The cafeteria is always a good place for colleagues to communicate with each other, and whenever Huang Xiang, a loudmouth, is around, the cafeteria becomes a gathering place for all kinds of gossip and gossip.
"You have heard, right? Our team is going to force some athletes to retire again." Huang Xiang said.
"We are going to lay off people again. How many people will be laid off this time? Why?" someone asked immediately.
"The number of people is not clear yet. Maybe every sports team has a quota. I heard that it is because the new Olympic cycle is about to begin, so we need to start training young athletes to prepare for this Olympic cycle." Huang Xiang said.
Although the discussion between Huang Xiang and others was not loud, everyone around them heard it, including Jiang Aiguo and Li Dai.
Jiang Aiguo's face suddenly changed drastically. Disappointment, anxiety, unwillingness and helplessness were mixed together, making him reveal an extremely complicated expression at this moment.
Li Dai looked at Jiang Aiguo with some sympathy, and comforted him: "Brother Jiang, maybe it's just fake news, don't take it to heart."
"Xiao Li, don't comfort me. I know that if we really have to lay off people, I will definitely be the one to leave. I am already 32 years old and I am still here. Some people have long disliked me and hope that I will leave." . Okay, I might as well retire early, but I am a failed athlete anyway." Jiang Aiguo paused and said as if recalling:
"I also won the national championship when I was young. It must have been ten years ago. At that time, I was only in my early twenties and won the championship in the weightlifting championship. I still remember that I grabbed 155 kilograms in the snatch. I came in second, and then in the clean and jerk, I lifted 190 kilograms, overtaking my opponent by one kilogram and winning the championship. Do you know who my opponent was at that time?"
Li Dai shook his head, and Jiang Aiguo immediately revealed the answer: "My opponent at that time was Shi Gang!"
"You mean that Olympic champion Shi Gang?" Dai Li asked in surprise.
"Yes, it was him. In that national weightlifting championship, I was the champion and Shi Gang was the runner-up. So I was supposed to represent the national team in the Olympics, but I was injured before the game, so Shi Gang took his place. My quota. You should know what happened next. He participated in that Olympics and won the gold medal without any suspense." Jiang Aiguo said slowly.
Dai Li still has memories of that Olympics, because he was still on summer vacation at that time. He watched almost all the broadcasts of the Olympic Games on CCTV. He remembered that Shi Gang won the 69kg weightlifting competition very easily. , can almost be said to be beating foreign players.
"The men's 69kg weightlifting category is our country's traditional advantage. If Jiang Aiguo had not been injured and participated in the Olympics, I believe he would have won the gold medal. If Jiang Aiguo had an Olympic gold medal, he would not need it now. I worked so hard to pay for my daughter’s surgery.”
Dai Li sighed slightly. He was not God and could not turn back time, but he had a coaching system. This was the only way Dai Li could help Jiang Aiguo.
Dai Li hesitated for a few seconds and suddenly asked: "Brother Jiang, have you ever thought about changing to a different level? The competition at 69kg is too fierce, not only across the country, but in our team, Peng Liang and Cao Dongshan They are also in the 69kg category, they are only in their early twenties and have huge potential.”
"Of course I have thought about it, but the competition in the 77kg category is also very fierce. I am already in my thirties. Even if I am promoted to the 77kg category, I can't compete with those young people. At my age, if I try to build muscles again, I can't. It’s up to the strength of young people.” Jiang Aiguo said.
Dai Li shook his head: "I'm not talking about the 77kg class, I'm talking about the 62kg class."
"62 kg class? You want me to drop from 69 kg to 62 kg? Are you kidding me?" Jiang Aiguo's face was full of disbelief.
At this time, Jiang Aiguo seemed a little angry. He felt that he was about to be laid off from the weightlifting team, but Dai Li was still joking here. It was really unjust.
"I'm not kidding you, I'm telling the truth." Dai Li also put down his chopsticks and continued: "Look, our team's focus has always been on the 69kg and 77kg weight classes. There are no players in the 62kg category. If you become the 62kg category, it means that no one will compete with you. Then won’t your chance of staying be much greater? And once there is a chance to compete, you, as the only one in our team, will Athletes in the 62kg category will definitely get a chance to compete, and if you achieve some results, you will definitely be able to stay."
"Nonsense, how could I not know what you are saying, but there is a whole 7 kilogram difference between the two levels. You want me to lose 7 kilograms, isn't it a fantasy! Besides, even if I can really lose 7 kilograms, but While losing weight, I will also lose a lot of muscle. At that time, my strength may not be as good as that of a 56-kg athlete, let alone participating in competitions." Jiang Aiguo said.
"It's me! I'm an expert in weight loss. I have a way for you to retain as much muscle as possible." Dai Li patted his chest.
Jiang Aiguo looked at Li Dai with suspicion, obviously not believing what Li Dai said. If the relationship between the two had not been good, Jiang Aiguo would have severely damaged Li Dai.
Li Dai also knew that Jiang Aiguo would not believe his words, so he waved his hand and motioned for Jiang Aiguo to come over, and then continued: "A few days ago, there were rumors on the Internet that Yu Feifei was slacking off in training and gained 70 kilograms. You are about to be expelled from the national team, have you heard about this?"
"Of course I heard about it. The hype was quite lively at the time, but it turned out to be fake news. The swimming team even held a special press conference for Yu Feifei to weigh herself on the spot. She was not 70 kilograms fat at all." While Jiang Aiguo was talking, he noticed an inexplicable smile on Dai Li's face.
"Why, you smile so horribly, do you know what's going on?" Jiang Aiguo asked.
"What does it mean to laugh so horribly!" Li Dai put away his smile, lowered his voice, and continued: "Actually, it is true that Yu Feifei gained 70 kilograms, but she just lost weight again."
"Then she lost more than ten kilograms, and she must have suffered a lot. Wait a minute, you probably hadn't joined our team at that time. How did you know that Yu Feifei had gained 70 kilograms?" Jiang Aiguo asked.
"I helped her lose weight!" Li Dai said, took out his mobile phone from his pocket, found a photo, and showed it to Jiang Aiguo. It was a photo of Li Dai and Yu Feifei.
"Is this a photo of you and Yu Feifei? It's photoshopped, right?" Jiang Aiguo then said.
"PS? Let me show you a few more pictures. Look at this one, look at this one again, and here are the photos I took when Yu Feifei was training alone." Li Dai crossed his finger across the screen of his mobile phone to record the training at that time. All the photos taken by Yu Feifei were shown to Jiang Aiguo.
"You really participated in Feifei's training, and you are the world record holder!" Jiang Aiguo looked at Li Dai, and his eyes suddenly became different.
Li Dai continued to lower his voice and said mysteriously: "I have a set of weight-loss exercises passed down from my ancestors, which are effective in one go. Is it because of this set of weight-loss exercises that Yu Feifei lost weight? If you don't believe it, just eat it in a while Come on, let’s go to the site and try it out.”
"Okay, let's go try it. I'll digest it after dinner." Although Jiang Aiguo didn't believe it, he still agreed because of his good relationship with Li Dai.