I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 603 Gloating over misfortune
The opening match is Germany vs. Costa Rica.

The final score was 4:2.
Germany wins.

This outcome is not surprising.

Costa Rica's level is far behind that of Germany.

But they scored two goals, two goals... It can be said that this team from North and Central America, together with the German team, delivered a goal-fest, which can be considered a good start to the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

What does it have to do with me?
I felt quite excited while watching the game.

But after watching it, I felt it was rather dull.

I'm neither German nor Costa Rican, how can you expect me to empathize with me?

Moreover, Costa Rica was in the same group as China in the last World Cup, I think.

They participated again!

What about the Chinese national team?

I'm afraid no one could have imagined that the future of Chinese pork would only lead to more and more despair, worse and worse, and with no bottom line.

Liu Jin looked somewhat disappointed after watching the game.

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The World Cup belongs to other countries, not China.

Don't talk about some bullshit second home team; only China has that title.

The next day's matches are Poland vs. Ecuador in Group A; and Great Britain vs. Paraguay in Group B.

If Riquelme, the god of war, were here, Liu Jin might be somewhat interested.

But this is the 2006 World Cup, not the 2010 South Africa World Cup.

Disappointed!

So Liu Jin stayed in Munich for three days.

Heidi was scheduled to attend a press conference in Berlin on June 12th and also watch the Brazil vs. Croatia match, so she left Munich a day early.

She asked Liu Jin if he wanted to go to Berlin with her.

Liu Jin refused!
Heidi was the ambassador for the German World Cup, and he was just a freeloader who went along with her. What kind of person is he?
A lackey?

He couldn't be bothered to join in the fun.

However, with Heidi gone, it seemed pointless for him to stay in Munich any longer.

On the same day, he checked out of the hotel, drove away from Munich, and headed to Frankfurt to watch the game!
There was a match between South Korea and Togo that day, and he wanted to go and join in the fun.

However, on the day he left Munich, Bild published a news item.

After learning of Indra's discriminatory language, Simon & Schuster decided to terminate its partnership with Indra Sinha.

This caused Indra to break down a bit!
After all, Jonathan had assured him that the new book would soon be reprinted.

Instead of receiving a second printing, we received news of the contract termination.

Enraged, Indra published an article in the newspaper, launching a tirade against Pocket Press.

He said that the reason for provoking Liu Jin in the media was Jonathan's idea.

But the next day, Jonathan produced evidence, saying to Indra, "We can learn from Amos's writing style."

“I never let Indra provoke Amos; that would have been an unwise choice.”

Everyone knows Amos's record.

His name alone represents a basic sales volume of two million copies. Besides, what's the point of me having him provoke Amos? Everyone knows that Amos's publishing plans for this year were already planned long ago... Simon & Schuster began discussing the publication plans for the two books, *The Black Swan* and *Midnight in Barcelona*, with Mr. Amos at the beginning of the year.

I don't understand why Indra would slander Amos.

His status and achievements are the myths he created one book after another.

Mr. Sinha is a fraud!

They were discussing this at the beginning of the year, which is utter bullshit.

At the beginning of the year, Mela's side had not made any contact with Simon & Schuster publishing companies.

However, at Jonathan's request, the signing of the new cooperation agreement was moved forward to March.

This makes Jonathan's words particularly persuasive.

On the same day, with the release of information about the publication of the two books, "The Black Swan" and "Midnight in Barcelona," Simon & Schuster's stock rose sharply, gaining 1.89 percent that day.

The Wall Street Journal exclaimed: This is the 'Amos effect'.

Upon arriving in Frankfurt, Liu Jin received a call from Mela.

"Nancy Miller, president of Random House, wants to see you, and Sengoku is also there..."

When are you free recently?

"What have I been doing lately?"
I've been traveling a lot lately. Let's meet in Leipzig on the 19th, okay? I'll treat them to a game.

"Leipzig, the 19th... Wait, France vs. South Korea?"

"Yes!"

“I want to go too, Lala and I are going together, but we don’t have tickets.”

"I'll think of a way."

Liu Jin hung up the phone, put his work badge around his neck, and, wearing a black casual suit jacket, walked straight into the special passage.

He encountered no obstacles and entered the inner area smoothly.

However, from below the Togolese fans' stands, he suddenly looked up at the fans above and said, "The Korean team is very strong."

"Fuck you, coolie."

“I’m not Creeney, you guys have no idea how to provoke Creeney.”

Togo isn't a European country, so they don't know Liu Jin at all.

Hearing this, the Gogos became interested. "Then tell me, how do we provoke them?"

Liu Jin stretched out his hand and made a gesture with his thumb and forefinger.

"Bro, believe me, when you make that gesture, ninety percent of the Cremonese will go crazy."

"What about the remaining ten percent?"

"He has already vomited blood and died!"

The Togolese people in the stands couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Some people, who were eager to stir up trouble, immediately spread the gesture.

Liu Jin then strolled over to the edge of the field.

He stood behind the Togolese coaching bench with a strange smile on his face.

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It's 3:30 PM German time. The match between South Korea and Togo begins.

