As you can see from the picture, this is a wonderful moment of the 2018 Xiamen University College of Foreign Languages and Literatures Foreign Languages Cup soccer match, and the protagonist is none other than Li Xiaojia.
After stepping down as chief executive of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Lee saw the freedom to play soccer as one of life's great pleasures. His life has become simple and regular: company - court - home, as if he had returned to his childhood. Some media say he plays five matches a week, but Li proudly responds: I play six matches a week! I have 30 to 40 golf buddies, mostly young people, and because everyone likes to work overtime, the court is only available at 9:30 pm.
Not long ago, Li Xiaoga went to Singapore to participate in activities, local friends warmly invited him to play soccer together, and surprisingly played four games in a week.
Soccer, for Lee, is an attitude of life. He once wrote an article about Chinese soccer's black whistles during his work in the media, but unfortunately failed to publish it. 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, he personally traveled to Seoul to watch the Chinese men's soccer team play, and his excitement was overflowing. However, even though the Chinese men's soccer team made it to the final round, they unfortunately failed to score. At the end of the last game, he lamented in the stands: see you in four years. But I didn't expect that a fellow fan behind him who didn't know him would pick up the conversation: what's four years? See you in twenty years.
Twenty years later, the Chinese men's soccer team is still absent from the World Cup. In the face of reporters, Li Xiaoga smiled bitterly: Buddy said very accurate.
During his tenure as chief executive of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Lee was required to play three roles: manager, official and reformer, and he laughed at himself for wearing three hats. However, after leaving his post, he can finally relax and enjoy the happiness brought by soccer.
After leaving office in 2020, Lee has a clear plan for his future: he will have more time to play soccer in the future. If I have enough money, I might buy a soccer team or organize one like Beckham.
