basketball behind the spotlight

Chapter 92
When he went back, Lin Qian sent him off.

The car was driving very slowly.

When it was time to part again, both of them suddenly felt a little bit reluctant.

For them, this is a very inexplicable feeling, obviously they are just friends now.

When they arrived at the hotel parking lot, Lin Qian hesitated and asked, "When will we meet next time?"

Lu Ziqiu paused, "Wait until the All-Star Weekend, okay?"

Lin Qian nodded with a smile, "Shall we go to the orphanage then?"

"Okay, I'll let you know in advance."

"Ah."

Lu Ziqiu took a deep breath and threw away the messy thoughts in his mind, "I'll go back first, and send me a message when you get home."

"En." Lin Qian nodded again.

This time, Lu Ziqiu no longer hesitated, took one last look at her, turned around and resolutely got out of the car and left.

Lin Qian kept watching his back until his back completely disappeared before driving away.

Before he woke up the next day, Lu Ziqiu received a call from Xia Kexin, "Have you read the news?"

"Spitting on me again?" This seems to have become an indispensable thing in his life.

Xia Kexin smiled wryly, "It seems that you still haven't watched it."

"I usually don't read it, and I don't bother to read it."

"But it's so irritating."

"There is no need to waste energy reading those reports. If you have the time and energy, why not take a good rest."

Xia Kexin took a deep breath, "Just because you don't pay attention, doesn't mean the board of directors doesn't pay attention. They really care about the team's image."

Lu Ziqiu couldn't help but also frowned, "Okay, we'll go back in the afternoon, we'll see what's going on when we go back."

As soon as he returned to Yancheng, he was blocked by local media reporters before he got on the team bus.

A reporter asked: "Coach Lu, why did you hide all the main players in the game against the Bobcats yesterday?"

Lu Ziqiu lowered his face and motioned for the others to get in the car first before replying, "We are just following the plan before the start of the season."

"Then why don't you give up the game against the Fire, but give up the game against the Bobcats instead?"

"Do you think there is a difference?"

"Are you selfish in giving up the game against the Bobcats?"

"Is this your first day as a reporter?" Lu Ziqiu replied unceremoniously.

The reporter was choked and unable to speak for a while.

Another reporter asked: "Coach Lu, may I ask why you didn't come to the scene to direct the game in person?"

"Sorry, this is an internal arrangement of our team, and I have nothing to comment." Before anyone else could ask, Lu Ziqiu suddenly looked around at them, "Everyone, if you have any other questions, you can go to our public relations department. Please make room, we have to rush back to the meeting."

Ignoring the words, I got on the bus directly and asked the driver to drive away immediately.

The reporters suddenly exploded, accusing Lu Ziqiu of being rude.

On the way back, Lu Ziqiu suddenly received a call from Xia Hongfei, saying that he was waiting for him in the club office and asked him to go back as soon as possible.

Lu Ziqiu had no choice but to get out of the car halfway and take a taxi back to the club.

Only after I went back did I realize that all the shareholders had come over.

Lu Ziqiu suppressed his anger, and asked in a deep voice: "Chairman, is there anything wrong with calling me back in such a hurry?" He clearly agreed that he would solve the troubles in Yancheng, but judging from the current posture, it seemed as if he was going to call me back.

Xia Hongfei sighed, motioned for Diana to go out first, and asked her to close the door by the way.

Diana looked at Lu Ziqiu hesitantly, and Lu Ziqiu nodded slightly, so she got up and left, and closed the office door.

As soon as he sat down, Xia Hongfei asked with a wry smile, "Have you read the news?"

Lu Ziqiu shook his head, "I don't have the energy to read, chairman, shareholders, if you have anything to say, you may as well speak up."

A shareholder said in a deep voice: "It is really unwise for you to give up your resistance to Shanmao this time."

"Is it because I used to be a bobcat?"

"Don't be angry, we just came to you to discuss countermeasures."

Lu Ziqiu took a deep breath, "My goal is to lead the team to the playoffs as much as possible, not to cater to the taste of the public."

"But you have to know that the influence of the media is too great. If we don't clarify, it may affect our ticket sales."

"Clarification is fine. I have no objection to this point. I will ask the PR department to prepare it later. But please think about it, if you don't find out who is behind the scenes, such troubles will arise endlessly. Do we just keep dealing with the media like this? "

Hua Luo's face suddenly darkened, "I don't have so much energy and time to waste on these crap things."

Since he came to Wolves, this was the first time that Lu Ziqiu spoke to shareholders like them in such an impolite tone.

The shareholders were a little unhappy after hearing this.

Xia Hongfei didn't expect that Lu Ziqiu would suddenly become so excited, "Don't get excited, aren't we trying to find a way?"

"The method is actually very simple, I'm afraid you won't accept it."

"Talk about it, everyone can discuss it."

"Either ignore it, or find out who's up to it."

The corner of Xia Hongfei's mouth twitched, "Do you have someone to suspect?"

Lu Ziqiu hesitated for a moment and didn't say anything. After all, this was related to Xia Hongfei. If he said that he doubted Bai Yufei, he would definitely lose face. "Everyone, you should listen to my advice. If you keep entangled in the media, the team will not go far of."

Xia Hongfei sighed and said, "Why don't we know this? But you are a public figure after all, and you represent the entire club. If you have been questioned, but the club has not responded for a long time, let me ask, what will the outside world think?"

Some shareholders suddenly let out a long sigh, "I lost a total of 40 points, Ziqiu, thinking about it now, my brain is still buzzing."

"If we lose the game, we lose. Our own strength is not as good as the Bobcats, but the players are like sleepwalking on the court, without the slightest sense of competition. Who will not be angry if they lose like this?"

"So it is understandable for the media to question you and the team. Who told us to represent Yancheng?"

Lu Ziqiu smiled wryly, "I will watch the video later. If it is really what you said, I will try my best to rectify the team and give everyone an explanation."

They came to Lu Ziqiu for these two things, and since Lu Ziqiu cooperated, they stopped talking about it.

After the other shareholders had left, Xia Hongfei sat down weakly, "I'm sorry, I promised to help you solve your worries, but I never thought that yesterday's game would be so ugly. If you don't give an explanation to the shareholders, I'm afraid everyone Everyone has an opinion.”

Lu Ziqiu frowned and asked, "Did you watch yesterday's game?"

"Halfway watching, I smashed a TV." Xia Hongfei still feels irritated even now. After lighting up his cigarette and taking a puff, he said again: "Don't blame everyone for coming to you. Those players are really shameless. They show a little bit of a professional attitude, so they don't come to you."

Could it be that the players were really beaten into a daze? "Don't think about it so much, I will find out the reason as soon as possible, and I will call you later."

Xia Hongfei nodded silently, smoking one after another.

(End of this chapter)