Chapter 984 Not doing business
Shock, impact, break out of the circle, and create history!
The heat wave comes one after another, with no end in sight. Once again, I deeply feel the influence of Levi, its overwhelming power.
However, there are many people who are famous for their right and wrong——
Envy, jealousy, rejection, and all kinds of negative emotions also began to breed.
At that time, Beckham was born, breaking the barriers of competitive sports, and the highly commercialized torrent fully invaded. Although Beckham became a banner leader; at the same time, he was also pursued and intercepted by the media and peers.
In twenty years, the world has been turned upside down, but at the same time, the parts that have not changed are far beyond imagination, such as the jealousy rooted deep in the soul.
Like Beckham, the attack surrounding Levi was all cathartic.
"Fashion icon Levi—so, Levi is planning to change careers for the second time?"
"Levi, Mad Men!"
"From the court to the red carpet, has Levi's career gone off track?"
"Levi, Hollywood's new favorite, has his football talent been exhausted by the media?"
"The new king of advertising endorsements, Levi has become the first player in the league by relying on off-field income, and the first rugby player in history with an annual salary exceeding US$100 million. Does this mean that his brand value has exceeded the value of rugby?"
"Levi, do you remember which direction the training ground door opens?"
The blame was overwhelming.
Obviously, many people are resentful and have been enduring this for a long time.
Endorsement. business activities. Talk show. Movie premiere.
If these are not enough, now you are also involved in the fashion field to lead the trend?
So, what's the next step? Are you going to use your releases to create buzz like Beckham did, causing a heated discussion every time you change your hairstyle?
If Levi appeared on the stage tomorrow with a mohawk or a bald head, the media and netizens would collectively explode and exclaim -
I knew it!
Obviously, there is too much news outside the stadium, which seriously interferes with the line of sight, and the accusations surrounding Levi's "not doing his job properly" can no longer be controlled.
Not only the media, but also netizens.
In fact, compared with netizens, these news headlines from the media can be called "merciful", with no foul language, no curses, and no ugly personal attacks.
Log into social networks, that’s the real hell.
This scene is amazing.
Maybe some people are confused, no, not long ago, they were all singing praises for Li Wei, why did they suddenly turn against him?
The answer lies in the fact that there are many popular people.
Things have always been like this. There are as many negative voices as there are favorable voices. The style of conduct in the social network era has always been like this.
Originally, after two consecutive seasons of astonishing performances at a historical level, Levi became the public enemy of the entire league after entering his third year. There were endless voices questioning whether the running back could perform at his peak for three consecutive seasons, even more than any previous season. It gets more exaggerated every year.
After all, last season Levi completed a grand slam of personal honors, including regular season MVP, Super Bowl MVP, and top 100 players. However, he is only a sophomore. He has entered the GOAT discussion just two years after entering the league. There is no The strange thing is the wave of doubt.
From all aspects, the coming season will be a severe test for Levi and the Kansas City Chiefs, with the entire league sieging them.
It is against this background that the heat wave of Levi's off-field news becomes more and more intense. Those fanatical fans can't wait to put the GOAT hat on Levi's head early and do their best to pile all the words of praise on Levi.
Then, the backlash came.
When all the teams are focused on preparing for the new season and welcoming the arrival of the preseason, Levi goes to New York alone to attend the fashion brand's press conference?
What does Reed think? What about the other Kansas Chiefs players who are working hard and focused on training? What about the preseason? Will Levi's performance really not be affected in the new season? The outpouring of condemnation came in full force.
There were all kinds of weird rumors about things like neglecting one's job, being arrogant, being arrogant, being arrogant, and being different from others. All kinds of weird rumors were spread out. He was accusing Levi of not focusing on the game anymore, and even training. He didn't have the wholehearted focus on training in the past two seasons. attitude.
Even the news of the offseason training camp was drowned in the uproar of off-field tidbits, and the goldfish of the Internet forgot about it as soon as they turned around.
For a time, Levi was involved in the center of the storm. Worries and doubts about the new season were endless, and even the media in Boston and Pittsburgh came to conclusions early——
Levi has exhausted his talents and his performance next season will definitely be a disaster.
The entire social network is fragmented.
On one side, there were endless voices singing praises for Nike and Louis Vuitton activities, and one or two people celebrated Levi's writing history again.
On the other side, the voices of complaining, accusing, and suppressing Levi were also rising steadily, with the quantity and quality reaching new highs, and a chilling atmosphere filled the air.
So, what about Levi?
In this hurricane, how did the parties respond?
"...".
That was the answer, silence.
Levi, disappeared, completely invisible.
After returning to Kansas City, the team entered a retreat mode, blocking out all media, and everyone from the coach to the players refused to be interviewed.
Even if reporters chased and blocked them at the entrance of the training base or in the parking lot, the players all kept their mouths shut, lowered their heads to avoid them, and left in a hurry.
Not only players and coaches, but also people related to the team are no exception.
Even if they are just small groundskeepers, when they see reporters, they are like mice seeing cats. One or two of them run away on Hot Wheels.
The Kansas Chiefs are filled with tension inside and out, and you can vaguely sense the atmosphere inside the team.
Everything seems familiar——
That was the case when Beckham and Ferguson had a rift in their relationship and finally fell out. Manchester United was exactly the same at that time.
Amid the hustle and bustle, Lawson "within the alliance" tried to remind:
He doesn't think it's that simple.
Before the preseason was about to kick off, Levi went to New York to participate in an event. This matter must have been approved by Reid, otherwise Levi would not have acted without authorization.
Now the publicity effect of the event has far exceeded expectations. This is not Levi's responsibility. Levi returned to the team's training base as soon as possible. This action itself explains a lot of problems.
In fact, similar things happened before when Levi was in the Alabama Crimson Tide Storm. It seemed that Levi had a disagreement and conflict with the coaching staff; but it turned out that this was just a smokescreen, and they were trying to confuse their opponents. .
Lawson believes that the same is true for the Kansas City Chiefs in front of him.
This time, however, Lawson was in the minority.
It is generally believed that Lawson, the "Levi Blower", was blinded by his own fanaticism and did not see the truth. They all asked Lawson to wake up and look at the facts before him——
From all aspects, there should be cracks within the Kansas City Chiefs. Levi's lack of business and the dominance of one company are becoming a problem.
This is not just a hidden danger, it is already a problem, a serious problem!
(End of chapter)