Ping Pong Life

Chapter 153 You Can't Offend Me
imperial capital.

National team training base.

Standing outside the gate of the base, Wang Chao's mood was very delicate.

In his previous life, he stayed here for more than ten years, and he knew every table and every room in it like the back of his hand.

Now change the world and return to the old place. It is amazing that the location of the national team training base is exactly the same as in the previous life, but the difference is that the overall appearance of the entire base has no similarity with the memory.

So it's still different after all...

Qin Huachang didn't accompany him, he sent Wang Chao here, and irresponsibly took Fan Xiaodong away. Wang Chao entered the door alone, and saw the four people standing a few meters ahead at a glance.

The two of them are He Jingping and Luo Jiu, who are full of travel and dust, wearing sneakers and trench coats, especially Luo Jiu is carrying a small suitcase on his right hand, obviously they have just returned.

There is another person beside them, with gray hair and straight waist, his demeanor is quite majestic, and he has the temperament of a proper boss.

Standing on the right side of the boss is a cool man with sunglasses, with one hand in his pocket, posing as if strangers should not get close to him.

But when Wang Chao looked at the man in the sunglasses, he didn't feel that he was cold and unreasonable. On the contrary, he found it a little funny, because he knew that this indifferent attitude was just because the man in the sunglasses was awkward, arrogant, and stubborn in nature. It's just that I can't save myself.

The man with sunglasses is naturally Zhu Ding.

And the only big boss who didn't know at the scene, except Zhu Zeshi, the helm of the wealthy family, could not be anyone else.

Wang Chao stepped forward quickly and walked in front of He Jingping. The smile on his face faded, he saluted seriously, and said, "Teacher, I'm here for the appointment."

He Jingping was dumbfounded, his eyes turned red all of a sudden.

When I went to the appointment, of course I went to the appointment at the entrance of the Jiangcheng City team cafeteria.

On that day, He Jingping joked that if Luo Jiu could defeat Sun Tianlong, he would accept Wang Chao as his disciple.

He was really just joking, because at that time he was disheartened, retreated into seclusion, and had already lost his enthusiasm for life.

But it was this half-truth and half-false one-month agreement that prompted Wang Chao to really study a large number of Luo Jiu's videos, and finally gave the answer of "replacing raw rubber".

For the next three months, He Jingping returned to the national team coaching jersey and led Luo Jiu to fight in the north and south. Yesterday, he really accomplished a miracle. Therefore, there has been a change, from one super and many strong to a confrontation between two heroes.

And the impact of this battle on the European table tennis world is still fermenting at the moment, and will last for a long, long time, until a group of famous players in Europe, led by powerful countries such as Germany and Sweden, really find a way to deal with raw rubber. It's over for now.

This is a major event that will affect the table tennis world in the next five or even ten years.

And everything, it all stems from a joke, an agreement three months ago.

All the turmoil in the world stems from this.

In a sense, the meaning of this agreement is somewhat similar to "Qiu Chuji, the Taoist priest passing by Niujia Village".

"Wang Chao, you..." He Jingping took a step forward, reaching out his hand as if wanting to touch Wang Chao's head, but in his mind, Wang Chao was far more mature than ordinary children, so he subconsciously felt that it was inappropriate, so he slid his hand down and grabbed Wang Chao gently shook one arm: "Okay, okay, good boy, good boy, I..."

He should have a lot to say, but he suddenly choked up, so he couldn't say a word, he could only grope around himself in a hurry, and finally took out a thick, worn-out booklet, stuffed it indiscriminately. In Wang Chao’s arms, he said, “I’m giving this to you, as a gift from the teacher… I know, you young people are used to using computers and don’t like this kind of notes, but I thought about it for a long time last night, and I still think , the only way to give you this is the most meaningful."

Wang Chao lowered his head and flipped through the booklet. The booklet was very old and densely filled with words, and there were many patterns, but the handwriting was old, and some had even fallen off, so they could only be discerned vaguely.

This is He Jingping's personal notes from his 20-year coaching career since he entered the industry. It is only because he resigned for three years that there is a clear dividing line at the end of the notes. The records are all about what he saw, thought, and gained from observing Luo Jiu's use of raw rubber in the past three months, as well as his discussions and conjectures on how to integrate raw rubber technology into the advanced tactical system of modern table tennis.

In a sense, this is also the most precious first-hand information when table tennis is reintroduced into raw rubber technology after the development of table tennis into a new era.

