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Chen Hero posted these very characteristic remarks online and then ignored them. He was a busy man, training every day, dealing with English reporters, and satisfying fans. How could he have time to spend all day online comparing himself to those elite people who had all sorts of titles but seemed to spend twenty out of twenty-four hours a day on Weibo?
After posting his Weibo, he went to rest, not looking at the comments and reposts that were refreshing rapidly every second. He had cursed to his heart's content and had a good sleep, but on China's Weibo, a storm was brewing.
For Zou Nvxia (Ms. Zou) and her accomplices, they actually hoped that Chen Hero would respond so they could blow the matter out of proportion. Because they always felt they were in the right—no matter what the situation, a man should never bully a woman. This was an iron law, an inviolable bottom line. As long as they stood on this principle, they would be invincible.
If they cursed in silence, and Chen Hero didn't respond, although they would have vented their anger, the substantial damage to Chen Hero would be zero. If Chen Hero responded, things would be different, because he couldn't pretend he didn't see it—if he didn't show up before, he could later claim he didn't see it. After all, his Sina Weibo was rarely updated; he wasn't completely dependent on the internet.
But once he showed up, Zou Nvxia and her group could seize on him and relentlessly attack, forcing him to express his views, forcing him to admit his mistakes. If he didn't admit it, they could let all Chinese netizens see what kind of person this soccer star was. Their ultimate goal was to get some sponsors to cancel their sponsorships of Chen Hero, causing him a huge economic loss.
You like to be glib, don't you? We'll make you pay tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of RMB, and make it hurt for a long time.
This is only because you are a big star. If you were an ordinary person, the most satisfying thing would be to get you out on Weibo and beat you up!
If Chen Hero didn't show up, these follow-up plans couldn't be carried out. Now, seeing that Chen Hero was so arrogant, they were very happy.
Be arrogant, you little brat. Just remember you can only be arrogant for so long. What era do you think this is? This is the Weibo era! It's okay for you to be arrogant and despotic normally, but now it's the Weibo era. If you're despotic, we'll expose you and drown you in internet public opinion!
Let you, a country bumpkin, know the power of the internet!
In addition to these people, there were many others who were also excited. They had nothing to do with Zou Nvxia's group; they were just watching the fun, simply interested in the matter. Chen Hero's response suddenly made them feel very close to the legendary star. This aroused their interest—is it possible that my comments could also be seen by Hero and lead to interaction?
If I were replied to by Chen Hero, would I become famous too?
Everyone participated in this event with various purposes and great interest.
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It must be said that Chen Hero's reply was not wise. He made the statement in a fit of anger, and there were many loopholes in his words that could be exploited. And those who fought on Weibo were the most adept at picking at words and playing word games. Then they would seize on this point and relentlessly attack you.
So, as you can imagine, what kind of consequences did his replies cause when they were posted?
Zou Nvxia's friends seized on the loopholes and flaws in Chen Hero's words and relentlessly attacked, but the core idea was still that sentence: "No matter what! It's wrong for a man to bully a woman!"
Some people called on netizens in the UK to protest at Liverpool's training base, or even use their fists to "uphold justice for women all over the world."
They were best at stirring up emotions.
Some suggested that reporter Zou sue Chen Hero, on the grounds that he had made personal attacks on reporter Zou.
Others simply attacked Chen Hero's parents, even though the two elders didn't even use Weibo, they still couldn't escape this disaster.
Netizens, one by one, under the banner of "Men are not allowed to bully women," bravely stepped forward, full of enthusiasm, and attacked Chen Hero and his family without any psychological barriers. They weren't worried about any consequences at all, because they felt they were standing on the side of justice.
Following closely, well-known people with verified accounts spread the rumor that Chen Hero was actually attracted to Zou's beauty and wanted to use his status as a big star to force Zou to have a sexual relationship with him. After being sternly rejected by Zou, he resorted to verbal threats and intimidation. Zou couldn't bear it any longer, and finally, a fierce conflict broke out with Chen Hero.
That's the truth of the matter...
It must be said that this kind of rumor was quite in line with most people's conspiracy theories and dirty thoughts.
So it quickly spread. As for whether Zou Nvxia herself and her friends had instructed and fueled the flames behind the scenes, that was unknown...
In short, the rumor gradually became the truth, and the Weibo incident spread wider and wider. Even many media's official verified Weibo accounts also retweeted or directly published it.
It seemed that Chen Hero was really attracted to this female reporter's beauty, and became angry after failing to force her...
More and more people criticized Chen Hero.
In this way, the matter became more and more serious...
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De Kela called Chen Hero again, "Haven't you been on Weibo yet?"
"Yeah. Haven't been on."
Chen Hero thought to himself, I'm so busy every day, how can I have time to spend all day arguing with them? After training, I still have to spend time with Christine!
