Chapter 1491 Entering the mainstream stage
"I also want to say something specifically to my boyfriend..."
Before this sentence, Li Qingqing had always spoken in English, but she suddenly changed it into Mandarin.
Li Ziqiang, who stayed up late to watch the live broadcast of the awards ceremony, felt his heart skip a beat when he saw his daughter Qiao smiled and said:
"Come on, Hu Lai, I'm waiting for you here!"
Because she spoke in Mandarin, the reaction was relatively calm because no one understood what she said.
But He Feng, the host of CCTV during the live broadcast, burst out laughing: "Well said, Li Qingqing! You should encourage your boyfriend to try hard to keep up with you!"
Listening to the host's laughter, Li Ziqiang sighed helplessly.
Then he got up and turned off the TV.
Having already seen his daughter win the Golden Globe Award, there is no need for him to continue to stay up late. As for the subsequent announcement of the men's football Golden Globe Award, he has no interest at all.
When Li Ziqiang turned off the TV and went to sleep, Xie Lan and Hu Lixin next door were still watching in front of the TV.
"What Qingqing said is so good! I also hope to see our son standing on top holding a golden ball in his hand in the future!"
Xie Lan really likes her daughter-in-law now. What a wonderful thing she just said!
It is both a comfort and an encouragement to my son.
Where can I find such a considerate daughter-in-law?
Hi! Why haven't they gotten married yet? !
Feeling angry, Xie Lan picked up her phone and planned to go online to see what talented netizens said about what Li Qingqing said to Hu Lai.
Because it was in Mandarin, the response from the audience was average, but Xie Lan knew that at this time, the Internet in China must be very lively, even in the early morning.
Sure enough, as soon as she went online, she was overwhelmed by "wailings" and "screams".
Chinese fans' attention is focused on Li Qingqing's "confession" to Hu Lai - yes, they call that "confession".
“It is recommended that ‘handing out candy in public’ should be punished!”
"I stayed up late watching the live broadcast of the awards. I didn't expect that I could eat dog food..."
“It is everyone’s responsibility to care for single dogs!”
"Oh, since they made their relationship public, they have become more and more unrestrained!"
……
"Please let them get married quickly!"
Xie Lan happily clicked on this sentence.
Then she heard her husband ask her: "Aren't you going to watch the next award ceremony?"
Xie Lan pouted: "What's so good about it? You can't win the Golden Globe Award anyway."
"But it is possible to win the Bronze Ball..."
"Isn't that just like winning a bronze medal in the Olympics?"
Hu Lixin was speechless, but patiently explained: "If he can win the Bronze Ball Award, it will be great for him. After all, he is in the top three. Your son only entered the ten-person candidate list last year. Don't you Are you happy for every progress he makes? ”
Xie Lan rolled her eyes at her husband: "You are the only one who can say it!"
But she still put down her phone and continued watching the live broadcast.
After the commercial, it was back to the awards ceremony.
There is one final grand prize left - the Men's Golden Globe.
It is certain that Melly will win the Golden Globe Award, while Hu Lai can compete for the Bronze Ball Award. As for the Silver Ball Award, it is almost certain that it belongs to the blue and white Munich center Mark Becker. In terms of team honors, Becker won the Bundesliga championship and the German Cup last season. In terms of individual honors, he is the Bundesliga gold medal winner. Boots and European Golden Boot, this result is indeed more convincing than Hu Lai.
Although Hu Lai has an Olympic gold medal, the Olympic gold medal is basically meaningless in the selection of the European Golden Globe Awards.
At the level of the Bronze Ball Award, Hulay also has competitors, that is Kabangca from Manchester United and now in Catalonia.
Hulay's achievements are the La Liga championship and the La Liga Golden Boot last season.
Kabangka was the Premier League champion and FA Cup champion last season, as well as the best player in the Premier League.
In addition, there is last season's Ballon d'Or winner, Blue and White Munich's midfielder Soren Gribsch, who is the Bundesliga champion and German Cup champion.
They are all capable of competing with Hu Lai for the Bronze Ball Award.
It's just that when the awards are presented, only the Golden Globe winner is announced. As for who will receive the Bronze Ball Award and Silver Ball Award, it is not announced directly. Instead, the names of the players are read out, and the corresponding trophies are awarded after they take the stage.
Without any suspense, the host directly read out Mellie Banega's name.
