Chapter 23: Tennis

When I arrived at the activity room, it was already 6:35.

The activity room was very clean, empty and empty, and a standard indoor tennis court was covered with grass-green PVC sports flooring, which appeared in an activity room in a Chinese prison in 1990, which surprised Chen Donghui.

As far as Chen Donghui knows, even in the 21st century, some of China's large stadiums need such PVC materials, or mainly rely on foreign imports, not to mention that it is now 1990, it is definitely a foreign product!

This shows that Shipuzi Prison is indeed well funded, and it also shows that the prison director Luo Zhongwen must be a person who pays attention to the quality of life.

Officer Wang took down a French Baibaoli brand double-shoulder tennis bag from the storage shelf on the side, opened it, took out two of the four tennis rackets inside, took two more unopened cans of grass-green Baibaoli tennis balls, and threw one to Chen Donghui.

"Donghui, there is still some time, let's play two games first, so that you can find your state. Officer Wang moved his limbs and said, "My level is very bad, you don't have to be polite, just try your best, don't give me face." ”

"Hehe, okay, I haven't fought in a long time, but I'm not welcome. ”

Chen Donghui shook the tennis racket in his hand vigorously, and observed it carefully, this Baibaoli tennis racket is the No. 1 racket, weighing 55 pounds, and it is handmade, the craftsmanship is very good, the handshake is tied with a sweatband, the head is very heavy, the sweet area of the racket is large, and it is a string of sub-mothers.

In the last life, Chen Donghui's favorite tennis racket brands were two, one of which was France's Baibaoli, and the other was the United States' Wilson.

Wilson's technology is stronger, but the traditional craftsmanship of Baibaoli is better and more tasteful.

"Donghui, you serve first. Officer Wang held the tennis racket in his right hand and shook his arm, looking eager to try.

"Okay, Officer Wang, take it!"

Standing behind the end line, in the area between the midpoint and the putative extension of the sideline, Chen Donghui rocked the tennis ball up and down with his left hand, thinking about his memories of the tennis ball.

"Bang!"

With a crisp sound, Chen Donghui hit a very ordinary flat serve. Although this method of serving is not difficult, it has great strength and fast speed, although Chen Donghui's figure is not too high, he jumped up and concentrated all his body strength on his right arm, and the tennis ball he hit was like a cannonball and rushed straight towards Officer Wang!

Officer Wang's level is indeed not very good, and he hurriedly clenched his hands and waved his racket. Although the ball hit, it did not pass the net and smashed directly on the ground half of his body.

"Awesome! ”

Officer Wang was hit by Chen Donghui for the first time in tennis, not only was he not angry, but he was very happy!

Officer Wang really has no interest in tennis, but the warden likes it very much, and sometimes there is no one to accompany him, so Officer Wang makes up the number, but he is not the opponent of the prison director at all, and he is often beaten by the prison director with ace balls, which makes him discouraged, and the prison director is also very unhappy.

Now Chen Donghui serves and scores at once, and his movements are very stretched, and the rules are very familiar, he must be a master!

Later, with Chen Donghui playing ball with the prison warden, it can be regarded as liberating Officer Wang and others, and there is no need for them to go around looking for prisoners who can play tennis.

Chen Donghui himself was not very satisfied, according to the level of his previous life, against a rookie like Officer Wang, he could play an ace ball casually. Moreover, his serve just now originally wanted to deflect to the left, but he didn't grasp the direction well and hit Officer Wang directly!

It seems that he will really have to have a little time to get used to it.

Next, Chen Donghui played a few more rounds with Officer Wang, Chen Donghui was not polite, after getting familiar with it for a few times, not only the ace ball, but also the crossing ball and the high ball were played, and he practiced the handle well, and the officer Wang was in a hurry, running around, and couldn't parry at all.

Ten minutes later, Officer Wang was already sweating profusely, panting, his right hand was propped up on the ground with a tennis racket, and his left hand waved again and again: "No! No! Donghui, your level ...... That's possible!"

"It's over, Officer Wang, hehe. ”

Officer Wang raised his hand again and looked at the Shanghai brand watch in his hand, which seemed to be very fond of this watch, and said: "It's almost six o'clock, the prison director is very punctual, he will come over on time at six o'clock, you can rest for a few minutes, and then play ball with the prison director." ”

Before the words fell, the door of the hidden activity room was pushed open, and three people walked in.

The man in the middle is in his forties, with a ruddy face, a muscular build, neatly mousse hair, a white tennis suit, and a pair of black Nike sneakers on his feet.

This person must be the warden of Shipuzi, Luo Zhongwen.

The two men behind him were dressed in guard clothes, with sharp eyes and a shrewd look, and one of them was carrying a tennis bag on one shoulder.

"Good morning Officer Wang, get up so early to work out. ”

Before Officer Wang and Chen Donghui could speak, Luo Zhongwen greeted him very politely.

"Warden Luo!"

"Warden Luo!"

Officer Wang and Chen Donghui hurriedly greeted each other.

