Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 50: Nanyang Secrets Revealed

Qingdao.

Qingdao Doublestar Club.

Liao Hui knocked on the door of the youth training director's office, and after receiving a promise, he walked in with a respectful attitude.

"Director, this is my field work application form." Liao Hui made the purpose of his visit clear.

Zhang Jianhai put down his pen, put on his glasses, picked up the application form and looked at it for a while, then asked, "Are you going to Nanyang?"

"Yes." Liao Hui explained: "There is a high school championship going on in Nanyang, and I want to go and see it."

Zhang Jianhai hummed several times without denying the answer, and then asked, "Liao Hui, how long have you been here?"

"One year and eight months."

"The U16 team is not full right now, and the U18 team also has vacancies. We can't even get together for normal training matches. Some people say that there are too few scouts. What do you think?"

Facing the director's question, Liao Hui was inexplicably nervous. He thought for a moment and replied, "In fact, our selection standards are still a bit high. Although the progress is slow, there are many talented people in the team. I think youth training is like this. We need to have a long-term vision."

"Yeah." Zhang Jianhai nodded.

"Then go ahead. I'll give you three days of field leave. Bring your credentials and equipment and drive yourself. Remember to keep the invoices. The club will reimburse all expenses."

"I understand. Thank you, Director." Liao Hui respectfully left the office. In the corridor, Fang Jue's forehead was covered with cold sweat.

I never expected that a simple application for field work would be so dangerous.

It was obvious that something was wrong with the director, and Liao Hui began to review and think about what went wrong.

This was supposed to be a favor, but unexpectedly it attracted the attention of the director.

Nanyang.

Is there something wrong with this place?
Liao Hui was a little unsure, so he took out his phone and looked through the address book. He directly found his college classmate, Pan Anji, who had returned to Shandong at the same time as him and was now employed by the Shandong Sports Bureau.

"Lao Liao, what's the matter?" The call was connected quickly.

"Anji, I want to ask you something." The two of them were bunk beds in college and had a good relationship. They didn't beat around the bush when talking, and Liao Hui went straight to the point.

"You said."

"What's so special about Nanyang?"

"Nanyang? Lao Liao, what do you mean by that?"

"To tell you the truth, today I applied to go to Nanyang for field work, and the director's attitude was a bit strange, so I called you. What do you know? Give me some inspiration, I don't want to fail!"

"Haha, so that's what happened. I know what happened now."

"Well, I suggest you don't go to Nanyang. If you must go, keep a low profile."

"Let's talk about this in detail."

"Okay, let's make it clear first, you owe me a meal."

"Okay, you decide the location!"

"That's great. I won't waste my words. First of all, in terms of basketball, Shandong is a three-way competition. The Shandong Club is in Jinan, your Shuangxing is in Qingdao, and the Sports Bureau is in the middle."

"Wait, I don't quite understand what you mean, is it?"

"That's right, we are the youth training team within the system!"

This statement awakened Liao Hui, who suddenly realized what was going on.

"The Sports Bureau is in charge of various sports schools and amateur clubs, which are also sources of political achievements and benefits."

"So, Nanyang is from the Sports Bureau?"

"To put it simply, Shandong can be divided into three equal parts, with Jinan on the left and Qingdao on the right. The narrow area in the middle is our private reserve for cultivating talents."

"We also need seedlings and talents. It's impossible for us to ask your two professional clubs for players for the National Games and other events? Wouldn't that be a bottleneck?"

Liao Hui understood it completely and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I was wondering why the director looked at me with such a meaningful look. It turns out that he thought I was the warrior who pulled the tooth out of the tiger's mouth."

"Haha, so I told you to keep a low profile, but you have to go?"

"Yeah, it's a human relationship. I just left the scene, so I won't do anything rash now."

"It's not a big deal, actually. Just tell me what you're going to do, and I'll give you some advice."

"I just went to Nanyang to visit a high school student. I had to go because of a favor."

"Oh, which school?"

"Dongsheng High School."

"Dongsheng? I haven't heard of it. That's basically no problem. Just don't go to these four companies."

"Yuehu, Taihu, Limei, Nan'an. Don't even think about these four companies. They all have contracts and plans."

