basketball behind the spotlight

Chapter 7 I'm Sorry

The evening wind is bleak.

Not only did Lu Ziqiu not retaliate, but he even deleted the recording between them face to face. This should have been a good thing, but Lin Qian couldn't be happy at all. In her opinion, Lu Ziqiu's depth was too scary. Man, completely overwhelmed her.

The sudden ringing of the phone pulled her back, and when she saw the number, her face suddenly turned pale, and she answered the phone tremblingly.

A deep voice came from the other end of the phone: "You are doing very well."

Lin Qian looked at the ceiling in a daze, and asked in a daze, "Is there anything else I need to do?"

"You don't need to ask, it will tell you when it's time for you to do something."

"Please let me go?"

"Dudu."

Bye?

Lin Qian put down her cell phone in a daze, and her tears rolled down quietly, "Why, why is it me?" Fear and helplessness completely enveloped her.

After Lin Qian left, Lu Ziqiu kept hesitating whether to call Yan Ruxue to say goodbye.

When he was hesitating, the phone rang suddenly, and it was Yan Bingtian calling.

Lu Ziqiu answered the phone without any hesitation, and said in a deep voice, "There seems to be nothing to say between you and me, right?"

Yan Bingtian let out a long and bitter sigh.

Lu Ziqiu frowned, "Tell me, what can you do with me?"

"Where are you going next?"

"No matter where I go, you and I will always meet again."

"With your ability, no matter which team you go to, you will definitely become the biggest enemy of our Bobcats."

The corner of Lu Ziqiu's mouth twitched and he didn't answer.

Yan Bingtian sighed, and suddenly changed the subject, "Do you hate me?"

"What do I hate you for? You're just a poor man, aren't you?"

"I knew I couldn't hide anything from you."

"There is no impenetrable wall in the world. I won't go to Gu Yuhang to settle accounts. I just don't want Ruxue to look down on me. Yan Bingtian, before I leave, I have something to say to you."

"You said."

"Lynx cannot fall into Gu Yuhang's hands."

Yan Bingtian took a deep breath, "I know, my old bones are not so confused yet."

"You just understand."

"Thank you."

Lu Ziqiu smiled bitterly, "You don't have to thank me, I just don't want to ruin the players' hope of winning the championship. They are all my brothers. This time I can swallow my anger, but please treat my brothers kindly."

"You always talk about loyalty, but don't forget that basketball is not just about competition."

Lu Ziqiu's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice, "I will never forget."

"That's good."

The conversation suddenly stopped here, and the two chose to remain silent.

After a while, Yan Bingtian suddenly sighed leisurely: "I'm really old."

Lu Ziqiu suddenly felt a little sour, "I understand that you did all this for your daughter, so let him pass the past."

"sorry."

A word of sorry wiped away all the resentment in Lu Ziqiu's heart, "Among you and me, no one is sorry for anyone."

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Seeing Lu Ziqiu who was limping out, Xia Kexin frowned involuntarily, "Is he a cripple?"

Lu Ziqiu saw the sign in her hand, walked over slowly, and extended his hand politely, "Hi, I'm Lu Ziqiu."

Xia Kexin smiled slightly and shook hands with him, "Hi Mr. Lu, I'm Xia Kexin, my dad asked me to come pick you up."

"So it's Miss Xia, nice to meet you."

"Mr. Lu came all the way, he must be tired? Why don't I take you to the hotel for a rest?"

"Thank you, Ms. Xia, for your kindness. If it's convenient, I'd like to meet with your father first, okay?"

Xia Kexin was slightly taken aback, then nodded with a smile, "No problem, please come with me, Mr. Lu."

Lu Ziqiu nodded slightly, and followed her out of the airport.

Unlike Los Angeles, there is a faint smog everywhere here.

Xia Kexin was paying attention to him all the time, "Is Mr. Lu a little surprised?"

Lu Ziqiu shook his head and said, "It's not surprising, I know that Yancheng is a heavy industrial city."

"Our place is just a small city, and it can't be compared with a big city like Los Angeles. Mr. Lu may not be used to it when he first arrives here."

Lu Ziqiu smiled and did not reply.

Xia Kexin pointed to the direction of the parking lot without changing expression, "My car is parked over there, please follow me."

The two chatted casually as they walked, until they left the airport and got on the highway.

Lu Ziqiu looked ahead and asked, "Miss Xia, I wonder if you have read the report about me?"

"I don't usually pay attention to sports news, but occasionally I heard my dad mention that the recent media reports on you don't seem to be particularly good."

Lu Ziqiu smiled slightly, "It's very bad. Recently, I have been scolded bloody on the Internet."

"Mr. Lu is joking. I don't seem to care much about your tone. If it's what you said, you should be very angry."

"Angry? Absolutely unnecessary."

Xia Kexin was taken aback, "Why? This is the Internet age."

"Media gossip, just listen to it."

"That's true."

"Miss Xia, can you briefly introduce the situation of your team to me?" He took out a notebook from his bag while talking.

"Of course it's okay, but I may not have said enough."

"It's ok."

Xia Kexin nodded, and said slowly: "The team was established by my dad and ten shareholders who like basketball. This year is exactly 20 years old. Before that, I have been participating in the national second-tier league. After [-] years After years of hard work, we have built a very stable coaching team and have a very good image in Yancheng."

A lot was said here and there.

Although it was all superficial information, Lu Ziqiu listened carefully and recorded all the main information.

Xia Kexin was a little taken aback, "Mr. Lu, these are just basic information, but I see that you have recorded them very carefully. I wonder how useful this information is to you?"

Lu Ziqiu closed his notebook with a smile, "Through what you said just now, I have a general understanding of your team's team building policy, operating philosophy, management model, team cultural background, and relationship with the local media. It may not be important to say, but it is very important to me.”

Xia Kexin couldn't help being a little surprised, "What I just said was just some superficial information, and you can learn so much through these superficial information?"

"It's just a general understanding."

"Then I don't know how you feel after knowing it?"

"It's still just a preliminary understanding stage. I still need to know about your team's management team capabilities, coaching team capabilities, how much determination you want to make, how competitive you want to build a team, etc."

Xia Kexin's eyes widened after hearing this, and she turned to look at him in disbelief, "Mr. Lu, are you serious?"

Lu Ziqiu replied seriously: "Why does Miss Xia have such doubts? Isn't this a normal situation?"

Xia Kexin was momentarily at a loss for words.

Lu Ziqiu said again: "Whether we can reach a cooperation, apart from the sincerity of the two parties, the most important thing is to see whether it is suitable for each other. If there are differences in ideas, even if we can reach a preliminary cooperation, it may not last long. Miss Xia Don't be surprised, in the league, all competent general managers think about the fit first and the compensation second."

(End of this chapter)