"Hehe, no need to detain. Young man, you are the Chen Donghui that Officer Wang said? Well, you are a talented person and very energetic. Can you play tennis?"

Luo Zhongwen was still very polite to Chen Donghui, which made Chen Donghui have a lot of good feelings towards him.

"Hehe, it's okay. Chen Donghui said humbly.

"Warden Luo, Chen Donghui's level is not 'okay', I just played a few rounds with him and tried him, but I couldn't find the north at all when I was beaten by him, and I didn't win a game. He also typed out what you said...... What love death ball?" Officer Wang began to tout Chen Donghui.

"It's not love dead balls, it's ace balls. Luo Zhongwen corrected Officer Wang's pronunciation in English with a strong British flavor.

"Hehe, anyway, Chen Donghui is very powerful, definitely not comparable to those soft eggs before. ”

Officer Wang seemed to be deliberately currying favor in front of Luo Zhongwen, but Chen Donghui only smiled slightly, calm and calm.

"Well, then I'll have to have a good fight with this young man. Okay, you two and Officer Wang can play casually. I can trust the look in this young man's eyes, and there will be no problem. ”

Luo Zhongwen looked at Chen Donghui with interest and said to the two guards beside him.

Officer Wang hurriedly assured: "Don't worry, Prison Director Luo, Chen Donghui will definitely be fine." ”

The two guards nodded to Officer Wang, and said hello, one of them handed the tennis bag to Luo Zhongwen's hand, whispered another word, and walked to the side.

Luo Zhongwen opened the tennis bag and took out a tennis racket that is also a Baibaoli brand, with a black handle and a red throat, and the racket is also very professionally equipped with cylindrical strip shock absorbers.

"I've already jogged to warm up, young man, you've already played a few rounds with Officer Wang, and it's also a warm-up, let's start now." Luo Zhongwen said to Chen Donghui.

"Yes, Warden Law. ”

Then, Luo Zhongwen took out a coin from his trouser pocket, walked to the middle net, and said with a smile: "Young man, we used to play ball casually, and exercise-oriented. However, Officer Wang said that you are a master, and in order to show respect for you, let's play according to the regular rules, how about guessing the edge with a coin first?"

Chen Donghui knew that Luo Zhongwen was doing this, firstly, to show respect, and secondly, to see if Chen Donghui was professional.

When playing tennis, technique is important, but following the rules is even more important. Playing tennis with someone who doesn't understand the rules, even if the opponent plays well, there will be a feeling of boring.

"Yes, Warden Law. Chen Donghui also walked to the middle net and said.

Originally, it was more formal for the two to guess coins face-to-face, but due to their special identities, in order to avoid the nervousness of the two guards, Chen Donghui and Luo Zhongwen guessed coins across the net.

What Luo Zhongwen took out was a British coin with a face value of one pound, which seemed to be made of red copper, and on it was a statue of the Queen of England. At that time, the empress was still very young, with a slender neck, as graceful as a swan, and as holy as a Greek goddess.

"Guess which side?" Luo Zhongwen asked.

"Prison Commander Luo, choose. Chen Donghui said.

"Okay, then I'll choose the Empress. This Elizabeth, the first edition of my dreams, was released in 1983 and has always been carried by me, and is my lucky charm. Luo Zhongwen was humorous and easy-going, his personality was a bit like an old-school gentleman in England, and he winked at Chen Donghui.

"Huh. ”

Chen Donghui believes in Luo Zhongwen's words, Elizabeth II, is indeed an elegant goddess.

After the coin was tossed, it was indeed the empress's head, and Luo Zhongwen served first.

Luo Zhongwen retreated to the area behind the end line, between the midpoint and the putative extension of the sideline, threw the tennis ball vertically into the air with his left hand, and then hit the ball out hard!

Unexpectedly, the first ball wiped the net and the serve was invalid.

Although Chen Donghui knew that in 2013, the International Tennis Federation revised the rules, wiping the net no longer affects whether the serve is successful, and judging by the landing point of the ball after wiping the net.

But now in 1990, this kind of wiping tennis ball is an invalid serve and needs to be reserved.

"Hehe, the first serve wiped the net, it looks like today's good luck. ”

Luo Zhongwen made a joke and took out a ball from his trouser pocket. This time, the ball was successfully served, and it was also a flat serve!

However, Chen Donghui is not Officer Wang, this flat shot is very fast and the power is enough, but the difficulty of catching the ball is not great, and after the ball hits the ground and bounces, Chen Donghui easily hits back.

Luo Zhongwen's technique is very good, and his feet are also fast, and after a few rounds, Chen Donghui's return shot failed to hit the air ball and lost the first game.

"Yes, young man!"

Luo Zhongwen was very excited, he hadn't met an opponent like Chen Donghui for a long time. Although it was only the first game, Luo Zhongwen could already see from Chen Donghui's gripping technique, hitting skills, and foot movement that Chen Donghui definitely played well and was very professional.

"Warden Luo, your level is very high, I will do my best, hehe. Chen Donghui also complimented him in a timely manner.