"Got it, you're really awesome, brother. I almost fell into the trap."

The moment I thought about it, if there hadn't been this phone call, when I went to watch the game in person and saw someone I liked, I would have gone up to chat with him, and this would have caused trouble.

"When are you coming?"

"Tomorrow, there is a game on Monday. I have to go and check it out. I have to do a full set even if I am pretending."

"Okay, I'll go over there then to save you from unnecessary trouble."

"Brother, you are so open-minded!"

"I'm overthinking. I'm just afraid that the longer the night goes, the more trouble I'll have. I'd better eat your meal quickly!"

"Haha, we haven't seen each other for half a year. See you tomorrow at noon!"

"Okay, call me."

After hanging up the phone, Liao Hui thought for a moment and called his brother again: "Brother, are you busy?"

"It's OK, Third Brother, what's the matter?"

"Isn't this for my brother's business? I will go to Nanyang tomorrow and call my best friend from Shandong Sports Bureau. That should be enough."

"Very good. Wait a minute. I'll give you 5000 V. You can treat your friends well."

"Brother, what are you talking about? You look down on your younger brother."

"What are you thinking? This is to repay a favor for me. It's none of your business. Besides, I really can't leave. It's both moral and logical to do this."

"Okay, I'm busy here, call me if you need anything."

After hanging up the phone, Liao Hui exhaled and rubbed his temples, feeling very tired.

"Dingdu!" The cell phone rang.

I took a look and saw that it was V prompting a transfer of 5000.

Liao Hui didn't open it either. He hummed a tune and walked out to the parking lot.

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Early in the morning, the alarm clock woke Chen Fang up at 5:30 sharp.

Chen Fang, who had long been accustomed to this kind of routine, got up quickly, washed and brushed his teeth, then picked up his luggage and went out.

Now the daylight is getting later and later. When you are on the street and look into the distance, everything is still pitch black.

Chen Fang had to slow down and think about things while riding.

Wu Zhen's strength made him feel worried, and the spirit displayed by the entire Yuehu made him even more worried.

If you want to go to Jinan, crossing the lake is a hurdle you must face.

There is too little time given to myself. Unless I grow a dozen centimeters now, I have no chance of winning.

Chen Fang had no idea how to deal with this.

When he reached the intersection, Chen Fang braked the car. There was a transformer next to him and two electric poles standing there, which reminded Chen Fang of someone.

Martial posture!

Anger welled up in Chen Fang's heart.

Having suffered at the hands of women in his previous life, after his rebirth, in Chen Fang's subconscious mind, he refused to repeat the same mistakes, including with women.

Crazy woman!

He cursed harshly and ended up being blown by the river, where he was scolded by the person who put the fish basket there. Even though Chen Fang acted innocent, the person was sure it was him and suspected him of all the previous problems.

Chen Fang was released only after he paid all the few dozen yuan he had in his pocket.

I must have shown them the photos, otherwise how could they be so sure!

Just wait, on Monday I will massacre the affiliated high school, and then make you dance for me openly.

Chen Fang knew very well that for this sports center competition, each participating school would have to send its own cheerleading team, even the newly formed Dongsheng cheerleading team would have to go.

When he thought of this, Chen Fang pedaled his bicycle with more strength.

They soon arrived at the school. Old Man Liu was already waiting there. When he saw him, he nodded and let him in.

After arriving at the stadium and opening the door, Chen Fang began his daily training.

His training now focuses on physical fitness and dribbling and shooting. He cannot work on his strength now and can only start special strength training after the schedule is over.

At present, we are first supplementing nutrition to lay the foundation for the subsequent physical strength training.

We need to add more equipment and physical training, and these are all done gradually. The improvement of the whole team is in the coming year, and the key now is to gain the support of the school through results.

As for his own training, Chen Fang has a very clear plan.

Given his height and strength, he needs to spend more energy on shooting speed and dribbling. Avoiding confrontation and avoiding containment requires these skills.

Chen Fang would have a headache if Wu Zhen was staring at him the whole time.

Because on the defensive end, he cannot respond to this kind of strategic defense, and the most likely outcome is that Wu Zhen will suppress him.