Luo Jiu also came up to her, took out something from her bosom with a smile on her face, hid it in her hand so that no one could see it, then grabbed Wang Chao's hand, and stuffed it in directly: "Little brother, this is my gift." Your gift...is very valuable, but it cannot be sold."

Wang Chao spread out his hands, lying in the palm of his hand was a medal.

It was the champion gold medal of the Asian Cup yesterday.

Wang Chao solemnly put these two things away, and thanked them one by one earnestly, and then Zhu Zeshi came up.

Wang Chao felt a little nervous for no reason.

He really doesn't like to get along with people who are too serious.

Zhu Zeshi handed a small key to Wang Chao: "This is for you... This is my thanks, you are not allowed to refuse."

Wang Chao was a little surprised.

At this moment, he didn't get the specific intention of Mr. Zhu.

"Hurry up and put it away, don't be polite to him." He Jingping was very happy: "When you come back from Sakura Country, you will be regarded as an official member of the national team, and you will often have to go to the imperial capital in the future... It is true that you have a stable foothold." It's much more convenient, well, I can cook for you when I'm free."

Only then did Wang Chao truly confirm Zhu Zeshi's intentions.

He helped Zhu Zeshi resolve family conflicts, and he guessed that his gratitude would not be too light, but holding this small key, he still felt a little dreamy.

Even if I have a suite in the empire?
This is an imperial capital where every inch of land is precious...

"Put it away, don't be in a daze." Zhu Zeshi patted him on the shoulder, and a very faint smile rarely appeared on his usually majestic face: "When you enter the Zhumen, everyone is your own. You must play well. As for the things in life , don’t take it too seriously.”

Wang Chao was not hypocritical, thanked him earnestly again, and glanced at Zhu Ding by the way.

He really just glanced at it by the way, without any other meaning...

But Zhu Ding was very sensitive, so he snorted quickly, raised his head, turned his face away, and muttered with disdain: "What are you looking at, it's just a flat, can I be reluctant... I have a lot of homes, and I don't know what to do." There are seven sets, seven sets! Each set is bigger than yours!"

This time Wang Chao really couldn't hold back, he laughed out loud with a "puchi".

Although he, Zhu Ding, is 27 years old, he always feels that he is more like an older brother...

Zhu Zeshi was also a little embarrassed, coughed lightly, maintained a majestic image, and didn't say much, only He Jingping explained with a suppressed smile: "Wang Chao, that... Don't get me wrong, being a coach in Huaping is very profitable. It’s less than a few dollars, mainly because my sister-in-law’s company is very big..."

At noon that day, Wang Chao ate with the crowd in the cafeteria of the base, which could be regarded as a taste of the future collective life in advance.

Facts have proved that the cafeteria of the national team is just like that, and it is not even as good as the food of the Jiangcheng team, but He Jingping is in a really good mood today, so he volunteered to go to the back hall to cook some dishes and serve them.

The taste can only be said to be so-so, but everyone is very respectful.

After lunch, Wang Chao followed the crowd to the arena.

He thought it was just regular practice, warming up, and meeting the other two teammates who were also going to participate in the t2 diamond game.

But when he entered the arena and took a look ahead, he knew that it was not that simple.

There were two neat rows of people standing more than ten meters ahead.

There are three in the first row, and he only knows Qin Huachang, but since the other two can stand with Qin Huachang, and one of them is still standing in the center, vaguely looking like a leader, Wang Chao can guess the identity of these two with his feet. identity.

Wang Lu is at the helm of the Wangmen, the master of Bai Feng, the creator of the world's first straight straight and straight straight horizontal openers, Wang Lu.

Cai Guodong, head coach of Huaping National Team.

As for the four people in the back row, Wang Chao had seen all of them many times on TV and live broadcasts.

Sun Tianlong, Xiao Fei, Lin Li, Bai Feng.

The four main players of the Huaping National Team.

Including the two coaches who had just had dinner with me and Luo Jiu, this means that the Huaping coaching team and the five main players are all here!

What the hell is going on?

At this moment, Wang Chao only felt his scalp go numb.

"Hello, Wang Chao, I'm Cai Guodong." Cai Guodong smiled gently, but Wang Chao always felt that there was a hint of gloating hidden in this gentleness: "Today there is an impromptu test... Let me tell you first, this is not my intention, It's the unanimous opinion of all the coaches."

Wang Chao had already caught a glimpse of the eager eyes of the four main players behind him, and sighed, "Go ahead."

"You have not played any world-class games so far, and you are not yet a member of the national team, so if you go to participate in t2, we still bear some pressure."

