Chapter 47 The Great Choice

Yang Huan sat in a corner of the studio, on the sofa in the reception area, watching the big TV in front of him.

The TV is connected to a computer host next to it, with two pages opened. The left half shows some real-time data of WeChat users.

For example, the total number of registered users of WeChat has now exceeded 1.5 million, and the upward momentum is still very rapid.

At this moment, there are more than 800,000 WeChat users active online, of which more than 500,000 are following the press conference.

On the right side of the big TV screen, the situation at the press conference was being broadcast. Ibrahimovic was sitting in front of the camera and using his mobile phone. He would use his mobile phone to interact with all the fans and answer their questions.

The press conference hall was specially designed by the staff for this Internet event. All users who enter, except for the media who have received invitation codes in advance, will receive a code number.

Wait a moment, the system will randomly select some fans and allow them to ask Ibrahimovic their questions.

But Ibrahimovic has the power to decide whether to answer.

This rule will also apply to all users who enter the press conference hall and will automatically receive information notifications.

Not only that, all questions and answers will be transmitted to each user’s WeChat mobile phone, and even the status of the questioner and answerer at the moment will be displayed on it.

This was undoubtedly a unique press conference. Yang Huan did not attract nearly 100,000 fans to the Bernabeu Stadium like when Real Madrid introduced Cristiano Ronaldo.

However, he used such a unique press conference to attract the attention of media and fans around the world.

"Master Huan, it's about to begin." Zhu Liangcheng came over and reminded.

He himself was also very nervous. He and his team had carefully prepared for this press conference for a long time.

Now, success or failure depends on this one move.

Yang Huan was also a little nervous. "I heard that the WhatsApp server was down today, is that right?"

"Yeah." Zhu Liangcheng was a little excited when he mentioned this. "They have been offering limited-time free services these days, which has led to a rapid increase in their user base. Currently, the number has exceeded three million. However, the number of users may have increased too quickly, and the traffic has surged, causing their server to crash. It has been six hours, and it has not recovered yet."

Seeing that Yang Huan was in a good mood, Zhu Liangcheng smiled and said, "I have arranged for people to promote it on Facebook, Twitter and other channels. I believe it will further attract more users."

Yang Huan nodded in appreciation. "As long as today's press conference can cause a strong response, and tomorrow's newspapers, media and websites promote it, we will welcome more users to join us in the next few days."

In the past, only media organizations were allowed to attend press conferences of teams and stars, and fans could only attend meet-and-greets at most, sitting in the stands and watching from afar.

But this time, Yang Huan used the Internet to give all fans a chance to communicate with the stars face to face.

Even if this opportunity is just the exchange of text and pictures, it is already a huge innovation.

At least, it has never happened in the traditional football world.

Zhu Liangcheng was also full of confidence, "Then, Master Huan, I will go and prepare."

After watching Zhu Liangcheng leave, Yang Huan looked at the TV screen again and found that the total number of registered users had exceeded 1.6 million.

At this time, the doorbell rang outside the gate and someone ran over to open the door.

Not long after, Zhang Ning came in with Huang Ying, Sun Yue, Nicola Cortes, Cash Harris and others.

"Why are you here?" Yang Huan stood up and asked with a smile.

Nicholas Cortez and Cash Harris were both visiting Yang Huan's studio for the first time. They were both surprised at how messy the studio was and did not quite understand why Yang Huan was holding such a special press conference.

But these days, everything related to the Internet is a very high-end, classy and classy concept, so it shouldn’t be bad.

"This is such a rare opportunity, we must come and see it." Cash Harris said with a smile.

Although Huang Ying is already an employee of the studio, she is only responsible for the game level design. She doesn't understand anything about WeChat, but she just thinks it's very interesting because she is also a WeChat user.

Everyone came to the reception area and found a place to sit down. Zhang Ning naturally sat next to Yang Huan, but for some reason, Huang Ying sat on the other side of Yang Huan.

Yang Huan looked to the left and then to the right, both of them were extremely beautiful women. He suddenly felt as if he had the blessing of having two beauties at the same time.

Feeling Yang Huan's ambiguous gaze, Zhang Ning was used to it and glared at him calmly, while Huang Ying lowered her head shyly, not daring to look at him again, but there was no way she could change her position.

Amid Huang Ying's hesitation, the press conference finally began.

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Charlene Lahiri sat in her office at the Southern Echo headquarters, looking at the WeChat in front of her, waiting for the press conference to begin. Around her, many of her colleagues and even the editor-in-chief of the newspaper were following the press conference on WeChat.

"Congratulations, you have obtained the right to ask the first question. Please prepare your questions."

As the reminder came, Charlene Lahiri immediately began to write the message.

