154 Ambitious
◎The future should not be 'given' by them.◎
Ah Shui was slow to react to what his mother said about favors, and it took him a long time to understand what she meant.
In fact, when Zhu Qi and Maomao first said they wanted to help him raise money, A Shui subconsciously refused.
My thoughts were simple at the time, and I didn’t want to owe my friends any favors.
If you can scrape together the money yourself, then do it. If that doesn't work, your family still has two houses in Shanghai and one in Beijing, which can be sold to make up for the shortfall.
But Zhu Qi said that houses will become very important in the future and their prices will only increase and not decrease, so don't sell the house easily. Ah Shui became a little hesitant.
After much thought, A Shui felt that he might not be able to overcome this difficulty now, let alone in the future.
But before deciding to list the house for sale, Qin Xiaoba got hold of her passbook account from somewhere and directly transferred the money to her.
Although he had known Lao Qin for such a long time, Ah Shui was initially closer to him than his other teammates only because Qin Xiaoba was Zhu Qi's younger brother and he often practiced mixed doubles with him.
The money has already arrived, but you still have to go to the bank to transfer it back.
A Shui could only use it reluctantly.
From the very beginning, A Shui felt that the situation was a bit hot, especially when he later learned that Qin Xiaoba had transferred all his years of playing in the national team, various rewards, and all his salary to him, A Shui felt a strange sense of guilt and emotion in his heart that surged even more.
Some people cannot resist the temptation from outside and abandon the wife who built a business with them from scratch and made them a millionaire businessman in the 1990s.
Some people would give all their money to help me through a difficult time even though we are just friends, even though I and my mother have repeatedly asked for a share of the money.
My mother once said that a true friend is known in times of trouble.
Ah Shui thought, maybe that's it.
She is very grateful to her childhood self, the self who worked hard in the city team, the self who successfully made it to the national team, and then met such a group of good friends.
Human growth actually happens in an instant.
After learning that his parents were divorced, his mother was in debt, and his father had an affair and an illegitimate child.
Ah Shui suddenly understood the meaning of what Zhu Qi often said before: everyone must realize his or her own personal value.
She suddenly understood why her mother, when she was young, was willing to risk the relationship between her in-laws deteriorating, quarreling, and even breaking up, just to insist on having her own job. It was probably so that she could realize her own personal value, so that after learning that her husband was cheating, she would not be controlled by others and could divorce him without being wronged.
But A Shui's mother still softened her heart, because she didn't want her daughter to be a child from a single-parent family, so she gave the scumbag the opportunity to mortgage the company, pass off inferior products as good ones, and use counterfeit software and chips to replace the genuine assembly equipment that was originally purchased at a high price.
Sometimes Ah Shui wondered, if Zhu Qi encountered a situation like her mother... No, Zhu Qi is so smart that she would not leave any room for the scumbag to cheat, and she might even avoid holding hands with the scumbag when choosing a spouse.
Sometimes, when I watched Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou training together, the two of them were discussing things beside the table. They didn’t even need to explain in too much detail some of their tactics and cooperation, as the other party understood what they were saying.
The two mixed doubles pairs that emerged from this mixed doubles training match were arranged by the coaching staff to participate in a series of mixed doubles competitions.
From the Asian Championships and Kazakhstan Invitational Tournament in March, to the mixed doubles competition in the Table Tennis League, and then being invited to Japan to participate in the Yokohama Open.
Zhu Qi has always maintained the mentality of trying his best to win the championship as long as he participates. Although he has not practiced mixed doubles for more than three years, his mixed doubles foundation is still there.
After training with the national team for a month, he was able to play as soon as he stepped onto the court, and basically achieved many good results in various competitions with Song Linzhou.
When the outsourced contractors saw these two people again, they felt disappointed.
Originally, the Chinese team had been training the Fang Qin combination for mixed doubles in recent years, and the foreign associations also thought that Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou might focus on singles and would not participate in the Riyadh World Games. Unexpectedly, the Chinese team made another false move and pulled out the Qilin combination for "training" on the eve of the World Games.
Many coaches from outsourced teams were also envious.
I feel that the Chinese team is full of talents and hard to defend against.
