I don’t know since when, allowing international football superstars to play commercial games has become a fixed event every year. Taking photos, eating banquets and toasts, and live broadcasts to bring goods have become an assembly line and are firmly linked to business. On the contrary, the game and sportsmanship are no longer important. Every time a superstar comes, they always do as the Romans do, because our specialties are "toasting" and "live streaming." "Toast someone" will become a joke among netizens.
As a result, the audience speculated that this time there would definitely be a "Cristiano Ronaldo Toast" and live broadcast of goods. Because when you come here, you have to do as the Romans do. You see, Messi not only made his live broadcast debut last year, but also endorsed liquor with a smile.
Ronaldo's first trip after arriving began with a dinner party.
On the evening of January 22, Cristiano Ronaldo and the Riyadh Victory Team attended the welcome dinner for this trip to China.
Ronaldo sat in seat C of the guest of honor seat. He also taught his teammates how to use chopsticks. After each performance, he applauded enthusiastically.
But that night, there was also a hot search for "C Ronaldo toasting".
Looking at it like this, it does look like holding a cup to "toast", but it is not a transparent wine cup, but a tea cup.
This picture was circulated during the banquet. Ronaldo's hands looked like he was holding a wine glass to toast, and it was used as evidence of the toast. But my hands are empty.
In fact, Ronaldo didn't toast. He and his teammates drank white fungus and snow pear soup.
Ronaldo's schedule is arranged as follows: he will lead the team to face Shanghai Shenhua at the Shenzhen Universiade Center Stadium on January 24 and the Zhejiang team on January 28. Between the two events, Ronaldo will appear in the "Lie'er Baby" Taobao live broadcast room on the 26th to challenge the Guinness record.
The announcement was made on Taobao Live, and the poster is as follows:
Last year during June 18th, during Messi’s China trip, the only fan meeting was held in the Taobao live broadcast room. It can be seen that Taobao’s live broadcast room has strong negotiation power, and entering Taobao and launching broadcast has become the only way for superstars to travel to China.
However, the moon waxed and waned, and on the evening of the 23rd, the organizers announced that the game would be postponed because Ronaldo was unable to play for physical reasons.
So the question is, didn’t Ronaldo and the organizers know that Ronaldo was injured? Now that we arrived on a special plane, the itinerary should be confirmed, right?
Ronaldo explained this: "I want to say sorry to the Chinese fans. There are some things in the football world that are beyond my control. I am very sad and I understand your sadness."
Comprehensive media reports and analysis may be closer to the truth:
1. According to "China News Weekly", insiders revealed that some actions of the organizers of this trip to China have caused dissatisfaction with Ronaldo. What makes Ronaldo quite dissatisfied is that it is not a secret that Ronaldo was injured. However,Even though the organizers knew that Ronaldo was injured, they still insisted on persuading Ronaldo to play.
However, even if he was persuaded to play knowingly that he was injured, Ronaldo himself should have known that he was here to play the game, not just for a meal, otherwise he would not have come. He refused to board the plane before getting on the plane. He could not have been put on the plane by his teammates. Either he got off the plane or his feet were sprained in the past few days?
Some foreign media reported that Ronaldo suffered an injury on the 19th. Is it because of this injury that he was unable to compete? Ronaldo responded: I have played football for 23 years. Injuries are inevitable for players. I feel very sad. It's unfortunate that I had an injury, it's part of football.
The author checked and found out that there is news that Ronaldo suffered a calf muscle injury., which required two weeks of treatment and recovery, and now I can only do some simple training in the gym.
Saudi media also gave an analysis of muscle injuries. Looking at it this way, it seems a bit serious.
According to feedback from netizens who went to the dinner, when Cristiano Ronaldo went on stage at the dinner, it was a little difficult to walk with his legs and feet, and his left leg was a little awkward. So it may be that he was accidentally injured after the contract was signed. He flew over as agreed, but after arriving he found that he still couldn't play. It depends on the specific terms of the contract. Whether the injury is Ronaldo's responsibility, requiring Ronaldo or the team to bear corresponding losses, or whether it is considered an "uncontrollable factor."
Another translator confirmed with Ronaldo on WhatsApp three days ago when his plane took off: I am very sorry to be out injured for three weeks. So maybe the organizer told Ronaldo before getting on the plane that it was okay if he didn't play. After getting off the plane, he said, "You're here even if you're here."
2. "China News Weekly" stated that in Ronaldo's view, this occasion was full of business etiquette.However, a large number of "seats" were sold by the organizer, and most of the buyers were Internet celebrities. After spending the admission fee, Internet celebrities use live broadcasts and other methods to gain profits. Throughout the dinner, Ronaldo was annoyed by autographs, photos, and live broadcasts.
The author checked the video of the dinner and found that Ronaldo was protected by several bodyguards. However, after entering the dinner hall, a group of people came up to take pictures, and some people followed Ronaldo. Even though the security was negligent, Ronaldo was indeed able to take photos with him, at least at a close distance.
It is not certain whether the seats for the dinner are "for sale", but there is some information on the Internet about charges for "taking photos with Ronaldo while dining", with prices ranging from 20,000 to 180,000.
There are also unconfirmed chat records that reflect the scene of the dinner. The author looked through the video of the dinner. Although I didn't see Ronaldo being angry, the scene was indeed a bit chaotic.
3. China News Weekly learned that before Ronaldo’s trip to China, a live broadcast platform had contacted Ronaldo’s agent through an intermediary to discuss live streaming.In the end, due to disagreements over commercial rights, this form was rejected by Ronaldo himself and his agency team.
Who would have thought,The live broadcast platform then moved to joint planning with the organizer, and finally convinced the Riyadh Victory Team to carry out live broadcasts in the name of the team.However, in the promotional posters released later, there were only portraits of Ronaldo himself and his Internet celebrity partners. Both Ronaldo and Riyadh Victory Club were very dissatisfied with this.
Sanyan Pro discovered that the live broadcast platform's Weibo preview of Ronaldo's live broadcast on the 22nd has been deleted, and the relevant anchor's Weibo has also deleted relevant information.
It can be seen that this live broadcast has changed for the first time, either canceled or rescheduled.
From last night to early this morning, there were fans waiting outside Ronaldo's hotel, wanting to take another look at their idol. The latest news is that Ronaldo will leave before noon today.
Taken together, it is true that Ronaldo was injured. There was a communication problem with the organizers and they did not announce to the fans in time that he could not play. There were flaws. The "chaos" at the dinner was also unexpected by Ronaldo. However, several questions also arise: If Ronaldo's agent does not agree, but the team agrees, does it count as Ronaldo's agreement? It is written in Ronaldo's agreement that he will not bring goods, but he comes to the anchor's live broadcast room, and the anchor brings goods, does it count as Ronaldo has brought goods?
The organizer may think that "you are here" and "you can do whatever you want", but the strict Ronaldo doesn't want to mean anything. This is the difference between the spirit of contract and human feelings.
Short videos and live broadcasts are in the current craze, and it is understandable that many platforms regard sports superstars as traffic bonanza.However, this involves cultural differences, whether the execution process is perfect, the spirit of contract, and copyright awareness. Being too commercial and entertainment-oriented will make these foreign superstars feel disrespected by "unknowingly being sold".
"The end of the universe is a live streaming service, and aliens have to toast when they come..."
However, there will always be those who cannot do as the Romans do. Cristiano Ronaldo was like a boy passing by his second hometown. He drank a bowl of white fungus soup from his hometown and left.