30 September 2002, the day before National Day.

Early in the morning, Su Zu was kicked out of the competition management center by Li Zhizhong, and he didn't train today, so he had a day off.

The reason is that after his new student status fell to the No. 8 Middle School in Hedao City, the relevant enrollment and registration procedures have been delayed for a month, and if he does not go through it, he will immediately go on the National Day holiday, and I don't know when this delay will be.

Hedao No. 8 Middle School is a key middle school in the province, there are 10 or 20 people who are admitted to Tsinghua University and Peking University every year, especially in the quality competition, there are basketball specialty classes, and many students have won many medals in domestic and foreign competitions, and there are many students with the title of first-class athletes and national athletes.

In addition to the administrative relationship of Hedao City Education, one aspect of Su Zu's school status can be successfully attached to the No. 8 Middle School, which is also the reason why the school is willing to accept this special sports talent.

The distance between the competition management center and Hedao No. 8 Middle School is not too far, he originally wanted to ride Li Zhizhong's women's motorcycle directly when he went out, at this time there was no ban on motorcycles on the island, and in a few years, two wheels can run on the road in addition to bicycles and electric vehicles.

However, Coach Li's words for safety made Su Zu give up this extravagant hope, and he had to take two buses to get to the place.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the campus, Su Zu was about to ask the doorman in the security room where the new students were registering. As a result, he was pushed out before he could speak.

"You said you came to the school to report, it's been a month since the start of school, where did you report? You're one of those who runs training classes to advertise, young man, it's not that I won't let you in, it's really that you have gone a little too far, and my bonus has been deducted for two months. ”

The doorman was a forty or fifty-year-old uncle with a cold face and an expression that I had already seen through you.

At this time, it is still in the ascendant to run training courses in China, but it has begun to see a scale. A large number of training institutions, small studios, small private schools and the like are blocked at the entrance of primary and secondary schools every day to distribute leaflets. Hedao No. 8 Middle School is closed management, outsiders are not allowed to enter the school, and students are only allowed to leave the school on Fridays a week. Often, some training institutions will find a teacher and student development agent in the school, recommend students to sign up for rebates, or either directly mix a few people in, put a lecture opening poster on the bulletin board, and sprinkle a wave of flyers in the canteen.

Su Zu stood at the door and couldn't laugh a little, and explained repeatedly: "I'm really a student of the school, a sports student, and I didn't have time to report for a game before. ”

The security uncle shook his head in disbelief, it seemed that he had been fooled a lot, and he spread his hands and said, "You said that you are a student of No. 8 Middle School, so which class are you and who is the head teacher?" You're right, I'll let you in. ”

Su Zu was also speechless when asked by the security guard, I came to the school on the first day to report, how do I know which class it is, I have the heart to ask Li Zhizhong about the specific situation arranged by Wen Rongguang, but I found that he still doesn't remember their number at all. He doesn't have a cell phone yet.

At the gate of the campus, I inked with the doorman for a long time, but fortunately, it was still early at this time, and it was the time when the school teachers came to class one after another. After several waves of people came and went, Su Zu finally met an acquaintance, Xu Wenqing, the female teacher who participated in the Chinese Games last time, and under her leadership, Su Zu successfully entered the school.

As soon as I entered the school, I found that the school was full of excitement, forming two worlds with the cold scene of the morning outside the school, and there were students who concentrated on morning reading in the flower beds in the corridor, some chased each other and frolicked, and hurried to the school cafeteria for breakfast. There are runners and players playing ball on the playground.

The hardware facilities of Hedao No. 8 Middle School are not bad, with comprehensive teaching buildings, libraries, gymnasiums, science experiment buildings, and dormitory buildings, which are not far behind the standard configuration of ordinary universities.

Su Zu waited in the administrative office building for a while, and after waiting for people to go to work, he went to several offices of the admissions office and the academic affairs office before he could get the registration done properly.

During this period, there was also an academic director who learned about his situation and came over to encourage him, especially after hearing that Su Zu had won the first prize, and promised to give him a bonus.

Su Zu smiled, and he didn't take it seriously, but if there was really a bonus, of course he would be happy to laugh. However, he is now a professional athlete, mainly for the sake of his student status, and as for the school, he looks down on things a lot.

By the time he had completed all the formalities, it was almost class time, and he didn't stay long.

