Chapter 147 Interview

Chen Yingxiong only learned after the match that he would be automatically suspended for the next game because he received his fourth yellow card of the season for taking off his shirt to celebrate his goal. According to the rules of the Russian Premier League, a player who accumulates four yellow cards will be automatically suspended for one game.

So Chen Yingxiong wouldn't be able to play in the next round when Zenit hosts Moscow Lokomotiv at home.

"Aaaaaah!" Chen Yingxiong, finally realizing the truth, burst into tears, hugging his head and shouting in regret.

The teammates on the bus watched Chen Yingxiong's exaggerated display of regret and remorse with smiles.

"Hey, Hero. Don't you always like to show off your muscles? See, now you're paying the price!" Denisov teased.

"Hahahaha!" The teammates on the bus burst into laughter.

"Bah! You're just jealous!" Chen Yingxiong retorted valiantly.

Advocaat turned his head and smiled at Chen Yingxiong, "I know you've been learning to drive recently, Hero. You can go learn to drive this weekend."

Even the head coach had joined in on teasing him, and Chen Yingxiong was completely speechless.

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The next day, newspapers, television, and the internet were filled with reports about this highly anticipated match. Chen Yingxiong once again scored twice in the game against Moscow CSKA and, once again, mocked all the Moscow CSKA fans after scoring, becoming the focus of everyone's attention, occupying a large amount of space in newspapers and news broadcasts.

The Moscow media were naturally furious: "...I've never seen such an ill-mannered player! He doesn't deserve to be called a professional player, and he doesn't deserve to be an idol for young people!"

If Chen Yingxiong saw this scolding, he would definitely roll his eyes: "I'm still a teenager myself, okay..."

"The fact is that Hero scored again in the game, and he scored twice, and both goals were beautiful! That long-range header from outside the penalty area was truly amazing! But! Yes, I want to say but! But, he will never be someone I like! I don't hide my feelings about this person, which is—I hate him!"

"This person becomes arrogant and rampant as soon as he is slightly pleased with himself. Can such a player represent the image of Zenit?"

"Let's see how he behaves in the future? Qingyang should reconsider his endorsement contract, right?"

"...Hero scored two beautiful goals in the game against Moscow CSKA... But sadly, everyone didn't focus on his goals, but rather on the series of controversies caused by his arrogant personality... In a post-match interview, Sergei Berezutsky expressed his dissatisfaction with Hero's celebration, believing that Hero's actions towards the fans lacked professional ethics..."

In response, the St. Petersburg media resolutely defended their city's hero, launching a sharp counterattack: "Lacking professional ethics? Don't be ridiculous! What right do those racists who previously caused the club to be punished for collectively using monkey chants to humiliate Chen Yingxiong have to enjoy Hero's respectful treatment?"

"I think Hero's actions are justified. Some people think he's arrogant? But I think he's arrogant with good reason and within limits. He's only arrogant to those extreme fans who insulted him throughout the entire game. Has anyone ever seen him act like that to everyone? I've talked to many players from Zenit St. Petersburg, and they told me that Hero is a very easygoing person, and he's very popular in the team. I think that says something, right? Would a self-righteous, arrogant, and annoying person have such good relationships?"

"This is blatant jealousy and attack! Just because their team lost, they vented their anger on Hero. This is a very clumsy trick, just to shift the CSKA fans' disappointment and anger over the team's loss..."

Some media were also discussing Shirgayevski's nickname for Chen Yingxiong. This nickname had appeared before, but this time it was a nationally watched game, and his nickname naturally spread to a wider and further world through satellite signals, and everyone knew it.

"What did Shirgayevski shout after Hero scored? Northern Bear! This nickname is really fitting! Viewers and fans who are familiar with Shirgayevski's commentary must be very clear about what this brother's previous commentary style was—he could make a fierce game so boring that even a cow would fall asleep! But now, he's like a different person, all thanks to the 'Northern Bear'!"

"The Northern Bear who stirred up the winds and clouds in Moscow's Luzhniki! Hero's new nickname!"

"Speaking of this nickname... it does fit Hero's image, his playing style is indeed very much like a fierce and fearless bear!"

There were also St. Petersburg media vigorously shaping Chen Yingxiong's image, praising his personality.

"Arrogant? Sorry, that's just my style!"

This sentence was taken by the media as the title and placed in the most prominent position, coupled with a photo of Chen Yingxiong facing the stands full of slogans, surrounded by heavily armed riot police, raising his arms, which was very eye-catching.

Many St. Petersburg female fans screamed and said, "We just like Hero's arrogance! He's so cute!"

