Chapter Seventy-Five: The First Encounter
Hearing the news of Lin Teng's reversal victory in the first round, Director Xiao and Coach Zheng were happy. If Pansic's victory was expected, then Lin Teng's promotion was a surprise.
After the first round of the lottery came out, Lin Teng was very unlucky to meet Zhang Tianshuo, so Director Xiao and Coach Zheng were not very optimistic about Lin Teng's prospects for this Grand Prix. Although Lin Teng has shown very good potential, after all, he has just turned eighteen years old and is only a young player. Compared to his opponents, it would be too immature.
Although Lin Teng took the lead in the team selection tournament with a winning record, he only defeated the players of the Beijing team after all, and compared with Zhang Tianshuo, it was still more than one grade behind. You must know that in the previous domestic competitions, few players in the Beijing team could even win a set from Zhang Tianshuo.
Therefore, Lin Teng's victory can be said to be a big upset. Coupled with the fact that the third singles of the Beijing team also defeated the opponent in three sets today, the Beijing men's tennis team won a big victory on the first match day and made a good start.
Director Xiao is in a very good mood now, leading the team to participate in so many competitions, and there are few competitions that make him feel so happy. Of course, the main reason is Pan Xiqi's powerful performance, which not only slapped the faces of those who slandered him, but also made him show his face in front of the leader.
After the game, Director Xiao received a call from the leaders of the Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau. As soon as the phone was connected, the leader couldn't help but scold him with a face, and scolded him directly. After hearing this, I realized that the leader had also read the report written by Ding Ye, and he called to prepare for the teacher to ask for guilt.
Director Xiao hurriedly introduced the specific situation of Pan Xiqi to the leaders and explained the reason for recruiting Pan Xiqi into the Beijing team. After hearing that Pan Xiqi defeated the opponent by a large score in the first round, the leader not only calmed down his anger, but also comforted Director Xiao. Finally, the leader said that if Pan Xiqi can achieve good results in this competition, then he will not only come forward to help the Beijing tennis team seek justice from the unscrupulous news media, but also take this matter as a model and report to praise the Beijing team's deeds of reducing talents in an eclectic manner.
Director Xiao has been in officialdom for a long time, and he doesn't know what the leader's commitment means to him. It can be said that as long as Pan Xiqi finally gets good results, he will hope to move up if his position is not good. People are in good spirits on happy occasions, if they are still in the game, Director Xiao can't wait to gather the whole team to have a few drinks together.
Back at the hotel, Pan Xiqi and Lin Teng met after dinner to go to the gym on the top floor of the hotel for post-game recovery. The gym of the five-star hotel is really well-equipped with all kinds of equipment. Since it was the evening rush hour, most of the equipment was already in use, so the two of them randomly chose two adjacent treadmills to start jogging.
While the two were running, they chatted with each other, and Pan Xiqi also summarized the problems that arose in today's game to Lin Teng from time to time. Before I knew it, half an hour later, just as the two were about to finish their jogging and do some strength training, the sound of conversation behind them attracted the two.
"Senior sister, you are so handsome today, I see that your opponent is not right at all, and I can't even find the ball anywhere when I am nervous." A crisp voice came.
"Don't you look at how old the little girl on the other side is, I don't think it's even eighteen. It is the first time for newcomers to participate in the competition, and it is inevitable that they will be a little nervous. A voice that sounded a little more mature than the one before, but with more charm.
"Hmph, that's her, I remember that when you were sixteen years old, you had already won the national championship. At that time, everyone called you a genius girl. The young woman said with some compliments.
"Hey, that's all in the past, what's the point of mentioning this now. As long as you can't catch up with the achievements of Sister Na and their generation of Jinhua, it is useless to become famous early. The owner who spoke this time seemed a little resentful.
As if trying to lighten the mood, the young woman changed the subject. "Let's not talk about that. Senior sister, let me tell you an interesting thing, in this tennis Grand Prix, in addition to your national brands, there is another person who is out of the limelight. It is said to be from the Beijing team, called Pansiqi. ”
"Oh, who is this, I haven't heard of it before."
"Of course you haven't heard of it, according to local media reports in Beijing, this person was just an amateur player before, and he relied on bribing the leader to get into the Beijing team. You know, he's actually thirty years old this year. There was a hint of disdain in the young woman's words.
"What, there's such a thing?" Her companion was clearly intrigued.
"Yes, when I read the report at the time, I couldn't believe that there were still people in society who dared to do such blatant ghosts. You know, almost everyone is waiting to see that Pansizzy joke right now. Apparently the young woman did not know the result of Pancic's first round and was full of anticipation.
"I think there should be a misunderstanding, it stands to reason that the leaders of the Beijing team would not make such an obvious mistake. Not to mention recruiting an amateur player of this age into the team, and sending him to participate in such an important competition, this is not like a normal choice that a normal person would make. And the current media is so good at chasing after the wind and shadows, I am deeply affected by it. Her companion was evidently a thoughtful man, and it occurred to him at once that there was no reason in the matter.
