The World Cup in Japan and South Korea in June 2002 is destined to remain in the memory of many people, especially Chinese fans and people.
The national football team reached the World Cup finals for the first time, which shocked the whole country. However, they lost all three games and lost nine bombs.
What was even more unexpected was that although the national football team lost, Cao Xuan performed on the World Cup stage at the closing ceremony.
Many football media have ridiculed themselves, saying that the Chinese team has gone through a round in the World Cup and played three games. I am afraid that in the eyes of fans around the world, it is not as impressive as Cao Xuan's song.
In fact, this is self-deprecation, but it is also true.
For football fans and fans around the world, the performance of the national football team is indeed nothing memorable. It is indeed not as impressive as Cao Xuan’s stunning performance in the closing ceremony of the World Cup, which is still fresh in many people’s memories.
Not to mention foreign countries, many non-fan groups in China also feel that Cao Xuan's appearance in the World Cup finals is more glorious than the national football team who returned home in despair.
Even some fans who love and hate him feel that Cao Xuan is more inspiring than the national football team.
However, it is okay for them to say so. Cao Xuan, as the person involved, cannot think so. On the contrary, he has to help the national football team smooth things over.
At the relevant interview meeting after the finals, as a guest performer, Cao Xuan also had the obligation to answer questions, so he was subjected to very provocative questions from Korean reporters.
"In this World Cup, the Chinese team lost all three games and went home without scoring a single goal. Do you think their performance was poor? As a compatriot, how do you feel when the Chinese team performed at the closing ceremony despite such a performance?"
Cao Xuan glanced at the Korean reporter. The reporter was very proud, with an arrogant and provocative look on his face, as if he was looking forward to making Cao Xuan unable to come off stage.
After stopping the press officer who wanted to smooth things over, Cao Xuan pondered for a moment and answered directly to the Korean reporter.
“First of all, I don’t think the Chinese team’s performance is bad. We are in a group of death, with Brazil as the champion and Turkey as the third runner-up.
Based on the performance of these two teams, I am afraid that no team can guarantee that they will qualify.
You can say that the Chinese team did not perform well, but I believe they tried their best.
Failure in the arena is not shameful, what is shameful is the shady situation and injustice. Although the Chinese team lost, at least they left standing."
This sentence was so connotative that the Korean reporter immediately jumped in anger: "Are you questioning the unfairness of the World Cup? You are insulting the Republic of Korea."
"I didn't say that. Don't force your understanding, and don't use moral kidnapping to create confrontation."
After all, he is considered a special guest of the World Cup. Cao Xuan cannot directly undermine him, otherwise it will be a bit of a disgrace, but the connotation is still okay.
"But if you don't understand me, you can interview fans in Portugal, Spain and Italy. I believe they will give you a clear answer."
Portugal, Spain, and Italy are all three countries that the Korean team has played against in this World Cup. They suffered losses to varying degrees, and they were also three controversial games.
As soon as Cao Xuan said this, many reporters from other countries present laughed, especially reporters from Spain and Italy who applauded Cao Xuan directly. An Italian bearded man even directly sneered at a Korean reporter.
"Get out of here, you dirty thief!"
Upon seeing this, the Korean reporter knew that he was not getting any advantage, so he sat down angrily, and the press officer quickly changed the subject.
Neither the World Football Federation nor the World Cup Organizing Committee of Japan and South Korea want to add fuel to the fire in South Korea and trigger a new wave of public opinion.
Cao Xuan was also irrational. If the Korean reporter hadn't taken the initiative to provoke him, he wouldn't have bothered to mention it.
No matter how weak or bad the national football team is, at least they played cleanly in these three games of the World Cup.
The Korean team used various means to take advantage of the next game, and they were so complacent that they seemed to really believe that they had won in an honest and fair manner. This is very disgusting.
If a Japanese reporter was provoking the national football team, he would have a headache and might find other ways to use detours.
In South Korea, if you just start fighting, you can not only easily win, but also have a bunch of teammates to assist...
Cao Xuan's interview was subsequently leaked back to China in its entirety, and was reprinted and published by "Football News" and other related media.
Everyone was happy for Cao Xuan's confrontation with South Korea, and also learned about Cao Xuan's recognition of the national football team.
I don’t know whether Cao Xuan really meant it, but he didn’t show off his thoughts by playing in the national football team, which somewhat alleviated the dissatisfaction of some relevant people.
This is also Cao Xuan's purpose. He doesn't care how other people complain about the national football team, but don't bring hatred to himself.
He doesn't care about the national football team, but some units behind the national football team still carry a lot of weight. Don't worry about it and put it aside. The key is that there is no need to have conflicts.
Therefore, when Cao Xuan spoke about the national football team, he would not praise it, but at least he could not belittle it. He had to put it in a roundabout way, taking care of the face of the national football team is also the face of the whole country.
Moreover, Cao Xuan truly believed that the performance of the national football team was not bad, especially compared with the performance of later generations, it was simply the pinnacle.
Even if the national football team of later generations let Cao Xuan talk about it in a roundabout way, he would still have a headache. He might have to learn from Director Dong and learn how to tell lies with his eyes open.
However, although the national football team in 2002 is not worthy of praise, there is still no problem in giving it recognition.
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Until now, Japan didn't want to stay for a long time, but as a guest performer, he still had to attend some occasions and cooperate with FIFA and the World Cup Organizing Committee. This is also a stipulation in the contract.
