Chapter 719: Volume 6: Crimson Carl Spike's Die-Hard Fan

When Carl Spike's book was on sale, Dunn received a new book signed by Karl Spike from him. It says:

To my dearest friend, Mr. Tony Down, I wish you a happy day.

The inscription is "Your Eternal Enemy Karl Spike".

When Spike gave the book to Tang En, he even brought this matter to the media. He talked about it ostentatiously in his column. "I really want to see his expression when he receives the book...haha!"

Karl Spike and Dunn have always been at odds. It's just that Tang En's distaste for the media was just a general concept before, and it hasn't been specific to a certain person. Now Spike bravely stood up and raised the banner of "Dawn Black".

With Tang En's temper, could he hold back such a blatant provocation?

Eighty percent of the people thought that if Tony Twain didn't say something about it, then he wouldn't be Tony Twain.

Spike himself was among the eighty percent. He has already made all preparations to deal with Tang En's revenge. For example, sparring with Tang En in the column, using the recent ups and downs of the Forest team to criticize Tang En...

After the provocation was sent out, he couldn't wait to meet Tang En's inevitable revenge.

Taking advantage of half a day, Tang En drove to Tang, went to all the bookstores and newsstands in Nottingham, maxed out the credit cards in his hand, and sold all Nottingham's "What kind of a man is he - revealing the secret" Tony Twain's Mysterious Halo" was bought.

Because it was a book that scolded Twain with all his heart, the sales volume of this book was not very good in Nottingham. Except for some Notts County fans who may buy it, Nottingham Forest fans almost dismiss this book.

So Tang En bought many, many, many...so much that his jeep couldn't fit it, and finally had to negotiate with those bookstores: How did the publishing house send it, they still put it back like that, and then waited for him to call a special bookstore. The van picked up the books again.

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The BBC made a program preview on TV, saying that in the Sunday edition of the latest issue of "Today's Match", they will specially invite the recently popular football columnist and writer Carl Spike to be a guest on the program and talk about how he He came up with the idea of ​​creating the book "What Kind of Man Is He——Revealing the Mysterious Aura of Tony Twain", and the interesting things he saw during the creation, as well as his personal views on Tony Twain.

Lineker, the producer of today's event, expected that this episode would receive a lot of attention. Of course, just two days before the show was recorded, he received a bill of lading.

"What is this?" Gary Lineker was puzzled with the list in his hand. Attached to the list was a letter. The envelope read: "To my dear friend Mr. Gary Lineker." The signer at the bottom made Lineker laugh.

It said: Tony Twain.

The letter expressed greetings to Lineker and thanked him for speaking for the Forest team many times on the show. Finally, he made a "small request"——

"...I am very grateful that such a great person spent nearly half a year writing a book and biography for me when I was not yet famous. In order to express my respect for him and gratitude for his hard work, I have Request: Please take advantage of the opportunity of your program to interview the author of this book, and please ask the respected Mr. Carl Spike to sign the book for me——all books must be signed, and I will distribute them to Many friends, I hope he can sign his name one by one. Of course, I also know that such a small request is definitely not difficult for the respected Mr. Carl Spike..."

Next, Lineker ran out of the BBC building with the bill of lading and almost stopped in the car park.

what did he see

Four large trucks with a load of five tons stopped neatly in front of his eyes. The cargo box was carefully covered by canvas, and it was firmly tied to it with ropes. The truck drivers who were smoking together saw Lineker come out, one of them hurriedly shook his head and ran over, shaking hands with Lineker: "Mr. Gary Lineker, I'm your fan!"

Lineker ignored him, just stared blankly at the four trucks: "This is..."

The four drivers looked at each other and laughed. The person at the beginning said, "Hey, we are entrusted by Mr. Tony Twain to deliver props for your show."

"Props?"

The driver took Lineker to the back of one of the vans and lifted a corner of the canvas. "The last three are all the same."

Seeing what was inside, Lineker gasped.

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Derian Chiles is a famous talker of the BBC, and he is also the host of "Today's Games. Sunday Edition". He is doing this interview with Carl Spike, which is better than Lineker. a lot of.

Carl Spike was proud of himself on the show and answered a lot of questions, and the two sides seemed to be on good terms. The host didn't say anything about his criticism of Tony Twain on the show, and he was even tempting Spike to say those more explosive words.

They talked about the motivation for writing this book, and Spike believed that studying Tony Twain was of great social significance.

