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Chapter 25 If Not Genius, What Is It?
Although no one recognized him when Rong Guang went out, it didn't mean that everyone didn't pay attention to him.It’s just that in the eyes of Brazilians, all orientals look the same, so no one can distinguish Rongguang from the 25 Chinese in Sao Paulo.

But as Gordo said, almost all the newspapers on the second day of the game focused on Rong Guang when they reported on this "solemn derby".

In yesterday's game, glory turned out to help Sao Paulo defeat a strong team like Corinthians under extremely unfavorable circumstances.

His goal was played repeatedly, surprising everyone with his speed.

Others believe he directed the reversal.

"When Kaka was injured, the Morombi Stadium seemed to be dead, but Rong's extreme speed ignited Morombi instantly! This is the most exciting game I have seen this year!"

The hype from the media made everyone very interested in Rongguang.

On the front page of the "Lance Newspaper", there is a large photo.

The photo showed Rong Guang's back, and his number and surname were placed in the most prominent position.

The headline of the "Lance News" is very large: "Who is he?!"

In the text of the following report, "Lance News" published the information about Rongguang they learned from Rongguang's agent Godot and other sources.

As a media with great influence in Sao Paulo and Rio State, they are the first media to publish such detailed information.While other media were still speculating about Rong Guang's identity, they had already given the answer first.

But they didn't get the feedback they imagined...

Every reader who got this newspaper and opened it was stunned by Rongguang's information.

"how can that be?!"

"A rookie who has only learned football for more than a month?!"

"What is the "Lance Newspaper" doing? Why is such nonsense published in a grand manner!"

It's everyone's first impression of what they're looking at.

Just like Yeke Caffrey and Galvan Bueno.

Most people don't believe this is true.

This is professional football!How could such a ridiculous thing happen?
A rookie who has been learning football for more than a month probably hasn't even learned how to juggle the ball. How could he perform so well in the game?Judging by his performance, how does he look like a rookie?

No one with a normal IQ would believe such a statement.

The phone at the headquarters of the "Lance Newspaper" was blown up by readers who complained...

Other media also commented on the report of the "Reims" - some of them were ironic and mocking.

Because those professional football journalists did not believe that a person who had only studied football for more than a month could perform so well in the "Solemn Derby" and become the key player.

It is true that Rong Guang is a youth team player, and it is true that he only joined the Sao Paulo youth team more than a month ago, but maybe he has received systematic football training elsewhere before?
If it's not in Brazil, it's in China, somewhere they don't know where, and they must have received football training anyway.

Because no one believes that a person who has only received formal training for more than a month can do this!
The rival "Scoreboard" of "Reims" wrote an article criticizing the attitude of "Reims".

"...When dealing with this kind of news that focuses the attention of the public, some media are not rigorous enough and released such absurd and ridiculous reports without detailed and meticulous investigation. This is really a disgraceful event for our Brazilian sports reports! Such an approach is to treat all readers as fools! In the history of human football, no one can play such a great game on the premise of only learning football for more than a month!"

Faced with the dirty water from their competitors, "Lance News" seemed very angry, and they decided to present convincing evidence—that is, an exclusive interview with Rong Guang and Godot!

On the second day of the game, the team rested, and Rong Guang didn't have to go to training. He and Godot came to the office building of the editorial department of "Reims" in Sao Paulo for an interview.

Gordo attached great importance to this interview, and specially made a hairstyle. In the morning, Rongguang was practicing his signature, and he was ironing his suit.

Of course, he didn't just pay attention to his own appearance, he also went out with glory and bought a new suit.

As an important player under his banner, Rongguang's image is also very important. Otherwise, when the reporters see Rongguang's tattered clothes, they will doubt their abilities in all likelihood.

In this way, the two came to the newspaper office building of "Lance News" in the best condition and accepted the interview.

The person in charge of interviewing Rongguang was Coelho Alexandre Costa, director of the sports department of Lance. He has 25 years of experience in football reporting and has read countless people. He has interviewed many world-class stars, such as Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Pele, Zico, Romario...etc.

Originally, it was impossible for an unknown person like Rong Guang to come out for an interview.

But the slander of "Scoreboard" made "Lance News" very unhappy, and decided to fight back with heavy news, and the standard of treatment for Rongguang was naturally raised.In the state of Sao Paulo, and even in the sports media circles in Brazil, Coelho Alexandria Costa's name is a golden signboard and very influential.

Letting Coelho do this interview can also increase the credibility of this interview.

Because of the grievances between the two media outlets, Rong Guang was unknowingly smeared.

When Gordo saw Coelho, he knew that "Lance News" attached great importance to this interview.

He was even happier—"Lance News" paid so much attention to it, Rong Guang was about to soar into the sky!
Handsome!

Rongguang's match yesterday was indeed exciting enough to attract such important reporters.

When Rong Guang and Godot were being photographed by a newspaper photographer, the interviewer Coelho Costa stood beside him, looking up and down at the immature young man in front of him.

The boy seemed very curious, even if he wanted to take a picture, he couldn't help but look around.

