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"Now let's look at international sports news. Early this morning Beijing time, the 2014 FIFA World Cup Group H matches continued. In a key match, European powerhouse Belgium defeated South Korea 3-0."

In this match, 17-year-old Chinese player Lu Xiao delivered an outstanding performance, scoring a hat-trick for Belgium. Including his goal and assist in the first match, Lu Xiao has contributed 4 goals and 1 assist in the first two group stage games.

With these four goals, Lu Xiao temporarily tops the World Cup scoring charts. This victory also secured Belgium's qualification for the knockout stage with one match to spare…

This is Lu Xiao's second appearance on CCTV's "News Broadcast".

The last time was when he led Bayer Leverkusen to the Bundesliga title.

In its final international news briefing, CCTV's "Xinwen Lianbo" (News Simulcast) spent 10 seconds mentioning this incident and gave Lu Xiao a 3-second shot.

Logically speaking, Lu Xiao already has enough prestige.

Unexpectedly, this victory over the South Korean team...

CCTV1's main channel did not include the match report in its international news segment.

Instead, they dedicated 30 seconds to a separate voiceover in the international news section to report on the match.

Of all the group stage matches in the World Cup, the one where Belgium defeated South Korea was broadcast separately.

This is quite intriguing.

……

Lu Xiao was unaware of this at first.

The day after defeating South Korea, the Belgian team had a short day off.

After the big match, Lu Xiao was quite exhausted from the competition with the South Korean team.

After a brief celebration with his teammates, he fell into a deep sleep.

As night falls in Brazil...

The sun has just risen in the east on the other side of the earth.

Many fans stayed up late to watch last night's big game, and the whole internet was excitedly discussing the match.

Lu Xiao dominated the top three trending topics on Weibo.

#Belgium vs South Korea

#Lu Xiao wearing a hat

#The First Person to Fight Against South Korea

"This is the first time I've seen Chinese people beat South Koreans at football."

"Thank goodness Lu Shen didn't come back; it would have been more satisfying to beat up South Korea in Belgium."

"Lu Shen has become Belgium's key player, he's amazing!"

"Holy crap! Am I dreaming? The Chinese actually scored a hat trick in the World Cup?"

"He's Belgian."

"A passport doesn't prove anything; as long as his heart is Chinese, that's enough."

"Chinese people are Chinese too!"

"He, like Lin Dan, is from Longyan."

"Just ask if you have black hair and yellow skin! Is there something wrong with being a descendant of the dragon?"

"To be fair, when he turns 18, there's a loophole he can exploit: he can choose to acquire citizenship and get an ID card while retaining his eligibility to participate in the Belgian Football Association competition."

Lu Xiao has expressed her closeness to her motherland on more than one public occasion.

He has stated more than once that he is Chinese.

Moreover, Lu Xiao's standard Mandarin accent, language habits, and thoughts are no different from those of a normal Chinese person.

Anyone who has read Lu Xiao's interviews knows this.

Completely different from "banana people," they are clearly one of our own.

He doesn't need to prove it himself; it's obvious to everyone.

Moreover, netizens are offering advice to Lu Xiao.

In principle, the motherland does not recognize dual citizenship. If he chooses to use an ID card, his Belgian citizenship will automatically become invalid.

However, Belgian citizenship is invalid in the East, and the Belgian Football Association certainly won't let go of a key player like Lu Xiao.

They will definitely work hard to retain Lu Xiao's Belgian status and keep him in the Belgian Football Association.

As a result, Lu Xiao is listed as a Belgian citizen in FIFA's registration file and is a member of the Belgian Football Association.

In reality, they can retain their Chinese citizenship and become "mercenaries" who play football in Belgium using their ID cards.

Similar discussions abound on the Chinese internet.

Many netizens have sent private messages or tagged Lu Xiao himself, and he is certainly well aware of this.

The specifics of how it will be handled will be handed over to the agent team next year.

Lu Xiao just wants to focus on playing well right now.

Regardless, Lu Xiao's hat-trick performance against South Korea last night kept the entire internet excited all day.

It's so satisfying to see the South Korean team lose!

If Lu Xiao were to face a tough opponent in the knockout stage, it would be even more satisfying for him to represent Belgium and give that opponent a good thrashing.

After a day of heated online discussion, the evening news program aired at 19 PM.

Lu Xiao's 30-second exposure has once again made her a hot topic in front of the entire nation.

His previous championship win with Bayer Leverkusen was only considered a minor breakthrough.

