In the parking lot, Pang Bo's mother watched and clenched her fist, pounding the back of the seat in front of her.
"Brother Yi is the freaking best! He finally helped my Pang Bo get even!"
"Brother Yi, I love you!"
"Our whole family is grateful to you—and to your ancestors for eight generations!"
As a mother, she couldn't stand to see her son suffer even the slightest unfairness.
But whether he was treated unfairly on the court or at a press conference, she had no way to do anything about it.
Luckily, Brother Yi was there to look after Pang Bo on the court and stand up for her son at press conferences.
After the press conference ended, the video of Wang Yi verbally sparring with the reporters quickly went viral back home.
Clips like it were everywhere, whether on Bilibili, TikTok, or other video sites.
At the same time, the phrase "Wang Yi fires back at reporters" shot to the top of the trending lists on major websites.
The comments beneath the videos were full of reactions like these.
"Brother Yi is awesome! He's made our country proud!"
"Those reporters deserve to be put in their place. They're always stirring up trouble for no reason!"
"It's been so long since the Dragon King was this sharp. How long had he been holding it in? He finally let it all out at once!"
"Hey, I don't think you're talking about the press conference."
The videos weren't just popular back home. They were a hit overseas, too.
In Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea...
They were trending online in many countries.
Most notably, many foreign celebrities and athlete-celebrities shared the clips and gave them a thumbs-up.
Wade, Shaquille O'Neal, Williams, Ronaldo, Mbappe, Beyoncé, Snoop Dogg, and others had