Starting with playing defensive midfield for Evergrande

Chapter 120 (First Update) Professor: "What do you think of that Colombian midfielder?"

"Oh dear! Sabella's reputation has been somewhat tarnished by this, getting into a conflict with a player as a head coach!"

At the Workers' Stadium, the real brawl began.

As Sabella, unable to accept defeat, began to provoke them, the players from both teams immediately surrounded each other again.

Old Qin, with his fiery temper, was so blatantly pushed down that he naturally got up angrily, intending to retaliate.

Seeing Sabella's full head of white hair, Qin Sheng could only vent his anger on Higuain, who was standing at the front.

For these Argentine players, as top stars of a world-class team, losing the game was already a huge loss of face; now these Chinese players actually dared to retaliate.
As a result, all the Argentine players, including Higuain, rushed towards Qin Sheng.

Of course, as the entire Argentine team began to besiege Qin Sheng, Su Hao also led the Chinese national team, including the substitutes, into the fray.

Pushing, spitting, and cursing.
In short, the scene was extremely chaotic!
Fortunately, the referee team and staff intervened in time; otherwise, if it had turned into a major riot, the entire Argentine team would probably have been suspended by FIFA for one or two matches.

Of course, it was precisely because of this riot that the so-called handshake ceremony at the end of the competition was completely canceled.

There was naturally no private communication between Su Hao and Messi, the two star players.

"This is the worst game I've ever seen! We lost, but we didn't lose to the Chinese team; we just lost to terrible refereeing!"

"That actor on the Chinese team doesn't deserve to be on the field!"

"His presence is an insult to Argentine football!"

"Don't mention China or Su to me! Our next match is the World Cup, not this meaningless friendly!"

At the post-match press conference, Sabella only said these four sentences.

These four sentences thoroughly angered all Chinese football fans.
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[Damn Argentina, what are you pretending for? What do you mean by "don't mention our Suarez"? Their next match is the World Cup. Isn't this blatant mockery of us for not qualifying for the World Cup?]
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[Exactly, that old man is fucking disgusting. And those who are cursing Qin Sheng, what do you mean this is an insult to Argentine football? Is Argentine football so noble? A handball goal and they call it the Hand of God? Who's really disgusting here!]
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[Haha, he's gotten desperate after losing. This old man even pushed Qin Sheng. If we appeal to FIFA, he'll get at least a one-match ban!]
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Alright, alright, we've already embarrassed ourselves internationally. Stop complaining and get Qin Sheng to post an apology on Weibo; maybe that can salvage some of our reputation!
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[Hahaha, this simp actually dares to speak up? You've really taken simping to the extreme! You can even lick this?!]
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Look, even after all this commotion, Messi still hasn't said anything. He genuinely cares about Chinese fans and doesn't want us to be caught in the middle. So touching!
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[This angle is truly...refreshing and unique! I'm genuinely impressed by the person upstairs!]

The fans are furious.

So angry that at one of Messi's commercial events the next day, the stadium, which was supposed to hold only a little over a thousand fans, only had tens of thousands of people show up.

It wasn't until the police arrived and escorted him in police cars that Messi was able to return to his hotel after the event.

Even after arriving at the hotel, Messi's car was still surrounded by die-hard fans who had been waiting there.

"It was a very enjoyable trip to China. I love China and I love Chinese fans!"

After Messi's trip to China came to an end, his official Chinese Weibo account posted another Weibo message that was clearly written by a staff member on his behalf.
Messi's fans in China have once again brilliantly seized the moral high ground.

Discussion topics on Weibo, such as "Qin Sheng apologizes," "Su Hao apologizes," and "National Football Team apologizes," began to spring up like mushrooms after rain.

Many radical fans even went to Su Hao's Facebook page to leave messages demanding that he apologize to Messi on behalf of the Chinese national team.
Then, upon seeing this idiotic comment, Su Hao, for the first time ever, took the initiative to reply.

"You idiot, if you have a problem with your brain, go get it treated!"