"Congratulations to Melli, for winning the 2028 European Ballon d'Or!"
CCTV host He Feng then raised his voice to express his congratulations to Meili.
Xie Lan curled his lips and rolled his eyes in front of the TV. She didn't want to congratulate her son's rival.
Amid warm applause, Melli stood up and walked onto the podium with a smile. At the same time, highlights of his outstanding performance last season were shown on the big screen.
After the highlights were played, the screen cut back to the scene, and the host read out the names of the next two players.
These two players, along with Melli, are the top three in this year's Ballon d'Or.
But as for who is the silver ball and who is the bronze ball... you can only know it when you go on stage and watch the big screen.
"Mark Becker!"
The host first read out the name of the German striker.
With the same warm applause, Becker stood up, buttoned up his suit, and walked onto the stage.
Highlights of his performances were shown on the big screen.
"Oops..." Xie Lan was a little nervous, "There are already two forwards. Will the judges not select the third forward for the sake of balance?"
Hu Lixin didn't answer her this time because he didn't know it himself.
He was equally nervous.
Although his son is destined to miss the Golden Globe Award, he still hopes to enter the top three. At the very least, this shows that his son's performance in the past season was ranked among the top three in Europe.
This is a great improvement for Hu Lai.
You must know that at this time last year, Hu Lai only entered the final ten-man candidate list and did not advance to the top three.
So he still hopes that Hu Lai can enter the top three.
Because this will be an encouragement to my son.
After Becker's highlights were played, the screen cut back to the scene. The host held the microphone with a professional smile on his face, preparing to announce the third candidate.
He did not pretend to be mysterious, but simply read:
"Laihu!"
Xie Lan and Hu Lixin were stunned for a moment, and did not immediately realize that this was calling their son, because the strange pronunciation made them not think of their own son.
It was the TV broadcast footage that reminded them - the camera quickly cut to Hulay's body, and the team coach Parotti next to him patted him on the shoulder, and then raised his hand for a high-five.
The two of them finally came to their senses.
Their son is among the top three in Golden Globe Awards!
On the TV, the host He Feng was also shouting excitedly: "Although it is not the Golden Globe Award, the top three is still an amazing achievement! Hu Lai not only created a record for Chinese players, but also created a record for Asian players. Record - He is the highest-ranked Asian player in the Ballon d'Or selection! ”
Before Hu Lai, this honor belonged to South Korea's leading star Park Soon-tae, who once ranked seventh in the Golden Globe Awards.
That is already the pinnacle of all Asian players.
And now Hu Lai has suddenly raised this peak to the top three.
It is conceivable that for a long time, no other Asian player will be able to reach this height.
Hu Lai walked onto the stage amid applause and stood next to Becker.
So far, the top three winners of the Golden Globe Awards have all been announced.
Except for Merry, the other two people didn't know the quality of their trophies.
But there’s actually not much suspense.
Becker is likely to win the Silver Ball, and Hu Lai will win the Bronze Ball - which is quite different from the predictions and expectations of the Chinese media before the game.
In the end, the information printed on the big screen was similar to what everyone predicted:
Mark Becker Silver Ball and Hulay Bronze Ball.
When Hulay was holding the Bronze Ball Award, he turned around and saw Melli staring at the Golden Ball Award in his own hand. That affectionate look seemed to be holding not the Golden Globe Award but his girlfriend...
The golden football trophy is indeed very eye-catching, making people unable to take their eyes away after just one glance.
However, Hu Lai quickly retracted his gaze and looked at the audience.
He noticed that Li Qingqing was giving him a thumbs up.
This not only comforted him, but also encouraged him.
So Hu Lai also grinned and reassured Li Qingqing.
A year ago he could only stand in the audience looking up at the three people on the stage showing everyone their trophies, but a year later he was already one of the three people on the stage.
One day, he will truly hold the golden football.
And this day won't be long.
Hu Lai, who just won the Olympic gold medal, has such confidence.
After Melly gave his acceptance speech, the host asked the three of them to stand together, holding their trophies, and took a group photo.
Although Hulay is no stranger to attending UEFA awards ceremonies and is a regular visitor, this photo is still very memorable.
Because this photo means that Hu Lai has truly entered the mainstream stage of world football for the first time - he has become the protagonist of this grand ceremony for the first time, even the third protagonist... (End of this chapter)
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