"I'm quite afraid of fanatical supporters, even though they have very generous wallets." Wang Ai said with emotion from the third floor of his home, looking at the fans gradually dispersing at the foot of the mountain.
A reporter from Xinhua News Agency's European branch who was invited to Wang Ai's home laughed when he heard this: "Are you afraid that they will do something extreme? It's really scary to be like the Jodie Foster movie fan who assassinated Ronald Reagan."
Wang Ai was stunned when he heard the sound. He turned around and leaned against the window sill, looking at the reporter who was his old friend: "I didn't expect this. The main reason is that I'm afraid that their desires will be hard to satisfy. One day I won't be able to satisfy them..."
"Revenge against you?"
"No way." Wang Ai shook his head: "I still like relatively simple interpersonal relationships. This may be related to the fact that I am from the Northeast? I don't like intrigues, even if it is inevitable in my career, but if I don't like it, I don't like it. I will,
I'm good at it but I don't like it either. So, I can't bear to see the fans' disappointed eyes, even if I will definitely make the decision I need to make, I just can't bear it."
The reporter who had conducted his first online interview with Wang Ai at Wang Ai's home in Cobham finished listening, thought for a moment, and smiled: "Your words contain a lot of meaning. Do you mind if I explain it in detail?"
Wang Ai nodded: "Mind."
The reporter smiled dumbly and did not force it: "Then let's officially start now?"
"Okay." Wang Ai said, took a piece of bread and ate it in a hurry.
The reporter turned on the digital camera he carried, set it up and pointed it at Wang Ai who was sitting behind the desk.
"Are you surprised by the result of the Golden Globe Awards?" The reporter quietly pulled up a chair and sat across from Wang Ai.
"A bit." Wang Ai turned to the camera: "I was the leader in all the previous reviews."
"Then do you think there is a problem with the selection?"
"No." Wang Ai shook his head: "The selection mechanism is there. If you want to participate, you can participate. If you don't want to, don't participate. If you don't accept it, it will be considered unfair unless it is given to you. Such an attitude is not advisable.
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The reporter smiled and said quietly: "Dr. Wang, you are not as candid as before."
Wang Ai also laughed: "There are dozens of reporters voting, and you can't ask each one what his voting criteria are. They just think so. What can be done? Besides, Messi's performance is indeed very good."
"Then you have nothing to say about the Golden Globe Awards?"
"Yes." Wang Ai smiled: "I am waiting for the explanation from the Golden Globe Awards to the media. You know that many media have questioned the results of the selection these days as in previous years."
"Are you expecting the Ballon d'Or to come back?"
"How is that possible?" Wang Ai laughed: "I mean, let me lose clearly. I won't know how to fight for it until next year."
The reporter rolled his eyes covertly, but still smiled and shook his head: "Okay, the next World Footballer selection will also include the newly established Puskas Award. What do you think?"
"I think I have a great advantage. Although sometimes when I think about this kind of problem, I will silently shout in my heart that it is me, but you know, I can't say that publicly." Wang Ai laughed: "Probably everyone
Athletes at the top of the industry will have similar thoughts, and sports is always an industry filled with heroic qualities."
"What would you do if you lost again?"
"Probably the same as yesterday, no reading newspapers, no watching TV, no Internet access, quietly taking out my backlog of textbooks and studying hard?"
"Others relieve stress by playing, but you study? Dr. Wang, we are acquaintances, and Chinese fans also love you very much. You don't need to be like an idol anytime and anywhere."
Wang Ai shook his head: "I'm serious. I've been too busy this year, so I've fallen behind a lot in my courses. For me, losing a Golden Globe is not a scandal, but it would be if I failed the class or even couldn't graduate in time."
Forget it. So I’m also very nervous in this aspect.”
"If your goal in the first quarter was the winner of the Puskas Award, which of your goals would you choose?"
Hearing this question, Wang Ai's eyes were blank for a moment: "I can't really say, I have a lot of wonderful goals every year."
The reporter looked at Wang Ai intently, laughed and said, "I don't think you are deliberately showing off."
After finishing speaking, the two laughed loudly and raised their teacups to signal to each other.
"Let's talk about the World Cup. Next year, the Chinese men's football team will go out for the third time." The reporter calmed down: "How are you preparing? I heard that you have conducted special training?"
Wang Ai hesitated for a moment: "Preparation work is never enough, but there is an upper limit to the power that the country can mobilize, and there is an upper limit to the preparation time. We can only try our best in the limited time and limited resources. As for special training,
Not really, it’s mainly because it has tempered our will and quality. There are a large number of overseas players in our national team, and even the income of domestic players has grown very fast in recent years. Frankly speaking, we
Compared with my predecessors, I do have certain deficiencies in terms of will and quality."
After hearing this, the reporter pondered for a moment: "So, I heard that we are preparing to apply for the right to host the World Cup. Can you confirm this?"
"...It's true." Wang Ai thought for a moment: "Actually, this idea should have been made a long time ago. As the performance of the Chinese team has improved over the years, it has surfaced. We successfully hosted the Olympic Games.
It can handle the relatively simple World Cup. As for the specific progress of the bid, I don't know much about it. In this regard, you can ask Vice Chairman Yan if he is willing to be interviewed. Personally, I think the success rate is quite high."
"Do you think the current crackdown on football gangs in China will affect the bid? Will the international football community not trust us?"
"What we are applying for is at least eight or even 12 years from now, which is far from the current situation."
"What effect will the crackdown on gangsters in football have on Chinese football?"
"The atmosphere will be upright and efficiency will be improved, but it will not immediately strengthen the foundation of Chinese football." Wang Ai immediately replied: "An efficient operating system must compress the intermediate links and reduce office costs, and false things can best
It consumes office costs and makes the input-output disproportionate. The investment in Chinese football is mainly in terms of human investment. There is a gap between China and countries with high football levels. Therefore, this is a good thing. It removes the false and retains the true, and improves the productivity of football. At the same time, it can
It will serve as a deterrent to wrongdoing and urge all parties to continuously improve the league management mechanism."
"What is the goal of the Chinese team in next year's World Cup?" the reporter suddenly said.
Wang Ai was stunned and said subconsciously: "Champion."
The reporter's eyes suddenly widened: "Champion?"
"...Yes." Wang Ai hesitated and said the answer, then breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, we want to take the Hercules Cup home."
