London, as a world-renowned financial center, is naturally a gathering place for the wealthy, and its service industries such as hotels are also highly developed.
As a foreign traveler visiting London for the first time, Yang Cheng was not familiar with this strange city and could only follow Xiye Na to wander around in London until they came to a hotel that looked like it should be quite high-end.
The party was held on the third floor of this hotel, and it's said that they booked the entire floor. In addition to students from the college, there were also some celebrities from London attending tonight's gathering. As Strasbourg has a certain influence in the UK entertainment industry, naturally many people are honored to attend such a gathering.
Xiena took Yang Cheng into the party scene, then said she was going to change clothes and also pulled away the not very willing Heidi, leaving Yang Cheng alone in the venue.
He had come to the window and from here he looked down, taking in the entire London night scene. This was a pleasure that far surpassed any dinner party, at least he didn't like the atmosphere of mutual flattery and courtesy at dinner parties.
In the UK, the topic that everyone talks about most is football, and football is almost always the most discussed topic at any dinner party, from high-society gatherings to ordinary people's get-togethers.
Yang Chen knew two cases can reflect football's influence in Britain and even Europe.
The first is Japan's football reform, which is said to be because the Japanese Prime Minister was cold-shouldered by European leaders in Europe and couldn't get into their circle of discussing football, so after returning home, he decided to reform football.
The second is the current British Prime Minister John Major, although he is a cricket fan, in fact, every weekend he will go to Stamford Bridge to watch the game. At that time, Chelsea was not the Blues under Abramovich's ownership, and at that time, Chelsea was still very poor, an absolute supporting role in the Premier League.
It's not just John Major, but also later prime ministers like Blair, Brown and Cameron, who are almost all football fans. Some people even say that John Major became Prime Minister because his style and experience were very similar to those of England's talented football star Paul Gascoigne, which won him the support of Gazza fans.
This may be a joke, but it reflects the UK's reverence for football.
Tonight's party is a gathering in the entertainment industry, but at the venue, many people are still paying attention to a football match, Chelsea away against Aston Villa.
"Chelsea play the ball into Aston Villa's penalty area, Zoula is making a run, oh dear, Zoula goes down, referee waves play on, looks like it was a very good tackle!"
As the live commentator's shout came out of the TV, the surrounding spectators suddenly let out a sigh in unison, apparently they were all in London and inclined to Chelsea winning.
"Hmph, I told you so! 4.5 million pounds for Zola? What a waste of money! This old guy is done!" A shiny English youth walked over from afar, shouting loudly from a distance.
This young man looks quite good, with a slender figure, slightly curly brown hair, and a handsome face. His temperament is elegant, and he wears a long black leather jacket covered in shiny sequins. To put it nicely, he's fashionable; to put it not so nicely, he's a bit effeminate. But one can't deny that he's quite charming, especially with the hint of disdainful cold smile on his lips, which has a bit of a "Gangster" vibe to it.
"This old guy can't even make it in Italy, I don't get it, are the Chelsea board of directors out of their minds or what, bringing him to the Premier League, it's just asking for trouble. Look at him, from November till now, he hasn't scored a single goal, everyone knows his style doesn't suit the Premier League, he's just a softie who can't handle England's cold and snowy weather!"
Originally, all the fans watching the ball suddenly looked at him. It seems that this young man should be familiar with them. Many women saw him and rushed up like bees seeing honey, surrounding him and turning around.
However, some fans who originally came to watch the game were very dissatisfied with his outburst.
"Zola is an Italian star, and in Naples he inherited Maradona's No. 10 jersey, so his ability must be there, it's just that he's still adapting, as long as you give him time, he will eventually come into play!"
"What's the point of giving him time?" The British handsome guy suddenly sneered again, and had to admit that his sneer was very charming when he smiled with disdain. This made it easy for him to control the atmosphere on the scene. "Everyone knows that Chelsea is most lacking in time now. Give him time? How long? A month? A year? Two years? Or wait until he retires?"
The women around her burst into laughter after hearing this, making the fan who had just retorted very embarrassed.
Seeing that the fan who was being confronted didn't quite back down, the English handsome guy gave his signature cold smile and pressed on with a counterattack: "You say Zola has ability? I really can't see it. Apart from performing slightly better in club matches, what else is there to praise about him? The national team? Sorry, but there's Baggio there, and everyone knows that even when he was at Napoli, he lived in the shadow of Maradona. And the red card in the 1994 World Cup made even Italians thoroughly disappointed in him. It's just you few who treat him like a treasure!"
This guy also seems to be good at this kind of arrogant business, but he indeed has some real skills. At least Zola hasn't reached the level of his later years yet, and in Italy, whether it's a club or national team, Zola isn't considered a top-level star player. Otherwise, how could he leave Serie A, which was still small at that time, to join the Premier League, which wasn't well-known back then?
That Chelsea fan was clearly devastated, but he couldn't retort because Zola had not scored a single goal since joining Chelsea in November, and such performance was indeed somewhat disappointing, especially considering his £4.5 million price tag.
After thoroughly defeating his opponent, this dazzling English handsome guy suddenly became complacent, looking like he was really good at stepping on others' shoulders and boosting his own image. So he laughed loudly with a proud smile: "Some people watch the ball with their eyes, but smart people watch the ball with their brains!"
"We live in a very realistic world, everything has to be done with our brains, that's why when I watch the ball, I always analyze it while watching, but what about them? They only know how to appreciate the stars' fancy moves!" The English handsome guy first pointed at the group of fans he had just knocked down, then pointed at Yang Cheng who was preparing to leave.
"As for that yellow-skinned guy, he doesn't even know how to watch a ball game, this world is just like that!"
After finishing, he thought Yang Cheng hadn't heard and deliberately laughed loudly, causing many people around him to burst into laughter as well, attracting the attention of almost everyone in the venue.
Yang Cheng originally did not plan to intervene in the dispute between these fans, he thought it was boring, but because of that guy's last sentence, he became angry in his heart, stopped and turned around, glaring at the England fan, but soon laughed lightly and walked forward.
"Do you really know how to watch a ball game?" Yang Cheng asked with a cold smile.