Chapter 36: Answers
"Headmaster, please give us a chance!"
In the principal's office of the High School Affiliated to Beijing University, Gu Jing, who had always had a confident smile on his face, was bowing humbly at this time, pleading with the chubby middle-aged man behind the table.
"You know... We are an average public school and don't have a lot of resources for a team that doesn't have potential. In addition, because your basketball team occupies the only indoor basketball court in the school every day, many teachers and students have complained about you. The slightly chubby middle-aged man opened the drawer, took out a dozen complaint letters, and looked at Gu Jing with a wry smile.
As the principal took out the dozen complaint letters, Gu Jing's waist bent deeper, and he clenched his fists in humiliation as he thought of everything that had happened this morning.
This morning, as usual, he came to the school indoor basketball court at six o'clock to open the door, only to find that the door lock of the school indoor basketball court had been changed, and the door of the school indoor basketball court was also posted with slogans such as "The garbage basketball team was disbanded ahead of schedule", "I am embarrassed to play the game after losing to Southwest No. 1 Middle School by more than 30 points", "Don't be embarrassed in the city game" and so on. Gu Jing felt an unprecedented panic.
I don't know who it was this weekend, and the old students in the school posted a bar to revisit the process of the last competition between Southwest No. 1 Middle School and the High School Affiliated to Beijing University, and I don't know who it was, after posting this humiliating past, "goodwill" opened to ask alumni to analyze this kind of bad team, and if they go to participate in the city competition, they can get the first place.
This topic was pushed to the front page by many alumni, and most of the thousands of votes were not optimistic about this basketball team and they must have even entered the top 32.
This kind of hot post will naturally attract the attention of the teachers of the school committee, after discussion and seeing the news that the quota issued by the Southwest Committee of the National Competition is full.
The school board decided to disband and suspend the basketball team.
They don't want their school to be a laughing stock, and they don't want this public school with no special skills to spend a lot of resources on this basketball team with no future.
So, they changed the locks, and they also notified the basketball captain Gu Jing today about the disbandment of the basketball team.
This is also the reason for the conversation between Gu Jing and the principal just now.
"We can not occupy the indoor basketball court, as long as we keep the basketball team." The poster's bad intentions and the humiliation of not being favored by his classmates made Gu Jing clench his fists and make such a decision.
"You know, it's not even possible that an outdoor basketball court will be used as a field for your basketball team." Looking at Gu Jing, who was trembling and unwilling, the two words that the principal was going to say were hard swallowed in his throat.
"We don't have to... Outdoor basketball court... As long as the school retains the name of our basketball team... We will definitely bring glory to the school without affecting the reputation of the school and learning. Gu Jing was very smart to grasp the two most important points of the school's achievements, as well as reputation, and made a promise to the principal.
However, how can anyone believe them when they are not favored by anyone? Who would have believed that this underdogly basketball team could win honor for the school?
"I'll tell you the truth, even if I agree that you keep your basketball team name, it's hard for you to get into the city to play. Because there are five new teams joining this year, only two places will be given in the end. I also know your results, can you beat those four teams and get one of the two places? "When the principal still wants to refuse.
Gu Jing raised his head and said categorically:
"We can!"
"Jokes? What do you win? Also, your basketball team is full of students with unsatisfactory grades, what does your team do to ensure that your basketball team will win glory for the school? When Gu Jing said these four words, outside the door of the principal's office, a woman in her forties with glasses walked in and mocked.
This middle-aged woman with glasses is the school's director of education and the president of the school committee, and similarly, she is also the "culprit" who abolished the school's basketball team a few years ago!
"You ask us what we want to win, and I tell you, we're going to win with every drop of sweat we put down on the basketball court and trust in each other and train harder than anyone else... As for what do you want us to guarantee? Then I can only guarantee all the honors that my Gu Jing has fought for in school in the past two years! Without hesitation, Gu Jing straightened his waist and said this to the teaching director.
His words were categorical and full of confidence, and at the same time, his words made the headmaster sitting behind the desk finally make a final decision.
"Since you have the courage and confidence to use your honor as a way to keep the basketball team, then, I also give you a chance, I will keep the name of the basketball team and apply for you to enter the competition. However, there are conditions. ”
"What conditions? In addition to you, at least two members of your basketball team must be in the top 10 of their current class in the monthly exam in two days' time! ”
"What?" When Gu Jing heard this request, his face changed instantly.
Most of the members of the basketball team are not good at studying, especially Murong Bei, Gu Beicheng and Qin Weijia, all of whom have successfully won the first place in the current class in the recent exam (the first year of high school), and are nicknamed the "three phantom gods" of the basketball team by many people, while the others are not in the middle or below the average, which is a fact that all teachers know.
And the principal grasped this point and asked the basketball team to have at least two of them in the top ten of the class, which is undoubtedly more difficult than asking the basketball team to enter the national competition.
"Why are you scared?" The principal looked at Gu Jing, who was shocked, and said meaningfully:
"Plus today is a total of three days, and three days can still create miracles. If you can't even do that, then there's no hope for the basketball team to exist. Also, you have to remember that a basketball team is not a one-man basketball team. ”
The principal showed a sharp look and looked at Gu Jing and said provocatively.
"I... Accept! Gu Jing gritted his teeth and agreed.
"Then you should go back to the basketball team and inform the basketball team of the news. I will wait for good news from you. After the principal waved his hand and sent Gu Jing away, he sat in his office and pondered.
"Or are you tall, Headmaster, and you want them to give up on their own, knowing that they can't do it?" After seeing Gu Jing leave, the dean finally woke up from the shock that Gu Jing said before that he was betting on the honor he had earned.
She looked at the principal with a smile, expecting the basketball team to be disbanded after three days if it didn't meet its goal.
It's just that her words didn't get a response from the principal, who was still pondering, but there was a hint of trust in his eyes.
Perhaps, he is trusting Gu Jing's basketball team to create miracles? Perhaps, he is looking forward to whether this basketball team will make the same decision as the basketball team that was disbanded a few years ago...