Chapter 929 News Headlines
"...Hey! Gawain, good morning! Great job at yesterday's press conference!"
"Wow, I'm flattered, but please stop the compliments, okay? You're the 999th person to express this view this morning. I'm worried that if I continue like this, Hollywood might come and invite me to change careers. I don't think I can resist that temptation."
"But who knows? For professional tennis, it's a loss, but for Hollywood, it's a gain."
"Hmm... So, my hidden acting talent has finally been discovered?"
"Haha, Gao Wen, hahaha! You are such a funny guy, thank you for brightening up my day, thank you, man, good luck in the finals."
Relaxed, cheerful, and filled with a honey-colored sunshine scent.
The entire players' restaurant lit up, and one could clearly feel the friendly gazes coming from all around, and the air became cheerful.
However, when Gao Wen retracted his gaze, he saw Jiang Yanyun's slightly worried expression and frowned. Although he didn't say anything, Gao Wen could interpret the meaning. Then he restrained his smile, closed his mouth, and began to eat breakfast obediently.
Jiang Yanyun felt helpless.
"Don't act cute here. You've already said everything you should have said. You've finished talking."
"Huh? Mom can understand everything? Your English has improved rapidly. You have no problem with daily conversation now, right?"
"After all, I've lived here for three weeks... Wait, kid, don't change the subject. I'm talking to you."
With just one sentence, Jiang Yanyun was led astray by Gao Wen, but the seriousness in his expression softened and he revealed a helpless smile.
In fact, it was not that Jiang Yanyun was too cautious, but that Gao Wen was standing in this position, like a target, constantly attracting firepower.
In yesterday's post-match press conference, Gao Wen did perform well and won applause from all the reporters, but does this mean that the news pages will be all red?
Obviously not.
At the press conference, the reporters could deeply feel the passionate emotions surging in their chests and they truly admired him from the bottom of their hearts.
However, after the press conference, the reporters would not let Gao Wen go easily. To be precise, the explosive point was there and no one wanted to miss it.
So, how did the journalists report it? "Gao Wen: I would rather focus on Wawrinka."
"Gawain: Please don't make the Big Four into myths."
"Gao Wen: Keep an eye on the other semi-final."
"Gawain: Ignore your opponents and do your best."
"Gao Wen: A challenge to Djokovic."
"Gawain: The Big Four are also ordinary people."
Taking things out of context.
Over-interpretation.
Distorted view.
Extracting a few words from the eloquent speech, and then using them as news headlines, bombarding countless netizens with anger before they even have time to read the content of the news.
How dare that kid! Judging from the headlines alone, Gawain completely ignored and even despised Djokovic, and lacked respect and reverence for the Big Four. He was ready to overthrow the rule of the Big Four with the attitude of a newborn calf not afraid of a tiger, and his words were full of arrogance and conceit.
Not to mention Djokovic's fans, even neutral fans and fans of the other Big Three were furious when they saw such ignorant and arrogant remarks. They simply couldn't believe their eyes.
Boom!
The pot exploded.
Boom boom boom! A series of headlines, relying solely on the concise and refined keywords of the headlines, have set off a storm on social networks, like a powder keg.
Of course, not all news media are like this. There are still many media outlets that stand on Gao Wen’s side to express support, and stand in the middle to make objective analysis. However, in the Internet age, traffic is king, and gimmicks and hot spots can easily ignite the hot tempers of netizens and create a strong momentum.
For Gao Hongli and Jiang Yanyun, it was hard to believe——
Gao Wen faced many provocations and attacks at the press conference and resolved them all with a perfect performance, but he still could not escape the media's frame-up.
How could they distort Gao Wen's words like this? How could they take his words out of context and tell lies with their eyes wide open? How could they deliberately amplify certain keywords to provoke conflicts? How could they disregard professional ethics and try to destroy Gao Wen for traffic? How could they do that!
In the Internet age, entertainment is everything and profit is paramount. The cruel truth hidden behind the glamorous spotlight is slowly unveiled.
In fact, ever since Gao Wen emerged at the US Open, there have been many haters who have been attacking him continuously, finding fault with him and making things difficult for him.
Amidst overwhelming flattery and admiration, these black fans insisted on singing a different tune, believing that Gao Wen was "unworthy of his position", unworthy of the glory of a Grand Slam champion, nor worthy of the halo of sponsorship from major brands. Like Wawrinka, they were unworthy of the media's praise and the fans' love.
They are very picky and will always find some faults no matter what.
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But this year's Australian Open is different.
In all aspects, the attention and attention focused on Gawain gradually increased. Coupled with a series of events on and off the field, the hatred and attacks reached a whole new height. Even the sunlight in Melbourne became sharper. Everything continued to break imagination.
It was precisely because of this that Gao Hongli and Jiang Yanyun woke up happily, but after seeing the news headlines and online comments, they became uncontrollably disappointed and inevitably upset.
However.
Gao Wen, however, looked calm and unaffected at all.
During breakfast, people coming and going in the players' restaurant, from players to caddies to staff, even the restaurant waiters and cleaners, all cast friendly glances, one after another giving Gawain a thumbs up, presenting a completely different scene from the attacks on the Internet.
On the one hand, Jiang Yanyun's tense nerves relaxed a little.
But on the other hand, Jiang Yanyun still couldn't forget the swordplay on the Internet, and couldn't help feeling a little worried, and still couldn't completely calm down.
It will be difficult for them to adapt to the gap between the Internet and reality.
Gao Hongli could also feel Jiang Yanyun's anxiety. In fact, he felt the same way, but he still persuaded her, "Xiao Wu knows what he is doing. Let's not add more pressure to him."
Jiang Yanyun opened his mouth to refute, but after thinking about it, he realized that his sensitivity and tension might also be a kind of invisible pressure.
So, he shut his mouth, still looking a little depressed.
Gao Wen also noticed this scene, turned around, showed a faint smile, and said solemnly, "Mom, I'm fine, don't worry."
Jiang Yanyun looked up at Gao Wen, and once again received a positive response from Gao Wen's eyes, and his troubled mood calmed down a little.
The smile on Gao Wen's lips rose a little, revealing some of the youth's pride.
"Now you know why I don't check social networks, right? What do you think? Am I smart?"
(End of this chapter)