Tennis: He's so obedient!

Chapter 136 Competition Plan: Bringing Back Some Local Specialties (Please Subscribe)
After signing the contract, Li Gong chatted with Jiang Hong for a while longer.

"Are you sure you don't need a coach? The company can definitely find you a top-notch coach!" Li Gong asked with concern, remembering that Jiang Hong had never had a coach.

After all, a coach plays a very important role in a professional athlete's career, such as refining and correcting technical errors, planning tactics and providing on-site guidance, building mental strength and managing the training system, and even coordinating training and long-term planning, as well as providing information and analysis on opponents.

While some professional players may occasionally go without a coach for a short period of time, virtually no athlete goes through a career without a coach.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hong immediately shook his head and refused.

"No need, I don't need a coach for now. If I do need one, I'll ask you for help later!" Jiang Hong shook his head and refused.

After all, the coach might have the opposite effect on his training plan, and a scientific training plan might actually slow down his grueling progress.

After hearing Jiang Hong's words, Li Gong did not continue to persuade him.

After all, management companies only play a supporting role and cannot interfere with athletes' off-field training and on-field competitions; these are all stipulated in the contract.

"So what is your team structure like now? The company will help you build and complete any missing parts!" Li Gong didn't linger on the previous topic and immediately moved on to a new question.

Jiang Hong thought for a moment, then said, "Currently, I have a training assistant and a physical therapist, but I'm short a sparring partner!"

"No problem!" Upon hearing Jiang Hong's request, Li Gong breathed a sigh of relief and immediately assured him.

After all, Jiang Hong didn't make any demands, so their role as a company wasn't that significant.

To demonstrate their sincerity, IMG even stated that they would directly pay the sparring partners' salaries.

After all, Jiang Hong signed contracts halfway through his career, and most of the people they signed were rising stars.

Jiang Hong's growth has been incredibly rapid, making him the undisputed number one male tennis player in China.

We must cultivate a good relationship to keep Jiang Hong on board with IMG.

After all, Jiang Hong's previous two sponsorships and endorsements speak for themselves. As long as Jiang Hong doesn't suffer a major injury, even if he only maintains his current performance, the returns will be very substantial.

There are still a few ATP Tour events left this year, but Jiang Hong definitely has no chance of participating in the Shanghai Masters Cup, which is the year-end finals, so he can be ruled out.

The remaining tournaments include the Thailand Open, Japan Open, Kremlin Cup, Stockholm Open, Madrid Masters, Basel Indoors, St. Petersburg Open, Paris Masters...

The Thailand Open is from September 24th to 30th, and Jiang Hong's registration period has already passed!
There are a few tournaments before the Madrid Masters, besides the Thai Open.

The Japan Open is a Gold Series tournament, while the other tournaments are International Series tournaments.

If Jiang Hong needs to participate in the Japanese online tournament, he should start taking action now.

After all, given his ranking, he certainly couldn't directly qualify for the main tournament, as for a wildcard...

There aren't enough Japanese players to go around, let alone foreign players like Jiang Hong.

You need to play through three rounds of qualifying to secure a spot in the main tournament!
Jiang Hong's eyes lit up when he saw the Madrid Masters below.

This year's Madrid Masters seems to have been marred by an upset, with the Big Three—Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic—being swept out by the same player.

He also made history as the only player to defeat the Big Three in a single competition.

Jiang Hong really wanted to join in the fun at such a memorable scene.

However, given Jiang Hong's current ranking, he is not even guaranteed to participate in the qualifying rounds.

If Jiang Hong wants to join in the fun, he'll need to earn some points in the previous few matches.

Jiang Hong did not make a decision directly, but instead asked Li Gong for his opinion.

"Which competition do you think I should participate in?"

As an agency, one of their jobs is to help athletes analyze competition schedules.

"The Tokyo Open!" Li Gong immediately gave the answer. "Why?" Jiang Hong raised an eyebrow but didn't reveal his own thoughts, wanting to hear the other party's reasons.

Li Gong immediately gave Jiang Hong a detailed analysis with a serious expression.

"Because this is your first time competing abroad, Jiang Hong, we don't know if you will experience any issues with adapting to the new environment. Japan is relatively close to China, so the environment and food won't change too much, making it a suitable first stop for your international competition!"

What the other person said made sense, so I nodded and said, "Alright, then let's participate in the Tokyo Open!"

“Okay, I’ll arrange the flights and hotels right away!” This is one of his responsibilities as a brokerage firm.

After Li Gong left, Jiang Hong rubbed his face and returned to the training room.

The Tokyo Open is an International Gold Series tournament on the ATP Tour.

If the total prize money exceeds $100 million, the champion will receive 300 points; if the total prize money is less than $100 million, the champion will receive 250 points.

The total prize money for the Tokyo Open is less than $100 million, so the champion receives 250 points.

Therefore, the prize money and ranking points are higher than those at the China Open, and if you are not careful, you may even be eliminated in the knockout stage.

Jiang Hong didn't want to be eliminated in the qualifying rounds.

Looks like I'll have to take another day off and go on a long trip!

Jiang Hong informed her advisor that she was going to participate in a competition.

Anyway, he's already registered with the principal, so the counselor immediately approved his leave and even told him to do his best in the competition.

I went back to my dorm and started packing my luggage.

Li Hua, who was playing a game nearby, turned around, widened his eyes, and asked in surprise.

"Old Jiang, are you going out again?"

"Yes, I have to go to the competition. I really envy you being able to study in a bright classroom!" Jiang Hong shook his head and said with a sigh.

Upon hearing this, Li Hua silently raised the international friendship sign!
After all, Jiang Hong's words were really infuriating, especially since he was pitifully studying in his dormitory.

As a result, Jiang Hong was able to travel everywhere and still make money.

Two words—envy!
"By the way, Lao Jiang, where are you planning to compete?" Li Hua asked with a hint of curiosity.

"Japan!" Jiang Hong grinned, stating the location, then added, "Don't tell anyone!"

Jiang Hong didn't want to make a big fuss about participating in the competition when he had no achievements to show for it.

"Don't worry, my mouth is known for being tight-lipped!" Li Hua immediately patted his chest and said confidently.

However, Li Hua soon said somewhat awkwardly, "Old Jiang, if you go to Japan, could you bring me some local specialties from there?"

"Specialty products?" Considering Li Hua's expression, Jiang Hong took a breath. "Those specialty products from over there probably won't pass through customs, right?"

"Huh? Naruto manga can't get through customs?" Jiang Hong's forehead creased with disbelief.

What are you being so hesitant about buying a few comic books?

"Ahem!" Jiang Hong coughed, then said, "Don't worry, I've got it covered!"

"Didn't you just say we couldn't go through customs?" Li Hua asked, looking puzzled.

Jiang Hong said with a dark expression, "I thought you were going to buy something expensive."

Li Hua immediately waved his hand, "I don't care about anything from there except comics!"

(End of this chapter)