Chapter 754

When the live broadcast camera of Sichuan Television focused on Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu and Sister Ruan Mei, countless Sichuan television viewers cheered.

"I didn't expect a boss from Hong Kong to like watching football too."

"Even Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan has come to watch; Sichuan Sichuan Sichuan Quanxing must show some spirit!"

"Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan is so handsome and young. Is he really the richest man?"

"Mrs. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan is also so beautiful and stylish~~~"

Among a crowd dressed in simple attire, Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu and Sister Ruan Mei were undoubtedly a beautiful sight in the stands, standing out from the crowd and making people's eyes light up.

Even the television camera couldn't help but give them a few extra seconds, forgetting the athletes warming up on the field.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu sensed the camera, turned his head, saw the live broadcast camera not far away, and pulled Sister Ruan Mei to smile and wave at the lens.

Host: "Mr. and Mrs. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan are looking at the camera... The two are waving at the camera..."

"I have to say, the smiles of Mr. and Mrs. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan are very kind..."

"I hope the Sichuan Sichuan Sichuan Quanxing team on the field can play well today and bring glory to Defend Defend Defend Chengdu and Sichuan..."

Just then,

Beep——————

With the referee's whistle,

The match officially kicked off at the Defend Defend Defend Chengdu Sports Center.

On the green field, the Sichuan Sichuan Sichuan Quanxing soldiers and Dalian Dalian Dalian Dalian Dalian Dalian Wanda players quickly engaged in fierce competition, and the shouts of tens of thousands of fans in the stands almost blew the roof off the stadium.

10 minutes...

20 minutes...

In the stands, countless Defend Defend Defend Chengdu citizens shouted:

"Sichuan Sichuan Sichuan Quanxing team, rise up!"

"Sichuan Sichuan Sichuan Quanxing team, rise up!"

In the 30th minute, Dalian Dalian Dalian Dalian Dalian Dalian Wanda launched a rapid counterattack. Striker Ma Lin broke into the penalty area like an arrow released from a bow, seized an offside trap gap between the retreating Sichuan Sichuan Sichuan Quanxing defenders, received a long pass from his teammate in midfield, and calmly pushed the ball into the far corner. The ball hit the net!

Dalian Dalian Dalian Dalian Dalian Wanda scores first!

The scene fell silent instantly.

Next, the match continued...

After conceding, the Sichuan Sichuan Sichuan Quanxing team quickly adjusted their rhythm. In the 37th minute, they launched a counterattack after a midfield interception. Zou Yougen received a through ball from a teammate and formed a one-on-one. Facing the charging Dalian Dalian Dalian Dalian Dalian Wanda goalkeeper, he lightly chipped the ball over the opponent's fingertips, and the football drew an arc and fell into the goal!

"Wow~~~~!"

"Rise up!!"

The whole stadium stood up instantly, and the cheers drowned out the entire venue. The score was leveled at 1-1.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu and Sister Ruan Mei also stood up and applauded.

The audience in the stands became a boiling ocean.

After halftime, the two sides fought even more fiercely.

In the 61st minute, Dalian Dalian Dalian Dalian Dalian Dalian Wanda won a corner kick on the left. Sun Wei's cross was accurately hung into the middle of the penalty area. Xiao Xiao Wangtao leaped high, overpowering the Sichuan Sichuan Sichuan Quanxing defender, and headed the ball into the dead corner of the goal with a powerful strike!

The score was rewritten to 1-2 (ps: away team is listed second).

The Sichuan Sichuan Sichuan Quanxing team fell behind.

The cheers from the fans on-site became even louder.

The shouts of "Rise up!" and "Defend Defend Defend Defend Chengdu!" intertwined with the sound of drums and gongs, injecting a steady stream of motivation into the players on the field.

In the following 30-plus minutes, the Sichuan Sichuan Sichuan Quanxing team launched several fierce attacks, but unfortunately, they failed to reverse the score.

Beep——————

With the final whistle.

The final score was 1-2.

The Sichuan Sichuan Sichuan Quanxing team lost.

The Sichuan audience in the stadium was angry and started cursing.

"What are they doing! Why are their legs so soft at the critical moment!"

"They were full of spirit at the start, why did they wilt later?"

"Looking like frost-bitten eggplants, what cowards!"

"It's so frustrating to watch, show some spirit next time!"

Even the sports official cursed a couple of times, which made Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu laugh.

Just as Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu and the others were preparing to leave, the television station's live reporter and camera pushed over.

Clearly, the losing Sichuan Sichuan Sichuan Quanxing team was not as important as interviewing Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu.

"Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan, is it convenient for an interview?"

"Can you chat with our Sichuan people for a few words?"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu quickly said: "No, no..."

