Chapter 2 Reporters from China (Part 2)
PS: I'm back from attending the funeral, VIP will be updated tonight.
After seeing off the two, Chen Junhao returned to the room to continue the question just now: "Brother, you just said to the reporter of Sports Weekly? When did you change jobs?"
Chen Zhentao smiled and said, "I didn't change jobs, but my boss changed. After "Youth Sports" acquired "Sports" last year, I became a reporter for "Sports". Two months ago, I was promoted to the headquarters. This time I chose a foreign reporter, so I came here. You just said that I am your 'fiancee's brother', when did you and Yunyun get engaged?"
Chen Junhao blushed and said, "You know I am not married to Yunyun, and Yunyun is not married to me."
Chen Zhentao smiled slightly and nodded, "I naturally know the relationship between you and Yun Yun. But if this sentence just fell into the ears of other reporters, it would probably appear in the newspaper. You are now the young emperor of Chinese basketball."
Chen Junhao hurriedly said, "I know, aren't you, brother this time?" He hesitated for a moment and couldn't help asking, "Yunyun, did you ask you to bring me what words?"
Chen Zhentao smiled and said, "You have any other words to me for long-distance international calls every day?"
Chen Junhao's face became slightly warm.
Chen Zhentao smiled and said, "Although I didn't bring anything, I asked me to bring something."
Chen Junhao said happily: "What? Have you brought it?"
Chen Zhentao took the teacup leisurely and took a sip, then looked at Chen Junhao's anxious expression with a funny look. In Chen Zhentao's joking gaze, Chen Junhao's face was hot again. He looked around and hesitated: "Have you eaten?" The clumsy method of changing the topic.
Chen Zhentao laughed and said, "I haven't seen you for a few months, and you are still so cute. It seems that life in the United States has not changed much."
Chen Junhao was embarrassed, and the indifference and calmness he showed in front of Anthony was gone. Care was chaotic. After all, the cultivation skills of the young emperor were still a little too tender. Chen Zhentao stopped and stopped teasing Chen Junhao. He threw the bag beside him over and said, "Look at it in it!"
Chen Junhao quickly opened the bag and took out the things inside. It was white, soft, and fluffy. After it was unfolded, it was indeed a pure white knitted sweater.
"This is woven by Yunyun."
Chen Junhao gently stroked the sweater, closed his eyes and rubbed the sweater gently on his face. It seemed that he wanted to feel the body fragrance from his lover from the sweater knitted by Chen Junyun. Although he had calls every day and could often see each other through videos, it could not replace the feeling of relying on each other and embracing each other. The men and women in love would never feel that the distance was too close. Chen Junhao and Chen Junyun were at both ends of the earth, and their longing was proportional to the distance. Chen Junhao never regretted his original decision more than now, and decided to leave Chen Junyun in China to come to the United States alone.
Chen Zhentao looked at Chen Junhao's true feelings and smiled and remained silent. Since meeting the young man in front of him seven years ago, Chen Junhao has always maintained this rare innocence. Chen Zhentao is happy to see his relationship with his sister, and bless them from the bottom of his heart.
The two of them didn't say a word and fell into silence inside. It took a long time for Chen Junhao to open his eyes, but his hands holding the sweater still did not let go.
"Don't you try it?" Chen Zhentao said.
"No, no now!" Chen Junhao, who was holding a sweater, seemed to be holding a pile of money, and was reluctant to let go of his hand. He just hugged the sweater, and he continued, "How could domestic media think of sending reporters to interview the NCAA? When did domestic fans pay attention to American college basketball?"
This kind of question was asked by Chen Junhao himself. Chen Zhentao was a little amused and smiled bitterly: "When will you be able to realize your current identity? You, Chen Junhao, the young emperor of Chinese basketball. Do you know what this means?"
Chen Junhao shrugged: "I play basketball well."
"It's not just good. You are now the hope of Chinese fans for the rise of Chinese basketball. The young basketball emperor, you are a basketball genius who can surpass Yao Ming by everyone. Look at the attention of Yao Ming in China now, you can imagine how many people are paying attention to you in China. Chen Junhao, these three words are no longer just your name, it represents the leader of the new generation of Chinese basketball players. You, Chen Junhao, the first person under Yao Ming in the Chinese basketball world."
Chen Junhao gave Chen Zhentao a series of intense natural bombardment and was stunned. His head buzzed and his brain was short-circuited for a while, and his expression was dull. After a long time, he said, "Brother, are you exaggerating?"
Chen Zhentao said: "It's a bit exaggerated, but the reality is not much different. You are no longer a hobbyist who simply likes basketball. Your basketball and your game have become the focus of attention in China. From now on, you have to establish the awareness of "you are a public figure" a long time ago."
"Is it a public figure? This is a bit too heavy for me." Chen Junhao sighed, "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Brother, have you arranged the place where you live in the United States?"
