Ye Cheng returned home.
His home was in Sui City.
His parents were small business owners in Sui City.
In his previous life,
Ye Cheng was severely injured, suffering a comminuted fracture of his ankle. His parents had to take him to seek medical treatment while also finding no one to appeal to.
In just two years,
His parents' hair had turned white.
In this life... no matter what, he couldn't let his parents suffer harm again.
Ye Cheng clenched his fists, then pushed open the door with some trepidation.
"You're back?"
Ye Cheng's mother was sitting on the sofa watching TV, while his father was busy in the kitchen, wearing an apron.
Seeing Ye Cheng push the door open, they both turned to look at him.
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
"That's good."
The two looked at each other.
Ye Cheng also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Aren't you going to ask what happened?"
"Your mom and dad believe in their son. You're not the kind of person who would maliciously hurt others," his father said.
Ye Cheng's eyes reddened.
These past few days, he had been almost universally condemned; an ordinary person would have long since been unable to bear it.
His family's support gave him full confidence.
"Dad, Mom, I still want to explain the whole story to you."
As Ye Cheng spoke, he took out his phone.
He handed them the video he had filmed to watch.
After they finished watching.
They remained silent for a long time, then his father looked up: "Son, what do you plan to... do?"
"I'm going to expose it!"
Ye Cheng said firmly.
His mother's face showed a hint of worry.
His father, however, glanced at his mother and gave her a reassuring look.
"Good! Your father supports you. At worst, we just won't play this sport."
"Dad, I'll still play football. If I can't play here, I'll go to Europe!"
Ye Cheng said.
His father smiled: "Good, when this matter is settled, your father will accompany you to Europe for a tryout."
......
With his parents' support, Ye Cheng had no more worries.
He immediately posted a message on his Weibo.
"I will hold a press conference to tell the facts and reveal the truth."
As soon as this Weibo post was published,
It immediately became a trending topic across the entire internet.
All the fans flooded the comments section under this Weibo post.
"What? Still dare to talk back?"
"You think we don't have eyes, do you?"
"So cruel to your own teammate, and you still have the nerve to hold a press conference?"
Fans were now filled with hatred for Ye Cheng—the greater their hope for him before, the greater their hatred for Ye Cheng now.
Love turning into hate, it was precisely like this.
Ye Cheng did not refute.
He hoped that the fermentation of this public opinion would become even more intense.
At that time...
The reversal would be even more enthusiastic!
.....
"General Manager Cheng, rest assured, that kid won't be able to pull anything off. It's nothing more than him talking to himself!"
Li Tie received a call from Cheng Xuyuan.
He guaranteed it over the phone.
"We've already sent out warnings; some media outlets will speak on our side. This kid has no power or influence, who would side with him in a public setting?"
"Moreover, this kid is actively escalating the matter. Right now, only national fans know about it, but once it gets bigger, everyone in the country will know... At that point, dealing with him can be done with full severity and strictness!"
"That's true," Cheng Xuyuan said over the phone, "Oh, by the way, this kid is banned from playing in China. He won't run off to a foreign country and cause some trouble, will he?"
"No... he won't!" Li Tie drawled, "General Manager Cheng, I've studied abroad. How big is the gap between football levels abroad and in our country? How could I not know? Although this kid's skill level is decent in our country, if he goes abroad, he'll be cannon fodder. They won't even give him a second glance."
"That's good!" Cheng Xuyuan nodded, "This incident also taught us a lesson. From now on, when recruiting, troublemakers like him, who are undisciplined and unorganized, absolutely cannot be accepted into any level of the national team!"
"You can rest assured; I've already made all the necessary arrangements."
Li Tie held the phone, bent over, head down, grinning.
Like a dog.
.....
Zhong Dayong was a reporter for the Nan Guo Sports News.
As an insider, he vaguely knew that there were some hidden circumstances behind Ye Cheng assaulting someone.
But just as Li Tie said.
No media or reporter was willing to risk offending the Football Association to speak up for an 18-year-old player with no power or influence.
Before Zhong Dayong arrived at the press conference, he had actually been warned by his superiors.
His reporting direction.
It was already fixed.
He was to report on Ye Cheng as a 'typical example of backwardness in Great Summer football'.
To completely knock Ye Cheng down, then have tens of millions of feet trample him, ensuring he would never recover and be forever unable to rise again.
Even a small reporter like him had been warned like this.
It was imaginable.
Most of the reporters who came to the scene were like him...
This press conference.
No matter what Ye Cheng said.
In the subsequent news reports.
The content... would probably be largely the same.
Seeing Ye Cheng walk into the press conference alone.
Zhong Dayong sighed.
His conscience... at most, it would support him in not asking questions at this press conference to mock this young 18-year-old player.
Zhong Dayong still had a shred of conscience.
But most reporters didn't have that thing.
Upon seeing Ye Cheng enter, most of them were in a mood to watch a show.
When they saw Ye Cheng place his phone on a tripod and start his own live broadcast.
"He's even making it look professional."
"He wouldn't actually think he can turn the situation around with a ridiculous press conference, would he?"
"Most players who encounter this kind of thing act like obedient sons, but he's different..."
"Hehe, that's good too. If he didn't do this, where would the fun be?"
The reporters discussed amongst themselves.
Meanwhile, Ye Cheng's Weibo live broadcast had also begun.
His Weibo was already followed by millions of fans, and soon,
Many people flooded into the live stream.
"Holy crap, he even dares to live stream?"
"Awesome."
"I actually think he might have evidence..."
"Evidence? What evidence? Evidence of murder?"
While the fans were discussing.
Li Tie also received news of Ye Cheng's live broadcast.
He opened the live stream and saw Ye Cheng sitting alone at the press conference.
He couldn't help but sneer.
"Grandstanding!"
.....
"Ahem, thank you all for coming. I can imagine your current state of mind; you've all been warned by the Football Association, haven't you?"
Ye Cheng said.
Just then.
A reporter stood up: "What is your view on the violent assault on Yang Wei?"
"Did I tell you to stand up and ask a question?"
Ye Cheng retorted.
The reporter's face showed a cold sneer: "Who do you think you are?"
"I will not answer your questions. I said, I am here to reveal the truth. What is the truth?"
"Please look... at the big screen!"