Then he waved at the camera: "Hi, friends in Sichuan, I am Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu, this is my wife Ah Mei, we are very happy to be able to come to Sichuan..."

The close-up shot made Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's sunny, warm, and kind demeanor look explosive.

Many Sichuan television viewers exclaimed "Wow~~~~"

The reporter smiled and interviewed: "Mr. and Mrs. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan, do you usually like watching football?"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu smiled: "I quite like watching football usually. Coming to Sichuan, I am very happy to see such an exciting match."

"What impressed me even more is the atmosphere of the fans here, it's very good..."

Fans might curse, but the home-field atmosphere was still very lively, which Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu, who likes to join in the fun, really liked.

After asking a few more questions,

Reporter: "I wonder if Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan has anything to say to our Sichuan Sichuan Sichuan Quanxing team?"

Anything to say?

Tell them to work hard?

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu thought for a moment, had a flash of inspiration, and said: "Welcome the Sichuan Sichuan Sichuan Quanxing football team to Hong Kong to have a friendly match with the Hong Kong football team..."

Speaking of the Hong Kong football team, it had its glorious period.

In 1968, Hong Kong officially established a professional league. With the take-off of Hong Kong's economy, the football market was also prosperous. The Hong Kong league in the 70s and 80s could be called the number one league in Asia. In such a small place, there were more than a dozen clubs, and almost every match was packed; the spectacle of fans queuing to buy tickets was comparable to the later overnight queues for train tickets.

However, to ensure the quality of the league and the excitement of the matches, the Hong Kong league introduced a large number of foreign players; one team could even have 7 foreign players. The Dutch coach Arie Haan, who once coached the Chinese men's football team, was also a guest of the Hong Kong league.

At this time, the Hong Kong team's performance in international competitions was also quite good; they often became a "stumbling block" for the national team. At the club level, the Seiko team defeated the Liaoning team, which was in its ten-consecutive-championship period, in the 1985 Asian Club Championship, winning first place in the group.

But in the late 80s, the drawbacks of abusing foreign players began to appear. The influx of a large number of foreign players not only squeezed the development space of local players but also led to losses for many teams.

That is to say,

In the current year of 1995, Hong Kong's football teams and clubs were "fish-belly" teams.

Two ideas couldn't help but come to Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's mind.

Idea 1: Invite domestic Li Li Li Li Li Jia-A teams to Hong Kong for friendly matches, using "honor" to stimulate football in both places.

Idea 2: Under the above stimulation, select talented domestic players to join the Hong Kong football team, and participate in the World Cup qualifiers as the China-Hong Kong team during the 1998 World Cup qualifiers (the first round started in September 1997).

Perhaps there would be a chance to impact the World Cup qualification. (ps: China's only qualification was in 2002.)

However, this idea was not yet mature; it needed to be tried slowly to see if it would work.

Originally, the interview was supposed to end here.

The reporter suddenly couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan, I wonder if it's convenient for our television station to do an exclusive interview with you in the next few days? Our Sichuan people are still very eager to get to know you, Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan."

The Sichuan audience in front of the TV also couldn't help but look forward to it at this moment.

The richest man in Hong Kong.

Still so young.

And donated 1.5 billion to Sichuan.

They had too much curiosity about Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu smiled and nodded: "Sure."

The reporter was immediately excited: "Thank you very much for Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan's support. I believe our Sichuan people will be very happy."

After watching the football match, Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu, Sister Ruan Mei, and their party returned to the hotel to rest, and then the government continued with a banquet.

In the hotel,

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu told Wu Wu Lianqian about the idea he had at the stadium.

"First, let Hong Kong come up with a plan..."

"Second, let them contact the Hong Kong football clubs..."

Wu Wu Lianqian noted it down: "Okay, Brother Zu."

At this time,

The construction engineers Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu arranged from Hong Kong arrived in Sichuan with a large amount of equipment and checked into the hotel.

A new day,

The weather in Sichuan was still sunny, comfortable, and pleasant.

Today, Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu stopped playing and started doing serious business—checking the construction quality of the schools!

This was the most important purpose of Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's visit to Sichuan.

To cope with future earthquakes, the newly built Five-Star Primary School and Five-Star Middle School must have solid quality and be earthquake-resistant!

Early in the morning, education leaders brought a team over.

"Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan..."

"There are a total of 183 counties (cities, districts) in Sichuan. Where would you like to start the inspection?"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu asked: "Leader, is there a map of Sichuan? I'll pick randomly on the map."

When the leader heard this, he quickly said: "Yes, yes, it's already prepared."

The secretary took out a large map of Sichuan at the right time.

It was placed on the desk.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's gaze fell on the map.

He kept searching on the map and finally landed on the county northwest of Defend Defend Defend Chengdu.

However, he didn't rush to mark it, but moved to two counties in the south and circled them with a red pen.