"I have settled in the hotel. I have another assistant who comes with me, who is now resting in the hotel."
“Will you go back to the hotel tonight?”
Chen Zhentao said: "Of course, when we go back, we will meet again tomorrow, which is the relationship between the reporter and the interviewee."
Chen Junhao smiled and said, "No matter how much your relationship changes, you are still Yunyun's brother. You will never be as tricky as other reporters, and you will make things difficult for me."
Chen Zhentao said: "That's natural. The interview in the United States is long-term. It is necessary to have a good relationship with the interviewees. Not only me, but also reporters from other domestic media will not make things difficult for you."
"Other domestic media? You said that there are other media reporters who have come to Missouri, right?"
"Reply!" Chen Zhentao smiled, "We came on the same plane. From tomorrow, a reporter may suddenly appear in front of you with a microphone. Otherwise, why did you think I ran away from you as soon as I got off the plane?"
Thinking about the scene described by Chen Zhentao, Chen Junhao couldn't help but feel chilled.
Chen Zhentao ignored Chen Junhao's pale expression and continued: "CCTV Sports reporters have also sent a large lineup this time. They have purchased NCAA TV broadcast rights. Major sports newspapers have also added NCAA page. In short, with your study abroad, domestic media have adjusted their full-year strategy this year, and the domestic NCAA boom is brewing. Soon NCAA will become a household name in China because of you. Missouri will be able to attract you and make a fortune."
"Since that's the case, how come there are only reporters here? The season has been half a month since we, Missouri, have won a championship."
Chen Zhentao smiled bitterly and said, "Everyone heard that the NCAA season is October and starts in November. Who would have thought that the season would officially start two months before the season? It is the first time that everyone is in contact with the NCAA, and the preseason hotness is not enough."
Chen Junhao laughed in silence.
Chen Zhentao said: "Anyway, you have to be prepared. From tomorrow onwards, you will not be just an ordinary Missouri basketball player. For your study in Missouri, life is also within the scope of media attention. The media has paid too much attention to Yao Ming in recent years, and fans and audiences are almost feeling a sense of audio-visual fatigue. Now Chinese basketball urgently needs a new focus to share the attention to Yao Ming. And you, Chen Junhao is very lucky to be the first basketball idol star jointly created by the mainstream media in China."
Chen Junhao was stunned, smiled bitterly, and speechless!
"Why, aren't you surprised or excited?"
Chen Junhao smiled bitterly and said, "It's okay if you don't want this kind of surprise. When a celebrity is attracted by thousands of attention, everyone has this kind of vanity. But if you want to live under a magnifying glass like Brother Yao, it's not enjoyment but pain. I can be considered a star who has been a few months, and the glory among them can be considered to be considered enjoying it. I respect the idol star."
Chen Zhentao laughed and said, "Do you think you can refuse this kind of thing? You can decide whether you accept it or not. Even an ordinary person has the obligation to accept an interview. Can you completely escape the interview of reporters? And in fact, this kind of thing is not decided by reporters, or even major media. The attitude of the media depends on the attitude of the audience and fans. You are all selected from a thousand ways to look, knowledge, demeanor, and temperament. In addition, you already have too good conditions for the reputation of China's number one genius. Who can replace you?"
Chen Junhao was speechless and sighed for a long time: "Brother, I should have been very happy when I came to the United States, but now I have to tell the truth. I am in a bad mood now!"
Chen Zhentao smiled and patted Chen Junhao on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "I understand, you can be depressed this night, but tomorrow the reporter's microphone is not to have a bitter face when facing you. You must show an optimistic and positive spirit. That is what reporters want to see, and what domestic fans want to see."
"Do I don't even have the right to express my mood?"
"Of course you can, but in that case, the newspaper reports are different: the young emperor encountered setbacks when studying in the United States. Imagine again, that is, 'Chen Junhao is caught in the battle for the ace in Missouri, and Missouri is in trouble' and so on. Anyway, isn't the newspapers here reporting this way? Do you hope that?"
Chen Junhao smiled bitterly and said, "Of course I don't want it!"
"So what else to say?"
"It's gone!"
...
At half past nine, Chen Zhentao left on time. Although he was upset by the news brought by Chen Zhentao, Chen Junhao still fell asleep on time at ten o'clock.
When he woke up the next morning, Chen Junhao lay on the bed and reminisce about the conversation he had last night with Chen Zhentao, then he sighed and turned over and got up. While washing in the bathroom, he rubbed the stiff expression on his face hard and tried hard to show a smile. After trying several times, he finally made a standard smile: "Calm, confident, full of optimism". The smile was indeed charming, but when he recalled the conversation last night in his mind, the laughter immediately became a bit bitter. In the end, no matter how hard Chen Junhao tried, he could not repeat the standard smile just now. Finally, he sighed dejectedly and had to give up.
