On August 6th, Monte Carlo, Monaco, was sunny and lively.

As a small country, Monte Carlo is not well known in the world, but it is slightly famous for its gambling industry and large maritime museum.

And, the upcoming 'Golden Foot Awards' ceremony!

This is one of the few activities they can get their hands on, and it is also an activity that the local citizens attach great importance to.

Other people may not understand, but if you live in a small city on the Mediterranean coast, you are in contact with gamblers from all over the world every day, and you are used to seeing many bad roots of human nature.

At this time, all of a sudden, there is a world-renowned sports industry award ceremony held at your place, then you must be very proud and very important.

Before the award ceremony began, some local small traders and vendors had already begun to pay attention to the news of this year's Golden Foot Awards.

They talked and discussed with their neighbors, and fantasized about whether the candidates who came to the ceremony would come to their stores and add value to their stores.

They can take a photo with the stars in the store, and then promote it in the future, this is the favorite place for everyone to come, how it is, and the price of the food is 20% more expensive.

"The list of ten candidates for the Golden Foot Award is released, and it is a foregone conclusion that the accompaniment and popularity are made!" - Monaco Sport

"The list of Legend Awards is out, and a number of legendary stars are expected to enter the Hall of Legend of the Golden Foot Award! Give more value to the awards! —Monte Carlo

As soon as the news of the candidacy came out, everyone's eyes were quickly drawn to it.

While guessing who will win the award, you can also guess who will come to the Monte Carlo awards ceremony and who will not come.

On a street next to the Monte-Carlo Convention Center, locals gather to chat over morning tea.

They must be the most excited, because the media and fans from all over the world, and even the families of the stars, are likely to come to them.

"Everyone's opinions on the popular candidates are relatively unanimous, Ronaldo, Chen Yufeng, Messi, Casillas, Pirlo. These are some of the most watched players over the age of 30 in the world today, and none of them have yet to win the Golden Foot Award. A supermarket owner smoked a cigarette and said his opinion.

"Yes, it should have come out of these five people." A small vendor nodded in agreement.

"If you add Lil, then I'm pretty sure that the winner will come out of these six." A restaurateur said.

"Who is Lil? Are you a candidate? One wondered.

"Hahaha."

The hotel owner who had just spoken laughed and shouted, "Lil is me." ”

The rest: "......"

"My meaning is very clear, these five people are certain, why should they add, maybe, hot words? Isn't that a sure thing to happen? ”

Lil waved his hand, shrugged his shoulders and said: "I'll narrow it down, Messi is just 30 years old this year, and the award may not be big, so it's okay to give it to him next year." ”

Chen Yufeng is the same as Cristiano Ronaldo, although they are the Champions League winners of the last two years, and the former has also won the European Cup. But with their current form, they won't have a problem playing for a few more years. ”

"This award can be given to them later."

"But Casillas is different from Pirlo, if you don't give this one, you will retire."

"Once they retire, they will enter the Legend Hall of the Golden Foot Award at most, which sounds good, but everyone understands that this gold content is far less than the Golden Foot Award."

"There are several Legend Awards a year, and there is only one Golden Foot Award a year."

After listening to his words, many people immediately took a deep breath and prepared to refute.

But after thinking about it, it seems to be okay?

Casillas and Pirlo's influence in world football is undoubted, and with the imminent retirement, it seems that they really deserve a Golden Foot Award?

"I still think that this award is better for Chen Yufeng. What he has achieved in the past two years is simply incredible, and, importantly, he has risen to prominence at the age of 30, and the Golden Foot Award is only awarded to players over 30. ”

The owner of a supermarket argued: "He is the most suitable one." ”

"You may think that what I said is too biased and fallacious, but think about it, in terms of honor, who can compare to him in the past two years? Especially this year. ”

"There may have been controversy before, because the year he won the European Championship, Cristiano Ronaldo won the Champions League and broke his own record, and it is difficult for the two to distinguish between the two in absolute highness."

"But what about last year? Chen Yufeng won the quadruple at Leicester City. Although he left Leicester City this year and lost a wave of heat, he has just won the Audi Cup with a brilliant comeback. ”

"Who thinks he can't do well at Atletico?"

“……”

His statement has also been recognized by many people.

The people at the scene were obviously divided into two factions, one group felt that this award must be awarded to Chen Yufeng, and the other group felt that this award should be given to Chen Yufeng, but it should be awarded to Casillas and Pirlo, who are about to retire.

It seems that everyone recognizes Chen Yufeng very much.

