a threat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye knew the Asian national teams fairly well; in his view, Escrivà had no reason to worry: “You’re always so tense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Escrivà shook his head, glanced out the window again, then turned his head toward him: “You want to separate the FA from China’s league? You know how difficult that is, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye glanced at the driver in the front seat; the driver immediately understood and quickly put on his headphones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you going to support me, sir?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no, no—it’s not about support. I think it’s the right move, but you must know, even in England, they haven’t managed to separate the league from the FA—their system is already very advanced.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye nodded: “Yes, I know. But our league is much weaker than the Chinese Super League, and we have our own characteristics.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Premier League couldn’t do it, but the Chinese Super League might.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Escrivà looked at Tang Ye before him—the guy seemed utterly confident in his plan: “Are you planning to use next year’s Olympics as leverage? If... if it’s just one Olympics, I don’t think it’s enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know much about the Chinese Super League, but it’s still a top-tier league worth billions of yuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Tang Ye stay silent, Escrivà had to keep talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, let me remind you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you do this, your relationship with the FA will turn extremely sour—you’re the national team captain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t burn bridges with the FA—it won’t benefit you,” Escrivà warned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll try.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dongqiu Di reprinted: Pappbond Corporation will officially list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange before the end of this month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Capital Youth—Tang Ye appeared at Peking University’s main campus to collect his graduation certificate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>June 23rd—by this time, most university students have already gone on break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But every student’s situation is different. Take Peking University: a large proportion of students on the main campus didn’t go home—some couldn’t get early train tickets, others simply loved studying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout Chinese history, those who love learning always get luckier than others!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tang Ye!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, Tang Ye, look at me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye clasped his hands together and thanked the classmates following him: “Thank you all, thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“King Tang, I’m Peng Haitao, Class 7, 2022, Physics Department—I’m officially challenging you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“King, Zhang Keke from the Art College, second-year grad student, invites you to dinner!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget the diploma, King Tang—come to the field and duel me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye walked quickly, but couldn’t stop his classmates’ enthusiasm: “I know none of you are using your real names.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve been fooled by you guys once already.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow! Don’t do that, King Tang—I really am Peng Haitao! Accept my real-name challenge!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye stopped at the building entrance and turned to signal everyone to calm down: “I know you all want to play, but today’s impossible—I have a packed schedule.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please, King Tang, just one match!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye spread his hands: “We don’t need to rush—if you’re staying here to study, you’ll still see me. I’m staying here too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Awesome, King Tang—you’re a grad student now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perfect, that’s the GOAT.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tang Ye, stop playing with James—he’s not a good guy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his schedule was tight, Tang Ye still made time to sign autographs for his classmates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The classmates handed him jerseys or footballs—many jerseys were counterfeit, but it didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, someone pushed forward and handed Tang Ye an autographed photo: “King Tang, take a look at this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, okay—what’s wrong with this one?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye squinted—the fan had handed him an autographed photo from his Dortmund days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“King Tang, I bought this on Taobao for 4,000 yuan—can you tell me if it’s real?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, that expensive?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye raised an eyebrow, picked up the photo, and examined it carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This... brother, this is fake.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, so I got scammed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye returned the photo to the student: “Check if you can get a refund—it’s obviously fake. My signatures are always sloppy; this one’s too neat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scammed student quickly drew mockery; helplessly, he pulled out his phone to complain to the seller: “I bought it from a football specialty store...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Taobao user: Boss, your autographed photo is fake—someone told me so.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Customer service Domino: It’s genuine—all our products are authentic.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Taobao user: I’ve confirmed it’s fake.]\u003C\u002Fp>",860,"2026-06-20T06:50:12.695Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f2d52c87321100ea48a03623fc9b960d57913a0144268a0e5673916da98e41e1","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-902","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-900",918,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffootball-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-cover.jpg"]