The young woman, however, seemed convinced by the report, and somewhat dismissed her companion's questioning. She said disdainfully: "Hmph, people nowadays will only have no bottom line than you think." It is estimated that the benefit of the surname Pan has been delivered, and even the leader of the Beijing team will recruit fools. ”
Her companion was still a little unconvinced, frowning and about to retort, when suddenly, a man's slightly angry voice rang out.
"Why are you so sure that Pansic gave a gift, did you see it with your own eyes or hear it with your own ears, if you don't have it, then it's malicious slander!" It turned out that Lin Teng had already gotten off the treadmill at some point, and walked towards the two young women as he spoke.
The two women obviously didn't realize that someone was eavesdropping on their conversation, and were startled by Lin Teng's sudden appearance. When it became clear that the person who came was just a young man who had not dried up, and seemed to be a little smaller than herself, the young woman blushed and said, "I didn't see it, but according to the description of that report, my speculation is the truth nine times out of ten." Besides, who are you? Why eavesdrop on our conversations? ”
Lin Teng was obviously stimulated by what she said about Panxiqi, and he was a little angry. He replied unceremoniously: "You don't care who I am, I just know that you just relied on your own speculation to slander a person you don't know." This behavior makes me feel very disgusted. ”
"You!" The young woman didn't expect Lin Teng to speak in such an impulsive tone, and she was a little anxious when she was talked, and her two faces turned even redder.
"Hmph, I like to say what is my freedom. That Pan Xiqi knew in his heart what he had done, since he dared to participate in the competition, why was he afraid of others talking behind his back. Is there something wrong with your brain, for an irrelevant person to be here and I am loud and loud. The young woman's voice grew louder.
"Okay, okay, Xiao Wu, don't be so excited. Let's go swimming. Her companion came out to round the round to put an end to the unwarranted argument.
"I repeat, Pansiqi is not the kind of person you think. Hmph, it's no wonder that the boring gossip news in society is so crazy now, it's because there are too many people like you!" Lin Teng looked unrelenting.
"Alright, Lin Teng! Don't talk about it, you're going to scare these two ladies. Pansiqi came to the three of them at some point. Seeing that Lin Teng was about to lose control, he hurriedly came out to stabilize the situation.
"I'm sorry two young ladies, my little brother is too upright, and when I hear some bad remarks, I can't help but want to refute them. On his behalf, I apologize to both of them. Pansiqi said gracefully.
"Oh, it sounds like an apology, but I don't think it's right to say it's right for us. Do you mean that what I said to my friend was a bad remark? The young lady's companion asked with a smile.
"That's not what I meant. It's just that I don't agree with what your companion says. Pansiqi replied with a smile.
Although I think her speculation is a bit absolute, judging from the reported situation, it is normal to make those comments, so it is not a criticism behind it, right? I don't know where the unreasonable point is that you are talking about? ”
"Don't you know that Pansiqi has swept his opponent in the first round and advanced to the second round? If it is really as it is reported, wouldn't it be possible that this is not the case at all? Lin Teng suddenly burst out with a sentence.
"Huh? Pansiqi actually won? This result obviously surprised both girls, especially the young woman, who was convinced of the content of the report, and could not imagine that Panci had actually made it past the first round.
Her face was flushed by this accident, but she still didn't seem to intend to back down, and pouted and said, "Even if what you said is true, it doesn't prove that Pansiqi didn't do what was behind it." Could it be that his first-round opponent also passed his hands? ”
"You!" Unexpectedly, the other party was so forceful, and Lin Teng was choked and speechless for a while.
As if she felt that her companion had spoken a little too much, the mature woman hurriedly said, "Xiao Wu, don't say it again." I really didn't expect Panci to win, and it seems that the current report is really not credible. ”
Pan Xiqi smiled and said: "Yes, the news is true and false now, and sometimes it is really difficult to tell the difference." By the way, little girl, if you still insist on not believing Panci, how about I make a bet with you? ”
"Bet with me? What to bet on? The young woman did not expect Pansiqi to make such an offer, and she was very surprised.
"Just bet on how far Pancich can go in this race." Pansiqi said.
"Hmph, bet on it, whoever is afraid of whom. I think he was lucky in the first round, and he definitely couldn't get through the second round and died in the third round. The young woman wanted to answer the second round directly, but in order to give herself a little way out, she relaxed the conditions for a round.
"Okay, then I think Pancich can win the championship!" As soon as these words came out, the two women opposite instantly showed shocked expressions.
"Hahahaha, champion, you really dare to think about it. I've won this bet! Say, what are you going to pay me if I win? The young woman laughed and stretched out her hands to Pansiqi as if she had seen a fool.
"If I lose, you can make a request casually, no matter whether you go up the knife mountain or down to the sea of fire, I will agree." Pansiqi replied.
"No, it's so big! I can't give you that promise. The young woman did not expect Panci to give such an answer, and replied with some surprise.
"Don't worry, if you lose, I only need one thing for you, and that's her WeChat account." As he spoke, Pansiqi pointed to the woman next to her.
"My WeChat ID?" I didn't expect Pansiqi to make such a request, and this time it was the turn of the older woman's face to start reddening. The reddish cheeks and her talking eyes make her even more amorous.