Wang Chao's heart moved slightly and he asked tentatively, "Is it Luo Jiu?"
Fan Xiaofan clapped his hands. "Yes, it's Luo Jiu!"
Wang Chao saw the certificate on the photo frame on the wall. It clearly read "Luo Jiu, MVP player of the 10th Table Tennis League A". There was also a photo attached to the certificate. Luo Jiu was only nineteen years old seven years ago. He looked young and delicate. He smiled shyly at the camera and looked like a shy big boy.
Luo Jiu back then was one year older than Wang Chao this year. He was already the first player in the history of Table Tennis First Division, and he had already caught the attention of many big players in the national team. Qin Huachang and He Jingping both commented in public that he had the style of a general.
Wang Chao Standing in the Honor Exhibition Room looking at the trophy and looking back at the past, he can't help but feel angry and proud.
He was thinking, of course he can do what Luo Jiu can do.
Maybe I can do more.
For example, bring Spade Q with Table Tennis Super League?
"Xiaojiu is a genius with a good personality and good looks. When he came, everyone in the club liked him. Even our old Fan family wanted to recruit him as their son-in-law. It's a pity..."
Fan Xiaofan suddenly said "ouch" when he said this, but his toes were severely stepped on by his own sister.
"If you don't know how to speak, you don't have to say it, okay?" Fan Xiaoxian At this moment, Sister Yu's aura was in full swing, scaring Boss Fan so much that he woke up instantly.
Wang Chao's eyes wandered between the two brothers and sister, and he even felt that Geng Shuai's expression beside him was a little strange. He thought that there must be a story between these people, and he needed to find someone to find out.
In addition, today Wang Chao also learned another allusion from Fan Xiaofan: It turns out that Spade Q only recruits local players from Northern Hubei Province.
No wonder it's so difficult for Fan Xiaofan to sign players.
In fact, since the team was founded seventeen years ago, Fan Xiaofan has always created the original "all-Hubei team". This can be regarded as a certain kind of sentiment and obsession. Wang Chao does not judge whether it is right or wrong, but it also has a little admiration for Fan Xiaofan's persistence.
The joyful atmosphere of winning the first game only lasted for half a day. From the second day on, the players once again engaged in intense training.
Table Tennis First Division There are 12 teams in total, divided into home and away games, and play a double cycle. For each team, the first stage is 22 games, which need to be played in more than two months. Calculated, it is exactly a double match a week. This rhythm is very fast.
After Spade Q plays its home game, it will go to Jiangsu Province Nanjing City for the second game to face the local team "Osmanthus Fragrance Club" away from home.
This is not a derby, but in a sense, the meaning of grudges in this game is stronger, so much so that Fan Xiaoxian directly shouted the slogan "This battle can only be won, not lost."
Going back to three years ago, Osmanthus Fragrance and Spade Q had no grievances. At that time, Spade Q was a mid-to-upper-tier team and the veteran of Table Tennis First Division, while Osmanthus Fragrance was a lower-tier team and a new team that had just entered the scene a few years ago.
But something happened the year before last.
At that time, the second single of Spade Q was named Yang Chi, and his strength was definitely considered to be the first echelon among Table Tennis First Division. Although he could not beat Geng Shuai in a bo5, but if he played a bo7 with Geng Shuai, it can be said that the outcome would be mixed. If the fight continues, Yang Chi can surely defeat Geng Shuai after the power outage.
Therefore, Spade Q's formation that year was very flexible. Sometimes when encountering a specific team, they would make Geng Shuai absent and let Yang Chi play one single. In this way, Yang Chi's stable and high level could help the club secure two points.
Because Yang Chi signed a long-term contract with the team, Spade Q never dreamed that something would go wrong with Yang Chi.
After the autumn competition of that year, Yang Chi suddenly took action, directly paid the full liquidated damages, forcibly left Spade Q, and joined Osmanthus Fragrance Club of Suzhou Province Nanjing City two weeks later.
Anyone with a discerning eye can understand this. The liquidated damages must have been paid for by Osmanthus Fragrance Club. This is illegal poaching.
But the problem is that their hands and feet were very clean. In order to avoid suspicion, the entire leaving process was handled by Yang Chi alone. After leaving the team, Yang Chi even pretended to go to trial training and negotiated contracts with many clubs. It was not until two weeks later that he suddenly announced that he had found a team.
This was considered the first grudge. Although Osmanthus Fragrance did something unreasonable, Spade Q let it go after being angry for a while. After all, the other party's liquidated damages were fully paid and the team members had to leave on their own. Fan Xiaofan had nothing to say.
