Dominate the Super Bowl-Chapter 712 - : 711 Facing Mistakes

Chapter 712: 711 Facing Mistakes

Besieged, attacked, and incessantly tangled.

The endless pestering by the reporters was actually a mockery, a tease, a sneer, because they knew that players and coaches could only condemn Hunter, but never directly accuse the team management.

The persistent hounding for questions wasn’t to seek answers, but a performance art—where the silence and embarrassment without answers became the best response.

Such insecurity and evasion from the top down created an intangible pressure.

However…

To everyone’s surprise, the reporters actually got an answer.

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And it was from one of the core figures of the Kansas City Chiefs.

Wait, had Li Wei lost his mind?

Li Wei was actually directly criticizing the team for making a wrong judgment, a wrong choice?

Was the Chiefs’ nonchalance and ignorance towards the Hunter incident in February the mistake?

So, was this a jab at Veach? Or the team owner Clark Hunt? Or was it condemning the team for using President Donovan and the involved Hunter as scapegoats?

A single stone caused a thousand ripples.

Just that short sentence, so unexpected and shocking, so direct and cutting, excited every reporter in the room to the brink of an aneurysm, nearly fainting.

Although the reporters didn’t know what had gotten into Li Wei, they welcomed this kind of madness with open arms and legs.

Alright?

However, Li Wei, the center of attention, seemed extraordinarily calm.

“A mistake is a mistake,” he said.

“But, instead of dwelling on past errors, we should face up to the subsequent responses and solutions because we cannot turn back time, but we can seize the present to change the future.”

“We bravely and candidly admit our mistakes, not just to express apologies and regrets; we also need to face the issues head-on to prevent repeating the same mistakes in the future.”

“So, we can sit here pointing fingers at each other, seeing whose fault it is; or we can sit here, bravely discuss what we should do to prevent the same mistakes from happening again.”

“Players. Teams. The League. We are all an indispensable part of it. Additionally, the media—you also play a critical role.”

“Now, is there anyone willing to discuss this with me?”

Having said that, he smiled at the corners of his mouth—

Calm. Sincere. Genuine. Professional.

This was the real trump card.

The previous teasing and joking, the madness and the sharpness, all turned out to be just a prelude. Just when the reporters thought Li Wei was crazy enough to attack the team’s management and they eagerly brought their stools over to watch the show, the discourse took a dramatic turn and the reporters found themselves completely in the firing line.

Indeed, as Li Wei said, instead of simple apologies, the discussions triggered by the incident and the focus on the League players’ violent behaviors were the key issues.

Similarly, as Li Wei mentioned, the media, which perennially fans the flames and watches the drama unfold, cannot simply shirk their responsibilities.

This is a serious issue, a profound one. It cannot be reversed by the power of a single player or a team alone. If reporters are still nitpicking and lingering on the Chiefs, then they are feigning ignorance and deliberately causing trouble.

Instead of chattering gossip like paparazzi, trying to create sensational headlines and laughter, it is better to awaken the professional ethics and social responsibilities of the news media and truly come together to find ways to solve or alleviate the issues.

This was the focus.

With just a few words, a thorny problem was elegantly unraveled in Li Wei’s hands—

He had shifted the spotlight without absolving the Chiefs of responsibility and, without defending the Chiefs, he successfully crafted a positive image.

Not to mention involving the media completely, thoroughly hoodwinking them, and mocking their incessant babble and relentless pursuit, both overtly and covertly.

A stroke of genius multifold.

Brilliant, truly brilliant!

The whole place was stunned into silence.

The smiles on the faces of the onlookers stiffened one by one.

Finally, the incessant dilemma came to an end at Li Wei’s hands, and afterwards, no reporter pursued the matter further; and that wasn’t all.

Including the coaching staff and team management, they began to see Li Wei in a new light, focusing on how astutely Li Wei defused the crisis, and more importantly, how Li Wei demonstrated leadership qualities to extricate the team from difficulty—

The fans found their backbone again.

In the past three or four days, the Kansas City Chiefs had become the city’s pariah on social media, because of Hunter and the team’s indifference, as well as the accumulation of new grievances and old hatreds over the past two seasons, making the team a target for all, with every kind of unpleasant word being thrown at them.

Even various sensational conspiracy theories were flying everywhere.

For instance, was there someone behind the timing of the news leak by TMZ?

For instance, who was behind covering up the Hunter incident in February?

For instance, did the League deliberately sacrifice Hunter, who openly supported Bell, to quell the running back debate?

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And so on and so forth, the more they talked, the more absurd and exaggerated it became.

Despite the fans’ best efforts to fight back, they ultimately lacked confidence since they too disapproved of the team’s nonchalant handling of the situation. This affected the morale of the entire city, casting a deep pall over it.

Until now.

Li Wei’s words, Li Wei’s demeanor, stood out like a lighthouse, pointing the way.

The controversy wouldn’t simply settle down, prejudices wouldn’t just disappear without cause. But at least, they could stick to what they believe in, focus on their own course.

Then, let their actions do the talking.

Kansas City finally found its energy again, the gloom gradually dissipated, and amidst the overwhelming negativity on social media, they found their center—

Their feet were back on solid ground.

This is the power of a leader.

This wasn’t the first or second time Li Wei had stood up, but his posture and faith amid the controversy firmly united the team and the city.

The seemingly smooth season for the Kansas City Chiefs was actually fraught with difficulties and turbulence, and even though they secured a playoff spot three weeks early, the relentless pursuit by their opponents still filled the playoff scenario with uncertainty; now, adding insult to injury, the team lost their number two running back and faced an imminent game against the Los Angeles Chargers, with almost no time left for adjustments, everything seemed chaotic and cramped.

However, no matter what, Li Wei still found the center and focus for the team, temporarily dispelling the reporters, allowing the team to get back to the game.

“Rookie, how do you do it? Completely unaffected by the negative news?”

When the Kansas City Chiefs arrived at the Los Angeles StubHub Stadium to get accustomed to the field, there was a large gathering of Chiefs fans who had come specifically to support the players, one of them questioned in the crowd.

Li Wei just shrugged.

“Uninstall all your social media apps. It’s very effective for the team, you should try it too, and the whole world becomes quiet.”

Having said that, Li Wei also revealed a row of neat, white teeth, beaming smiles, and entered the stadium joking and laughing with Mahomes, Kelsey, and the others.

Finally, the focus could return to the playing field.

The Los Angeles Chargers, that’s a tough nut to crack.