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Published at 19th of June 2023 07:02:26 AM


Chapter 22

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Chapter 22Mei Xuandong and Zhao Zhaoyan, who have passed the first two levels of “Revisiting the Golden Age”, finally checked into the designated hotel.

Before the recording of the evening show started, manager Long Zitan sent him a message.

[Xuan Dong, Sister Zhao is a noble person, you should do more work and get along well with others. 】

Mei Xuandong pressed the keys slowly.

【I know. 】

He had already helped Zhao Zhaoyan carry all the luggage in the previous checkpoint, and he took the lead when doing the task, but his life experience from the bottom to the present told Mei Xuandong that if he wanted to truly get the appreciation and help of the noble, he could not be too diligent.

Now that you have made a good first impression through actions before, you should withdraw with a sense of proportion at this time, so that the other party feels that you don’t want her, and reduce the sense of scheming, because those with social status always like to keep their duties.

Even though Mei Xuandong never felt that he was inferior to anyone else, he still felt that Zhao Zhaoyan was a very friendly person from the bottom of his heart, and wanted to get along with each other more, he still sensible enough to leave enough distance between them.

What’s more, he was born in the countryside, sang on the street, dropped out of high school, and a noble lady like Zhao Zhaoyan, who came from a decent background and grew up to choose Miss Hong Kong and marry a wealthy family, had nothing in common to talk about.

He doesn’t understand luxury car brands, he doesn’t know how to identify antiques, he doesn’t like gardening flowers and plants, he doesn’t know how to cook Western food in the kitchen with decent plating, and he doesn’t have the money to speculate in real estate and cars. He doesn’t like the music and sports she likes.

If people who don’t have a common topic force an awkward chat, it will only make both parties feel that the other party is boring and add disgust, which is a taboo when communicating with others.

For this reason, Mei Xuandong declined Zhao Zhaoyan’s polite invitation to dinner, using the excuse that there was a volleyball match nearby and he wanted to go out to have a look.

He was tall since he was a child, and he was also spotted by the sports school teacher when he was in middle school. Although he didn’t want to live in the sports school to take care of his mother and younger sister, he had to let it go. Playing volleyball was an excuse.

In fact, Mei Xuandong’s understanding of volleyball is limited to knowing the rules, and she just watched the women’s volleyball finals in the Rio Olympics.

He went out wearing a mask, and used the map on his mobile phone to find the stadium all the way. There were a lot of spectators, and many people came to support the local team—the S provincial youth team.

Tickets are not expensive, even the most popular women’s volleyball championship final tickets are only two or three hundred, and the men’s volleyball U21 qualifier tickets are even cheaper.

People could get a front row seat for 50 yuan.

Mei Xuandong went late, and there were only tickets for the back row, 30 yuan each, and the last three rows were very empty, which gave him a sense of relaxation of “sit whatever you want”. This feeling.

But soon he regretted that he hadn’t purchased the front row tickets in advance, because the game was really good.

The visual experience of watching the game through TV is completely different from that of watching the game live. When the fans are at the scene and experience the warm atmosphere for themselves, the emotions are immediately brought to a boil.

The match between the provincial youth team of S province and the youth team of G province happened to be the most interesting match in the qualifiers. The first half of the game was fun. The laughter continued.

Mei Xuandong also heard the shortest player on the field yell angrily: “Li Er Lianzi, the pass is too low!”

The young boy was full of energy, and raised his voice to roar, which was heard by half of the arena, and the audience laughed even more happily.

Those who can come here are die-hard volleyball fans. It is estimated that after this game, the name of Li Erlianzi – Li Er The Fool- will spread all over the domestic volleyball circle. Volleyball is indeed one of the most lively sports. Players on the field not only have to shout slogans and make gestures To assign tactics, the captain had to reprimand the convulsed players, and even Tong Shulan, who was on crutches, cheered loudly from the sidelines.

It’s more exciting than a spinning bike in the gym.

In the second half, the drama of the game came, and the two sides began to see blood from the bayonets, fighting for points with real knives and guns, and the enjoyment of the game suddenly went up to a new level.

Mei Xuandong could clearly see that the petite setter’s hair was messed up after throwing the ground several times to save the ball. He should look good, but after being beaten, he was inevitably in a mess. When the coach called a timeout, he seized the time putting ice on the joints, taking off the knee pads and constantly rubbing the knees with hands, it seems to be very painful.

But as long as he played again, he still fought so hard. When he passes the run-up, his upper body was over the net, and when he hits the opposite block and smashes the ball hard, the strong power and the feeling of staying in the air was hard to move.

The beauty of movement comes from when he was still in the air.

But even though he worked so hard and his teammates worked hard, they still lost the game by a narrow margin.

Mei Xuandong heard the regretful sigh of the fans in the front row: “It’s a pity for the youth team of Province G this year. Team, it will be more difficult to win at that time.”

“If they lose two games, they will be eliminated.”

“Hey, the Xiaoqin team is very hardworking. If he is 1.8 meters tall, he can defeat the block of the provincial youth team today. Maybe he will win and make it to the quarterfinals.”

