Even when the media asked very pointed questions, such as, "Are you confident you can win tonight?" Wemby spent a while praising Wang Yi.
Then he said, "No one can be completely confident of beating Wang Yi. I can only promise that I'll give it my all when I face him."
He could be said to have borrowed that line from the Australian head coach.
Seeing that they weren't going to get anything juicy out of him, the reporters turned their attention to Antoine Girard.
In their eyes, Antoine Girard was a newcomer.
That made him something of a rookie.
And facing the media, he definitely wouldn't be as slick as Wemby.
So one reporter asked:
"Antoine, we've received reliable information that the French police confirmed there was insufficient evidence to support the allegations that you underwent Gene Modification. In other words, you can enter the NBA draft this year. What do you have to say about that?"
Antoine replied, "I'm very happy."
The reporter's brows furrowed slightly at his answer. Antoine didn't say much, did he?
He seemed like a rookie who wasn't good with words, the sort of boy who'd never even held a girl's hand.
And the reporters knew exactly how to deal with players like that.
So a reporter asked Antoine:
"You'll be facing Wang Yi tonight. Wang Yi has beaten France team many times in the past, and you could say he's France team's archenemy. Do you think you'll lose or win against France team?"
It was a complete trap.
How was Antoine supposed to answer?
If he said they'd win, he might anger Wang Yi.
But he couldn't exactly say they'd lose, either.
Wemby knew it was a trap, too. He glanced at Antoine, thinking that if Antoine couldn't answer, he would step in