Beacon fire in April

  Remember in one second

  Beijing, at dusk, two seasoned hosts appeared in front of the TV camera.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. Today is April 13th, Sunday, the fourteenth day of the third month on the lunar calendar. Welcome to watch 'News Broadcast'..."

  Every day at 7:00 pm sharp, the national news broadcast is shown on every TV set in mainland China. After signing off after twenty-something minutes of talking about how busy the leaders are and how happy the people are, and how frequently disasters occur abroad, the program was about to end when the anchor suddenly announced a brief piece of news:

  Here is the translation:

  "Below is a news flash: Wu Lei and Gao Wei, Chinese football players who transferred to Portuguese club Marítimo last summer, helped their team defeat Benfica in yesterday's League Cup final, winning the championship. This is the first time Chinese players have won a top-level league title abroad as key players."

  Along with the host's introduction, yesterday's Benfica vs Maridimo final match footage appeared on TV. Although it was only a few dozen seconds long, this move still shocked the nation.

  。

  Last year, CCTV News had broadcast several news about the national football team. However, it was the first time that CCTV News reported on Chinese players playing in Europe.

  This play also instantly expanded the popularity of Wu Lei and Gao Wei by several times nationwide. Although the two are already well-known figures among Chinese football fans, they were still unknown to ordinary people who do not care about football.

  As this news broadcast played, more and more people in the country learned their names, and perhaps it will also make more people pay attention to Chinese football.

  ……

  In April, the major European leagues began to enter the final stage.

  La Liga, Barcelona led the way in the first half of the season, but after the winter break, they were hit by injuries and Real Madrid caught up. Real Madrid defeated Barca 2-1 in the second El Clasico of the season, thanks to goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, and also drew level with Barca on points in the league table. The two teams are now neck and neck in the battle for the league title, and it's unlikely that a winner will be decided until the final round of matches.

  Italian Serie A, Roma's 10-game winning streak at the beginning of the season did not last until the second half of the season, Juventus and Napoli overtook. Juventus led the standings with a 5-point advantage by the end of April, needing only one win in the remaining two rounds to defend their league title.

  Bundesliga, Bayern Munich and Dortmund were tied in the first half of the season, but after the winter break, Bayern took the lead with a stronger lineup, winning several games in a row, and won the league championship two rounds ahead of schedule after winning the league match at the end of April.

  Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain is far ahead, with a huge advantage of 17 points over the second place, and won the championship 5 rounds in advance.

  In the highly competitive Premier League, Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham and Liverpool are all vying for top spot. By March, the top of the table remains chaotic, with only 5 points separating the top six teams.

  In April's campaign, Chelsea led by Mourinho achieved 5 consecutive wins, defeating direct league title contenders Manchester City and Arsenal, while Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Liverpool also suffered varying degrees of defeat, allowing his team to lead the second place by 7 points with two rounds remaining in the league, securing the Premier League title ahead of schedule.

  The Champions League has already produced its semifinalists in April, with Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Barcelona set to clash. The matchups for the semis are exactly the same as they were two years ago in 2012, with Chelsea facing Barca and Real Madrid taking on Bayern, setting up another thrilling showdown.

  。

  All European leagues must end by May 11 to give teams competing in the World Cup time to prepare, and the Champions League final will be held on May 17 at Estádio da Luz in Portugal, Benfica's home stadium.

  Bayern and Chelsea, who have already won the league title, no longer have the pressure of the league and can focus on preparing for the Champions League semi-finals. Real Madrid and Barcelona, on the other hand, are severely depleted, and the intense competition in the league has made them not favored by outsiders in the semi-finals.

  All of this will be revealed after the two semifinals are over.

  In the west of London, at Chelsea's training base, Abramovich sat on a sofa, sipping fine wine and basking in the glory of the league title.

  "Jose, thank you, you brought me another championship." Abu looked at the Murini in front of him and said with gratitude.

  "Boss, this is what I should be doing. Today I came to find you, mainly to say one thing." Murini, sitting on the opposite sofa, was unexpectedly humble.

  "What's up?" Abu looked at Mourinho with interest.

  "I want Wu Yu," Mourinho said bluntly.

  "Oh? It's simple, once the season is over, I'll bring him to you from Maridimo." Abu said lightly.

  "Thank you boss."

  Boas and Levy stood on the edge of the training pitch inside Tottenham Hotspur's training base in north London, watching the team train while chatting.

