Chapter Ninety-Six: Tea Tasting
"Ahh Coach Fan, is there anything else you can do? "Old Man Long, maybe it's because of Da Meng's matter, and now it doesn't seem that his mood is very high.
Fan Jinsong helped his glasses, "Old Coach Long, congratulations on reaching the finals." Are you going back now? Shall I send you? ”
"Oh? You panther still take care of the pick-up? The old man was a little surprised, and then waved his hand and said, "Don't be so troublesome, you still have your things to do, I'll take Xiaoding's car back!" ”
"Hehe, I don't have anything to do after the game here. Our team's game will be played tomorrow morning, and the outcome will not be in today's training. Fan Jinsong said with a smile, "The main thing is that I didn't drink your tea in the morning, I think it's a pity." This is not an opportunity to ask you for a cup of tea. ”
Old Man Long looked at the young man with deep meaning, "Oh! Is it just tea? ”
"Just drinking tea!" Fan Jinsong replied categorically.
"Oh, well. You wait a little while I'll settle down. "I didn't expect the old man to agree happily!
"Xiao Ding, Yiren will trouble you to take it back to your house! I've got something to do, I'll pick her up a while later! ”
Ding Yachuan took Long Yiren's little hand, "Don't worry, Old Long, I'll finish the meal at home later, and you'll have lunch at my side when you're done!" ”
"Then let's go back! Let's go fly! The old man waved his hand to Fan Jinsong.
It's a short distance from the south of the city to the north of the city, and it takes a long time to drive. On the way, Fan Jinsong chatted with Old Man Long without saying a word, as if he wanted to get to know this mysterious old man more deeply.
Old Man Long only selectively talked to him about some innocuous topics, and the part he wanted to know the most, the old man always smiled and avoided answering. This made Fan Jinsong feel very bored.
When he arrived in Feiyang, Fan Jinsong followed Mr. Long into the team's office.
"Hehe, you sit down first, I'll go boil the water!" The old man greeted him warmly.
"Hey, hey. I'm really sorry for your trouble. But my heart is itching, and I always want to taste what this black brick tea you said tastes like. Don't blame me! Fan Jinsong sat lightly on the edge of the sofa and said politely to the old man.
While preparing the utensils for drinking tea, Old Man Long said with a smile: "Hehe, I'm used to being disturbed. In the past, there was a guy who often came to me to drink tea, and he couldn't get rid of him! seemed to remember the past with Liu Zhenhua again, and a smile appeared on the old man's face.
Fan Jinsong was also intrigued by him, and asked with some curiosity, "Oh? Do I know this person you're talking about? ”
Old Man Long looked at him and avoided answering, but just tapped him twice with his fingers, "Coach Fan, looking at your formation, didn't you come to me just to drink tea?" ”
Fan Jinsong, who was worried in his heart, was broken by the old man's words, and his face was a little unbearable. He hurriedly said, "Haha, there is nothing!" Drink tea, I'm really just here today to ask for a cup of tea. ”
After boiling the water and making tea, Old Man Long brought the pot over and put it on the coffee table, and poured a cup for Fan Jinsong, who was sitting opposite.
"Here, this is the black brick tea, you can taste it!" The old man pointed to the teacup in front of Fan Jinsong.
Fan Jinsong picked up the teacup, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it gently, as if he was savoring the aroma of the tea, and after a long time he put the tea in the cup into his mouth.
"Although this tea smells faintly stale, it is smooth in the mouth and leaves a mellow feeling at the base of the tongue. Smelling and eating the same cup of tea have two diametrically opposed feelings! Wonderful, wonderful! After tasting it, Fan Jinsong smashed his mouth and kept praising it.
"Hehe, Coach Fan, you have extraordinary taste, you can say so much with a pot of big leaf coarse tea, it's a bit interesting!" Old Man Long also learned from him to put the teacup under his nose and smell it, and then drink it into his mouth. I couldn't help frowning and said, "Alas! I can't drink your artistic conception! In my opinion, this tea is nothing more than strong and resistant to brewing. That's it! ”
"Eh~, Long Lao, don't underestimate it. This bubble resistance is also a great strength! Fan Jinsong naturally shifted from tea tasting to the topic he wanted to talk about, "Just like we are a team, who can guarantee the longevity of our team?" ”
Seeing that Old Man Long was rubbing the teacup and seemed to be listening, he became bold and continued: "Let's just talk about your flying, right?" Everyone knows that 20 years ago it was a team that was in the limelight! But when things are not people, what has it become in the past few years? Thanks to your dragon elder, it has improved a little. Otherwise, this team will be like this tea, the more it is brewed, the lighter it becomes, and it will eventually disappear from people's sight. ”
The old man didn't answer him with his teacup, but just looked at him with some curiosity, wanting to hear what he would say next.
