"I know you're celebrating tonight, so I won't join. But I have to say something. You are now Olympic champions, and everything you do represents the country. So, don't go too wild during your celebration tonight. Be careful of media reports."
In the locker room, Coach Guo was already drenched, but he didn't feel uncomfortable. Instead, he was radiating uncontrollable joy.
The medal tally had gained another gold medal. The highest authorities had called immediately to congratulate the team, followed by leaders from the General Administration of Sport. Coach Guo had received several calls and was dizzy from all the praise.
They had brought so much honor.
"Coach Guo, aren't you coming?"
"Me? I won't join the fun. The team will arrange another time for us to celebrate together. Make sure you attend."
As he was speaking, there was a commotion outside the locker room, with many people gathered at the door.
Coach Guo opened the door and saw many foreign reporters interviewing several foreigners. He didn't recognize these foreigners and looked confused.
What was going on?
Dragon Country was the champion. If anyone should be interviewed, it should be these reporters interviewing them. Why were they inexplicably interviewing their own people outside the Dragon Country locker room?
"What's wrong, Coach?"
Tang Long walked over and followed Guo Qiang's confused gaze to see more than a dozen reporters from Flower Flag Country surrounding Jenny, Emily, and several Flower Flag Country investors, blocking the entrance.
Among them was an old acquaintance of Tang Long's.
Lin Xiao Tian.
Upon seeing Tang Long, Lin Xiao Tian winked at him. Then, he raised his microphone towards Jenny and said, "Jenny, are you here to comfort the Flower Flag Country players? Although they lost the match, they still won silver medals and added to Flower Flag Country's medal count. Do you think they did their best?"
"Emily, why are you here? Were you invited by Miss Jenny?"
"Jenny, everyone knows you care about Kobe. What do you think of Kobe's performance in this game?"
What the hell am I looking at.
Jenny's face darkened.
The anger in her eyes was about to erupt.
Originally, she had brought champagne to the Dragon Country locker room to pretend to congratulate Tang Long, and then use this opportunity to extend an invitation. In front of so many people, even if Tang Long refused, she could join the Dragon Country's celebration. This way, Tang Long would surely not be able to refuse.
Who knew that as soon as she and Emily arrived at the door, these reporters swarmed towards them.
Now, facing the reporters, she couldn't say she was here to congratulate Tang Long, or the Flower Flag Country media would tear her apart.
"Although we lost the match, we saw the players' spirit of giving their all on the court, and their spirit of unity, which is the Olympic spirit. Competitive sports can be cruel, but the Olympic spirit is worth learning for all of us."
Damn it, what am I even saying.
Jenny didn't know how she had said such things.
But as soon as she finished speaking, she received applause from countless reporters.
At this moment, the Flower Flag Country players opened the locker room door. The players, unhappy about losing the match, felt their gloomy hearts brighten a little after hearing Jenny's passionate speech.
Naturally.
The players enthusiastically invited Jenny and Emily into the locker room.
The opposing team's actions completely stunned Tang Long and Coach Guo.
Coach Guo even began to reflect.
It was no wonder Flower Flag Country was a sports superpower; they had such a unique spirit. They could be so passionate even after losing, how could the players not fight their hardest?
Alas!
It was hard for champions like us to understand.
Just as Coach Guo was about to close the door, he saw three girls sneakily approaching. Before Guo Qiang could react, the three girls had already entered the Dragon Country locker room and closed the door behind them.
"Swift."
"Oh my god, it's Scarlett."
"What a beauty!"
"What is this treat?"
Zhou Peng and Ding Mianhui and the others were already screaming, and some were whistling. The locker room instantly became lively.
"Why are you here?"
"To celebrate with you, to celebrate Dragon Country winning the Olympic gold medal."
"Uh..."
Tang Long really didn't know what to say. He felt the situation was too absurd.
People from Flower Flag Country were celebrating a Dragon Country national winning an Olympic championship.
"This is the champagne I specially brought from Flower Flag Country because I knew you would lead the team to victory, just like you won the championship."
As Swift's soft voice fell, the jeers grew louder.
"It's not an exaggeration to call me Brother Tang a national hero. Who else can do what Brother Tang does?"
"I'm so jealous. No, later I need Brother Tang to teach me his skills in picking up girls."
Sun Yue glared at Zhou Peng: "What skills? It's all about feelings. Can't you speak properly?"
...
"Finally, we've finalized Dwayne's transfer."
After reaching a verbal agreement with the Heat owner, Gilbert let out a long sigh of relief.
Wade's performance in this Olympics was rather average, and many Flower Flag Country fans were criticizing him for not trying hard. This prompted the Heat owner to agree to Wade's transfer to the Cavaliers.
Gilbert informed Tang Long of the news immediately. Tang Long, who was about to go to a bar to celebrate with his teammates, thought for a moment and decided to call LeBron and Wade over together.
Where there is LeBron, there are naturally the "Banana Boat" crew.
The Banana Boat crew brought over a large portion of the Flower Flag Country players, and the two sides went from the court to the bar.
Tang Long, as the most prominent figure, naturally received attention from both sides.
After the game, Tang Long's tensed nerves immediately relaxed, and he met every challenge with ease.
As the drinking progressed, Tang Long's eyes became narrowed slits.
Seeing the increasing number of empty bottles at Tang Long's feet, Swift and Scarlett stood up to take drinks for him. As a result, Tang Long became the target of public indignation, and the Dragon Country players and Flower Flag Country players began to drink with the three women.
The drinking continued from evening until early morning, and Tang Long's brain was almost numb from alcohol.
He only remembered that he and a few drunkards were helped to a hotel.
...
After an unknown period, Tang Long slowly opened his eyes and felt as if his head had been hammered. His brain was still buzzing.
As he was about to get up, he felt something pressing on him.
Tang Long was startled.
He saw a fair, delicate, long leg pressing on him. He gently moved the leg away and sat up, only to see an even stranger sight.
Because there were two other people in the bed.
Judging by the clothes discarded on the floor, there were indeed four people's clothes.
...
"Tang, I have good news for you, our rocket launch was successful."
Upon the successful launch of the rocket, Musk immediately called Tang Laogong.