Chapter 52 Mr. Football

The first day of arriving in Shanghai was a non-stop rush to deal with all kinds of interviews and commercial endorsement activities. By the time Li Yu dragged her tired body back to the hotel, it was already more than 2 o'clock in the middle of the night.

Compared with playing football, Li Yu still feels that it is tiring to deal with these activities. After a football match or training, he can still be brilliant, but after several consecutive activities, he has been exhausted for a long time. During the development, Li Yu was still thinking that it is not a good thing to have more endorsements!

Especially the last event. Although it was a dinner party, in the end, Li Yu actually didn't eat anything at all. Obviously, it was much more than eating. It was really too tired. Although her stomach was still protesting, after washing and returning to **, Li Yu immediately fell asleep.

There will be official activities waiting for him tomorrow, but the award ceremony will be held in the evening. In the morning, Li Yu will attend a press conference and a small fan meeting according to the requirements of the organizer. In the afternoon, the schedule is also full. It can be said that Li Yu is in addition to those who sleep during the day and a half. I spent my time in the field.

The bitterness behind the stars, Li Yu really experienced it. On the surface, the bitterness and fatigue in private are not what ordinary people can bear. Of course, there is no reputation. If you want to do this, no one will ask you to participate. She also takes the initiative to pay the appearance fee. The life of a star is not so enviable. It's better than pure football.

While answering the reporter's questions on the stage, Li Yu compared himself with those entertainment stars. In his opinion, he is more like an entertainment star than a football player.

Compared with the following fan meeting, compared with the press conference, Li Yu felt much more relaxed. She didn't have to face all kinds of tricky problems, and didn't have to be wary of saying anything wrong from time to time. It was much easier to be with the fans, and many topics were also about football.

Many of the fans who arrived were waiting at the door of the hotel early yesterday morning. The meeting had not yet started. First, it turned into an autograph meeting. After the fans came forward to take photos and signed, it was the real fan meeting. In fact, this kind of fan meeting activity was only a few processes. When recording Football Night, it was also It is such a process to answer some fans' questions and give gifts through activities. Now I have gradually become familiar with these Li Yu. It is also much more humorous to answer the questions of fans, and it is easier and natural to joke about anything.

At the end of the morning event, Li Yu didn't have time to eat, but the hotel was very considerate. She knew that Li Yu had been rushing to the scene without eating. On Li Yu's special car arranged by the hotel, she specially prepared a bento for Li Yu, that is, the boxed lunch that Li Yu often ate when she was in school. Now she has become a football star, even a boxed lunch. It sounds good, but this bento is really not Li Yu's at that time. A boxed lunch of 5 yuan can be compared. It is full of color, fragrance and taste. Maybe Li Yu is really hungry. Li Yu eats a full bento without any leftovers. She also feels a little unsatisfied. It's not to blame Li Yu. She rarely eats authentic Chinese food in Britain. Occasionally, I cook a bag of frozen dumplings. Even if it is a Chinese food experience, even if you really give him a 5-yuan boxed lunch now, the effect may be about the same. Everything you eat when you are hungry is delicious, especially the long-lost hometown meal.

Zhang Kun, as Li Yu's agent in the name of China, saw Li Yu's arrangement in China. After seeing Li Yu's dinner, he briefly told him about the afternoon's arrangement. There is no difference, just a change of brand. This afternoon is a Chevrolet's activity, which is about an hour. In the future, Li Yu will have to rush to the next event, Red Bull special!

After the two sponsor activities in the afternoon, they arrived at the real destination of Li Yu's trip to Shanghai, the Asian Football Awards Ceremony.

To be honest, after participating in this award ceremony, Li Yu went back. I really doubted that she was still in the state to play the game immediately. She was really too tired, or physically and mentally exhausted. The two major football players of Manchester United, and returned with praise. Li Yuzhen came to the event site, and there was only one inner thought left, that is, the award ceremony was the most Let's finish it quickly.

The official award ceremony has not yet begun. The people present were concentrated in a luxurious banquet hall. As soon as Li Yu entered the door, she became the focus of the banquet hall. Many people would take the initiative to say a few words to Li Yu implicitly.

Li Yu really doesn't know people in the Asian football circle. There are people of all kinds of skin colors, but she doesn't know one. In a moment, there will be an AFC executive committee, and a prince from West Asia will come. Li Yu keeps a smile and chats warmly. Not to mention, compared with other Chinese players, Li Yu's language advantage is undoubtedly revealed in this venue. There are no obstacles to communication. They are all speaking English, and there are no obstacles to communication.

On the contrary, the officials of China deliberately kept a distance from Li Yu. Li Yu is nominally a player who was permanently removed from the national team, but ironically, this player who was permanently removed from the national team now receives the highest award of Asian football on behalf of China.

