On the last evening of November by European time, the entire European football world waited eagerly for a piece of news.
By that evening, media reporters stationed in Madrid, Spain, had already taken photos, and the news had spread across the internet worldwide. France Football Magazine editor-in-chief Denis Chaumier had appeared at Madrid Capital Airport with special correspondent Thierry Marchand and an exclusive photographer.
After picking them up, the France Football Magazine correspondent in Spain went directly to the shopping street west of La Moraleja. Only after dinner did they enter La Moraleja's central district, arriving directly in front of the detached villa at Number 11.
Many reporters followed them all the way and personally witnessed them entering the villa at Number 11.
This was no secret. It merely confirmed a long-rumored fact.
But sometimes, that was simply how things were. Although everyone clearly already knew what would happen next, and even knew the ending, they still wanted to witness the entire process and see the dust settle at last.
It was just like watching a television drama.
And after Denis Chaumier entered Yang Yang's villa, the entire world waited for the news that was about to arrive.
Some sat beside telephones in their editorial offices, some sat in front of computer screens, while others chatted with friends and occasionally checked the news on their phones. Some reporters even kept watch outside Yang Yang's home.
Everyone knew that there would definitely be a result tonight.
That was determined by France Football Magazine's award process. They would announce it tonight, then put it on the cover of the magazine published the following morning and sell it to football fans around the world.
9:20 p.m.!
This might have been nothing more than an arbitrary point in time, but because of a