1BSPORTS 1B Sports June 13th According to the “Online Sports Official Weibo”, in an interview with reporter Zhou Chao (written by Li Puli), 28-year-old former Chinese Super League player Wen Tianpeng talked about his current main means of making a living.
Wen Tianpeng is a professional player who has played in the Chinese Super League and has caught up with the tail of the Golden Yuan era in Chinese football. Once upon a time, at the age of 22, he earned 1.8 million yuan an annual salary, lived in a large flat floor, drove a luxury car, and had all kinds of luxury goods. Now, the 28-year-old is penniless and owes 4 million yuan in debt. The house is to be auctioned for justice. In order to make a living, he has opened a snack stall…
Due to the mortgage arrears, the house Wen Tianpeng bought for his mother in Chongqing has been confiscated, and the next step may be auctioned for justice. He was worried that he would become a dishonest person at any time and would not be able to take the high-speed train.
Now Wen Tianpeng rents a house in Chongqing, with a 70-square-meter two bedroom and one living room, with a monthly rent of 2,200 yuan. Last year, he borrowed an online loan to pay the rent for one year, and now he pays it once a month. There is a football field less than 1 kilometer away, which is open for free from 6:00 to 10:00 in the morning, allowing Wen Tianpeng to have a private football class and earn some living expenses.
For the sake of life, he has also tried many “side jobs”, including setting up stalls and delivering food.
“I sold sandwiches under the overpass. I made them myself, bought bread, tomato sauce, cucumbers, lettuce, and then fryed eggs. I got up at 5 a.m. and made them for two hours. I also inspected the location and thought that those who ate sandwiches were relatively petty bourgeois people. Then I chose near Chongqing CBD, under the overpass of a subway station, but in the end I was defeated by competitors’ fried dough sticks and soy milk (laughs). “
“I sold each for 8 yuan, which was made purely by hand, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive. And I equipped them with the best equipment, insulated boxes and trolleys with umbrellas, cost 3,000 yuan, sold for 10 days, and the sandwiches were sold for 500 yuan. , a net loss of 2,500. “
“Later, I went to deliver takeaway, mainly to try and experience life.”
“Think about my sense of gap. I used to fight for this city, and 50,000 or 60,000 people cheered on the stadium. Now, I run 20 kilometers to deliver a takeaway and earn 10 yuan. Of course, I didn’t deliver it again later, so I wouldn’t consume so much energy for 10 yuan or 20 yuan.”
Wen Tianpeng returned to his old business after experiencing the takeaway and other industries. His main source of income is football private tutoring classes.
“At this stage, it is quite busy to teach private tutoring classes. I have brought three sessions today and one session90 minutes of class. In the morning class, one was a college student who wanted to study in Australia and play football with foreigners; the other was a 12- or 13-year-old child. I took him to do some special training; in the afternoon, I brought a 38-year-old brother, who was not in good health, so he had to rest for 50 minutes in the 90-minute class, but at this age, he could spend hundreds of dollars to learn football, which was really a love for football. ”
”My students range from 5 to 48 years old, and the age span is very large. There are 5 or 6 people who come at a fixed time every week, and some other students come to the previous session on weekends. My classes are generally unstable now, and sometimes I don’t have classes for a day or two. “
“Now, you have a monthly income of 7,000 or 8,000 yuan. My total monthly expenditure is about 14,000 to 15,000 yuan. The total rent, water and electricity property is 3,000 yuan, and the food and travel is about 3,000 yuan. I will take a private tutoring class and cover this part. ”
Although the economic pressure is huge, Wen Tianpeng still strives to maintain the necessary “quality of life”. A few clothes I bought when I was playing football back then, a down jacket worth 10,000 yuan, and a pullover worth 6,000 yuan, although they are all old styles… Dietary nutrition is focused on bread and eggs, steaks “sponsored” by friends, and sometimes order light food takeaway…
“I said I was bankrupt and I was penniless, and many people didn’t believe it because they felt that I dress well, eat well, and live in a good place every day. ”
Wen Tianpeng also appeared on the self-media platform to tell his own story. “I have a staff member who helped me shoot and edit, and hired him a monthly salary of 7,000 yuan. This money was crowdfunded by several friends around me every month. “
“I am doing self-media, one is to promote my private training courses, and the other is to record the experience of returning to the stadium from the lowest point in my life, and hope to inspire more confused players. Many players have lived a hard life in recent years, or have high debts. I think everyone sees my life and attitude towards difficulties. ”
“Some marginal players and retired players I know mostly choose to stay in the football industry. Some are coaches and some are training. Some players who have made a lot of money in the Golden Dollar era may make investments, open restaurants, etc. ”
”But I do these things now, just making a living, just transition. I have been in the Chinese Super League, knowing what my abilities are, and I can restore my physical condition through hard work, and then start from some low-level leagues, or the Soviet Super League, to get back to the game. I think I can get up and play back to professional football again. I have this confidence. ”
We asked him what he planned if he couldn’t play a profession. Wen Tianpeng said: “Then look forward. If you can’t play a profession, it doesn’t mean you leave football. I think it’s also meaningful to use the skills and professions you have accumulated over the years to help more friends who love football. ”