Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 8 Press Conference
After taking the photo, Stern smiled at Anthony, turned around and walked towards the back of the stage. Anthony also walked off the stage under the guidance of the staff, but he did not walk towards the small green house, but He went directly to a temporary room where many media were waiting to interview him.

As soon as he entered the room, he couldn't keep his eyes open under the various flashing lights. It took him a while to get used to it. He looked up and saw a workbench built in front of him. Andrews was sitting there early, and there were a few others beside him. unknown staff.

"Hey, Mello, this way."

Anthony saw Andrews waving, and walked directly to the reserved seat next to him and sat down.

As soon as he sat down, Andrews leaned his head and said: "I have already contacted Pat Riley of the Heat, and he said that he will make an offer to the Nuggets. If successful, you will go to Miami before the end of the draft." .”

Andrews learned the lesson from last time. This time, he contacted the Heat, bypassing their general manager, and went directly to the president who decided the power behind him.

Anthony just nodded and didn't show much.He already knew the history, and naturally knew that Andrews would not succeed, but he was relieved that the agent kept planning for him.

Andrews saw that Anthony didn't ask any more questions, thinking that he had already questioned his ability to work, so he turned his head in embarrassment, and didn't say anything more.

The reporters sitting below couldn't wait anymore. Seeing that Andrews didn't communicate with Anthony anymore, some reporters couldn't wait to ask: "Can we start?"

"Let's get started, but Anthony is a little tired today and can only answer five questions." Andrews said.

As soon as Andrews finished speaking, the reporters below all stretched out their hands almost at the same time, and it seemed that they were all waiting impatiently.

"The one with the yellow T-shirt in the middle." Andrews pointed to a reporter in the center of the press box and said.This reporter came from the largest CBS in the United States. Andrews had sharp eyes and saw it at a glance.

The reporter stood up and didn't show too much excitement, just asked routinely: "Hello, I'm Mike Vicente from CBS, we want to know how Melo feels about being selected as the 2003 NBA No. ?”

Anthony has been sitting next to him. To be honest, this is the first time he has attended a press conference since he grew up. He is both curious and nervous. When he heard a question from the reporter, he immediately replied: "That... …I'm happy to be elected, uh, excited, that's all...”

Vicente was taken aback, he didn't expect Anthony to answer so briefly, and also so unremarkable, how could he write news when he went back?
"President David personally walked to the side of the stage to shake hands with you for a photo today. May I ask what you were thinking at that time?" Vicente continued to ask.

As soon as this remark came out, the other reporters at the press conference cast dissatisfied glances at him, whispered to each other, and agreed to five questions, and he asked two of them, which was equivalent to depriving others of the opportunity to ask questions. Right, how can this not make people uncomfortable?

"Ahem..." Andrews coughed, and the reporters' discussions stopped. He knew that Vicente in front of him was a CBS reporter, and offending him would definitely be bad for Anthony, so he didn't blame him, but He said kindly, "Mike, Mello is tired today, so I wasn't allowed to ask the second question, but because I didn't explain it just now, and you were the first reporter to ask the question, so this is the last question, you can ?"

"Of course." Vicente didn't want to leave empty-handed at first, and didn't notice that he offended all his colleagues inadvertently. Now that Andrews gave him a step, he was naturally willing to accept it.And he can also write questions asked by others.

"That's good. The other reporters can only ask one question later." Andrews was relieved. He didn't want to spread anything unfavorable to Anthony right now. You must know that the reporter's pen will guide the direction of public opinion.

Andrews had already made his words clear. Although the other reporters felt a little upset, CBS is a giant of the American Broadcasting Corporation, so they didn't dare to act too much, so they all fell silent.

"Melo, the question just now..." Vicente asked Andrews' permission, turned to look at Anthony.

In fact, when Vicente asked the question, Anthony was already thinking about what to answer. If he was just overwhelmed by the battle at the scene at that time, it must not be said here. After thinking about it, his head Zhong suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and said with a smile: "At that time, I wondered if my mother's kiss left lipstick on my cheeks. I thought it must be very rude to bring lipstick to meet David. of."

"Haha, Mello, you are so humorous..." Wesson laughed as soon as he stopped, and the other reporters also laughed at Anthony's humor, and the atmosphere suddenly became harmonious.

Anthony saw that everyone laughed, and the tension in his heart was almost gone.

Wesen got what he wanted and sat down happily.

