That night, London time, the news of Prince William's visit to Manchester City Club spread overwhelmingly.
Twitter also pushed this news to the top of the trending list across the UK. The photo materials taken by the royal photographers were carefully selected and posted on Twitter, where they were viewed and liked by countless British netizens.
Prince William has been very active in front of the British public recently, but instead of causing resentment among the public, this has been continuously strengthening the public's good impression of him.
Manchester City has not performed very well before, but at the beginning of this season, they immediately became the most talked about team in the entire Premier League.
At the beginning, when it was revealed that Li Mu had acquired the club, the whole UK started to pay attention;
Then, Manchester City's recruitment revealed a huge scandal at Manchester United, so much so that Sir Alex Ferguson was completely fired;
And now, Prince William has made a special trip to Manchester to visit this team, once again putting this team at the forefront of public opinion.
What's more worth mentioning is that Manchester City performed very well in both games this season. The newly added young player Cristiano Ronaldo also performed very well, and he is also tall and handsome. He won the first prize in his debut. After becoming an MVP, he immediately attracted the attention of many female fans.
Due to the time difference, Li Mu only got the news from Li Ziwei's phone call after getting up the next day.
After learning that William made a special trip to visit the Manchester City Club, Li Mu also felt deeply that the Windsor family would cause trouble. This kind of reciprocation did not need anyone's guidance. They were like mirrors in their own minds.
Li Mu also knew very well that his invitation to William to visit Makino Technology in China was a very good opportunity for William, which is why the Windsor family was so anxious to return the favor in the UK.
He likes to deal with people like the Windsor family. To use a Chinese saying, they are discerning and know when to do what kind of things without being reminded by others. Anyone who can do this is considered a good person. A quality partner.
In addition, Li Ziwei also told Li Mu that the ratings of "Longing for Life" yesterday broke the record of Hunan Satellite TV's variety shows, and even the Super Girl finals data, which had extremely high ratings, was surpassed.
This was possible not only because the show itself had rising ratings, but also because of the emergence of Li Mu, the traffic overlord, which gave the show's ratings a shot of adrenaline.
Yesterday's Li Mu special episode of "Longing for Life" not only set a new record in ratings, but also achieved further breakthroughs in the show's reputation. It can be said that it is the variety show with the highest reputation in the history of Hunan Satellite TV.
"Longing for Life" has created such outstanding results, making other satellite TV stations envious and jealous. It also made these TV stations pay attention to Makino Image's ability in creating variety shows.
Both "Super Girl" and "Longing for Life" are jointly created by Makino Image and Shonan Satellite TV. Although they are jointly created, everyone in the industry knows that the framework, model and copyright of the program are all in the hands of Makino Image In other words, these two variety shows are ultimately produced by Makino Imaging.
Two variety shows, one more popular than the other, other satellite TV stations are also gearing up, hoping to launch the same cooperation with Makino Image. According to feedback from Makino Image, this morning, more than a dozen satellite TV stations I have contacted Taiwan and hope to discuss cooperation in person.
Li Mu immediately instructed the person in charge of Makino Image to concentrate on meeting with these satellite TV stations one after another to understand each other's actual needs and then understand their sincerity in cooperation. On the one hand, more screening can be done, and on the other hand, If we can put more pressure on Xiangnan Satellite TV, if they want to continue to cooperate with us in the future, one of the prerequisites is to learn to cut the flesh and cut more flesh.
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The next day, two more pieces of good news came from the UK that surprised Li Mu.
The first good news is that Manchester City played against Blackburn in an away game yesterday. Prince William actually came to watch the game and entered the players' lounge three times before the game, midfield and after the game to cheer for the players.
The second good news is that Manchester City beat Blackburn Rovers with a huge 4-0 margin, gaining their third victory this season and achieving three consecutive victories.
In this game, Ronaldo, who started the game, performed perfectly.
In the first half, he broke into the penalty area and created a penalty kick, and took the penalty himself, opening the scoring for the team.
Originally, he was not the team's penalty kicker. Under normal circumstances, even if he created a penalty kick, the penalty kicker should be responsible for the penalty kick determined by the team. However, the head coach deliberately did this before the start of the game today. Adjustment, let Ronaldo take penalty kicks and set kicks in the frontcourt today.
The reason for this arrangement is, on the one hand, because Blackburn's strength is really at the bottom and they are basically guaranteed to win, so there is no need to be too cautious in tactics. On the other hand, it is to give Ronaldo more chances to score goals.
The last MVP award was a dream start to the Premier League for Ronaldo. After all, he did not participate in the game during those days at Manchester United, so the last game on behalf of Manchester City was his Premier League debut.
Having such a fantastic start has greatly improved the player's confidence and enthusiasm. If he can score a goal in his second game, it will be a better boost for his condition.
In the first half of the game, Ronaldo dribbled the ball quickly into the penalty area and was pulled down by the opponent's defender on the edge of the penalty area. The referee then awarded a penalty kick without hesitation. Ronaldo then stood near the penalty spot and scored a calm penalty. Pushed hard and scored easily.
