Hoffenheim, who won the Bundesliga championship and achieved the double crown, naturally had another big carnival that affected the entire city of Sinsheim.
After a day of rest the next day, on May 20, the team conducted its final physical examination and retained the players' physical data.
Ralf asked everyone not to play too crazy during the holidays, otherwise there would be no place for them in the higher level Bundesliga next season.
Those who are going to participate in the 2008 European Cup or the Beijing Olympics, please protect yourselves and don't get injured and lose your position in the club.
In the evening, the club held a dinner party, where owner Dietmar Hopp thanked all the club staff and all the players and coaches of the team for their hard work throughout the season, and expressed his hope that everyone would achieve even better results in the Bundesliga next season.
Hopp specifically sought out Lu Wenbin for a drink to thank him for his contribution to Hoffenheim's double championship this season, and mentioned the contract renewal.
Although the two sides had just re-signed the contract not long ago, Hope is now worried after the season ends.
The 20 million euro penalty clause seemed quite high for a 17-year-old young man from the German second division when the contract was first revised.
But now that the season is over, facing the fact that Lu Wenbin only played for half a season and scored a total of more than 40 goals and more than 10 assists in the League Cup, and as the core of the team, he led the team to win the double championship, the performance is dangerous no matter how you look at it!
Therefore, the club wants to renew the contract with Lu Wenbin again.
Although Lu Wenbin wanted to leave Hoffenheim with a championship of sufficient weight before leaving, and has no intention of leaving Hoffenheim now, he will naturally not reveal his cards, but let the club talk to his agent Mendes.
As long as he told Mendes his ideas in private, Mendes would naturally have the negotiation skills to gain more benefits for Lu Wenbin while achieving his goals.
After the club dinner, the team went on vacation.
As for the club's buying and selling of players, the stadium needed to participate in the Bundesliga next season (the Hopp Stadium's capacity of more than 5,000 people is not enough to qualify for the Bundesliga, and the Rhein-Neckar Stadium has not been completed), etc., it is none of Lu Wenbin's business.
On May 21, when Manchester United and Chelsea staged a Premier League civil war at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow for the 2007/2008 UEFA Champions League title, Lu Wenbin had already boarded a plane from Frankfurt to Beijing.
Although Lu Wenbin helped Hoffenheim win the double championship and was named the top scorer in the German Second Division, and looked like the first Chinese football star to play abroad, he has only been in the industry for a short time and is still playing in the German Second Division, so he is not yet well-known.
In addition, since Lu Wenbin was sitting in first class, everyone was relatively quiet, and no one tried to identify who Lu Wenbin was, wearing a hat and sunglasses.
This made Lu Wenbin feel relieved.
When he found his seat, Lu Wenbin unexpectedly discovered that the person sitting next to him was a young blonde beauty.
The smooth blonde hair, fair skin, towering breasts and slender legs made Lu Wenbin's heart beat faster as he had always focused on football and wanted to become a big star.
Lu Wenbin is also at the age where he wants to date the opposite sex.
After putting away his luggage nervously, Lu Wenbin sat down under the other party's curious gaze.
Lu Wenbin wanted to strike up a conversation, but he had no experience and didn't know how to start.
But European girls are cheerful. Before Lu Wenbin had the courage to speak, the other party spoke first.
"Hello, are you Chinese?" the other party asked in German.
Lu Wenbin nodded nervously and replied, "Yeah!".
Unexpectedly, the beautiful lady smiled and said happily: "Oh, that's great. Hello, my name is Kate, nice to meet you!"
As she spoke, she stretched out her slender, white right hand, wanting to shake hands with Lu Wenbin.
However, Lu Wenbin was already stunned.
Because this beautiful lady named Kate did not say this in German, but in Chinese.
This was the first time that Lu Wenbin met a German who could speak Chinese so fluently, and she was a young and beautiful woman.
Lu Wenbin stupidly held Kate's hand and stammered, "You... you... you can speak Chinese?"
Kate laughed and continued in Chinese: "Yeah, are you surprised?"
Lu Wenbin came back to his senses, nodded in surprise, and said, "I'm so surprised. I've never met a German who speaks Chinese so well!"
Kate asked, "How's my Chinese?"
Lu Wenbin nodded vigorously and said, "You are so skilled. There will be no problem communicating with Chinese people."
Kate smiled happily and said, "That's good! By the way, you haven't told me your name yet. Also, why are you wearing sunglasses? Take them off quickly. We're already on the plane and there's no sun now."
Lu Wenbin took off his glasses while answering his name, expecting Kate to scream.
Although Lu Wenbin is still just a boy now, it does not prevent him from wanting to show off in front of the beautiful girl he likes.
"It would be great if she knew me!" Lu Wenbin thought expectantly in his heart.
However, Lu Wenbin's expectations were ultimately dashed.
Because Kate obviously had never heard of his name or seen his face.
Kate just stared at his face for a moment and then smiled: "Not bad, you're quite a handsome boy!"
Lu Wenbin was secretly disappointed that Kate didn't recognize him.
However, Lu Wenbin was somewhat happy to be described as a handsome boy by the other party.
"A handsome guy and a beautiful girl, a perfect match!" Lu Wenbin encouraged himself in his heart.
Afterwards, the plane took off and the two continued chatting.
It turns out that Kate is a college student studying literature at the University of Frankfurt, but she started early and even skipped a grade. Now at the age of 21, she has graduated and is just waiting to get her diploma.
Kate has longed for China since she was a child. She has read a lot of Chinese books, watched many Chinese videos, and listened to many Chinese audio tapes, which is why she speaks Chinese so well.
This time she had finished her school studies and was preparing to travel to China, the country she had longed to visit since she was a child, and write a travel diary to publish when she returned.
When Kate asked Lu Wenbin how old he was, Lu Wenbin pretended to be calm and replied: "18 years old!"
Kate stared at Lu Wenbin for a while, and after seeing Lu Wenbin feel a little guilty, she shook her head and said with a smile: "You are pretending!"
Lu Wenbin suddenly became depressed and reluctantly admitted: "I'm still two days away from turning 18!"
Kate was surprised and asked, "Only two days? The day after tomorrow, May 23rd, is your birthday?"
Lu Wenbin nodded and said, "Yes!"
Kate laughed and said, "Two days is two days, underage little brother!"
After saying that, she reached out and touched Lu Wenbin's head, like a little sister teasing her underage brother.