The Red Team players were all in a foul mood after losing.
But after their initial disappointment, their power forward came over to Wang Shiyu and said, "Xiao Yu, I had no idea you were this good."
The other players came over too.
"Xiao Yu, sorry. I admit I underestimated you at first."
"No wonder you're Brother Yi's son. You're incredible. You've really won me over."
"Xiao Yu, this is embarrassing to say, but I have to admit I'll need to learn from you from now on."
Principal Zheng gleefully said to Wang Yi, "Who was it that said he wanted to give the kid a little setback? Doesn't look like much of a setback to me."
Wang Yi could only shake his head with a wry smile.
Wang Shiyu's basketball talent had truly exceeded his expectations.
Once the students' excitement had died down a little, Principal Zheng waved them over. Then he asked the Blue Team players, "In the final fifty-odd seconds, after the timeout, you suddenly switched from man-to-man defense to a 2-3 Zone Defense. That was very well done. Who came up with that?"
The players answered in unison, "Wang Shiyu."
Principal Zheng was astonished. He looked at Wang Shiyu, then at Wang Yi, and finally back at Wang Shiyu.
"'Genius' isn't enough to describe you. The only word that fits is that one people use online. What is it again...?"
Zhang Yu, standing nearby, picked up the word in surprise. "Prodigy."
Principal Zheng nodded repeatedly. "That's right, a prodigy! A seven-year-old who can adjust the defense on the fly based on what's happening on the court—what else would you call him?"
Zhang Yu nodded along. "That's right, a prodigy! That's exactly what he is."
From that day on, Wang Shiyu had a new nickname: Prodigy.
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