Chapter 75

Will Liu Hao land in Europe? This seems like a very distant matter.

But at least Liu Hao can become the first footballer from Western Guangdong Province.

Currently, there seem to be only two players from Western Guangdong playing in the Chinese professional football league...

One is Zhu Baojie, a player from Liuzhou who recently transferred to Guangzhou R&F and was once selected for the national youth training team; the other is Guo Yi, who plays for Shenzhen Blue Sky and was once a key member of the 2008 Asian Youth Championship national team.

The former has a better reputation, while the latter is less well-known. However, if these two were compared to Liu Hao, the difference would be like heaven and earth.

Of course, they climbed their way up step by step, while he rose like a rocket. There's no way to compare them.

In the derby match against Shandong Luneng, although Liu Hao couldn't help his team draw with the opponent, his magical performance didn't stop. The "Fat Man Fever" continued to be hot...

Although the recording of "Ruyu Youyue" wasn't very successful, it didn't prevent Liu Hao from becoming a sought-after guest for various TV programs. For example, Hunan TV's "Where Are We Going, Dad?" extended an olive branch, inviting Liu Hao to participate in the latest episode.

Jiangsu TV's "If You Are the One" also came, but how does this relate to Liu Hao? Is Jiangsu TV planning a special for a married man to marry a second wife?

CCTV5's "The World of Football" also extended an invitation. This heavyweight invitation seems unprecedented for domestic players?

But these are not the main points. The main point is that Guangzhou Sports Channel has created a new football program called "I Am a Player," which seems to echo Hunan TV's "I Am a Singer."

Their first choice for an invited player is Liu Hao.

The host of "I Am a Player" is... the famous former CCTV5 host Huang Jianxiang, and the guest is Guangzhou Evergrande's head coach Marcello Lippi? The sponsor is the Evergrande Group!

What is this program about? Is it a talent show? Or... When the promotional poster for "I Am a Player" first came out, everyone was a bit confused.

However, when people checked the official website, they understood a bit more.

It is both a talent show and a show for professional players. The professional players are the ones putting on a show, while the amateurs are the ones being selected.

Think about it, if an amateur player gets detailed comments from Lippi, they might just fly straight to Europe. Of course, not everyone can turn from a sparrow into a phoenix. Playing football isn't like shouting on a stage. Otherwise, there wouldn't be tryouts in the football world; everyone is afraid of buying a dud.

Actually, this program is more focused on professional players, with amateur players participating as a base.

Should Liu Hao go to "The World of Football" or "I Am a Player"? This kind of happy dilemma is hard for him to choose.

But in the eyes of Lai Yuxin, who has a good head for business, this is not a choice at all. If it is, it's a multiple-choice question, and both A and B should be selected.

Of course, he should go to "The World of Football" first, and then to "I Am a Player." After all, the two don't conflict...

Under the condition of maintaining his competitive state, frequently attending commercial activities is a win-win situation!

Think about how Beckham did it back in the day.

Of course, this is not to compare Liu Hao with Beckham. Liu Hao is almost undisturbed in this aspect, just walking through the motions on weekends, without much effort.

Since Huang Jianxiang left, Duan Xuan has been the host of "The World of Football," occasionally letting Liu Jianhong guest-host.

Today, it's very unfortunate that Duan Xuan is unavailable, and Liu Jianhong is guest-hosting again.

The whole process is quite cold, and there's nothing to talk about with Liu Jianhong...

Liu Hao is not a very talkative person. Although this is his second time participating in such a program, he still lacks experience. Liu Jianhong asks a question, and he answers one.

"Ah, scored, scored, scored, scored..." This phrase keeps circling in Liu Hao's head, no, it's "Ah, in, in, in." He just doesn't know why he heard it as "scored, scored"...

If it were "scored," it would be better, at least there's a "climax," but "in" feels so bland. Even "went in" or "went in" would be better...

There's no way around it. Liu Hao's deepest impression of Liu Jianhong is not from watching his commentary for over a decade, but from Liu Jianhong's commentary during the 2010 World Cup match between Spain and Paraguay...

The interview actually only lasted ten minutes. It's impossible to have a long time, after all, "The World of Football" focuses on the European top five leagues, not domestic news.

Speaking of the top five leagues, but not even the Premier League is shown, what kind of top five leagues are these? What kind of "The World of Football"?

Moreover, for a player to stand out for ten minutes in "The World of Football" is already quite outstanding. Who has the longest segment in "The World of Football"? The answer is undoubtedly Ronaldo.

"The World of Football" used three entire episodes to record... no one has done that before.

However, when Liu Hao went to Guangzhou mid-week, he felt a different flavor.

Although Huang Jianxiang looks much older than eight years ago, he has become more mature and manly. Of course, sitting next to Huang Jianxiang is an even more heavyweight figure, the Silver Fox Lippi. Although he looks older, his wise and steady demeanor remains the same.

"The top Chinese football star has arrived." Huang Jianxiang stood up to welcome him.

Liu Hao's head was filled with question marks, not understanding what it meant...

Lippi smiled and stood up, with no airs at all.

Fortunately, Huang Jianxiang laughed and explained, "I just said that in Italian, I said the top Chinese football star has arrived."

When Huang Jianxiang said this, Liu Hao remembered that the guy is proficient in English, German, and Italian, truly a graduate of the Diplomatic Academy... Liu Hao even thought that the guy might be a spy.

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With such a humorous host as Huang Jianxiang, the program definitely won't be cold.

Everyone knows that Liu Hao is a guy who relies on free kicks, so the program naturally focuses on free kicks.

For this reason, another guest appeared, Sun Xiang.

Whether it was intentional on the part of the Evergrande club or not, Sun Xiang is going to challenge Liu Hao in a free-kick contest.

Huang Jianxiang said, "There's someone in the Evergrande team who doesn't agree with you. Sun Xiang wants to challenge your free-kick green card. Do you dare to bet with him? If you win, Lippi will buy you to Evergrande. If you lose, you'll have to give the green card to Sun Xiang."

This sounds quite scary, is it real?

Huang Jianxiang always speaks dramatically, but is it appropriate to make a bet on TV? Betting on a free-kick competition ticket is fine, but betting on joining the Evergrande club? This sounds like a conspiracy.

Lippi, is this what you think?