Chen Yingxiong would grab anyone he could and make them call him "Giant Bear" or "Northern Giant Bear" to show how much he loved the nickname.

But not everyone liked doing that.

Where there is oppression, there is resistance!

So the disgruntled people gathered together and discussed ways to deal with this Northern Giant Bear.

"I'm going to throw up if I hear 'Giant Bear' or 'Northern Giant Bear' again!"

"Me too. That bastard Yingxiong just has to make me call him such a cheesy nickname... That commentator deserves to die! Why did he have to pick that one?"

First, of course, was criticizing and complaining together.

"This can't go on. We have to fight back!" Captain Denisov waved his hand.

Now the Eat, Drink, and Be Merry Gang had further expanded to include Domingues.

The Argentinian had lived in Russia for many years, was fluent in Russian, and was no stranger to the lifestyle. He quickly integrated into Zenit.

"How do we fight back?" he asked.

"We'll give him a gift!" Denisov had obviously come prepared, and he took out something...

Everyone was shocked!

"This..."

Denisov grinned slyly.

"What are you planning to do with it?" Arshavin asked Denisov.

"Doesn't he like taking off his shirt to celebrate goals? After he scores... we'll put this on him!" Denisov made a slapping motion.

"But the coach has strictly forbidden him from taking off his shirt to celebrate goals..." Kerzhakov didn't think it was likely to succeed.

"You idiot. We'll butter him up a bit. Once he scores, he'll get excited and take off his shirt, won't he?"

The group then gathered together to discuss the specifics.

Chen Yingxiong, pleased with his new nickname, was obviously completely unaware of all this...

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June 24th, Russian Premier League, Round 14. St. Petersburg Zenit returned to their home stadium, their opponent being Spartak Nalchik.

Before the match, in the locker room, Chen Yingxiong, stripped down to his shorts, showed off his solid muscles. Denisov went up and patted him on the shoulder. "Hey, Yingxiong..."

Chen Yingxiong turned around and opened his mouth to speak.

Denisov had already guessed what he was going to say, and quickly raised his hands in surrender. "Okay, Giant Bear... How are you planning to celebrate if you score this time?"

Chen Yingxiong had used the shirt-removal celebration the most, but he wasn't allowed to use it anymore, so he didn't know what to do. Maybe just punching the air and roaring.

"I don't know," he said, shrugging.

"I think..." Denisov stroked his chin, "To live up to your new nickname, shouldn't you do something to show off your strength? Like..." He pinched the hard muscles on Chen Yingxiong's arm.

Chen Yingxiong knew what he was talking about, of course. Taking off his jersey and showing off his muscles.

But...

Denisov saw the hesitation on Chen Yingxiong's face and went on to say, "Don't worry about what the coach said. You need four yellow cards to be automatically suspended. Even if you get one, you'll still be three short. What's there to be afraid of?"

Chen Yingxiong thought about it and smiled. "Alright! I'll streak again!"

Denisov smiled as well. But the two men's smiles had completely different meanings...

He bid farewell to Chen Yingxiong and turned to give a subtle "ok" hand gesture to the people who had been paying attention to the situation.

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Petrovsky Stadium was packed, and the noise was deafening, but at this moment, only one sound was the loudest—the air raid siren from Petrovsky Stadium's live broadcast!

When the shrill, drawn-out air raid siren sounded, everyone jumped up from their seats, raising their arms and cheering.

Amidst the air raid siren, the live commentator stretched out his voice and roared, "goooooooooooooooooooL——!!!"

Siergejevski cheered in the broadcast booth, "Goal! Goal! Goal! Yingxiong! Yes! The Northern Giant Bear has scored again! His fourteenth goal of the league! He's tied the score for the team! 1:1!"

Ever since Chen Yingxiong had written him a thank-you postcard praising the nickname, Siergejevski took every opportunity to call him that.

"Alert! Alert! Air raid incoming—! The air raid siren has sounded over Petrovsky Stadium! This has become a regular feature of this stadium. Whenever Yingxiong scores a goal with his head, this sound will be heard! It's a reminder to any team visiting this stadium—watch out for what's above you!"

Amid the huge air raid siren and cheers, Chen Yingxiong, as Denisov had hoped, took off his jersey and spread his arms like a Tu-95 Bear strategic bomber, flying towards the camera lens in the corner flag area.

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"This kid!" Advocaat, seeing Chen Yingxiong take off his shirt to celebrate another goal from the coach's seat, shook his head helplessly and cursed. Oh well, his yellow card count has been reset anyway. Even if he gets a yellow card for this, he still needs three more to be suspended...

