Chapter 224
Dragging people into the water
"Brother Fan, why do we hurry to the airport to interview Zhang Lin for no reason? Although he has a good performance in the German competition, there is nothing worth our mobilization, right? If Ouyang Kunpeng, who won the 100-meter backstroke championship like this, is it obvious that the news value is greater. Did Brother Fan, you get any special insider information?" As the two drove to the airport, assistant Xiao Zhou couldn't help but ask Ke Fan curiously.
"How can there be so many insider information? Even if there is one, it's not our turn to get it! This interview with Zhang Lin is just a guess I made based on some clues I saw on the Internet, but I have a premonition that we can dig out a big news this time!" An excellent reporter usually believes in his intuition very much, and then rely on his keen insight to dig deep into the news behind the clues. Ke Fan is such a person, and mediocre people will only "follow the crowd" or sit in the air and wait for "a pie from the sky."
"Oh! Big News?" Xiao Zhou has been working as a reporter for a short time. He has been following Ke Fan since he graduated from university. However, more than a year has passed and he has not encountered any news that is particularly valuable, let alone any big news. So when he heard Ke Fan say this, he immediately became excited.
"Well! Zhang Lin and others are likely to dig out some secret news about Li Tian. Zhang Lin, Wu Peng, Ouyang Kunpeng and the three went to Cologne together after the competition in Berlin. They happened to be studying at the Cologne Sports Academy and at the tense moment when Li Tian was fully preparing for the second Golden League, he actually participated in the college's swimming competition. Do you think this is just a coincidence?" Ke Fan asked lightly.
"But even if Zhang Lin and the others went to Cologne, they must have gone to find Li Tian. Maybe they went to Cologne for something else? One is the flag of the track and field industry, while on the other hand is the leader in the Chinese swimming world. They have no intersection between them!" In the Chinese sports world, there is indeed no rumors of friendship between the two sides. It is normal for Xiao Zhou to have such a question. How could ordinary people connect the two groups of people who are unwilling to do so?
"Zhang Lin and the others did go to Cologne, and they also made a special trip to visit Li Tian. I have a definite evidence here!" Ke Fan also felt quite satisfied with being able to infer a news clue from just a half-person figure in a photo. And just observed the situation in the waiting hall, it was obvious that the photo did not attract the attention of other colleagues in China.
"This is a photo I saw on the Internet. It was uploaded by a moderator of the 'Tian Mi Association' website. It was taken by Li Tian participating in a school swimming competition. Take a closer look!" Ke Fan did not say it out loud, and directly handed the photo downloaded from the website to Xiao Zhou's eyes.
"The photo was taken well, but nothing special!...Hey! This... this is not..." At first, Xiao Zhou didn't pay much attention to the half-person figure next to Li Tian in the photo, but when he remembered the purpose of this trip, the half-face of the figure in the photo immediately overlapped with the image in his mind, and he couldn't help but look at Ke Fan in surprise.
"Yes, it's Zhang Lin! This fully demonstrates that the two have had a long time ago. It is very likely that Li Tian invited them to watch their swimming competition this time. This also shows that Li Tian is very confident in his swimming level. Otherwise, how could he take the initiative to invite them, such swimming champions, to watch the game? And just now I specially searched for some information about the swimming competition of the Cologne Sports Academy, which surprised me even more. Among the opponents of Li Tian's competition, two of them were actually champions of the last German College Games. What does it mean that Li Tian could defeat them?" After hearing Ke Fan's explanation, Xiao Zhou admired him. The senior is worthy of being a senior. He can deduce so many things with just a trace of clues. At the same time, he has more expectations for the interview at the meeting.
"The 776 international flights from Frankfurt to Beijing, Germany have arrived at Beijing International Airport safely on time. Please be careful with comrades who pick up the plane!" Ke, Zhou and others, who had been waiting in the coffee bar in the airport waiting hall for two hours, immediately took action after hearing the airport's radio announcement, picked up their clothes and rushed to the airport exit.
"Hey! I finally returned to the ground. The flight for more than ten hours in a row is really unbearable. I will have to ask two big roast ducks from Quanjude to reward myself later!" Wu Peng still felt a little "floating" after getting off the plane, and the food on the plane was not worthy of praise, which made him even more complain about the long-distance flight.
"Then I have three. The food abroad always feels lacking some flavor. These days, the birds are almost fading out of my mouth!" Wu Peng's proposal was immediately responded by Ouyang Kunpeng and Zhang Lin. Although most of the hobbies of the three of them are different in normal times, there is one that is, eating Beijing roast duck, and it has to be a roast duck from the century-old brand of Beijing "Quanjude". As long as you have time, the three of them will be guaranteed to have a meal of "Quanjude".
