Ping Pong Life

Chapter 349 Qin Clan's New Atmosphere

Regarding the German Open in July, the situation is actually more complicated.

At the cake-sharing meeting at the beginning of the year, Wang Chao played on behalf of his teacher, and fought wits and courage with Qin Huachang, the No. The quotas for the two platinum stations were all divided up. Specifically, Luo Jiu got three, and Sun Tianlong got four.

The so-called seven places are actually equivalent to seven gold medals. Since Huaping sent Gemini to play, it is determined to win the championship.

Now that the time has come to July, this year's Open has held five games. Among them, the three gold medals in the three platinum stations of China, Sweden, and Qatar were indeed won by Huaping as they wished, but because of Sun Tianlong's accidental injury Because of his illness, he offered to give up his quota for the Swedish Open to Wang Chao, who was also very upbeat and won the final championship.

Therefore, the Deutsche Open Platinum, which will start in mid-July, stands to reason that Sun Tianlong should also return as the king.

He recuperated for two months, and his injury has officially recovered. In the past half a month, he has been undergoing recovery training at the base. His training record is very exaggerated. It is said that basically every partner was beaten into autism. Later, he practiced happy table tennis. The miraculous Zhu Ding wanted to see and experience, but after a day of beating, he withdrew pale and refused to go again no matter what.

So in Sun Tianlong's current state, it is no exaggeration to say that as long as he fights, he can win the championship properly. Even if Hook returns to his heyday and enters the crazy mode, there is a high probability that he will not be able to stop him.

So Wang Chao has been very quiet since he won the championship in mid-June. Apart from practicing mixed doubles, he didn't make any extra efforts, and he never thought about going to Lao Cai for a singles opportunity.

After all, he knows the operating rules of the Huaping organization too well.

Don't look at his crushing victory in the Malaysian Open, which made foreign players almost desperate, but according to the tradition of Huaping for many years, this is still not enough to show that his mixed doubles is trustworthy.

He needs to continue to play in the Open and continue to win the championship in a crushing manner in order to prove that he is reliable.

One time is not enough, at least two times, preferably three times, and three times without losing the chain can prove that you have really gained a firm foothold-this is Huaping's consistent policy when dealing with every project, in order to ensure 100% without accidents In terms of winning rate, Huaping is conservative to the point of exaggeration when selecting players for major events.

Therefore, Wang Chao's original idea was to continue to participate in the mixed doubles event at the German Open in July and the mixed doubles event at the Brazil Open in August. Sign up for mixed doubles and men's singles at the Portuguese Open.

So for Sun Tianlong to come to him, it was definitely a super unexpected thing for him.

"If you sign up by yourself, of course you won't succeed." Faced with Wang Chao's inquiry, Sun Tianlong smiled: "But I will guarantee you, and you can go."

Wang Chao didn't say a word for a while, carefully looked at Sun Tianlong's expression, and made sure that Sun Tianlong was not joking, then said: "Brother Long, I don't understand...why?"

He really doesn't understand.

Because it stands to reason that it would not be his turn anyway.

First of all, Sun Tianlong himself is in good condition. In the last year of his career, he was delayed for a few months because of the loss of vitality in the battle with himself. Now it is rare to regain his health. There is no reason not to win the gold medal.

Taking a step back, even if he really doesn't want to go, then he should give up the spot to Fan Xiaodong. After all, Fan Xiaodong's potential is so great that the blind can see it, and he is the orthodox junior junior of the Qin Clan, belonging to Qin Huachang. Tuogu's direct descendants, and even Fan Xiaodong's own abilities, are actually likely to directly win the championship in Germany.

Don't forget, Fan Xiaodong has never lost a foreign battle since his debut. He participated in two open competitions, and lost two games, one to Wang Chao and one to Xiao Fei, both of which can be said to be glorious defeats.

