Chapter 1039 No change allowed for a hundred years
"...Because this ball was passed by me, it is also necessary for me to answer the question about why I passed the ball. Why did I pass the ball under the circumstances?"
Hu Lai in the camera said seriously into the microphones that the reporters stretched out.
"As for why I want to pass the ball, I can't say too much. After all, everyone who understands understands, and those who don't understand still don't understand no matter how much they say... Because it involves a lot of things, so I can't say too much. Detailed. In short, that’s it. Can you understand what I’m saying?”
The scene was quiet.
In the camera, Hu Lai smiled: "Very good, it seems that everyone is fine. Goodbye, then, and I wish everyone a happy weekend!"
He waved and walked away down the tunnel.
The camera lens followed his back until he walked away, and then turned back.
Confused faces appeared in the camera.
Someone was the first to react, raising his hand in front of the camera and shouting: "What did he just say?!"
The picture freezes here and cuts back to the studio.
Bobby Klein, the host of "In Season" laughed so much that he banged the table with his hands. Next to him, former Stan Park Rangers star Hector Ingram spread his hands: "Can someone help me translate?" Translation, what did he say?”
His partner, Tramed star Peter Nelson, leaned listlessly on the table, not wanting to talk to the other two.
His team lost to Leeds City again and became the focus of public opinion again because of Hulay's remarks in the post-match interview.
The controversial penalty kick in the 2024-2025 season, the counter-attack in the 2025-2026 season, and Hulay's post-match news interview this season... Nelson sadly discovered that almost every time Leeds City and Tramed faced each other , will create a hot topic that arouses discussion.
As a supporter of Tramed, after his team lost the game, he wished the whole world would forget the game immediately. This is somewhat of an ostrich mentality, but it is indeed what all fans really think after their home team loses.
After all, a failure is mentioned repeatedly by the media, just like "whipping the corpse"...
The result was exactly the opposite.
Every time Tramed and Leeds City play, they can come up with something new.
Ingram reached out and patted the helpless Nelson: "It's okay, Peter. Even without Hu's impromptu performance in the post-game interview, his pass was enough to make this guy This game became the focus of public opinion..."
Nelson rolled his eyes at him: "You are really good at comforting people, Hector!"
Klein finally stopped banging the table. He picked up his phone and started looking for interesting messages on the Internet:
"I found an article... A fan said that Hu should not play football in Leeds City, he should become the Prime Minister. Because his speech is of the same level as the Prime Minister - what he said is equal to what he did not say! Hahaha! But I have to remind you This fan, Hu is Chinese. According to the laws of our country, a Chinese cannot be the prime minister!”
"Oh, by the way, one more thing. 'Plain English' has announced that Hu's remarks will be included in the shortlist of the 2026 'Mistake Award'. Although there is not much time left before the final award is announced. Yes, but currently in the voting on the official website, Hu However, these words suddenly emerged, surpassing all the 'powerful enemies' at an alarming speed, and jumped to the top position - it is worth mentioning that the contributor of the quotation that originally ranked first was our beloved Prime Minister..." Lain joked seriously in a news broadcast tone.
But what he said was not a joke, but what was really happening.
"Easy English" is an organization that aims to make English more concise and easier to learn. Every year, they hold the "Mistake Award" on their website to select the most complicated and unintelligible speeches of the year. Let’s criticize those who don’t speak well, pretend to be mysterious, and show off their grammar and vocabulary.
In terms of "insufficiency of words" and "pretending to be mysterious", football, politics and the entertainment industry are the three hardest hit areas.
The organization once commented on the speaking level of football people: "The 'philosophical words' of football people have always brought us great obstacles because they are accustomed to speaking first and thinking later."
There are many similar classic quotes in the history of English football. But even with so many gems in front of him, Hu Lai's words in the interview after today's game still reached the peak of confusing the audience.
The official website of "Plain English" put the original text of Hu Lai's interview online immediately after the game, and then their editor translated it word for word.
The translation results are as follows:
Hu Lai means: "Uh, um, uh."
