Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 62: Confusion in the Looting
A video recording and a bone age test report were being spread through various channels at a very fast speed that night.

When Chen Fang saw Wang Yuan at the school gate at noon the next day, he was dumbfounded.

"Uncle Wang, stop joking."

Wang Yuan's old face became anxious. He took out his cell phone and showed the text message to Chen Fang.

"This is Team Leader Zhang from the Shandong Sports Bureau, who specializes in youth basketball training."

"This is Coach Liu from Shandong Hi-Speed Youth Training."

"This is Mr. Ma from Shanxi, who claims to be the club's deputy manager."

"Director Guan of XJ's Youth Training Department."

"Including Qingdao, there are now five companies interested in you." Wang Yuan said: "I don't believe it either, but they are very powerful. They even called and texted me."

"Is it that exaggerated?" Chen Fang was stunned.

Why does it feel so unreal?

"I thought your 34 points that day were really explosive, and your hit rate was extremely high. You were able to score despite double-teaming."

"So how do we choose now?" Chen Fang was at a loss.

"So I came to find you, and then we went to the old secretary's place together. I have already called, and Teacher Jin is also there."

"I can't leave. I still have to go to class." Chen Fang shook his head.

"There's still more than an hour left, we're still in time." Wang Yuan didn't give Chen Fang any time to explain and pulled him into the car.

"Uncle, I really have something urgent to do. I'll be back soon and must make sure to arrive before the afternoon class." Chen Fang explained to Old Man Liu.

Old man Liu glanced at Wang Yuan, but remained silent, which was considered as his agreement.

The car was driving very fast and it probably took less than 20 minutes to get there.

When I entered the house, it seemed like I was back to yesterday. The old secretary and Teacher Jin were still sitting there. When they saw Chen Fang come in, their expressions became much kinder.

"Sit down and have some tea first," the old secretary said.

Wang Yuan repeated what he had just said to Chen Fang: "This is the situation. What should we say now?"

Jin Yuan's expression was also solemn: "If that's the case, then let them send out the contract, and we will select the one that can best protect Chen Fang's rights and interests, and then make a judgment based on the overall strength of their club."

"Also, we have to look at their sincerity. For example, there may be a psychological effect of secret competition between Gaosu and Shuangxing. It is also possible that because the two teams are interested, other teams will also have a scramble mentality to make a move even if there is no confirmation." Jin Yuan analyzed the current situation.

Then he looked at Chen Fang seriously and said, "Things are changing very quickly. It's getting to the point where we need an agent to make contact."

"Brother Wang, maybe this matter requires you to step forward."

"Teacher Jin, I should come forward? How can I do that? Shouldn't it be you? We all admire your professional knowledge and ability." Wang Yuan asked puzzledly.

What was rare was that the living room fell into an eerie silence.

Jin Yuan looked at the old secretary, who was silent for a while. Finally, he sighed and said to Jin Yuan: "Just say it directly."

"That's right. It wasn't intentional. My status doesn't allow me to act as Chen Fang's agent." Jin Yuan took out a business card and handed it over. "Actually, I'm the deputy manager of the Dongguan club. However, I'm not responsible for scouting or youth training, but rather market development."

Wang Yuan and Chen Fang were speechless, and then they understood.

"I haven't seen Chen Fang's video or witnessed him play in person, so there are many things I can't say right now. But as a Nanyang native, I really hope to produce a local professional player. It's reasonable and I'm willing to contribute."

"It's just that I didn't expect the information to spread so quickly."

"Then why not let Chen Fang go to Dongguan now." Wang Yuan chuckled and changed the topic.

The old secretary coughed, glanced at Wang Yuan, and said, "Wherever we go, it depends on Chen Fang's own decision."

Bringing the topic back to Chen Fang, the three people's eyes were all on him. Chen Fang could only say: "I'm a little confused now."

"Uncle Wang, what time is it?"

"Look at my memory." Wang Yuan immediately cooperated tacitly.

"Chen Fang still has to go back to school, so I'll take him back to school first, and then I'll come back to discuss it."

Looking at the two people who hurried away, the old secretary sighed: "If I had known it would be like this, I would have been frank with you yesterday."

Jin Yuan also smiled bitterly: "Man proposes, God disposes. It seems that Chen Fang really has something, otherwise there wouldn't be so many people competing for it. I'll go ask and see if I can get the video of yesterday's game."

"No need, I've asked someone to bring it. I called you here just to study it." The old secretary put a USB flash drive on the table.

"I remember you always carried a notebook with you."

"It's in the car, I'll get it."

Twenty minutes later, Jin Yuan fell silent.

He lit a cigarette, took a few puffs, and then said, "It's a bit fake."

"When he played for the Political Science and Law Society that day, he took on two CUBA players by himself and held his own. I thought he was pretty good."

"But after watching this game, I feel that the word 'good' is not appropriate anymore."

"And why does it feel like he's become so much more powerful?" The old man was puzzled. He recalled: "It was less than ten days ago."

"The level has been raised to a new level!"