At this time, at the press conference, the host was using text and pictures to introduce Ibrahimovic to everyone, and these were obviously prepared in advance. All the text introductions and pictures were clear at a glance, very concise and clear.

Not to mention the football fans, even ordinary people who didn't know much about football before would at least have an impression in their minds after watching it that Ibrahimovic is the best and most outstanding football player in the world.

"Now let's invite our first questioner to ask a question."

As soon as Charlene Lahiri saw the message, she immediately sent out the message she had carefully prepared.

"Hello, I'm Charlene Lahri, a reporter from the Southern Echo. I want to ask Ibrahimovic, what made you decide to join Southampton?"

After sending the message, Charlene Lahiri thought she might have to wait a minute or two, but to her surprise, the reply came so quickly.

Ibrahimovic replied: "I know that many people have the same doubts, because they think Southampton is a League One team that failed to participate in the Champions League. Not to mention in European football, even in English football, it is not a strong team, and it is even a little inconspicuous."

"But I want to say that the reason I joined Southampton is because I believe that this inconspicuous team will soon shock the whole world."

"We have the best manager, the best players and an ambitious boss. We believe that Southampton will soon return to the Premier League and enter European competitions."

"Perhaps, many of you still cannot understand my choice today, but I believe that in the future you will agree and admire the choice I made today, a great choice!"

Ibrahimovic's answer was full of the typical arrogance of a Swedish center forward. He not only claimed to be the best player, but also regarded today's transfer as a great choice, which made reporters who knew Ibrahimovic smile secretly.

At least the person answering the questions on the phone was really Ibrahimovic.

"Please invite the second questioner to ask a question."

"Hello, I am Simon Garcia, a fan from Barcelona, ​​Spain. I would like to ask Ibrahimovic, don't you think it is a fall from grace to join a team in the English Premier League from the super giant Barcelona?"

As soon as this question was asked, everyone watching the live broadcast on their mobile phones was surprised.

Such sharp questions are rarely seen in general press conferences, but hiding behind the mobile phone, as an ordinary fan, he dared to ask such questions.

"I don't think this is a kind of decline. The so-called decline mainly depends on the person himself. In my opinion, joining Southampton is not a decline in my career. On the contrary, I am challenging the peak of my career."

"Maybe you think this is a kind of degradation, that's because you are a coward, but I am not!"

The host then sent another message, "Please invite the third questioner to ask a question."

"Hello, I am a fan from London, England. My name is John Reagan. May I ask, how do you view your year in Barcelona? How do you evaluate your teammates and head coach in Barcelona?"

"That's two questions, but I can answer them!"

Ibrahimovic quickly responded, "I think my year in Barcelona was a farce. Through me, everyone saw what Barcelona was all about. I don't think it was my problem because they took the initiative to ask for me, but they compromised in the face of difficulties and chose to sacrifice me."

"As for my career at Barcelona, ​​I think I proved myself, but unfortunately Barcelona missed a great player who could have helped them create a legendary history."

"Among Barcelona's teammates, Messi is undoubtedly the best. He is the most talented player in the world. However, in my eyes, he, Xavi, Iniesta and others are all a group of obedient primary school students. They do whatever the club and the coach ask them to do and dare not disobey or rebel in the slightest."

"As for Guardiola, I think he is a fantastic coach, but at the same time he is a coward. He can't take responsibility like a man. On the contrary, if there is a problem, it must be someone else's problem, not his."

"So, Eto'o left and I left too!"

Ibrahimovic's words were too sharp and too confrontational.

All the media and reporters who were paying attention to the press conference were going crazy with joy. These words would definitely become the focus of media hype tomorrow.

"Mr Ibrahimovic, don't you think your comments about Guardiola are contradictory?"

This was the fourth questioner, a reporter from the Spanish newspaper Las Vegas.

"What's the contradiction? Can't an excellent head coach be a coward?" Ibrahimovic asked.

"Excuse me, what is your biggest wish after joining Southampton?" This is the fifth questioner, from Southampton.

"What I want to do most is to lead Southampton back to the Premier League and into European competitions. It would be best if I could face Barcelona. I am eager to prove my strength in Barcelona's penalty area!"

"Zlatan, I'm from New York, USA. Do you like NBA? They all say you can play basketball."

"Oh, no, I don't like playing basketball at all. I like Taekwondo. I'm a black belt."

She quickly added, "I heard you're from America, that's great, I like Angelina Jolie."

"Hello, I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina. What do you think of Messi?"

"Some people say he is the best player on the planet, but I never saw it that way because if he hadn't put pressure on the club a year ago, he would have been on the wing, passing the ball to me."

"Ibrahimovic, I would like to ask, Southampton has not had an ideal start recently, with one draw and one loss. What do you think the Saints are still lacking?"

"There is still one player missing, the best in the world. That's me, Ibrahimovic!"

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