When he went out, the security guard who had been blocking him opened the door in surprise, "You are really a student of the eighth middle school, don't you go to class?" I can't let you go out in class, you have to have a leave slip. ”

"If I don't go to class, I have to train." Su Zu explained simply, and he didn't mean to embarrass people. It's all jobs to make a living, and there's nothing to argue about.

After leaving school, Su Zu did not go back to the competition management center directly, but went to a shopping mall in the city center.

What happened at the school gate just now reminded him that he should hurry up and buy a mobile phone. At this time, the mobile phone is really a function of calling and texting.

His pockets are no longer empty, and he already has some savings. In the Youth Invitational Tournament that he participated in at the sports school before, he won a prize of 2,000 yuan for the first place in the 100 meters, and the sports school later rewarded another 1,000 yuan.

After arriving at the Hedao City team, the National Middle School Games won the 100-meter championship, and the Hedao City Education Bureau rewarded another 5,000 yuan, and the competition management center rewarded 5,000 yuan.

This time, the champion of the National Track and Field Grand Prix was 30,000 yuan, and the competition management center rewarded another 10,000 yuan. The prize money of the Athletics Grand Prix is relatively considerable, and the contestants range from 30,000 yuan for the first place to several hundred yuan for the final 50 places.

The amount of the two bonuses of the sports school and the invitational tournament is small, and there is no tax deduction for the direct delivery, and the next few bonuses have deducted 20% of the personal income tax of the bonus, and finally all the bonuses in Su Zu's hands add up to more than 40,000 points.

The money is not much, but it is quite considerable, at this time, in addition to some electronic products, electrical appliances, the overall relative price is also low. The housing prices in Hedao City at this time were only in the early 3,000s.

spent thousands of oceans in the mall, and after the shopping guide repeatedly confirmed, Su Zu directly bought a magic machine that could be used to knock walnuts to block bullets, and then went to the business hall to buy a phone card. Originally, I wanted to buy one more for my parents, but at this time he didn't have time to go back, and the price of electronic products such as mobile phones was also dropping quickly, and it was too late to go back and buy it before the Spring Festival.

And if the parents are willing, the prize money from these competitions will be enough for the parents to make start-up capital and start a small business. If he doesn't want to, he is also ready to give it directly to his parents, and the money can make them laugh and make them feel at ease.

As for other investment and financial management, first, the money is still small, and second, his career has just begun, so he can't be in a hurry.

Back at the competition management center, Su Zu looked for two laps and found that the coaching staff was not there. I was going to go back to change my clothes and continue training, but as soon as I was halfway there, I saw a head popping up in the administrative building.

"Su Zu, hurry up." Wang Yuanbin poked his head out of the administrative building and shouted loudly.

Su Zu followed the voice, went up to the administrative building, and found the multi-functional screening room where Wang Yuanbin was probed, only to find that the three members of the coaching staff were there, and a group of people were surrounding a 40-inch color TV with a huge butt. Before this kind of color TV came out, it was considered high-end, and the price was expensive, but the volume was too large, and it was not easy for a person to move. There is also a multi-purpose screening room here in the competition management center.

"What are you looking at?" Su Zu didn't know why.

"Asian Games, you came just in time, it's the men's 100-meter preliminaries."

Wang Yuanbin opened his mouth to explain, and on the other side, Xu Zhikui raised his head and said hello to Su Zu, but Li Zhizhong did not react at all, and his eyes were staring at the TV tightly.

After listening to Wang Yuanbin's explanation, Su Zu remembered that this year was the 2002 Busan Asian Games.

"See, in the Asian Games, if you go to the national team, you can go to the game." Li Zhizhong didn't turn his head and pointed to the big screen on the TV.

Wang Yuanbin also nodded on the side and echoed: "The results of the first few preliminaries are average, and there are a few naturalized players from Saudi Arabia and some players from Japan. Chen Jian's condition is also good, I said, Su Zu, if you go, maybe you can really get a medal. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Zhikui on the side also held his glasses and looked at Su Zu several times.

Su Zu also felt a little pity, he really had a chance to win a medal when he went to the Asian Games now, but he didn't play a role in Li Zhizhong and Wang Yuanbin.

"I am less blind, the Asian Games trials have already ended, and I can't catch up when I go to the national team. You want to see me participate in the Asian Games, four years from now. ”