Chapter 494: 1 year later
"Fellow journalists, please calm down, the press conference will start in 5 minutes......"
The entrance of the conference room on the third floor of S Hotel Seoul.
Early in the morning, nearly 100 journalists gathered at this place, and today there will be a press conference here, and it is a very special press conference.
It's been a year since Baek Chan-ho participated in the law of the jungle show, and in early August 2018, Baek Chan-ho did not return to Manchester United, but stayed in Seoul.
Bai Canhao, who is 31 years old this year (imaginary 1 year old), will announce a major event in his life today.
Only a character like Bai Canhao can attract so many reporters, including entertainment reporters and sports reporters, and the news reporters of the three major broadcasters are also present, and many large cameras are also set up.
Just half a month ago, Bai Canhao completed the peak moment of his life, which is probably the only peak moment in the history of South Korea, following the 2002 World Cup semifinals, in the World Cup in Russia, the South Korean team led by Bai Canhao went all the way through the difficulties, and finally won with a penalty in the final.
(The World Cup is purely Yy, and I was originally going to write it, but I just couldn't write it, and I really couldn't write it, so I had to bring it a little bit.) )
Exactly 5 minutes later, Bai Canhao appeared at the press conference in a black suit, and in an instant, a swarm of reporters quickly returned to their positions, opened their laptops, put their hands on the keyboard and began to prepare to write report materials.
Taking a seat, looking at the microphone in front of him, Bai Canhao did not have a regretful expression like other sports seniors when they were holding a press conference. Instead, with a smile. Looking at the reporters in the audience, he said, "I am honored to have all the reporters here today to attend my press conference. ”
"Definitely. I used to think that the press conference sitting in this position should be the wedding announcement first, but unfortunately, I am here alone today. ”
The reporters also smiled, Baek Chan-ho's press conference today is not the marriage announcement of him and Kim Taeyeon, who are recognized as the golden boy and girl, in the past World Cup, if the galloping Baek Can-ho on the field can make the fans happy, then Kim Tae-yeon, who appears in the stands to support every game, gives the fans a sense of relief.
Why. Because Kim Taeyeon appeared on the court, the game would definitely be won, which is an unnatural phenomenon with no scientific basis, but it is true, from the first game of the group stage to the final final, the penalty also came in the last minute of regular time, and the person who made the penalty and scored the penalty was Baek Chan-ho himself.
"I'm sure you're all wondering why I suddenly had a press conference, indeed, I'm only 31 years old. In his career as an athlete, he is still at an age where he can play. Some players don't want to end their football careers until they are 38 years old, and today, for me, it was actually a painful choice. ”
"Some people say that I Bai Canhao is very smart and knows that I chose to let go of a qiē at the peak of my life, and here I have to say that people who have such an opinion are because they don't know me, yes, I have gained an honor that countless stars envy, but at the same time I have given more than any player."
"I'm not married, I'm 31 years old and I don't have children."
Just like Park Hyung-joon of GOD, Baek Chan-ho suddenly made a statement into the microphone, and then said: "I already have a lot of injuries and have had 2 surgeries, I want to one day be able to hold my wife, let the child ride on my neck, and walk on the Han River together, this request is not too much!" ”
"Not too much"
In the audience, the reporters gave a positive response, but it can be seen that those reporters have held back a lot of questions about this matter, and they are suffering from the fact that they have not reached the time to ask questions, and they feel a little unable to vent.
Clearing his throat, Bai Canhao said slowly: "I chose to end my career as a professional football player today, no matter what, I hope you can understand, again, I want to thank those who have helped me, coaches, teammates, friends, and fans who have supported me, because of you, there will be Bai Canhao today." ”
Finally, the time for reporters to ask questions has come.
Countless reporters raised their hands at the same time, and the first to get the right to ask questions was a reporter from the S Broadcasting Bureau, who immediately asked after introducing himself: "May I ask the player Bai Chanhao, after choosing to retire, will he continue to work in football?" ”
"I think I will be able to educate my children in the future, but for now, I want to take a break first."
A reporter from the M Broadcasting Bureau asked: "May I ask player Bai Canhao, after ending his career as a football player, have you considered entering the entertainment industry, and it has been reported that Bai Canhao will develop into the entertainment industry." ”
"If I can do it, I think I will, and I feel very happy to participate in the entertainment show, but so far I have to rest first."
A reporter from the K Broadcasting Bureau, as the last reporter to ask a question from the three major stations, said: "I believe that the people of the whole country want to continue to see Bai Canhao on TV, and I would like to ask if Bai Canhao will complete what he has not done during the rest period, such as getting married." ”
This question is good, Bai Canhao also wants to ask someone, who said that he got married after winning the Golden Ball Award and the Champions League champion, and the Golden Ball Award was won, and the Champions League champion was successfully won before the World Cup, but the topic of marriage never seemed to have been raised.
Now that I've even won the World Cup, let's just say that the promise I made at the Busan Arena when I was a child should have come true.
"Do you hear that? If you don't respond positively, I will ask the whole country to protest against you. After saying that, Bai Canhao himself laughed.
Other reporters also asked a lot of questions, most of which asked Bai Chanhao about his plans after ending his career as a football player, such as whether he had any plans to take charge of SH Entertainment and whether he would become a real broadcaster.
Bai Canhao is still quite satisfied with the title of broadcaster, because before that, many sports players have become broadcasters after ending their careers, and there are also questions about whether Bai Canhao will open a football school to train the next generation of stars, the second Bai Canhao, the third Bai Canhao and so on.
For this, Bai Canhao answered very positively, cultivating a football player is not as simple as it seems, and now there are so many seniors doing such things, I believe that with their help, a group of excellent football players will appear.
Gangnam, S.M. Company.
Baek Chan-ho's retirement press conference was broadcast live, so Kim Taeyeon, who was in the company at this time, also saw it, not only Kim Tae-yeon saw it, but the other members also watched it together, and after watching it, they were all talking about Kim Tae-yeon, Baek Chan-ho doesn't play football now, a lot of time, it should be married.
Kim Taeyeon just smiled and didn't speak, in fact, in Kim Taeyeon's mind, there has always been a plan circling around, since knowing that Baek Chan-ho will return to Manchester United for a farewell game a few days later, before the start of the Premier League.
The farewell match is a farewell gift specially prepared by Manchester United Club for Bai Canhao, to commemorate Bai Canhao's contribution to the team, and of course, Bai Canhao is also recorded in the team's Hall of Fame.
In addition to the free tickets distributed to the fans, the team also invited Baek Chan-ho's friends during his professional career, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Benzema, Ramos, Oscar, Hazard, Neuer, Ibrahimovic, Rooney, Di Maria and other stars of the same team to participate in the game. (To be continued......)