Henry walked towards Cao Baiming with a look of shock, his expression as if he had just seen a ghost.
At this moment, he was holding a mobile phone, and the screen was still lit.
Before he could reach him, Cao Baiming already knew in his heart that some big news must have broken again.
"No need to say more, just look for yourself."
Henry shook his head slightly.
Cao Baiming took the phone, and then his eyes were fixed on the screen. An open news report was displayed on the screen, and as expected, it was another piece of news about him.
Before he even saw the title, he was first attracted by a picture accompanying the article. In this picture, the background was a football field, and the person on the field was David Beckham playing football.
Looking further down, there were also pictures of Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, and a host of other superstars at a gathering, even including pictures of them drinking.
Only then did he see the title, which read: The most luxurious gathering in history! A group of world-class superstars gathered to celebrate Cao Baiming's birthday.
Seeing this, Cao Baiming couldn't read on. Who leaked this news?
The people invited were all intelligent. They would naturally not casually share photos from inside to the media. Could there really be an informant? They would do anything for money.
Now, the media has caught hold of another handle.
Upon closer inspection, the sender of this article was an official media outlet. One could imagine that the private spread of this news must have been several times more viral.
Cao Baiming sighed deeply.
"Alas, there's no way around it. Life is like this. There are a few things you can never avoid: birth, aging, sickness, death, taxes, and media pursuit."
The sensation this news caused in public opinion was beyond what both of them could have imagined.
Fans on the internet had already exploded. It was imaginable that it would not be long before a major uproar would occur in real life, following the online buzz.
The issue of Beckham, which had been hotly debated, was resolved by this picture, and even videos of him playing football had been secretly released online.
Beckham's "moon curved blade" long-range shots once again astonished everyone in the world.
And such a simple "kick the ball into the frame" game suddenly became a project that fans enjoyed competing in privately.
However, for a normal person's skill level, kicking the ball into the frame from 50 meters away was completely unrealistic. After trying 100 times with no success, some reduced the distance to 20 meters, and then there was only a slight possibility.
But besides Beckham, there were other superstars like Neymar, De Bruyne, Ronaldo, and so on. Fans could never have imagined seeing such a lineup of superstars at such an event.
They had been waiting for the celebrity game they had always hoped for, but instead, they witnessed this scene in the backyard of Cao Baiming's villa. They probably would never have imagined that things would develop this way in their lifetime.
The astonishing football skills displayed by these players in this casual backyard match were even more exquisite and incredible than those shown in official matches.
It is known that to understand a player's true strength, one does not need to watch live matches, but more importantly, one needs to observe their performance during training. Only in training sessions can a person be completely relaxed and demonstrate all their abilities.
When playing football, everyone naturally had no idea they were being secretly recorded.
Cao Baiming also didn't bother to remember specifically who was standing behind him when they were playing football on the field that day. In fact, the number of people was nearly dozens, and more and more people gathered, all not wanting to miss the opportunity to watch these superstars perform.
After all, the opportunity for so many people to compete on the same field, standing in the same place, was incredibly rare. Not only the media but any normal person understood this.
Most importantly, the fans saw Cao Baiming's shot at the end.
If they were shocked by the magical footwork of Ronaldo, Neymar, or Modric, then Cao Baiming's footwork left them completely disbelieving.
Being able to hit the ball into a frame less than one square meter in size, facing upwards, from a distance of a hundred meters, was something that could not be believed without seeing it with one's own eyes.
In fact, some fans had already begun to suspect the video of being fabricated, as it was much more plausible to artificially create such a video than for it to have actually happened.
When the photo was taken, this shot precisely cut across the sky above the field, at a height of even a hundred meters above the ground. At this moment, from the perspective of the viewer, the football was incredibly dazzling in the night sky, like a meteor, even showing a trail in the photo.
Anyone who saw this photo felt as if they were watching a science fiction movie, but the details were even more incredible.
At this point, no one would doubt what kind of a monster Cao Baiming was.
During this period, fans began to widely discuss the leak of these photos, and their topic of conversation was undoubtedly who among these superstars had superior footwork.
In a team, when integrated into the entire squad, there are too many factors determining the outcome of a match, such as team tactics, playing style, team cohesion, the performance of other players, team mentality, and home/away advantage, etc.
To truly understand who among two superstars has a higher level of skill, one needs to observe them in such a setting. And the leak of these photos and videos precisely provided ample evidence.
Regarding the Ballon d'Or award, a conclusion could essentially be drawn at this point.
With Zidane's injury, although Mbappé's performance in the league could be described as heroic, he had been completely overshadowed by Cao Baiming.
On the current rankings, Cao Baiming's name was at the top. However, it was important to remember that he was the one who had not won the World Cup.
Only the league and the Champions League matches remained. As long as he performed excellently in the upcoming matches, Cao Baiming would undoubtedly win this year's Ballon d'Or.
As for Messi and Henry, they were already finding it difficult to compete with Cao Baiming, and the support gap was gradually widening.