Tomorrow's Jiang Feng

Let's start with a question only a madman would dare ask: Could a striker have Messi's mind and Ronaldo's legs at the same time?

What is Messi? A black hole for the ball. Once it reaches his feet, his football philosophy comes down to four words: Give me the ball. I'll handle it.

What is Ronaldo? A finishing machine. His football philosophy also comes down to four words: Leave me alone. Watch the result.

The two men's fundamental instincts have been at war since the day they were born.

Train to become both of them? Training time is limited, talent is limited, and the body only develops once. Train Messi's quick little steps, and you sacrifice Ronaldo's straight-line speed. Train Ronaldo's muscles and long-range shots, and you lose Messi's low center of gravity and lightness.

So any sensible person would tell you: You can have anything in your dreams.

But there happened to be one person who was no once-in-a-generation talent, and came from an ordinary family. Yet fate gave him a divine artifact: time.

And so Jiang Feng's story begins.