God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 4 Old Coach K
After 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Chang Wei strolled leisurely on the campus of Duke University. Anyway, he had an appointment with Coach Krzyzewski at 3 o'clock the day before, so he just had time to take a stroll around the campus of this top prestigious university. .

Like most American colleges and universities, there are no walls and no school gates, but there are no pedestrians on the road. After all, it is summer vacation, and there are not many students who are still in school.To Chang Wei's satisfaction, the greening of Duke University is very good, with green grass and various tall trees everywhere. If he had done his homework before coming here, he would know that Duke is known as a school in the woods. Greening is quite famous in colleges and universities across the United States.

The buildings of Duke University are very distinctive, looking like medieval castles, but Chang Wei is not concerned about this. He was surprised to find that there are many hospitals on the campus, and the medical conditions seem to be quite good.And the basketball atmosphere is also very strong. Basketball elements can be seen everywhere on the campus. There is even a poster of Hill at the entrance of a student supermarket. This is the biggest NBA star produced by Duke in the 90s.

The time came to 2:50 unknowingly. Chang Wei looked at the street signs and walked directly towards the Duke University gymnasium. The place he met with the old coach K was a coffee shop near the gymnasium.At this time, there were no customers in the coffee shop, and the waiters were lazily unable to get up. Chang Wei shook his head, and sat down at a seat by the window.

Not long after, the door of the coffee shop was pushed open again, and a middle-aged man with a hook nose who was obviously of Eastern European descent came in, followed by a young girl in a professional suit.Chang Wei stood up and waved to him. That was Mike Krzyzewski, the head coach of the Duke University men's basketball team, nicknamed Coach K.Chang Wei had seen this distinctive face on TV countless times before time travelling, so he recognized it immediately.

Old K also saw Chang Wei for the first time, after all, there was only one Asian in the whole coffee shop, but soon his eyebrows frowned.Chang Wei didn't reveal his age when he contacted on the phone before. Old K just heard that it was a young man from his voice, but he didn't expect that this guy was actually younger than he imagined.

Seeing Old K's expression, Chang Wei's heart sank, but he quickly controlled his emotions, invited the two to sit down as if nothing had happened, and called the waiter to order a few cups of coffee.

Old K is a Polish-American. He likes to go straight and straight. He doesn’t rub the sand in his eyes. As soon as he sat down, he asked straightforwardly: "Chang, may I ask, which university are you from? How long have you graduated?"

Even though Chang Wei was used to foreigners asking questions directly and without concealment, he couldn't help but blush.He coughed and said, "I'm a graduate of Columbia University, majoring in sports rehabilitation and minoring in sports psychology. My graduation date was... last May..." Chang Wei's voice sounded like a mosquito snort.

Old K is still expressionless, no one can know what he is thinking.After an embarrassing silence, he asked again: "Did you do any similar work in the past year or so? I mean assistant coach or something."

Chang Wei almost had the urge to dig a hole in the ground. He scratched his head and his voice became softer: "I'm sorry, I haven't had a relatively stable job during the period after graduation..."

But as if he remembered something, his voice became louder again, and he took his backpack from the side to take out something: "Mr. Coach, I have my college transcript here, you can take a look, I can assure you I am still relatively professional in basketball, so I hope to learn something from you this time."

Old K waved his hand and said, "The transcript doesn't explain anything. I've heard about Columbia University's sports rehabilitation major. Since you can graduate from there, you must have some skills. But what I want is an assistant coach, not a team." Trainer, let me ask you a few questions, if your answer is not bad, I can think about it."

Chang Wei nodded, and began to concentrate on answering Old K's question.He was calm at first, but soon there were beads of sweat on his forehead. Old K is indeed a top coach in the NCAA. His questions are not so easy to answer. Sometimes Chang Wei has to think about a question for several minutes. to organize the answers.

You must know that Chang Wei's major is sports rehabilitation and sports psychology, and before the time travel, he was only a trainer for a small team, and he only knew a little bit about the duties of an assistant coach, so he had to rack his brains to answer the question.

Half an hour later, the interview was finally over, and Chang Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.Regarding his answer, Chang Wei felt that it was not bad, but Old K remained expressionless.He took a sip of coffee and said, "Chang, let's stop here for today's meeting. I will let my assistant inform you if there is any news in the future."

The girl who followed him in smiled and nodded to Chang Wei.

Chang Wei forced a smile. In his previous life, he did not know how many interviews he had participated in. As long as the interviewer said something like "The interview is over, you can go back and wait for news", the matter would most likely go to waste.However, he is also a person with a strong character. After a little disappointment, he showed a reserved smile again, took a gulp of coffee, and then bid farewell to old K and left.

Driving the Chevrolet on the way back to Newcastle, Chang Wei's mood has completely calmed down.Old K's interview made him realize that he still has many shortcomings, and he can't make up for it in a short while. Now he can only continue to look for a job as a team trainer. Assistant coaches must wait until more experienced Time can do it.

After traveling all the way, Chang Wei returned to the small house he shared with Damon.Seeing him rushing in through the door, Damon, who was watching TV, jumped up from the sofa and asked nervously, "Chang, how was the interview? Is there any hope of joining the Blue Devils and working under old Coach K?" ?”

Chang Wei looked at Damon who was more nervous than himself, shook his head and said, "How can it be so easy to get into Duke? Although old K asked me to come back and wait for the notification, based on my experience, basically there is no hope for this job. Yes. If I can, I plan to buy a few newspapers when I wake up later, and try my luck!"

Damon said disappointedly: "Well, that's a pity. I thought you could go to the Blue Devils. But let's miss this opportunity. There will be better jobs waiting for you later."

Chang Wei patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Of course, I think so too."

(End of this chapter)