“Who told them that the setters are too pumped. They played so well yesterday, and today the whole team takes turns to frame them. This is fate.”

“The Xiaoqin team is the post-00s. They are very young, and there will be many opportunities in the future. When they grow taller, they might be selected for the national team?”

“Not necessarily, who knows what’s going on in Zhao’s mind, Team Ding, Team Gao and Team Tong are so talented, they are full of enthusiasm to fight for the opportunity to participate in the Olympics in the Rio cycle, but none of them can make it to Rio. Now They are all injured, maybe if they don’t go to Zhao’s subordinates, the Xiaoqin team can continue for several years if they play more health-preserving balls.”



Mei Xuandong quietly looked at the young player’s energetic training teammates, thinking that this player called Team Qin did not mean to give up the game, since he could continue to stay on the court after winning another game, he would definitely try hard.

“Do you want to keep fighting?”

Mei Xuandong made up his mind, if tomorrow’s schedule is not tight, he will continue to come here to watch the match.

He was curious how far the little giant can go on the field.

Thinking of this, Mei Xuandong got up and left, passing by the S province sports program team that was filming, and no one noticed that a famous singer had watched the game here.

Except for Qin Chunxiao.

But for him, the matter of Mei Xuandong can be put aside for now. The most important thing now is the post-match meeting. Qin Chunxiao came to U21 this time because he made up his mind to fight for the National Youth Team.

He still remembered clearly that one of the reasons why the coach surnamed Zhao refused him to enter the national team was that he had never had experience in the national youth team and could not play well with those players who had been playing in international competitions since the national youth team. Reasoning about the team cooperation may not be in place.


Qin Chunxiao knows that Coach Zhao has a problem with his picky eyes, and he is also very good at training into disabled athletes, but it doesn’t matter, he is now the most famous for health balls, and it is extremely difficult to scrap a player who is only 16 years old. He wants to fight for the country ahead of schedule in this life, and the National Youth quota is something that must be won.

And… There are only 12 volleyball places for each Olympic Games, and countries need to win places in the pre-events before they can set foot on the Olympic stage.

In his memory, the men’s volleyball team in his previous life failed to get the chance to go to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. At that time, Lao Newton had successfully kicked out the surnamed Zhao, but he had a group of wounded soldiers, and there were no reliable libero, The first pass propped up the defensive line, and the lack of floor wiping skills made them full of disadvantages in the international arena.

Qin Chunxiao thought that even though volleyball is a team sport, a player can only play a limited role, but if he can join the national team ahead of schedule, he may be able to help his old friends.

Therefore, he is sure to lead the team to the top eight in the U21. For this reason, Qin Chunxiao directly pulled all the coaches and teammates into his room, and first asked Chen Aiguo to speak.

The progress from a teenager to an adult is probably because Qin Chunxiao has learned to give his boss more dignity and respect. This is what Lao Mars knocked on his head to let him learn. Knowing how Lao Chen in his previous life was willing to put up with him in adolescence for so many years.

Chen Aiguo coughed lightly: “This game is good. I can see that everyone has tried their best. From U21 to now, you have made great progress. The coach is very happy, but.”

He changed his tone: “Everyone, when the game drags on to the fifth round, we need to be more stable. This time Xiaoping and Chun Xiao performed well. Keep up the good work. Everyone else should work hard or else we can’t survive the first four rounds. Yes, the blood collapsed at the critical moment of the fifth game.”

To be an athlete, you need to be able to stand firm in the face of critical moments, not to be afraid in the face of headwinds, and to have the bloody spirit of not giving up on victory no matter what the situation…”

After he said something, Qin Chunxiao took the lead in applauding to give the coach enough face, Chen Aiguo waved his hand in satisfaction, and signaled: “Now the captain will also say a few words.”

Lao Chen knew that when Qin Chunxiao pulled him over, he must have something to say.

Qin Chunxiao lived up to everyone’s expectations. He clapped his hands: “Tomorrow we are going to fight in Province Y. Everyone understands the importance of this fight.”

The team members nodded silently, Zhou Ziming said with a bitter face, “As long as we don’t lose today, we have already entered the quarterfinals.”

Li Ling bowed her head in embarrassment, Qin Chunxiao said coldly: “If you lose, you lose. Li Ling had a convulsion in the first half, and several of us collapsed together in the fifth game. We are not physically strong and mentally unstable. We need to go back to practice more. The focus now is, we have to win tomorrow’s game.”

Liu Kairui was full of anxiety: “But the Y provincial youth team is very good. Their main attacker is Qiao Mingming. Now Gao Depi has broken his Achilles tendon, Ding Rong has a problem with his ankle ligament, and Tong Shulan’s knee is not good. But, Qiao Mingming is already the only one in their team still the country top attacker.”

The surname Zhao has been in charge of the national team for four years from the Rio cycle, that is, after the end of the 2012 London Olympics to the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Qin Chunxiao thought to himself, not only do I know that Qiao Mingming is the top attacker, but I also know that he will become my captain in the national team in the future.

