In the small conference room, everyone sat there in silence.
"We withdrew from the game because we were grieving for Coach Gu. Why should they target Coach Gu?" the youngest Yuanshuang finally said.
"Yanshuang, don't talk nonsense. This is a reform of flat management, and it is not deliberately targeting Coach Gu." An old coach next to him said.
"Flat management? I checked online. Flat management means reducing management levels. But we have been flattening it for a long time. Not a single official at the top is missing, and not a single head coach is missing from the bottom. The men's team and the women's team are all The team's coaches are also here, but if Coach Gu is not 'managed', isn't this a deliberate move against Coach Gu!" Yanshuang said excitedly.
"Then you shouldn't withdraw from the competition. If you have demands, you should express them rationally. You shouldn't use such extreme behavior. Don't forget, you are the country's athletes! You should put the country's honor first!" the old coach continued. .
"Coach Gu's contribution to the country is greater, but what did he get? He was promoted and demoted secretly, or was he trying to kill the donkey?" Wang Anshan, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up.
The conference room fell into silence again. Everyone present knew Gu Zhizhong's contribution to the national table tennis. If we talk about contribution, no one here can compare with Gu Zhizhong.
"I also think that you are a little too impulsive in doing this." Li Dai said: "I know you are aggrieved for Coach Gu, and you hope that Coach Gu can come back, but have you ever thought that by doing this, not only can you not help Coach Gu actually harmed him!"
Dai Li paused and then said: "Some people don't want Coach Gu to continue to be in charge of the national table tennis team, because Coach Gu is more capable and more prestigious, and because we all obey him! But if you make such a fuss, those people will be even more wary of Gu. Coach, they even dare not place Coach Gu in a position of real power. You collectively withdraw from the game. It seems that you are supporting Coach Gu, and it seems that you are fighting for Coach Gu, but in fact, you are putting Coach Gu in a position of real power. Put it on the fire!"
With Dai Li's reminder, everyone came to their senses.
As Li Dai said, after this collective withdrawal, everyone will realize that Gu Zhizhong is deeply popular in the national table tennis team, and this will also make those high-level managers more wary of Gu Zhizhong, and they will worry that they cannot In controlling the national table tennis team, some people may even think that Gu Zhizhong is deliberately forming a small group to go against the top management.
Under such circumstances, it is impossible for Gu Zhizhong to be assigned any substantive work in a short period of time. No one dares to place him in a position of real power, and he may even be asked to do idle work for a lifetime.
Wang Anshan and others have been athletes for more than ten years, how could they not understand this truth? After Dai Li mentioned this, they all suddenly realized it.
"I'm sorry, we did something wrong, we hurt Coach Gu!" Wang Anshan lowered his head.
"I'm going to call Coach Gu right now and tell him that we didn't do it on purpose." Yan Shuang said.
"Don't contact Coach Gu now!" Li Dai immediately stopped Yan Shuang and continued, "If you call Coach Gu now, it will make him confused."
"Then what should we do?" Yanshuang asked.
"Admit your mistake first!" Dai Li shook his head helplessly: "I suggest that we take the responsibility on ourselves and try our best to put aside the relationship with Coach Gu. In this way, Coach Gu may be able to do something easier."
"Then we will definitely be punished, right?" Yanshuang asked timidly.
"Nine times out of ten, there will be punishment." Dai Li nodded, then looked at the other coaches in the conference room, and continued: I suggest that we take responsibility in the name of the national table tennis team and apologize to the public. Let’s take on this matter together. What do you think? "
"Coach Li, you had no involvement in the withdrawal. This withdrawal is our own decision. If there is a penalty, we will bear it ourselves!" Cui Pengfei said forcefully.
"Pengfei, what Coach Li means is that the law does not punish the public!" Wang Anshan said. At this time, he had completely recovered his senses.
Dai Li nodded: "Yes, the law does not hold everyone accountable! Admit mistakes and take responsibility in the name of the collective. I hope this can reduce the punishment for individuals. And if the collective takes responsibility, it stands to reason that the top leader should bear the main responsibility Yes, but now Coach Gu has been transferred, and we don’t have a top leader anymore. If we are lucky, this matter may be reduced from a big deal to a trivial matter."
