In just four weeks, Lu Ke has been like a fish in water in the locker room, but this little joke has revealed too much information. The reporters standing on the scene are all smart people, and it can be clearly felt that the atmosphere in the team of the young San Francisco 49ers is gradually becoming harmonious.

Especially for a player of Chinese descent, this is really too rare.

"Bambi, excuse me! The game lasted until the end and the team unfortunately lost, do you have any special feelings? The first to ask questions was Jay Fox, a familiar old face, who actually winked at Lu Ke playfully, only to see Lu Ke's disgusted expression, which made Jay roll his eyes speechlessly.

Lu Ke restrained the smile on the corner of his mouth and wiped the sweat that kept sliding down his forehead, "For the undrafted rookie, the NFL is really too unfriendly?" At the end of the note, Lu Ke also raised it slightly, and answered in a rhetorical sentence, which immediately made the reporters collectively laugh.

'It's not good to lose at any time, it's so close, we're a very young team and obviously we have a lot of work to do to avoid asking me the same question at the end of the next game. At that point, I probably won't be able to joke about it. ”

Lu Ke replied sincerely, but the serious tone carried a witty humor, and the laughter of the reporters rang out again.

"Skywalker, please ask! Today's offensive performance was still not good enough, and for the second game in a row, there were back-to-back collisions and tackles, do you want to say anything about that? ”

"Uh, wait, are we all going to ignore Skywalker? What the hell is going on here? Are you a Star Wars fan? Lu Ke didn't rush to answer the question, but couldn't help but chuckle and cast a puzzled look at the other reporters.

The reporter who asked the question, Harry-ayans, works for Sports Illustrated, the most influential sports magazine in the United States.

"Sports Illustrated", with more than 23 million weekly readers, more than 3 million regular subscribers, and every week, 20 percent of American men read this magazine, which is second to none. Moreover, their "swimsuit special" has become a culture. Each year, the magazine also selects the Athlete of the Year, which corresponds to People Weekly's Person of the Year.

As the most professional and influential sports magazine in the industry, "Sports Illustrated" sends reporters to the weekly game, and naturally does not leave out 49 people in San Francisco. However, Lu Ke's birth has never attracted enough attention from them.

At the beginning of each year's season, when the army is strong, several rookies with wonderful performances emerge, or veterans have a second spring, which is really normal; Moreover, in the opinion of the editor-in-chief of the magazine, Lu Ke's popularity is more or less due to his Chinese identity, and because of political correctness, the alliance has given it a strong pursuit.

Such excitement is actually an illusion. As the season deepens and the game progresses, the dark horses will eventually fade and eventually return to mediocrity.

However, after the end of the competition last week, the title of "Skywalker" has become one of the hottest topics on social networks; At the same time, after winning three consecutive victories, Lu Ke has become the absolute focus comparable to Aaron Rodgers, perfectly replicating the trajectory of Kurt Warner's emergence back then.

Sports Illustrated couldn't ignore it any longer, so veteran professional reporter Harry came to Philadelphia to get a close-up look at the hottest rookie quarterback.

Facing Lu Ke's rhetorical question, Harry Chengzhu chuckled lightly in his chest, "I thought that we were all interviewing with nicknames now. On the sports field, this is a very common situation; The only surprise is that you've only played four fights in your career and now have so many nicknames, and it's clear that you've gotten a lot of attention. ”

Lu Ke didn't like Harry's tone.

It is not necessarily racist, but it is certain that the contempt for the rookies, especially the disdain for the unsuccessful rookies, is revealed between the lines and falls on the ears of the listeners, which is extremely sharp and piercing.

In fact, it's not unusual. In the competitive sports circle where strength is respected, rookie players who lack self-certification and recognition of strength are always bathed in critical eyes. They have to keep proving themselves that Lu Ke is just one of more than 300 rookies.

Therefore, Lu Ke was not angry, but said aloud without humility or arrogance, "If you can pronounce my name accurately, then I hope you can use a regular title." This gentleman. He smiled and was polite, but his words did not flinch and back down, and he expressed his opinion in a dignified manner.

Harry chuckled, raised his eyebrows slightly, showing surprise, and then continued with interest, "What if I don't know your name?" "This is a blatant provocation.

