Chapter 5 Everything is natural

The second national team training camp ended a few days after the practice game. Although there is no need to announce the official list of players immediately, Chen Junhao's 19-person training camp must lose weight and eliminate one. The day after the training camp ended, the national team held a press conference, and the name of the eliminated team members announced in the press conference made all reporters fall below their eyes.

Yao Ming!

That’s right, it’s Yao Ming!

The number one figure in the Chinese men's basketball team, Optimus Prime of the national team, Yao Ming!

Being honest and crazy! This is the first reaction of all reporters when they hear this news. "Are you crazy?" Eighty percent of fans' first reaction after hearing this news.

However, the person involved did not respond to the head coach's decision. Yao Ming calmly and even readily accepted it at the press conference.

Time went back to the night two days ago, Gengzhi's room. Only Gengzhi and Yao Ming sat opposite the sofa in the room. Two cups of green tea on the coffee table exuded heat.

He said straightforwardly: "You have won the Asian Championships champion several times."

Yao Ming said: "Three times."

He said straightforwardly: "Have you ever thought about leaving this opportunity to others?"

Yao Ming looked at Gengzhi in confusion and confessed: "I don't understand what you mean."

Gentlemen picked up the teacup and made a gesture of invitation to Yao Ming. Yao Ming curled the doubts on his face and picked up the teacup. After taking a sip, Gentlemen said: "In Asia, the Chinese men's basketball team is the number one in Asia, or there may be other countries who are not convinced, but if you are the number one player in Asia, I am afraid no one dares to stand up and say that you are stronger than you. Asia's number one player, you deserve your name."

Yao Ming didn't know what Gengzhi suddenly meant, and heard this and said modestly: "You've been too rewarded."

He said straightforwardly: "This is not a polite statement. The number one player in Asia, three Asian Championships champions, you no longer need to prove anything in Asia."

But Yao Ming just smiled bitterly, neither nodding in agreement nor refuting the honest words. Staying silent was his only proper way at this time.

Gentleman continued: "As long as you nod, I will divide your name from the list of national teams that will compete in the Asian Championships."

Yao Ming suddenly raised his head and looked at Gengzhi with disbelief, but his eyes could not stop shooting a look of surprise.

His reaction seemed to be in a straightforward expectation, and he said straightforwardly: "You heard it right. I said 'As long as you nod, I will put your name off the national team's roster this time'. And as long as I am in the position of the national team head coach, you don't have to participate in other national team competitions unless the World Championships and the Olympics in the future."

"Coach!" Yao Ming was so excited that he couldn't say anything. He waited for a long time without any further details.

"How is it?" said straightforward.

"But, coach, what should you do?" After a while, Yao Ming had calmed down from his ecstasy.

He sighed straightforwardly: "If I were you, you wouldn't have asked this question at all. I agree immediately, and it's best to put it on the paper, black and white. You are really a good person."

The honest statement naturally makes sense, and Yao Ming's question is indeed aimless. Who is Yao Ming? The number one superstar of the Chinese men's basketball team? The boss of the national team? Not only that, he is the pillar of the national team. In the Asian basketball world, Yao Ming is enough to reverse the game. No matter what opponent the Chinese men's basketball team will encounter, no matter how many "unexpected" there are in the game, as long as Yao Ming is in charge, the Chinese team basically has no possibility of losing in Asia.

Yao Ming's role is so huge that all the national teams have relied too much on him without exception. But for Yao Ming, this is a heavy burden. Everyone on earth knows that Yao Ming is the most tiring player in the NBA. After nearly a hundred games in a season, when other players enjoy vacations or strengthen training to improve their personal strength, he has to fly back to participate in national team competitions. World Championships and Olympics, these should naturally be taken for granted. However, Chinese basketball has recalled Yao Ming to protect the game without exception. After a year, Yao Ming is really fighting non-stop.

When did Yao Ming not dare to face challenges from Asian countries without the Chinese national team?

With Yao Ming in charge and losing the game in the end, the head coach can still have countless reasons to defend himself, but if Yao Ming is finally lost because he excludes the team, any reason for defense will be useless, and the head coach will be doomed.

Two years ago, he was honest and had no time to make any achievements, so he had to resign because he was sick. Now that he has to come back, he has to win the Asian Championships and stay in the position of head coach. Yao Ming’s importance to achieving this goal is self-evident.

Now, this decision is not only to cut off your biggest arm, but also to put yourself at the forefront. If there is a slight mistake, it will be a disaster.

So Yao Ming has a question like "But, what should you do, coach?"

So Yao Ming was indeed, as he said honestly, "I am really a good person."

After sighing in a straightforward manner, he continued, "Don't worry, if I can't handle small scenes like the Asian Championships, I won't be the head coach. Like you, I really have no interest in competitions like the Asian Championships. For the Chinese men's basketball team, an Asian Championships champion cannot prove anything. The national team's goal should be the World Championships and the Olympics. Next year is the Beijing Olympics. Before that, I hope to build the strongest lineup. The young players of the national team now have good potential, but they must first learn to no longer rely on you to play. This Asian Championships is to give them a chance to exercise." The straightforward tone is not particularly ups and downs, and strong confidence is revealed in the understatement.

