The news of Liverpool's visit to China made Chinese fans very happy.

Despite domestic media criticizing Liverpool for coming to China to make money because their new stadium project needed a lot of funding.

But ordinary fans didn't care. They certainly couldn't afford 500,000 RMB and weren't qualified to play with Chen Hero, so they didn't think about the issue at all, nor did they care if Liverpool was doing the right thing.

They were content to see Chen Hero play at their doorstep again.

That's just ordinary fans.

As for the wealthy fans who could afford 500,000, they naturally didn't care about such a small amount of money.

So Liverpool's trip could be considered a win-win situation, meeting the needs of fans from all walks of life.

The sensation caused by Liverpool's visit to China this time was no less than Real Madrid's visit in 2003 with its seven superstars.

Although they didn't have seven superstars, they had Chen Hero.

In China, one Chen Hero was worth seven superstars.

In Southeast Asia, they relied purely on the influence of the English Premier League in the region and the popularity Liverpool had accumulated over the years.

The trip to China was a great success. Because of Chen Hero's huge appeal, every publicly ticketed training session was packed, with 20,000 tickets selling out quickly.

Of course, to make sure these fans didn't feel like they'd wasted their money, Liverpool would also arrange some small interactive games with the fans on site.

For example, signed soccer balls would be placed on the field, and then popular players such as Chen Hero and Gerrard would kick the balls into the stands, and whoever caught them would get to keep them.

After the training session, limited-edition Liverpool jerseys would be distributed, also signed, of course.

Some daring fans even jumped down from the stands, wanting to get up close and personal with Chen Hero. Of course, they were immediately stopped by security guards as soon as they jumped down. Two lucky fans got Chen Hero's autograph, but the rest were all kicked out—to maintain the normal order of training, the security personnel were very strict. If you dared to jump down, you would basically be kicked out, even if you had bought a ticket.

Therefore, Liverpool's pre-season training was generally not affected, except for the slightly louder noise from the sidelines...

The activity of being able to play soccer with Chen Hero for 500,000 was also very smooth. Thirty people signed up, and eleven people eventually paid the money and qualified. These eleven people played a seven-a-side soccer match with seven Liverpool players.

It was clear that Liverpool's stars were obviously letting these fans have their way, deliberately letting them score, but they would also get serious and show their true level.

A good time was had by all.

After the game, each participating player received a set of genuine sports gear provided by Nike, the most eye-catching of which was the "Hero 100" boots that had just officially gone on sale this summer. Each person's color was different, based on their size, to ensure they could all wear them comfortably.

In addition, they could also take this gear and have it signed by the stars.

In short, they tried their best to make those big spenders who spent the money feel that their 500,000 was well spent and that they were happy with it.

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After four days of training and commercial activities in Kunming, they flew to Beijing to face Beijing Guoan.

However, since the Chinese Super League was in full swing, Beijing Guoan was unwilling to send out its full squad, and they sent out a reserve lineup as their starting lineup.

But Liverpool had to follow the contract and send out its full squad.

As a result, Beijing Guoan was in for a miserable time...

To be honest, Liverpool was very unhappy that Beijing Guoan sent out a reserve team to play against them—we traveled all the way here, as quadruple champions, and it's your honor to play a game with us! How can you not cherish this!

This was the real thought of the Liverpool players and coaches. Although it wasn't very "friendly," it was human nature.

Since you don't give us face, then we won't give you face either!

So the poor Beijing Guoan conceded six goals to Liverpool in the first half.

The Chinese fans in the stands also ridiculed Guoan for sending out their reserve team to face Liverpool.

Chen Hero scored a hat trick in the game, and he didn't hold back at all when playing against his own country's team.

During this trip to China, the media's focus was on whether Liverpool was cheating money, and no one mentioned Chen Hero himself and the Chinese national team anymore. Because it was very simple, everyone could see the conflict between Chen Hero and the General Administration of Sport and the Chinese Football Association. Since the General Administration of Sport was unwilling to humbly ask Chen Hero, Chen Hero was also unwilling to lower his status and condescend to join the national team.

Since there was nothing to discuss about this issue, everyone simply kept their mouths shut to avoid spoiling everyone's appetite.

No one would even mention things like changing nationality.

Perhaps they didn't expect Liverpool to be so ruthless and merciless, Beijing Guoan was a little embarrassed.

In the second half, they sent out their main players.