Even South Korean and Japanese officials came forward to talk a few words. I have to say that although the countries represented are different, on the international stage of football, Li Yu actually represents the yellow people and Asian football. To be precise, it should be the level of East Asian football. They come forward to show that they will To support Li Yu's selection this time, the votes of the two countries will definitely be given to Li Yu.

In the venue, the reporter saw football players from Asian countries come forward to communicate with Li Yu, and from time to time, he asked to take a few photos.

Soon, the main topic finally arrived, and Miss Etiquette began to invite you to enter. The organizers of this award ceremony must have done their homework in advance. According to the past practice, the nominated players are with the representatives of their own country. Considering the semi-public contradictions between Li Yu and her football association, five nominations at this award ceremony The players were placed at a table.

After entering the venue, Li Yu learned that the award ceremony was held in the form of a banquet, which saved a lot of time. However, Li Yu, his deskmate, was still not familiar with it. Reparov in Uzbekistan, Kintana in Qatar, Mata in the United Arab Emirates and Yuji Nakazawa from Japan, representing different regions. Uzbekistan belongs to Central Asia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are in West Asia, and Li Yu and Yuji Nakazawa represent East Asia.

Yesterday, Reparov expressed some of his views on this year's selection in an interview with the media. He said, "All five candidates have performed very well this year, and whoever wins the award is well-forth. Although I'm not the biggest hit, I won't rule out my chance to win the prize.

Jeparov is currently playing for the Kurufić Club in Uzbekistan, and he is also the captain of the Uzbekistan national team. This year, he led the team to win the double championship of the domestic league and the cup, and led the team to the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League in Asia.

Rivaldo, a former world footballer who is currently playing for Uzbekistan, has a high opinion of Jeparov. He believes: "He is an excellent player. He is fully capable of playing in the top teams in Europe. If he is sent to a high-level European team now, there will be no problem at all. He will do a good job.

As for who can win the final Asian Footballer of the Year's Championship, Reparov said: "In view of the rigor and complexity of the scoring standards, it is difficult for me to predict who is popular, but the advantage of one person is obvious."

He said that he is undoubtedly Li Yu, but one thing can't be ignored. In fact, Li Yu has not participated in any competition in Asia. She is the most popular, but Li Yu does not have an advantage in the score of the competition. The key depends on the subsequent voting process.

In addition to the Asian Footballer of the Year, there are a total of 13 awards at this year's AFC Awards Gala.

And another award for the best national team will be awarded between Australia, Japan and Saudi Arabia.

The finalists of the AFC's Best Association of the Year are the Iranian Football Association, the Japanese Football Association and the Uzbekistan Football Association.

Generally, the evaluation of the Asian Footballer is the last few awards, and it is also the most ** in the whole award ceremony.

Li Yu and Reparov next to him occasionally say a few words. Both of them speak English. Yuji Nakazawa, who can't sit on the other side, can't communicate even if he wants to communicate. It's not a matter to compare with his hands. The other two are a little far away, and they can't have a meeting above. Let's make a loud noise here.

Originally, Li Yu was still very confident that she finally won the award, but after communicating with Jeparov and understanding the rules of the competition, she knew why another excellent player in Europe, that is, Manchester United teammate Park Zhixing, why he was not nominated and did not have Asian competitions like Li Yu. Compared with Li Yu, he doesn't even have a national team. He has to compare the two. He may not be as high as Park Ji-sung in the score of the game.

However, there are accidents. Li Yu's influence in Asia is too great, especially in Southeast Asia represented by Huaxia. If there is really the same situation as the Golden Globe Award, it is no wonder that the AFC's award ceremony will not be questioned.

Therefore, Li Yu was specially nominated for selection, and according to the selection method formulated by the Asian Football Confederation, in fact, Li Yu is not as likely to win the prize in the end, which is almost a one-sided situation.

If Li Yu wants to win, she must defeat other candidates in the voting process.

As the awards were announced one by one, there were excited congratulations and applause from others from time to time.

Finally, it has reached the selection stage of the footballer. I have to say that there are many awards for this award ceremony, but the process is still relatively fast. Only Miss Football and the footballer need to conduct two rounds of voting on the spot. In fact, the remaining awards have already had results before the start, only waiting for the results to be announced at the meeting.

Five players, plus the original competition score, first conduct a round of voting to determine the top three, and then a round to determine the final winner.

There is also a round of suspense. When the voting session begins, it is impossible for Li Yu not to be nervous. In the camera, in order to hide her nervous mood, Li Yu keeps holding and drinking water, but it is too frequent, and the cover-up is not successful.

Several people around him were also very nervous. There was no nervous performance in the first half of Nakazawa Youji beside Li Yu, but Li Yu, who was relatively close, could still see that Nakazawa Youji couldn't help but stand on tiptoe with his nervousness.

Just one minute after the voting result, for the five people at this table, it is undoubtedly a long time. Finally, the beautiful master of ceremonies of the conference, please ask the last lottery guest to start announcing the results of the first round of voting.