Even if you train young players, you don’t need to exclude Yao Ming from the national team. You can just not send him to the court during the game. If it weren’t for Yao Ming’s honesty, you wouldn’t have to take such risks. The so-called “giving young players the opportunity to train” is just a rhetoric.

Yao Ming's wisdom naturally could see this, but while he was saying "thank you" in his heart, he nodded gently and "recognized" his honest words. In this case, thank you in your heart is much more suitable than saying it.

...

After Gengzhi announced the news at the press conference, the audience immediately caused chaos, and various problems in the press conference continued to hit Gengzhi.

After answering a few questions, facing the media, the patient was finally exhausted. He grabbed the microphone and stood up from his seat. After a sharp look, he immediately suppressed the chaotic voice at the scene. He grabbed the microphone and said coldly: "You must know that what we want to participate in is only the Asian Championships, not the World Championships or the Olympics. If the Chinese national team must have Yao Mingbao to participate in the Asian Championships, then never talk about rising and falling. As the head coach of the national team, I have the right to make this decision and will be responsible for this decision to the end. Today's press conference ends here." After saying that, he threw away the microphone and left.

...

After the news that Yao Ming was the first to be removed from the national team spread, it quickly caused a huge sensation. Media reports were sensational, and the debates among fans on the Internet were even more quarrelsome. Is Geng reckless, arrogant, confident, and far-sighted?

Of course, the debate will not have a result, but one thing has been reached. That is, Jin Zhi made this decision not to have any conflicts with Yao Ming personally. The reason is very simple: If Jin Zhi doesn't like Yao Ming and doesn't want to reuse him, he just needs to throw him into a free position. It's enough not to send him on the court during the game, why bother to be a villain and push himself to the forefront. Of course, another reason is that Yao Ming has repeatedly come forward to refute rumors, and he "admired" Jin Zhi when interviewing media reporters.

In this incident, the Chinese Basketball Association stood on the side of Gengzhi to support the head coach's decision. In this regard, the fans' malicious speculation was: they just promised to give Gengzhi absolute power, and they could not hide their face immediately; or the Asian Championship champion Chinese basketball has won too many times, and the Basketball Association no longer cared about this championship. The worst result is to lose this championship, and it is not too late to hold Gengzhi accountable. As for the well-intentioned speculation, there is no version yet.

Not only the media, fans, and the national team Shen Qifeng and others were stunned and speechless when they heard the news that Yao Ming had removed the national team. After a long time, Shen Qifeng was the first to speak: "It's really the style of our coach."

Chen Junhao was also dumbfounded for a long time and couldn't speak. He saw Geng Tianfang's calm expression and asked in surprise: "Brother Geng, you don't seem to be surprised at all. Have you known it long ago?"

Geng Tianfang shook his head and said, "I'm just used to it." Everyone laughed. It can be imagined that Gengzheng must have created a lot of "surprise" for his son in the past twenty years.

"But." Geng Tianfang said, "It's reasonable to think about it."

“How to say it?”

Geng Tianfang said: "What we want to participate in is just the Asian Championships." His plain tone was exactly the same as his honesty. Although his external personality was different from his father, the father and son had deep and restrained arrogance in their bones.

Shen Qifeng applauded: "Well said that even if Yao Ming did not participate, we could still win the Asian Championships. Who are our Chinese teams afraid of in Asia?"

Lei Haiyang and Li Zhenhua were also full of energy and said proudly: "Good words." Chen Junhao smiled bitterly and did not agree.

Shen Qifengqi said: "Are you worried? Don't worry, then you will know that the level of Asian strong teams will not be much better than the opponents we encountered in the World Youth Championship."

Chen Junhao smiled bitterly and said, "That's enough, I have to be able to enter the last official team list. This is the national team, not the national youth team."

Lei Haiyang couldn't help laughing and said, "What a fool boy. Even if all of us are not selected, you will not be selected. The coach regards you as a heavier than Tian Fang's biological son. You are the extraordinary genius in his mind."

Chen Junhao's face was a little dim, and he seemed even more depressed.

"What's wrong?" Lei Haiyang whispered, "Did I say something wrong?"

Geng Tianfang said lightly: "You did say the wrong thing. No one likes to be said by others that he was selected into the national team because of the head coach's preference."

Lei Haiyang hurriedly defended: "I don't mean that." He turned to Chen Junhao and stressed, "You know I don't mean that. Everyone is old teammates of the National Youth Team. Ajun, you have always been the best among us, and we all know this."

Chen Junhao said: "I know that Brother Lei doesn't mean that. I just thought about what to do after the training camp is over."

"Go back?" Shen Qifeng said, "Where to go back?"