And there are only one or two people in my family who can be pulled out to play in the game.
In recent years, Zaiyuan Xiang has not participated in many competitions in Japan.
It was probably because they had lost too many times before and had no way to explain to the Japanese people. In addition, the Japanese team was training a new young player, Hikaru Kasugano, so Haraka's opportunities to participate in the competition began to decrease.
It seems that Zaihara Xiang herself has accepted the fact that her ability cannot keep up with her fame. According to reliable sources, Zaihara Xiang doesn't even want to participate in this Riyadh event.
When Zhu Qi was playing in Yokohama, she was found by Yuan Xiang in the Chinese team's training area. She held her hand and insisted on chatting with her in her broken Chinese.
Many people say that the Japanese people you meet on the street are the most cultured.
But Zhu Qi feels that, in fact, it is not the case. The Japanese in the camera are the most qualified Japanese.
For example, at this moment, under the watchful eyes of major hidden cameras of the Japanese media, Hara Xiang acted as if she had a very good relationship with Zhu Qi, and chatted with Zhu Qi about her "troubles".
Listen to it over and over again.
Zhu Qi roughly understood Yuan Xiang's current situation.
Not long ago, Haraka took on a sports-themed manga-adapted Japanese drama, in which she will play the second female lead.
The schedule just happened to coincide with the World Games, and if she didn't film, the penalty for breach of contract would be very high, so Yuan Xiang simply gave up the competition.
But if he doesn't participate, he has to explain to the people. If he says that he gives up the opportunity to win glory for the country just because of filming, he will probably be scolded to death.
Hara Xiang simply made a public announcement, citing the recurrence of old injuries on her body, and threw out several photos of her receiving treatment in the hospital to express that she was not not going to play in this Riyadh World Games, but that she probably would not play in the future because her "injuries worsened" and she was ready to retire.
Once upon a time, this little Sakura claimed that she would be the first to overthrow the Great Wall of Table Tennis when she debuted.
Ultimately, I never got to see the moment to shine on the world stage.
"Shuki-san, the director said that we are still looking for a talented athlete who is also from China. Would you like to make a guest appearance?" Yuan Xiang invited Shu Qi with a smile.
Zhu Qi shook his head repeatedly: "No, I don't have time."
"We can stagger the filming schedule, wait until the World Games are over..."
"That won't work either. We still have to go back to the meeting after the World Games." Zhu Qi didn't want to get involved in this matter.
How could a player of the Bayi team like me go to Japan to film a movie?
It is also unknown whether China will be included in Japanese dramas, and whether the participating actors, directors, producers, and screenwriters will be exposed in the future due to the issues of China-Japan stance.
Count the balls.
She doesn't have the time for America.
"Oh, that's such a pity." Yuan Xiang seemed to feel really sorry.
Because I am going to retire, there will be nothing for me to compete with Zhu Qi in the future.
Now looking at Zhu Qi, Yuan Xiang suddenly felt that Zhu Qi was obedient and had been beaten.
I really hated Yuanxiang before. Whenever I thought of Zhu Qi, my head would swell with hatred.
On several occasions, he even pasted Zhu Qi's photo on the clothes of the young players who were practicing with him, trying to vent his anger towards Zhu Qi in this way.
But now that he is on the verge of retirement, Yuan Xiang always feels unwilling but resigned when looking at Zhu Qi.
Zhu Qi spanned Yuan Xiang's entire sports career.
During her golden period, she met this "table tennis witch".
"I wish you good luck in your next competition. You are my best opponent." Yuan Xiang swore, and she said this sincerely.
Zhu Qi smiled helplessly: "Thank you."
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After two months of traveling around, the national team finally finished the last mixed doubles final.
The Kirin combination won a golden medal and two certificates of honor issued by the International Table Tennis Federation with a big score of [4:2] in Yokohama.
The person who presented the award to the Qilin combination was the vice president of the International Table Tennis Federation, an old white man named John Moyad.
Zhu Qi was quite impressed by him.
He also collected the ball that was cracked by Zhu Qi and Maomao during the last women's singles final in Florida.
I heard that the two balls that were split into two pieces are still hanging in his office.