The final official evaluation of "Plain English":
"We all know that people in the football world like to talk nonsense. When they talk, their brains often stop working. This kind of hypocritical and boring talk has always filled the football world, and it has also poisoned the children who worship the stars...
"So we can always see in TV interviews and on the Internet that generations of young players repeat the methods of their predecessors when being interviewed. They say confusing and unclear words, and I am afraid that they will look back at those words again. , they themselves may not know what it means...
"And this bad trend has reached its peak with Hu today. In the past, those nonsense still had to be disguised, but today Hu completely tore off this disguise and said it nakedly, but without saying anything. Say 'show it to the public.
"We have studied Hu's past comments in interviews and they are not so bad. Obviously this is not his usual behavior...Someone in our editorial team said this should be Hu's resistance to reporters' boring questions - take a look What questions are the reporters asking...
"They asked Hu why he passed the football to Laski who was unmarked... Why did he pass the football to Laski who was unmarked! Unmarked! Ladies and gentlemen, take a good look at this question, Anyone who knows anything about football will know how ridiculous and boring this question is! Why pass to Lasky because he is unmarked?
"Perhaps it is precisely because the reporters' questions are so boring that Hu chose to respond in such a boring way to express his protest..."
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"That's nonsense. I'm not a performance artist, so I'm here to criticize social trends. Am I worthy?"
Hu Lai's words made Li Qingqing on the other end of the cellphone video very amused.
He had just returned from Manchester to this small villa in Leeds and was having a video call with Li Qingqing.
Li Qingqing probably also saw the discussion on the Internet about Hu Lai's interview, so he specially videoed it for him. Probably like those people on the Internet, they are also curious about why Hu Lai said that.
As for why Hu Lai passed the ball to Lasky, she was not curious, because she already knew the reason - when chatting on WeChat before, Hu Lai united the team and wanted to help Lasky complete the second season of the season. Ten goals, so I could tell her everything about going to Red Chili Pepper for dinner.
"Then what were you thinking at the time?"
Li Qingqing, who is opposite the video, is obviously half-lying on the bed in the apartment, wearing cute dog pajamas. Her freshly washed hair is tied on top of her head, revealing her long and smooth neck, as well as her two collarbones.
"What else can I think about? Just deal with it casually. I can't tell them the real reason..."
Hu Lai was walking around the room with his mobile phone. He had just come back. It can even be said that he just stepped into the house, and the request following Li Qingqing's video appeared on the screen of his mobile phone.
"You are too casual!"
"Then can you think of a reason for me?"
"Hmm..." Li Qingqing over there was really thinking about it seriously.
After thinking for about ten seconds, her eyes lit up, and she even sat up from the bed, straightened her back, and said seriously to the mobile phone camera: "Just say, 'Since you asked the question sincerely, I'm afraid. Tell you with mercy! In order to prevent the world from being destroyed, and to protect the peace of the world, I decided to pass the ball to Laski! "
Hu Lai rolled his eyes wildly: "Then I will die!"
"Are you still afraid of death?" Li Qingqing's eyes widened, looking surprised. "Don't you know how you are evaluated on the domestic Internet now?"
"How do you rate him?" It's been a while since Hu Lai went online in China to see how people praised him.
"They are already planning to crowdfund online to publish your quotations!"
"What the hell?"
"We've even chosen a name, let's call it "Nonsense"... Hahahaha!" Li Qingqing couldn't bear it anymore. Before she finished speaking, she laughed so much that she lay on the bed and shrugged.
"Why do they have such a distorted impression of me? What does Fatty Song's public relations department do?" Hu Lai frowned, feeling that his personality was about to collapse.
Li Qingqing was still laughing and said while laughing: "Song Jiajia didn't dare to tell you that the company's public relations department is helpless. Even your high school gossip has been exposed on the domestic Internet, let alone the professional team... …”
Hu Lai felt cold.
My high school experience has been uncovered, and that’s really the end of it.