"You kid still have the nerve to ask me why?" Sun Tianlong didn't have so many complicated thoughts, he smiled heartily, and punched Wang Chao on the shoulder without seeing anything else: "Don't you want to participate in the Olympic singles? You Time is running out, don't you even know? Are you not in a hurry?"

Wang Chao could only smile bitterly: "Of course I know, but what can I do?"

There is indeed not enough time, because this year's Olympic Games will be held in November, and there are only five months left. According to Wang Chao's original plan, it will take him another two months to fully prove his mixed doubles ability. In the past two months, the Table Tennis World Cup, one of the three major events, has actually passed.

At the beginning of the year, Cai Guodong promised Zhu Zeshi that he would give Wang Chao the opportunity to participate in this year's World Cup domestic qualifiers, but when this promise conflicted with the more important mixed doubles, it was obvious that Lao Cai would choose to renege on his promise, and Wang Chao knew this. Knowing that, I didn't even think about fighting for it.

He only hopes that he can win two gold medals in mixed doubles and men's singles at the Portuguese Open in September, and return to the ranks of contenders for the Olympic men's singles spot.

But in fact, there are many fundamental difficulties here.

This year, there are a lot of open competitions, seven platinum stations, eight ordinary stations, a total of 15 competitions to be completed within 11 months, which means that there is more than one open competition per month on average.

In fact, most of the events are concentrated in the second half of the year.

In the second half of the year, such a high-density schedule of open tournaments is interspersed with three major tournaments, the World Cup at the beginning of August, the World Table Tennis Championships at the end of September, and the Olympics at the end of November. Returning to the right to compete for the Olympic men's singles spot, then in order to prove himself in the next period of time, he must participate in all the next open matches, so that he can accumulate enough results and convince Cai Guodong.

This is a completely devil's schedule, even if Wang Chao is at the youngest and most energetic age in his life, he may not be able to persist.

What's more, his goal must be the championship.

From the end of September to the end of November, there were two platinum stations, one guarded by Luo Jiu and one guarded by Sun Tianlong, which meant that if Wang Chao wanted to pass the barrier, he had to break through this barrier The twin stars who are invincible in the world.

At the same time, he has to overcome the physical fatigue and mental fatigue caused by high-intensity competition, the possible injuries caused by high-intensity competition, and the work and rest disorder and physiological disorder caused by frequent overseas competitions and frequent jet lag.

This is simply an impossible task.

But Wang Chao didn't complain in his heart, and he didn't think it was unfair. After all, at the age of 18, he wanted to get an Olympic spot with only one year of professional career. things.

Huaping has dominated the history for decades. The average age of male athletes participating in the Olympic Games is over 26 years old, and the youngest players participating in the Olympic men's singles in history are all 24 years old, and they have already had a professional career for seven years.

If you want to challenge for unprecedented glory, of course you have to make unprecedented efforts, which is very reasonable.

"You really can't help it, so, didn't I come to help you?" Sun Tianlong patted him on the shoulder: "Go, let's go find Lao Cai together."

Speaking of this, Wang Chao was sure that Sun Tianlong was serious.

But he still can't understand.

"Brother Long, are you going to give me the singles spot?" Wang Chao couldn't help being curious: "Don't you want to play yourself?"

"It doesn't matter whether I play or not. I have dozens of open championships in my hand, and this one is not bad." Sun Tianlong replied indifferently.

"But..." Wang Chao didn't know how to continue asking. He is a very dark-hearted person in essence, but facing Sun Tianlong's open personality, he felt that some words were directed at Sun Tianlong even if he just asked them. insult.

But he still asked after all, because he was really panicked: "Why did you give me the seat? You took the initiative to help me find Lao Cai... It's better if you give it to Fan Xiaodong."

"Oh, Xiaodong, he doesn't need me to let him go. He can participate in the competition." Sun Tianlong gave him a strange look: "So, what are you struggling with? My quota is vacant."

Wang Chao was stunned. He wanted to ask at first, but he suddenly realized that his face had a fever.

