Television broadcasts also noticed Chen Hero, who wasn't applauding. Some TV hosts said one after another that Chen Hero really had no class… Although they also thought it was unexpected that Hero didn't win the award, the most basic courtesy was still necessary. When an opponent wins an award, he should offer his blessings. That's what a man, a gentleman, does.

Chen Hero didn't give them any face. He continued to stand next to Messi with a grim face.

At this time, Blatter presented the trophy to Messi. After Messi took it, the venue once again resounded with huge applause. The beautiful host then began to talk about how outstanding Messi had been in the past year, and how he deserved the award…

She didn't know much about football, so she didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Messi was so famous, the whole world knew his name, so what was wrong with him winning the FIFA Ballon d'Or?

After talking about Messi's performance, it was Messi's turn to go up and give his acceptance speech.

Blatter still smiled and applauded as he stepped aside, while also glancing at Chen Hero, who had been standing next to him like a wooden stake, without any movement. He certainly noticed Chen Hero's constantly clenched fists.

Still young, unable to control his temper! Young man, you can't be so impatient…

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Messi held the Ballon d'Or trophy and walked to the microphone, ready to start saying some words of thanks.

Just then, an unexpected change occurred on the stage!

Chen Hero, who had been silent whether everyone was applauding or the host was speaking, suddenly looked up, glanced at Blatter, and then walked off the stage!

He left a group of people on the stage and strode down!

There was an uproar at the scene!

The enthusiastic applause gradually thinned out, and soon there was no sound.

No one would have thought that Chen Hero would dare to be so disrespectful to FIFA!

Just walking away like that!

The Ballon d'Or winner was about to give his acceptance speech, and he was about to quit… It was the first time FIFA had encountered such a thing at its various award ceremonies!

If anyone was dissatisfied with FIFA, they would at most refuse to attend the awards ceremony, but no one had ever come and then suddenly left… This was a blatant slap in the face!

Liverpool's general manager, Niang, was also taken aback when he saw Chen Hero suddenly walking off the stage. He quickly stood up and shouted at Chen Hero, "Hero! Hero! What are you doing?"

Chen Hero waved his hand at him, "What am I doing? I'm fucking leaving! I don't want to be humiliated here!"

After saying that, he walked towards the exit of the venue without looking back. He was very angry. Besides using this method to express his protest, he couldn't think of any other way. He knew that this would leave a "classless" impression on many people, but didn't he already have a bad image in those people's minds? So why bother so much!

This feeling is so uncomfortable, I can't even sleep if I keep it in!

Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, Niang also quickly said "sorry" to the people sitting next to him, and squeezed out.

To make way for him, the people in that row stood up one after another, and some simply stood up to watch the excitement.

The sound of discussion echoed in the venue, making a buzzing sound.

The scene was in chaos!

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Messi didn't expect Chen Hero to do such a classless thing. He forgot to continue his acceptance speech for a moment, just opened his mouth wide and stared blankly at Chen Hero's back as he walked towards the exit.

Blatter was even more caught off guard by Chen Hero's sudden action!

He had just said in his heart that young people can't be impatient, and Chen Hero immediately became impatient. This sudden departure was simply a slap in his face, and he felt a little embarrassed. The smile that he had been wearing all along began to be replaced by dark clouds.

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Liu Jianhong, the live broadcast host, was also surprised… When he saw Chen Hero suddenly leaving the stage, he was stunned. This surprise was even bigger than Chen Hero not winning the FIFA Ballon d'Or… He didn't know what to say.

Praise Chen Hero's actions? But if he did, he would probably be called in for a talk by the station leaders the next day, saying that he didn't care about the overall situation and had a bad influence… But if he were to criticize Chen Hero's actions, he couldn't do it, because after the surprise, his heart was actually applauding and cheering for Chen Hero's actions—well done, Hero! This kind of unhealthy trend should be slapped in the face!

He couldn't do anything, so he had to remain silent—praise is not okay, scolding is not okay, I'll just not say anything, okay? Speaking of which, Hero, you always make it difficult for me…

So in the TV sets of Chinese fans, besides the buzzing sound of discussion at the scene, there was no other sound.

But it didn't matter, at this time, who cared what the host said? They had already started arguing about Chen Hero's actions!

Various QQ groups, forums, blogs, and Weibo on the Internet were the main battlefields for the debate.

People who supported Chen Hero accounted for the majority, because after the anger of Chen Hero's unexpected loss, they felt that Chen Hero's actions helped them vent their anger! Naturally, they had to cheer for Chen Hero.

