Chapter 485: Chapter 99: The Kings’ Wager! I Have a Bet with Ronaldo and Messi! Wang Shuo Has Blown Up
Ronaldo and Messi’s answers were much the same.
And as for what the stakes were, all three chose to keep it a secret.
This only added to the mystery surrounding the whole affair.
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The entire Grimaldi Conference Center was in an uproar!
UEFA President Platini could never have imagined it. This was supposed to be the Champions League group stage draw and awards ceremony, yet all the attention, every conversation, revolved around the superstars’ wager.
Nothing like this had ever happened before!
Previously, many in the media and many fans had been following Twitter, but they hadn’t taken it too seriously.
But now, in the blink of an eye, a single topic had blown up the entire internet.
And it had all happened in just over an hour.
All from that one tweet by Wang Shuo!
Who would have believed it?
’Is this the terrifying power of the internet?’
"Martin, what do you make of all this?" Platini was unfamiliar with the internet and Twitter, and even felt a strange sense of apprehension toward them.
Martin Hagemaster, who had met and spoken with Wang Shuo a few times and had a very good impression of him, immediately broke into a smile.
"This is a good thing. I think we can seize this opportunity to generate some hype. Even though their wager is about the domestic league’s Golden Boot Award, they’re all participating in the Champions League."
Platini understood what Martin Hagemaster was getting at.
"I never expected this Wang Shuo to be such a live wire."
"He was born in the 90s," Martin Hagemaster said with a laugh.
Platini paused for a moment. Only then did he remember that, strictly speaking, Wang Shuo wasn’t even twenty years old yet.
Young people were always full of restless energy!
In the distance, the eyes of Real Madrid’s president, Florentino, lit up after he heard the full story.
’The club definitely couldn’t get involved or intervene in a bet like this between players.’
’It would look bad for the organization to take an official stance.’
’It was best not to issue any response at all.’
’But they should still support the player.’
Across the entire European football scene, who understood the attention economy better than Florentino?
"Wang Shuo is quite an interesting kid!" Florentino couldn’t help but laugh.
His estimation of Wang Shuo rose yet again.
Originally, he had only valued Wang Shuo for his skills and for the Chinese and Asian markets he represented.
Now, it seemed Wang Shuo also had considerable influence on the internet. He was worth keeping an eye on!
Veterans like Ronaldo, Raul, Owen, and Figo were all astonished, but at the same time, they felt a sense of wistfulness.
Time waits for no one!
"If I could go back to the time before my injuries, I’d definitely take them on!" Ronaldo said, brimming with confidence.
For a player, winning or losing against a top opponent isn’t what matters. What matters is the thrill of the challenge!
Isn’t professional competition all about constantly surpassing yourself and challenging your limits?
"Me too," Owen added, rubbing his hands together, eager for a piece of the action.
Raul, however, simply remarked, "I never imagined information could spread so fast on the internet."
Most importantly, the feedback was just as fast.
They hadn’t even heard the news yet, but the reporters had already gathered their intel and started asking questions.
The unluckiest ones in all this were the stars from Inter Milan.
They were set to face Dortmund in the upcoming UEFA Super Cup.
Tonight was supposed to be their moment of glory. They had swept all the UEFA awards, stolen the show, and were guaranteed to be tomorrow’s front-page news.
But now, they had been completely overshadowed by a single tweet from Wang Shuo!
’How ridiculous is that?’
"Diego, why don’t you get in on it? Challenge them!" Lucio goaded.
Diego Milito shot a look at Lucio, who clearly loved watching drama unfold, and scoffed.
"The number of goals they score in a single season is probably what I’d score in two, maybe more."
Those three are absolute goal-scoring machines!
That went without saying for Messi and Ronaldo.
Last season, Wang Shuo had scored 36 goals in the Bundesliga and 24 in the UEFA Europa League. It was absolutely insane!
So, no one thought it was strange for the three of them to be making a wager.
’And Diego Milito was supposed to challenge them?’
’That would be asking for a thrashing.’
The reporters at the scene quickly posted the interviews from the Grimaldi Conference Center online.
This immediately triggered a second wave of excitement.
Previously, many netizens and fans were still wondering if the wager was real.
But now, the three superstars had personally confirmed the wager’s existence.
This fanned the flames of the Twitter-fueled frenzy, pushing the hype to new heights.
By the time Wang Shuo got back to his hotel, Shen Qinghe excitedly grabbed both his hands and shouted with glee.
"Wang Shuo, you’ve blown up! You’ve absolutely blown up!"
