This exhibition match ends here, even if it is completely over.
For Lexus, he was very curious about all the abnormal phenomena that occurred during the game, but what interested him the most was what Ronnie said to Cole at the last minute.
Since Ronnie didn't use a microphone at all when he spoke to Cole, only a few people around him could hear clearly what Ronnie was saying, while fans and anchors online naturally couldn't hear it.
Lingzhi waited quietly in front of the computer, hoping for a post-match interview, hoping to get some clues from Cole or Ronnie. However, the post-match interview did not come, but instead, the person in the live broadcast room came again.
A shouting match!
Everyone didn't seem obsessed with knowing what Ronnie said in the end, but were constantly discussing the beginning and end of this exhibition match.
Some people say that Cole is unstoppable and has a promising future. After all, Ronnie has become a thing of the past. He doesn't even dare to attack anymore and will only create opportunities for himself through defense.
Some people are retorting, saying that creating opportunities through defense is the norm in the game. Even Ronnie decades ago would not attack like crazy without an obvious good opportunity!
Ling Zhi watched silently for a while, interrupted the debate in the live broadcast room at the right time, and expressed his opinion:
"Ronnie is indeed an offensive player. This is true. If it were Ronnie 20 years ago, I guess he would indeed attack the red ball top pocket. His performance today was indeed slightly conservative."
"However, I think it is still within an acceptable range. As for you, there may not be many people who have actually watched Ronnie's game videos. The occasional video highlights you see are only highlights and cannot represent all of Ronnie."
"If you have watched his previous game videos, you will find that what is most outstanding about Ronnie is not his offensive ability, but his ability to seize opportunities and his speed to simplify situations!"
“In this game, I don’t know if you noticed that he achieved the lead through two shots and hit the blue and green balls back to their spots. This was actually him setting up Snooker behind him.
We even had to clear the stage to make arrangements in advance.”
"So this is the highlight of this game. Stop sighing. If you want to see him attack, you might as well check out Ronnie's highlights on major websites. That way you can still watch enough!"
Many fans in the live broadcast room agreed with Ling Zhi's statement, but Ling Zhi knew that these words could deceive fans, but they could not deceive themselves!
What Lingzhi just said can indeed be understood as Ronnie's layout, but there are also some unreasonable choices that Lingzhi deliberately did not mention, such as Ronnie's shot to defend the white ball from the bottom bank!
Under normal circumstances, there is no problem in sinking the white ball to defend. However, at that time, Ronnie was already 56 points behind. In this case, it is extremely inappropriate to defend in the bottom!
With only 67 points left on the table, Ronnie had to connect high-value balls as much as possible to get more points and avoid being overscored.
However, sinking defense means hitting the red ball to the upper half of the table. In this case, even if he can successfully get started later, it will be difficult to connect the high-scoring colored ball.
Because the red balls are all in the upper half of the table, and the high-scoring colored balls are in the lower half of the table. After scoring the red ball, if you want to get the high-scoring colored balls, you must let the white balls run a long distance to the lower half of the table.
, not to mention that it may not be called in place!
Naturally, Cole is willing to play bottom-sinking tactics with Ronnie. Cole hopes that all the red balls will go to the top of the table, so that the probability of Ronnie's single-game reversal will be greatly reduced!
So, why exactly? Why did Ronnie choose to sink to the bottom, which was extremely detrimental to him?
To be honest, Lexus couldn't think of an answer.
Maybe Ronnie was confused for a moment? Maybe he was confident in his ability. Even if the red ball went to the top, he still felt there was a chance to reverse it?
Nothing like it!
If these factors are put aside, Lexus can only think of one explanation:
Ronnie doesn't want to win!
To be honest, Ling Zhi thought this explanation was ridiculous at first, but after carefully recalling the entire process of this exhibition game and Cole's final reaction to Ronnie's words, Ling Zhi felt that it was not completely impossible.
Ronnie may not really have the intention to defeat Cole, but he must have some other plan! Some kind of plan to see something from Cole!
That's why he adopted this abnormal strategy, wanting to see how Cole would respond in this situation.
As for what Ronnie's plan is, he really can't guess. He can only wait and see if there is a press conference after the game.
However, until all the fans in the live broadcast room have left, there is still no news from the press conference. It seems that they are destined to be unable to wait!
Ling Zhi shook his head and went to the bathroom to wash his face. In the meantime, he heard the door open. He thought it was Lili who had come to practice ball early. Unexpectedly, when he came out of the bathroom, it was Shi Yan who came:
"Lingzhi, you've worked hard on the live broadcast! I brought you breakfast, eat it quickly!"
Ling Zhi was so moved that he almost shed tears:
"Didn't you say that you would be responsible for organizing a lecture today? How come you still have time to deliver breakfast to me?"
"Oh, the lecture is at Nanjing Normal University, very close to here. I know you stayed up late tonight to broadcast live, so it won't take long to stop by and bring you breakfast. I'll leave first then, and you have a good rest.
"
"Okay, thank you, Shi Yan."
"Hey! Always so polite!"
After sending Zhao Shiyan away, Ling Zhi took the time to finish breakfast, and then rushed back to Huacheng University, hoping to catch up on some sleep in the morning.
