The plane slowly came to a stop on the tarmac.
Duan Xuan looked outside through the porthole. The sky was very blue, and the sun was setting. The beautiful sunset was projected onto the plane's wings, and the silver metal made a wonderful fusion with the light. It was very beautiful.
"We've arrived at Gihon!" Duan Xuan said.
"Yes, we've arrived at Gihon!" Liu Jianhong, who was sitting with him, also said happily.
Duan Xuan proposed to the program team to do a special feature on Li Ang, which was finally approved. However, the program team of "World Football" and the program team of "Football Night" formed a joint interview group to record a special episode of "Football Night" together.
The host of Soccer Night, Liu Jianhong, and the host of World Football, Duan Xuan, were co-hosting this program.
"Everyone, let's cheer up. We'll start recording in a while," Chen Wenqiang shouted.
They came up with a name for this special episode of "Football Night": Xi Xing Manji!
As the name suggested, it was the program team's experience in Gihon.
Central TV Sports Channel contacted the Spanish side at the last minute, but they were not able to get the rights to the live broadcast of the Copa del Rey semi-final between Sporting de Gijón and Zaragoza. However, they were allowed to get the video of the game after the game ended, and they were allowed to edit some of the game footage in the program.
Although this did not satisfy the sports channel, it was already the best result. After all, Central TV did not spend money to buy the broadcasting rights of the Copa del Rey. The Spanish side allowed Central TV to use the game footage as a test to see how influential La Liga and the Copa del Rey were in China. If the cooperation was good and the results were satisfactory, both sides would have a chance to further cooperate. For Spain, this was a test, and for Central TV Sports Channel, it was the same.
There were no direct flights to Beijing in Gihon. They flew directly from China to Madrid, and then took a domestic flight from Madrid to Gihon.
When they arrived in Gihon, it was already evening.
The program team did not have time to rest at all and started filming.
Because of the tight schedule, they did not even have time to communicate with the Sporting de Gijón club.
They only bought tickets for the Copa del Rey semi-final between Sporting de Gijón and Zaragoza through the Chinese Embassy in Madrid.
According to the embassy staff, these seven or eight tickets were very difficult to get. The tickets for this game were sold out long ago, and the embassy staff used "special means" to get them.
Duan Xuan, Liu Jianhong, and the rest laughed when they heard this. The so-called "special means" was the high-priced tickets from the scalpers.
Every expenditure of the embassy was accounted for. The embassy would not fork out this sum of money. The sports channel had to fork out their own money.
"I didn't expect Gihon's," Liu Jianhong said.
"Sporting Gijon was also a strong team in La Liga ten years ago, but now it's in La Liga. However, you can imagine that the fan base here is quite good." Duan Xuan said, "What's more, if they eliminate Zaragoza in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, they will enter the finals of the Copa del Rey.
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They were all Asians, and some of them were even carrying cameras. This immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding Gihon people.
An airport security guard walked over and asked in Spanish, "Chinese? .... . Korean? "
The translator from the embassy that was specially invited by the program team played a role. "We are China's. China's biggest sports TV station …"
Before the translator could finish speaking, the security guard happily hugged the translator and said a lot of things to him.
"What did he say?" Chen Wenqiang asked.
"Director Chen, he said welcome to Gihon, and that China's football is great," the translator said.
The program team was a little embarrassed when they heard this. They wondered if he was being sarcastic. After the 2002 World Cup, China's' mysterious team, appeared in front of the global fans, China's football was no longer mysterious. China's team's weak side was also known to the world's fans. When the Western media described China's football, it was mostly sarcastic and ridiculing. Therefore, their first reaction was that the security guard was making fun of them.
"He also said thank you to Li Ang. China's football has trained such an outstanding coach like Li Ang," the translator continued.
Chen Wenqiang, Duan Xuan, and Liu Jianhong suddenly realized that the security guard was not being sarcastic. He was sincerely welcoming and praising them. However, they knew the ins and outs of their own people. They were the clearest about the situation. Li Ang's success had nothing to do with China's football. It was his own hard work that led to his success.
Regardless, they felt pretty good when they heard the words of the Gihon local.
"We just got off the plane. We're basking in Li Ang's glory," Liu Jianhong said with emotion.
At the same time, the group of people was in high spirits. It seemed that Li Ang's prestige in Gihon was very high. An airport security guard welcomed them so warmly because they were from China.
Then, the security guard said something to the people around him. Then, they saw the friendly faces and smiles of the Gihon people around them. Some people even gave them a thumbs up.
"They said thank you, Li. They said welcome to Gihon, "the translator said. He was also a little excited. He was not a football fan, but he knew that the Spanish locals were not very warm and friendly toward China. However, it was clear that Chinese people were extremely welcome in the city of Gihon.
"It seems that we have underestimated Li Ang's influence in this city," Chen Wenqiang said.
This was the first impression Duan Xuan, Liu Jianhong, and the rest of the program crew had when they set foot in the city of Gihon.
*****
The game kicked off at 9: 15 p.m. local time in Spain.
The program crew arrived at the hotel first and had a simple dinner. At around 7 p.m., they set off for El Molinon Stadium. They were going to film some scenes outside the stadium to present the original Spanish football atmosphere to the domestic fans.
When they arrived outside El Molinon Stadium, it was 7: 45 p.m. There was still an hour and a half before the game started. Many fans had not arrived yet.
However, this was exactly what they wanted. They could use the camera here to record the most authentic process of the Spanish fans arriving at the stadium and feel the passion of the European fans for football.
Whether it was Duan Xuan, Liu Jianhong, or director Chen Wenqiang, they were all shocked by the scene they saw later today …
They really began to slowly understand Li Ang's influence in the team and in the city …
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