bookrandom Chapter 61 Yao Ming resigns, causing a major upheaval at the General Administration!
Chapter 61 Yao Ming resigns, causing a major upheaval at the General Administration!
The two were actually not together for very long.
Neither Anderson nor Wang Xiucheng mentioned the word "Huaxia".
The moment they bumped shoulders for the first time, they already understood everything.
In the Chinese basketball community, neither Anderson's search for his family nor Yao Ming's invitation for Anderson to become a citizen are secrets.
“My name is Li Kai’er,” Anderson introduced himself awkwardly in Chinese.
"Wang Xiucheng".
"Let me introduce you to my family." Li Kaier pulled Wang Xiucheng to a corner of the court.
A middle-aged woman who looked somewhat Chinese, but with slightly dark skin, already had tears welling up in her eyes from excitement.
“My mother, Susanna,” Li Ke’er continued, introducing his mother in broken Chinese.
Wang Xiucheng stepped over the railing and embraced Susanna, who had her arms outstretched.
Wang Xiucheng could feel that Susanna's hand was patting him hard, as if it were a force from his blood.
“My fiancée, Crystal Mary, you can also call her Mary,” Kelly switched to English to introduce the beautiful woman next to her.
Wang Xiucheng and Mary shook hands briefly, then let go.
"Mom, you guys go back first. I'll drive back myself later," Li Kaier said, then he and Wang Xiucheng entered the players' tunnel as if no one else was there.
The two had their arms around each other's shoulders, looking like they had known each other for a long time.
This scene was witnessed by many Chinese fans at the scene, who took photos of it.
A few minutes later, in an SUV in the parking lot, Wang Xiucheng, who hadn't even gone back to the locker room, was talking to Li Kaier.
“Ever since Yao Ming talked to my mother, she’s wanted me to represent China in the games.” Li Kai’er took two towels out of his bag in the car and tossed one to Wang Xiucheng.
"Is this happening?"
Wang Xiucheng feigned surprise, wiped his sweat, and asked, "So what are your thoughts?"
"I still have some concerns. You know that China's basketball performance is very poor. Even if I were to join, it would be difficult to fundamentally change anything."
Lee said, "Rather than disappoint the fans, it's better not to give them any hope."
Wang Xiucheng nodded; he knew, of course, that Li Kaier was right.
He's living a good life in the US. If it weren't for his Chinese heritage and his mother's expectations, Li Kai'er would have no reason to play for China.
Of course, you could say he did it for the money.
But actually, as long as Li Kaier admits to having Chinese ancestry, sponsors will already be knocking on his door. He doesn't have to do anything and he'll get paid. Isn't that great?
The only difference is that you'll get more money after becoming a citizen, but the pressure will also increase exponentially.
It's impossible that Li Kaier knew nothing about the state of Chinese basketball, and just blindly followed Yao Ming's empty promises before joining on a whim.
If that were the case, he wouldn't have had to talk to Wang Xiucheng today.
Li Kai'er's tone suddenly brightened as she changed the subject: "But now that China has you, I feel the results shouldn't be too bad, right?"
Li Kai'er looked at Wang Xiucheng, seemingly waiting for Wang Xiucheng to give him a positive answer.
But Wang Xiucheng did not answer.
He couldn't answer; he hadn't even made it into the national team himself, so how could he give someone an answer?
Moreover, with the current national team players, even if you add yourself and Li Kaier, the result will still be the same.
Besides, even if I make it into the national team, will I get to play?
Even Wang Xiucheng himself didn't believe it.
They've been playing for the national team for several years and have been criticized for several years. You come in and replace them?
Why!
"I need your help with something, and it might be difficult for you..."
Without answering Li Kaier's question, Wang Xiucheng suddenly made his own request.
Li Kai'er was slightly taken aback, not understanding what Wang Xiucheng was going to do.
Wang Xiucheng paused, seemingly organizing his thoughts, and after a full two minutes, he finally revealed his plan.
……
Just as Wang Xiucheng and Li Kaier met in Memphis, a major event also occurred in the Chinese basketball circle.
This morning, more than a dozen well-known basketball reporters and commentators, including Yang Yisu, revealed that Yao Ming and Xu Jicheng had resigned from their positions as chairman and vice chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association.
Both of them also resigned from their positions as chairman and director of the CBA company, namely China Basketball Association Sports Co., Ltd.
These reporters also revealed that Yao Ming and his colleague resigned because of irreconcilable conflicts with the General Administration of Sport, especially on issues such as talent selection and the separation of management and operation of the CBA, where they had long had disagreements.
The Chinese men's basketball team is currently training in preparation for the first stage of the FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers against Japan at the end of the month.
Yao Ming's resignation at this critical juncture clearly indicates that the conflict seems irreparable.
This news immediately caused a sensation throughout the sports world.
Some people even speculated that it might be related to the anti-corruption campaign.
The continuous reports from fans over this period seem to have attracted the attention of relevant departments.
Of course, many people sided with Yao Ming, criticizing the General Administration of Sport for bureaucracy and inaction, saying that all they cared about was performance and they didn't care about the men's basketball team's results.
Under the leadership of the General Administration of Sport, the men's basketball team's performance is getting closer and closer to that of the men's football team.
As a result, many people who had nothing to do started reporting the incidents again, and some fans even started organizing demonstrations at the General Administration of Sport.
Unexpectedly, it received a lot of support.
So gradually, it started with just a few people, then grew to dozens, and eventually hundreds of fans gathered outside the General Administration of Sport.
The media also caught wind of the news, and almost all sports media outlets headed towards Yan Jing.
At this moment, the General Administration of Sport was like an ant on a hot pan.
A dozen or so gentlemen sat in the conference room with worried expressions.
The two resignation letters were on the table.
"You guys need to tell me what to do right now! If this gets out of hand, it'll be a real problem."
"What am I going to do? I told you this isn't a job for humans. I was doing just fine in the Jiguan compound, but they had to transfer me here..."
"I'm 59 years old, do you know how hard it is for me? I'm about to retire, and I still have to take all your scolding!"
"Stop talking nonsense and think of a solution quickly, or it will be too late if we wait for someone from above to come."
"What should we do? We need to get Yao Ming back as soon as possible. We should negotiate the terms properly. Why did he resign? The game is just around the corner."
"Yeah, if we lose the game, who will take the blame if Yao Ming isn't there?"
"Are you guys really all brain-dead?"
A slightly younger person said at this moment, "Yao Ming has always wanted Wang Xiucheng to join the national team, but you disagreed. Now that Yao Ming has quit and is no longer playing with you, you are still thinking about retirement."
"Who? What's Wang? What does he do?" a man wearing reading glasses asked, puzzled.
The young man shook his head and sighed.
If this weren't such a lucrative job, he would have quit.
A bunch of drunkards!
The man wearing reading glasses had his phone ring. He thought Yao Ming had been found, so he quickly answered it.
"Director, people from CCTV Sports are here and want to interview you."
"Interview my ass! Didn't I already tell you? I don't accept interviews from anyone."
"understood."
"Have you found Yao Ming yet? Quickly get the Shanghai Sports Bureau to help you look for him. Has he gone home?"
"understood."
"Right, call the police immediately and have them clear these people out. This is the General Administration of Sport. What are they doing here? What kind of behavior is this?"
……
(Here, the timeline of Li Kai'er's events is moved forward by one year.)