Chapter 149: June International Break
Entering the media question session, all the reporters immediately geared up and were eager to try. Wen Zhihao's fame has soared like a rocket in the past season, and now he has intersected with Atletico Madrid, which aspires to become a super-first-class giant, and there are a lot of news flashpoints that can be mined behind it. Linked to Wen Zhihao's "hukou" and the Chinese capital power behind Atletico Madrid, which accounts for 20% of the shares, it made these media with big brains think about it all at once.
However, Wen Zhihao surprised all the Spanish media as soon as he came up, and he greeted the media in Spanish: "Hello everyone, I am very happy to be here to play in Madrid. ”
Such a unique opening remark is also Wen Zhihao's temporary idea, and it is not easy to stand on such a wealthy family. He had to do his best to earn enough impression points for himself. He only knows English and Italian, and some everyday German (he learned it from his German teacher Bai Xinyue during his recuperation), and he really doesn't know Spanish.
Although it was not said fluently, it still dazzled the eyes of all reporters, and the local media in Madrid frequently pressed the shutter and cast surprised eyes. Even Cerezo, who was next to him, affirmed in his heart. Wen Zhihao's attitude of following the locals and actively integrating makes people feel that this is a very motivated player. Even journalists who are biased against Chinese players see Wen as a positive exception.
Most of the media's questions did not deliberately embarrass Wen Zhihao. Especially the pro-Atletico journalists, there is encouragement in and out of their words. But people, no matter how thoughtful you are, there are always people who like to pick on them. If you want to add to the crime, the two most famous sports newspapers in Spain, "Le Monde Sports" and "Marca", felt very unhappy when they saw Wen Zhihao win the hearts of the people.
The industry knows that the two media are the mouthpieces of the two supergiants. Le Monde Sport is a pro-Barcelona newspaper, while Marca is Real Madrid's official media. Atletico's resurgence threatens the hegemony of the two giants in La Liga, and it is understandable that both media outlets are wary and hostile.
Le Monde Sport deliberately pointed the question to Cerezo, asking: "Coach Diego Simeone has always used a 4-4-2 formation, which seems to conflict with Wen's usual position, so what are the club's reasons for this recruitment?" ”
The question is very sinister, and the implication is to ask whether it is the request of the Chinese shareholders behind it. If you are not careful, you will be labeled as a parallel import by these media, which will definitely have a negative impact on Wen Zhihao's future development.
Cerezo looked at the weird and ill-intentioned reporter and replied with a word: "If you want, I can arrange for you to have a chat with Coach Simeone, and he will tell you what role the core members of the Eredivisie champions will play in the team." ”
There was a burst of laughter at the scene, and the reporter's face suddenly turned red and white, and he retreated stupidly.
Due to time constraints, the host suggested that there was only one last right to ask questions, and the reporter of "Marca" pressed the whistle and grabbed it, and asked Wen Zhihao a sharp and heavy question, in fact, it was better to dig a huge pit and wait for Wen Zhihao to jump.
The other party's question is: As a member of Atletico Madrid, what do you think of the Madrid derby in the new season?
This question is actually asking "what do you think of Real Madrid", everyone knows that Real Madrid is a super-first-class club in Europe, the best club of the 20th century. Wen Zhihao's answer will offend a large number of fans if he is careless, and even if he hesitates or does not comment, he cannot show strong identification with the new club.
Everyone present held their breath, Wen Zhihao smiled slightly, took the microphone and said, "Do you mean Real Madrid?" Well, in the past they were successful and strong. But what's the fun in the future if it's just a repetition of history? Your job is all about new topics, right? ”
The implication is that you Real Madrid have been awesome for so many years, and it's time to change the dynasty.
The reporters at the scene were amazed at first, and then there was a round of applause in the hall, and the Chinese fans who listened to He Wei's translation only had two words and four words of evaluation.
Awesome!
Wit!
After He Wei finished translating, he also praised Wen Zhihao's answer: "There is a reason why Zhihao has a variety of golf quotients on the court, and even you and I can only sigh at this answer." ”
The headline of the "Marca" report the next day actually read: "Atletico Madrid's new signing Wen Haoyan overthrows Real Madrid's rule." Such an out-of-context quote immediately caused a crusade from Real Madrid fans in Madrid and even all over the world except China, Wen Zhihao felt crying and laughing, why do people always like to create topics on themselves? But the fans still listen to and believe.
But Wen Zhihao is not ready to make any explanation, this kind of malicious slander will always be inexplicable, and he can only describe it more and more blackly, and let himself fall deeper and deeper. What the media likes to do, let him go, anyway, he has a lot of things.
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Starting with the 2017-18 season, Atletico will move their home stadium to La Pennetta in the east, which has been officially renamed the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium after the Chinese giant Wanda Group became the club's second shareholder. Originally, Atletico Madrid planned to hold a joining ceremony for Wen Zhihao here, which would have a very unique publicity effect. However, the renovation of the new stadium has not yet been completed, this arrangement can only be in vain, the La Liga season has just ended, Wen Zhihao has nothing to do here for the time being, he can finally return to China for a short adjustment, in the mid-June international break, Wen Zhihao will also represent the national team in the round of 12 away to Syria in the crucial game.
There is still more than half a month before the competition, and various predictions and previews have begun to appear in China. But this time it's not a bunch of "mathematicians" who are calculating the probability of qualifying, but how many balls they can win.
Now the strength of the Chinese team is not a problem to win Syria, and it is very likely to surpass Uzbekistan, which is temporarily in third place. But you have to consider the overall situation, if it really comes to the time when you have to fight with the South Korean team on goal difference to decide the right to qualify directly, one more goal difference or one less goal difference is the difference between heaven and hell. Although you can also play the play-offs if you take a step back and fight for the third, but the opponents will be like wolves for the last straw, since there are intercontinental play-offs, Asian teams have never managed to break through, and everyone does not want the Chinese team to follow in this footsteps.
Since Wen Zhihao joined Atletico Madrid, his photos and reports can be seen everywhere in the domestic media, and even the children who have not yet learned to speak scream when they see Wen Zhihao's face, so that Wen Zhihao rarely even goes out, people are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong, and it feels very bad to be surrounded by enthusiasm wherever he goes.
During this period, Wen Zhihao only secretly appeared at the 80,000-person stadium in disguise and watched the Chinese Super League derby between Shanghai SIPG and Guangzhou Evergrande. Under his nose, Wuqiu Wang's goal helped SIPG draw 1:1. No one knew that Wen Zhihao, who had just become "Mr. Ten Million Euros", was there in person, otherwise it would definitely be a big focus outside the game.
There is still a period of time before the national team assembles, Wen Zhihao properly emptied his body, loosened the strings a little, and greeted the call up of the national team with the fullest mental state.