While waiting for her reply, Lou Cheng found Qin Rui's QQ and sent a message: "Qin Rui, are you there? I have something to ask you."
In less than a minute, Qi Yunfei said eagerly: "It's called Yaoning Martial Arts School! He said it's a pretty good martial arts school in Ningshui. Brother Lou Cheng, go and ask."
"Yeah." Seeing that there was no response to Qin Rui's QQ, Lou Cheng simply called up his address book and gave him a call.
After the classic ringtone, the phone was connected, and Qin Rui said with surprise and joy:
"Chengzi? Why did you suddenly want to call me? Are you back to Xiushan?"
"No, I have something to ask you." Lou Cheng replied with a smile, "Have you ever heard of Yaoning Martial Arts School?"
"Ah? I know, we know each other, what's wrong? Did they offend you?" Qin Rui asked, a little surprised and confused.
Lou Cheng thought about how to describe the relationship between the two parties, and then said after careful consideration: "There is a relative whose child does not want to take the high school entrance examination, and plans to enter the Yaoning Martial Arts School after graduating from junior high school. Haha, I am not here to find out about their family details.
Is the situation going on?"
"Yao Ning Martial Arts School, how should I put it... It's not bad. I've met the owner a few times. He's a first-class amateur, and his disciples are pretty good. He also teaches the students diligently. He's the best in Ningshui.
One of the domestic martial arts schools." Qin Rui replied while thinking.
Lou Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then I'll be relieved."
At this time, Qin Rui hissed and chuckled: "Why don't you worry? If you really want to learn martial arts, just come to our Gushan Martial Arts School! We dare not say that Xiushan is one of the best, but it must be among the top three. In what aspect is it not better than Yaoning?
Don’t worry, as long as I’m here, you’ll definitely be able to sign up, and I’ll help you watch over him and guide him well when the time comes!”
The fees collected from students are one of the main economic pillars of the martial arts gym. Logically speaking, when facing them, the martial arts gym should be open to all comers, but in reality this is not the case. This involves a very important number.
The passing rate of the competition.
The number of coaches in a martial arts gym is limited, and the number of students they can guide with all their heart is also limited. If blind enrollment exceeds this limit, it will cause a serious decline in the quality of teaching and worsen the passing rate of the qualification competition.
This can easily cause martial arts schools to fall into a vicious cycle: the passing rate continues to decline, good talents choose other martial arts schools, and there are no good talents, and the passing rate continues to deteriorate...
Because of this, all martial arts schools know how to set thresholds and stop when enough is enough. This results in the number of places in the best martial arts schools in a region often being in short supply, making those who are interested flock to them.
It sounds better... Lou Cheng said modestly: "Would this be too difficult for you to do?"
"What's the problem? Who among us is following whom?" Qin Rui said, almost patting his chest, "Give him my mobile phone number and let him contact me directly, so I won't bother you to transfer him in the middle."
"That's okay! I'll treat you to dinner when I go back to Xiushan during the summer vacation!" Lou Cheng said gratefully.
He didn't ask Xiushan how many teams participated in the trials, because based on what Qin Rui usually posted about his mood and other things, it was obvious that the results were not good and there was no hope of qualifying.
As for Qin Rui himself, he is still far from being a first-class amateur, so he has no plans to participate in the two amateur competitions in the first half of the year.
After chatting for a while, Lou Cheng hung up the phone and said to Qi Yunfei with a smile: "Can you ask who you are, do you want to go to the Gushan Martial Arts School?"
"Ho ho ho!" Qi Yunfei didn't know much about this aspect and replied casually.
A few minutes later, she made a "surprised" expression: "Who doesn't want to go if he says he can go? Brother Lou Cheng, do you really have any idea?"
According to the boyfriend's description, the places at Gushan Martial Arts School seem to be particularly popular. His cousin is only in college, so how can he have any ability or connections?
Does it mean that my aunt knows so and so from the Gushan Martial Arts School?
Lou Cheng sent his mobile phone number: "Ask him to call this number. Qin Rui, a disciple of Gushan Martial Arts School, can register for him."
"Really?" Qi Yunfei couldn't believe it.
If Qin Rui dared to lie to me, would he still want to live? Lou Cheng chuckled secretly and said, "It's definitely true. As for whether he will cheat you of someone else's money, I can't guarantee it."
Yes, let him be careful."
"Understood!" Qi Yunfei showed no expression, as if she was anxious for her boyfriend to call.
While waiting for the follow-up process, Lou Cheng endured his sleepiness and began to browse the tourism projects around Songcheng, trying to pick out routes that Yan Zheke might like and make a detailed strategy to avoid leaving a bad impression on the girl.
Expectation and longing.
He is not excited about the possible closer contact, but feels that traveling together, experiencing new and interesting things together, and showing some aspects that have been suppressed in the past due to being in a familiar environment will make the relationship stronger and stronger.