I think it's beyond everyone's expectation. In the first round, Reparov ranked first, the second place was Li Yu, and the third place was Mata of the United Arab Emirates. The remaining two players can be relieved. Although they can't help but be a little disappointed, the two eliminated people actually know that if it weren't for the AFC selection. The rules are different from other continents. Li Yu must be the winner, and he is the only one who can't say anything after winning the prize. The others are actually half a catty to eight liang, and their influence at the Asian level is limited, not to mention Europe, the world football center.

Perhaps the Asian Football Confederation intends to let Li Yu win back some disadvantages and improve the image and influence of some Asian football. The beautiful master of ceremonies came forward before the second round of voting and said, "In the past year, there was a player in Asia who has achieved remarkable results in Europe. Let's take a look at his wonderful performance, and it is also tight. Relax Zhang's voting session!"

The people who attended the meeting are not fools, so the obvious hints have all been understood. This is the AFC's going to play. Push Li Yu up. There are no Asian event points, and the on-site vote to make up for it. However, everyone really has nothing to say. That lame rule, the selected Asian football player, Compared with other continents, it is almost equivalent to an anonymous player. Who knows that there is such an Asian football player in international football!

This method has been acquiesced by the two major football forces in East and West Asia. After watching Li Yu's wonderful video, everyone knows that the next vote is already an act of the past, and the final winner must be Li Yu.

"The second round of voting begins!"

Li Yu has heard before that there are many hidden operations of the football federations of various continents, especially in the United Kingdom. The British media have been saying that the UEFA Champions League group has been calculating Premier League players, and there is a problem of internal manipulation of the lottery results.

Now it seems that everywhere is almost the same, but Li Yu also understands that in order to enhance the influence of Asian football, it is not a bad thing, but for Li Yu himself, it is not certain whether it is good or bad. The benefits are obvious. The grand prize of light brain is 5,000 points, but it will not come out again in the future of the award ceremony. What is the current media questioning? No one can say for sure!

When it comes to the impact on Li Yu's personal reputation, without this award, Li Yu's popularity in Europe is not low. Even if he adds a title of Asian Footballer of the Year, it is actually the boasting weight of the British media and Manchester United clubs. Other influence is really nothing. There is no way to play this Asian football. Sir, the football center doesn't pay attention to it at all. In their opinion, Li Yu should win the award, but it is dispensable.

After having a clear mind, Li Yu did not think about the final result, but thought that she should say something when she came to the stage to receive the award, sorted out her thoughts, and now waited for the award guest to say her name.

The beautiful master of ceremonies took out a golden envelope symbolizing the final result. The award guests also came on the stage without too many foreshadowing. The guests immediately opened the envelope, took out the list of the final winners, and solemnly read it out, "YU.LEE!"

The audience was full of joy, and the other candidates also congratulated Li Yu and signaled him that he could go on stage to receive the award.

Not waiting for the beautiful master of ceremonies to say that she invited the winner to play, Li Yu had begun to walk to the stage, but there was no one on both sides of the aisle to congratulate Li Yu and slowed him down a little.

"The handsome young man can't wait. I didn't seem to say that I would invite the winner to the stage, and he came over by himself!" Waiting for Li Yu to take the stage, the beautiful master of ceremonies joked and cleverly spent the gap time waiting for Li Yu to take the stage.

When she got to the stage, the beautiful master of ceremonies took the lead in sending her blessings, one hug and one kiss. Of course, she kissed her cheeks, and still said congratulations and other words.

Li Yu also gently thanked the beautiful master of ceremonies, turned to face the stage, bowed deeply, and immediately burst into a burst of warm applause.

At this time, the award trophy came to Li Yu, handed the trophy to Li Yu, and also sent his own blessing, "Congratulations, young man!"

"Thank you, sir!"

"Next, please say a few award-winning words!" As the beautiful master of ceremonies spoke, she motioned Li Yu to walk to the microphone.

Li Yu did not speak English at this time, and Mandarin was what he wanted to say. "Thank you for your vote. Thank you again for your recognition. As a football player, I am deeply honored to receive such a big prize. It is football that gave all this. I want to thank football first!"

"Generally, after winning the award, it's all a series of thanks. When I was in an interview the day before, the host asked me if I would thank you for being old-fashioned. At that time, I answered that I couldn't avoid vulgarity, but now I decided to express it in one sentence!"

"Thank you to everyone who has supported me. I will continue to fight for higher football achievements. This is my goal. Thank you for listening to me again quietly and saying thank you!"

He bowed again, and the applause from the stage also sounded.

The Miss Football behind the award ceremony obviously lost a lot compared with her husband. In the field of football, there is still a big gap between the influence of the women's football team and the men's football team, which can't be reversed for a while.

The last award was also at the end of the award ceremony. At the end of the award banquet, Li Yu's trip to Shanghai finally won the first intercontinental award in his life. In 2008, the Asian Footballer of the Year was him, Li Yu!