Especially after he heard some students discussing how basketball was gradually becoming more popular in China, and how the prices charged by private coaches had risen accordingly.
Some retired professional players had become private coaches, charging around 1,000 yuan for a two-hour lesson.
For national team players, the price doubled, reaching 2,000 yuan for two hours.
As for world-class players like Brother Yi, many wealthy people claimed that they would gladly pay 100,000 yuan an hour if only he would coach their children.
This made Zhang Yu even more grateful to Wang Yi.
However...
Wang Yi's daily one-on-one lessons were naturally a good thing for Zhang Yu, but they also brought trouble for both of them.
For Zhang Yu, Wang Yi's constant extra coaching made the other students jealous, and he gradually became isolated.
As for Wang Yi, some of the students had grown resentful.
They'd all come to the school together, so why did Wang Yi give extra lessons to him alone every day?
Wasn't that a little unfair?
Some students even secretly spread rumors that Zhang Yu was the child of one of Wang Yi's relatives.
Others took it even further, claiming Zhang Yu was Wang Yi's illegitimate son.
The principal had even spoken with Wang Yi about it. "Wang Yi, I know you see potential in Zhang Yu. It's fine to give him extra lessons, but you need to know when to stop. This isn't good for either of you."
Wang Yi smiled nonchalantly. "Is it bad for Chinese basketball?"
The principal said helplessly, "It may be good for basketball, but it's bad for the reputation of Huali Basketball School. And while you can handle the criticism, Zhang Yu is still so young. Can he handle being isolated?"
Wang Yi thought it over seriously for a moment.