The National Team was back!
Yang Yang was back!!
When the National Team's chartered flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, slowly landed at Capital Airport, tens of thousands of fans were already waiting there for their heroes' return.
As soon as the national players walked out of the airport, they were immediately surrounded by the frenzied fans and reporters present. Everyone scrambled toward them, shouting the players' names at the top of their lungs. Among them, the most popular, and the one receiving the loudest cheers, was undoubtedly Yang Yang.
After China Team narrowly lost the World Cup final, Yang Yang himself received unprecedented praise. Almost every media outlet in the world had been lavishly praising his performance at the Brazil World Cup, believing that even though he had ultimately failed to win the championship, the fact that he had led China Team into the World Cup final and lost to Germany in a penalty shootout meant he deserved the title of King of Football.
Before returning home, however, Yang Yang had accepted an interview with a respected domestic media outlet. He had shown no interest at all in whether he deserved to be called King of Football. He felt that the most important thing was China Team's breakthrough in results, and he sincerely hoped that the inspiration provided by this World Cup could help Chinese football develop further.
But no matter what he thought, in everyone else's eyes, he was King of Football!
There were so many fans waiting at the airport—probably more than ten thousand—that the national players were overwhelmed by the attention.
The National Team had specifically arranged for Yang Yang to meet the fans on its behalf.
When Yang Yang walked out alone and stood before the media and fans, a thunderous round of applause erupted,