…
Three days have passed since the withdrawal. After the national table tennis team admitted its mistake as a collective and apologized to the public, things seemed to have calmed down.
The National Sports Federation asked the Table Tennis Association to investigate the collective withdrawal incident, but did not mention punishment. Next, it has not been determined which two coaches will be in charge of the men's and women's teams.
Perhaps it is due to the collective withdrawal from the competition that the senior officials are more cautious about the sports reform of the national table tennis team. In fact, everyone understands that reform is to solve problems, not to create them.
Some people in the national table tennis team feel that the strategy of "the law does not punish the public" has worked, while others feel that this is just the calm before the storm. The management has not yet figured out how to punish them, or they may wait until people slowly After forgetting, there will be another autumn to settle accounts.
The daily work in the team is still carried out in an orderly manner, but the feeling of uneasiness and hesitation still pervades the team. Without Gu Zhizhong, the leader, no one knows which direction the national table tennis team should go next.
After dinner that day, Dai Li received a call from Gu Zhizhong.
"Xiao Li, I heard about the 'law does not punish the public' thing that you raised, thank you." Gu Zhizhong said.
"If I had known that they were going to withdraw from the competition, I would have definitely stopped them. This matter should cause you trouble, right?" Li Dai asked.
"Am I still worried about trouble in my current situation? I have too many lice but it doesn't itch." Gu Zhizhong paused and then said, "But I have to apologize to you, you may be affected."
Dai Li frowned and asked, "This matter has not passed yet? Is there still any punishment from above?"
"The punishment is certain. For such a big thing as collective withdrawal, there must be an explanation after all. The key is the extent of the punishment." Gu Zhizhong said.
"Will anyone be fired?" Dai Li asked immediately.
"It's not like being expelled. There will definitely be a short-term suspension." Gu Zhizhong continued: "I'm not worried about those players. The old players Wang Anshan and Cui Pengfei have followed me all these years and they have gained both fame and fortune. Even if If they don’t play anymore, the rest of their lives will be enough. Moreover, they have also accumulated a lot of injuries. It’s time to rest and recuperate.”
"As for the young men in Yanshuang, they are the hope for the future of national table tennis. No matter who will be the coach next, they will have to count on them to get results, so even if they are punished, it will not be severe. On the contrary, it is you , is what I’m most worried about.”
"Me? Why?" Dai Li asked puzzledly.
"In the years that I have been the head coach, I have promoted several managers to become the core of the team, including you. So you may be implicated by me, you may be suppressed, and you may be suppressed for a long time in the future. You won't be reused for a while." Gu Zhizhong said and sighed: "Compared with others, you are the youngest and the most junior, and you are not a professional table tennis player. What I worry about is that they I will use you to perform surgery and use you to kill chickens and scare monkeys!"
"Probably not? No matter who is in charge of the national table tennis team in the future, they will need me to work! Can you still not trust my business ability?" Li Dai said with a smile.
"Your business ability is indeed second to none. I can even say that you are the best physical coach I have ever seen. However, I personally recruited you to the team. Naturally, they will treat you as mine. People. If there was no collective withdrawal from the competition, I wouldn't be worried about you, but it is different now. The people above will not allow similar incidents to happen again, so next, there is likely to be a purge within the team. "Gu Zhizhong said.
Dai Li fell into silence. He knew in his heart that since Gu Zhizhong had reminded him, there was a high chance that things would happen. Although Gu Zhizhong was promoted and demoted, his connections still existed. Gu Zhizhong must have heard it. What kind of rumors would make you say this to yourself
This matter is not difficult to understand. As the saying goes, once the emperor has one minister, the newly appointed leader will definitely be eager to replace all his subordinates with his own people. And those "old ministers" must be the targets of purges.
What's more, something as big as a collective withdrawal from the competition happened. Some "old ministers" cannot be retained. And those "dispensable" objects have obviously become the primary cleaning targets.
In the national table tennis team, a person who is young, inexperienced, has no athlete background, and is also a physical coach is obviously the best candidate for cleanup.
…
Two days later.
"Xiao Li, I just received a notice. At ten o'clock tomorrow morning, I will go to the personnel department of the Table Tennis Association. The organization will talk to you."
Dai Li nodded silently, he was already mentally prepared.
"What is supposed to come, will come after all..."