He said: “I have studied Qiao Mingming’s game, and now he has an obvious weakness.”

Everyone looked at him curiously: “What?”

Qin Chunxiao: “He is not good at catching the ball with complicated paths.”

Qiao Mingming, born in Y province in 1997, is the main attacker. He is 1.99 meters tall, has a broad frame, and is extremely strong. The strength data during the physical test is no worse than that monster Fu Biyang. Response and speed are very good, can block and smash the ball, and the jump serve is also very powerful. He and Tong Shulan were once called “the twin stars of the post-95 men’s volleyball team”.

But Qiao Mingming actually has an obvious weakness. That, although his physical talent is strong, his ball sense talent is relatively weak.

There are very few people with the three major talents of ball sense, game awareness, and physical talent. Ordinary people will always have one or two shortcomings.

Qin Chunxiao: “When he played against Tong Shulan at the beginning, he was always at a disadvantage because Tong Shulan was left-handed and the ball was different from other players. Later, he was able to beat Tong Shulan gradually because the provincial general Y The task of Tong Shulan’s ball was given to the libero.”

The liberos in Province Y are very good and experienced, and their catch level has always been at the top of the country.

“In addition, Qiao Mingming rarely catches the ball in the game. Whether it is jumping or floating serve, he will leave it to the first pass and the libero to solve it.”

Floating serve means that when serving, the player directly hits the center of the ball so that it does not rotate during the flight to the opposite side. This kind of serve is unpredictable, and even suddenly sinks to the ground. It is difficult for the opponent to predict the ball. It is more difficult to defend.

Standing to serve the ball is standing floating, and jumping up to serve is jumping floating.

Qiao Mingming’s hands are weak, and he mostly dunks with strength, so he will be weaker when he catches this kind of ball.

Because the two never met each other when they were divided into groups before, Qin Chunxiao didn’t know Captain Qiao Mingming had such a weakness before, and always thought that the opponent was focusing on attacking, so he left the defensive task to others.

It was not until Qin Chunxiao became a libero of the national team in his last life that Qiao Mingming said this to him with a face full of embarrassment. He meant to wait until the international arena and face complicated balls. He attacks with all his might.

Qin Chunxiao: What a coincidence, I am also a left-handed player with complicated balls.

He said forcefully: “Tomorrow I will fight against him. Li Xiaoping, you can float the ball, and your style of play has become more and more aggressive recently. Let’s deal with Qiao Mingming together!”

Even if Qiao Mingming catches the ball, but in volleyball, a team only has three hits in one round, and the same player cannot hit the ball consecutively. Ready to hit the third ball?

Even if he was able to attack again, the feel must not be adjusted well.

If Qiao Mingming in his previous life stood here and heard these words, he would definitely ask in disbelief: “I treat you as my own brother, and I will tell you all about my fatal weaknesses. If you don’t protect me, it’s fine, and you still want to do it?”

Qin Chunxiao felt that he helped the captain recognize the danger of this fatal weakness in advance, which would help him improve his defense level as soon as possible.

He said confidently: “When Li Xiaoping and I were messing with Qiao Mingming, Li Ling, you should do a good job as a setter and attack with others. Their libero had a knee injury last year and his running ability was not as good as before. Moreover, the bench in Province Y is not thick enough, and the level of other liberos is far inferior to this, so when you play, you play from a slightly wider angle, one ball left and one right ball, mobilizing him to run non-stop, exhausting his energy!”

“This is a life-and-death battle. If you win, there will be another match. If you lose, go back to your hometown. Let’s treat this match as a final. Come on!”

He stretched out his palm, and the team members pressed their hands on it, and Chen Aiguo also put their hands on it.

Qin Chunxiao shouted: “Come on!”

Everyone: “Come on!”

Then Qin Chunxiao said again: “Okay, everyone go to eat, remember not to eat out, eat what the organizers give, whoever has a problem with the drug test, I will beat him to death with the coach!”

Hearing this, Chen Aiguo hesitated to speak.

Qin Chunxiao: “Also, no matter what recreational activities you have, control your time well. The coach and I will go round at nine o’clock, not only to see your people, but also to see that you have finished the homework you brought. You have to take pictures and send them to your parents.”

This is Qin Chunxiao’s experience of being a father and mother for the G provincial team in his previous life. The athletes are young and energetic, especially this time the G provincial team is generally lively and outgoing. Once they are allowed to run around, they will be arrested before ten o’clock. It’s difficult, so be stricter during the game.

Everyone wailed: “Aoaaaaa…”

They have to do their homework, so what kind of entertainment can they do?

The players of the H Island team passing by were taken aback.

Fu Biyang sighed: “G Province’s youth team must be full of unwillingness and pain after losing such a crucial game. Listen, they are all howling together.”

Coach Zheng said with a smile: “As the saying goes, the underdogs must win. They will definitely fight with all their might tomorrow. It seems to be another good game.”

 





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