This week is final exam week, and Director Wang is also responsible for invigilating the exams, so naturally he has no time to supervise him, so he can rest assured to arrange his own time.
...
Eagle Country, Lingcheng, Victoria Hotel.
Ronnie opened his eyes and looked at the slightly white morning light by the window. He closed his eyes and paused for a long time. After making sure that his sleepiness had completely dissipated, he opened his eyes again, straightened up and groped for
A button beside the bed summons room service.
This is what happens when you get older. The habit of going to bed early and getting up early has been formed. Even if you want to sleep in, your biological clock does not allow it.
In less than a minute, there was a knock on the door of the room. Ronnie felt strange, why was the room service so fast this morning? It usually took at least five minutes for someone to arrive.
He put on his pajamas and came to the door of the room. After opening the door, he found that the person standing outside the room was not the waiter who came to deliver the food, but the director general of wst, Lanz Hearn.
"Hey, Ronnie! Did you sleep well?"
"Not bad, why are you here? And why are you here so early?"
Lanz followed Ronnie into the room and complained to him:
"Don't mention it. You had a good sleep last night, but I stayed up almost all night long, answering reporters' questions."
"Don't you usually interview players? What are they doing around you?"
"It's not because all the players have given up their picks! Even Cole didn't attend the post-game press conference. Who do you think the reporters can look for?"
"That's really hard work for you."
"Not to mention hard work, I won't talk nonsense to you. I came here so early just to ask you a question. What did you mean by the last words you said to Cole?"
"What? Reporters keep asking you this question?"
"No, the questions they asked were relatively simple, that is, how is your physical condition, and whether this exhibition match has been arranged in advance. The question I asked you is something I am more concerned about personally.
It’s irrelevant.”
Ronnie sat on the recliner in the room and did not immediately answer Lanz's question, but at this moment, the door of the room was knocked again.
Lanz walked over and opened the door for Ronnie. After the waiter put the breakfast tray on the table next to the lounge chair, he bowed solemnly to Ronnie and walked backwards out of the room.
Ronnie picked up the York pudding on the plate and took a bite, then took a sip of milk. After putting down the cup, he said to Lanz:
"If you don't mind, let's have some together. You haven't had breakfast either."
Lanz sat at the table and shook his head:
"If possible, I didn't want to disturb you so early, but I have to rush to Randyll at 8 o'clock this morning. If I can't get the answer from you today, I'm afraid I won't be able to bother you for a long time from now on.
There is no way I can see you again."
Ronnie nodded and explained casually:
"Actually, it means literally. Isn't his performance enough to explain all this? He couldn't hit the spot he wanted to hit, and his expression has betrayed his inner thoughts!"
"Yes, what you said makes sense, but I have never been a professional athlete. I don't understand how you can be sure that there is something wrong with Cole's dominant eye?"
"You're wrong, Lanz. I'm not sure, I'm just guessing. I remember that when he came to me to practice ball 10 years ago, he was still used to aiming with his left eye, but in recent months, I found that
He had a habit of hitting the ball with the club right under his chin!”
"Ten years ago? Is your memory so good? However, since you remember it so clearly, you should also know that 10 years is enough to change many things, including the way you aim, right?"
"Maybe, that's why I said, this is just my guess."
"Well, in that case, I won't disturb you any more, and you can enjoy your breakfast."
"Well, pay attention to the steps under your feet."
After bidding farewell to Ronnie, Lanz stood outside the door of Ronnie's room and breathed a long sigh of relief. He put away the smile on his face and seemed to be murmuring:
"Maybe it's time to speed things up."
...
After waking up, Ling Zhi looked at his watch and saw that it was already 12 noon.
He stretched, sat up, picked up his phone and scrolled through the news, wanting to see the follow-up reports of the Masters.
Unsurprisingly, all the media's focus was on the exhibition game between Ronnie and Cole.
Everyone was praising the legendary veteran's wonderful performance, but Masters champion Cole, who should have been the focus after the game, became a foil.
Originally, Lexus was expecting some gossip and tidbits to reveal what Ronnie finally said to Cole, but it seemed that the reporters did not pay attention to this, or...someone didn't want them to
Pay attention to this.
In this case, forget it, maybe you can ask coach Xingchen later to see if he knows anything.
Ling Zhi checked his phone for a while, and after confirming that there was no special information, he put down his phone, had a brief lunch, and walked towards Nanjing Normal University.
As soon as he arrived at the lecture hall organized by Zhao Shiyan at Nanjing Normal University, Ling Zhi found Zhao Shiyan and another teacher fiddling with something in front of the computer, seemingly anxious.
Lingzhi asked a classmate in the back row. The classmate said that there was a temporary problem with the computer. Not only could the Penguin Conference be temporarily unable to be opened, but the computer was also stuck. Originally, he wanted a teacher from other places to give remote instructions.
Everyone is giving lectures, and now it seems that this afternoon's class is probably going to fail.
Ling Zhi shook his head secretly, took the computer from his backpack, strode to the front desk, and said directly to Zhao Shiyan:
"Okay, Shi Yan, stop working and use my computer."