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Chapter 598 The Light of Asia
The players of Sudong and Bayern would never have imagined that they would be treated like God in Southeast Asia.

Because of the time difference, when Bayern arrived in Singapore, it was the local morning, which was an early flight.

And everyone knows that Singapore is a world-famous city that never sleeps. People here go to bed late and get up late, so getting them up early is harder than killing them.

Surprisingly, in order to welcome the arrival of Bayern, enthusiastic Singaporean fans got up early and rushed to the airport to meet their heroes. More than [-] fans gathered at the scene.

This is quite an astonishing figure for Singapore, which has a total population of less than 500 million.

This group of passionate fans could neither go to Europe to watch the Bayern game, nor could they go to the Allianz Arena to watch the game, which made them full of enthusiasm and anticipation for Bayern's warm-up match in Singapore.

Especially Su Dong, almost all the fans in Singapore are shouting his name, vying to see his demeanor.

Just the airport?

No, when the team left the airport by bus and arrived at the pre-booked hotel, everyone was surprised to find that there were more fans gathered in the hotel, and they surrounded the entrance and exit of the hotel enthusiastically.

This surprised Bayern from top to bottom.

Doesn't it mean that Singaporean fans prefer the Premier League?Not very familiar with the Bundesliga?
Why does it feel like that's not the case at all?

What surprised Bayern even more was that in the afternoon, when Bayern arrived in Asia for the first press conference, more than 150 media reporters poured in, among them were from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and other Asian countries and regions.

This made the atmosphere at the scene extremely hot.

The organizers were obviously also shocked by such a grand event. In their comparison, the Singapore national team usually interviewed only a dozen reporters, or at most twenty or so.

Unexpectedly, after Bayern arrived in Singapore, it attracted so much media, it is unbelievable.

Local media in Singapore reported that the arrival of Bayern caused a wave in Singapore, and even in the entire Southeast Asia region. Especially when Coca-Cola, Pepsi and other major sponsors cooperated with Bayern's Asian tour, and moved after hearing the news to build momentum for Bayern, a whirlwind formed in the entire Southeast Asia.

In Singapore alone, the media predicts that the arrival of Bayern Munich will boost the local retail industry’s revenue by more than [-] million US dollars. Many merchants have been frantically promoting as early as May, when Bayern won the Champions League and confirmed that they will start their Asian tour.

Not only Singapore, but Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and other countries have all been affected by Bayern's wave. Although the Bundesliga hegemony did not go to these countries, they were also affected.

Su Dong is undoubtedly the most popular player in the Bayern team.

As the light of Asia, Su Dong's performance in European football has been sought after by the whole of Asia. This time in Singapore, many fans came chasing Su Dong, and even came from other countries and regions.

As far as it goes, it is said that some fans came from Australia on a special trip, just to watch a Sudong game.

Not only fans, Sudong has also been favored by major sponsors in Southeast Asia.

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Although the enthusiasm of the Singaporean fans is touching, Bayern did not hold back the slightest on the football field.

The day after arriving in Singapore, Bayern beat the Singapore national team [-]-[-] at the National Stadium.

Su Dong started the first half and scored a hat-trick for Bayern with a head kick. At the same time, the fans in Singapore, as well as all the fans from afar, saw his strength with their own eyes.

This won him a round of applause after the game.

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After the game in Singapore, Bayern headed north non-stop and flew directly to Tokyo, Japan.

This is the first time Su Dong came to Tokyo as a Bayern player. The last time he played for Barcelona.

Although the jerseys on his body have been changed, it does not damage Su Dong's super popularity and influence in Japan, especially after the outstanding performance of last season, almost the whole world believes that Su Dong is the strongest contender for this year's Double Footballer of the Year, because no one has the possibility to challenge Su Dong in the European Cup.

Because of this, Japan, which has always admired the strong, admired Su Dong even more. In addition, Su Dong also had many sponsors in Japan, which made him cause a national sensation before he even arrived in Japan.

Bayern's warm-up match at the Yokohama Stadium was packed. Witnessed by more than 7 fans, Bayern beat Kashima Antlers [-]-[-].

Su Dong scored twice and performed exceptionally well, allowing all fans in the audience to see with their own eyes the disparity between them and the world's top teams. At the same time, Su Dong once again proved his strength to the Japanese fans.

This battle made Su Dong's reputation in Japan further.

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After playing the warm-up match in Japan, Bayern moved to Seoul, South Korea.

Continuing the momentum in Singapore and Japan, Sudong and Bayern once again caused a sensation in South Korea.

Especially in the contest with Suwon Samsung, the leader of the K-League, Sudong once again staged a hat-trick, helping the German overlord to defeat Suwon Samsung [-]-[-] away, but in the final stage of the game, Suwon Samsung scored a goal.

