But once the competition was over, he would spare no expense to poach this child for the Provincial Team.
And he had a measure of confidence.
After all, Liu Xian had only gotten Zhou Cheng onto his team by offering a hefty wager-based bonus. As long as he offered a higher price, he would naturally have a chance.
He saw nothing wrong with Zhou Cheng negotiating terms. On the contrary, he thought it was wonderful.
Anyone who liked making deals knew that people who negotiated terms were nothing to fear. The frightening ones were those who refused to negotiate at all!
Liu Xian shot Wang Jianping a look. "Stop staring. Your eyes are about to pop out. Your team won't have a chance this year. If you want him, try next year! Right now, you bastard, honor your bet and hurry up and buy that whatever-si soda. We want to taste just what kind of soda has so much fizz and flavor!"
Wang Jianping had not expected Liu Xian to be so blunt and lay his thoughts bare.
Looking at his old friend's astonished expression, Liu Xian chuckled inwardly, but felt even more helpless.
As a table tennis coach, Liu Xian naturally did not want an invincible ace like Zhou Cheng to join another team.
But he knew even better that once the preliminary rounds began tomorrow, any official who followed Youth Table Tennis could not possibly fail to notice Zhou Cheng.
Their Suzhou City Team was, in the end, a small temple that could not accommodate such a great Buddha.
Rather than let another team recruit Zhou Cheng later, he might as well let Wang Jianping reap the benefit.
Besides, he had served on the Jiangsu Provincial Team for years and had deep feelings for it.
That said, he