A reporter from the Memphis Times asked Wang Yi about Bess:
"Wang, I'm sure you've seen Bess Rogers's plea for help online. Why haven't you responded? We believe that as a star player, especially a Superstar, you have an undeniable duty to do this. After all, we're human beings, and we have compassion. Doing this would be a reflection of your humanity."
To Wang Yi, those words sounded like a direct insult.
What the reporter meant was: if you don't do it, you're not human.
Wang Yi looked at the reporter coldly. "You're trying to stir up trouble, aren't you? What the hell does it have to do with you whether I respond or not?"
The reporter could see that Wang Yi was about to blow up.
But he wasn't afraid. Instead, he continued to provoke him:
"I'm not trying to guilt-trip you. I'm speaking up for the vulnerable. Even if it means offending you, I have to say this: you should respond to him. We humans should have at least a little compassion."
At that, Wang Yi fixed the reporter with a hard stare:
"There are plenty of reporters here with bad intentions, hoping to see this blow up. Let me give you all a clear answer right now: I don't need anyone telling me what to do. Whether I respond or not has absolutely nothing to do with you."
"A lot of you reporters spend all day enjoying the spectacle, hoping things will get worse because it gives you something to write about. You've completely lost your professional ethics, along with the most basic decency and principles. Even if I didn't respond to that child, I'm still a thousand times better than people like you who love to watch things blow up."
The room fell completely silent.
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