Make people feel at ease.
According to the Quotations of the King of Mouths, relationships need to be managed. You can’t just do nothing after you get them. If you always deal with them cautiously and cautiously, you will get tired sooner or later.
When comparing and analyzing various routes, Lou Cheng also opened Taobao and bought several things in the shopping cart, including snacks for Yan Zheke and things he used to earn performance.
After a while, Qi Yunfei replied: "Brother Lou Cheng, what he said is true. He knows Brother Rui and said that he is the core disciple of Gushan Martial Arts School. He is a very powerful young martial artist. He can definitely help!"
"It's really good." Lou Cheng smiled back.
Qi Yunfei made an admiring expression: "Brother Lou Cheng, you are so awesome, you know such a powerful person!"
This has to be said the other way around, right? It should be that Qin Rui is really awesome and knows someone as awesome as me... Lou Cheng complained and said nonchalantly: "He is my high school classmate."
"No wonder!" Qi Yunfei suddenly realized and didn't ask any more questions.
Lou Cheng said with great interest: "Feifei, you are very attentive to your boyfriend."
"That is~ after all, the first boy I really like." Qi Yunfei said with a "heehee" smile.
"In the real sense?" Lou Cheng was a little confused.
Qi Yunfei scratched her head and said with an embarrassed expression: "I had a boyfriend before..."
Before? Sister, you were only in the third grade of junior high school! Lou Cheng was really shocked: "When was that before?"
"It's just the fifth and sixth grade of elementary school and the first and second grade of junior high school." Qi Yunfei explained "confidently", "At that time, I was a child and didn't understand anything. I thought it was fun and tried it. It was all their fault for teasing the pairing! But it was just a pull.
When we hold hands together, it feels like we are playing house, I don’t think it’s a true love relationship!”
Lou Cheng wiped away the non-existent cold sweat and said:
"You are still a child now!"
Looking at her, and then thinking about her own elementary school and junior high school life, she looks just like her younger brother!
Frightened, he did not persuade Qi Yunfei. After chatting for a few words, he quit QQ and took a nap on his own.
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In the next few weeks, Mr. Shi did not forcefully create any setbacks. When facing the two opponents ranked at the bottom of the group, he let Lou Cheng and Lin Que sit at the end, and took turns sending the combination of Li Maoyan, Zheke, and Sun Jian to Lin Hua for actual combat. In the end,
There is no doubt that the result was that Songdai Martial Arts Club won the competition and qualified with a complete victory, waiting for the distribution of broadcast bonuses and the selection of opponents for the quarterfinals in May.
In the blink of an eye, April entered the penultimate weekend, and at 7:30 in the morning, Lou Cheng and Yan Zheke were already on the school bus heading to the old campus.
"I didn't expect that I took leave from my first special martial arts training because of you..." Yan Zheke said sweetly, as if sighing.
Today is the day for Lou Cheng to participate in the professional product selection competition!
As a girlfriend, she felt that she should not miss it, so she took a special leave to accompany her as "Coach Yan".
Of course, she would not relax her martial arts skills because of love. She got up early and did morning exercises for nearly two hours.
Lou Cheng was very happy and moved by this, but he smiled and said:
"Actually, you can wait until next Sunday to ask for leave. I will definitely qualify for the group stage."
The ninth level of professionalism is the threshold for dividing amateurs and professionals. The setting of the competition puts more emphasis on weakening the influence of accidental factors, so that warriors with sufficient strength can have a chance to regroup even if they stumble once.
Therefore, the top two in the group stage qualify, and the warriors will most likely be eliminated unless they lose one game. No matter how conceited Lou Cheng is, he will not think that he cannot even compete for second place in the group!
Hearing Lou Cheng's duplicitous words, Yan Zheke immediately raised his arms and spoke cheerfully:
"Then I go back to the martial arts club?"
... Lou Cheng was almost speechless. He felt deeply that he should not be hypocritical. He immediately smiled cheekily and said: "Coach Yan still needs to be in charge. I'm afraid that my character is too poor and I will be assigned to the death team!"
Yan Zheke smiled and glanced at him: "You are self-aware!"
After finishing speaking, she sighed: "I'm really worried. With so many games to play, something might happen..."
She suddenly raised her palm and covered her mouth to prevent the word "accident" from uttering.
It was almost a crow’s mouth!
Since the top two teams in the group qualify, and the passing ratio is relatively fixed, the schedule of the professional nine-level competition has been increased accordingly, and it often takes up two weekends, a full four days, just like this time, after passing the registration
The number of people reviewed is one hundred and fifty-eight, and the quota is fifteen. They are divided into fifteen groups, with ten to eleven people in each group. A single round-robin, the top two qualify, and according to the rhythm of up to three games a day, they will get the next week's
All group matches can be played on Saturday or Sunday morning.
