The meaning of Clark is actually somewhat similar to that of Kailun. The purpose is to make the white ball touch the other two balls.
However, Clark usually chooses an indirect method when he can't see the target ball he wants to hit. He tries to find a way to let the white ball hit other balls first, and then through a detour, finally lets the white ball hit the target ball, and then the target ball will be hit.
The target ball hits the pocket.
Kailun, on the other hand, simply touches for the sake of touching. As long as the white ball touches two balls, it doesn't really matter who touches first and who later.
However, the spherical shape presented by Wang Siheng made Ling Zhi feel extremely confused.
First of all, the shape formed by the connection of these three balls and the position on the table are indeed the same as what Lexus encountered in the secret room, but the specific position of each ball has changed!
The white ball was originally in the middle of the lower half of the table, but now it is on the edge of the right bottom pocket.
Secondly, this spherical shape cannot hit Clark. It is impossible for Wang Siheng not to understand the ball, but he said that this spherical shape is hitting Clark, which puzzles Lingzhi.
Ling Zhi raised his question to Wang Siheng, and Wang Siheng replied:
"Well, I actually just think it's very similar to the Clark puzzle you played back then, but it's not exactly the same! Also, don't forget that this spherical shape was also laid out for us by Coach Li, but the position of the ball is no longer quite right.
It’s the same.”
"When you said that, I remembered it. Uncle Li did say this. Then why didn't you just say it was like the spherical shape that Uncle Li laid out for you? Instead, you said it was like the spherical shape we met in the secret room?"
"Oh, didn't I just say something else when I thought about it? In that case, just think that I didn't say anything just now, and I will disappear from your eyes now."
"Wait a minute, the last question is, since Senior Brother Chen has laid out this spherical shape, how exactly did he practice it?"
"Oh, I remember that he was playing with the black eight as the cue ball, and then hit the No. 1 ball, trying to knock the white ball in."
"Hey, you're still practicing Clark, but you're just not using a white ball as the cue ball. You're making me nervous!"
"Okay! I shouldn't have mentioned this to you! My pot is fine, let's go!"
After Wang Siheng left, Ling Zhi breathed a long sigh of relief.
Senior Brother Chen is probably practicing the introductory spherical shape that Coach Li gave them. He wants to review it and it shouldn't be a big problem. It probably has nothing to do with the VR secret room...
After thinking about it clearly, Ling Zhi temporarily relaxed and continued to practice Kailun with Zhao Shiyan.
...
There were still three days before New Year's Day. Lexus had almost sorted out the relevant technical routes. He was not in a hurry to send it to Director Wang because he knew that Director Wang was picky about such things. Once it was sent to him, he would put it forward.
I will definitely spend a lot of time revising my opinions.
So he casually turned off the computer, picked up his mobile phone, and sent a message to Zhao Shiyan, wanting to ask her to go for a run and play ball. However, at this moment, he received a voice call from Chen Lizhong:
"Lingzhi, are you free now?"
Oh? Senior Brother Chen took the initiative to call, which is quite rare, and his tone seemed to be very bright, no longer as gloomy as a few days ago. This is indeed something Ling Zhi is happy to see.
"You're free, what's wrong?"
"That's it. Didn't I lose to you in the game a few days ago? I would like to ask you to review the game together and help me find the problem."
"That's right, of course it's no problem, but what about the location? Just go to Xingyu?"
"No, no, no, there are too many people in Xingyu, it's a bit noisy. Let's change the place this time. You can play a 'shot of billiards'. It's quieter here."
"Oh? 'One shot of billiards'? I remember that shop hasn't been open since the last incident?"
This is true. Although he had a shadow about that place, Ling Zhi still took the time to visit it shortly after he was discharged from the hospital. The ball room was closed again. This is reasonable.
"Oh, that's it. Later, Uncle Li saw that there was no other way to deal with that place being idle, so he discussed taking over the ball room. Now it's almost tidied up. I'll just practice ball here. You have nothing else to do.
If so, just come and join me."
"Okay, I understand."
After hanging up the phone, Ling Zhi couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
To be honest, from the time he met Chen Lizhong until now, the total words Ling Zhi had spoken to him were not as much as the conversation on the phone just now, which surprised Ling Zhi very much.
But this is not a big problem. A person wants to solve problems through communication and dialogue, which is a very positive side. Lexus has no reason to dampen Chen Lizhong's enthusiasm.
He packed up his things and prepared to go to the appointment. However, the location turned out to be at "One Shot Billiards", which made Ling Zhi feel mixed.
After thinking about it for a while, he sent a message to Zhao Shiyan and Wang Siheng respectively. After explaining the situation, he went to make an appointment with Chen Lizhong.
...
