Chapter 435
"All students finished the competition? 100 percent completion rate? It's impossible! Are they all from the SEALs?" Max shouted hysterically .
Max's reaction was understandable . None of his students finished the competition, while all of Dai Li's students finished it, which would drive anyone a little crazy . It was like if a parent's child got a zero on a test, while the neighbor's child got a perfect score . It would let any parent down .
A minute later, Max calmed down and said, "That can't be true . It was the 24-hour Frogman Challenge . It can't have 100 percent completion rate . It's a lie, a fraud . It's false publicity! We must expose him!"
"So, what do you want to do?" the beard asked .
"We are not enough for this . We need to unite other training centers to make the event bigger . We'll make sure all people in Los Angeles know that Coach Li is a liar . We'd better take this opportunity to get him out of Los Angeles!" Max said savagely .
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The 100 percent completion rate indeed displeased others . As for the 24-hour Frogman Challenge, it was difficult for a high-level training center to reach a half completion rate, even if the center was selective in who they recruited for training . For example, Cruise was an athlete, and only people like him could finish the 24-hour Frogman Challenge after formal training . For people with no basis of sports, it wouldn't even be possible to run 58km .
However, Dai Li got a 100 percent completion rate . It was a big deal, and a slap in the face to the other training centers . It wasn't even possible for everyone to pass the exam, but Dai Li had somehow gotten a full score .
Many fitness training centers in Los Angeles were united together spontaneously, believing that Dai Li was lying to generate publicity and recruit students . It seemed that they were trying to kick Dai Li out of Los Angeles .
The media also fanned the flames of the controversy . Though California was a place with a large number of Chinese people, discrimination against Chinese still existed . How could those traditional white people allow a Chinese man to walk on them? For the media, the incitement to racial confrontation was always a great way to catch people's attention .
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"You seem to have touched the interests of many people . You've become the public enemy of all fitness training centers in Los Angeles . Maybe someone will accuse you of false publicity!" Blake said with a smile .
"I didn't do it . We did it . " Holding a cup of black tea, Dai Li asked, "Is everything ready for the press conference?"
Blake nodded . "No problem! Hassel has sent us his old pictures, so we can hold the press conference anytime . "
"Let's begin! Time to take advantage of public opinion . " Taking a deep breath, Dai Li said smilingly, "Prepare more food and drinks for the press conference as well as some small gifts . These journalists have come to give us free publicity, so we can't let them go home empty-handed! As a Chinese saying goes, courtesy costs nothing . . . "
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Wearing a stiff suit, Blake stood upon a makeshift podium, next to a projection screen .
There were some journalists in the audience, and some people had come just to watch .
Dressed in a plain tracksuit with a peaked cup covering most of his face, Max stood in a very humble position . He seemed to be a client coming to a training session, only to come across a press conference here and join the crowd .
100 percent completion rate, that is impossible! I want to see how you defend yourself, you liar! Max thought in his mind .
At this time, Blake waved for silence and said, "This spring, our fitness training center started a fitness training program for clients who wanted to participate in the 24-hour Frogman Challenge . This training program was very successful, and our students all finished the challenge . However, many people doubt that it is possible for our training center achieved a 100 percent completion rate . Therefore today, we are holding the press conference to explain this to the public . "
Blake paused and then said with a solemn expression, as if to announce something very important, "The first thing I want to say here is that our training center achieved a 100 percent completion rate in this 24-hour Frogman Challenge . They all finished it . "
"So how can you prove it?" someone asked .
"If I was allowed, I would show you the results of all the students in our fitness training program . However, we can't do it for the confidentiality of our clients," Blake said .
"So, you can't prove it at all . "
"I knew it . They are just bluffing . It's impossible to achieve 100 percent completion rate in 24-hour Frogman Challenge . "
"I thought there would be big news, but this is no news at all . "
"This training center is lying, and its false publicity!"
People began to whisper .
Blake on the stage was in no hurry . He didn't listen to the murmurs of disapproval, but raised his voice and said, "Although we can't disclose the information and results of our clients, we still can invite one of them . I believe he will provide ample evidence for the 100 percent completion rate . "
"Humph! Can only one of them prove that all finished the challenge? Every training center in Los Angeles has students who can finish the 24-hour Frogman Challenge . It's common to find a gifted student to talk about his training experience!" said a short man not far from Max, full of disapproval .
Many people agreed with that, except Max . He was upset because his Ironman Training Center couldn't find a student who had completed the race .
Blake didn't take it seriously . He motioned backstage and continued, "Let's welcome Mr . Hassel!"
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Hearing his name, fat Hassel trotted up to the stage .
For an instant, the scene was quiet . Everyone looked at Hassel in great astonishment . And then the discussion began like a sudden riot .
"This guy looks a little fat!"
"I don't know how many pounds he is, but he must be fatter than me . "
"Such a fat man completed the 24-hour Frogman Challenge? Probably not . I mean, the challenge is really difficult, right?"
