Author: Fan Yitong

If you don't give them any stumbling blocks, your friendship will be worth several years.

After all, I gained a lot of fun from "playing" music with them.

Growing up, Jin Shang didn’t have many friends. He only went to elementary school, middle school, and high school for five years in total. Most of the time, his classmates were brothers and sisters who were six or seven years older, and they couldn’t play together. He pretended to be a family member with other kids of the same age.

House wine is also something the early-maturing Jin Shang cannot tolerate.

He lives alone and has no friends. In the eyes of outsiders, Jin Shang is a weird kid with a superior IQ and some emotional problems.

Most geniuses have a little quirk. Jin Shang's performance was not bad, and he was cared for until he was eighteen years old.

As a father, Jin Toki could hear a hint of regret in his son's tone.

"It's normal. You will no longer be their 'financier' in the future, so you have to show your cards and stop pretending?"

"No, even though it was embarrassing, I endured the discomfort and got through the meal. It's a beginning and an end."

"If we make friends with you, we will break up when all the benefits are exhausted. Your great-grandfather left so much property to his descendants, is he still not what everyone calls immortality? Don't think too much. Losing your friendship is their loss."

The plastic brotherhood that lasted for several years is really just that. After graduating from college, many students disappear from the rest of their lives. That’s why various classmate records and commemorative books are popular. These are the few things that remain.

A way to remember the good times.

"It's a bit disappointing..."

Being a human being in two lifetimes, it is really a bit embarrassing for the time traveler to be troubled by such a trivial matter.

"No matter what, it's time to turn over the story."

Old father Jin Shi turned the page in a hurry,

"I almost forgot, you are also eighteen years old. The old man gave me an 'old thing' and asked you to choose one when you become an adult. When you come back, I will give it to you..."

"The last time I saw him, he just entered college. I heard that Alzheimer's disease has become more and more serious recently. Why would he think of me?"

"Family rules passed down from generation to generation! It's so confusing. I don't know the details. If I don't follow it, the family foundation will deduct my money."

"All right."

In this capital city that carries countless rich histories, Jin Shang and his son live a more elegant life than most citizens, but their real disposable property is also very limited.

The walls are covered with mud, and the outside is bright but the inside is not.

The rich and powerful are the ancestors. There are too many descendants, and each one will ruin the family.

Jin Shang spent a lot of money in school because he received a lot of basic living allowance before he became an adult. In addition, because of his excellent academic performance, he met many of the incentive clauses of the family foundation and received a lot of bonuses.

Now that I am over 18 years old and about to graduate from my master's degree, I will not have many opportunities to earn money after entering the society.

With random thoughts in his mind, Jin Shangcai took a nap, came to the laboratory, and guided the graduation project of the "senior school girl" before taking a taxi back to his home in the suburbs.

…

Jin Shang's home is outside the third ring road of the capital and close to the fourth ring road. It was once the headquarters of the capital's garrison, and traces of many military camps and important military sites can still be seen nearby.

In this time and space of 1995, the area directly under the capital's jurisdiction far exceeded that of old Yanjing, but the population was significantly smaller and the prosperity was slightly less than that.

It wasn't dark yet, and the sounds of frolics could be heard from time to time from the football park not far away, which made Jin Shi and Jin Shang, father and son who were sitting across from each other having dinner, feel a little emotional.

"There are many parks nearby and there are some fireworks, but it won't work if you are further away. The newspaper said that the population expansion has accelerated in recent years, and it is necessary to relax the policy of encouraging childbirth. Tell me, where have all these people gone?"

"Don't listen to those people's nonsense. Anyone who claims that the country has too many people and limited resources to support them is either stupid or bad."

After listening to his father's words, Jin Shang retorted disdainfully,

"The birth rate has been very stable. It's only because living conditions and medical standards have kept up that the average life expectancy has increased significantly. This gives the illusion of accelerating population expansion."

The data released by the census four years ago was 780 million, spread over a much larger land area than in the previous life. There is no need to worry about overcrowding for a hundred years. The most important thing to worry about now is that the population is too small and the potential cannot be developed.

come out.

"You have always been so opinionated, often going against the mainstream views, but you are right most of the time..."

Jin Shi smiled and said,

"Don't be so showy outside! In the past, others didn't know how to 'talk nonsense' because you are still a child, so you won't have that kind of preferential treatment in the future..."

"I know."

Jin Shang responded angrily, but sincerely nodded in agreement.

"Would you like another drink? We can finally drink openly..."

"Thank you. I don't want to take this bite. It's enough to enhance the atmosphere. A brief taste is enough."

Jin Shang, who refused without hesitation, poured a glass of boiled water and drank a few sips to moisten his throat.

"You seem to be in a high mood today. Did you encounter anything happy?"

Speaking of this, Jinshi immediately replied with great interest:

"In the opening ceremony of Jiayin, we won the third place last year and are the top favorites for promotion this year. The acting head coach who was appointed at the critical moment last year did a good job. Not only did he exceed the task of relegation, but he was also lucky enough to be promoted. Now it seems that in the third level league

, we are also quite competitive. Do you think we can complete the consecutive jumps this year and be promoted to the A-Ugly level?"