"...In random street interviews, 93% of people chose 'I hate Tony Twain, he's an asshole', while only a mere 100% chose 'This guy is not bad, I like it' Seventh. It is worth noting that no one chose the option of 'Tony Twain? Who is that'. Derian, do you know why Twain thinks our investigation is boring, right?" When talking about topics that are not good for Twain , Karl Spike was a little overjoyed. He likes to see a tough figure deflated in front of him, it gives him a sense of accomplishment.

In this episode of the program, there are many, many topics like that. Before the show was over, the director had already received a lot of protest calls from Nottingham.

The only positive comment on Twain in that book is probably the sentence on the title page: "He is a 'phenomenon'."

Then at the end of the show, Derian Chiles said to Carl Spike mysteriously: "From the beginning of our show, the bottom of the screen has been scrolling and we will give you a mysterious gift at the end."

"I know, you mentioned it to me." Spike nodded.

"We can assure the audience that this is definitely a mystery gift, and there is absolutely no prior discussion with you Karl. This is a live broadcast."

Spike continued to nod to prove that Derian Chiles did not make any arrangements with him in advance, and smiled as if he himself was looking forward to it.

Lineker and his colleagues hid in the director's room, ready to look forward to a good show with a wicked smile on their faces. Mark Hansen said leisurely at the side: "This show is more and more like the eight o'clock entertainment..."

Alan Laurensen looked back at his colleague's smooth lips and smiled, "Isn't that good? You need to relax once in a while."

Let's turn our attention back to the live broadcast room. There was a smile on the face of Derian Chiles who was about to succeed in a prank. The light above the live broadcast room hit his face, making his whole face They all shined brightly.

"That's right, Carl. You have a very loyal reader. Apart from paying close attention to your columns in the newspaper, he also follows your book very much... Can he be regarded as a fanatic?"

Carl Spike had a fake surprise on his face, but he was actually very happy in his heart: "Ah? Are there such readers? I don't even know."

Derian Chiles nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes. In order to show his support and love for you, he bought a lot of these books out of his own pocket." He shook the "What kind of man is he?" ——Revealing the Mysterious Halo of Tony Twain". "He has a small request. He wants you, Carl, to sign every book he buys for his exclusive collection."

Carl Spike, who was so praised that he almost didn't know his surname, waved his hand: "No problem, I've never been stingy with meeting other people's requests."

Derian Chiles snapped his fingers, and a staff member rolled out from the back of the live broadcast room with a special trailer. Books more than one meter high are neatly stacked on it.

"Ha!" Carl Spike smiled, "He bought so many books by himself? Should I say he is hardcore or crazy?"

He started to take out the pen from his pocket, but only halfway through, his hand stopped. He was smiling from ear to ear just now, but now he is so frightened that he can't close his mouth from ear to ear...

Immediately behind the first trailer came out the second trailer, which also neatly stacked books more than one meter high. Then came the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh... A total of ten such trailers were placed in front of the stunned Carl Spike.

The front of the live broadcast room was completely blocked.

The camera was changed and shot down obliquely from above, Derian Chiles clapped his hands and laughed, then he took a book from the first car and put it in front of Carl Spike, and opened it to the title page for him: " Be sure to fulfill this little request of your die-hard fans, Carl!" After speaking, he turned around and took another ten books from the car, and put them in Carl's hand.

Spike knew he was being tricked, so he could only helplessly pick up a pen and start to sign his name on the first book.

At the same time, the scrolling subtitles began on the screen——

Special thanks: Mr. Tony Twain for providing 11,038 copies of "What Kind of Man Is He——Discovering the Mysterious Halo of Tony Twain".

Then there's the normal credits.

Under this subtitle, Derian Chiles said something that made Carl Spike collapse instantly: "Slow down, Carl. This is less than one percent of the books. Downstairs, there are four more books. A big truck, and it's all over it! Your readers are hardcore and crazy, but I don't envy you at all...”

The pen slipped out of Spike's hand, and he didn't know what to do, just raised his head and opened his mouth to stare at the host Derian Chiles who was trying to hold back his laughter.

At the same time, in the director's room, Lineker and others couldn't bear it any longer, and burst out laughing.

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"This is the most exciting episode of "Today's Match. Sunday Edition"! Hahahaha!" Before the training started, the coaches of Nottingham Forest were still discussing yesterday's TV program enthusiastically. At the beginning, when Adrian Chiles ordered the staff to pull out the book, everyone was as ignorant as Carl Spike and didn't know what happened. It wasn't until the subtitles of the credit list rolled out that they laughed out loud in front of the TV.

"Tony played it beautifully! Did you see the expression on that Spike's face at that time? It's wonderful, it's wonderful!"

