My Girlfriend Wants Victory - Chapter 29



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My schedule in Korea went by quickly.

I greeted the craftsman, my maternal uncle, Chairman Hwang Geum-sun, and the members of the Geumsun High School soccer team, including Kang Chan, for the first time in a long while.

Well… everyone was doing well.

My father-in-law, who suddenly became a goose father, spent every weekend with Chairman Hwang Geum-sun and enjoyed his hobby (fishing).

Kang Chan was now playing in the game as Geumsun High School’s starting striker.

Geumsun High School’s soccer team had virtually secured its spot in the King of Kings tournament with an undefeated streak, and was currently undergoing training camp to prepare for the tournament.

“Brother, do a lot of spectators still come to watch the games these days?”

“I heard some people come to the audience sometimes?”

I heard from Kang Chan that most of the fans who used to visit the stadium every day disappeared when I went to study abroad in Germany, but some fans still visit the stadium occasionally when they have time to cheer on Geumsun High School.

Well… that’s a good thing. I hope youth soccer develops as well.

– Hooooooooooooooo─!

– Uh… Hello. It seems like you’ve grown taller than before… .

I thought about the friends who came to pick me up at the airport when I entered the country. Among the familiar faces, there were also some I was seeing for the first time, and I asked them what was going on.

– I saw your performance on SBK News!!

Then my younger siblings said that SBK had been focusing on publicizing my activities… .

Well, I guess I might appear on TV soon.

Now that the plan has been passed, aren’t you just adding firewood to float me up?

‘But why haven’t I been asked to appear on TV yet? No way. Are these guys planning to just throw cameras at us without any requests, just because it’s their terrestrial broadcasting station?’

At the time, cable broadcasters were still struggling, so the status of terrestrial broadcasting was solid, and since the bullying incidents of terrestrial broadcasting PDs were so public, I felt a little uneasy.

‘I don’t think he was that kind of person… .’

Is it true that physiognomy is not trustworthy?

I shook my head, thinking of the PD’s innocent-looking face.

Well… . I learned a good mindset in Europe, so there’s no problem. I was always ready to push the law.

If the broadcasting station tries to screw me, I can just throw away the double-edged sword.

***

Meanwhile, at that time SBK.

The aftershocks of the month-long strike in July were still shaking SBK.

“Haa… How messed up is this after a month-long strike.”

PD Kim Hyun-deok continued speaking while looking at the writer with his head held high.

“Writer Choi, what is the first thing we should do now?”

“First of all… you have to recruit Son Jin-ho.”

The writer with a haggard complexion answered the PD.

“… Didn’t you say you were going to ask for external support before going on strike?”

“I asked the youngest to do it, but he resigned and ran away while we were on strike.”

PD Kim Hyun-deok bowed his head and sighed at Writer Choi’s words. The words, “You should have taken better care of yourself,” were on the tip of his tongue, but he barely managed to hold them back.

Anyway, if it was like that, then it was my own responsibility.

“… First, let’s recruit Son Jin-ho. I’ll contact him.”

After finishing speaking, PD Kim Hyun-deok stood up from his seat, holding his cell phone.

***

A day before leaving for China.

I got a call from a broadcasting station PD.

– Hello. I am Jin-ho Son. I am not sure if you remember me, but I am PD Hyun-deok Kim of SBK who we met before.

Hmm. It seems like my guess was right. Seeing PD Kim Hyun-deok greeting me quite politely, I thought it would be okay to seal the double-handed law.

– We are contacting you because we have a program planned this time and we would like to recruit Jin-ho Son.

Uh…? Wait a minute. But does the PD usually make the casting calls?

I felt a little suspicious, but for now, I just focused on the call with the PD.

– This time, we are planning to film Son Jin-ho’s daily life while studying abroad in Germany as a pilot program.

I wondered if this would be fun as a variety show, but well… I guess the PD will take care of that.

– The appearance fee is approximately….

I nodded and agreed to the PD’s suggestion. Well, it might not be fun, but it didn’t seem like there would be any devilish editing.

***

October 2nd.

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The South Korea U-19 national youth team traveled from Incheon Airport to Zibo City on the Shandong Peninsula to participate in the AFC U-19 Championship held in China.

As the AFC U-19 Championship qualifies for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, it was such an important tournament for promising South Korean players that SBC, which had exclusive broadcast coverage of the World Cup, arranged for the broadcast.