But what Osmanthus Fragrance did last year was really a bit too much.
Last year, due to the departure of Yang Chi, Fan Xiaofan had to upgrade the original third single, He Luo, to the second single, and then let the original substitute Lu Jia serve as the third single. After struggling for a season, the results were dismal.
Fan Xiaofan thought this was the lowest point in Spade Q's history.
But he didn't expect that Osmanthus Fragrance would take action again at this time.
During the offseason, He Luo, whose contract expired this year, refused to renew. No matter how Fan Xiaofan tried to keep him, he refused to let go. After successfully leaving the team, he turned around and joined Osmanthus Fragrance Club.
There was no pretense this time, because He Luo's contract had expired and he was not afraid of the Table Tennis Association being held accountable.
As for Fan Xiaofan's possible resentment, Osmanthus Fragrance said he didn't care. Anyway, the grudge was already forged the year before last.
It was precisely because of this incident that Fan Xiaofan became ill and sought medical treatment in a hurry. He ran to Jiangcheng City Team to ask Luo Zhihong for help, and was eventually kicked out by Comrade Luo.
"The day after tomorrow you must beat me hard and hard. If you can beat me at 11:0, I will never beat you at 11:1. If you can beat me, I will beat you as much as I can."
The short-haired lady showed off her extreme personality as always. "This year we will give blood for blood, tooth for tooth, and completely settle our grudges with them, so that their dignity will be ruined and they will become a laughing stock!"
If an uninformed outsider heard this tone, they would probably think that it was a period martial arts movie, and the heroine who was speaking must be carrying a blood feud...
Wang Chao is more concerned about another question, "Sister Xian, I would like to ask, if you beat the opponent 11:0, will there be a bonus?"
Fan Xiaoxian smiled, just as bright and dazzling as when we first met at the club door half a month ago. She came over and patted Wang Chao on the shoulder with her elegant feminine fragrance. "As long as you listen to my sister, I will definitely give you more than you want... you know."
Geng Shuai coughed lightly, and then Fan Xiaoxian realized that there was some ambiguity in his actions. He quickly stepped back and hummed. "Sister is talking about material rewards, don't think too much about it."
After a day's rest, the Spade Q team took the high-speed train to Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province.
As for why he didn't take a plane, Fan Xiaoxian didn't say anything, and no one asked.
Su Province is far more prosperous than Northern Hubei and is one of the famous "Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai Free Shipping Zones". Jinling is one of the three most economically developed cities in Su Province, so on the high-speed train, everyone was a little excited, talking about where to go after the game, and what delicious food and fun places were available.
Fan Xiaoxian did not stop it, but provided some suggestions.
In the final analysis, Osmanthus Fragrance is not a strong team and does not deserve too much attention.
Osmanthus Fragrance's lineup this year has changed compared to last year. Their first player is a Sakura Country player named Yoshikawa Hiroshi. Last year, Yoshikawa Hiroshi played the second single in a strong team in the Northeast, and was recruited by Osmanthus Fragrance in the same way.
So now Yang Chi is the second order, and He Luo is the third order. The entire lineup is very similar to Spade Q the year before, except that one order has changed from Geng Shuai to Yoshikawa Hiroshi.
Therefore, this year's Osmanthus Fragrance is still not a strong team. At best, it is the same as the Spade Q of the previous year, a mid-range team. As for whether it is above the mid-range or below the mid-range, it depends on the performance of the Yoshikawa Hiroshi player.
Near noon, the high-speed train arrived at the station, and the club had its own arrangements for food, clothing, housing and transportation. However, when everyone put down their clothes and gathered to salute, they saw Fan Xiaoxian's face looking a little ugly.
"Such a big club is really shameless. The nouveau riche are just the nouveau riche. They don't have any competitive spirit when it comes to sports. No wonder they can't buy good players and can only rely on poaching."
Fan Xiaoxian explained to everyone while complaining, "We are here for an away game. As usual, the home team provides us with a training venue. But I called and they said that something unexpected happened and there is no place to practice now. We will have to wait until at least tomorrow afternoon to free up space."
Everyone looked at each other, and Geng Shuai asked, "What should we do?"
Fan Xiaoxian snorted, "Isn't it just the venue? What a big deal. I have already contacted a private gym to reserve the venue for two days without delaying your training... I just feel a little sick."
Thanks to "Stay on the Road" for the 1,500 starting coin reward, and thank you to "Yangyang 2015" and "Stay on the Road" for the monthly pass.