Wang Yi was amazed by Yao Ming's courage.
Yao Ming explained, "Even if our experiment fails, we're only recruiting a small first batch of students. You can arrange jobs for them on your end, and I can do the same on mine. So it won't be a major problem."
"For now, we'll use this school as a pilot program. Once we've gained some successful experience here, we can see whether it's possible to promote the program on a larger scale."
Wang Yi nodded. "All right. When do you expect to start recruiting?"
Yao Ming said, "We plan to recruit next spring. For the first batch, we'll take only 100 students. When you come back during next year's offseason, you can teach a few classes too and help raise the school's profile."
Wang Yi nodded. "No problem."
Yao Ming continued, "By the way, there's one more question. You're the one funding the new school, so what do you want to call it? We'll need to submit the school's name for a lot of the approval applications."
"As for the name, Brother Yao, you can pick whatever you like. I don't mind."
Yao Ming smiled. "There's a name around here that sounds a little tacky but is very practical: Wang Yi Basketball School."
Wang Yi shook his head repeatedly. "No, no, no. Definitely don't put my name on it. It feels kind of weird. Anything else is fine, as long as it doesn't have my name."
Yao Ming was silent for a moment, then said, "Wang Yi, you should think this over carefully. People name elementary schools after themselves when they donate to build them. It has a positive effect on their reputation, their standing with the public, and many other things."
Wang Yi still shook his head. "They're them, and I'm