Participation and winning are, after all, two different states. In the past few years, every time Wang Ai came to participate, he knew that he would not win, so he looked relaxed, relaxed, and enjoyed traveling around the world. But this year, the whole world
Everyone knew he was going to reach the top.
From Los Angeles on the other side of the ocean, to the Cape of Good Hope on the edge of the continent, from distant Moscow to Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Hanoi, Bangkok... Countless people are waiting eagerly!
Wang Ai's ascension to the top is no longer his personal matter, it is China's matter, it is the matter of Chinese people all over the world, and it is also the matter of the yellow race. As the second largest race in the world, after whites, blacks, and mixed-race people have all achieved it, only the yellow race
People have learned nothing, and now, this lesson is finally being made up for.
Football is no longer a sport for whites and blacks, but has truly become a sport for all mankind.
Wang Ai, who has reached the top in this highly confrontational and competitive sport, will greatly boost the morale and morale of China and even the yellow race. They will have more courage when they face whites and blacks again.
This is also the underlying reason why the news in the Far East is far more popular than in Europe, the center of football.
The awards ceremony scheduled to be held at 4 p.m. will be broadcast live at 11 p.m. in Beijing simultaneously!
This is the biggest adjustment made by FIFA in order to gain ratings in Asia and the Far East. Many more reporters and cameramen with yellow faces appeared outside the Zurich Opera House than in previous years, regardless of the cold Swiss winter.
And very excited.
As usual, he arrived at the hotel first. After lunch, Wang Ai took a nap in the room until two o'clock in the afternoon. Then he washed his face and dressed meticulously in front of everyone. Because he took Gucci's money, Wang Ai's youth clothes were regretful.
"Retirement", Gucci prepared two sets of identical black suits and two sets of different styles of casual wear.
Wearing casual clothes, Wang Ai arrived at the entrance of the Zurich Opera House on time at three o'clock in the afternoon. After getting off the car, he stayed for three minutes and allowed reporters to take pictures. Moratti always waited with a smile, and then the two entered the venue together, followed by Jose
family. However, Xu Qinglian was still unwilling to appear in public, so she was secretly brought into the venue by Angelo along with Leonie and Kangsi, and gathered with Yan Shiduo, Gao Hongbo and others.
Huang Xin and Shi Wenjun stayed in the hotel to watch TV, refusing to go no matter how invited Wang Ai was.
It's not a big deal to enter the lounge of the venue. Someone comes to greet you. Those selected for this year's final five list will go out together and be interviewed.
This year's awards have been changed a lot. In previous years, they were all top three, and this year they are top five. At the same time, in the past, the top three were all given trophies. This year, only the first place got a trophy, the second place got a silver cup, and the third place got a bronze cup.
The cup is cancelled.
Judging from these changes, especially the latter, it shows that FIFA is moving closer to the Ballon d'Or in an attempt to balance the accusation that it is "not professional enough". After all, voting by captains and head coaches around the world is too easily influenced by the media and even politics.
The model of the Golden Globe Awards is relatively better.
Of course, the Golden Globe Awards are also easily entangled in accusations of being "shady."
Loose black trousers and a tight brown top were the clothes Gucci chose for Wang Ai. When Wang Ai came out of the room, Cristiano Ronaldo in a jacket and denim from the room next to him happened to walk out, and Wang Ai took a step forward.
Greet Ronaldo happily.
Just like Wang Ai last year, Ronaldo, who knew he could not win the award, acted relatively calmly, and the two were chatting. As soon as the door next to him opened, Messi, who also wore a jacket and denim, came out. He and Ronaldo were the only ones dressed up.
The difference is that he is wearing a black jacket, while Ronaldo is wearing a taupe jacket.
The three of them have met in different competitions and even business activities. Although they regard each other as their biggest competitors, they have no personal hatred. When Messi received the European Golden Boy Award, it was given to him by Wang Ai, so
The chat was quite pleasant. While we were chatting, the thin Torres also came over, and it became more lively now.
Finally, the sunny and handsome Kaka also walked out of the room and joined the five-person group chat.
Kaka, who was dressed in black clothes and black trousers, first greeted Wang Ai, who shook hands and hugged him. Although both sides were a little angry about last year's dispute, Kaka and Wang Ai did not personally end it, so Kaka took the initiative.
In this case, Wang Ai can't bear to worry.
In front of reporters, the five people took a group photo with each other's shoulders, silently, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi stood on Wang Ai's left and right, Kaká and Torres stood on the outside, and Wang Ai did not give in. Now these five people are
We know the final result and our own ranking, so no one will compete for the middle position, and Torres, who is fourth, and Kaká, who is fifth, will not compete for the positions of Ronaldo and Messi.
After taking a group photo, everyone sat relaxedly in the press conference hall and accepted interviews from various reporters. The curved gold-plated copper plate trophy, which was similar to last year's trophy, was placed between Wang Ai and Ronaldo.
Everyone knows the final result, but FIFA still hopes to convey a little suspense to the outside world. This is also FIFA's measure to strengthen commercialization. Of course, the five people must also cooperate. Wang Ai, who is wearing a simultaneous translation headset, and the other four people
They all expressed their yearning for the trophy and their admiration for several others.
The order of interviews was set by FIFA, so no one was left out. Of course, Wang Ai and Ronaldo got more.
After this session, everyone went back to the dressing room to change and put on formal attire to enter the venue. Among them, Torres and Kaka were both very sloppy. Kaka didn't even tie his tie seriously, and it was still crooked when he went out.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the award ceremony began. The big screen first showed the important international events of 2008: the Beijing Olympics, the European Cup, and the Club World Cup! Then there were exciting game shots of the five men's and five women's final candidates.
Ladies go first, men and women interspersed, Wang Ai's scene is the last one, and it is also the longest. Therefore, when the video ends, the applause originally given to everyone in the audience seems to be given to Wang Ai. This is also what FIFA is afraid of doing in advance.
The suspense is too great, and the final result is a "hint" that people cannot accept.
Although it is redundant.
Blatter spoke, Platini spoke, five women spoke, and five men spoke. After the very brief speeches, there was a song and dance performance. After that, Beckerbauer walked on the stage and announced that this year's World Football Miss
Marta from Brazil, for three years in a row!
Marta thanked her with tears in her eyes and walked aside to sit down.
Pele walked onto the stage, bared his teeth in laughter, looked down at the list, and simply announced: "2008 World Footballer winner, Inter Milan, No. 10..."
The applause drowned out his next words.
This chapter has been completed!