Chapter 48 The Pressure of Public Opinion
By the time Lu Fei and his teammates flew back to Seattle on the plane the next day, ESPN had already made a special report on the game on the Internet, and analyzed the highlights and some details of the conflict between Lu Fei and Truscott into a collection, and invited experts and authorities to comment on the live broadcast that night.
Lu Fei and Gu Tang's Christmas trip date also came to naught, and Gu Tang followed Lu Fei back to Seattle.
In Daddy Chen's dumpling restaurant, footage of Lu Fei dodging Truscott's attack and quickly counterattacking was being repeatedly shown on the TV.
Footage of Truscott's repeated provocations during the game was also televised, including several demonstrations and unclean words.
Father Chen looked at Lu Fei, who was sitting at the table and only cared about eating dumplings, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.
He looked Lu Fei up and down and asked, "Are you sure you haven't been hit?" β
The footage on the TV was incomplete, and he didn't believe that Lu Fei could get out of the hands of that tall and strong black man.
Lu Fei stuffed the last dumpling into his mouth and muttered, "You see that I look like something is wrong?" β
Gu Tang pursed his lips and snickered, "Yes, I ran away after the fight, ran back to the hotel before the game was over, and got on the plane back before dawn the next day." β
"Nonsense, or those bastard Houston fans won't eat me." Lu Fei gave him a blank look.
"It's okay." Daddy Chen put his mind at ease: "But now many people on the Internet are scolding you?" β
"Scold, scold." Lu Feihun didn't care.
Gu Tang was stunned and asked, "Why are you scolding Lu Fei, it's obvious that the black player is the trouble first." β
Daddy Chen smiled and said, "Silly girl, do you really think the United States is a place of democracy?" The status of Asians here is not as good as that of other blacks, Asians beat blacks, what do you make those blacks who are already discriminated against by whites think, it is difficult to let Asians ride on their necks, so Lu Fei's fight was originally just a trivial matter between players, but now it has been escalated to a racial discussion of Asians beating blacks. β
Lu Fei didn't bother with this kind of thing.
This kind of thing is too sensitive, so sensitive that it is easy to be 404 when you say it, Asians are not welcomed in the United States, but Asians are not bad in many high-end fields, and there are many Asians who consciously start ABC in order to strip off the unpopular attributes, but even so, it still makes many blacks living at the bottom of the United States dissatisfied, in the hearts of many blacks, they can be discriminated against by whites, but they must not be discriminated against by Asians.
After listening to Father Chen's words, Gu Tang seemed to understand a little.
Father Chen looked at Lu Fei, who was silent, and didn't want to say more on this topic, so he asked, "Do you still want to eat dumplings?" β
"Yes." Lu Feidao.
"Well, pay the bills."
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Lorenzo Roma sat in the school trustee's office with a little irritation, he understood that Lu Fei had been provoked on the court, and he did not break out until he was sure to help the team win, and then fought back in the face of Truscott's attack.
In his heart, this player is definitely an excellent player, focusing on the overall situation, if he had replaced the hot-tempered Nate Robinson, he would have rushed to do it long ago.
But Nate Robinson's fight is a trivial matter, but Lu Fei's fight is infinitely magnified.
Now major websites, including ESPN Yahoo open-air platform, have conducted online surveys and statistics.
30% of fans believe that the fault is not Lu Fei, it is Tru Scott who provokes the online.
50% of fans think that Lu Fei is not calm enough, and he still beats his opponent even if he wins the game.
20% of fans think Lu Fei doesn't have enough respect for black players.
10% of fans believe both sides are responsible.
The coalition is meeting urgently to discuss how to deal with the matter, and the school has called Lorenzo Roma to discuss how to deal with it.
The current situation is obviously unfavorable to Lu Fei.
Although Truscott was the first to act, he was the one who was beaten, and the media distorted the facts and even sympathized with the beaten weak.
Director Romgreen sighed and said, "Lorenzo, things are beyond our control, do you see those reporters outside the door?" It's going to smash the school gate, what should you do about it? β
Lorenzo Roma thought for a moment and said: "Lu Fei is our core player, we have to keep him, now we have to find a way to suppress the most negative influence." β
"The most adverse effect? Are you referring to raceism? "Roma knows a little bit.
Lorenzo Romar nodded: "Yes, there is a trend of this kind of rhetoric on the rise now, but we can't let this kind of rhetoric ferment. β
Rohm lit himself a cigarette and took a hard puff, and the smoke filled the office.
How did he know that this kind of remarks was simply murderous, and it was very likely that the local media in Houston took the initiative to spread this kind of remarks, but how could he control it if his mouth grew on other people's mouths?
He sighed and said: "Now that the live video has spread across the United States, the league will definitely make a penalty, and the result of the punishment is obvious, and the current situation must be a ban for Lu Fei, what can we do?" β
Lorenzo Roma said calmly: "Then make the matter a little bigger." β
"Huh?" RΓΆhm was stunned, "What do you mean ......?"
Lorenzo Romar's eyes looked out the window at the crowded gate, where reporters were crowded, and said, "We can find a way to steer the rhetoric in another direction before the racial rhetoric has even fermented." β
Rom's eyes lit up, "You mean...... China? β
Lorenzo Romar nodded and said: "In fact, it can be clearly seen in the live video that Truscott provoked first, logically speaking, Lu Fei should be the party that takes advantage, but it is only because of his Asian identity that he was used to create public opinion, since others can use it, we can too." β
"However, I am afraid that it will lead to political mistakes." RΓΆm lit himself another cigarette, and he was a little undecided now.
Lorenzo Romaar said with a smile: "An NCAA student player, political mistakes are not enough, as long as we guide smartly, with the endorsement of a country, I think even the NBA old foxes will help us speak, even the Houston media will no longer report indiscriminately, you don't forget, now there is a Chinese is Houston's darling, the NBA league has tasted the sweetness of that Chinese, then they will only help us speak." β
After hearing this, Rom snuffed out the cigarette butt on the table, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then I'll go meet those reporters." β
After saying that, he paused again,
Fingers tapped on the table a few times: "Lorenzo, please call Lu Fei, I want to hold a formal press conference with him." β
For Roma, bullshit political correctness, as long as they can protect the interests of the school, they can say that everything that is black is white.
This is freedom of speech in the United States.