Table tennis: Swinging the racket billions of times, achieving a grand slam

Chapter 107 [107] Xuperman, Huang Yancheng
It’s ten twenty, and there are still fifteen minutes until the quarterfinals begin.

Before leaving for the competition, Chen Jin went to the bathroom first.

"Chen Jin?"

Just when Chen Jin was about to wash his hands.

A tentative voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Hearing the voice, Chen Jin was slightly startled.

Being in a foreign country, it is difficult to hear anyone speaking Chinese except your teammates.

He turned around in shock.

It was a strange boy who looked somewhat familiar.

He looked to be in his early twenties, tall and thin, wearing a black training suit with the word "Xuperman" written on his chest.

"Huang Yancheng?"

After seeing the other person's face clearly, Chen Jin reacted quickly.

Before this, he had watched many videos of Huang Yancheng on the Internet.

Of course, it was a serious competition.

Huang Yancheng's figure and appearance seemed somewhat familiar to me.

I just didn't expect that we would meet in the toilet.

Huang Yancheng took the initiative to greet him.

"Yes, it's me."

Huang Yancheng grinned, revealing two rows of white and neat teeth.

There was still a hint of excitement in his expression and tone.

"I was there yesterday and watched your match with Yuta Tanaka."

Huang Yancheng gave a thumbs up and praised sincerely, "You played very well. I will learn from you."

In previous competitions, he had also fought against Yuta Tanaka several times.

But each time ended in failure.

Yuta Tanaka is almost becoming his inner demon.

In this competition, at the beginning of the draw, he was in the same upper half as Yuta Tanaka.

Huang Yancheng originally thought that the two would meet again, so he did not dare to be careless and was ready to fight.

Unexpectedly, Yuta Tanaka was easily defeated by Chen Jin in the 1/8 finals.

But even so, Huang Yancheng couldn't be happy at all.

——Tanaka Yuta is gone, but here comes the even more powerful Chen Jin!

Huang Yancheng, who watched yesterday's match, was surprisingly calm: "I can't beat Tanaka Yuta, Tanaka Yuta can't beat Chen Jin, which means I can't beat Chen Jin either."

"Since you know you can't win, just enjoy the game and finish it in good health."

"Anyway, I've made it to the quarterfinals, so my ranking can move up a bit."

Now, his only hope is to not lose too badly when fighting with Chen Jin.

Looking at Huang Yancheng's sincere face, Chen Jin smiled slightly and nodded: "Thank you."

"It will be our match later. We are all family. I hope you can show mercy and not hit too hard."

Huang Yancheng's smile became more friendly and sincere. "My request is not high. Just don't shave my head."

After all, it is an international competition. If you end up like Yuta Tanaka, with your head shaved and your faith shattered, how can you face people in the future?

Chen Jin smiled and said, "Try your best."

As he spoke, he glanced at the string of English words on Huang Yancheng's chest.

"Xuperman?"

Chen Jin suddenly remembered, "This seems to be Xu Xin's own brand, right?"

"Correct."

Huang Yancheng grinned and patted his chest, "I am now Xuperman's contracted athlete."

"The blades and rubbers I used in this competition were specially provided by Xuperman."

"Oh?"

Chen Jin immediately became interested.

I have heard of Xu Xin's Xuperman for a long time. He opened a table tennis hall in Shanghai.

Little did people know that Xuperman actually has his own rackets and rubbers, and even has contracted athletes.

It seems that Boss Xu has big ambitions.

"The blade I use is S1, with a forehand Powerplay-X -degree special blue sponge and a backhand Powerplay-X -degree Hong sponge..."

The two walked out of the bathroom while chatting.

Huang Yancheng was like a salesman, tirelessly introducing to Chen Jin the baseboard and rubber he used.

"Wait a minute, I'll get it for you."

That’s all.

Huang Yancheng ran back to the training ground, took his racket, and pulled out a spare rubber from his backpack, and excitedly handed it to Chen Jin. "Is this rubber easy to play with?"

Chen Jin played with it for a while and asked.

"The rubber of the bottom plate was adjusted by Brother Xin himself."

Huang Yancheng said, "I think it's pretty easy to play. After changing to this rubber, I can hit more forehands. My world ranking is rising rapidly."

"The key is……"

Huang Yancheng lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "This set of rubber comes with Xu Xin's personal instruction, don't miss it."

Seeing Huang Yancheng's expression as if he was saying "I won't tell this secret to anyone else", Chen Jin finally understood why Xuperman signed a contract with Huang Yancheng.

The community cow is very popular and can save a lot of marketing fees!
“And this treatment?”

Chen Jin half-jokingly asked, "Should I also change my configuration?"

"It's time to change it."

Huang Yancheng's eyes suddenly lit up, and he slapped his thigh fiercely, "Aren't you also a straight-board player? I'll talk to our boss later and have you signed as well."

"Then you two can still spar together."

The "boss" he was referring to was naturally Xu Xin.

Chen Jin's heart moved slightly.

Today, Xu Xin has already retired from the national team and no longer plays in international competitions.

But he has not retired and is still in the Magic City team.

"correct."

Chen Jin hesitated for a moment, "Will Master Xin play in the National Championships in October?"

"The National Championships?"

Huang Yancheng was stunned for a moment, then thought for a moment and said, "It seems like he will fight. I heard from Brother Xin that he is ready to start recovery training."

"really?"

Chen Jin raised his eyebrows, his eyes flashing with excitement, "Singles or team?"

“Everyone should participate.”

Huang Yancheng said.

"Oh?"

Chen Jin became more interested.

Among the current players, there are very few straight-blade players at the national level.

Apart from Xue Fei, there is Xu Xin.

Although Xu Xin retired from the national team and became a boss, he has not had systematic training for a long time.

But his experience and touch are still there.

It would be of great benefit to me if I could compete with Xu Xin on the field.

What's more, when he was in the national team, although Xu Xin was a disciple of Qinmen, he also worked under Coach Wu for a period of time.

The two of them can be considered half brothers.

I often chat with Coach Wu and mention Xu Xin. Due to various reasons, Coach Wu was unable to train his backhand, which made him feel a little regretful.

However, even Coach Wu praised Xu Xin's forehand topspin ability.

It just so happened that for this National Championships, Chen Jin had already signed a contract with the S Province team and would compete in both singles and team events.

Perhaps, there will be a chance to meet Xu Xin, who is known as the "Golden Left Straight" and once the "World's No. 1 Forehand", on the court.

Think of this.

Chen Jin couldn't help feeling a little excited.

The two were having a great chat.

At this moment.

Li Qian came over and reminded: "The game is about to start."

"See you at the stadium."

Chen Jin said to Huang Yancheng with a smile on his face.

"See you at the stadium."

Huang Yancheng made an OK gesture.

They waved goodbye and returned to their respective seats.

Walking halfway.

There is always a shadow lingering in Huang Yancheng's mind, which cannot be erased, but cannot be grasped.

"I seem to have forgotten something very important..."

Huang Yancheng frowned, but couldn't remember for a moment, "Forget it, the game is more important."

Immediately, I packed my backpack and went to the stadium with my teammates.

(End of this chapter)