He finally realized that the man standing in front of him at this time probably didn't have the concept of Qinmen Zhumen at all in his mind. Sun Tianlong's thinking mode purely puts the interests of Huaping as a whole at the first height. .

Therefore, Sun Tianlong is not pretending to be confused, he really doesn't understand what Wang Chao is struggling with.

From Sun Tianlong's point of view, it doesn't matter if he goes by himself or not, but since the quota for this stop belongs to him, he can of course give it to whoever he wants.

He knew that Wang Chao wanted to play in the Olympic men's singles, and he also knew that Wang Chao was tied up by mixed doubles. He also knew that the reason why Wang Chao was tied up had something to do with his mentor, Qin Huachang.

That being the case, then go and untie Wang Chao by yourself, it's quite a simple matter.

As for Fan Xiaodong...

Of course he knew that Wang Chao's departure would greatly hinder Fan Xiaodong, and he was even sure that the current Fan Xiaodong was not Wang Chao's opponent.

But what does this matter?

Sun Tianlong doesn't care if Fan Xiaodong can create the record of winning the championship at the age of 15. He thinks these records are pediatrics, and it doesn't matter. What he cares about is that Fan Xiaodong's genius level is no less than Wang Chao. Junior brother, I am afraid that a little setback is needed to grow to a higher height.

So, on the premise of not violating fair competition, if Wang Chao "just happened" to suppress Fan Xiaodong a little bit, it would be a good thing instead, allowing Fan Xiaodong to train more diligently and modestly.

That's right, in the short term, this benefited the Zhumen and hurt the Qinmen.

But overall, this is benefiting Huaping.

This is enough.

"But Brother Long, you have been training so hard recently and your condition is still so good. If you don't go to win the championship yourself, I always feel...I always feel..." Wang Chao didn't know what to say.

"My training is normal. What else can I do if I don't train? After two months of rest, my bones are going to rust." Sun Tianlong smiled casually: "Even if there is no competition in the future, as long as I want to play, I will continue to train, even after I change coaches, and in the future, I still want to be Xiaodong's training partner."

He paused, glanced at Wang Chao, and asked curiously, "Don't you know that senior brother Wang Wendong was actually good at fighting before he retired?"

Wang Chao was stunned.

"Sister Li Xiaoxia of Nvping is also very good at playing when she retires, she is basically invincible in the world." Sun Tianlong added: "In fact, every generation of Huaping Grand Slam can still play when they retire, but, The reputation has already come, and the younger generation has grown up, if they continue to fight, it will not be beneficial to Huaping, but it will really suppress the young people and make them unable to get ahead."

He smiled: "It is said that Huaping pays attention to grabbing positions and seizing power, not abdicating and giving up talents, but sometimes, you have to give up what you should, otherwise what if you lose the position?"

Wang Chao looked sideways at him as he walked, and felt his heart move slightly as he looked at him, as if he had suddenly glimpsed some truths that had never been seen by anyone outside.

Sun Tianlong is full of reputation, he has dominated the men's table tennis for a long time, and he is known as the first in history. While he has gained unprecedented fame, he has also received some criticism. Some people think that he has occupied the position and has taken away a lot of young players. The opportunity to participate in the competition has caused Huaping to fall into a state of being a little out of date.

In fact, before Wang Chao crossed, Huaping did have some failures. If you want to say that this has nothing to do with the old players' persistent persistence, it is obviously nonsense.

But is Sun Tianlong really occupying the position for personal honor and not retreating?
Actually not.

He should be like his senior brothers and sisters. He was satisfied after winning a grand slam and had the intention of retiring. It's just that there are always peaks and valleys in the development of history, and Huaping has been in a low valley these years, so it has never been stable enough. And a strong newcomer grew up, so Sun Tianlong couldn't retreat, he stayed in the team to protect his younger generations.

Wang Chao believes that seven years ago, Cai Guodong should have hoped that Luo Jiu, who was the most talented, would take over the burden, but Luo Jiu let him down.

