Will the national football team win the World Cup? This sounds like a dream.
But Su Chen and Su Hao have had this dream for two lifetimes.
In their previous life, they were unknown football brothers in the amateur league. On a rainy night, a flash of lightning ended their lives and opened the door to rebirth. When they opened their eyes again, they were born into an ordinary working-class family in Jiangcheng with top talents endowed by the "football power system".
From playing in the cinderblock playground to the Manchester United youth academy, from playing in Dortmund Westfalen to the World Cup final, they thought that they could make up for all their regrets by starting over.
However, what the national team greeted them was a cold bench, slander from public opinion, and shots that missed the post in two consecutive World Cups - both times, the difference was ten centimeters.
Thousands of evenings of extra practice, just for the last World Cup in 2026. In the 115th minute of the final, Su Chen's old injury to his right ankle recurred and he stood in front of the ball with his hands closed.
The arc that the foot has been practicing for half a life, this time, finally crossed the wall and hit the net.
"Dad, we did it."
From being despised by the whole world to standing on top of the world, this is a love letter written by two Chinese boys to Chinese football in 28 years.