"And we Black Panthers, although in recent years it seems to be superficial. But who knows the bitterness behind it! Anyway, the words have been spoken, and Fan Jinsong no longer shies away, "I have worked hard to train the players for a few years, and when they graduate from primary school and go their separate ways, the team will have to be regrouped." I've been busy for the last year or two, because I can't get down in training and I have to recruit new players everywhere. I wanted to take care of both sides, but I just pressed the gourd again to float the scoop......"
Fan Jinsong seemed to be full of complaints, but in fact, he had been secretly observing the changes in Old Man Long's expression. But Old Man Long is like an ancient well, and he can't see any mood fluctuations at all!
"Although there are many basketball coaches in Aoyama, none of them can be seen in my eyes. Old man, don't laugh at my conceit, when it comes to leading the team, they are really laymen! But your sudden appearance this year really impressed me!" Fan Jinsong gave a thumbs up to Old Man Long, "Feiyang was already a bad salted fish team in everyone's eyes, but you forced it to turn over and led them to the finals!" ”
"Watched today's game. I was thinking, if only I had known you earlier! I will definitely be desperate to bring you in to coach our team! I can also saddle up and follow you by your side. The most important thing is that it allows me to focus on the development of the team......"
After Fan Jinsong finished speaking, he picked up the teacup and took another sip.
"Hehe, Coach Xiao Fan, you have raised my old man a little too high. Don't think too much about it, aren't you Panthers and us flying good now! I don't need to talk about learning from me or anything. After this league, our two teams can also walk around and communicate often! ”
Fan Jinsong put down the teacup, raised his head and looked at Old Man Long, "Old coach, I don't talk in secret." For the sake of the long-term development of our two teams, I really feel that we should work together! ”
"Really? Is this possible? After all, we have our own masters behind us, and we are two different teams! Old Man Long smiled.
"No, no, enterprises and enterprises can merge, why can't our two teams? You see, my Black Panther has excellent hardware facilities here, and Feiyang has such an excellent coach as you! If the two of us are combined, I dare say that we will be brilliant for another 20 years! Hehe, just like this black brick tea, it is durable to brew! ”
This guy finally confided the truth, and Old Man Long was like a mirror in his heart, knowing that this was the real purpose of Fan Jinsong's trip.
"Haha! Look at it, didn't you say that you only drink tea, why did you bring up these things again? Drink it, the tea is going to be cold! ”
"Coach Long, I'm here for tea today, it's just secondary, and I'm mainly here to talk to you about cooperation. Don't worry, I don't mean that the Black Panther will swallow you Feiyang, we are two families together, and there will be no distinction between you and me in the future. If you still want to continue to call the team, let's not change it, and the players of the Panthers will be your players in the future! Fan Jinsong simply said that he wanted to see the old guy's reaction and attitude.
"Now, don't think about it so much! I'm playing a league, and suddenly the two teams are together. Let's talk about it after the game! "Old man Long is right. After speaking, he picked up the teacup, "It's not early, Xiaoding, they are still waiting for me to go to lunch!" Let's drink this tea here today! ”
Fan Jinsong saw that the old man had given an eviction order, so he stood up and said, "Old coach, then let's make an agreement!" Tomorrow's game against Qingpu will be won nine times out of ten. When the time comes, we will meet in the finals, and after the game, we will announce the merger to the outside world, and give everyone a surprise, which can be regarded as a good story in the Tsingshan basketball world! ”
After speaking, he stood in place and paused, but saw that Old Man Long didn't say much, and he didn't look at him anymore, so he had to leave boringly.
When he was far away, Old Man Long slowly chewed a piece of tea in his mouth and said to himself, "Hehe, this kid is still not ready for fire." You can be too full of food, but you can't be too full of words. Still nine out of ten? Is the Qingpu team so easy to play? You're so young......"