On this day, Chen Junhao went out ten minutes later than usual.
Walking out of the dormitory and leaving the apartment building, I stepped on the bicycle and was about to drive it. "Cha, Cha..." A sudden flash of magnesium light flashed in front of me. Chen Junhao was dazzled for a while before he could see clearly. The four or five cameras in front of him were facing him. In the crowd, Chen Zhentao held the camera in his right hand and gently waved his left hand to this side and blinked his eyes. He complained in his heart, but Chen Junhao had to keep a smile on his face, and gently waved his right hand to the reporters holding the camera to say hello. At the same time, before the reporters spoke, "I'm sorry, I'm almost late!" After that, he ran on his bicycle.
The reporters had no plans to interview early in the morning, and they came here early to ambush just to take a few photos. The future is long, so there are many opportunities for interviews. Today is just a meeting with Chen Junhao.
Chen Junhao rode his bicycle wildly, and after a long distance, he looked back and saw that the reporters did not follow him, so he slowed down.
All day morning, Chen Junhao, who was usually focused on class, couldn't concentrate today. The class in the morning was over. He stepped onto the bicycle and looked at the road leading to the dormitory, sighed and sighed again and again, hesitated again and again, and finally had to move forward.
Chen Junhao is not nervous about the reporter's interview. Perhaps it is because of his "non-slow nature". He can keep his usual calm and steady and talk freely when facing the microphone camera in front of him. But not being nervous does not mean he is not bored, or even fear. Dozens of reporters gathered around, and the microphone was about to be stuffed into your mouth. The problems were endless, and all kinds of tricky and weird questions were even dumbfounded.
But no matter what, I still have to go back!
In his heart, Chen Junhao was dejected and headed towards the city of the dormitory. His expression seemed to be a prisoner rushing to the execution ground. But the car drove downstairs of the dormitory building, and the reporter who did not hold the microphone suddenly appeared. They all left? They left! The haze in Chen Junhao's heart was wiped out, and he finally escaped once!
Although domestic journalists came for Chen Junhao, the target of their reporting is definitely not just Chen Junhao, nor even the Missouri basketball team, but the entire NCAA. They introduced the NCAA to Chinese fans.
Therefore, these reporters are still going around. North Carolina, Duke, Kentucky, Kantas, Connecticut, and other famous schools that are well-known to many domestic fans will naturally visit. At least they can take a few photos at the game, right?
As for Missouri, the first day of interviews is of course very important. But in addition to the competition, valuable news is quite limited. A few people stay and everyone will share resources. Weekly reports like "Sports" have relatively loose requirements for time limits, and Chen Zhentao is most suitable for staying.
So that afternoon, when the Missouri basketball team started training, they saw Chen Zhentao appearing in their stadium with his assistant hanging on a camera.
Warm-up training is being conducted in the stadium. Anthony, who was behind Chen Junhao, gently pushed Chen Junhao and whispered: "Jack, your brother-in-law is here."
"Shut up!" Chen Junhao had nowhere to vent his annoyance all morning. Anthony smiled and stopped talking. But Mario next to him didn't know the importance of it and whispered: "Jack, your brother-in-law, is it very familiar with our coach? Why are you so happy to chat with the coach? Yes? Are you still taking pictures next to you?"
"Shut up!" Chen Junhao turned around and glared at him fiercely. The chill in his eyes made people shudder. Mario trembled, and the words behind him were stuck in his throat and could no longer say it. In his heart, he could not understand what he had just said, which made Jack, who had always been gentle, actually gave such a terrifying look.
Anthony smiled and patted Mario on the shoulder to express cheap sympathy for him who was suffering from the disaster.
Of course, Chen Zhentao is not what Mario said, he is very familiar with Smith. However, one of the reporter's greatest abilities is to quickly become familiar with the interviewee. He met once in more than ten years and could quickly come out of his memory. Two years ago, when Chen Junhao participated in the high school league for the last time, Smith and Gengzhi watched a Chen Junhao game together, and Chen Zhentao was sitting next to them. With this past, Chen Zhentao easily got into a relationship with Smith.
To report Chen Junhao, in addition to interviewing him, the coach's evaluation of him and his teammates' recognition of him are also very important.
"There is no doubt that Jack is a talented player. After he came to our Missouri, he helped us improve our team's strength..." Smith was not stingy at all for his appreciation of Chen Junhao. He praised Chen for a while and finally said, "Anyway, Jack is very important to us. He will join us in Missouri to win the highest honor in this year's NCAA, the NCAA championship!"
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The team's warm-up ended and the interview ended. Chen Zhentao naturally didn't want to leave at this time, so he asked tactfully: "Can I visit your training?"
"You can sit down there and watch, but please do not take photos or do any interviews during training to avoid disturbing our training." Smith was very polite to this reporter from China.
Chapter completed!