2017 had a lot going on.
In July, not only the U21 World Youth Championship was held, but also the U19 World Junior Championship. That was the game that 16-year-old Qin Chunxiao should participate in. However, because the U21 side really lacked a defensive gate, Lao Niu dragged him away into a higher age group.
His decision was right, and Qin Chunxiao was praised by those foreigners with high eyesight for “holding up a championship team with defense”.
The coach waiting for the team that participated in the World Junior Championships also asked Lao Niu to beat him before the game, but he was not thick-skinned, and was coaxed and deceived by Lao Niu. After walking about ten meters from Newton’s office, he realized that he was going to ask for Qin Chunxiao.
Coach Hou ran back: “Newton! Give me Qin Chunxiao!”
When he rushed into the office, Newton had jumped out of the window and ran away.
During the game, most of the players were not in the mood to pay attention to other games. After all, their opponents alone could’t pay attention. They did’t have the mood to watch the game until the end of the game. There was a lot of scolding in the WeChat group of the World Youth Championship.
The Chinese team actually lost to the neighboring country in the World Men’s Volleyball League! The face earned by the national youth team in the World Youth Championship was doubled back by the senior team!
Min Yaoyang: “Wo Ri! Wo Yan! Wo Jing! Wo?!”
The last word became a frame, Qin Chunxiao thought about it, and felt that the word should be liu (four tones) composed of four days, but the input method did not support Min Yaoyang’s use.
Li Ling asked him quietly: “How do you pronounce the word after the second Wo?”
Qin Chunxiao: “Xuan, the first sound.”
Qin Chunxiao was probably the smartest person in the group. He had already watched the World Junior Championships and the World Men’s Volleyball League once in his previous life, so this time he didn’t watch it a second time at all to avoid getting angry.
The guys in the group were still chatting, seeing that Qin Chunxiao was not bubbling for a long time, they dared to make fun of Deputy Qin.
Liu Yuelou: To be honest, Xiao Zai was not present in the loss to the neighboring country, otherwise he would have to fight to get suspended and he would have to punch two tons of shit out of his pig teammates and that ghost on the coaching bench.
Qiao Mingming: I agree.
Mao Xunfeng: Can’t refute.
Luohe: That makes sense, but is two tons too much?
You Ziyu: Even in my dreams, I want to see him beat Old Ghost Zhao violently.
Aizmaiti: Don’t think about it, Ding Rong will definitely stop him, and he can’t beat Lao Ding.
…
This group of people withdrew while sending messages, it seems that they still have a little desire to survive.
Qin Chunxiao, who was murdered by the wind commentary, was thinking about whether he should suddenly erupt, telling these people that he had been diving and watching for a long time, and he kept silent just to see what else they could make up.
Also, he didn’t hit the coach.
At this moment, a message was sent in Bib’s private message, which diverted his attention and saved the hopes of the Chinese men’s volleyball team by the way.
Xuan Dong who can sing: [“Run to the Wolf” was written for you, how do you feel?]
Xuan Dong who can sing: [Have you had dinner yet? Did it bother you to rest?]
Qin Chunxiao: [“Running to the Wolf” is very nice, thank you, I ate dinner and was not disturbed. 】
He was lying down with his calf raised close to his face, his toes pointing to the pillow, his waist hanging in the air, and he was playing with his mobile phone with one hand.
Mei Xuandong summed up his impressions of watching the volleyball match and his admiration for Qin Chunxiao’s fighting spirit into a short composition of 300 words, with sincere feelings and moving sentences. If you expand the number of words, you can make a perfect composition.
Qin Chunxiao had never been in a relationship, and he was not sure whether Mei Xuandong was pursuing him, but he was sure that he had a good impression of him, and the way was very childish, just like a unicorn in the steel jungle.
When his mother knocked on the door and entered the room, she saw her son’s movement and said enviously: “Since I gave birth to you two, I can no longer break my waist like this. It’s useless to go to yoga class.”
Pregnancy may cause lumbar disc herniation, especially Qin Chunxiao grew to 8 catties in the mother’s womb, which brought a huge burden to the lumbar spine.
Qin Chunxiao resumed his normal sitting posture, and just listened to his mother’s questions.
“You will continue to be in the provincial team after you come back this trip? Have you nothing else to do in the second half of the year?”