Arrogance and cuteness don't seem to have anything to do with each other, but in the eyes of omnipotent female fans, they can be linked together, and... it's only natural!

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Chen Yingxiong didn't pay attention to the Moscow media's criticism of him—he didn't even know about it. But even if he did know, he probably wouldn't have much to say, because... the St. Petersburg media, eager to protect their own, had already said all the things he could think of...

He didn't have time to pay attention to those disputes now. He was in his apartment with Dekula waiting to interview the spokesperson who was coming today.

"It's a woman, right?" Chen Yingxiong asked, sitting upright in a chair, looking at the door of the room directly opposite him.

"You've asked that question seventeen times today, Hero," Dekula replied, sitting next to him.

"Is she beautiful?"

"You've asked that question thirty-three times today, Hero."

"Don't worry about how many times I've asked, is she or isn't she?"

"Isn't there a photo in front of you?"

"That's a passport photo! Do you understand what a passport photo means, Mr. Aurora? Passport photos all look particularly stupid and ugly, how am I supposed to know what she really looks like?"

On the table in front of Chen Yingxiong was a resume.

The table and chairs were originally a dining table set from the dining room, but Chen Yingxiong moved them to the living room to serve as a temporary desk.

Now, two temporary interviewers were waiting for their only applicant to appear.

Yes, only one. Dekula had told himself that he was recruiting a spokesperson through a European headhunting company, but after two weeks, there was only one applicant.

Chen Yingxiong was a little embarrassed after hearing this news—even though I'm still a "nobody" in the world, do I have to be this shabby?

At that time, Chen Yingxiong expressed his desire for Dekula to advertise in the newspaper, but Dekula told him that if he wanted to be harassed by countless fans, he could give it a try.

Chen Yingxiong immediately had no objections.

"Why isn't she here yet?" Chen Yingxiong frowned and looked at the sporty digital watch on his wrist. It was still five minutes before the agreed time.

Chen Yingxiong wasn't a very punctual person, but being late for an interview meant that this applicant obviously didn't take her boss and this job opportunity seriously.

Although he hadn't met the other party yet, Chen Yingxiong had already formed a not-so-good impression of her in his mind.

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Vera Nikolaevna Ivanova held a piece of paper and looked up to check the house number in front of her.

That's right, this is the place!

She pushed up the glasses on her nose, then took a deep breath and walked into the apartment building.

Vera Nikolaevna Ivanova, twenty-one years old this year, was about to finish her third year of university. She had one year left before graduating from Minsk State Linguistic University, majoring in International Cultural Communication, Language, and Social Relations.

In fact, she had basically learned everything she needed to learn in the first three years. This last year was mainly for students to find internships and prepare their graduation theses. Like her classmates, she came out to look for jobs everywhere, working while preparing her graduation thesis. In June of next year, she would directly return to school to complete her thesis defense and graduate, and she wouldn't lose her job here. The advantage of doing this was that she didn't have to wait until she graduated from university to find a job, giving her more time—if she couldn't find one for the time being, she could still go back to school. Once she graduated, that wouldn't be possible.

Coming to St. Petersburg from Minsk, the capital of Belarus, she planned to look for opportunities in this second largest city in Russia.

A week ago, the headhunting company where she had left her information notified her that there was a job that might be suitable for her and hoped that she could go and take a look.

In this way, she contacted Dekula, and a few days after submitting her resume, Dekula called her to tell her to come for an interview. The location was inside Chen Yingxiong's apartment.

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Although there were still two minutes before the actual start of the interview, Chen Yingxiong already seemed to be quite impatient. He had been sitting upright in the chair before, but now he was almost sliding under the table.

He adjusted his posture, but instead of sitting up, he propped his legs up on the table, his stinky feet just pressing on the applicant's resume photo…

"Hero…" Dekula saw Chen Yingxiong's indecent sitting posture and wanted to remind him to pay attention to his image.

Just then, there were two knocks on the half-closed door, and then the door was pushed open in response.

A woman wearing gold-rimmed glasses, with wavy flaxen hair, fair skin, red lips and white teeth, tall and slender, wearing professional attire, pushed the door open and appeared in Chen Yingxiong and Dekula's vision. The fitted suit tightly wrapped her figure, making her look curvy. The only regret was that she wasn't wearing a slit pencil skirt, but… tight-fitting suit pants, but they still made the buttock area look very full and round, stretching the pants tightly, as if they would jump out at any moment.

Chen Yingxiong was shocked by the curvaceous figure of the woman he saw, and even forgot to adjust his posture and put his feet down from the table.

He just leaned back in his chair, staring blankly at the applicant.

This was Chen Yingxiong's impressive first meeting with his future spokesperson.

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