Arriving at the door of the familiar ball room again, the sky was not completely dark yet. Looking at the bright light coming from the ball room and the vague figure practicing ball, Ling Zhi felt a little at ease.
But after entering the ball room, his mood became heavy again.
Although there are still six familiar golf tables, these tables are full of bumps and bumps, and I don’t know what happened.
There are countless broken cues on the cue rack. It seems that this place has just been taken over. Although it has been cleaned up, the billiard equipment and utensils and other things have not been completely replaced.
"I'm here, senior brother,...uh, senior brother, you're going to practice on this table?"
Chen Lizhong raised his head and smiled at Ling Zhi:
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
What else happened? The table occupied by Chen Lizhong was even more seriously damaged!
Although all 6 pockets are present, one corner of the countertop has collapsed to a degree that is visible to the naked eye, and there are countless other pits.
What made him even more horrified was that Chen Lizhong was on this table, practicing the Clark Sphere that Wang Siheng mentioned a few days ago!
"Well, senior brother, why do you have to practice on this kind of table? If you want to review the game, why don't we go to the 'No. 8 Youth' next door."
Ling Zhi resisted the urge to leave here and said to Chen Lizhong.
"What? You look down on the table here?"
"No, I just think we can use something better..."
"So this is your sense of superiority as a graduate student?"
Ling Zhi was stunned for a moment and felt baffled. He didn't know why Chen Lizhong said this and what does it have to do with graduate students?
Chen Lizhong gradually put away the polite smile at the beginning, and a gloom appeared on his face:
"Your performance in the Citizen Cup was really outstanding! But I don't accept it, I really don't accept it!"
"I have been practicing with Uncle Li for 2 years, and I spend more than 6 hours practicing every day. You ask me why I work so hard? You need to ask? I have had a dream of billiards since I was a child, and I want to be a professional player.
I want to win the championship!”
"But unfortunately, I have experienced failure again and again, and I have never even reached the semi-finals of professional competitions. It is only in amateur competitions like the Citizen Cup that I have a chance to make some achievements."
"But I didn't expect that you would come out of the middle!"
"I was destined to win this championship, but in the end you took it away from me! You! Why! What! What!"
Chen Lizhong became more and more excited as he talked, and he couldn't restrain his out-of-control mood at all.
"I don't understand, I really don't understand! How on earth can you, a person who has practiced football for less than half a year, get to where you are today?!!!"
"You are a graduate student, and you are just staying at school to do your research! Why are you here to play billiards? Why are you here to steal our jobs?!!!"
If it were me a few months ago, after hearing these words, I might still feel a little ashamed of myself, and I might even feel that I am not doing my job properly.
However, now Ling Zhi has long been as strong as iron. After experiencing the VR secret room incident, he will not regret his decision to practice with coach Xingchen!
So even if Chen Lizhong, a professional Chinese billiards player, stood in front of him and questioned himself, Ling Zhi would not be shaken at all!
"Senior Brother Chen, I call you Senior Brother because of my relationship with Uncle Li. But this does not mean that I will remain indifferent if you say that to me."
"What's wrong with graduate students? Can't graduate students come to play billiards? Graduate students are just a label on me, but it doesn't limit what I can or cannot do, right?"
Ling Zhi calmly asked his question, but Chen Lizhong smiled bitterly and shook his head, seemingly not accepting Ling Zhi's explanation:
"You don't understand! I don't understand people like you? Playing basketball is just a three-minute passion, and it's just a hobby."
"Maybe you Lingzhi can last longer than ordinary people, but so what? You can't play full-time like me. And you still have a way out. If you don't play well one day, you can go back and do your best.
Wouldn’t it be great to do some research! But what about us! We have no choice at all!”
"We people have risked everything for billiards! How can people like you understand our feelings!"
Ling Zhi was not deterred by Chen Lizhong's words. He took a step forward, looked directly into Chen Lizhong's eyes, and said word by word:
"Yes, I don't understand. But I want to say, senior brother, you have narrowed the road."
Chen Lizhong was stunned for a moment, and Ling Zhi took this opportunity to further say:
"No one has ever stipulated that professional players can only play basketball for the rest of their lives. In fact, if you look at it, you will find that among professional players, there are only a few who can do nothing but play."
"Everyone has the right to choose what kind of life they want to live. It's the same for me, you, and others!"
"You chose to play football full-time, and that is naturally your right, but accordingly, you have to bear the consequences of your choice. God has given us many opportunities to choose, but you only chose one, so who can blame you?
Who?"
"So you look like you're very inspiring, but actually... you're just stupid."
After all, Ling Zhi didn't want to talk nonsense to Chen Lizhong anymore. Chen Lizhong called him here today because he obviously wanted to vent his anger, and there was no need for him to be his punching bag.
However, just when he turned around and was about to leave "One Shot of Billiards", the scene in front of him shocked him!