Many people who don't understand football or follow sports still don't know who Lu Xiao is.

Appearing on "Xinwen Lianbo" (the nightly news program on CCTV) makes all the difference.

From high-ranking officials to ordinary peddlers, everyone had heard of Lu Xiao's name.

Who cares which team he plays for?

Just ask if they are Chinese, and if they beat the South Korean team!

That's enough!

Suddenly, more and more people began searching for Lu Xiao.

Baidu Index Soars Overnight!

Lu Xiao's fame expanded from tens of millions to hundreds of millions in an instant!

He instantly became a national-level football star, just like Yao Ming and Liu Xiang.

The massive traffic caused Weibo's servers to suddenly crash around 8 p.m., prompting Weibo to urgently call in maintenance personnel to repair the servers.

It's still around 13 PM Berlin time.

The lunch rush at Chinese restaurants in Munich has just passed.

Lu Yongping and Zhao Ping had just finished their work and asked the head chef to prepare some staff meals. The two of them went to a corner to eat and discuss things.

"Why is being a boss still so tiring?"

"It's all because of you. You could have just hired two more people, but you insisted on doing all the work yourself."

Lu Yongping couldn't help but complain, and Zhao Ping immediately became unhappy.

"Oh, so you're saying hiring people is free? You know how expensive labor costs are here, you have to pay salaries, taxes, and social security..."

Do you know how much these expenses add up to in a year?

"Since we're just idling around anyway, why not do some extra work and save some money for Lu Xiao?"

"They earn tens of millions of euros a year now, why do we need to save money?"

You refused the money I offered you last time.

"A football career only lasts a few years, so you have to plan for the future."

"Don't worry about it. With his current performance, if he plays for another year or two, his annual salary would be more than he could spend by simply putting it in the bank and earning interest."

"I……"

Zhao Ping suddenly found herself unable to refute.

Accustomed to thrift and frugality, she was not able to adapt to her new role as a child for a while.

He's already a world-class superstar.

Even if this Cantonese restaurant closes down and goes bankrupt, the elderly couple can still travel the world and spend money like water.

Lu Xiao can easily afford it.

Just as Zhao Ping was lost in thought,

CGTN's German-language channel simultaneously broadcast CCTV1's "News Broadcast".

The two were surprised to see a positive news report about their child on television.

They just watched Lu Xiao's match live last night.

I was still very excited to see the images in the news.

"See? What did I tell you? Lu Xiao is already a superstar."

"Yeah... a big star."

Zhao Ping didn't have the vanity of having her child appear on "Xinwen Lianbo" (the nightly news program on CCTV).

She simply felt that, given Lu Xiao's dedication and passion for football,

They should compete on a bigger stage.

Just look at Lu Xiao's smile in the news; you can tell the kid is genuinely enjoying football.

This is enough.

……

"You called just about this?"

"Yes, I saw you on the evening news, that's great!"

"I……"

Lu Xiao was numb.

After last night's battle, he's taking a short break today and plans to sleep in to catch up.

I sleep until I naturally wake up around 9 a.m., and then go to the gym to work out.

Afterwards, I went to play golf with teammates like De Bruyne and Hazard to relax.

Or you could enjoy a relaxing spa treatment at the resort's spa center.

I glanced at my phone; it was past 8 a.m., and my dad's excited voice was barely concealed.

I made a long-distance call for no other reason than I saw myself on the evening news.

"Alright, alright, you guys have fun first, I'm getting ready to get up and work out."

Since she had been woken up, Lu Xiao simply decided not to go back to sleep.

After washing up, I headed straight to the gym at the base for my daily, unwavering weightlifting session.

With two consecutive wins in the group stage, Belgium has secured qualification for the knockout stage and has a chance to finish first in the group.

For the remaining match against Russia, the coaching staff has decided to use a rotating lineup and just play a casual game to give the team some experience.

The focus now remains on the knockout stage!

Their opponent will be the second-place team in Group G!

Let's take a look at the teams in Group G:

Germany, Portugal, USA, Ghana!

The situation in Group G is quite close, with several teams having a chance to advance.

Will I be able to meet Cristiano Ronaldo?

Lu Xiao couldn't help but recall the Champions League semi-final, where they were unfortunately eliminated by Real Madrid.

If given a choice, Lu Xiao would prefer to face the Portuguese team!

He also wants to make Ronaldo taste what it's like to be eliminated!

Lu Xiao wants revenge!