Chapter 620: Please Welcome Zhang Zhidao

"Who is he?" Although Zhao Tianjiao remembered that matter, he still muttered to himself.

It was not that he did not remember Zhao Dali, but that he did not understand why a kid from a poor mountain village who had suffered a major injury would be treated as a famous sports star after surgery.

Not only that, "That famous sports star wearing a black hood also seemed to have come all the way from Massachusetts General Hospital to Hang Medical University Yi Fu Yuan for surgery because Zhao Dali's surgery was done well.

And Professor Lin, he should be Lin Jiuze.

Did Lin Jiuze fall flat after just one episode?

Zhao Yuanzhang stared at the television screen, his hands pressing hard against his legs, his fingernail beds slightly pale.

The screen flashed, returning to the Review Room.

The Guangtou Zhuchiren twisted his mouth and smiled.

Professor Shen looked confused. According to the normal procedure, the Guangtou Zhuchiren had left a pause, and it should have been his turn to speak, but no matter how hard Professor Shen racked his brains, he could not recall any big shot in Sports Medicine at the Affiliated Hospital.

The few hospitals and doctors in the country that specialized in Sports Medicine were all linked to the General Administration of Sport, and it was all out in the open; what was going on here?

Professor Shen even suspected it was a gimmick cooked up by the production team.

But in the next thought, he denied his own conjecture.

The famous sports star at the Airport had a grand entourage; just the burly men who looked like bodyguards around him numbered three or five.

Although he did not know who it was, such a person would absolutely not stake their entire future on a variety entertainment show.

And the doctors at the Affiliated Hospital would certainly not "mess around" with Fan Dao.

After all, medical treatment had its seriousness.

With this confirmed, Professor Shen was even more confused: who exactly was the "famous sports star"?

Could it be a gimmick Lin Jiuze had found?

He had seen Lin Jiuze in the footage; he was an Expert from Massachusetts General Hospital. Could it be his Patient, persuaded for some reason to come to Hang Medical University Yi Fu Yuan for surgery?

Although this deduction did not hold water either, it was the only reasonable explanation Professor Shen could think of.

"Everyone, we have a special guest today," the Guangtou Zhuchiren said with a twisted mouth.

"Who is it?"

"A special guest?"

"Is it an Expert who does sports?"

The other guests guessed one after another.

This was not hard to guess; they had already guessed the truth in just a few sentences.

"Let's welcome Zhang Zhidao, Zhang Lu." The Guangtou Zhuchiren stood up and applauded.

The other guests stood up in a flurry and followed the Guangtou Zhuchiren in applauding.

The door opened, and Zhang Lu walked in.

"Zhang Zhidao, thank you for your hard work." The Guangtou Zhuchiren greeted Zhang Zhidao first, pulled over a chair, and invited Zhang Zhidao to sit down first.

Although the young guests were not familiar with Zhang Lu, those who were a bit older had all experienced the peak years of domestic football and knew that he had started as a player, later caught the tide of the era, and devoted himself to commentary and management.

Now that Zhang Lu held a high position, the production team had actually managed to invite this great god!

"You're too kind, you're too kind," Zhang Lu smiled very gently.

"Zhang Zhidao, the purpose of inviting you today is to chat casually. I know... I was very surprised when 【he】 came to have surgery."

The name mentioned by the Guangtou Zhuchiren was bleeped out, but one could see the flickering excitement in the eyes of the other young guests.

"Recently, we had a young player go abroad for further studies, and he is playing quite well in the Bundesliga. I have been following him," Zhang Zhidao said. "Actually, 2 or 3 months ago, I didn't think highly of him, because he injured his knee joint during the most critical period and had to have surgery."

The guests in the Review Room were silent.

Having to have surgery, and on the knee joint at that—even if they didn't know much about sports, they all knew more or less what kind of impact knee surgery would have on an athlete.

"A few years ago, our first naturalized player, Hou Yong, debuted in the Norwegian professional league at 16, became a naturalized player at 21, and underwent knee surgery at 22. Moreover, the effect of the first surgery was not ideal, and he underwent a second surgery half a year later. Since then, his form has plummeted."

"Sigh," Zhang Zhidao sighed deeply.

"It's hard to recover after joint surgery, right?" the Guangtou Zhuchiren asked.

"Yes," Zhang Zhidao nodded. "This situation is called 'Glass Attribute' in our industry. Even if the surgery is done and there is some recovery afterward, from all angles of analysis, the athlete will be greatly affected."

"In the 2002 World Cup, a long time ago, Ilhan Mansiz, who was known as the 'Turkish Beckham' at the time, left that stroke of genius for fans all over the world when he toyed with Carlos."

"Ilhan Mansiz later had to undergo 7 consecutive surgeries due to a knee injury, but the results were not ideal, and he could only announce his retirement at 31."

"Similar examples are countless. Besides the knee joint, an Achilles Tendon Repair is also very fatal. Van Basten announced his retirement at 31 because of an Achilles Tendon Repair."

"Former Manchester United captain Keane..."

When Zhang Zhidao started talking about football, once he opened his mouth, he was unstoppable.

The Guangtou Zhuchiren found a break and asked very politely, "Zhang Zhidao, what about Zhao Dali?"

Zhang Zhidao was startled and gave a bitter smile. "I went off-topic. Zhao Dali is an excellent young football player from our provincial team. At the time, I knew he had a knee ligament injury and felt I didn't need to pay attention to him anymore."

"This age is exactly the time for climbing, and a knee injury will change many habits. For example, not being able to exert force, changes in force-exertion habits, running speed being affected, and so on. And Zhao Dali himself was extremely dependent on speed and powerful shots."

"This injury was even more fatal for Zhao Dali."

"But in the Bundesliga, Zhao Dali actually seized the opportunity and emerged suddenly. When I saw his highlight reel, I was stunned."

"Is he very impressive?" the Guangtou Zhuchiren asked.

"I can't say he's very impressive."

The Guangtou Zhuchiren smiled politely.

"He is incredibly impressive! I feel like Zhao Dali didn't just have surgery, he had a body modification; it's like he's equipped with an Exoskeleton!"

The Guangtou Zhuchiren's mouth twisted.

"Zhang Zhidao, can we enjoy Zhao Dali's match highlights?"

"Of course."

The screen content switched, and Zhao Dali appeared on the green field.

Zhao Tianjiao looked at the screen blankly, and Zhao Yuanzhang suddenly asked, "Tianjiao, you still remember this young man, right?"

"I remember," Zhao Tianjiao said. "Because of him, the director of the First Affiliated Hospital even came to hold us accountable."

"Hmm, for so many years our hospital hasn't had much talent in Sports Medicine, while the First Affiliated Hospital has had more exchanges and cooperation with the Provincial Sports Bureau. I never expected it, I never expected it."

Zhao Yuanzhang left behind a sigh.

He had never imagined that a post-operative Patient could be on television, let alone an athlete, and appearing on a European playing field at that.

From Zhang Zhidao's words, one could tell that the football industry's understanding was the same as his own—that athletic ability would decline after surgeries on places like the knee joint or Achilles Tendon Repair.

But understandings are meant to be broken.

In the footage, the figure of Zhao Dali was so glaring.

(End of this chapter)