Chapter 297: The King's Feast

Ben Gesen led Kong Zhendong and other team members to stand in a row.

Princess Victoria and Princess Madeleine walked in front, followed by two royal housekeepers.

Victoria received the shiny silver King's Cup from the royal housekeeper, and Bengesen and Kong Zhendong took it from the left and right with their hands stretched out.

The two held their trophies aloft together and bowed in the direction of the king's seat to the rest of the royal audience.

Kong then passed the trophy to Sith Pan and Vasri, followed by several substitutes who did not play but enjoyed the glory together.

Next was Princess Madeleine, who took a bouquet of flowers from the royal housekeeper behind her and personally handed them to Coach Bengerson and Kong Zhendong and other team members.

When she handed the flowers to Kong Zhendong, she secretly gave him a grimace while the others were not paying attention.

Holding the trophy, the proudest in my heart are Kong Zhendong and Ben Gesen.

Bengersen was named Sweden's top player when he was a player, but he never won the Champions League or the Copa del Rey.

Now winning the Copa del Rey is to make up for a big regret in his domestic league career of more than 20 years.

Kong Zhendong, from the time he came to Sweden, knew that he would only stay in Sweden for one season at most.

So this season, apart from learning Sweden's two-sided curve play, what else can I leave in Sweden?

Perhaps only the champion can be remembered by the fans who have supported him all the way.

If the Olympic champions, world champions, and World Cup champions are the grand slams of table tennis players, the Swedish league players also have their own grand slams.

That is to win the league, the Copa del Rey, and the Champions League.

There are probably only a few table tennis players in history who have won three kinds of glory, such as Waldner and Persson.

And to achieve such a great feat in one year is even more difficult than ever before.

Before the league did not win the championship, Kong Zhendong did not have such an idea.

But now, with his trip out of Europe confirmed and his final match getting closer and closer, Kong's ambition to win the Swedish Pro League Grand Slam within a year is becoming more and more determined.

Winning the Champions Cup, the only people who stood in the way of their Grand Slam glory were Sever and Primorac of Belgium.

In addition to the championship glory, Kong Zhendong's biggest gain in this game was his victory over Waldner.

Even if it is the invincible table tennis world, the most dominant table tennis king, it is impossible not to lose.

So it's no surprise that Kong lost to Waldner in his previous match.

However, a player must not lose to the same opponent all the time, because this will form a huge psychological pressure and shadow, which will affect the future duel.

This is why in ball games, before two players of the same level play, the anchor often has to compare the past records of the two, these data do not actually reflect the current competitive state of the two, but often these data just confirm the final game results.

Therefore, if Kong Zhendong loses the only two meetings with Waldner, then when they meet in international competitions in the future, Waldner is an invincible existence, which will affect the mentality and strength of the duel.

However, Kong Zhendong, who lost to Waldner in the league, regained victory in the Copa del Rey more than a month later, and the victory and defeat of the two became 1:1, so that Waldner is no longer an invincible existence for Kong Zhendong.

After the award ceremony, the King of Sweden personally invited the coaches of the two teams to dinner with the players in the banquet hall.

According to the prior arrangement, the royal banquet was divided into three tables.

The King and Queen, as well as the head coaches of both sides and the team managers, shared a table.

The players of the two teams sat at two separate tables.

The two princesses, Victoria and Madeleine, shared the table with the winning team according to the prior arrangement.

It was very different from the buffet before the game, when the players rarely ate at the buffet, and after the game, even at the palace table, where etiquette was extremely important, the players devoured uncontrollably.

Victoria and Madeleine were visibly slightly frightened by the sight of hungry tigers pounced on their food.

Kong Zhendong rolled almost half a bowl of pasta with a fork and stuffed it into his mouth, chewed and swallowed it, and then explained to Victoria: "Don't be scared by them, in fact, table tennis players are not overeating, but we require a very short period of time, fast-paced physical exhaustion." The intensity of the duel is actually much more intense than what the audience sees. Therefore, after the competition, we athletes eat in pots. ”

These team members have already tried their best in front of the two princesses, but fortunately, the main target they are aiming at is meat dishes, which has little impact on the two princesses.

Kong Zhendong whispered to Victoria: "Watching them gobble up food like this, I believe that your anorexia will be cured without medicine, that is, you have to watch others eat deliciously, and then rush to eat, it is delicious enough!" ”

Kong Zhendong flickered the two princesses to grab food with the team members regardless of demeanor and etiquette, and frowned at the surrounding royal housekeepers and maids, but it was inconvenient to intervene at the banquet.

Victoria heard Kong Zhendong mention anorexia, and she has been cured for several months.

This is all due to Kong Zhendong's meal in Gothenburg.

Victoria said in a low voice: "Zhendong, if you have time in a few days, my sister and I will cook for you at Uncle Edward's house!" It's the reward for helping me cure anorexia last time in Gothenburg. ”

Kong Zhendong was a little surprised by this invitation, it was nothing to have a meal with the two princesses, but let the two princesses cook for themselves together? I'm afraid the King of Sweden doesn't have this glory either.

Kong Zhendong asked curiously, "Have you ever cooked with Madeleine before?" You're gentle and elegant, and I can trust you, but Madeleine, it's all dark cuisine that can't be manipulated, right? ”

Madeleine, who had been eavesdropping on the two of them, was angry at this time, and she was dissatisfied: "Hmph, my cooking skills are much better than my sister's, and my sister's cooking is the real dark cuisine?" ”

Kong Zhendong was taken aback, and then looked at Victoria's embarrassed expression, and he understood. Madeleine, who is usually naughty and mischievous, is actually very talented in cooking, while Victoria, who usually looks gentle and demure and is suitable for living at home, has no talent in cooking.

Therefore, the two decided to learn a few specialty dishes to repay Kong Zhendong for that dinner in Gothenburg, and Madeleine's progress was much faster than Victoria's.

Kong Zhendong didn't mind, he shook his hand and said: "It's okay to have your mind, but the taste is not important." I'm leaving Sweden and I've imagined how many times my practice banquet would be like? If it was the two of you who cooked, then there would be no regrets this year~"

Victoria and Madeleine heard the news of Kong Zhendong's departure for the first time at this time, and the two of them heard in unison: "Are you leaving the Swedish league?" When? ”