Chapter 17 World Cup Night
Chapter 17 World Cup Night
The midsummer of 2002 was scorching hot.
The hot weather and football events around the world make this summer seem to be getting even hotter.
In the town of Mostar, Suk woke up with a yawn at 3 p.m.
Since the start of the World Cup, Suker's night shift career has also begun.
Since this is the World Cup in Japan and South Korea, for European fans, there is a time difference when watching the game.
Many people need to stay up late to watch football, but this does not dampen their enthusiasm. Almost every night, the pub is very lively.
After half a month, the World Cup group stage schedule is all over.
The 2002 World Cup group stage was full of ups and downs.
Wonderful, shocking, dark, and weird all at the same time.
The Brazilian team ushered in a super era, and the 3R combination swept the group stage.
Alien Ronaldo, Watao Rivaldo and the midfield magician Ronaldinho, who has just landed in the five major leagues and is on the rise.
These three forwards have become a nightmare for all defenses. Their exquisite coordination and strong personal abilities make every defensive player feel fearful.
With the overall wonderful performance of the Brazilian team, it also easily reached the knockout stage of the World Cup.
It can be said that the Brazilian team is the team that best meets pre-match expectations so far.
France, another favorite to win the championship, after Zidane was injured, Henry and others seemed to have lost their backbone, as if they could no longer play football.
Three games, one draw and two losses, from the favorite to go home in the group stage.
The outside world also feels sorry for the French team. At the same time, they believe that the French team has too strong dependence on Zidane. For this reason, when their core midfielder cannot participate in the game, the French team seems to be unable to play football overnight.
The Anglo-Arab war is the most popular first game in the group stage.
But the whole game was not as exciting as expected. Argentina lost the game and also lost the qualification for the knockout rounds.
The South Korean team has become a hot topic around the world.
With two wins and one draw in three games, they entered the knockout rounds as the group leaders.
But rather than amazed, most fans felt angry.
What they saw were naked black whistles and all kinds of unreasonable dirty tricks.
For this reason, many European media are angrily criticizing the Korean team.
The Portuguese media who were eliminated from the group even said that South Korea used dirty methods to steal the victory and they did not deserve to play in the knockout rounds.
But results are results and that cannot be changed.
During this period, Su Ke saw too many fans' status changes.
From the initial enthusiasm to the current indifference.
It can be said that this World Cup is fatal for those gamblers, and the games are not conducted according to routine at all.
At about four o'clock in the afternoon, Suk came to the 'Bakchi Tavern'.
Bald goalkeeper Bakchi had arrived an hour early and was loading and unloading food, drinks, etc. from the truck parked at the door.
The previous stockpiles have been exhausted.
During the World Cup, alcohol sales were extremely popular, and alcohol was purchased almost every day for replenishment.
Buckets of wine were moved into the tavern. In addition to some beers, the tavern also had specially prepared cocktails to serve female fans.
"There seems to be something wrong with the TV, go take a look!"
Bakchi was busy with something and said to Suk.
Suk nodded and walked into the tavern.
There is a strong smell of alcohol floating in the hotel, and some floors have become sticky. In the past half month, the sales of alcohol have been so good, which has caused the entire hotel to look like a wine vat.
Open the front and rear windows for ventilation and slightly dilute the pungent alcohol smell.
At the same time, Su Ke skillfully climbed up the load-bearing column and started repairing the TV!
In European countries, maintenance costs are very expensive. It can be said that as long as labor is involved, it is expensive.
And these high labor costs also forced these Europeans to squander their skills one by one.
Electricians, bricklayers, carpenters, cement workers, etc...
It can be said that European men rarely lack hands-on skills.
Suk had no experience repairing electrical appliances and didn't know how to fix a TV, but he knew the old-fashioned way.
After turning on the TV, the picture appears normally, but there is no sound.
At this time, the native method is very effective.
Suk sat astride the beam, rolled up his sleeves and slapped the TV several times in the direction of the side.
I saw a little sizzling noise coming from the TV, and soon there was a sound.
"Done!"
Suk nodded with satisfaction before climbing down.
Su Ke glanced at the busy porters around him and found that he had nothing to do. The tavern would open at six o'clock, and there would be the first game at 8:30 in the evening. For this reason, it was relatively leisurely at the moment.