Jin Yuan was very surprised: "Old Secretary, you are not lying to me."

"Maybe it was an illusion, or maybe he hadn't used his full strength at that time."

Jin Yuan pointed at the video and said, "After watching the whole game, I felt that Chen Fang didn't give his all. He gave the ball away. Otherwise, he would have scored more than 34 points."

"Aside from being a little short, I can't find any flaws." Jin Yuan began working on his computer, saying, "I'm sending this to the youth training department now. Let them analyze it."

He also dialed the phone: "Hello, this is Jin Yuan. Um, I just sent an email, Lao Qu, can you please take the others to check it out and give me some advice."

While the old secretary and Jin Yuan were watching the video, Wang Yuan, who had just sent Chen Fang back to school, was explaining something to the teenager.

"The old secretary also has good intentions. Now it seems that Dongguan may also be interested."

"I don't know about other things, but Dongguan is very good at youth training, and all aspects of the hardware and software are the best in the country. What do you think?"

Guangdong! Chen Fang was very resistant.

It’s not that he doesn’t like her, but he just got reborn a month ago and doesn’t want to be too far away from his parents. Besides, his failure in the south subconsciously made him a little superstitious.

Rationally speaking, Dongguan is the best choice. Based on past experience, what Dongguan has done deserves a thumbs up.

Putting aside other things, it is true that they protect their own people. They are consistent in their treatment of youth training and I have never heard of any scandals in this regard.

However, Dongguan has a lot of talented people because of its strong youth training. According to my memories from my previous life, there is a group of future national players in Dongguan’s youth training.

Zhao, Xu, Hu, they are all defenders.

"Uncle, I need to think about it." Chen Fang had no answer for a moment.

"It's okay, I'll take care of it for you. It was me who caused this. Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

"Uncle, I'm so grateful. I won't say anything else. Just wait and see how I can repay you in the future."

"Haha, you kid, you talk in a roundabout way."

"Come in, and get a cell phone quickly. It's really inconvenient."

"I know. I'll get a number in the next two days."

After watching Chen Fang enter the school, Wang Yuan did not start the car immediately, but sat there in deep thought.

"I must find someone who understands domestic basketball, and he must be neutral!" He thought to himself.

After entering the school and just walking downstairs to the Xuezhi Building, Chen Fang met Wang Zhen who was coming down the stairs.

"Where have you been?" Wang Zhen asked as soon as they met.

"what's the situation?"

"Oh, Yue Gang was looking for you just now."

Chen Fang looked at his watch and saw that there were still twenty minutes before class started.

"Then I'll go find him."

"Wait a minute." Wang Zhen called out to him.

"Ok?"

Wang Zhen walked up to him, gestured with his hands, and said with a puzzled look on his face: "Chen Fang, have you grown taller?"

"Grown taller?" Chen Fang was stunned.

There has been a competition recently, and Chen Fang's time in class has been decreasing. He almost doesn't play with his brothers like Wang Zhen after class, so only Wang Zhen, who is about the same height as him, has feelings for him.

"I feel a little high, go test it when you have time."

"Okay." Chen Fang agreed and hurried to the senior high school teaching building.

After asking around, I found Yue Gang on the small balcony on the top floor.

"This place is nice!" Chen Fang looked around, envious that Yue Gang had a private little base.

"No big deal, why are you here? I just came to look for you." Yue Gang said.

"Why are you here? Where are Xue Chong, Yang Shan and the others?" "Go to the canteen to get some food."

"Get food? Isn't it almost time for class?" Chen Fang asked puzzled.

"Hey, we are in the third year of high school and have self-study classes now, so we have more free time." Yue Gang crossed his legs and lay comfortably in the sun.

"Forget the business, someone is looking for you."

"Who?" Chen Fang was now a little alert and a little scared.

"Someone you would never expect." Yue Gang smiled.

He threw the phone to Chen Fang: "The first one is, you call it."

I dialed the number suspiciously and the call was quickly connected.

"Is it Chen Fang?"

"Yes, you are?"

"I'm Takeshi."

"Wu Zhen?" Chen Fang really didn't expect that it was Wu Zhen looking for him.

"Well, come after the second period this afternoon and I'll find you at the north gate of the school."

"Wait, what is it?"

"Beep." The phone was hung up.

Yue Gang chuckled: "I heard that someone seems to have offended Wu Zhen's sister."

"Damn it!" Chen Fang suddenly realized what was going on and immediately gnashed his teeth, "Sun Lexian, that son of a bitch!"

"It's okay. Wu Zhen didn't say he'd meet you somewhere, but he'll come to school to find you. He won't do anything to you." Yue Gang consoled him and continued, "But the semi-finals are coming up soon. I feel like you've suddenly become very busy and restless."

"The semi-finals." Chen Fang hit his head. He actually forgot about this.

"The draw is out?"

"No, but it should be out soon. Am I not waiting for news?"

Chen Fang found a slightly cleaner chair and sat opposite Yue Gang. The sun was warm and the breeze was blowing, which was very comfortable.