Mei Xuandong, who happened to be wearing a scarf, also asked about this matter cautiously.
Qin Chunxiao bowed his head back to the message and said: “At present, I am sure to play the National Games in August and the National Men’s Volleyball Championship in October. I want to represent Guangdong Province in the competition. I am not sure whether I will participate in the Chinese Men’s Volleyball Super League at the end of the year. Because too many clubs have contacted me, and I haven’t decided which one to go to.”
After doing the calculations, Qin Chunxiao found that he played a lot of games this year, playing from the beginning to the end of the year.
This was a good thing. After the epidemic, many competitions were suspended. Many Chinese men’s volleyball players did not play, and their feel and condition declined rapidly. They were once reduced to the point where they were bullied by their neighbors. Only a few players who participated in foreign leagues maintained live state.
When Mei Xuandong saw Qin Chunxiao’s reply, he was a little worried that Qin Chunxiao would not be able to bear it, because from the U21 to the World Youth Championship, Qin Chunxiao had been running wildly on the road of playing five rounds, but he had no position to persuade others not to work so hard. Temporarily tangled up.
Ms. Qin Chao sighed: “Then do you still have time for class? What about your grades?”
Qin Chunxiao gave a thumbs up: “Don’t worry, I won’t fall out of the top 100 in my grade!”
Seeing his confident appearance, Ms. Qin Chao’s eyes softened, and she patted her son’s head: “Scores are important, but not as important as your body. Mom chased your game, and you played so well. It should be fine to eat volleyball in the future.
Anyway, you have the national team uniform, and your coach Chen also said that you can be admitted to the Beijing Sports University. That school is also 211. You may not be able to pass the exam by yourself. “
Parents are like this, afraid that their children would not study hard because of other things, but the children work too hard, and tell them not to work too hard and not to be tired.
Although he knew that her mother had good intentions, Qin Chunxiao still had something to say.
What happened to 211? In his previous life, he passed the 985 exam by himself, although his alma mater had been jokingly called the Q City Seafood Breeding Base… that was also 985!
And within two days of resting at home, the 12 players who participated in the World Youth Championship were all called back to the team by the coaches and started emergency training.
The National Games were held every four years, and every time it was held, each province would send participating teams to compete in hundreds of events such as track and field, ball games, swimming, gymnastics, cycling, and Sanda.
Guangdong was a large coastal province in the south with a strong economy. It was the only province in the country with a population exceeding 100 million. Its area and population surpass many small countries. Sports in Guangdong were also well-developed, and the province often tops the gold medal tally at the National Games.
Volleyball was not traditionally considered a strong sport in Guangdong. Among the three major sports—basketball, football, and volleyball—football stands out the most. It was known as the country’s number one, while basketball is also strong.
As a result, Qin Chunxiao was not the most prominent male athlete in Guangdong Province. His idol, Su Shen, was the most popular male athlete in Guangdong, hailed as the promising star of sprinting among the Asian race.
On the other hand, female athletes in Guangdong face fierce competition, making it difficult for them to claim the top spot. The diving team had several Olympic champions, and the gymnastics team also boasts multiple Olympic champions. One could reluctantly admit that an active member of the diving team who achieves a Grand Slam might be considered the first sister. If that athlete were to win another gold medal at the World Championships, they would accomplish a Double Slam…
In sports, an athlete who wins gold medals in all A-level competitions, including the Olympics, was referred to as a Grand Slam. If they won two of these gold medals, it was known as a Double Slam.
In fact, table tennis, badminton, and equestrian sports were also strong in Guangdong Province, with numerous Olympic champions among them. However, they did not receive as much attention as the diving team, particularly the table tennis team. Domestic competitions were often more challenging than international ones, leading to immense pressure on both players and fans…
On Qin Chunxiao’s first day back with the team, Coach Lao Chen stamped some documents and chatted with him without looking up, saying, “If you had pursued gymnastics or diving back then, given your abilities, you might have had an Olympic gold medal.”
Qin Chunxiao immediately responded, “That’s impossible.”
Lao Chen was not happy: “How is it impossible? You are so talented, just your Achilles tendon, the two hands of a yellow-skinned athlete with such a long Achilles tendon can count!”