After bypassing the bar of the tavern and entering the back kitchen, Suk was ready to find something to eat.
Milk is a must, and it is also his most frequent source of nutrition.
He took out the milk from the refrigerator, poured it into the cup and took a big sip. Suk was immediately satisfied.
Since the last time he grew taller, Suk seemed to have entered a growth stage, and his height began to increase.
It has now grown about 5 centimeters. From the little cub it was before, it has now become a not-so-little cub.
Of course, a height of 155 centimeters still has a big physical disadvantage.
But Su Ke is confident that he has started to grow after all, and growing taller means there is hope.
When I think about it, I feel happy.
Suk began to scan the kitchen. Most of them were fried food left over from yesterday. Suk did not refuse. He arranged the food into a dinner plate and ate it with rice.
Just when Suk was enjoying his meal, Bakchi suddenly walked in.
"The drinks have been refilled for the evening..."
Suk stood in the kitchen with a large portion of rice stuffed in his mouth. There were several slices of fried onion rings, chicken nuggets and other cooled food on the plate.
Bucky frowned slightly and sighed secretly.
He picked up the apron from the hook on the side and shook it vigorously. After putting it on, he walked straight to Su Ke and snatched the dinner plate from his hand.
"Children won't grow taller if they eat these!"
After saying that, Bucky poured the food directly into the trash can, then took out a steak from the refrigerator, put butter in the pot, melted it, and started cooking.
Suk stood nearby, looking longingly at the steak frying in butter, and couldn't help swallowing.
"You're quite a nice person!"
Bucky didn't even look back: "Deduct it from your salary!"
Su Ke didn't take it seriously, which almost became this guy's mantra.
Bucky is a man with a sharp mouth but a good heart.
I don't know about other aspects, but he is really good to Su Ke.
Just like this job, he could obviously find an adult, but he still found the underage Su Ke, and the salary given to him was also the normal salary level.
As for the issue of salary theft, it almost never came up.
After frying a steak, he poured rice on the dinner plate and then handed it over.
"After eating, come out and work!"
Suk nodded quickly, then used the spoon again and began to move it quickly towards his mouth.
After Suk was full, he walked out of the kitchen.
The sky is gradually getting darker.
A light shone around the Neretva River, and the crowds on the roads along the river became denser.
Groups of people are choosing a favorite pub, and Buckchi Tavern has become the choice of many people.
Mainly because the drinks here are relatively cheap.
After a while, the tavern gradually became lively.
People were sitting around the dining table, looking up at the TV above, waiting for the World Cup to start.
During this period, they will also continue to discuss and predict the game.
In this atmosphere, drinks are also consumed cup by cup.
"UU Reading www.uukanshu.net Table 3, three glasses of dark beer! One onion ring!"
"Please use your drink slowly!"
"Coming! Coming!"
Suk shuttled among the crowd and started a busy day's work.
Suk is not a famous person, so these guests don't know him, so they assume that he is a relative of Bachchi who comes to help.
Suke held the plate and placed three glasses of dark beer on the dining table.
"You have onion rings with your beer!"
After Suk put down the beer, he did not leave, but called with a sweet smile: "I hope you can have a wonderful night!"
This sentence made these guests feel very useful.
"for you!"
One of the white men in a waistcoat took out a 5-mark note from his pocket and handed it over.
Suk happily accepted the tip and sweetly sent his blessing again.
Suk was busy working, and at the same time he was also busy expressing himself, trying to get more tips.
Of course, not everyone is as generous as the man in the waistcoat. Most tips are between 1 and 3 marks, and some are not given. Suk has nothing to do about it.
But maintaining the concept of service with a smile, he is still loyal to his job.
Of course, he also gets a commission from the sale of alcohol, and if an expensive cocktail is sold, he also gets a commission.
In a lively environment, in the corner of the tavern, a young man and a teenager were sitting together.
The young man kept saying something, while the young man lowered his head and listened silently.
"Luka, your talent is unparalleled. You just haven't adapted to the Bosnian League. Next season, I will give you more opportunities and more tactical proportions. I believe that with our cooperation, we can create HSK Unprecedented glory!"