Chapter 16 First Interview

Author: Bei Guoxia

Chapter 16 First Interview

"What's this Asian kid's name?"

A middle-aged white man wearing glasses hung a cigarette and looked at Lin Kedi standing in front of the interview board in the distance.

"Isn't it right, De'an, you came for an interview and didn't even do your homework?"

"Come on, Pedri. This is a U18 league, a game that many Ajax fans may not pay attention to. That is why the editor-in-chief is a fanatic fan and asked us to interview. Moreover, you see, there is no name on the back of their jerseys.

It’s not even printed, so why would I know his name?”

"Okay, you always have a point. I've seen the pre-match preview book for this game. This number 25 is called Kedi-Lin."

"Lin? Japanese? Or Korean?"

"His name in the handbook is followed by a Chinese flag. He must be Chinese."

"Chinese? Ajax only signed a failed Chinese player a few years ago, do you remember?"

"Of course I remember. During the Eredivisie Second Division match, many Chinese reporters came. It's just——"

"It seems that he went to Portugal after one season. Anyway, he played poorly. This should be about the same."

"But this one is a little different, De'an, how can I say that this Chinese player completed a hat trick in 60 minutes of his debut?"

"U18, there is a big gap between the Eredivisie B and the Eredivisie B. The Chinese directly played in the Eredivisie B, but they haven't been kicked out yet. What's the difference?"

"After all that, you still want to interview him?"

"That's right, Pedri. Let's go and interview the best player in our U18 league!"

Link won the best player of the game after the game.

The prize, or should we call it the trophy, is a yellow monument-style pillar.

It looks like an assembly line product.

However, Lin Kedi was still very excited when he held this trophy.

"A reporter will come to interview you soon. It's the Telegraph. Among the Dutch sports newspapers, one is them and the other is International Football. These two media are the most famous. And our U18 league, which is the Telegraph

I’m here for an interview. International football doesn’t look down on our U18 games, so for a moment, you have to be more serious about the interview.”

Berea chattered beside Lin Kedi.

"There is no other way. You don't have an agent. I heard that your parents are also very busy at work. You didn't come to your debut today, so I'm the only one telling you this. If you are interested in becoming a professional player in the future, then

Dealing with the media is a must. When facing these uncrowned kings, you must speak carefully and don't fall into the other party's language trap. By the way - if the reporter asks some questions that you don't know how to answer, you

Just say that you are not very fluent in English, that’s it!”

Berea became more and more enthusiastic as he talked, feeling very experienced.

"Coach, the one with the microphone and the one with the camera behind him are the reporters who came to interview me?"

"Yes, they are reporters from The Telegraph who are responsible for covering youth league games. The one holding the microphone is called De'an Lewis, and the one behind is called Pedri Andric. They are very famous in our youth team circles. So you-"

"I got it, coach!"

Seeing that the reporter had already come over, Berea could only explain it one more time and left.

Leave the field to Lin Kedi and reporter De'an Lewis.

"Hello, Lin. Let me introduce myself first. I am Dean Lewis, the chief reporter for the young athletes section of the Telegraph. Today we are going to conduct a post-game interview with the best player in the game. I don't know, can we now

here we go?"

"Of course."

Lin Kedi answered naturally.

When Dean heard Lin Kedi's natural answer, he thought to himself that he was not nervous at all in front of the media. He seemed not to be a rookie, so could he ask some sharp questions? But then he thought, forget it, just

What kind of information can be gleaned from a U18 game? The only way to finish the interview quickly is to go to the bar.

So I asked a very plain question.

"You performed very well today and completed a hat-trick. As far as I know, this is also your first U18 game. In the first game, you completed a hat-trick. How do you feel?"

A very classic and unremarkable question.

Even Lin Kedi, who had not received any relevant training, answered this question very smoothly.

"I was very excited. When I scored the first goal, I was so excited that I even forgot to celebrate. When I scored the second goal, I felt very excited, so I did a fist-pumping celebration.

When I scored three goals, I can’t say I’m used to it, but I already like the feeling of scoring goals.”

De'an naturally kept looking at Lin Kedi when he was talking. He found that this player was very confident when he spoke, the kind of confidence that radiated from the bottom of his heart.

De'an has not seen this in many young players.

However, De'an is still not prepared to cause trouble.

Then follow the interview process and ask some general questions.

"According to the information, you only joined Ajax U18 this summer. This is also your first official game. Do you have any secrets for being able to integrate into the team so quickly?"

"Actually, there is no secret. Just train hard, listen to the coach's instructions, practice more physical fitness and shooting. The rest may be related to talent."

Lin Kedi said it very frankly.

Dean didn't listen carefully at all. He just heard Lin Kedi's pause after finishing speaking and immediately started to ask the next question.

"So in the next game, Ajax U18 will face last season's U18 league champion Eindhoven U18 team. What are your expectations for the next game?"

"The first thing is that the team can win. This is more important than anything else. Other things are not important compared to the team."

"Thank you for your answer!"

Dean immediately put away the microphone.

He said hello to Link and left.

And Lin Kedi was just about to go to the players tunnel.

Berea ran over from nowhere.

"How is it? What did the reporter ask you just now?"

"Nothing special, just the usual questions -"

Seeing that Berea wanted to hear more details, Link briefly explained these questions and his answers to Berea.

After hearing this, Berea patted Lin Kedi on the shoulder.

"I didn't expect that you could answer the last question by giving priority to the team. It's really good!"

"Why is there anyone else answering other questions?"

"Of course, there are many young players who will say that they are looking forward to starting the game, looking forward to whether they can score goals, etc. Personal performance, but very few talk about the team."

Lin Kedi thought to himself, that's because I know I will perform well. Besides, I scored a hat trick this time, can I still be a substitute at the end?
Chapter completed!