The commentator responsible for this match was Liu Mouhong.

It must be admitted that no matter how annoying or rude the Koreans are, they do play very well.

At least, they are a level above domestic pigs.

Of course, it will be even stronger in the future...

As the camera panned across the stadium, Liu Mouhong suddenly smiled and said, "Behind the Togolese team's coaching bench, we saw a familiar face."

Mr. Liu Jin, a renowned writer who lived in France.

Is he here today as an inspector? We noticed he was standing behind the Togolese team's coaching bench.

Thanks to the publicity surrounding the opening ceremony, Liu Jin became known to many fans in China.

Some had read his books, while others had heard about his scandals.

On the forum, someone joked, "This guy's been running around pretty often. He doesn't seem like a writer; he's more like a vagrant."

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The Togolese team is clearly no match for the South Korean team.

This also makes South Korean fans exceptionally arrogant.

It seems they angered the Togolese fans, as a group of Togolese fans standing next to the South Korean fans made that classic hand gesture at them.

"Beat the laborers!"

Hundreds of people made the same gesture, which immediately made the Korean fans' eyes red with emotion.

Several South Korean fans crossed the cordon and rushed toward the Togolese fans' camp, but they were too few in number and were instantly overwhelmed by the Togolese fans.

You know what, when they're not facing their American daddy, they're quite spirited.

But the Togolese people...

Stadium security personnel were dispatched and rushed over.

On one hand, they stopped the South Korean fans from continuing to storm the Togolese fans' area; on the other hand, they rescued a few South Korean fans from the crowd.

In the blink of an eye, several Koreans were beaten until their faces were covered in blood.

The commotion in the audience also alerted those on the sidelines.

Liu Jin had his back to the camera and was chuckling.

At this moment, the cameras were all focused on the chaotic area in the stands, and no one noticed Liu Jin's gloating expression.

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The riot was quickly quelled.

After all, German security at that time was quite formidable.

The two sides involved in the riot were separated, and then a dozen or so people from each side were taken off the field.

However, the reason for the riot was also learned by the players below.

In the 31st minute of the match, Togolese player Kader Mohamed broke into the right side of the penalty area and fired a shot from a tight angle, the ball hitting the back of the net.

In the first half, Togo led 1-0.

I don't know what the coaching staff said during halftime, but after the start of the second half, the Korean team suddenly became exceptionally fierce.

The defensive moves were large and rough.

Kader received emergency treatment on the sidelines after being injured just four minutes into the game.

At this point, the Togolese team's performance was still relatively normal, after all, they didn't have any deep-seated hatred for the South Korean team.

However, the Korean team's rough play greatly displeased them.

The coach also warned Ahn Jung-hwan, who committed the foul.

In the 54th minute, South Korean player Lee Chun-soo pulled one back for South Korea.

It was nothing at first, but then this guy, for some reason, went up to the stands where the Togolese fans were gathered after scoring and made a provocative gesture.

As a result, the Togolese people were furious!

The Togolese fans in the stands made that classic gesture towards the South Korean players.

Li Tianxiu got angry and was about to rush towards the stands, but fortunately his teammates stopped him.

Just then, a substitute player from the Togolese coaching bench ran out and made a gesture reminiscent of a tourist attraction towards the South Korean coaching bench.

Several South Korean players immediately rushed out.

Several players refused to back down, and a brawl broke out between the two sides on the sidelines.

Meanwhile, South Korean fans in the stands launched an attack on Togolese fans.

They have a large population. After all, Togo is quite poor economically, and the number of people who can afford to watch the games is far less than that of South Korea.

After being attacked by South Korean fans, Togolese fans retaliated.

The match had to be temporarily suspended.

Riot police stormed into the stands and quickly separated the fans from both sides.

But the situation has become a bit chaotic.

The riots didn't just happen in the stands; there were also clashes among the players on the field.

The riot lasted for more than ten minutes, and the game had to be interrupted for the same amount of time.

After the conflict subsided, the referee rushed to the Togolese team's coaching bench and showed two red cards and one yellow card.

Then, proceeding to the South Korean coaching bench, red cards were shown to Lee Chun-soo, Ahn Jung-hwan, and goalkeeper Lee Woon-jae. Center-back Kim Young-chul and midfielder Lee Eul-yong received yellow cards. Meanwhile, substitute Kim Nam-il was also shown a red card.

Lee Chun-soo's provocation of Togolese fans was the trigger.

Ahn Jung-hwan and Lee Woon-jae were involved in the fight.

Kim Young-chul and Lee Eul-yong also made their move, while Kim Nam-il attacked the opposing coach.

Ahn Jung-hwan was a player who came on in the second half, replacing defender Kim Jin-kyu...

In the original timeline, it was Ahn Jung-hwan who dribbled past the Togolese defender and scored the winning goal in the 73rd minute.

just now……

More than forty South Korean fans were taken away by the police.

Thirty Togolese fans were taken away, and riot police appeared in the stands to separate the two groups of fans, as arranged by the organizing committee.

The riot has finally come to an end.

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(End of this chapter)