Qin Chunxiao: “The peak period of male athletes is generally after the age of 18. The last Olympic Games was in 2016. At that time, I had not developed yet. My physical fitness was far behind that of top athletes. It is impossible to compete with those Olympic athletes.”
Growth was a huge burden for female athletes. The increase in fat and body curves would make it difficult for them to perform difficult competitive movements, but for male athletes, the substantial increase in muscle and physique during the development period would make them stronger further.
Only then did Lao Chen suddenly realize: “Yeah, I forgot again that you only started growing this year.”
Lao Chen’s confidence in Xiao Qin wa stronger than Xiao Qin himself.
Li Ling pointed at himself and asked expectantly, “Coach, what about me?”
Lao Chen: “Stop taking your breath away, and don’t delay others from shining.”
Li Ling wailed, saying “You’re biased”, “You don’t love me”, “Lao Chen really hates me”, mumbling, took the salary slip that Lao Chen gave him, and found that his allowance had risen to 8,000 a month, It was a full five thousand more than before, and he became smiling again.
Lao Chen flipped through the documents: “The gold medals you won in the World Youth Championships can also be exchanged for bonuses. You both get 30,000 yuan each, and the higher-ups plan to appraise you as outstanding young athletes in Guangdong Province. We also have certificates issued internally. Let’s talk about them later. Come with me to the Sports Bureau.”
This time there was money to be taken, Qin Chunxiao and Li Ling followed neatly.
Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the Sports Bureau, the little leader who gave the money and certificates glanced at Qin Chunxiao, and asked Chen Aiguo with a smile, “Is this the new vice team of your volleyball team? It looks like a student.”
Qin Chunxiao was taken aback, but Lao Chen replied calmly: “Yes, that’s him, the kid in 2001, he has good skills, and everyone in the team admires him.”
“A hero is a boy.” The little leader admired, looked at Qin Chunxiao curiously, and said “this kid is a bit short” to his lips and swallowed it back.
Li Ling was puzzled: “Isn’t Xiaozai the captain? How did he become the vice-team?”
Chen Aiguo explained, “The captain and setter of the senior team are almost 40 years old and have to retire. The deputy team and main player had stress fractures and also retired. Therefore, the team has elected new captain and deputy team members.”
Qin Chunxiao’s eyes widened, “The National Games are coming, and they are retiring? Then who will take their place? Who is the new captain?”
Could it be that he would be thrown into the main attacking position again? And in the Guangdong provincial team, who else could surpass his father, Daddy Qin, as the captain?
Chen Aiguo smiled slightly, “You will find out soon enough.”
He took Qin Chunxiao back to the provincial team training hall.
Inside the gymnasium, the familiar sound of volleyball hitting the ground, which Qin Chunxiao and Li Ling were accustomed to, echoed. They also heard the familiar shout of “I got it!”
They followed the coach into the gymnasium, just in time to see Bai Jie, the substitute setter of the senior team, tossing the ball up. A player who was only 1.84 meters tall took off from the three-meter line and blocked the ball on the opposite side like a wall. The net couldn’t stop the block, and the libero couldn’t receive the spike.
Gao Depi wiped his sweat, turned his head, and smiled at them, “Hey, our little hero is back? Congratulations on winning the World Youth Championship.”
Chen Aiguo introduced them, “This is Gao Team, Xiao Pi, and this is your vice-captain, Qin Chunxiao, who was also the MVP of the World Youth Championship, just like you.”
Qin Chunxiao stood at the entrance, while Gao Depi stood on the court. The two looked at each other from a distance, sensing the subtle similarities between each other and themselves.
Both of them were shorter than the average volleyball player, both had Achilles tendons over 20 cm, and both had won the gold medal at the World Youth Championship and were named MVP.
And now, they were going to play together.
Gao Depi raised his chin, “I can no longer play as the main attacker. The coach wants me to try connecting in a series. How about you?”
Qin Chunxiao unloaded his sports bag, “If it’s a domestic competition, I can be the main player.”
Li Ling eagerly started stretching, “I’m still a setter.”
Gao Depi threw the volleyball into Qin Chunxiao’s hands, “Ready? After the World Youth Championship, you must be stronger than when you were U21.”
Qin Chunxiao: “I can’t ask for it!”
