The students were naturally extremely excited about Wang Yi's arrival.
Many of the kids wanted to attend Wang Yi's classes, but because classroom discipline was strict, they couldn't just drop in on other classes whenever they wanted.
So Wang Yi made a point of staying an extra hour after dinner. The kids had no classes during that hour, so they could come and listen to him whenever they wanted.
Every time he held that evening class, the place was packed with students.
There was no helping it; Wang Yi could only hold class in the school's gymnasium.
The school had recently built a new gymnasium that could seat more than a thousand students.
Wang Yi taught the students through a microphone, while they listened intently.
After all, they were being taught by one of the world's top basketball players. Who wouldn't pay attention?
Wang Yi explained everything in detail, filling his lessons with practical knowledge drawn from his years of experience.
The students had always struggled to get certain moves right, no matter how hard they tried. But after Wang Yi explained them, a few small adjustments were all it took for them to get the moves down.
The students benefited enormously.
Especially before each formal lesson, Wang Yi always told them amusing anecdotes about the NBA. The students listened with rapt attention, as if he were telling them stories.
Wang Yi was also so funny and entertaining that the students often listened to his stories as if they were a comedy routine.
Who wouldn't like a coach like that?
When he wasn't teaching, Wang Yi made a point of keeping an eye on a few students in particular.
One was Zhang Yu. The kid was already eighteen, and he had become an indispensable starter on the school team.
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