Jack said Mr. Quoc Cuong bullied on social networks
On the afternoon of September 7, on the official fan page, singer Jack continued to respond to the noise related to famous football player Lionel Messi appearing in the MV "From where I was born".
Jack publicly announced that the amount of money he had to pay to the person who connected him to Messi was more than 5 billion VND.
Previously, businessman Quoc Cuong - who accompanied him on the trip to France to meet Messi in May, accused Jack of fabricating and arbitrarily using Messi's image in the MV.
This person confirmed that the members of the trip agreed to only keep photos and videos of Messi as souvenirs, which can be posted on social networks, and not used for commercial purposes.
However, Jack asserted that what Mr. Cuong was doing was "bullying Jack on social media".
Therefore, the male singer decided to clarify the incident, including participating in Mr. Cuong's "service" and the amount of money spent to meet Messi.
He said he accepted the risk, stayed in France with his team longer than planned, spent more money, and at times thought he would have to return to Vietnam without meeting Messi.
"Mr. Cuong constantly changed the service price quote. Initially, Mr. Cuong quoted Jack 80,000 euros (more than 2 billion VND), then he increased it to more than 200,000 euros (more than 5.1 billion VND).
While in France, Jack borrowed some money from Mr. Cuong (because Jack did not have enough euros). After returning to Vietnam, Jack paid Mr. Cuong back in full.
In total, Jack spent more than 200,000 euros on Mr. Cuong alone as agreed. In addition, all travel and accommodation expenses for Jack and his crew during the trip were paid by Jack himself," Jack affirmed.
The male singer also mentioned the businessman's action of "posting a clip of Jack signing a loan agreement in a status on his personal page to defame Jack's image (he later removed the clip himself)".
Despite the uproar, Jack said he still thanked Mr. Cuong for managing to connect with the team abroad so they could successfully meet Messi.
"Jack also paid a fair price for this connection, but Jack could not have imagined that just because of a false rumor on social media, Mr. C. would treat the customer so harshly.
Although this incident has greatly affected the meaning of the trip, for Jack, meeting Messi is truly a dream come true. Meeting his idol in person makes Jack feel inspired," Jack added.
Giao thong newspaper contacted Mr. Quoc Cuong, his representative said: "We have received the information. We will provide the most accurate and clear information at the upcoming press conference."
The whole noisy scene between Jack and Mr. Quoc Cuong
On the evening of August 31, Jack released the MV "From Where I Was Born" featuring Lionel Messi. The Argentine football superstar appeared in casual clothes, talking and hugging singer Jack in a scene lasting about 3 seconds.
In addition, in some other angles, Messi's face also appears.
Mr. Quoc Cuong shared a photo of him and Jack watching a Messi match in France.
On the morning of September 3, singer Jack's legal representative issued a statement denying the rumor that Jack spent 60 billion VND on a meeting with Messi.
On September 4, in a post on his personal page, Mr. Cuong affirmed that Jack is a "deceitful and ungrateful" person.
On the evening of September 5, Jack's side spoke up to confirm: "I had to spend a huge amount of money to pursue and realize this job and dream. There is absolutely no way Jack "came along" as the rumors are spreading on social networks.
I would not have made this video without permission from the beginning. During the trip to meet Messi, I discussed and asked for permission to use the image.
Messi's side agreed on the condition that I would not use Messi's image for commercial, political or national purposes.
The false rumors related to the figure of 60 billion VND have nothing to do with the statements or statements that Jack made."
On the evening of September 6, Mr. Cuong wrote an article about his first date which failed because player Messi lost a match and was booed by fans, so he left without meeting anyone.
Regarding Jack's proposal to use Messi's image in the MV, Mr. Cuong affirmed to Giao Thong Newspaper: "There is no way Messi would agree to appear in the MV. With Messi's reputation, the whole world would not be able to have it even if they wanted to, the amount of money to pay would be huge.
Exploiting Messi's image cannot be as small as 60 billion VND, too small compared to him. Recently, the Arab side invited Messi and his family to film a 30-second advertisement, and had to pay 20 million USD.
Firstly, I am not qualified enough to invite Messi to appear in the MV. Secondly, there is no agreement or contract for Messi to appear in the MV."
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