"But there is still good news, Hu Lai." Li Qingqing suppressed a smile so that he could finish the sentence, "After playing in the World Cup, didn't Song Jiajia help your men's football team set up a collective entry into "Goal" Something about the internet? ”
Hu Lai nodded.
Because of her outstanding performance in the World Cup, after returning from the World Cup, Song Jiajia reached an agreement with the "Goal" website, the largest football community website in the country, and all the company's national football players were stationed to interact with the fans.
At that time, he also held an online Q&A event, which received a very good response and became extremely popular, further consolidating his status as China's number one star.
"The good news is that your waistcoat on Goal.com has not been exposed, otherwise it would be a real social death!" Li Qingqing laughed so hard that she fell in love with her again.
In the early days, Hu Lai used the "WHO in the penalty area" vest and was very active on the "Goal" website. He often appeared in various topics about him. He even personally posted a post asking fans what they thought of his performance in a certain game. .
If someone uncovers this, it will indeed be "innocent".
Hu Lai grinned: "We are the only ones who know my number. If you don't tell me and I don't, no one can find out."
Li Qingqing had a smile on her face and rolled her eyes: "Then you have to bribe me, Hu Lai. What if one day I can't control myself and accidentally say it out? Well, since we have known each other for so many years, For your sake, I’ll give you a discount. As long as you treat me to ten meals, I promise to keep it secret!”
When she said this, she patted her chest to show that she meant what she said.
"You've come around a long way and are waiting here!" Hu Lai called out to the good guy.
Li Qingqing smiled and rolled her eyes: "Ten meals and social death, you choose one, Hu Lai!"
Hu Lai, who was told the biggest secret, had no choice but to raise his hands and surrender: "Please, please, please record it in the account first!"
"Oh, is it still in the account? How many meals do you owe me? When do you plan to cash it in?"
"Think about it in the long term, think about it in the long term..." Hu Lai said perfunctorily. He now has too many lice and no worries about debts.
Li Qingqing didn't intend to let him go: "No, at least you have to treat me to a meal, right? It's better to choose a different day than to hit it, or else it's New Year..."
“There will be no truce in the Premier League during Christmas.”
"Who said Christmas? I'm talking about New Year, New Year's Day. I've done some research and found that after New Year's Day there was a loose schedule. There was no league in between, only one FA Cup and League Cup. And your League Cup was eliminated again. She's out. So she should still have one day," Li Qingqing retorted triumphantly. Looking at her like this, she was obviously prepared.
But Hu Lai poured cold water on her: "How can I have time, sister... You forgot, there will be the Asian Cup in January next year, and I will have to return to China for training in a while..."
Hearing this, Li Qingqing was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Hu Lai didn't make excuses this time.
On December 15th, Hu Lai is really going to report to the national team.
So it is impossible for two people to get together during the Christmas holiday...
When he thought of this, Li Qingqing's disappointment was palpable.
Seeing the lost girl in the video, Hu Lai, who was originally happy to have escaped, seemed to be influenced by Li Qingqing. He hesitated and comforted: "It's okay, I will definitely pay back what I owe you. Anyway, life is still going on." It’s long, are you still afraid that I will default on my debt?”
"That's hard to say..." Li Qingqing muttered, then raised his right hand and extended his little finger to gesture in front of the camera. "Hook!"
Hu Lai rolled his eyes at her, but obediently put his little finger in front of the camera.
"Hang yourself with a hook, and you won't be allowed to change for a hundred years!" Li Qingqing muttered, "This time, you really won't be allowed to change for a hundred years!"
Hu Lai looked at Li Qingqing who was so serious and did not refute her, but nodded: "Okay, no change is allowed for a hundred years."
After receiving Hu Lai's solemn promise, Li Qingqing's mood improved and a smile appeared on her beautiful face again.
"Then come on for the Asian Cup, Hu Lai! If you win the championship, you have to treat me to dinner!"
"Why do we need to invite..."
"Winning the championship is a happy event, shouldn't we treat you to a treat?"
"Hey..."
Seeing Hu Lai's helpless look, Li Qingqing smiled from ear to ear. (End of chapter)