However, China is so big, with so many people, there are always people with different opinions. There were also many calm and rational people who felt that even if Chen Hero had suffered great injustice, he should have waited until the awards ceremony was over before venting his anger through the media. How could he protest in this way? This was too extreme and would give people the impression that "Chinese people are all unreasonable and classless barbarians." Chen Hero was happy for a while by being impulsive, but he tarnished the image of all Chinese people. This further confirmed the phenomenon that "Chinese people are of low quality" and made foreigners look down on us even more… This was not good.

Back then, Liu Xiang won the men's 110-meter hurdles at the Athens Olympics. In his excitement, he jumped onto the podium draped in a national flag. After receiving the award, he also said to reporters, "My championship proves that we yellow people can also win world championships in track and field events!"

Because of this action and this sentence, he was later criticized by a CPPCC member for "being classless," "not being as humble as European and American athletes who would congratulate the victor generously," "especially jumping up to receive the award was too arrogant, which affected our country's international image," and "this will teach our children badly, making them all learn this arrogant approach without knowing how to respect others…"

In short, big labels were put on Liu Xiang's head without any regard for cost.

Now, it was Chen Hero's turn.

But at this moment, the people who supported Chen Hero still had the upper hand, they were the mainstream. Those who held different opinions were "a small minority." Their "rational and calm" voices were quickly drowned out by the vast people's angry condemnation of FIFA and the wave of support for Chen Hero…

"Well done, Hero! I've long been unhappy with that old thief Blatter!"

"How many outrageous things has FIFA done! Finally, there's retribution! Hahahaha!"

"I support Hero! A passionate man should be happy to take revenge, why should he endure such humiliation? I think this result itself is a humiliation to our Hero! This kind of thing, even my uncle can't stand it, let alone my aunt!"

"Let you guys engage in shady deals! Now you've kicked a steel plate, right? Our Hero is not so easy to bully!"

"Hero did a great job! We support you!"

"Just turned against UEFA, and now you're fighting with FIFA, Chen Erbi is really mighty!"

……

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Niang caught up with Chen Hero when he was about to walk out. He pulled on Chen Hero's arm, seemingly wanting to salvage the situation.

But Chen Hero shook off his arm and continued to walk out without looking back.

Niang shook his head helplessly. He came along entirely because Chen Hero had entered the three-man shortlist. Now that Chen Hero was gone, how could he stay? Whether out of personal friendship or the relationship between the club and the player, Liverpool had to stand on Chen Hero's side at all times, even if he caused a huge disaster, Liverpool had to support him.

So he had no choice but to follow Chen Hero out of the venue.

When the heavy soundproof door closed heavily behind them, the noise of discussion in the venue, the surprised, disdainful, and gloating eyes of everyone, as well as the embarrassed Ballon d'Or winner and the FIFA bosses… were all left behind.

But it wasn't over.

Appearing in front of them was a three-layers-deep interview lineup…

Outside the venue, there were large-screen TVs broadcasting the live broadcast. The reporters who were waiting for the awards ceremony to end before conducting interviews could watch the live broadcast during their waiting time to learn about first-hand information.

So the scene of Chen Hero making a scene at the venue had all been seen by the reporters.

When the reporters saw Chen Hero walking down from the stage, they were all excited and got goosebumps all over—their professional keen sense of smell made them realize that this would be a big event! Big news!

So they were already waiting at the exit. As soon as Chen Hero and Niang came out, they "walked right into the trap"…

The reporters didn't speak, they just stretched the microphones, recorders, and mobile phones that were keeping the call connected… to Chen Hero's mouth, who was leading the way, and the camera lenses were all aimed at him.

Then they looked at Chen Hero with expectant eyes.

Hoping that Chen Hero could say something.

They knew that if Chen Hero, in a fit of rage, just blurted out a word, it could make the front page headlines the next day!

Chen Hero lived up to expectations!

"This selection result is completely unfair!" He raised his arms and said. "A disgrace! This is a fucking disgrace! I feel like I've been fucked, but it doesn't matter… One day, I'll fucking fuck them back!" He pointed at the camera and swore. If these words were broadcast on TV, they would probably all be "beep—beep—beep beep beep—"…

"I guarantee you, one day, I will win this award without any controversy! I want to make all the inside stories, black幕 (shady dealings), and ghostly rules bow down to me!!"

After saying that, he pushed away many reporters and squeezed out.

Some reporters looked at Chen Hero's back and couldn't help but whistle: "Wow—so cool! This is the first time I've seen an active player dare to challenge FIFA like this!"

A Chinese reporter, who was equally indignant, shouted behind him: "It's okay, Hero! The whole world knows who should be the Ballon d'Or winner!!"

As if he really heard his compatriots speaking up for him, Chen Hero, who was walking forward without looking back, raised his arm and waved, and then disappeared with Niang outside the exit door.

Some reporters looked at the direction where Chen Hero disappeared, and then looked back at the closed door.

"I wonder what it's like in there at this moment…" he murmured.