Chapter 24: All Acquaintances
Han Cang set an alarm clock, got up early the next morning, packed up his things, he first went to the hotel's gym to warm up, and then went to have some breakfast, and when he came back, he went downstairs with his equipment, and saw Manager Zhang who had just arrived in the hall, and both of them felt that the other party got up early.
After checking out, Manager Zhang drove Han Cang straight to the badminton base of Shengli Company, as a sports equipment company that produces professional badminton rackets, they also have their own professional badminton courts, which are used to test the attributes and parameters of new products.
Today is Saturday, no traffic jams, drove out of Nanjing city for about 20 minutes, through a green landscape, came to the badminton base of Shengli Company in the western suburbs, entered the gate, Manager Zhang parked the car in the parking lot, and then led Han Cang into the building of the base.
Instead of going upstairs, they walked through to the other side of the building, where they saw a fully enclosed arena with a very sci-fi shape, which resembled a spaceship.
"This is the badminton professional hall of our Shengli Company. There is also a wind tunnel laboratory. Manager Zhang explained.
The so-called wind tunnel laboratory is to simulate the changes of aerodynamics in the natural environment, although badminton is an indoor sport, but for many amateurs, there are not so many professional venues, outdoor playing is a very common thing, in this case, the airflow on the stability of the racket, including the badminton itself has a great impact, so the construction of this wind tunnel laboratory is to test the parameter performance of the product in the natural environment.
Manager Zhang led Han Cang through a wide avenue, and at the door of the stadium opposite, he saw more than a dozen people standing there waiting, and before he got closer, Han Cang recognized several of them in sportswear, they were all candidates from various provincial teams, and a few of them were still familiar with Han Cang.
"I said Mr. Zhang, you are here!" I saw a middle-aged man with a round figure and wearing a suit and leather shoes walking over with a smile and taking the initiative to shake hands with Zhang Wenlin.
"Oh, Mr. Liu, I'm sorry, I've kept you waiting!" Zhang Wenlin shook hands and introduced to Han Cang that it turned out that the person who was called Mr. Liu was the regional manager in North China, named Liu Yong.
The two candidates recommended by Manager Liu this time, one from the Bayi team and the other from Liaoning Province, should be young players, and Han Cang has no impression of them.
Manager Zhang and Manager Liu were talking and laughing, Han Cang followed aside, and soon joined the other managers and candidates, Han Cang recognized Lin Huang in the crowd at a glance, he was still the same as before, his eyes were full of aggression, his dark skin and flexible body shape were like a black panther waiting for an opportunity.
But Lin Huang didn't recognize Han Cang for the first time, because Han Cang has changed a lot in the past year or so, he used to be in the provincial team, with strict management, he was not allowed to wear anything except sportswear, and his hair was not allowed to be dyed or kept, Han Cang has maintained a capable short hair style for the past ten years, and he did not have long hair until he retired last year.
The flowing bangs are low to the eyebrows, and those eyes are much more restrained than in the past, as if they are flat after washing away the lead, Han Cang's eyes can't see any sharpness, and they look approachable and introverted.
Han Cang and Lin Huang just looked at each other for a moment, and then looked away, Lin Huang was stunned for a moment, as if he felt that this person was a little familiar, at this moment, he only heard Manager Zhang introduce to everyone:
"I'm sorry, bosses, I'm late, I just went to the airport to pick up someone and introduce to you, this is the former men's singles player of the Shandong badminton team, Han Cang."
When Zhang Wenlin shouted the word Han Cang, almost everyone present had the same expression, and they were suddenly blinded.
"You... What did you just say? Who is this man? It was Mr. Wang from South China who spoke, and the candidates standing beside him were Chen Feng from the Guangdong Provincial Team and Wang Zheye from the Hunan Provincial Team, both of whom happened to know Han Cang.
Wang Zhe is also 190 tall, leisurely and beautiful, slender limbs, is recognized as the prince of the feather world, last year he and Han Cang in the quarterfinals of the National Games, three games, and finally regretted the loss, provoking countless female fans to shed tears on the scene, although the sports results are not as good as Han Cang, but the image of the people is good, the stars are lucky, and various business activities have earned enough face and eyeballs for the provincial team.
"It's... Is this Han Cang? Seeing that Wang Zhe also showed a surprised expression, Han Cang looked at him and said, "That's right, it's me." ”
Wang Zhe also suddenly realized, couldn't help laughing, stroked his hair and said, "I didn't expect you to be quite handsome with long hair!" ”
The relationship between Han Cang and Wang Zhe is okay, although the two have no intersection in private except for the court, but Wang Zhe once publicly said in front of media reporters that he only admires one person when it comes to badminton skills, that is Han Cang, maybe he is a high-value player with a star halo on his head off the court, but on the field, Han Cang is the prince of the badminton with gorgeous skills.
The two of them greeted each other with a smile, and the atmosphere was very harmonious, but then a cold voice said, "Long time no see, Han Cang." ”
This voice froze the two regional managers, and they were a little embarrassed for a while, only to see Chen Feng of the Guangdong Provincial Team come forward and say hello to Han Cang.
This Chen Feng is counted as being selected for the provincial team in the same batch as Han Cang, and the two are also fellow villagers in Shandong, but eight years ago, Chen Feng left the Shandong team to go to Guangzhou to develop, entered the Guangdong provincial team, and has been serving as the No. 2 singles, but now Xu Muyang has been promoted to the national team, maybe he also ushered in his own spring and became the number one singles of the provincial team.
"Hello." Han Cang politely replied, although he and Chen Feng have known each other since childhood, but with the growth of age and the estrangement of the relationship, there is actually no intersection between the two, plus Han Cang swept the feather arena a few years ago, so the Guangdong team also suffered a lot of defeats, so the relationship between them is a competitor.
The two sides finished greeting one after another, and at this moment, Lin Huang took the initiative to come over, and when Manager Zhang saw that he was coming, he wanted to take the initiative to introduce it to Manager Liu, but who knew that Lin Huang didn't pay attention to these people at all, his eyes stared at Han Cang, his eyes seemed to be able to kill, and he asked coldly as soon as he opened his mouth:
"Why are you here?"
The two managers were stunned at the same time, only to see Lin Huang staring at Han Cang, the two sides seemed to be confronting each other with their eyes, and after a while, Han Cang took the lead in breaking the silence and took the initiative to say:
"To win the game, of course."
Lin Huang snorted disdainfully: "A retired player who has seriously declined in his outdated state, and he is still ashamed to say that he wants to win us?" What do you take to win? Acting? ”
The atmosphere suddenly dropped to the freezing point, Han Cang was overjoyed and angry, although he knew that Lin Huang was angry about the semi-finals at last year's National Games, but whether there was handicapping in that semi-finals, I'm afraid only the coaching staff and the provincial team executives knew.
"Hehe, it seems that everyone knows each other, worthy of being a veteran player, an old opponent, hehe......" Manager Zhang forcibly enlivened the atmosphere, and Manager Liu also hurriedly helped to play the round, but at this moment, another voice sounded:
"Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang, I didn't say you, the company gave each regional manager a total of two places, you don't go to complete the tasks assigned by the company, and find a retired person to fill up the number, what do you mean?"
I saw a man wearing glasses and smiling very sven walked over, compared with several other managers, he looked very young, estimated to be in his thirties, wearing a neat suit, combing his hair meticulously, this person was the regional manager of Central China, Xu Bin, the best performance of the five regional managers.