Then he circled several counties in the west.

Several counties in the east...

Several counties in the north...

Circle, circle, circle~~~~

Finally, Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu pretended to think and paused for a moment.

"Here..."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's finger was on Mianzhu.

"Forget it, this is close, let's include these 3 counties together..."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu included all 3 counties in the northwest.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu certainly couldn't finish all the inspections; he needed the people from the Five-Star Group in Hong Kong to come later and continue checking one by one, trying to cover all schools within a radius of 100 kilometers.

9:00 AM,

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's party...

The Hong Kong construction engineer team...

The government side...

And the television station side...

Four teams formed a motorcade and headed towards the nearest Mianzhu.

They didn't arrive in Mianzhu until noon.

At noon, they ate in the guest house canteen.

In the afternoon, they started spot checks.

Because the primary and middle schools were already built, there were only two things to check:

Concrete inspection: Use a rebound hammer to test the concrete strength and determine if it meets the design strength grade. Then, through the core drilling method, directly obtain concrete core samples to test their strength and internal density.

Steel bar inspection: Use a steel bar detector to scan beams, columns, and other components to see if the quantity, spacing, and protective layer thickness of the steel bars meet the design drawings. In addition, Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu also wanted to extract some parts and chisel open the concrete for verification.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu and Sister Ruan Mei stood hand in hand in front of the school, watching the construction engineers' spot checks.

He was the opposite of the sunny, warm, and smiling person of the previous days; he became serious and solemn.

Reporter and cameraman whispered:

"Hey, do you feel that Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan's expression is terrifyingly serious?"

"It is a bit, very dignified."

"A bit scary."

"This might be the true state of a big boss, just like those big leaders in the province."

Even the education leaders felt a bit uncomfortable.

The entire spot check took more than an hour, which was already considered fast.

Finally,

A report from the team leader, Fang Fang Qihong, was delivered to Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu.

Fang Fang Qihong: "Boss, the inspection is finished..."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu looked at it for a few seconds but couldn't understand it: "How are the results?"

Engineer Fang Fang Qihong: "Back to the boss, after inspection, whether it is steel bars or cement, everything was done according to the plan, and the quality is fine."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu said in a low, serious voice: "Do you think the quality can withstand an earthquake? The kind that is magnitude 7 or 8."

Fang Fang Qihong was surprised; who builds houses to withstand magnitude 7 or 8 earthquakes?

However, he thought carefully and replied: "It should be fine. The steel frame and cement materials are very solid, and it's only three stories high, the building body is wide, and it stands firmly..."

Only then was Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu satisfied, showing a smile for the first time: "Good!"

Next,

They drove for more than an hour to another place to spot-check another Five-Star school.

Continued spot checks.

That night,

*Sichuan News Broadcast* aired.

"Dear viewers, good evening, welcome to watch..."

"The following is today's news..."

"Near the Bayi Orchard in Wolongpo, Linshui County, 5 masked thugs armed with weapons blocked the road and robbed 4 passing cars, injuring 3 people, and taking away more than 6,000 Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Tian Brother Tian Yuan in cash and 2 watches..."

"Some towns and townships have chaotic phenomena in marriage registration, charging multiple fees..."

"The richest man in Hong Kong and great philanthropist, Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu, went to Mianzhu today to conduct quality spot checks on the construction of local Five-Star primary and middle schools. Accompanying him was a team of professional construction engineers from Hong Kong..."

"This trip's spot checks focused on two key tests for building quality..."

"Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu led the team to the front line to check the school building quality, reflecting his high regard for the infrastructure construction of our province's education cause, which has positive significance for ensuring campus safety and promoting the steady development of education, and also sets a good example for all sectors of society to pay attention to education infrastructure construction."

At this time,

In an urban area more than 200 kilometers away from Mianzhu,

In a certain house,

The lights were bright, smoke was swirling, and the noise of playing cards was rising one after another.

On the TV on the table, *Sichuan News Broadcast* was broadcasting the news of Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu going to Mianzhu to spot-check school building quality.

In the picture, Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu was wearing a crisp suit, looking seriously at the engineers testing.

"This is the richest man in Hong Kong, tsk tsk, look at this style."

A young man with a shaved head and a face full of hooliganism squinted, took a hard drag on his cigarette, blew a smoke ring, and stared at the TV screen.

Sitting opposite him, a middle-aged man with a scar on his face threw the cards in his hand heavily and sneered:

"So what if he's the richest man? Here on National Highway 210, we even dare to rob those truck drivers, are we afraid of someone from Hong Kong? If you ask me, if we can pull off one job, we won't have to worry for the rest of our lives."

They called themselves the Tiger-Leopard Team.

Because they had the character "Leopard" tattooed on their "right" arm!