Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 42 I'm Proud of Me
When Chen Fang walked into the stadium, the expected laxity did not occur. Instead, everyone was in high spirits, and it was appropriate to describe them as being in full swing.

According to the plan he had made earlier, everyone was overcoming their own difficulties and didn't even notice he was coming.

Xue Chong was practicing a quick stop jump shot, Yang Shan was practicing a catch-and-shoot three-pointer after moving, and Yue Gang was making a short jump shot from a half-court shot.

Chen Fang quietly put down his schoolbag, began to take off his clothes, and changed into training clothes.

He wants to practice three-point jump shots after dribbling the ball, which will be the scoring method he will use most in the next game.

What Dongsheng needs most now is his ability to solve problems with hard disks.

When the bell rang for the end of morning self-study, everyone was already sweating profusely. Chen Fang leaned against the stand and drank water, breathing heavily. Yue Gang came over.

"How was it last night?"

Yue Gang was referring to the evening self-study class. He guessed that when Chen Fang returned to the class, he must have been deeply impressed by the heroic treatment he received.

Chen Fang smiled. In fact, it was true. If the head teacher hadn't come, he would have been unable to cope with it.

"Have you received any love letters?"

Chen Fang hurriedly shook his head, and a person flashed through his mind and sighed: "Captain, stop gossiping so much, and think about our next opponent."

When talking about this topic, Yue Gang's face straightened and he said, "I only found out about it at noon. Anyway, what is supposed to come will come."

"Let's go eat." Chen Fang said when he saw the second team had already entered.

The basic arrangement now is that Team One trains during the morning self-study time, and Team Two trains on the court for half an hour after class, and then cleans up the court.

It was the same in the afternoon. There was nothing we could do about it. The second team was set up privately by them and the school did not recognize it, so of course they would not be given any privileges.

"By the way, Director Zhou came to see me last night." Yue Gang remembered something.

"The school agreed to the cheerleading team. The old principal made the decision and said that this cheerleading team is a must. It can be used in all kinds of activities in the future."

"You will be able to see the recruitment notice soon."

Looking at Yue Gang's smiling expression, Chen Fang knew what he was thinking. Before he could open his mouth, Xue Chong ran over.

"Why don't you wait for me before going to eat?" Xue Chong said with a smile.

"We are talking about cheerleading and we must avoid you." Yue Gang joked.

"Damn, what does it have to do with me?" Xue Chong said innocently.

"It doesn't matter? How many school beauties have you provoked?"

Xue Chong was stunned for a moment, looked at Chen Fang guiltily, and quickly explained: "To be honest, I was just talking nonsense. I am actually very introverted. Captain, you know me well."

"Haha! I'm almost dying of laughter!" Yang Shan, who finally caught up, sneered when he heard this.

The four of them walked side by side on the campus, and the students passing by saluted them. After yesterday's game, the reputation of the school basketball team was at its peak in the whole school.

"How do you feel?" Yue Gang was used to it and asked Chen Fang.

Chen Fang said calmly: "I don't feel anything."

Giving a thumbs up, Xue Chong praised: "He is indeed my idol!"

"When did I become an idol?" Chen Fang was surprised.

"Just now!" Xue Chong's face didn't turn red and his heart didn't beat.

"Okay then, you pay for breakfast later!"

"what……!"

"What? You want to buy mine too? Otherwise I will think you look down on me!" Yue Gang hugged Xue Chong and threatened.

"We are all brothers. Talking about money hurts our relationship!"

Chen Fang listened to their chatter and knew that after yesterday, he had truly integrated into this group.

This is a good thing. The opponents in the future will only become stronger, and we must be more united.

During breakfast, Xue Chong looked at his order, then scanned everyone else's order, and asked curiously, "Chen Fang, do you eat like this every day?"

Without waiting for Chen Fang to answer, Yue Gang, who had bought breakfast for Chen Fang for a week, asked, "Do you think he deliberately killed you?"

"Of course not...!" Xue Chong said embarrassedly.

"I have always eaten like this." Chen Fang knew that Xue Chong had misunderstood him, but there were great scholars who would argue for him because he had already explained this issue a long time ago.

Sure enough, Yue Gang said, "His breakfast has always been like this, he never changes it."

"Two chicken legs, two fried eggs, a steamed bun, a cucumber, a handful of lettuce, and a bottle of milk."