This is also Bayern's first goal conceded in the summer warm-up match.

After the game, the South Korean media praised the performance of Suwon Samsung, believing that Suwon Samsung is capable of becoming the first team to break the goal of Bayern this summer.

As for Su Dong, South Korea gave a very high evaluation, thinking that he deserves to be the world's top superstar.

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After playing the warm-up match in South Korea, Bayern came to China and arrived in Shanghai.

After returning to the motherland, Su Dong received unprecedented enthusiasm, and the enthusiasm of the fans even shocked Bayern, especially because the number of fans was too large.

Not only when the team arrived, but even the daily training attracted many fans to watch.

Due to the tight schedule, the team did not arrange free activities, but Su Dong still took time off to visit Wang Qingquan, and also met his parents who came to meet them. In addition, he also took time to participate in two sponsor activities, both of which were domestic companies.

This is also the special courtesy that Sudong treats the corporate sponsors of the motherland, and other countries do not have this kind of treatment.

In this warm-up match in Shanghai, Bayern beat their opponents [-]-[-]. Su Dong came off the bench in the second half, but still performed well, scoring twice, and also had some flashes of inspiration, trying to meet the expectations of fans in his home country.

After playing the game in Shanghai, Bayern and his party headed north to the capital.

The Olympic Games is about to start, and this warm-up match of Bayern is the best warm-up match, and it has also attracted the attention of the whole world.

The opponent is a star team composed of the national team, which is obviously entertaining, so both sides played very relaxed, and each other gave each other enough face.

In the end, Bayern defeated the Star United [-]-[-].

But unlike in Shanghai, Su Dong declined all interviews in the capital.

This is because he knows what the media reporters most want to ask, but he doesn't want to cause trouble.

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After playing two warm-up matches in China, the Bayern team arrived at the last stop of the Asian tour, India.

The organizers of India organized a huge welcome ceremony for Bayern at the airport. The grand scene and fanatical fans made people wonder whether football is really unpopular in India?
You know, in the past so many years, the whole world believed that cricket is the most popular in India, and football basically has little influence, but after Bayern arrived in India, it seemed that this was not the case at all.

If the welcome ceremony can be faked, then the media reporters who attended the media meeting held after the team checked into the hotel cannot fake it.

There were more than 100 newspaper reporters, more than 30 photographers, and more than 20 TV reporters. This was only from India, and there were also those who heard the news from abroad. The atmosphere at the scene was very enthusiastic.

Bayern still had some doubts about this, but on the day of the warm-up match, there were 10,000+ fans at the scene, which simply created the highest historical record for Bayern fans in a single game.

The opponent of this warm-up match was Bagan, the Indian club with the longest history in Asia, but the fans at the scene were obviously coming for Bayern Munich, which made Su Dong and others finally believe that they were still very famous in India.

At the end of the game, Bayern defeated Bagan [-]-[-].

The strength of the opponent is obviously weaker than the clubs in East Asia, and they are simply vulnerable to Bayern. If Bayern did not start to stay strong in the second half and play leisurely, the game could have scored double-digit goals.

Eight goals were scored, and the Indian fans at the scene watched them happily.

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Bayern's Asian tour started in Singapore and ended in India. They moved to five countries, played six warm-up matches, and won all six games.

More importantly, this year's Asian trip to Bayern brought a huge income of 500 million euros, which is only direct income, excluding Bayern's increased influence in the Asian region through the Asian trip, and the subsequent business cooperation income.

Deloitte, an authoritative German organization, spoke highly of Bayern's Asian tour, believing it to be a very successful promotion, expanding the influence of the Bundesliga in Asia.

Deloitte conducted a survey. During Bayern's Asian tour, Su Dong was the player who received the most attention, and was even the only player.

This was also true during Barcelona's Asian tour.

German authorities believe that it is precisely because of the existence of Sudong that Bayern's Asian tour has achieved unprecedented success.

"As the football player with the highest commercial value in the world, Su Dong has once again refreshed his commercial value, and at the same time let people see his amazing influence in Asia!"

Deloitte believes that if Bayern wants to open up the Asian market, Sudong is the most important key.

"As long as the role of Soviet Union and East China is fully utilized, the development of the Asian market will achieve twice the result with half the effort!"

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Success at the commercial level has also not failed at the competitive level.

The warm-up matches of the Asian tour were all victorious, and the results were outstanding, but the long-distance travel was also very exhausting for the players.

After returning to Munich, Heynckes immediately gave the players a holiday to make adjustments and prepare for the next German Super Cup.

(End of this chapter)