The next morning, Edison was in the training ground instructing the players to practice special tactics against O'Neal. His phone suddenly rang. Edison saw that it was Erin Andrews.
"Hello, Erin. I've told you that we will be training in a closed environment these two days. It is impossible for you to come in for filming. No matter how you call, it will be useless..." In order to play against the Heat, the Magic recently
Every morning was a closed training session, and the media was not allowed to enter. In order to get first-hand information, Irene often called Edison. So when he saw that it was her calling again, Edison's tone was a little impatient.
"No Paul, that's not what I want to tell you. Is there anyone else around you? This matter is more secretive."
Edison was very strange, but out of trust in Andrews, he greeted Thibodeau and asked him to take the training and walked toward the players' lounge alone.
As Edison walked, he heard a strange sound of "dah, dah, dah" coming from the phone.
"This is the sound of nails tapping the phone case. Could it be that..." Edison rushed into the lounge in three steps and then locked the door. He found pen and paper in the cabinet and carefully recorded these syllables. At the same time,
He muttered to himself, "You'll be fine. I've recorded all of this. The police will find you soon. I didn't expect you to be a policeman."
Edison concentrated on recording the disorganized syllables, and two minutes passed quickly.
I heard Irene's voice again on the phone, "Paul, are you still listening? Why has there been no movement for so long?"
Edison quickly lowered his voice and said, "Don't worry, I'll record what I just said. Don't be afraid, I'll call the police when I get back. What's the situation there now?"
"What are you calling the police for?"
"Didn't you type in Morse code just now?"
"What the hell is that? I was just waiting for you to get bored and found something dirty on the phone, so I took it off."
Edison thought to himself, "Why are you tapping something so rhythmically? I thought it was "Infernal Affairs"."
"Okay, what do you want from me?"
"Paul, you may be in big trouble." Andrews' tone suddenly became much more solemn, without the crispness of the past.
"What's going on?" Edison also realized that the matter might be serious, otherwise Andrews would not have called him in such a hurry.
"One of our colleagues wrote a report today. It said that during halftime yesterday, you asked the players to relax a little, not to play too hard, and to control the score. So now some people suspect that you may be involved in betting." After finishing speaking, Eileen hurriedly
He added, "I didn't believe it at first, but my colleague said that his source was very reliable and it was inside information. Paul, what is the situation?"
Edison frowned when he heard this. You must know that the biggest fear in competitive sports is the penetration of the gambling industry. No fan can accept the involvement of his team, whether he is a beneficiary or a victim. NBA officials are also strictly guarding against this.
Du, it can be said that no matter what happens, once the word gambling comes into play, it means you are a coquettish person.
"Well... how should I put it? I did give this order to the players in yesterday's game."
"Paul, how could you..." A whimpering voice came from the phone.
"Listen to me, Erin, that's not what happened." So Edison repeated what he said in the locker room yesterday to Andrews, telling him that he issued this order out of overall strategic considerations.
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"It turns out that you are not that kind of person. Now I feel relieved." Andrews stopped his tears after listening to Edison's words, but his breath was still not smooth...
"Alright Eileen, calm down now. What do you guys at ESPN plan to do? Are you going to report it directly to the newspaper, or are there other ways to do it?"
"That's right Paul, our specifications are relatively high, so it's impossible to release it directly. We will confirm it first and then communicate with NBA officials. If it is true and the officials don't agree, we will report it. But my
If my colleague has a bad character, I am worried that he will sell the information to other media, which will make it difficult to talk about it, so you have to be prepared."
"Okay, I understand. Thank you Erin, I'll treat you to dinner tonight." Edison knew very well that if Erin hadn't told him in advance, he and the team would probably be caught off guard if something suddenly appeared. What if?
If you make a mistake while busy and do something inappropriate, it will be like jumping into any river in China - you will never be able to clean yourself up.
Although Edison knows that he is innocent, it is sometimes difficult for you to tell clearly about this matter. After all, there is a handicap option in basketball betting. So this matter can be big or small, and it is likely to turn into a public relations incident in the end.
Let's see who can occupy the high point of public opinion first.
Because it was related to the reputation of the team, and Edison had never experienced anything similar, after hanging up the phone, Edison quickly contacted Old Pat and told him the ins and outs of the matter.
"Paul, don't worry. Ask the person who told you the news first what kind of news he got. Does he know all your tactical arrangements, or does he only know that you asked the players not to use their full strength? If the previous
One way is easier to deal with. Then you can investigate again to see if any player accidentally told the reporter what happened yesterday, and then he quoted it out of context. I will contact other people and then go to the stadium immediately.
Let’s study countermeasures.”
After hearing Old Pat's arrangement, Edison immediately called Erin Andrews to ask for more details.
"Paul, what I know now is that he said that you participated in betting and asked the players to control the score difference during halftime. This is the title and content he set. As for whether he took it out of context, I am not sure. Besides, this is not
It doesn’t matter, yesterday’s handicap happened to be that you beat the Heat by 10 points, so he has every right to doubt you.”
After Edison hung up the phone, he returned to the training hall, suspended training, and then told everyone the news. "Don't be burdened, we will clean up ourselves. But now we have to figure out how the news leaked out.
Yes, who among you has been interviewed by reporters after the game and disclosed this matter to them. We will not impose any punishment on him. Now we just want to find the source and then make targeted adjustments to public opinion."
