Yonghe Road

Chapter 68 Fight for
After Luo Chuxiu was inspired by Wang Zian's words, she immediately took action.

His opponent boasts a strong resume, while Luo Chuxiu, aside from coaching the Baile Village basketball team, which won runner-up, has only coached a few amateur teams and lacks much competition experience. If he could meet a professional team and participate in more major tournaments, he would have more opportunities to showcase his skills. Luo Chuxiu is confident in his coaching abilities.

So, on the one hand, he worked out a self-recommendation plan based on the various basketball tactics he had studied in depth, the game videos of different teams he had watched, and the various advanced training methods he had learned, and elaborated in detail on the various tactics he might adopt in this basketball game.

On the other hand, he also realized that it would be difficult to stand out from the competition on his own, so he actively sought support from all parties. The first person to do so was, of course, Luo Youcai, Chairman of the Baicha Town Sports Association.

Competitors naturally won't sit idly by, actively leveraging their connections and resources to gain further advantages. Although the coaching position hasn't been finalized, he's already contacted some promising players, preparing to assemble his own coaching staff. As the saying goes, a new emperor chooses his own ministers. As a seasoned coach, he knows many players, so players like Wang Zian and Zhong Ziqi from Baile Village might not be selected for his team.

Therefore, Luo Chuxiu is not only fighting for himself, but also for players such as Wang Zian, Zhong Ziqi, and for Baile Village.

As the Tea BA basketball game approaches, under the temptation of high prize money for winning, various forces are fighting fiercely, and different interest groups are trying to influence the results of player selection.

Who the coach is directly determines the selection of players.

Some players have their own intentions to join and have defended their preferred coaches in public opinion. Luo Chuxiu and her rivals have also accepted media interviews. In other words, before the game has even started, the dispute over the coach has already created momentum for the first "Tea BA".

The competition is imminent, so we have to make a decision.

Director Mei Wending and President Ji Tong stared at each other in the organizing committee's office.

"To be on the safe side, it is better to use a coach with rich competition experience," said Director Mei Wending.

President Ji Tong disagreed and said, "Luo Chuxiu is also very strong, but she has little actual combat experience. Why not take a risk?"

Director Mei Wending was still thinking that since the "Tea BA" was being held, the White Tea Team wanted to win the championship. A soldier who didn't want to be a general was not a good soldier. It was indeed a risky move to use Luo Chuxiu as the coach.

"Luo Chuxiu, be the substitute coach." Mei Wending finally said.

The leader had made the decision, and Ji Tong had no objection. Coming out of the preparatory office, he asked the driver to take him back to "Shi Er Shi San Si".

Ji Tong's car slowly drove into the villa complex. She glanced out the window and saw that the sanitation and hygiene had improved significantly. A smile of relief appeared on her face. She remembered that when she first moved the company to this villa complex, the environment here was not fresh and clean. The huge villa complex was full of garbage piled up everywhere. She had her secretary complain to the property management several times, but it didn't work. So she simply made a donation to the property management.

Money is still more attractive.

The car pulled up to the gate of her rented villa. Ji Tong got out and took a deep breath of the fresh air, feeling completely refreshed. She walked into the villa. The living room was spotless. The elderly women she had taken in were incredibly hardworking. Unlike other companies that only recruited young people, even those over 35 being ineligible for interviews, "Shi Er Shi San Si" specifically recruited retired veterans from various fronts to become employees, offering them a chance at re-employment.

Elderly people can continue to contribute to society. She's almost sixty, after all. People of this age are more likely to empathize with each other.

She sat on the sofa, closed her eyes, and savored the tranquility of the moment. However, her thoughts quickly drifted back to the "Cha BA" basketball game. She knew that Luo Chuxiu, while lacking in actual combat experience, possessed a profound basketball foundation and unique insights, judging by his self-recommendation. She felt a pity.

At this time, an old sister came in and reported to her that someone had come to visit and had been waiting at "Shi Er Shi San Si" for the whole morning. Ji Tong asked the old sister to invite the guest in, who was a stranger.

"My name is Luo Youcai," the man introduced himself, "and I'm the president of the Baicha Town Sports Association."

As they were both sports people, Ji Tong immediately smiled and stood up to shake hands with Luo Youcai. The old sisters also diligently served tea. Ji Tong then sat down and talked with Luo Youcai.

I don’t know why the president of the small town sports association, whom I have never met before, came to visit me.

Luo Youcai also got straight to the point and said, "My tea company also wants to cooperate with President Ji Tong to sponsor the 'Tea BA' event. I wonder if you can give me a chance."

This event is hosted by the China Tea Circulation Association, the Provincial Sports Bureau and the prefecture-level city people's government, and co-organized by the Provincial Basketball and Volleyball Sports Management Center, the Provincial Basketball Association, the prefecture-level city sports bureau and the local government. It is of a very high standard and is sponsored by "Ten Twenty Thirty-Four". Because the sponsorship funds are as high as nearly 10 million, it is not something that local small businesses can afford.

In the past two years, large and small enterprises have not had an easy time. President Ji Tong did not want to increase everyone's burden, so he tried to let "Ten Twenty Thirty-Four" bear as much as possible. The sponsorship fees that an enterprise of the size of the tea company under Luo Youcai can afford are really limited, which is a drop in the ocean, and the role of that drop can be ignored.

But Luo Youcai had his own reasons. He said, "The Tea BA is the China Top 100 Tea County Basketball Open, and White Tea Town is China's leading white tea town. It would be a shame if we couldn't participate in such a grand event. Therefore, not only my tea company, but all tea companies in White Tea Town want to sponsor the Tea BA. Of course, our financial strength cannot be compared with yours, President Ji. The most important thing is to participate, so we can't make excessive demands. We just hope that after the competition officially starts, a few games can be held in our White Tea Town."

When selecting the venue for this competition, we took into account factors such as convenient transportation, superior venue conditions, large capacity, complete supporting facilities, and compliance with the theme and atmosphere of the event. We gave priority to venues such as the sports stadium in the city center and the basketball court in Ding Culture Park, and did not include venues in townships.

The facilities in towns and villages are definitely not comparable to those in urban areas. This is not a question of sponsorship fees. Everything must be prioritized based on the competition results.

"Is your Baicha Town capable of taking responsibility for the land used for the competition venue?" President Ji Tong looked at Luo Youcai seriously.

Luo Youcai promised, "If our Baicha Town is fortunate enough to be one of the venues, President Ji Tong, please rest assured that all the Baicha people in our town will work together to ensure the smooth running of the competition."

President Ji Tong said, "How about this, President Luo, I'll also ask Director Mei and other leaders about your intentions. After all, this is an official event, and many matters still need to be decided by the authorities..."

"I understand," Luo Youcai said happily. As the main sponsor, President Ji Tong did not reject it immediately, which meant there was hope. "President Ji, please do your best to help us get it."

"Okay." Ji Tong said readily.

Luo Youcai thought for a moment and added, "We have a very good coach in Baicha Town, but it's a pity that he doesn't have more opportunities to showcase his skills..."

President Ji Tong asked, "Is her name Luo Chuxiu?"