Gordo had to remind him from the side: "It's time to take a picture, look at the camera!"

Only then did Rong Guang stare at the camera, and when the flash passed, his gaze turned away again.

What a lively kid...

This is Coelho's first impression of Rongguang.

It's really hard to relate this image to the incident that upset Corinthians yesterday on the pitch.

After the photographer finished taking pictures, he walked up to Rong Guang and Godot.

"Did you know, Rong? You set a record yesterday."

"Did you kill Corinthians after learning football for more than a month?" Rong Guang replied.

Coel was taken aback for a moment, he really didn't expect Rong Guang's answer to be this.

But then he burst out laughing - what a funny kid!
He smiled and said: "The answer I thought before was actually that you are the first Chinese player to play and score goals in a professional game in Brazil...but now I think your answer is even better!"

Isn't "Scoreboard" criticizing "Lance News" by saying that Rong Guang is a rookie who has only learned football for more than a month?

This sentence is really the best response to them!

Rong Guang's words set the tone for the interview.

When Coelho discovered that Rong Guang was unexpectedly lively and cheerful, his interview went smoothly.

He was also worried about whether a Chinese kid like Rongguang would have language and cultural barriers.

He has never interviewed Chinese players, and he does not know how to interview Chinese players.

But this time the interview gave him a very pleasant interview experience.

During the interview, he was repeatedly amused by Rong Guang's words that sounded silly but made sense when he thought about it carefully.

But he did not forget the most critical question of this interview.

"Someone questioned that you have only learned football for more than a month, so you can't perform well in the 'Majestic Derby'. Do you have anything to say about this, Rong?" Coelho Costa asked.

Just as Rong Guang was about to speak, Godot took the conversation.

"I brought Rong from China. I have photos of him in China, and I have friends who can prove that Rong did not learn football before. But these are not important...The most important thing is that he has learned the basics since he entered the Sao Paulo youth team for more than a month, from jumping the ball to passing and catching. He has not even practiced shooting. These are the answers that can be obtained by interviewing the Sao Paulo youth team and the first team. I don't know what is there to argue about." The reaction when seeing a real genius - when they come into contact with a genius they don’t know, they will habitually think that’this is impossible’. They always like to use common sense, rules, and common sense to explain what they see, but genius! It cannot be explained by common sense! They think it’s impossible for someone to learn football for more than a month and score in the’Majestic Derby’, but all this happened, don’t you agree?”

Gordo spoke loudly and challenged those who doubted it.

The heads of the "Lance Newspaper" who watched the interview nodded secretly. This agent is really good... They specially invited this young player and his agent to be interviewed, with such a big fanfare, this is what they want!
Coelho turned his head to look at Rongguang, as if he still wanted to hear Rongguang's opinion.

"Gordo is right." Rong Guang pointed to the manager beside him.He had nothing to say.

"Is there anything you want to say, Ron?" Coelho still looked at him.

Rong Guang thought about it carefully, then shook his head: "No."

Coelho was not reconciled, he felt that the end of the interview was too ordinary, and he wanted to add some material.

So he took the initiative.

"Your agent has a very high opinion of you, don't you feel pressure? You know, when this interview is published, everyone will see your agent's evaluation of you. I won't lie to you, but we will also use bold fonts to highlight this passage. He said that you are a real genius. What do you think of that?"

"Gordo is right." Rong Guang still said so.

Coelho was a little surprised, this kid has no sense of modesty at all...

"You also consider yourself a genius, a real genius?"

Rong Guang rubbed his chin with his hand, raised his head and looked at the ceiling, as if thinking.

Coelho Costa just stared at him, waiting for his answer.

After thinking for a long time, Rong Guang finally lowered his head. He scratched the back of his head: "If I'm not, then how can I explain my performance yesterday after only training for more than a month? I think the head coach of the first team must have his reasons for letting me play, and he is not an idiot..."

"Cough cough." Gordo next to him coughed hard. "Pay attention to your words, Rong!"

Although he meant that the head coach is not an idiot, but the morality of the media... don't get your hopes up too much.In case the reporters distort the original text for you and use a shocking headline "Rong says the head coach is an idiot"... then the player himself must be the one who suffers in the end.

Coelho smiled because of the sensitivity of the manager Godot.The relationship between players and the media is like this. On the one hand, players need the media to help them hype and make them famous, but on the other hand, they must beware of the media...

He didn't pay much attention to this little episode, but continued to ask: "But someone can put it down to luck."

Fearing that Rongguang would continue to say something inappropriate, Godot replied before Rongguang: "Luck only favors those who are prepared. If Rong is a person who knows nothing, he will not even have the chance to appear in the first team, and he will not be able to play in the game, let alone score a goal and assist a goal, helping the team reverse and beat Corinthians."

Coelho nodded his head, what he said made sense.

Even if Rong Guang's performance in the competition has an element of luck, what is more important is the result of his hard training.

If you only focus on luck...I'm afraid there are more teams that will fall at the feet of this young man named Rong Guang...

(End of this chapter)