The crowd chatted for a while, and found that the number of people on the side of the street was gradually increasing.

First up were the media reporters.

They came with a work assignment, so they had to be on set early, have an early meal, and then they had to prepare for the shoot.

"Can you get to the bottom of it? Who's coming? Many people asked the reporters who came to the store curiously.

"Guess?" Some reporters pretended to be sophisticated and did not disclose the information.

There are also more kind reporters, who smiled and told everyone the truth: "I don't know anything else, Chen Yufeng, Casillas, Pirlo, Ronaldo These four people will definitely come." ”

As soon as these words came out, a reporter next to him added: "In fact, there is no other suspense, there is a high probability that only these four people will come to the shortlist of the Golden Foot Award." Yes, you heard it right, only these four people will come, because the others don't have a chance to win. ”

"As for the people who won the Legend Award, they will all be there, but they are ...... compared to these people," the man dragged a long note and shook his head.

That's the only thing the reporters tell these people.

Although it was brief, it still excited the small vendors on this street, and they all had some motivation to do their work.

On the one hand, it was the same as they had guessed, and everyone had a small sense of accomplishment.

On the other hand, four people came, and it was already good.

This is all heavyweight, and every single person can be worth hundreds of millions of dollars at the peak.

Even when they were at their peak, world football had not yet entered the Golden Yuan period, and their historical worth did not reach 100 million.

But now it will definitely work!

Look at Chen Yufeng, 155 million transferred to Atletico Madrid, and signed a signing fee of 35 million euros!

At 32 years old, that's a sky-high price......

After a while, the vendors began to receive fans and friends from Monte Carlo and even from all over Monaco.

After observation and inquiry, all the vendors found a spot, and seventy percent of these people had come from France.

Originally, they only thought it was close and convenient, but after careful questioning, they realized that Chen Yufeng, who won the European Cup in France last year, received the attention of many French fans.

After seeing him win the quadruple crown this year, this attention gradually turned to love, even deep love!

Most French fans came to see Chen Yufeng.

"Ronaldo and Messi's fans have to admit that after Chen Yufeng won the quadruple crown, his attention and influence in a short period of time have surpassed their idols." A vendor sighed.

"yes." A waiter next to him cleaned up the table and said: "Unless Chen Yufeng sinks this year and slowly becomes a passerby, this kind of strength will continue." ”

"But Ronaldo and Messi are not without advantages, their careers are long and successful, and one point often mentioned in football is that their careers are very profound."

"As long as they can regain their advantages in the future and regain their absolute advantage, it will be easy to overwhelm Chen Yufeng."

"On the contrary, Chen Yufeng will be tired if he wants to stand in this position all the time, because he has to keep forging ahead." The waiter saw it through, and it seems that he is also a veteran fan.

"I believe that Chen Yufeng will continue to forge ahead."

A fan of Chen Yufeng stood up and said with a smile while wiping his mouth: "Check out, boss, I'm going to the scene." ”

'I've been saving for a long time and I'd love to use that money to meet the players I like and I'm going to do it right away.

"I bought a place for the star meeting before the ceremony, which means that not only can I meet Chen Yufeng, but I can also share the joy of winning the award with him."

"It's going to be a big day in my life."

"Have fun." Many people blessed the traveler and cast envious glances at him.

"Thank you, I'm really happy, otherwise I wouldn't have said it with a big mouth." The man explained as he checked out, and after finishing this, he hurried away.

The restaurant he was staying at was the restaurant owner Lil, who had just said that I was going to win the award with the five candidates.

After hearing that there was a star meeting before the ceremony, Lillton became interested.

He started calling some of his contacts to see if he could get a ticket to the meet-and-greet from scalpers for a higher price!

A general meeting, if you go or not, Lil will definitely not be interested.

But didn't you listen to the traveler?

This is no ordinary meet-and-greet, this is a meet-and-greet where you can share the joy of winning an award with the stars!

It's a big attraction for the fans...... They like to put themselves in the shoes of their favorite players and feel something from their point of view.

Now that there is a real, substitute opportunity to enter, how can they let it go?

After contacting for a while, Lil bought a ticket to the meet-and-greet from a scalping company that specializes in star ticketing for 35% more than the market price.

More than 3,000 euros is a bit expensive.

But the Monegasque has the advantage of not being short of money.

The place where they live is originally a pile of money.

…………

At around 4 p.m., Chen Yufeng got on the organizer's special car and went to the ceremony center in Monte Carlo.

This award ceremony is different from the past.

