Whale was yelping wildly in the Commentary Booth, nearly working himself into a fit.
Commentators from all the surrounding countries turned to look.
At last, the Italian commentator beside him couldn't take it anymore. He addressed Whale in English. "Buddy, watch your image. And don't interrupt us."
Hearing that, Xu Jingyu turned to look at the foreigner, his face creasing with a grin. He said excitedly,
"OK. Ok, OK, thank you, thank you."
Then he turned to the camera and said, "What's this foreigner saying? He's saying that after seeing Brother Yi's performance, he deeply admires my Chinese countryman. He's amazed that China could produce a world-class player like him."
"Oh, he's saying Brother Yi has made him really interested in China. He'll definitely come visit when he has time, see the Great Wall and the Terracotta Army, visit Mount Hua, Mount Song, Mount Heng, and Mount Emei, see the Three Gorges Dam, and take a look at Hukou Waterfall. He says China is a vast country, rich in resources, with wonderful local customs and all that."
Xu Jingyu adjusted his microphone and continued,
"He sang China's praises, so as a son of a land known for its courtesy and propriety, someone who has studied the Spring and Autumn Annals and understands righteousness, I naturally had to return the courtesy and thank him. So I said, 'Thank you, thank you.'"
When viewers saw that, some were confused.
"I don't understand English. Is that really what the foreigner said? Did he say all that?"
One comment read, "Of course. Whale's English is excellent. 'Come' means come, 'go' means go, nodding means yes, shaking your head means no. 'How are you, fine, thank you, and you?' He's known all that by heart for ages. Having a normal spoken conversation with a foreigner