  "Daniel, we need to make a move as soon as possible, the team needs to continue strengthening its lineup." Boas said with narrowed eyes.

  "I understand, but we need to secure a Champions League spot in order to win the competition against Chelsea," said Lewi with some concern.

  Boas is also worried, Spurs are currently fourth in the league, but only ahead of Manchester United on goal difference, and there is still a direct dialogue with Manchester United in the last two rounds, the situation is not optimistic.

  "Or winning the Europa League title would be a good way to prove the team's competitiveness," Levie suggested.

  "The Europa League title must be won, I have already entered the final now"

  Boas was confident.

  "Wu Lei's words, I've investigated, his liquidated damages are 80 million euros, so the transfer fee is not a problem, the most important thing is to let him be willing to come to our team, rather than go to Chelsea."

  The league has not yet ended, and the two Premier League teams have quietly opened their war for Wu Lei.

  The Primeira Liga, Marítimo's championship momentum leads Benfica by two points in the standings at the end of April. Porto also won the opponent on the last day of April, winning the title one round ahead of schedule, which is their eighth league title in nearly 10 years, almost monopolizing the Portuguese Super League.

  The last round of the Portuguese Super League will be held on May 10, and the most crucial match is the competition for third place in the league. Benfica will play at home against Maritimo.

  On May 4, 2014, in Funchal suburbs of Portugal, Wu Yong and Monica revisited the orphanage to visit those little kids again.

  "Wu Yu, brother, we must win the match on Saturday! We can fight against Real Madrid next season!" A slender child looked at Wu Yu with expectation, he was still very confident that Maritimo would advance to the Champions League.

  "Don't worry, we will defeat Benfica at the Stadium of Light." Wu Yu assured the child.

  "Will you give me that jersey from that game then?" The skinny kid's eyes sparkled with an unusual gaze.

  "Aren't you supposed to have one of my jerseys? How can you be so greedy?" Wu Yu said, pinching his almost meatless cheek.

  "Uh... this match is more meaningful, I'll trade you for the one I have now." The thin boy's big eyes rolled around and said with a pout.

  "I'm really convinced by you." Wu Yu looked at his clever appearance, couldn't help but laugh, and stroked his head with his hand, agreeing to his request.

  "Wu Yong gege, I want it too!"

  "Me too!"

  "Me too!"

  "Me too!"

  After the thin kid got Wu Yu's promise to give him a jersey, the other kids started teasing him, making his head swell instantly.

  。

  In the afternoon, before sunset, Wu Yu and Monica walked out of the courtyard, under the reluctant gaze of the children, left the orphanage, and headed to the nearby bus station.

  More than half a month after the car accident, Monica didn't dare to drive and take Wu Yu with her. Wu Yu also had no time to get his driver's license, so they both took the bus to visit the children in the orphanage during this period of time.

  After the photo of Wu Yu and Wang Peijun attending the celebration banquet together appeared in the newspaper, the atmosphere between him and Monica became a bit strange again. Monica seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally avoiding him. During this time, Wu Yu had less and less contact with Monica, except for their agreed-upon weekly visit to the orphanage, he hardly ever saw her.

  This made Wu Yu very curious, as the two of them walked on the road without anything to say.

  "Hey, handsome and beautiful, want a ride with the wind?" A middle-aged man's voice came from behind, accompanied by the sound of the car engine.

  The two of them turned around and saw a familiar face appear before their eyes.

  "What are you doing here?" Wu Yu was somewhat surprised, how could Ternoni appear so coincidentally in the suburbs?

  "I went to your house looking for you, Gao Wei said you came here, so I came over. Let's get in the car and talk about it later," Teruni said with a smile.

  "Is there something you want from me?" Wu Yu asked as soon as he got on the car.

  "It's like this, Chelsea and Tottenham have both contacted me, they want to see your intentions." Tenorio said directly, not minding Monica was present.

  "Let's reject them for now, there is still a league match, let's talk about it after the league ends." Wu Yu currently only wants to focus on the last round of the league and hasn't considered too much.

  "I'll stall them for now, you should think carefully too." Teroni saw the situation and was not surprised at all: "Besides, I've already resigned from Mr. Felipe, after the end of the season, I will specialize in being an agent."

  "Really?" Wu Yu was somewhat surprised, but also had a few parts of joy.

  "That's right, I'm getting more and more fond of the agent's job." Ternoni smiled and said: "There's one more thing today, that is, the Portuguese Super League awards ceremony will be held on the 12th. You should also attend it then, so get your suit ready."

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