Chapter 80 School Newspaper Star
"Gao Wen, good morning!"
MacDonald showed a big smile, which was sweeter than strawberries. His clear eyes were filled with sunshine and he looked particularly happy and bright.
Gawain, who was adjusting his breathing rhythm, could feel MacDonald's excitement. This was not something that happened often, and Gawain also raised his eyebrows slightly, "What's wrong, have you finally decided to confess to Qiu Zhang?"
Qiu Zhang, in the "Harry Potter" series of novels, Harry's first kiss was given to her.
Gawain often joked that MacDonald looked like the childhood version of Harry Potter, so the girl MacDonald secretly loved was called "Qiu-Zhang". This code would not reveal the secret, but MacDonald was always introverted and low-key and never prepared to confess.
At this time, Gawain made a joke. MacDonald wanted to refute but he was tongue-tied and didn't know what to say. He could only look at Gawain helplessly and muttered, "Why don't you talk about your admirer?"
Because the sound was too low, Gao Wen didn't hear it clearly. He just heard a gurgling sound, looked up, and said "hmm".
MacDonald cleared his throat and quickly changed the subject. "I mean, did you read today's newspaper?"
Gao Wen didn't understand why. Although he was a student in the journalism department, he spent all his spare time on the tennis court. Naturally, there was no place for him in the school newspaper, and he even paid very little attention to the school newspaper.
"No, what's wrong? Any breaking news?"
It seemed as if McDonald was waiting for this moment. He took out a newspaper from behind him. The newspaper exuded the scent of freshly printed ink. One could even see the ink smudged on McDonald's fingertips. It seemed that the hot, freshly printed newspaper had already been snatched by McDonald.
Gao Wen chuckled. "Did the news that we beat the Sooners make the sports page headlines?"
Seeing that Gawain still didn't take it seriously, MacDonald simply placed the newspaper across his chest and showed it to Gawain. "Indeed, the news of our victory made the headlines, but it wasn't the sports headlines, it was the front page headlines."
What a surprise!
Although the school newspaper of the University of California, Los Angeles is not a commercial newspaper with a large circulation, but only a student newspaper circulated within the campus, as a top university on the West Coast, the school newspaper has always been an important platform for publicizing itself, and countless journalists have graduated from here.
Naturally, the school newspaper has a significant influence within the school and is published in accordance with the layout and specifications of regular newspapers.
The sports headlines are always dominated by football, and the UCLA football team is also a traditional powerhouse in the NCAA. As for the front-page headlines, they are often the most important news on campus that day, covering everything, and definitely not just any news can occupy this position.
Unexpectedly, their tennis team also received such treatment!
"The Brown Bears defeated the Sooners 4:3 and continued their undefeated streak this season.
Freshman Wen-Gao made a great contribution in the decisive match. "
More importantly, the picture below the front-page headline shows Gawain with his fists clenched and his head raised to the sky and roaring. From the muscular lines in his arms to the roaring action of his mouth, one can clearly feel the passion coming at him. His blazing eyes seem to be looking forward. In the slightly blurred picture composition at the back, all the players of the Bruins are leaving their seats, sprinting towards Gawain with their arms raised and shouting.
This should be the scene when Gao Wen won the match point. The photographer keenly captured the moment when the Bruins celebrated their victory.
McDonald could no longer contain his joy and excitement. "They described the entire game in detail, and then focused on the Sooners coach's lineup. They thought Harris had a sure win against you, but they got a wake-up call."
"Ha!" McDonald jumped happily on the spot like a rabbit.
"You are our secret weapon!" MacDonald's voice was trembling, and it was obvious that he was happy for Gawain from the bottom of his heart.
No wonder! No wonder the reaction on campus today was so abnormal, passers-by took the initiative to greet him, so he is now a small celebrity in the school? Although the name of "Gawain" had spread in a small range last time when he defeated Kyrgios, the overall weight was still not enough, and it was all self-spreading, with limited influence; but this time it was different, you can clearly feel the boiling heat in the air.
Victory is not surprising, as the Brown Bears men's tennis team has always been a strong contender, but such an intense, close and tense game, and the fatal blow was delivered by a freshman from China, so the value of the victory in this game is different.
Not to mention the ups and downs of the game, which is enough to make people breathless.
As a result, this victory made the front page of the school newspaper.
The smile on Gawain's lips also rose involuntarily -
Who can resist the sweetness and happiness of victory?
"But now the secret weapon has been exposed." Gao Wen also made a joke.
But MacDonald was still immersed in the front-page headlines of today's school newspaper and continued to talk.
"We were behind 1:3 in the total score, but we fought back to tie the game, and then you made the final blow. From Thompson to Giron and then to you, we achieved a Jedi reversal. This victory is also called the most important game for us since the 2005 U.S. Championship."
MacDonald's eyes were glowing.
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Gao Wen's mood also soared, "There is another victory from you, Mike, don't forget it."
With the Bruins’ victory, everyone was focused on the comebacks of Thompson, Gillon and Gauvin, but without MacDonald’s precious victory, Cowell’s lineup would have won directly.
Furthermore, although Di Giulio and Bremer lost the game, they also fought until the last minute and they were also part of this team.
They are a team, they should share the failures and the victories.
Gawain's words made MacDonald's cheeks slightly hot again. He chuckled twice, but he was still a little uncomfortable, so he immediately changed the subject, "And more! Not only did our school newspaper report it, but the Los Angeles Times also gave us a spot in the sports section."
"What?" Gawain was really frightened this time -
The Los Angeles Times, one of the most influential newspapers in North America, is on a completely different level in terms of scale and treatment compared to the New York Times.
If the front-page headline of the school newspaper was a small surprise but still within reason, then the attention from the Los Angeles Times was a surprise among surprises. Even if I just heard the name, my heart started beating wildly and uncontrollably.
However, MacDonald nodded heavily, expressing silent affirmation with his actions: he was not joking, and what he said was true.
Then, MacDonald and Gawain jumped up and down like little children, using all their strength to express the enthusiasm and outburst of emotions, as if the whole world was brightening up.
(End of this chapter)