"The semester is about to end, I always have to go back to take the final exam. After that..." Chen Junhao was a little sad, "I really don't know what I want to do." Although he had decided to pick up basketball again, he was still confused about the future. Did he leave school to participate in the domestic basketball professional league? Chen Junhao instinctively resisted this choice in his heart.

Shen Qifeng and others are already successful and famous stars still have awe of several higher education institutions in the country like Q University. No one dares to say that Chen Junhao gave up his studies and took the path of a professional player, which is really brighter than staying in Q University. It is related to Chen Junhao's future life, and even if Shen Qifeng is his best friend, he dare not make a decision for him.

Shen Qifeng sighed: "If you can go to school and play basketball, it will not be a problem. Unfortunately, the level of college basketball is too low."

Geng Tianfang was very calm and said calmly: "This is just the situation in China. The level of American college basketball is no worse than that in European professional leagues. If you want to study and play basketball, go to the United States."

"America?" Chen Junhao suddenly remembered the agreement with Smith during the World Youth Championship two years ago. It's a pity that he gave up basketball and left it alone. It's been two years now, and I wonder if Smith still remembers the name Chen Junhao.

Seeing that Chen Junhao was silent, Shen Qifeng thought he was worried and comforted him: "Don't worry, the boat fell to the bridge head, it would be straight. Maybe after the news of your comeback came out, American universities have come to contact you. Besides, our coaches are still a little bit energetic sometimes. Tian Fang and I can play in the European Super League because of Coach Geng. I don't think he will ignore you, right?"

Chen Junhao's mind showed the image of a straightforward and unscrupulous middle-aged man. Unconsciously, the sudden ease in the center, and the haze on his face dissipated unconsciously. Yes, isn't there an old man?

Geng Tianfang lifted his bag and said, "Let's go." The group walked out of the players' dormitory with their luggage, got on Shen Qifeng's "Hummer", and a gust of lightning came out of the national team training base.

Shen Qifeng said proudly in the car: "How is it? My driving skills are pretty good, right?" Geng Tianfang, who was sitting next to him, ignored it at all. Only Chen Junhao, the three people sitting behind, responded lazily: "The car is good, the people are not very good!" The car is indeed good, at least the interior space is large enough, and the big man with five tall and big horses doesn't seem crowded.

"Oh!" Shen Qifeng stepped on the brakes quickly, and the three people behind suddenly turned over. Chen Junhao cursed: "Bastard, what are you doing?" Shen Qifeng laughed and said, "The light in front!"

"Damn!" The three people behind him swung their six fists at the same time.

...

Shen Qifeng drove his car to the best restaurant in Beijing at a glance. After drinking and eating, they parted ways. Shen Qifeng drove Chen Junhao to the downstairs of the apartment.

"Go up and sit down." Chen Junhao invited.

"No!" Shen Qifeng smiled, "Miss Yunyun must be looking at her, so I won't be a light bulb." He said, "I'll give you my luggage and hand it to Chen Junhao a note, "Call me after the exam, I'll wait for you in this place."

Chen Junhao took a look and remembered the address above and stuffed it into his pocket. He lifted his bag and waved goodbye to Shen Qifeng. The 38th floor arrived and the elevator door opened. He was nervously guessing whether Chen Yunyun would be waiting for her to come back, but suddenly found that the jade man was looking at him with a smile on his back.

"How could you..."

"I just saw you upstairs."

Chen Junhao said in surprise: "Upstairs? Thirty-eighth floor?"

Chen Yunyun smiled but did not answer. She took one of Chen Junhao's bags with one hand, put the other hand around his waist, and walked towards their apartment.

When I entered the door, there was a "bang!" and a second "bang!" sound of my bag falling to the ground...

The two kissed in the dark. When both parties came to their senses, they were already on the bed. Under Chen Junhao's scorching gaze, Chen Junyun nodded shyly, and then the sky was thunder and earth was out of control.

A few hours later, Chen Junyun snuggled in Chen Junhao's arms.

Location: On the bed in Chen Yunyun's room.

The camera was pulled back a little and saw clearly. Yes, it was on the bed, Chen Yunyun snuggled up on Chen Junhao's naked and strong chest, and her elegant and beautiful face was filled with a shy and happy expression. The last line of defense that the two of them had been careful to overcome was finally broken in their love after a long separation. Everything happened naturally when they were in a strong place.

Chen Junhao gently hugged the jade man in his arms and said, "Is there any news from my father and mother these days?"

Chen Yunyun said: "No, haven't you called them?"

Chen Junhao smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't dare, I don't know how to tell them."

"Then they are waiting for you to explain to them on their own initiative." Chen Yunyun turned over and showed her infinitely beautiful upper body, and said softly, "Uncle and aunt are not people who are not activated. As long as you explain it to them clearly, they will understand."

Chen Junhao said: "Of course I know the best of my own parents. As long as I insist, they will not force them in the end. I just don't dare to go back and face their disappointed gaze."
To be continued...