What happened at Wilford was but a microcosm. That day, the story of Tony Twain deflated Carl Spike was everywhere, and it was so miraculous that four truckloads of goods were blown onto ten truckloads in some places.

Carl Spike later admitted in his column that he was completely defeated by Tony Twain this time. But he still wouldn't give up the promising career of fighting Tang En. Because "Although he made a move, I still insist that going against Tony Twain is a very interesting thing. After all, what kind of jaw-dropping reaction he will give is really something to look forward to..."

Regarding this, Tang En's private comment was just one word - "cheap".

However, Tang En did feel that the end of the year was approaching, everyone was busy, and those reporters must be very busy. Because all kinds of news about him suddenly increased.

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The first time I saw Shania's news was in a movie magazine I subscribed to every year.

These magazines were originally ordered for Shania, because she is very interested in movies. As a hobby, she naturally hopes to learn more about movies. However, after she went to the United States, this magazine still has a one-year deadline. En also received it, and occasionally looked through it to see if he could find the latest good movie--football coaches are also human, and they need to rest and relax more. Don't worry about anything, just watch movies with your eyes. Naturally, it is a kind of leisure and relaxation. good idea. He is not a film critic. When watching movies, he has to rack his brains to think about the meaning of these movies.

He found Shania in the latest issue of the magazine.

She and Tom. Cruise, who appeared on the cover of the magazine. That issue featured a new film by Tom Cruise, the art piece "Summer in Florida." In the movie, Shania played a beautiful lady who attended a high-class party, and had a dialogue with the protagonist. Then he showed up again from behind, but there was no dialogue, but a five-second close-up shot. This doesn't have much role, and it has no influence on the storyline at all. It can be said that the role is completely decorated with vases, but it is on the cover of the magazine with other main actors. It can be seen that Cruise is interested in supporting his new friend.

An exclusive interview with Shania was also arranged in the magazine. The length is not long, but the status is almost equal to that of the protagonists.

In fact, she has received such attention, in addition to her relationship with Cruise, it is also related to her own reputation in the modeling industry. Before setting foot in the film circle, the name Judy Shania Jordana was already a famous name in the world's modeling and fashion circles. She has become the world's supermodel at a young age, and many international big brands strongly invite her to be the spokesperson.

Such a character ran to make a movie, which naturally attracted attention.

An interview with Shania is no different than an interview with anyone else. In addition to asking about some work matters, I asked about the difference between catwalk shows and filming, whether they interfere with each other, what do you think of the actors who work together... Shania is a smart girl, when the reporter asked her what she likes the most When she was talking about a Hollywood actor, she blurted out "Tom Cruise" with a big smile on her face. The reporter asked: "Is it because you have a very close relationship with him?" Shania shook her head and said, "That's not the case. I have watched every movie of his many times, and I really like him very much." .”

Tang En grinned when he saw "I do like him very much".

Then he thought of "Uncle Tony, I love you" that Shania said to himself.

Liking and love are two different feelings... But Shania should have developed into love step by step from liking Uncle Tony at first, right?

Then look back. In the last part of the interview, the reporter concerned about Shania's private life with some gossip. Say, "As we all know, you don't have any other boyfriends except for one scandal in this circle. But you are still single now... Would you like to reveal your ideal boyfriend standard?"

"Well, my standards are very special."

"How special is it?"

"I like...older men."

The reporter was a little surprised. He wrote in the interview letter later that he was indeed intimidated by Shania's words, and it took him a long time to react. I felt that it was impolite to show that expression, so I reluctantly said, "It's really... special enough."

Shania smiled and didn't take the reporter's expression seriously.

Tang En stared blankly at this last conversation.

Uncle Tony is considered an old man, right?

What is she trying to do by so boldly disclosing her somewhat extreme mate selection orientation?

Just when he was in a daze, he received a call from Shania.

"Uncle Tony! I'll come to see you the night after tomorrow, can you help me tidy up the room?"

"Ah...the room is always cleaned up, you can come anytime..."

"Okay, thanks Uncle Tony! See you the day after tomorrow!"

After the phone was hung up, Tang En realized - why did she suddenly come to England again?

But apart from this, she didn't say any other unnecessary greetings. Could it be that because of that incident at the airport... she had some estrangement from herself?

After all, he said that he owed her an answer, but it was almost December now, and he still didn't give her the answer. And during this period of time, the team's record, the financial crisis, Chen Jian's incident... he was so busy that he didn't even think about it in his heart a few times.

It turned out that there was going to be a meeting soon.

At that time, how should I face Shania? If she wanted that answer from herself, what should she answer her?

Headaches, on and off the court, there are things that give him headaches everywhere...