But Chen Fang is in a very confused mood now. He has to compete, sign contracts, and now he has to jump out of the martial arts posture.

"No.1 Middle School, Yuehu Lake, Taihu Lake, us."

"Which one do you want to touch?" Yue Gang asked.

"No. 1 Middle School." Chen Fang was very direct. This was what he had hoped for a long time.

"Me too, but it's not that easy."

"It is more reasonable for Taihu Lake and Yuehu Lake to play in the finals. Don't disbelieve me. If you think about it carefully, you should agree with my idea." Yue Gang said slowly.

Chen Fang was silent. Yue Gang was right.

The strength of Taihu and Yuehu is indeed superior. If the strength gap in the final is too big, it will be boring.

"He's coming out!" The voice had already come over before the person arrived. Xue Chong ran up and found that Chen Fang was also there.

"Oh, Chen Fang, why are you here?"

"The captain called us over, who should we deal with?" Chen Fang asked.

"Taihu." Xue Chong didn't feel sad.

Chen Fang went to see Yue Gang, who did the same.

Suddenly, I realized that the team’s satisfaction was enough.

When this thought came to his mind, Chen Fang suddenly felt powerless.

“I didn’t expect it to be Lake Tai.”

"Taihu won by more than 50 points yesterday. It was horrible." Xue Chong's expression was not as exaggerated as his words.

"More than fifty points." Chen Fang chewed it.

"Everyone who has seen it says it's bullying. Taihu is cheating, like the adults beating up elementary school students." Yue Gang interjected.

"What will happen if they attack us?" Chen Fang asked.

The two of them did not respond at the same time. Yue Gang looked at Chen Fang's expression and might have sensed something.

"Don't you think you can't win?" Chen Fang stood up.

"Chen Fang, there's something I haven't told you. It spread yesterday. Chen Fang, the situation is very complicated now." Yue Gang sighed: "All the players who signed up for Taihu's match yesterday were from the youth training team. They are from the Shandong youth training team."

"How to fight? These people were recruited from all over the province." Xue Chong sneered.

"what?"

"You still don't believe it? The Shandong Sports Bureau has a U16 youth training team, and there are also several U18 teams."

"They are taking cultural classes at Lake Tai, and then helping Lake Tai win the league. It's mutually beneficial."

"Where did you hear that?"

"What the Yuehu people said spread. The previous Taihu school team was replaced. They wanted to play a game with Yuehu, but Yuehu refused, thinking it was cheating. So the news spread."

"It's all in an uproar now. We don't know if we will get the vaccination tomorrow. I told Director Zhou about it, and the teacher said that they have already reported it. People are in a panic now."

Chen Fang finally understood why Yue Gang and Xue Chong looked so bad. If you were asked as an amateur to fight against the top boxers like the WBC, you would do the same.

"The school is still in communication, but I think the time is too tight and it probably won't be effective." Yue Gang sighed.

"Who else knows besides you? The whole team."

"Me, Xue Chong, and Yang Shan."

"No one else?"

"No, they definitely don't know."

"Okay, Yue Gang." Chen Fang's expression was serious, which made both of them nervous. They had never seen Chen Fang like this.

"No fourth person is allowed to know this."

"No matter who you play against, you can't be afraid before the battle begins."

"Otherwise, I'm ashamed to be associated with you."

"Also, think carefully about why we play ball." After saying that, Chen Fang turned around and left.

When I returned to the classroom, the bell had just rung and the teacher walked into the classroom on time.

For other students, it was an ordinary afternoon, but for Chen Fang, it was too complicated.

The whole afternoon was spent in inefficiency.

After the second period, Chen Fang remembered Wu Zhen’s promise and came to the school gate.

Wu Zhen hadn't arrived yet, so he was chatting with Old Man Liu in the guard room.

"It seems that you are worried about something recently." The old man's eyes were still sharp.

"Yes, sir." Chen Fang answered casually.

"Young man, why don't you have so many worries? It's all your own fault." The old man snorted.

Chen Fang did not argue. He sat at the door, staring at the road outside the school gate in a daze.

About seven or eight minutes later, a taxi slowly stopped and a familiar figure got out of the car.

It’s Wu Zhen.

He really came.

Chen Fang went forward with gritted teeth.

"Don't sign the club contract!" This was Wu Zhen's first sentence.

Chen Fang even suspected that he was hallucinating. He thought of countless possibilities, but he didn't expect Wu Zhen to come for this matter.

"trust me."

This was Wu Zhen’s second sentence.

Then he said the third sentence: "You should think outside the box and look for a better future."

These three sentences made Chen Fang's heart churn. Looking at Wu Zhen in front of him, his mind turned over and over again, but he could not figure it out.

But somehow, Chen Fang realized that perhaps only Wu Zhen could help him with his confusion.

"Please speak openly."

So, Wu Zhen said something that many years later, Chen Fang was still very grateful for and regarded as the first turning point in his life.

As a famous saying goes - the person who knows you best is your opponent.

(End of this chapter)