"Shit!" Feigan threw a book of impurities heavily on the office table.

That was the latest issue of "Sports Illustrated", and the page I opened was written with a dazzling line of titles "The popular Chinese talent show is suspected of being fake in age".

The article questions Yi Jianlian's real age. According to his candidate information, Yi Jianlian should be under 20 years old this year, but according to his academic qualifications, Yi Jianlian graduated from elementary school in 1997. If he did not resign or skip grades, he would have already entered elementary school under four years old, which is obviously unreasonable.

In fact, it was not just Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming who were also suspected of having age fraud when they participated in the draft.

In order to verify whether Yao Ming's age was true, the NBA even sent someone to Shanghai to investigate this matter.

Now Yi Jianlian’s age issue has been questioned again, and when it comes to the upcoming election, if it is not handled properly, it may directly affect the draft pick.

Sports Illustrated is not a third-rate media such as street tabloids. It represents the attitude of mainstream American sports media towards this matter. No wonder Feigan is so popular.

Soon, Feigan received several calls from media reporters, saying that he would interview Yi Jianlian himself and asked him to talk about his views on the age incident.

"The age of China Yi is absolutely 19 years old. This is a record of China's sports official information."

"That report was just random speculation and there was no evidence at all. We would contact lawyers and file legal lawsuits against rumor-mongers when necessary, which hurt the interests of our company's customers."

"This is absolutely true. Yi is now actively preparing for the draft. If you are interested in him, I can arrange for him to be interviewed after the draft day."

...

After dealing with the media, Feigen wiped the sweat from his forehead, then contacted several teams who might have chosen Yi Jianlian, gave them vaccinations in advance, and then he let out a long breath.

But Feigan never expected that this matter was just the beginning.

Perhaps this year's finals were too boring, and major sports media focused on the upcoming draft.

As soon as the "age gate" incident happened, it attracted everyone's attention.

"ESPN", "Yahoo Sports", "Open-Air Stand", and even "NBA Official Website" followed up and reported on this matter.

This is not the first time the media doubted Yi Jianlian's age. As early as last year when he announced his participation in the draft, there were reports that there might be problems with his age.

This incident even affected Li Rong, who had just completed the trial in San Antonio. Because of his Chinese identity and his once close relationship with Feigan, some media began to speculate that Li Rong's age might also be suspected of fraud.

Li Rong has not signed any agent yet, so the media called his phone directly, which made him feel a little annoyed, and finally chose to turn off the phone directly.

Feigan has been contacting Sports Illustrated these days, trying to persuade them not to report on the news about the "age gate".

But as an authoritative media, Sports Illustrated is not something that his agent's energy can shake.

As things get worse, more and more "evidence" begins to be unearthed. Although there is no direct fact that the "age gate" is true, the public has begun to gradually believe in media reports.

That afternoon, Feigan once again received a call from "SB    Nation Sports" reporter, asking him to express his views on the "age gate" incident.

"I declare again that Yi's age does not have any fraud, and all the news is just a sensation." After a few days, Feigan had almost recited this sentence backwards.

"What about Li Rong, who also runs for election this year? It is said that you were very close to signing a contract with him at one point. Is there any problem with his age?" asked the reporter.

"I don't know this, please contact him directly." Feigan replied impatiently.

"We have never been able to contact him. Do you really know nothing about this?" the reporter asked again.

"We are just business dealings and no other connections."

"As far as I know, you have visited Butler University in person. Can you talk about your feelings when you saw him?" The reporter obviously did not intend to let him go easily.

"I contacted Mr. Criel, director of the sports guidance department of Butler University, at that time. Mr. Criel didn't know much about him, only he knew that he was the basketball team recommended by the principal himself." Feigan replied in detail.

"Principal's recommendation?" The reporter clearly captured something, "Why should the principal recommend basketball players in person?"

"This..." Feigan hesitated for a moment, "As far as I know, the president of Butler University is also a Chinese."

"You mean Li Rong entered the Butler University basketball team through the back door?" the reporter asked immediately.

Feigan was a little impressed by these reporters' ability to find faults. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly felt like he had caught something in his mind.

Now the pressure of public opinion is all about Yi Jianlian, and the situation is very unfavorable to the draft. If someone can stand up and share some public opinion pressure...

Moreover, Li Rong's previous refusal made him quite annoyed, and it would be better to give him a profound lesson.

Thinking of this, Feigan coughed, cleared his throat and said, "I didn't say that, but Li Rong did join the Butler University basketball team because of this relationship with the president."

"I understand. I will call Butler University to verify this matter in person." The reporter said.

"If you are really interested in Li Rong's age, I can provide you with a contact information... Yes, it was his adoptive parents' phone number, and they should have the most say in this matter." Feigen said with a smug smile on the corner of his mouth.

Li Rong finally had a very stale relationship with his adoptive parents. His adoptive father was almost imprisoned for suspected engulfing Li Rong's parents' inheritance. It is estimated that the couple would not say good things to him.

Moreover, Li Rong was not born in the United States, and he did not have a birth certificate from the hospital. In this way, Li Rong's "age fraud" problem seems to be more easily confirmed by the media.

After Fagan hung up the phone, he thought about it and contacted several media and websites that had been good with him before, and "inadvertently" revealed some doubts about Li Rong's age problem to them.

As a professional agent, Feigan's personal revelation was still very credible. For a moment, all the media that were informed were like sharks smelling blood, and began to dig out the "shady curtains behind Li Rong's run" regardless of everything.
Chapter completed!