On the side of the flower bed outside the Capital Gymnasium, two bottles of mineral water, a teenager sat cutely, and a young man next to him frowned, pacing back and forth.

Since Kong Zhendong was reborn, most of the time he has been smart and smart, and it is the first time that he has squatted on the side of the road like this.

Looking at Li Jun, who was frowning and thinking about countermeasures, Kong Zhendong said bitterly: "Brother Jun, you really dare to play!" At this time, you dare to do a live interview on the street? Aren't you afraid of what reactionary remarks I will say? ”

Li Jun smiled bitterly: "Do you think this interview is really so random?" Mr. Xu Maocai is a retired cadre at the county bureau level, and with his consciousness, he can guess his answer! As for you, of course I'm vouching! You are usually so calm and intelligent, and act like an adult in your twenties, how reliable you are! Who knew you were going to do it today? ”

Kong Zhendong said: "After all, I am only eleven years old, can this news be operated into a child's words?" ”

Li Jun shook his head and said, "I can only try to divert and downplay the impact. You may not know that if I just pushed you, I wouldn't be able to do a live interview. It seems that someone else has moved behind the scenes and pushed you! The reason why I didn't notify you in advance may be because I am afraid that you will be too young to memorize the manuscript in advance. They feel unprepared, and even you, who are panicked, are also presenting a normal table tennis teenager to the audience, how do you know that you poke such a big basket? ”

Kong Zhendong stood up from the side of the flower bed, raised his head and drank all the mineral water, regained his former vigor, and asked, "Is there really no other way?" ”

Li Jun shook his head, and Kong Zhendong threw the mineral water bottle into the trash, as if to shake off all his troubles: "That's nothing!" You can only walk the talk! ”

Li Jun hadn't come back to his senses yet, and subconsciously asked, "What words must be practiced?" ”

Kong Zhendong put his hands in his trouser pockets, and said while walking towards the surrounding restaurants: "I won this championship, does anyone still question your show?" ”

Li Jun was amused, and he smiled: "Do you know the scale and format of this competition?" I'm going to give you some science. More than 2,600 people participated in the official men's competition of the Table Tennis Association Cup this time. As an individual applicant, you have not had outstanding results in the past, and you need to play two qualifiers first! ”

Kong Zhendong asked, "Qualifiers? So what is the bye rule? ”

Li Jun explained: "First of all, the more than 300 players selected by the provincial teams and the People's Liberation Army have always had byes in the qualifiers. More than 1,000 professional athletes at the municipal level have won the first round of the qualifiers for the top three in the municipal competition in the past, and we have counted more than 600 such players, and the remaining more than 400 people and more than 1,000 nominal contestants will compete in the first round of the qualifiers, and more than 700 people will have the second round of qualifiers with the top three in the first round of byes. ”

Li Jun said: "The so-called qualifying tournament is equivalent to the qualifying tournament for foreign competitions, because of the national attribute of the Table Tennis Association Cup, the leaders of the qualifying tournament feel as if they are restricting the qualifications of the masses to participate, so they changed their name to the peripheral tournament, but the meaning is the same." It is a contestant in the name of an individual, who has to go through the folk masters, the top three in the city and two mountains, and become one of the 700 winners in the qualifiers. These 700 players and more than 300 players from the provincial teams will form the squad for the knockout round. Of course, the national players will continue to have a bye for one or two rounds, starting from the top 256. ”

After two rounds of hard fighting, it took you to make it to the top 1024? This is probably the strongest more than 1,000 people in the country, even if some national players do not participate, from these more than 1,000 people, all the way to the first, it is terrifying to think about.

While talking, the two entered a small restaurant on the side of the road, and the 21-inch color TV in the hotel was broadcasting the noon sports news of Capital TV.

Li Jun ordered two dishes at random, and Kong Zhendong would have a peripheral match to play in the afternoon, so Li Jun deliberately asked for two dishes that were not greasy and served with rice.

Kong Zhendong went straight to the point and said: "How many national players are there who participated in the Table Tennis Association Cup this time?" ”

Li Jun said with a smile: "I don't know if you are lucky or unlucky, every time the Table Tennis Association Cup, the Sports Committee and the Table Tennis Association encourage the national team members to participate." But three months ago, the national table tennis Chiba fiasco, and now some of the national team members are retired, and some of them are training behind closed doors, and only the players who are sure to leave the team will participate in this cup! ”

Kong Zhendong was puzzled: "Top national players don't participate, it's definitely good news?" What else are you worried about? ”

Li Jun said: "In the previous cups, the national team members all participated, and the provincial team members were all accompanied, and they were not fierce. This year, there are no national team players to participate, and the top eight players in the national team are listed as rewards, and the players of the provincial teams are working hard, and the intensity of the confrontation is much greater than in previous years. ”

Li Jun took a sip of tea and continued: "Some time ago, I went to several other provincial teams to interview the players who went to the capital to train in advance, and there was a saying in their circles that even if the tendon is broken, as long as you can still hold the racket and continue to exert your strength, you must continue to fight!" ”

Kong Zhendong can feel the iron-blooded and cruel in this, often these provincial team players with strong dreams and ambitions are more difficult to play than the national team players who have achieved fame and underestimated the gold content of the Table Tennis Association Cup.

At this time, the sports news of Beijing TV station in the color TV of the small restaurant also began to broadcast news related to the Table Tennis Association Cup, and the TV screen switched to the reporter's interview with the famous athletes.

Li Jun pouted to the TV screen and said: "Not only these wolf-like provincial team members, but also the national table tennis players who participated in the Chiba World Table Tennis Championships will not participate, it does not mean that there are no national team members participating in this competition, but they are one of the supreme gods." ”

Kong Zhendong originally sat down with his back to the restaurant TV, and at this time he looked back at the TV curiously.

Which famous player is it interviewed?

Cheng Longcan? Is it Olympic champion Cheng Longcan?

Cheng Longcan is not only the first Olympic table tennis gold medalist in China, he is also the athlete representative of the Asian Games in the capital last year, and he is the former men's No. 1 in the entire national team.

After a mediocre performance at last year's Asian Games, Cheng Longcan did not appear in the list of the Chiba World Table Tennis Championships. Therefore, the Chiba fiasco did not affect his prestige in the hearts of the common people.

At this time, Cheng Longcan faced the TV camera and said sonorously: "After the Asian Games, my competitive state has not been adjusted to the best state. The speed and reaction were not as good as before, so he was not selected for the World Table Tennis Championships in Chiba. I have submitted my retirement application to the national team and the Sports Commission. The Table Tennis Association Cup will be the last national tournament I will participate in. I've been trying to adjust for more than three months to get the best I can be. I hope to give the fans a great game in the final national arena, get good results and draw a successful end to my career! ”

What is perfection? Is there anything more complete than a championship?

Kong Zhendong really felt a chill down his spine. Cheng Longcan is one of the supreme gods of the national table tennis team. Kong Zhendong competed with him for the championship, just like the newly registered LV1 challenged the platinum god.

Is there any other ending besides being bombarded to slag?