But Liverpool replaced their main players, with only Chen Hero remaining on the field, and all the substitutes were brought on.

But even so, Beijing Guoan didn't get any better.

The final score was... an astonishing 11:0!

No one expected a commercial game to have such a score.

Liverpool really didn't give Beijing Guoan any face.

Making the host extremely embarrassed and humiliated.

How could they know that it was their insistence on not using their main players that angered Liverpool? And after the game, they couldn't even criticize Liverpool. Because even if Liverpool was playing a commercial game, they were so dedicated, starting with a full squad and everyone fighting bravely, completely treating Beijing Guoan as a league opponent.

So in the end, Guoan's coach could only helplessly say: "We have seen the gap between ourselves and the world's top teams... I think this is a rare learning opportunity for us..."

Liverpool's general manager, Niang, explained the 11:0 score to the Chinese media like this.

"Although we Liverpool are here to play a commercial game, we always insist on dedicating the best of Liverpool's football to Chinese fans, so we dare not slack off in the slightest. Although we know that the opponent is not strong, we still have to do our best. I think this is the best reward for those fans who bought tickets to watch our game!"

These words were high-sounding, and indeed many fans were supportive.

So the Chinese media really didn't know what to say.

As for Beijing Guoan, they could only swallow their anger. As for whether they really learned something from the crushing defeat, as their coach said, that... only ghosts would know.

Chen Hero scored six goals in the game, three in the first half and three in the second half.

He became the most dazzling person in this game. Every touch he made on the field could win huge shouts from the stands.

The entire Liverpool and Guoan were his supporting roles. Letting people see once again Chen Hero's popularity and charm in this ancient country.

Those companies that spent a lot of money to choose Chen Hero as their spokesperson were also very happy. The more popular Chen Hero was here, the more profit they would make.

Everyone was immersed in his brilliant performance and didn't care about the exaggerated score.

In this way, Liverpool left Beijing with a score of 11:0 and flew to the next destination.

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In Hong Kong, Liverpool was also warmly welcomed.

Guangdong and Hong Kong have always been the sphere of influence of the English Premier League. People here started watching the English Premier League broadcasts many years ago. This may be related to the history of Hong Kong being a British colony.

Anyway, soccer is very popular in Hong Kong, and the English Premier League is even more so.

Liverpool played against the Hong Kong League team composed of Hong Kong League players at the Hong Kong Stadium, and the result of the game was no suspense. Liverpool still won.

It was still a high score, but the Hong Kong League team scored a goal.

The final score was 7:1.

In addition to playing games, Liverpool also carried out many activities in Hong Kong, where the Premier League has a huge influence, to promote themselves and make money.

Chen Hero was naturally the most popular person.

Many Hong Kong entertainment stars came to watch Liverpool's training and games, wearing Chen Hero's jerseys and asking Chen Hero to sign them.

Chen Hero saw many of the stars he could only see on TV before.

He used to be a star-chaser himself, but he didn't expect to be chased now. This feeling was very novel.

The stars praised Chen Hero as the pride of the Chinese people, winning glory for the country in Liverpool.

Chen Hero also enjoyed the feeling of being surrounded by beautiful female stars.

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After the game in Hong Kong, Liverpool left China and flew to Southeast Asia to continue their Asian money-making tour.

Liverpool also won big in two games in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

Chen Hero showed excellent form in these four games.

He scored a total of seventeen goals in four games.

"...Hero is telling us in this way that his form is still hot, and the new season of the Premier League is still his world!"

Chris Bascombe, a reporter for the Liverpool Echo who was with the team, wrote in his manuscript sent back to China.

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After the end of the Asian tour, the entire Liverpool team returned to Liverpool from Kuala Lumpur. During this Asian tour, Liverpool earned a net profit of 17 million euros, which can be said to be a good deal.

But it also had a certain impact on the team's physical fitness.

Martin O'Neill had to rotate from the beginning to give those tired players more rest opportunities.

If this impact is not handled well, it may last for a season.

Especially during Christmas and the league's tacit understanding reaches its climax.

Therefore, Martin O'Neill must be prepared to avoid this situation.

Rotation will be a good way.

However, Chen Hero does not need to be rotated. Chen Hero is in excellent condition and has no physical problems at all. Letting such a person sit on the bench is simply the greatest waste and a crime!

Not long after returning to Liverpool, they will usher in the Community Shield Cup.

The games of the new season are not far away from them...