It used to be a big auditorium, where all the stars, coaches, and team presidents sat together, and it was more solemn and there were a lot of people.

But after the Golden Foot Award set the limit of '30 years old' from the beginning, it was destined that the number of participants would not be large.

The number of participants is small, and the auditorium is not necessary.

Candidates can sit in a room with some of the fans who have bought tickets to attend the ceremony, chatting and drinking tea.

After the winners are announced, they will step into the ceremony center to receive their Golden Foot Award and be interviewed by some reporters.

It's not good to design it this way.

It seems that the stars have avoided the embarrassment of only being candidates and not awarding.

But it only avoided the embarrassment between the stars, and the embarrassment with the fans did not disappear, on the contrary, it was aggravated.

Think about it, you're here for the Golden Foot Awards, you've been sitting with the fans and chatting and bragging, everyone knows what you're here for, and they're expecting you to win the award as you wish.

As a result, when the award was presented, the host shouted someone else's name.

What to do at this time?

Let your fans comfort you?

Don't, the more comforting it is, the more embarrassing it becomes......

But since it's been designed this way, and the fans have sold out their tickets, you have to comply.

Besides, if you can come here, you think you will definitely win the award.

Otherwise, just let the organizer know early that you won't come?

"We have to go to Monaco's Avenue of Champions first, right next to the ceremonial center."

The driver of the organizer who drove for Chen Yufeng suddenly said: "In other words, the ceremony center is specially selected next to Champion Avenue." ”

"I've heard that every winner of the Golden Foot Award will leave their footprints on Monaco's Avenue of Champions, right?" Chen Yufeng asked.

"Yes."

The driver smiled and said, "Mr. Chen Yufeng's purpose is to leave footprints. ”

"Doesn't that mean ......?" Chen Yufeng looked at the driver's side face.

Well, Chen Yufeng really doesn't know much about this award, and he still checked some details on the way to Monaco.

Otherwise, he would not have even known if there were other candidates.

"Every candidate will carve their own footprints on the Avenue of Champions, but only the footprints of the winners will be left forever." The driver smiled mysteriously and didn't say much.

Chen Yufeng didn't know if the driver lied to him, but after thinking that the award ceremony was going to start soon, he simply didn't look into it.

More than ten minutes later, Chen Yufeng came to the Avenue of Champions.

It's a very grand avenue, and it's as impressive as its name suggests.

Surrounded by the staff of the organizer and surrounded by media reporters, he spent 20 minutes in a hurry, left his footprints, and accepted a brief interview.

There were too many people on the scene, and the noisy atmosphere made him a little irritable, and this continued until he got into the car.

It wasn't until he got in the car and went to the ceremony center that he took a deep breath: "Everyone is very enthusiastic, but the process is a little troublesome." ”

"Of course, Mr. Chen Yufeng, the Monaco royal family attaches great importance to this award, and they will use the highest standard every time."

The driver, a kind uncle in his forties, smiled: "But sometimes, once you can't stop the car, it will make a mess." ”

"But you have to trust the cinematographers and editors on the set that they show on TV without a messy feeling."

"Understood." Chen Yufeng nodded slightly.

After a few more minutes, they arrived at the underground parking lot of the ceremony center.

After taking the elevator to the second floor, Chen Yufeng followed the driver's uncle and began to look for his room.

"Mr. Chen Yufeng, there is one thing to pay attention to."

During the walk, the driver's uncle finally explained: "If, I mean, if you can win the award, the golden foot award you received after taking the stage is not the one that was finally made according to your footprints." ”

"The real thing isn't made that fast."

"The organizers will give you a sample, and then the footprint you just left behind will be made into a solid gold footprint and delivered to your residence with gifts from the royal princes of Monaco."

"It's worth mentioning ......" the driver's uncle smiled, "the sample is also golden." ”

Chen Yufeng laughed dryly, what else could he say.

It's a phrase of 'really rich'.

However, the Golden Foot Award will be sent with gifts from the princes of Monaco?

This made him look forward to it......

I hope to win the award, and then take a good look at which prince of the Monaco royal family is the most picky!

Soon, the two came to the organizer's room for Chen Yufeng, the driver pushed open the door and made a gesture of please, Chen Yufeng nodded and walked in.

"Crackling ......"

As soon as you enter, there was a round of applause and cheers, and the occasional whistle.

Chen Yufeng glanced at it and found that there were about sixty or seventy fans who came.

Thankfully, it's within his acceptable range.

