Chapter 230: Getting what he wanted
"Wow wow wow, Levi is so powerful."
"The rookie mode destroyed Gillette Stadium, and the defending champion got off to a bad start and hit the wall. It was too cruel and ruthless... It was so damn wonderful, I loved it."
"He's here, he's there, he's everywhere, he's the Edgewalker, Levi Levi Levi!"
Social networks exploded immediately.
According to statistics, the opening game of the 2017 season attracted countless attention because of the collision of two strong teams, the "Rookie VS Goat" gimmick, and the appearance of the first Chinese-American running back in history. A full 30 million people watched the live broadcast of the game.
In mainland China, which is still in the initial stage of opening up the market, Penguin Live has also reached a peak of 50 million online viewers, unsurprisingly detonating major social network platforms on both sides of the Pacific.
The noisy, lively and enthusiastic melon-eaters flooded the screen with a crazy frequency of 4,000 messages per second, and Levi immediately entered the hot search rankings.
Everything, just as Goodell expected——
After four months of planning and preparation, the harvest moment is finally here.
Although some people say that Brady was used by Goodell to serve as a stepping stone; the real point is that Levi seized the opportunity to show himself on this globally broadcast and highly anticipated stage, otherwise even if Brady was willing to Adou, who couldn't afford to be a foil, still couldn't seize the opportunity.
This is the key.
Over there, the game is going on.
Here, the frequency of screen refreshes on social networks has become a hot topic.
Levi, become famous in one battle!
However, the real craze is yet to come, and the main media forces have not yet entered the battle.
The New England Patriots visiting team's press conference room was overcrowded. The three floors inside and outside were filled with water. The small room was like dough with too much yeast added, swelling to the point where it was almost overflowing.
Journalists have really been waiting for too long.
Last year at the University of Alabama, Shaban shut out the media with a ban, so that reporters could never get close to Levi.
During this year's offseason training camp, Reid strictly protected Levi. Reporters surrounded Levi from time to time but still did not get a formal interview opportunity.
I have never seen such a rookie before. Although he is hanging around in front of my eyes every day, no one can really have a good conversation at a close distance:
It’s already 7012 years ago, and there’s still that fool practicing mysticism!
However, not only did Li Wei do this, but the media all had no choice but to take the bait. So, is this what Jiang Taigong means when fishing?
Finally, finally the season begins.
According to NFL regulations, players are required to attend post-game interviews; and in order to prevent some players from simply appearing and then disappearing, the league also stipulates that unless reporters clearly indicate that there are no follow-up questions, players need to stay for at least twenty minutes.
Everything is forced.
The most famous thorn in the NFL is Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch. This running back is known for not being good at facing the media.
During the 2013 season, Lynch repeatedly refused to attend post-game press conferences, which led to media outcry. The league was forced to fine Lynch $50,000 and required Lynch to be interviewed.
In the 2014 season, after the Seattle Seahawks lost to the Kansas City Chiefs, Lynch returned to his old ways and missed the post-game press conference. As a result, he was fined $100,000 by the league.
After that, Lynch began to ignore the media.
In the thirteenth week of the 2014 season, after the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Arizona Cardinals, Lynch attended the press conference, but answered "yeah" to all twelve questions.
In Week 16, after the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Arizona Cardinals again, Lynch responded to all questions by switching to "Thanks for asking."
Also in that season, at the media meeting day before the Super Bowl, Lynch still answered all the questions with the same sentence, "I'm here anyway, so I won't be fined."
It is precisely because of this that the league has introduced a series of clauses to restrict post-game press conferences.
Now, it's Levi's turn——
The media is a little excited and a little curious. They are both running backs and they don't often interact with the media. Will Levi be the second Lynch?
Of course, each NFL team has a large number of players, and it is obviously impossible for all players to be interviewed. The list of press conferences is determined by both parties. One part is the team, which picks a coach and three players to attend a press conference.
Some are the media, who will submit a list of players they want to interview before the press conference.
Today, the game has just ended, and reporters immediately submitted Levi's name; obviously, the Kansas Chiefs themselves are aware of this, and Reid took Smith and Levi for post-game media interviews.
Coming, coming, rustling, Levi finally appeared in sight.
In an instant——
Click, click, click.
The flash and shutter sound roared down like a silver waterfall. The dazzling light instantly incapacitated the eyes, and the vision was dark. Even the surface of the skin could clearly feel the boiling heat wave and a stinging pain.
With such a battle and such treatment, there is no doubt that he is a superstar!
The professional league is a professional league after all, and the entire level is different.
In the impact of the rolling air waves, people originally thought that Levi would be nervous or embarrassed, but he would definitely not be used to it anyway. It was not once or twice that a rookie showed cowardice and made a fool of himself in front of the media; but they did not expect that Levi would be calm throughout the whole process. Not only was he not nervous, but he had a kind and familiar feeling. of comfort.
Wait, is this normal?
The interview hadn’t even started yet, but the reporters started to get into confusion.
But the reporter quickly regained his footing and couldn't wait to throw out the first big hit.
"Levi, do you know Brady now?"
There was no greeting or politeness. As soon as he came up, he punched Levi directly in the face.
It can be seen from such small details that the reporter was really stifled.
And what about Levi?
With an innocent face, "Who?"
The press conference room was silent.
Even the boldest and craziest reporters did not expect that Levi would dare to challenge Brady head-on at Gillette Stadium. They were so surprised that they were frightened, and even experienced reporters were stunned.
Levi seemed completely unaware that he had just dropped an atomic bomb, and continued to add more money, "Sorry, I never remember the names of losers."
He.
The audience gasped, and the reporter couldn't help but start to doubt his ears——
This, this...
The reporters who were afraid of the world being in chaos were now forced to panic by Li Wei.
There was no sound at all.
Until the corners of Levi's mouth raised, his smile bloomed like sunshine after the rain, "I thought this was the effect the media wanted to create. A mere rookie issued a challenge without knowing the bounds of the world and being arrogant."
"Hey, I'm not a caveman, and I know how the earth still revolves and rotates."
The subtext is that in the past few months, he has seen all the reporters' provocations and fanning the flames; now he is launching provocations as the reporters want, so how come it was the reporters who gave in first?
That look, that smile, that calm posture, instead of attacking Brady, they are clearly attacking reporters.
All reporters were dumbfounded——
I have seen bold people, but I have never seen such crazy people.
(End of chapter)