Except for Qin Chunxiao and Li Ling, the other 10 players who returned from the World Youth Championship were also promoted by their respective coaches. Those who had been in the youth team before were promoted to the senior team, some became captains, and some became vice-teams.
The seniors looked at them with joy, and those little men’s volleyball teams added their names to the list of idols.
They run in with the seniors from the same province, form a new team, and set off for the next stop.
This year’s National Games wiould be held in Tianjin in late August.
That night, Qiao Mingming posted an announcement in the “2017 National Youth Team” WeChat group.
Everyone, see you in Tianjin.
Qin Chunxiao looked at this message, and his heartbeat gradually accelerated.
His blood was boiling, because he felt that the future was bright and the future could be expected. Countless powerful enemies were waiting for him to challenge, and his teammates were becoming stronger and stronger.
At the same time, a sudden change was taking place within the Chinese Volleyball Association.
According to Wang Yizui, the junior leader of the State Sports Bureau, he would push Newton to the top position when Zhao Youde’s employment term ends in January next year.
But what people didn’t expect was that the Chinese men’s volleyball team’s loss to the neighbors had a greater impact than he had imagined. In addition, Zhao Youde was suddenly revealed to have participated in gambling, which directly attracted the attention of the Commission for Discipline Inspection.
Zhao Youde was taken away, and the Men’s Volleyball Asian Championships would be held at the end of July and early August. If they fail to get the top two in the Asian Championships, the Chinese men’s volleyball team would miss the 2018 Men’s Volleyball World Championships!
When the leaders at a higher level asked the people at the lower level to let people come to pick up the pot temporarily, a group of domestic volleyball stars headed by Chen Aiguo’s mentor and coach Yang all said that they led the national youth team in the World Youth Championship. The name of Newton who won the championship.
Leader: “Newton? Physicist?”
Subordinates: “No, no, no, he is a volleyball coach. He was the best setter in Asia in the 1990s. He graduated from a prestigious school. He has a doctorate from Springfield College in the United States. He has also worked in a very powerful club in Italy for many years. He has a professional level. Nothing to say! Originally, after Zhao Youde’s employment period ended, we also agreed with Lao Niu to take over the national team.”
The leader waved his hand: “Then let him go to work early.”
When Lao Niu was in a daze, he just took the position of coach of the national team that he had dreamed of, and was asked to urgently form a team that could win the Asian Championships.
There were three requirements for leadership.
1. You can no longer lose to your neighbors, no matter which neighbor you are!
2. Get the top two in the Asian Championships to get a place in the World Championships next year.
3. On the premise of not violating the above two conditions, cultivate more newcomers, strive for a place in the Tokyo Olympics and achieve good results in the Tokyo Olympics.
These three requirements were not easy to fulfill. Newton walked out of the leader’s office and made the first call to Chen Aiguo.
At that time, Chen Aiguo was taking the players around the stadium to practice diving, vowing to implement the positioning of the Guangdong Provincial Team as a “strong defensive team” to the end.
The assistant coach yelled, he got up quickly, and took the phone covered in sweat.
Looking at the caller ID, Chen Aiguo subconsciously showed disgust, but remembering that Newton had finally fought Zhao Youde, he decided to answer the call with a polite and friendly tone.
He pressed the connect button, and Newton’s voice came from the phone.
Lao Niu: “Hey, Brother Chen, give me Xiao Pi, Xiao Zai, and Er Leng, and I will take them to the Asian Championships.”
At this moment when the National Games was about to start, someone was so thick-skinned that he wanted to take all the main players of the Guangdong Provincial Team away!
Lao Chen’s expression turned ferocious.
On this beautiful day, Zhao Youde, who had brought disaster to the Chinese men’s volleyball team for a cycle, got the silver bracelet and went to live in the new dormitory amidst the expectations of everyone.
And the famous volleyball players from all over the country who just pushed Lao Niu to the top scolded Newton in unison.
Good guy, at this critical juncture, this guy actually took the chicken feather arrow given by the leader to snatch the favorite egg of the national provincial team!
The coach Hou who just led the team to the World Junior Championships and only won the quarter-finals was full of snot and tears: “I said earlier that the surname Niu is not a good person. When I see a good one, I want to hug him. Like bandits, damn it, this time our youth team is lacking in defense, but if Qin Chunxiao is given to me, we can also get on the podium!”