Andrews gave Anthony a strange look, thinking why he hadn't discovered Anthony's talent in this area before.

"Next question." Anthony came this time by himself. He pointed to the frontmost female reporter in a pink dress. This female reporter had been desperately raising her hand from the beginning, and she was already eager to try.

Andrews' face froze. He had already planned the order of questions. They were all reporters from major broadcasting companies. Unexpectedly, Anthony did it himself. The woman in front of him was a small broadcasting company that he had never heard of before. The promotion of Anthony will definitely not have much effect, but Anthony has spoken, and he can't say anything.

This female reporter belongs to a small broadcasting company, and she is not very tall, so she didn't have much hope that she would be called out. Not only was she called out, but it was also called by Anthony himself. She stood up excitedly, Seeing Anthony Melon's smile, his face suddenly turned red like an apple, and he asked nervously: "Hello, I'm Lara Vasquez from the New Jersey Broadcasting Company, Melo, I want to ask about the selection of the Cavaliers. What do you think about James being the No. [-] pick instead of picking you as rumored?"

Andrews' face changed suddenly, he had already scolded Vasquez a hundred times in his heart, he really didn't know how to ask such a sensitive question at this time.

Anthony was stunned, Lara Vasquez?Why does this name sound so familiar?

He raised his head and took a closer look at the woman in front of him. Although she was not tall, she had a good figure, her breasts were plump, and her hips were plump and attractive, but after thinking about it for a while, he still couldn't remember who she was.

Seeing that Anthony stared blankly at her and didn't answer the question, Vasquez's face turned even redder, almost bleeding. She didn't object to being admired, especially if the admirer had just been selected as the 2003 Anthony from Tanhuaxiu, and Anthony is so handsome, but she soon realized that she already has a boyfriend. She calmed down and asked with a blushing face, "Melo, is there something wrong with my problem?"

"Yes! Of course there is!" Andrews stared at Vasquez's eyes almost bursting into flames, but he could only think in his heart that he would definitely not lose his composure on such an occasion.

"Huh?" Anthony was pulled back to reality by Vasquez's voice. Thinking of his question and the fate of Anthony and James, he suddenly said with a serious face, "No, I just thought about when I will meet again next time." James, next time I will teach that high school student a lesson."

Vasquez's eyes widened. He didn't expect Anthony to challenge James in public, and he stood there for a while, not knowing what to say.

"Okay, next question." Although Andrews didn't expect Anthony to say that, everyone outside now knows that the Cavaliers originally agreed to choose Anthony but finally chose James. It's just a matter of pointing it out, and now that Anthony has started, it might not be a bad thing.

The reporters were the happiest when Anthony said this. Except for Vasquez who was shocked and didn’t know what to say, everyone else had already started taking notes. Back they have something to write about.

For the next question, Andrews appointed a reporter before Anthony. He chose another large broadcasting company in the United States, the American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Anthony didn't have much interest in the question, so he just answered it casually.

Because Andrews had agreed before that he could only ask one question, James could only sit down resentfully, although he didn't gain anything.

The moment James sat down, Anthony suddenly noticed that there was a Chinese reporter behind him. Because James was taller, he hadn’t seen it before, but now he saw it. Before Andrews made it, he designated to wear red short-sleeved Chinese journalists.

Andrews failed to steal the spotlight again, he looked at Anthony strangely, why is this guy interested in yellow people again?
The Chinese reporter, he was prepared to come, but he also knew that he would not have many chances to be drawn. He never thought that Anthony would personally call him to ask questions.

He couldn't believe it at first, but it wasn't until the colleague next to him poked him that he suddenly realized that he stood up with a "swish".

After talking so much, Anthony picked up the mineral water prepared in front of the table, unscrewed the bottle cap, and took a sip into his mouth.

"Hello, I'm a reporter from China Basketball Pioneer, my name is Yang Yi..."

"puff!"

Anthony squirted out a sip of water and sat at the front. Lara Vasquez, who originally asked the question, unfortunately encountered the water sprayed by Anthony.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Anthony hurriedly apologized, trying to find some tissues for Vasquez, but he couldn't find anything.

"It's okay, it's okay..." Although Vasquez didn't know why Anthony would choke on his saliva, she was still very gracious, and she didn't mean to blame Anthony, but took out a pack of tissues from her pocket and wiped it.

Anthony scratched his head in embarrassment, then looked at the Chinese reporter who stood up, Yang Yi...

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