"You'd better go on," De Kela reminded him. This had already developed into a credibility crisis. If Chen Hero couldn't handle it properly, it might turn into a disaster.
"What's wrong?"
"Now they're saying you coveted that female reporter's beauty, wanted to force her into a sexual relationship, and when you failed, you became angry and humiliated her..."
Chen Hero was stunned. "Damn! That's such a load of bull!" He had finally seen the shamelessness and darkness of the internet world. "How can they be so shameless?! I molested her? Please, even if she paid me ten million pounds, I wouldn't do it! It's fake!"
"Of course, it's fake, but it fits the netizens' imagination of the matter... a man and a weak woman... what can stimulate their adrenaline the most? Something related to sex," De Kela said.
Chen Hero was speechless. He didn't use Twitter and Weibo much before, and he really underestimated these things. It's a whole new world...
"I must remind you, Hero. If this matter gets too big, maybe some of your sponsors in China will reconsider their contracts with you..."
Chen Hero was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly reacted, "So that's their ultimate goal, right?"
De Kela nodded. "Yes. To ruin your reputation and make you lose both your wife and your army."
Chen Hero snorted. "I didn't bother with them, but they've become complacent instead."
"What are you going to do now, Hero?"
"Tsk... it's a pity I don't have time to play with them, otherwise I'd really like to argue with them on Weibo. Forget it, I'll just present the evidence directly."
"Evidence?" De Kela was stunned and misunderstood. "Hero, the copy system can only simulate things on the field..."
"Hey, it has nothing to do with your thing." Chen Hero waved his hand. "Anyway, help me contact the press conference, yes, yes, in China. I'll take some time to go back, just for one day, it won't delay things... um, I'll make them all shut up. Since someone doesn't want to be given face, then I'll fulfill her wishes."
Chen Hero said this in a sinister tone.
As mentioned before when protecting Goetze, Chen Hero installed a lot of anti-theft cameras at home to guard against thieves, but they had never come in handy before. When dealing with the English paparazzi, Chen Hero realized the importance of regularly keeping surveillance footage. This was evidence! And a great weapon!
So he kept all the recordings of Zou's interview that day.
Unexpectedly, it really came in handy.
He was too lazy to argue with those people, not because he was afraid of them, but because he didn't have time.
In fact, there's no such thing as convincing anyone in an internet argument, so the result is just to anger the other party and make them speechless, that's enough.
There are no secrets to internet arguments. The only way to defeat the other party is to have more time than them, to be more idle than them.
Chen Hero wasn't interested in doing something that didn't require any skill.
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After De Kela hung up Chen Hero's phone, he called Chen Hero's spokesperson, Vera, and asked her to go to Jingcheng (Capital City, Beijing) to deal with Chen Hero's matter and help him hold a press conference. Chen Hero would contact him about the specific time.
"Okay, I understand, Mr. De Kela," Vera replied.
De Kela asked, "Vera, do you have any other thoughts in your heart?"
Vera shook her head and said, "No."
"Really not?"
De Kela pressed.
"Really not."
"Well, what do you think of this matter? In your personal capacity, not as Hero's press successor."
Vera pondered, "Before solid evidence appears, I don't believe that woman's accusations."
De Kela was very pleased. "I thought you always had a prejudice against Hero. I didn't expect you to trust Hero so much this time..."
Vera interrupted De Kela's praise and said, "No, Mr. De Kela. Based on my understanding of Hero, if the other party was a beauty, maybe I would believe the woman's accusation. But that female reporter is too ugly."
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Chen Hero took out all the recordings and saved them to a mobile hard drive. His preparations were now complete.
Next, what he had to do was ask Martin O'Neill for leave. He was quite confident. It was still the national team match day, and Liverpool's national team players had returned to their countries to participate in the games. Even if he stayed at Melwood, he couldn't really train anything, it would just be wasting time. Letting him go back was actually equivalent to him returning to his country to participate in the national team game, which wouldn't have any impact on the team.
He had asked for leave before, so this time he was even more familiar with the process. He didn't even have to wait until the next day's training to ask for leave in person. Instead, he called directly.
"Boss, I want to ask for two days off," he said bluntly.
Martin O'Neill was stunned.
"Ask for leave? It's not your father's birthday at this time, is it?"
He had a deep impression of Chen Hero asking for leave. Because of this, it caused the 0:5 tragedy that Manchester City fans still resent to this day.
"It's not because of that, boss. I just have some private matters I want to go back to my country to deal with."
"Do you have to go back?"
"Of course, I have to go back."
"Is it something important?"
"Something important to my reputation!"
You bitch, you dare slander me for being interested in you? Damn! This is simply ruining my image and reputation! To make me suffer this humiliation, don't blame me for not giving you face!