Before Pan Xiqi could answer, he only heard a "flutter" laugh on the side, and it turned out that Lin Teng had woken up at some point. It seemed that he had heard the mother's words, and was now looking at Pansic with a wicked smile.

"I'm sorry, I said the wrong thing. It turns out that you are also a member of the team, so you should be about eighteen years old, but this appearance is a little too mature, it really doesn't look like it! The mother blushed and whispered apologies.

Seeing that the more the other party thought about it, the more outrageous it became, Pan Xiqi hurriedly said: "Eldest sister, how can I not be eighteen years old like this, I am Chinese New Year's Eve today." ”

Hearing this, the other party was even more inconceivable. "I heard you right, when you come to the Hope Tournament at the age of 30, isn't it all played by kids who are new to tennis? The average person can't enter the challenge at the age of twenty and gives up a long time ago, how did you persevere until the age of thirty? ”

"Auntie, you guessed wrong again. This is the first Hope Tournament that Uncle Pan has participated in, and he only officially became a professional player a few months ago. Lin Teng finally couldn't help it anymore and replied with a smile.

"Ah, a tennis player who debuted at the age of 30 is really the best news in the world. I really didn't expect this kind of thing to happen to me. The mother looked Pansich up and down, and her mouth was amazed. Even the young man sitting next to her had wide eyes, and Pansic was really startled.

"Eldest sister, this world is big, there are so many strange things, what am I doing. By the way, which team did your child send to play? Pansichie was furry at the curious gaze of the mother and son, and hurriedly changed the subject.

"Hey, our son is not affiliated with a professional team, he is a real self-employed." The mother replied with a sigh.

"Self-employed? So you're here to compete on your own? Pansiqi was a little surprised.

"Not only this time, since we started learning tennis at the age of 5, everything has been self-reliant, and it didn't cost the country a penny. Judging from what you just said, you two should be on the professional team. Hey, you who eat the national meal don't know the hardships of us self-employed people. Then, as if the button had been turned on, the mother's chatterbox poured bitter water on Pansizy and the others.

It turned out that with Sister Na winning the Grand Slam and becoming a tennis superstar, China has set off an unprecedented tennis boom. Countless teenagers have devoted themselves to tennis, vying to be the next Sister Na. And this handsome boy is also one of the tennis chasers.

However, as a highly professional tennis sport, don't look at those big stars, the bonus endorsement is soft. But if you really want to become a professional footballer, even if you are just an ordinary member of the tour, it is extremely difficult for the average person.

This is because the cost of tennis is very huge, and the training venues, equipment, and coaches are all more expensive than ordinary people can afford. Therefore, if you want to engage in tennis, you need a player's family to have an extremely strong financial foundation.

The young man's family is quite well-off, and his parents have accumulated a certain amount of wealth through hard work. However, when their son decided to develop into a professional tennis player, the cost of these years was still overwhelming.

Unlike Pan Xiqi Linteng, who are paid by the Beijing team for all expenses, as self-employed, everything they engage in tennis needs to be borne by their own family. For example, in addition to the accommodation provided by the organizing committee, they paid for other round-trip transportation expenses.

This means that until the young man makes a name for himself in professional competitions and wins a considerable prize money, his family has zero return on his investment in tennis. The huge amount of money invested in exchange for only a hope that I don't know if it can be realized.

It can be said that once the beautiful teenager can't get ahead in the tennis world, then the parents' years of investment and their own hard training are in vain. According to his mother's rough estimates, millions have been spent on tennis over the years. And as he begins to compete in official professional competitions, these expenses will quickly and exponentially, putting more and more financial pressure on the family.

"Damn, being a tennis player is so expensive! Oh my God, how many games do you have to win to get your investment back. Listening to the other party's story, Pansic felt like his jaw was about to drop.

For him, he has only been a professional tennis player for a few months, and he has not experienced the tennis training process from childhood to adulthood, and naturally he does not have those expenses. Moreover, he has won bonuses in several competitions, and the expenses are borne by the Beijing team.

"Hmph, otherwise, how could tennis be called an aristocratic sport together with golf? In short, if a family with average economic conditions wants to train a tennis player, there is no other way than to enter the professional team. Take me as an example, just for the years that sent me to the United States to learn football, my dad spent almost 5 million. Lin Teng said with affection after hearing this.

"Isn't it? The prize money for participating in the contest is too small for our investment. Take this hope tournament as an example, with so many players, the total prize money is only 15,000 US dollars, and everyone can't share much, even the round-trip air ticket is not enough to pay. The mother said with some depression.

"But the Hope Tournament is just a stepping stone to a high-level competition, and no one really wants to make money from it. As long as my son earns enough world points to play in the Challenger and finally enter the tour, I believe that by that time, our years of hard work will not be in vain. As she spoke, the mother shook her son's arm, her eyes full of hope and love.

"Hey, pity the hearts of parents all over the world." Looking at the other party's actions, Pan Xiqi felt a burst of emotion in his heart. He thinks that only parents in the world will unconditionally support their children to pursue their dreams and give everything for it.

Then he thought that the mother and son were just one of thousands of families with tennis dreams. These people are all working tirelessly to become professional tennis players. However, the only people who can really enjoy the benefits of tennis are those in the top 100, which means that 99% of them are destined to accept the cruel reality of empty dreams.

"I don't know what the future outcome of this mother and son will be, I hope their dreams can finally come true, and I wish them good luck."

Thinking in his heart, Pan Xiqi glanced at Lin Teng, but found that Lin Teng was also lowering his head at the moment and didn't know what he was thinking. Just looking at his expression, his mood seems to be a little heavy. It seems that the mother and son I met today evoked some memories in Lin Teng's heart about his pursuit of tennis dreams.