"Okay, I get it."

Interrupting the old father's cheerful words, Jin Shang persuaded with helplessness:

"I have long said that those who want to make money from football clubs are fools. In the short term, there is no possibility that the domestic football league will become a scarce resource."

Whether the football industry itself is profitable or not is a secondary matter. Things are rare and expensive. As long as there is demand and it can bring peripheral benefits, it can be regarded as having some investment value.

The domestic football league is divided into eight levels. A and B are divided into two major levels: professional and amateur, and four sub-categories are divided into four sub-categories.

The highest level stage is "Koshien" which is very popular despite its average level.

The football team Jin Shang's father mentioned was the inherited small community team - Beijing North United Football Club. It stands to reason that this team name is slightly illegal and does not fully comply with the football team naming rules issued by the Football Association.

However, due to some special reasons, it was inherited. After so many years, everyone from top to bottom has acquiesced in this special case.

Since its formation, the Beijing Northern United Football Team has been struggling in the lower leagues. During the low period five years ago, they were still playing in the B-Chou amateur league. Now that they have been promoted to the A-Yin league, they are really making rapid progress.

Old father Jin Shi was already used to Jin Shang's mutterings.

"Thanks to your suggestion, otherwise, the team might not have made much progress."

His father Kintoki is still a little interested in this football club founded by his grandfather. Although he is not very interested in running the team, he is indeed a die-hard fan. As long as he does not spend a lot of money to support, he is also willing to do something for the club.

contribute.

A few years ago, Jin Shi listened to Jin Shang's suggestion, took advantage of the special status of the football club, and resorted to the big move of "arranging household registration", which finally attracted some high-level athletes and coaches to join.

It is very difficult to settle down in the capital, no matter which dynasty you belong to. Many people who are determined to settle down here may not be able to do so after struggling all their lives to obtain a household registration.

As for why a low-level football club has such great ability, it is a long story.

"We people only have this little advantage."

Half proud, half sad and self-deprecating, Jin Shang and his father Jin Shi looked at each other tacitly and sighed.

In his previous life, Jin Shang was not from the north and was very unfamiliar with the capital city of the same era, but in this life he is an out-and-out local aborigine. The population on both sides of the Yongding River in western Beijing is not as dense as the central city, but it is definitely not dense.

To the north are several old factories, in the middle is a functional business district, and to the south is a large group of park villas. The transportation is convenient, the environment is beautiful, and it is very livable.

Once upon a time, the Central Guards who defended the imperial city came and went here. The soldiers who went out to fight traveled half of the world, reaching the polar glaciers in the north, the dry giant islands in the ocean in the south, the banks of the Aral Sea in the west, and the Oregon Peel in the east.

Dai Jiao heavily rides the natives.

Today, the direct territory of the "Central Empire" has shrunk a lot, and is still much larger than the "perfect" shape mapped by the network keyboard warriors of the previous life.

With such a wealthy land, there are naturally many unsung heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country. Especially in the west of Beijing, a hot land where countless martyrs gathered, "every inch of mountains and rivers, every inch of blood" is truly displayed. Many touching and touching deeds have been reproduced.

Most of the stories on the screen can find their prototypes here.

People in this world don't know, but Jin Shangke understands that maintaining such a large land with a total population of only two-thirds of the same period in the previous life, what a huge price has been paid, is simply appalling.

Neighbors often lament the sluggishness of the country and the fact that the last dynasty remained stagnant and missed the opportunity to dominate the world. Little do they know that their "colleagues" in the parallel world are still working hard for the rise of the nation.

"The Fengtai area has great potential, and your football club still has a head start. However, the A-Yin level is still too poor, and there is no TV broadcast."

Jin Shang was thinking about it, analyzing the pros and cons for his old father's "career".

"Solving the settlement problem is just a temporary measure. If you want to play in a football team, you have to spend money. But you are just a hollow boss, relying on a few fresh food supermarkets, a chain of hot pot cities, and a clothing factory with no technical content.

I can’t afford to play in Koshien.”

"Your father and I don't have billions of wealth for you to inherit. How can it be difficult for you, the proud man of heaven?"

Every time he talked about this, Jin Shi would always change the subject angrily. When it came to being good at dancing, my father's performance was so-so, and his business skills were very mediocre. Regardless of making progress, it was very difficult to maintain success.

Our ancestors were accustomed to living in the comfort zone of being relaxed and making money quickly. It was difficult for them to compete with the reckless heroes who fought to get ahead in market competition.

After two glasses of beer, Jin Shi said to his son slightly drunk:

"When you graduate, would you be interested in coming to the club to help me check things out?"

"Come on, it's a shady story in the football world. You've always scolded me when you drank too much. I don't want to go into troubled waters."

"It's the same all over the world, we... are just a little extra unique. Let me tell you, competitive sports involve a lot of interests both on and off the field, especially football, the world's number one sport. Being black is not a problem, being a good person is."

"I understand, in a human society, everyone has to eat, so how can you only care about feelings and block people's way of making money?"
To be continued...