Very decisive.
Even many Messi fans who had initially remained neutral started to criticize Su Hao in a fit of rage.
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[Oh my, you've gotten so cocky? Who do you think you are?]
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Did you see Messi's Weibo post? Look at his attitude, how many Ballon d'Or awards he's won, and what about you? Is this all you've got?
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[I thought you'd made it into the world-class football scene, but with this level of emotional intelligence, haha, I doubt you'll ever even crack the top 50 for the Ballon d'Or!]
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[What a disgrace! Don't go out and say you're Chinese. Our land of etiquette has no place for ill-mannered people like you!]

That's amazing.
So astonished was Su Hao that after seeing the comments on Facebook written in a tone that was absolutely unique to Chinese people, he was stunned for a long time before he could recover.

"Flight CZ8956 to Tokyo is about to take off, please..."

The friendly match between China and Arab countries has come to a complete end.

Although the topic was still generating buzz, Su Hao was too lazy to deal with these troublesome matters anymore.

Because he had promised Arimura that he would visit her in Japan while he was in London, Su Hao immediately boarded a flight to Tokyo after settling things in China.

Speaking of Arimura, what Su Hao found interesting was that while domestic Messi fans were criticizing the Chinese team for winning against Argentina in this way as shameful, Japanese fans didn't think so.

Japan's largest newspaper, Asahi Shimbun, published an article that evening titled "Chinese Football's Strong Rise: Su Hao May Become Japan's Most Threatening Opponent for the Next Twenty Years!" on the same day the match ended.

In this report, the Japanese reporter provided a detailed recap of every single detail of the entire match.

The analysis went into great detail on how Su Hao and his Evergrande teammates, through their excellent teamwork, limited Messi for a full 50 minutes.

Especially regarding Su Hao's individual defensive and counter-attacking awareness.

The Asahi Shimbun even gave it the highest praise, calling it the world's number one.

As soon as this news came out, another wave of envy for Su Hao, in addition to envying Gao Lin, was launched in Japan.

Countless Japanese fans envy that in addition to Gao Lin, a top-class center forward, the Chinese team has also produced Su Hao, a top-class midfielder.

Even Japanese fans believe that if the Japanese team had Su Hao and Gao Lin, they might have had a chance to reach the top eight in this World Cup.
"Susan!"

Tokyo International Airport underground parking lot.

As soon as Su Hao appeared, Kasumi Arimura, wearing a mask and sunglasses, jumped over and gave Su Hao a long-awaited hug.

Seeing Ayamura burying his head in his arms, even though he could see the reporters taking pictures in the distance, Su Hao affectionately patted Ayamura's hair and then pulled him into the new car he had recently bought for Ayamura.

Maserati Ghibli SQ4.

It's not expensive, only around 14 euros. Especially for Su Hao, not counting commercial benefits, Su Hao could afford one with a week's salary.

However, after Su Hao secretly bought the gift for Youcun and arranged for someone to deliver it to the door of Youcun's rented apartment as a surprise, Youcun saw the gift Su Hao had bought for him and immediately bought a plane ticket to London that same day.

Forehead.
Coincidentally, the day after that was the title showdown between Arsenal and Manchester City.

"Su Sang, let's eat at home. I've been preparing since last night. I've made so many dishes, I'm sure you'll love them!"

Along the way, Ayumura kept chattering away, showing off her dimples. Although Ayumura was two years older than Su Hao, she was still 19. A 19-year-old girl is really still considered immature.

Moreover, Su Hao genuinely enjoyed Arimura's personality and typical Japanese woman habits.

It was like when they arrived home together, Ayamura rushed in and knelt down at the door to take off Su Hao's shoes first.

Well, this isn't because Su Hao bought him a car or anything, but rather a habit that Ayumura has been influenced by since childhood.

Japanese women treat their husbands who go out to work this way.

Woo woo woo.
Watching him lower his head to put his shoes away and tuck a strand of hair behind his ear with his fair hand, 17-year-old Su Hao suddenly felt as if he were the head of a family in one of the Japanese movies he had watched.

"Thank you, Arimura-chan."

"Hehe, Su Sang, I'm going to run the bathwater, you can take a bath first!"

After watching Su Hao take off his shoes, Youcun quickly ran into the bathroom.