——"Let's congratulate the Qilin group for winning their 21st gold medal!"
——"Since Zhu Qi and Song Linzhou formed the mixed doubles team, they have achieved a 21-match winning streak in Asian and world-class competitions!"
Accompanied by a central broadcast with a mixture of Chinese and Japanese translations.
Amidst the scattered ribbons, the mixed doubles pair who frequently appeared at the center of the world once again stood on the highest podium, waving to everyone.
A Shui and Qin Xiaoba sat in the corner, staring at everyone surrounding the podium, neither of them spoke.
The commentator's passionate praises could still be heard from the radio beside me.
——"They were the best mixed doubles team and the best comrades in the 1990s."
——"It's the world's number one mixed doubles..."
Qin Xiaoba crawled forward, resting his hands on the back of the chair in front of him and his chin on his arms.
Because the place where they were sitting was too dark and there was no light above their heads, the place where everyone was gathered seemed too bright.
The flickering flash of the lights reflected in Qin Xiaoba's eyes, as bright as fireworks.
But even with all these splendors, it couldn't hide the longing and yearning in his eyes.
Ever since winning the Pembroke Cup, Qin Xiaoba has developed a desire for the championship.
Part of it comes from financial pressure, and part of it comes from the fact that after training day and night, I also want to win trophies to prove that my efforts have not been in vain.
Similar to Qin Xiaoba's idea, Ah Shui seemed to have gotten used to seeing Zhu Qi, Maomao and the others reach the top after such a long time.
All I have to do is sit in the audience and cheer and scream when they win.
But after something happened at home, A Shui realized for the first time that he needed to take on some "responsibilities" as an adult.
"My sister once told me that sports competition is about constantly climbing over one 'mountain' after another. Perhaps now, for us, they are the 'mountain' we have to climb over." Qin Xiaoba suddenly broke the silence and said.
Ah Shui followed closely and said calmly, "Yes."
"The future shouldn't be something they 'give up'." Qin Xiaoba added.
Ah Shui said calmly, "We must have snatched it from us."
In fact, for A Shui, the reason why he was able to become the absolute main player of the national team was largely because he trained with Zhu Qi every day.
One of the amazing things about table tennis is...
Sometimes, a coach’s hundred words are not as effective as playing a game of basketball with the other players.
Table tennis is a sport where practice is the key to success.
Every time I train with Zhu Qi or serve as a sparring partner for her, I can feel that Zhu Qi's ball skills have a momentum and wildness beyond her age.
Over time, many of A Shui's playing styles have also been influenced by this personality.
Zhu Qi naturally became the person Xu Dong paid the most attention to at that time. A Shui could only be the second echelon in Xu Dong's team, and he could never get the best resources.
It was Qin Xiaoba who found time and opportunities to play ball face to face with A Shui during countless days and nights, and then, as a member of the second echelon of the men's team, he also discussed future game plans with her.
At that time, A Shui and Qin Xiaoba were the same.
Can only serve as a sparring partner in the team.
They don't have the bustling crowds that the Qilin group has, but the years they spent together on Tiantan East Road will be engraved in the wheel of time in their youth.
When they thought everyone was busy celebrating the victory of Qilin Group, a camera was quietly pointed at them.
The back half of their bodies is in the dark, but their eyes are unusually bright, showing confidence and radicalism that the future is in their control.
Sen Qiaobei captured this scene very accurately. As a reporter for CCTV Sports Channel over the years, he has taken many very commemorative photos and videos for the Chinese Table Tennis Team.
But as he grew older, when the players he had watched grow up began to emerge on the court, Sen Qiaobei preferred to pay attention to some people in the audience.
I want to see what their expressions and states are.
Sen Qiaobei also heard the conversation between A Shui and Qin Xiaoba, and later added this sentence to the record of "Table Tennis World".
——"I can feel the new generation of players' desire for victory. They are like the ladder of this team, carrying their own era."
Everyone trained by the national table tennis team is an ambitious person.
These ambitious people also returned to Beijing after the game to prepare for a two-month closed training camp for the World Games.
But this time the competition list is the same as that of the Tokyo World Games, and it was even announced later than that of the Tokyo World Games...
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