Because it was such a competition, the South Korean U19 national team began training a month before the competition.

My sudden joining caused a lot of buzz in the media.

Why am I, who wasn’t even on the draft list, suddenly joining the final list?

“Who wants to come from Germany? And if those guys were good at soccer in the first place, I wouldn’t have been called!”

Perhaps it was the angry parents who reported to the press that my joining had caused their children to drop out.

Well, fortunately, Dongwon Tuna was also included in the final list without any training, similar to me, so there wasn’t much controversy.

“youngest one!”

“Dongwon Tuna!”

Anyway, Dongwon Tuna, whom I met after a long time, had successfully debuted as a pro and was successfully continuing his career.

“How is it studying abroad in Germany? Is it nice? Is there any racism?”

“Oh. Just ask them one question at a time. Well, it’s manageable. There are some people who squint their eyes sometimes, but I taught them manners with my elbow, so they don’t do that anymore.”

“… Doesn’t that bother the referee?”

“How could I get caught like that if I’m not an amateur?”

Following the UAE Friendship Match, we shared a room this time and talked about many things. Most of them were about Germany.

It was not surprising that Dongwon Tuna, who had studied abroad in Reading, had a strong desire to expand overseas.

Perhaps it was even more so because he was the only Korean player training at Reading who did not receive a contract offer.

‘Honestly, it would be a blow to my pride… .’

There may be several reasons, but perhaps not receiving a contract offer from Reading was part of the reason he chose to move straight away when Sunderland offered him one?

Well… I think I would have done that.

“If you’re going overseas, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to go to Germany, adapt to the European stage, and then transfer to another league.”

I secretly suggested Dongwon Tuna to go to Germany, because as far as I remember, he didn’t have a successful career at Sunderland.

The choice is up to Dongwon Tuna. Still, since he performed well at Augsburg, where he was loaned from Sunderland, I hope he seriously considers going to Germany.

Now that I’ve come back, wouldn’t it be better to eat well and live well with the people around me rather than eating well and living well alone?

Personally, I like it better when people around me do well together than when I do well alone.

***

Monday, October 4, 2010.

Linzi Stadium, Shandong Province, China.

The match between South Korea and Iran began with the whistle blown by referee Andre from Lebanon.

South Korea was grouped with Australia, Iran, and Yemen, and the media called it the group of death, expressing concerns about elimination, but we were confident of victory, and the U19 national team showed a performance befitting their confidence.

Before I caught the ball, I looked around to see where to pass it, and as soon as I received the ball, I tapped the bottom of the ball and sent a pretty cross towards Dongwon Tuna, who was penetrating into the penalty box.

Dongwon Tuna succeeded in shaking the Iranian goal net by placing his forehead on the flying ball.

“Waaa …

While Cha Dong-won ran to the stands and performed the ceremony.

“Inshallah. (God willing.)”

I approached the Iranian goalkeeper who had conceded a goal and comforted him by saying that everything was done according to Hou’s will and that he, a human, could do nothing.

Do you understand my feelings?

The goalkeeper nodded in response.

“Allahu Akbar (God is great).”

Well, it’s definitely not a bad thing to say, but strangely enough, hearing it directly from a Muslim is fucking scary.

***

First half 40 minutes.

South Korea 1:0 Iran.

[Iran got really impatient after conceding a goal. I wish the players would calm down a bit and take advantage of that.]

[Ah! The moment I said that, Iran misses the pass! Baek Seok-dong intercepts the ball and passes it straight to Son Jin-ho!]

[Son Jin-ho catches the ball! Iran’s players rush at him desperately, but he can’t stop him! He succeeds in releasing the pressure leisurely!]

[South Korea’s counterattack continues!]

[5 attackers and 3 defenders, Korea has more numbers!! Korea has a great opportunity!]

[The ball is still in Son Jin-ho’s hands! Son Jin-ho! He puts the ball between the legs of the Iranian center back who is running towards him and takes it out! He shoots!! Gooooooooo!! Gooooooo! It went in! An additional goal scored not long after the first goal!!]

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[Son Jin-ho, who assisted the first goal, succeeds in finishing it himself this time! A fantastic mid-range shot! It is an exquisite trajectory that leaves the Iranian goalkeeper helpless!!]

“Hoo …

[Son Jin-ho starts crying after scoring a goal!!]

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