Because it only takes one step to become a professional, and the benefits in all aspects are substantially improved, so as long as the physical fitness of amateurs has not declined and there are no other things to delay, they will often choose to try their luck in case they encounter a good one.
What about the groupings and the good knockout draws?
This makes the number of applicants for the professional ninth-level competition quite large. If there is no limit, the number of qualified places will exceed the limit and cause flooding. Therefore, there will be a qualification review. Applicants must submit that they have defeated at least two amateur first-level players in the past year.
As for the certification documents for warriors, Lou Cheng simply sent a video of defeating a ninth-level professional and successfully passed it.
Seeing the girl covering her mouth in panic, Lou Cheng was about to make a joke when he saw Chen Changhua, the gorilla with flying eyebrows, carrying his luggage and boarding the school bus.
"President Chen, I thought you stayed near the stadium last night." He said hello.
Chen Changhua is also nominally the president of the martial arts club.
"Hey, I have a few friends living there, and I'm afraid they will drag me away to relax." Chen Changhua smiled bitterly, found a seat and sat down, saying nothing, closing his eyes to rest, and being quite cautious.
Comparing with him like this, Lou Cheng suddenly felt that he was too relaxed?
When they arrived at Hall 1 of the Songcheng Martial Arts Hall, the place was already crowded with participating martial artists, groups of relatives and friends cheering for them, and spectators who came specifically to watch this kind of quasi-professional level competition.
After queuing for several minutes, Lou Cheng received the group information and started looking at it head to head with Yan Zheke.
"Zhao Baosen, Putuo Martial Arts School..."
"Liu Xin, Binhe Branch of Songcheng Police Department..."
…
"They all seem pretty strong." After browsing through them, Lou Cheng said with a smile, without any embarrassment between his eyebrows.
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At the other service desk in Hall 1, the strong and sturdy Zhao Baosen also received the grouping information.
He took a closer look, his eyes suddenly solidified, and he blurted out:
"Loucheng!"
Lou Cheng of Songda Martial Arts Club!
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Old God Liu Xin, who had changed out of his police uniform, did not rush to read the group information after receiving it. After slowly wandering to a quiet place, he picked up the paper and glanced at it habitually.
"Lou Cheng, Songcheng University Martial Arts Club..."
Wow, Liu Xin's fingers holding the edge of the paper became like iron hooks.
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"Zhao Baosen practices Baguazhang, and also practices Crane Shape..." Yan Zheke said in a clear and soft voice.
Lou Cheng didn't dare to be careless, so as not to capsize in the gutter, he discussed it seriously with his girlfriend.
At this moment, he heard the radio calling his name:
"Please ask contestant Lou Cheng from the Songcheng University Martial Arts Club to come to the information desk."
Huh? Lou Cheng and Yan Zheke looked at each other, both looking confused.
Putting away their mobile phones, the two of them left their location and found the nearest service desk.
"Hello, I'm Lou Cheng from Songda Martial Arts Club. What can I do for you?" Lou Cheng asked politely.
The staff member was a girl with a round face. She took a deep look at Lou Cheng and said:
"Your opponent in this morning's match has forfeited."
Abstaining? Lou Cheng was stunned for a moment. Before he could answer, he heard the staff continue:
"Your opponents for the afternoon and evening also abstained!"
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In the corner of the stands in Hall 1, Zhao Baosen covered his face with his hands and let out a long sigh.
As a warrior, surrendering to a powerful enemy without a fight is really humiliating and depressing, but after careful consideration, he believes that this is the best choice for himself.
Everyone has seen how strong Lou Cheng of the Songcheng University Martial Arts Club is. They all know that he is also a leader in the ninth level of professionalism. They all agree that he has locked in a passing quota and is an amateur who has not yet entered the professional threshold.
Facing him, you can imagine how low the odds of winning are!
In a high-density and high-intensity event, fighting against such a strong opponent with almost no hope is meaningless except wasting time and energy. You even have to risk minor injuries and residual concussion effects. In this case
, giving up strategically, saving some energy, and competing with the players behind for second place is the most rational and wise decision!
At almost the same time, several warriors who had obtained the group information all came up with similar thoughts. With Lou Cheng's abnormal physical strength, it would not have any impact whether he had gone through hard battles before, so he might as well make a decision as soon as possible.
Completely cut off the escape route to carry out a last-ditch battle!
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Abstaining? It’s hard for Lou Cheng to describe his current mood. It would definitely be satisfying to win without a fight, but he came here after all the hard work and had a serious discussion for a while, but his opponent gave up on the spot, leaving him with enough strength.
When the fist falls into the empty space, it is inevitable that I feel a little regretful and unhappy.
"Did they give up all the games, or just the game against me?" he asked subconsciously.