Now we can only hope that other teams can cause trouble for Yuehu, such as Taihu, which has also reached the quarterfinals.

When Chen Fang thought of Lake Tai, his heart tightened again.

After asking Sun Lexian, Chen Fang was shocked by the answer he got.

He had no idea about Taihu's information. Not only did he not know, but other schools didn't know either.

Because Taihu's focus is on the entire province, they play competitive games within the province on weekends for a long time.

They basically do not participate in the affairs of the N6 Alliance, they are just there in name only.

The only game was the one against Yuehu, and Sun Lexian was very doubtful whether that was the full lineup.

If Taihu really takes over Yuehu, then Dongsheng will be even less likely to happen.

Chen Fang felt confused and suddenly realized something was wrong, so he quickly shook his head.

You must focus on training wholeheartedly and put aside all distractions, because only in this way can your body and your nervous system absorb the feedback of the exercise.

Those who chat and laugh happily on the training ground are just wasting their time.

After practicing for an unknown amount of time, Chen Fang suddenly heard the sound of a girl chattering. He thought he was hallucinating, but the sound was getting closer and closer, and appeared directly nearby.

Turning around, he saw a group of girls. At this moment, they also noticed Chen Fang, and no one spoke for a moment.

Fortunately, a female teacher came in at this time, and when she saw Chen Fang, she shouted, "Classmate."

Chen Fang quickly ran to the stands, put on his T-shirt, and asked, "Teacher, what is this?"

"Oh, it's Chen Fang!" The female teacher actually knew him, so she immediately understood. She said, "Don't you guys have training in the afternoon?"

"Aren't I going to the sports center to play a game tomorrow, so I came here." Chen Fang didn't want to expose his daily training situation.

"We too, the cheerleading team will be there tomorrow, so we're borrowing this venue. I've already told Director Zhou about it."

"I understand. Then you guys practice and I'll go to another place." Chen Fang said as he went to get his bag.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen." The female teacher apologized kindly.

A group of female classmates were all staring at Chen Fang. Chen Fang looked straight ahead and walked very quickly, but he could sense a very familiar figure in his peripheral vision.

When I turned my head, it was Lin Xi.

Chen Fang's hind foot nearly lost its way to his front foot. He staggered and had to break into a jog, disappearing quickly.

Hearing the sound of laughter behind him, Chen Fang secretly sighed that he was embarrassed.

But Lin Xi actually signed up for the cheerleading team, which was beyond Chen Fang's expectation.

You know, Lin Xi is such an introverted person that she would blush when she was asked to speak on the stage. How could she possibly join the cheerleading team?

It can't be for me.

As soon as the thought came to his mind, Chen Fangxin jumped violently several times.

It’s over, Lin Xi, don’t get deeper into this!

From a certain perspective, Chen Fang is a bit hypocritical. He can take the initiative to provoke Wu Zi, but avoids Lin Xi. It is not a problem of feelings.

But it is out of taboo.

In principle, Chen Fang would not consider falling in love, because this was not what he pursued after his rebirth, and there was even a conflict between them. Besides, Lin Xi was always around, so Chen Fang had to avoid her.

But Wu Zi is different. First of all, she is from another school, so Chen Fang can control whether he sees her or not. The same goes for the trouble.

If people find out that he has any connection with Lin Xi, it will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble in school.

But Wu Zi is different. Her personality will not be misunderstood. You can imagine it from the tone of her conversation with Lu Yun.

Of course, Chen Fang didn’t think about these things so clearly, but he had a rough idea in his mind.

The nearest stadium is not far away and can be reached in a few minutes.

At this time, there were already several boarding students playing ball on the court. Chen Fang found a seat closest to the innermost and continued his training.

I don’t know when, but there were already students watching on the sidelines of the court.

Chen Fang was quite embarrassed, but there was nothing he could do. This was the difference between a gym and a stadium.

"Hello!" A student holding a basketball suddenly raised his hand and shouted.

"What's the matter?" Chen Fang asked worriedly. He was afraid that this classmate would ask to play basketball together or teach him how to play basketball.