Su Hao was enjoying a sweet time with his partner in Tokyo.

However, what Su Hao didn't know was just how fast the paparazzi at the airport were.

Before noon, news of Su Hao and Kasumi Arimura's secret romance appeared in the entertainment section of the Asahi Shimbun.

Arimura Kasumi
At 19 years old, Arimura is currently the Japanese actress with the most fans among the new generation of actresses.

He was shocked to find that his ideal woman was in love, and her lover was Chinese.

Those fanatics were naturally furious and stormed into Arimura's social media accounts, unleashing all sorts of insults.

What's interesting is...
Aside from these fanatics, many other rational moviegoers surprisingly felt that Arimura's first love was actually quite good.

After all, the news of Su Hao leading his team to victory against Argentina was just yesterday.

Moreover, Su Hao is currently the undisputed number one football star in Asia.

In Japan, a country that admires strength, it's not a bad thing that one of its rising stars has won Su Hao's heart.

Some outrageous Japanese fans even went so far as to urge Arimura to get pregnant quickly so she could bring Su Hao's top-tier star genes to Japan.
"Private Marseille"

"Shenし訳ございません"

However, the movie fans and football fans didn't cause much of a stir.

That evening, Arimura's agent called him and gave him a severe dressing-down.

According to Arimura's agent, the company had worked hard to establish Arimura's image as a pure and innocent girl, but before they could even film a leading role in a movie, Arimura was suddenly revealed to be in a relationship.
Seeing Arimura's aggrieved expression as he answered the phone, Su Hao felt a pang of sympathy.

However, just as Su Hao was thinking about whether to ask Mendes for a favor and have him fund a big-budget production for Arimura, the agent who had just hung up the phone suddenly changed his attitude and called Arimura again.

The reason for this phone call was the explosive popularity of Su Hao and Arimura's news. Their company had actually decided to cast Arimura as the female lead in their new, heavily invested project, the live-action version of "Death Note."
Upon hearing the news from the agent, Arimura was visibly taken aback.

She was just feeling guilty because her secret relationship with Su Hao had made all her manager's hard work go to waste, and now... how come she's suddenly playing the female lead in such a big production?
From great sorrow to great joy
Arimura was so excited that he threw himself into Su Hao's arms.

And so began the leisurely days of June.

Since there was no World Cup to play in, Su Hao could only go to Evergrande's training base and train with his old teammates.

However, it must be said that Su Hao's addition has directly raised the training level of the entire Evergrande team to a new level.

This also led to Evergrande achieving another magnificent run of victories in the AFC Champions League and various Chinese Super League competitions during the month or so that Su Hao was in charge.

Evergrande is making great strides, while in distant Brazil...

The highly anticipated World Cup is in full swing.

After losing 1-5 to the Netherlands and 0-2 to Chile in the first two rounds of the group stage, Spain was eliminated early, setting a record for the fastest exit of a defending champion in World Cup history.

This can be seen as a formal declaration that the "Spanish dynasty," which "dominated" the international football scene for six years, has come to an end.

On the other hand, with defending champions like Spain being eliminated in the group stage, Asian teams naturally collapsed across the board.

All four Asian teams finished bottom of their groups and were eliminated, with an overall record of 3 draws and 9 losses without a single win. This not only puts them at the bottom of the continental standings but also marks the worst performance for Asia since the country began having four teams participate in the World Cup.

However, against the backdrop of such dismal results for Asian teams, the significance of Su Hao's 2-1 victory over Argentina suddenly increased considerably.

And Argentina marched triumphantly into the semi-finals.

Many Asian fans have started fantasizing about what would happen if Su Hao led the Chinese team to qualify for the Brazil World Cup.

Will the Chinese team miraculously make it into the knockout stage, or even the quarterfinals or semifinals?
"Boss! I don't know how to evaluate that guy!"

January.

As Su Hao began packing his bags, planning to return to London early to begin preparations for the upcoming battle.

The professor suddenly called Su Hao.

As for the content of the phone call, the professor suddenly asked Su Hao what he thought of that Colombian midfielder.

PS: First update delivered. There will be another update later tonight.

My new job has a lot on my plate.
(End of this chapter)