2017 had a lot going on.
In July, not only the U21 World Youth Championship was held, but also the U19 World Junior Championship. That was the game that 16-year-old Qin Chunxiao should participate in. However, because the U21 side really lacked a defensive gate, Lao Niu dragged him away into a higher age group.
His decision was right, and Qin Chunxiao was praised by those foreigners with high eyesight for “holding up a championship team with defense”.
The coach waiting for the team that participated in the World Junior Championships also asked Lao Niu to beat him before the game, but he was not thick-skinned, and was coaxed and deceived by Lao Niu. After walking about ten meters from Newton’s office, he realized that he was going to ask for Qin Chunxiao.
Coach Hou ran back: “Newton! Give me Qin Chunxiao!”
When he rushed into the office, Newton had jumped out of the window and ran away.
During the game, most of the players were not in the mood to pay attention to other games. After all, their opponents alone could’t pay attention. They did’t have the mood to watch the game until the end of the game. There was a lot of scolding in the WeChat group of the World Youth Championship.
The Chinese team actually lost to the neighboring country in the World Men’s Volleyball League! The face earned by the national youth team in the World Youth Championship was doubled back by the senior team!
Min Yaoyang: “Wo Ri! Wo Yan! Wo Jing! Wo?!”
The last word became a frame, Qin Chunxiao thought about it, and felt that the word should be liu (four tones) composed of four days, but the input method did not support Min Yaoyang’s use.
Li Ling asked him quietly: “How do you pronounce the word after the second Wo?”
Qin Chunxiao: “Xuan, the first sound.”
Qin Chunxiao was probably the smartest person in the group. He had already watched the World Junior Championships and the World Men’s Volleyball League once in his previous life, so this time he didn’t watch it a second time at all to avoid getting angry.
The guys in the group were still chatting, seeing that Qin Chunxiao was not bubbling for a long time, they dared to make fun of Deputy Qin.
Liu Yuelou: To be honest, Xiao Zai was not present in the loss to the neighboring country, otherwise he would have to fight to get suspended and he would have to punch two tons of shit out of his pig teammates and that ghost on the coaching bench.
Qiao Mingming: I agree.
Mao Xunfeng: Can’t refute.
Luohe: That makes sense, but is two tons too much?
You Ziyu: Even in my dreams, I want to see him beat Old Ghost Zhao violently.
Aizmaiti: Don’t think about it, Ding Rong will definitely stop him, and he can’t beat Lao Ding.
…
This group of people withdrew while sending messages, it seems that they still have a little desire to survive.
Qin Chunxiao, who was murdered by the wind commentary, was thinking about whether he should suddenly erupt, telling these people that he had been diving and watching for a long time, and he kept silent just to see what else they could make up.
Also, he didn’t hit the coach.
At this moment, a message was sent in Bib’s private message, which diverted his attention and saved the hopes of the Chinese men’s volleyball team by the way.
Xuan Dong who can sing: [“Run to the Wolf” was written for you, how do you feel?]
Xuan Dong who can sing: [Have you had dinner yet? Did it bother you to rest?]
Qin Chunxiao: [“Running to the Wolf” is very nice, thank you, I ate dinner and was not disturbed. 】
He was lying down with his calf raised close to his face, his toes pointing to the pillow, his waist hanging in the air, and he was playing with his mobile phone with one hand.
Mei Xuandong summed up his impressions of watching the volleyball match and his admiration for Qin Chunxiao’s fighting spirit into a short composition of 300 words, with sincere feelings and moving sentences. If you expand the number of words, you can make a perfect composition.
Qin Chunxiao had never been in a relationship, and he was not sure whether Mei Xuandong was pursuing him, but he was sure that he had a good impression of him, and the way was very childish, just like a unicorn in the steel jungle.
When his mother knocked on the door and entered the room, she saw her son’s movement and said enviously: “Since I gave birth to you two, I can no longer break my waist like this. It’s useless to go to yoga class.”
Pregnancy may cause lumbar disc herniation, especially Qin Chunxiao grew to 8 catties in the mother’s womb, which brought a huge burden to the lumbar spine.
Qin Chunxiao resumed his normal sitting posture, and just listened to his mother’s questions.
“You will continue to be in the provincial team after you come back this trip? Have you nothing else to do in the second half of the year?”
