Chapter 666： Forbes Celebrity List

In the warm celebration of Lu Wenbin leading the National Football Team to qualify from the Confederations Cup group stage in China, on June 26, Forbes magazine launched the "2013 Forbes Global Top 100 Celebrity List", which pushed Lu Wenbin to the peak.

"Forbes" is an American magazine that ranks alongside "Fortune" and is famous all over the world for its various authoritative rankings.

Under "Forbes", there are "Forbes Global Rich List", "Forbes Royal Family Rich List", "Forbes Chinese Rich List", "Forbes Head of State Ranking", "Forbes World Brand Ranking", luxury brand list, fund list , City list, university list, etc.

Among them, the "Forbes Top 100 Global Celebrities List" mostly come from industries such as film and television actors, directors, variety show hosts, models, athletes, writers, and musicians.

The celebrity list is comprehensively evaluated based on the global influence, annual income, media coverage, number of fans, and network influence of the people on the list, and is relatively authoritative.

However, the specific ranking is subject to the subjective influence of the editor and principal of the magazine.

As a magazine from the capitalist America, football does not occupy a mainstream position in the United States. Lu Wenbin is still a player in socialist China.

Therefore, in the previous few years, although Lu Wenbin had already become famous all over the world, his ranking on the Forbes Global Top 100 Celebrity List has also climbed year by year, but he has not been able to directly reach the top.

Last year's Forbes 100 Celebrity List, Lu Wenbin was still behind singer Jennifer Lopez and talk show host Oprah Winfrey, ranking third.

But at the end of last year, he led Real Madrid to complete an unprecedented six championships in world football, 168 goals in the year, three consecutive Golden Globe Awards, three consecutive Lawrence Awards, and this year, after leading Real Madrid to complete the six championships of the season, Forbes will not Lu Wenbin's ranking is no longer good.

Whether it is global influence, earning power, and number of fans, Lu Wenbin is leading in all aspects, leaving everyone behind.

Even in the United States, where football is not developed, Lu Wenbin’s name is a household superstar, more famous than Jennifer Lopez and Oprah Winfrey.

Most of the time, the Forbes Global 100 Celebrity List, which is occupied by the Americans themselves most of the time, has finally changed in the 2013 version released on June 26.

Lu Wenbin, a football player from China, overtook American celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and Madonna in the "2013 Forbes Global Top 100 Celebrity List" and ranked first on the list.

Lu Wenbin became the number one celebrity in the world officially recognized by Forbes in 2013.

Although Forbes does not admit it, Lu Wenbin is the most famous star in the world. But as a prestigious and authoritative ranking list, Forbes's celebrity list can still influence many people.

When Lu Wenbin reached the top, it was recognized by both the private and official parties, which would have a relatively large impact on Lu Wenbin's advertising endorsement income and the sales of his own 666 brand in the next year.

For a time, the media rushed to report on this incident, claiming that Lu Wenbin's ranking was well deserved and worthy of his name, pushing Lu Wenbin's reputation even higher.

The day after the release of the Forbes Celebrity List, on June 27th, Belo Horizonte, Brazil VS China's 2013 Confederations Cup first semi-final was officially launched at Mineiro Stadium where the Chinese team had been in the group stage. .

The second semi-final of Spain VS Italy will be played on the second day.

Before the start of the Brazil VS China match, FIFA arranged a memorial ceremony in which the players and the audience mourned the Cameroonian player Vivian Fo.

Today, 10 years ago, on June 27, 2003, it was also the Confederations Cup and the semi-finals. Cameroonian player Vivian Fo suffered a heart attack in a match against Colombia and died suddenly on the ground. He was only 28 years old. .

Vivian Fu’s sudden death caused strong dissatisfaction with FIFA around the world, because the Confederations Cup was held every two years, which seriously overdrawn the players’ physical fitness.

It was also the sudden death of Vivian Fu that FIFA reformed the competition system under the pressure of public opinion and changed the biennial Confederations Cup to four-yearly, and it was held in the year before the World Cup. Hosted by the host country of the following World Cup.

After paying tribute to the Cameroonian star 10 years ago, the game officially began.

In addition to Lu Wenbin for the Chinese team, Zheng Zhi could have reached the level of players in the five major leagues downstream.

But now that Zheng Zhi is injured, only Lu Wenbin is the only one in the Chinese team to support the overall situation.

The Brazilian team has not only old teammates like Marcelo and Gustavo, but also Cesar, Alves, Thiago Silva, David Luiz, Paulinho, Oscar, Neymar Waiting for the stars.

Just look at the lineup comparison, no one thinks that the Chinese team can be upset.

The odds are too small, even if Lu Wenbin is strong, it is useless.

Sure enough, despite Lu Wenbin guarding the backcourt, Brazil still scored easily and happily.

In the 13th minute, the Brazilian team played an exquisite short pass in the frontcourt. Lu Wenbin, Wang Yongpo, Feng Xiaoting, Zhao Peng and others all watched from the sidelines. Brazil scored into the penalty zone without even touching the ball. In the end, Neymar lowered the ball. Shot into the goal.

In the 21st minute, Lu Wenbin personally counterattacked with the ball. After three consecutive three people, he shot a dead corner from the penalty area, but Cesar, who was attacked, fell to the ground in time to save the ball and stabbed the ball out of the baseline.

Subsequently, although Lu Wenbin's corner kick was screwed into the range of the goal frame, it was directly held in his arms by Cesar, and he did not even give China the opportunity to shoot.

In the 37th minute, the Brazilian team succeeded in the next city, cut in and shot in the far corner after Marcelo broke through the wing.

After scoring the goal, Marcelo also specially smiled at Lu Wenbin, who could only shake his head to express helplessness.

Before the end of the work field, Paulinho went straight and forward Fred reversed offside to form a single shot.

Fortunately, Lu Wenbin chased him back in time, rushing to tackle the ball from the side with a precise tackle before Fred entered the big penalty area, without even fouling, which destroyed the Brazilian team's attack.

In the second half the Chinese team finally got a point in the 63rd minute.

This time it was an offense formed by Lu Wenbin's long pass assist to find Wu Lei. After receiving Lu Wenbin's long pass at the corner of the penalty area, Wu Lei has lost the opportunity to break into the penalty area and shoot a single shot.

However, Deng Zhuoxiang rushed up from behind.

Wu Lei knocked on the middle, Deng Zhuoxiang shot a high-quality shot from a long range outside the restricted area, which penetrated Cesar's ten fingers.

The Chinese team scored a point, but to no avail.

In the 75th minute, the Brazilian team again scored a goal by Neymar, expanding the score to 3-1.

Since then, neither side has scored any more goals.

After 3 minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game. The Chinese team lost 1-3 to the host Brazil in the semi-finals of the 2013 Confederations Cup and stopped in the semi-finals.

No surprises, no upset, even with Lu Wenbin leading, the Chinese team still lost the game because of their overall strength.