There are too many people, and staying in one room will be very strange and boring, which will make him feel a little uncomfortable.

I don't know if it's a problem after becoming a star......

"Hello everyone." Chen Yufeng greeted everyone, and the next thing was a set of usual procedures.

He shook hands with many people and took photos and sent blessings to each other.

During this period, there were also some strange encounters, such as kneeling on one knee to kiss his feet, and wanting to put his right leg on his knee to shine his shoes.

He rejected all of them.

When it was the turn of Lel, who bought scalpers, to come up, Lil was even more outrageous.

He first held Chen Yufeng's right hand heavily with both hands, squeezed his tears vigorously, and after not squeezing them out, he deliberately said in a very trembling tone: "I'm really happy to see you, I hope you can win the award as you wish." ”

"We've been sitting here for a long time, and we've just watched you leave footprints on the Avenue of Champions."

"Your feet are really good-looking."

"Haha......" Chen Yufeng's face turned pale: "Thank you." ”

Damn, what's going on with these people?

Foot control is foot control, and it doesn't have to be hard to control the same sex, right?

He was silent anyway, and he couldn't move his legs when he stood there for a while.

After finishing the group photo process, Chen Yufeng stood in the middle of the conference room and gave a simple speech to the fans.

It's weird, it's weird, he still respects his fans very much.

This is the basic professionalism of a player, or the basic upbringing of a person.

"I don't know how far you've traveled to get here, I don't know what the price you've paid for, and I didn't even know it was going on before I came to Monaco."

"But since we can meet here, I hope we can have a happy journey together."

"Although the journey is very short, I will not visit famous attractions, sightseeing and so on. But I don't think that's going to dampen our spirits. ”

"It's August, and the time has entered the second half of the year, I don't know if there will be a new beginning in your life, my new season is about to start anyway."

"Good luck to us." After saying the last sentence, Chen Yufeng raised his glass and drank the precious red wine prepared by the organizer.

The fans who came to the meeting also drank a glass of cheers and shouted what they wanted to say most to Chen Yufeng.

"What attractions are needed, where you are, where is the attraction."

"I don't know if everyone has their own pursuits, their own goals, anyway, I'm quite salted, the only thing I hope is to be able to see Mr. Chen Yufeng, who I like, go to the next level."

"Come on for the new season!"

"We want to see you lift the Champions League!"

"If a player can enter football at the age of 30 and lift the Champions League twice before the end of his career, he must be great!"

"You have a chance with the Ukaze!! Come on! ”

“……”

Chen Yufeng stood in front, laughing and listening carefully, and a little warmth rose in his heart.

Although there are many things that are bad and cannot bring you happiness.

But compared to these people who like themselves and support them, what are they worth?

"Thank you."

Chen Yufeng raised his cup again and drank the remaining small half: "The joy you have brought me at this moment is very precious. ”

"At the very least, if a reporter makes things difficult for me during the interview, I will talk to him with a smile."

"Of course, I will also tell this reporter that you saved him."

"Hahahaha......"

The scene was lively, and Chen Yufeng sat in his seat in this atmosphere, waiting for the award ceremony to begin.

Two minutes later, the moderator took the stage and began to give some customary opening introductions.

The presentation ended quickly, and I wonder if it had something to do with the simply resolute character of the Monegasque.

In short, after picking up the list, the host read out the winners of this year's Golden Foot Award: "Atletico Madrid, Chen Yufeng." ”

The emotions of this moment came very quickly and suddenly.

The fans were immersed in a state of immersion, and then shouted as if they had been agreed in advance.

“Oh……”

“Yeah……！！”

Everyone stood up excitedly, clapping their hands quickly.

Many of them blushed and felt as if they were at the Golden Globes ceremony, and they were also a famous star in the auditorium.

It's a fun kind of event, and it can give fans a different experience of identity.

Under the shroud of everyone's cheers, Chen Yufeng, who was wearing a khaki suit, stood up with a smile, and after greeting fans and friends, he walked out of the conference room and walked towards the auditorium.

The driver who opened the door for him showed a smug smile at this time, as if he already knew the result.

This made Chen Yufeng quickly have a feeling of being deceived, usually, he hated this feeling, and he might even get angry directly.

But today, he just pointed at the driver as if complaining, "I guessed right, you already know." ”

"Yes, Mr. Chen Yufeng, that sentence is actually what I said nonsense."

The driver smugly: "Every year, only one person can leave their name on the Avenue of Champions in Monaco. ”

"This honor belongs only to you."

(End of chapter)