Mei Xuandong, who happened to be wearing a scarf, also asked about this matter cautiously.
Qin Chunxiao bowed his head back to the message and said: “At present, I am sure to play the National Games in August and the National Men’s Volleyball Championship in October. I want to represent Guangdong Province in the competition. I am not sure whether I will participate in the Chinese Men’s Volleyball Super League at the end of the year. Because too many clubs have contacted me, and I haven’t decided which one to go to.”
After doing the calculations, Qin Chunxiao found that he played a lot of games this year, playing from the beginning to the end of the year.
This was a good thing. After the epidemic, many competitions were suspended. Many Chinese men’s volleyball players did not play, and their feel and condition declined rapidly. They were once reduced to the point where they were bullied by their neighbors. Only a few players who participated in foreign leagues maintained live state.
When Mei Xuandong saw Qin Chunxiao’s reply, he was a little worried that Qin Chunxiao would not be able to bear it, because from the U21 to the World Youth Championship, Qin Chunxiao had been running wildly on the road of playing five rounds, but he had no position to persuade others not to work so hard. Temporarily tangled up.
Ms. Qin Chao sighed: “Then do you still have time for class? What about your grades?”
Qin Chunxiao gave a thumbs up: “Don’t worry, I won’t fall out of the top 100 in my grade!”
Seeing his confident appearance, Ms. Qin Chao’s eyes softened, and she patted her son’s head: “Scores are important, but not as important as your body. Mom chased your game, and you played so well. It should be fine to eat volleyball in the future.
Anyway, you have the national team uniform, and your coach Chen also said that you can be admitted to the Beijing Sports University. That school is also 211. You may not be able to pass the exam by yourself. “
Parents are like this, afraid that their children would not study hard because of other things, but the children work too hard, and tell them not to work too hard and not to be tired.
Although he knew that her mother had good intentions, Qin Chunxiao still had something to say.
What happened to 211? In his previous life, he passed the 985 exam by himself, although his alma mater had been jokingly called the Q City Seafood Breeding Base… that was also 985!
And within two days of resting at home, the 12 players who participated in the World Youth Championship were all called back to the team by the coaches and started emergency training.
The National Games were held every four years, and every time it was held, each province would send participating teams to compete in hundreds of events such as track and field, ball games, swimming, gymnastics, cycling, and Sanda.
Guangdong was a large coastal province in the south with a strong economy. It was the only province in the country with a population exceeding 100 million. Its area and population surpass many small countries. Sports in Guangdong were also well-developed, and the province often tops the gold medal tally at the National Games.
Volleyball was not traditionally considered a strong sport in Guangdong. Among the three major sports—basketball, football, and volleyball—football stands out the most. It was known as the country’s number one, while basketball is also strong.
As a result, Qin Chunxiao was not the most prominent male athlete in Guangdong Province. His idol, Su Shen, was the most popular male athlete in Guangdong, hailed as the promising star of sprinting among the Asian race.
On the other hand, female athletes in Guangdong face fierce competition, making it difficult for them to claim the top spot. The diving team had several Olympic champions, and the gymnastics team also boasts multiple Olympic champions. One could reluctantly admit that an active member of the diving team who achieves a Grand Slam might be considered the first sister. If that athlete were to win another gold medal at the World Championships, they would accomplish a Double Slam…
In sports, an athlete who wins gold medals in all A-level competitions, including the Olympics, was referred to as a Grand Slam. If they won two of these gold medals, it was known as a Double Slam.
In fact, table tennis, badminton, and equestrian sports were also strong in Guangdong Province, with numerous Olympic champions among them. However, they did not receive as much attention as the diving team, particularly the table tennis team. Domestic competitions were often more challenging than international ones, leading to immense pressure on both players and fans…
On Qin Chunxiao’s first day back with the team, Coach Lao Chen stamped some documents and chatted with him without looking up, saying, “If you had pursued gymnastics or diving back then, given your abilities, you might have had an Olympic gold medal.”
Qin Chunxiao immediately responded, “That’s impossible.”
Lao Chen was not happy: “How is it impossible? You are so talented, just your Achilles tendon, the two hands of a yellow-skinned athlete with such a long Achilles tendon can count!”
