Chapter 143: Sinking deeper and deeper into the quagmire
Gao Hong's gambling was so loud that it not only ignited the whole of China, but also heated discussions on the Internet in neighboring countries Japan and South Korea.
The news reached Europe, first with the Spanish media covering the matter, and some other football media outlets picking it up.
Soon, a reporter from a small European media outlet in China interviewed Gao Hong and published a few words from Gao Hong in their media.
"This game will be a watershed, the score of 5-0 will make the reserves of the strongest team in Europe a stepping stone for the future of Chinese football, this is an epoch-making game, this is a game that humiliates Europe, this is a game that will go down in history, this will be the beginning of Chinese football to step on European football."
Originally, this report did not attract much attention, but some network influencers with overseas connections hated Gao Hong and wanted to make Gao Hong stink, so they arranged for foreign sailors to translate Gao Hong's words into various Chinese languages, fanning the flames everywhere, and soon hyped up the heat of this matter.
Gao Hong's words obviously made European fans and people in the football circle very unhappy.
However, they didn't take Gao Hong too seriously, they only regarded Gao Hong as another stupid and money-rich Chinese nouveau riche with no backs.
Despite this, European fans and people in football circles still mentioned on the Internet that the U16 echelon of FC Barcelona played this game well, poured more than a dozen goals into the opponent, and let this stupid and arrogant Chinese shut up early.
The U16 echelon of FC Barcelona still felt some pressure to some extent, and said in an interview with reporters that they would do their best to play this game in the Bird's Nest in the Chinese capital.
They also said that the match would not be a shame for Europe, and would only make Chinese rediscover how far apart their football is from Europe...... It's like the gap between heaven and earth.
Both sides of the game threw out bold words, and this ordinary friendly match was well known to Chinese in just two days, and many fans and media in Europe paid attention to this game.
Obviously, the significance of the victory or defeat of this game has gone beyond the game itself, and even become a contest on another battlefield between emerging China, which is about to lead the world economically, and an aging Europe, which is about to collapse with an increasingly lazy economy.
However, the audience on both sides of this contest, whether it is Chinese or European, seems to be watching Gao Hong's jokes, and there are not many people who really stand with Gao Hong.
Some people even compare Don Quixote to Gao Hong, thinking that the current Gao Hong wants to challenge the entire European football world, just like Don Quixote who duel with a windmill, ignorant, pitiful and ridiculous.
Of course, some people have pointed out that Gao Hong's doing this is simply a show, a show to collect money, so that netizens must not be bewitched by Gao Hong's so-called national flag.
The statement that Gao Hong amassed wealth on the Internet was quickly self-defeating.
Gao Hong froze all the ticket money sold by the Bird's Nest in the bank in several payments, and asked the notary office to notarize it as a guarantee for future ticket refunds.
This means that if Gao Hong loses...... It's not just about losing, if Gao Hong hadn't won more than five goals against FC Barcelona's U16 team in today's game, he wouldn't have earned a penny, and he might have to owe sky-high debts.
Therefore, more and more netizens on the Internet tend to think that Gao Hong wants to stir up his popularity this time, but it alarmed the Football Association and the public security system.
In the midst of great anticipation and anticipation, the friendly match in the evening began as scheduled.
At the press conference before the game, fans and netizens across the country saw Gao Hong in the live broadcast.
In the face of the reporter's question, Gao Hong seemed very calm, chatting and laughing with the staff around him, and there was no rumor on the Internet that he was anxious and wanted to secretly cover the road and escape.
Of course, many people think that Gao Hong is just dying now.
Even because the press conference was relatively hot, Gao Hong sweated a little on his forehead, and some Internet celebrities made a big fuss about it, claiming that Gao Hong was pretending to be at the moment, and he was actually very scared in his heart. thinks that Gao Hong's current symptoms are stupidity and numbness after extreme fear.
"Do you think Hongtu Football School can win Barcelona by more than five goals tonight?" Questions from reporters.
"I've answered that question many times and five goals is yes." Gao Hong replied to reporters.
"What do you think?" The reporter turned to the head coach of the Barcelona team.
"Haha, win us by more than five goals? That's the funniest joke I've ever heard. The head coach of the Barcelona team glanced at Gao Hong with disgust, if it wasn't for Gao Hong's money, they would have disdained to cooperate with this local bun football school to participate in this friendly match.
In the head coach's view, Gao Hong is just using them to hype and make money.
This kind of thing, what else can it be if it's not money accumulation and speculation? Could it be to win glory for the country? How can there be such a noble person in modern society?
"Many netizens think that if the Barcelona team really loses five goals to Hongtu Football School, it means that the Barcelona team is playing match-fixing, what is your comment on this?" A reporter asked the Barcelona manager a very pointed question.
"I'm just taking this opportunity to say a few more words on this issue......"
The press officer of the Barcelona team came over to take over as the manager with a serious face and answered the reporters.
"Our business cooperation with Hongtu Football School this time is through the Chinese Football Association and their negotiation, in fact, none of us have had any separate contact with Hongtu Football School."
"Our cooperation with them is just this friendly match. The other is to accept one of their proposals, let our players become honorary students of their football school, as a senior, and some admirers in the football school to guide and exchange skills. Of course, the status of honorary cadets is limited to the few days we have stayed in Huanghe City, and this is only a friendly exchange in the non-governmental sense, and they are not allowed to use it as a gimmick for any commercial promotion. ”
"They've done a great job so far, and they've not hyped it up."
"They also paid a certain amount of money for this friendly match and exchange cooperation, which is only a few million euros in total. The specific amount involves trade secrets, so it will not be announced here. As you can reasonably deduce, there is no way we can afford to sell our club's century-old credibility and the future of these talented players for millions of euros. The press officer in Barcelona answered the reporter with a resounding voice.