The Baqiao District representative team was Yuying Middle School's varsity team, made up of the champions selected through competitions in their district. According to the information Wang Yi had obtained, they should rank somewhere in the upper-middle tier among all 14 participating teams.
Of the 15 players on Wang Yi's team, a full 14 had no experience playing in competitions outside school.
And the only one who had, was a player from the third-string lineup.
You could practically say that the entire team had no experience playing in outside competitions.
What's more, the Baqiao District representative team didn't even have an indoor gym. They played exclusively on outdoor courts with synthetic flooring.
On top of that, Huali Basketball Team was playing away. All these factors worked against them.
So before they got off the bus, Wang Yi said to all the players:
"This is going to be a tough game. I want every one of you ready to fight tooth and nail!"
The players had still been joking around, but when they heard Wang Yi, they immediately sobered up.
There was about an hour left before the game started.
Su Yiyi got in touch with someone from the organizing committee and told them they needed at least a dozen or twenty security guards on-site to keep order.
"We already have eight security guards at the court," the committee member replied.
"I think it would be safer if you could send more people," Su Yiyi said.
"There are only 15 security guards at this school in total. More than half of them are already at the court. We really can't spare anyone else."
Su Yiyi was a little worried and glanced at Wang Yi.
Wang Yi gave a helpless, joking smile. "Looks like they've underestimated my influence."
Su Yiyi then led