Li Tie ingests only one to two servings of sea cucumber day in and day out, yet, in stark contrast to his status, the players of the national team eat sea cucumber on a daily basis, while members of the women's team favor instant noodles. However, it seems that the sea cucumber endorsement income earned by Li Tie did not go to the national soccer team or the Football Association, but quietly flowed into his personal pocket.
According to Wu Xi, he himself was an avid consumer of sea cucumbers during that period, and this behavior seems to be not unrelated to the huge bribes he and Li Tie received.