Later, Cai Guodong should have pinned his hopes on Bai Feng who invented the straight horizontal strike, but Bai Feng also let him down.

In addition, players like Qi Hao and Xue Hui are also very talented but something went wrong in the middle, and they have never been able to reach the height that Cai Guodong wanted.

So Sun Tianlong couldn't retreat all the time, and he had to give his juniors the bottom line. As a result, after going around, he won more than ten world champions. Before he knew it, he was approaching the double-lap Grand Slam.

I believe that Sun Tianlong didn't think about double-lap grand slam at all at first, but when this thing suddenly became within reach, and he is not a saint, of course he was also moved.

Therefore, Sun Tianlong should have thought of competing for the double-lap Grand Slam in the past two years, or in other words, this is his only goal.

So why did Qin Huachang fight for so many places in the Platinum competition for Sun Tianlong in the cake distribution meeting?
Before today, Wang Chao always thought that this was what Sun Tianlong wanted.

But now he suddenly realized something was wrong.

This may not be Sun Tianlong's original intention, but Qin Huachang's.

Qin Huachang's pattern is not big, he cares about the gains and losses of a moment and a place, and he doesn't want his disciples to suffer. In his opinion, if Sun Tianlong is in power for a day, he should fight for a day. Every more champion, there is another record. Aitu can set this record high, with no one before and no pursuers behind.

That's why he will do his best to fight for opportunities for Sun Tianlong.

He thought it was for Sun Tianlong's good.

But he didn't know that Sun Tianlong didn't care about these.

Because Sun Tianlong's structure is actually very big, his personality is open-minded, and he doesn't have so many narrow obsessions.

Sun Tianlong just respects his teacher and doesn't have the heart to go against his teacher's expectations, so he is always trying to be a disciple that makes Qin Huachang proud.

Sun Tianlong is unparalleled in foreign wars, but he is actually willing to lose in civil wars. He just needs his teammates to show enough strength to make him lose happily.

That's why he deliberately lost to Lin Li last July.

Since then, he met Luo Jiu twice in the finals, and he chose to take a step back at the last moment, which made Luo Jiu's rise possible.

Now Qin Huachang has finally left Huaping.

Although Sun Tianlong is still a player in name, in fact, he has become the helm of Qinmen, and no coach dares to underestimate this youngest helm.

So Sun Tianlong took the initiative to open up the pattern.

After his battle with Wang Chao Ping Chao, he took the initiative to recommend Wang Chao to play in the Swedish Open. In fact, he had already seen the pattern at that time.

He valued Wang Chao very much, so he supported Wang Chao, and he didn't care whether Wang Chao was a disciple of the Qin Sect.

This time he supported Wang Chao again, also because he believed that Wang Chao was currently the most worthy player in his mind.

In fact, his attitude has been very clear. He hopes that Wang Chao will become the next Huaping Grand Slam and maintain Huaping's prestige.

For this reason, he is willing to escort.

It's that simple.

"Brother Long..." Wang Chao was a little moved at this moment.

Sun Tianlong turned his head and glanced at him: "Why?"

"I want to say..." Wang Chao said, "Are you not afraid that I will kill you at the Olympics?"

Sun Tianlong laughed: "I'm afraid."

"Then you still help me?" Wang Chao also smiled.

"It's because I'm afraid that I want to help you." Sun Tianlong was a little more serious: "I want to win the championship because I want to prove that I am really better than everyone else, instead of trying to find a way to take those who are against me. People who are threatening are kept out of the Olympic threshold. What's the point of winning such a championship?"

Wang Chao didn't speak anymore, but suddenly remembered the oath he made after the Ping Chao battle with Sun Tianlong in March.

"I once swore that I would never meet you in the future." Wang Chao was a little confused for a while, and couldn't help asking himself: "But you have talked to this point, if we really meet in the Olympics , Should I fight or not?"

(End of this chapter)