"Do you think you're saving money by treating him to breakfast? Haha!" Yue Gang sneered. In order to fulfill the bet last week, he almost sold his pants.

It was Xue Chong's turn to feel the impact. Scratching his head, he heard Yang Shan say, "Just be content. The captain treated Chen Fang for a week, so you only treat him this time!"

He felt much better immediately and laughed. Xue Chong then had a new question: "Is there anything special about this?"

"Grow taller, increase muscle density, and lose fat."

"I believe in growing taller, but isn't it ridiculous to lose fat?"

"Not outrageous, everything here can help the body burn fat!" Seeing that everyone was curious, Chen Fang expanded: "Protein can improve metabolism, this is the core. Steamed bread is carbohydrates, it can provide muscle glycogen, which is a must-have for exercise. If you don't have it, you will feel weak. Strictly speaking, athletes need to consume a certain amount of carbohydrates, not to eliminate it, which will affect functional loss."

"These vegetables are simpler. Eating meat with vegetables helps the stomach and intestines absorb them and improve conversion."

"Chicken is high in fiber protein. Eating more white meat and less red meat can increase muscle density, reduce sports injuries, and prolong exercise cycles."

"Let's not talk about milk, which provides high protein and calcium and helps growth. However, don't drink any milk at night. Drink it in the morning because basically, at around 9 o'clock, most organs of the human body are idle and the metabolism is off duty. It's difficult to consume anything you eat, and it's easy to accumulate fat."

Yue Gang and the other two stared with their eyes wide open, as if they were listening to a divine book or looking at a god. When Chen Fang finished speaking, Yue Gang shook his head and sighed: "I really admire you a little bit now."

"Where did you hear this?" Xue Chong looked confused.

"It's in the book!" Chen Fang was very calm. After all, it exists now, but it's just rare in China.

After this explanation, several people felt that Chen Fang was unfathomable. Before they parted, Yue Gang asked Xue Chong and Yang Shan as they walked away, "What will happen if I eat like this now?"

“I think I’ll be even more powerful when I’m in college.”

Seeing Chen Fang's confident expression, Yue Gang was overjoyed: "What are you waiting for? I'll start tomorrow."

"No wonder you said it would cost a lot of money. Just the food alone would be a bit of an expense." Yue Gang thought about it and said with emotion.

Chen Fang smiled and said nothing. Without the baseball, he didn't know how to carry on with his plan. He waved his hand and walked towards his own teaching building. Yue Gang took only a few steps before he was stopped by someone.

"Is it Yue Gang from the senior year of high school?" the man asked.

"Who are you?" Yue Gang asked politely when he saw that it was a teacher.

"I teach in a junior high school. Someone asked me to help find you. Can you come over?"

"Okay." Yue Gang didn't hesitate. There was nothing to worry about on campus.

There was a small forest at the corner. With his back to them, Yue Gang heard the teacher call out "Uncle San". The man turned around and he recognized him.

He was the coach that Chen Fang met last time when he took him to the Public Security Bureau to play basketball. What was his name?

"My name is Wang Yuan, do you remember me?" Seeing Yue Gang's appearance, Wang Yuan took the initiative to introduce himself.

"Uncle Wang." Yue Gang remembered.

"You are here to look for Chen Fang, right? He just separated from me!" Yue Gang said, raising his hand and pointing in the direction of passage.

"No, I came to see you." Wang Yuan smiled and said to the teacher next to him, "Xiaodou, go and do your thing."

"Okay, Third Uncle."

After his nephew walked away, Wang Yuan said seriously: "This time I came here to understand why Chen Fang plays street ball."

"Ah! This?" Yue Gang hesitated.

Wang Yuan, the old Xing Detective, immediately understood what Yue Gang was worried about, and said, "I rejected Chen Fang's request to play basketball, but I hope I can help him. He is not suitable for the current basketball environment."

Yue Gang was moved when he heard this: "Yes, baseball is too dangerous. His body is still developing. I wanted to persuade him, but he was very determined."

"What is the reason for your determination? Can you tell me?" Wang Yuan asked softly.

Yue Gang was still hesitating. After all, he was almost 18 years old, had more social contacts than ordinary students, and possessed a certain sophistication.

"I really want to help Chen Fang, but I have to know the reason. I didn't ask Chen Fang because I knew he would never tell the victim this. He must have considered letting you know, and he might have told others through you. I don't think he asked you to keep it a secret."

