Chapter 1145 Professional Ethics

After going around in circles, we finally returned to the starting point.

In an instant, the long speech before seemed to be nothing but nonsense, and a sense of helplessness arose spontaneously, so, what on earth were they doing? However, Gawain did not get angry, because there was no need; instead, he showed a polite smile.

"Right now, the only thing that matters to me is the next game."

"It's never easy playing against Thomas, and this has always been one of his best surfaces, so I need to perform at my best."

Simple, but effective.

The reporter's smugness didn't last long before it was extinguished by Gao Wen in the blink of an eye. He became a little anxious and asked another question.

"In the other semi-final, Novak and Andy face off..."

Unfortunately, before he could finish the question, Gawain raised his hand to stop him, still keeping a polite smile on his face.

"Sorry, forgive me for interrupting you, although I don't know what your question is, but as I answered, the only person I need to care about right now is Thomas."

"As for the issues with Novak and Andy, they are not the focus of my attention today. I hope you can respect the game and respect every player."

The reporter: Uh...

At a loss for words.

Wait, why is someone here laughing?

Indeed, the reporter's question just now brought the focus back to the ground again, and made Gao Wen suffer a little setback, experiencing the feeling of "a scholar meeting a soldier". Such a situation is really rare, so much so that other colleagues could not control their laughter.

But, so what?

Gao Wen's strength lies in that he is calm and wise enough. He is rarely irritated by reporters and is always able to grasp the key points.

For such simple and crude questions, Gao Wen has a thousand ways to put an end to the topic, and he can easily make the reporter suffer a loss -

Give a standard answer, be polite, maintain your bottom line, stay objective, respond positively, and then cut off all possibilities and end the conversation.

It's boring and tedious, with no room for interpretation and no possibility of extension.

Such questions have no reporting value at all. Compared with Gao Wen’s previous questions and answers, they are a world apart and are not on the same level.

So what now? If the reporter had stopped while he was ahead, then things wouldn't have been so ugly. It would have been boring, but tennis reporters were used to it.

But if the reporter persists...

"Gao Wen, obviously, in the semi-final matchup, you are the more favored side. Don't you have confidence?"

Huh.

It was obvious that the reporter was a straightforward person. He couldn't hold back and couldn't control his anger at being humiliated, so he continued to ask questions about the same topic.

Colleagues at the scene couldn't help but take a deep breath -

Of course they would not stop the reporter. After all, they also needed to get some exposure, even if it meant sacrificing their colleagues. But what did it matter? Anyway, as long as they were not the ones sacrificed, it would be fine.

So, the reporters were all watching the show, and then, the show began! Gao Wen smiled widely, his mouth corners raised, but there was no warmth in his smile, instead, it exuded a chilling coldness.

"I respect every opponent and I will never take victory for granted. I believe Thomas and I will put on a great show."

"That's all."

"If you think that the semifinals between me and Thomas are not worth watching, or that the matches you are looking forward to are the games worth watching, then I tell you, you are wrong."

"Mr. I think you lack basic respect for Thomas. At the same time, I also think you lack basic qualities as a media practitioner."

"You are not worthy of being called a reporter. I refuse to answer any questions from you."

Understated, but powerful.

The whole audience was silent.

In fact, Gawain did not deliberately raise his voice or emphasize his tone. He spoke calmly as if he was discussing the weather.

But these words kept pouring down, layer upon layer, and finally turned into a heavy pressure, weighing heavily on the chest of every reporter at the scene.

Full fire.

So much so that the reporters who were watching the show on the scene couldn't help but shift their gazes, and no one wanted to look directly into Gao Wen's eyes at this moment.

From being calm and composed to being powerful and overwhelming, Gao Wen vividly interpreted the mystery of "if you don't accept a toast, you will be punished by drinking a forfeit". The previous atmosphere of laughter and conversation completely disappeared. He ended the whole topic in a decisive manner, and took an uncompromising attitude, cutting off all possibilities.

All right! Now all the reporters are restrained, not only the smart-ass reporter, but also other reporters dare not touch the taboo easily.

A second ago, the reporters were still watching the show.

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The next second, pairs of angry eyes were cast towards the culprit, almost burning the person to death.

What about that reporter?

He shrank his neck dejectedly and sat down stealthily, trying his best to hide his movements, fearing that any slight movement might arouse public anger; but even so it was still of no avail, the eyes swarming from all directions were enough to devour him.

Later, he just tucked his tail between his legs and left the press conference room early.

But it was all too late.

Even though the press conference was still going on, the reporters seemed very restrained. No one dared to bring up the sensitive topic again, fearing that they would become the next cannon fodder sacrificed by the Tyrannosaurus Rex. The worst thing was that even if they sacrificed themselves, they would not be able to ignite the topic. Wouldn't that be a waste of sacrifice? Unexpectedly but understandably, this press conference later sparked widespread discussion on social networks.

On the field, Gao Wen stood out among the "youth storm".

Off the field, Gao Wen is also establishing a positive image of speaking out for justice.

The video clip of "Gao Wen VS Reporters" became a hot topic on social networks. Gao Wen easily won countless supporters and his popularity continued to rise.

Of course, these are all things that happened later, and they are all off-topic and have no direct relationship to the competition.

For Gawain, those words were all serious, he needed to prepare well for the semi-finals; moreover, Berdych was indeed worthy of respect.

Among the nine Masters tournaments throughout the year, Miami has always been the one where Berdych has performed most stably and best.

Since reaching the final here in 2010 but unfortunately losing to Roddick, Berdych has advanced to the quarterfinals for two consecutive years and the semi-finals for two consecutive years in the next four years.

This year, Berdych has reached the semi-finals for three consecutive years. His stable and strong performance proves that the competition environment in Miami is very suitable for him.

However, last year's Miami was plagued by injuries. After the semi-finals were decided, Berdych and Kei Nishikori both chose to withdraw before the game due to injuries, allowing Nadal and Djokovic to advance to the final. The cancellation of both semi-finals is not common in the ATP Tour in many years.

This year, Berdych once again performed steadily and advanced to the semi-finals. Obviously, he also wanted to break the semi-final curse and return to the final stage after four years.

Gao Wen, you really need to go all out.

(End of this chapter)