Chapter 010: Left Messi, Right Ronaldo (1st Update, Asking for a Monthly Pass)
Following Messi's footsteps, media reporters and fans also noticed Ronaldo standing there and 'greeting' Jiang Chenxi.
Everyone was excited.
They want to see what kind of sparks will be created between Ronaldo and Messi.
The "Mero Controversy" has a long history, similar to the "Copal and Pepsi Controversy" and the "McDonald's, KFC Controversy", it has been rendered by the media and shaped by heroic narratives, and has long become a sports and cultural spectacle in the spectacle society.
As an ancient narrative form, heroic narrative is still alive and well. In the field of film, heroic narratives have shaped classic heroic characters such as "Captain America", "Batman" and "Spider-Man".
And when the heroic narrative penetrates into the fabric of football and penetrates into its bone marrow, top stars such as Ronaldo and Messi naturally become heroes in the football world – or the greatest heroes.
Football is a war in peacetime. Sociologists believe that participation in war gives some people a sense of pleasure. And the lack of physical heroes created by the times happens to be filled by the football heroes created by the communication media.
Therefore, the "Mero Dispute" is a carnival of heroes versus heroes, like the knight duel in the European Middle Ages, and like the Erlang God vs. Sun Wukong, which can always catch people's attention.
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People don't care what the relationship between Ronaldo and Messi is in private, or they prefer to believe that these two peerless duo are still tense in private.
In fact, the team behind the two has also been avoiding questions about the relationship between the two in private, the times need heroes, the confrontation of heroes, except for the two parties, no one wants the two of them to be harmonious.
And Ronaldo's unruly personality and Messi's humble personality are these two completely different personalities that meet everyone's needs.
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Messi also noticed Cristiano Ronaldo - it should be said that he noticed this opponent of his life from the moment he got out of the car.
That's right, the opponent.
The two of them know that they can't be friends with each other, but they are not enemies, if they have to describe it in one word, they are opponents!
Rivals for life!
Without you, I would be alone.
Then, Messi saw Jiang Chenxi who was being pulled by Ronaldo to speak, and the Argentine star showed a smile on the corner of his mouth, he was extremely smart, he immediately understood what was happening, and he could see Jiang Chenxi's embarrassment at this time.
Then he walked in front of Ronaldo and Jiang Chenxi like this and stopped.
When the photojournalists saw this scene, they all became excited and frantically pressed the shutter of the camera in their hands.
What happens next?
Messi and Ronaldo nodded in greeting, and then the two shook hands gently, really gently, and then they parted in an instant.
Subsequently, to everyone's surprise, Messi did not shake hands with Jiang Chenxi, he 'ignored' the right hand handed over by Jiang Chenxi...... The Argentine star hugged the Chinese star directly.
Warm hugs.
Then, Messi whispered in Jiang Chenxi's ear, "Isn't that guy annoying." ”
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Jiang Chenxi didn't speak, his heart was broken.
Cristiano Ronaldo was smiling and seemed to watch the scene with interest.
The Portuguese star then surprised everyone by beckoning reporters to take a photo of the three of them.
Xu was motivated by the fact that neither of them wanted the other to stand in the middle, and the final result was that Jiang Chenxi was standing in the middle.
Twenty-one-year-old Jiang Chenxi stood in the middle, with twenty-six-year-old Messi on his left and twenty-eight-year-old Ronaldo on his right!
Click!
Flash!
It's like daylight!
Regardless of why this pattern of this photo appears, however, this photo, this is a legendary scene!
A few years later, this photo was once again interpreted by countless fans and media, interpreting countless meanings.
Subsequently, Jiang Chenxi walked into the door with Ronaldo and Messi, leaving those reporters and fans with infinite reverie.
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Chinese journalists were excited.
Jiang Chenxi is standing in the middle, Messi on the left, Ronaldo on the right, the two superstars of today's football 'foil', they can already imagine how crazy this photo will be for Chinese fans when it is sent back to China.
Moreover, they saw with their own eyes that Jiang Chenxi and Ronaldo had a very happy conversation, and Ronaldo took the initiative to call Jiang Chenxi to talk; And Messi was even more enthusiastic, hugging Jiang Chenxi when he came up, and whispering in his ear intimately......
This treatment!
No one!
Once upon a time, Chinese reporters felt that they were so far away and mysterious from the two heroes of the sky, Ronaldo and Messi.
Now, at this moment, this feels ...... It's cool!
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Jiang Chenxi found the position of the Dortmund club.
Watzger and Klopp were surprised, they didn't expect Jiang Chenxi's relationship with Ronaldo and Messi to be so good.
It's not easy to win the friendship of these two at the same time.
"I'm just a foil." Jiang Chenxi said with a wry smile.
Klopp nodded, not saying anything.
Dortmund club manager Watzger's eyes flashed, the team's Chinese young man is still too 'naïve', with the pattern level of Ronaldo and Messi, even if they are looking for a 'foil', will they find someone casually?
Not to mention anything else, these two people are willing to let Jiang Chenxi stand in the middle and take a group photo, which is very revealing.
Not all cats and dogs can get such treatment.
At the very least, it shows one point: Jiang Chenxi has won the respect of Ronaldo and Messi!
Thinking of the group photo just now, the young Chinese players were smiling reservedly, Messi on the left, Ronaldo on the right, which made Watzger think about it.
Watzger nodded, the club's decision to bring in the Chinese star could not have been more correct.
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The Champions League award ceremony was interspersed with the draw for the group stage of the Champions League for the new season.
The first awards are often not given to those that carry a lot of weight, such as the best goalkeeper.
Last season's Champions League goalkeeper of the year was won by Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who won the Bundesliga and Champions League double last season, and the award was well deserved for the German international.
Then there was a Champions League draw grouping, and the eight teams in the first pot were divided into eight groups, which is not suspenseful, after all, it is the same in every group.
Subsequently, the award of the best defender was carried out.
The best defender also goes to Bayern Munich, with Bayern Munich captain Lahm named the best defender in the Champions League last season.
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This was followed by a group draw for the teams in Pot 4.
Serie A powerhouse Napoli was drawn to Group F of Premier League giants Arsenal.
The camera immediately gave Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger a close-up, and there was a burst of chuckling from the scene.
Arsenal's longest-running target in the transfer market this summer is Gonzalo Higuain, with news of the two sides holding hands before the end of last season, culminating in the small smoking gun publicly announcing his farewell to the Bernabeu. However, because the price was never negotiated with Real Madrid, Arsenal, who was unwilling to pay a sky-high price, finally failed to do so, so there was a funny joke that Higuain was trapped in the medical examination room of the Emirates Stadium for a month, or went straight to Napoli through the tunnel.
Now, Arsenal and Napoli meet so soon, it's really interesting.
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At the same time, many managers of Pot 2 and Pot 3 teams have taken a deep breath, with Arsenal and Serie A giants Napoli in this group, Group F is already quite scary, they smell the group of death.
Especially for teams in Pot 3.
The teams in Pot 2 include Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan, Marseille, Atletico Madrid and other strong teams, and no matter which team in Pot 3 falls into Group F, it will be in the Group of Death.
Of course, there is no team in Pot 2 who wants to be in Group F.
Watzger and Jurgen Klopp also had serious expressions, with Borussia Dortmund in third gear......