Almighty Coach

American tennis star Noel is a native of Los Angeles. He has entered the quarterfinals of the US Open for three consecutive times.

Noel's current world ranking is 25th. According to the rules of the Four Grand Slams, the top 32 players in the world are seeded players, so Noel will be the 25th seed in the upcoming US Open.

At this time, it was a Chinese youth who was training against Noel on the court, and this was a new sparring partner.

This Chinese youth is Chen Zhen.

Nuoer is also Dai Li's client. Under Dai Li's introduction, Chen Zhen got the opportunity to be a training partner for Nuoer.

Being able to serve as a sparring partner for first-class players is also a precious opportunity for some low-level professional players. Chen Zhen also cherishes this opportunity very much. Even as a sparring partner, he has taken a 100% serious attitude .

For Chen Zhen, he never met an athlete of Nuoer's level in his usual training. In the process of being a training partner for Nuoer, Nuoer or Nuoer's coach gave him a few words. The harvest obtained.

Nuoer is also happy to give Chen Zhen a few words occasionally. Of course, Nuoer hopes that his training partner can be stronger, so that the training effect will be better. Moreover, Chen Zhen's world ranking has just entered the 200th place, and it is difficult to reach the main match in the Grand Slam competition, and Noel is a seeded player. Chen Zhen's ranking is no threat to Nour, even if Chen Zhen is strong It is impossible to become Nuoer's competitor even if he has made some progress, so Nuoer is not worried about teaching apprentices to starve their masters to death.

At dusk, when the day's training was coming to an end, Dai Li appeared on the training ground.

"Coach Li, the training partner you introduced is very good. He works very hard. It's just that he doesn't seem to be very talkative. He always speaks when I ask a question." Noel greeted with a smile.

"That's right, this young man is a bit shy." Dai Li continued, "Noel, starting tomorrow, I'm afraid he won't be able to be your training partner."

"Why? This guy has done a good job, and there are still ten days before the US Open qualifying match. He can stay here for a few more days." Noel said.

"I found him a tennis coach, and he's going to have a week of special training." Dai Li lowered his voice, and continued, "It's Coach Wiggins' private training camp."

"Coach Wiggins!" Noel exclaimed suddenly.

"Keep down, I don't want Chen Zhen to hear about this." Dai Li said.

"My God, Wiggins is the best tennis coach in the United States, and his private training camp charges as much as 20,000 dollars a week!" Noel exclaimed.

"To be precise, it's 20,000 US dollars for five days, and Coach Wiggins will have two days off on weekends." Dai Li shrugged helplessly.

"Coach Li, with all due respect, it's not worth the money you spent. With Chen Zhen's current level, it would be too wasteful to sign up for Coach Wiggins' training camp. Even with Coach Wiggins Special training, it is impossible for him to achieve good results in the US Open, even if he enters the main draw, it is only a round trip." Noel said.

Dai Li knew that Noel was telling the truth. If Chen Zhen was an athlete with S+ talent, he might be able to create some miracles if he was given a week of special training, but Chen Zhen was only a player with B+ talent. With the best training in the world, he is only at the entry level of the Grand Slam. It is impossible to go too far in the Grand Slam, and he can't even pass the first round.

"If you look at the ratio of return on investment, this is indeed a loss-making business." Dai Li smiled slightly, and then said: "But if the dreams of two generations can be realized, then I think the cost of the 20,000 U.S. dollars worth."

...

In the middle of the night, Chen Zhen, who had trained hard all day, had already fallen asleep, while Chen Jianguo hid in the toilet, talking on the phone in a low voice, for fear of waking his son.

"Don't worry, we have a good life here. Coach Li takes good care of us. There is no problem with food and lodging. It is enough. The money I brought is definitely enough. In two days, I will take my son to New York to play the US Open. The qualifying rounds and the air tickets have all been booked, and we will return home after our son's competition is over."

After finishing the call with his wife, Chen Jianguo called Xu Zhongyi again.

"Old Xu, thank you so much this time. Coach Li specially found a coach for Chen Zhen. Now he doesn't have to be a training partner for Nuo Er. Yes, it is a special tennis coach. I also went to see him. Your level is dozens of grades higher than mine. Speaking of which, this time, Old Xu, you are tough enough!"

After chatting with Xu Zhongyi for a few words, Chen Jianguo looked at the time and figured it should be working time in China, so he made another call.

"Is it Minister Huang? I'm Chen Jianguo, Chen Zhen's father, yes, and also his coach. Chen Zhen and I are in the United States right now, preparing for the U.S. Open. Yes, thank you for your concern. Call you There is one thing I want to ask you, you see, the US Open is about to start, and our Chen Zhen is about to participate in the qualifying round of the US Open, can you please contact the media and report it to us."

"The leader is right. More exposure means more sponsors. Ever since the reform of tennis in our country and the professionalization of athletes, it is indeed not as stable as the previous iron rice bowl. I often go abroad for competitions, and the cost of food, clothing, housing and transportation is quite high. Yes, without a sponsor, it’s really hard to bear.”

"Thank you, Minister Huang. Yes, you are right. You need to be strong to strike the iron. The key is for Chen Zhen to get good results. He has been training very hard recently, and he just went to a tennis court in the United States today. The amount of training conducted by the coach, the coach is called Wiggins, and I heard that he is still very famous in the United States."

"Yes, in Los Angeles, that's right, the name of the coach is Brad Wiggins. You know him too!"

"Oh? You came to the United States to study and study before, and you have visited Coach Wiggins' training camp? So, this coach Wiggins is really quite famous. Even our country's tennis management center came here specially. study."

"What did you say? Coach Wiggins' training fee is as high as 20,000 U.S. dollars a week?"

Chen Jianguo's expression froze instantly.

...

In the morning, Chen Zhen was woken up by the sound of the alarm. Although he still wanted to sleep for a while, but when he remembered that he had to train with Wiggins, he forcibly got up from the bed.

Then he saw his father sitting alone on the sofa in the room, staring at the window in a daze.

"Dad, you woke up so early." Chen Zhen said, and at the same time saw Chen Jianguo's conspicuous dark circles.

"Dad, did you not sleep well? Insomnia? Didn't sleep all night?" Chen Zhen looked at his father with some distress.

Chen Jianguo turned around slowly, he sighed, and said seriously: "Son, when you get to coach Wiggins, you have to train seriously, you can't miss a second! Can't be wasted!"

Chen Zhen could feel that Chen Jianguo's tone was extremely solemn. It had been a long time since he had heard his father speak to him in this tone.

"Dad, what happened?" Chen Zhen asked subconsciously.

Chen Jianguo shook his head: "We owe Coach Li a huge favor this time. If you don't make it to the main match of the U.S. Open, we will really feel sorry for Coach Li!"

Chen Zhen nodded half-understood. He didn't know that the Wiggins training camp he was about to go to cost 20,000 U.S. dollars for five days, and 4,000 U.S. dollars for one day.