Seeing Chen Yingxiong smash the football into Spartak Nalchik's goal, Denisov jumped up from his seat.

At the same time, Anyukov looked back at the bench and saw Denisov waving at him!

Hurry down!

So Anyukov didn't raise his arms and cheer for the goal. He turned around and ran towards the bench.

When he reached the front of the bench, like a relay race, Denisov slapped the prepared item into Anyukov's hand.

"Quick!" He pushed Anyukov in the back, urging him to hurry up. Strike while the iron is hot!

Anyukov took the item and turned to rush towards Chen Yingxiong, who was being surrounded by his teammates celebrating the goal.

Arshavin and Kerzhakov saw Anyukov running over and went up to him to ask, "Did you get it?"

Anyukov shook out the item in his hand.

"Quick, quick..." Arshavin and Kerzhakov protected Anyukov as he entered the crowd. Chen Yingxiong was raising his arms to interact with the fans in the stands. According to his habit, he would turn around and face away from the camera, fully displaying the solid muscles on his back.

The opportunity was at this moment!

Anyukov slapped the item on Chen Yingxiong's back, while Arshavin and Kerzhakov put their arms around him from the left and right. "Well done! Yingxiong!!"

"That was a beautiful goal, worthy of the Northern Giant Bear!"

Chen Yingxiong was still excited and didn't know what his teammates were up to...

Then, as everyone had predicted, he turned around, faced away from the camera, and made a bodybuilder's pose, emphasizing the muscles on his back.

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Dekura was watching the game with Vera. As a spokesperson, of course, she had to learn more about her employer. Vera wasn't a fan, and she knew very little about football, so Dekura simply took advantage of this game to give Vera a crash course. As a spokesperson for a football star, how could she get away with not understanding football?

When Chen Yingxiong scored a goal and was celebrating, he happened to pick up his water glass, intending to take a sip. He had been explaining the game to Vera the whole time, making his mouth dry.

He put the water glass to his lips, just took a sip, the water was still in his mouth, not swallowed, when he saw Chen Yingxiong turn around...

"Pfft—"

The water that hadn't been swallowed yet was all spat out.

Vera, who was next to him, was stunned for a moment and actually laughed!

Dekura had given Vera many lessons, and this was the first time he had seen her laugh out loud! If Chen Yingxiong was here, he would probably be distracted by this smile and laughter for a while...

But he couldn't be bothered to be surprised, because there was something even more surprising in front of him.

On the TV screen in front of them, Chen Yingxiong's back close-up didn't show his proud muscles, but a Winnie the Pooh poster!

The cuddly Winnie was lifelike, doing a dance, his playful appearance making people laugh. Children would definitely scream with excitement when they saw it.

But now, this image appeared on Chen Yingxiong's sweaty back...

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"Cough cough cough..." It wasn't just Dekura who was choked, but also the commentator Siergejevski, who was choked by his own saliva.

Because he also saw this scene.

At this moment, in front of the TV, everyone who was watching the game burst into laughter after a moment of stunned silence.

Hahahahahaha!

The Northern Giant Bear had been replaced by Winnie the Pooh, which was indeed hilarious!

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The Zenit players were also laughing. When they saw Chen Yingxiong continuing to show off his muscles ignorantly, everyone burst into laughter.

But this laughter didn't alert Chen Yingxiong, because he was happy after scoring a goal, so he laughed happily... What was wrong with that?

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"Okay, it looks like Yingxiong will have another nickname—Winnie the Pooh!"

Siergejevski joked.

As Chen Yingxiong twisted left and right, the Winnie the Pooh on the poster seemed to be dancing, twisting his butt and arms, three circles to the left and three circles to the right...

The audience burst out laughing again.

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After showing off to the camera, Chen Yingxiong turned around, and this time not only the Zenit players, but even the Spartak Nalchik players saw it...

They were all stunned, and then they reacted and laughed.

Although the game was currently tied, and they might lose, that didn't stop them from enjoying the "lighthearted moment" on the field...

So a rare scene appeared—whether it was the team that scored or the team that conceded, no one felt frustrated or painful. They all had meaningful smiles on their faces as they looked at Chen Yingxiong...

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When Chen Yingxiong finished his celebration, Anyukov quickly tore off the paper from his back, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it off the field.

As soon as he finished doing all this, Chen Yingxiong put his jersey back on, completely unaware of the wonderful story that had just happened on his back...