Qin Chunxiao: “The peak period of male athletes is generally after the age of 18. The last Olympic Games was in 2016. At that time, I had not developed yet. My physical fitness was far behind that of top athletes. It is impossible to compete with those Olympic athletes.”
Growth was a huge burden for female athletes. The increase in fat and body curves would make it difficult for them to perform difficult competitive movements, but for male athletes, the substantial increase in muscle and physique during the development period would make them stronger further.
Only then did Lao Chen suddenly realize: “Yeah, I forgot again that you only started growing this year.”
Lao Chen’s confidence in Xiao Qin wa stronger than Xiao Qin himself.
Li Ling pointed at himself and asked expectantly, “Coach, what about me?”
Lao Chen: “Stop taking your breath away, and don’t delay others from shining.”
Li Ling wailed, saying “You’re biased”, “You don’t love me”, “Lao Chen really hates me”, mumbling, took the salary slip that Lao Chen gave him, and found that his allowance had risen to 8,000 a month, It was a full five thousand more than before, and he became smiling again.
Lao Chen flipped through the documents: “The gold medals you won in the World Youth Championships can also be exchanged for bonuses. You both get 30,000 yuan each, and the higher-ups plan to appraise you as outstanding young athletes in Guangdong Province. We also have certificates issued internally. Let’s talk about them later. Come with me to the Sports Bureau.”
This time there was money to be taken, Qin Chunxiao and Li Ling followed neatly.
Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the Sports Bureau, the little leader who gave the money and certificates glanced at Qin Chunxiao, and asked Chen Aiguo with a smile, “Is this the new vice team of your volleyball team? It looks like a student.”
Qin Chunxiao was taken aback, but Lao Chen replied calmly: “Yes, that’s him, the kid in 2001, he has good skills, and everyone in the team admires him.”
“A hero is a boy.” The little leader admired, looked at Qin Chunxiao curiously, and said “this kid is a bit short” to his lips and swallowed it back.
Li Ling was puzzled: “Isn’t Xiaozai the captain? How did he become the vice-team?”
Chen Aiguo explained, “The captain and setter of the senior team are almost 40 years old and have to retire. The deputy team and main player had stress fractures and also retired. Therefore, the team has elected new captain and deputy team members.”
Qin Chunxiao’s eyes widened, “The National Games are coming, and they are retiring? Then who will take their place? Who is the new captain?”
Could it be that he would be thrown into the main attacking position again? And in the Guangdong provincial team, who else could surpass his father, Daddy Qin, as the captain?
Chen Aiguo smiled slightly, “You will find out soon enough.”
He took Qin Chunxiao back to the provincial team training hall.
Inside the gymnasium, the familiar sound of volleyball hitting the ground, which Qin Chunxiao and Li Ling were accustomed to, echoed. They also heard the familiar shout of “I got it!”
They followed the coach into the gymnasium, just in time to see Bai Jie, the substitute setter of the senior team, tossing the ball up. A player who was only 1.84 meters tall took off from the three-meter line and blocked the ball on the opposite side like a wall. The net couldn’t stop the block, and the libero couldn’t receive the spike.
Gao Depi wiped his sweat, turned his head, and smiled at them, “Hey, our little hero is back? Congratulations on winning the World Youth Championship.”
Chen Aiguo introduced them, “This is Gao Team, Xiao Pi, and this is your vice-captain, Qin Chunxiao, who was also the MVP of the World Youth Championship, just like you.”
Qin Chunxiao stood at the entrance, while Gao Depi stood on the court. The two looked at each other from a distance, sensing the subtle similarities between each other and themselves.
Both of them were shorter than the average volleyball player, both had Achilles tendons over 20 cm, and both had won the gold medal at the World Youth Championship and were named MVP.
And now, they were going to play together.
Gao Depi raised his chin, “I can no longer play as the main attacker. The coach wants me to try connecting in a series. How about you?”
Qin Chunxiao unloaded his sports bag, “If it’s a domestic competition, I can be the main player.”
Li Ling eagerly started stretching, “I’m still a setter.”
Gao Depi threw the volleyball into Qin Chunxiao’s hands, “Ready? After the World Youth Championship, you must be stronger than when you were U21.”
Qin Chunxiao: “I can’t ask for it!”
