Chapter 123: 0123 interview Wen Jiang_1
Receiving information from the card meant Wen Jiang was out.
Tang Qian first made a phone call to Wen Jiang. "Are you out?"
Wen Jiang replied indifferently, "I’m here."
"After you arrive at the association, you’ll need to change into the association players’ uniform. The reporters are already here. We have a script prepared for the dialogue. The reporter is an insider, so you might want to look at it first."
Interviews like this generally involved pre-scripted questions and answers. The reporters were insiders, so they wouldn’t ask anything too tricky.
However, Wen Jiang had already left a brief, arrogant impression.
If she was that arrogant at B-Level, could she restrain herself now that she was A-Level?
A-Level and B-Level were different. A-Level’s influence was much wider, even attracting international attention. If Wen Jiang said something she shouldn’t, it might stir up a huge controversy.
Tang Qian, however, was no longer worried. When facing an heir to the Jimo Family, it wasn’t her place to worry.
When Wen Jiang arrived, Chen Runyu and the other three had already changed into their team uniforms. These uniforms, designed by a famous designer, featured a vintage landscape and flower pattern on the sportswear, giving them an especially strong martial arts world vibe.
While Wen Jiang was changing, Tang Qian took the opportunity to show her the script, which contained standard, proper responses.
Wen Jiang raised an eyebrow slightly as she took the script.
Tang Qian didn’t dare demand she speak in a certain way but said, "For the sake of Mount Flower, which will also be part of your assets in the future, try to speak with a bit more subtlety."
Wen Jiang’s smile bloomed. "Of course, I know. You don’t need to be so afraid."
Tang Qian was speechless.
This made her even more scared.
When Wen Jiang came out after changing, even Tang Qian couldn’t help but be impressed.
Indeed, clothes make the person. Wen Jiang was already naturally attractive and had made an impression on the field before.
The sportswear perfectly displayed her tall figure. Her neat high ponytail with a natural curl, and the particularly eye-catching teardrop-shaped mole at the corner of her eye, emphasized her unique, cold demeanor, making her appear even more heroic.
Chen Runyu and the others also looked good in the matching team uniforms, but their presence wasn’t as pronounced as Wen Jiang’s.
Tang Qian recalled the art style of a cool and aloof anime heroine.
She gave Wen Jiang a thumbs-up, then led her to the interview location.
Wen Jiang hadn’t made a public appearance for a long time, not since the end of the B-Level competition.
Her promotion to A-Level had caused quite a stir. However, with no recent matches and numerous local events occurring, most people, aside from her dedicated followers, had nearly forgotten Wen Jiang. Of course, seeing her would remind them who she was. But in the absence of events, it was difficult for the average audience member to recall such a figure among so many professional players, especially since she wasn’t S Rank.
Unlike other players who would run around to interviews and shows after winning a championship to capitalize on their fame—something the association wouldn’t oppose—Wen Jiang simply wasn’t interested.
The Mount Flower Association had specially allocated a conference room for A-Level players to attend interviews. The interviews for S Rank players would be even more high-profile and weren’t scheduled for today. The media present were just some regular outlets from Yunxia Imperial City, all on good terms with the Flower City in the Mount Flower.
This time, it was just for the five players to make a unified appearance.
Of the five A-Level players, both Chen Runyu and Wen Jiang were participating in their first A-Level professional competition this year.
Wen Jiang was a bit late. By the time she reached the venue, Chen Runyu and the others had already taken their seats at the interview spot. Upon Wen Jiang’s arrival, Tang Qian signaled ’OK’ to the media and then let Wen Jiang head straight over.
The moment Wen Jiang stepped out, the photographers’ cameras instinctively turned towards her.
Even Shi Qi and the others were impressed.
The live broadcast of the interview only officially started then, as Wen Jiang had just arrived.
As the strategist and captain, Ruan Chunen immediately introduced with a smile, "This is our backup, Wen Jiang. Wen Jiang, say hello to our journalist friends."
In such situations, Wen Jiang generously offered her smiling face. "Hello everyone, my name is Wen Jiang, and I’m the backup for the first team. This is my first time participating in an A-Level professional competition."
As soon as she sat down, a journalist immediately asked a question.
"Wen Jiang, although this is your first time in an A-Level professional competition, you previously participated in the B-Level singles league and won the championship. Afterwards, you returned and were directly promoted to A-Level and parachuted into the A-Level first team. There are rumors that you squeezed out another professional player, Chen Shaoning. What is your view on this?"
Though the question was pointed, it was also the biggest talking point about Wen Jiang lately, and the script had prepared answers.
Tang Qian hoped Wen Jiang’s reply, in line with the script, would be somewhat subtle.
As the live broadcast began, many fans of the Mount Flower Association quickly joined in.
"Damn, Wen Jiang is so beautiful!! Miss, please kill me!!"
"Ahh, the high ponytail and the teardrop mole! Miss, I’m dying, I’m dying!!"
"Damn, I can’t really hate her just for that face."
"If she has as much dominance in A-Level as she did in B-Level, I’m willing to be her die-hard fan for life!"
"That’s a sharp question, starting with such a big talking point right away?"
"Chen Shaoning is so disgusting. He was constantly insinuating things about Wen Jiang before, and recently he was exposed for screwing over fans. I’ll hate him for life."
"I’m so looking forward to how Wen Jiang will answer!"
Hearing this, Wen Jiang faced the microphone, answering with a natural smile, "It’s the association’s choice. In the professional arena, ability is what matters."
Tang Qian breathed a sigh of relief. Not bad, the answer was almost like the script.
Anyway, the responsibility could be pushed to the association, which certainly selected candidates based on ability.
Upon hearing this, the journalist raised an eyebrow. "Wasn’t Chen Shaoning also selected for the first team based on his ability? Chen Shaoning has said that he was kicked out without a trial. I would really like to know what Mount Flower’s criteria are for selecting teammates."
Outside the camera’s view, Tang Qian’s expression suddenly changed.
The expressions of some Mount Flower executives who had come to watch the interview also looked troubled.
This question was not in the prepared script.
They scrutinized the journalist. He was from a friendly media organization but wasn’t someone they were familiar with. Was this a new journalist on the job?
"Right, damn, good question! Wasn’t Chen Shaoning selected for the first team based on ability? Mount Flower’s team changes are indeed rash."
"Chen Shaoning really isn’t good enough. How he got into the first team in the first place has always puzzled us fans."
"I’ve heard that Mount Flower and Chen Shaoning’s uncle made a deal, probably involving card trades. I don’t know what happened later that led to Chen Shaoning being kicked out, but judging from their actions, Mount Flower has some serious issues."
"To be fair, this doesn’t really have much to do with Wen Jiang, does it?"
"Right, Chen Shaoning was parachuted in, and she was also parachuted in. Is her ability really better than Chen Shaoning’s?"
Tang Qian shot Ruan Chunen a look. Ruan Chunen quickly interjected, attempting to smooth things over, "My dear journalist friend, today is a press conference for these players here. It doesn’t concern other players."