"Can I pass the ball to you?" But the classmate said this.

Chen Fang was stunned for a moment. He looked at him carefully and found that he was about the same height as him, and also thin.

I noticed his hands, they looked quite big, and he could cover the entire basketball with one hand.

"What's your name?"

"My name is Han Nuo."

"Sure, thank you." Chen Fang agreed to the request.

Han Nuo seemed very happy. He smiled excitedly at the person next to him: "I said yes."

After saying that, he dribbled the ball and ran to the basket.

Chen Fangxin moved, he felt that this classmate named Han Nuo had a very rhythmic dribbling style.

"Can you dribble the whole court for me?" Chen Fang asked.

"Okay!" Han Nuo agreed readily. He seemed to be afraid that Chen Fang would change his mind, so he rushed forward while patting the ball. This rush made Chen Fang shudder.

His eyes were focused, staring at Han Nuo as he came back after a circle.

"One more round."

Han Nuo didn't hesitate and continued running.

His dribbling is not as fast as most guards. Instead, he dribbles the ball once and runs a long distance. He does not turn his wrist or clamp the ball, but makes the basketball bounce and float in his hand. His pace is very coordinated with the dribbling frequency. The whole action looks very refreshing.

"Do you want to run more?" Han Nuo had already returned. He patted the ball in place and asked.

Chen Fang noticed this detail again. When he was dribbling the ball in place, his arms also rose and fell with the bounce of the ball. His arm span should be longer than his height, so even if he was dribbling the ball in place, the ball stayed in his hands for a long time.

"Are you tired after running two laps?" Chen Fang found that his breathing was very steady.

"No, I have to run every day in the mountains, this is nothing."

Chen Fang understood the situation of the kid from the mountain valley.

"Okay, then please pass the ball to me."

Perhaps because of meeting Han Nuo, Chen Fang's mood suddenly brightened up. Since someone was feeding him the ball, he planned to practice three-pointers.

Chen Fang was surprised when he caught Han Nuo's first pass.

This ball was passed very flatly.

Chen Fang remained calm, standing outside the three-point line and shooting from five basic points.

As we all know, this kind of cement court without barbed wire basically has no basketball net, just a black basket.

So when Chen Fang made three consecutive three-pointers, the exclamations of the surrounding students, which were originally very low, became louder and louder.

A hollow ball was shot too fast and hit the base of the basket and bounced out of the court. Han Nuo chased after him to pick up the ball. Chen Fang could only wait there. Although his shooting rhythm was disrupted, he didn't care much.

"Um, can my classmate come along? I can't pick them all up by myself." Han Nuo ran back with an apologetic look on his face, and he made the request hesitantly.

"Okay." Chen Fang agreed without even thinking about it.

"Kou Feng!" Han Nuo shouted.

It was the person Han Nuo had just spoken to. He was a little reluctant, but after Han Nuo shouted the second time, he still came to the court.

He stood under the basket, picked up the basketball that Han Nuo had just put there, and said to Chen Fang: "Two balls?"

"Okay!" Chen Fang looked at the man named Kou Feng. He was very burly, with strong and powerful arms. He was about 1.80 meters tall, with short eyebrows, square eyes, and a vertical nose. He looked very tough.

Han Nuo came over, and the two of them, one thick and one thin, standing together, created quite a dramatic effect.

"Come on." Chen Fang gestured.

Kou Feng passed the ball with both hands.

Chen Fang caught it but didn't throw it.

It felt like the pass just now was powerful enough, but that wasn't the reason why Chen Fang stopped.

"Where did you learn basketball?" Chen Fang asked.

Kou Feng did not answer, and the situation became somewhat awkward.

"He learned it before, but he stopped playing later. It was only after I asked him to be my teacher that he started playing ball."

Chen Fang smiled and said, "It's okay. I just asked casually. You need to reduce the strength a bit. It will affect my feel."

"Okay!" Kou Feng nodded in agreement.

Chen Fang focused his mind and devoted himself to training wholeheartedly.

This person is a master. Chen Fang has met so many people in the past month since his rebirth, but this is the first time he has seen someone who passes the ball so well.

(End of this chapter)