But Lu Ke didn't laugh angrily, "For me, it's not a problem, I can introduce myself once; But for a journalist, I have to start questioning your professionalism and authority, and before the interview, even the preparation was not done. I'm sure I'm not such a difficult face to distinguish. ”

After Buffalo Bill's Wang Kai entered the injury list, Lu Ke is now the only Chinese player in the entire league, and this face is obviously the best business card.

In the face of provocation, meet it strongly. Lu Ke's calmness and wisdom made Harry stunned, he didn't expect the rookie player's counterattack at all, so calmly and so measuredly.

After answering, Lu Ke ignored Harry, and instead turned his head to look at the other reporters, "Why don't I know, I have other nicknames now, can someone explain?" ”

A reporter next to him quickly explained the uproar of the Internet, which made Lu Ke laugh helplessly, "The scene of middle school has reappeared again, everyone has such a misunderstanding, but in fact, 'Lu' is my last name, but now, I finally know the strong influence of 'Star Wars' on American culture." ”

"Bambi, there were still a lot of mistakes in the attacking line today, and after the whole game, you suffered thirteen hits, especially the protection of the blind side was really not good enough, what do you think about that?"

It wasn't Harry, but another reporter asked the same question, which was the focus of curiosity for all reporters. For any quarterback, the offensive front line is crucial; But when the offensive front line is in bad shape, even if it's the elite four quarterbacks, even the running quarterbacks, they can't sustain.

"It means we have room to continue to improve, and I think that's a good thing. We just had a great start to the season and we didn't want that to be the top of our game, otherwise we ...... "or we're going to have to go all the way down." Even if he didn't finish speaking, the meaning couldn't be clearer, Lu Ke responded to the question in a frank and humorous way, and at the same time did not trigger a locker room war, such a response posture was still eye-catching again.

"Excuse me, we lost this week. What do you think if the coaching staff is going to change the starting quarterback and bring Alex Smith or Colin Kaepernick on the court? ”

Looking at the voice of the question, it was still Harry, with an aggressive posture, without any disguise, and forced Lu Ke into a corner in one go.

"So, after you analyzed the game, the responsibility for the team's defeat lies with me, so you made this judgment?" Lu Ke didn't answer, but asked back, Harry couldn't help frowning slightly, and just said "No", it wasn't his problem.

But Lu Ke ignored it, cut off Harry's words, and said directly, "If the coaching staff is prepared, I can only bury my head in training again, and then prove my strength, hoping to return to the starting position." A modest answer, nothing surprising.

Then the conversation changed and showed his aggressiveness, "Otherwise, what is this reporter expecting?" I got into a fight with the coaching staff? Or am I fighting with the other quarterbacks? I know rugby is always a tough game, but I don't know when rugby and boxing are the same sport. ”

Along with Lu Ke's words, the eyes of all the reporters were projected towards Harry in unison. For journalists, what they need is a flashpoint, a gimmick; Not only will they not protect their peers, but they will also continue to fan the flames and watch the drama themselves.

Rao is Harry's long-time battle, and he also felt a slight surprise at this time, but he still did not panic, and replied in a loud voice, "You know I didn't mean that. ”

"That's good." Lu Ke cut to the topic in time, cut off Harry's follow-up questions or justifications again, and then turned to look at the other reporters with a smile on his face, "Do you have any other questions?" ”

Harry was suddenly left to the side, his face stiffening.

"Bambi, what did you say to Vic after the match?"

"What are your prospects for the next fight?"

"In today's game, you linked up with Crabtree and Jean twice, and the passing was excellent, what do you think of Jean's form?"

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The continuous questioning lasted for nearly twenty minutes, and then the reporters were satisfied with Lu Ke to leave. All the reporters stayed where they were, sorting out the interview materials just now, and exchanging their views on today's game, with a brisk expression.

Standing in the crowd, Jay had been watching Harry's movements.

Harry stared at Lu Ke for a long time, his expression was meaningful, and he didn't ask any more questions, and after the question session was over, he silently turned around and left; Jay didn't like the way Harry asked questions, and he didn't like the way Harry concocted the news, as if it were ...... It's like for the sake of profit, for the sake of the explosion, for the gimmick, and the means are not compromised.

News shouldn't be like this.