He knew that it was very common for players to abstain from the professional ninth-level competition, but this was usually concentrated in the second week of the schedule. Some players would be injured due to high-density battles, and some would be injured due to the first week of competition.
After losing more than three games, I felt that there was no hope and I was too lazy to waste time trying again.
The staff member said with a professional smile:
"I just gave up the game with you..."
Before she finished speaking, her eyes suddenly glanced at the new message that popped up on the computer screen in front of her. She suddenly looked surprised and looked at Lou Cheng with a monster-like look:
"You, your opponent in tomorrow's three games also abstained..."
What is this?
I have been working in the martial arts club for three years, and this is the first time I have encountered this kind of thing. Just saying my name can make a lot of martial artists give up automatically!
Yan Zheke's eyes were filled with anticipation when he heard this. At this moment, he couldn't help but chuckled: "Chengzi, I suddenly remembered two sentences I read before."
"What are you talking about?" Lou Cheng suppressed his slight disappointment and asked curiously.
"'Let the enemy flee' and 'The name of so-and-so can stop children from crying at night.'" Yan Zheke replied with a smile.
Lou Cheng breathed out, dumbfounded:
"I seem to have such a feeling, but I won, and I'm still a little uncomfortable..."
He paused, looked at the girl and said, "Where should we go next?"
Yan Zheke answered seriously and righteously:
"Of course it's back to the martial arts club for special training!"
"Ah..." Lou Cheng looked blank.
Yan Zheke chuckled:
"Since you don't want to go back, then coach Ben will invite you on a date~"
In short, I won’t go to the hotel with you to rest, and you don’t need to rest!
"Okay!" Lou Cheng said from dullness to joy.
And he felt a little heartbroken, because he had to charge a part of the money to cancel the reserved room... Those guys had nothing to give up!
Although he is about to receive 20,000 yuan, he has experienced hard times and can still save money and be generous to his girlfriend.
After confirming the itinerary, he turned to the staff and asked:
"Can you tell me in advance whether my opponent will forfeit next week's game?"
Save yourself another wasted trip on Saturday!
Although this can give her more time to date Ke Xiaoke, I feel guilty for always asking her to take leave, which delays her martial arts and studies. There is no need for pressure from the Queen Mother.
"I'm sorry, there's nothing we can do. Someone has to give up before we can notify you, right?" the round-faced girl replied aggrievedly.
Next week, although the number of people who abstain will increase, Lou Cheng may not face opponents who are willing to challenge him in the group stage. After all, at the last moment, some people may be one win away from qualifying, and some people may not be able to qualify by one win.
If there is no hope of qualifying, I am willing to fight against strong enemies to gain experience.
"Okay." Lou Cheng could only accept this reality helplessly, a reality that others yearned for.
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On the Saturday of the last week of April, Lou Cheng received a notice in advance that his opponents in the morning and evening had abstained, so he attended the martial arts club's special training before heading to the competition venue. He waited for nearly two hours and spent more than a minute.
Zhong, easily defeated a challenger.
The next morning, his opponent had already given up due to injuries from the previous match, so he did the same low-intensity training before he and Yan Zheke rushed to Hall 1 of the Songcheng Martial Arts Stadium to wait for the result of the draw.
If he fights again, he will be a certified ninth-level professional!
While waiting, they saw Chen Changhua who couldn't hide his fatigue.
"Are you okay?" Lou Cheng asked. He had congratulated his soon-to-be former president in the morning for qualifying as second in the group.
Chen Changhua breathed out, his expression solemn as never before:
"You have to hold back even if something happens!"
"Besides, if you look at the other people, most of them are in similar condition to me. If they are not lucky, they will be able to live up to the hard training for more than half a year..."
Sensing Chen Changhua's seriousness and expectation, Lou Cheng couldn't say anything else, so as not to affect others' mood, so he withdrew his gaze, held Yan Zheke's palm, looked at the big screen, and waited for it to scroll out the results of the lottery.
The draw in the afternoon is conducted between groups of ten, and the same group avoids.
After a while, a row of lines was displayed, and Yan Zheke whispered Lou Cheng's part:
"Songda Martial Arts Club Lou Cheng versus Hongluo Martial Arts Club Pan Chengyun..."
Pan Chengyun? Lou Cheng smiled slightly, feeling it was a coincidence.
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"Songda Martial Arts Club Lou Cheng versus Hongluo Martial Arts Club Pan Chengyun..."
In the corner next to him, Pan Chengyun looked at the match list and his expression suddenly turned bad.
After trying so hard to qualify from the group stage, I bumped into this guy head-on!
ps: Two chapters combined into one, please vote for me. I will go home after the meeting today and will resume the third update tomorrow!
Also, my authority, uzei1985, is doing a New Year’s Day event~ (To be continued.)