A few years ago, when Zhonghe took over Guoan, Chinese football had entered the golden era of crazy money burning. Zhonghe did not choose to participate in the arms race by blindly spending money. Instead, it became Guoan's first choice to dig treasures from the middle and lower

A few years ago, when Zhonghe took over Guoan, Chinese football had entered the golden era of crazy money burning. Zhonghe did not choose to participate in the arms race by blindly spending big money. It became Guoan's first choice to dig treasures from the middle and lower reaches of , Chinese Super League, and even Chinese League One teams.

In the context of high player values, the transfer fee for even the main player of a relegated Chinese Super League team can reach tens of millions. Among them are very successful cases like Chi Zhongguo , and there are also loss-making transactions.

In the 2017 season, Liaoning Hongyun were relegated from the Super League two rounds ahead of schedule. After being relegated, some players from Liaoning Football Team became popular in the transfer market. Liaozu, which has been relying on "selling blood" for many years to make money, of course cannot miss the opportunity to make a fortune. Beijing Guoan acquired Liaoning Football Team winger Hu Yanqiang at a high price of 50 million.

Hu Yanqiang, who was selected for the National Youth and National Youth League, played in Liaoning for six seasons. He played a total of 84 times in China and Super League, scoring 4 goals and 3 assists. It is worth mentioning that in the 2012 season, Hu Yanqiang made his Chinese Super League debut against Beijing Guoan.

In the season before joining Guoan, Hu Yanqiang played 21 times in China Super League, starting only 4 times and scoring 2 goals. Although Hu Yanqiang is not the absolute main force in a relegated team, Guoan is interested in the 24-year-old's speed and rising potential on the wing.

In the 2018 season, on the frontcourt of Guoan, U23 player Wei Shihao and Hu Yanqiang’s former Liaoning Football Teammate Jin Taiyeon are stable starting choices. Although Hu Yanqiang is a regular on the game roster, he can only occasionally get the chance to play as a substitute. This season Hu Yanqiang played 8 times in China Super League and 1 time in the FA Cup. He won the FA Cup championship with the team. In addition to his outstanding speed, Hu Yanqiang did little on the court and did not show a convincing performance.

Due to reasons outside the stadium, Hu Yanqiang was sent to the reserve team at the beginning of the 2019 season and did not sign up for the Chinese Super League that season. It was not until the summer transfer window opened and Genesio took over Guoan that Hu Yanqiang returned to the first team, but he did not enter the game roster in the second half of the league.

Because growth has not met expectations, Hu Yanqiang is no longer in Guoan's future plans. In the spring of 2020, he and Zhang Yu went to Changchun Yatai for trial training. In the end, Yatai only retained center back Zhang Yu, and Hu Yanqiang's trial ended in failure. As a last resort, Hu Yanqiang returned to Guoan, but there was no place left for him in the first team. He can only train with the reserve team to maintain his condition. That year, due to the impact of the epidemic, the Football Association canceled the reserve league. So this year Hu Yanqiang fell into a game shortage and had no ball to play for a season.

In 2021, Hu Yanqiang left Guoan and joined China Second Division Xi'an Junlang. After three years in Guoan, Hu Yanqiang only made 9 substitute appearances, with a transfer fee of 50 million. The average appearance fee for a substitute appearance was more than 5 million. Liaoning Feiyi has become the most embarrassing signing in the history of Guoan.

In Xi'an Junlang, Hu Yanqiang finally returned to the game after two years. In the Chinese League Two last season, he played 10 times, started 5 times, and contributed 1 goal and 1 assist. After a few years of wasted time, even in the second team, Hu Yanqiang's performance was not outstanding.

The Dalian Municipal Government is trying to reshape the football city's brand. This year, a number of new clubs with strong investors have been established to participate in this season's Chinese Champions League. Dalian Duxing is one of them. This new Chinese championship team is coached by Li Guoxu, a former Dalian Shide player who was the first Chinese player to participate in the Argentine League.

The goal of Dalian Reading this season is to hit the second level of China. To this end, the team is recruiting players from all over the world. Wang Shouting, Wang Xuanhong, Yang Fangzhi, Ji Zhengyu, Cui Zhongkai, Ren Jianglong and many other players with rich experience in the Chinese Super League and Chinese League One have joined. This Chinese championship team has also become Hu Yanqiang's new belonging.

In the new season, Hu Yanqiang will wear the No. 8 jersey. The No. 11 jersey he wore in Liaoning Football Team and Guoan was left to Ge Yuxiang, who once played for Dalian Gigabit.Many veterans from Liaoning and Dalian in the team have returned home in the twilight years of their careers. However, the 29-year-old Hu Yanqiang is in his contemporary age, but he can only hang out in amateur leagues, which is disappointing.