Chapter 161: Chapter 160 Deng Kai, You’ve Shown Your True Colors, Haven’t You?
Guardiola: "I do have plans to open a restaurant, and I think the restaurant itself made a big mistake in this incident. I can’t be unhappy with all Argentinians, but just those Argentinians... they’re really no good."
"I greatly admire Deng Kai’s words, he has given me a new understanding of China."
Having been severely let down by the Argentine legend Simeone before, Beckham finally found an opportunity to vent, complaining to the media, "Of course, I won’t hate all Argentinians, but I will never forgive Simeone in my life."
"Those Argentinians who bullied Deng Kai are just like Simeone, vulgar and despicable, but the only difference is, those people received the punishment they deserved, and Simeone did not."
Beckham won the treble, and overnight he went from England’s villain back to being the darling."
English people have hated Argentinians with a passion ever since that red card at the World Cup.
With the existing international disputes between the two countries, England is simply all in support of Deng Kai.
Deng Kai even felt that even if he was the one to have initiated the bullying against the Argentinians, the English media would still unanimously support him.
Under the trend, this incident was likely to expand and escalate throughout Europe.
At the very least, English fans were already demanding that their Football Association boycott Argentine players.
They hope to have the players all sit on the grass before the games, in tribute to Deng Kai’s posture of sitting and talking in the video, to show support for Deng Kai and to protest against racial discrimination.
English people just love to elevate everything to racism.
Meanwhile, in mainland China, there was unanimous support for Deng Kai.
They even collectively referred to Cristiano Ronaldo, Wu Xudong, and the other three as "Deng Kai and His Five Tiger Generals"!
The phrase "What belongs to the Chinese, the Argentinians cannot take away" ignited the passionate youth of countless men!
Sports Weekly deeply restored the incident.
However, their competitor, Football, while seemingly supporting Deng Kai, also raised questions about whether such actions would damage the national image, prompting some fans to "reflect."
But they have not yet reasoned out an answer.
Argentina, on the other hand, was the first to give in.
Due to discussions from mainstream European countries, Argentina helplessly issued a public apology through their embassies in Portugal and Spain.
And they expressed their willingness to compensate Deng Kai for the reservation fee that day and for mental anguish.
What to say about this money?
It’s kind of disgusting.
Because everyone knows it’s not a lot.
If Deng Kai refuses, he’s not accepting Argentina’s apology, and it shows a lack of big-picture thinking; then it has nothing to do with Argentina, right?
If Deng Kai accepts, there will surely be people saying, "You want that little bit of money? You didn’t make a big fuss at the start to just extort money from the Argentinians, did you?"
Don’t ask why there are such brainless people saying things like that. Just search "Argentine seat occupation" and look at the comments section, you’ll discover reality is this magical – that there are far more idiotic people than we imagine.
However, Deng Kai immediately accepted an interview from Record Report, clearly stating, "As I’ve said before, these people have made me have a bad impression of all Argentinians."
"But now the Argentinian officials have apologized to me, so of course, I won’t hold any other views about Argentinians. However... those who had a conflict with me, who took my seat, they haven’t said a single word of apology to me from the beginning to the end."
"I may not be wealthy, but my integrity does not allow me to accept financial compensation from others."
"The money that Argentina compensates me will all be donated to the Deng Kai Youth Football Foundation."
"But I still insist on getting an apology, an apology from the person who really should apologize to me!"
Deng Kai’s actions received unanimous public acclaim.
Friendly in attitude, yet firm in his stance.
But some Argentine media found a "Chinese spot"!
One of Argentina’s most authoritative publications, the Horn Newspaper, criticized Deng Kai: "It’s all about the money! Are those so-called donations really donations? No! The Deng Kai Youth Football Foundation is just something that Deng Kai established."
"The name already says it all! Deng Kai wanted that money; he just found a different way."
Immediately, the Argentine media tagged Deng Kai as a money-grubber.
Some European media followed suit, mocking Deng Kai, believing that his ’good-guy’ persona had finally capsized.
In response, on an open training day with the team in front of many journalists, Deng Kai gave a clear reply.
Deng Kai: "Yes, I founded that foundation. It’s not much money, but it represents my love for football. The prize money from my Youth Champions League and UEFA Youth League victories is all in there. I hope it can also help more youngsters who love football."
"There’s something I didn’t intend to mention, but the smears from the Argentine media have disheartened me."
"In fact, after I established the foundation, the first beneficiary was an Argentine. An Argentine young footballer."
"He’s a fan of mine; he left a message on the Sporting Lisbon official website, I saw it, and learned about his difficulties. That was one of the initial reasons for setting up the foundation."
"But now... I don’t know if I can continue to be so passionate about charity work in Argentina. For now, I can only assure I will continue to help that young Argentine player because he is innocent, but that’s all I can promise."
"I cannot open my heart to other Argentinians anymore..."
Boom!
It exploded!
This time, Deng Kai’s interview truly went viral!
Because no one expected such a dramatic development in the story.
If what Deng Kai said was true, then Argentina was really ungrateful!
So, was he telling the truth or lying?
European media outlets scrambled to investigate, each using their own means to swiftly clarify where the funds went.
The Deng Kai Youth Football Foundation indeed made a payment to an account within Argentina.
And that was a month before the conflict broke out with that group of Argentinians!
This was a completely different concept than donating money after the events unfolded.
However, for confidentiality reasons, the bank would not disclose the identity of the recipient.
The matter caused an uproar, and everyone wanted to know who had been sponsored by Deng Kai.
Some media outlets pursued it out of a sense of diligence.
While others thought there was something very fishy about the whole affair.
The Argentine Horn Newspaper speculated: "Deng Kai has never been to Argentina, nor does he know any Argentine. So why would he just inexplicably send money to an Argentine?"
"Could it be the account of a Chinese relative of his working in Argentina? We all know that Kai is of Chinese descent; many of his relatives are Chinese, and Chinese people work all over the world."
"Using the channel of a football foundation might be an attempt to enjoy some tax exemption policies!"
"Yes, Deng Kai hesitates to provide the recipient’s information because he fears this might be discovered, implicating him in tax evasion. He’s in big trouble now!"
"As for him saying that it’s his fan, and that they came to know each other through a message left on the Sporting Lisbon official website, I can only laugh."
"As everyone knows, stars never read fans’ messages; no star takes their fans seriously, they only give it lip service. Moreover, Deng Kai’s football skills are not great. There are thousands, if not tens of thousands of players in Argentina better than Deng Kai, who is he to judge?"
"At least, I cannot believe that people used to watching Maradona’s performances would enjoy his crab-like dribbling!"
To discredit Deng Kai, the Horn Newspaper specifically searched for videos of Argentinian football prodigies from recent years.
Among them, a young player named Lionel Messi was featured on their cover page, with large headlines and excessive praise.