However, there are advantages to staying for two more days. The German team came out of their frustration a little bit and attended the party hosted by the organizing committee.
Cao Xuan seized the opportunity and asked for many autographs from the German team, and even had a pleasant conversation with Kahn.
After all, Kahn also appeared in the "Waving Flag" MV, and even exchanged a move with Cao Xuan from afar.
Cao Xuan also wanted to get to know Ballack, but this guy won the Four Asia Kings this year and was in a very bad mood. He didn't come at all, so he could only talk to Klose.
Near the end of the party, Cao Xuan also met German football emperor Beckenbauer.
This old man is a famous German football player. He once won two World Cups for Germany as a player and coach. He is also the first person in the world to win the World Cup in two capacities.
Before Melo came out, Beckenbauer's historical status in football was firmly in the top five. Even if Melo was at his peak, with a total of twelve Ballon d'Or awards, he might not be able to squeeze the old man out of the top five.
However, Cao Xuan didn't care about the old man's status in football. The real attraction was Beckenbauer's current status as chairman of the 2006 German World Cup Organizing Committee.
It was also because of this identity that Beckenbauer took the initiative to chat with Cao Xuan.
In this Japan-Korea World Cup, whether it is the Pepsi promotion song or the World Cup closing performance, Cao Xuan is destined to be an indispensable element.
This also made Beckenbauer a little excited, and he took the initiative to chat with Cao Xuan and praised his performance and songs.
The old man may not be really running for anything, and he didn't make any promises. He mainly wanted to lay the groundwork in case the World Cup in Germany is used in the future.
Cao Xuan is also happy to brag with the old man, but whether he will get involved in the next World Cup depends on the specific situation.
The World Cup is indeed good, it makes money and increases your reputation, but not any song can be as popular as "Waving Flag". It is not easy to find a song that meets the requirements and is significant enough.
During the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, he was able to copy "Wakawaka" from Shakira's Chinese title "African Moment". It was really difficult to choose a song for the World Cup in Germany.
As for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, even if Cao Xuan did not officially retire from the music scene at that time, he was probably in a semi-retirement period and would not come out again.
But I don’t have a clue at the moment. Anyway, it’s still a long time. Let’s talk. If Beckenbauer really invites me, Cao Xuan will come if he has a song. If he doesn’t have a song, he will decline with some excuse.
In fact, Cao Xuan felt that it would be difficult for him to attend the World Cup closing ceremony again. This time, thanks to his Asian background, it would be hard to compare to Europe and Africa.
So Beckenbauer guessed that it was an invitation song, and it was unlikely to be performed on stage as a promotional song or theme song.
But nothing is certain. Shakira has also participated in three World Cups. As Cao Xuan's reputation increases in the future and he becomes a truly global superstar, he may be able to smooth out these regional and racial differences.
Speaking of Shakira, the two of them had made an appointment to watch the World Cup together when they were in the United States.
However, Cao Xuan was filming in China before, and later came to Japan to participate in the closing ceremony rehearsal, and did not have time until after the finals.
Just as Shakira was not leaving, Cao Xuan was invited to have a small gathering.
It is said to be a small gathering, but in fact it is a party. Everyone is busy and there are many people who know each other. They have to go their separate ways soon, so we just plan a party so that everyone can get together and make new friends.
The people holding the game were Shakira, her boyfriend and a rich Latin American man who seemed to be doing trade projects between South America and Europe and was a Spanish-Chilean.
Apart from Cao Xuan and a few others, most of the people who came to participate in the vocabulary were Latino, and there were also a few football stars. For example, Ronaldinho, who I had seen before, came today and happily greeted Cao Xuan.
Went to flirt with girls.
Xiao Luo went to flirt with a girl, but Cao Xuan didn't move, and a girl came to flirt with him.
He is 1.75 meters tall and looks good, but when Cao Xuan heard that he was a model by profession, the smile on his face became polite and reserved.
It’s not that he engages in professional discrimination, nor does he have any opinions on the private life or reputation of the model industry.
Well, I may have some opinions, but it is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that most of these models, especially foreign models, are not strict in speaking. In order to become famous, they dare to say anything.
Don't say that Cao Xuan doesn't have the idea of hunting wild food. Even if he does, he won't look for these models who are first in fame and fortune.
Get some sleep, they dare to reveal the size of Cao Xuan's tool, the position he uses, how long it lasts, or his mouth habits like "I'm big, please bear with me"...
Although Cao Xuan is very confident in his own ability and skills, it does not mean that he is willing to make it public.
Not to mention in-depth communication, Cao Xuan didn't want to talk more. Who knows if the model would "misinterpret" his words. It was obviously a normal chat and he said he was interested in her.
This is not Cao Xuan's exaggeration. Those European and American players and stars have been tricked all the time. Maybe they don't care, but Cao Xuan can't afford to lose this person.
A scumbag is a scumbag, but he doesn't want to become an old pervert...
Compared with these Latin beauties, Cao Xuan is most interested in Maradona, a short and stocky man with long hair.
Lao Ma has a lot of flaws, but he is one of the few left-wing celebrities who is willing to speak for the poor. His idol in life is Che Guevara. Cao Xuan, a young pioneer who grew up under the red flag and a member of the people, is quite easy to talk to.
Lao Ma, who had been to China before and had a good impression of China, also liked chatting with Cao Xuan.
The two of them teased and teased each other, complained about the United States, and finally had a breast-feeding session. The atmosphere was very joyful and harmonious.