At the end of the first half, Ronaldo dribbled the ball from the wing and ran wildly. Two fake moves at the front of the penalty area attracted the attention of three opponents' defenders. Then he sent a precise pass to his teammate who suddenly intervened. His teammates even Without stopping the ball, he directly raised his foot and shot, sending the ball into the net.
Ronaldo's performance was particularly dazzling in the first half, with one goal and one assist.
Then in the second half, Ronaldo's condition did not decline at all. He repeatedly created dangerous situations in front of the opponent's goal, causing headaches for the opponent's defender and goalkeeper.
However, due to the tactical adjustments made by the opponent's head coach during midfield, Ronaldo was looked down upon by the opponent's players in the second half, so he was never able to score.
In the 65th minute of the second half, Manchester City got a chance for a corner kick. The corner kick went straight to the penalty area. One of Manchester City's centers, Carp, rushed over and headed the ball into the opponent's goal.
3 to 0!
When head coach Kevin Keegan saw that the score had expanded to 3-0, he relaxed a lot. Then he asked Dong Fangzhuo to come on as a substitute at the end of the 70th minute of the second half.
This is the first time in the history of the Premier League that a team has two Chinese players on the field at the same time, which can be said to have set a record.
Dong Fanzhuo's physical fitness can be said to be top-notch among Chinese players, and even in Europe, it can be said to be above average. Moreover, he came on as a substitute in the 70th minute of the game, so as soon as he came on the field, he He doesn't skimp on his physical strength at all, and is very active in running and fighting. His energy alone is eye-catching.
However, because Dong Fangzhuo was not familiar enough with the team's players, everyone subconsciously did not think of passing the ball to him immediately, so he had fewer opportunities to get the ball.
The turnaround occurred in the 88th minute.
In the 88th minute, Dong Fangzhuo made a very beautiful tackle in the backcourt near the midline and successfully stole the ball from the opponent's feet.
Afterwards, Dong Fanzhuo stood up, took advantage of his speed and physical strength, and ran quickly with the ball.
At this time, the opposing players, who had already lost three goals, had already moved forward as a whole. They had no hope of winning the game, but they hoped to score a face-saving goal before the end.
Because of this mentality, there were only four defenders left in the opponent's backcourt, and two of them were very close to the center line. When Dong Fangzhuo successfully stole the ball and tried his best to gain speed, it was too late for these two to chase back.
Cristiano Ronaldo has a very keen sense of smell. The moment he saw Dong Fangzhuo steal, he immediately turned his head and ran towards the opponent's penalty area. This was Cristiano Ronaldo's instinctive reaction. The moment he saw his own player tackle, most of them The players are all waiting to see if the ball can be scooped. If it is scooped, the opponent's defender will immediately return to defense. If not, their own players will not rush into the opponent's half.
However, Cristiano Ronaldo was one step ahead of them. When he saw Dong Fanzhuo's tackle, he immediately ran towards the opponent's penalty area. In this way, if Dong Fanzhuo succeeded in stealing, he would be one step ahead of the opponent's defender. Even if Dong Fanzhuo failed to steal, he would be one step ahead of them. The forward will not affect the defense because of this, after all, he is not a defender himself.
Dong Fangzhuo ran quickly and surpassed the opponent's two defenders. Only two defenders were left between him and the goalkeeper.
When the two defenders saw the opponent steal and launch a counterattack, they immediately became nervous. Their eyes were fixed on Dong Fangzhuo, while judging Dong Fangzhuo's breakthrough direction, they were ready to attack.
At this moment, Ronaldo raised his right hand high and started to break through from the other side towards the penalty area.
He and Dong Fangzhuo, one on the left and one on the right, attacked the middle penalty area from both sides, taking the "eight" route. There were only two defenders in the opponent's penalty area, so the attention at this time was all on Dong Fangzhuo's feet, basically completely Ignore Ronaldo.
Because of this, Ronaldo raised his right hand to ask for the ball.
Dong Fangzhuo hesitated for a moment when he saw Ronaldo asking for the ball.
He thought in his mind that he would dribble the ball into the penalty area and then find a chance to shoot. If he could score a goal in his Premier League debut and steal, dribble, break through, shoot, and score all by himself, then he could do it too. A dream start to the Premier League.
However, the closer he got to the restricted area, the more worried Dong Fanzhuo felt.
He was worried that he would not be able to dodge the two defenders in front of him, and he was also worried that he would not be able to get past these two people.
At this time, he saw Ronaldo's position again and found that Ronaldo was running with his hands raised and turned to look at him, completely ready to get the ball.
Dong Fangzhuo struggled a little in his heart, and suddenly made a fake move to shoot. Then, taking advantage of the two defenders of the opponent being deceived, he immediately passed the ball to Ronaldo, who was already approaching the edge of the penalty area.
When Ronaldo caught the ball with his calf, half of the opponent's penalty area was already empty. For their defender, it was too late to concentrate and rush over to put out the fire, so he adjusted without hesitation. The shooting angle, suddenly a powerful and heavy shot...
The ball rushed directly into the net, 4 to 0!
(End of chapter)