Wang Yuan’s words, one after another, weakened Yue Gang’s defense line bit by bit.

"It's like this, Uncle Wang, Chen Fang was only half joking at the time and I didn't take it seriously." Yue Gang still set an ambush.

He continued: "He said he needed the money because it takes a lot of money to train as a professional football player."

"Professional player?" Wang Yuan frowned.

"Yes, I also said that I want to join the national team."

Wang Yuan's face was calm, but his heart was in turmoil. He didn't expect that Chen Fang, this kid, had such lofty ambitions, but he didn't even talk about it, but instead put them into practice through action.

"Ding!" The bell rang to prepare for class.

"Go to class, thank you." Wang Yuan understood that he had achieved his goal today.

"Uncle, I'm leaving now. I will tell Chen Fang about this later." Yue Gang also expressed his attitude.

"Okay, I'll tell you." Yue Gang's answer made Wang Yuan admire him. This kid is very upright.

He is a Shandong man.

Walking on the empty campus, Wang Yuanben's vague plan took shape.

He took out his phone, looked through the address book, and dialed without hesitation.

The phone rang a few times before it was connected. The other end of the line sounded quite surprised: "Brother Wang, what brings you here today? I was thinking about it when the magpie was calling."

"Don't give me that crap, stop talking nonsense, let's get down to business."

"Then you tell me, brother, I will do my best to do what I can do, and I will also try my best to do what I can't do. In short, in front of Brother Wang, your attitude must be in place."

"You said before that your brother is a scout for the Qingdao club. Is that true?"

"Yes, of course. My brother is a graduate of Beijing Sport University and follows Mr. Wang. He just went to Qingdao last year. What's up, Brother Wang? Do you want to get some tickets?"

"No need for tickets. I have a kid here who is very talented and wants to make progress. That's why I thought of you."

"Oh, I see. Wang's business is my business. I'll call him. But as for basketball matters, Wang, you know that we should teach students in accordance with their aptitude and adapt them to their needs. I can't guarantee this."

"Of course. If you have any clues, please call me. This is my own child. I'm in trouble."

"Look, what Brother Wang said is meaningless. If you hadn't helped me last time, I would have been wrongly imprisoned. I will always remember this favor."

"We work in the police force, and impartiality is our principle. There's nothing wrong with you, and no one can wrongly accuse you. Let's just talk about this favor. I think you also like basketball, so we hit it off right away." Wang Yuan's words were flawless.

The other end of the phone also stopped talking, and assured confidently: "Brother Wang, I'll remember this, and I'll report to you as soon as I have any news."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. After much thought, he felt that this kind of help was the right thing to do for Chen Fang. If he was really chosen, that would be great. If not, at least it would not hinder the child's growth.

I wanted to go find Chen Fang right now, but then I changed my mind and decided to wait until Yue Gang said something. It wouldn’t be too late to talk then.

When we arrived at the school gate, Old Man Liu was already waiting in the message room.

"Done?"

Wang Yuan nodded. He knew Old Man Liu, a veteran security guard. He had dealt with him before when he was a local police officer.

As they were about to leave, Wang Yuan suddenly asked, "Brother Liu, do you know someone named Chen Fang?"

"Who?" Old Man Liu asked knowingly, but Wang Yuan could not hide his expression, so he said, "Don't be nervous, my little golfing buddy, I just asked casually, the last time we played together, he mentioned that he was in Dongsheng."

"Oh, this kid is still playing outside? Tsk tsk." The old man relaxed.

"I won't bother you anymore. I'm leaving first." Wang Yuan could see that the old man was protecting Chen Fang, so he didn't ask any more questions, waved his hand and walked out.

He believed in his own judgment and vision, and Chen Fang was worth his efforts.

Especially after hearing Chen Fang's ambitious goals, Wang Yuan felt very motivated for some reason. He had a thought that maybe this child could really succeed.

Looking back at the gate of Dongsheng University, Wang Yuan smiled.

There are two lines of words on the plaque on the side of the school gate: Today I am proud of my alma mater, and tomorrow my alma mater will be proud of me.

In fact, many schools have such slogans, but when Wang Yuan saw it today, he had a different feeling.

Perhaps, before long, Dongsheng, or even the whole Nanyang, will be proud of him.

　These chapters are transition chapters, laying the foundation for the next game. I will push forward as soon as possible!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)