Chapter 343: Returning to the Team (Part II)
For the re-entry of the national team, Pan Xiqi had been mentally prepared before. In fact, he has never had any resistance to becoming a member of the national team, but he couldn't help but quarrel with Coach Jiang of the national team for a while, which led to him not being able to put on the national team jersey today. This time, he has the halo of a Grand Slam champion on his head, and the eyes of the whole country are on him, and if he doesn't play for his country, he really can't say it.
After taking care of this top priority, Director Xu and Coach Zheng seemed much more relaxed. They originally thought that Pan Xiqi, who might have to take a lot of words to persuade him, changed his mind, but they didn't expect Pan Xiqi to agree without even thinking about it, and how could they not be overjoyed.
"Xiao Pan, after becoming a member of the national team, it is a good opportunity to win glory for the country to represent the country in international competitions such as the Asian Games, the Olympic Games, and the Davis Cup. I believe that with your strength, you will definitely be able to gain a place for Chinese men's tennis in the world. Over the years, our men's tennis team has not even been able to break out of Asia, and has been overwhelmed by the surrounding South Korea, Japan and even Taiwan, but this time, it is our turn to get ahead! Looking at Pan Xiqi, Coach Zheng said with emotion.
"That's natural, you see which country in Asia can find another men's Grand Slam champion now, isn't this the only one?" Director Xu also said proudly, his tone full of joy.
"But Xiao Pan, as the pillar of our Beijing team, don't forget to be in the team while participating in the professional tour and the national team. You also know that our team's strength in China is only in the middle and upper, and if we don't have you, our results will be greatly affected. But don't worry, you don't need to go out in the usual small competitions, you only need to represent the Beijing team in the National Games and the National Grand Prix. Although he said it lightly, it can be seen that Director Xu still attaches great importance to this matter.
Tennis is one of the most professional sports in the world, and high-level athletes need to participate in as many as twenty or thirty tournaments every year. And these games are scattered all over the world, so for the players, the intensity of the games over the course of the year is very high. At this time, if you have to take care of the national team's competition, it will inevitably greatly affect the energy of the athletes.
In addition, compared to the tour, the national team competition is simply pitiful in terms of points and prize money, and at the same time, it has to bear a lot of pressure from the domestic public. Therefore, in Europe and the United States, many top players are selective to play for the national team, and some even quit the national team altogether to concentrate on their professional game. And now, Pansiqi is clearly faced with a choice in this regard.
"Director, do you really only need to participate in the National Games and Grand Prix? There won't be other tasks at that time, right? Pansiqi asked, frowning.
"No, no, these two events are the most important in China, and the others don't matter. If you really let you, the Grand Slam champion, participate in those small tournaments, wouldn't it make others laugh out of their big teeth? Director Xu hurriedly shook his head and replied.
"Xiao Pan, you also know that you have been given a lot of preferential treatment in the bonus team, and I am also under a lot of pressure. If you can't guarantee to contribute to the team in the competition, then I can't explain it to the leader. It seemed that seeing Pan Xiqi's hesitation, Director Xu hurriedly added fire.
"This old fox is waiting for me here. Selling me a favor on the bonus is not just to make me obediently contribute to the Beijing team. But this favor, just accept it. Anyway, the domestic competition is almost not difficult for me. Pan Xiqi quickly understood the meaning of Director Xu's words.
"Okay, as a member of the Beijing team, I will definitely take my responsibility." didn't let Director Xu wait too long, Pan Xiqi nodded and agreed.
"Okay, well, with your words, we will be relieved. You can rest assured, for the team to achieve honor, the team will not treat you badly, and the bonus treatment will not be less! With Pan Xiqi's words, Director Xu was immediately overjoyed, and he and Coach Zheng exchanged glances, and they could see a strong joy in each other's eyes.
Pan Xiqi's commitment is equivalent to a long time in the future, the Beijing men's tennis team will dominate the domestic tennis arena and become a unique existence. And with the guarantee of excellent results, he, as a director, naturally has a worry-free future, which is definitely a great thing for him.
It was only then that Director Xu felt that the millions of bonuses he had lost before were worth it. After all, compared to the honor and attention that Pancich may bring to the Beijing team in the future, this money is nothing.
The two most important things were successfully finalized, and Director Xu seemed very satisfied. At this moment, he looked at Pansiqi's eyes even hotter, as if he was looking at a treasure. If he didn't know what was going on, Pan Xiqi would even have to wonder if his leader had taken a fancy to him.
Taking advantage of the other party's good mood, Pan Xiqi also took the opportunity to say that he wanted to form a personal trainer team. Of course, he deliberately emphasized that all the costs do not need to be borne by the Beijing team, and all the costs will be handled by himself.
Director Xu was not surprised by Pan Xiqi's proposal. After all, Pansiqi is now a Grand Slam champion and has reached the top 20 in the world rankings, which is an out-and-out top player. If such a player does not form a coaching team, Director Xu will feel strange.
For him, as long as Pansiqi guarantees that he can play in domestic competitions for the Beijing team, he will not have any opinion on everything else. Besides, with Pan Xiqi's current level, the Beijing team can't come up with matching training conditions and coaches, so it's better to let Pan Xiqi fly solo. At this point, Director Xu is still very open-minded.
However, Coach Zheng on the side felt a trace of loss after hearing that Pan Xiqi was going to fly solo, although he had been prepared in his heart. Although Pan Xiqi has joined the Beijing team for less than a year, in Coach Zheng's heart, he already regards Pan Xiqi as the most proud disciple. And now, Pansichy has achieved something that he could not have imagined before.
Thinking of the hard work he had put into Pan Xiqi during this time, and thinking that Pan Xiqi was about to leave him in the future, Coach Zheng still couldn't help showing a lonely look on his face. Although it was only a fleeting moment, the sensitive Pansiqi still caught the slightest change.
He is still quite grateful to the head coach who set obstacles for himself when he joined the team. In ordinary training, Coach Zheng can be said to be the person who pays the most attention to himself and helps him the most in the Beijing team. However, Pan Xiqi knew in his heart that with Coach Zheng's level, it was naturally impossible for him to really make him the coach of his future competitions, and their fate as master and apprentice could only end today.
"Coach, what are you doing here? I will still be a member of the Beijing team in the future, and it is not that I will not come back. Besides, when it comes to the National Games or the Grand Prix, don't you have to accept your guidance? Pansiqi said with a smile.
"You stinky boy, you have a chance, and the coach can't help you anymore. In the future, you will continue to work hard to bring the rest of the team to the overall level of men's tennis in our country. At that time, my life was worth it! It seems that what Pan Xiqi said also makes sense, and Coach Zheng is in a better mood. I want to talk about "The Prince of Middle-aged Tennis" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~