After hearing this, the Magic players and coaches in the training ground looked at each other with droopy faces. They also knew the seriousness of the matter. But after looking around among each other, no one spoke.
Edison looked at everyone anxiously, and soon he found that Varejao was deliberately avoiding his eyes and did not dare to look at him.
"Anderson, did you tell me? Tell me the truth, and I won't do anything to you."
After hearing what Edison said, Varejao glanced at the people around him and said, "I'm not sure if I said it, but after the game yesterday, Gerald and I went out to have fun, and I was a little drunk.
Many, I can’t remember the specifics, but I know I said a lot yesterday. But I can’t remember whether it happened or not.”
After hearing this, Edison frowned and asked again. After not getting any affirmative answer, Edison asked Thibodeau to take everyone to continue training, and then went to meet with other senior executives alone...
Although Edison is always calm and composed, that is in the field where he is good at. He has never experienced this kind of thing now, so he is like a headless fly, bumping around. And other high-level officials of the Magic are better than
He wasn't much better. They had dealt with star players leaving the team and fights on the court, but they had never been involved in this kind of suspected gambling situation, so they were caught blind.
At this time, it became apparent that having an old man in the family is like having a treasure. Although Old Pat is not very involved in the team's affairs and leaves it completely to Edison and the others, at this critical moment, Old Pat sat in the office and was as stable as a rock.
, use your actions to influence others and make them gradually calm down.
After listening to the information reported by everyone, Old Pat tapped the table with his fingers. Because the office was very quiet, the voice was unusually clear. After thinking for a long time, Old Pat finally spoke.
"Don't be anxious or confused about this matter. Haven't you seen the report yet? Even if you see the report, don't refute it randomly. It's useless. The more we refute, the more troublesome it will be, because there will always be people who will make trouble.
Things are going to be worst. The more chaotic things are, the less beneficial it will be for us, and it will be difficult to grasp the outcome."
"But if we don't argue, others will think we have acquiesced." Edison was very anxious and took advantage of Old Pat's words.
"Paul, don't worry, we all trust you. I'm not saying not to refute, but to refute in front of the right person, and the media is obviously not the right person. In this way, Dev, go and sort out the whole process in the locker room yesterday.
, sent to the alliance. I believe they are also having a headache now, and the person we need to convince is the alliance official."
After saying this, Old Pat looked at Edison and the others and waved his hands, "You are thinking too much. As long as this matter is reported, some people will believe us and some will not believe us. We can't
Control everyone's thoughts. So trying to grasp everyone's thoughts and make everyone believe in us is a stupid idea. The key to us now is how to determine the final outcome of this matter, and the qualitative
People are the league officials. As long as they say we have no problem, it doesn’t matter how big the problem is in public opinion. The fans who should support us will still support us. There is no point in explaining if they don’t like us. So as long as the official is dealt with, everything will be fine.
It’s easy to handle. And luckily it’s the playoffs now. Once the summer is over and the new season starts, those people will have this matter sorted out.”
Old Pat's words were like an invisible big hand, clearing away the fog that shrouded everyone's eyes, and using his many years of experience to point the way for everyone.
"Okay, you all need to use your own connections to get through to the league officials." Old Pat concluded neatly.
Edison still wanted to stay and talk to Old Pat, but Old Pat waved to him, "Paul, don't think too much and don't need to explain. I will kill you and I believe you. I don't blame you for this. I believe anyone."
No one in Orlando will question your tactical arrangements, it's just that some people are not too strict. Well, you should also think about the relationships you can use."
Edison looked at Old Pat's sincere eyes, said nothing more, turned and left, but secretly swore in his heart, "I will definitely put the championship trophy in front of you, don't worry, Old Pat."
After returning to his office, Edison called David Stern and told him the whole story.
In fact, at this time, Stern was also worried about this matter. He had finally launched a gentleman spokesperson, but how could it be related to gambling. Now that Edison said it, the stone in Stern's heart was finally settled.
Well, no matter what Edison said is true or false, at least this reason is reasonable...
But the Jews are such thieves. Although Stern was completely willing, he still pretended to have paid a huge price and made a lot of concessions, "Paul, you can really find trouble for me. Okay, this time
I have suppressed the matter, but please remember it, it is only this time, if something like this happens next time, God will not be able to save you."
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Regarding the issue of listing, I was very concerned about it last month, about 30 days ago.
I asked the editor, "Can my book be put on the shelves?"
The editor said "Yes."
"when?"
"wait."
╮(╯_╰)╭This is what happened.
But just now the editor said that he wanted to recommend me and arrange for me to be put on the shelves, but I refused.
The performance of this book is not good, and many people who read it in the first place are now gone. So once this book is put on the shelves, it is just one of the people who rush to buy it. It might as well be like this. Every time I read it, this book is at the top of the click list.
, I feel a sense of accomplishment. I think this book is the most read now. As for the actual situation, I just pretend that I don’t know. If it is put on the shelves, even this sense of accomplishment will be gone. I really don’t know myself.
Can you still hold on?
It would be nice to say something less sentimental.
Japan claims to attack Chinese aircraft flying to the Diaoyu Islands, and our government has expressed strong concern. Pay attention to nmlb's concern.
Why do people express strong concern about the United States and Obama? Superman's nationality has become the United Nations. Serious people never have strong concern.
Forget it, each of us records a true thought in his own notebook, "In 2013 AD, when Hu Gong was in power, China lost the Diaoyu Islands."