Except for Qin Chunxiao and Li Ling, the other 10 players who returned from the World Youth Championship were also promoted by their respective coaches. Those who had been in the youth team before were promoted to the senior team, some became captains, and some became vice-teams.
The seniors looked at them with joy, and those little men’s volleyball teams added their names to the list of idols.
They run in with the seniors from the same province, form a new team, and set off for the next stop.
This year’s National Games wiould be held in Tianjin in late August.
That night, Qiao Mingming posted an announcement in the “2017 National Youth Team” WeChat group.
Everyone, see you in Tianjin.
Qin Chunxiao looked at this message, and his heartbeat gradually accelerated.
His blood was boiling, because he felt that the future was bright and the future could be expected. Countless powerful enemies were waiting for him to challenge, and his teammates were becoming stronger and stronger.
At the same time, a sudden change was taking place within the Chinese Volleyball Association.
According to Wang Yizui, the junior leader of the State Sports Bureau, he would push Newton to the top position when Zhao Youde’s employment term ends in January next year.
But what people didn’t expect was that the Chinese men’s volleyball team’s loss to the neighbors had a greater impact than he had imagined. In addition, Zhao Youde was suddenly revealed to have participated in gambling, which directly attracted the attention of the Commission for Discipline Inspection.
Zhao Youde was taken away, and the Men’s Volleyball Asian Championships would be held at the end of July and early August. If they fail to get the top two in the Asian Championships, the Chinese men’s volleyball team would miss the 2018 Men’s Volleyball World Championships!
When the leaders at a higher level asked the people at the lower level to let people come to pick up the pot temporarily, a group of domestic volleyball stars headed by Chen Aiguo’s mentor and coach Yang all said that they led the national youth team in the World Youth Championship. The name of Newton who won the championship.
Leader: “Newton? Physicist?”
Subordinates: “No, no, no, he is a volleyball coach. He was the best setter in Asia in the 1990s. He graduated from a prestigious school. He has a doctorate from Springfield College in the United States. He has also worked in a very powerful club in Italy for many years. He has a professional level. Nothing to say! Originally, after Zhao Youde’s employment period ended, we also agreed with Lao Niu to take over the national team.”
The leader waved his hand: “Then let him go to work early.”
When Lao Niu was in a daze, he just took the position of coach of the national team that he had dreamed of, and was asked to urgently form a team that could win the Asian Championships.
There were three requirements for leadership.
1. You can no longer lose to your neighbors, no matter which neighbor you are!
2. Get the top two in the Asian Championships to get a place in the World Championships next year.
3. On the premise of not violating the above two conditions, cultivate more newcomers, strive for a place in the Tokyo Olympics and achieve good results in the Tokyo Olympics.
These three requirements were not easy to fulfill. Newton walked out of the leader’s office and made the first call to Chen Aiguo.
At that time, Chen Aiguo was taking the players around the stadium to practice diving, vowing to implement the positioning of the Guangdong Provincial Team as a “strong defensive team” to the end.
The assistant coach yelled, he got up quickly, and took the phone covered in sweat.
Looking at the caller ID, Chen Aiguo subconsciously showed disgust, but remembering that Newton had finally fought Zhao Youde, he decided to answer the call with a polite and friendly tone.
He pressed the connect button, and Newton’s voice came from the phone.
Lao Niu: “Hey, Brother Chen, give me Xiao Pi, Xiao Zai, and Er Leng, and I will take them to the Asian Championships.”
At this moment when the National Games was about to start, someone was so thick-skinned that he wanted to take all the main players of the Guangdong Provincial Team away!
Lao Chen’s expression turned ferocious.
On this beautiful day, Zhao Youde, who had brought disaster to the Chinese men’s volleyball team for a cycle, got the silver bracelet and went to live in the new dormitory amidst the expectations of everyone.
And the famous volleyball players from all over the country who just pushed Lao Niu to the top scolded Newton in unison.
Good guy, at this critical juncture, this guy actually took the chicken feather arrow given by the leader to snatch the favorite egg of the national provincial team!
The coach Hou who just led the team to the World Junior Championships and only won the quarter-finals was full of snot and tears: “I said earlier that the surname Niu is not a good person. When I see a good one, I want to hug him. Like bandits, damn it, this time our youth team is lacking in defense, but if Qin Chunxiao is given to me, we can also get on the podium!”