"If such a guy can finish it, I think I can too . "
"Maybe this guy is lying for the training center!"
Blake smiled and once again motioned the audience to be quiet, and then said to Hassel, "Mr . Hassel, would you show us your certificate of completion?"
"Sure . " Hassel nodded . At this time, people discovered that Hassel had a hard folder in his hand . He opened the folder and placed it before his chest like an award certificate, facing the audience .
"This is the certificate of the 24-hour Frogman Challenge, and it has a serial number on it . We can check it on the website to see it is true . . . "
"Don't need to check . It's true since he dares to bring it out . The fat guy finished the challenge . "
Meanwhile, the projection screen next to Blake was showing a slide with old pictures of fat Hassel .
"Ladies and gentlemen, what I'm showing you now is what Mr . Hassel looked like before training," Blake pointed to the screen and said .
"He looked even fatter then . "
"Guess how many pounds the fat man lost . "
"The fat man seems to have lost a lot of weight . For this reason, if for no other, this training center is really not bad . "
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"I can't believe that the fat guy like a ball in the picture could pass the 24-hour Frogman Challenge after training!"
"If that guy can finish the race, I'm pretty certain I can too . "
Blake was quite pleased with the reaction, and once again silenced the crowd . He said, "After looking at Hassel's pictures, I think you guys can understand that Mr . Hassel certainly wasn't good at sports in the past, and many of us here are probably in better physical condition than he was . Even so, through our training and his personal efforts, Mr . Hassel still passed the extremely difficult 24-hour Frogman Challenge . I think this can prove that our training has achieved a 100 percent completion rate . "
The audience kept silent and many people even agreed with that . If even a person like Hassel could complete the 24-hour Frogman Challenge after training, it wouldn't be surprising that all the other students could do it, too .
In fact, everyone thought they must be better than that fat guy in the picture . Since the fat guy could finish the challenge, then doubting the others would suggest that they were not even better than a fat guy . No reporter wanted to dig a hole for himself . It was like when a group of men were together; no one would admit that they were short and soft, but would only brag about how strong they were .
Standing unobtrusively in the corner, Max was astonished to see the pictures .
How could such a fat guy complete the challenge? What's their training program? I really want to know how the fat guy's training program was designed .
Max knew that he definitely couldn't make fat Hassel complete the 24-hour Frogman Challenge . He also knew that no other training center in Los Angeles could make it happen, either .
As he watched the reporters from the stage, Blake finally felt it was enough and winked at a young man in the crowd .
The young man understood, raised his hand, and asked loudly, "Mr . Hassel, why did you want to participate in the difficult 24-hour Frogman Challenge? Is it because you want to challenge your weakness?"
The young man asked in a euphemistic way . If he had asked more directly, it would have sounded like this: Why did you want to trouble yourself since you were so fat? Are you playing with yourself?
The scene was quiet again and everyone was looking at Hassel .
"I want to be a beach lifeguard," Hassel answered .
"I see . So, beach lifeguard is your dream job?" the young man continued to ask .
Suddenly Hassel looked shy . He looked at Blake, who gave him an encouraging look .
Finally, Hassel said, "The girl I love is a beach lifeguard . "
"I see . It turns out that for the sake of his beloved girl, he was willing to accept such a difficult challenge . Love is so powerful!" The young man started clapping .
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People around him saw the young man clapping, and recalling the sentence "love is so powerful," they were affected immediately . They couldn't help but start clapping .
The next second, there was a thunderous applause for Hassel .
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The long table was filled with snacks and free drinks, and the journalists all got together around the table .
No matter the country, a journalist's work was very hard . It was quite usual for them to sleep outside and eat nothing while they worked . But now, few people would refuse these free afternoon snacks .
Max couldn't stay any longer . He was in a terrible mood . He hadn't thought that the press conference today would not only cause no damage to Dai Li's reputation, but also offer him free advertising .
Max lowered his peaked cup, trying to cover more of his face, and headed towards the door .
"Excuse me, sir!" a woman said behind Max .
Am I recognized? Max was in panic .
The woman was Blake's intern secretary . She walked to Max and handed him a nice paper bag . "This is a small gift for you, sir . Thank you for attending our press conference . "
I wasn't recognized . Max sighed in relief . He looked at the bag with the words "Coach Li Fitness Training Center" printed on it .
"What's this?" Max asked .
"A portable weight scale," the intern secretary answered with a sweet smile .
Max felt a little restless .
How can the boss of the Ironman Training Center accept a scale from my competitor? It's an insult! And it would be shameful if others know I accepted their scale! I would be viewed as a joke then .
But if I don't accept the gift, will they doubt my identity? After all, it is not common to refuse a free gift! Oh, no . If I was recognized, they would think I was spying on my competitors, and there are so many journalists . . .
D*mn it . You just needed to hold your press conference and everyone else just needs to leave after it . Why do you have to give gifts!
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