Thinking of the deliciousness of roast duck, the three of them couldn't help but speed up. It was the peak time for lunch, so they might not have a seat if they went late. After lunch, they had to rush back to the team to report. The three of them were dragging their suitcases, and all of them wore sunglasses on their faces. Although the three of them were not as popular as Li Tian, swimming was not a very important sports event in China, but as the leading figure in China's swimming, there were many fans who supported them. In order not to cause unnecessary trouble, they had to do so.
"Huh...! Fortunately, there are no reporters!" Zhang Lin quickly glanced around and did not see the reporters holding the camera and holding the microphone.
"Hello Zhang Lin, Wu Peng, Ouyang, you guys, welcome to return to China!" Obviously, Zhang Lin was so happy just now. From the crowd waiting to pick up the plane, Ke Fan and Xiao Zhou successfully broke through the siege and appeared beside the three of them.
"Are you?" Zhang Lin only felt that the middle-aged uncle in front of her looked familiar, but she couldn't remember more information.
"I am Ke Fan, a reporter from Sports Times. I once conducted an exclusive interview for you half a year ago. Do you still remember?" Ke Fan reminded.
"Oh! I remembered it, hello Ke reporter!" Zhang Lin politely stepped forward and shook hands with Ke Fan. Half a year ago, Ke Fan did interview Zhang Lin and gave Zhang Lin a high evaluation in the newspaper, so Zhang Lin still has a certain good impression of him.
"Reporter Ke won't come here to wait for us this time! We have nothing worth reporting. How do you know we are back home today?" Zhang Lin said with a wry smile.
"Catching up whereabouts is our reporter's basic skill. It is not difficult to find out when you return home! I do want to interview you this time, but the topic is about Li Tian!" Ke Fan maintained a "kind" smile on his face.
"Li Tian? We are not familiar with track and field events at all, and I'm afraid we won't be able to help you! If you want to know about Li Tian, you should contact his agent." Wu Peng continued on the side. They did not plan to accept such an interview before they figured out the purpose of the reporter.
"It doesn't matter if you are not familiar with track and field, but you are very familiar with Li Tian himself. Photos will not lie. I just want to know some information about Li Tian about swimming, and there is no other meaning!" Ke Fan showed his trump card and handed the downloaded photo to Zhang Lin.
"Reporter Ke, you are so amazing. You can only recognize half of your face!" The evidence is as strong as a mountain. Zhang Lin and the others wanted to deny that they could not recognize Li Tian, which made them sigh at the power of Chinese journalists.
"Reporter Ke, let me think this is the case! We just got off the plane and had not had time to have lunch yet. I think you didn't have any food either. Why don't we find a place to sit down and talk while eating!" At this time, an idea emerged in Zhang Lin's mind, which made him quickly accept the reporter's request for an interview.
"Okay, okay, no problem!" Unexpectedly, Zhang Lin agreed so readily, Ke Fan and Xiao Zhou were overjoyed. If you want to ask what news in China's sports world is the most valuable, then the news about Li Tian is definitely on the list. Isn't the Sports Weekly that Song Mingyu got Li Tian's exclusive news again and again and sold the special sale, Song Mingyu also changed from an unknown young reporter to a well-known figure in the industry. Looking at today's situation, it is very likely that Li Tian's exclusive news, how can this not make Ke Fan and the others excited?
"Then let's go to the 'Quanjudeqian Store'! The roast duck there is the most authentic. We have been greedy these days!" Zhang Lin led the way out of the airport waiting hall and got into a taxi, while Ke Fan and the others got into another one and followed them.
"Alin, how could you agree to his interview so easily? It would be nice to accept such an interview without Xiaotian's permission!" In the taxi, Wu Peng asked Zhang Lin with a puzzled look on his face. He should be very clear about such an incident!
"Of course I have my considerations!" Zhang Lin's expression of Zhizhu holding her face further resonated the thoughts of the two companions.
"Do you think Xiaotian is a swimming genius? Should he join our swimming world?" Zhang Lin asked the two of them.
"Of course he is a genius, and he is also a super genius. If you have such talent and don't join the swimming world, you will be struck by lightning." The three of them agreed on this issue.
"So do you want him to join our ranks sooner? If he is half-hearted, he doesn't know how long it will take, and it may affect his track and field, so it's better to make up his mind early."
"Then what good will you do?" Wu Peng and Ouyang immediately raised their ears.
"Hehe! There is only one fastest and most effective way, that is, the overlord is to force the rice to turn raw rice into cooked rice as soon as possible, but this requires strong external pressure, so I decided so readily to accept an interview from the reporter." Zhang Lin smiled a little sinisterly.
"Oh! It turns out that you want to build momentum for Xiaotian through the media, and the pressure of public opinion has prompted him to make up his mind early! But don't forget the lessons of the Chinese Football Association." At this time, Wu Peng and the others realized, and at the same time they were a little worried. After all, the last time Li Tian's national football incident caused a lot of trouble for the Chinese Football Association.
Chapter completed!