Cai Guodong said seriously: "Although coach He Jingping and coach Qin Huachang are willing to guarantee your strength, according to the rules, if you want to participate in world competitions, you still need to become a national team player first."

Wang Chao listened quietly.

"In the past years, the players of the national team were selected at different levels, from the city team to the provincial team, from the provincial team to the second national team, and then from the second national team to the first national team. Every time they were promoted, they had to play relegation matches... only Only those who entered the national first team are eligible to compete abroad, so you see, isn’t your skipping a level unfair to others?”

Wang Chao had no choice but to nod: "Just tell me, how do you want to test?"

"We don't assign, you choose yourself." Cai Guodong stepped aside, revealing the four players behind, he waved again, and Luo Jiu also smiled and stood up: "I will make an exception for you today, the national team entry assessment, you choose one People, play one game, if you win, you will enter the first national team, represent Huaping to participate in the Sakura Country, if you lose, you will enter the second national team, this time we will arrange other people... Don't have a psychological burden, no matter whether you win or lose, Next year you will be part of the national team."

After saying this, let alone Wang Chao, even He Jingping and Qin Huachang showed slightly shocked expressions.

The other coaches had already reached an agreement with Cai Guodong, only Qin He, one went to Peacock Kingdom and the other went to Lotus City, but neither of them caught up.

But no matter how you look at it, this is definitely the most difficult team assessment since the establishment of Huaping.

It stands to reason that if you can play against the main players, or hold a few balls, you should be considered a pass, but, a serious victory?Is it too exaggerated?
He Jingping interjected: "Head coach, this is not fair..."

Cai Guodong waved his hand to signal him to shut up. Although his expression was mild, his attitude was firm.

He Jingping wanted to say more, but Qin Huachang pulled him aside and told him to stop.

At the critical moment, Lao Qin saw it more thoroughly than He Jingping.

Cai Guodong's behavior, of course, was not deliberately making things difficult.

Although the t2 Diamond Tournament is a rare game with extremely low gold content, and even the real famous players in the world are too lazy to participate, for fear of losing their reputation, it is a game recognized by the ITTF after all.

In other words, if you get a ranking in this competition, you can add points.

Therefore, Huaping must consider its consistent external image.

Not participating, no problem.

But if you participate, even if you find a bunch of cats and dogs to play, if you lose, it still means that Huaping has lost.

Qin Huachang told Wang Chao before that there is no ranking requirement for this competition, which does not mean that Wang Chao and the other three can really do badly in the past.

It's because the real and most severe test has already been determined before going to t2.

That's what happened today.

Naturally, Zhu Zeshi knew about this a long time ago, and he didn't object, precisely because he also felt that it should be like this.

Even if Wang Chao is his own person, Wang Chao's personal interests must not override Huaping's overall interests.

In this competition, the five main players of the national team will definitely not participate in the battle, and the other players of the national team are actually on par with Zhu Ding in terms of real strength. After all, Zhu Ding has been called up by the national team many times in the past few years.

Wang Chao's victory over Zhu Ding means that his real strength has faintly surpassed the average players of the national team and approached the five main players.

Therefore, Cai Guodong's appearance today actually has a secret hidden meaning: Wang Chao will be the leader of the ts fight this time.

Wang Chao is going to win the championship!
If he fails to win the championship, although he will not be punished on the surface, in essence, it will reduce his value evaluation among the Huaping coaching staff.

Similar to the hidden score reduction in lol...

These twists and turns, He Jingping can't figure it out, Qin Huachang can figure it out, and Wang Chao can of course figure it out himself.

So Wang Chao quickly adjusted his mentality in the shortest time, and began to think hard about who to choose and how to fight.

"Think slowly, don't worry."

Cai Guodong signaled Wang Chao to go forward and walk in front of the five main forces.

On the far left is Sun Tianlong.

Without even thinking about it, Wang Chao walked past Sun Tianlong and passed.

Then came Lin Li.

Wang Chao stood in front of Lin Li for 20 seconds and chose to leave.

Then there is Xiao Fei.

Wang Chao still left without thinking.

Then came Baifeng.

This time Wang Chao thought for a full minute, then glanced to the right.

On the far right is Luo Jiu.

So Wang Chao quickly turned his head after looking at it, as if he hadn't seen this person.

At this time, everyone could see that Wang Chao was hesitating between Lin Li and Bai Feng.

He lowered his head and thought for a full 3 minutes, finally stood in front of Bai Feng, saluted seriously, and said, "Brother Feng, I offended you."

Bai Feng grinned: "You can't offend me."

(End of this chapter)